Rosiglitazone, a Ligand to PPARγ, Improves Blood Pressure and Vascular Function through Renin-Angiotensin System Regulation by María Sánchez-Aguilar, Luz Ibarra-Lara, Leonardo Del Valle-Mondragón, María Esther Rubio-Ruiz, Alicia G. Aguilar-Navarro, Absalom Zamorano-Carrillo, Margarita del Carmen Ramírez-Ortega, Gustavo Pastelín-Hernández, Alicia Sánchez-Mendoza

“…We carried on experiments in normotensive (Sham) and aortic coarctation (AoCo)-induced hypertensive male Wistar rats. Both sham and AoCo rats were treated 7 days with vehicle (V), RGZ (5 mg/kg/day), or RGZ+BADGE (120 mg/kg/day) post-coarctation. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Liraglutide for Diabetes–Periodontitis Comorbidity: Killing Two Birds with One Stone by Man Yang, Yunqing Pang, Minyu Pei, Yuanyuan Li, Xuemin Yuan, Rongbing Tang, Jing Wang

“…This study evaluated the anti-inflammatory and osteoprotective effects of liraglutide (LIRA) on periodontitis in diabetic rats. Methods. Male Wistar rats (n=46) were randomly divided into four groups: control group (n=8), LIRA group (n=8), diabetes-associated periodontitis+0.9% saline group (diabetic periodontitis (DP)+NaCl group, n=15), and diabetes-associated periodontitis+LIRA group (DP+LIRA group, n=15). …”
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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

“…Dua belas ekor tikus wistar jantan (usia 2-3 bulan) dengan berat 180-200 gr dibagi dalam 3 kelompok, dengan jumlah 4 ekor per kelompok. …”
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Combined effect of exercise and curcumin on inflammation-associated microRNAs and cytokines in old male rats: A promising approach against inflammaging by Zahra Shargh, Keyvan Asghari, Morteza Asghariehahari, Leila Chodari

“…Methods: The study involved 35 male Wistar rats, including 7 young rats (3-month-old; 200–250 g) in the Young control group and 28 aged rats (18-month-old; 400–450 g) randomly distributed among the Old control, Exercise, Curcumin, and Exercise + Curcumin groups. …”
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Центральные и гормональные механизмы адаптации к десинхронизационному стрессу by Парвин Асад кызы Зульфугарова, Ариф Алиовсад оглы Мехтиев

“… На крысах-самцах линии Wistar создана модель 14-суточной десинхронизации циркадианного ритма. …”
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Animal Models of Steatosis (NAFLD) and Steatohepatitis (NASH) Exhibit Hepatic Lobe-Specific Gelatinases Activity and Oxidative Stress by Giuseppina Palladini, Laura G. Di Pasqua, Clarissa Berardo, Veronica Siciliano, Plinio Richelmi, Stefano Perlini, Andrea Ferrigno, Mariapia Vairetti

“…Twelve-week-old Obese and Lean male Zucker rats were used for NAFLD. Eight-week-old male Wistar rats fed with 8-week methionine-choline-deficient (MCD) diet and relative control diet were used for NASH. …”
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Potencial Terapêutico da Vortioxetina: Respostas Cardíacas ao Estresse Crônico Moderado Imprevisível em um Modelo de Rato by Ozlem Ozmen, Serife Tasan, Gulin Ozdamar Unal

“…Métodos Vinte e oito ratos Wistar Albino machos foram divididos em quatro grupos. …”
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SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF QUERCETIN AND EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-GALLATE AS AGENTS TO PREVENT CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISINTEGRATION IN THE PERIODONTIUM OF RATS UNDER SYSTEMIC AND LOCAL ADMINISTR... by A.M. Yelins’ka, V.O. Kostenko

“…The studies were conducted on 30 white rats of the Wistar line weighing 180-220 g, divided into 5 groups: the 1st included intact animals, the 2nd was made up of animals after the combined systemic and local LPS administration, the 3rd and 4th groups included animals, which were being given injections with water-soluble form of quercetin (10 mg / kg) and EGCG (21.1 mg / kg) respectively 3 times a week, starting on the 30th day of the systemic LPS administration, and the 5th group involved rats, which were injected with co-administered water-soluble form of quercetin and EGCG. …”
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Curcumin nanoparticles alleviate brain mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular senescence in γ-irradiated rats by Omnia A. Moselhy, Nahed Abdel-Aziz, Azza El-bahkery, Said S. Moselhy, Ehab A. Ibrahim

“…This study evaluated the efficacy of curcumin nanoparticles (CNPs) in mitigating mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular senescence induced by γ radiation in rat brain tissues. Four groups of male Wistar albino rats (n = 8 per group) were included: (Gr1) the control group; (Gr2) the CNPs group (healthy rats receiving oral administration of curcumin nanoparticles at a dose of 10 mg/kg/day, three times per week for eight weeks); (Gr3) the irradiated group (rats exposed to a single dose of 10 Gy head γ irradiation); and (Gr4) the irradiated + CNPs group (irradiated rats treated with CNPs). …”
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Early Myocardial Strain Reduction and miR-122-5p Elevation Associated with Interstitial Fibrosis in Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity by María de Regla Caballero-Valderrama, Elisa Bevilacqua, Miriam Echevarría, Francisco Javier Salvador-Bofill, Antonio Ordóñez, José Eduardo López-Haldón, Tarik Smani, Eva M. Calderón-Sánchez

