Observational study on the associations between milk yield, composition, and coagulation properties with blood biomarkers of health in Holstein cows by D. Giannuzzi, F. Piccioli-Cappelli, S. Pegolo, V. Bisutti, S. Schiavon, L. Gallo, A. Toscano, P. Ajmone Marsan, L. Cattaneo, E. Trevisi, A. Cecchinato

“…Our findings revealed that milk yield and daily milk energy output were positively and linearly associated with total cholesterol, nonesterified fatty acids, urea, aspartate aminotransferase, γ-glutamyl transferase, total bilirubin, albumin, and ferric-reducing antioxidant power, whereas they were negatively associated with glucose, creatinine, alkaline phosphatase, total reactive oxygen metabolites, and proinflammatory proteins (ceruloplasmin, haptoglobin, and myeloperoxidase). …”
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Protective Effects of <i>Glycyrrhiza</i> Total Flavones on Liver Injury Induced by <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> in Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>) by Jinliang Du, Liping Cao, Jiancao Gao, Rui Jia, Haojun Zhu, Zhijuan Nie, Bingwen Xi, Guojun Yin, Yuzhong Ma, Gangchun Xu

“…Compared with the control group, the serum levels of glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), alkaline phosphatase (AKP) and glucose (GLU) in the streptococcal infection group increased significantly, while the levels of total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and reduced glutathione (GSH) decreased significantly; observations of pathological sections showed obvious damage to the liver tissue structure in response to streptococcal infection. …”
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AflaILVB/G/I and AflaILVD are involved in mycelial production, aflatoxin biosynthesis, and fungal virulence in Aspergillus flavus by Yarong Zhao, Yarong Zhao, Yarong Zhao, Chulan Huang, Chulan Huang, Chulan Huang, Rui Zeng, Rui Zeng, Rui Zeng, Peirong Chen, Peirong Chen, Peirong Chen, Kaihang Xu, Kaihang Xu, Kaihang Xu, Xiaomei Huang, Xiaomei Huang, Xiaomei Huang, Xu Wang, Xu Wang, Xu Wang

“…The AflaILVB/G/I and AflaILVD deletion mutant grew slower and produced smaller colonies than the wild-type strain when grown on glucose minimal medium, potato dextrose agar, and yeast extract medium for three days at 28°C, and disruption of AflaILVB/G/I caused a significant reduction in conidia production when grown on all kinds of media. …”
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Correlation between Serum Uric Acid to High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-aged and Elderly Population in China by WU Ruipeng, PENG Cheng, YUAN Bingkun, ZHANG Mengjun, LI Wenyuan

“…The proportion of females, age, urban household proportion, history of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia, proportion of taking lipid-lowering drugs, glycated hemoglobin, C-reactive protein, triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), SUA, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), BMI, waist circumference (WC) and UHR in the MS group were higher than the non-MS group, while HDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were lower than those in the non-MS group, and there were statistically significant differences in education level, smoking and alcohol consumption between the two groups (P&lt;0.05). …”
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Valorization of rice straw, sugarcane bagasse and sweet sorghum bagasse for the production of bioethanol and phenylacetylcarbinol by Rojarej Nunta, Charin Techapun, Sumeth Sommanee, Chatchadaporn Mahakuntha, Kritsadaporn Porninta, Winita Punyodom, Yuthana Phimolsiripol, Pornchai Rachtanapun, Wen Wang, Xinshu Zhuang, Wei Qi, Kittisak Jantanasakulwong, Alissara Reungsang, Anbarasu Kumar, Noppol Leksawasdi

“…The product per substrate yield (Y eth/s) was 0.38 g g-1 with the volumetric productivity (Q p) of 0.64 g L−1 h−1 and fermentation efficiency of 73.6% based on a theoretical yield of 0.51 g ethanol/g glucose. C. tropicalis grown in RS medium produced 0.303 U mL−1 pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), a key enzyme that catalyzes the production of PAC, with a specific activity of 0.400 U mg−1 protein after 24 h cultivation. …”
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Upregulation of Early and Downregulation of Terminal Pathway Complement Genes in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue and Adipocytes in Acquired Obesity by Sanna Kaye, Sanna Kaye, A. Inkeri Lokki, A. Inkeri Lokki, A. Inkeri Lokki, Anna Hanttu, Eija Nissilä, Eija Nissilä, Sini Heinonen, Antti Hakkarainen, Jesper Lundbom, Nina Lundbom, Lilli Saarinen, Olli Tynninen, Maheswary Muniandy, Maheswary Muniandy, Aila Rissanen, Aila Rissanen, Jaakko Kaprio, Jaakko Kaprio, Seppo Meri, Seppo Meri, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen

