Complete genome sequences of two Pantoea stewartii strains ATCC 8199 from maize and PSCN1 from sugarcane.

Objectives: The pathogen of Pantoea stewartii (Ps) is the causal agent of bacterial disease in corn and various graminaceous plants. Ps has two subspecies, Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartia (Pss) and Pantoea stewartii subsp.

Salivary Protein Sfapyrase of Spodoptera frugiperda Stimulates Plant Defence Response.

Plants have developed various resistance mechanisms against herbivorous insects through prolonged coevolution. Plant defence responses can be triggered by specific compounds present in insect saliva. Apyrase, a known enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) into adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and inorganic phosphorus, has recently been identified in some herbivorous insects.

Postoperative QRS duration to left ventricular end-diastolic diameter ratio as a predictor for the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery: A single-center prospective study.

Background And Aims: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a frequent complication following cardiac surgery and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Our study aimed at determining the clinical and echocardiographic predictors of POAF in patients with cardiac surgery and management of this group of patients may improve their outcome.

Methods: We prospectively enrolled patients from the department of cardiovascular surgery in the Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University from October 23, 2020 to October 30, 2022, without a history of atrial fibrillation.

Effects of physical activity on subjective well-being: the mediating role of social support and self-efficacy.

Objective: Subjective well-being is an essential component of college students' mental health, and the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical activity and subjective well-being among college students and to examine the mediating role of social support and self-efficacy between the physical activity and subjective well-being.

Methods: This study utilized a cross-sectional design with a stratified whole group sample of 989 college students (M = 19.65 years, SD = 1.

Insights into Reactive Oxygen Species Production-Scavenging System Involved in Sugarcane Response to Infection under Drought Stress.

Plants must adapt to the complex effects of several stressors brought on by global warming, which may result in interaction and superposition effects between diverse stressors. Few reports are available on how drought stress affects () infection in sugarcane ( spp. hybrids).

Identification of a sugarcane bacilliform virus promoter that is activated by drought stress in plants.

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is an important sugar and biofuel crop in the world. It is frequently subjected to drought stress, thus causing considerable economic losses.

Biocontrol efficiency and characterization of insecticidal protein from sugarcane endophytic Serratia marcescens (SM) against oriental armyworm Mythimna separata (Walker).

The plant endophytic bacteria are a great source of nature insecticides. However, no such endophytic bacteria have been found in sugarcane, to address this gap, we isolated and identified a strain of Serratia marcescens with moderate insecticidal activity from sugarcane. Taken armyworm Mythimna separata as example, the mortality rates of oral infection and injection infection were 47.

Identification of ARF transcription factor gene family and its defense responses to bacterial infection and salicylic acid treatment in sugarcane.

Auxin response factor (ARF) is a critical regulator in the auxin signaling pathway, involved in a variety of plant biological processes. Here, gene members of 24 and 39 were identified in two genomes of clones AP85-441 and Np-X, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all genes were clustered into four clades, which is identical to those genes in maize () and sorghum ().

Occult deterioration of an aortic annular abscess: how do we diagnose a pseudoaneurysm periaortic valve? A case report.

Background: Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a disease caused by the colonization of toxic microorganisms on the endocardium of heart valves [1]. Although much progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of IE, its complications, such as annular abscesses [2], still have a high mortality rate. In this case, we describe a patient with infective endocarditis complicated by occult deteriorated aortic annular abscess.

Combination of SVI/S' and diagnostic scores for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

The diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains a challenge. There are three methods proposed as diagnostic tools. H FPEF score was determined by six weighted clinical characteristics and echocardiographic variables.

Nano-selenium enhances sugarcane resistance to Xanthomonas albilineans infection and improvement of juice quality.

Selenium is an important trace element that is beneficial to human health and can enhance plant resistance and crop quality. The occurrence of up-to-date nanotechnology greatly promotes the beneficial efficiency of this trace element on crops. The discovery of nano-Se increased the crop quality and reduced plant disease in different plant.

Ticagrelor Can Regulate the Ion Channel Characteristics of Superior Cervical Ganglion Neurons after Myocardial Infarction.

Background: The superior cervical ganglion (SCG) plays a key role in cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the changes in the ion channel characteristics of the SCG following myocardial infarction (MI) and the role of pretreatment with the P2Y12 receptor antagonist ticagrelor (TIC).

Methods: A total of 18 male rabbits were randomly divided into a control group, MI group, and P2Y12 receptor antagonist (TIC) group (abbreviated as the TIC group).

Early detection of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related subclinical cardiotoxicity: A pilot study by using speckle tracking imaging and three-dimensional echocardiography.

Background: Early detection of subclinical cardiotoxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy can be challenging.

Objective: To evaluate subclinical cardiac dysfunction using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI) and three-dimensional echocardiography in Chinese patients.

Methods: Fifty-five consecutive patients with malignant tumors treated by immunotherapy were included.

Sugarcane responses to two strains of differing in pathogenicity through a differential modulation of salicylic acid and reactive oxygen species.

Leaf scald caused by is one of the major bacterial diseases of sugarcane that threaten the sugar industry worldwide. Pathogenic divergence among strains of and interactions with the sugarcane host remain largely unexplored. In this study, 40 strains of from China were distributed into three distinct evolutionary groups based on multilocus sequence analysis and simple sequence repeats loci markers.

Synergistic Effects of Organosilicon and Cu(OH) in Controlling Sugarcane Leaf Scald Disease.

Sugarcane leaf scald is a systemic disease caused by that limits sugarcane yield and quality. Previous research has shown that exogenous application of copper hydroxide to plants is effective in controlling this disease. However, long-term bactericide use causes serious "3R" problems: resistance, resurgence, and residue.

Systematic and functional analysis of non-specific lipid transfer protein family genes in sugarcane under infection and salicylic acid treatment.

Plant non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are small basic proteins that play a significant regulatory role in a wide range of physiological processes. To date, no genome-wide survey and expression analysis of this gene family in sugarcane has been performed. In this study we identified the nsLTP gene family in and carried out expression profiling of in two sugarcane cultivars ( spp.

"Ghost imaging" in pericardial cavity: Disappeared "tumor-like" masses in tuberculous pericarditis.

A 66-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to chest distress and shortness of breath during 1 week. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed massive pericardial effusion and multiple, irregular and high-density echo "tumor-like" masses on the heart, with the largest one on the apex. However, there were no masses found by computed tomography (CT) scan, except for increased lipids around the coronary artery.

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor alleviated atrial remodeling in STZ-induced diabetic rats by targeting TLR4 pathway.

Purpose: The mechanism of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT-2i) reducing the incidence of atrial fibrillation remains unclear. We hypothesize that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor alleviated atrial remodeling in STZ-induced diabetic rats by targeting TLR4 pathway.

Methods: A total of 42 rats were randomly assigned into three groups: control group (CON group); diabetes group (DM group): diabetes mellitus rats were established by 65 mg/kg streptozotocin (STZ) intraperitoneal injection; and diabetes + dapagliflozin group (DM + DAPA group): diabetic rats were given DAPA gavage administration (DAPA 2mg/kg/d for 4 weeks by gavage administration), 14 rats in each group.