Quantifying Light Response of Leaf-Scale Water-Use Efficiency and Its Interrelationships With Photosynthesis and Stomatal Conductance in C and C Species.

Light intensity () is the most dynamic and significant environmental variable affecting photosynthesis ( ), stomatal conductance ( ), transpiration ( ), and water-use efficiency (WUE). Currently, studies characterizing leaf-scale WUE- responses are rare and key questions have not been answered. In particular, (1) What shape does the response function take? (2) Are there maximum intrinsic (WUE; WUE) and instantaneous WUE (WUE; WUE) at the corresponding saturation irradiances ( and )? This study developed WUE- and WUE- models sharing the same non-asymptotic function with previously published - and - models.

Integrative analysis of the inverse expression patterns in pancreas development and cancer progression.

Background: As the malignant tumor, pancreatic cancer with a meager 5-years survival rate has been widely concerning. However, the molecular mechanisms that result in malignant transformation of pancreatic cells remain elusive.

Aim: To investigate the gene expression profiles in normal or malignant transformed pancreas development.

PACE4 regulates apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer Panc‑1 cells via the mitochondrial signaling pathway.

Previous studies have demonstrated the overexpression of paired basic amino acid cleaving enzyme 4 (PACE4) mRNA in prostate cancer tissues. This overexpression is correlated with higher circulating protein levels in certain patients, however, the role of PACE4 in apoptosis and the potential molecular mechanisms of pancreatic cancer remain to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect and potential molecular mechanisms of PACE4 on apoptosis in the Panc‑1 pancreatic cancer cell line.

Waterborne exposure to bisphenol F causes thyroid endocrine disruption in zebrafish larvae.

While bisphenol F (BPF) has been frequently detected in various environmental compartments, limited information is available on its effect on thyroid endocrine system. In the present study, zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos were exposed to 0.2, 2, 20, and 200 μg/L of BPF from 2 h post-fertilization (hpf) to 144 hpf.

[Analysis of drug resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii and its related factors in ICU].

Objective: To investigate drug resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii and its related factors in intensive care unit (ICU), and to provide clinical basis for prevention and treatment.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted. Clinical data was collected from 1 050 patients in ICU of Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2011 to June 2013.

Med19 promotes gastric cancer progression and cellular growth.

Med19 was a member of the Mediator complex which forms the bridge between transcriptional activators and RNA polymerase II. We aim to investigate the functional role of Med19 in the progression of human gastric carcinoma. The correlation between Med19 expression and clinicopathologic features in 60 gastric carcinoma specimens was analyzed by using immunohistochemistry.

[Clinical analysis of the treatment:transcatheter arterial chemoembolization combined with sorafenib in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma].

Objective: To provide more evidence sources to the standard treatment for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, the writer analyze patients' time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) after patients receiving transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with sorafenib as a treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); observe the healing effect embolization combined with anti-angiogenic treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma; and also analyze treatment of security.

Methods: There are 36 patients, 33 male and 3 female had been Pathologically or clinical diagnosis. After receiving Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE) therapy, in the following 3 to 7 days, this group of patients continuously take sorafenib (brand name: Nexavar) (per tablet 200 mg), 2 tablets each time, 2 times a day.