Τρίτη 21 Ιανουαρίου 2020

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Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 43: Honey as a Strategy to Fight Candida tropicalis in Mixed-Biofilms with Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 43: Honey as a Strategy to Fight Candida tropicalis in Mixed-Biofilms with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9020043 Authors: Liliana Fernandes Ana Oliveira Mariana Henriques Maria Elisa Rodrigues Fungal contaminations with Candida species are commonly responsible for several infections, especially when associated to bacteria. The therapeutic approach commonly used is being compromised due to microbial resistances of these...
Antibiotics
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 42: Characterisation of Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Poultry in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 42: Characterisation of Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Poultry in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9020042 Authors: Pillay Amoako Abia Somboro Shobo Perrett Bester Essack This study investigated the antibiotic resistance, virulence profiles, and clonality of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolated from an intensive poultry farming system in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Following ethical...
Antibiotics
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 41: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Pharmacists Regarding Antibiotic Use and Infectious Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Hungary (KAPPhA-HU)
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 41: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Pharmacists Regarding Antibiotic Use and Infectious Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Hungary (KAPPhA-HU) Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9020041 Authors: Gajdács Paulik Szabó One of the key drivers for the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is non-prudent antibiotic (AB) use, which results in selection pressure towards relevant bacteria. Community pharmacists have pivotal...
Antibiotics
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 40: Staphylococcal-Produced Bacteriocins and Antimicrobial Peptides: Their Potential as Alternative Treatments for Staphylococcus aureus Infections
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 40: Staphylococcal-Produced Bacteriocins and Antimicrobial Peptides: Their Potential as Alternative Treatments for Staphylococcus aureus Infections Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9020040 Authors: Newstead Varjonen Nuttall Paterson Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen of both humans and animals, implicated in a wide range of infections. The emergence of antibiotic resistance has resulted in S. aureus strains that are resistant to...
Antibiotics
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 39: Intravenous Ceftriaxone Versus Multiple Dosing Regimes of Intravenous Anti-Staphylococcal Antibiotics for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA): A Systematic Review
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 39: Intravenous Ceftriaxone Versus Multiple Dosing Regimes of Intravenous Anti-Staphylococcal Antibiotics for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA): A Systematic Review Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9020039 Authors: Kamfose Muriithi Knight Lasserson Hayward Background: Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) is a common pathogen associated with a range of clinically important infections. MSSA can cause deep-seated...
Antibiotics
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 90: Application of Pulsed Electric Fields for Obtaining Antioxidant Extracts from Fish Residues
Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 90: Application of Pulsed Electric Fields for Obtaining Antioxidant Extracts from Fish Residues Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9020090 Authors: Franco Munekata Agregán Bermúdez López-Pedrouso Pateiro Lorenzo Fish processing has serious economic and environmental costs in the food supply chain. It is necessary to find new ways to convert fish residue to added-value products, especially for main aquaculture species. In this study, a...
Antioxidants
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 89: Design of Light-Sensitive Triggers for Endothelial NO-Synthase Activation
Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 89: Design of Light-Sensitive Triggers for Endothelial NO-Synthase Activation Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9020089 Authors: Dilly Roman Bogliotti Xie Deprez Slama-Schwok : A specific light trigger for activating endothelial Nitric Oxide-Synthase (eNOS) in real time would be of unique value to decipher cellular events associated with eNOS activation or to generate on demand cytotoxic levels of NO at specific sites for cancer research....
Antioxidants
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Arts, Vol. 9, Pages 12: Weaving Forms of Resistance: The Museo de la Solidaridad and The Museo Internacional de la Resistencia Salvador Allende
Arts, Vol. 9, Pages 12: Weaving Forms of Resistance: The Museo de la Solidaridad and The Museo Internacional de la Resistencia Salvador Allende Arts doi: 10.3390/arts9010012 Authors: Cornejo From the starting point of a 1975 artwork made by Norwegian artist Kjartan Slettemark in Sweden to stop a tennis match in resistance to the Chilean military dictatorship, this article reframes the linear image of networks of solidarity and resistance through the gaps and connectivity of a mesh....
