JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 614: Heart Failure Is a Risk Factor for Suffering and Dying of Clostridium difficile Infection. Results of a 15-Year Nationwide Study in Spain Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030614 Authors: Manuel Méndez-Bailón Rodrigo Jiménez-García Valentín Hernández-Barrera Javier de Miguel-Díez José M. de Miguel-Yanes Nuria Muñoz-Rivas Noel Lorenzo-Villalba David Carabantes-Alarcon José J. Zamorano-León Paloma Astasio-Arbiza Paloma Ortega-Molina...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 612: Use of Cytology in the Diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma Subtypes Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030612 Authors: Pasquali Segurado-Miravalles Castillo Fortuño Puig González Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in the white population. Nonsurgical treatments are first-line alternatives in superficial BCC (sBCC); therefore, differentiating between sBCC and non-sBCC is of major relevance for the...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 613: Chromothripsis and DNA Repair Disorders Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030613 Authors: Nazaryan-Petersen Bjerregaard Nielsen Tommerup Tümer Chromothripsis is a mutational mechanism leading to complex and relatively clustered chromosomal rearrangements, resulting in diverse phenotypic outcomes depending on the involved genomic landscapes. It may occur both in the germ and the somatic cells, resulting in congenital and developmental...
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JoF, Vol. 6, Pages 29: Effects of Seedling Age on Colonization Patterns of Citrus limon Plants by Endophytic Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae and Their Influence on Seedlings Growth Journal of Fungi doi: 10.3390/jof6010029 Authors: Bamisile Senyo Akutse Dash Qasim Ramos Aguila Ashraf Huang Hussain Chen Wang The inoculation methods, the fungal strains, and several other factors are known to influent the success of fungal entomopathogens...
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JoF, Vol. 6, Pages 27: Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: A Current Understanding and Burning Questions Journal of Fungi doi: 10.3390/jof6010027 Authors: Willems Ahmed Liu Xu Peters Candida albicans, along with other closely related Candida species, are the primary causative agents of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC)—a multifactorial infectious disease of the lower female reproductive tract resulting in pathologic inflammation. Unlike other forms of candidiasis, VVC is...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
JoF, Vol. 6, Pages 28: Aspiring Antifungals: Review of Current Antifungal Pipeline Developments Journal of Fungi doi: 10.3390/jof6010028 Authors: Gintjee Donnelley Thompson Invasive fungal infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and their management is restricted to a variety of agents from five established classes of antifungal medication. In practice, existing antifungal agents are often constrained by dose-limiting toxicities, drug interactions,...
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J. Imaging, Vol. 6, Pages 7: Study of Subjective Data Integrity for Image Quality Data Sets with Consumer Camera Content Journal of Imaging doi: 10.3390/jimaging6030007 Authors: Jakub Nawała Margaret H. Pinson Mikołaj Leszczuk Lucjan Janowski We need data sets of images and subjective scores to develop robust no reference (or blind) visual quality metrics for consumer applications. These applications have many uncontrolled variables because the camera creates the original media...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 95: Predictors of Hyperuricemia after Kidney Transplantation: Association with Graft Function Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56030095 Authors: Inese Folkmane Lilian Tzivian Elizabete Folkmane Elina Valdmane Viktorija Kuzema Aivars Petersons Background: In kidney transplant recipients (KTR), hyperuricemia (HU) is a commonly-observed phenomenon, due to calcineurin inhibitors and reduced kidney graft function. Factors predicting HU, and its association...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 35: Evaluating the Feasibility of Forward Osmosis in Diluting RO Concentrate Using Pretreatment Backwash Water Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10030035 Authors: Susanthi Liyanaarachchi Veeriah Jegatheesan Li Shu Ho Kyong Shon Shobha Muthukumaran Chun Qing Li Forward osmosis (FO) is an excellent membrane process to dilute seawater (SW) reverse osmosis (RO) concentrate for either to increase the water recovery or for safe disposal. However, the...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 34: Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Application: Perspective on Morphological Structure Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10030034 Authors: Hazlina Junoh Juhana Jaafar Nik Abdul Hadi Md. Nordin Ahmad Fauzi Ismail Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman Mukhlis A. Rahman Farhana Aziz Norhaniza Yusof Membrane morphology plays a great role in determining the performance of polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs), especially...