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Associations between Lifestyle Factors and Vitamin E Metabolites in the General Population

Leon G. Martens, Jiao Luo, Fleur L. Meulmeester, Nadia Ashrafi et al. • Antioxidants (2020)

The antioxidant vitamin E (α-tocopherol, α-TOH) protects lipids from oxidation by reactive oxygen species. We hypothesized that lifestyle factors associate with vitamin E metabolism marked by urinary α-tocopheronolactone hydroquinone (α-TLH...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antiox9121280

Photosynthetic Research in Plant Science

Ayumi Tanaka, Amane Makino • Plant and Cell Physiology (2009)

Photosynthesis is a highly regulated, multistep process. It encompasses the harvest of solar energy, transfer of excitation energy, energy conversion, electron transfer from water to NADP+, ATP generation and a series of enzymatic reactions...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcp040 PMC: 2669890

Decreased photosynthetic rate under high temperature in wheat is due to lipid desaturation, oxidation, acylation, and damage of organelles

M. Djanaguiraman, D. L. Boyle, R. Welti, S. V. K. Jagadish et al. • BMC Plant Biology (2018)

Abstract Background High temperature is a major abiotic stress that limits wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity. Variation in levels of a wide range of lipids, including stress-related molecular species, oxidative damage, cellular orga...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1263-z

Handbook of Plant Science

NIGEL J. CHAFFEY • Annals of Botany (2008)

At a bookshelf-bending 4·5 kg, a bank-balance-denting £250, edited by a highly distinguished plant scientist, and released in the publisher's bicentenary year, you are entitled to expect something really special from this Handbook of Plant ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcm330

Melatonin Regulates Lipid Metabolism in Porcine Cumulus–Oocyte Complexes via the Melatonin Receptor 2

Jun-Xue Jin, Jing-Tao Sun, Chao-Qian Jiang, Hong-Di Cui et al. • Antioxidants (2022)

Previous studies suggest that the inclusion of melatonin (MTn) in in vitro maturation protocols improves the developmental competence of oocytes by scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the molecular mechanisms integrating mela...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antiox11040687

The Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Low Molecular Weight Fucoidan from <i>Sargassum siliquastrum</i> in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophages via Inhibiting NF-κB/MAPK Signaling Pathways

Arachchige Maheshika Kumari Jayasinghe, Kirinde Gedara Isuru Sandanuwan Kirindage, Ilekuttige Priyan Shanura Fernando, Kil-Nam Kim et al. • Marine Drugs (2023)

Brown seaweed is a rich source of fucoidan, which exhibits a variety of biological activities. The present study discloses the protective effect of low molecular weight fucoidan (FSSQ) isolated from an edible brown alga, Sargassum siliquast...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/md21060347

Tissue-specific responses of antioxidant pathways to poor hygiene conditions in growing pigs divergently selected for feed efficiency

K. Sierżant, M-H. Perruchot, E. Merlot, N. Le Floc’h et al. • BMC Veterinary Research (2019)

Abstract Background Poor hygiene of housing induces a systemic inflammatory response. Because inflammation and oxidative stress are processes that can sustain each other, the ways pigs are able to activate their antioxidant defenses are cri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-2107-2

Random T-DNA Mutagenesis Identifies a Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase Gene as a Virulence Factor of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Liangsheng Xu, Weidong Chen • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (2013)

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (AMT) was used to identify potential virulence factors in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Screening AMT transformants identified two mutants showing significantly reduced virulence. The mutants showed growth ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-07-12-0177-R

The Identification of a Novel Spider Toxin Peptide, Lycotoxin-Pa2a, with Antibacterial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities

Min Kyoung Shin, In-Wook Hwang, Bo-Young Jang, Kyung-Bin Bu et al. • Antibiotics (2023)

With the increasing challenge of controlling infectious diseases due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, the importance of discovering new antimicrobial agents is rapidly increasing. Animal venoms contain a variety of function...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12121708

Aging, aerobic exercise, and cardiovascular health: Barriers, alternative strategies and future directions

Kevin O. Murray, Sophia A. Mahoney, Ravinandan Venkatasubramanian, Douglas R. Seals et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2023)

Age-associated cardiovascular (CV) dysfunction, namely arterial dysfunction, is a key antecedent to the development of CV disease (CVD). Arterial dysfunction with aging is characterized by impaired vascular endothelial function and stiffeni...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2023.112105

Lipofuscin: Wear Pigment or Alarm Signal for Cardiac AlloGraft Vasculopathy?