Arts
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 124: Australian Lidar Measurements of Aerosol Layers Associated with the 2015 Calbuco Eruption
Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 124: Australian Lidar Measurements of Aerosol Layers Associated with the 2015 Calbuco Eruption Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11020124 Authors: Klekociuk Ottaway MacKinnon Reid Twigger Alexander The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile (41.3° S, 72.6° W) underwent three separate eruptions on 22–23 April 2015. Following the eruptions, distinct layers of enhanced lidar backscatter at 532 nm were observed in the lower...
Atmosphere
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 123: The Effects of Green Roofs on Outdoor Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Energy Savings
Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 123: The Effects of Green Roofs on Outdoor Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Energy Savings Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11020123 Authors: Mutani Todeschi There is growing attention to the use of greenery in urban areas, in various forms and functions, as an instrument to reduce the impact of human activities on the urban environment. The aim of this study has been to investigate the use of green roofs as a strategy to reduce the urban...
Atmosphere
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 122: Novel Approaches to Air Pollution Exposure and Clinical Outcomes Assessment in Environmental Health Studies
Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 122: Novel Approaches to Air Pollution Exposure and Clinical Outcomes Assessment in Environmental Health Studies Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11020122 Authors: Yarza Hassan Shtein Lesser Novack Katra Kloog Novack : An accurate assessment of pollutants' exposure and precise evaluation of the clinical outcomes pose two major challenges to the contemporary environmental health research. The common methods for exposure assessment are...
Atmosphere
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Bioengineering, Vol. 7, Pages 13: Co-Networks Poly(hydroxyalkanoates)-Terpenes to Enhance Antibacterial Properties
Bioengineering, Vol. 7, Pages 13: Co-Networks Poly(hydroxyalkanoates)-Terpenes to Enhance Antibacterial Properties Bioengineering doi: 10.3390/bioengineering7010013 Authors: Modjinou Versace Andaloussi Langlois Renard Biocompatible and biodegradable bacterial polyesters, poly(hydroxyalkanoates) (PHAs), were combined with linalool, a well-known monoterpene, extracted from spice plants to design novel antibacterial materials. Their chemical association by a photo-induced...
Bioengineering
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Bioengineering, Vol. 7, Pages 12: Comparison of the Anabolic Effects of Reported Osteogenic Compounds on Human Mesenchymal Progenitor-derived Osteoblasts
Bioengineering, Vol. 7, Pages 12: Comparison of the Anabolic Effects of Reported Osteogenic Compounds on Human Mesenchymal Progenitor-derived Osteoblasts Bioengineering doi: 10.3390/bioengineering7010012 Authors: Owen Bahmaee Claeyssens Reilly There is variability in the reported effects of compounds on osteoblasts arising from differences in experimental design and choice of cell type/origin. This makes it difficult to discern a compound’s action outside its original...
Bioengineering
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Biomedicines, Vol. 8, Pages 19: A Multi-Omics Analysis of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 5 (BMP5) mRNA Expression and Clinical Prognostic Outcomes in Different Cancers Using Bioinformatics Approaches
Biomedicines, Vol. 8, Pages 19: A Multi-Omics Analysis of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 5 (BMP5) mRNA Expression and Clinical Prognostic Outcomes in Different Cancers Using Bioinformatics Approaches Biomedicines doi: 10.3390/biomedicines8020019 Authors: Karim Samad Adhikari Kader Kabir Islam Hasan Cumulative studies have provided controversial evidence for the prognostic values of bone morphogenetic protein 5 (BMP5) in different types of cancers such as colon, breast,...
Biomedicines
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Biomedicines, Vol. 8, Pages 18: Protective Effects of Astaxanthin Supplementation against Ultraviolet-Induced Photoaging in Hairless Mice
Biomedicines, Vol. 8, Pages 18: Protective Effects of Astaxanthin Supplementation against Ultraviolet-Induced Photoaging in Hairless Mice Biomedicines doi: 10.3390/biomedicines8020018 Authors: Li Matsumoto Takuwa Saeed Ebrahim Shaiku Ali Hirabashi kondo Fujino Ultraviolet (UV) light induces skin photoaging, which is characterized by thickening, wrinkling, pigmentation, and dryness. Astaxanthin (AST), a ketocarotenoid isolated from Haematococcus pluvialis, has...
