Higher modified dietary inflammatory index is associated with increased risk of osteoporosis in US adults: Data from NHANES.

Objective: The aim of this study was to study the relationship between modified dietary inflammatory index (MDII) score with osteoporosis (OP) in adult Americans.

Methods: Data were extracted from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2013-2014, and 2017-2018). In this cross-sectional study, 5,446 participants were included and analyzed.

Association of serum vitamin D level and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a meta-analysis.

We aimed to explore the potential link of serum vitamin D level with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library database were searched until the end of February 2018. Clinical studies with sufficient data investigating the relationship between serum vitamin D and NAFLD were included.

Development and in-house validation of a sensitive LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous quantification of gelsemine, koumine and humantenmine in porcine plasma.

Three monomers of G. elegans indole alkaloids (gelsemine, koumine and humantenmine) were simultaneously detected in porcine plasma for the first time with the development and validation of a sensitive and reliable LC-ESI-MS/MS method. Using a gradient mobile phase at a constant flow rate of 0.

Association of Serum Vitamin D Level and Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of subclinical atherosclerosis. To explore the potential link of the serum vitamin D level with carotid atherosclerosis, this meta-analysis assessed the correlation between vitamin D and carotid intima-media thickness as well as carotid atherosclerotic plaque. PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases were searched until the end of March 2017.

Serum DLK1 is a potential prognostic biomarker in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most prevalent cancer and the third most frequent cause of cancer-related death in developing countries, especially in East Asia and South Africa, and the identification of new biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis is needed. Delta-like 1 homologue (Drosophila) (DLK1) is expressed in malignancies and promotes cancer cell stemness and tumourigenicity, which makes this molecule a potential target for therapies directed against cancer stem/progenitor cells. Here, we aimed to assess the predictive value of DLK1 as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in HCC.

Characterization of the Sesbania rostrata phytochelatin synthase gene: alternative splicing and function of four isoforms.

Phytochelatins (PCs) play an important role in detoxification of heavy metals in plants. PCs are synthesized from glutathione by phytochelatin synthase (PCS), a dipeptidyltransferase. Sesbania rostrata is a tropical legume plant that can tolerate high concentrations of Cd and Zn.

[Elimination of As(V) by bead cellulose adsorbent loaded with Fe (beta-FeOOH) from groundwater].

A new adsorbent, bead cellulose impregnated with Fe oxide hydroxide (beta-FeOOH) was prepared, which is porous and has excellent mechanical properties. The content of iron, the reactive center of the adsorbent was 360 mg/mL at the most (50% in mass). Batch sorption experiments show that the adsorbent had 15.

Responses of Sesbania rostrata and S. cannabina to Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd toxicities.

Responses of Sesbania rostrata and S. cannabina to Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd toxicities were assessed by a seed-suspending seedbed(SSS) approach. The results showed that the SSS approach was suitable for testing the tolerance of a plant to the stress of toxic metals.