Biodegradation of imidacloprid and diuron by Simplicillium sp. QHSH-33.

Imidacloprid (IMI) and diuron (DIU) are widely used pesticides in agricultural production. However, their excessive use and high residues have caused harm to the ecological environment and human health. Microbial remediation as an efficient and low-toxic method has become a research hotspot for controlling environmental pollutants.

Native Endophytes of -Mediated Biotransformation Reduces Toxicity of Celastrol.

Celastrol (), obtained from the roots of Hook F., is most likely to become an antitumor drug, but with severe cytotoxicity. Due to the lack of modifiable sites in the structure of celastrol, the structural diversity of the modified products obtained by synthesis in the previous studies is insufficient, which hinders the pace of its patent medicine.

Worldwide prevalence of early repolarization pattern in general population and physically active individuals: A meta-analysis.

Background: The early repolarization pattern (ERP) has recently been associated with cardiac events such as ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. However, estimates of the prevalence of ERP vary widely, especially between the general population and physically active individuals. We performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to quantitatively evaluate the worldwide prevalence of ERP in the general population and physically active individuals.

Prognostic Utility of the Combination of Platelet Count with Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Aged Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Method: This was a study recording 637 patients who were diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction. Our patients were grouped according to the combination of platelet count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. The prognostic role of the combination of platelet count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio on mortality was assessed by the univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis.

Facing coronavirus disease 2019: What do we know so far? (Review).

Although the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which originated in China, as a public health emergency of international concern as early as January 30, 2020, the current COVID-19 epidemic is spreading rapidly. As of April 19, 2020, total of 2,392,165 confirmed cases had been reported in 211 countries and regions, with 614,421 (25.68%) cured cases and 164,391 (6.

CD13: A Key Player in Multidrug Resistance in Cancer Chemotherapy.

Cancer is one of the most serious diseases that are harmful to human health. Systemic chemotherapy is an optimal therapeutic strategy for the treatment of cancer, but great difficulty has been encountered in its administration in the form of multidrug resistance (MDR). As an enzyme on the outer cell surface, CD13 is documented to be involved in the MDR development of tumor cells.

Neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein ratio has a superior prognostic value in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction: a comparison study.

Background: The importance of the lipid-related biomarkers has been implicated in the pathological process and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Our work was conducted to discuss and compare the predictive ability of the neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio (NHR) with other existing prognostic indices, for instance, the monocyte to HDL-C ratio (MHR) and the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) to HDL-C ratio (LDL-C/HDL-C) in elderly patients with AMI.

Methods: Our population was 528 consecutive elderly AMI patients (65-85 years) who were enrolled from Tongji Hospital and grouped according to the cutoff points which were depicted by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC).

Could platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio be a predictor for contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with acute coronary syndrome?: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is acute renal failure observed after administration of iodinated contrast media during angiographic or other medical procedures. In recent years, many studies have focused on biomarkers that recognize CIN and/or predict its development in advance. One of the many biomarkers studied is the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR).

Serum Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Chinese X-CGD Children: Case Reports and a Literature Review.

Since X-linked chronic granulomatosis disease (X-CGD) exhibits no specific clinical symptoms at an early stage, early diagnosis is difficult and depends predominantly on neonatal screening. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore routine biomarkers for X-CGD in children and provide clues for early diagnosis. The cases of 10 children with X-CGD diagnosed at Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology from 2013 to 2016 and 122 Chinese children with X-CGD reported in the literature were summarized.

Ubenimex Reverses MDR in Gastric Cancer Cells by Activating Caspase-3-Mediated Apoptosis and Suppressing the Expression of Membrane Transport Proteins.

Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most malignant tumors, accounting for 10% of deaths caused by all cancers. Chemotherapy is often necessary for treatment of GC; the FOLFOX regimen is extensively applied. However, multidrug resistance (MDR) of GC cells prevents wider application of this treatment.

Association between fetuin-A and prognosis of CAD: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Fetuin-A is an anti-inflammation and anti-calcification factor involved in the course of coronary artery disease (CAD). But the association between serum fetuin-A level and the prognosis of CAD patients was still controversial. To clarify the association between serum fetuin-A level and the prognosis of CAD patients, we conducted the present meta-analysis.

Ubenimex suppresses Pim-3 kinase expression by targeting CD13 to reverse MDR in HCC cells.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most serious cancers, with rapid progression and high mortality. However, chemotherapy of HCC is hindered by multi-drug resistance (MDR). It is urgent, therefore, to explore new approaches for overcoming MDR of HCC cells.

