Colorectal polyps serve as the primary precursors for colorectal cancer. A close relationship has been observed between colorectal polyps and gut microbiota. However, the composition and role of the microbiome associated with tubular adenoma are not well understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDonkey milk, rich in essential nutrients, is not only able to meet the nutritional needs of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) according to the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in CKD, but also has strong anti-inflammatory properties. Inflammation is the main driving force of renal fibrosis, which directly determines renal function in CKD. However, the impact of donkey milk on CKD and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA powdery mildew (Pm) resistance locus PmRc1 was identified and transferred from Roegneria ciliaris into wheat. Two compensative translocation lines carrying PmRc1 were developed. Powdery mildew (Pm), caused by the biotrophic fungal pathogen Blumeria graminis f.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi
October 2024
Employees in enterprises face numerous challenges due to the severe employment situation and job pressure. Sales personnel and research and development (R&D) personnel in companies are particularly susceptible to mental health issues due to the unique nature and complexity of their work. This study aims to explore the psychological health issues among sales personnel and R&D personnel in high-tech enterprises.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Resveratrol is a potent phytochemical known for its potential in treating cardiometabolic multimorbidity. However, its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Our study systematically investigates the effects of resveratrol on cardiometabolic multimorbidity and elucidates its mechanisms using network pharmacology and molecular docking techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study explores the impact of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on decision-making capabilities in individuals with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD), alongside potential underlying psychological mechanisms. Employing the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and computational modeling techniques, we assessed the decision-making processes of 50 male MUD participants (24 underwent rTMS treatment, 26 received no treatment) and 39 healthy controls (HC). We compared pre- and post-rTMS treatment alterations in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to confirm the safety and feasibility of totally endoscopic repair for mitral regurgitation (MR) in Barlow's disease.
Methods: From June 2018 to December 2022, 21 consecutive Barlow's disease patients (aged 33 ± 12 years; 57.1% male) underwent totally endoscopic mitral valve (MV) repair with leaflets folding, multiple artificial chordae implantation and ring annuloplasty.
Toxic arsenic (As) and trace element selenium (Se) are transformed by microorganisms but their complex interactions in soil-plant systems have not been fully understood. An As- and Se- oxidizing bacterium, Agrobacterium sp. T3F4, was applied to a native seleniferous As-polluted soil to investigate As/Se uptake by the vegetable Brassica rapa L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCooperative behavior is a vital social interaction which plays a vital role in improving human survival and reproduction. However, few empirical studies have examined the differences between cooperative behaviors and the underlying neural substrates. In the present study, the brain activity of familiar dyads of the same sex was measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy during three cooperative tasks (cooperative button-press, tangram, and Jenga tasks).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Sci Instrum
September 2023
First, focused on the complex problem that a U-shaped tracking frame is unreachable to obtain the pointing angles of an unmanned aerial vehicle target, a novel coordinate transformation method is proposed in this paper. The fixed transformation relationship between the intermediate links is deduced by establishing a unified coordinate system, simplifying the algorithm conversion process, and saving computing resources and time. Furthermore, the accuracy of the proposed method has been verified in both aspects of theory and experiment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe have proposed, for the first time, an OpenCL implementation for the all-electron density-functional perturbation theory (DFPT) calculations in FHI-aims, which can effectively compute all its time-consuming simulation stages, i.e., the real-space integration of the response density, the Poisson solver for the calculation of the electrostatic potential, and the response Hamiltonian matrix, by utilizing various heterogeneous accelerators.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA new FHB resistance locus FhbRc1 was identified from the R. ciliaris chromosome 7S and transferred into common wheat by developing alien translocation lines. Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by multiple Fusarium species is a globally destructive disease of common wheat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Individuals who use methamphetamine (MA) for a long period of time may experience decreased inhibition and increased impulsivity. In order to reduce impulsivity or improve inhibitory control ability, high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) has attracted much attention of researchers. Recent studies on addiction have shown that rTMS can stimulate different brain regions to produce different therapeutic effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMyocardial infarction (MI) is the most prevalent cardiac disease with high mortality, leading to severe heart injury. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new type of regulatory RNAs and participate in multiple pathological cardiac progressions. However, the role of circRNAs Postn (circPostn) in MI modulation remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoronary artery ostial stenosis is a common but life-threatening complication that usually presents right after valve implantation, especially in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedure. However, as reported in our case, it may also have a late delayed presentation in valve replacement through median sternotomy. Here, we present a rare case of one patient who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for severe stenosis of the left main (LM) coronary artery six months after Mosaic aortic bioprosthesis implantation.
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October 2020
Background: Reoperation for isolated tricuspid valve (TV) surgery is considered a high-risk procedure. The optimal surgical approach is controversial. We analyzed our experience with isolated TV redo surgery performed either through thoracoscopic approach (thoracoscopic group), right thoracotomy (thoracotomy group), or median sternotomy (sternotomy group).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We reported our experience of 100 consecutive cases of thoracoscopic mitral valvuloplasty in the early period.
Methods: Between September 2017 and December 2019, 100 consecutive cases (aged 49.2±14.
Since December 2019, the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection began to appear in Hubei Province of China and gradually spread to other provinces and other countries. The virus has the characteristics of strong transmission capacity, diverse clinical manifestations, long incubation period, and latent infection, thus posing a serious threat to human life safety and health. With the increasing number of cases and the continuous enrichment of clinical data, 2019-nCoV-infected patients have received more and more attention regarding myocardial injury related to virus infection besides typical respiratory system manifestations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfectious endocarditis (IE) is a rare disease with high mortality rate. Recently, red cell distribution width (RDW) has drawn special attention for predicting cardiovascular disease. This study aims to explore the relationship between RDW value and postoperative death of IE patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInferior vena cava filters are used for patients with pulmonary embolism or those with risk of embolization. Here we present a case of a 38-year-old man who underwent placement of an inferior vena cava filter because of deep vein thrombosis. The operating arm fractured and embolized to the posteromedial papillary muscle of mitral valve and the posterior inferior wall of the left ventricle through right atrium and atrioventricular septum, leading to large symptomatic mitral and tricuspid insufficiency and pericardial tamponade.
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