L’art transgenre, vers d’autres expériences corporelles du temps by Luc Schicharin

“…First, the study focuses on the criticism of the before-after trope of transsexuality in Yishay Garbasz’s work "Becoming". According to our hypothesis, this visual dialectic derives from an evolutionary temporal norm appeared in the nineteenth century (with Darwin and the invention of cinema). …”
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Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity and antihypertensive effects of rice peptides by Jingjing Dong, Shen Wang, Xiaoyao Yin, Min Fang, Zhiyong Gong, Yongning Wu

“…With spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar Kyoto (WKY) as the research objects, RP disposable gastric and long-term gastric irrigation experiments were carried out and systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured. …”
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Gut Microbiota–Tumor Microenvironment Interactions: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Efficacy in Cancer by Said SS, Ibrahim WN

“…Sawsan Sudqi Said, Wisam Nabeel Ibrahim Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, QatarCorrespondence: Wisam Nabeel Ibrahim, Department of Biomedical sciences, College of Health sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Qatar, Email w.ibrahim@qu.edu.qaAbstract: Cancer immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment in recent years, with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) emerging as a key therapeutic approach. …”
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Transcriptional analysis of murine biliary atresia identifies macrophage heterogeneity and subset-specific macrophage functions by Kyle D. Gromer, Shang-Yang Chen, Gaurav Gadhvi, Liang Feng, Colin Shearn, Swati Antala, Swati Antala, Joshua B. Wechsler, Carla M. Cuda, Cara L. Mack, Ronald J. Sokol, William J. Janssen, Richard M. Green, Harris Perlman, Deborah R. Winter, Sarah A. Taylor, Sarah A. Taylor

“…Among all subsets, the number of Ly6c+ macrophages exhibited the strongest correlation with severity of histologic liver injury by Ishak score.ConclusionsOur data identify specific pathways upregulated in Ly6c vs MHCII+ macrophage subsets in murine BA. …”
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Effectiveness of a resilience, gender equity and mental health group intervention for young people living in informal urban communities in North India: a cluster randomized control... by Varadharajan Srinivasan, Miguel San Sebastián, Samson Rana, Pooja Bhatt, Greg Armstrong, Smita Deshpande, Kaaren Mathias

“…Objective This study aimed to evaluate whether the Nae Disha 3 group intervention could improve youth resilience, mental health and gender equal attitudes among disadvantaged young people from low-income urban communities in India. …”
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The Efficacy of Jing Wan Hong Ointment for Nerve Injury Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Its Mechanisms by Shumei Jin, Mixia Zhang, Yan Gao, Xuebin Zhang, Guangzhi Cui, Yanjun Zhang

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and mechanisms of Jing Wan Hong ointment for healing diabetic foot ulceration in Wistar rats induced by streptozotocin and sciatic nerve damage. …”
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Effects of new generation triptans – frovatriptan and almotriptan – on hemodynamic parameters in intact male and female rats by Saracheva Kremena, Hrischev Petar, Vasileva Liliya, Topolov Mariyan, Nikolova Julia, Getova Damianka

“…We used a non-invasive “tail-cuff” method to measure the arterial blood pressure. Female and male Wistar rats were treated separately with high and low dosages of frovatriptan and almotriptan. …”
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The Effects of Renal Nerve Denervation on Blood Pressure and Target Organs in Different Hypertensive Rat Models by Demin Liu, Jing Wang, Haijuan Hu, Guoqiang Gu, Rui Ding, Ruiqin Xie, Wei Cui

“…Hypertensive rats were randomly divided into a renal denervation (RDN) group and sham operation group. Wistar–Kyoto (WKY) rats of the same age were set as the baseline control group. …”
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Morphological Changes of Gingiva in Streptozotocin Diabetic Rats by C. Tesseromatis, A. Kotsiou, H. Parara, E. Vairaktaris, M. Tsamouri

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between the gingival lesions and the microangiopathy changes in streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus. Forty male Wistar rats were divided into two groups (control and experimental). …”
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Differential effects of acute and chronic treatment with the flavonoid chrysin on anxiety-like behavior and Fos immunoreactivity in the lateral septal nucleus in rats by Germán-Ponciano León Jesús, Puga-Olguín Abraham, De Jesús Rovirosa-Hernández María, Caba Mario, Meza Enrique, Rodríguez-Landa Juan Francisco

“…The aim of this study was to compare the effects of acute (a single injection) and chronic (21 consecutive days) treatments with chrysin 2, 4, and 8 μmol kg−1 on anxiety-like behavior and Fos immunoreactivity in the lateral septum nucleus (LSN), a structure that is involved in the regulation of anxiety, in male Wistar rats. These effects were compared with the clinically effective anxiolytic diazepam 7 μmol kg−1. …”
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Slow Late Component in Conditioned Stimulus-Evoked Potentials From the Amygdala After Fear Conditioning in the Rat by J. M. J. Knippenberg, E. L. J. M. van Luijtelaar, J. H. R. Maes

