Neuropeptides and Control of Food Intake by Paolo de Girolamo, Carlos Dieguez

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Hydrogen gas inhalation therapy may not work sufficiently to mitigate oxidative stress induced with REBOA by Yosuke Matsumura, Yosuke Hayashi, Makoto Aoki, Yoshimitsu Izawa

“…They were observed during the IRI phase after a 60-minute Zone 1 occlusion for 180 minutes until euthanasia. 2% hydrogen gas inhalation was started simultaneously with REBOA inflation in the hydrogen group. …”
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Impacts of Filtration on Contrast-Detail Detectability of an X-ray Imaging System

“…<p>The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of added filtration on the contrast-detail detectability of a digital X-ray imaging system for small animal studies. A digital X-ray imaging system specifically designed for small animal studies was used. …”
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The use of N-acetylcysteine to prevent further progression of preeclampsia by I Wayan Agung Indrawan, Leny Farida

“…After further screening, 5 articles were selected for review, including 2 human studies and 3 animal studies, to understand the impact of NAC on preeclampsia. …”
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Determinación de las propiedades morfológicas en la mitad de la diáfisis del hueso metatarsiano III de caballos mestizos criollos by Rosana Moine, Rita Cecilia Fioretti, María Soledad Gigena, Matías Varela, Horacio Mouguelar, Mario Salvi, Marta Grisolía, Silvana Gonzalez Sanchez, Maximiliano Cancino, Martín Arzuri, Yania Andino, Omar Montoya

“…Los objetivos de este trabajo fueron: determinar las características morfológicas del metatarsiano III de caballos y aportar conocimientos aplicables a la clínica animal. Se estudiaron los metatarsianos III de 20 caballos mestizos criollos, se registraron el peso, y la longitud del hueso. …”
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Chitooligosaccharides suppress airway inflammation, fibrosis, and mucus hypersecretion in a house dust mite-induced allergy model by Yun-Ho Kim, Chan-Ho Park, Ju Myung Kim, Yeo Cho Yoon

“…Cell experiments were conducted at COS concentrations below 100 µg/ml, while animal experiments were performed at concentrations below 100 mg/kg body weight for 4 weeks. …”
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Development of highly bioactive long-acting recombinant porcine FSH for batch production management of sows by Jiawei Zhang, Lei Shi, Xiaorong Zhong, Yunhe Bai, Jun Dou, Lu Zhang, Xiaochao Shi, Bingchun Wu, Zemin Tan, Lin Yan, Jinku Yu, Jingru Zhang, Guo Han, Jiansheng Xiong, Hua Zhang, Xingyuan Cao, Haoshu Luo

“…Moreover, the extraction of eCG from pregnant mare serum raises concerns regarding animal welfare, as well as potential risks for disease transmission. …”
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Carbon Footprint of Beef Cattle in a Conventional Production System: a Case Study of a Large-Area Farming Enterprise in the Wielkopolska Region by Jerzy Bieńkowski, Radosław Dąbrowicz, Małgorzata Holka, Janusz Jankowiak

“…Animal production is a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. …”
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The effects of coenzyme q10 on testes of rats with diabetes induced by streptozotocin by Tuğba Özaydın, Yasemin Öznurlu, Emrah Sur

“…At the end of fourth week, tissue samples were obtained from sacrified animals. Testes were weighed, then fixed in Bouin's solution and processed by means of routine histological techniques. …”
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Neural induction in Xenopus: requirement for ectodermal and endomesodermal signals via Chordin, Noggin, beta-Catenin, and Cerberus. by Hiroki Kuroda, Oliver Wessely, E M De Robertis

“…The other is a blastula Chordin- and Noggin-expressing (BCNE) center located in dorsal animal cells that contains both prospective neuroectoderm and Spemann organizer precursor cells. …”
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Ex Vivo Expansion of Murine MSC Impairs Transcription Factor-Induced Differentiation into Pancreatic β-Cells by Dario Gerace, Rosetta Martiniello-Wilks, Rosaline Habib, Binhai Ren, Najah Therese Nassif, Bronwyn Anne O’Brien, Ann Margaret Simpson

“…To overcome the aforementioned limitation of current therapies, we assessed the utility of ex vivo expanded bone marrow-derived murine MSCs for their persistence in immune-competent and immune-deficient animal models and their ability to differentiate into surrogate β-cells. …”
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Molecular identification and antibiotic clearance of Mycoplasma arginini and Mycoplasma orale from cell cultures infected with Rickettsia or Ehrlichia species by Michelle E. J. Allerdice, Savannah L. Shooter, Maria F. B. M. Galletti, Joy A. Hecht, Sandor E. Karpathy, Christopher D. Paddock

