Altered Expression of Vitamin D Metabolism Genes and Circulating MicroRNAs in PBMCs of Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: Their Association with Vitamin D Status and Ongoing Islet Autoimmunity

Background: The immunomodulatory role of 1,25-Dihydroxy vitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) is exerted through its interaction with the vitamin D receptor (VDR) present on pancreatic and immune cells.While a deficiency in vitamin D has been linked to Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), the exact molecular mechanism driving this down-regulation in T1DM is yet to

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HOST PREFERENCE AND POPULATION DENSITY OF THE SMALL CABBAGE WHITE BUTTERFLY Pieris rapae (L.) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

The study was carried out at the Grda Rasha field station of Agricultural researches which belongs to the college of Agriculture / Salahaddin University - Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, to investigate the host preference of small cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) on some crops of the family Brassicaceae simply boho classroom

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Stability of Dry and Liquid Metschnikowia pulcherrima Formulations for Biocontrol Applications against Apple Postharvest Diseases

The yeast Metschnikowia pulcherrima is frequently isolated from environmental samples and has often been reported to exhibit strong antagonistic activity against plant pathogens.In order to assess the potential of this species for its development into a plant protection product, the survival during hiboost 4k smart link formulation and storage were

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