Large yellow croaker roes were used to make fish sauce using enzymolysis method, and the impact of different fermentation temperatures (25, 32 and 40 °C) on the physicochemical characteristics and metabolite composition was revealed. Results indicated that compared with 25 and 32 °C, the higher contents of total acidity, amino nitrogen, total soluble nitrogen, and the deepening of the nonenzymatic browning degree of fish sauce fermented at 40 °C were obtained. The total volatile basic nitrogen content at 40 °C was lower than 32 °C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHigh molecular weight polysaccharides (GLPH, ≥300 kDa) are the major compounds of Ganoderma lucidum with improving liver function. However, the effect of GLPH on improving acute liver injury (ALI) wasn't revealed. Herein, the ameliorating effects and mechanisms of GLPH were revealed in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-ALI mice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Eprinomectin offers promise against parasitic infections. This study develops Eprinomectin (EPR) mixed micelles for transdermal delivery, aiming to enhance efficacy and convenience against endoparasites and ectoparasites. Physicochemical characterization and pharmacokinetic studies were conducted to assess its potential as an effective treatment for parasitic infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConventional Ag-Zn batteries have historically faced the challenge of poor cycling stability, rooting in issues associated with Ag cathode dissolution and Zn anode dendrites. Herein, we present a pioneering decoupled Sn-Ag cell, which features two chambers separated by a cation-exchange membrane, containing a dendrite-free Sn metal anode immersed in an alkaline anolyte, and an Ag nanowires/carbon nanotube 3D thick-network cathode in a neutral catholyte. Benefiting from the achieved high electroplating/stripping stability of the metallic Sn anode in the alkaline electrolyte and the electrochemical reversibility of the Ag/AgCl cathode redox couple in the neutral electrolyte, the assembled decoupled Sn-Ag cell demonstrates superior cycling stability, retaining 82.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe large yellow croaker roe phospholipids (LYPLs), rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, is a potential phospholipid additive for meat products. In this work, the effects of LYPLs on the structural and functional properties of myofibrillar protein (MP) were determined, and compared with egg yolk phospholipids (EYPLs) and soybean phospholipids (SBPLs). The results revealed that LYPLs, similar to SBPLs and EYPLs, induced a transformation in the secondary structure of MP from α-helix to β-sheets and random coils, while also inhibited the formation of carbonyl and disulfide bonds within MP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to determine the strength of the association between frailty and adverse outcomes in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.
Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Setting And Participants: Patients aged ≥18 years who were undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.
The electrode-electrolyte interface governs the kinetics and reversibility of all electrochemical processes. While theoretical models can calculate and simulate the structure and associated properties of this intriguing component, their validation by direct experimental measurement has been a long-standing challenge. Electrocapillarity is a classical technique that derives the interfacial structure through potential-dependent surface tensions, but its limited resolution has confined its application to ideal systems such as extremely diluted aqueous electrolytes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Frailty has been identified as a risk factor for adverse outcomes in older adults with diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the impact of frailty on the prognosis of older adults with diabetes through a systematic review and meta-analysis, with the goal of offering insights for clinical decision-making.
Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane were systematically searched from inception to September 10th, 2023.
Sulfated fucan from sea cucumber is mainly consists of L-fucose and sulfate groups. Recent studies have confirmed that the structure of sulfated fucan mainly consists of repeating units, typically tetrasaccharides. However, there is growing evidence indicating the presence of irregular domains with heterogeneous units that have not been extensively explored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the rapid increase in lithium consumption for electric vehicle applications, its price soared during the past decade. To secure a reliable and cost-effective supply chain, it is critical to unlock alternative lithium extraction resources beyond conventional brine. In this study, we develop an electrochemical method to directly leach lithium from α-phase spodumene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTraditional Li-ion intercalation chemistry into graphite anodes exclusively utilizes the cointercalation-free or cointercalation mechanism. The latter mechanism is based on ternary graphite intercalation compounds (t-GICs), where glyme solvents were explored and proved to deliver unsatisfactory cyclability in LIBs. Herein, we report a novel intercalation mechanism, that is, in situ synthesis of t-GIC in the tetrahydrofuran (THF) electrolyte via a spontaneous, controllable reaction between binary-GIC (b-GIC) and free THF molecules during initial graphite lithiation.
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December 2024
The stripping reaction of lithium (Li) will greatly impact the cyclability and safety of Li-metal batteries. However, Li pits' nucleation and growth, the origin of uneven stripping, are still poorly understood. In this study, we analyze the nucleation mechanism of Li pits and their morphology evolution with a large population and electrode area (>0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the modulations of electroacupuncture in subjective tinnitus (ST) by comparing the difference of functional connectivity (FC) in ST patients and healthy volunteers between the insular (INS) and the whole brain region.
