Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Deficiency Attenuates Experimental Colitis-Induced Adipose Tissue Lipolysis by Liming Liu, Cuiqing Zhao, Ying Yang, Xiaoxia Kong, Tuo Shao, Li Ren, Xinyu Zhuang, Baishuang Yin, Gerald Dryden, Craig McClain, Weimin Luan, Wenke Feng

“…DSS markedly decreased eWAT/body weight ratio and increased serum concentrations of free fatty acid (FFA) and glycerol, indicating increased adipose tissue lipolysis. eWAT intracellular lipolytic enzyme expression/activation was significantly increased. These alterations were significantly attenuated in FGF21 KO mice and by circulating FGF21 neutralization. …”
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E3 ubiquitin ligase SYVN1 as a promising therapeutic target for diverse human diseases by Li Zhu, Yong-Ping Liu, Yuan-Wang, Bo-Xuan Sun, Yu-Ting Huang, Ji-Kai Zhao, Jian-Feng Liu, Li-Ming Yu, Hui-Shan Wang

“…SYVN1, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, is characterized by its significant functions in regulating various biological processes, including molecular mechanisms related to gene expression, signaling pathways, and cell death, among others. …”
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Anti-Interleukin-22-Neutralizing Antibody Attenuates Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice by Jing Ye, Ling Liu, Qingwei Ji, Ying Huang, Ying Shi, Lei Shi, Jianfang Liu, Menglong Wang, Yao Xu, Huimin Jiang, Zhen Wang, Yingzhong Lin, Jun Wan

“…Anti-IL-22 nAb significantly alleviated the severity of hypertrophy, prevented systolic and diastolic abnormalities, reduced cardiac fibrosis, STAT3 and ERK phosphorylation, and downregulated the mRNA expression of IL-17, IL-6, IL-1β, IFN-γ, and TNF-α. …”
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Intranasal <i>N</i>-Acetyl-L-Cysteine with Cell-Penetrating Peptide-Modified Polymer Micelles on Neuropathic Pain in Partial Sciatic Nerve Ligation Mice by Hiroshi Nango, Ai Takahashi, Naoto Suzuki, Takumi Kurano, Saia Sakamoto, Taiki Nagatomo, Toyofumi Suzuki, Takanori Kanazawa, Yasuhiro Kosuge, Hiroko Miyagishi

“…Western blotting and immunohistochemistry were conducted to evaluate ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 (Iba-1) expression and microglial activation in the spinal cord. …”
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Epidermal stem cell derived exosomes-induced dedifferentiation of myofibroblasts inhibits scarring via the miR-203a-3p/PIK3CA axis by Shixin Zhao, Haoran Kong, Dahu Qi, Yushuang Qiao, Yu Li, Zhiming Cao, Hanwen Wang, Xuefeng He, Hengdeng Liu, Hao Yang, Suyue Gao, Tao Liu, Julin Xie

“…Mechanistically, miR-203a-3p in EpiSC-EVs plays an essential role in inhibiting PIK3CA expression and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway hyperactivation, thereby reducing scar formation. …”
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Development of Collagen-Based 3D Matrix for Gastrointestinal Tract-Derived Organoid Culture by Joo Hyun Jee, Dong Hyeon Lee, Jisu Ko, Soojung Hahn, Sang Yun Jeong, Han Kyung Kim, Enoch Park, Seon Young Choi, Sukin Jeong, Joong Woon Lee, Han-Jun Cho, Min-Soo Kwon, Jongman Yoo

“…Then, characteristics of mouse colon organoids were analyzed by morphology and quantitative messenger RNA (mRNA) expression, revealing that the mouse colon organoids grown in the collagen-based matrix and in Matrigel had quite similar morphology, specific markers, and proliferative rates. …”
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The chemokine CX3CL1 promotes intraperitoneal tumour growth despite enhanced T-cell recruitment in ovarian cancer by Stefanie Seitz, Tobias F. Dreyer, Christoph Stange, Katja Steiger, Dirk Wohlleber, Martina Anton, Thuý An Pham, Dominique Sauter-Peschke, Ute Reuning, Gabriele Multhoff, Wilko Weichert, Marion Kiechle, Viktor Magdolen, Holger Bronger

“…We show that high CX3CL1 expression significantly correlates with worsened survival in human high-grade serous ovarian cancer (n=219). …”
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Design, Content and Ecological Validity and Reliability of the Physical Activity and Sport Habits Questionnaire for Children Aged 8–12 Years in the Province of Gipuzkoa (Spain) by Aduna Badiola-Lekue, Irantzu Ibañez, Maite Fuentes, Javier Yanci, Oidui Usabiaga, Aitor Iturricastillo

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Sushi Reverses Course: Consuming American Sushi in Tokyo by Matthew Allen, Rumi Sakamoto

“…This paper offers an analysis of this “reverse import (gyaku yunyū)” phenomenon and its specific expression in what we refer to as “American sushi” in Tokyo as a contribution toward assessing culinary globalisation. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles from Amnion-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Hepatic Inflammation and Fibrosis in Rats by Masatsugu Ohara, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Hidetaka Hosono, Koji Yamamoto, Kohei Yuyama, Hideki Nakamura, Qingjie Fu, Osamu Maehara, Goki Suda, Naoya Sakamoto

“…AMSC-EVs significantly decreased the number of Kupffer cells (KCs) in the liver of rats with NASH and the mRNA expression levels of inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor- (Tnf-) α, interleukin- (Il-) 1β and Il-6, and transforming growth factor- (Tgf-) β. …”
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Maternal environmental enrichment affects the corpora lutea and progesterone levels in pregnant mice by Fernanda Luz De la Cruz Borthiry, Jimena Soledad Beltrame, Julieta Aylen Schander, Aime Florencia Silva, Fernanda Parborell, Ana María Franchi, María Laura Ribeiro

