Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

June 30, 2023

MK8617 inhibits M1 macrophage polarization and inflammation via the HIF-1α/GYS1/UDPG/P2Y₁₄ pathway

Lingling Qian, Xiao-qin Chen, Deyang Kong, Gaoyuan Wang, Yun Cao, Yingchun Xiao, Jing-yuan Cao, Chunbo Zou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15591 PubMed 37404479

June 13, 2023

Unveiling sex-based differences in developing propionic acid-induced features in mice as a rodent model of ASD

Nasreen Kamalmaz, Abir Ben Bacha, Mona Alonazi, Gadah Albasher, Arwa Ishaq A. Khayyat, Afaf El-Ansary

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15488 PubMed 37334116

June 9, 2023

Phenotypic and genetic diversity of doubled haploid bread wheat population and molecular validation for spike characteristics, end-use quality, and biofortification capacity

Imren Kutlu, Sadettin Çelik, Yaşar Karaduman, Özcan Yorgancılar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15485 PubMed 37312880

June 22, 2023

Estimation of genetic variation in yield, its contributing characters and capsaicin content of Capsicum chinense Jacq. (ghost pepper) germplasm from Northeast India

Joyashree Baruah, Sunita Munda, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Sanjoy Kumar Chanda, G. Narahari Sastry, Mohan Lal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15521 PubMed 37366425

June 27, 2023

MicroRNA-154-5p suppresses cervical carcinoma growth and metastasis by silencing Cullin2 in vitro and in vivo

Yaqin Li, Yimiao Wei, Honglei Zhang, Ying Bai, Xiuting Wang, Qi Li, Yatao Liu, Shuling Wang, Jiapu Wang, Songquan Wen, Jiarong Li, Weihong Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15641 PubMed 37397007

June 6, 2023

Temporal and inter-individual changes in the integrated biochemical condition of the gonads of female swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from the Southeastern Pacific Ocean

Fabián Guzmán-Rivas, Juan Ortega, Sergio Mora, Patricio Barría, Rodrigo Riera, Ángel Urzúa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15524 PubMed 37304888

June 1, 2023

Macrophyte communities as bioindicator of stormwater pollution in rivers: a quantitative analysis

Roman Babko, Tetiana Diachenko, Jacek Zaburko, Yaroslav Danko, Tatiana Kuzmina, Joanna Szulżyk-Cieplak, Joanna Czarnota, Grzegorz Łagód

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15248 PubMed 37283889

June 6, 2023

Influence of geographic origin and tissue type on the medicinal chemical compounds of Semiliquidambar cathayensis

Xiaoming Tian, Hao Lv, Guangfeng Xiang, Jing Peng, Gaofei Li, Yan He, Fan Zhang, Cun Mou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15484 PubMed 37304883

June 27, 2023

copLAB gene prevalence and diversity among Trinidadian Xanthomonas spp. black-rot lesion isolates with variable copper resistance profiles

Stephen DB Jr Ramnarine, Jayaraj Jayaraman, Adesh Ramsubhag

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15657 PubMed 37397015

June 21, 2023

Cnidom in Ceriantharia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): new findings in the composition and micrometric variations of cnidocysts

Agustín Garese, Fabiola Goes Correa, Fabián H. Acuña, Sérgio Nascimento Stampar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15549 PubMed 37361040

June 28, 2023

Hydroxyapatite/calcium alginate composite particles for hemostasis and alveolar bone regeneration in tooth extraction wounds

Gang He, Zhihui Chen, Luyuan Chen, Huajun Lin, Chengcheng Yu, Tingting Zhao, Zhengwen Luo, Yuan Zhou, Siyang Chen, Tianjiao Yang, Guixian He, Wen Sui, Yonglong Hong, Jianjiang Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15606

June 30, 2023

A histological analysis of coloration in the Peruvian mimic poison frog (Ranitomeya imitator)

Mallory de Araujo Miles, Mikayla Joyce Johnson, Adam M. M. Stuckert, Kyle Summers

