Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2024 Apr 30;278:116412. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116412. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical that is commonly found in daily consumer products. BPA is reportedly associated with lung diseases. However, the impact of BPA on pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and its possible mechanisms...

Mol Neurobiol. 2024 May 1. doi: 10.1007/s12035-024-04140-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIt has been proposed that pyrethroid exposure contributes to the increasing prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases. However, the potential mechanisms remain unclear. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of the widely used pyrethroid bifenthrin on...

Inflammation. 2024 May 1. doi: 10.1007/s10753-024-02015-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPeriodontitis, an infectious inflammatory disease influenced by various factors, disrupts the delicate balance between the host microbiota and immunity. The resulting excessive immune response exacerbates the progressive destruction of the supporting periodontal...

J Econ Entomol. 2024 May 1:toae072. doi: 10.1093/jee/toae072. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMicrosporidia Nosema bombycis (Nb) is a cellular parasite responsible for pébrine disease in silkworms, significantly impacting the sericulture industry. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), which are RNA fragments longer than 200 nucleotides, are pivotal in a range...

Orthopedics. 2024 May 1:1-7. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20240424-04. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The objectives of this research were to establish an animal model of adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) bordering lumbar fusion and to investigate the expression of autophagy factors in nucleus pulposus cells of adjacent intervertebral disks.MATERIALS...

Hum Cell. 2024 Apr 30. doi: 10.1007/s13577-024-01067-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOsteoporosis (OP) is a highly prevalent disorder characterized by low bone mass that severely reduces patient quality of life. Although numerous treatments for OP have been introduced in clinic, many have side effects and high costs. Therefore, there is still an unmet...