Methods: A total of 34 ST patients were selected into electroacupuncture group (EG) and 34 age- and sex-matched normal subjects were recruited into control group (CG). The EG received acupuncture at SI19 (), GB11 (), TE17 (), GV20 (), GV15 (), GV14 (), SJ13 (), among which the points of SI19 and GB11 were connected to the electroacupuncture instrument with the density wave of 2/50 Hz, and 3 treatments per week for 10 sessions in total.
Fibrillin is an important structural protein in connective tissues. The presence of fibrillin in sea cucumber is still poorly understood, which limits our understanding of the role of fibrillin in the microstructure. The aim of this study was to clarify the presence of fibrillin in the sea cucumber body wall.
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May 2024
Acupoints (APs) prove to have positive effects on disease diagnosis and treatment, while intelligent techniques for the automatic detection of APs are not yet mature, making them more dependent on manual positioning. In this paper, we realize the skin conductance-based APs and non-APs recognition with machine learning, which could assist in APs detection and localization in clinical practice. Firstly, we collect skin conductance of traditional Five-Shu Point and their corresponding non-APs with wearable sensors, establishing a dataset containing over 36000 samples of 12 different AP types.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFish sauce is a popular aquatic condiment with unique flavor. In this study, the changes in the chemical properties and metabolite profiling of fish sauce from large yellow croaker roes during fermentation at different temperatures were revealed. The results found that the contents of total acid, amino acid nitrogen, total soluble nitrogen and soluble salt-free solids of fish sauce fermented at 40 °C were higher than those in other temperatures groups (25 °C and 32 °C), while the contents of total volatile basic nitrogen were lower than other temperatures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: We investigated the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of glaucoma.
Methods: The estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was measured to assess trends in the age-standardized DALY rate from 1990 to 2019.
Results: The global age-standardized DALY rate of glaucoma decreased with an EAPC of -1.
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has demonstrated remarkable clinical efficacy, but challenges related to relapse and CAR-T cell exhaustion persist. One contributing factor to this exhaustion is CAR tonic signaling, where CAR-T cells self-activate without antigen stimulation, leading to reduced persistence and impaired antitumor activity. To address this issue, we conducted a preclinical study evaluating tonic signaling using nanobody-derived CAR-T cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The present study aimed to investigate the effects of large yellow croaker roe phospholipids (LYCRPLs) on the physical properties of surimi gels and to clarify their interaction mechanism with myofibrillar proteins (MPs) in terms of chemical forces and the spatial conformation.
Results: LYCRPLs could improve the gel strength, textural properties, rheological properties and water-holding capacity of surimi gels. Moreover, the interaction mechanism between LYCRPLs with MPs was revealed through intermolecular forces, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and ultraviolet visible absorption spectroscopy.
Collagen is the most abundant and important structural biomacromolecule in sea cucumbers. The sea cucumber collagen fibrils were previously confirmed to be heterotypic, nevertheless, the stoichiometry of collagen α-chains governing the complexity of collagen fibrils is still poorly understood. Herein, four representative collagen α-chains in sea cucumber including two clade A fibrillar collagens, one clade B fibrillar collagen, and one fibril-associated collagen with interrupted triple helices were selected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLand cover data are important basic data for earth system science and other fields. Multi-source remote sensing images have become the main data source for land cover classification. There are still many uncertainties in the scale effect of image spatial resolution on land cover classification.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Lung cancer is the most lethal malignancy, with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) being the most common type (~ 85%). Abnormal activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) promotes the development of NSCLC. Chemoresistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors, which is elicited by EGFR mutations, is a key challenge for NSCLC treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, the influences of Lactobacillus plantarum JHT78 fermentation on the physiological properties, antioxidant activities, and volatile/non-volatile metabolites of watermelon juices were comprehensively investigated. The results indicated that total polyphenols flavonoids and anthocyanin in the watermelon juices remarkably increased through L. plantarum JHT78 fermentation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the past few decades, sulfated fucan from sea cucumber had attracted considerable interest owing to its abundant physiological activities. Nevertheless, its potential for species discrimination had not been investigated. Herein, particular attention was given to sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus, Acaudina molpadioides, Holothuria hilla, Holothuria tubulosa, Isostichopus badionotus and Thelenota ananas to examine the feasibility of sulfated fucan as a species marker of sea cucumber.
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