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Ziętal K, Mirowska-Guzel D, Nowaczyk A, Blecharz-Klin K. Cnicus benedictus: Folk Medicinal Uses, Biological Activities, and In Silico Screening of Main Phytochemical Constituents. PLANTA MEDICA 2024. [PMID: 39265629 DOI: 10.1055/a-2401-6049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2024]
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Traditional medicine has long recognized the therapeutic potential of Cnicus benedictus, and recent scientific research has shed light on the pharmacological properties of this plant. The bioactive compounds that can be extracted from it, such as the sesquiterpene lactones arctigenin, arctiin, and cnicin, are very interesting to researchers.In this article, based on available data from pre-clinical in vitro and in vivo studies, we delve into the pharmacology of the active constituents of this plant to explore its potential therapeutic applications and underlying mechanisms of action. In addition, we present a computer analysis designed to reveal the pharmacokinetic and toxicological properties of the main phytochemicals that are active in C. benedictus through new in silico techniques and predictive tools such as SwissADME and PubChem.The data from the in silico study presented here support the traditional use of C. benedictus, as well as its promise as a source of new therapeutic chemical compounds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Katarzyna Ziętal
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology CePT, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology CePT, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology CePT, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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Pan L, Cai J, Liu L, Liu Z, Chen K, Gao P, Jiang X, Ren J. Ambient air pollution decreased normal fertilization rate via the mediation of seminal prosaposin. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 282:116713. [PMID: 39002374 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study focuses on the association between seminal concentration of prosaposin and ambient air pollutants and whether the association affects the normal fertilization rate in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. METHODS The cohort of 323 couple participants aged 22-46 was recruited from Jan. 2013 to Jun. 2018. At enrollment, resident address information was obtained and semen parameters of male counterparts were evaluated according to WHO criteria. We used inverse distance weighting interpolation to estimate the levels of ambient pollutants (SO2, O3, CO, NO2, PM2.5, and PM10) in the surrounding area. The exposure of each participant was estimated based on the data gathered from air quality monitoring stations and their home address over various periods (0-9, 10-14, and 0-90 days) before semen sampling. The generalized linear regression model (GLM) and the Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) were used to analyze the associations between pollutants, semen parameters, prosaposin, and normal fertilization. Additionally, the mediating effect of prosaposin and semen parameters on the link between pollutants and normal fertilization was investigated. RESULTS GLM and BKMR showed exposure to ambient air pollutants was all associated with the concentration of seminal prosaposin, among them, O3 and CO were also associated with normal fertilization (-0.10, 95 %CI: -0.13, -0.06; -26.43, 95 %CI: -33.79, -19.07). Among the semen parameters, only the concentration of prosaposin and total motile sperm count (TMC) was associated with normal fertilization (0.059, 95 %CI: 0.047, 0.071; 0.016, 95 %CI: 0.012, 0.020). Mediation analysis showed that prosaposin played a stronger mediating role than TMC in the relationship between short-term exposure to O3 and fertilization (66.83 %, P<0.001 versus 3.05 %, P>0.05). CONCLUSION Seminal plasma prosaposin showed a stronger meditating effect reflect the correlation between ambient air pollutants and normal fertilization rate than conventional semen parameters, which may be used as one of the indicators between pollution and fertilization in IVF.
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- Luxiang Pan
- Reproductive Medicine Center, Xiamen University Affiliated Chenggong Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Xiamen University Affiliated Chenggong Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China; School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Xiamen University Affiliated Chenggong Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Xiamen University Affiliated Chenggong Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Xiamen University Affiliated Chenggong Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Medical Quality Management Department, Xiamen University Affiliated Chenggong Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Xiamen University Affiliated Chenggong Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Xiamen University Affiliated Chenggong Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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Jiang L, Chen S, Li S, Wang J, Chen W, Shi Y, Xiong W, Miao C. Exploring biomarkers for diagnosing and predicting organ dysfunction in patients with perioperative sepsis: a preliminary investigation. Perioper Med (Lond) 2024; 13:81. [PMID: 39049003 PMCID: PMC11267738 DOI: 10.1186/s13741-024-00438-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Early diagnosis and prediction of organ dysfunction are critical for intervening and improving the outcomes of septic patients. The study aimed to find novel diagnostic and predictive biomarkers of organ dysfunction for perioperative septic patients. METHOD This is a prospective, controlled, preliminary, and single-center study of emergency surgery patients. Mass spectrometry, Gene Ontology (GO) functional analysis, and the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network were performed to identify the differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) from sepsis patients, which were selected for further verification via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the relative correlation of selected serum protein levels and clinical outcomes of septic patients. Calibration curves were plotted to assess the calibration of the models. RESULTS Five randomized serum samples per group were analyzed via mass spectrometry, and 146 DEPs were identified. GO functional analysis and the PPI network were performed to evaluate the molecular mechanisms of the DEPs. Six DEPs were selected for further verification via ELISA. Cathepsin B (CatB), vascular cell adhesion protein 1 (VCAM-1), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), protein S100-A9, prosaposin, and thrombospondin-1 levels were significantly increased in the patients with sepsis compared with those of the controls (p < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed that CatB, S100-A9, VCAM-1, prosaposin, and NGAL could be used for preoperative diagnosis and postoperative prediction of organ dysfunction. CatB and S100-A9 were possible predictive factors for preoperative diagnosis of renal failure in septic patients. Internal validation was assessed using the bootstrapping validation. The preoperative diagnosis of renal failure model displayed good discrimination with a C-index of 0.898 (95% confidence interval 0.843-0.954) and good calibration. CONCLUSION Serum CatB, S100-A9, VCAM-1, prosaposin, and NGAL may be novel markers for preoperative diagnosis and postoperative prediction of organ dysfunction. Specifically, S100-A9 and CatB were indicators of preoperative renal dysfunction in septic patients. Combining these two biomarkers may improve the accuracy of predicting preoperative septic renal dysfunction. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was registered at the Chinese Clinical Trials Registry (ChiCTR2200060418) on June 1, 2022.
