Metabolic Syndrome and Efficacy of Remote Ischemic Postconditioning in Acute Moderate Ischemic Stroke: A Post Hoc Analysis of the RICAMIS Trial.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (METS) is associated with poor outcomes after acute ischemic stroke. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between METS and efficacy of remote ischemic postconditioning (RIPostC) in acute moderate ischemic stroke using the database of the RICAMIS (Remote Ischemic Conditioning for Acute Moderate Ischemic Stroke) trial.

Methods And Results: In the RICAMIS trial, eligible participants were patients with acute moderate ischemic stroke within 48 hours of onset who did not receive reperfusion treatment.

Molecular Underpinnings of Brain Metastases.

Brain metastases are the most commonly diagnosed type of central nervous system tumor, yet the mechanisms of their occurrence are still widely unknown. Lung cancer, breast cancer, and melanoma are the most common etiologies, but renal and colorectal cancers have also been described as metastasizing to the brain. Regardless of their origin, there are common mechanisms for progression to all types of brain metastases, such as the creation of a suitable tumor microenvironment in the brain, priming of tumor cells, adaptations to survive spreading in lymphatic and blood vessels, and development of mechanisms to penetrate the blood-brain barrier.

Expressing Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Single-Chain Antibody Can Inhibit PRRSV Replication and Change the Intestinal Flora Structure of Piglets.

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is an infectious disease that can cause reproductive disorders in sows and affect the breathing of piglets, seriously endangering pig breeding worldwide. In this study, NC8 was used as the expression delivery vector of foreign proteins, and a single-chain antibody was designed based on an mAb-PN9cx3 sequence. Three recombinant strains of , namely, NC8/pSIP409-pgsA'-PN9cx3-scFV(E), NC8/pSIP409-pgsA'-PN9cx3-HC(E), and NC8/pSIP409-pgsA'-PN9cx3-LC(E), were successfully constructed.

Remote ischaemic pre-conditioning, kidney injury, and outcomes after coronary angiography and intervention: a randomized trial.

Background And Aims: Remote ischaemic pre-conditioning (RIPC) delivered shortly prior to an angiographic procedure may reduce contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI). Whether a longer interval between RIPC and contrast administration also reduces CA-AKI and post-procedural complications after coronary angiography (CAG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is unknown.

Methods: This was a multicentre, randomized trial of patients at risk of CA-AKI undergoing elective CAG or PCI comparing delayed RIPC (four cycles of 5 min inflations on one upper arm 24 h before the procedure) with sham RIPC.

Application of construction waste residue-based compositing fillers in bioretention facility: Intensified nitrogen removal and mitigated by-product effects.

Bioretention facilities (BRF) are widely utilized in sponge cities for stormwater management, but they face challenges in effectively controlling nitrogen due to the instability of traditional fillers. Pyrite has been extensively employed as an electron donor to enhance nitrogen removal; however, it generates by-products such as H, SO, and Fe/Fe that can pose environmental issues. Construction waste residues (CWR), consisting of waste brick and concrete, have been explored as alternative fillers, but they suffer from alkaline leaching problems.

Small molecule as potent hepatocellular carcinoma progression inhibitor through stabilizing G-quadruplex DNA to activate replication stress responded DNA damage.

G-quadruplex (G4) DNA, prevalent in tumor cells, offers a potential anticancer target. This study examined TA-1, a tanshinone IIA derivative, for its antitumor activity against liver cancer. We found that TA-1 binds and stabilizes multiple G4 DNA,triggering DNA damage, suppressing the angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo and leading to cancer cell death.

Erratum: A latent transfer learning method for estimating hospital-specific post-acute healthcare demands following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Risk Factors Analysis and Predictive Model Construction for Autoimmune Gastritis: A Nationwide Multicenter Case-Control Study in China.

Objective: Here, we ascertained the clinical characteristics of Chinese patients with autoimmune gastritis (AIG) and determined the correlation of dietary and lifestyle factors with AIG occurrence and development to establish a noninvasive predictive model for AIG.

Methods: In this case-control study, we enrolled 479 patients from seven independent centers nationwide in China; of them, 279 had AIG, 112 had chronic atrophic gastritis mostly in the antrum, and 88 had chronic nonatrophic gastritis. Their clinical and lifestyle data were systematically collected and analyzed.