“…Moreover, enriched females presented higher progesterone serum levels and increased 3β-HSD expression.DiscussionTherefore, maternal environmental enrichment regulates ovarian physiology, and this could promote the benefits previously reported.…”
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Effect of Acetyl tributyl citrate on bone metabolism based on network toxicology and molecular docking technology by Xuan Lin, Kun Lin, Yue Lai, Qingping Peng, Miao Xu, Yiting Xu, Jialin Yang, Huan Liu, Jianlin Shen

“…Concurrently, we observed a downregulation in the transcriptional expression of key epigenetic regulators (KDM1A, EP300, HDAC2), suggesting that ATBC can disrupt bone metabolism at the cellular level. …”
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NKAPL facilitates transcription pause-release and bridges elongation to initiation during meiosis exit by Zhenlong Kang, Chen Xu, Shuai Lu, Jie Gong, Ruoyu Yan, Gan Luo, Yuanyuan Wang, Qing He, Yifei Wu, Yitong Yan, Baomei Qian, Shenglin Han, Zhiwen Bu, Jinwen Zhang, Xian Xia, Liang Chen, Zhibin Hu, Mingyan Lin, Zheng Sun, Yayun Gu, Lan Ye

“…Abstract Transcription elongation, especially RNA polymerase II (Pol II) pause-release, is less studied than transcription initiation in regulating gene expression during meiosis. It is also unclear how transcription elongation interplays with transcription initiation. …”
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Hepatic Lamp2a deficiency promotes inflammation of murine autoimmune cholangitis via affecting bile acid metabolism by Qingling Fan, Guanya Guo, Yinan Hu, Yi Lu, Rui Su, Jiaqi Yang, Erzhuo Xia, Shuoyi Ma, Miao Zhang, Jingbo Wang, Ting Li, Ying Han

“…Our previous study found that abnormal expression of Lamp2 was detected in PBC patients. However, the specific role of Lamp2a in disease progression is still unclear. …”
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Exosomes secreted by ATF3/Nrf2-mediated ferroptotic renal tubular epithelial cells promote M1/M2 ratio imbalance inducing renal interstitial fibrosis following ischemia and reperfu... by Qiao Tang, Jiatao Xie, Yifei Wang, Chong Dong, Chong Dong, Qian Sun

“…In addition, the protein expressions of ATF3, Nrf2 and HO-1 in the IR group were increased than those in sham group. …”
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Inhibition of p70 Ribosomal S6K1 Protects the Myocardium against Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Necrosis through Downregulation of RIP3 by Hui Shang, Jinjin Shi, Jun Zhu, Yunfeng Guo, Xiaoyan Wang

“…Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining and propidium iodide (PI) staining were used to examine the apoptosis and necrosis of myocardial tissues. The expressions of apoptotic-related proteins, and key molecules of necrosis were detected by western blot. …”
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Analysis of serum levels and DNA methylation of fibroblast growth factor 21 using peripheral blood-derived genomes in patients with obesity by Hiroyuki Shinozaki, Shiori Kawai, Mami Gamo-Kawasaki, Ayano Takei, Kyoko Tsujikado, Kazunori Fukuda, Mototaka Yamauchi, Kenji Hara, Takafumi Tsuchiya, Kohzo Takebayashi, Koshi Hashimoto

“…In the present study, we analyzed the DNA methylation state of the FGF21 gene (FGF21) in obese patients using genomic DNA extracted from human monocytes and macrophages and investigated the pathophysiological significance of the FGF21 expression response to pemafibrate (PM), a PPARα ligand. …”
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Correlation and diagnostic significance of CD4 T cell subsets and NLRP3 inflammasome in ulcerative colitis: the role of the NLRP3/T-bet/GATA3 axis by Yingnan Hu, Jingyi Tang, Dian Yu, Shuo Su, Jintao Fang, Linying Xia, Wenjun Xu, Weihan Zhu, Ninping Song, Fengyong Wang, Dechang Diao, Wei Zhang

“…Methods We conducted immunohistochemistry and ELISA assays to measure markers expression of CD4 T cell subsets and the NLRP3 inflammasome in UC patients versus controls. …”
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Nucleic Acid, Antibody, and Virus Culture Methods to Detect Xenotropic MLV-Related Virus in Human Blood Samples by M. F. Kearney, K. Lee, R. K. Bagni, A. Wiegand, J. Spindler, F. Maldarelli, P. A. Pinto, W. M. Linehan, C. D. Vocke, K. A. Delviks-Frankenberry, R. W. deVere White, G. Q. Del Prete, J. W. Mellors, J. D. Lifson, V. N. KewalRamani, V. K. Pathak, J. M. Coffin, S. F. J. Le Grice

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Isolation, Identification, and Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Bacteria from the Conjunctival Sacs of Dogs with Bacterial Conjunctivitis in Different Regions of Wuhan, China by Yuxin Li, Yinan Wang, Xin Gao, Lihong Luo, Bohan Zhang, Xiao Wang, Jing Li, Ruijia Wu, Lixin He, Wenxuan Li, Changwei Qiu

“…Drug susceptibility testing for aminoglycoside antibiotics was performed on the most commonly isolated gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The expression of two aminoglycoside modifying enzyme genes, <i>aacA-aphD</i> and <i>aac (6′)-Ib</i>, and three 16S rRNA methyltransferase genes, <i>rmtB</i>, <i>rmtE</i> and <i>npmA</i>, were analyzed by PCR. …”
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