Candidate Defense Genes from Rice, Barley, and Maize and Their Association with Qualitative and Quantitative Resistance in Rice by J. Ramalingam, C. M. Vera Cruz, K. Kukreja, J. M. Chittoor, J.-L. Wu, S. W. Lee, M. Baraoidan, M. L. George, M. B. Cohen, S. H. Hulbert, J. E. Leach, H. Leung

“…Six putative QTL for BB were located on chromosomes 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8 and nine QTL for BPH resistance were located to chromosomes 3, 4, 6, 11, and 12. The alleles of QTL for BPH resistance were mostly from IR64 and each explained between 11.3 and 20.6% of the phenotypic variance. …”
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Differential regulation of jasmonate responses in multiple jaz mutants by Yue Zhang, Bei Liu, Jiaqi Zhai, Qinglei Wang, Susheng Song

“…Here, we examined JA-regulated root growth, apical hook curvature, flowering time, and defense against the insect Spodoptera exigua in the intermediate jaz mutants jaz1/2/5/6/10/11/12, jaz1/2/3/4/5/6/7/9, and jaz3/4/7/8/9/10/11/12. …”
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Effects of Salicylic Acid Concentration and Post-Treatment Time on the Direct and Systemic Chemical Defense Responses in Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) Following Exogenous Foliar Appli... by Yuanjiao Feng, Xiaoyi Wang, Tiantian Du, Yinghua Shu, Fengxiao Tan, Jianwu Wang

“…DIMBOA (2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-2H, 1, 4-benzoxazin-3 (4H)-one) content was directly enhanced by 80.56~551.05% after 3~72 h following 0.5~5.0 mM SA treatments. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis of the Grape-Elsinoë ampelina Pathosystem Reveals Novel Effectors and a Robust Defense Response by Zhi Li, Ya Wang, Yanchun Fan, Bilal Ahmad, Xianhang Wang, Songlin Zhang, Yanxun Zhu, Linlin Gao, Pingping Chang, Xiping Wang

“…In this study, a dual RNA-seq analysis was used to simultaneously monitor the fungal genes related to pathogenesis and grape genes related to defense during the interaction at 2, 3, 4, and 5 days postinoculation. …”
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Fortify the defense frontline: MAPKs phosphorylate receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase to maintain plant resistance in soybean by Lu Rui, Wei Wang

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Transcriptional Changes during <i>Phytophthora capsici</i> Infection Reveal Potential Defense Mechanisms in Squash by Shailesh Raj Acharya, Swati Shrestha, Vincent Njung’e Michael, Yuqing Fu, Prerna Sabharwal, Shallu Thakur, Geoffrey Meru

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Moderate Dose Irradiation Induces DNA Damage and Impairments of Barrier and Host Defense in Nasal Epithelial Cells in vitro by Yang Y, Liu J, Liu Y, Ong HH, ChenQ, Chen CB, Thong M, Xu X, Zhou S, Qiu Q, Wang DY

“…Yue-Ying Yang,1,2,&ast; Jing Liu,2,&ast; Yi-Tong Liu,3,4 Hsiao-Hui Ong,2 Qian-Min Chen,2,4 Ce-Belle Chen,5 Mark Thong,6 Xinni Xu,6 Sui-Zi Zhou,3,4 Qian-Hui Qiu,3,4 De-Yun Wang2 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Otolaryngology, Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; 3Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 5Centre for Ion Beam Applications, Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore; 6Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qian-Hui Qiu, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 106 Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 20 83827812, Email qiuqianhui@hotmail.com De-Yun Wang, Department of Otolaryngology, Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUHS Tower Block, 1E Kent Ridge Road, 119228, Singapore, Tel + 65 6772 5373/5370/5371, Fax +65 6775 3820, Email entwdy@nus.edu.sgPurpose: Radiotherapy (RT) is the mainstay treatment for head and neck cancers. …”
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The PIFs Redundantly Control Plant Defense Response against <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> in <i>Arabidopsis</i> by Shengyuan Xiang, Songguo Wu, Haiyan Zhang, Minghui Mou, Yanli Chen, Daibo Li, Houping Wang, Ligang Chen, Diqiu Yu

“…In this study, we revealed that PIFs negatively regulate plant defenses against <i>Botrytis cinerea</i>. Gene expression analyses showed that the expression level of a subset of defense-response genes was higher in <i>pifq</i> (<i>pif1/3/4/5</i>) mutants than in the wild-type control, but was lower in <i>PIF</i>-overexpressing plants. …”
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Construct validity and reliability Amharic version of perceived stress scale (PSS-10) among Defense University students by Bitew Sintayehu Tsegaye, Amanuel Kidane Andegiorgish, Abebe Feyissa Amhare, Habtamu Belay Hailu

