Vitrification cryo-foil method for shoot tip cryopreservation and virus eradication in apple.

Establishment of a new method for improved shoot tip cryopreservation is crucial to facilitate the long-term preservation of plant germplasm as well as the use of cryotherapy for pathogen eradication. The present study reported a vitrification (V) cryo-foil method for shoot tip cryopreservation and virus eradication in apple. Shoot tip regrowth levels after cryopreservation were comparable among V cryo-foil (53 %), V cryo-plate (46 %) and conventional droplet vitrification (Dr-vi, 48 %).

PPAR‑γ agonist rosiglitazone protects rat peritoneal mesothelial cells against peritoneal dialysis solution‑induced damage.

Long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) leads to ultrafiltration failure (UFF). Peritoneal mesothelial cells, which form the innermost monolayer of the peritoneal cavity, have been shown to regulate various responses, including inflammation, in UFF. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of the peroxisome proliferator‑activated receptor‑γ (PPAR‑γ) agonist, rosiglitazone, on peritoneal dialysis solution (PDS)‑induced injuries in rat peritoneal mesothelial cells (RPMCs).

Involvement of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-γ in the anti-inflammatory effects of atorvastatin in oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion-stimulated RAW264.7 murine macrophages.

Ischemia‑reperfusion (I/R) injury is important in the pathogenesis and/or progression of various diseases, including stroke, cardiovascular disease and acute renal injury. Increasing evidence indicates that atorvastatin exerts protective effects in I/R injury‑associated diseases; however, the underlying mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated. In the present study, oxygen‑glucose deprivation (OGD)/reperfusion‑stimulated.

Frequencies of apolipoprotein E alleles in depressed patients undergoing hemodialysis--a case-control study.

Objective: To explore the relation between the frequencies of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) alleles and the occurrence of depression in patients undergoing hemodialysis in a Chinese population.

Methods: We examined the ApoE alleles in a sample of 288 subjects: 72 patients with depression under hemodialysis, 74 patients without depression under hemodialysis, 75 patients with depression under nondialytic treatment and 67 patients without depression under nondialytic treatment. The depression state was assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale.