Theoretical—Experimental Approach of Chitosan/Quaternized Chitosan Nanofibers’ Behavior in Wound Exudate Media by Bianca-Iustina Andreica, Alexandru Anisiei, Manuela-Maria Iftime, Razvan-Vasile Ababei, Lacramioara Ochiuz, Decebal Vasincu, Ingrid-Andrada Vasilache, Constantin Volovat, Diana Boboc, Vladimir Poroch, Lucian Eva, Maricel Agop, Dragos-Viorel Scripcariu, Simona Ruxandra Volovat

“…In media containing lysozyme, the fibers degraded with a rate determined by their composition and pH, reaching a mass loss of up to 47% in media of physiologic pH. …”
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High replacement of soybean meal by different types of rapeseed meal is detrimental to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) growth, antioxidant capacity, non-specific immunity and A... by Wen Jiang, Hengzhi Wang, Lu Zhang, Haifeng Mi, Junming Deng, Junming Deng

“…Fish fed with CPRC20 and IRM20 exhibited relatively higher plasma cortisol and MDA content, but lower content/activities of triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in plasma, lysozyme (LZM) and complement 3 (C3) in serum, catalase (CAT) in liver, and respiratory burst activity (RBA) of head kidney macrophages. …”
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Oral Administration of Nanopeptide CMCS-20H Conspicuously Boosts Immunity and Precautionary Effect Against Bacterial Infection in Fish by Xingchen Huo, Xingchen Huo, Xingchen Huo, Zhensheng Wang, Xun Xiao, Chunrong Yang, Jianguo Su, Jianguo Su, Jianguo Su

“…Complement C3 content, lysozyme, and total superoxide dismutase activities are highest in CMCS-20H group by serum biochemistry index assays. …”
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Egg white composition, antioxidant capacity, serum and yolk lipids and oxidative damage of the oviduct magnum in laying hens fed diets contaminated with different concentrations of... by Mingkun Zhu, Ming Yan, Huaiyu Li, Xiaoting Zou, Muwang Li

“…When compared with control group, 60 mg/kg Cd decreased magnum ovomucin, ovalbumin, lysozyme and ovomucoid gene expressions, but increased avidin gene expression obviously. …”
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Advanced oxidation protein products induce Paneth cells defects by endoplasmic reticulum stress in Crohn's disease by Jie Shi, Weidong Wang, Shibo Sun, Xiaoping Xu, Jieying Fei, Qian Zhou, Caolitao Qin, Shiyu Ou, Fengfei Wu, Fang ting Wu, Tianyan Xu, Lan Bai, Fang Xie

“…We found that AOPP accumulated in active CD tissues and was negatively associated with lysozyme expression, while positively correlated with the presence of ER stress markers. …”
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Involvement of gut-brain communication in arsenite-induced neurobehavioral impairments in adult male mice by Zhaohong Lu, Fanghong Wang, Yinyin Xia, Shuqun Cheng, Jun Zhang, Xia Qin, Xin Tian, Bin Wang, Jingfu Qiu, Zhen Zou, Xuejun Jiang, Chengzhi Chen

“…We also found that arsenite remarkably disrupted intestinal barrier integrity, decreased the levels of lysozyme and digestive enzymes. Intriguingly, chronic exposure to arsenite significantly changed the levels of gut-brain peptides. …”
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Three-stage fermentation of the feed and the application on weaned piglets by Dahai Jiang, Dahai Jiang, Manqi Yang, Manqi Yang, Jun Xu, Liping Deng, Cong Hu, Liangliang Zhang, Liangliang Zhang, Yunzhang Sun, Jianchun Jiang, Jianchun Jiang, Jianchun Jiang, Liming Lu, Liming Lu

“…The concentrations of serum immunoglobulin G(IgG), IgA, IgM, Complement C3 and interferon-γ (IFN-γ), and lysozyme activity were all increased. The relative abundance of fecal microbiota improved, especially lactobacillus, which increased the abundance of fecal dominant probiotics. …”
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<i>Moringa oleifera</i> Leaves’ Extract Enhances Nonspecific Immune Responses, Resistance against <i>Vibrio alginolyticus</i>, and Growth in Whiteleg Shrimp (<i>Penaeus vannamei</i... by Zaenal Abidin, Huai-Ting Huang, Zhen-Hao Liao, Bo-Ying Chen, Yu-Sheng Wu, Yu-Ju Lin, Fan-Hua Nan

