Real-Time G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Imaging to Understand and Quantify Receptor Dynamics by María S. Aymerich, J. López-Azcárate, J. Bonaventura, G. Navarro, D. Fernández-Suárez, V. Casadó, F. Mayor, C. Lluís, M. Valencia, J. Artieda, Rafael Franco

“…A study of short-term dynamics of the long isoform of the dopamine type 2 receptor revealed an agonist-induced increase in the mobile fraction of receptors with a rate of movement of 0.08 μm/s For long-term assays, the ratio between the relative fluorescence intensity at the cell surface versus that in the intracellular compartment indicated that receptor internalization only occurred in cells co-expressing G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2. These results indicate that the lateral movement of receptors and receptor internalization are not directly coupled. …”
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Genetic Nurture Effects on Type 2 Diabetes Among Chinese Han Adults: A Family-Based Design by Xiaoyi Li, Zechen Zhou, Yujia Ma, Kexin Ding, Han Xiao, Tao Wu, Dafang Chen, Yiqun Wu

“…Tissue enrichment of type 2 diabetes-associated genes on different genetic effect types was performed using publicly available gene expression data from the Human Protein Atlas database. …”
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High Concentration of Glucose Increases Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Apoptosis Induced by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathway in Rabbit Corneal Epithelial Cells by Jiajun Lu, Minjie Sheng, Panpan Yao, Chaochao Ran, Hao Liu, Li Chen, Rui Liu, Bing Li

“…NAC-inhibited ROS production was induced by high concentration of glucose (P<0.05).Western blot demonstrated that the expressions of the p-PERK and CHOP increased significantly (P<0.05), the p-Akt expression decreased (P<0.05), and the PERK and Akt expressions did not change significantly in the high concentration of glucose group compared to the normal concentration group. …”
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Autologous precision-cut lung slice co-culture models for studying macrophage-driven fibrosis by So-Yi Chang, So-Yi Chang, Wen-Hsin Chang, Wen-Hsin Chang, David C. Yang, Qi-Sheng Hong, Qi-Sheng Hong, Ssu-Wei Hsu, Ssu-Wei Hsu, Reen Wu, Ching-Hsien Chen, Ching-Hsien Chen

“…Fibrotic responses to nicotine, cigarette smoke extract (CSE), and a fibrosis-inducing cocktail (FC) were first evaluated in PCLS containing only tissue-resident macrophages, with upregulation of α-SMA-expressing fibroblasts confirmed by immunofluorescence and Western blotting, and collagen deposition quantified using Sirius Red staining. …”
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Integrated analysis of ATAC-seq and RNA-seq reveals ADSCP2 regulates oxidative phosphorylation pathway in hypertrophic scar fibroblasts by Qian Li, Zhe Quan, Ling Chen, Yiliang Yin, Xin Chen, Jingyun Li

“…Quantitative PCR analysis demonstrated that ADSCP2 treatment resulted in a reduction of COX6B1 and NDUFA1 mRNA expression levels. Furthermore, cellular ATP and lactic acid concentrations were diminished in the ADSCP2-treated group. …”
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Potential Involvement of IL-17F in Asthma by Kyoko Ota, Mio Kawaguchi, Satoshi Matsukura, Masatsugu Kurokawa, Fumio Kokubu, Junichi Fujita, Yuko Morishima, Shau-Ku Huang, Yukio Ishii, Hiroaki Satoh, Nobuyuki Hizawa

“…The expression of IL-17F is seen in the airway of asthmatics and its level is correlated with disease severity. …”
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Non-carbapenem-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in children: Risk factors, molecular epidemiology, and resistance mechanism by Lijun Yin, Lu Lu, Leiyan He, Gangfeng Yan, Guoping Lu, Xiaowen Zhai, Chuanqing Wang

“…Furthermore, low oprD expression was observed in 77.9 % of HAI isolates and 67.2 % of non-HAI isolates, while increased ampC production and mexB gene overexpression were infrequently detected (all P > 0.05). …”
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Effect of triple-frequency sono-germination and soaking treatments on techno-functional characteristics of barley by Tabussam Tufail, Huma Bader Ul Ain, Jawad Ashraf, Muhammad Safiullah Virk, Zahoor Ahmed, Mokhtar Dabbour, Tawfiq Alsulami, Suleiman Althawab, Bin Xu

“…The study also found increased γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) levels and antidiabetic potential through inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzymes. Further, gene expression analysis revealed differential regulation of phenylpropanoid pathway genes, contributing to the bioactive compound enhancement. …”
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Landscape connectivity alters the evolution of density-dependent dispersal during pushed range expansions by Dahirel, Maxime, Bertin, Aline, Calcagno, Vincent, Duraj, Camille, Fellous, Simon, Groussier, Géraldine, Lombaert, Eric, Mailleret, Ludovic, Marchand, Anaël, Vercken, Elodie

“…Interestingly, we found no clear and consistent phenotypic shifts, whether along expansion gradients or between reference and low connectivity replicates, when we focused on low-density trait expression. However, we found evidence of changes in density-dependence, in particular regarding dispersal: populations went from positive to negative density-dependent dispersal at the expansion edge, but only when connectivity was high. …”
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Targeted dual biologic therapy for erythroderma of unknown etiology guided by high-parameter peripheral blood immunophenotyping by Hannah L. Cornman, Martin P. Alphonse, Arbor Dykema, Alexander L. Kollhoff, Kevin K. Lee, Jaya Manjunath, Emily Z Ma, Varsha Parthasarathy, Junwen Deng, Thomas Pritchard, Anusha Kambala, Melika Marani, Kayla A. Parr, Javid P. Mohammed, Madan M. Kwatra, Jay H. Bream, Won Jin Ho, Shawn G. Kwatra

