Plastome structure, phylogeny and evolution of plastid genes in Reevesia (Helicteroideae, Malvaceae).

Reevesia is an eastern Asian-eastern North American disjunction genus in the family Malvaceae s.l. and comprises approximately 25 species.

Double counting heart rate - Littmann sign in electrocardiogram.

This report highlights necessity of correctly and quickly identifying Littmann sign. Littmann sign is not common in clinical practice, which is easily overlooked by most physicians, leading to delays in the treatment of hyperkalemia. A 68 year old patient with hyperkalemia was found to have inconsistent heart rate displayed on electrocardiogram monitoring with cardiac auscultation and synchronous electrocardiogram in the early stages of onset.

[Effects of tillage and fertility on soil nitrogen balance and greenhouse gas emissions of wheat-maize rotation system in Central Henan Province, China.].

Energy saving, emission reduction, and efficiency improvement are important directions for agricultural development in Central Henan Province, the main grain production area in the Huang-huai-hai Plain. Based on the tillage and fertilization positioning experiment in 2010, we investigated the effects of three tillage methods (deep tillage, shallow tillage, and no-tillage) and two fertilization methods (nitrogen fertilizer and nitrogen fertilizer+organic fertilizer) on soil nitrogen balance and greenhouse gas emissions from 2018 to 2019. The results showed that soil nitrogen accumulation increased with organic fertilizer addition.

miR-105 Promotes the Progression and Predicts the Prognosis for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC).

Background: miRNA-105 has been reported in a vast number of malignancies, including hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal, esophageal, breast and non-small lung cancers. Still, the biological role of miR-105 remains mostly uncovered in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

Methods: miR-105 expression in OSCC tissues and cell lines was detected by qRT-PCR.

Cooperation Between the Inflammation and Coagulation Systems Promotes the Survival of Circulating Tumor Cells in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients.

Most renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients die from metastasis or recurrence after the spread of cancer to another organ, but the mechanisms underlying the intravascular survival of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have not been completely deciphered. Additionally, although elevated plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and thrombocytosis are strongly correlated and both indicate a poor prognosis for RCC patients, the bridge connecting inflammation and coagulation remains poorly understood. To explore the complicated relationship among inflammation, the coagulation system and CTC survival, we obtained viable CTC counts and clinical information from 106 treatment-naïve patients.

[Effects of organic fertilizer application on accumulation and distribution of assimilates in winter wheat].

To understand the effects of organic fertilizer addition on accumulation and distribution of winter wheat assimilates, we compared organic carbon content in soil and wheat plants, photosynthetic characteristics and assimilation transformation under two different fertilizer treatments, CF (chemical fertilizer only) and OF (organic fertilizer with chemical fertilizer), using CO pulse labeling method. The results showed that OF increased soil organic carbon content and wheat photosynthetic parameters, resulting in higher organic carbon content and total dry biomass accumulation in wheat plants compared with CF treatment. Compared marking to maturity with that on the 7th day after the same marking, the content and distribution rate of C in leaves and stems of two treatments decreased; the C content in spikes increased at jointing stage and filling stage, decreased at anthesis stage, and the C distribution rate increased at all stages.

[Effects of different low limits of irrigation on nutrients, enzyme activity and glomalin-rela-ted soil protein in soil aggregates of drip irrigation under plastic film.].

Irrigation is the main source of soil water in greenhouse. There is a lack of understanding on the effects of drip irrigation under the plastic film on the distribution characteristics of soil nutrients, enzyme activity and glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) in soil aggregates. The effects of different irrigation low limits (20 kPa, D; 30 kPa, D; 40 kPa, D) on soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), urease activity, invertase activity and GRSP in soil aggregates were investigated under the greenhouse with the continuously six years' irrigation.

[Structure characteristics of soil and canopy and their relationships in wheat field under different tillage and application of organic fertilizer.].

With the aim to optimize the structural characteristics of wheat canopy by improving topsoil structure, we examined the effects of three different tillage treatments, deep tillage (DT), shallow tillage (ST), no-tillage (NT) alone, and with application of organic fertilizer, DTF, STF and NTF, on the soil structure and wheat canopy characteristics for five years. Under the same tillage treatment, application of organic fertilizer decreased soil bulk density, the content of soil aggregates with diameter > 5 mm, the mean mass diameter (MWD), and geometric mean diameter (GMD) values of the soil aggregates with diameter >0.25 mm.

Distinct subcellular localization of E-cadherin between epithelioid angiomyolipoma and triphasic angiomyolipoma: A preliminary case-control study.

Epithelioid angiomyolipoma (EAML) is a rare variant of angiomyolipoma (AML). Previous studies have demonstrated that epithelial (E-)cadherin is expressed in two subtypes of AML, EAML and triphasic AML; however, the expression pattern of E-cadherin remains unclear. In the present study, a preliminary case-control study was conducted to determine the expression pattern of E-cadherin between EAML and triphasic AML, the control, focusing on the subcellular localization and expression category of E-cadherin.

[Identification and analysis of the NAC transcription factor family in Triticum urartu].