Adipose-derived stem cells attenuate rheumatoid arthritis by restoring CXCR1 synovial lining macrophage barrier.

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease and the integrity of CXCR1 synovial macrophage barrier significantly impacts its progression. However, the mechanisms driving the dynamic changes of this macrophage barrier remain unclear. Traditional drug therapies for RA have substantial limitations.

A framework for integrating genomics, microbial traits, and ecosystem biogeochemistry.

Microbes drive the biogeochemical cycles of earth systems, yet the long-standing goal of linking emerging genomic information, microbial traits, mechanistic ecosystem models, and projections under climate change has remained elusive despite a wealth of emerging genomic information. Here we developed a general genome-to-ecosystem (G2E) framework for integrating genome-inferred microbial kinetic traits into mechanistic models of terrestrial ecosystems and applied it at a well-studied Arctic wetland by benchmarking predictions against observed greenhouse gas emissions. We found variation in genome-inferred microbial kinetic traits resulted in large differences in simulated annual methane emissions, quantitatively demonstrating that the genomically observable variations in microbial capacity are consequential for ecosystem functioning.

Cell-type-specific expression of Nav1.6 in the developing brain of mice and its involvement in glial activation in Alzheimer's disease.

Voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav's), particularly Nav1.6, are crucial for action potential generation in neurons and are linked to brain disorders. This study explores the cell-type-specific expression of Nav1.

RBM39 promotes hepatocarcinogenesis by regulating RFX1's alternative splicing and subsequent activation of integrin signaling pathway.

Alternative splicing (AS) is crucial for tumor cells as it regulates protein expression and produces various protein isoforms, which can have diverse or even opposing roles in tumor growth and metastasis. Despite its significance, the role of AS and related splicing factors, particularly splicing-related messenger ribonucleoproteins (mRNPs), in hepatocarcinogenesis, is poorly understood. High-throughput transcriptome sequencing of HCC patients revealed that the spliceosome pathway might play a significant role in HCC development.

Clinical efficacy and safety of a new single-incision axillary vein puncture technique for totally implantable venous access ports.

To assess the clinical efficacy of a new single-incision axillary vein puncture technique for implanting totally implantable venous access ports (TIVAPs). A retrospective review of patient data from January 2023 to June 2023 at The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University was conducted. The study included adult patients with solid malignancies scheduled for intravenous chemotherapy and TIVAPs implantation.

Polyhydroxyalkanoate production by engineered Halomonas grown in lignocellulose hydrolysate.

Lignocellulose is the most abundant terrestrial biomass type, and lignocellulose hydrolysate has the potential to replace glucose for microbial fermentation. Halomonas bluephagenesis has significant advantages in producing bioplastics polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), but there is relatively little research on the use of lignocellulose hydrolysate for this strain. In present study, H.

High-performance sodium-ion batteries using NaPVMoO modified reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite materials induced by imidazole ionic liquids.

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have gained increasing attention as a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries, owing to the abundance and low cost of sodium. However, despite these advantages, the performance of SIBs is hindered by the larger ionic radius of sodium, which not only reduces ion migration rates but also significantly decreases the specific capacity. To address this challenge, the present study explores the synthesis of NaPVMoO (PVMo)-modified reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composites by employing imidazole ionic liquid (IL) as electrostatic attraction agent, this approach not only prevents the aggregation of polyoxometalates (POMs) but also increases the interlayer distance of rGO, improving the battery's specific capacity and enhancing the diffusion rate of Na ions.

Causal relationship between hormone levels and lung cancer: a Mendelian randomization study.

Background: Lung cancer is a highly prevalent neoplastic disease in various regions of the world, but the mechanism of its occurrence, development, and metastasis is not clear. Different hormone levels have different potential roles in the occurrence, development, and metastasis of lung cancer, but the association between hormone levels and lung cancer is not clear.

Objective: This study aims to explore the causal relationship between hormone levels and lung cancer using Mendelian randomization.

Strategy of constructing unsaturated bond on hexagonal pore MXene through titanium vacancy defects realizes antioxidant stable storage of potassium-ions in neutral aqueous system.

