() are a gene family that relies on NAD +/NADP + proteins to oxidize toxic aldehydes to non-toxic carboxylic acids, and they play a crucial role in the growth and development of plants, as well as in their ability to withstand stress. This study identified 26 genes from six gene families distributed on six chromosomes. By analyzing the phylogeny, gene structure, conserved motifs, cis-regulatory elements, collinearity of homologs, evolutionary patterns, differentiation patterns, and expression variations under drought stress, we found that the gene is involved in phytohormones and exhibits responsiveness to various environmental stressors by modulating multiple cis-regulatory elements.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) have been extensively developed for cancer risk prediction in European populations, but their effectiveness in the Chinese population remains uncertain.
Methods And Findings: We constructed 80 PRSs for the 13 most common cancers using seven schemes and evaluated these PRSs in 100,219 participants from the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB). The optimal PRSs with the highest discriminatory ability were used to define genetic risk, and their site-specific and cross-cancer associations were assessed.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
February 2025
Objective: In January 2023, China implemented the "Class B Management" policy, marking a new phase in COVID-19 control. As new SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to emerge, some have shown significant immune evasion, posing challenges to epidemic control efforts. To manage the pandemic effectively, Henan Province launched a surveillance program for SARS-CoV-2 variants, systematically analyzing their clinical characteristics and epidemiological patterns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Cognitive impairment after a stroke significantly affects patients' quality of life, yet not all strokes lead to such impairment, and the underlying reasons remain unclear. This study employs resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) to compare subcortical stroke patients with and without cognitive impairment. Our goal is to identify distinct abnormalities in regional brain spontaneous activity and functional connectivity (FC) to better understand the neural basis of post-stroke cognitive outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a major pathogen responsible for calf diarrhea. However, it has developed resistance to many antimicrobial drugs for their inappropriate usage. The bacterial quorum sensing system transmits information between bacteria, it's important in regulating bacterial virulence, drug and acid resistance and so on.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite significant progress in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) still exhibits a high recurrence risk and a low 5-year survival rate. Reliable prognostic signatures are imperative for risk stratification in LUAD patients. This study encompassed 2740 patients from 23 LUAD cohorts, including one single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) dataset, five bulk RNA-seq datasets, and 17 microarray datasets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe impact of mother-infant microbiota on neurodevelopment is an area of interest, but longitudinal studies are scarce. Using a cohort of 520 families from the Jiangsu birth cohort in China, we reveal that the maternal gut microbiota during early pregnancy play a substantial role, accounting for 3.34% of the variance in offspring neurodevelopmental scores.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Respir Crit Care Med
February 2025
The association between fine particulate matter (PM) and lung cancer incidence in non-smokers (LCINS) remains inconsistent. To investigate the association between long-term PM exposure and LCINS in a Chinese population and to assess the modifying effect of genetic factors. Time-dependent Cox proportional hazard models were employed to evaluate the hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of PM with LCINS risk and LCINS-related mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenome-wide association studies have identified thousands of genetic variants associated with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), however, it is still challenging to determine the causal variants and to improve disease risk prediction. Here, we applied massively parallel reporter assays to perform NSCLC variant-to-function mapping at scale. A total of 1249 candidate variants were evaluated, and 30 potential causal variants within 12 loci were identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRapid wound healing is of great importance as it plays a crucial role in the body's response to injury or trauma. Biological adhesives are generally easy to apply, allowing for quick and efficient wound closure. In this study, we develop a natural biological adhesive derived from okra juice through a simple and environmentally friendly producing process.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common complication of general anesthesia. This affects 30-80% of patients, and leads to discomfort and extended hospital stays. The effectiveness of penehyclidine for preventing PONV remains a subject of debate in the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnviron Sci Technol
January 2025
Nanoplastics (NPs) are ubiquitous in the environment, posing significant threats to biological systems, including nervous systems, across various trophic levels. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms behind the size-dependent neurotoxicity of NPs remain unclear. Here, we investigated the neurotoxicity of 20 and 100 nm polystyrene NPs (PS-NPs) to zebrafish.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Low density of electroencephalogram alpha band power was reported to be associated with perioperative cognitive dysfunction. Few studies have conducted to explore the effects of remimazolam on intraoperative frontal alpha band power spectrum density in older adults. Here, we aimed to explore the impact of remimazolam on intraoperative frontal brain wave alpha band activity and postoperative cognitive function in older adults undergoing lower extremity fractures surgeries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The association between breastfeeding status and early childhood caries (ECC) remains inconclusive. Few studies evaluate the breastfeeding status including both duration and exclusivity according to the WHO recommendations on breastfeeding. This study aimed to investigate the association between breastfeeding status and ECC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGiven the ever-evolving landscape of antimicrobial resistance, the emergence of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) has introduced a formidable challenge to global public health. In previous research, we identified the Compound Zndm19 as an NDM-1 inhibitor and reported Zndm19 derivatives, which exhibited moderate antibacterial activity when combined with meropenem (MEM). This moderate activity may have been due to the inability of Zndm19 to efficiently penetrate the bacterial outer membrane or its susceptibility to hydrolysis, which prevented it from exerting strong enzyme inhibition in synergy with bacterial cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSodium-glucose co-transport protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, a novel category of oral hypoglycemic agents, offer a promising outlook for individuals experiencing heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Evidence is emerging that highlights their potential in alleviating myocardial fibrosis and oxidative stress. However, the precise mechanisms through which SGLT2 inhibitors influence myocardial fibrosis induced by angiotensin II (Ang II) or transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) are not fully understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF() residues polysaccharide (FVRP) is a high molecular weight polysaccharide with diverse bioactivities extracted from residues (FVR). However, high molecular weight polysaccharides have been shown to face significant challenges in crossing the cell membrane barrier, thereby limiting their absorption and application in the body. Therefore, an ultrasonic-assisted HO-Fe method was employed for the first time to degrade FVRP, resulting in the production of a new polysaccharide, FVRPF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhat Is Already Known About This Topic?: China is rapidly encountering population aging, yet studies on aging are limited by the traditional aging measure: chronological age, particularly in the field of genomics. Several promising aging measures have been proposed, but they lack comparative evaluation.
What Is Added By This Report?: PhenoAge was identified as a measure of aging that demonstrated greater applicability in contemporary populations.
Background: The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) has been widely used in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, yet the practical performance of FIT combined with questionnaire-based risk assessment (QRA) remains undetermined. Moreover, risk factors for distinct CRC precursors identified in screening have been rarely compared.
Methods: This study was based on a population-based CRC screening in China, with 2,120,340 participants completing both FIT and QRA.
Circulating metabolic profiles have shown promising potential in identifying high-risk populations for various diseases, while metabolic perturbation plays an important role in gastric cancer. In this study, we conducted a cross-sectional study with 1800 participants to identify plasma metabolite signatures associated with environmental risk factors of gastric cancer. Subsequently, we evaluated the association between these signatures and gastric cancer risk in a nested case-control study involving 326 gastric cancer cases and 326 matched cancer-free controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Metabolic disorders in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients have attracted increasing attention, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in particular has been the focus of much research due to its high incidence and potential harm in patients with PCOS. However, little is known about whether PCOS is associated with more severe NAFLD histopathology. Although Jiawei Qi Gong Wan (JQGW) is widely used clinically, its specific effects and mechanisms on the liver remain unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Thorac Oncol
November 2024