A self-contrast approach to evaluate the inhibitory effect of chrysosplenetin, in the absence and presence of artemisinin, on the in vivo P-glycoprotein-mediated digoxin transport activity.

In this study, we used a self-contrast method, which excluded the individual difference, to evaluate the inhibitory effect of chrysosplentin (CHR) in the presence or absence of artemisinin (ART) on the P-glycoprotein (P-gp) transport activity. A sensitive and rapid UHPLC-MS/MS method was applied for quantification of digoxin, a P-gp-specific substrate, in rat plasma. A pharmacokinetic study was carried out: first after an oral administration of digoxin at a dose of 0.

[Effect of Qi Benefiting Blood Activating Method on Plasma Fibrinogen and D-dimer in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease].

Objective: To explore the therapeutic effect of qi benefiting blood activating method (QB-BAM) on acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) patients with blood stasis syndrome (BSS) by observing its effect on plasma fibrinogen (Fg) and D-dimer (D-D) levels.

Methods: Sixty AECOPD patients with BSS were randomly assigned to the treated group and the control group, 30 in each group. All patients received conventional therapy for AECOPD.

[Study on Chemical Kinetic Effect of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma].

To reveal the mechanism of plasma (assisted the ignition process of methane/air further, schematic of dielectric barrier discharge plasma system with atmospheric air was designed and set up, the emission spectrum of dielectric barrier discharge plasma with atmospheric air was measured, and the active particles produced by the interaction of dielectric barrier discharge plasma with atmospheric air were analyzed with the spectrum technology, the ignition model and calculation methods of sensitivity analysis and reaction path analysis were given, effects of NO and O3 on the ignition delay time were simulated, and the chemical kinetics mechanism of NO and O3 assisted ignition was revealed via sensitivity analysis and reaction path analysis. The results show that main excited particles of N2 and O3 are generated via effect of plasma on the atmospheric air, which are converted into active particles of NO(ξ) and O3 in the end, the life of which are longer than any other active particles, effects of plasma on the ignition is simplified as effects of NO(ξ) and O3 on the ignition; NO and O3 could reduce the ignition delay time significantly, but the amplitude decrease with increase of the initial temperature, this is because the rate of ignition is decided by the oxidation rate of CH3, the oxidized pathway of CH3 is R155 and R156 for auto-ignition and their rates are slower when temperature is low, so the ignition delay time of methane/air is longer; NO could reduce the ignition delay time significantly because of the oxidized pathway of CH3 is changed to R327 CH3O2 + NO = CH3O + NO2, R328 CH3 + NO2 = CH3O + NO for NO(ξ) (assisted ignition process from R155 and R156 for auto-ignition; and the chemical kinetic effect is the dominating factor of O3 on the ignition and which change the reaction path.

[Determination of chrysosplenetin, metabolic inhibitor of artemisinin, in rat plasma by UPLC-ms/MS and study on its pharmacokinetics].

Objective: The study aimed to develop the assay of chrysosplenetin (CHR), a metabolic inhibitor of artemisinin by UPLC-MS/MS in rat plasma and investigate the pharmacokinetics parameters of CHR.

Method: The plasma samples were precipitated by acetonitrile to remove the proteins. Separation was carried out on a Shim-pack XR-ODS C,18(2.

A microNewton thrust stand for average thrust measurement of pulsed microthruster.

A torsional thrust stand has been developed for the study of the average thrust for microNewton pulsed thrusters. The main body of the thrust stand mainly consists of a torsional balance, a pair of flexural pivots, a capacitive displacement sensor, a calibration assembly, and an eddy current damper. The behavior of the stand was thoroughly studied.

[Measurement of nonuniform temperature and concentration distribution by absorption spectroscopy based on least-square fitting].

The measurement of nonuniform temperature and concentration distributions was investigated based on tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy technology. Through direct scanning multiple absorption lines of H2O, two zones for temperature and concentration distribution were achieved by solving nonlinear equations by least-square fitting from numerical and experimental studies. The numerical results show that the calculated temperature and concentration have relative errors of 8.

[Effect of yifei jianpi recipe on inflammatory cells, levels of interleukin-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in sputum from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].

Objective: To explore the effect and the mechanism of yifei jianpi recipe (YFJPR) on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Methods: Forty patients with COPD in stable phase were randomly divided into two groups, the treated group and the control group. Indexes including the total and differential count of inflammatory cell in sputum, levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), as well as the percentage of forced expiratory volume in one second in its predicted value (FEV1%) and ratio of FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) in patients were measured before and after treatment, and compared with those in 20 healthy subjects.