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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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CD9+ B Cells Induce T Follicular Helper Cell Apoptosis to Regulate Germinal Center Regression

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A unique subset of CD9+ B cells regulates germinal center B (GC‐B) cell regression by inducing T follicular helper (Tfh) cell apoptosis through multiple signaling pathways, such as ALCAM‐CD6. FOXP1 plays a key role in GC‐B cell differentiation. These findings clarify mechanisms of GC degeneration and termination and offer potential targets for adenoid ...
Wenjing Liao, Lijuan Song, Meiqian Xu, Tianhao Liang, Yixuan Chen, Gui Chen, Zaihuan Lin, Huakang Du, Guofei Feng, Zhiming Feng, Qi Zhang, Fan Pan, Saixuan Yang, Xinyin Zhang, Wenxu Peng, Tianlong Li, Zhuoshen Lin, Yabang Chen, Jiayi Liu, Baoxin Peng, Yan Liu, Xing Niu, Ting Li, Chengyu Huang, Ke Mo, Jianlei Xie, Yu Zou, Xiaowen Zhang   +27 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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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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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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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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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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BAP31 Drives Cartilage Calcification through Disruption of Autophagosome–Lysosome Fusion in Osteoarthritis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Mechanical stress activates BAP31 in chondrocytes. BAP31 competes with ATG14 for binding to STX17, disrupting the STX17–ATG14 complex required for autophagosome–lysosome fusion. The resultant autophagic flux blockade drives the generation of autophagy‐derived exosomes, which mediate pathological cartilage calcification in OA. Chondrocyte‐targeted BAP31
Zhi‐hua Xu, Ruo‐xin Wang, Feng He, Qian Liu, Fu‐yin Li, Min Hui, Yu‐qian Shi, Yu Jiang, Qing‐hua Li, Jun‐wen Jing, Shi‐bin Yu, Li‐tian Ma, Qian‐nan Niu, Mian Zhang   +13 more
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