Insight into the quality deterioration induced by microorganisms in Litopenaeus vannamei during superchilling storage by Chuang Pan, Kaiying Yang, Xianqing Yang, Haiyun Wu, Chunsheng Li, Shuxian Hao, Yongqiang Zhao, Shengjun Chen, Xiaoshan Long

“…Moreover, the spearman correlation analysis revealed that lightness value had highly significant correlation with Shewanella (P < 0.01), and thiobarbituric acid content, total viable count value, total sulfhydryl content, trichloroacetic acid-soluble peptide and Ca2+-ATPase activity showed significantly correlation with Oceanicaulis, Prauserella, Chelativorans, Aliihoefl ea and Pseudoalteromonas (P< 0.05). …”
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Is glucose‐induced hypersecretion of glicentin after the revision surgery using Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass related to improved glycemic control due to insulin hypersecretion in a typ... by Yukako Yamamoto, Osamu Sekine, Jun Ito‐Kobayashi, Ayane Nishida, Takeshi Togawa, Yuki Ozamoto, Yasumitsu Oe, Akeo Hagiwara, Masaki Kobayashi, Tadahiro Kitamura, Masanori Iwanishi, Akira Shimatsu, Atsunori Kashiwagi

“…Interestingly, he showed improvements of insulin and a marked glicentin secretions with minor changes in glucagon related peptide 1 (GLP‐1) and glucose‐dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) secretions in the oral glucose tolerance test OGTT after the RYGB surgery compared with post‐LSG. …”
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Protective Actions of PPAR-γ Activation in Renal Endothelium by Peter E. Westerweel, Marianne C. Verhaar

“…PPAR-γ-receptor activation stimulates the production of nitric oxide, C-type natriuretic peptide, and superoxide dismutase, while endothelin-1 production is inhibited. …”
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Adropin: a key player in immune cell homeostasis and regulation of inflammation in several diseases by Junmin Wang, Ning Ding, Chong Chen, Simin Gu, Jing Liu, Yanping Wang, Liubing Lin, Yiyuan Zheng, Yong Li

“…Adropin is a secreted peptide encoded by the energy homeostasis-associated gene (ENHO), located chromosome 9p13.3, with a conserved amino acid sequence across humans and mice. …”
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The hypothalamus as the central regulator of energy balance and its impact on current and future obesity treatments by Bruna Bombassaro, Eliana P. Araujo, Licio A. Velloso

“…This has contributed to the characterization of the mechanisms by which glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists promote body mass reduction and has opened new windows of opportunity for the development of drugs to treat obesity. …”
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Molecular-level characterization of supraglacial dissolved and water-extractable organic matter along a hydrological flow path in a Greenland Ice Sheet micro-catchment by E. L. Doting, E. L. Doting, I. T. Stevens, A. M. Kellerman, P. E. Rossel, R. Antony, R. Antony, A. M. McKenna, A. M. McKenna, M. Tranter, L. G. Benning, L. G. Benning, R. G. M. Spencer, J. R. Hawkings, J. R. Hawkings, A. M. Anesio

“…The relative abundance of aliphatic and peptide-like formulae in supraglacial stream DOM was lower (38.5 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 4.0 %) than in weathering crust meltwater DOM (50.3 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 2.4 %), likely as a result of microbial respiration of labile compounds within the weathering crust. …”
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An innovative method used for the identification of N-glycans on soybean allergen β-conglycinin by Cheng Li, Yang Tian, Jianli Han, Yu Lu, Meiyi Zou, Yue Jia, Chengjian Wang, Linjuan Huang, Zhongfu Wang

“…It is noteworthy that the peptide VVN#ATSNL (where # represents for the glycosylation site) was analyzed to be both glycopeptide and linear epitope. …”
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Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Same Inflammatory Mediators? by Fulvia Ceccarelli, Matteo Saccucci, Gabriele Di Carlo, Ramona Lucchetti, Andrea Pilloni, Nicola Pranno, Valeria Luzzi, Guido Valesini, Antonella Polimeni

“…Moreover, the possible role of proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF and IL6 and autoantibodies, specifically anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies, has been examined, suggesting the need to perform further studies to better define this issue.…”
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Molecular basis for azetidine-2-carboxylic acid biosynthesis by Tim J. Klaubert, Jonas Gellner, Charles Bernard, Juliana Effert, Carine Lombard, Ville R. I. Kaila, Helge B. Bode, Yanyan Li, Michael Groll

“…Recently, AZE synthases have been identified in bacterial natural product pathways involving non-ribosomal peptide synthetases. AZE synthases catalyse the intramolecular 4-exo-tet cyclisation of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), yielding a highly strained heterocycle. …”
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Adropin as an indicator of T2DM and its complications by Hu Zhang, Ning Chen

