Wnt/β-catenin reduces <i>MKX</i> and <i>TNMD</i> expressions in <i>SCX</i>-programmed tendon progenitors (hMSC-Scx cells). by Yasuzumi Kishimoto (4282138)

“…Relative expressions of <i>AXIN2</i>, <i>MKX</i>, and <i>TNMD</i> in hMSC-Scx cells treated with 50 ng/ml Wnt3a with or without 5 μM IWR <b>(A)</b>, 0 to 2 μM BIO <b>(B)</b>, or 0 to 20 μM IWR <b>(C)</b> are indicated. …”

AMPKα1 silencing and compound C blocks the inhibitory effects of AICAR on TGF-β1-induced myofibroblast activation. by Kuan-Hsing Chen (166501)

“…Immunoblotting of the cell lysates, showed that the inhibitory effects of AICAR on α-SMA expression were decreased by the treatment with Compound C in a dose-dependent manner. …”

DataSheet_1_Dietary Crude Protein Levels Alter Diarrhea Incidence, Immunity, and Intestinal Barrier Function of Huanjiang Mini-Pigs During Different Growth Stages.docx by Yating Liu (1731835)

“…Furthermore, the 18% diet at the 5−10 kg stage and the 16% diet at the 10−20 kg stage decreased jejunal IL-6 expression, whereas the 20% diet increased the TNF-α and IFN-γ at the 5−10 kg stage. …”

Conservation Thinning in Secondary Forest: Negative but Mild Effect on Land Molluscs in Closed-Canopy Mixed Oak Forest in Sweden by Birte Rancka (710499)

“…They are considered to be sensitive to more open, drier forest and we predicted a negative effect of the thinning (26% reduction of the basal area; mean value for 25 experimental forests). …”

Recombination DNA repair was impaired in <i>BRIT1</i>-deficient spermatocytes. by Yulong Liang (241535)

“…<p><i>BRIT1</i>^+/+ and <i>BRIT1</i>^−/− spermatocytes were obtained from the indicated mice (P17.5–P22.5), and subjected for chromosome spreading and then double-stained immunofluorescently with anti-SCP3/anti-SPO11, anti-SCP3/anti-γ-H2AX, anti-SCP3/anti-RAD51, or anti-SCP3/anti-BRCA2 antibodies, respectively. …”

Functional characterization of hourglass shape. by Noa Liscovitch (108538)

“…(A) <i>Neuron migration</i> shows decreasing dissimilarity (B) <i>Learning or memory</i> shows a post-natal increase in dissimilarity. …”

Supplementary Material for: Caffeine Prevents Hyperoxia-Induced Functional and Structural Lung Damage in Preterm Rabbits by Nagatomo T. (4158886)

“…Caffeine also improved histology by decreasing alveolar size [linear intercepts; N-P: 83.6 ± 1.7, H-P: 82.9 ± 1.6 and H-C: 67.3 ± 1.4 (p < 0.05)], increasing radial alveolar count (N-P: 6.6 ± 0.5, H-P: 5.7 ± 0.6 and H-C: 7.05 ± 0.5) and decreasing the acute inflammation score [N-P: 0.3 ± 0.1, H-P: 0.5 ± 0.1 and H-C: 0.4 ± 0.1 (p < 0.05)]. …”

Developmental changes in DKO mice. by Lindsay Wieczorek (171734)

“…(<b>C</b>–<b>D</b>) Both RT-PCR results confirmed a significant decrease in Slc11a2 (n = 4–5, $ vs # p≤0.001; $ vs + p≤0.05; # vs +, p≤0.001) and Lynx1 (n = 4–5,*p≤0.05). …”

<i>In situ</i> contractile testing of the lower leg anterior compartment muscles (n = 4 per group). by Giovanna Distefano (391424)

“…<p>(A) Force-frequency curve. (B) Resistance to a 7-min fatigue protocol. …”

Microbiome composition by phylum. by Alton G. Swennes (625045)

