Investigating the modulatory effects of lactoferrin on depressed rats through 16S rDNA gene sequencing and LC–MS metabolomics analysis by Jing Zhang, Hongmei Xin, Wuji Wang, Yanyi Li, Riga Wu, Lisi Wei, Si Su, Xiaohong Wang, Xiujuan Wang, Xiaojuan Wang, Li Li, Rilebagen Hu

“…After one week of acclimatization, twenty-four 7-week-old male Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly and equally assigned into three groups: the control group, the model group, and the lactoferrin intervention group. …”
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Inhibitory effect of luteolin on the metabolism of vandetanib in vivo and in vitro by Yuxin Shen, Yuxin Shen, Fengsheng Hong, Hualu Wu, Xiaohai Chen, Hailun Xia, Ren-ai Xu, Ren-ai Xu, Guanyang Lin, Lu Shi, Lu Shi

“…A series of blood samples were collected at different time intervals. …”
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Effects of 3-indoleacrylic acid on alleviating lipopolysaccharide-induced liver inflammatory damage in laying hens by Qiyue Zhang, Yue Wang, Yanwei Wang, Jielu Yuan, Yaru Wang, Yongqi Zeng, Haihua Zhang, Hui Yang, Qiugang Ma, Donghui Shi, Shimeng Huang

“…The four groups were uniformly slaughtered and sampled 12 h after LPS injection. The expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6) was significantly alleviated (P < 0.05), and antioxidant enzymes (T-SOD, CAT, GSH-PX) were significantly elevated (P < 0.05) in the serum and liver of the IAA+LPS group. …”
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Influence of Dental Pulp Harvesting Method on the Viability and Differentiation Capacity of Adult Dental Pulp-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Victor Okada Vendramini, Sevda Pouraghaei, Rafael Maza Barbosa, Antônio Carlos Aloise, José Ricardo Ferreira Muniz, Marcelo Sperandio, Peter Karyen Moy, André Antonio Pelegrine, Alireza Moshaverinia

“…This was a split-mouth design study, where a third molar from one side was randomly allocated into the test group and the contralateral tooth in the control group. …”
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Intermittent fasting regulates gut microbiota and serum metabolome profiles in middle-aged mice fed high-fat diet by Ziru Li, Sufang Chen, Bingbing Yin, Jiacun Wei, Duofei Wang, Huoxiang Zhou, Zhi Sun

“…Methods Twenty-eight 8-month-old male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into a normal control group (NC), a high-fat diet group (HFD) and an HFD + IF group. …”
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Pharmacokinetic Characteristics of Tolfenamic Acid in Freshwater Crocodiles (<i>Crocodylus siamensis</i>) by Seavchou Laut, Saranya Poapolathep, Kraisiri Khidkhan, Narumol Klangkaew, Napasorn Phaochoosak, Tara Wongwaipairoj, Mario Giorgi, Elisa Escudero, Pedro Marin, Amnart Poapolathep

“…Blood samples were collected at predetermined times up to 168 h after IV or IM drug administration. …”
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Nitrogen fertilization of Cayman Blend grass (Urochloa hybrid cv. GP0423 + GP4467) on the chemical composition and fatty acid profile in milk from grazing cows by Isabel Cristina Acosta–Balcazar, Yuridia Bautista–Martínez, Benigno Estrada–Drouaillet, José Felipe Orzuna–Orzuna, Miguel Ruíz–Albarran, Jorge David Guiot–García, Lorenzo Danilo Granados–Rivera

“…Each plot was assigned a group of five cows in production, utilizing a randomized complete block design. An intensive rotational grazing system was used, and grass and milk samples were taken on days 14, 21, and 28 of the experimental periods. …”
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Effects of Dietary Fiber and Grit on Performance, Gastrointestinal Tract Development, Lipometabolism, and Grit Retention of Goslings by Ling JIN, Yu-yun GAO, Hui YE, Wen-ce WANG, Zhen-ping LIN, Hui-yong YANG, Song-bo HUANG, Lin YANG

“…A total of 7201-d-old male goslings were randomly allocated into 36 pens of 20 goslings/pen (n=6 pens/treatment). …”
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Risk factors associated with community colonization of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales from an antibiotic resistance in communities and hospitals (ARCH)... by Brooke M. Ramay, Mark A. Caudell, Carmen Castillo, Laura Grajeda, Lucas F. Santos, Juan Carlos Romero, Maria Renee Lopez, Sylvia Omulo, Mariangeli Freitas Ning, Guy H. Palmer, Rachel M. Smith, Carolyn T. A. Herzig, Ashley Styczynski, Celia Cordon-Rosales, Douglas R. Call

“…Previous work in the Western Highlands of Guatemala found that approximately 46% of the population is colonized with these bacteria, setting the stage to identify factors that are associated with increased odds of ESCrE colonization. Stool samples and questionnaire data were collected from randomly selected participants in the catchment area of the third largest tertiary hospital in Guatemala. …”
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Immunoenhancing effects of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Extract on mucosal immunity against porcine epidemic diarrhea virus by Yanxiang Zhang, Ruihan Tang, Ruihan Tang, Yuanqing Liu, Zhihui Hao, Zhihui Hao, Zhihui Hao, Kai Fan, Shanshan Xie, Bo Tang, Shuaiyu Wang, Shuaiyu Wang, Shuaiyu Wang

