A Real-Time PCR Assay for Detecting Codling Moth on Material Intercepted at U.S. Ports of Entry-A Valuable Tool for Specimen Identification.

Codling moth is well established nearly everywhere apples are grown. Due to this almost global distribution, larvae are often intercepted at U.S.

Role of Sex and Early Life Stress Experience on Porcine Cardiac and Brain Tissue Expression of the Oxytocin and HS Systems.

Early life stress (ELS) significantly increases the risk of chronic cardiovascular diseases and may cause neuroinflammation. This post hoc study, based on the material available from a previous study showing elevated "serum brain injury markers" in male control animals, examines the effect of sex and/or ELS on the cerebral and cardiac expression of the HS and oxytocin systems. Following approval by the Regional Council of Tübingen, a randomized controlled study was conducted on 12 sexually mature, uncastrated German Large White swine of both sexes.

Metabolic Effects of Sodium Thiosulfate During Resuscitation from Trauma and Hemorrhage in Cigarette-Smoke-Exposed Cystathionine-γ-Lyase Knockout Mice.

Background: Acute and chronic pre-traumatic cigarette smoke exposure increases morbidity and mortality after trauma and hemorrhage. In mice with a genetic deletion of the HS-producing enzyme cystathione-γ-lyase (CSE), providing exogenous HS using sodium thiosulfate (NaSO) improved organ function after chest trauma and hemorrhagic shock. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of NaSO during resuscitation from blunt chest trauma and hemorrhagic shock on CSE mice with pre-traumatic cigarette smoke (CS) exposure.

Sequence variants associated with BMI affect disease risk through BMI itself.

Mendelian Randomization studies indicate that BMI contributes to various diseases, but it's unclear if this is entirely mediated by BMI itself. This study examines whether disease risk from BMI-associated sequence variants is mediated through BMI or other mechanisms, using data from Iceland and the UK Biobank. The associations of BMI genetic risk score with diseases like fatty liver disease, knee replacement, and glucose intolerance were fully attenuated when conditioned on BMI, and largely for type 2 diabetes, heart failure, myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, and hip replacement.