“…<p>Individual bars represent individual mice from four groups (WT sham, WT <i>H. hepaticus</i>, FXR KO sham and FXR KO <i>H. hepaticus</i>). There is a significant decrease (<i>P</i><0.05, FDR <5%, ANOVA) in the phylum Firmicutes in all FXR KO mice compared to all WT mice (46.3% in FXR KO compared to 61.5% in WT).…”

Fluorescent Boron Bis(phenolate) with Association Response to Chloride and Dissociation Response to Fluoride by Ewan Galbraith (2429332)

“…Addition of chloride ions to boron bis(phenolate) <b>5</b> in dichloromethane solution produces a selective fluorescence decrease. …”

Increased Na⁺ influx during the enhanced electrocyte AP. by Michael R. Markham (370151)

“…(B) Treatment with ACTH increases area under the AP by 61%±16%, compared to a 5%±5% decrease in controls (<i>t</i> = 4.20, df = 13, <i>p</i><0.001). …”

Data_Sheet_1_Hemodynamic MRI parameters to predict asymptomatic unilateral carotid artery stenosis with random forest machine learning.PDF by Carina Gleißner (14393520)

“…We hypothesized an increased predictive ability considering iWSAs and a decreased cognitive performance in correctly classified patients.…”

Three-dimensional representations of the virtual fibers with significant differences between patients and controls. by Marie-Christine Ottet (346828)

“…Part A represents the decrease in the left fronto-temporal connections comprising the arcuate and the uncinate fasciculus (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0058429#pone.0058429.s005" target="_blank">Video S5</a>). …”

<i>Sting</i>^<i>Gt/Gt</i> mice display improve clearance of <i>S</i>. <i>aureus</i> following cutaneous challenge. by Philip O. Scumpia (4246900)

“…(B) Left panel shows Total Flux over 5 minutes, and Right panel shows Mean Radiance (Photons/second). * denotes p<0.05 by one way ANOVA with Tukey’s test for <i>Sting</i>^<i>Gt/Gt</i> mice when compared to WT mice at each time point and represents an n = 8 mice over two separate experiments. ** denotes p<0.05 by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s test at each time point for <i>Myd88</i>^-/- mice when compared to WT mice at each time point and represents an n = 5 for <i>Myd88</i>^-/- compared to n = 8 WT mice. …”

Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of cortical neurons recorded from all animals across distinct survival times. by Marco Aurelio M. Freire (197478)

“…In latter survival time (6 months after the array implant), quality of recordings decreased as compared to previous time point, though a good SNR still had been identified (standard deviation threshold: SNR>std(SNR) = 1; and SNRn = 5 animals by time point); values expressed as mean ± SEM. …”

Axial variation of arrestin-eGFP transgenes in the OS. by Mohammad Haeri (187573)

“…The first peak was ∼35% brighter than the next trough (N = 5 cells, p<0.03). Peak/trough ratios (P/T) were calculated for the first three light cycles closest to the base and then normalized to the first peak which was set 100% (Relative) and also after normalization to the mean (Normalized). …”

Table 1_Association of oxidative balance score with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in overweight and obese.docx by Shuxin Ying (17625069)

“…Participants in the fourth OBS quartile experienced a 21.7% decrease in the risk of mortality from all causes and a 29.5% decrease in cardiovascular mortality risk, according to fully adjusted results, compared to those in the first quartile. …”

Acute effects of static versus proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching volume on the maximum number of repetitions and perceived exertion by Flavio J. Mangueira (5789045)

“…RESULTSStretching volume did not seem to significantly decrease the number of repetitions after a bench press session (p>0.05). …”

Magnesium sulphate can prolong pregnancy in patients with severe early-onset preeclampsia by Akihiko Ueda (6670796)

“…In contrast to a progressive decrease of platelet count in patients managed without magnesium sulphate, administration of magnesium sulphate for 7 d prevented the decrease of platelet count (<i>p</i> = 0.001). …”