Effects of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome serum on AA pathway in podocytes cultured in 3D in vitro glomerular model by Gaia Bianchi, Linda Bellucci, William Morello, Stefano Turolo, Giulia Cricrì, Federico Caicci, Chiara Tamburello, Stefania Villa, Daniele Prati, Giovanni Montini, Federica Collino

“…This study highlights the detrimental effects of serum from SRNS patients on podocyte function and the association of AA synthesis pathway with the podocyte damage.…”
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What Lies Inside a Dead Coral: Diversity of Reef-Associated Cryptic Crustacean (Crabs: Anomura and Brachyura) from Different Habitat Characteristics in Tidung Islands, Indonesia by Satya Pratama Atmaja, Prakas Santoso, Muhamad Gilang Arindra Putra, Fadel Muhammad, Wiwid Andriyani Lestariningsih, Beginer Subhan, Hawis Madduppa

“… • A microhabitat that suffers anthropogenic pressure may alter the composition of crustacean biodiversity, especially in crab group…”
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Dynamic alterations of depressive-like behaviors, gut microbiome, and fecal metabolome in social defeat stress mice by Hongrui Li, Ping Liu, Tingfang Sun, Yifan Li, Jing Wu, Yu Huang, Jie Yang, Minghao Yuan, Jianping Zhang, Jian Yang, Ma-Li Wong, Julio Licinio, Peng Zheng

“…The microbial composition, function, and fecal metabolites exhibited distinct separations across the different social defeat stress groups. …”
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Inclusion of Hydrolyzed Feather Meal in Diets for Giant River Prawn (<i>Macrobrachium rosenbergii</i>) During the Nursery Phase: Effects on Growth, Digestive Enzymes, and Antioxida... by Eduardo Luis Cupertino Ballester, Angela Trocino, Cecília de Souza Valente, Marlise Mauerwerk, Milena Cia Retcheski, Luisa Helena Cazarolli, Caio Henrique do Nascimento Ferreira, Francesco Bordignon

“…No significant effects were observed on antioxidant biomarkers or digestive enzymes in prawns hepatopancreas, which suggests no imbalance in the antioxidant system or impairment of digestive function. …”
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Asporin-deficient mice have tougher skin and altered skin glycosaminoglycan content and structure. by Marco Maccarana, René B Svensson, Anki Knutsson, Antonis Giannopoulos, Mea Pelkonen, MaryAnn Weis, David Eyre, Matthew Warman, Sebastian Kalamajski

“…Intriguingly no differences were observed in collagen protein content or in collagen cross-linking-related lysine oxidation or hydroxylation. …”
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Cutaneous inflammation alters nociceptor electrophysiology in guinea pigs but not rats by Laiche Djouhri, Ahmed Eliwa, Alghalya Al-Emadi, Yehia Y. Hussein, Hissa Al-Suwaidi, Al-Jouhara Albaloshi, Ayman Mustafa, Mohammed Seed Ahmed

“…These findings suggest species-specific differences in peripheral neuronal mechanisms underlying inflammatory pain, potentially due to variation in ion channel expression and/or function in DRG neurons between rats and guinea pigs. …”
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Diets shape thermal responses in Chinese giant salamanders by altering liver metabolism by Runliang Zhai, Runliang Zhai, Chunlin Zhao, Liming Chang, Liming Chang, Jiongyu Liu, Tian Zhao, Jianping Jiang, Jianping Jiang, Wei Zhu, Wei Zhu

“…While both temperature and diet shape microbiota composition, functional shifts occur only in response to temperature, indicating that the microbiota is not a major link between diet and liver metabolism. …”
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Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Effect on Neuropathy of the Peripheral Nervous System in Dietary Obese Rats: Is the Source of These Fatty Acids Important for Outcome? by Davidson E, Obrosov O, Coppey L, Yorek M

“…Improvement in vascular reactivity of epineurial arterioles of the sciatic nerve was observed. We also report that EPA and DHA had different outcomes for these endpoints.Conclusion: We confirm that omega-3 PUFA are an effective treatment to prevent and reverse PN associated with obesity and pre-diabetes. …”
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MICROFLORA OF THE ORAL CAVITY CHANGE DEPENDING UPON THE DURATION OF REMOVABLE DENTURES USE by T. Y. Divnych

“…State of dysbiosis is characterized by a change in the composition of microbiota, which violated the function of normal microflora and reduce colonization resistance contributes to the reproduction of atypical (allochthonous) opportunistic pathogens and engraftment. …”
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Influence of puberty stage in immune-inflammatory parameters in well-trained adolescent soccer-players, following 8-weeks of pre-seasonal preparation training by Marios Hadjicharalambous, Eleanna Chalari, Nikolaos Zaras

