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The non-HDL-C to APOB ratio as a predictor of inaccurate LDL-C measurement in patients with chronic intrahepatic cholestasis and jaundice: a retrospective study
Alexis Verger, Handling Editor
An insight into impact of nanomaterials toxicity on human health
"The article encompasses a significant compilation of information on nanoparticles and its toxicity for human tissues."
Sonia Oliveira, Handling Editor
Effect of AOX1 and GAP transcriptional terminators on transcript levels of both the heterologous and the GAPDH genes and the extracellular Yp/x in GAP promoter-based Komagataella phaffii strains
"The authors explored alternatives to improve a popular system for heterologous gene expression"
Héctor Mora-Montes, Handling Editor
The role of transcriptional and epigenetic modifications in astrogliogenesis
"An interesting up to up-to-date review of an important subject with multiple applications."
Alexis Verger, Handling Editor
Phytochemical profiling and antioxidant activity assessment of Bellevalia pseudolongipes via liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry
"The study of the phytochemical profile of popularly used plants is essential for the bioprospecting of new substances with pharmacological activity. In this article, the authors describe the main components of Bellevalia pseudolongipes, a plant endemic of Turkey."
Eder Lenardão, Handling Editor
Relationship between ferroptosis and mitophagy in acute lung injury: a mini-review
"Significance: This review is the first to comprehensively describe the link between mitophagy and ferroptosis in Acute Lung Injury via detailing the latest knowledge insights into advances in the roles of mitophagy and ferroptosis in Acute Lung Injury, while exploring the more recently identified novel relationship between mitophagy and ferroptosis involved in Acute Lung Injury. Impact: Doctors specializing in thoracic surgery, respiratory medicine and clinical laboratory medicine will find the review of current scientific literature of particular interest. The exploration of the interaction between mitophagy and ferroptosis contributes to a better understanding of the pathological process of Acute Lung Injury."
Andrew Eamens, Handling Editor
A lipidomic study on the lens epithelial cells of patients with age related cataracts
"The present study evaluated lipids in the LECs of ARC patients with different lens opacity in order to identify potential metabolic biomarkers of ARC. Their results improve the understanding in ARC and highlight the importance of new methods for its treatment."
Beatriz Redondo, Handling Editor
Omics approaches to unravel insecticide resistance mechanism in Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
Ravinder Kumar, Handling Editor
A genetic investigation in five Chinese families with keratoconus
"Keratoconus is a common condition, and this paper looks into the possible genes that may be relevant."
Cong-Jun Li, Handling Editor
Quantitating primer-template interactions using deconstructed PCR
"This article contributes to the understanding of primer/template interaction that can lead to a biased representation of the diversity of microbiomes assessed by metabarcoding."
Marcelino Suzuki, Handling Editor
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