“…The findings of the in vivo assay demonstrated that the THC, PO activity, PR, and immune-related gene expression, including alpha-2-macroglobulin, prophenoloxidase II, penaeidin2, penaeidin3, anti-lipopolysaccharide factor, crustin, lysozyme, superoxide dismutase, and clotting protein, were higher in the group of ME.25 and ME5.0 than in the control and ME1.25 at several time points. …”
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Dietary chrysin supplementation improves growth performance, immune responses, antioxidant status, and resistance against crowding stress in rainbow trout by Morteza Yousefi, Shiva Nedaei, Mehdi Naderi Farsani, Hamed Ghafarifarsani, Mei-Ling Zhang, Zhen-Yu Du

“…Before stress, serum and mucus immune responses [lysozyme and alternative complement (ACH50) activity, and total immunoglobulin (Ig)] were increased in CH300 group (P < 0.05). …”
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Improving Growth, Digestive and Antioxidant Enzymes and Immune Response of Juvenile Grass Carp (<i>Ctenopharyngodon idella</i>) by Using Dietary <i>Spirulina platensis</i> by Mehwish Faheem, Rafia Jamal, Nadia Nazeer, Saba Khaliq, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Hien Van Doan, Marina Paolucci

“…Significant increases in the skin mucus protease (<i>p</i> < 0.05), antiprotease (<i>p</i> < 0.01), lysozyme (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and peroxidase (<i>p</i> < 0.05) activities were observed in fish fed with 5% <i>Spirulina</i>-supplemented diets. …”
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Effects of dietary chito-oligosaccharide and β-glucan on the water quality and gut microbiota, intestinal morphology, immune response, and meat quality of Chinese soft-shell turtle... by Hao Fu, Ming Qi, Qingman Yang, Ming Li, Gaohua Yao, Weishao Bu, Tianlun Zheng, Xionge Pi, Xionge Pi

“…Both β-glucan and COS significantly improved liver and serum lysozyme activity and antibacterial capacity. COS significantly increased the total antioxidant capacity in the liver. …”
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Proteomic analysis reveals some common proteins in the kidney stone matrix by Yuanyuan Yang, Senyuan Hong, Cong Li, Jiaqiao Zhang, Henglong Hu, Xiaolong Chen, Kehua Jiang, Fa Sun, Qing Wang, Shaogang Wang

“…The 20 most-commonly identified stone matrix proteins were: S100A8, S100A9, uromodulin, albumin, osteopontin, lactotransferrin, vitamin K-dependent protein Z, prothrombin, hemoglobin subunit beta, myeloperoxidase, mannan-binding lectin serine protease 2, lysozyme C, complement C3, serum amyloid P-component, cathepsin G, vitronectin, apolipoprotein A-1, eosinophil cationic protein, fibrinogen alpha chain, and apolipoprotein D. …”
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Dietary mixed Bacillus strains promoted the growth indices, enzymatic profile, intestinal immunity, and liver and intestinal histomorphology of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus by Mai A.M. El-Son, Gehad E. Elshopakey, Shaymaa Rezk, Elsayed A.A. Eldessouki, Samia Elbahnaswy

“…Concerning serum biochemical parameters, there was a significant reduction in the serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels in fish-fed Bacillus strains (p < 0.01). Serum lysozyme activity showed greater values in the case of the B0.5 and B1 groups (p < 0.01) compared with the control. …”
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Adaptive Evolution of Industrial Lactococcus lactis Under Cell Envelope Stress Provides Phenotypic Diversity by María Jesús López-González, Susana Escobedo, Ana Rodríguez, A. Rute Neves, Thomas Janzen, Beatriz Martínez