Anca Otilia Farcas, Mihai Ciprian Stoica, Septimiu Voidazan, Carmen Corina Radu et al. • Diagnostics (2026)

Background: CAV (cardiac allograft vasculopathy) is considered the leading cause of late post-transplant mortality and affects approximately 50% of transplant patients at 10 years post-transplant. Its etiopathogenetic mechanism is considere...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16152432

The Protective Effect of Sulforaphane against Oxidative Stress through Activation of NRF2/ARE Pathway in Human Granulosa Cells

Sahar Esfandyari, Ashraf Aleyasin, Zahra Noroozi, Maryam Taheri et al. • Cell Journal (2021)

Objective: Sulforaphane (SFN) is a natural free radical scavenger that can reduce oxidative stress (OS) through mediating nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NF-E2-related factor 2 or NRF2)/antioxidant response element (ARE) signal...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22074/cellj.2021.7393

Anticancer and anti-angiogenic activities of mannooligosaccharides extracted from coconut meal on colorectal carcinoma cells in vitro

Patthra Pason, Chakrit Tachaapaikoon, Waralee Suyama, Rattiya Waeonukul et al. • Toxicology Reports (2024)

Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies, though there are no effective therapeutic regimens at present. This study aimed to investigate the inhibitory effects of mannooligosaccharides extracted from coconut meal (C...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2023.12.010

Data on the cytotoxicity of chlorogenic acid in 3D cultures of HT-29 cells

M. Daniela Vélez, Johanna Pedroza-Díaz, Gloria A. Santa-González • Data in Brief (2023)

Functional foods, beyond basic nutrition, offer health benefits to consumers thanks to the presence of bioactive compounds such as some phytochemicals [1,2]. Today, these foods are of particular interest in biomedical research due to their ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109527

Flexibility-powered Pickering emulsion enhances mucus permeability to alleviate ulcerative colitis

Jiali Lv, Chen Cheng, Xinran Liu, Jinhua Song et al. • Journal of Nanobiotechnology (2025)

Abstract The physicochemical properties of oral drug delivery carriers significantly influence their interactions with the intestinal barrier, which, in turn, affect their in vivo fate and therapeutic efficacy. As a delivery system with a h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12951-025-03829-6

Effect of Glycyrrhiza uralensis crude water extract on the expression of Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 gene during myogenesis

Afsha Fatima Qadri, Sibhghatulla Shaikh, Ye Chan Hwang, Khurshid Ahmad et al. • Heliyon (2024)

Glycyrrhiza uralensis is a traditional herbal medicine with significant bioactivity. This study investigated the effect of G. uralensis crude water extract (GU-CWE) on nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2) expression during myogenesis. GU-CWE trea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34747

Lipid remodeling enhances heat tolerance in rose via α-linolenic acid and jasmonate accumulation

Jian Li, He-Nan Bao, Ke-Yu Li, Zhi Wen et al. • Industrial Crops and Products (2026)

The rose, often referred to as the queen of flowers, is one of the four primary cut flowers; however, its growth is susceptible to high-temperature stress. Furthermore, with the advent of global warming, extreme high temperatures are becomi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122958

Mutations at the Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase Impact Its Interaction with a Soluble NSF Attachment Protein and a Pathogenesis-Related Protein in Soybean

Naoufal Lakhssassi, Sarbottam Piya, Dounya Knizia, Abdelhalim El Baze et al. • Vaccines (2020)

Resistance to soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) in “Peking-type” resistance is bigenic, requiring Rhg4-a and rhg1-a. Rhg4-a encodes a serine hydroxymethyltransferase (GmSHMT08) and rhg1-a encodes a soluble NSF attachment protein (GmSNAP18). Rece...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8030349