Quadriceps muscle atrophy after non-invasive anterior cruciate ligament injury: evidence linking to autophagy and mitophagy by Sung Gi Noh, Ahram Ahn, Steven M. Davi, Steven M. Davi, Lindsey K. Lepley, Oh Sung Kwon, Oh Sung Kwon

“…Notably, at 56 days, markers associated with the elimination of damaged mitochondria were elevated (PINK1, Parkin, and VDAC1), indicating a possible ongoing cellular repair and restoration process.Conclusion: These data highlight the complexity of muscle recovery after ACL injury and underscore the overlooked but crucial role of autophagy and mitophagy in promoting the recovery process.…”
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Punicalagin Protects against Diabetic Liver Injury by Upregulating Mitophagy and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities by Yahui Zhang, Xiuying Tan, Yuan Cao, Xin An, Jihua Chen, Lina Yang

“…In our study, the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was significantly increased in mice with diabetic liver injury after punicalagin intervention; the protein expression of Pink1, Parkin, Bnip3, LC3b, P62, manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), and catalase (CAT) was significantly increased in the liver; and the activities of MnSOD and CAT in the serum and liver were significantly increased, which is consistent with the results of in vitro experiments. …”
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An objective bone conduction verification tool using a piezoelectric thin-film force transducer by Yafei Nie, Yafei Nie, Jinqiu Sang, Jinqiu Sang, Chengshi Zheng, Chengshi Zheng, Jian Xu, Jian Xu, Fangjie Zhang, Fangjie Zhang, Xiaodong Li, Xiaodong Li

“…The audibility estimation adopted the responses from the transducers that correspond to the individual BC hearing thresholds and three different input levels of pink noise. Twenty hearing-impaired (HI) subjects without prior experience with hearing aids were recruited for this study. …”
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New Generation of Fixture–Abutment Connection Combining Soft Tissue Design and Vertical Screw-Retained Restoration: 1-Year Clinical, Aesthetics and Radiographic Preliminary Evaluat... by Francesco Mattia Ceruso, Irene Ieria, Mirko Martelli, Aurea I. Lumbau, Erta Xhanari, Marco Gargari

“…Outcome measures were implant and prosthesis survival rate, any complications, marginal bone loss (MBL), periodontal parameters, and pink esthetic score (PES). Overall, 13 patients (4 women and 9 men; mean age 50 ± 22 years) with the same number of implants were treated and followed for one year after loading. …”
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Five copper homeostasis gene clusters encode the Cu-efflux resistome of the highly copper-tolerant Methylorubrum extorquens AM1 by Araceli Dávalos, Alejandro García-de los Santos

“…Methods The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of CuCl2 were used to estimate the copper tolerance of eight plant-associated facultative diazotrophs (PAFD) and five pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFM) belonging to the order Rhizobiales presumed to come from nonclinical and nonmetal-polluted natural habitats based on their reported source of isolation. …”
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Marine Biodegradability and Ecotoxicity of MWool^® Recycled Wool Fibers: A Circular-Economy-Based Material by Serena Anselmi, Francesca Provenza, Tecla Bentivoglio, Giuseppe Picerno, Andrea Cavallo, Monia Renzi

“…The early degradation process was associated with the loss of artificial pigments from the dyed wool, particularly pink and red, which occurred within 30–90 days of exposure. …”
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Dietary Supplementation with Ferula Improves Productive Performance, Serum Levels of Reproductive Hormones, and Reproductive Gene Expression in Aged Laying Hens by E Hao, LY Chang, DH Wang, YF Chen, RI Huang, H Chen

“…ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of dietary Ferula supplementation on productive performance, egg quality, follicular development, serum levels of reproductive hormones, and reproductive gene expression in aged laying hens. A total of 300 Dawu pink laying hens (65 weeks old) were assigned to four treatments with six replicates per treatment and 10 hens per replicate. …”
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Ischemic Stroke Induces Skeletal Muscle Damage and Alters Transcriptome Profile in Rats by Hu Qi, Xiangyu Li, Xiumeng Zhang, Bin Li, Dan Tian, Dejian Wang, Ruocong Yang, Nan Zeng

“…The mitochondrial membrane potential and the mfn2 and p62 protein expression were decreased, and the Beclin-1, ATG5, Parkin, PINK1, LC3B, and Drp1 expression were upregulated; these results were consistent with immunohistochemistry. …”
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Simplified procedures for evaluation of passive samplers for determination of nitrogen dioxide by Samita Adhikari, Sean Carlos Conrad, Wolfgang Frenzel, Andreas Held

“…The relative intensity changes of the green color (complementary to the pink product of the Griess-Ilosvay reaction) can be correlated to the nitrite concentration of the sample solutions enabling improved concentration resolution of test strips compared with visual inspection. …”
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Post-translational modification and mitochondrial function in Parkinson’s disease by Shishi Luo, Shishi Luo, Shishi Luo, Danling Wang, Danling Wang, Danling Wang, Zhuohua Zhang, Zhuohua Zhang, Zhuohua Zhang

“…Among the PD-associated genes, Parkin, PINK1, and LRRK2 encode enzymes that directly involved in catalyzing PTM modifications of target proteins, while others like α-synuclein, FBXO7, HTRA2, VPS35, CHCHD2, and DJ-1, undergo substantial PTM modification, subsequently altering mitochondrial functions. …”
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Clinical analysis of 19 cases of maxillary local tissue defects repaired by buccal fat pad flaps by LIU Yingkun, LI Jia, TAO Boqiang, MIN Fenghe, LIU Weiwei