“…However, this method requires the sacrifice of live animals and is not always effective. Mycoplasma clearance via mouse inoculation requires a patent infection of murine central nervous system endothelial cells, which may not occur with some mildly pathogenic or nonpathogenic rickettsial species. …”
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Synergic Renoprotective Effects of Combined ASC Therapy with RAAS Blockade in Experimental Advanced CKD by Marina P. C. Maires, Krislley R. Pereira, Everidiene K. V. B. Silva, Victor H. R. Souza, Flavio Teles, Paulyana F. Barbosa, Margoth R. Garnica, Felipe M. Ornellas, Irene L. Noronha, Camilla Fanelli

“…We also verify whether ASC associated to Losartan would promote greater renoprotection when compared to the respective monotherapies. Animals were followed until 30 days of CKD, when body weight, systolic blood pressure, biochemical, histological, immunohistochemical, and gene expression analysis were performed. …”
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Estimación de parámetros genéticos para características productivas y reproductivas en los sistemas doble propósito del trópico bajo colombiano by A. P. Galeano, C. Manrique

“…Con el objetivo de estimar los componentes de varianza, las heredabilidades, repetibilidades y correlaciones genéticas y fenotípicas para la producción de leche por lactancia (PL), el peso al destete (PD), el intervalo entre partos (IEP) y el Índice de Vaca (IV), de las hembras bovinas manejadas en los sistemas de producción de doble propósito del trópico bajo colombiano, se analizaron los registros productivos y reproductivos de 1.687 vacas registradas en la Asociación Colombiana de Criadores de Ganado en Doble Propósito (Asodoble), durante el periodo comprendido entre 1998 y 2007. Se empleó un modelo animal mixto que incluyó los efectos fijos del grupo contemporáneo (finca-sexo-época-año), la composición racial, y la duración de la lactancia como covariable; así como los efectos genéticos aleatorios del animal, el medio ambiente permanente y el residual. …”
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Exploring the mechanism of berberine treatment for atherosclerosis combined with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease based on bioinformatic and experimental study. by Shushu Wang, Kachun Lu, Liwen Lin, Gaijie Li, Yuxin Han, Zhichao Lin, Qingmin Chu, Kunsheng Wu, Peijian Liu, Guiting Zhou, Rui Peng, Chuanjin Luo

“…Subsequently an animal model of AS combined with NAFLD was established using ApoE-/- mice fed a high-fat diet. …”
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Green magnetically separable molluscicide Ba–Ce–Cu ferrite/TiO2 nanocomposite for controlling terrestrial gastropods Monacha Cartusiana by Abdullah A. Alamri, Mohamed A. Ayyad, Hossameldin G. Mohamedbakr, Usama A. Soliman, Majed Y. Almashnowi, Jia Hong Pan, Elsayed T. Helmy

“…Foot histopathology showed ruptured epithelial cells, deep folds, and empty spaces when animals were treated with our target nanocomposite LC50 value. …”
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The Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with the Presence of Antibiotic Residues in Milk from Peri-Urban Dairy Cattle Farms in Kathmandu, Nepal by Erda E. Rame Hau, Minu Sharma, Bal K. Sharma Khanal, Peter D. Sly, Deirdre Mikkelsen, Nicholas Clark, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The presence of antibiotic residues (ARs) in animal products such as milk can be an important driver of antimicrobial resistance in commensal and pathogenic bacteria. …”
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Pathological effects of pregabalin toxicity in rats by Roaa Salih Mahdi, Nawras Najah, Sura Salman Ejam

“…After 24 h, all of the animals in both groups were euthanized. The brain and liver were quickly dissected and removed, washed in saline solution, and then processed for histopathological study. …”
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Assessment of Antidepressant Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Hibiscus rosa sinensis Linn. Petals in Comparison with Fluoxetine and its Toxicity in Swiss Albino Mice: A Preclinical... by Sneha Ray, Swanand S Pathak

“…The study procedure will involve procuring standard drugs, screening animals, preparing a solution for the test drugs and determining the LD50. …”
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Establishment of <i>Echinococcus granulosus EgM123</i> Recombinant Gene Rabies Virus SRV₉ and Identification of Its Biological Characteristics by Yueqi Yang, Mengdan Hou, Guicheng Su, Xiaoyan Ma, Xiaohui Su, Kunlei Li, Songhan Liu, Luheng Xiao, Jingjing Yao, Jiahao Zhai, Xiaoying Wei, Yang Zhou, Qianqian Lai, Yuwei Dong, Jieyu Liu, Shaohua Zhai

“…Canids act as a crucial intermediary in the transmission of rabies and <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>, serving as co-infection hosts and pathogen carriers for both rabies and hydatid disease (HD) transmitted from animals to humans. Therefore, an effective and efficient bivalent oral vaccine for preventing HD and rabies is urgently required to reduce economic losses in husbandry resulting from rabies and HD. …”
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