Radiative Cooling Meta-Fabric Integrated with Knitting Perspiration-Wicking and Coating Heat Conduction.

Radiative cooling is an emerging zero-energy-consumption technology for human body cooling in outdoor scenarios during hot seasons. However, existing radiative cooling textiles are limited by low intrinsic cooling power, high hydrophobicity, and heat-insulating properties, which seriously impede a satisfying cooling effect, perspiration-wicking, and heat dissipation, thus limiting human thermal comfort in practical situations. Here, we developed a radiative cooling meta-fabric that was integrated with high perspiration-wicking and thermal conduction capacity.

Breaking the Stability-Activity Trade-off of Oxygen Electrocatalyst by Gallium Bilateral-Regulation for High-Performance Zinc-Air Batteries.

The rational design of metal oxide catalysts with enhanced oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance is crucial for the practical application of aqueous rechargeable zinc-air batteries (a-r-ZABs). Precisely regulating the electronic environment of metal-oxygen (M-O) active species is critical yet challenging for improving their activity and stability toward OER and ORR. Herein, we propose an atomic-level bilateral regulation strategy by introducing atomically dispersed Ga for continuously tuning the electronic environment of Ru-O and Mn-O in the Ga/MnRuO catalyst.

Omadacycline for the treatment of severe Legionella pneumophila pneumonia complicated with multiple organ dysfunction: a case report.

Omadacycline is a novel tetracycline antibiotic that has a strong in vitro antibacterial activity against atypical pathogen such as Legionella. It is approved for the treatment of adults with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, including Legionella pneumonia. However, clinical data on the use of omadacycline in Legionella pneumonia is limited.

Derivatives of Br-doped metal-organic framework for improved acetaldehyde adsorption-photocatalytic oxidation.

Different Br-doped metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) derived (Br@UiO-66) have been prepared by heat treatment using UiO-66 as the precursor. The experimental results showed that Br@UiO-66 exhibited the best photocatalytic oxidation and adsorption performances toward acetaldehyde. In the dynamic system, the acetaldehyde removal rate and adsorption capacity of Br@UiO-66 were 93.

Methylation-mediated silencing of promotes cervical cancer proliferation, migration and invasion.

Cervical cancer (CC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, cervical cancer is preceded by the pre-malignant cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) that can last for up to 20 years before becoming malignant. Therefore, early screening is the key to prevent the progression of cervical lesions into invasive cervical cancer and decrease the incidence.

Pd Clusters on Schiff Base-Imidazole-Functionalized MOFs for Highly Efficient Catalytic Suzuki Coupling Reactions.

Subnanometer noble metal clusters have attracted much attention because of abundant low-coordinated metal atoms that perform excellent catalytic activity in various catalytic processes. However, the surface free energy of metals increases significantly with decreasing size of the metal clusters, which accelerates the aggregation of small clusters. In this work, new Schiff base-imidazole-functionalized MOFs were successfully synthesized the postsynthetic modification method.

Activation of LKB1 rescues 3T3-L1 adipocytes from senescence induced by Sirt1 knock-down: a pivotal role of LKB1 in cellular aging.

Previous reports have shown that excess calorie intake promotes p53 dependent senescence in mouse adipose tissues. The objective of the current study was to address the mechanism underlying this observation, i.e.

The pathogenesis of cutaneous lupus erythematosus: The aberrant distribution and function of different cell types in skin lesions.

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is an autoimmune disease with a broad range of cutaneous manifestations. In skin lesions of CLE, keratinocytes primarily undergo apoptosis. Interferon-κ(IFN-κ) is belonged to type I interferons (type I IFNs) and is selectively produced by keratinocytes.

Altered brain network topology related to working memory in internet addiction.

Background And Aims: The working memory (WM) ability of internet addicts and the topology underlying the WM processing in internet addiction (IA) are poorly understood. In this study, we employed a graph theoretical framework to characterize the topological properties of the IA brain network in the source cortical space during WM task.

Methods: A sample of 24 subjects with IA and 23 matched healthy controls (HCs) performed visual 2-back task.

Impaired nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD ) metabolism in diabetes and diabetic tissues: Implications for nicotinamide-related compound treatment.

One of the biochemical abnormalities found in diabetic tissues is a decrease in the cytosolic oxidized to reduced forms of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide ratio (NAD /NADH also known as pseudohypoxia) caused by oxidation of excessive substrates (glucose through the polyol pathway, free fatty acids and lactate). Subsequently, a decline in NAD levels as a result of the activation of poly adenine nucleotide diphosphate-ribose polymerase (mainly in type 1 diabetes) or the inhibition of adenine nucleotide monophosphate-activated protein kinase (in type 2 diabetes). Thus, replenishment of NAD levels by nicotinamide-related compounds could be beneficial.

Effects of immuno-related gene polymorphisms on a bispecific antibody targeting colorectal cancer cell.

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents the third most common type of cancer and the third leading cause of death from cancer around the world. M701 is a CD3/EpCAM bispecific antibody that shows promising cytotoxicity toward CRC cells.

Aim: To investigate the influence of immuno-related gene polymorphisms on M701 mediated cytotoxicity to CRC cell HCT116.

Polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase and its effect on drug metabolism and efficacy.

Cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) has played a potential role in the metabolism of drugs and steroids by supplying electrons to microsomal cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. More than 200 different POR mutations and polymorphisms causing more than 130 amino acid changes in the POR protein have been reported since 2004. A503V is a common amino acid sequence variant encoded by POR*28, whereas A287P and R457H are the most common disease-causing mutations in Europeans and Asians, respectively.