“…The detailed measurements included body composition (DEXA), fat distribution (MRI), glucose, insulin, adipokines, C3a and SC5b-9 levels, and the expression of complement and insulin signaling pathway-related genes in AT and adipocytes. …”
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Diets Fermented with Bacteria and Enzymes in China Improve Growth Performance and Health of Weaned Piglets by Zequn Fan, Zou Xia, Pierre Cozannet, Marta Perez de Nanclares, Huailu Xin, Mingyu Wang, Daiwen Chen, Bing Yu, Jun He, Jie Yu, Xiangbing Mao, Zhiqing Huang, Yuheng Luo, Junqiu Luo, Hui Yan, Ping Zheng

“…Moreover, the liquid feeding group significantly decreased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) serum urea nitrogen and D-lactate concentrations, as well as the activity of diamine oxidase, and increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) serum total protein and glucose concentrations on day 14. Furthermore, the liquid feeding group significantly increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) mRNA expressions of zonula occludens-2 (<i>ZO-2</i>) in the jejunum and zonula occludens-1 (<i>ZO-1</i>), <i>ZO-2</i>, occludin, and claudin-1 in the ileum. …”
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The Protective Effect of Cynara Cardunculus Extract in Diet-Induced NAFLD: Involvement of OCTN1 and OCTN2 Transporter Subfamily by Francesca Oppedisano, Carolina Muscoli, Vincenzo Musolino, Cristina Carresi, Roberta Macrì, Caterina Giancotta, Francesca Bosco, Jessica Maiuolo, Federica Scarano, Sara Paone, Saverio Nucera, Maria Caterina Zito, Miriam Scicchitano, Stefano Ruga, Monica Ragusa, Ernesto Palma, Annamaria Tavernese, Rocco Mollace, Ezio Bombardelli, Vincenzo Mollace

“…In particular, in rats fed HFD for four consecutive weeks, we found a significant increase of serum cholesterol, triglyceride and serum glucose. This effect was accompanied by increased body weight and by histopathological features of liver steatosis. …”
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Longitudinal phenotyping of maternal antenatal depression in obese pregnant women supports multiple-hit hypothesis for fetal brain development, a secondary analysis of the UPBEAT s... by Julie Nihouarn Sigurdardottir, Sara White, Angela Flynn, Claire Singh, Annette Briley, Mary Rutherford, Lucilla Poston

“…Higher Interleukin-6, glycoprotein acetyls (17 weeks), glucose (34 weeks) and lower placental growth factor (PlGF, 17 and 27 weeks) was found in the Severe class. …”
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Comparative metabolism and tolerability of racemic primaquine and its enantiomers in human volunteers during 7-day administration by Washim Khan, Yan-Hong Wang, Narayan D. Chaurasiya, N. P. Dhammika Nanayakkara, H. M. Bandara Herath, Kerri A. Harrison, Gray Dale, Donald A. Stanford, Eric P. Dahl, James D. McChesney, Waseem Gul, Mahmoud A. ElSohly, Mahmoud A. ElSohly, Mahmoud A. ElSohly, David Jollow, Babu L. Tekwani, Larry A. Walker

“…Fifteen subjects with normal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDn) completed four arms, receiving each of the treatments, once daily for 7 days, in a crossover fashion, with a 7–14 days washout period in between: R-(−) enantiomer (RPQ) 22.5 mg; S-(+) enantiomer (SPQ) 22.5 mg; racemic PQ (RSPQ) 45 mg, and placebo. …”
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Determination of IGF-1-Producing CHO-K1 Growth Phases Using GCMS-Based Global Metabolite Analysis by S. E. M. SABERI, Y.Z.H-Y Hashim, V. Packeer Mohamad, M. Mel, R. Ahmad-Raus, and A. Amid

“…Samples (cells and spent/conditioned media) were taken at designated intervals for routine cell counting (Trypan Blue dye exclusion method); glucose, glutamine and lactate determination (YSI 2700); IGF-1 production (ELISA kit R&D Sstems, Inc); and global metabolite analysis (GCMS). …”
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Markers of vascular damage depending on the blood pressure level: data of the population study ESSE-RF by A. M. Erina, M. A. Boyarinova, E. V. Moguchaya, E. P. Kolesova, A. S. Aliyeva, O. P. Rotar, E. I. Baranova, S. A. Shalnova, A. D. Deev, Z. T. Astakhova, L. Z. Bolieva, G. V. Tolparov, V. S. Kaveshnikov, V. N. Serebryakova, I. A. Trubacheva, R. S. Karpov, A. Yu. Efanov, M. A. Storozhok, I. V. Medvedeva, S. V. Shalaev, A. N. Rogoza, A. O. Konradi, S. A. Boytsov, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…Anthropometry, fasting glucose and blood pressure (BP) levels were assessed. …”
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IN VITRO EFFECTS OF HYDRO-METHANOLIC EXTRACT FROM Gliricidia sepium LEAVES ON LARVAE OF Haemonchus contortus by Jose Eduardo Garcia, Leonides Gomez, Ulises Macias-Cruz, Leonel Avendaño-Reyes, Miguel Mellado *