Biomedicines
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 167: Cataloguing and Selection of mRNAs Localized to Dendrites in Neurons and Regulated by RNA-Binding Proteins in RNA Granules
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 167: Cataloguing and Selection of mRNAs Localized to Dendrites in Neurons and Regulated by RNA-Binding Proteins in RNA Granules Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10020167 Authors: Ohashi Shiina Spatiotemporal translational regulation plays a key role in determining cell fate and function. Specifically, in neurons, local translation in dendrites is essential for synaptic plasticity and long-term memory formation. To achieve local translation, RNA-binding...
Biomolecules
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Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 166: The Impact of Phytases on the Release of Bioactive Inositols, the Profile of Inositol Phosphates, and the Release of Selected Minerals in the Technology of Buckwheat Beer Production
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 166: The Impact of Phytases on the Release of Bioactive Inositols, the Profile of Inositol Phosphates, and the Release of Selected Minerals in the Technology of Buckwheat Beer Production Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10020166 Authors: Duliński Zdaniewicz Pater Poniewska Żyła A relatively high concentration of phytate in buckwheat malt, and the low activity of endogenous buckwheat phytases, both of which limit the effective use of substrates...
Biomolecules
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 165: Therapeutic Efficacy of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Flowers to Inhibit Proliferation of Acute and Chronic Primary Human Leukemia Cells, with Adipocyte Differentiation and in Silico Analysis of Interactions between Survivin Protein and Selected Secondary Metabolites
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 165: Therapeutic Efficacy of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Flowers to Inhibit Proliferation of Acute and Chronic Primary Human Leukemia Cells, with Adipocyte Differentiation and in Silico Analysis of Interactions between Survivin Protein and Selected Secondary Metabolites Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10020165 Authors: Heendeniya Keerthirathna Manawadu Dissanayake Ali Mashhour Alzahrani Godakumbura Boudjelal Peiris Although...
Biomolecules
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 164: Membrane Binding of Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1: Highly Specific Interaction with Phosphatidylinositol-3-Phosphate
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 164: Membrane Binding of Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1: Highly Specific Interaction with Phosphatidylinositol-3-Phosphate Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10020164 Authors: Baksheeva Nemashkalova Firsov Zalevsky Vladimirov Tikhomirova Philippov Zamyatnin Zinchenko Antonenko Permyakov Zernii Neuronal calcium sensors are a family of N-terminally myristoylated membrane-binding proteins possessing a different intracellular...
Biomolecules
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 60: Clinical Outcomes of MLC601 (NeuroAiDTM) in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Study
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 60: Clinical Outcomes of MLC601 (NeuroAiDTM) in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Study Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10020060 Authors: Fauzi Prihastomo Ranuh Apriawan Wahyuhadi Parenrengi Turchan Bajamal Notobroto Background: MLC601 is a natural product formulation from Chinese medicine that is extensively studied in ischemic stroke. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) shares pathophysiological mechanisms with ischemic stroke,...
Brain Sciences
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 58: The Role of Emotional Landmarks in Embodied and Not-Embodied Tasks
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 58: The Role of Emotional Landmarks in Embodied and Not-Embodied Tasks Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10020058 Authors: Laura Piccardi Paola Guariglia Raffaella Nori Massimiliano Palmiero The role of emotional landmarks in navigation has been scarcely studied. Previous findings showed that valence and arousal of landmarks increase landmark’s salience and improve performance in navigational memory tasks. However, no study has directly...
Brain Sciences
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 59: The Architect Who Lost the Ability to Imagine: The Cerebral Basis of Visual Imagery
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 59: The Architect Who Lost the Ability to Imagine: The Cerebral Basis of Visual Imagery Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10020059 Authors: Thorudottir Sigurdardottir Rice Kerry Robotham Leff Starrfelt While the loss of mental imagery following brain lesions was first described more than a century ago, the key cerebral areas involved remain elusive. Here we report neuropsychological data from an architect (PL518) who lost his...
