Differential allelopathic effects of mangrove plants Kandelia obovata and Aegiceras corniculatum on harmful algal species: Potential applications in algal bloom control.

This study examined effects of mangrove plants Kandelia obovata and Aegiceras corniculatum on harmful algal species. While A. corniculatum leaf extract had no inhibitory effect, K.

A prediction model based on computed tomography characteristics for identifying malignant from benign sub-centimeter solid pulmonary nodules.

Background: Distinguishing benign from malignant sub-centimeter solid pulmonary nodules (SSPNs) continues to be challenging in clinical practice. Earlier diagnosis is crucial for improving patient survival and prognosis. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors of malignant SSPNs and establish and validate a prediction model based on computed tomography (CT) characteristics to assist in their early diagnosis.

Correlation between different points on the face and the width of maxillary anterior teeth.

Statement Of Problem: There is currently no consensus on the relationship between maxillary anterior teeth and different facial anthropometric measurements. Additionally, whether these relationships vary by age and sex remains unreported.

Purpose: This clinical study aimed to investigate the relationship between the intercanine distance (ICaD) and intercanthal distance (ICD), interpupillary distance (IPD), interalar width (IAW), and intercommissural width (ICW), and to compare whether these relationships differ between different age and sex populations.

Iva xanthiifolia leaf extract reduced the diversity of indigenous plant rhizosphere bacteria.

Background: Iva xanthiifolia, native to North America, is now widely distributed in northeastern China and has become a vicious invasive plant. This article aims to probe the role of leaf extract in the invasion of I. xanthiifolia.

Relationship between phytoplankton community and water parameters in planted fringing mangrove area in South China.

Reforestation has been commonly adopted to increase the mangrove areas lost due to developments. A diverse phytoplankton community is critical to mangrove ecosystem functions; however, its compositions in planted mangrove habitats have seldom been reported. The present study, based on the temporal and spatial variations of phytoplankton community and water parameters, evaluated their relationships in a 20-year old artificially planted fringing mangrove in South China.

Comparison of maxillary anterior mathematical proportions among 3 dental arch forms.

Statement Of Problem: Race and sex differences in the mathematical proportions of maxillary anterior teeth have been evaluated. However, studies exploring the relationship between the mathematical proportion of maxillary anterior teeth and maxillary dental arch form are lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this clinical study was to determine if a correlation exists between the mathematical proportions of maxillary anterior teeth and 3 dental arch forms.

Does energetic cost for leaf construction in Sonneratia change after introduce to another mangrove wetland and differ from native mangrove plants in South China?

Exotic species invasions are serious ecological problems. Leaf construction cost (CC) and growth traits of two Sonneratia (Sonneratia caseolaris and S. apetala) and four native species (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Kandelia obovata, Aegiceras corniculatum and Avicennia marina) in Hainan and Shenzhen mangrove wetlands were compared to evaluate invasive potentials of Sonneratia after introduced to Shenzhen, their new habitat.

Role of tRNA selenocysteine 1 associated protein 1 in the proliferation and apoptosis of cardiomyocyte‑like H9c2 cells.

Transfer RNA selenocysteine 1 associated protein 1 (Trnau1ap) serves an essential role in the synthesis of selenoproteins, which have critical functions in numerous biological processes. Selenium deficiency results in a variety of diseases, including cardiac disease. However, the mechanisms underlying myocardial injury induced by selenium deficiency remain unclear.

Sex- and season-dependent differences in telomere length and telomerase activity in the leaves of ash and willow.

Telomeres and telomerase have important biological functions and can protect chromosome ends. In this study, sex- and season-dependent changes in telomere length and telomerase activity in ash and willow were analyzed. A statistical analysis showed that the telomere lengths of male and female trees differed significantly (P < 0.

Dishevelled-1 (Dvl-1) protein: a potential participant of oxidative stress induced by selenium deficiency.

Oxidative stress induced by selenium deficiency has been shown to be associated with cardiovascular diseases. Nevertheless, the mechanism associated with oxidative stress induced by selenium deficiency is poorly understood. In the present study, 36 weaning C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 4 groups as follows: control (n =9), 4-week selenium deficiency (n =9), 8-week selenium deficiency (n = 9), and 12-week selenium deficiency (n =9).

Mmu-miR-702 functions as an anti-apoptotic mirtron by mediating ATF6 inhibition in mice.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of endogenous, small, noncoding RNAs that function as key post-transcriptional regulators. miRNAs are involved in many biological processes including apoptosis. In this study, mouse miR-702 (mmu-miR-702), a mirtron derived from the 13th intron of the Plod3 gene, was identified as a regulator of anti-apoptosis.

Two novel diacylglycerol acyltransferase genes from Xanthoceras sorbifolia are responsible for its seed oil content.

Xanthoceras sorbifolia is an excellent model system for studying triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis in woody oilseed plants due to the high amount of seed oil, which is important for food and industrial uses. TAG is the major form of stored lipids in seeds and diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT; EC 2. 3.

Recombinant Escherichia coli Trx-JZTX-III represses the proliferation of mouse hepatocellular carcinoma cells through induction of cell cycle arrest.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of recombinant Escherichia coli (E. coli) Trx-jingzhaotoxin (JZTX)-III on cell growth in the mouse hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line Hepa1-6. The JZTX-III gene sequence was synthesized and cloned into the pET-32a(+) vector to construct the recombinant fusion protein Trx-JZTX-III, which was subsequently purified.

Tetrodotoxin attenuates isoproterenol-induced hypertrophy in H9c2 rat cardiac myocytes.

Cardiac hypertrophy is often associated with an increased sympathetic drive, and both in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated the development of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in response to either α- or β- adrenergic stimulation. The present study was carried out to determine whether the reversible sodium channel blocker tetrodotoxin (TTX) exerts a direct anti-hypertrophic effect on isoproterenol (ISO)-induced cell hypertrophy and find the underlying mechanism that regulate [Na(+)]( i ). The experiments were performed on cultured H9c2 cells exposed to ISO (10 μM) alone or combined with TTX (1 μM) for 48 h.

[Effect of surface treatment on the bonding of silicone elastomer to acrylic resin].

Objective: To evaluate the effects of surface treatments on the bonding of silicone elastomer to acrylic resin.

Methods: Ninety acrylic resin specimens were randomly divided into 9 groups which were assigned to 9 different surface treatments: finished by 80-, 240-, 400-, 600-, 800-, 1000-, 1500-grit silicon carbide paper under running water, or polished or sandblasted. Roughness of the specimen surface was tested in each group, and the microstructure was observed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

NtCP56, a new cysteine protease in Nicotiana tabacum L., involved in pollen grain development.

Proteinases play a critical role in developmental homeostasis and in response to environ-mental stimuli. Our present research reports that a new cysteine protease, NtCP56, is involved in the development of pollen grains in Nicotiana tabacum L. The NtCP56 gene, which encodes a protein of 361 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 40 kDa, is strongly expressed in anthers.

[Effects of cold-hardening on freezing tolerance and antioxidant enzyme activities in plantlets of Saussurea laniceps Hand.-Mazz].

Living conditions for plants in the mountains become increasingly less favorable with increasing altitude. In the alpine region, the plants are commonly exposed to daily rather than seasonal temperature fluctuations and by frequent freezing temperature. To elucidate the freezing tolerance mechanism of alpine plants, Saussurea laniceps Hand.