Establishment and identification of the head kidney cell line of yellowfin seabream (Acanthopagrus latus) and its application in a virus susceptibility study.

The yellowfin seabream (Acanthopagrus latus) is a crucial marine resource owing to its economic significance. Acanthopagrus latus aquaculture faces numerous challenges from viral diseases, but a robust in-vitro research model to understand and address these threats is lacking. Therefore, we developed a novel A.

Genome-wide identification of heat shock protein gene family and their responses to pathogen challenge in Trachinotus ovatus.

Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs) are a widely distributed family of proteins produced in response to heat and other stresses. To develop a deeper understanding of the mechanisms governing expression of HSPs in the bony fish Trachinotus ovatus, we carried out a whole genome analysis and identified 43 HSP genes. Based on their phylogenetic relationships with Danio rerio, Seriola dumerili, and Seriola lalandi, they were divided into four subfamilies: HSP20, HSP60, HSP70, and HSP90.

Prognostic value of preoperative circulating tumor cells for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis: A propensity score analysis.

Purpose: The role of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) is not fully understood.

Methods: In this retrospective analysis, we included 316 HCC patients who underwent hepatectomy and preoperative CTC detection. We selected 41 pairs of matched HCC patients with and without PVTT using propensity score matching (PSM) analysis.

Postoperative outcomes and recurrence patterns of intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma dictated by the sum of tumor size and number.

Background: The selection criteria for Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients who would truly benefit from liver resection (LR) remain undefined.

Aim: To identify BCLC-B HCC patients more suitable for LR.

Methods: We included patients undergoing curative LR for BCLC stage A or B multi-nodular HCC (MNHCC) and stratified BCLC-B patients by the sum of tumor size and number (N + S).

The Presence of Circulating Tumor Cell Cluster Characterizes an Aggressive Hepatocellular Carcinoma Subtype.

Background: Growing evidence suggests that circulating tumor cell (CTC) clusters may be an important factor in the metastatic process, but their role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. This study aimed to characterize the molecular and clinical features of CTC cluster-positive human HCC and to assess its prognostic value in HCC patients.

Methods: The CTCs and CTC clusters were evaluated in 204 HCC patients using CellSearch™ System.

Myrothecol A, a new alkylresorcinol with cytotoxicity from sp.

A new alkylresorcinol, myrothecol A (), along with two known ones ( and ), were isolated from a fungal strain sp. GY170016. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis.

Preparation of phenyl-boronic acid polymeric monolith by initiator-free ring-opening polymerization for microextraction of sulfonamides prior to their determination by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

In this study, a novel phenyl-boronic acid polymeric monolith (PBAPM) in polyether ether ketone (PEEK) tube was fabricated. The inner wall of PEEK tube was modified with mussel inspired polydopamine layer to firmly bond PBAPM, so as to avoid the outflow of PBAPM from PEEK tube and improve the service life and application scope of PBAPM. The PBAPM was synthesized by initiator-free ring-opening polymerization based on our previous work.

Clinical Value of Trans-parenchymal Compressing Suture to Decrease the Cutting Surface Related Complications after Non-anatomical Liver Resection.

Non-anatomical liver resection with appropriate resection margin is regarded as a potential curative treatment for selected major hepatic carcinoma due to preserving maximal normal liver, especially in cirrhotic patients. But occurrence of cutting surface related complications becomes a main challenge. From June 2010 to June 2016, 448 patients with major hepatic carcinoma received non-anatomical liver resection in our liver surgery center.

Preparation of phenyl-boronic acid polymer monolith by initiator-free ring-opening polymerization for microextraction of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim from animal-originated foodstuffs.

Boronate affinity materials are usually used for selective enrichment of cis-diol-containing compounds, mainly based on formation of pH-dependent cyclic ester between cis-diol and boronic acid. Recently, B-N coordination, or combined with hydrogen-bonding interaction, was employed as primary interaction for the extraction of nitrogen-containing compounds. However, there are no reports about the combination of hydrophobic (or π-π) interaction and B-N coordination for the extraction.

[Heavy Metal Content of Rural Living Solid Waste and Related Source and Distribution Analysis].

Living solid waste of 72 typical villages and towns in 12 provinces was investigated, and related heavy metal pollution characteristics, source, and distribution were analyzed. Results showed that heavy metal content of As, Hg, Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn, and Ni in living solid waste of typical northern villages of China was (7.51±8.

Personalized stepwise vascular control during complex hepatectomy involving hepatocaval confluence.

Background: This study introduces an innovative stepwise vascular control technique to address the high risk of massive bleeding from main hepatic veins and the retro-hepatic inferior vena cava during hepatectomy involving hepatocaval confluence.

Methods: From January 2010 to July 2016, 80 patients underwent stepwise vascular occlusion during complex liver resection involving hepatocaval confluence. Relevant clinical data were collected and compared with those obtained in parallel studies.

[Nursing care of endovascular aneurysm repair patients].

The treatment of aortic disease previously used conventional open surgery to replace the aorta with artificial vascular prosthesis after resecting the lesioned segment. The recently developed technique of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) uses a stent graft to reinforce the diseased aortic wall while allowing blood flow continuity and preventing further aortic expansion, dissection and aortic rupture. Taiwan's National Health Insurance now covers payment for authorized EVAR procedures, making treatments safer for patients who are elderly, have congestive heart failure, have multiple comorbidities, or have other high-risk factors.

Effectiveness of education programs about oral antibiotic suspensions in pediatric outpatient services.

Background: The effectiveness of education programs for pediatric patients receiving oral antibiotic suspension was unclear.

Methods: When pediatric patients were prescribed antibiotics in powder form for suspension at the outpatient clinic of a university hospital, the responsible 150 caregivers were consecutively allocated into three education programs: Group 1 subjects read the package insert; Group 2 read a photograph-designed educational sheet; and Group 3 received a face-to-face medication education from a pharmacist with the photograph-designed educational sheet. The effectiveness of the three education programs for pediatric patients' caregivers was evaluated using a questionnaire comprised of 12 questions.