“…Male Wistar rats were subjected to a differential Pavlovian fear conditioning procedure in which one of two tones (6 or 10 kHz) was followed by an electric shock (CS+) and the other was not (CS-). …”
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Goji berry (Lycium barbarum) has positive effects on the mucosa and colonic myoenteric innervation of obese rats by Samara Cristina Dossena, Isabela Ramos Mariano Furlan, Maria Montserrat Diaz Pedrosa, Rosângela Fernandes Garcia, Fernando Carlos de Sousa, Maria Raquel Marçal Natali

“…This study investigated the effects of Goji berry supplementation (250 mg/kg) on the intestine of male Wistar rats, from 70 to 130 days (group OGB) or 21 to 130 days (group OPR) of age, with obesity induced by simple carbohydrate-rich diet. …”
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Grading Evaluation of Goaf Stability Based on Entropy and Normal Cloud Model by Tianxing Ma, Yun Lin, Xiaobin Zhou, Mingzhi Zhang

“…Taking 25 mined-out areas in Xishan mine of Shandong Gold Mining and the Dabaoshan mine as examples, the model is used for stability evaluation, and the evaluation results are basically consistent with the actual situation, which proves the feasibility of the method and provides a new and effective method for stability evaluation of mined-out areas.…”
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Effect of Glycine on Lead Mobilization, Lead-Induced Oxidative Stress, and Hepatic Toxicity in Rats by Yolanda Alcaraz-Contreras, Lourdes Garza-Ocañas, Katya Carcaño-Díaz, Xóchitl Sofía Ramírez-Gómez

“…The effectiveness of glycine in treating experimental lead intoxication was examined in rats. Male Wistar rats were exposed to 3 g/L lead acetate in drinking water for 5 weeks and treated thereafter with glycine (100 and 500 mg/kg, orally) once daily for 5 days or glycine (1000 mg/kg, orally) once daily for 28 days. …”
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Rosuvastatin, Sildenafil and Their Combination in Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Rat by Jasińska-Stroschein Magdalena, Owczarek Jacek, Wesołowska Anna, Orszulak-Michalak Daria

“…Seven days after pulmonary hypertension induction, hydrophilic rosuvastatin and sildenafil were given for 14 days to male Wistar outbred rats. Right ventricular pressure, right ventricle mass and three biomarkers were evaluated after 21 days: brain natriuretic peptide, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and vascular endothelial growth factor. …”
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Modulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase, Neuropeptide Y, Glutamate, and Substance P in Ganglia and Brain Areas Involved in Cardiovascular Control after Chronic Exposure to Nicotine by Merari F. R. Ferrari, Emerson F. Coelho, Karen L. G. Farizatto, Gerson Chadi, Debora R. Fior-Chadi

“…Considering that nicotine instantly interacts with central and peripheral nervous systems promoting cardiovascular effects after tobacco smoking, we evaluated the modulation of glutamate, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), neuropeptide Y (NPY), and substance P (SP) in nodose/petrosal and superior cervical ganglia, as well as TH and NPY in nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) and hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) after 8 weeks of nicotine exposure. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Membranes of Poly(L-co-DL-lactic acid) with Poly(caprolactone triol) and Study In Vivo by Marcia Adriana Tomaz Duarte, Adriana Cristina Motta, Eliana Aparecida de Rezende Duek

“…Based on the results of in vitro studies, PLDLA/PCL-T blends of 100/0 and 90/10 were implanted in subcutaneous tissue of Wistar rats for 1, 3, 7, 15, and 60 days to evaluate their biocompatibility. …”
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Effects of Glycerol and Sodium Pentaborate Formulation on Prevention of Postoperative Peritoneal Adhesion Formation by Erhan Aysan, Fikrettin Sahin, Ruzgar Catal, Mirkhaliq Javadov, Alev Cumbul

“…New formulation of glycerol and sodium pentaborate may be able to solve the problem. Method. Female Wistar albino rats were randomly assigned into four equal groups. …”
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Ameliorative Potential of Tamarindus indica on High Fat Diet Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Rats by Suja Rani Sasidharan, Joshua Allan Joseph, Senthilkumar Anandakumar, Vijayabalaji Venkatesan, Chandrasekharan Nair Ariyattu Madhavan, Amit Agarwal

“…The present study evaluated the ameliorative effect of extract of Tamarindus indica seed coat (ETS) on high fat diet (HFD) induced NAFLD, after daily administration at 45, 90, and 180 mg/kg body weight dose levels for a period of 6 weeks, in albino Wistar rats. Treatment with ETS at all tested dose levels significantly attenuated the pathological alterations associated with HFD induced NAFLD viz. hepatomegaly, elevated hepatic lipid and lipid peroxides, serum alanine aminotransferase, and free fatty acid levels as well as micro-/macrohepatic steatosis. …”
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Anxiolytic-Like Actions of Fatty Acids Identified in Human Amniotic Fluid by Rosa Isela García-Ríos, Juan Francisco Rodríguez-Landa, Carlos M. Contreras

“…Interestingly, amniotic fluid and an artificial mixture of fatty acids contained in amniotic fluid produce similar anxiolytic-like actions in Wistar rats. We explored whether the lowest amount of fatty acids contained in amniotic fluid with respect to colostrum and milk produces such anxiolytic-like effects. …”
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