Brain Sciences
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 259: Rab GTPases: Emerging Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressive Regulators for the Editing of Survival Pathways in Cancer
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 259: Rab GTPases: Emerging Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressive Regulators for the Editing of Survival Pathways in Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12020259 Authors: Gopal Krishnan Golden Woodward Pavlos Blancafort The Rab GTPase family of proteins are mediators of membrane trafficking, conferring identity to the cell membranes. Recently, Rab and Rab-associated factors have been recognized as major regulators of the intracellular positioning and...
Cancers
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 261: Extracellular Vesicles, A Possible Theranostic Platform Strategy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma—An Overview
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 261: Extracellular Vesicles, A Possible Theranostic Platform Strategy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma—An Overview Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12020261 Authors: D'Agnano Berardi Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer and the third highest cause of mortality from cancer, largely because of delays in diagnosis. There is currently no effective therapy for advanced stage HCC, although sorafenib, the standard treatment for HCC, systemic therapy...
Cancers
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 260: CD147 Promotes Cell Small Extracellular Vesicles Release during Colon Cancer Stem Cells Differentiation and Triggers Cellular Changes in Recipient Cells
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 260: CD147 Promotes Cell Small Extracellular Vesicles Release during Colon Cancer Stem Cells Differentiation and Triggers Cellular Changes in Recipient Cells Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12020260 Authors: Lucchetti Colella Perelli Ricciardi-Tenore Calapà Fiori Carbone De Maria Sgambato Cancer cells secrete small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) that are involved in the remodeling of tumor microenvironment (TME) and can promote tumor...
Cancers
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 257: NO1, a New Sigma 2 Receptor/TMEM97 Fluorescent Ligand, Downregulates SOCE and Promotes Apoptosis in the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Lines
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 257: NO1, a New Sigma 2 Receptor/TMEM97 Fluorescent Ligand, Downregulates SOCE and Promotes Apoptosis in the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Lines Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12020257 Authors: Cantonero Camello Abate Berardi Salido Rosado Redondo (1) Background: The structure of the Sigma 2 receptor/TMEM97 (σ2RTMEM97) has recently been reported. (2, 3) Methods and results: We used genetic and biochemical approaches to identify...
Cancers
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 258: Outcomes for Elderly Patients Aged 70 to 80 Years or Older with Locally Advanced Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Propensity Score–Matched, Nationwide, Oldest Old Patient–Based Cohort Study
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 258: Outcomes for Elderly Patients Aged 70 to 80 Years or Older with Locally Advanced Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Propensity Score–Matched, Nationwide, Oldest Old Patient–Based Cohort Study Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12020258 Authors: Shia Qin Lin Fang Tsai Kao Wu Purpose: Although clinicians encounter patients aged ≥70 years with locally advanced oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (LA-OCSCC), no evidence is available...
Cancers
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 255: Procedural Requirements and Recommendations for Multiplex Immunofluorescence Tyramide Signal Amplification Assays to Support Translational Oncology Studies
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 255: Procedural Requirements and Recommendations for Multiplex Immunofluorescence Tyramide Signal Amplification Assays to Support Translational Oncology Studies Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12020255 Authors: Parra Jiang Solis Mino Laberiano Hernandez Gite Verma Tetzlaff Haymaker Tamegnon Rodriguez-Canales Hoyd Bernachez Wistuba In the development of a multiplex immunofluorescence (IF) platform and the optimization...
Cancers
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 256: Rapid Assessment of Functional Avidity of Tumor-Specific T Cell Receptors Using an Antigen-Presenting Tumor Cell Line Electroporated with Full-Length Tumor Antigen mRNA
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 256: Rapid Assessment of Functional Avidity of Tumor-Specific T Cell Receptors Using an Antigen-Presenting Tumor Cell Line Electroporated with Full-Length Tumor Antigen mRNA Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12020256 Authors: Campillo-Davo Versteven Roex Reu Heijden Anguille Berneman Tendeloo Lion The functional avidity of T-cell receptor (TCR)-engineered T cells towards their cognate epitope plays a crucial role in successfully targeting...
Cancers
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 266: Targeting the RNA Polymerase I Transcription for Cancer Therapy Comes of Age
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 266: Targeting the RNA Polymerase I Transcription for Cancer Therapy Comes of Age Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020266 Authors: Ferreira Schneekloth Panov Hannan Hannan Transcription of the ribosomal RNA genes (rDNA) that encode the three largest ribosomal RNAs (rRNA), is mediated by RNA Polymerase I (Pol I) and is a key regulatory step for ribosomal biogenesis. Although it has been reported over a century ago that the number and size of nucleoli, the...
