Dihydroartemisinin inhibits HNSCC invasion and migration by controlling miR-195-5p expression.

Objectives: Dihydroartemisinin (DHA), an artemisinin derivative extracted from the traditional Chinese medicinal herb , has the potential to suppress head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) progression. However, the mechanisms underlying these effects remain unclear. Therefore, we aimed to examine the mechanisms underlying the effects of DHA on tumor invasion and migration.

Accumulation mechanism of metabolite markers identified by machine learning between Qingyuan and Xiushui counties in Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua.

Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant acclaimed for its therapeutic potential in diabetes and various chronic diseases. Its rhizomes are the main functional parts rich in secondary metabolites, such as flavonoids and saponins. But their quality varies by region, posing challenges for industrial and medicinal application of P.

Genetic characteristics of lung adenocarcinoma with ground-glass opacity component.

Background: Increasing evidence suggests that ground-glass opacity featured lung adenocarcinoma (GGO-LUAD) and pure solid-LUAD have significantly different tumor biological behaviors; the former is usually indolent. Genetic variations fundamentally contribute to this distinct tumor behaviors. This study aims to investigate and compare the gene mutations using next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology in these two subtypes of LUAD.

Co-expressed network analysis based on 289 transcriptome samples reveals methyl jasmonate-mediated gene regulatory mechanism of flavonoid compounds in Dendrobium catenatum.

Flavonoids are momentous bioactive ingredients in orchid plant Dendrobium catenatum (D. catenatum), which are bioactive compounds with great medical and commercial potential. However, the accurate dissection of flavonoids profiling and their accumulation mechanism are largely unknown.

Plant fructans: Recent advances in metabolism, evolution aspects and applications for human health.

Fructans, fructose polymers, are one of the three major reserve carbohydrate in plants. The nutritional and therapeutic benefits of natural fructans in plants have attracted increasing interest by consumers and food industry. In the course of evolution, many plants have developed the ability of regulating plant fructans metabolism to produce fructans with different structures and chain lengths, which are strongly correlated with their survival in harsh environments.

Functional analysis of WOX family genes in during growth and development.

The WUSCHEL-Related Homeobox (WOX) family is a group of transcription factors unique to plants that play an important role in regulating key developmental processes such as stem cell maintenance and organ morphogenesis. As a rare and valuable Chinese herb, has a unique epiphytic lifestyle and growth and developmental characteristics, and a functional investigation of its WOX family genes can help to further understand the conserved and specific development of . In this study, we analyzed the phylogeny, spatio-temporal expression pattern and heterologous expression function of WOX family genes ().

Interactions between endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis sp. DO14 and Dendrobium catenatum: Deciphering plant polysaccharide and flavonoid accumulation and underlying mechanisms by comparative transcriptome and metabolome analyses.

Dendrobium catenatum, which belongs to the Orchidaceae family, has been used as a traditional medicine and healthy food in China for over 2000 years, and is of enormous economic value. Polysaccharides and flavonoids are two major functional ingredients in D. catenatum stems that contribute to its health benefits.

Machine learning uncovers accumulation mechanism of flavonoid compounds in Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua.

The compositions and yield of flavonoid compounds of Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua (PC) are important indices of the quality of medicinal materials. However, the flavonoids compositions and accumulation mechanism are still unclear in PC. Here, we identified 22 flavonoids using widely-targeted metabolome analysis in 15 genotypes of PC.

Effects of Dietary Vitamin E on Intramuscular Fat Deposition and Transcriptome Profile of the Pectoral Muscle of Broilers.

Vitamin E is an essential micronutrient for animals. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of vitamin E on intramuscular fat (IMF) deposition and the transcriptome profile of the pectoral muscle in broiler chickens. Arbor Acres chickens were divided into five treatment groups fed a basal diet supplemented with 0, 20, 50, 75, and 100 IU/kg dietary DL-α-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), respectively.

Bioactive compounds from Polygonatum genus as anti-diabetic agents with future perspectives.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most serious health problems worldwide. Species in the genus Polygonatum are traditional food and medicinal plants, which play an important role in controlling blood glucose. In this reveiw, we systematically summarized the traditional and modern applications of the genus Polygonatum in DM, focused on the material bases of polysaccharides, flavonoids and saponins.

Glucomannan in : Bioactivities, Biosynthesis and Perspective.

is a classical and precious dual-use plant for both medicine and food in China. It was first recorded in , and has the traditional functions of nourishing yin, antipyresis, tonifying the stomach, and promoting fluid production. The stem is its medicinal part and is rich in active polysaccharide glucomannan.

