Triglyceride-glucose index predicts postoperative overall survival in hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Insulin resistance is important in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) carcinogenesis and progression. The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-c) ratio or TyG-body mass index (TyG-BMI) are three non-invasive parameters for insulin resistance. However, their prognostic role in HCC patients undergoing hepatectomy remains unclear.

Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Debridement and Drainage for Pancreatic Abscess.

In patients with severe necrotizing pancreatitis, pancreatic necrosis and secondary infection of surrounding tissues can quickly spread to the whole retroperitoneal space. Treatment of pancreatic abscess complicating necrotizing pancreatitis is difficult and has a high mortality rate. The well-accepted treatment strategy is early debridement of necrotic tissues, drainage, and postoperative continuous retroperitoneal lavage.

Advanced lung cancer inflammation index predicts overall survival of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy.

Aim: Limited data are available regarding ALI's clinical relevance and prognostic value in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after hepatectomy.

Materials And Methods: HCC patients who received hepatectomy at the Meizhou People's Hospital from May 2011 to February 2022 were enrolled in the study cohort. The ALI was calculated as follows: ALI = BMI (kg/m) × ALB (g/dL)/(absolute neutrophil count/absolute lymphocyte count).

Performance control study of interleaved meltblown non-woven materials based on statistical analysis and predictive modeling.

Meltblown nonwoven materials have gained attention due to their excellent filtration performance. The research on the performance of the intercalation meltblown preparation process is complex and a current research focus in the field of chemical production. Based on data related to intercalated and unintercalated meltblown materials under given process conditions, a product performance prediction model of intercalated meltblown materials was established under different process parameters (receiving distance, hot air velocity).

Two Odorant-Binding Proteins Involved in the Recognition of Sex Pheromones in Larvae.

Usually, the recognition of sex pheromone signals is restricted to adult moths. Here, our behavioral assay showed that fourth-instar larvae are attracted to cabbage laced with minor sex pheromones Z9,E12-tetradecadienyl acetate (Z9,E12-14:Ac) or Z9-tetradecenyl acetate (Z9-14:Ac). Seven odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) were upregulated after exposure to Z9,E12-14:Ac, and one OBP was upregulated after exposure to Z9-14:Ac.

Identification and dynamic expression profiling of circadian clock genes in provide new insights into the regulation of sex pheromone communication.

Spodoptera litura is an important pest that causes significant economic damage to numerous crops worldwide. Sex pheromones (SPs) mediate sexual communication in S. litura and show a characteristic degree of rhythmic activity, occurring mainly during the scotophase; however, the specific regulatory mechanisms remain unclear.

AlepPBP2, but not AlepPBP3, may involve in the recognition of sex pheromones and maize volatiles in .

Möschler (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) is a common maize pest in Europe and Asia. However, there is no long-term effective management strategy is available yet to suppress its population. Adults rely heavily on olfactory cues to locate their optimal host plants and oviposition sites.

Ligand-binding properties of odorant-binding protein 6 in Athetis lepigone to sex pheromones and maize volatiles.

Background: Athetis lepigone, a noctuid moth feeding on more than 30 different crops worldwide, has evolved a sophisticated, sensitive, and specific chemosensory system to detect and discriminate exogenous chemicals. Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are the most important agent in insect chemosensory systems to be explored as an alternative target for environmentally friendly approaches to pest management.

Results: To investigate the olfactory function of A.

ARHGAP20 Expression Inhibited HCC Progression by Regulating the PI3K-AKT Signaling Pathway.

Introduction: One of the most common cancers is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is an aggressive cancer that is associated with high mortality. The expression and role of ARHGAP20 in HCC remain unclear.

Materials And Methods: The expression and clinical role of ARHGAP20 were investigated using online databases and HCC samples from Meizhou People's Hospital.

Chemosensory genes in the head of larvae.

The tobacco cutworm Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a polyphagous pest with a highly selective and sensitive chemosensory system involved in complex physiological behaviors such as searching for food sources, feeding, courtship, and oviposition. However, effective management strategies for controlling the insect pest populations under threshold levels are lacking. Therefore, there is an urgent need to formulate eco-friendly pest control strategies based on the disruption of the insect chemosensory system.

Computational and Experimental Approaches to Decipher the Binding Mechanism of General Odorant-Binding Protein 2 from to Chlorpyrifos and Phoxim.

Insect resistance to insecticides is an increasingly serious problem, and the resistant mechanisms are complicated. The resistance research based on the chemosensory pathway is one of the hot problems at present, but the specific binding mechanism of chemosensory genes and insecticides remains elusive. The binding mechanism of GOBP2 (belong to insect chemosensory gene) with two insecticides was investigated by computational and experimental approaches.

Analysis of chemosensory genes in Semiothisa cinerearia reveals sex-specific contributions for type-II sex pheromone chemosensation.

Insects employ a sensitive chemosensory system to accurately recognize external odorants, which help them to make a behavioral response quickly. Semiothisa cinerearia has caused serious damages to Sophora japonica L. in recent years, and there is still a lack of effective strategy to control the pest.

