Sirt1-inducible deacetylation of p21 promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation.

Inducing cardiomyocyte proliferation is a hopeful approach for cardiac regeneration following myocardial infarction. Previous studies have shown that p21 inhibits the cardiomyocyte proliferation and cardiac regeneration. Deacetylation of p21 by Sirt1 deacetylase may reduce p21 abundance and remove p21-induced cell cycle arrest.

Uncovering the functional residues of isoprenoid biosynthesis enzyme HDS.

The methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway is responsible for producing isoprenoids, metabolites with essential functions in the bacterial kingdom and plastid-bearing organisms including plants and Apicomplexa. Additionally, the MEP-pathway intermediate methylerythritol cyclodiphosphate (MEcPP) serves as a plastid-to-nucleus retrograde signal. A suppressor screen of the high MEcPP accumulating mutant plant () led to the isolation of 3 revertants (designated -) resulting from independent intragenic substitutions of conserved amino acids in the penultimate MEP-pathway enzyme, hydroxymethylbutenyl diphosphate synthase (HDS).

Elliptically polarized laser-pumped magnetometer towards applications at room temperature.

An atomic magnetometer operated with elliptically polarized light is investigated theoretically and experimentally. To explore the potential of this magnetometric configuration, the analytical form of the outgoing signal is derived. Parameters that significantly influence the performance are optimized, which lead to a sensitivity of 300 / at 45 C with a 2×2×2 cm uncoated Rb vapor cell.

Reproducibility assessment of neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging protocols for region-of-interest and voxelwise analyses.

Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI (NM-MRI) provides a noninvasive measure of the content of neuromelanin (NM), a product of dopamine metabolism that accumulates with age in dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra (SN). NM-MRI has been validated as a measure of both dopamine neuron loss, with applications in neurodegenerative disease, and dopamine function, with applications in psychiatric disease. Furthermore, a voxelwise-analysis approach has been validated to resolve substructures, such as the ventral tegmental area (VTA), within midbrain dopaminergic nuclei thought to have distinct anatomical targets and functional roles.

ING4 alleviated lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation by regulating the NF-κB pathway via a direct interaction with SIRT1.

Sepsis is a complex inflammatory disorder in which high mortality is associated with an excessive inflammatory response. Inhibitor of growth 4 (ING4), which is a cofactor of histone acetyltransferase and histone deacetylase complexes, could negatively regulate this inflammation. However, the exact molecular signaling pathway regulated by ING4 remains uncertain.

lncRNA CCAT2 promotes radiotherapy resistance for human esophageal carcinoma cells via the miR‑145/p70S6K1 and p53 pathway.

The long non‑coding RNA colon cancer‑associated transcript 2 (CCAT2) is abnormally expressed in various types of malignant tumor tissues and considered to be an oncogene, including for esophageal cancer (EC). Radiotherapy is an important and widely used cancer treatment. However, some patients with EC do not respond to radiotherapy.

Optical puncture combined with balloon dilation PCNL vs. conventional puncture dilation PCNL for kidney stones without hydronephrosis: a retrospective study.

Background: Accurate puncture and dilation of the target kidney calices for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) can be difficult. This study aimed to investigate the advantages of PCNL using optical puncture (i.e.

Targeting TR4 nuclear receptor with antagonist bexarotene increases docetaxel sensitivity to better suppress the metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer progression.

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in America, and there are no curative options for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Docetaxel (DTX) has been used as a standard chemotherapy for the mCRPC. However, resistance to DTX is a significant clinical problem as half of patients fail to respond to therapy.

Retracted Article: Exosome-derived PTENP1 suppresses cisplatin resistance of bladder cancer (BC) by suppressing cell proliferation, migration and inducing apoptosis the miR-103a/PDCD4 axis.

Bladder cancer (BC) is a lethal cancer that threatens the health of millions of people. Chemotherapy drug resistance, for example, cisplatin (DDP) resistance, is a huge limitation for BC therapy. PTEN pseudogene-1 (PTENP1) has been identified as a significant biomarker of multiple cancers.

Structure elucidation and NMR assignments of a new sesquiterpene of volatile oil from Willd.

A new sesquiterpene, artefrigin (), together with four known sesquiterpenes were isolated from the volatile oil of Willd. The structure of was elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including UV, IR, HR-ESI-MS and extensive 1D and 2D NMR techniques.

Low serum level of sirtuin 1 predicts coronary atherosclerosis plaques during computed tomography angiography among an asymptomatic cohort.

Objectives: Whether in asymptomatic populations levels of serum sirtuin 1 (Sirt1) are associated with coronary atherosclerosis plaque characteristics remains unclear. This article aims to evaluate the possibility of Sirt1 serum levels predicting high-risk coronary plaques revealed through computed tomography angiography (CTA).

Methods: The current cross-sectional investigation was performed on patients from non high-risk plaque (HRP) group (control group) as well as HRP group.

Heterogeneous reactions of isoprene and ozone on α-AlO: The suppression effect of relative humidity.

The heterogeneous reactions of α-AlO particles with a mixture of ozone (∼50 ppm) and isoprene (∼50 ppm) were studied as a function of relative humidities (RHs). The reactions were monitored in real time through the microscopic Fourier transform infrared (micro-FTIR) spectrometer. The results show that the presence of ozone leads to the rapid conversion of isoprene to carboxylate (COO) ions on the surfaces of α-AlO particles in the initial stage.

