The orbital Hall effect originating from light materials with weak spin-orbit coupling, has attracted considerable interest in spintronic applications. Recent studies demonstrate that orbital currents can be generated from charge currents through the orbital Hall effect in ferromagnetic materials. However, the generation of orbital currents in antiferromagnets has so far been elusive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt Immunopharmacol
January 2025
Background: Investigating the function of SATB1 in hepatocytes is essential for developing therapeutic strategies for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). Although SATB1 has been extensively studied in immune cells, its specific activity in hepatocytes within the context of AIH remains unclear.
Methods: SATB1 expression in AIH hepatocytes was assessed by qRT-PCR, Western blotting, flow cytometry, and immunohistochemistry.
Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) may be involved in inflammatory response and secondary brain injury after acute brain injury. We gauged serum DKK-1 levels and further assessed its correlation with disease severity and investigated its predictive value for 90-day prognosis in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH). Serum DKK-1 levels were measured in 128 sICH patients and 128 healthy controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReceptor-interacting protein kinase-3 (RIP-3) is a key component for inducing necroptosis following acute brain injury. Purpose of this study is to unveil whether serum RIP-3 levels are related to severity and clinical outcomes after human severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). In this two-center prospective cohort study, serum RIP-3 levels were detected in 127 healthy controls coupled with 127 sTBI patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chemokine-like factor 1 (CKLF1) may be involved in the inflammatory response and secondary brain injury after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). We determined serum CKLF1 levels of sTBI patients to further investigate the correlation of CKLF1 levels with disease severity, functional prognosis, and 180-day mortality of sTBI.
Methods: Serum CKLF1 levels were measured at admission in 119 sTBI patients and at entry into study in 119 healthy controls.
Phosphogypsum (PG) is the produced solid waste during phosphorus (P) extraction from phosphate rocks. PG is featured by its abundant PO and SO. This study investigated the utilization of PG as a material for lead (Pb) remediation, with the assistance of functional fungus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAbsent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) is implicated in neuroinflammation. Here, we explored the prognostic significance of serum AIM2 in human aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). We conducted a consecutive enrollment of 127 patients, 56 of whom agreed with blood-drawings not only at admission but also at days 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10 days after aSAH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNonlinear transport enabled by symmetry breaking in quantum materials has aroused considerable interest in condensed matter physics and interdisciplinary electronics. However, achieving a nonlinear optical response in centrosymmetric Dirac semimetals via defect engineering has remained a challenge. Here, we observe the helicity dependent terahertz emission in Dirac semimetal PtTe thin films via the circular photogalvanic effect under normal incidence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhosphate solubilizing fungi Penicillium oxalicum (POX) and Red yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (Rho) have been applied in Pb remediation with the combination of fluorapatite (FAp), respectively. The secretion of oxalic acid by POX and the production of extracellular polymers (EPS) by Rho dominate the Pb remediation. In this study, the potential of Pb remediation by the fungal combined system (POX and Rho) with FAp was investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurcumin, a kind of natural compound, has been previously proven to inhibit the autophagy in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and induce their apoptosis. However, it is not clear whether the enhanced apoptosis of activated HSCs (aHSCs) caused by curcumin depends on autophagy inhibition. We aim to verify this hypothesis and explore the potential mechanisms in this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhosphate-solubilizing fungi (PSF) efficiently dissolve insoluble phosphates through the production of organic acids. This study investigates the mechanisms of organic acid secretion by PSF, specifically Penicillium chrysogenum, under tricalcium phosphate (Ca(PO), Ca-P) and ferric phosphate (FePO, Fe-P) conditions. Penicillium chrysogenum exhibited higher phosphorus (P) release efficiency from Ca-P (693.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLead (Pb) is one of the most common heavy metal pollutants in the environment, which can indirectly or directly threaten human health. Lead immobilization by apatite can reduce the effectiveness of Pb cations the formation of pyromorphite (Pyro). However, the formation of Pyro is always depending on the release of phosphorus (P) from apatite.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Gastric precancerous conditions such as atrophic gastritis (AG) and intestinal metaplasia (IM) are considered independent risk factors for gastric cancer (GC). The suitable endoscopic monitoring interval is unclear when we attempt to prevent GC development. This study investigated the appropriate monitoring interval for AG/IM patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArch Microbiol
November 2022
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a well-known pathogen that infects approximately half of the world's population. It is a pathogenic agent with potential health hazards related to diverse diseases, especially digestive diseases, such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric carcinoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) can occasionally occur after long-term chemotherapy for solid tumors; solid tumors secondary to chemotherapy and biotherapy for CML have also been reported. However, concurrence of these two phenomena in an untreated patient has seldom been reported. Herein, we describe the case of a female patient in her early 60 s who was transferred to the liver surgery department after the discovery of a large liver mass and elevated plasma alpha-fetoprotein levels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo explore the mechanisms of crop straw degradation and phosphorus (P) release by phosphate-solubilizing fungi (PSF), a typical PSF (, ANG) was investigated for the degradation of wheat straw (WST) in this work. The results revealed that significantly increased wheat straw degradation (30%) compared with no treatment (7.7%).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhosphates are the dominant phosphorus (P) source on Earth. The phosphates govern available P in soil, or even the complete ecosystem. The common deficiency of available P in carbonate-enriched soils suggests the tight correlation between P and C biogeochemistry, although the two elements have diverse abundance in soil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The role of urgent endoscopy in nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (NVUGIH) remains controversial. We designed a retrospective study to compare the outcomes between urgent endoscopy (within 12 h) and non-urgent endoscopy for patients with NVUGIH.
Methods: A total of 540 hospitalized patients with NVUGIH were included in our study.
The frequency and severity of extreme weather events are increasing and expected to increase more in the future, together with global change. However, how extreme events and global change factors interactively influence community structures and ecosystem processes is largely unknown. Here, we investigated the responses of the temporal stability and resilience of aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) of an alpine meadow to an extreme flooding event under different treatments of experimental drought and clipping.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhosphate-solubilizing fungi (PSF) can enhance P release from phosphate minerals to immobilize heavy metals. However, this promotion substantially depends on their survival in highly polluted soils. The aim of this study was to investigate the survival of PSF after addition of phosphogypsum (PG) and bioorganic fertilizer (BF) in the soil with coexistence of multiple heavy metals, e.
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March 2022
(Rho) can secrete large amounts of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) to resist lead (Pb) toxicity. Phosphate is an effective material for the remediation of Pb. This study explored the Pb remediation by the combination of Rho and different types of phosphate in water.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Infectious abscesses in the abdominal wall can be secondary to retained foreign bodies ( stones, use of artificial mesh, use of silk yarn in surgical suture), inflammatory diseases (., acute appendicitis), and perforated malignancies of the digestive tract (particularly the colon). Aseptic abscesses (AAs) are relatively rare.
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