Immunoprotective efficacy of 3 Klebsiella pneumoniae type I fimbriae proteins in a murine model.

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a primary cause of clinical mastitis in dairy cows, with prevention being crucial, as treatments often fail due to antimicrobial resistance. Recent studies identified type I fimbrial antigens of K. pneumoniae as promising vaccine candidates, but there are limited research data.

Biological and genomic characterization of 4 novel bacteriophages isolated from sewage or the environment using non-aureus Staphylococci strains.

Non-aureus staphylococci (NAS) are an essential group of bacteria causing antimicrobial resistant intramammary infections in livestock, particularly dairy cows. Therefore, bacteriophages emerge as a potent bactericidal agent for NAS mastitis. This study aimed to obtain NAS-specific bacteriophages using bacterial strains isolated from cows with mastitis, subsequently evaluating their morphological, genomic, and lytic characteristics.

FeO/Porous Carbon Composite Derived from Oily Sludge Waste as an Advanced Anode Material for Supercapacitor Application.

It is urgent to improve the electrochemical performance of anode for supercapacitors. Herein, we successfully prepare FeO/porous carbon composite materials (FPC) through hydrothermal strategies by using oily sludge waste. The hierarchical porous carbon (HPC) substrate and fine loading of FeO nanorods are all important for the electrochemical performance.

The lncRNA PVT1/miR-423-5p axis is positively correlated with the severity of bronchial asthma.

Bronchial asthma (BA) is a serious problem affecting the quality of life of patients. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in BA. This study set out to investigate expressions of PVT1/miR-423-5p in the serum of BA patients and its clinical value on BA diagnosis and evaluation.

Analysis of risk factors for Gleason score upgrading after radical prostatectomy in a Chinese cohort.

Background: To study the risk factors of Gleason score upgrading (GSU) after radical prostatectomy (RP) in a Chinese cohort.

Methods: The data of 637 patients who underwent prostate biopsy and RP in our hospital from January 2014 to January 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The age, body mass index (BMI), prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, testosterone (TT) level, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), eosinophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (ELR), aspartate aminotransferase/alanine transaminase (AST/ALT) ratio, clinical stage, the biopsy method, and pathological characteristics of specimens after biopsy and RP were collected for all patients.

Prostate biopsy free system for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in a pituitary dwarfism: a case report.

Prostate biopsy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. However, not all patients are suitable for prostate biopsy. For example, some patients have anal stenosis, some patients are too old to withstand the pain caused by puncture, patients who are unwilling to undergo prostate biopsy.

The association between sleep duration and prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The association between sleep duration and prostate cancer (PCa) risk is still unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore if sleep duration is associated with PCa in men.A comprehensive literature search was conducted in November 2019 based on the Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane databases.

Characterization of the endothiapepsin-like protein in the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana and its virulence effect on the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

Endothiapepsin is an aspartic proteinase that was first isolated from the plant pathogenic fungus Endothia parasitica. In previous studies, we reported on three endothiapepsin-like proteins in the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana; the genes were up-regulated in B. bassiana hyper-virulent strain GXsk1011 at early stage infection in the silkworm.

Transcriptomic analysis of two Beauveria bassiana strains grown on cuticle extracts of the silkworm uncovers their different metabolic response at early infection stage.

Beauveria bassiana is an important entomopathogenic fungus which not only widely distributes in the environment but also shows phenotypic diversity. However, the mechanism of pathogenic differences among natural B. bassiana strains has not been revealed at transcriptome-wide level.

Characterization of and biomolecule immobilization on the biocompatible multi-walled carbon nanotubes generated by functionalization with polyamidoamine dendrimers.

Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers were covalently tethered onto the surface of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The morphology and dispersive properties of the MWCNT-PAMAM hybrids were characterized and the peripheral functional groups were identified. Cytotoxicity to human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells, and protein and DNA immobilization ability of the hybrids were evaluated in detail.

[Water distribution patterns in different degraded desert grasslands of Reaumuria soongorica].

Water distribution pattern and water use-efficiency in soil-plant-atmosphere system for light, medium, and heavy degraded Reaumuria soongorica grasslands were studied in Alashan region of Inner Mongolia. The total precipitation in 2001 was 124.3 mm, of which 119.