Association between serum and dietary antioxidant micronutrients and advanced liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an observational study.

abstract：Aims:Periodontitis and psoriatic disease, including psoriasis (PS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), share the common risk factors and co-morbidities. However, the risk of periodontitis in patients with psoriatic disease still needs further investigation. This study was a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Su NY,Huang JY,Hu CJ,Yu HC,Chang YC

更新日期：2017-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses encoding a replication-associated protein (Rep) within a covalently closed, single-stranded (ss)DNA genome are among the smallest viruses known to infect eukaryotic organisms, including economically valuable agricultural crops and livestock. Although circular Rep-encoding ssDNA (CRESS DNA) viruses are a widesp...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rosario K,Mettel KA,Benner BE,Johnson R,Scott C,Yusseff-Vanegas SZ,Baker CCM,Cassill DL,Storer C,Varsani A,Breitbart M

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In horses and ponies numerous medical conditions are known to be linked with inflammation in different tissues, especially in the liver. Besides affecting other metabolic pathways such as the expression of certain interleukins (IL), inflammation is associated with stress of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Starzonek J,Roscher K,Blüher M,Blaue D,Schedlbauer C,Hirz M,Raila J,Vervuert I

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the effects of Clostridium butyricum as a dietary probiotic supplement in fishmeal based diet on growth, gut microbiota and immune performance of marron (Cherax cainii). Marron were randomly distributed into two different treatment groups, control and probiotic fed group. After 42 days ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Foysal MJ,Nguyen TTT,Chaklader MR,Siddik MAB,Tay CY,Fotedar R,Gupta SK

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an emerging tool for monitoring invasive and imperiled species, particularly at low densities. However, the factors that control eDNA production, transport, and persistence in aquatic systems remain poorly understood. For example, the extent to which carcasses produce detectable eDNA is unk...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Curtis AN,Larson ER

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we demonstrated the successful transformation of two pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivars using Agrobacterium rhizogenes, whereby transgenic roots in the resulting composite plants showed expression of the gene encoding the green fluorescent protein. Subsequent to infection with A. rhizogenes, approximately...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Leppyanen IV,Kirienko AN,Dolgikh EA

更新日期：2019-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoterranovosis is a well-known human disease caused by anisakid larvae belonging to the genus Pseudoterranova. Human infection occurs after consuming infected fish. Hence the presence of Pseudoterranova larvae in the flesh of the fish can cause serious losses and problems for the seafood, fishing and fisheries ind...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Shamsi S,Suthar J

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is a multifactorial disorder caused by the interaction of genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors. The formation of cytotoxic oligomers consisting of Aβ peptide is widely accepted as being one of the main key events triggering the development of Alzheimer's disease. Aβ peptide production resu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Parenti N,Del Grosso A,Antoni C,Cecchini M,Corradetti R,Pavone FS,Calamai M

更新日期：2017-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The mangrove crab Ucides cordatus is considered a key species for the ecological balance of mangrove forests and a major source of employment and income for traditional crab collectors in Brazil. Several studies evidenced weak genetic variation among populations due to an efficient larval transport. However,...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Britto FB,Schmidt AJ,Carvalho AMF,Vasconcelos CCMP,Farias AM,Bentzen P,Diniz FM

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The nursery function of coastal habitats is one of the most frequently mentioned and recognized ecosystem services in the valuation of coastal ecosystems. Despite its importance our understanding of the precise habitat parameters and mechanisms that make a habitat important as a nursery area is still limited for many ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hinz H,Reñones O,Gouraguine A,Johnson AF,Moranta J

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To ensure the safety of trees, two NDT (nondestructive testing) techniques, electric resistance tomography and stress wave tomography, were employed to quantitatively detect and characterize the internal decay of standing trees. Comparisons between those two techniques were done to make full use of the indiv...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yue X,Wang L,Wacker JP,Zhu Z

更新日期：2019-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is one of the most common malignant tumours of the head and neck. Recent evidence has demonstrated that lncRNAs play important roles in tumour progression and could be used as biomarkers for early diagnosis, prognosis, and potential therapeutic targets. The "competiti...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu Y,Ye F

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Acute infective gastroenteritis (AIG) is a leading cause of mortality in children worldwide. In Peru, more than 40% of cases of AIG occurring in children under 5 years old. The disruption of the gut microbiota can increase risk for several health complications especially in patients with gastric infections c...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Taco-Masias AA,Fernandez-Aristi AR,Cornejo-Tapia A,Aguilar-Luis MA,Del Valle LJ,Silva-Caso W,Zavaleta-Gavidia V,Weilg P,Cornejo-Pacherres H,Bazán-Mayra J,Puyen ZM,Del Valle-Mendoza J

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We provided chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) with the ability to improve the quality of food rewards they received in a dyadic test of inequity. We were interested to see if this provision influenced their responses and, if so, whether it was mediated by a social partner's outcomes. We tested eight dyads using an exchang...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hopper LM,Lambeth SP,Schapiro SJ,Brosnan SF

更新日期：2013-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR) is the first enzyme in the monolignol-specific branch of the lignin biosynthetic pathway. In this research, three sorghum CCR genes including SbCCR1, SbCCR2-1 and SbCCR2-2 were cloned and characterized. Analyses of the structure and phylogeny of the three CCR genes showed evolutionary con...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li J,Fan F,Wang L,Zhan Q,Wu P,Du J,Yang X,Liu Y

