Acupoint catgut embedding alleviates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by modulating neuroinflammation and potentially inhibiting glia activation through JNK and ERK pathwa... by Xiaofang Liu, Liansheng Yang, Zhumin Su, Xueying Ma, Yingying Liu, Lili Ma, Xiaomeng Ma, Mingxia Ma, Xiaoyun Liu, Kun Zhang, Kun Zhang, Xiaohong Chen

“…Despite its growing use, the neuroimmunological mechanisms underlying ACE treatment effects remain unclear.MethodsThis study investigated the roles and potential mechanisms of the effects of ACE in treating experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a frequently used animal model of autoimmune neuroinflammation. The effects of ACE treatment were evaluated by monitoring body weight and EAE severity scores. …”
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White adipose tissues and skeletal muscles as a target of chrysin during the treatment of obesity in rats by Omar S. Hassan, Magda A. Megahed, Nesma A. Ghazal

“…After 8 weeks of treatment, blood samples were taken at the end of the experiment for biochemical tests. Animals were then slaughtered to get white adipose tissue (WAT) and skeletal muscle for analysis of the gene expression of the studied genes. …”
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The Association between Hypertension and Dementia in the Elderly by Michiya Igase, Katsuhiko Kohara, Tetsuro Miki

“…Recent clinical trials and studies on animal models suggest that blockades of RAS system could have reduced cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. …”
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Characterization and molecular biological identification of tick species in Nanjing city by Luyao SUN, Xuemin CHEN, Bingdong SONG, Yan ZHANG, Yanqun SUN, Yue MIN, Shougang ZHANG

“…Tick species composition varied among habitats and animal hosts. No significant genetic variation within tick species was observed.…”
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Endogenous peptide CBDP1 inhibits clear cell renal cell carcinoma progression by targeting USP5/YTHDF2/TRPM5 axis by Yang Zhang, Wei Zhu, Ruijie Tao, Weijian Li, Chunming Jiang, Xiang Yan

“…The effects of the peptide on ccRCC growth and migration were studied through Colony Formation Assay, CCK-8 assay, Transwell Assays, Wound Healing Assay, and animal experiments. Further investigation into the antitumor mechanisms of the peptide was conducted using lentivirus transduction, Western Blot Analysis, qRT-PCR, Immunoprecipitation, Immunofluorescence, and Immunohistochemistry. …”
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Available phosphorus from phosphate extracted from swine wastewater for poultry by Fernando de Castro Tavernari, Airton Kunz, Vivian Feddern, Ricardo Steinmetz, Paola de Azevedo Mello, Valderi Luiz Dressler

“…Afterward, an experiment was carried out with 2,520 broilers, divided in randomized blocks, 9 treatments (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0g/kg P from phosphate extracted from swine wastewater and 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0g/kg P from dicalcium phosphate), 10 repetitions and 28 birds per experimental unit. The animals’ age was from 1 to 14 days old, which were housed in boxes and fed ad libitum (water and feed). …”
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Reducing Dietary Protein Content by Increasing Carbohydrates Is More Beneficial to the Growth, Antioxidative Capacity, Ion Transport, and Ammonia Excretion of Nile Tilapia (Oreochr... by Wei Liu, Chang Xu, Zhao Li, Liqiao Chen, Xiaodan Wang, Erchao Li

“…Alkalinity stress is the main stress experienced by aquatic animals in saline–alkali water, which hinders the aquaculture development and the utilization of water resources. …”
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Fostering unsustainability? An analysis of 4-year-olds' dietary impacts in Sweden by Maria Jacobsen, Lotta Moraeus, Emma Patterson, Anna Karin Lindroos, Mattias Eriksson, Elin Röös

“…The dietary impacts of 746 young Swedish children were assessed across ten indicators: carbon footprint, cropland use, new nitrogen and phosphorus inputs, blue water use, ammonia emissions, pesticide use, biodiversity loss, antibiotic use, and animal welfare. This analysis utilized caretaker-reported food intake data from the Riksmaten Young Children study (2021–24). …”
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Simultaneous Quantification of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 and 24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in Rats Shows Strong Correlations between Serum and Brain Tissue Levels by Ying Xue, Xin He, Huan-De Li, Yang Deng, Miao Yan, Hua-Lin Cai, Mi-Mi Tang, Rui-Li Dang, Pei Jiang

“…The method is highly sensitive, specific, and accurate to quantify 25(OH)D3 and 24,25(OH)2D3 in animal brain tissue. Vitamin D3 metabolites in brain tissue were significantly lower in rats fed with a vitamin D deficiency diet than in rats fed with high vitamin D3 diet. …”
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Pregnancy Promotes Maternal Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Guinea Pigs by Lily Wan, Tian Tu, Qi-Lei Zhang, Juan Jiang, Xiao-Xin Yan

