• Production of recombinant colicin M in Nicotiana tabacum plants and its antimicrobial activity 

  Łojewska, Ewelina ; Sakowicz, Tomasz ; Kowalczyk, Aleksandra ; Konieczka, Magdalena; Grzegorczyk, Janina; Sitarek, Przemysław; Skała, Ewa; Czarny, Piotr; Śliwiński, Tomasz ; Kowalczyk, Tomasz (Springer Nature, 2019)

  Antibiotic-resistant microorganisms causing a life-threatening infection pose a serious challenge for modern science. The rapidly growing number of incidents for which the use of standard antibiotics is ineffective forces ...

• Functional consequences of piceatannol binding to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 

  Gerszon, Joanna; Rodacka, Aleksandra ; Serafin, Eligiusz ; Buczkowski, Adam ; Michlewska, Sylwia ; Bielnicki, Antoni (Public Library of Science, 2018)

  Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) is one of the key redox-sensitive proteins whose activity is largely affected by oxidative modifications at its highly reactive cysteine residue in the enzyme’s active site ...

• Eryptosis in polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia 

  Kopka, Paweł; Bliźniewska, Katarzyna; Treliński, Jacek; Chojnowski, Krzysztof; Sicińska, Paulina ; Duchnowicz, Piotr ; Bukowska, Bożena (Sciendo, De Gruyter Poland Sp. z o.o.; Instytut Immunologii i Terapii Doświadczalnej PAN, 2020)

  Aim: Polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) are Philadelphia–negative myeloproliferative neoplasms with documented apoptosis impairment at the level of hematopoietic stem cell. However, so far no study ...

• Association of prenatal sex steroid exposure estimated by the digit ratio (2D:4D) with birth weight, BMI and muscle strength in 6- to 13- year-old Polish children 

  Sitek, Aneta ; Kobus, Magdalena ; Rosset, Iwona ; Pruszkowska-Przybylska, Paulina ; Żądzińska, Elżbieta (Public Library of Science, 2021)

  Objectives The aim of this paper was to provide evidence for the impact of prenatal sex steroid exposure on prenatal and postnatal body size parameters, and muscle strength in children. Methods The following anthropometric ...

• Bisphenol A Removal by the Fungus Myrothecium roridum IM 6482—Analysis of the Cellular and Subcellular Level 

  Jasińska, Anna ; Różalska, Sylwia ; Soboń, Adrian; Średnicka, Paulina (MDPI, 2021)

  Bisphenol (BPA) is a key ingredient in the production of epoxy resins and some types of plastics, which can be released into the environment and alter the endocrine systems of wildlife and humans. In this study, the ...

• Does Small Ruminant Lentivirus Infection in Goats Predispose to Bacterial Infection of the Mammary Gland? A Preliminary Study 

  Jarczak, Justyna ; Urbańska, Daria; Puchała, Ryszard; Czopowicz, Michał; Kaba, Jarosław; Horbańczuk, Karina; Bagnicka, Emilia (MDPI, 2021)

  The aim of this study was to determine whether asymptomatic small ruminant lentivirus seropositive (SRLV-SP) goats were more susceptible to bacterial infection of the udder when lactating by comparing the presence and ...

• Alleviation of nickel toxicity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings by selenium supplementation 

  Gajewska, Ewa ; Drobik, Daniel; Wielanek, Marzena ; Sekulska-Nalewajko, Joanna ; Gocławski, Jarosław ; Mazur, Janusz ; Skłodowska, Maria (Sciendo, De Gruyter, 2014)

  Hydroponically grown wheat seedlings were treated with 50 μM N i and/or 15 μM Se. After a 7-day culture period, their growth parameters, N i, Se, F e, and M g contents, electrolyte leakage, photosynthetic pigment concentrations, ...

• Hemerodromiinae i Clinocerinae (Diptera: Empididae) Małych Pienin 

  Słowińska, Iwona (Polskie Towarzystwo Entomologiczne, 2017)

  The first data on Hemerodromiinae and Clinocerinae (Diptera: Empididae) from the Małe Pieniny Mts. (Outer Western Carpathians, S Poland) are presented. In total eight species in subfamily Hemerodromiinae and 16 species in ...

• The Known, the Unknown, and the Expected: 130 Years of Research on Non-Lichenized Fungi and Fungus-Like Organisms in the Białowieza Primeval Forest, Poland 

  Janik-Superson, Katarzyna ; Ruszkiewicz-Michalska, Małgorzata; Kozłowska, Monika; Wilk, Mateusz; Mułenko, Wiesław (MDPI, 2021)

  The history of mycological research and current activities in the Polish part of the Białowieza˙ Primeval Forest are presented. The review of literature-derived and unpublished data on species of non-lichenized fungi and ...

• First record and DNA barcodes of the invasive blue-coloured spiny-cheek crayfish Faxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) (Decapoda: Cambaridae) 

  Jabłońska, Aleksandra ; Maciaszek, Rafał; Bonk, Maciej; Sosnowski, Witold (EDP Sciences; Office National de l'Eau et des Milieux Aquatiques (ONEMA), 2020)

  This contribution presents first record of a blue colour morph of spiny-cheek crayfish, Faxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817). Two unusually coloured individuals were caught in Poland, in two different locations, separated ...