“…Ten days after the operation, most of the buccal fat pad flap turned pink, and the collapse was alleviated. One month after the operation, the buccal fat pad flap had no obvious collapse, and its surface was epithelialized, with a shape and color close to those of the normal mucosa. …”
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A prospective cohort study of immediate implantation and delayed implantation for a labial bony dehiscence defect in the maxillary aesthetic area by SU Zhenya, LI Shiqi, MO Anchun

“…Implant survival rates, dimensional changes in hard and soft tissues during the six- and twelve-month follow-ups, and pink esthetic scores (PESs) were measured. Results The implant survival rates in both groups were 100%, and no complications occurred during the follow-up time. …”
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Invocation Receptivity in Female of Rabbit by Martin Fik, Cyril Hrnčár, Henrieta Arpášová, Jozef Gašparík

“…The state of receptivity was determined from 1 for 4 colour of vulva. (1 – anaemic coloration of vulva, 2- pink, 3 – red, 4- violet). We detected positive state of transport, on the receptivity. …”
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Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveal the Role of Metabolites and Genes in Modulating Flower Color of <i>Paphiopedilum micranthum</i> by Xinyan Deng, Chao Hu, Chengzhi Xie, Aixian Lu, Yibo Luo, Tao Peng, Weichang Huang

“…<i>Paphiopedilum micranthum</i> is a food-deceptive orchid that has a pink labellum and two purple petals with a yellow base and has been proven to be pollinated by bumblebees. …”
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Chewing Function with Efficiency Tests in Subjects Wearing Clear Aligners by Luca Levrini, Alessandro Deppieri, Andrea Carganico, Giorgia Rodigari, Stefano Saran, Piero Antonio Zecca, Marco Cicciù, Salvatore Bocchieri

“…Each participant was instructed to chew two pieces of Hue-Check Gum^® chewing gum (one pink and the other blue) in 5, 10, and 20 cycles both with and without aligners. …”
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The Evaluation of Chromogenic CPS ID2 Medium in the Identification of Bacterial Isolates by Ayşe Esra KARAKOÇ, Hikmet UNCU, Ayfer ÖZIŞIK, Nilgün ACAR

“…A total of 79 (95.2%) E. coli out of 83 created typical pink-dark red coloured colonies whereas 4 (4.8%) grew as transparent without creating any colour. …”
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IL-25 Induced ROS-Mediated M2 Macrophage Polarization via AMPK-Associated Mitophagy by Mei-Lan Tsai, Yi-Giien Tsai, Yu-Chih Lin, Ya-Ling Hsu, Yi-Ting Chen, Ming-Kai Tsai, Wei-Ting Liao, Yi-Ching Lin, Chih-Hsing Hung

“…The CCL-22 secretion was increased by IL-25 stimulation and suppressed by mitophagy inhibitor treatment and PINK1 knockdown. The Th2-like cytokine IL-25 can induce ROS production, increase mitochondrial respiratory chain complex activity, subsequently activate AMPK, and induce mitophagy to stimulate M2 macrophage polarization in monocytes.…”
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The relationship between iron deficiency anemia with restless leg syndrome and sleep quality in workers working in a textile factory in Iran: a cross-sectional study by Farahnaz Ghahremanfard, Maryam Rezaei Semnani, Majid Mirmohammadkhani, Kamyar Mansori, Daryoush Pahlevan

“…To investigate iron deficiency anemia, 2 CC of blood was taken from the brachial artery with the help of a 10-CC syringe with a blue or pink tip. Then, relevant data were entered into SPSS26 and analyzed. …”
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Species diversity and taxonomy of Vararia (Russulales, Basidiomycota) with descriptions of six species from Southwestern China by Yinglian Deng, Sana Jabeen, Changlin Zhao

“…Seventeen lineages including six new species from China, i.e., V. fissurata, V. lincangensis, V. punctata, V. isabellina, V. sinensis, and V. yaoshanensis were recognized, in which V. fissurata is characterized by the brittle basidiomata with pruinose and cracking hymenophore having white to olivaceous buff hymenial surface, the clamped generative hyphae, presence of the two types gloeocystidia; V. lincangensis is characterized by the simple-septa generative hyphae, and thick-walled skeletal hyphae, and ellipsoid basidiospores; V. punctata is delimited by its thin to slightly thick-walled generative hyphae, and thick-walled skeletal hyphae, present thick-walled, clavate to cylindrical gloeocystidia; V. isabellina is characterized by having the cream to isabelline to slightly brown hymenial surface, thin to slightly thick-walled generative hyphae, and sub-fusiform to navicular basidiospores; V. sinensis is distinguishable by its white to slightly pink hymenial surface, thick-walled skeletal hyphae, and sub-fusiform to navicular basidiospores; V. yaoshanensis is characterized by cream to pinkish buff to cinnamon-buff hymenial surface, slightly thick-walled generative hyphae, the presence of two types gloeocystidia, and slightly thick-walled, ellipsoid basidiospores. …”
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MFN1 augmentation prevents retinal degeneration in a Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2A mouse model by Saba Shahin, Bin Lu, Yueqin Zhou, Hui Xu, Jason Chetsawang, Robert H. Baloh, Shaomei Wang

“…Finally, transgenic MFN1 augmentation (MFN2R94Q:MFN1) rescued vision and retinal morphology to wild-type level via restoring homeostasis in mitochondrial MFN1/MFN2 ratio, fusion/fission cycle, and PINK1-dependent, Parkin-independent mitophagy.…”
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