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 80: An Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Defines Key Pathway Alterations in a Diet-Induced Obesity Mouse Model Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10030080 Authors: Ulrik K. Sundekilde Christian C. Yde Anders H. Honore Jessica M. Caverly Caverly Rae Frank R. Burns Pushkor Mukerji Michael P. Mawn Lotta Stenman Yvonne Dragan Kyle Glover Henrik M. Jensen Obesity is a multifactorial disease with many complications and related diseases and...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 320: Complete Genome of a Member of a New Bacterial Lineage in the Microgenomates Group Reveals an Unusual Nucleotide Composition Disparity Between Two Strands of DNA and Limited Metabolic Potential Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030320 Authors: Vitaly V. Kadnikov Andrey V. Mardanov Alexey V. Beletsky Olga V. Karnachuk Nikolai V. Ravin The candidate phyla radiation is a large monophyletic lineage comprising unculturable bacterial...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 318: Pesticides Decrease Bacterial Diversity and Abundance of Irrigated Rice Fields Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030318 Authors: Michael Onwona-Kwakye Kimberly Plants-Paris Kadiatou Keita Jessica Lee Paul J. Van den Brink Jonathan N. Hogarh Charles Darkoh Bacteria play an important role in soil ecosystems and their activities are crucial in nutrient composition and recycling. Pesticides are extensively used in agriculture...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 319: Identification of Rhizospheric Actinomycete Streptomyces lavendulae SPS-33 and the Inhibitory Effect of its Volatile Organic Compounds against Ceratocystis Fimbriata in Postharvest Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas (L.) Lam.) Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030319 Authors: Xuewei Li Beibei Li Shurui Cai Yu Zhang Mingjie Xu Chunmei Zhang Bo Yuan Ke Xing Sheng Qin Black spot disease, which is caused by the pathogenic fungal...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 314: Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning Aggregation in Acidiphilium sp. C61 Isolated from Iron-Rich Pelagic Aggregates Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030314 Authors: Qianqian Li Rebecca E. Cooper Carl-Eric Wegner Kirsten Küsel Iron-rich pelagic aggregates (iron snow) are hot spots for microbial interactions. Using iron snow isolates, we previously demonstrated that the iron-oxidizer Acidithrix sp. C25 triggers Acidiphilium sp. C61 aggregation...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 316: Comparative Studies on the Polymorphism and Copy Number Variation of mtSSU rDNA in Ciliates (Protista, Ciliophora): Implications for Phylogenetic, Environmental, and Ecological Research Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030316 Authors: Yurui Wang Yaohan Jiang Yongqiang Liu Yuan Li Laura A. Katz Feng Gao Ying Yan While nuclear small subunit ribosomal DNA (nSSU rDNA) is the most commonly-used gene marker in studying phylogeny,...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 315: Effects of Different Yeasts on Physicochemical and Oenological Properties of Red Dragon Fruit Wine Fermented with Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Torulaspora delbrueckii and Lachancea thermotolerans Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030315 Authors: Xiaohui Jiang Yuyun Lu Shao Quan Liu A new type of fruit wine made from red dragon fruit juice was produced through alcoholic fermentation (AF) with different yeasts: Saccharomyces cerevisiae EC-1118,...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 313: Analysis of the Complete Genome of the Alkaliphilic and Phototrophic Firmicute Heliorestis convoluta Strain HHT Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030313 Authors: Emma D. Dewey Lynn M. Stokes Brad M. Burchell Kathryn N. Shaffer Austin M. Huntington Jennifer M. Baker Suvarna Nadendla Michelle G. Giglio Kelly S. Bender Jeffrey W. Touchman Robert E. Blankenship Michael T. Madigan W. Matthew Sattley Despite significant...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 317: Biological Control of Fruit Rot and Anthracnose of Postharvest Mango by Antagonistic Yeasts from Economic Crops Leaves Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030317 Authors: Wilasinee Konsue Tida Dethoup Savitree Limtong To select antagonistic yeasts for the control of fruit rot caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae and anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in postharvest mango fruit, 307 yeast strains isolated from plant leaves...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1037: Ceiba speciosa (A. St.