• Impacts of soil conditions and light availability on natural regeneration of Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. in low-elevation mountain forests 

  Hachułka, Mariusz ; Kałucka, Izabela ; Dyderski, Marcin; Horodecki, Paweł; Jagodziński, Andrzej; Gazda, Anna; Pielech, Remigiusz; Kamczyc, Jacek; Skorupski, Maciej; Malicki, Marek; Smoczyk, Michał; Wierzcholska, Sylwia (Springer Nature, 2018)

  & Key message Natural regeneration of P. abies (L.) H. Karst. may reach high densities in lower mountain elevations. The highest densities were found in sites with moderate light availability, with low pH, and not near ...

• Comparison of Antioxidants: The Limited Correlation between Various Assays of Antioxidant Activity 

  Soszyński, Mirosław ; Naparło, Katarzyna; Bartosz, Grzegorz; Sadowska-Bartosz, Izabela (MDPI, 2020)

  The inhibitory effects a range of synthetic and natural antioxidants on lipid peroxidation of egg yolk and erythrocyte membranes induced by a free radical generator 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) was ...

• Wiesław Krzemiński—a man of a great passion for fossil flies 

  Soszyńska-Maj, Agnieszka ; Skibińska, Kornelia; Kopeć, Katarzyna (Magnolia Press, 2020)

  Wiesław Krzemiński was born on 26 October 1948, in Oświęcim, south of Poland. In his youth he was an addicted book reader and developed his love for nature. After few years of playing in a big beat band he eventually focused ...

• Differentiation of polyvalent bacteriophages specific to uropathogenic Proteus mirabilis strains based on the host range pattern and RFLP 

  Grzejdziak, Iwona ; Maszewska, Agnieszka; Rozalski, Antoni ; Ciurzyńska, Aneta; Wojtasik, Arkadiusz; Dastych, Jarosław (Polskie Towarzystwo Biochemiczne, 2016)

  Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by P. mirabilis are difficult to cure because of the increasing antimicrobial resistance of these bacteria. Phage therapy is proposed as an alternative infection treatment. The aim ...

• Biodegradation of Chloroxylenol by Cunninghamella elegans IM 1785/21GP and Trametes versicolor IM 373: Insight into Ecotoxicity and Metabolic Pathways 

  Góralczyk-Bińkowska, Aleksandra ; Nowak, Marta; Zawadzka, Katarzyna ; Lisowska, Katarzyna ; Szemraj, Janusz (MDPI, 2021)

  Chloroxylenol (PCMX) is applied as a preservative and disinfectant in personal care products, currently recommended for use to inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Its intensive application leads to the release of PCMX into ...

• Cyjanofagi i ich rola w regulacji występowania sinicowych zakwitów wody 

  Jaskulska, Aleksandra (2021)

  Przedstawiona praca doktorska miała na celu analizę jakościową i ilościową występowania słodkowodnych cyjanofagów oraz sinic w Zbiorniku Sulejowskim oraz Zbiorniku Jeziorsko przy użyciu wybranych genów markerowych, w tym ...

• Differential Action of Silver Nanoparticles on ABCB1 (MDR1) and ABCC1 (MRP1) Activity in Mammalian Cell Lines 

  Grzelak, Agnieszka ; Krzyżanowski, Damian; Kruszewski, Marcin (MDPI, 2021)

  Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), due to their unique properties have been receiving immense attention in recent years. In addition to their antibacterial and antifungal activities, AgNPs also cause apoptosis, mitochondria ...

• Shifting cultivation and hunting across the savanna-forest mosaic in the Gran Sabana, Venezuela: facing changes 

  Stachowicz, Izabela ; Ferrer-Paris, José R.; Sanchez-Mercado, Ada (PeerJ, 2021)

  Human encroachment and overexploitation of natural resources in the Neotropics is constantly increasing. Indigenous communities all across the Amazon, are trapped between a population rise and a hot debate about the ...

• Melittin—A Natural Peptide from Bee Venom Which Induces Apoptosis in Human Leukaemia Cells 

  Gorniak, Leslaw ; Ceremuga, Michał; Stela, Maksymilian; Janik, Edyta ; Synowiec, Ewelina ; Śliwiński, Tomasz ; Sitarek, Przemysław; Saluk-Bijak, Joanna ; Bijak, Michal (MDPI, 2020)

  : Bee venom is a very complex mixture produced and secreted by the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Melittin is a major component of bee venom that accounts for about 52% of its dry mass. A vast number of studies have been ...

• What factors influence colonization of lichens, liverworts, mosses and vascular plants on snags? 

  Staniaszek-Kik, Monika ; Chmura, Damian; Żarnowiec, Jan (Springer Nature, 2019)

  The dead standing trees i.e. snags are known as habitat for epiphytic and epixylic species including first of all lichens and bryophytes. The vascular plants are much rarer on this type of coarse woody debris (CWD). The ...

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