Trichoptera (caddisfly) phylogeny provides an interesting example of aquatic insect evolution, with rich ecological diversification, especially for underwater architecture. Trichoptera provide numerous critical ecosystem services and are also one of the most important groups of aquatic insects for assessing water quality. The phylogenetic relationships of Trichoptera have been debated for nearly a century.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGreen deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are widely used to extract bioactive components from plant biomass; however, hydrophilic DES and bioactive component isolation methods have not been developed. In this study, we synthesized hydrophilic DES (CL-CA-DES) using citric acid and choline chloride. We combined this with environmentally friendly anion- and cation-exchange resin column chromatographic isolation methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(CF) and (Willd.) (CS) are commonly used clinically to stop bleeding and eliminate carbuncles. Still, CF is mainly used for treating inflammation, while CS favors hemostasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrichoptera is one of the most evolutionarily successful aquatic insect lineages and is highly valued value in adaptive evolution research. This study presents the chromosome-level genome assemblies of Himalopsyche anomala and Eubasilissa splendida achieved using PacBio, Illumina, and Hi-C sequencing. For H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeven new species of the family Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852 are described and illustrated from China; they are , , , , , , and The genus is reported for the first time from mainland China. In addition, four psychomyiids are found to be new to the Chinese caddis fauna: Malicky & Chantaramongkol, 1993; Malicky, 1979; Malicky & Chantaramongkol, 1993; and Johanson & Oláh, 2008. Moreover, Li, Qiu & Morse, 2021 is reviewed and synonymized with Malicky, 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pharm Biomed Anal
March 2024
A quantitative structure retention relationship (QSRR) method was developed to identify flavonoid isomers auxiliary using an ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method based on the linear relationships between the Ln(k') values of flavonoids and their hydrogen bonding energy (X) and dissolution energy (E). Chromatographic separation was achieved with a Hypersil GOLD C18 (100 mm × 2.1 mm, 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn soft rock tunnels, there are often large deformations during construction, especially when the groundwater seepage and softens the surrounding rock. For achieving the purpose of studying the softening effect of water immersion on strength and stability of surrounding rock, 15 rock samples were selected for physical and mechanical tests under 5 conditions: natural state and free immersion for 1, 3, 6, and 9 months, and nuclear magnetic resonance technology(NMR) was also adopted to test the internal pore structure of specimens with different immersion durations, thus the micro structure features of the gneiss, such as the NMR relaxation time T2 spectrum distribution, porosity, and pore volume ratio of different pore sizes under water softening were then obtained. The NMR results shows that the longer the free immersion duration of the rock sample, the greater the porosity; at the same time, the number of micropores in the rock gradually decreases under the interaction of water and rock, and the mesopores increase slightly first and then decrease all the time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe adult female, larva, and pupa of Glossosoma (Lipoglossa) kamael Malicky 2012 from Qinghai Province, China, are described and illustrated. Molecular associations are based on COI sequences. The immature stages of the subgenus Lipoglossa are described for the first time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFive new species of genus Tinodes Curtis 1834 from China are described, illustrated, and diagnosed based on distinctive characters of male genitalia, including Tinodes falcata n. sp., T.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFour new species of the genus Kimmins, 1955 from China are described, illustrated, and diagnosed based on male genitalia: sp. nov. from Hainan, sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe male adult of Ge, Peng & Sun is described and illustrated based on material collected in Si-chuan, China. It could be diagnosed by the subtriangular superior appendages when viewed dorsally, and by the mesal appendages each having a slender thorn and inferior appendages with a tiny inner process. Based on morphology of genitalia, we provide a dichotomous key to adult males of from the Oriental region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA total of 14 individuals of Philopotamidae, from China, were examined. Six species in four genera, including two new species of the genus , were recognized. Their barcode sequences were extracted, mitogenomes were sequenced, assembled and analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCircular RNAs (circRNAs) exert pivotal functions in many malignancies. However, the roles of circ-ABCC4 in prostate cancer (PCa) radioresistance and progression remain largely unclear. Cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and radioresistance were evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine, flow cytometry, transwell invasion, and colony formation assays.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Endocrinol (Lausanne)
October 2022
Background: At present, the incidence of alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD) is increasing year by year, and numerous studies have confirmed that liver diseases are closely related to intestinal flora. Seabuckthorn and , as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with the homology of medicine and food, have good liver protection, and their polysaccharides can regulate the intestinal flora. Here, we studied the effects of HRP, APS and the combination of the two polysaccharides on the intestinal flora of AFLD mice, which provided scientific basis for the treatment of AFLD with the two polysaccharides.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGene rearrangement of the mitochondrial genome of insects, especially the rearrangement of protein-coding genes, has long been a hot topic for entomologists. Although mitochondrial gene rearrangement is common within Annulipalpia, protein-coding gene rearrangement is relatively rare. As the largest family in Annulipalpia, the available mitogenomes from Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835 are scarce, and thus restrict our interpretation of the mitogenome characteristic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrichoptera is a highly adapted group of freshwater insects. They are generally more sensitive to dissolved oxygen and water quality than most freshwater organisms, and this sensitivity allows them to be used as reliable biological indicators of water quality. At present, there exists no chromosome-level genome of a hydropsychid species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Prostate Cancer (PCa) ranks sixth with regard to the cause of cancerinduced male diseases worldwide, and inflammation is closely associated with its morbidity, deterioration, and prognosis. Tumor Mutation Burden (TMB) is identified to be the most common biomarker for the prediction of immunotherapy. But it is still unclear about the relationship of gene mutations in PCa with TMB and immune response.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: The therapeutic properties of Hippophae rhamnoides L. were already known in ancient Greece as well as in Tibetan and Mongolian medicine. Modern studies have indicated that Hippophae rhamnoides L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe genera Mosely 1948 and Schmid 1982 are recorded in China for the first time. In this study, two new species, sp. nov.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdults and larvae of the genus Hydropsyche from Yun-nan and Si-chuan Provinces, China, were examined and the COI barcode gene sequences were obtained and analyzed, adults and larvae of 3 species were successfully associated. Of them, H. uvana Mey 1995 is a new record for the Chinese caddisfly fauna.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFour new species of the genus Psychomyia from China are described, illustrated and diagnosed: P. complexa n. sp.
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