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15533 PubMed 37404476

June 7, 2023

Improving taxonomic classification of marine zooplankton by molecular approach: registration of taxonomically verified 18S and 28S rRNA gene sequences

Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Junya Hirai, Sirje Sildever, Kazuaki Tadokoro, Kiyotaka Hidaka, Iwao Tanita, Koh Nishiuchi, Naoki Iguchi, Hiromi Kasai, Noriko Nishi, Seiji Katakura, Yukiko Taniuchi, Taketoshi Kodama, Satokuni Tashiro, Misato Nakae, Yuji Okazaki, Satoshi Kitajima, Sayaka Sogawa, Toru Hasegawa, Tomonori Azumaya, Yutaka Hiroe, Daisuke Ambe, Takashi Setou, Daiki Ito, Akira Kusaka, Takeshi Okunishi, Takahiro Tanaka, Akira Kuwata, Daisuke Hasegawa, Shigeho Kakehi, Yugo Shimizu, Satoshi Nagai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15427 PubMed 37334134

June 16, 2023

The impact of sanctuary visits on children’s knowledge and attitudes toward primate welfare and conservation

Olga Feliu, Arturo González-Zamora, David Riba, Teresa Sauquet, Sònia Sánchez-López, Carmen Maté

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15074 PubMed 37351529

June 29, 2023

TMEM200A is a potential prognostic biomarker and correlated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancer

Fujin Fang, Tiantian Zhang, Huan Lei, Xiaobing Shen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15613 PubMed 37404478

June 7, 2023

Alterations in gene expressions of Caco-2 cell responses to LPS and ploy(I:C) stimulation

Ge Qin, Yuanjie Zhao, Yating Gan, Xiaomei Yu, Yifan Zhao, Hui Peng, Shaoming Fang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15459 PubMed 37304876

June 8, 2023

Phylogeography and population genetic structure of the cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi) in the Orinoco basin and Negro River (Amazon basin): evaluating connectivity and historical patterns of diversification

Diana Sanchez-Bernal, José Gregorio Martinez, Izeni Pires Farias, Tomas Hrbek, Susana Caballero

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15117 PubMed 37309369

June 21, 2023

Micrococcal nuclease sequencing of porcine sperm suggests enriched co-location between retained histones and genomic regions related to semen quality and early embryo development

Marta Gòdia, Yu Lian, Marina Naval-Sanchez, Inma Ponte, Joan Enric Rodríguez-Gil, Armand Sanchez, Alex Clop

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15520 PubMed 37361042

June 1, 2023

Integrating robotics into wildlife conservation: testing improvements to predator deterrents through movement

Stewart W. Breck, Jeffrey T. Schultz, David Prause, Cameron Krebs, Anthony J. Giordano, Byron Boots

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15491 PubMed 37283902

June 5, 2023

The conservation value of freshwater habitats for frog communities of lowland fynbos

Naas Terblanche, John Measey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15516 PubMed 37304861

June 12, 2023

Retrospective study of transcriptomic profiling identifies Thai triple-negative breast cancer patients who may benefit from immune checkpoint and PARP inhibitors

Monthira Suntiparpluacha, Jantappapa Chanthercrob, Doonyapat Sa-nguanraksa, Juthamas Sitthikornpaiboon, Amphun Chaiboonchoe, Patipark Kueanjinda, Natini Jinawath, Somponnat Sampattavanich

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15350 PubMed 37334114

June 8, 2023

Inflammatory auxo-action in the stem cell division theory of cancer

Yi Luo, Jian-Hui Xiao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15444 PubMed 37309372

June 26, 2023

Effect of long-term influx of tertiary treated wastewater on native bacterial communities in a dry valley topsoil: 16S rRNA gene-based metagenomic analysis of composition and functional profile

Abdurrahman S. Masrahi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15583 PubMed 37397028

June 12, 2023

A multi-class classification algorithm based on hematoxylin-eosin staining for neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer: a retrospective study

Yihan Wu, Xiaohua Liu, Fang Liu, Yi Li, Xiaomin Xiong, Hao Sun, Bo Lin, Yu Li, Bo Xu