Cells
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 265: Meniscus Matrix Remodeling in Response to Compressive Forces in Dogs
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 265: Meniscus Matrix Remodeling in Response to Compressive Forces in Dogs Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020265 Authors: Polito Peretti Di Giancamillo Boschetti Carnevale Veronesi Sconfienza Agnoletto Mangiavini Modina Di Giancamillo Joint motion and postnatal stress of weight bearing are the principal factors that determine the phenotypical and architectural changes that characterize the maturation process of the meniscus. In...
Cells
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 267: Q-Cell Glioblastoma Resource: Proteomics Analysis Reveals Unique Cell-States are Maintained in 3D Culture
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 267: Q-Cell Glioblastoma Resource: Proteomics Analysis Reveals Unique Cell-States are Maintained in 3D Culture Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020267 Authors: D’Souza Offenhäuser Straube Baumgartner Kordowski Li Stringer Alexander Lwin Inglis Jeffree Johns Boyd Day Glioblastoma (GBM) is a treatment-refractory central nervous system (CNS) tumour, and better therapies to treat this aggressive disease are urgently needed....
Cells
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 263: Resistance Mechanisms and Barriers to Successful Immunotherapy for Treating Glioblastoma
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 263: Resistance Mechanisms and Barriers to Successful Immunotherapy for Treating Glioblastoma Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020263 Authors: Adhikaree Moreno-Vicente Kaur Jackson Patel Glioblastoma (GBM) is inevitably refractory to surgery and chemoradiation. The hope for immunotherapy has yet to be realised in the treatment of GBM. Immune checkpoint blockade antibodies, particularly those targeting the Programme death 1 (PD-1)/PD-1 ligand (PD-L1) pathway,...
Cells
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 264: Impact of Truncated O-glycans in Gastric-Cancer-Associated CD44v9 Detection
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 264: Impact of Truncated O-glycans in Gastric-Cancer-Associated CD44v9 Detection Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020264 Authors: Moreira Pinto Gomes Campos Reis CD44 variant isoforms are often upregulated in cancer and associated with increased aggressive tumor phenotypes. The CD44v9 is one of the major protein splice variant isoforms expressed in human gastrointestinal cancer cells. Immunodetection of CD44 isoforms like CD44v9 in tumor tissue is almost...
Cells
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 262: TUG1 is a Regulator of AFP and Serves as Prognostic Marker in Non-Hepatitis B Non-Hepatitis C Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 262: TUG1 is a Regulator of AFP and Serves as Prognostic Marker in Non-Hepatitis B Non-Hepatitis C Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020262 Authors: Lin Wu Huang Yeh Lin : Thyroid hormone (T3) and its receptor (TR) are involved in cell metabolism and cancer progression. Hypothyroidism is associated with significantly elevated risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Levels of the glycoprotein alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) are increased in...
Cells
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 261: Towards Age-Related Anti-Inflammatory Therapy: Klotho Suppresses Activation of ER and Golgi Stress Response in Senescent Monocytes
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 261: Towards Age-Related Anti-Inflammatory Therapy: Klotho Suppresses Activation of ER and Golgi Stress Response in Senescent Monocytes Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020261 Authors: Mytych Sołek Będzińska Rusinek Warzybok Tabęcka-Łonczyńska Koziorowski Immunosenescence in monocytes has been shown to be associated with several biochemical and functional changes, including development of senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which may...
Cells
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 260: Dopamine Receptor Activation Modulates the Integrity of the Perisynaptic Extracellular Matrix at Excitatory Synapses
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 260: Dopamine Receptor Activation Modulates the Integrity of the Perisynaptic Extracellular Matrix at Excitatory Synapses Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020260 Authors: Mitlöhner Kaushik Niekisch Blondiaux Gee Happel Gundelfinger Dityatev Frischknecht Seidenbecher In the brain, Hebbian-type and homeostatic forms of plasticity are affected by neuromodulators like dopamine (DA). Modifications of the perisynaptic extracellular matrix (ECM),...
