Heterologous Expression and Characterization of a Thermostable α-L-Rhamnosidase from subsp. DSM 2910 and Its Application in the Biotransformation of Rutin.

An α-L-rhamnosidase gene from . subsp. DSM 2910 (TstRhaA) was cloned and expressed.

A Nested Case-Control Study of the Relationship between Salivary Inflammatory Mediators, Periodontal Parameters, and Preterm Birth in a Chinese Population.

Background: To explore whether salivary inflammatory mediators and periodontal indices at different gestational stages can be taken as indicators of preterm birth (PTB).

Methods: This nested case-control study enrolled systemically healthy pregnant women at 9 to 36 weeks of gestation. Periodontal indices were measured at the enrollment date, and interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF-), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in the saliva were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Association between periodontal indexes and biomarkers in gingival crevicular fluid and preterm birth in pregnancy: a nested case-control study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association between periodontal indexes and biomarkers in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and preterm birth (PTB) in pregnancy, as well as to assess the clinical value of these indexes as predictors of PTB.

Methods: A nested case-control study was conducted. A total of 300 systematically healthy pregnant women were selected within 36 weeks of gestation and grouped according to the enrolled weeks.

Prognostic implication of earthquake-related loss and depressive symptoms in patients with heart failure following the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan.

Background: Earthquake exposure is associated with adverse consequences for cardiovascular disease. However, in the context of depressive symptoms, the prognostic significance of heart failure (HF) related to earthquake-related loss has not been characterized before.

Hypothesis: To determine the prognostic impact of earthquake-related loss on event-free survival in patients with HF, with depression as a modifying factor.

Increased depression and readmission risk in patients with new-onset angina after the Sichuan earthquake.

Introduction: Earthquake exposure has been associated with adverse consequences for coronary heart disease. However, the natural history and prognostic significance of earthquake-related, new-onset angina have not been characterized.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between episodes of depressive symptoms and one-year prognosis after the first admission to the hospital among adults with new-onset angina before and after the Sichuan earthquake.