Moringa oleifera Supplemented Diets Prevented Nickel-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Wistar Rats by O. S. Adeyemi, T. C. Elebiyo

“…Male Wistar rats were assigned into six groups of five. The rats were given oral exposure to 20 mg/kg nickel sulphate (NiSO4) in normal saline and sustained on either normal diet or diets supplemented with Moringa oleifera at different concentrations for 21 days. 24 hours after cessation of treatments, all animals were sacrificed under slight anesthesia. …”
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Proposal of a new nomenclature for introns in protein-coding genes in fungal mitogenomes by Shu Zhang, Yong-Jie Zhang

“…The nomenclature also had the potential to name plant/protist/animal mitochondrial introns. We hope future studies follow the proposed nomenclature to ensure direct comparison across different studies.…”
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Zooplankton Diversity, Dynamics and Correlation with Physicochemical Parameters at Ugbevwe Pond in Delta State, Nigeria by J.A. Edoreh, T.O.T IMoobe, E. Ikpokpo, M.M. Ubrei-Joe, C.M. Ubrei-Joe

“… Zooplankton are microscopic floating animals, which drift in water and whose swimming power if any, serve mainly to keep them afloat. …”
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The Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Genes In Vivo Model by Shuan Tao, Huimin Chen, Na Li, Tong Wang, Wei Liang

“…The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment or clinical setting pose a serious threat to human and animal health worldwide. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of ARGs is one of the main reasons for the dissemination of antibiotic resistance in vitro and in vivo environments. …”
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Orlistat ameliorates lipid dysmetabolism in high-fat diet-induced mice via gut microbiota modulation by Chengyan Huang, Yuanhui He, Ping Chai, Zongxin Liu, Sirui Su, Yanhui Zhang, Yuelan Luo, Shuiping Fu

“…It has been shown to improve lipid metabolism and alter intestinal microbial communities in animals and humans. However, the impact of Orlistat-induced changes in gut microbiota on obesity requires further investigation. …”
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Assessment and Quantification of Methane Emission from Indian Livestock and Manure Management by Anuja Samal, Saroj Kumar Sahu, Ashirbad Mishra, Poonam Mangaraj, Shantanu Kumar Pani, Gufran Beig

“…., enteric fermentation, is estimated to be 11.63 Tg yr–1 in 2019 using IPCC methodology and recent census livestock activity data from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, and corresponding country-specific revised emission factors. …”
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The Influence of Physical Activity on Inflammatory Markers, Intestinal Microbiota Composition and Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Paulina Jakubczyk, Piotr Widera, Justyna Helis, Maciej Michalik, Aleksandra Buczek, Hubert Bigajski, Aleksandra Banaś, Olga Bilczewska, Wiktoria Janik, Marta Handschuh

“…Inclusion criteria emphasized human studies, excluding research unrelated to IBD or focused on animal models. State of Knowledge Moderate-intensity aerobic and resistance exercises reduce systemic inflammatory markers, (CRP and cytokines) and enhance gut microbiota diversity, increasing anti-inflammatory species. …”
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The Joola civilization and the management of mangroves in Lower Casamance, Senegal by Claudette Soumbane Diatta, Malick Diouf, Amadou Abdoul Sow, Charlotte Karibuhoye

“…These practices are animated by various representations that crystallize their behaviors in totems, taboos, rituals and the sacredness of natural spaces. …”
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PPARγ and Its Agonists in Chronic Kidney Disease by Yuhua Ma, Manman Shi, Yuxin Wang, Jian Liu

“…As PPARγ is abundantly expressed in major kidney cells, its physiological roles in those cells have been studied in both cell and animal models. The function of PPARγ in the kidney ranges from energy metabolism, cell proliferation to inflammatory suppression, although major renal side effects of existing agonists (including TZDs) have been reported, which limited their application in treating CKD. …”
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I’ve just seen a face: further search for face pareidolia in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) by Masaki Tomonaga

“…Pareidolia has been reported in nonhuman animals as well. In chimpanzees, it has been suggested that the bottom-up mechanism is involved in their pareidolic perception, but the extent of the contribution of the top-down mechanism remains unclear. …”
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Protein Intake, Especially Vegetable Protein Intake, Is Associated with Higher Skeletal Muscle Mass in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Akane Miki, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Shinobu Matsumoto, Emi Ushigome, Takuya Fukuda, Takafumi Sennmaru, Muhei Tanaka, Masahiro Yamazaki, Michiaki Fukui