Organophosphorus insecticide interacts with the pheromone-binding proteins of Athetis lepigone: Implication for olfactory dysfunction.

Athetis lepigone is one of the most severe polyphagous pests, and it has developed resistance to different chemical insecticides. Insects primarily rely on the olfactory system to recognize various environmental chemicals, including xenobiotics such as insecticides. Here, we expressed two A.

Identification of METTL3 as an Adverse Prognostic Biomarker in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Introduction: N6-methyladenosine (m6A), the most prominent mRNA modification, plays a critical role in many physiological and pathological processes. However, the roles of m6A RNA modification in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain largely unknown.

Materials And Methods: We investigated the mRNA expression and clinical significance of m6A-related genes using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) liver hepatocellular carcinoma cohort.

Different binding properties of two general-odorant binding proteins in Athetis lepigone with sex pheromones, host plant volatiles and insecticides.

Athetis lepigone (Alep) is a polyphagous pest native to Europe and Asia that has experienced major outbreaks in the summer maize area of China since 2011 and has shown evidence of resistance to some insecticides. Insect olfaction is crucial for recognition of sex pheromones, host plant volatiles and even insecticides, in which two general-odorant binding proteins (GOBPs) play important roles. To elucidate the functions of GOBPs in A.

Key genes associated with diabetes mellitus and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Accumulating evidence indicates a strong correlation between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the underlying pathophysiology is still elusive. We aimed to identify unrecognized but important genes and pathways related to T2DM and HCC by bioinformatic analysis. The GSE64998 and GSE15653 datasets (for T2DM), the GSE121248 dataset and the Cancer Genome Atlas-Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma (TCGA-LIHC) dataset (for HCC) were downloaded.

Identification of a four-gene metabolic signature predicting overall survival for hepatocellular carcinoma.

While hundreds of consistently altered metabolic genes had been identified in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the prognostic role of them remains to be further elucidated. Messenger RNA expression profiles and clinicopathological data were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas-Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma and GSE14520 data set from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Univariate Cox regression analysis and lasso Cox regression model established a novel four-gene metabolic signature (including acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 1, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase 2, phosphatidylserine synthase 2, and uridine-cytidine kinase 2) for HCC prognosis prediction.

Chemosensory Gene Families in the Oligophagous Pear Pest (Hemiptera: Psyllidae).

Chemosensory systems play an important role in insect behavior, and some key associated genes have potential as novel targets for pest control. is an oligophagous pest and has become one of the main pests of pear trees, but little is known about the molecular-level means by which it locates its hosts. In this study, we assembled the head transcriptome of using Illumina sequencing, and 63,052 Unigenes were identified.

Identification of a six-gene signature predicting overall survival for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a major challenge for public health worldwide. Considering the great heterogeneity of HCC, more accurate prognostic models are urgently needed. To identify a robust prognostic gene signature, we conduct this study.

A Δ9 desaturase (SlitDes11) is associated with the biosynthesis of ester sex pheromone components in Spodoptera litura.

Sex pheromone biosynthesis in moths relies on the activity of multiple enzymes, including Δ9 desaturase, which plays an important role in catalyzing desaturation at the Δ9 position of the carbon chain. However, the physiological function of moth Δ9 desaturase has not been elucidated in vivo. In this study, we used the CRISPR/Cas9 system to knockout the Δ9 desaturase gene (SlitDes11) of Spodoptera litura to analyze its role in sex pheromone biosynthesis.

Functional characterization of four sex pheromone receptors in the newly discovered maize pest Athetis lepigone.

Chemoreception systems play a crucial role in regulating key behavioral activities of insects, such as mating, oviposition, and foraging. Odorant receptors (ORs) trigger the transduction of chemical signals into electric signals, and are involved in the corresponding responses associated with odorant guidance behaviors. Pheromone receptors (PRs) of male adult insects are generally thought to function in the recognition of female sex pheromones, and are also important molecular targets for the development of behavioral inhibitors and insecticides.

Identification of Chemosensory Genes Based on the Transcriptomic Analysis of Six Different Chemosensory Organs in .

Insects have a complex chemosensory system that accurately perceives external chemicals and plays a pivotal role in many insect life activities. Thus, the study of the chemosensory mechanism has become an important research topic in entomology. Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a major agricultural polyphagous pest that causes significant agricultural economic losses worldwide.

Molecular identification and expression patterns of odorant binding protein and chemosensory protein genes in (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

The olfaction system of insects plays an important role in mediating various physiological behaviors, including locating hosts, avoiding predators, and recognizing mates and oviposition sites. Therefore, some key genes in the system present valuable opportunities as targets for developing novel green pesticides. , a noctuid moth can feed on more than 30 different host plants making it a serious polyphagous pest worldwide, and it has become one of the major maize pests in northern China since 2011.

[Inhibitory effect of chondroitinase ABC on ephrin A4 expression after spinal cord injury in rats].

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) on ephrin A4 (EphA4) expression after spinal cord impairment (SCI) in rats. Adult female SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: ChABC group, normal saline (NS) group and sham group. In the ChABC and NS group, the SCI model was produced by the spinal cord hemisection.