-Hil.) Seeds Oil: Fatty Acids Profiling by GC-MS and NMR and Bioactivity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051037 Authors: Sergio Rosselli Rosa Tundis Maurizio Bruno Mariarosaria Leporini Tiziana Falco Rossella Gagliano Gagliano Candela Natale Badalamenti Monica R. Loizzo This study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) analyses,...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1035: Anticancer Potential of Raddeanin A, a Natural Triterpenoid Isolated from Anemone raddeana Regel Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051035 Authors: Irum Naz Shanaya Ramchandani Muhammad Rashid Khan Min Hee Yang Kwang Seok Ahn Natural compounds extracted from plants have gained immense importance in the fight against cancer cells due to their lesser toxicity and potential therapeutic effects. Raddeanin A (RA), an oleanane type triterpenoid is...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1034: The CO2 Absorption in Flue Gas Using Mixed Ionic Liquids Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051034 Authors: Guoqing Wu Ying Liu Guangliang Liu Xiaoying Pang Because of the appealing properties, ionic liquids (ILs) are believed to be promising alternatives for the CO2 absorption in the flue gas. Several ILs, such as [NH2emim][BF4], [C4mim][OAc], and [NH2emim[OAc], have been used to capture CO2 of the simulated flue gas in this work. The structural...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1029: Small Dimension—Big Impact! Nanoparticle-Enhanced Non-Invasive and Intravascular Molecular Imaging of Atherosclerosis In Vivo Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051029 Authors: Tobias Lenz Philipp Nicol Maria Isabel Castellanos Leif-Christopher Engel Anna Lena Lahmann Christoph Alexiou Michael Joner Extensive translational research has provided considerable progress regarding the understanding of atherosclerosis pathophysiology over the...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1036: Sulfonamide Inhibition Studies of the β-Class Carbonic Anhydrase CAS3 from the Filamentous Ascomycete Sordaria macrospora Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051036 Authors: Daniela Vullo Ronny Lehneck William A. Donald Stefanie Pöggeler Claudiu T. Supuran A new β-class carbonic anhydrase was cloned and purified from the filamentous ascomycete Sordaria macrospora, CAS3. This enzyme has a higher catalytic activity compared to the other...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1031: Poultry Farms as a Potential Source of Environmental Pollution by Pharmaceuticals Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051031 Authors: Katarzyna Wychodnik Grażyna Gałęzowska Justyna Rogowska Marta Potrykus Alina Plenis Lidia Wolska Industrial poultry breeding is associated with the need to increase productivity while maintaining low meat prices. Little is known about its impact on the environment of soil pollution by pharmaceuticals. Breeders...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1030: Protein X-ray Crystallography and Drug Discovery Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051030 Authors: Laurent Maveyraud Lionel Mourey With the advent of structural biology in the drug discovery process, medicinal chemists gained the opportunity to use detailed structural information in order to progress screening hits into leads or drug candidates. X-ray crystallography has proven to be an invaluable tool in this respect, as it is able to provide exquisitely...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1032: Identification of ε-Poly-L-lysine as an Antimicrobial Product from an Epichloë Endophyte and Isolation of Fungal ε-PL Synthetase Gene Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051032 Authors: Enkhee Purev Tatsuhiko Kondo Daigo Takemoto Jennifer T. Niones Makoto Ojika The endophytic fungus Epichloë festucae is known to produce bioactive metabolites, which consequently protect the host plants from biotic and abiotic stresses. We previously found...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1033: DNA-Binding and Anticancer Activity of Binuclear Gold(I) Alkynyl Complexes with a Phenanthrenyl Bridging Ligand Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051033 Authors: Mona S. Alsaeedi Bandar A. Babgi Mostafa A. Hussien Magda H. Abdellattif Mark G. Humphrey 3,6-Diethynyl-9,10-diethoxyphenanthrene (4) was synthesized from phenanthrene and employed in the synthesis of the binuclear gold(I) alkynyl complexes (R3P)Au(C≡C–3-[C14H6-9,10-diethoxy]-6–C≡C)Au(PR3)...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1024: The Protective Effect of the Polysaccharide Precursor, D-Isofloridoside, from Laurencia undulata on Alcohol-Induced Hepatotoxicity in HepG2 Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051024 Authors: Shengtao Yang Mei-Fang Chen Bomi Ryu Jiali Chen Zhenbang Xiao Pengzhi Hong Shengli Sun Di Wang Zhong-Ji Qian Chunxia Zhou Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) threatens human health, so it is imperative that we find ways to prevent or treat...