“…Protein intake was independently correlated with SMI after adjusting for age, hemoglobin A1c, C-peptide index, exercise, smoking, insulin treatment, total energy intake, and C-reactive protein (standardized regression coefficient = 0.664, P<0.001 in men and standardized regression coefficient = 0.516, P=0.005 in women). Additionally, the animal protein to vegetable protein ratio was negatively correlated with SMI after adjusting for covariates in men (standardized regression coefficient = −0.339, P=0.005). …”
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Sound recurrence analysis for acoustic scene classification by Jakob Abeßer, Zhiwei Liang, Bernhard Seeber

“…Abstract In everyday life, people experience different soundscapes in which natural sounds, animal noises, and man-made sounds blend together. …”
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Studies on the fatty liver syndrome in dairy cattle by Reşat Nuri Aştı, Veysi Aslan, Mehmet Nizamlıoğlu, Ülker Demirci, Ali Muhtar Tiftik, Yılmaz Gökçay

“…<p> The biopsy of Liver and blood samples were taken from each cow belonging to the Livestock Research Center in the first week prior to and 1-2 weeks following the calving; whereas the same samples were obtained from the other experimental animals in two weeks after calving.<p> The fatty liver syndrome was observed in cows brought to our clinics as mild in 12.5 %, moderate in 12.5 % and severe in 75 %, while it was found tobe mild in 73.3 %, moderate in 20 % and severe in 6.6 % in those that were kept in Livestock Research Center.…”
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Cryopreservation of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Alters Their Viability and Subpopulation Composition but Not Their Treatment Effects in a Rodent Stroke Model by Bing Yang, Kaushik Parsha, Krystal Schaar, Nikunj Satani, Xiaopei Xi, Jaroslaw Aronowski, Sean I. Savitz

“…BM-MNCs cellular viability, composition, and phenotype of the various subpopulations of mice BM-MNCs were evaluated by flow cytometry, and the behavioral recovery of stroke animals was tested with freshly harvested MNCs versus cryopreserved MNCs by corner test and ladder rung test. …”
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Neurons with larval synaptic targets pioneer the later nervous system in the annelid Malacoceros fuliginosus by Anna Seybold, Anna Seybold, Suman Kumar, Suman Kumar, Sharat Chandra Tumu, Harald Hausen, Harald Hausen

“…Comparative studies on the development of nervous systems have a significant impact on understanding animal nervous system evolution. Nevertheless, an important question is to what degree neuronal structures, which play an important role in early stages, become part of the adult nervous system or are relevant for its formation. …”
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Anti-inflammatory activity of Alpinia officinarum hance on rat colon inflammation and tissue damage in DSS induced acute and chronic colitis models by Vijayabharathi Rajendiran, Vidhya Natarajan, Sivasithamparam Niranjali Devaraj

“…DSS induction exhibited colon shrinkage, increased the Disease Activity Index (DAI) score, increased the levels of inflammatory markers and caused severe anemia. DSS induced animals, co-treated with the hexane extract of Alpinia officinarum (HEAO) (200 mg/kg body wt), effectively suppressed colonic injury that was evidenced by the reduced DAI score, colon weight/length ratio, histological damage, proinflammatory markers and MPO activity. …”
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A Promotion Role of MIR31 in the Process of Vocal Fold Wound Healing by Haizhou Wang, Wen Xu

“…In this study, we first constructed a literature-based pathway to examine both the positive and negative effects of MIR31 on wound healing. We then conducted animal experiments on 20 rats to investigate MIR31 expression at different time points (1, 4, and 8 weeks) after vocal fold injury. …”
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Cloned airway basal progenitor cells to repair fibrotic lung through re-epithelialization by Yu Zhao, Yueqing Zhou, Weipan Zhang, Mingzhe Liu, Jun Duan, Xiaopeng Zhang, Qiwang Ma, Yujia Wang, Yuzhen Zhang, Zhongliang Guo, Ting Zhang, Wei Zuo

“…Furthermore, by cloning P63+ airway basal progenitors from larger mammals and birds, we construct multiple lung-chimerism animals and uncover the evolutionarily conserved roles of these progenitor cells in lung repair. …”
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Effects of hyaluronic acid on bone graft healing: An experimental study on sheep by Muhammed A. Mustafa, Othman A. Omar

“…Conclusions: Hyaluronic acid induces the onset of new bone formation when mixed with alloplastic material. Conclusions: Hyaluronic acid induces the onset of new bone formation when mixed with alloplastic material.   …”
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Role of transforming growth factor-β1 in down-regulating TNF production by alveolar macrophages during asbestos-induced pulmonary fibrosis by Irma Lemaire, Sophie Ouellet

“…These results suggest that an autocrine, TGF-β1-dependent mechanism is involved in the down-regulation of TNF production by rat AM from animals with lung fibrosis.…”
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