Publications by authors named "L J Nunez"
We present the complete chloroplast genome of the eelgrass from Monterey, California. The genome is circular and 144,675 bp in length. It consists of 82 protein-coding, 31 transfer RNA, and 8 ribosomal RNA genes and is 99.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aim: Viral gastroenteritis in canines is primarily caused by the canine parvovirus 2 (CPV-2). Infections by this virus can cause severe consequences in dogs, such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea, septicemia, systemic inflammation, and immunosuppression. Therefore, the mortality rate of persistent infections caused by this virus is significantly high.
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- - The study investigates the psychological impact and quality of life (QoL) of caregivers for pediatric patients with nephropathic cystinosis, a serious chronic illness.
- - It involved nine mothers using standardized assessments for anxiety, depression, care burden, and QoL, revealing that 6 caregivers experienced anxiety/depression and 4 faced severe care burden.
- - Findings indicate that caregivers with lower anxiety and care burden reported better QoL, underscoring the need for strategies to alleviate stress and improve coping mechanisms for these families.
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- The Warburg effect causes cancer cells to rely more on glycolysis instead of efficient mitochondrial ATP production, leading to increased mitochondrial potential and altered calcium signaling.
- Researchers transferred normal mitochondria from NCM460 cells to tumor HT29 cells to see if this could reverse the cancer-related changes in store-operated calcium entry (SOCE).
- Results indicated that mitochondria from normal cells restored normal calcium levels in HT29 cells, suggesting that mitochondrial transfer could potentially reverse certain cancer-related cellular changes.
Chicken Parvovirus (ChPV) belongs to the genus and is implicated in enteric diseases like runting-stunting syndrome (RSS) in poultry. In RSS, chicken health is affected by diarrhea, depression, and increased mortality, causing significant economic losses in the poultry industry. This study aimed to characterize the ChPV genomes detected in chickens with RSS through a metagenomic approach and compare the molecular and evolutionary characteristics within the species.
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