Leptomeningeal Cells Transduce Peripheral Macrophages Inflammatory Signal to Microglia in Reponse to Porphyromonas gingivalis LPS by Yicong Liu, Zhou Wu, Xinwen Zhang, Junjun Ni, Weixian Yu, Yanmin Zhou, Hiroshi Nakanishi

“…We report here that the leptomeningeal cells transduce inflammatory signals from peripheral macrophages to brain-resident microglia in response to Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.g.) LPS. The expression of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), TLR4, TNF-α, and inducible NO synthase was mainly detected in the gingival macrophages of chronic periodontitis patients. …”
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Inflamm-Aging-Related Cytokines of IL-17 and IFN-γ Accelerate Osteoclastogenesis and Periodontal Destruction by Jingyi Tan, Anna Dai, Lai Pan, Lan Zhang, Zhongxiu Wang, Ting Ke, Weilian Sun, Yanmin Wu, Pei-Hui Ding, Lili Chen

“…For receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand- (RANKL-) primed bone marrow macrophages (BMMs), IL-17 and IFN-γ enhanced osteoclastogenesis, with the expression of osteoclastogenic mRNA (TRAP, c-Fos, MMP-9, Ctsk, and NFATc1) and protein (c-Fos and MMP-9) upregulated. …”
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Obesity-Induced Methylation of Osteopontin Contributes to Adipogenic Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Min Tang, Rui Chen, Hao Wang, Guowei Sun, Fan Yin, Beibei Liang, Yang Yang, Gaowa Sharen, Huafeng Wei, Xuyu Zhou, Gang Huang, Jian Zhao

“…Consistent with these in vitro results, by intravenous injection of OPN-expressing adenovirus to the mice, we found OPN can delay the development of obesity and improve insulin sensitivity. …”
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The use of molecular-genetic and phytopathological methods to identify genes for effective leaf rust resistance in Aegilops accessions by L. G. Tyryshkin, M. A. Kolesova

“…From a theoretical viewpoint, the presence of a certain amplification fragment can hardly be interpreted as a definite proof of the presence of a resistance gene: during the species evolution, recombinations and mutations could occur, resulting in disturbance of the fragment’s presence and phenotypic expression of its connection with resistance. The purpose of this work was a comparison between molecular-genetic and phytopathological methods to identify leaf rust resistance genes Lr9 and Lr41 in three Aegilops species.Materials and methods. …”
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Programmed neurite degeneration in human central nervous system neurons driven by changes in NAD+ metabolism by Markus Brüll, Selina Multrus, Michael Schäfer, Ivana Celardo, Christiaan Karreman, Marcel Leist

“…Since neither ferroptosis nor necroptosis, nor caspase-dependent apoptosis seemed to be involved in neurite loss, we investigated SARM1 as potential executioner (or controller). Knock-down or expression of a dominant-negative isoform of SARM1 indeed drastically delayed ND. …”
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Adubação nitrogenada em cobertura no feijoeiro em sucessão ao milheto solteiro e consorciado com guanduanão by Ranieri Martins Silva, Lucas da Silva Araújo, Paulo César Ribeiro da Cunha, Pedro Marques da Silveira, André Cirilo de Sousa Almeida

“…A dose de 180 kg ha-1 de N não foi suficiente para promover a máxima expressão do potencial para massa de 100 grãos e produtividade do feijoeiro.…”
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Relationship of Autophagic Dysfunction With the Quality of Life and Sleep, Depression and Disease Severity in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome by Esen Çiçekli, Hamza Malik Okuyan, Canan Birimoğlu Okuyan, Şeyda Öznur Ayçiçek, Dilcan Kotan

“…The ROC curve analysis demonstrated that ATG3 expressions over 3146.5 ng/mL and ATG5 expressions over 4732.5 ng/mL may predict the presence of RLS (p < 0.01). …”
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Five New Indole Alkaloid Derivatives from Deep-Sea Fungus <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> AF1 by Lai-Hui Dai, Gao-Rong Zhang, Yang-Hui Ou, Xiao-Jing Liu, Hong-Liang Yao, Wen-Hao Hu, Hou-Jin Li, Wen-Jian Lan

“…Compounds <b>8</b> and <b>13</b> displayed significant downregulation of the mRNA expression levels of all three molecular markers (COL1A1, α-SMA and FN1), with compound <b>13</b> exhibiting the best performance among all the tested compounds.…”
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Screening of local barley accessions for sensitivity to photoperiod by I. A. Zveynek, O. N. Kovaleva

“…Yellow color of a plantlet was the marker for the expression of the eam8 gene. Two varieties were used as references: 'Mari Svalofs' (k-19354; var. nutans Schubl.; Genotype eam8eam8) insensitive to photoperiod, and 'Belogorsky' (k-22089; var. pallidum Ser., var. ricotense Regel; Genotype Eam8Eam8) responding to a short day.Results and conclusions. …”
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Portrait of WWP1: the current state in human cancer by Jiaming Lei, Jun Chen, Wenwen Yu, Qing Wu, Shuang Jing, Yuanguang Tang, Li Lin, Meichun Hu