“…Fourteen days post booster immunization, spleen samples were collected to assess splenic lymphocyte proliferation activity. …”
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Fasting and re-feeding effects for the new measurement to improve feed efficiency traits in Pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) by Ziheng Yin, Wenchao Yu, Junyu Liu, Jianzhong Weng, Jie Huang, Miaoqin Huang, Jinwei Ke, Xuan Luo, Caihuan Ke, Weiwei You

“…A total of 400 ten-month-old Pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) were randomly sampled. To evaluate feed efficiency traits, each abalone was cultured for 72 days using the previously established single-individual system. …”
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Extraction of Building Construction Time Using the LandTrendr Model With Monthly Landsat Time Series Data by Tengyun Hu, Meng Zhang, Xuecao Li, Tinghai Wu, Qiwei Ma, Jianneng Xiao, Xieqin Huang, Jinchen Guo, Yangchun Li, Donglie Liu

“…Our results achieved an 82.32&#x0025; agreement on identified construction time of buildings with a two-year tolerance strategy using 560 randomly collected building samples. Our results outperformed traditional methods such as annual time series composition with the same LandTrendr algorithm, historical surveying map, and building change time of social big data monitoring, with derived overall accuracies of 68.75&#x0025;, 74.64&#x0025;, and 67.47&#x0025;, respectively, suggesting the good performance of the adopted approach. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of Doxycycline in Alpacas After Intravenous and Subcutaneous Administration by José Martínez, Pedro Marín, David A. Egas, Juan Llivi-Marcatoma, José Miguel Mira-Naranjo, Elena Badillo, María Teresa Yuste, Elisa Escudero, Juan Sebastián Galecio

“…Blood samples were collected at predetermined times up to 96 h after both routes of administration. …”
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Evaluation of photodynamic therapy efficacy vs. conventional antifungal therapy in patients with poor-fitting dentures suffering from denture stomatitis. A prospective clinical stu... by Dragana Rakasevic, Jelena Marinkovic, Bojan Rakonjac, Marion Arce, Ena Joksimovic, Jovana Markovic, Milan Kulic, Milos Hadzi-Mihailovic, Aleksa Markovic

“…Clinical and microbiological parameters were assessed and analyzed before and at 3rd, 15th, and 30th day following the treatments. Microbiological samples were analyzed by a Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. …”
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Metal-organic framework UiO-66 dose-dependently mitigates oxidative stress and astrocyte activation in the rat hippocampus by Ali Dankoob, Moein Shirzad, Fatemeh Rabiei, Hamid Askari, Shahram Ghasemi, Aliakbar Rajabzadeh, Maryam Ghasemi-Kasman

“…After the final injection, the animals were subjected to behavioral assessments via the Morris water maze, Y-maze test, novel arm discrimination test (NADT), and novel object recognition test (NORT). Subsequently, brain samples were collected for histological and biochemical analyses. …”
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Thiamine-Reduced Fatigue in Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Linked to Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Abundance by Sandra Bermúdez-Sánchez, Palle Bager, Jens Frederik Dahlerup, Simon Mark Dahl Baunwall, Tine Rask Licht, Martin Steen Mortensen, Christian Lodberg Hvas

“…Methods: We analyzed the microbiota and short-chain fatty acids concentrations in fecal samples from patients with qIBD, with (n = 40) or without (n = 20) chronic fatigue. …”
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Liupao tea aqueous extract alleviates dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in rats by modulating the gut microbiota by Ming Shengjin, Ou Jinxi, Huang Ying, Tang Zhongqing, Qin Yuechao, Ma Hongxi, Gan Siling, Li Zhongxia

“…Additionally, the colon contents were analyzed for gut microbiota composition and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) level, while serum samples were collected to determine inflammatory and oxidative factors. …”
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ABT-263 exerts a protective effect on upper urinary tract damage by alleviating neurogenic bladder fibrosis by Yibo Wen, Junwei Wu, Qingsong Pu, Xiangfei He, Junkui Wang, Jinjin Feng, Yanping Zhang, Feng Si, Jian Guo Wen, Jinghua Yang

“…After cystometry, bladder and kidney tissue samples were collected for hematoxylin and eosin (HE), Masson, and Sirius red staining, and Western Blotting (WB) and qPCR detection. …”
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The Effects of Xenon on GSK-3β, NF-κB, and Nrf2 Levels in the Rat Brain: An Experimental Study by E. E. Beda, M. V. Gabitov, I. V. Redkin, I. A. Kryukov, O. A. Grebenchikov

“…Following euthanasia, brain tissue samples were analyzed using Western blotting and densitometric quantification to assess levels of phosphorylated GSK-3β, NF-κB, and Nrf2. …”
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Multielectrode Array-Based Percutaneous Nerve Stimulation Strategy With Ultrasound Guidance for Ulnar Nerve Injury by Xiaolei Chu, Xizi Song, Ruixin Li, Qi Li, Qingwen Li, Xiaosong Gu, Dong Ming

“…Twenty-seven patients were randomly assigned to a control group (CN) and an electrical stimulation with finite element group (FES). …”
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