In order to solve the key problem that MXene is easy to oxidize in aqueous environment, resulting in poor long cycle stability of energy storage devices. In this work, a defect control strategy was used to induce the formation of unsaturated coordination bonds on the surface of titanium vacancy defect hexagonal pore MXene. Under the premise of ensuring the storage of potassium-ions with high energy density, hexagonal pore MXene has achieved the effect of oxidation resistance and long cycle stability in neutral aqueous supercapacitors.

Development of sawtooth waveform beam buncher for medical cyclotron accelerator.

A bunching system utilizing a heterodyne combiner is designed to generate a sawtooth waveform with three harmonics to increase the beam current intensity of medical cyclotron accelerators. The design incorporates a low-pass filter, helical bandpass filters, and a broadband matching network, producing a sawtooth waveform exceeding 1200 V, which meets the requirements for efficient bunching. This buncher substitutes the design and manufacturing requirements for high linearity broadband power amplifiers with three narrowband single-frequency power amplifiers for amplification.

Effectiveness of activity-based interventions for improving independence and mobility in spinal cord injury: a meta-analysis.

Purpose: This study aimed to further investigate the effectiveness of activity-based interventions (ABI) for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Materials And Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in eight electronic databases up to 1 January, 2024. Standardized mean difference (SMD) or MD with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was used to express the estimates of the effectiveness of ABI.

Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Polysaccharides from : Structural Analysis and Bioactivity Assessment.

This study employed ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) to isolate polysaccharides from , which were subsequently fractionated into two components, LDP-A1 and LDP-B1, using DEAE cellulose-52 and Sephacryl S-500. The structural characteristics of the polysaccharides were preliminarily analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Congo red staining. The results indicate significant differences between LDP-A1 and LDP-B1 in terms of molecular weight, monosaccharide composition, and structural features.

Emergent quantum state unveiled by ultrafast collective dynamics in 1-TaS.

Charge density wave (CDW) material 1-TaS was proposed as a quantum spin liquid candidate, on which a cluster Mott insulator comes into being below the transition temperature. We report an experimental ultrafast generation and detection of the coherent amplitude mode (AM) of its CDW state. A salient feature emerges: The coherent CDW mode AM exhibits an unusual temperature dependence below 65 K, in addition to the temperature dependence observed in the 65 to 200 K range.

Measurement of Intratumor Heterogeneity and Its Changing Pattern to Predict Response and Recurrence Risk After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer.

The heterogeneity of breast tumors might reflect biological complexity and provide prediction clues for the sensitivity of treatment. This study aimed to construct a model based on tumor heterogeneity in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for predicting the pathological complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). This retrospective study involved 217 patients with biopsy-confirmed invasive breast cancer who underwent MR before and after NAC.

Inflammation in cancer: therapeutic opportunities from new insights.

As one part of the innate immune response to external stimuli, chronic inflammation increases the risk of various cancers, and tumor-promoting inflammation is considered one of the enabling characteristics of cancer development. Recently, there has been growing evidence on the role of anti-inflammation therapy in cancer prevention and treatment. And researchers have already achieved several noteworthy outcomes.

The effect of camera side on the VOR gain in video head impulse test.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the effect of camera positioning (left-sided vs right-sided) on the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain values of normal subjects during the video head impulse test (vHIT), thereby providing valuable reference data for otology clinical practice.

Methods: Thirty healthy adults (60 ears) were recruited and examined by vHIT for the three pairs of semicircular canals (SCs). During the examination, we meticulously recorded and compared the VOR gain values in the six canal planes-right lateral (RL), left lateral (LL), right anterior-left posterior (RALP), and left anterior-right posterior (LARP)-with the camera positioned on the left side first, followed by repositioning on the right side.

Hydrophobic Ionic Liquid Engineering for Reversing CO Intermediate Configuration toward Ampere-Level CO Electroreduction to C Products.

Hydrophobic ionic liquid (HIL) engineering on the catalyst surface represents a simple yet potent direction for optimizing the CO electroreduction performance. However, the pivotal role of HIL engineering at an industrial current density is still ambiguous due to limited and conflicting research findings. Herein, HIL-engineered oxide-derived Cu porous nanoparticles with electron-delocalized groups and a specific ultramicropore structure are first constructed to facilitate CO-to-C electroreduction at ampere-level current densities.