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Effect of rodent density on tick and tick-borne pathogen populations: consequences for infectious disease risk

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Rodents are considered to contribute strongly to the risk of tick-borne diseases by feeding Ixodes ricinus larvae and by acting as amplifying hosts for pathogens. Here, we tested to what extent these two processes depend on rodent density, and
Aleksandra I. Krawczyk, Gilian L. A. van Duijvendijk, Arno Swart, Dieter Heylen, Ryanne I. Jaarsma, Frans H. H. Jacobs, Manoj Fonville, Hein Sprong, Willem Takken   +8 more
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Inhibition of IGFBP4 in Granulosa Cells Improves Reproductive Performance and Maintains Fertility With Age via YAP Signaling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
IGFBP4 is upregulated in granulosa cells of aged ovaries across monkeys, mice, and humans. It inhibits YAP signaling, thereby suppressing cell proliferation and contributing to follicular dysfunction. Deletion of Igfbp4 in granulosa cells enhances ovulatory output, improves hormone profiles, and reproductive performance in aged female mice, suggesting ...
Qianhui Hu, Ajun Geng, Ziyuan Li, Fanghao Guo, Jingqiang Wang, Xinyi Chen, Meiling Zhang, Yi Arial Zeng, Wen Li   +8 more
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Negative attitudes of an indigenous community are associated with lethal control of rodents in a temperate forest of Mexico

Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Rodents have been unwanted human commensals for millennia, as they can decimate crops and spread diseases. However, rodents perform essential ecological functions, and promoting awareness about this could boost native rodent conservation and increase ...
Margarita Gil‐Fernández, Diana Lucrecia Ruíz‐Ramírez, Johannes J. Le Roux, Christian A. Delfín‐Alfonso, M. Cristina MacSwiney G., Alexandra J. R. Carthey, Ross T. Shackleton   +6 more
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A Whole‐Head Finite Element Model for Electrical Neuromodulation via Visual Brain‐Machine Interfaces

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A multimodal, personalized head model is presented that integrates the entire visual pathway with surrounding tissues to simulate electrical stimulation of the optic nerve. In vivo validation in humans and goats, plus systematic component‐elimination analysis, demonstrates the high accuracy of the comprehensive model.
Shengjian Lu, Tonghe Yang, Yuan Geng, Huan Wu, Yangrui Huang, Te Zheng, Haodi Chen, Shurui Huang, Yi Cao, Jian Yang, Wentao Yan, Yikui Zhang, Wencan Wu   +12 more
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Critical analysis of translational potential of rodent models of white matter pathology across a wide spectrum of human diseases

Cell Death and Disease
Rodents are the most commonly used laboratory animals in medical research. However, significant evolutionary divergences between humans and rodents, particularly in the complexity of white matter connectome, which are fundamentally shaped by myelin as ...
Wenxuan Zhou, Shiyue Xia, Chenmeng Wang, Qingwu Yang, Alexei Verkhratsky, Jianqin Niu   +5 more
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Intravital Multimodal Imaging of Human Cortical Organoid Transplantation in a Mouse Model of Chronic Stroke

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A multimodal intravital imaging platform enables longitudinal tracking of human cortical organoids transplanted into chronic stroke lesions. By combining surgical microscopy, MRI, bioluminescence imaging, and two‐photon fluorescence microscopy, the platform captures graft placement, viability dynamics, and cellular‐scale morphology in vivo, offering a ...
Jinghui Wang, Guanda Qiao, Honglin Tan, Colleen Russel, Baixuan Yang, Mengyang Jacky Li, Kexin Wang, Jiadi Xu, Chengyan Chu, Miroslaw Janowski, Tian‐Ming Fu, Piotr Walczak, Yajie Liang   +12 more
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Agnuside Stabilizes the Complex I Assembly Factor NDUFAF6 to Reinforce Mitochondrial Efficiency and Thermogenic Responsiveness

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brown and beige adipocytes dissipate energy as heat, yet effective strategies to enhance their mitochondrial efficiency remain limited. Here, we identify Agnuside (AGN) as a selective stabilizer of the complex I assembly factor NDUFAF6. AGN directly binds cytosolic NDUFAF6, suppresses its ubiquitination, prolongs its half‐life, and facilitates
Qingwen Zhao, Li Xie, Qianzhuo Wang, Shuying Dai, Bei Li, Yingjuan Zhang, Zhe Sun, Yue Gao   +7 more
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A Toolkit for Targeted Neuromodulation of Striatal Direct Pathway Neurons Rescues Parkinsonian Motor Deficits in Mice

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An adeno‐associated virus (AAV) toolkit enables selective anatomical and functional targeting of striatal D1‐MSNs through retrograde transduction. Enhanced capsids and engineered enhancers drive robust transgene expression across murine and primate models.
Zexuan Hong, Yujing Zhang, Junjiao Zhang, Hanhe Liu, Qiwei Liu, Yanglei Li, Lixin Yang, Lixia Li, Zhongjie Liu, Zhen Yuan, Zhonghua Lu, Yefei Chen, Yuantao Li, Yuwu Jiang, Taian Liu   +14 more
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction Unravels the Potential Molecular Link Between Night Shift Work‐Related Circadian Disruption and Elevated Blood Pressure in Human and Mouse Models

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This diagram illustrates that night shift work disrupts circadian clock genes (like CLOCK, BMAL1) in both humans and mice. This disruption leads to mitochondrial dysfunction (imbalanced fusion/fission proteins) and increased oxidative stress, which is identified as the primary mechanism ultimately causing elevated blood pressure.
Zhaoqiang Jiang, Yifan Dou, Yingnan Lei, Shuang Liu, Jialin Zhou, Jiaping Li, Huadong Xu, Lingfang Feng, Yongxin Li, Chuyan Zhang, Tao Li, Jianfei Wang, Xing Zhang, Xinran Wang, Luyao Liu, Jingjing Zhang, Jianlin Lou   +16 more
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MASH Background Confers Enhanced Disease Susceptibility and Acetaminophen Toxicity in iPSC‐Derived Liver Organoids

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work establishes a novel method for generating multicellular liver organoids from control and MASH donor iPSCs. The model recapitulates several disease‐specific characteristics, with MASH donor‐derived organoids showing higher susceptibility. Lipidomic profiling of MASH organoids closely resembles MASH liver biopsies.
Ekta Minocha, Ashwani Kumar Gupta, Nate Schmidt, Richard M. Green, John G. Purdy, Jason A. Wertheim   +5 more
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