“…In guinea pigs, pregnancy lasts ~9 weeks; we set to explore if hippocampal neurogenesis is altered in these animals, relative to gestational stages. Time-pregnant primigravidas (3-5 months old) and age-matched nonpregnant females were examined, with neurogenic potential evaluated via immunolabeling of Ki67, Sp8, doublecortin (DCX), and neuron-specific nuclear antigen (NeuN) combined with bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) birth-dating. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Cytokines Predict the Infectious Complications but Not Prolonged Postoperative Ileus after Colorectal Surgery by G. S. A. Boersema, Z. Wu, A. G. Menon, G. J. Kleinrensink, J. Jeekel, J. F. Lange

“…Postoperative ileus (POI) is common after surgery. Animal studies indicate that the POI mechanism involves an inflammatory response, which is also activated during postoperative complications. …”
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Mini meta-analysis of anticholinesterase actions of atorvastatin, simvastatin and rosuvastatin, and in silico identification of their protein targets in Mus musculus by Fouad Kasim Mohammad, Rawnaq Faris Al-Shalchi

“…The risk of bias scoring was according to those of animal experiments. The effect size (% ChE activity) of statin treatments was significantly decreased by 25.85 % (combined effect size=74.15, p = 0.0001), with significant heterogeneity (Q=1133.19, p < 0.0001, I2=93.73 %). …”
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Investigation of the Protective Effect of Probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum Ep-M17 on the Hepatopancreas of Penaeus vannamei by Xiaoman Hu, Wenlong Xu, Hao Li, Bowen Lu, Yang Du, Jiong Chen

“…These results underscore the importance of probiotics in controlling aquatic animal diseases and highlight Ep-M17 as a promising dietary supplement for enhancing shrimp health and immunity in aquaculture.…”
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Toxicokinetics and tissue dynamics approaches to evaluate the accumulation and elimination of cadmium in black soldier fly larvae by Jie Zhang, Xuelian Xu, Chunyan Tang, Zhihui Shi, Yujia Wan, Huan Qiu, Rui Feng, Fengfeng Li, Fen Zhu

“…Moreover, the application of a 2-day short-term elimination feeding strategy can significantly elevate the food safety and safety for animal consumption of BSFL.…”
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The Central Role and Possible Mechanisms of Bacterial DNAs in Sepsis Development by Zhenxing Cheng, Simon T. Abrams, James Austin, Julien Toh, Susan Siyu Wang, Zhi Wang, Qian Yu, Weiping Yu, Cheng Hock Toh, Guozheng Wang

“…Although bacterial DNAs play important roles in sepsis development, bacterial DNAs alone are unable to cause severe disease nor lead to death. Priming animals with bacterial DNAs facilitate other pathological factors, such as LPS and other virulent factors, to induce severe disease and lethality. …”
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CD36-Mediated Lipid Accumulation and Activation of NLRP3 Inflammasome Lead to Podocyte Injury in Obesity-Related Glomerulopathy by Jing Zhao, Hong-liang Rui, Min Yang, Li-jun Sun, Hong-rui Dong, Hong Cheng

“…This study is to explore their role and relationship in podocyte injury of ORG. In animal experiments, the ORG mice developed proteinuria, podocyte injury, and hypertriglyceridemia, accompanied with deregulated lipid metabolism, renal ectopic lipid deposition, activation of NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, and secretion of IL-1β of the kidney. …”
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Evaluating the utilization of public art capabilities in cultural-led regeneration (Case study: Oudlajan neighborhood) by mahmood ARVIN, Mahsa ghaneh, ahmad pourahmad

“…The results show that permanent and temporary public art promotes economic development, the development of physical aesthetics and socio-cultural development in the Oudlajan neighborhood, among which permanent and most popular exhibitions are the highest in the cafes and restaurants, and the bridge has the least impact. In the interim animated film, the video playback index has the most impact and the least impact is the soundtrack.…”
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Evaluation of 2,3-butanediol derived from whey fermentation as an effective bio-based monomer for waterborne polyurethane dispersions by Lorena Germán-Ayuso, Rubén Cobos, Leire Lorenzo, Francisca Río, Soraya Prieto-Fernández, Tomás Roncal, José M. Cuevas

“…Apart from partial reutilisation in animal feed or some food supplements, the sustainable management and disposal of whey still represent significant environmental challenges. …”
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SPERM QUALITY IN RATS PREDISPOSED TO THE MANIFESTATION OF CATATONIC REACTIONS by M. A. Kleshchev, T. A. Alekhina, L. V. Osadchuk

“…It is known that selection for behavior including catatonic reactions results in neuroendocrine, reproductive and morphological changes in animals. However, the influence of selection for a catatonic reaction on the spermatogenic function of testes had not been studied. …”
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Fucose as a nutrient ligand for Dikarya and a building block of early diverging lineages by Małgorzata Orłowska, Drishtee Barua, Sebastian Piłsyk, Anna Muszewska

“…The process of fucosylation has been the primary focus in studies relating to fucose in animals due to the presence of fucose in Lewis antigens. …”
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