“…Other compounds identified in this leguminous tree by HPLC-mass spectrometry and that may be responsible for the anthelmintic effects observed were vanillin 4-sulfate, prodelphinidin p-coumaroyl glucose, kaempferol 3-o-glucosyl-rhamnosyl-glucoside,kaempferol-3-O-xylosyl rutinoside, p-coumaric acid, luteolin 7-rutinoside, isorhamnetin 3-glucoside-7-rhamnoside, and dihydro ferulic acid. …”
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Telomere Maintenance Is Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Remission in Response to a Long-Term Dietary Intervention without Non-Weight Loss in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: F... by Ana Ojeda-Rodriguez, Juan F. Alcala-Diaz, Oriol Alberto Rangel-Zuñiga, Antonio P. Arenas-de Larriva, Francisco M. Gutierrez-Mariscal, Jose D. Torres-Peña, Marina Mora-Ortiz, Juan L. Romero-Cabrera, Raul M. Luque, Jose M. Ordovas, Pablo Perez-Martinez, Javier Delgado-Lista, Elena M. Yubero-Serrano, Jose Lopez-Miranda

“…In order to evaluate whether telomere maintenance is associated with type 2 diabetes remission, newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients without glucose-lowering treatment (183 out of 1002) from the CORDIOPREV study (NCT00924937) were randomized to consume a Mediterranean or low-fat diet. …”
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The association between muscle-to-fat ratio and cardiometabolic risks: The China National Health Survey by Huijing He, Li Pan, Dingming Wang, Feng Liu, Jianwei Du, Lize Pa, Xianghua Wang, Ze Cui, Xiaolan Ren, Hailing Wang, Xia Peng, Jingbo Zhao, Guangliang Shan

“…Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), serum lipids, fasting plasma glucose and serum uric acid were measured. General linear regressions, quantile regressions and restricted cubic-spline (RCS) regressions were applied to assess the effect of MFR on cardiometabolic profiles. …”
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Assessment and prevention of hypoglycaemia in primary care among U.S. Veterans: a mixed methods studyResearch in context by Scott J. Pilla, Kayla A. Meza, Mary Catherine Beach, Judith A. Long, Howard S. Gordon, Jeffrey T. Bates, Donna L. Washington, Barbara G. Bokhour, Anais Tuepker, Somnath Saha, Nisa M. Maruthur

“…PCPs provided hypoglycaemia anticipatory guidance in 50 visits (21%) that focused on holding diabetes medications while fasting and carrying glucose tabs; avoiding driving and glucagon were not discussed. …”
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Bigadiç’te 45–74 yaş bireylerde diyabet prevalansı ve farkındalık durumunun belirleyicileri/Determinants of prevelance and awareness of diabetes in a population aged 45–74 in Bigad... by Kevser Tarı Selçuk, Belgin Ünal

“…Diabetes was defined according to American diabets Association (ADA) diagnosis criteria for the year 2010 and is based on random capillary blood glucose and HbA1c levels. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were used to evaluate the associations with independent variables. …”
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Aggregation kinetics of polystyrene nanoplastics in gastric environments: Effects of plastic properties, solution conditions, and gastric constituents by Zhiwei Shao, Jiana Su, Jiawei Dong, Miaoting Liang, Jie Xiao, Jindie Liu, Qiaoyun Zeng, Yongtao Li, Weilin Huang, Chengyu Chen

“…Freundlich isotherm suggested that PSNPs adsorbed organic constituents following lysozyme > porcine bile > proteose-peptone > pepsin > glycine > D-glucose, inducing changes in constituent structure and PSNP properties. …”
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Crosstalk between corepressor NRIP1 and cAMP signaling on adipocyte thermogenic programming by Emmanouela Tsagkaraki, Adilson Guilherme, Sarah M. Nicoloro, Mark Kelly, Lawrence M. Lifshitz, Hui Wang, Kyounghee Min, Leslie A. Rowland, Kaltinaitis B. Santos, Nicole Wetoska, Randall H. Friedline, Stacy A. Maitland, Min Chen, Lee S. Weinstein, Scot A. Wolfe, Jason K. Kim, Michael P. Czech

“…Results: Implanting NRIP1KO adipocytes into HFD fed mice enhanced whole-body glucose tolerance by increasing insulin sensitivity, reducing adiposity, and enhancing energy expenditure in the recipients. …”
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Rumen-protected choline reduces hepatic lipidosis by increasing hepatic triacylglycerol-rich lipoprotein secretion in dairy cows by U. Arshad, A. Husnain, M.B. Poindexter, R. Zimpel, C.D. Nelson, J.E.P. Santos

“…Lymph was sampled 6 h after tyloxapol infusion, and analyzed for concentrations of fatty acids, β-hydroxybutyrate, glucose, triacylglycerol, and total cholesterol. A sample of serum collected at 720 min after tyloxapol was assayed for the metabolome composition. …”
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