TRM 95458 converts glycerol to a new osmotic compound.

Plant growth and agricultural productivity was greatly limited by soil salinity and alkalization. The application of salt-tolerant rhizobacteria could effectively improve plant tolerance to saline-alkali stress. TRM 95458 was obtained from the rhizosphere of chickpea ( L.

Three novel species isolated by using polyaspartic acid as a water-retaining agent for the enrichment .

Three novel actinomycete strains, designated TRM66264-DLM, TRM88002 and TRM88003, were isolated by using polyaspartic acid as a water-retaining agent for the enrichment . The 16S rRNA gene sequence and phylogenetic analyses of three strains indicated that they belonged to the genus . The phylogenetically closest strains of TRM66264-DLM, TRM88002 and TRM88003 were LIPI11-2-Ac043 (98.

Plasma sFlt-1-to-PlGF ratio is correlated with inflammatory but not with oxidative stress in Chinese preeclamptic women.

Purpose: Considerable interest has been focused on angiogenic factors and angiogenic imbalance in the field of pre-eclampsia (PE), owing to its gaining role in the development of PE. This study was addressed to investigate the associations of sFlt-1-to-PlGF plasma ratios with oxidative stress assessed by the level of 8-isoprostane, and inflammation measured by the level of high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and adipocytokines.

Methods: A total of 83 patients with PE including 47 mild PE (MPE) and 36 severe PE (SPE) and 50 age-matched normotensive subjects in the third trimester of pregnancy were examined.

[Effect of extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway on nitric oxide release by human umbilical vein endothelial cell induced by placental growth factor-1].

Objective: To investigate the effect of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway on nitric oxide (NO) release by human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) induced by placental growth factor-1 (PLGF-1).

Methods: During January to April 2006, 50 samples of umbilical vein blood were collected from newborns delivered by cesarean section due to intrauterine distress and abnormal fetal position. HUVEC were primarily cultured by trypsin digestion.