Rubidium-containing mesoporous bioactive glass scaffolds support angiogenesis, osteogenesis and antibacterial activity.

In this study, rubidium-containing mesoporous bioglass (Rb-MBG) scaffolds were formed with the investigation of the influence of Rb addition on angiogenic and osteogenic differentiation abilities of hBMSC. The phase composition, microstructure, pore size distribution, ion release, biological activity, drug loading rate, and release rate of Rb-MBG were characterized. The proliferation and differentiation of hBMSC, the markers of bone formation (ALP, COL-1) and angiogenesis (VEGF, HIF-1α), and wnt/β-catenin related-signaling pathway gene were studied by cell culture.

Long noncoding RNA GAS5 induces abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by promoting smooth muscle apoptosis.

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) may serve as specific targets for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). LncRNA GAS5, functionally associated with smooth muscle cell (SMC) apoptosis and proliferation, is likely involved in AAA formation, but the exact role of GAS5 in AAA is unknown. We thus explored the contribution of GAS5 to SMC-regulated AAA formation and its underlying mechanisms.

Abbreviated quantitative UTE imaging in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Background: Existing ultrashort echo time magnetic resonance imaging (UTE MRI) methods require prohibitively long acquisition times (~ 20-40 min) to quantitatively assess the clinically relevant fast decay T* component in ligaments and tendons. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and clinical translatability of a novel abbreviated quantitative UTE MRI paradigm for monitoring graft remodeling after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Methods: Eight patients who had Graftlink™ hamstring autograft reconstruction were recruited for this prospective study.

Rubidium-Containing Calcium Alginate Hydrogel for Antibacterial and Diabetic Skin Wound Healing Applications.

Rubidium (Rb) is an important microelement for the human body, which can kill and inhibit bacteria. Rubidium-containing polyhydrated ionogens have been applied to treat refractory wounds. In this work, for the first time, Rb was added into calcium alginate hydrogel (Rb-CA gel) and then made into a dressing by freeze-drying.

New Progress of Adipose-derived Stem Cells in the Therapy of Hypertrophic Scars.

Burns are a global public health issue of great concern. The formation of scars after burns and physical dysfunction of patients remain major challenges in the treatment of scars. Regenerative medicine based on cell therapy has become a hot topic in this century.

Lyn regulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition in CS-exposed model through Smad2/3 signaling.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow limitation that is progressive and not fully reversible. Cigarette smoking is one of the most commonly and important risk factors for COPD, which contributes to airway remodeling, the outstanding pathological changes in COPD. One potential mechanism which might be important for airway remodeling is the process called epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT).

[ARTICLE WITHDRAWN] Wound Dressings Based on Rubidium-Doped Bioactive Glass Nanospheres Promote Diabetic Wound Healing.

THIS ARTICLE WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE PUBLISHER IN MARCH 2021

In vivo evaluation of human patellar tendon microstructure and microcirculation with diffusion MRI.

Background: Patellar tendon (PT) microstructure integrity and microcirculation status play a crucial role in the progression of tendinopathy and tendon repair.

Purpose: To assess the feasibility and robustness of stimulated-echo based diffusion-weighted MRI with readout-segmented echo-planar imaging (ste-RS-EPI) for noninvasive assessment of microstructure and microcirculation of human PT.

Study Type: Prospective.

Synthesis and antitumor activity of sacroflavonoside.

Sacroflavonoside, a new derivative of diphenylethene, was isolated from , which have been found to possess the inhibitory effect on the proliferation of gastric carcinoma cells (MKN-45) in our previous studies. With anisaldehyde (SM-A) as starting material, the sacroflavonoside was synthesized by nucleophilic addition, electrophilic substitution and dehydration cyclization. The structure of sacroflavonoside was established by 1 D (H NMR and C NMR) and 2 D-NMR (HSQC and HMBC) spectral analysis.

[Methods of isothermal nucleic acid amplification-based microfluidic chips for pathogen microorganism detection].

Rapid detection of pathogenic microorganisms is key to the epidemiologic identification, prevention and control of disease in the field of public health. PCR-based pathogen detection methods have been widely used because they overcome the time-consuming issues that traditional culture-based methods required including the limited window required by immunological detection. However, the requirement on precision temperature-controlled thermal cyclers severely limits their use in resource-limited areas.

RNF34 functions in immunity and selective mitophagy by targeting MAVS for autophagic degradation.

Viral infection triggers the formation of mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS) aggregates, which potently promote immune signaling. Autophagy plays an important role in controlling MAVS-mediated antiviral signaling; however, the exact molecular mechanism underlying the targeted autophagic degradation of MAVS remains unclear. Here, we investigated the mechanism by which RNF34 regulates immunity and mitophagy by targeting MAVS.

Design and fabrication of flexible DNA polymer cocoons to encapsulate live cells.

The capability to encapsulate designated live cells into a biologically and mechanically tunable polymer layer is in high demand. Here, an approach to weave functional DNA polymer cocoons has been proposed as an encapsulation method. By developing in situ DNA-oriented polymerization (isDOP), we demonstrate a localized, programmable, and biocompatible encapsulation approach to graft DNA polymers onto live cells.