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Summary: In this study, the effects of the phytoestrogens genistein and daidzein on sex differentiation and sex-specific genes in Japanese eels were examined. Genistein was found to induce feminization more efficiently than daidzein, by altering the molecular pathways responsible for eel sex differentiation.
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Aya Kitagawa, Mana Yamaguchi, Aki Fujiwara, Muneshige Shimizu, Azusa Takahashi, Hideyuki Sone, Shin Kamiyama
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Mohd Farhan, Mohamed El Oirdi, Mohammad Aatif, Insha Nahvi, Ghazala Muteeb, Mir Waqas Alam
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Magda Aleksandra Pawlicka, Szymon Zmorzynski, Sylwia Popek-Marciniec, Agata Anna Filip
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Grant R. Campbell, Stephen A. Spector
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Georg Aichinger, Gloria Bliem, Doris Marko
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Jingyuan Xiong, Ye Tian, Aru Ling, Zhenmi Liu, Li Zhao, Guo Cheng
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Itzia S. Gomez-Alonso, Sergio Martinez-Garcia, Gabriel Betanzos-Cabrera, Esmeralda Juarez, Maria C. Sarabia-Leon, Maria Teresa Herrera, Fernando Gomez-Chavez, Luvia Sanchez-Torres, Sandra Rodriguez-Martinez, Mario E. Cancino-Diaz, Jorge Cancino, Juan C. Cancino-Diaz
Summary: Protease-3 released by neutrophils in the presence of commensal non-biofilm-forming S. epidermidis plays a key role in promoting biofilm formation by facilitating cell aggregation through the release of bacterial DNA.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
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Jesus Silvestre Albert-Garay, Juan Rafael Riesgo-Escovar, Rocio Salceda
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Joseph W. George, Jane E. Mattingly, Nashanthea J. Roland, Cassandra M. Small, Benjamin G. Lamberty, Howard S. Fox, Kelly L. Stauch
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Siyu Liu, Chang Xu, Fan Yang, Lu Zong, Yizu Qin, Yufeng Gao, Qian Su, Tuantuan Li, Ye Li, Yuanhong Xu, Meijuan Zheng
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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
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Sally Al-Hajj, Roxane Lemoine, Stephanie Chadet, Annabelle Goumard, Laura Legay, Ellena Roxburgh, Audrey Heraud, Nora Deluce, Lucille Lamendour, Julien Burlaud-Gaillard, Philippe Gatault, Mathias Buechler, Sebastien Roger, Jean-Michel Halimi, Christophe Baron
Summary: Recent evidence suggests that elevated sodium intake can lead to the retention of Na+ ions in body tissues, potentially modulating the immune system and causing diseases. However, the effects of external sodium on human dendritic cell (DC) responses are not well understood. In this study, DCs exposed to high extracellular NaCl concentrations showed inhibited maturation, chemotaxis, cytokine production, ROS response and allostimulatory capacity. These effects were associated with the phosphorylation of SGK1 and ERK1/2 kinases, suggesting a downregulation of DC activation.
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