Bald thigh syndrome in sighthounds—Revisiting the cause of a well-known disease by Magdalena A. T. Brunner (4532341)

“…The lower expression of keratin 71 and desmocollin 2 on the mRNA level in skin biopsies corresponded with a decreased protein expression in the hair shafts of affected dogs. …”

Effectiveness of Organizational Interventions to Reduce Emergency Department Utilization: A Systematic Review by Gemma Flores-Mateo (35001)

“…Systematic review registration: <a href="http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO">http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO</a>. …”

miR-204 directly targets <i>Ankrd13A</i>. by Raffaella Avellino (389816)

“…(G) Relative Luc activities in H36CE cells as fold differences in the Luc/Renilla ratios normalized to the value of Luc reporter constructs. miR-204 addition significantly decreases Luc activity of the construct containing the 3′-UTR of <i>ANKRD13A</i> when compared to controls. …”

A nested case-control study of 277 prediagnostic serum cytokines and glioma by Judith Schwartzbaum (793406)

“…<div><p>Recent research shows bidirectional communication between the normal brain and the peripheral immune system. Glioma is a primary brain tumor characterized by systemic immunosuppression. …”

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer: a nationwide investigation on survival by Beth Russell (5095202)

“…This study calculated 5-year survival and risk of bladder cancer (BC)-specific and overall death by Cox proportional hazard models for the study cohort and a propensity score (PS) matched cohort.</p> <p><b>Results:</b> Those who had received NAC had higher 5-year survival proportions and decreased risk of both overall and BC specific death (HR = 0.71, 95% CI = 0.52–0.97 and HR = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.48–0.94), respectively, as compared to patients who did not receive NAC. …”

AMPK Activation by A-769662 Controls IL-6 Expression in Inflammatory Arthritis by Monica Guma (814502)

“…IL-6 expression in serum and arthritic joints was significantly decreased in A-769662-treated mice. AMPKα1 deficient mice mildly elicited an increase of clinical arthritis. …”

Intravesical instillation of VEGF_A led to visceral mechanical hypersensitivity. by Alison Xiaoqiao Xie (6196883)

“…(I) Normalized response threshold showed no sex differences, but significant VEGF_A- induced decreases in response threshold in B6 mice. …”

Limited Generalizability of Registration Trials in Hepatitis C: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Floor A. C. Berden (3106185)

“…</p><p>Methods</p><p>We performed a nationwide, multicenter, retrospective cohort study of chronic hepatitis C patients treated in the real world. …”

A model for RimABK function in <i>Pseudomonas</i> plant interactions. by Richard H. Little (2158021)

“…This leads to increased Hfq levels, with the resulting translational repression promoting phenotypes important for niche colonisation and the establishment of infection, including motility and virulence [<a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005837#pgen.1005837.ref004" target="_blank">4</a>,<a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005837#pgen.1005837.ref044" target="_blank">44</a>,<a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005837#pgen.1005837.ref051" target="_blank">51</a>]. …”

Serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 3 is a potential oncogene in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Jing Chen (4762)

“…<div><p>Abstract Introduction: Serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 3, a serine/threonine kinase that functions downstream of the PI3K signaling pathway, plays a critical role in neoplastic processes. …”

Genetic Background Modulates the Phenotype of a Mouse Model of DYT1 Dystonia by Lauren M. Tanabe (180461)

“…The C57BL/6J (B6) strain significantly decreases life expectancy of <em>Tor1a^ΔE/ΔE</em> animals but, like 129S6/SvEvTac <em>Tor1a^ΔE/+</em> mice, congenic C57BL/6J <em>Tor1a^ΔE/+</em> mice do not exhibit any motor abnormalities. …”

KLF11 is critical to a variety of biological processes in liver mesenchymal cells. by Angela Mathison (459873)

“…<p>(A) LX2 cells overexpressing KLF11 elicit a variety of changes in extracellular matrix, TGFβ response, and growth factor genes. …”

Reported Radiation Overexposure Accidents Worldwide, 1980-2013: A Systematic Review by Karen Coeytaux (705595)

“…Although underreporting can be an issue, some extensive literature reviews of reported radiation overexposures have been performed and constitute a sound basis for conclusions on general trends. …”

A Review of Spatial Variation of Inorganic Nitrogen (N) Wet Deposition in China by Lei Liu (5074)

“…The wet deposition flux of NH₄⁺-N, NO₃^--N and total N_dep was 6.83, 5.35 and 12.18 kg ha^-1 a^-1, respectively. N_dep exhibited a decreasing gradient from southeast to northwest of China. …”

Interactive Effects of Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Soil Microbial Communities in a Tropical Forest by Lei Liu (5074)

“…Moreover, N additions significantly increased relative abundance of fungal PLFAs and P additions significantly increased relative abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi PLFAs. Nitrogen addition had a negative effect on light fraction C, but no effect on heavy fraction C and total soil C. …”

Association between breastfeeding and eczema during childhood and adolescence: A cohort study by Jingying Wang (4458820)

Expression pattern of a <i>puc</i> reporter line in the central brain. by David Kapfhamer (295513)

“…<p><b><i>A</i></b>, Rescue of decreased <i>puc¹/+</i> ethanol-induced locomotor stimulation in the <i>NP1311</i> expression pattern. …”

Supplementary Material for: Trends in Literature on Cerebral Bypass Surgery: A Systematic Review by Grüter B.E. (11166240)

“…<b><i>Methods:</i></b> A systematic literature research was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and SCOPUS databases. …”

Characterisation of a Tip60 Specific Inhibitor, NU9056, in Prostate Cancer by Kelly Coffey (129302)

“…<div><p>Tip60 (KAT5) is a histone acetyltransferase (HAT enzyme) involved in multiple cellular processes including transcriptional regulation, DNA damage repair and cell signalling. …”

Epidemiology of harmful use of alcohol in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Davies Adeloye (589375)

“…<p><i>Background</i>: Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, has reported relatively high levels of alcohol misuse, yet limited resources to guide effective population-wide response. There is a need to integrate existing empirical information in order to increase the power and precision of estimating epidemiological evidence necessary for informing policies and developing prevention programs.…”