Cells
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Chemosensors, Vol. 8, Pages 9: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Chemosensors in 2019
Chemosensors, Vol. 8, Pages 9: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Chemosensors in 2019 Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors8010009 Authors: Chemosensors Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]
Chemosensors
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 59: Type I Kounis Syndrome after Protracted Anaphylaxis and Myocardial Bridge—Brief Literature Review and Case Report
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 59: Type I Kounis Syndrome after Protracted Anaphylaxis and Myocardial Bridge—Brief Literature Review and Case Report Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10020059 Authors: Ghilencea Popescu Ghiordanescu Conea Melnic Popescu The term allergic angina, introduced for the first time by Nicholas Kounis in 1991, initially referred to the coexistence of acute coronary syndromes with allergy or hypersensitivity. At present, it is believed that...
Diagnostics
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00

Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 58: Molecular Characterization of a Novel Splicing Mutation underlying Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type VI—Indirect Proof of Principle on Its Pathogenicity
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 58: Molecular Characterization of a Novel Splicing Mutation underlying Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type VI—Indirect Proof of Principle on Its Pathogenicity Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10020058 Authors: Coutinho Encarnação Matos Silva Ribeiro Santos Prata Vilarinho Alves Here, we present the molecular diagnosis of a patient with a general clinical suspicion of Mucopolysaccharidosis, highlighting the different tools used...
Diagnostics
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 56: Disease-Specific Survival of Type I and Type II Epithelial Ovarian Cancers—Stage Challenges Categorical Assignments of Indolence & Aggressiveness
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 56: Disease-Specific Survival of Type I and Type II Epithelial Ovarian Cancers—Stage Challenges Categorical Assignments of Indolence & Aggressiveness Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10020056 Authors: Pavlik Smith Dennis Harvey Huang Chen Piecoro Burgess McDowell Gorski Baldwin Miller DeSimone Dietrich Gallion Ueland van Nagell Epithelial ovarian cancers (EOC) consist of several sub-types...
Diagnostics
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 57: Quantification of Endogenous Brain Tissue Displacement Imaging by Radiofrequency Ultrasound
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 57: Quantification of Endogenous Brain Tissue Displacement Imaging by Radiofrequency Ultrasound Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10020057 Authors: Jurkonis Makūnaitė Baranauskas Lukoševičius Sakalauskas Matijošaitis Rastenytė The purpose of this paper is a quantification of displacement parameters used in the imaging of brain tissue endogenous motion using ultrasonic radiofrequency (RF) signals. In a preclinical study, an ultrasonic...
Diagnostics
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 55: What’s New on Quantitative CT Analysis as a Tool to Predict Growth in Persistent Pulmonary Subsolid Nodules? A Literature Review
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 55: What’s New on Quantitative CT Analysis as a Tool to Predict Growth in Persistent Pulmonary Subsolid Nodules? A Literature Review Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10020055 Authors: Borghesi Michelini Golemi Scrimieri Maroldi Pulmonary subsolid nodules (SSNs) are observed not infrequently on thin-section chest computed tomography (CT) images. SSNs persisting after a follow-up period of three to six months have a high likelihood of being...
Diagnostics
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 12, Pages 42: A New Species of Paraturbanella Remane, 1927 (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) from the Brazilian Coast, and the Molecular Phylogeny of Turbanellidae Remane, 1926
Diversity, Vol. 12, Pages 42: A New Species of Paraturbanella Remane, 1927 (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) from the Brazilian Coast, and the Molecular Phylogeny of Turbanellidae Remane, 1926 Diversity doi: 10.3390/d12020042 Authors: Campos Todaro Rinaldo Senna Garraffoni The family Turbanellidae includes Paraturbanella and five other genera. Despite the fact that the monophyly of these genera were not satisfactorily tested, species belonging to the genus Paraturbanella are distinguished...
