Medicinal Plant Root Exudate Metabolites Shape the Rhizosphere Microbiota.

The interactions between plants and rhizosphere microbes mediated by plant root exudates are increasingly being investigated. The root-derived metabolites of medicinal plants are relatively diverse and have unique characteristics. However, whether medicinal plants influence their rhizosphere microbial community remains unknown.

Incidence and predictors of elevated postpartum alanine aminotransferase in chronic hepatitis B mothers: a prospective study protocol.

Background: The majority of HBeAg-positive mothers with chronic hepatitis B have high levels of viremia and inactive disease with normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) during pregnancy. In addition, postpartum disease activation and ALT flare have been reported in the range of 15 - 35%. However, the current International Association Guidelines have not provided clear recommendations and a risk-stratified monitoring schedule.

c-Met is a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell target for treating recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Background Aims: Radiation therapy is the standard treatment for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but relapse occurs in 10% to 20% of patients. The treatment of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (rNPC) remains challenging. Chimeric antigen receptors (CAR)-T-cell therapy has achieved good outcomes in the treatment of leukemia and seems to be a promising therapeutic strategy for solid tumors.

Pregnancy and COVID-19: management and challenges.

The consequences of COVID-19 infecting pregnant women and the potential risks of vertical transmission have become a major issue. Since little is currently known about COVID-19 in pregnancy, the understanding of COVID-19 in this particular group will be updated in time, and a comprehensive review will be useful to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy. Based on recently published literature and official documents, this review provides an introduction to the pathogenesis, pathology, and clinical features of COVID-19 and has focused on the current researches on clinical features, pregnancy outcomes and placental histopathological analysis from pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 in comparison with SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV.