Legged Locomotion in Lattices: Centipede Traversal of Obstacle-Rich Environments. [PDF]
Ann N Y Acad SciWe investigated how centipedes adapted their limb stepping and body bending patterns in a dense array of rigid obstacles (vertical posts). Centipedes maintained a rapid speed in the obstacle array by adapting their gaits in several ways, including adducing their limbs along their bodies to mitigate collisions, twisting their bodies into more favorable ...
Pierce CJ +6 more
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Centipede Polypeptide Affects the Inflammatory Reaction and Ferroptosis of Liver Cancer Cells Through the p53/TRAIL Pathway. [PDF]
J Cell Mol MedABSTRACT Various extracts from centipedes have therapeutic effects on liver cancer. This study aims to illustrate the impact and mechanism of centipede polypeptide (CP) on liver cancer. The suitable CP concentration and liver cancer cells were screened through CCK‐8 analysis. The expression of proteins was analysed by Western blot.
Xing X +7 more
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Threatened endemic arthropods and vertebrates partition their diets with non-native ants in an isolated island ecosystem. [PDF]
EcologyAbstract The success of non‐native species depends on their ability to find food, which may ultimately lead to competition with native species and contribute to biodiversity loss in invaded ecosystems. Understanding which food resources are consumed is therefore crucial for evaluating how non‐native species mechanistically fit into native biological ...
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Natural History Sciences, 2022 The presence of an isolated population of Scolopendra cingulata in NW Italy is here reported, together with the vegetational characteristics of the biotope.
Luca Anselmo, Alberto Selvaggi
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Yixiao Formula Suppresses Myocardial Fibrosis Through UpregulatingmiR-133a and Downregulating TGF-<i>β</i>/Smads Signal Molecules. [PDF]
J Diabetes ResBackground Yixiao formula (YXF), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, has demonstrated clinical efficacy in alleviating symptoms of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). The therapeutic mechanism underlying YXF′s effects on DCM remains poorly understood. Myocardial fibrosis is a key pathogenic mechanism in DCM, and previous studies have indicated that miR ...
Zhao Q +11 more
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Hundred legs good, two fangs better: adult centipede (Scolopendridae) devoured by a juvenile Amazon lancehead, Bothrops atrox (Viperidae) [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2017 Centipedes are part of the diet of several snake species of the genus Bothrops. However, reports on predation of centipedes by snakes are normally incomplete, and important data for natural history studies as the species identification and size of the ...
Karina Maria Pereira da SILVA +2 more
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Tianma Granules Alleviate AOM/DSS-Induced Colorectal Tumorigenesis by Inhibiting the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway Activation. [PDF]
J Cell Mol MedABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate the anti‐tumour effect and the possible molecular mechanism of Tianma granules on colorectal cancer (CRC). The therapeutic effect of Tianma granules on CRC cell lines (HT116 and SW480) and AOM/DSS‐induced CRC mouse models was evaluated.
Lin R +6 more
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On the function of the ultimate legs of some Scolopendridae (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha)
ZooKeys, 2015 The function of the variously shaped ultimate legs of Scolopendridae is briefly reviewed. Their function in Scolopendra heros Girard, 1853, Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815, Scolopendra morsitans (Linnaeus, 1758), Scolopendra galapagoensis Bollman ...
Christian Kronmüller, John G.J. Lewis
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Scolopendra Pharmacopuncture Ameliorates Behavioral Despair in Mice Stressed by Chronic Restraint
Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2017 Introduction:Pharmacopuncture, which combines acupuncture with herbal medicine, is one of the newly developed acupuncture techniques that has recently been put into use.
Yu-Jin Choi +3 more
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The evolutionary history of the rediscovered Austrian population of the giant centipede Scolopendra cingulata Latreille 1829 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The thermophilous giant centipede Scolopendra cingulata is a voracious terrestrial predator, which uses its modified first leg pair and potent venom to capture prey.
Jan Philip Oeyen +3 more
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