“…Whole-genome sequencing of PBMCs and immunofluorescence staining of skin biopsies revealed increased expression of Th2- (IL-13, IL-4Rα) and Th17-associated markers (IL-17, IL-17Rα) and non-functional mutations associated with Th2 and Th17 signaling, demonstrating that PBMCs can reflect cutaneous disease pathology. …”
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Folate alleviated skin inflammation and fibrosis resulting from impaired homocysteine metabolism by Jiefeng Huang, Wuyan Lu, Shenli Zhao, Zixin Cai, Linxiao Li, Zihao Hu, Yu Jiang, Jinyi Deng, Yiming Tang, Chenzhang Shi, Chen Wang, Guangpeng Liu, Shuaijun Li

“…Furthermore, exogenous Hcy supplementation induced and aggravated the expression of inflammatory and fibrotic genes, promoting both spontaneous and BLM-induced skin fibrosis. …”
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Chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of annual ryegrass varieties grown in greenhouse conditions by M. Alende, A.C. Fluck, G. Volpi-Lagreca, J.G. Andrae

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Investigation into the influence of mild hypothermia on regulating ferroptosis through the P53-SLC7A11/GPX4 signaling pathway in sepsis-induced acute lung injury by Liujun Tao, Jie Xu, Liangyan Jiang, Juntao Hu, Zhanhong Tang

“…Furthermore, mild hypothermia reversed the modified expression of P53, SLC7A11, and GPX4 signaling molecules. …”
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ERK1/2 mitogen‐activated protein kinase dimerization is essential for the regulation of cell motility by Dalia de laFuente‐Vivas, Vincenzo Cappitelli, Rocío García‐Gómez, Sara Valero‐Díaz, Camilla Amato, Javier Rodriguéz, Santiago Duro‐Sánchez, Alexander vonKriegsheim, Michael Grusch, José Lozano, Joaquín Arribas, Berta Casar, Piero Crespo

“…In agreement, clinical data disclose that high KSR1 expression levels correlate with greater metastatic potential and adverse evolution of mammary tumors. …”
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Ursodeoxycholic acid protects against sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by activating Nrf2/HO-1 and inhibiting NF-κB pathway by Yunpeng Lou, Hongguang Shi, Ning Sha, Feifei Li, Xiaofeng Gu, Huiyan Lin

“…UDCA also up-regulated the protein expression of zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) and Ezrin in the kidney, and reduced the urinary levels of NGAL, KIM-1, NAG, and RBP. …”
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Frequency and Molecular Characteristics of Mismatch Repair-deficient Status among Multiple Synchronous Colorectal Cancers by Kenichi Chikatani, Noriyasu Chika, Noriko Tanabe, Yoshiko Mori, Okihide Suzuki, Takatoshi Matsuyama, Keiichiro Ishibashi, Hidetaka Eguchi, Yasushi Okazaki, Tatsuro Yamaguchi, Hideyuki Ishida

“…IHC showed a loss of expression of at least one MMR protein in 10 (7.5%) of 133 patients and 17 (5.5%) of 309 lesions. …”
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Experimental implementation of a non-ideal three-waveplate array as a polarization disturbance corrector by J.A. Jiménez-Arias, M. Vázquez-Ibarra, S.A. Salazar-Altamirano, P. Moreno-Martínez, J.M. López-Romero, K. Jiménez-García, N.V. Corzo

“…In this work, we propose a theoretical framework to derive the analytical expressions of the correction parameters for a three-waveplate array with retardance (η1,η2,η3), along with an experimental method that requires only a single polarization measurement basis. …”
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METTL16 controls airway inflammations in smoking-induced COPD via regulating glutamine metabolism by Xinyu Jia, Shan Liu, Chunan Sun, Manni Zhu, Qi Yuan, Min Wang, Tingting Xu, Zhengxia Wang, Zhongqi Chen, Mao Huang, Ningfei Ji, Mingshun Zhang

“…Knockdown of METTL16 significantly reduced the stability of glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase 2 (GOT2) and downregulated its expression through m6A modification, while reprogramed glutamine metabolism in lung epithelial cells. …”
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Cx43 Inhibition Attenuates Sepsis-Induced Intestinal Injury via Downregulating ROS Transfer and the Activation of the JNK1/Sirt1/FoxO3a Signaling Pathway by Zhaowei Zou, Bin Liu, Lisi Zeng, Xianzi Yang, Renli Huang, Cheng Wu, Huijuan Zhu, Yi Gao, Dongdong Yuan, Jinlong Yu

“…The results showed that sepsis-induced intestinal injury presented a dynamic change, coincident with the alternation of Cx43 expression. The inhibition of Cx43 attenuated CLP-induced intestinal injury in vivo and LPS-induced IEC-6 injury in vitro. …”
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High-resolution Cryo-EM Structure Determination of a-Synuclein—A Prototypical Amyloid Fibril by Juan Sanchez, Joshua Pierson, Collin Borcik, Chad Rienstra, Elizabeth Wright

“…Here, we provide a protocol for a-syn protein expression, purification, and fibrilization. We detail how sample quality is assessed by negative stain transmission electron microscopy (NS-TEM) analysis and followed by sample vitrification using the Vitrobot Mark IV vitrification robot. …”
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