A Stinkbug Salivary Protein Is Indispensable for Insect Feeding and Activates Plant Immunity.

Salivary proteins secreted by phytophagous insects play pivotal roles in plant-insect interactions. A salivary protein RpSP27, from the stinkbug Riptortus pedestris, a devastating pest on soybean, was selected for studying due to its ability to induce cell death and activate immune responses in plants. RpSP27 localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and triggered reactive oxygen species burst.

Unveiling diabetic nephropathy: a novel diagnostic model through single-cell sequencing and co-expression analysis.

Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a severe complication of diabetes that affects the kidneys. Disulfidptosis, a newly defined type of programmed cell death, has emerged as a potential area of interest, yet its significance in DN remains unexplored.

Methods: This study utilized single-cell sequencing data GSE131882 from GEO database combined with bulk transcriptome sequencing data GSE30122, GSE30528 and GSE30529 to investigate disulfidptosis in DN.

An innovative three-layer strategy in response to a quartan malaria outbreak among forest goers in Hainan Island, China: a retrospective study.

Background: An outbreak of Plasmodium malariae infection among forest goers in Sanya City of Hainan Island, China was reported in 2015. In response to this outbreak, an innovative three-layer strategy (TLS) targeted forest goers was adapted based on the 1-3-7 approach.

Main Text: Key elements of TLS are: (i) The village with five malaria cases and adjacent villages were set as the first layer.

Surveillance and response systems driving malaria elimination in the mountain areas of Hainan Province.

Hainan Province is in a tropical area of China and previously experienced serious P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria epidemics.

Knockdown of lncRNA MALAT1 ameliorates acute kidney injury by mediating the miR-204/APOL1 pathway.

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) was characterized by loss of renal function, associated with chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, and length of hospital stay. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) participated in AKI development and progression. Here, we aimed to investigate the roles and mechanisms of lncRNA MALAT1 in AKI.

Transient visual acuity loss after spine surgery in the prone position: a case report and literature review.

Visual loss after spine surgery in the prone position is a disastrous postoperative complication because it is almost irreversible. Additionally, the optimal treatments and recommended professional guidelines for visual loss after spine surgery are deficient. A 43-year-old man developed visual loss after spine surgery in the prone position.

Identification and characterization of circRNAs in the skin during wool follicle development in Aohan fine wool sheep.

Background: Aohan fine wool sheep (AFWS) is a historically bred fine wool sheep, cultivated in China. The wool has excellent quality and good textile performance. Investigating the molecular mechanisms that regulate wool growth is important to improve wool quality and yield.

Anti-obesity and hypolipidemic effect of water extract from in C57BL/6J mice.

Obesity has become one of the most important health problems worldwide requiring urgent need for efficient control. ()-a type of edible mushroom with abundant bioactive molecules-is a promising source for achieving this goal. In the present study, we evaluated the anti-obesity and hypolipidemic effect of water extract (PWE) using a series of biochemical assays in randomized high-fat diet-induced obese (DIO) C57BL/6J mice, which were gavaged daily with low or high levels of PWE (400 or 800 mg/kg of body weight, respectively) in addition to high-fat diet for 12 weeks.

Janus nanofiber array pellicle: facile conjugate electrospinning construction, structure and bifunctionality of enhanced green fluorescence and adjustable magnetism.

A [FeO/polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP)]//[Tb(BA)phen/PVP] Janus nanofiber array pellicle (denoted JNAP) was successfully constructed by facile conjugate electrospinning without twisting for the first time. The JNAP offers the dual-functionality of fluorescence and magnetism. This technology entirely solves the dilemma of the magnetic spinning dope and fluorescent spinning dope being easily mixed together during the parallel electrospinning process, as it achieves complete segregation of magnetic nanoparticles and fluorescent molecules.

Ethanolic Extract of the Golden Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus citrinopileatus (Agaricomycetes), Alleviates Metabolic Syndrome in Diet-Induced Obese Mice.

Pleurotus citrinopileatus is an edible medicinal mushroom rich in biomolecules and thus has a high potential for use in formulating pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. To test its effect on body weight and glucose control, we generated diet-induced obese (DIO) C57BL/6J male mice by feeding the mice a high-fat diet (60% fat) for 8 weeks and treating them with an ethanolic P. citrinopileatus extract (PCE) at either 200 or 500 mg/kg body weight for 12 additional weeks.

Determinants of the N content of Quercus wutaishanica leaves in the Loess Plateau: a structural equation modeling approach.

Most terrestrial ecosystems are nitrogen (N)-limited. The elucidation of the multivariate relationships among environmental drivers, leaf morphological traits, and foliar N of dominant species which are critical to the functioning of forests remains a critical challenge for ecologists. We sampled leaves of Quercus wutaishanica across a broad natural gradient in the Loess Plateau, China, and employed structural equation modelling to evaluate the causal pathways and the relative importance of drivers of the foliar N per unit area (Narea) and per unit mass (Nmass).

In Vitro and In Vivo Antioxidant Effects of Polysaccharides from Nameko Medicinal Mushroom, Pholiota nameko SW-01 (Higher Basidiomycetes).

Extra- (EPS) and intracellular polysaccharides (IPS) from Pholiota nameko SW-01 were extracted, and in vitro and in vivo antioxidant effects were processed. Briefly, the in vitro antioxidant results indicated that the inhibition effects of IPS at a dose of 500 mg/L on superoxide anions, hydroxyl radicals, and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals were 63.24 ± 1.

[Advances in research on automatic exposure control of mammography system].

Mammography imaging is one of the most demanding imaging modalities from the point of view of the bal- ance between image quality (the visibility of small size and/or low contrast structures) and dose (screening of many asymptomatic people). Therefore, since the introduction of the first dedicated mammographic units, many efforts have been directed to seek the best possible image quality while minimizing patient dose. The performance of auto- matic exposure control (AEC) is the manifestation of this demand.

[miR-15a and miR-16 modulate drug resistance by targeting bcl-2 in human colon cancer cells].

Objective: To investigate the reversal effect of targeted modulation of bcl-2 expression by miR-15a and miR-16 on drug resistance of human colon cancer cells.

Methods: Mimics or inhibitors of miR-15a and miR-16 were transfected into HCT8 or HCT8/VCR cells with the help of Lipofectamine 2000. The expressions of miR-15a and miR-16 mRNA were detected by RT-qPCR.

Extraction and in vitro antioxidant activity of intracellular polysaccharide by Pholiota adiposa SX-02.

Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize the extraction parameters for Pholiota adiposa SX-02 intracellular polysaccharide (IPS) produced during submerged culture. The optimum conditions of IPS extraction were predicted to be, ultrasonic power at 564.93 W, precipitation time 30.

Extraction and antioxidant activities of intracellular polysaccharide from Pleurotus sp. mycelium.

The extraction conditions of intracellular polysaccharide (IPS) from Pleurotus sp. mycelium in submerged culture were investigated. Four parameters affecting the IPS extraction, ultrasonic treatment time, extraction temperature, extraction time and ethanol concentration, were determined by single factor tests and then optimized by orthogonal experiments.

Extraction optimization and in vivo antioxidant activities of exopolysaccharide by Morchella esculenta SO-01.

Response surface methodology was used to optimize extraction parameters for Morchella esculenta SO-01 exopolysaccharide (EPS) produced during submerged culture. The optimum conditions for EPS extraction were predicted to be, concentration at 84.07 degrees C, precipitation for 22.