NAC transcription factors are one of plant-specific gene families with diverse functions, and they regulate plant development, organ formation and stress responses. Currently, the researches about NAC transcription factors mainly focus on model plants, Arabidopsis and rice, whereas such studies are hardly reported in wheat and other plants. In this study, the full-length coding sequences (CDS) of NAC transcription factors from Triticum urartu (TuNAC) were identified through bioinformatic analysis.

Impact of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy on Survival in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated by Targeted Therapy.

Background: The metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients treated with upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy combined with α-interferon yields additional overall survival (OS) benefits. It is unclear whether mRCC patients treated with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (VEGFR-TKI) will benefit from such cytoreductive nephrectomy either. The aim of the study was to identify variables for selection of patients who would benefit from upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy for mRCC treated with VEGFR-TKI.

A suggestion for pathological grossing and reporting based on prognostic indicators of malignancies from a pooled analysis of renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma.

Purpose: Epithelioid angiomyolipoma (EAML) is a rare entity of the kidney. The guideline for grossing and reporting of renal EAML has not been established for Chinese patients. We planned this study to provide some preliminary indicators for draft guidelines of pathological diagnosis among Chinese people.

Clinicopathological characteristics and treatment outcomes of Chinese patients with genitourinary embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.

Background: Genitourinary embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is rarely reported in China. This retrospective analysis aimed to characterize the clinicopathologic features and treatment outcomes of genitourinary embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in a sample of Chinese patients.

Methods: Basic demographic and clinical data of 29 patients, who were diagnosed with genitourinary embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma between January 2000 and December 2011, were retrieved and analyzed.

[Effects of silicon on the ultrastructures of wheat radical cells under copper stress].

To explore the alleviation effect of silicon on wheat growth under copper stress, cultivar Aikang 58 was chosen as the experimental material. The growth, root activities and root tip ultrastructures of wheat seedlings, which were cultured in Hoagland nutrient solution with five different treatments (control, 15 mg x L(-1) Cu2+, 30 mg x L(-1) Cu2+, 15 mg x L(-1) Cu2+ and 50 mg x L(-1) silicon, 30 mg x L(-1) Cu2+ and 50 mg x L(-1) silicon), were fully analyzed. The results showed that root length, plant height and root activities of wheat seedlings were significantly restrained under the copper treatments compared with the control (P < 0.

Famitinib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a single center study.

Background: Famitinib is a novel and potent multitargeting receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. The phase I clinical study showed that famitinib was well tolerated and had a broad anti-tumor spectrum. The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy and safety of famitinib for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).

Cloning and characterization of a FLO/LFY ortholog in Gossypium hirsutum L.

Key Message: GhLFY was cloned from G. hirsutum L. Its expression, subcellular localization, and function were analyzed, as well as the in vivo regulation of GhLFY by the MADS-box protein SOC1 (GhSOC1).

[Value of CK20 immunocytochemistry as an adjuvant to urine liquid-based cytology in detection of urothelial carcinoma].

Objective: To investigate the value of cytokeratin 20 (CK20) immunocytochemical (ICC) detection in the urine liquid-based cytological specimens in diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma (UC).

Methods: The study consisted of prospective and retrospective groups. In the prospective group, voided urine samples were collected from patients with a variety of urological conditions and healthy individuals.

ImmunoCyt and cytokeratin 20 immunocytochemistry as adjunct markers for urine cytologic detection of bladder cancer: a prospective study.

Objective: To determine whether ImmunoCyt (uCyt+) immunofluorescence and cytokeratin 20 (CK20) immunocytochemistry add additional diagnostic value in the detection of urothelial carcinoma (UC) in samples of urine liquid-based cytology (LBC).

Study Design: We prospectively collected voided urine samples from a total of 169 in-house patients with a variety of urologic conditions. Voided urine samples from 22 healthy individuals who came to the clinic as part of a routine annual physical examination were also collected as negative controls.

[Long-term outcome of testicular seminoma in 294 patients].

Objective: To analyze the correlation of long-term survival with the treatment strategies in patients with testicular seminoma.

Methods: Clinical data of 294 patients with testicular seminoma treated in our hospital between 1959 and 2004 were collected and analyzed. The median age of the patients was 37 years (range 13 - 70 years).

[Autophagy in fibrotic and postoperative remnant liver in rat].

Objective: To evaluate the characteristics of autophagy in fibrotic and postoperative remnant liver.

Methods: Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: control group; fibrosis group, which received the solution of CCl4 in oil twice a week for 5 weeks; and hepatectomy group, which underwent 70% hepatectomy. Liver tissues and plasma were harvested 18 hours after the surgery.

[Urachal mass in adults: clinical analysis of 33 cases].

Objective: To summarize the experience in diagnosis and treatment of urachal mass in adults.

Methods: The clinical data of 33 patients with urachal mass, 21 male and 12 females, aged 49 (30-75), were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: The urachal masses of 11 patients (33%, 11/33) were benign, including 5 cases of abscess, 3 of cyst, 2 of malacoplakia, and 1 of xanthogranuloma.

[Detection of urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder by multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization].

Background & Objective: Urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a common malignant neoplasm of the genitourinary system. This study was to analyze chromosome aberrations in urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder in Chinese, and evaluate the possibility and validity of multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization (M-FISH) in detecting urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder.

Methods: The probes of chromosome 3, 7, 17 centromeres and 9p21 region were labeled by random primer method.