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- Linghui Jiang
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Nutter CA, Kidd BM, Carter HA, Hamel JI, Mackie PM, Kumbkarni N, Davenport ML, Tuyn DM, Gopinath A, Creigh PD, Sznajder ŁJ, Wang ET, Ranum LPW, Khoshbouei H, Day JW, Sampson JB, Prokop S, Swanson MS. Choroid plexus mis-splicing and altered cerebrospinal fluid composition in myotonic dystrophy type 1. Brain 2023; 146:4217-4232. [PMID: 37143315 PMCID: PMC10545633 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is a dominantly inherited multisystemic disease caused by CTG tandem repeat expansions in the DMPK 3' untranslated region. These expanded repeats are transcribed and produce toxic CUG RNAs that sequester and inhibit activities of the MBNL family of developmental RNA processing factors. Although myotonic dystrophy is classified as a muscular dystrophy, the brain is also severely affected by an unusual cohort of symptoms, including hypersomnia, executive dysfunction, as well as early onsets of tau/MAPT pathology and cerebral atrophy. To address the molecular and cellular events that lead to these pathological outcomes, we recently generated a mouse Dmpk CTG expansion knock-in model and identified choroid plexus epithelial cells as particularly affected by the expression of toxic CUG expansion RNAs. To determine if toxic CUG RNAs perturb choroid plexus functions, alternative splicing analysis was performed on lateral and hindbrain choroid plexi from Dmpk CTG knock-in mice. Choroid plexus transcriptome-wide changes were evaluated in Mbnl2 knockout mice, a developmental-onset model of myotonic dystrophy brain dysfunction. To determine if transcriptome changes also occurred in the human disease, we obtained post-mortem choroid plexus for RNA-seq from neurologically unaffected (two females, three males; ages 50-70 years) and myotonic dystrophy type 1 (one female, three males; ages 50-70 years) donors. To test that choroid plexus transcriptome alterations resulted in altered CSF composition, we obtained CSF via lumbar puncture from patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (five females, five males; ages 35-55 years) and non-myotonic dystrophy patients (three females, four males; ages 26-51 years), and western blot and osmolarity analyses were used to test CSF alterations predicted by choroid plexus transcriptome analysis. We determined that CUG RNA induced toxicity was more robust in the lateral choroid plexus of Dmpk CTG knock-in mice due to comparatively higher Dmpk and lower Mbnl RNA levels. Impaired transitions to adult splicing patterns during choroid plexus development were identified in Mbnl2 knockout mice, including mis-splicing previously found in Dmpk CTG knock-in mice. Whole transcriptome analysis of myotonic dystrophy type 1 choroid plexus revealed disease-associated RNA expression and mis-splicing events. Based on these RNA changes, predicted alterations in ion homeostasis, secretory output and CSF composition were confirmed by analysis of myotonic dystrophy type 1 CSF. Our results implicate choroid plexus spliceopathy and concomitant alterations in CSF homeostasis as an unappreciated contributor to myotonic dystrophy type 1 CNS pathogenesis.
