Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is a major oilseed crop in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. However, it is susceptible to waterlogging stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHydrogels made of plant-derived biomass have gained popularity in biomedical applications because they are frequently affordable, readily available, and biocompatible. Finding the perfect plant-derived biomass-based hydrogels for biomedicine that can replicate essential characteristics of human tissues in regard to structure, function, and performance has proved to be difficult. In this review, we summarize some of the major contributions made to this topic, covering basic ideas and different biomass-based hydrogels made of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComputational tools can now facilitate screening precursors and selecting suitable biotransformation enzymes for producing new bioactive compounds. This study applied the data-mining approach to screen for candidate precursors of glycosyltransferases to produce new glucosides from 412 commercial natural compounds. Among five candidates, experimental results showed that only corylin could be glycosylated by the bacterial glycosyltransferase, BsUGT489.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as a potential indicator for cardio-metabolic risk. However, clinical implications of NAFLD in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are still elusive. We investigated to explore the association between NAFLD and adverse clinical outcomes among patients with CKD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe plasticizer di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a widespread environmental pollutant due to its extensive use. While circadian rhythms are inherent in most living organisms, the detrimental effects of DEHP on circadian rhythm and the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. This study investigated the influence of early developmental exposure to DEHP on circadian rhythm and explored the possible relationship between circadian disruption and DEHP metabolism in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study investigates the potential improvement of polyhemoglobin's protective properties by the addition of 3 synthetic enzymes (neo-carbonic anhydrase, neo-catalase and neo-superoxide dismutase) to polyhemoglobin after 90 and 180 min of warm in-vitro ischemia (100% Nitrogen at 37 °C). Following the warm ischemic shock, cell cultures were subjected to various treatment solutions: Controls; PolyHb; 3 neoenzymes; PolyHb + 3 neoenzymes; PolyHb + 2 neoenzymes. The cultures were then incubated (Oxygen, 5% CO at 37 °C) for 24 h followed by several analyses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNumerous descriptions of structural isomerism in metal complexes do not list any molecular vs ionic isomers. At the same time, one of the most striking examples of structural isomerism in organic chemistry is molecular urea, which has the same atomic composition as the chemically distinct ionic ammonium cyanate. This iconic organic couple now meets its inorganic heterometallic counterpart.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCell surface glycans form various "glycan patterns" consisting of different types of glycan molecules, thus enabling strong and selective cell-to-cell recognition. We previously conjugated different N-glycans to human serum albumin to construct glycoalbumins mimicking natural glycan patterns that could selectively recognize target cells or control excretion pathways in mice. Here, we develop an innovative glycoalbumin capable of undergoing transformation and remodeling of its glycan pattern in vivo, which induces its translocation from the initial target to a second one.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFpeppers, peppers from plants of the genus (family Solanaceae), are widely cultivated in South Korea, where annual production was 92,756 tons in 2021, 54.4% higher than that of the previous year. Occurring throughout the production cycle, anthracnose is a major disease limiting commercial pepper production worldwide, including in South Korea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Capsule endoscopy (CE) is useful for managing patients with suspected small bowel diseases. However, the effect of prolonged CE examination time on CE performance is unknown.
Aim: To evaluate the completeness and diagnostic yield of prolonged CE imaging in patients with suspected small bowel bleeding.
Background: Thymoma is a key risk factor for myasthenia gravis (MG). The purpose of our study was to investigate the potential key genes responsible for MG patients with thymoma.
Methods: We obtained MG and thymoma dataset from GEO database.
To clarify the survival benefit of sequential curative treatment post transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we retrospectively analyzed HCC patients at a hospital. From July 2017 to July 2020, 787 treatment-naïve HCC patients underwent initial treatment; 77 (9.8%) meeting inclusion criteria were enrolled.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are a subset of pharmaceutical nanoparticulate formulations designed to encapsulate, stabilize, and deliver nucleic acid cargoes in vivo. Applications for LNPs include new interventions for genetic disorders, novel classes of vaccines, and alternate modes of intracellular delivery for therapeutic proteins. In the pharmaceutical industry, establishing a robust formulation and process to achieve target product performance is a critical component of drug development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of tumors is a highly complex process that entails numerous interactions and intricate relationships between the host immune system and cancer cells. It has been demonstrated in studies that the treatment response of patients can be correlated with the tumor microenvironment (TME). Consequently, the examination of diverse immune profiles within the TME can facilitate the elucidation of tumor development and the development of advantageous models for diagnoses and prognoses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This systematic review provides an overview of psychiatric medications in the late stages of development (Phase III clinical trials) as of June 1, 2024. It details the mechanisms of action, efficacy, dosing, and adverse effects of these medications.
Methods: We searched the PubMed database for Phase III studies of psychiatric medications published until June 1, 2024, using the keywords "psychiatric" OR "psychopharm*" AND "medic*" OR "pharm*".
Inflammation is one of exacerbating factors of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Upregulated CXCL5 is found in clinical and experimental diabetes studies. This study aimed to investigate the impact and mechanism of CXCL5 on DKD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study aimed to identify prognostic factors for survival and develop a prognostic nomogram to predict the survival probability of elderly patients with lower-grade gliomas (LGGs).
Methods: Elderly patients with histologically confirmed LGG were recruited from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. These individuals were randomly allocated to the training and validation cohorts at a 2:1 ratio.
Purpose: To describe intraocular pressure changes after injection of sub-Tenon triamcinolone during examination under anesthesia for pediatric patients.
Methods: Multicenter, retrospective case series of pediatric patients who received sub-Tenon triamcinolone from three tertiary care ophthalmic services between November 2018 and October 2023.
Results: Of 392 patients identified, 59 eyes (10.
Unlabelled: 6-Gingerol is a major phenolic compound within ginger (), often used in healthcare; however, its lower bioavailability is partly due to its poor solubility. Four bacterial glycosyltransferases (GTs) were tested to glycosylate 6-gingerol into soluble gingerol glucosides. UGT489 was a suitable GT to biotransform 6-gingerol into five significant products, which could be identified via nucleic magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry as 6-gingerol-4',5---diglucoside (), 6-gingerol-4'---glucoside (), 6-gingerol-5---glucoside (), 6-shogaol-4'---glucoside (), and 6-shogaol ().
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA disclosed technique employs electrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling to create organophosphates, utilizing phosphites compounds with arenols. Inorganic iodide salts serve dual roles as redox catalysts and electrolytes in an undivided cell, omitting the need for external oxidants or bases. Initial mechanistic investigations indicate the reaction unfolds via an electro-oxidative radical pathway, facilitating the formation of P-O bonds, leading to the generation of oxygen radicals in the formation of acetylaminophenol.
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