“…Result Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a two-dimensional PSS-10 with Eigenvalues of 3.4 and 1.6, which explained 50.7% of the variance. …”
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Alu antisense RNA ameliorates methylglyoxal-induced human lens epithelial cell apoptosis by enhancing antioxidant defense by Pei-Yuan Wu, Ning Ji, Chong-Guang Wu, Xiao-Die Wang, Xin Liu, Zhi-Xue Song, Murad Khan, Suleman Shah, Ying-Hua Du, Xiu-Fang Wang, Li-Fang Yan

“…METHODS: Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) and 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays were used to assess HLEC viability. …”
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Piceatannol Increases Antioxidant Defense and Reduces Cell Death in Human Periodontal Ligament Fibroblast under Oxidative Stress by Flávia Póvoa da Costa, Bruna Puty, Lygia S. Nogueira, Geovanni Pereira Mitre, Sávio Monteiro dos Santos, Bruno José Brito Teixeira, Maria Sueli da Silva Kataoka, Manoela Domingues Martins, Carlos Augusto Galvão Barboza, Marta Chagas Monteiro, Hervé Rogez, Edivaldo Herculano Corrêa de Oliveira, Rafael Rodrigues Lima

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Long-term melatonin treatment reduces ovarian mass and enhances tissue antioxidant defenses during ovulation in the rat by L.G.A. Chuffa, J.P.A. Amorim, G.R. Teixeira, L.O. Mendes, B.A. Fioruci, P.F.F. Pinheiro, F.R.F. Seiva, E.L.B. Novelli, W. Mello Júnior, M. Martinez, F.E. Martinez

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Endophytic Bacillus atrophaeus CHGP13 and salicylic acid inhibit blue mold of lemon by regulating defense enzymes by Saba Maalik, Anam Moosa, Faisal Zulfiqar, Muhammad Naveed Aslam, Tahir Mahmood, Kadambot H. M. Siddique

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Aloin Protects Skin Fibroblasts from Heat Stress-Induced Oxidative Stress Damage by Regulating the Oxidative Defense System. by Fu-Wei Liu, Fu-Chao Liu, Yu-Ren Wang, Hsin-I Tsai, Huang-Ping Yu

“…We found that aloin protected Hs68 cells against heat stress-induced damage, as assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide and lactate dehydrogenase assay. …”
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The Phenylpropanoid Pathway and Lignin in Defense against Ganoderma boninense Colonized Root Tissues in Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) by Nisha T. Govender, Nisha T. Govender, Maziah Mahmood, Idris A. Seman, Mui-Yun Wong, Mui-Yun Wong

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Exposure of Caralluma tuberculata to biogenic selenium nanoparticles as in vitro rooting agent: Stimulates morpho-physiological and antioxidant defense system. by Amir Ali, Zia-Ur-Rehman Mashwani, Naveed Iqbal Raja, Sher Mohammad, M Sheeraz Ahmad, Juan Pedro Luna-Arias

“…Interestingly, exposure to 400 μg/L SeNPs induced a stress response in the cultures, leading to increased levels of total phenolic content (3.4 ± 0.052), total flavonoid content (1.8 ± 0.034), and antioxidant activity 82 ± 4.8%). …”
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Fansidar drug induces cytotoxicity in some vital tissues in a rat model: combination defensive effect of selenium and zinc capsules by J. K Akintunde, J. A Ajiboye, E. O Siemuri, O. O. Olabisi

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More Than “Push” and “Pull”? Plant-Soil Feedbacks of Maize Companion Cropping Increase Chemical Plant Defenses Against Herbivores by Daniel M. Mutyambai, Daniel M. Mutyambai, Ethan Bass, Tim Luttermoser, Katja Poveda, Charles A. O. Midega, Zeyaur R. Khan, André Kessler

“…In addition, soil from push-pull fields induced a constitutively higher and qualitatively different emission of volatile organic compounds than soil from non-push-pull fields. Moreover, secondary defense metabolites such as 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (DIMBOA), were produced in larger quantities in plants grown in soil from push-pull fields compared to those from monoculture fields. …”
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Temporal and spatial changes in ion homeostasis, antioxidant defense and accumulation of flavonoids and glycolipid in a halophyte Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. by Ganesh C Nikalje, P S Variyar, M V Joshi, T D Nikam, P Suprasanna

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Maize 9-Lipoxygenase ZmLOX3 Controls Development, Root-Specific Expression of Defense Genes, and Resistance to Root-Knot Nematodes by Xiquan Gao, James Starr, Cornelia Göbel, Jürgen Engelberth, Ivo Feussner, James Tumlinson, Michael Kolomiets

“…In addition to these alterations in the defense status of roots, lox3-4 knockout mutants displayed precocious senescence and reduced root length and plant height compared with the wild type, suggesting that ZmLOX3 is required for normal plant development. …”
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