更新日期：2016-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Species traits may provide a short-cut to predicting generalities in species turnover in response to environmental change, particularly for poorly known taxa. We ask if morphological traits of assemblages respond predictably to macrohabitats across a large scale. Ant assemblages were collected at nine paired pasture a...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yates ML,Andrew NR,Binns M,Gibb H

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:As the most widely distributed snake in Eurasia, the adder (Vipera berus) has been extensively investigated in Europe but poorly understood in Asia. The Southern Altay Mountains represent the adder's southern distribution limit in Central Asia, whereas its population status has never been assessed. We conducted, for t...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Cui S,Luo X,Chen D,Sun J,Chu H,Li C,Jiang Z

更新日期：2016-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Using wearable inertial sensors to accurately estimate energy expenditure (EE) during an athletic training process is important. Due to the characteristics of inertial sensors, however, the positions in which they are worn can produce signals of different natures. To understand and solve this issue, this stu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ho CS,Chang CH,Lin KC,Huang CC,Hsu YJ

更新日期：2019-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the adverse health effects caused by azo dyes are insufficient and quite contradictory. This work aims to investigate the possible toxic effect of two types of widely used food additives, Sunset Yellow and Allura Red, by assessing the physiological, histopathological and ultrastructural changes in the liver...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Khayyat LI,Essawy AE,Sorour JM,Soffar A

更新日期：2018-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) has a tropical and subtropical distribution. In much of its range this species represents one of the most important fishery resources because of its high quality meat and market value. Due to this, this species is vulnerable to overfishing, and population declines have bee...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rosado-Nic OJ,Hogan JD,Lara-Arenas JH,Rosas-Luis R,Carrillo L,Villegas-Sánchez CA

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A greenhouse experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on the growth, P and Cd concentrations and bioenergy quality-related factors of five cultivars of switchgrass, including three lowland cultivars (Alamo (Ala), Kanlow (Kan), Performer (Per)) and two highland cultiva...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sun H,Xie Y,Zheng Y,Lin Y,Yang F

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Staurozoan classification is highly subjective, based on phylogeny-free inferences, and suborders, families, and genera are commonly defined by homoplasies. Additionally, many characters used in the taxonomy of the group have ontogenetic and intraspecific variation, and demand new and consistent assessments to establi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Miranda LS,Hirano YM,Mills CE,Falconer A,Fenwick D,Marques AC,Collins AG

更新日期：2016-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The mutant form GGBP/H152C of the D-glucose/D-galactose-binding protein with the solvatochromic dye BADAN linked to cysteine residue Cys 152 can be used as a potential base for a sensitive element of glucose biosensor system. We investigated the influence of various external factors on the physical-chemical properties...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Fonin AV,Stepanenko OV,Povarova OI,Volova CA,Philippova EM,Bublikov GS,Kuznetsova IM,Demchenko AP,Turoverov KK

更新日期：2014-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The family of true seals, the Phocidae, is subdivided into two subfamilies: the southern Monachinae, and the northern Phocinae, following the subfamilies' current distribution: extant Monachinae are largely restricted to the (sub-)Antarctic and the eastern Pacific, with historical distributions of the monk s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dewaele L,Lambert O,Louwye S

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Palythoa caribaeorum is a zoanthid often dominant in shallow rocky environments along the west coast of the Atlantic Ocean, from the tropics to the subtropics. This species has high environmental tolerance and is a good space competitor in reef environments. Considering current and future scenarios in the global clima...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Durante LM,Cruz ICS,Lotufo TMC

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:As coral reefs continue to decline globally, coral restoration practitioners have explored various approaches to return coral cover and diversity to decimated reefs. While branching coral species have long been the focus of restoration efforts, the recent development of the microfragmentation coral propagation techniq...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Koval G,Rivas N,D'Alessandro M,Hesley D,Santos R,Lirman D

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) stoichiometric ratios are important indicators of ecosystem function and productivity. However, few studies have assessed the nutrient relationship between plant, litter and soil, and the nutrient stock in different secondary mixed forest types. Methods:We investi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pang Y,Tian J,Zhao X,Chao Z,Wang Y,Zhang X,Wang D

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Introduced predators at seabird colonies and parasites may have lethal and/or sub-lethal consequences for bird populations. We assessed the potential sub-lethal negative effects of these stressors in a native seabird listed as vulnerable in its south-eastern pacific distribution. This study was conducted in ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Luna N,Varela AI,Luna-Jorquera G,Brokordt K

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Bioactive peptides can prevent damage associated with oxidative stress in humans when consumed regularly. Recently, peptides have attracted immense interest because of their beneficial functional properties, safety and little or no side effects when used at high concentration. Most antioxidant peptides are s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sonklin C,Laohakunjit N,Kerdchoechuen O

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Low use of maternal healthcare services is one of the reasons why maternal mortality is still considerably high among adolescents mothers in India. To increase the utilization of these services, it is necessary to identify factors that affect service utilization. To our knowledge, no national level study i...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Singh A,Kumar A,Pranjali P

更新日期：2014-11-04 00:00:00