Effectiveness of clotting factor replacement therapy after antivenom treatment on coagulopathic envenomation following green pit viper bites: a retrospective observational study.

Background: Green pit vipers (GPVs), namely Trimeresurus albolabris and Trimeresurus stejnegeri accounts for most snakebites in Southern China. Green pit viper venom contains thrombin-like enzymes, resulting in defibrination syndrome. Using of clotting factor replacement after antivenom administration is controversial.

Caffeine Content and Related Gene Expression: Novel Insight into Caffeine Metabolism in Camellia Plants Containing Low, Normal, and High Caffeine Concentrations.

Caffeine is a crucial secondary metabolic product in tea plants. Although the presence of caffeine in tea plants has been identified, the molecular mechanisms regulating relevant caffeine metabolism remain unclear. For the elucidation of the caffeine biosynthesis and catabolism in Camellia plants, fresh, germinated leaves from four Camellia plants with low (2), normal (1), and high (1) caffeine concentrations, namely, low-caffeine tea 1 (LCT1, Camellia crassicolumna), low-caffeine tea 2 (LCT2, C.

Significantly increased amino acid accumulation in a novel albino branch of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis).

A normal tea plant with one albino branch was discovered. RNA sequencing, albinism phenotype and ultrastructural observations provided a valuable understanding of the albino mechanism in tea plants. Tea plants with a specific color (white or yellow) have been studied extensively.

Study of the role of epidermal growth factor on lung fluid transport in rabbits with acute lung injury caused by endotoxin.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the lung fluid transport of rabbits with acute lung injury caused by endotoxin and evaluate its therapeutic action. A total of 24 rabbits were randomly divided into control, simple acute lung injury (ALI) and EGF only treatment groups. ALI rabbit models were constructed by the administration of endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) and subsequent treatment with EGF.