Modulation of autophagy by melatonin and its receptors: implications in brain disorders.

Autophagy plays a crucial role in maintaining neuronal homeostasis and function, and its disruption is linked to various brain diseases. Melatonin, an endogenous hormone that primarily acts through MT1 and MT2 receptors, regulates autophagy via multiple pathways. Growing evidence indicates that melatonin's ability to modulate autophagy provides therapeutic and preventive benefits in brain disorders, including neurodegenerative and affective diseases.

Empagliflozin ameliorates diabetic cardiomyopathy probably activating AMPK/PGC-1α and inhibiting the RhoA/ROCK pathway.

Background: Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) increases the risk of hospitalization for heart failure (HF) and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus. However, no specific therapy to delay the progression of DCM has been identified. Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, inflammation, and calcium handling imbalance play a crucial role in the pathological processes of DCM, ultimately leading to cardiomyocyte apoptosis and cardiac dysfunctions.

Atorvastatin ameliorated myocardial fibrosis in db/db mice by inhibiting oxidative stress and modulating macrophage polarization.

Background: People with diabetes mellitus (DM) suffer from multiple chronic complications due to sustained hyperglycemia, especially diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). Oxidative stress and inflammatory cells play crucial roles in the occurrence and progression of myocardial remodeling. Macrophages polarize to two distinct phenotypes: M1 and M2, and such plasticity in phenotypes provide macrophages various biological functions.

TfO/DMSO-Promoted P-O and P-S Bond Formation: A Scalable Synthesis of Multifarious Organophosphinates and Thiophosphates.

A TfO/DMSO-based system for the dehydrogenative coupling of a wide range of alcohols, phenols, thiols, and thiophenols with diverse phosphorus reagents has been developed. This metal- and strong-oxidant-free strategy provides a facile approach to a great variety of organophosphinates and thiophosphates. The simple reaction system, good functional-group tolerance, and broad substrate scope enable the application of this method to the modification of natural products and the direct synthesis of bioactive molecules and flame retardants.

Morphometric Trajectory Analysis for Occipital Condyle Screws.

Objectives: Occipitocervical fusion (OCF) is an effective treatment for instability of occipitocervical junction (OCJ). The occipital condyle screw serves as a novel surgical technique for occipitocervical fixation. However, the intraoperative procedures for the occipital condyle screw technique have relied on surgeons' experience, so the pool of surgeons who are able to perform this surgery safely is limited.

CarR, a MarR-family regulator from Corynebacterium glutamicum, modulated antibiotic and aromatic compound resistance.

MarR (multiple antibiotic resistance regulator) proteins are a family of transcriptional regulators that is prevalent in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Understanding the physiological and biochemical function of MarR homologs in C. glutamicum has focused on cysteine oxidation-based redox-sensing and substrate metabolism-involving regulators.

OhsR acts as an organic peroxide-sensing transcriptional activator using an S-mycothiolation mechanism in Corynebacterium glutamicum.

Background: Corynebacterium glutamicum is a well-known producer of various L-amino acids in industry. During the fermenting process, C. glutamicum unavoidably encounters oxidative stress due to a specific reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by consistent adverse conditions.

[Effect of protein on the detection of antipsychotic drug residues in human serum and its elimination].

Using pure human serum albumin (HSA) as the model protein, the effects of protein on the extraction of antipsychotic drugs (APDs: diazepam, chlorpromazine hydrochloride, and perphenazine) in human serum sample were studied. The present paper investigated the interaction between APDs and HSA by fluorescence spectrometry in detail The influences of different ethanol concentration solution on protein denaturation were studied by Rayleigh scattering. The results showed that APDs strongly bound with HSA.

A novel technique of semi-aerobic aged refuse biofilter for leachate treatment.

We developed a semi-aerobic aged refuse biofilter (SAARB) for leachate treatment and examined its advantages and disadvantages compared to previous aged refuse biofilters (ARBs). To assess its treatment capability, decontamination mechanisms and optimal performance parameters, a single-period experiment and L(9)(3(4)) orthogonal array design experiments were conducted on artificial leachate. The SAARB markedly enhanced the treatment capability and removal efficiency of organic matter and nitrogen pollutants due to the alternating aerobic-anoxic-anaerobic zones in situ.

[Study on the interaction between alginic sodium diester and azur A and the application].

The interaction of alginic sodium diester (ASD) and azur A (AA) was studied by absorption spectra. The influence of pH and the molar ratio of AA/ASD on the spectra was investigated. The maximum binding number (N = 168) and the binding equilibrium constant (K = 3.

[Study on fluorescence characteristics of pefloxacin based on charge transfer reaction].

The charge transfer complex formed between pefloxacin mesylate (PM) as the donor and tetrachlorobenzoquinone (TCQ) as the acceptor has been studied by fluorimetry. Experiment shows that PM reacted with TCQ in methanol with light and the complex was formed. Its fluorimetric intensity was stronger than that of PM and the excitation and emission peaks of the complex were red shifted to 80 nm and 60 nm, respectively.

[Spectrophotometric method for the determination of water in organic solvents].

In the presence of a small amount of water, the chloranilic acid was disassociated. The absorption peak was bathochromic-shifted and the absorption intensity dramatically enhanced. Based on this fact, a spectrophotometric method was developed for determining water in many kinds of organic solvents.

[Study on fluorescence characteristics of pefloxacin-La(III) complex and its application].

The complex of pefloxacin-La3+ was formed in the pH 5.6 HAc-NaAc buffer. Its fluorimetric intensity was 1.

[Study on the adsorption behaviors of cadmium and lead ions on green tea and black tea by ICP-AES].

The adsorption behaviors of Cd(II) and Pb(II) on green tea and black tea in aqueous solution as well as the influences of time, acidity and temperature on the adsorption have been studied. It was found that Cd(II) and Pb(II) can been adsorbed strongly by green tea and black tea samples. The adsorption effects depend on the pH strongly when pH<4.

[The progress of research on ginlcgobiobal flavone].

Objective: The research on flavonoid in the recent years is extensive, such as Soybeans flavone, Baicalensis flavone, Epimedium flavone. Experiments show the effects of flavonoid is closely related to human health. There are a lot of reports about Ginkcobiobal flavone.