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1026: Selected Pharmaceuticals in Different Aquatic Compartments: Part I—Source, Fate and Occurrence Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051026 Authors: André Pereira Liliana Silva Célia Laranjeiro Celeste Lino Angelina Pena Potential risks associated with releases of human pharmaceuticals into the environment have become an increasingly important issue in environmental health. This concern has been driven by the widespread detection of pharmaceuticals...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1027: Biological and Spectroscopic Investigations of New Tenoxicam and 1.10-Phenthroline Metal Complexes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051027 Authors: Hazem S. Elshafie Sadeek A. Sadeek Ippolito Camele Amira A. Mohamed In the present work, tenoxicam (H2Ten) reacted with Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn (II) ions in the presence of 1.10-phenthroline (Phen), forming new mixed ligand metal complexes. The properties of the formed complexes were...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1025: Trastuzumab Conjugated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Labeled with 225Ac as a Perspective Tool for Combined α-Radioimmunotherapy and Magnetic Hyperthermia of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051025 Authors: Edyta Cędrowska Marek Pruszyński Weronika Gawęda Michał Żuk Paweł Krysiński Frank Bruchertseifer Alfred Morgenstern Maria-Argyro Karageorgou Penelope Bouziotis Aleksander Bilewicz It...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1028: Protective Effect of Genistein against Compound 48/80 Induced Anaphylactoid Shock via Inhibiting MAS Related G Protein-Coupled Receptor X2 (MRGPRX2) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051028 Authors: Kumar Singh Duraisamy A. Allam Ajarem Kwok Chong CHOW Anaphylactoid shock is a fatal hypersensitivity response caused by non-IgE mediated mast cell activation. These reactions are mediated by a family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1022: MicroRNA-155 Participates in Smoke-Inhalation-Induced Acute Lung Injury through Inhibition of SOCS-1 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051022 Authors: Zhang Xie Zhang Zhao Smoke inhalation causes acute lung injury (ALI), a severe clinical disease with high mortality. Accumulating evidence indicates that microRNA-155 (miR-155) and suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS-1), as mediators of inflammatory response, are involved in the pathogenesis...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1023: Chemical Standardization and Anti-Proliferative Activity of Ardisia elliptica Fruit against the HCT116 Human Colon Cancer Cell Line Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051023 Authors: Ondee Sithisarn Mangmool Rojsanga The present study is intended to carry out the chemical standardization and evaluation of the anti-proliferative activity of A. elliptica fruit extract. A. elliptica fruit powder was extracted with ethanol. The obtained extract...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1021: Tepary Bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) Lectins Induce Apoptosis and Cell Arrest in G0/G1 by P53(Ser46) Phosphorylation in Colon Cancer Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051021 Authors: Ulisses Moreno-Celis F. Josué López-Martínez Ricardo Cervantes-Jiménez Roberto Augusto Ferríz-Martínez Alejandro Blanco-Labra Teresa García-Gasca A Tepary bean lectin fraction (TBLF) has been studied because it exhibits differential cytotoxic and anticancer...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1020: Apoptosis Induced by (−)-Epicatechin in Human Breast Cancer Cells is Mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051020 Authors: Pereyra-Vergara Olivares-Corichi Perez-Ruiz Luna-Arias García-Sánchez (−)-Epicatechin is a phenolic compound with antioxidant activity that is present in natural food and drinks, such as cocoa and red wine. Evidence suggests that (−)-epicatechin exhibits anticancer...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1019: Gintonin-Enriched Fraction Suppresses Heat Stress-Induced Inflammation Through LPA Receptor Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051019 Authors: Chei Song Oh Lee Jin Choi Nah Lee Heat stress can be caused by various environmental factors. When exposed to heat stress, oxidative stress and inflammatory reaction occur due to an increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the body. In particular, inflammatory responses induced by...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1018: A New Positron Emission Tomography Probe for Orexin Receptors Neuroimaging Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051018 Authors: Bai Bai Placzek Lu Fiedler Ntaganda Wey Wang The orexin receptor (OX) is critically involved in motivation and sleep−wake regulation and holds promising therapeutic potential in various mood disorders. To further investigate the role of orexin receptors (OXRs) in the living human brain and to...
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