Gut microbiome and Parkinson's disease: Perspective on pathogenesis and treatment by Safa Salim (9186786)

“…<h3>Background </h3><p dir="ltr">Parkinson's disease (PD) is a disease of ⍺-synuclein aggregation-mediated dopaminergic neuronal loss in the substantia nigra pars compacta, which leads to motor and non-motor symptoms. …”

Dietary Trichosporon mycotoxinivoron modulates ochratoxin-A induced altered performance, hepatic and renal antioxidant capacity and tissue injury in broiler chickens by Sheraz Ahmed Bhatti (9759633)

“…Dietary OTA at all the tested levels induced the hepatic and renal tissue injury as indicated by significant decreased total antioxidant capacity in these organs along with significant decreased (p ≤ 0.05) serum concentrations of total proteins and albumin. …”

Understanding the Mechanism of Diabetes Mellitus in LRBA-Deficient Patient by Iman Hawari (12561958)

“…</p><h3>Hypothesis</h3><p dir="ltr">1) LRBA deficiency in the patient leads to decreased surface CTLA-4 expression level and therefore immune mediated type 1 diabetes mellitus. 2) LRBA protein may be involved in the insulin biosynthesis and secretion in β-cells.…”

12/15-Lipoxygenase-Derived Lipid Metabolites Induce Retinal Endothelial Cell Barrier Dysfunction: Contribution of NADPH Oxidase by Amira Othman (380131)

“…Levels of HETE and inflammatory mediators were examined by LC/MS and Multiplex Immunoassay respectively. …”

Channel Network Control on Seasonal Lake Area Dynamics in Arctic Deltas by Tejedor, Alejandro

“…This shrinkage signal, easily extracted from remote sensing observations, may offer the means to constrain estimates of lacustrine methane emissions and to develop process-based estimates of depth to permafrost on arctic deltas.…”
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Disrupting the α-synuclein-ESCRT interaction with a peptide inhibitor mitigates neurodegeneration in preclinical models of Parkinson’s disease by Satra Nim (11540447)

“…Furthermore, the peptide inhibitor protects dopaminergic neurons from α-synuclein-mediated degeneration in hermaphroditic C. elegans and preclinical Parkinson’s disease models using female rats. …”

A BRET-based Mpro biosensor containing a nanobody and tandem cleavage sites shows an increased cleavage rate by Geethakumari, Anupriya M

“…Live cell assays revealed a cleavage sequence length-dependent resonance energy transfer, except for the 12× -syn cleavage site, and an increased rate of cleavage and a decreased pharmacological inhibitor efficacy for the Mpro biosensor containing 2× cleavage sequences. …”
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Cytokine-chemokine network driven metastasis in esophageal cancer; promising avenue for targeted therapy by Ajaz A. Bhat (12984701)

“…The complex and dynamic interactions of the secreted cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, and their receptors mediate chronic inflammation and immunosuppressive TME favoring tumor progression, metastasis, and decreased response to therapy. …”

Soluble Neuropilin-1 Response to Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: Increased Risk or Protection in SARS-CoV-2 Infection? by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…SEMA3A was not different at baseline; at hypoglycemia, SEMA3A decreased in controls only. Post-hypoglycemia, SEMA3A levels were higher in T2D versus controls. sNRP1 did not correlate with ACE2, REN or AGT. …”

miRNA-dependent regulation of STIM1 expression in breast cancer by Rashmi P. Kulkarni (18618634)

“…Consistently, overexpression of Ago2 results in decreased STIM1 protein levels in MDA-MB-231 cells. …”

Evaluation of cationic channel TRPV2 as a novel biomarker and therapeutic target in Leukemia-Implications concerning the resolution of pulmonary inflammation by Kodappully S. Siveen (4246150)

“…Challenging lung airway epithelial cells (AECs) with LBCs decreased (by more than 50%) transepithelial resistance (TER) denoting barrier function alteration. …”

Insights Into the Role of CircRNAs: Biogenesis, Characterization, Functional, and Clinical Impact in Human Malignancies by Sabah Nisar (12561961)

“…<div><p>Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are an evolutionarily conserved novel class of non-coding endogenous RNAs (ncRNAs) found in the eukaryotic transcriptome, originally believed to be aberrant RNA splicing by-products with decreased functionality. However, recent advances in high-throughput genomic technology have allowed circRNAs to be characterized in detail and revealed their role in controlling various biological and molecular processes, the most essential being gene regulation. …”

A Severe Case of Overlap of Morphea and Eosinophilic Fasciitis after Burn Injuries by Hania Sami (21436013)

“…Another uncommon immune‐mediated connective tissue disease called eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) evolves to cause sclerosis and woody skin induration. …”

Metabolomics of Dynamic Changes in Insulin Resistance Before and After Exercise in PCOS by Anna Halama (545988)

“…IS was lower in PCOS (p < 0.001) and was further decreased by the lipid infusion in both PCOS and controls. …”

Biochar from food waste: a sustainable amendment to reduce water stress and improve the growth of chickpea plants by Snigdhendubala Pradhan (9872262)

“…<p>The application of biochar in agriculture is a developing means to improve soil water retention, fertility, and crop yield. …”

Identification of macrophage activation-related biomarkers in obese type 2 diabetes that may be indicative of enhanced respiratory risk in COVID-19 by Abu Saleh Md Moin (6189512)

“…Conventional mediators of both M1 and M2 macrophage activation markers (IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-13) were not altered. …”

Studying coral reef patterns in UAE waters using panel data analysis and multinomial logit and probit models by Ben Romdhane, Haifa

“…An extended dataset will enable a means to independently validate the defined models and test other modelling approaches. …”
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The Immunophenotyping Changes of Peripheral CD4+ T Lymphocytes and Inflammatory Markers of Class III Obesity Subjects After Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery – A Follow-Up Study... by Nasser M Rizk (18810328)

“…</p><h3>Results </h3><p dir="ltr">The means (SD) of age and BMI of class III obesity subjects was 32.32 (8.36) years and 49.02 (6.28) kg/m², respectively. …”

Immunoprofile of childhood diabetes by Meritxell Espino-Guarch (15430868)

“…Associated with these findings, anti-inflammatory Treg cytokines including IL-10 were decreased in T2D patients and elevated plasma levels of IL-17, which contributes to the insulin resistance and inflammation were observed.…”

Finding novel targets for the treatment and reversal of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity by Imran Ramzan (15430807)

“…The present pilot study represents a novel dietary means by which to reduce BCAA, and as such, provides a blueprint for a potential dietary therapeutic in obesity/diabetes.…”