Promising cardioprotective effect of baicalin in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity through targeting toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor-κB and Wnt/β-catenin pathways.

Doxorubicin (Dox) is an indispensable chemotherapeutic agent associated with damaging cardiotoxicity. Baicalin (BA) is a flavonoid, extracted from the medicinal plant Scutellariae baicalensis Georgi. BA is well known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.

Enzyme activity modification in adult beetles (Agelastica coerulea) inhabiting birch trees in an ozone-enriched atmosphere.

Tropospheric ozone (O) is a naturally occurring gas in the atmosphere. However, the concentration of O increased in the twentieth century. Although the effects of O on vegetation have been extensively studied since the 1950s, limited information exists regarding the effects of O on insect herbivores.

Diversity of dengue virus-3 genotype III in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Dengue is the most important arboviral disease in tropical and subtropical countries. Dispersal of the vector and an increase in migratory flow between countries have led to large epidemics and severe clinical outcomes. Over the past 20 years, dengue epidemics have become more wide-spread and frequent.

Growth and nutrition of Agelastica coerulea (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larvae changed when fed with leaves obtained from an O-enriched atmosphere.

A series of laboratory no-choice assays were performed to test changes in the feeding, growth, and nutrition of leaf beetle (Agelastica coerulea) larval instars on O-treated leaves of Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica). Larvae fed with O-treated leaves grew and developed significantly faster throughout their developmental cycle than the corresponding controls.

First complete genome sequence of circulating dengue virus serotype 3 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Here we report the first full-length genome sequence of dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) from a strain isolated from a patient in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2014. The genome consists of 10 635 bp and shows close similarity to circulating genotype III isolates from Singapore, suggesting possible importation, most probably during religious pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia.