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Dual‐Functional Ingestible Passive Capsules for High‐Throughput Intestinal Sampling with Sealed Containment and Targeted Drug Delivery

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
To address challenges in high‐throughput intestinal sampling with sealed containment and target drug delivery, we developed a dual‐functional ingestible passive capsule with a dual‐triggered control system based on pH‐response and mechanical actuation.
Libing Huang, Houyu Ling, Xizong Chen, Yufei Duan, Yu Liu, Shuntian Cai, Yandan Ren, Wenlong Li, Lei Ren, Miao Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trichomonas vaginalis Exosomes Deliver Cargo to Host Cells and Mediate Host∶Parasite Interactions

PLoS Pathogens, 2013
Trichomonas vaginalis is a common sexually transmitted parasite that colonizes the human urogential tract where it remains extracellular and adheres to epithelial cells. Infections range from asymptomatic to highly inflammatory, depending on the host and
Olivia Twu, N. de Miguel, G. Lustig, Grant C. Stevens, A. Vashisht, J. Wohlschlegel, Patricia J. Johnson   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source

Genome sequencing and comparative genomics of honey bee microsporidia, Nosema apis reveal novel insights into host-parasite interactions

BMC Genomics, 2013
The microsporidia parasite Nosema contributes to the steep global decline of honey bees that are critical pollinators of food crops. There are two species of Nosema that have been found to infect honey bees, Nosema apis and N. ceranae.
Yan Ping Chen, J. Pettis, Yan Zhao, Xinyue Liu, L. Tallon, L. Sadzewicz, Renhua Li, Huoqing Zheng, Shaokang Huang, Xuan Zhang, Michele Hamilton, S. Pernal, A. Melathopoulos, Xianghe Yan, J. Evans   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

IL-10-STAT3 axis preserves epithelial mitochondrial homeostasis during bacterial challenge

Gut Microbes
Increasing evidence implicates mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the IBD-associated pathobiont adherent-invasive E. coli-LF82 (AIEC) promoting epithelial mitochondrial depolarization and fragmentation
Saranya Navaneetha Krishnan, Amit Jaiswal, Armaan Mohan, Arthur Wang, Timothy E. Shutt, Derek M. McKay   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urbanization Breaks Up Host-Parasite Interactions: A Case Study on Parasite Community Ecology of Rufous-Bellied Thrushes (Turdus rufiventris) along a Rural-Urban Gradient

PLoS ONE, 2014
Urbanization drastically alters natural ecosystems and the structure of their plant and animal communities. Whereas some species cope successfully with these environmental changes, others may go extinct. In the case of parasite communities, the expansion
C. Calegaro-Marques, S. B. Amato
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hijacking the Host Clock: A Nematode Effector Antagonizes Soybean Circadian Defense and Translation Control

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Soybean employs its circadian clock, governed by GmCCA1, to rhythmically defend against soybean cyst nematodes. The pathogen retaliates by secreting the effector Hg4E02, which hijacks the clock to suppress defense and co‐opt the host's translation machinery for nutrient acquisition.
Xingwei Wang, Yufeng Xu, Yanfei Hu, Lijun Cao, Ru Jiang, Changtian Chen, Rick Masonbrink, Thomas Maier, Yuchen Tu, Yabo Shi, Enhui Liu, Lingan Kong, Chan Guo, Wei Zhao, Peng Shi, Wenzhen Du, Andrew Severin, Thomas Baum, Deliang Peng, Huan Peng, Mian Zhou, Wei Wang   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate impacts on landlocked sea lamprey: Implications for host‐parasite interactions and invasive species management

, 2014
Altered thermal regimes under climate change may influence host-parasite interactions and invasive species, both potentially impacting valuable ecosystem services.
Timothy J. Cline, J. Kitchell, V. Bennington, G. McKinley, Eric K. Moody, B. Weidel   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intrinsic competition and its effects on the survival and development of three species of endoparasitoid wasps

, 2009
In natural systems, pre-adult stages of some insect herbivores are known to be attacked by several species of parasitoids. Under certain conditions, hosts may be simultaneously parasitized by more than one parasitoid species (= multiparasitism), even ...
Gols, R., Harvey, J.A., Strand, M.R.
core   +1 more source