Analysis of differentially expressed proteins after EHP-infection and characterization of caspase 3 protein in the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei).

Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) is the most important species of shrimp farmed worldwide in terms of its economic value. Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) infects the hepatopancreas, resulting in the hepatopancreatic microsporidiosis (HPM) of the host, which causes slow growth of the shrimp and poses a threat to the farming industry. In this study, differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) between EHP-infected and uninfected shrimp were investigated through proteomics sequencing.

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of convex reef crab (Forskål, 1775).

The complete mitochondrial genome of convex reef crab was determined and characterized for the first time from the South China Sea. The whole mitogenome is 15,766 bp long and consists of 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and 1 control region. The nucleotide composition of the mitogenome is significantly biased (A, G, T, and C is 36.

Complete mitochondrial genome of tiger cowrie (Linnaeus, 1758).

The complete mitochondrial genome of from the South China Sea has been determined, which was the first report of complete mitogenome in the superfamily Cypraeoidea. It is 16,177 bp long and consists of 21 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and 1 control region. The base composition of mitogenome is biased (A, G, T, and C were 28.

Complete mitochondrial genome of the cockle (Linnaeus, 1758).

The complete mitochondrial genome of was first determined. With a length of 45,454 bp, it consists of 29 tRNA, 2 rRNA, and 17 protein-coding genes (PCGs). The non-coding region was large and atypical around the genome with total 24,162 bp long.

Complete mitochondrial genome of (Linnaeus, 1758).

The complete mitochondrial genome of from South China Sea was first determined in this study, which is 16,596 bp in length. The base composition of the mitogenome is a less biased (A, G, T, and C was 21.5%, 26.

The effect of peginterferon alpha-2a vs. interferon alpha-2a on intrahepatic covalently closed circular DNA in HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B patients.

Background And Objective: The covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), as the template of HBV transcription, plays a key role in the virus infection. The present study aimed to compare the effect of pegylated interferon (IFN)-α-2a with that of conventional IFN-α-2a on intrahepatic covalently closed circular (ccc)DNA in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Methods: Seventy-six HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B patients were randomly divided into two groups (n=38): group A was treated with interferon alpha-2a (IFN-α-2a) and group B was treated with peginterferon alpha-2a (peg IFN-α-2a).

[The relationship between hepatic expression, serum level of TGFbeta1 and the hepatic fibrosis in patients with viral hepatitis].

Objective: To detect the hepatic tissue and serum level of TGFbeta1 in patients with viral hepatitis, in order to clarify their relationship of the starting, developing of hepatic fibrosis.

Methods: This study included 92 patients with viral hepatitis. Liver puncture was performed in 31 patients.