Aberrant plasma MMP and TIMP dynamics in Schistosoma - Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) by Odin Goovaerts (138054)

“…We report persistent plasma levels of MMP-10, along with a more pronounced decrease in TIMP-1 and ANA-levels, and low levels of TIMP-2 during 3 months of ART. …”

Effect of tobacco smoke on hydrogen sulfide-induced rat thoracic aorta relaxation by H.T. Zhang (6514733)

Data_Sheet_1_Microbial Community-Level Physiological Profiles and Genetic Prokaryotic Structure of Burned Soils Under Mediterranean Sclerophyll Forests in Central Chile.docx by Humberto Aponte (12472242)

“…Acidobacteria and Rokubacteria phyla significantly decreased in burned soils at both locations, while Firmicutes and Actinobacteria increased. …”

Climate changes in mangrove forests and salt marshes by Yara Schaeffer-Novelli (9660113)

Weight Loss-Independent Effect of Liraglutide on Insulin Sensitivity in Individuals with Obesity and Pre-Diabetes by Mona Mashayekhi (122116)

Involvement of ANO2 in depolarization-induced depression of inhibition. by Weiping Zhang (311523)

“…<b>(E)</b><i>Upper traces</i>: GABAergic inhibitory postsynaptic currents recorded from a Purkinje cell at V_hold = -48 mV and with 5 mM Cl^- in the pipette solution. …”

Rod photoreceptor cell death in rhodopsin Q344X transgenic fish. by Takeshi Nakao (173997)

“…(I) Graph of the number of rod photoreceptor of normal rhodopsin and rhodopsin Q344X mutant at 3, 5 and 7 dpf. (Bars mean SD, * means p<0.05, ** means p<0.01.) …”

Role of Operon <em>aao</em> in Antioxidant Defense in <em>Streptococcus oligofermentans</em> by Peng Zhou (116747)

“…Like paraquat, <em>aao_So</em> mutations increased the expression of SOD, and addition of aminoacetone (final concentration, 5 mM) decreased the mutant’s growth by 11%, indicating that the <em>aao_So</em> mutants are under ROS stress. …”

Supplementary Material for: The Trajectory of Successful Aging: Insights from Metagenome and Cytokine Profiling by Chulenbayeva L. (17808872)

Effects on fecundity of nanoparticle-treated <i>Ae</i>. <i>aegypti</i> larvae. by Mona Doshi (9421955)

“…(<b>b</b>) When larval food was withheld for 48h following nanoparticle exposure (<b><a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008654#pntd.0008654.g006" target="_blank">Fig 6C</a></b>), there was a significant decrease in the mean number of females that emerged in the AgCNP group compared to both control and CNP-treated conditions (p-value <0.0001). …”

Shifts in RCP during murine embryonic and germ-cell development. by Minseung Choi (4574236)

“…RCP point estimates and approximate 95% bias-corrected bootstrap confidence intervals are given in the associated tables and in (c). <b>(a)</b> Transitions from early pronuclear stages (1 and 3) to late stages (4-5) were accompanied by a sharp decrease in RCP at <i>L1</i> elements, to a level similar to that observed in cultured stem cells (<a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007060#pgen.1007060.g003" target="_blank">Fig 3</a>). …”

Bacterial model fit to the data of Ref. [21]. by Florian G. Pflug (5130623)

“…We fitted the parameters <i>v</i>₀, <i>D</i>, <i>δ</i>, <i>ω</i>, and <i>ϕ</i> from the measured DNA abundances. …”

Differential genome-wide distribution of epigenetic markers between HCV infected vs. non-infected cells and its integration with gene expression. by Shira Perez (6857819)

“…<p>(A) Change in genome-wide distribution of epigenetic marks following HCV infection (100% HCV infected Huh7.5 cells, generated as described in the <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008181#sec010" target="_blank">Methods</a>) determined by ChIP-seq experiments, as well as change in gene expression determined by RNA-seq experiment. …”

Supplementary Material for: Eculizumab Modifies Outcomes in Adults with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome with Acute Kidney Injury by Cao M. (4161253)

“…<b><i>Results:</i></b> Thirty-one patients were included (females, 18; sporadic aHUS, 29; mean age, 46 ± 20 years). Twenty-six patients were treated with PE/PI alone, and 5 were deemed to be plasma-resistant and received eculizumab after stopping PE/PI. …”

Proliferative memory SAMHD1^low CD4⁺ T cells harbour high levels of HIV-1 with compartmentalized viral populations by Lylia Hani (4249249)

“…There is a decrease of the % of Th17 in SAMHD1^low compartment in infected compared to uninfected individuals (41% vs 55%, p<0.05), whereas the % of CCR6⁺DN increases (7.95% vs 3.8%, p<0.05). …”

Constant and shifting photoperiods as seasonal cues during larval development of the univoltine damselfly <i>Lestes sponsa</i> (Odonata: Lestidae) by Ulf Norling (5374598)

“…Mean larval development time significantly decreased in this series: 47.5, 45.2, 43.0 and 39 days (<i>n</i> = 11–13 larvae), respectively. …”

Newly generated cells 1–2 months after their genesis in the cerebellar cortex of peripuberal rabbits. by Giovanna Ponti (73367)

“…Post-hoc comparison revealed a decrease in the number of BrdU+ cells between 5 and 15 days. …”

Reproductive toxicity of neem seeds (Azadirachta indica) in male quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) by Rayr Cezar de Souza Góis (7888502)

“…The data were evaluated by analysis of variance and later by Tukey test with a significance level of 5%. The mean values of testicle weight, length, and width significantly decreased in T4 and T5, due degeneration of germinal epithelial cells. …”

Changes in melanosomal dynamics in response to UV. by Jan M. Bruder (141186)

“…In response to UV exposure the fraction of melanosomes moving by active transport increases (black vs. gray bars with V >0.03 µm/s in Fig. 5E), while the fraction of melanosomes moving by restricted diffusion decreases (black vs. gray bars with V <0.03 µm/s in Fig. 5E). 67% of the melanosomes in Fig. 5E move by active transport after UV exposure compared to 41% in unstimulated HEMs (solid black bar vs. solid gray bar) and 33% of the melanosomes in Fig. 5E have restricted diffusion after UV exposure, compared to 59% of melanosomes before UV exposure (hashed black bar vs. hashed gray bar).…”

Chromatin Remodeling, Cell Proliferation and Cell Death in Valproic Acid-Treated HeLa Cells by Marina Barreto Felisbino (191449)

“…</p> <h3>Methodology/Principal Findings</h3><p>Image analysis was performed by scanning microspectrophotometry for cells cultivated for 24 h, treated with 0.05, 0.5 or 1.0 mM VPA for 1–24 h, and subjected to the Feulgen reaction. …”