Down-regulation of long noncoding RNA HULC inhibits the inflammatory response in ankylosing spondylitis by reducing miR-556-5p-mediated YAP1 expression.

Objective: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a progressive systemic disease characterized by a chronic inflammatory response in the sacroiliac joints and spine. Long noncoding RNAs suggest significant actions in the progression of AS. Therefore, a specific lncRNA, highly upregulated in liver cancer (HULC), was studied here regarding its functions and related mechanisms in AS.

Enhanced Mechanical Stability and Proton Conductivity Performance from the Dense Mn(II)-Metal-Organic Framework to Porous Mn(II)-Fe(III)-Metal-Organic Framework.

Postsynthetic modification (PSM) of the metal-organic framework (MOF) has been demonstrated to be an effective strategy to enhance performance. In this particular work, the anion framework {[MnO(HO)(HTC)]} (HTC = (5'-(3,5-dicarboxyphenyl)-[1,1':3',1″-terphenyl]-3,3″,5,5″-tetracarboxylate] was obtained, and NH(CH) ions were filled within the pores to balance the charge. In order to release the internal pores of , the trivalent Fe(III) was introduced instead of Mn(II) nodes, resulting in the porous , and the NH(CH) ions were simultaneously deported from the pores.

[Effects of air temperature and soil moisture on flavonoids accumulation in Ginkgo biloba leaves].

Taking the 2-year old Ginkgo biloba seedlings as test materials, a pot experiment was conducted in an artificial climate chamber to study the effects of air temperature and soil moisture on the flavonoids accumulation in leaves. Three levels of air temperature (15/5 degrees C, 25/15 degrees C, and 35/25 degrees C day/night) and three levels of soil moisture (55%-60%, 40%-45%, and 30%-35% of field capacity) were installed, yielding nine temperature-soil moisture combinations. Under the three levels of soil moisture, the quercetin, kaempferol, isorhamnetin, and total flavonoids contents in the leaves were higher at 15/5 degrees C than at 25/15 degrees C and 35/25 degrees C.