Genome-wide analysis of genes in and functional characterization of in jasmonate-mediated immunity to .

, belonging to the Orchidaceae, is a precious Chinese herbal medicine. (P1) is a broad-spectrum fungal disease, which causes widespread loss in the near-wild cultivation of . Thus, resistance breeding of has become the key to solve this problem.

Developmental Characteristics and Auxin Response of Epiphytic Root in .

Dendrobium catenatum, a traditional precious Chinese herbal medicine, belongs to epiphytic orchids. Its special life mode leads to the specialization of roots, but there is a lack of systematic research. The aerial root in displays diverse unique biological characteristics, and it initially originates from the opposite pole of the shoot meristem within the protocorm.

Action Mechanisms of Effectors in Plant-Pathogen Interaction.

Plant pathogens are one of the main factors hindering the breeding of cash crops. Pathogens, including oomycetes, fungus, and bacteria, secrete effectors as invasion weapons to successfully invade and propagate in host plants. Here, we review recent advances made in the field of plant-pathogen interaction models and the action mechanisms of phytopathogenic effectors.

Jasmonate Signaling Pathway Modulates Plant Defense, Growth, and Their Trade-Offs.

Lipid-derived jasmonates (JAs) play a crucial role in a variety of plant development and defense mechanisms. In recent years, significant progress has been made toward understanding the JA signaling pathway. In this review, we discuss JA biosynthesis, as well as its core signaling pathway, termination mechanisms, and the evolutionary origin of JA signaling.

Out of the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains: Phylogenomics, biogeography and diversification of Polygonatum Mill. (Asparagaceae) in the Northern Hemisphere.

Clarifying the process of formation of diversity hotspots and the biogeographic connection between regions is critical in understanding the impact of environmental changes on organismal evolution. Polygonatum (Asparagaceae) is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. It displays an uneven distribution, with more than 50% of its species occurring in the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains (HHM).

Pembrolizumab-induced autoimmune Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis with myositis and myocarditis in a patient with esophagogastric junction carcinoma: a case report.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have significantly improved outcomes for cancer patients. With the widespread clinical application of ICIs, their adverse reactions have gradually been recognized. The side effects of ICIs are generally less severe than those of chemotherapy.

High expression of HOXB7 is an unfavorable prognostic factor for solid malignancies: A meta-analysis.

Background: HOXB7 is abnormally expressed in a variety of tumors, but its prognostic value remains unclear due to sample size limitation and outcome inconsistency in previous studies. This meta-analysis was performed to explore the effect of HOXB7 expression on prognoses and clinicopathological factors in range of the whole solid tumors.

Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases were searched to identify included studies.

IL-35 subunit EBI3 alleviates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis via suppressing DNA enrichment of STAT3.

Background: IL-35 subunit EBI3 is up-regulated in pulmonary fibrosis tissues. In this study, we investigated the pathological role of EBI3 in pulmonary fibrosis and dissected the underlying molecular mechanism.

Methods: Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse model was established, and samples were performed gene expression analyses through RNAseq, qRT-PCR and Western blot.

Colonization and Development of the Fecal Microflora of South China Tiger Cubs (Panthera tigris amoyensis) by Sequencing of the 16S rRNA Gene.

Postnatal colonization and development of the gut microbiota is linked to health and growth. A comprehensive understanding of the postnatal compositional changes and development of the microbial community is helpful to understand the gut health and improve the survival rate of South China tiger cubs (Panthera tigris amoyensis). Fecal samples from three tiger cubs were collected on the day of birth in 2018 (June 17-21 [G0], July 18 [G1], July 31 [G2], and August 7 [G3]).

A new synonym of in China, based on morphological and molecular evidence.

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Resveratrol reverses the programmed high-susceptibility to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by targeting the hepatic SIRT1-SREBP1c pathway in prenatal ethanol-exposed rat offspring.

An increased susceptibility to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in female rat offspring that experienced prenatal ethanol exposure (PEE) has been previously demonstrated. The present study further investigated the potential mechanism. Based on the results from both fetal and adult studies of offspring rats that experienced PEE (4 g/kg/day), the fetal weight, serum glucose and triglyceride levels decreased significantly and hepatocellular ultra-structure was altered.

JA signal-mediated immunity of Dendrobium catenatum to necrotrophic Southern Blight pathogen.

Background: Dendrobium catenatum belongs to the Orchidaceae, and is a precious Chinese herbal medicine. In the past 20 years, D. catenatum industry has developed from an endangered medicinal plant to multi-billion dollar grade industry.