Low Ethanol Concentrations Promote Endothelial Progenitor Cell Capacity and Reparative Function by Lars Brodowski, Bianca Schröder-Heurich, Berina Kipke, Cara Schmidt, Constantin S. von Kaisenberg, Frauke von Versen-Höynck

“…The expression of the cell surface marker VE-cadherin, a protein which plays an important role in cell-cell interaction, was enhanced by ethanol, while (anti-)angiogenic molecule expression was not impacted. …”
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Nanoarchitectonics of Biofunctionalized Hydrogen‐Terminated 2D‐Germanane Heterostructures as Highly Sensitive Biorecognition Transducers: The Case Study of Cocaine Drug by Yiming Lei, Ángel Campos‐Lendínez, Xavier Sala, Jordi García‐Antón, Jose Muñoz

“…Interestingly, the aptamer–cocaine interactions hinder the interfacial electron‐transfer process of the benchmark [Fe(CN)6]3−/4− redox marker with increasing concentration of the cocaine target, leading to a detection limit as low as 4.9 ± 0.1 aM, the lowest one reported in literature by far. …”
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Diagnostic and Clinical Significance of Serum Levels of D-Lactate and Diamine Oxidase in Patients with Crohn’s Disease by Jierui Cai, Hong Chen, Meiling Weng, Shuyu Jiang, Jie Gao

“…Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disease. An ideal laboratory marker that can predict the prognosis in terms of relapse of the disease is clinically desirable. …”
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Hepatitis B Vaccination Induced TNF-α- and IL-2-Producing T Cell Responses in HIV− Healthy Individuals Higher than in HIV+ Individuals Who Received the Same Vaccination Regimen by Kriangkrai Chawansuntati, Kanokporn Chaiklang, Romanee Chaiwarith, Jutarat Praparattanapan, Khuanchai Supparatpinyo, Jiraprapa Wipasa

“…We investigated cytokine production and expression of degranulation marker CD107a after different strategies of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals, which were three doses of 20 μg (standard dose group), four doses of 20 μg (four doses group), or four doses of 40 μg (four double doses group), compared to standard dose vaccination in healthy controls. …”
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Early Driving Pressure Changes Predict Outcomes during Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Harry Magunia, Helene A. Haeberle, Philipp Henn, Martin Mehrländer, Peer O. Vlatten, Valbona Mirakaj, Peter Rosenberger, Michael Koeppen

“…Due to the extracorporeal gas exchange, the paO2/FiO2 ratio cannot be used as the primary marker for disease severity and progression. Therefore, we performed a propensity score-matched analysis to identify other potential predictors of outcomes in patients supported by ECMO therapy. …”
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Comparison of Gene Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cells, hESC-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Romain Barbet, Isabelle Peiffer, Antoinette Hatzfeld, Pierre Charbord, Jacques A. Hatzfeld

“…We present a strategy to identify developmental/differentiation and plasma membrane marker genes of the most primitive human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSCs). …”
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Features of cardiovascular magnetic resonance native T1 mapping in maintenance hemodialysis patients and their related factors by Changqin Zhang, Lijing Yao, Min Liu, Yilun Zhou

“…Purpose Increased myocardial T1 values on cardiovascular MRI (CMRI) have been shown to be a surrogate marker for myocardial fibrosis. The use of CMRI in patients on hemodialysis (HD) remains limited. …”
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Quality Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription in Naolingsu Capsule Based on Combinative Method of Fingerprint, Quantitative Determination, and Chemometrics by Lili Xu, Yang Jiao, Weiliang Cui, Bing Wang, Dongxiao Guo, Fei Xue, Xiangrong Mu, Huifen Li, Yongqiang Lin, Huibin Lin

“…Second, the quantitative methods based on HPLC-DAD and LC-MS/MS were connected to the synchronous quantitative assurance of eleven and fourteen marker compounds. Finally, the quantitative information was processed with SIMCA-P for differentiating the distinctive bunches of samples to screen the foremost appropriate chemical markers. …”
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Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in Human Cells by a Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent by Li Wang, Eric Lin, Mary J. Johansen, Timothy Madden, Edward Felix, Karen S. Martirosyan, Steven J. Frank

“…The novel positive-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) marker C4 consists of an aqueous solution of cobalt chloride (CoCl2) complexed with the chelator N-acetylcysteine (NAC). …”
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Potato resistance to quarantine diseases by A. V. Khiutti, O. Yu. Antonova, N. V. Mironenko, T. A. Gavrilenko, O. S. Afanasenko

