Global incidence and death estimates of chronic kidney disease due to hypertension from 1990 to 2019, an ecological analysis of the global burden of diseases 2019 study.

Background: The intricate relationship between hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) presents a global challenge for prevention of hypertension-related CKD. This study's objective is to analyze age, gender, regional disparities, and evolving trends in the disease burden of hypertension-related CKD. We aim to estimate changing spatial and temporal trends in incidence and mortality rates, considering the socio-demographic index (SDI), to inform health strategies effectively.

Fotagliptin monotherapy with alogliptin as an active comparator in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.

Background: Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) have become firmly established in treatment algorithms and national guidelines for improving glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).To report the findings from a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial, which was designed to assess the efficacy and safety of a novel DPP-4 inhibitor fotagliptin in treatment-naive patients with T2DM.

Methods: Patients with T2DM were randomized to receive fotagliptin (n = 230), alogliptin (n = 113) or placebo (n = 115) at a 2:1:1 ratio for 24 weeks of double-blind treatment period, followed by an open-label treatment period, making up a total of 52 weeks.

High-level production of cordycepin by the xylose-utilising Cordyceps militaris strain 147 in an optimised medium.

Cordycepin is an important active metabolite of Cordyceps militaris. Xylose, an attractive feedstock for producing chemicals through microbial fermentation, cannot be effectively utilised by many reported C. militaris strains.

Four New Species of Subsection from China.

Four new species of subsection from northern and southwestern China under coniferous and deciduous trees are proposed as , , , and . Illustrations and descriptions of , , , and the above four new species are provided based on evidence of morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), as well as the multi-locus of mtSSU, nLSU, , and -α. The relationships between these new species and allied taxa are discussed.

Morphological Characteristics and Molecular Evidence Reveal four New Species of subg. from China.

In this study, four new species of subg. collected from China are described based on morphological characteristics and molecular evidence. has a white body whose whole parts often stain brownish-orange or grayish-orange, extremely crowded lamellae with the presence of lamellulae, basidiospores with low warts and an inamyloid suprahilar spot, and clavate or lageniform hymenial cystidia often with a papillary or submoniliform appendage.

Denosumab biosimilar (LY06006) in Chinese postmenopausal osteoporotic women: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter phase III study.

Objectives: This study assessed the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and immunogenicity profiles of a denosumab biosimilar (LY06006) in Chinese postmenopausal osteoporotic women with a high risk of fracture.

Methods: In this multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial, 448 postmenopausal women aged 50-85 years with osteoporosis were enrolled at 49 centers in China and were randomly assigned (3:1) to receive 60 ​mg of the denosumab biosimilar (LY06006) or placebo subcutaneously every 6 months for 1 year. Lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) change was the primary endpoint.

Morpho-Molecular Evidence Reveals Four Novel Species of (Agaricales, Omphalotaceae) from China.

Nine collections of gymnopoid fungi were studied based on morpho-molecular characteristics. The macromorphology was made according to the photograph of fresh basidiomata and field notes, while the micromorphology was examined via an optical microscope. Simultaneously, the phylogenetic analyses were performed by maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference methods based on a combined dataset of nrITS1-nr5.

Emending sect. (Agaricales, Omphalotaceae) by including two new species from southern China.

Based on phylogenetic analyses, some newly studied Chinese mushroom specimens were found to represent two distinct species within the genus . Along with (sect. Gymnopus) they form a distinct clade with high support, although their macromorphological characters seem to be closer to members of sect.

Genomic Sequence and Transcriptome Analysis of the Medicinal Fungus Keithomyces neogunnii.

The filamentous fungus Keithomyces neogunnii can infect the larvae of Lepidoptera (Hepialus sp.) and form an insect-fungi complex, which is utilized as an important traditional Chinese medicine. As a valuable medicinal fungus, K.

sp. nov., a new entomopathogenic species from Guizhou, China.

Background: is the largest genus in the family Ophiocordicipitaceae, including many entomopathogenic species. In recent years, many species have been described in this genus, with a wide range of host insects. Entomopathogenic fungi include ecologically, economically and medicinally important species, but a large portion of their diversity remains to be discovered and described.

Fungal diversity notes 1387-1511: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa.

This article is the 13th contribution in the Fungal Diversity Notes series, wherein 125 taxa from four phyla, ten classes, 31 orders, 69 families, 92 genera and three genera are treated, demonstrating worldwide and geographic distribution. Fungal taxa described and illustrated in the present study include three new genera, 69 new species, one new combination, one reference specimen and 51 new records on new hosts and new geographical distributions. Three new genera, (), ( genus ) and () are introduced based on distinct phylogenetic lineages and unique morphologies.

miR-378a-5p regulates CAMKK2/AMPK pathway to contribute to cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury-induced neuronal apoptosis.

Introduction: The pathological mechanism of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (CIR) injury is complicated and unclear. Apart from the involvement of many low-molecular factors it was found that several miRNAs were dysregulated during and after CIR injury in cell models. This study aimed to explore the effects of miR-378a-5p on in vitro model of (CIR) injury-induced neuronal apoptosis and provide a new mechanism of CIR injury.

[Primary culture of adipose-derived stromal cells].

This study was aimed to explore the methodology regarding culture, proliferation and purification of adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSCs), and to study their biological characteristics. ADSCs were obtained using type I collagenase digestion method. Cell growth was observed, and cell viability were detected under different digestion period by MTT.

Wnt3a expression during the differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells into cholinergic neurons.

The present study analyzed changes in Wnt3a expression during differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells into cholinergic neurons. Immunocytochemistry and immunofluorescence revealed significantly increased nestin, neuron-specific enolase, microtubule-associated protein 2, and choline acetyltransferase expression in adipose-derived stem cells isolated from Sprague-Dawley rats and cultured in vitro in neural-induced medium. These expressions increased with prolonged induction time.

[Association of HLA-A0205 and HLA-A30 with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults].

To investigate the association of HLA-A0205 and HLA-A30 with latent autoimmune diabetes mellius in adults (LADA) in Chengdu Hans, 121 subjects (41 cases of LADA, 40 cases of T2DM, and 40 normal controls) were enrolled in the study. The frequencies of HLA-A0205 and HLA-A30 were determined by nested PCR-SSP and direct sequencing, respectively. The allele frequencies of patient groups and of normal controls were compared by chi-square test using SPSS 11.