Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

August 17, 2022

Phosphate solubilizing microorganisms isolated from medicinal plants improve growth of mint

Muhammad Rizwan Tariq, Fouzia Shaheen, Sharmeen Mustafa, Sajid ALI, Ammara Fatima, Muhammad Shafiq, Waseem Safdar, Muhammad Naveed Sheas, Amna Hameed, Muhammad Adnan Nasir

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13782 PubMed 35996668

August 4, 2022

Research progress in toxicological effects and mechanism of aflatoxin B₁ toxin

Congcong Li, Xiangdong Liu, Jiao Wu, Xiangbo Ji, Qiuliang Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13850 PubMed 35945939

August 24, 2022

Changes and response mechanism of sugar and organic acids in fruits under water deficit stress

Wei-Feng Ma, Yan-Biao Li, Guo-Jie Nai, Guo-Ping Liang, Zong-Huan Ma, Bai-Hong Chen, Juan Mao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13691 PubMed 36039369

August 2, 2022

Phytotoxic effects of Acacia saligna dry leachates on germination, seedling growth, photosynthetic performance, and gene expression of economically important crops

Haifa Abdulaziz Sakit ALHaithloul, Muhammad Ishfaq Khan, Arafa Musa, Mohammed M. Ghoneim, Ayshah Aysh ALrashidi, Imtiaz Khan, Ehab Azab, Adil A. Gobouri, Mahmoud R. Sofy, Mohamed El-Sherbiny, Mona H. Soliman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13623 PubMed 35935250

August 16, 2022

Chemotherapeutic resistant cholangiocarcinoma displayed distinct intratumoral microbial composition and metabolic profiles

Sirinya Sitthirak, Manida Suksawat, Jutarop Phetcharaburanin, Arporn Wangwiwatsin, Poramate Klanrit, Nisana Namwat, Narong Khuntikeo, Attapol Titapun, Apiwat Jarearnrat, Sakkarn Sangkhamanon, Watcharin Loilome

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13876 PubMed 35990899

August 9, 2022

Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of bHLH gene family in physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.)

Lin Zhang, Wei Chen, Rongrong Liu, Ben Shi, Youju Shu, Haoyu Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13786 PubMed 35966923

August 17, 2022

Exploring the anticancer and antioxidant properties of Vicia faba L. pods extracts, a promising source of nutraceuticals

Jessica Ceramella, Chiara La Torre, Michele De Luca, Domenico Iacopetta, Alessia Fazio, Alessia Catalano, Gaetano Ragno, Pasquale Longo, Maria Stefania Sinicropi, Camillo Rosano

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13683 PubMed 35996664

August 9, 2022

The use of synthetic agonists of quorum sensing N- acyl homoserine lactone pathway improves the bioleaching ability in Acidithiobacillus and Pseudomonas bacteria

Juan Carlos Caicedo, Sonia Villamizar, Giampaolo Orlandoni

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13801 PubMed 35966926

August 29, 2022

TRIM38 protects H9c2 cells from hypoxia/reoxygenation injury via the TRAF6/TAK1/NF-κB signalling pathway

Zhengri Lu, Mengen Deng, Genshan Ma, Lijuan Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13815 PubMed 36061751

August 23, 2022

Chemistry, taxonomy and ecology of the potentially chimpanzee-dispersed Vepris teva sp.nov. (Rutaceae) endangered in coastal thicket in the Congo Republic

Moses K. Langat, Teva Kami, Martin Cheek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13926 PubMed 36032959

August 15, 2022

The role of autophagy in high-fat diet-induced insulin resistance of adipose tissues in mice

Yovita Permata Budi, Yi-Hsuan Li, Chien Huang, Mu-En Wang, Yi-Chun Lin, De-Shien Jong, Chih-Hsien Chiu, Yi-Fan Jiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13867 PubMed 35990905

August 2, 2022

Advanced oxidation protein products induce annulus fibrosus cell senescence through a NOX4-dependent, MAPK-mediated pathway and accelerate intervertebral disc degeneration

Xiangheng Dai, Yu Chen, Zihan Yu, Congrui Liao, Zhongyuan Liu, Jianting Chen, Qian Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13826 PubMed 35935259

August 3, 2022

Differential proteomic analysis of mouse cerebrums with high-fat diet (HFD)-induced hyperlipidemia

Changming Chen, Meiling Wen, Caixia Wang, Zhongwen Yuan, Ya Jin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13806 PubMed 35942128

August 3, 2022

Criteria for assessing the adaptive changes in mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes of strike fighting style in different training load regimes

Andrii Chernozub, Veaceslav Manolachi, Georgiy Korobeynikov, Vladimir Potop, Liudmyla Sherstiuk, Victor Manolachi, Ion Mihaila

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13827 PubMed 35942124

August 2, 2022

Differential gene expression analysis after DAPK1 knockout in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Yuanqi Li, Hui Huang, Huajun Yu, Ting Mo, Ting Wei, Guodan Li, Yufang Jia, Xiaoqin Huang, Mingjin Tu, Xiuwen Yan, Haitao Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13711 PubMed 35935258

August 22, 2022

C1orf74 positively regulates the EGFR/AKT/mTORC1 signaling in lung adenocarcinoma cells

Jinyong Guo, Aili Li, Ruolin Guo, Qiufeng He, Youru Wu, Yi Gou, Junfei Jin, Guojin Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13908 PubMed 36032960

August 10, 2022

MiR-190 ameliorates glucotoxicity-induced dysfunction and apoptosis of pancreatic β-cells by inhibiting NOX2-mediated reactive oxygen species production

Huinan Lu, Junyu Yang, Juan Li, Huiping Yuan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13849 PubMed 35971429

August 22, 2022

Gas chromatography (GC) fingerprinting and immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharide from the rhizome of Menispermum dauricum DC

Pei Yang, Yang Zhai, Yan Ma, Beibei Mao, Fengshan Wang, Li Li, Lijuan Luan, Yuhong Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13946 PubMed 36032961

August 16, 2022

Integrated bioinformatics analysis identifies the effects of Sema3A/NRP1 signaling in oligodendrocytes after spinal cord injury in rats

Rong Hu, Mengting Shi, Haipeng Xu, Xingying Wu, Kelin He, Yi Chen, Lei Wu, Ruijie Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13856 PubMed 35990904

August 15, 2022

Flotillin-1 promotes EMT of gastric cancer via stabilizing Snail

Ying Huang, Yun Guo, Yi Xu, Fei Liu, Suli Dai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13901 PubMed 35990908

August 17, 2022

The greening reaction of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) metmyoglobin promoted by free cysteine during thermal treatment

Andrés Álvarez-Armenta, Ramón Pacheco-Aguilar, Alonso A. López-Zavala, David O. Corona-Martínez, Rogerio R. Sotelo-Mundo, Karina D. García-Orozco, Juan C. Ramírez-Suárez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13923 PubMed 35996665

August 5, 2022

Epigenetic modification mechanism of histone demethylase KDM1A in regulating cardiomyocyte apoptosis after myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury

Lin He, Yanbo Wang, Jin Luo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13823 PubMed 35959481

August 23, 2022

Up-regulated IL-17 and Tnf signaling in bone marrow cells of young male osteogenesis imperfecta mice

Chenyi Shao, Yi Liu, Jiaci Li, Ziyun Liu, Yuxia Zhao, Yaqing Jing, Zhe Lv, Ting Fu, Zihan Wang, Guang Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13963 PubMed 36032950

August 16, 2022

Processing of Noni Liquor based on response surface methodology

Shusen Gong, Fei Yang, Qingfen Wang, Tian Wu