Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine and metabolic disorder in women of reproductive age. Anovulation is one of the most important clinical features of PCOS, and insulin resistance (IR) is one of the critical pathogenic factors. Woxuanzhongzhou (WXZZ) is a traditional herbal formulation that has shown efficacy in treating PCOS combined with IR, but the underlying mechanism is not clear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman activity recognition by radar sensors plays an important role in healthcare and smart homes. However, labeling a large number of radar datasets is difficult and time-consuming, and it is difficult for models trained on insufficient labeled data to obtain exact classification results. In this paper, we propose a multiscale residual weighted classification network with large-scale, medium-scale, and small-scale residual networks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe key to the treatment of choroidal melanoma (CM) is to improve diagnostic efficiency and find a high-performance treatment to replace the traditional treatment of radiotherapy and enucleation. In this paper, for the first time, long afterglow luminescence material was applied to the integrated diagnosis and treatment of eyes, with its unique advantages in photoluminescence and afterglow luminescence to solve the bottleneck problem of real-time irradiation required for photothermal and photodynamic therapy (PTT and PDT). Based on the excellent photoluminescence and afterglow properties of ZnGaGeO:CrYbEr (ZGGO) nanoparticles, a nanoplatform ZGGO@Au@UiO-66@ZnPc:Dox-FA (GAUZD-FA) for NIR-Ⅱ imaging and triple-synergistic therapy (PTT, PDT and sustained-release drug) was constructed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 (MALT1), a scaffold protein, plays a pivotal role in the NF-κB pathway downstream of T-cell receptors (TCRs) and B-cell receptors (BCRs). As a key signaling hub, MALT1 integrates various pathways, making it essential for both innate and adaptive immunity. However, its role in the antibacterial immune responses of crustaceans remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn mammals, caspase-8 primarily functions as an initiator caspase that regulates apoptosis, while in Drosophila, the caspase-8 ortholog DREDD not only induces apoptosis during development but also regulates antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) expression during Gram-negative bacterial infection-induced immune responses. However, the immune-related function of caspase-8 in the crustacean remains unknown. In the present study, the open reading frame of EsCaspase-8 was cloned from the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory disease characterized by persistent immune dysregulation, which presents considerable limitations in current medical therapy.
Objects: This study investigates a supramolecular gel (PSPD), which aims to minimize systemic adverse effects through local injection, provide long-lasting anti-inflammatory effects, and modulate the mucosal immune microenvironment.
Methods: The properties of PSPD were evaluated using rheological experiments.
Autophagy is an essential intracellular degradation system responsible for delivering cytoplasmic components to lysosomes. Within this intricate process, optineurin (OPTN), an autophagy receptor, has attracted extensive attention due to its multifaceted roles in the autophagy process. OPTN is regulated by various posttranslational modifications and actively participates in numerous signaling pathways and cellular processes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs rice is one of the most crucial staple food sources worldwide, enhancing rice yield is paramount for ensuring global food security. Fulvic acid (FA), serving as a plant growth promoter and organic fertilizer, holds significant practical importance in studying its impact on rice root growth for improving rice yield and quality. This study investigated the effects of different concentrations of FA on the growth of rice seedlings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt is well documented that immunosuppression in chickens increases the risk of secondary infections and immunodeficiencies, resulting in significant financial setbacks for the poultry sector. It is crucial to determine if polysaccharide (LBP) can counteract immune suppression in young chickens, considering its known ability to modulate immune responses. The aim of this study was to investigate the antagonistic effect and mechanism of LBP on immunosuppression in chicks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe ability to craft patterned conjugated polymers and simultaneously induce polymorph transitions within these patterns is important for various organic semiconductor devices. However, simple and straightforward routes to achieving both desirable characteristics remain a grand challenge. Herein, we report an effective meniscus-guided deposition (MGD) strategy to generate highly ordered, periodic microscopic patterns (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a global concern for the cattle industry owing to its high rates of infection and resulting morbidity, but there are no reports on the lipid composition and metabolic pathways. This study examined the lipidomics of to better investigate the biological characteristics of clinical isolates of . The strains NX114 and PG45, cultivated to log-phase, underwent untargeted lipidomics via ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for differential analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPiezocatalysis, an emerging green and advanced oxidation technology, has recently been widely researched in environmental treatment. However, the limited polarization efficiency of the piezocatalyst is a serious bottleneck for its practical application. The search for an excellent piezocatalyst with a high piezoelectric coefficient and abundant reactive sites remains an urgent task that needs to be developed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a global problem for the cattle industry due to its high infection rates and associated morbidity, although its pathophysiology is poorly understood. In this study, the transcriptome and proteome were analyzed to further investigate the biology of clinical isolates of . A differential analysis of , a clinical isolate (NX114), and an international type strain (PG45) at the logarithmic stage of growth, was carried out using prokaryotic transcriptome and 4D-label-free quantitative non-labeled proteomics.
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Background: Globally, insomnia has been shown to impact cognitive function, which has prompted the exploration of effective treatments to enhance cognitive outcomes. Both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions vary in their effects, indicating that further research for optimized therapeutic strategies is needed.
Methods: Searches of PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, and PsychInfo from database inception until August 2024 were conducted to identify relevant randomized controlled studies investigating the impacts of insomnia treatments on cognitive function.
The emergence of inactivation enzyme-encoding genes (X), , and challenges the effectiveness of tetracyclines, β-lactams, and macrolides. This study aims to explore the concurrence and polymorphism of their variants in sp. strains from food-producing animals and surrounding environments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFpneumonia is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by . It is particularly prevalent in calves, posing a significant threat to animal health and leading to substantial economic losses. Dang-Shen-Yu-Xing decoction is often used to treat this condition in veterinary clinics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) are emerging as multifunctional materials with exceptional biocompatibility, abundant active sites, and tunable porosity, which are highly beneficial for advanced wound care. However, a significant challenge involves transforming pristine HOFs powders into lightweight, ultrathin, freestanding membranes compatible with soft biological systems. Herein, the study successfully develops shape-adaptive HOF-based matrix membranes (HMMs) using a polymer-assisted liquid-air interface technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWeakly supervised video anomaly detection aims to detect anomalous events with only video-level labels. In the absence of boundary information for anomaly segments, most existing methods rely on multiple instance learning. In these approaches, the predictions for unlabeled video snippets are guided by the classification of labeled untrimmed videos.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe inability of articular cartilage to self-repair following injuries frequently precipitates osteoarthritis, profoundly affecting patients' quality of life. Given the limitations inherent in current clinical interventions, an urgent need exists for more effective cartilage regeneration methodologies. Previous studies have underscored the potential of electrical stimulation in cartilage repair, thus motivating the investigation of innovative strategies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study innovatively evaluated ecological civilization in China from the perspective of environment and health. A Composite Environmental Health Index (CEHI) was constructed based on the Driving force-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) and Coupling Coordination Degree (CCD) models. Results showed that significant and sustained improvements were observed in the ecological environment after ecological civilization, while economic development continued to progress at a steady pace.
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