Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a critical role in the development of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). It has been proposed that mitochondrial unfolded-protein response (UPR mt ) activation improves mitochondrial function in the liver. Growing evidence demonstrates that physical exercise effectively prevents and treats MASLD. However, the effects of exercise on UPR mt activation in the liver ar...

This study evaluated the effects of providing 3–15 kg of a soluble and biodegradable biopolymer-based enrichment material (blend of biodegradable polymers and natural fibers) to prepartum sows housed in farrowing crates. Fifteen sows were blocked by body weight and backfat thickness and assigned to three treatments: no enrichment material (CONT), 3 kg of enrichment material (BN3), or 15 kg of enrichment material with added nut...

The search for sustainable protein sources has increased interest in filamentous fungi, however, most studies focus on a limited number of established species. Pleurotus albidus , a basidiomycete native to South America, remains little explored for food applications, particularly regarding the nutritional characterization of its mycelium. In this study, P. albidus was initially cultivated on PDA agar supplemented with yeast ex...

Anthropogenic habitat transformation has led to population declines and increasing isolation of populations of many species, particularly top predators, where small and fragmented populations often experience limited dispersal and reduced genetic diversity. Jaguars ( Panthera onca ), for example, have lost half of their historical range and most populations outside the Amazon biome are small, isolated and highly threatened. He...

In this work, the environmental occurrence ranges of different European cephalopod species are described for the whole NE Atlantic shelf including the greater North Sea and Baltic Sea. This is done based on the environmental parameters collected in-situ during surveys that caught commercially important cephalopod species (1990–2022). Results are supplemented and compared with information available in the published literature a...

The Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (SWAO) is an important feeding and developmental area for loggerhead turtle ( Caretta caretta ). However, long-term patterns of resource use across life stages and sexes remain poorly understood for the species in this region. Here, we used stable isotope analysis (SIA) of sequential layers of carapace scutes to investigate resource use of loggerhead turtles in the SWAO across life stages and se...

Alarming trend in biodiversity decline has been observed due to anthropogenic drivers, reinforcing the need to identify priority species for conservation. We discuss the prioritisation of species with small distribution sizes for conservation through two often-neglected perspectives: exposure to human-driven threats and importance to biodiversity. To evaluate species exposure, we estimated the amount of human pressure within t...

Schistosomiasis, a complex chronic intravascular parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma mansoni , triggers a multifaceted host immune response and drives endothelial cells toward a sustained proinflammatory phenotype. The dysfunctional endothelial cells are a hallmark event that contributes to intestinal and liver damage mainly due to an increased monocyte adhesion, but the elevated morbidity unveils the lack of knowledge abo...

Aluminum (Al) toxicity is the main factor limiting agricultural production in acidic soils around the world. In this scenario, melatonin (MET) has emerged as a promising approach to alleviate Al toxicity. Thus, we investigated morphophysiological responses of Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen, a medicinal plant, to Al toxicity and MET application. Plants were grown in vitro for 40 days in MS medium (control) supplemented wi...