Overview of the PRMT6 modulators in cancer treatment: Current progress and emerged opportunity.

Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 6 (PRMT6) is a Type I PRMT enzyme that plays a role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression by methylating histone and non-histone proteins. It is also involved in various cellular processes, including alternative splicing, DNA repair, and cell signaling. Furthermore, PRMT6 exerts multiple effects on cellular processes such as growth, migration, invasion, apoptosis, and drug resistance in various cancers, positioning it as a promising target for anti-tumor therapeutics.

Gut bacteria, host immunity, and colorectal cancer: From pathogenesis to therapy.

The emergence of 16S rRNA and metagenomic sequencing has gradually revealed the close relationship between dysbiosis and colorectal cancer (CRC). Recent studies have confirmed that intestinal dysbiosis plays various roles in the occurrence, development, and therapeutic response of CRC. Perturbation of host immunity is one of the key mechanisms involved.

Subchronic oral toxic effects of 2,4-dinitroaniline in wistar rats: A comprehensive toxicity evaluation.

2,4-dinitroaniline (2,4-D), a widely used dye intermediate, is one of the typical pollutants, and its potential health risks and toxicity are still largely unknown. To explore its subchronic oral toxicity, Wistar rats (equal numbers of males and females) were used as test animals, and a 90-day oral dosing experiment was conducted, divided into control group, low-dose group (0.055 mg/kg), medium-dose group (0.

A Keto Reductase Involved in Steroid Degradation in Mycolicibacterium neoaurum.

Phytosterols can be used by microorganisms as carbon and energy sources and completely degraded into CO and H O. The catabolic pathway of phytosterols was well characterized in many microorganisms. Blocking the steroid core ring degradation by deletions of fadE30 and fadD3 genes, two important steroid intermediates, 3aα-H-4α-(3'-Propionic acid)-5α-hydroxy-7aβ-methylhexahydro-1-indanone-δ-lactone (sitolactone, or HIL) and 3aα-H-4α-(3'-propionic acid)-7aβ-methylhexahydro-1,5-indanedione (HIP) can be accumulated.

Non-ketotic hyperglycaemic hemichorea-hemiballismus with Fahr's disease in a Chinese family: a case report.

Introduction: Non-ketotic hyperglycaemic hemichorea-hemiballismus (NHHH) is often secondary to middle-aged and elderly diabetic people with poor-controlled diabetes; Fahr's disease (FD) is another rare neurological disorder characterized by abnormal calcified deposits in the brain that control movement. We described a rare case of NHHH combined with a heterozygous mutation (SLC20A2) resulting in one family with FD.

Case Presentation: The patient has a 30-day history of involuntary choreic movements of the left limbs and left face.

Tenascin-C Participates Pulmonary Injury Induced by Paraquat Through Regulating TLR4 and TGF-β Signaling Pathways.

This study was conducted to investigate the role of Tenascin-C (TNC) in paraquat (PQ)-induced lung injury in vivo and in vitro and explore its related mechanism during this process. Six- to eight-week-old male C57BL/6 mice were injected with 30 mg/kg PQ by intraperitoneal injection and sacrificed on 2 days, 7 days, 14 days, and 28 days after PQ administration. In vivo, we detected the expression of TNC at all time points of lung tissues in mice by reverse transcription-quantitative-polymerase chain reaction, western blotting, and immunohistochemistry.

Yeast Synthetic Biology for the Production of Polysaccharides.

The fruit of L. (goji berry) is used as traditional Chinese medicine, and has the functions of immune regulation, anti-tumor, neuroprotection, anti-diabetes, and anti-fatigue. One of the main bioactive components is polysaccharide (LBP).

p300/CBP inhibitor A-485 alleviates acute liver injury by regulating macrophage activation and polarization.

High morbidity and mortality are associated with acute liver injury (ALI) for which no effective targeted drugs or pharmacotherapies are available. Discovery of potential therapeutic targets as well as inhibitors that can alleviate ALI is imperative. As excessive inflammatory cytokines released by macrophages are a critical cause of liver injury, we aimed to find novel compounds that could inhibit macrophage expression of inflammatory cytokines and alleviate liver injury.

PSOLA: A Heuristic Land-Use Allocation Model Using Patch-Level Operations and Knowledge-Informed Rules.

Optimizing land-use allocation is important to regional sustainable development, as it promotes the social equality of public services, increases the economic benefits of land-use activities, and reduces the ecological risk of land-use planning. Most land-use optimization models allocate land-use using cell-level operations that fragment land-use patches. These models do not cooperate well with land-use planning knowledge, leading to irrational land-use patterns.

[Phenols pollutants in soil and shallow groundwater of a retired refinery site].

To study the distribution of phenol compounds in a retired refinery site, 21 soil sampling sites and 8 shallow groundwater wells were investigated. The results showed, shallow unconfined groundwater of the site was in a serious pollution situation and the phenols concentration was much higher than quality standard for ground water. Confined water sample was slightly contaminated by phenols and the total quality was good.