Resveratrol-Induced AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Activation Is Cell-Type Dependent: Lessons from Basic Research for Clinical Application.

Despite the promising effects of resveratrol, its efficacy in the clinic remains controversial. We were the first group to report that the SIRT1 activator resveratrol activates AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) (Diabetes 2005; 54: A383), and we think that the variability of this cascade may be responsible for the inconsistency of resveratrol's effects. Our current studies suggest that the effect of SIRT1 activators such as resveratrol may not be solely through activation of SIRT1, but also through an integrated effect of SIRT1-liver kinase B1 (LKB1)-AMPK.

Effects of four novel genetic polymorphisms on clopidogrel efficacy in Chinese acute coronary syndromes patients.

Dual antiplatelet therapy is the gold standard for the clinical treatment of coronary artery disease, especially for acute coronary syndromes patients. However, a substantial number of patients do not respond to clopidogrel despite a standardized dosage regimen, and this is directly associated with poor prognosis. Genetic polymorphisms may be one of the most important factors that contribute to this phenomenon.

Role of Deficient Mismatch Repair in the Personalized Management of Colorectal Cancer.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents the third most common type of cancer in developed countries and one of the leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide. Personalized management of CRC has gained increasing attention since there are large inter-individual variations in the prognosis and response to drugs used to treat CRC owing to molecular heterogeneity. Approximately 15% of CRCs are caused by deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) characterized by microsatellite instability (MSI) phenotype.

Effect of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase on all-trans-retinoic acid efficacy and cytochrome P450 26A1 expression in human myeloid leukaemia HL-60 cells.

Objectives: All-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), a naturally occurring metabolite of vitamin A, has been shown to have great potential as an antitumorigenic drug to treat acute leukaemia by promoting cancer cell differentiation. Cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) is the only obligate electron donor for all of the microsomal cytochrome P450 enzymes including CYP26A1 which is highly specific for ATRA metabolism and efficacy in human myeloid leukaemia cells. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of POR on ATRA efficacy and CYP26A1 expression in human myeloid leukaemia HL-60 cells.

Clinical Significance of Long Non-Coding RNA CASC8 rs10505477 Polymorphism in Lung Cancer Susceptibility, Platinum-Based Chemotherapy Response, and Toxicity.

Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) CASC8 rs10505477 polymorphism has been identified to be related to risk of many kinds of cancers, such as colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, and invasive ovarian cancer, and it may be involved in the prognosis of gastric cancer patients who have received platinum-based chemotherapy after surgical treatment. So far, there is no study investigating the clinical significance of lncRNA CASC8 rs10505477 in lung cancer susceptibility and treatment. In this study, we genotyped 498 lung cancer patients and 213 healthy control subjects to explore the correlation between the rs10505477 polymorphism and lung cancer risk in a Chinese population.

[Natural distribution and community ecological characteristics of Taxus chinensis var. mairei in Shanxi Province, China.].

Taxus chinensis var. mairei is a national Category 1 protective species in China, with its northernmost natural distribution to the southeast of Shanxi Province, China. This study was conducted to investigate the natural distribution of T.

Up-Regulation of Long Non-Coding RNA AB073614 Predicts a Poor Prognosis in Patients with Glioma.

Dysregulated long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been found in human diseases, especially in cancer. Emerging evidence indicates that dysregulated lncRNAs are implicated in tumorigenesis and cancer progression. LncRNA AB073614 characterized as a new candidate lncRNA promotes the development of ovarian cancer.

Epigenetic alternations and cancer chemotherapy response.

Epigenetics, referring to alterations in gene expression without a change in nucleotide sequence in eukaryotes, mainly includes DNA methylation, miRNA and histone modification. In recent years, accumulating evidences have shown that epigenetic aberrations not only play important roles in the initiation and development of human cancers but also affect cancer chemotherapy response by altering the expression of key genes involved in the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs or those correlated with progression or severity of cancers. These epigenetic alterations, along with advanced detecting techniques, have great potential to be used as predictive and prognostic biomarkers for personalized therapy, especially in the field of cancer treatment.

Effects of the selected cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase genetic polymorphisms on cytochrome P450 2B6 activity as measured by bupropion hydroxylation.

Background/aim: Cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) is required for drug metabolism by all microsomal cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the POR gene were correlated with interindividual variations in CYP2B6 activity, as measured by bupropion hydroxylation.

Methods: Thirty-five healthy individuals with selected CYP2B6 and POR polymorphisms were involved in the clinical study.

The RGS2 (-391, C>G) genetic variation correlates to antihypertensive drug responses in Chinese patients with essential hypertension.

Objective: Regulators of G-protein signaling protein 2 (RGS2) play an irreplaceable role in the control of normal blood pressure (BP). One RGS2 (-391, C>G) genetic variation markedly changes its mRNA expression levels. This study explored the relationship between this genetic variation and the responses to antihypertensive drugs in Chinese patients with essential hypertension.

Resveratrol prevents oxidative stress-induced senescence and proliferative dysfunction by activating the AMPK-FOXO3 cascade in cultured primary human keratinocytes.

The aging process is perceived as resulting from a combination of intrinsic factors such as changes in intracellular signaling and extrinsic factors, most notably environmental stressors. In skin, the relationship between intrinsic changes and keratinocyte function is not clearly understood. Previously, we found that increasing the activity of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) suppressed senescence in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-treated human primary keratinocytes, a model of oxidative stress-induced cellular aging.