Fluorescence hybridization-based confirmation of acute graft--host disease diagnosis following liver transplantation: A case report.

Background: Although acute graft--host disease (aGvHD) is a rare complication of liver transplantation, it is poorly understood and has an extremely high mortality rate. No standardized diagnostic criteria or treatment regimens currently exist.

Case Summary: The present study investigated the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of aGvHD following liver transplantation.

[Advances on terpenoids from genus Syringa].

Syringa plants are of important value in ornamental, economic and medical fields. The terpenoids in Syringa plants mainly include iridoids, sesquiterpenoids, and triterpenoids, most showing activities such as cardioprotective, neuroprotective, hypoglycemic, anti-flu virus, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidation effects. Among the above active compounds, sesquiterpenoids have attracted increasing attention.

Comparative experiments of electrical conductivity from whey protein concentrates conventional film and nanofibril film.

We compared the electrical conductivity from two different aggregates of whey protein concentrates (WPC) film: conventional amorphous aggregation at natural pH (pH 6.5) and amyloid fibrils at a low pH (pH 2.0) far away from the isoelectric point.

polypeptide protects dopaminergic neurons from apoptosis induced by rotenone and 6-hydroxydopamine.

It has been well documented that Achyranthes bidentata polypeptides (ABPPs) are potent neuroprotective agents in several types of neurons. However, whether ABPPs protect dopaminergic neurons from apoptosis induced by neurotoxins is still unknown. This study was designed to observe the effect of ABPPk, a purified fraction of ABPPs, on apoptosis of dopaminergic neurons.