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- Curtis A Nutter
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for NeuroGenetics and the Genetics Institute, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for NeuroGenetics and the Genetics Institute, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for NeuroGenetics and the Genetics Institute, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for NeuroGenetics and the Genetics Institute, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for NeuroGenetics and the Genetics Institute, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for NeuroGenetics and the Genetics Institute, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for NeuroGenetics and the Genetics Institute, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for NeuroGenetics and the Genetics Institute, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for NeuroGenetics and the Genetics Institute, McKnight Brain Institute and the Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94304, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94304, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, McKnight Brain Institute and the Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for NeuroGenetics and the Genetics Institute, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Yamamiya K, Li X, Nabeka H, Khan S, Khan F, Wakisaka H, Saito S, Hamada F, Matsuda S. Tracking of Prosaposin, a Saposin Precursor, in Rat Testis. J Histochem Cytochem 2023; 71:537-554. [PMID: 37728096 PMCID: PMC10546980 DOI: 10.1369/00221554231198570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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We tracked prosaposin (PSAP), a trophic factor, using an antibody specific to its proteolytic portion and an antibody to sortilin that traffics PSAP only to the lysosome. Immunostaining revealed that PSAP was distributed mainly on the basal side of seminiferous tubules, where many Sertoli cells and pachytene spermatocytes contained PSAP and its distribution differed depending on the stage of the spermatogenic cycle. The PSAP-sortilin complex was sorted to large lysosomes in the basal cytoplasm of Sertoli cells, where it may be processed into saposins. In contrast, in the thinner apical cytoplasm of Sertoli cells, PSAP in small lysosomes was transported to the apical side around sperm heads or into the lumen for secretion. The results of in situ hybridization analyses suggested that immature tubular cells in young animals produce PSAP to self-stimulate proliferation. However, in adults, not only Sertoli cells but also pachytene spermatocytes produce and secrete PSAP around germ cells or into the tubular lumen to stimulate cell proliferation or differentiation in a paracrine or autocrine manner. In summary, PSAP is not only a precursor of lysosomal enzymes but also a pivotal trophic factor in organogenesis in the immature testis and spermatogenesis in the mature testis.
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- Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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Lu M, Yuan B, Yan X, Sun Z, Lillehoj HS, Lee Y, Baldwin-Bott C, Li C. Clostridium perfringens-Induced Host-Pathogen Transcriptional Changes in the Small Intestine of Broiler Chickens. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10121607. [PMID: 34959561 PMCID: PMC8705629 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10121607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Clostridium perfringens is an important opportunistic pathogen that may result in toxin-mediated diseases involving food poisoning/tissue gangrene in humans and various enterotoxaemia in animal species. It is a main etiological agent for necrotic enteritis (NE), the most financially devastating bacterial disease in broiler chickens, especially if raised under antibiotic-free conditions. Importantly, NE is responsible for losses of six billion US dollars annually in the global poultry industry. To investigate the molecular mechanisms of C. perfringens-induced pathogenesis in the gut and its microbiome mRNA levels in C. perfringens-infected and non-infected hosts, we used RNA sequencing technology to perform transcriptional analysis of both host intestine and microbiome using our NE model. The growth rate was significantly impaired in chickens infected by C. perfringens. In total, 13,473 annotated chicken genes were differentially expressed between these two groups, with ninety-six genes showing statistical significance (|absolute fold changes| > 2.0, adjusted p value < 0.05). Genes involved in energy production, MHC Class I antigen, translation, ribosomal structures, and amino acid, nucleotide and carbohydrate metabolism from infected gut tissues were significantly down-regulated. The upregulated genes were mainly engaged in innate and adaptive immunity, cellular processes, genetic information processing, and organismal systems. Additionally, the transcriptional levels of four crucial foodborne pathogens were significantly elevated in a synergic relationship with pathogenic C. perfringens infection. This study presents the profiling data that would likely be a relevant reference for NE pathogenesis and may provide new insights into the mechanism of host-pathogen interaction in C. perfringens-induced NE infection in broiler chickens.
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- Mingmin Lu
- Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service-US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; (M.L.); (B.Y.); (Z.S.); (H.S.L.); (Y.L.); (C.B.-B.)
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- Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service-US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; (M.L.); (B.Y.); (Z.S.); (H.S.L.); (Y.L.); (C.B.-B.)
- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service-US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Correspondence: (X.Y.); (C.L.)
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- Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service-US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; (M.L.); (B.Y.); (Z.S.); (H.S.L.); (Y.L.); (C.B.-B.)
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- Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service-US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; (M.L.); (B.Y.); (Z.S.); (H.S.L.); (Y.L.); (C.B.-B.)
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- Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service-US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; (M.L.); (B.Y.); (Z.S.); (H.S.L.); (Y.L.); (C.B.-B.)
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- Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service-US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; (M.L.); (B.Y.); (Z.S.); (H.S.L.); (Y.L.); (C.B.-B.)
- Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA
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- Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service-US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; (M.L.); (B.Y.); (Z.S.); (H.S.L.); (Y.L.); (C.B.-B.)
- Correspondence: (X.Y.); (C.L.)
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