“…This enzyme plays a critical role in regulating diverse cellular processes. Its expression is modulated by various factors and non-coding RNAs, resulting in ubiquitination that affects substrate protein degradation. …”
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Evaluation of Anti-Cancer, Pro-Apoptotic, and Anti-Metastatic Effects of Synthetic Analogue Compound 2-Imino-7-Methoxy-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2H-1,3-Thiazino [3,2-a] Benzimidazole on P... by Mpho Ndou, Marthe C. D. Fotsing, Michael H. K. Kengne, Edwin M. Mmutlane, Derek T. Ndinteh, Mthokozisi B.C. Simelane, Lesetja Motadi, Mpho Choene

“…Caspase 3/7 activation was evaluated using caspase-Glo® 3/7 substrate reagent. Gene expression was analyzed using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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In Vitro Effects of Strontium on Proliferation and Osteoinduction of Human Preadipocytes by V. Nardone, R. Zonefrati, C. Mavilia, C. Romagnoli, S. Ciuffi, S. Fabbri, G. Palmini, G. Galli, A. Tanini, M. L. Brandi

“…Sr2+ promoted PA20-h5 cell proliferation while inducing the increase of ALP activity and gene expression as well as HA production during in vitro osteoinduction. …”
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Allelic differences in the key genes of betalain biosynthesis in table beet accessions with contrasting root color from the VIR collection by A. S. Mikhailova, D. V. Sokolova, N. A. Shvachko, V. S. Popov, E. K. Khlestkina

“…These mutations were probably associated with the expression of the uncolored phenotype. An in silico analysis revealed highly homologous copies of CYP76AD5, located tandemly on chromosome 9. …”
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L-selenomethionine inhibits small intestinal ferroptosis caused by ammonia exposure through regulating ROS-mediated iron metabolism by Xinxin Zhang, Lepeng Gu, Ying Chen, Tianqi Wang, Houjuan Xing

“…The results showed that ammonia exposure up-regulated the levels of iron, ROS, MDA, and LPO in the small intestinal tissue and the IPEC-J2 cell, down-regulated the activities of antioxidant enzymes and the content of GSH, inhibited the Nrf2 pathway, significantly altered the expression of ferroptosis (TFR-1, FPN-1, FTH1, SLC7A11, GPX4, ACSL4) and intestine tight junctions (Claudin-1, Occludin, ZO-1) genes. …”
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TRPV1 Antagonism by Capsazepine Modulates Innate Immune Response in Mice Infected with Plasmodium berghei ANKA by Elizabeth S. Fernandes, Carolina X. L. Brito, Simone A. Teixeira, Renato Barboza, Aramys S. dos Reis, Ana Paula S. Azevedo-Santos, Marcelo Muscará, Soraia K. P. Costa, Claudio R. F. Marinho, Susan D. Brain, Marcos A. G. Grisotto

“…However, capsazepine diminished CD69 expression in spleen NKT but not NK cells. Infection increased lipid peroxidation and the release of TNFα and IFNγ, although capsazepine-treated group exhibited lower levels of lipid peroxidation and TNFα. …”
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Cyanidin-3-O-Glucoside Modulates the In Vitro Inflammatory Crosstalk between Intestinal Epithelial and Endothelial Cells by Daniela Ferrari, Francesco Cimino, Deborah Fratantonio, Maria Sofia Molonia, Romina Bashllari, Rossana Busà, Antonella Saija, Antonio Speciale

“…In this model, TNF-α induced nuclear translocation of NF-κB and TNF-α and IL-8 gene expression in Caco-2 cells, whereas C3G pretreatment dose-dependently reduced these effects. …”
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Pembrolizumab in a Patient with Treatment-Naïve Unresectable BRAF-Mutation Negative Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer by Fadi Nabhan, Elizabeth Kander, Rulong Shen, Amit Agrawal, Vineeth Sukrithan, Ye Zhou, Ashima Goyal, Katie Roll, Manisha Shah, Bhavana Konda

“…A fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy revealed tumor cells consistent with ATC that were positive for PD-L1, with an expression score of >95% and negative for the BRAF V600E mutation. …”
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Vascular Contractility Relies on Integrity of Progranulin Pathway: Insights Into Mitochondrial Function by Shubhnita Singh, Ariane Bruder, Rafael M. Costa, Juliano V. Alves, Sivakama Bharathi, Eric S. Goetzman, Thiago Bruder‐Nascimento

“…Our results showed suppression of contractile activity in PGRN−/−, followed by reduced α‐smooth muscle actin expression. Mechanistically, PGRN deficiency suppressed mitochondrial respiration, induced mitochondrial fission, and disturbed autophagy process and redox signaling, while restoration of PGRN levels in aortae from PGRN−/− mice via lentivirus delivery ameliorated contractility and boosted mitochondria activity. …”
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Energy metabolism and the intestinal barrier: implications for understanding and managing intestinal diseases by Shuai Chen, Caifei Shen, Xiaorui Zeng, Luqiang Sun, Fangli Luo, Renhong Wan, Yupeng Zhang, Xinyun Chen, Yujun Hou, Wen Wang, Qianhua Zheng, Ying Li

“…Disruptions in energy metabolism can compromise the integrity of the intestinal barrier; for example, inactivation of the AMPK pathway may lead to reduced expression of proteins associated with tight junctions. …”
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