“…Therefore, the prevention and treatment of T2DM and its complications has become an urgent problem to be solved. As a secreted peptide, adropin is identified as a useful regulator associated with insulin sensitivity and energy homeostasis. …”
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A molecular toolkit for heterologous protein secretion across Bacteroides species by Yu-Hsuan Yeh, Vince W. Kelly, Rahman Rahman Pour, Shannon J. Sirk

“…To understand the mechanistic drivers of Bacteroides secretion, we characterize signal peptide sequence features, post-secretion extracellular fate, and the size limit of protein cargo. …”
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FLAIR Hyperintense Vessel Sign of Both MCAs with Severe Heart Failure by Donghee Kim, Seung-Yul Lee, Kwon-Duk Seo

“…In the baseline routine laboratory investigations, the AST, ALT, and B-type natriuretic peptide levels were elevated. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed mitral valve prolapse with severe regurgitation. …”
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Purification, Physicochemical Properties, and Epitope Analysis of Sarcoplasmic Calcium-Binding Protein from Penaeus vannamei by CHEN Wei, ZHOU Junjun, CHEN Yachun, JIA Yingmin, MA Aijin

“…The results showed that the purified protein, which was obtained by successive steps of crude protein extraction, ammonium sulfate fractionation and anion exchange chromatography and exhibited a molecular mass of 21.6 kDa, was identified as SCP with a peptide coverage of 93.26%. SCP had strong immunoactivity, which decreased during heat treatment (≥ 65 ℃) and under strongly acidic and alkaline conditions. …”
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Brainstem BDNF neurons are downstream of GFRAL/GLP1R signalling by Claire H. Feetham, Valeria Collabolletta, Amy A. Worth, Rosemary Shoop, Sam Groom, Court Harding, Mehdi Boutagouga Boudjadja, Tamer Coskun, Paul J. Emmerson, Giuseppe D’Agostino, Simon M. Luckman

“…Abstract Growth differentiation factor 15, GDF15, and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues act through brainstem neurons that co-localise their receptors, GDNF-family receptor α-like (GFRAL) and GLP1R, to reduce food intake and body weight. …”
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Potential common targets of music therapy intervention in neuropsychiatric disorders: the prefrontal cortex-hippocampus -amygdala circuit (a review) by Yuqin Dan, Ying Xiong, Danghan Xu, Yuqi Wang, Meng Yin, Pengwei Sun, Yi Ding, Ziyun Feng, Peng Sun, Weili Xia, Gongchang Yu, Gongchang Yu, Li Li, Li Li

“…This may be closely related to the release of signaling molecules such as monoamine neurotransmitters, the glutamatergic system, the gut-microbiota-brain axis, pro-inflammatory cytokines and the endogenous opioid peptide system. However, fewer studies have mentioned the main targets of music to promote functional changes in brain regions. …”
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Pituitary adenylyl cyclase-activating polypeptide modulates the stress response: the involvement of different brain areas and microglia by Anika Singh, Paul Shim, Sadaf Naeem, Shafiqur Rahman, Kabirullah Lutfy

“…Previous research has shown that this peptide/receptor system serves as a modulator of the stress response. …”
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CCR5-ligand decorated rilpivirine lipid-based nanoparticles for sustained antiretroviral responses by Milankumar Patel, Sudipta Panja, Lubaba A. Zaman, Pravin Yeapuri, Shaurav Bhattarai, Santhi Gorantla, Linda Chang, Alonso Heredia, Piotr Walczak, Brandon Hanson, Samuel M. Cohen, Bhavesh D. Kevadiya, Howard E. Gendelman

“…Here we develop a drug formulation in which a lipid-based nanoparticle (LBNP) carrying rilpivirine (RPV) is decorated with the C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) targeting peptide. This facilitates extended drug persistence within myeloid cells. …”
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The Mechanism of Metabolic Influences on the Endogenous GLP-1 by Oral Antidiabetic Medications in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Thiquynhnga Nguyen, Min Gong, Song Wen, Xinlu Yuan, Chaoxun Wang, Jianlan Jin, Ligang Zhou

“…As an incretin hormone, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) possesses multiple metabolic benefits such as optimizing energy usage, maintaining body weight, β cell preservation, and suppressing neurodegeneration. …”
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The caterpillar Manduca sexta brain shows changes in gene expression and protein abundance correlating with parasitic manipulation of behaviour by McMillan LEM, Herbison RH, Biron DG, A Barkhouse, DW Miller, N Raun, Adamo SA

“…Using proteomic, transcriptomic and qPCR studies, we discovered an increase in antimicrobial peptide gene expression and protein abundance in the host central nervous system at the time of wasp emergence, correlating with the change in host behaviour. …”
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Beneficial effects of fermented jujube pulp in relieving loperamide hydrochloride-induced constipation in male ICR mice by Jing Li, Xinyue Yu, Xinxing Xu, Peipei Tang, Shuang Bi, Xiaopu Ren, Yong Shi, Jihong Wu, Fei Lao

“…Defecation function, serum gastrointestinal regulatory peptide, fecal short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and gut microbial composition were assessed. …”
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