Changes in Locomotor Activity Observed During Acute Nicotine Withdrawal Can Be Attenuated by Ghrelin and GHRP-6 in Rats by Jázmin Ayman, András Buzás, Roberta Dochnal, Miklós Palotai, Miklós Jászberényi, Zsolt Bagosi

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Ghrelin and growth hormone-releasing peptide 6 (GHRP-6) are peptides which can stimulate GH release, acting through the same receptor. …”
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Systematic review of innate immune responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in animal models by Luisa Maria Nieto Ramirez, Carolina Mehaffy, Karen Marie Dobos

“…Key innate immune factors/pathways identified included TNF-α, neutrophil recruitment, ROS/RNS responses, autophagy, inflammasomes, and antimicrobial peptides, with homologous proteins identified in insects. …”
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A comprehensive review of AI-based collagen valorization: Recent trends, innovations in extraction, and applications by Arthi Srinivasan, Arun Gupta, Vigneswaran Narayanamurthy

“…Collagen valorization is further aligned with circular economy principles, focusing on converting waste into high-value products such as collagen peptides, biomaterials, and functional foods. By integrating advanced AI technologies with diverse collagen sources, this review provides a comprehensive framework for sustainable collagen processing that addresses environmental challenges and enhances resource utilization. …”
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Application of Food-Grade Proteolytic Enzyme for the Hydrolysis of Regenerated Silk Fibroin from Bombyx mori by Ji An Joung, Mi Na Park, Ji Young You, Bong Joon Song, Joon Ho Choi

“…In the 2-stage treatment using FoodPro initially and subsequently Flavourzyme, the aggregates and high molecular weight proteins of SF were dissociated and degraded into the low molecular weight proteins/peptides (10–15 kDa and 27 kDa). SF hydrolysates as functional food might be enzymatically produced using the commercial food-grade proteolytic enzymes.…”
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Biochemistry of the Thrombin-Like TLBpic and Its Purification from Bothrops pictus “Jergon de la Costa” (Reptilia: Viperidae) by Victor Ludgardo Álvarez Tohalino, Hugo Guillermo Jiménez Pacheco, Juan Raúl Jesús Zumaran Farfán, Pavel Kewin Delgado Sarmiento, Paulino Rodolfo Zegarra Panca

“…Within the simple substances, we have free amino acids, peptides, nucleotides, carbohydrates, lipids, and biogenic amines (organic molecules) as well as cations and anions (inorganic constituents). …”
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Identification of a Novel Anticancer Oligopeptide from Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. and Its Enhanced Anticancer Effect by Targeted Nanoparticles In Vitro by Dong-Liang He, Ri-Ya Jin, Hui-Zhen Li, Qing-Ye Liu, Zhi-Jun Zhang

“…Our study indicates that Perilla seeds are valuable for anticancer peptide development.…”
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Mechanistic Rationale and Clinical Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Neuropathic Pain: An Evidence-Based Narrative Review by Simone Schiavo, Julian DeBacker, Carine Djaiani, Anuj Bhatia, Marina Englesakis, Rita Katznelson

“…The mechanisms of action for HBOT use in neuropathic conditions included the primary effects of hyperoxia and edema resolution, as well as the secondary effects pertinent to the production of oxygen and nitrogen reactive species (serving as pain signaling molecules), nitric oxide-dependent release of opioid peptides, and reduction of inflammatory mediators. …”
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Exercise induces dynamic changes in intra-articular metabolism and inflammation associated with remodeling of the infrapatellar fat pad in mice by Timothy M. Griffin, Ravi K. Komaravolu, Erika Barboza Prado Lopes, Padmaja Mehta-D’souza, Taylor Conner, Tessa Kovats, Susan Kovats, Madeline Allen, Peyton Harris, Mary Beth Humphrey, Hope D. Welhaven, Priyanka Brahmachary, Ronald K. June

“…Exercise acutely altered synovial fluid metabolites, characterized by increased amino acids, peptides, bile acids, sphingolipids, dicarboxylic acids, and straight medium chain fatty acids and decreased hydroxy fatty acids and diacylglycerols. …”
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Research Progress of Bacteriocin Combined with Physical Technology in the Prevention and Control of Foodborne Pathogens and Spoilage Microorganisms by Mingzhu WANG, Zihao TIAN, Zhongmei TAN, Jie REN, Gaoyun WU, Jinqi GUO, Yuchang YAO, Yuan YIN, Bailiang LI, Jiage MA, Wei YU

“…Bacteriocins are antimicrobial peptides synthesized by some bacterial ribosomes and are widely used as bio-preservatives and food additives. …”
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Antioxidant and Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitory Properties of Cashew Nut and Fluted-Pumpkin Protein Hydrolysates by Sunday A. Malomo, Ifeanyi D. Nwachukwu, Abraham T. Girgih, Atinuke O. Idowu, Rotimi E. Aluko, Tayo N. Fagbemi

“…Amino acid composition revealed that CNPH had 28% hydrophobic residues when compared to higher contents (32-35%) in the 3-10 kDa peptide fractions. In contrast, aromatic residues increased from 8% in the FPPH to 9-13% in the peptide fractions. …”
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Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Activity Is Related to Body Composition, Measures of Adiposity, and Insulin Resistance in Subjects with Excessive Adiposity and Different Degrees of Glucose... by Wellington S. Silva Júnior, Maria das Graças C. Souza, José Firmino Nogueira Neto, Eliete Bouskela, Luiz Guilherme Kraemer-Aguiar

