Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Krapov. & W.C.Greg., a perennial leguminous forage.

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Surveillance of Liver Function in Uveitis with or without Chronic HBV Infection.

Introduction: Immunosuppressive therapy for uveitis may cause liver damage.

Methods: To investigate incidence of liver damage during uveitis treatment, we compared serological Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) status with risk of liver dysfunction in all participants (n = 992), in anterior uveitis (AU) (n = 489), and combined of intermediate, posterior, or panuveitis (IPPU) patients (n = 503). The primary endpoint was incidence of elevated serum alanine aminotransferase level above 2-fold upper limits of normal within 6 months.

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of an annual herb, (Amaranthaceae).

is an annual herb from Amaranthaceae with worldwide distribution. It is a leafy vegetable as well as an important subsidiary grain crop with high nutritional value and medicinal value. In this study, we reported the complete chloroplast genome of .

Efficacy of Conversion to Aflibercept for Diabetic Macular Edema Previously Refractory to Bevacizumab or Ranibizumab: A Meta-analysis of High-Quality Nonrandomized Studies.

Aflibercept has been widely used in treating diabetic macular edema (DME). However, the effect of aflibercept in treating DME refractory to bevacizumab or ranibizumab has not been well established. To assess the therapeutic effect of switching from bevacizumab or ranibizumab to aflibercept in the treatment of refractory DME.

inhibition of proliferation, migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of human lens epithelial cells by fasudil.

Aim: To study the potential role of fasudil as a treatment for posterior capsular opacification (PCO) of the human crystalline lens.

Methods: Human lens epithelial cells (HLECs; line SRA01/04) was exposed to transforming growth factor-β2 (TGF-β2) to induce the process of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Fasudil was applied to the cell samples.

Expressions and possible roles of GDNF receptors in the developing dopaminergic neurons.

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has an essential role in the survival and maturation of the dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) of mammalian embryonic brain. In addition to Ret, cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) were also proposed to function as transmembrane signaling receptors of GDNF. The present study was to investigate whether these transmembrane receptors of GDNF were correlated with the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) expression of SN DA neurons during early developmental stage.

Cloning, characterization and tissue specific expression of Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) IGF-I.

Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) plays an important role in regulating gonad function, which is essential for normal reproduction in animals, especially in sexual receptivity and reproductive behavior. In this study, a cDNA encoding Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) IGF-I was isolated from liver total RNA using RT-PCR. The IGF-I cDNA of Amur tiger (ATIGF-I) was highly homologous to that of other animals, 84.

Isolation and physiological characteristics of a premature senescence mutant in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

A rice pse(t) (premature senescence, tentatively) mutant line, was isolated from 4,500 independent T-DNA inserted transgenic lines. The symptoms of premature senescence appeared more severely than those of the control plants (Zhonghua 11, japonica) at the last development stage. To characterize the mutant and provide basic information on the candidate genes by mapping to a physical region of 220-kb, experiments were carried out in two phytotrons under controlled temperature of 24 degrees C and 28 degrees C, respectively.