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Ecdysteroid Content and Therapeutic Activity in Elicited Spinach Accessions

Plants, 2020
While spinach is an established nutritionally important crop, its medicinal value is not as well known. Spinach is rich in ecdysteroids, insect hormone analogs with a number of medicinal properties including anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and even ...
Jonathan Gorelick, Rona Hacohen Iraqi, Nirit Bernstein   +2 more
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Juvenile hormone pathway in honey bee larvae: A source of possible signal molecules for the reproductive behavior of Varroa destructor

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
The parasitic mite Varroa destructor devastates honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies around the world. Entering a brood cell shortly before capping, the Varroa mother feeds on the honey bee larvae.
Cristian M. Aurori, Alexandru‐Ioan Giurgiu, Benjamin H. Conlon, Chedly Kastally, Daniel S. Dezmirean, Jarkko Routtu, Adriana Aurori   +6 more
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Molecular interplay between ecdysone receptor and retinoid X receptor in regulating the molting of the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
PurposeMolting is a pivotal biological process regulated by the ecdysteroid signaling pathway that requires molecular coordination of two transcription factors, Ecdysone receptor (EcR) and ultraspiracle (USP) in arthropods.
Xiaowen Chen, Xin Hou, Hao Yang, Hao Liu, Jun Wang, Chenghui Wang   +5 more
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CasEcR and CasMIH Genes in the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus: A Temporal Evaluation and Melatonin Effects

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Environmental cues synchronize endogenous rhythms of many physiological processes such as hormone synthesis and secretion. Little is known about the diurnal pattern of hormones and gene expression of the Callinectes sapidus molt cycle.
Daniela Dantas David, Leonardo Vinícius Monteiro de Assis, Leonardo Vinícius Monteiro de Assis, Maria Nathalia Moraes, Maria Nathalia Moraes, Flávia Pinheiro Zanotto, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci   +7 more
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Downregulation of CYP17A1 by 20-hydroxyecdysone: plasma progesterone and its vasodilatory properties

Future Science OA, 2022
Aim: To investigate the effect of 20-hydroxyecdysone on steroidogenic pathway genes and plasma progesterone, and its potential impact on vascular functions.
Maneera Y Aljaber, Nelson N Orie, Asmaa Raees, Suhail Kraiem, Mashael Al-Jaber, Waseem Samsam, Mostafa M Hamza, David Abraham, Norman M Kneteman, Alka Beotra, Vidya Mohamed-Ali, Mohammed Almaadheed   +11 more
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Glutathione Transferases as Efficient Ketosteroid Isomerases

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021
In addition to their well-established role in detoxication, glutathione transferases (GSTs) have other biological functions. We are focusing on the ketosteroid isomerase activity, which appears to contribute to steroid hormone biosynthesis in mammalian ...
Bengt Mannervik, Aram Ismail, Helena Lindström, Birgitta Sjödin, Nancy H. Ing   +4 more
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Roles of and cross-talk between ecdysteroid and sesquiterpenoid pathways in embryogenesis of branchiopod crustacean Daphnia magna.

PLoS ONE, 2020
The ecdysteroid and sesquiterpenoid pathways control growth, developmental transition, and embryogenesis in insects. However, the function of orthologous genes and the cross-talk between both pathways remain largely uncharacterized in non-insect ...
Nikko Adhitama, Yasuhiko Kato, Tomoaki Matsuura, Hajime Watanabe   +3 more
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Putative role of corazonin in the ovarian development of the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Corazonin (Crz) is a neuropeptide that widely distributed in insects and crustaceans. The Crz is proposed to have pleiotropic functions in insects, but its physiological roles in crustaceans are poorly understood.
Shisheng Tu, Fuqiang Ge, Yaoyao Han, Mengen Wang, Xi Xie, Dongfa Zhu   +5 more
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A comprehensive study of the changes in ecdysteroid levels during the feeding phase of fifth instar larvae of the silkworm, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2015
The present study describes changes in haemolymph ecdysteroid levels during the feeding phase of fifth instar larvae of Bombyx mori. A small and sharp peak in ecdysteroid level was recorded on day 4 when larvae had already reached the critical weight (2 ...
Bela KESHAN, Bembem THOUNAOJAM, Sanathoibi D. KH   +2 more
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Rapid Assessment of Insect Steroid Hormone Entry Into Cultured Cells

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Steroid hormones control development and homeostasis in a wide variety of animals by interacting with intracellular nuclear receptors. Recent discoveries in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster revealed that insect steroid hormones or ecdysteroids are ...
Mitchell Masterson, Riyan Bittar, Riyan Bittar, Hannah Chu, Naoki Yamanaka, Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka   +5 more
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