“…Resistance to other antimicrobials revealed cross-protection mainly to cell wall-active antimicrobials such as lysozyme, bacitracin, and vancomycin. Finally, distinct and shared non-synonymous mutations were detected in the draft genome of the Lcn972R mutants. …”
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Experimental Yellow Fever in the Squirrel Monkey (<i>Saimiri</i> spp.): Hematological, Biochemical, and Immunological Findings by Milene S. Ferreira, Lívia C. Martins, Karla F. L. de Melo, Wellington B. da Silva, Aline A. Imbeloni, José Augusto P. C. Muniz, Camille F. de Oliveira, Maria Nazaré O. Freitas, Éder B. dos Santos, Liliane L. Chagas, Márcia B. M. Luz, Luiz A. D. de Queiroz, Robert B. Tesh, Pedro F. C. Vasconcelos

“…The immune responses were characterized by expression of S100 and CD11b cells; endothelial markers (VCAM-1, ICAM-1 and VLA-4), cell death and stress (Lysozyme and iNOS); and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-8, TNF-α, and IFN-γ) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10 and TGF-β). …”
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Evaluation of Growth, Viability, Lactic Acid Production and Anti-Infective Effects of <i>Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus</i> ATCC 9595 in Bacuri Juice (<i>Platonia insignis</i>) by Yasmim Costa Mendes, Gabrielle Pereira Mesquita, Gabrielle Damasceno Evangelista Costa, Ana Carolina Barbosa da Silva, Ester Gouveia, Maria Raimunda Chagas Silva, Valério Monteiro-Neto, Rita de Cássia Mendonça de Miranda, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Adrielle Zagmignan

“…In these conditions, <i>L. rhamnosus</i> ATCC 9595 grown in bacuri juice showed the same resistance towards acidification or addition of lysozyme than when cultivated in MRS. Finally, the anti-infective effects of fermented and non-fermented juices were analyzed using <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> larvae infected by enteroaggregative <i>Escherichia coli</i> 042. …”
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Effects of exogenous bile acids (BAs) on growth, lipid profile, digestive enzymes, and immune responses of thinlip mullet, Liza ramada by Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab, Hany M. R. Abdel-Latif, Mohammed F. El Basuini, Asmaa M. El-Nokrashy, Asmaa A. Khaled, Mohamed Kord, Ali A. Soliman, Mohamed Zaki, Abd-Elaziz Nour, Eman M. H. Labib, Hala Saber Khalil

“…BAs significantly decreased hepatic malondialdehyde concentrations and increased the activity of hepatic catalase, superoxide dismutase, and total antioxidant capacity compared with those reared on the control diet. Serum lysozyme, respiratory burst, and alternative complement activities were significantly increased in BAs-supplied groups, particularly in the group supplied with 130 mg BAs/kg compared to those fed on the control diet. …”
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Dietary effect of Lactobacillus plantarum (TISTR 912) on digestive enzyme activity, growth performance, immune response, and disease resistance of black sharkminnow (Labeo chrysoph... by Julatat Keereelang, Kriangsak Mangumphan, Chanagun Chitmanat, Sudaporn Tongsiri, Nguyen Vu Linh, Hien Van Doan

“…All dietary treatments of LP supplementation substantially elevated lysozyme and peroxidase activities in both serum and skin mucus of the black sharkminnow compared to the activities of the control fish (P < 0.05). …”
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Chemically and Green Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles Alter Key Immunological Molecules in Common Carp (<i>Cyprinus carpio</i>) Skin Mucus by Ghasem Rashidian, Carlo C. Lazado, Heba H. Mahboub, Ramin Mohammadi-Aloucheh, Marko D. Prokić, Hend S. Nada, Caterina Faggio

“…The highest activity of lysozyme and alternative complement activity (ACH50) were found in control and GS1 groups. …”
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Epidemiology, clinical presentation, treatment, and outcome of neurosarcoidosis: A mono-centric retrospective study and literature review by Pauline Sambon, Amina Sellimi, Alexandra Kozyreff, Olivier Gheysens, Lucie Pothen, Halil Yildiz, Vincent van Pesch

“…Serum CRP and calcemia were elevated only in 33 and 18% of patients, respectively. Serum lysozyme and angiotensin-converting enzyme were elevated in 79 and 16% of patients, respectively. …”
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