Trade-offs between personal immunity and reproduction in the burying beetle, N. vespilloides [PDF]
, 2014 We know that parental investment and immune investment are costly processes, but it is unclear which trait will be prioritised when both may be required.
Cotter, Sheena C. +3 more
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Vitamin D Signaling through Induction of Paneth Cell Defensins Maintains Gut Microbiota and Improves Metabolic Disorders and Hepatic Steatosis in Animal Models. [PDF]
, 2016 Metabolic syndrome (MetS), characterized as obesity, insulin resistance, and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD), is associated with vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency in epidemiological studies, while the underlying mechanism is poorly addressed.
Cai, Linbi +19 more
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A genome-wide association study for somatic cell score using the Illumina high-density bovine beadchip identifies several novel QTL potentially related to mastitis susceptibility [PDF]
, 2013 peer-reviewedMastitis is an inflammation-driven disease of the bovine mammary gland that occurs in response to physical damage or infection and is one of the most costly production-related diseases in the dairy industry worldwide.
Alan eFahey +7 more
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Paneth cell dysfunction in radiation injury and radio-mitigation by human α-defensin 5
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 IntroductionThe mechanism underlying radiation-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis is undefined. This study examined the effect of radiation on the intestinal Paneth cell α-defensin expression and its impact on microbiota composition and mucosal tissue ...
Pradeep K. Shukla +12 more
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Antimicrobial peptides in pregnant women with TORCH infections
Акушерство, гинекология и репродукция, 2019 Introduction. Analysis for TORCH infections is ordered to simultaneously detect several common infections: Toxoplasmosis, Other infections (syphilis, hepatitis B, chickenpox, Epstein-Barr virus, parvovirus and some others), Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and ...
G. V. Narimanova +3 more
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Química Nova, 2004 The structure and hydration of the HNP-3 have been derived from molecular dynamics data using root mean square deviation, radial and energy distributions. Three antiparallel beta sheets were found to be preserved.
Adriana M. Namba, Léo Degrève
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Host defense peptides, abundantly secreted by colonic epithelial cells and leukocytes, are proposed to be critical components of an innate immune response in the colon against enteropathogenic bacteria, including Shigella spp., Salmonella spp ...
Graham A. D. Blyth +3 more
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Sexual orientation and drive: a comparative pilot study on sexual desire [PDF]
, 2017 Many studies addressing sexual drive and hypersexuality stated that homosexuals are used to report higher levels of sexual desire and compulsive sexual behaviors. Literature showed a lack of comparisons between perceived level of desire in hetero and gay
Nimbi, Filippo Maria +3 more
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Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2018 Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) has economic value worldwide Fusarium root rot, caused by Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc., is the most important disease in sunflower crops, causing considerable economic losses.
Abdulaziz ALSAHLI +3 more
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Symbiotic outcome modified by the diversification from 7 to over 700 nodule specific cysteine rich peptides [PDF]
, 2020 Legume-rhizobium symbiosis represents one of the most successfully co-evolved mutualisms. Within nodules, the bacterial cells undergo distinct metabolic and morphological changes and differentiate into nitrogen-fixing bacteroids.
Achom, Mingkee +4 more
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