“…A key limitation of this study is the lack analysis of lymphocyte subpopulations, which could provide a deeper understanding of the cellular effects of training on immune function.…”
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Influence of Rice–Crayfish Co-Culture Systems on Soil Properties and Microbial Communities in Paddy Fields by Dingyu Duan, Dingxuan He, Liangjie Zhao, Chenxi Tan, Donghui Yang, Wende Yan, Guangjun Wang, Xiaoyong Chen

“…Our findings indicated that RC improves soil physicochemical conditions and microbial function, thereby supporting sustainable nutrient cycling and offering a promising, environmentally sound strategy for enhancing productivity and soil health in rice-based agro-ecosystems.…”
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The glycosaminoglycan chains of perlecan regulate the perivascular fluid transport by Abhishek Singh, Mika Kaakinen, Harri Elamaa, Vesa Kiviniemi, Lauri Eklund

“…The purpose of this study was the functional characterization of perivascular fluid transport and brain clearance in mice lacking perlecan GAG chains. …”
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Toward human uterus tissue engineering: Uterine decellularization in a non‐human primate species by Lucía De Miguel‐Gómez, Edina Sehic, Emy Thorén, Johan Ahlström, Hardis Rabe, Mihai Oltean, Mats Brännström, Mats Hellström

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Fecal microbiota transplantation from Helicobacter pylori carriers following bismuth quadruple therapy exacerbates alcohol-related liver disease in mice via LPS-induced activation... by Huihui Gao, Hangming Bai, Yanyan Su, Yuting Gao, Hui Fang, Donghang Li, Youren Yu, Xing Lu, Dasheng Xia, Daqing Mao, Yi Luo

“…In ALD mice receiving FMT from post-BQT donors, exacerbated gut dysbiosis was observed, marked by an enrichment of Enterobacteriaceae and Escherichia-Shigella. …”
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Myostatin/Smad2/Smad3 pathway define a differential clinical phenotype in COPD-associated sarcopenia by Adriana Núñez-Robainas, Maria Guitart, Adrián López-Postigo, Antonio Sancho-Muñoz, Esther Barreiro

“…Remarkable negative correlations were observed between clinical parameters related to body composition and quadriceps muscle strength and levels of the myostatin Smad2/Smad3 pathway, suggesting its implication in the process of muscle atrophy in COPD. …”
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Mechanical and chemical element structures of sea urchin spines: specialization in ambulacral and interambulacral areas by Pathitta Suteecharuwat, Mayuka Arakawa, Yutaka Yoshida

“…Sea urchin spines are of interest for biomaterials and functional materials development due to their mechanical properties, which depend on their elemental composition. …”
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Invasive Prunus serotina and Robinia pseudoacacia impact on understory vegetation is species-, habitat-, and season-specific by Sebastian Bury, Marcin K. Dyderski

“…In nutrient-rich habitats, we observed a positive relationship between R. pseudoacacia biomass and phylogenetic diversity and a negative relationship with functional dispersion. …”
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Anthelmintic activity of winter savory (Satureja montana L.) essential oil against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep by Filip Štrbac, Slobodan Krnjajić, Radomir Ratajac, Laura Rinaldi, Vincenzo Musella, Fabio Castagna, Dragica Stojanović, Nataša Simin, Dejan Orčić, Antonio Bosco

“…No toxic effects were observed, either in the physical observation of the test animals or in their liver and kidney function. …”
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Influence of synthesis parameters on the optical properties of carbon dots by Ángela J. García-Salcedo, Luz Ángela Giraldo-Pinto, Deibys Josué Márquez-Castro, Liliana Tirado-Mejía

“…Considering that the composition of the dots’ surface depends on the precursor source and that this composition influences the optical properties, this study focused on analyzing the effect of synthesis parameters on the formation of functional groups, on the core structure, on the morphology, and their influence on the absorption, excitation, emission, and quantum performance properties. …”
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The Bioactivity of Byproducts from the Blackberry (<i>Rubus fruticosus</i>) Juice Industry by Maria Dolores Rivero-Pérez, Gisela Gerardi, Mónica Cavia-Saiz, Miriam Ortega-Heras, Pilar Muñiz

“…The blackberry (<i>Rubus fruticosus</i>) is a red fruit with great potential as a functional food thanks to its composition, which is rich in antioxidants. …”
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