“…Methods: Echocardiography and blood tests were examined in 33 breast cancer patients with low baseline risk for cardiotoxicity during anthracycline treatment, with a follow-up at 12 months. Additionally, 16 Wistar rats received epirubicin (20 mg/kg over 4 weeks) to examine cardiac strain and structural changes. …”
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Maternal exposure to deltamethrin during pregnancy and lactation impairs hippocampal learning and memory function of male offspring by ferroptosis by Shasha Huang, Wanqi Li, Dengke Wang, Huiwen Feng, Bo Wang, Xinyu Dong, Wei Zhao, Dan Liu, Yuan Wang

“…In our study, pregnant Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups and gavaged at doses of 0, 1, 4 or 10 mg/kg/d DM from gestational day (GD) 0 to postnatal day (PND) 21. …”
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Impact of Endurance Exercise Training on Biomarkers of Aortic Endothelial Damage in Diabetic Rats by Mahtab Fouladi, Maryam Mahmoudabady, Zahra Gholamnezhad, Sadegh Shabab, Saeed Niazmand, Hossein Salmani

“…The aim is to elucidate the impact of different exercises (interval and continuous training) and metformin on biochemical parameters, aortic injury, oxidative stress, and inflammation to provide insights into potential therapeutic interventions for diabetes-associated vascular complications. Male Wistar rats were administered a single dose of STZ (60 mg/kg) to induce diabetes. …”
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Influence of organism stimulation with bacterial lipopolysaccharide on nitric oxide production and metabolism in rat heart on the background of metabolic syndrome by O. Ye. Akimov, A. O. Mykytenko, V. O. Kostenko

“…The study was conducted on 24 mature male Wistar rats weighing 200–260 g. Experiment lasted 60 days. …”
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Post-coronavirus disease 2019 frequent use of disinfectants and sanitizers affect lung tissue: experimental study by Amr Khattab, Shaimaa ElShebiney

“…Materials and methods Sixteen Wistar rats were assigned to two housing conditions, first group cages were cleaned regularly with tap water. …”
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Tracing Aquatic Macrophyte Development in Nansi Lake, Northern China's Largest Freshwater Lake: Plant Macrofossils From 1855 to Present by Qinghui Zhang, Yufei Wu, Liwei Yang, Zekun Li, Zonglei Li, Yuying Yang, Shiyue Chen, Enfeng Liu

“…This study utilized plant macrofossil remains deposited in the sediment, combined with macrophyte surveys from 1983 to 2010, to reconstruct the historical changes in the macrophyte community over approximately 160 years in Lake Weishan, a sub‐lake of Lake Nansi located in the lower Yellow River (Huanghe River) Basin, northern China. …”
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Therapeutic Efficacy of <i>Lavandula dentata</i>’s Oil and Ethanol Extract in Regulation of the Neuroinflammation, Histopathological Alterations, Oxidative Stress, and Restoring Ba... by Aziza Antar, Eman S. Abdel-Rehiem, Areej A. Al-Khalaf, Abdelaziz S. A. Abuelsaad, Mohamed Abdel-Gabbar, Gaber M. G. Shehab, Ayman M. Abdel-Aziz

“…<b>Methods</b>: Five groups of male Wistar rats were used: control, pilocarpine-treated epileptic, valproic acid (VPA-treated epileptic), <i>L. dentata</i> extract, and essential oils. …”
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Persistence of Hepatitis C RNA in Liver Allografts Is Associated with Histologic Progression Independent of Serologic Viral Clearance by M. Ghabril, R. C. Dickson, M. Krishna, R. Lloyd, J. Aranda-Michel, A. Keaveny, R. Satyanarayana, H. Bonatti

“…Mean grade and stage (modified Ishak score) were similar at 4 months, however, group 1 had higher grade (3±1.7 versus 1.6±1.3, P = .039) and stage (1.4±1.4 versus 0.5±0.6, P = .084) on the ISH assayed biopsy, after similar post LT intervals (23±10 versus 24±12 months, P = .91). …”
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Teachers' perceptions of teaching mathematics topics based on STEM educational philosophy: A sequential explanatory design by Ibrahim Khalil, Amirah AL Zahrani, Bakri Awaji, Mohammed Mohsen

“…The quantitative sample included 248 mathematics teachers (99 males and 149 females) from the Bisha Governorate in Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire encompassing three dimensions (teachers' perceptions of teaching competence, teachers' perceptions of student interaction and motivation, and teachers' perceptions of the suitability of mathematics textbook content) was used to collect data, and its validity and reliability were verified. …”
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Investment behavior in the Egyptian stock market: The impact of social media on investor decision-making by Abdelrehim Awad, Adel Fathy Aziz, Talaat Rashad Shma

“…AcknowledgmentThe authors are thankful to the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at University of Bisha for supporting this work through the Fast-Track Research Support Program.…”
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Effects of Long-Term Dietary Administration of Kale ( Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC) Leaves on the Antioxidant Status and Blood Biochemical Markers in Rats by Katarzyna Papierska, Ewa Ignatowicz, Jadwiga Jodynis-Liebert, Małgorzata Kujawska, Róża Biegańska-Marecik

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the potential adverse effects and antioxidant properties of freeze-dried kale leaves in 90-day dietary experiment on Wistar rats. The kale leaf powder was added to a diet at levels: 10, 30, and 60 g/kg feed. …”
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