Diversity
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 12, Pages 41: Phylogenetic Characterization of Botryosphaeria Strains Associated with Asphondylia Galls on Species of Lamiaceae
Diversity, Vol. 12, Pages 41: Phylogenetic Characterization of Botryosphaeria Strains Associated with Asphondylia Galls on Species of Lamiaceae Diversity doi: 10.3390/d12020041 Authors: Zimowska Okoń Becchimanzi Krol Nicoletti In the last decade, Botryosphaeria dothidea has been steadily reported as an associate of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in a variety of host plants and ecological settings. This cosmopolitan fungus is well-known for its ability to colonize...
Diversity
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 116: Simple and Rapid HPLC Separation and Quantification of Flavonoid, Flavonolignans, and 2,3-Dehydroflavonolignans in Silymarin
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 116: Simple and Rapid HPLC Separation and Quantification of Flavonoid, Flavonolignans, and 2,3-Dehydroflavonolignans in Silymarin Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9020116 Authors: Petrásková Káňová Biedermann Křen Valentová Herbal preparations from Silybum marianum have been used since the fourth century BC in liver disease treatment and against numerous other pathologies. Consumption of silymarin containing drugs and food supplements continues to increase....
Foods
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 115: Freeze-Dried Immobilized Kefir Culture in Low Alcohol Winemaking
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 115: Freeze-Dried Immobilized Kefir Culture in Low Alcohol Winemaking Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9020115 Authors: Nikolaou Sgouros Mitropoulou Santarmaki Kourkoutas Low alcohol wines represent a rising trend in the global market. Since for ethanol removal, certain physicochemical methods that negatively affect wine quality are applied, the aim of this present study was to evaluate the efficiency of freeze-dried, immobilized kefir culture on natural...
Foods
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 114: Amino Acid Profiles to Differentiate White Wines from Three Autochtonous Galician Varieties
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 114: Amino Acid Profiles to Differentiate White Wines from Three Autochtonous Galician Varieties Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9020114 Authors: Mirás-Avalos Bouzas-Cid Trigo-Córdoba Orriols Falqué Amino acids play a relevant role in wine quality and can allow for classifying wines according to the variety. In this work, the amino acid contents of Albariño, Godello, and Treixadura wines, three autochthonous varieties from Galicia (NW Spain),...
Foods
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 113: A Computer Vision System Based on Majority-Voting Ensemble Neural Network for the Automatic Classification of Three Chickpea Varieties
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 113: A Computer Vision System Based on Majority-Voting Ensemble Neural Network for the Automatic Classification of Three Chickpea Varieties Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9020113 Authors: Pourdarbani Sabzi Kalantari Hernández-Hernández Arribas Since different varieties of crops have specific applications, it is therefore important to properly identify each cultivar, in order to avoid fake varieties being sold as genuine, i.e., fraud. Despite that properly...
Foods
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 112: Ethnic Food Consumption in Italy: The Role of Food Neophobia and Openness to Different Cultures
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 112: Ethnic Food Consumption in Italy: The Role of Food Neophobia and Openness to Different Cultures Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9020112 Authors: Mascarello Pinto Rizzoli Tiozzo Crovato Ravarotto While the ethnic food market has become increasingly important in Italy, the effects of the hybridization of consumption patterns have been slowed by a consolidated culinary tradition. This study investigates the relationships among ethnic food consumption,...
Foods
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 111: Yogurt as an Alternative Ingredient to Improve the Functional and Nutritional Properties of Gluten-Free Breads
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 111: Yogurt as an Alternative Ingredient to Improve the Functional and Nutritional Properties of Gluten-Free Breads Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9020111 Authors: Graça Raymundo Sousa Absence of gluten in bakery goods is a technological challenge, generating gluten-free breads with low functional and nutritional properties. However, these issues can be minimized using new protein sources, by the addition of nutritional added-value products. Fresh yogurt represents...
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Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 110: Discovery of Unexpected Sphingolipids in Almonds and Pistachios with an Innovative Use of Triple Quadrupole Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 110: Discovery of Unexpected Sphingolipids in Almonds and Pistachios with an Innovative Use of Triple Quadrupole Tandem Mass Spectrometry Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9020110 Authors: Rubino Dei Cas Bignotto Ghidoni Iriti Paroni The densely packed storage of valuable nutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, micronutrients) in the endosperm of nuts and seeds makes the study of their complex composition a topic of great importance. Ceramides in the...
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Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00

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