“…Additionally, we evaluated associations among DPP4 activity and adipokines, gut peptides, and biochemical variables at fasting and 30 and 60 min after a standardized meal intake. …”
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Translating Unconventional T Cells and Their Roles in Leukemia Antitumor Immunity by Nilberto Dias de Araújo, Fábio Magalhães Gama, Mateus de Souza Barros, Thaís Lohana Pereira Ribeiro, Fabíola Silva Alves, Lilyane Amorim Xabregas, Andréa Monteiro Tarragô, Adriana Malheiro, Allyson Guimarães Costa

“…However, in leukemia, most studies on the cytotoxic potential of T cells have concentrated only on T cells that recognize peptide antigens (Ag) presented by polymorphic molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). …”
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Ossification Vesicles with Calcium Phosphate in the Eyes of the Insect Copium teucrii (Hemiptera: Tingidae) by Javier Garcia-Guinea, Alberto Jorge, Laura Tormo, Marta Furio, Elena Crespo-Feo, Virgilio Correcher, Pedro Prado-Herrero, Ana C. Soria, Jesus Sanz, Jose L. Nieves-Aldrey

“…They show Raman bands attributable to bone tissue apatite biomaterials, such as bone, collagen, lipids, and blood, i.e., peptides, amide-S, amide-II, amide-III, and cytochrome P-450scc. …”
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From canonical to unique: extension of a lipophilicity scale of amino acids to non-standard residues by Antonio Viayna, Paulina Matamoros, David Blázquez-Ruano, William J. Zamora

“…In addition, our predictions were able to correctly predict the experimental hydrophobicity change due to the number of acetylated lysines in peptide pairs determined by HPLC, suggesting that our scale can be employed for proteomics studies that include post-translational modifications beyond acetylation.…”
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Orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPRC5B controls macrophage function by facilitating prostaglandin E receptor 2 signaling by Jeonghyeon Kwon, Haruya Kawase, Kenny Mattonet, Stefan Guenther, Lisa Hahnefeld, Jamal Shamsara, Jan Heering, Michael Kurz, Sina Kirchhofer, Cornelius Krasel, Michaela Ulrich, Margherita Persechino, Sripriya Murthy, Cesare Orlandi, Christian D. Sadik, Gerd Geisslinger, Moritz Bünemann, Peter Kolb, Stefan Offermanns, Nina Wettschureck

“…Finally, we demonstrate that decoy peptides mimicking the interacting sequence are able to reduce GPRC5B-mediated facilitation of EP2-induced cAMP signaling in macrophages.…”
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Bariatric Endocrinology: Principles of Medical Practice by J. Michael Gonzalez-Campoy, Bruce Richardson, Conor Richardson, David Gonzalez-Cameron, Ayesha Ebrahim, Pamela Strobel, Tiphani Martinez, Beth Blaha, Maria Ransom, Jessica Quinonez-Weislow, Andrea Pierson, Miguel Gonzalez Ahumada

“…In addition to the well-established metabolic complications of overweight and obesity, adiposopathy leads to hyperinsulinemia, hyperleptinemia, hypoadiponectinemia, dysregulation of gut peptides including GLP-1 and ghrelin, the development of an inflammatory milieu, and the strong risk of vascular disease. …”
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Protein-DNA interactions: statistical analysis of interatomic contacts in major and minor grooves by A. A. Anashkina, E. N. Kuznetsov, A. V.  Batianovskii, L. A. Uroshlev, V. G. Tumanyan, N. G. Esipova

“…It was shown that conformationally stable peptides occur sometimes in the binding regions with DNA. …”
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Sulforaphane Wrapped in Self-Assembled Nanomicelle Enhances the Effect of Sonodynamic Therapy on Glioma by Yihong Li, Xuejie Yang, Zhen Wei, Heng Niu, Liyang Wu, Caijing Chen, Huina Liu, Ting Cai, Huadong Fan

“…<b>Results/Conclusions:</b> SFN@RB@SPM can be internalized by the glioma cells through the tumor-targeting motif RGDS (abbreviated for the peptide sequence composed of arginine, glycine, aspartic acid, and serine), and further executes antitumor function during SDT. …”
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Induction of Mast Cell Accumulation by Tryptase via a Protease Activated Receptor-2 and ICAM-1 Dependent Mechanism by Xin Liu, Junling Wang, Huiyun Zhang, Mengmeng Zhan, Hanqiu Chen, Zeman Fang, Chiyan Xu, Huifang Chen, Shaoheng He

“…On the other hand, PAR-2 agonist peptides SLIGRL-NH2 and tc-LIGRLO-NH2 provoked mast cell accumulation following injection. …”
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IMRAS-Immunization with radiation-attenuated Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites by mosquito bite: Cellular immunity to sporozoites, CSP, AMA1, TRAP and CelTOS. by Martha Sedegah, Michael R Hollingdale, Harini Ganeshan, Maria Belmonte, Jun Huang, Arnel Belmonte, Sandra Inoue, Rachel Velasco, Bradley Hickey, Nimfa Teneza-Mora, Joanne Lumsden, Sharina Reyes, Jo Glenna Banania, Anatalio Reyes, Ivelese Guzman, Thomas L Richie, Judith E Epstein, Eileen Villasante

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The ex vivo FluoroSpot assay was used to measure peripheral IFN-γ, IL2, and IFN-γ+IL2 responses to PfNF54 sporozoites and malaria antigens CSP, AMA1, TRAP, and CelTOS using pools of synthetic overlapping 15mer peptides spanning each antigen.<h4>Results</h4>There was no correlation between IFN-γ, IL2, and IFN-γ+IL2 responses to sporozoites and protection, but fold-increases between post-4th and post-5th responses greater than 1.0 occurred mostly in protected subjects. …”
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