“…Available literature data on molecular markers of R-genes for marker assisted selection and the evaluation of their effectiveness are presented. …”
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Detection of Cannabinoid Receptor Expression by Endometriotic Lesions in Women with Endometriosis as an Alternative to Opioid-Based Pain Medication by Sarah Allam, Elizabeth Paris, Itzel Lazcano, Pincas Bitterman, Sanjib Basu, James O’Donnell, Animesh Barua

“…Archived normal ovarian tissues, ovaries with endometriotic lesions, and normal endometrial tissues were examined for the presence of endometrial stromal cells using CD10 (a marker of endometrial stromal cells). Expression of CB1 and CB2 were determined by immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting, and gene expression studies. …”
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Change of salt tolerance in common wheat after introgression of genetic material from Aegilops speltoides and Triticum timopheevii by R. S. Yudina, I. N. Leonova, E. A. Salina, E. K. Khlestkina

“…It is assumed that a locus yet undescribed that affects wheat salt tolerance is located distal to the Xgwm0604 marker on the long arm of chromosome 5B.…”
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Clinicopathological spectrum of central nervous system germ cell tumors: A single-institution retrospective study by Sreelekha Appasani, Neelima Radhakrishnan, Anitha Mathews

“…Germinoma was the commonest subtype (21/34; 61.8%) with male gender predilection (17/21; 81%) (M: F =4.3:1), with female predilection seen among mixed GCTs (MGCTs) (8/10; 80%) (M: F =1:4) and suprasellar location (M: F =1:2). Serum tumor markers (25 cases) and CSF markers (7 cases) were concordant with histology in all, except two cases. …”
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MAPPING OF QTLS DETERMINING THE EXPRESSION OF AGRONOMICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE FEATURES IN SPRING WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) GROWN IN ENVIRONMENTALLY DIFFERENT RUSSIA REGI... by Yu. V. Chesnokov, N. V. Pochepnya, L. V. Kozlenko, M. N. Sitnikov, O. P. Mitrofanova, V. V. Syukov, D. V. Kochetkov, U. Lovasser, A. Börner

“…The identified QTLs may be of interest for further experiments on the genetic control of the corresponding agriculturally valuable traits and for marker assisted selection in wheat breeding.…”
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Clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of vulvar squamous cell carcinoma by Lorenza Bridi Todeschini, Rita de Cássia Sant’Anna Alves, Adriana Vial Roehe

“…We aimed to evaluate the correlation between these markers and vulvar SCC and to relate it to the clinical and pathological characteristics. …”
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Establishment of a Virus-Induced Gene Silencing System in <i>Abelmoschus manihot</i> L. by Ting Zhang, Jiaqi Hou, Hongtao Chu, Pengyu Guo, Qianzi Sang, Zhongxu Liu, Li Cao

“…Here, a tobacco rattle virus (TRV)–VIGS system was successfully developed for the first time in JHK using the gene encoding phytoene desaturase (<i>AmPDS</i>) as a marker gene. This study investigated the impact of various <i>Agrobacterium</i> infection methods on the efficiency of <i>AmPDS</i> silencing. …”
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Pengaruh Lama Pemaparan Obat Antinyamuk Elektrik-mat Berbahan Aktif Allethrin Terhadap Aktivitas Katalase Tikus by Karolin Trisnawelda, Eti Yerizel, Lili Irawati

“…Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menentukan pengaruh lama   pemaparan obat antinyamuk terhadap aktivitas katalase sebagai marker radikal bebas. Penelitian eksperimental post test only control group design ini dilakukan di Laboratorium FMIPA dan Laboratorium Biokimia FK UNAND dari September 2013 sampai April 2014. …”
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Comparative analysis of allele frequencies for DNA polymorphisms associated with disease and economically important traits in the genomes of Russian and foreign cattle breeds by A. V. Igoshin, G. A. Romashov, E. N. Chernyaeva, N. P. Elatkin, N. S. Yudin, D. M. Larkin

“…To date, many loci controlling significant phenotypes have been identified, which is successfully used in the world practice of marker-assisted selection to improve breed properties. …”
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Relevance of Invasive Testing in Era of Non-Invasive Testing for Prenatal Chromosomal Abnormalities by Abhijeet Kumar, Madhusudan Dey, Devendra Arora

“…Conventional tools for prenatal screening included maternal age, maternal serum markers, ultrasound marker (nuchal thickness), and their combinations. …”
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Microbiota, Prostatitis, and Fertility: Bacterial Diversity as a Possible Health Ally by Jenniffer Puerta Suárez, Walter D. Cardona Maya

“…Bacterial diversity analysis was performed using the 16S molecular marker to compare the microbiota present in urine and semen samples from chronic prostatitis symptoms and fertile volunteers. …”
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