Synergistic effects of clays and cyanobacteria on the accumulation dynamics of soil organic carbon in artificial biocrusts.

Biocrusts are the primary organic carbon reservoirs in desert areas, in which inorganic clays potentially playing significant roles; however, the specific details of these roles remain largely unclear. In this study, typical 1:1 type (kaolin) and 2:1 type (montmorillonite, MMT) clay minerals were added to artificial biocrusts to investigate their effect on the acquisition performance of soil organic carbon (SOC). After 84 days of cultivation, the enhancement effects of kaolin and MMT were significant, resulting in SOC increments that were 5.

Improvement of glucolipid metabolism and oxidative stress via modulating PI3K/Akt pathway in insulin resistance HepG2 cells by chickpea flavonoids.

Chickpea ( L) is a significant dietary source of flavonoids and the hypoglycemic activity were investigated in this study. Firstly, total twenty nine chickpea flavonoids were identified by UPLC-MS/MS with ononin, cyanidin-3-O-glucoside, astragalin, cynaroside, kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, biochanin A, and daidzin being the most abundant among them. Our results demonstrated that chickpea flavonoids regulated glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism, and reduced oxidative stress in insulin resistance HepG2 cells.

Chemical composition of kabuli and desi chickpea ( L.) cultivars grown in Xinjiang, China.

Chickpeas are a very important legume crop and have abundant protein, carbohydrate, lipid, fiber, isoflavone, and mineral contents. The chemical compositions of the four chickpea species (Muying-1, Keying-1, Desi-1, Desi-2) from Xinjiang, China, were analyzed, and 46 different flavonoids in Muying-1 were detected. The moisture content ranged from 7.

Enhanced Cd(II) biomineralization induced by microalgae after cultivating modification in high-phosphorus culture.

In this study, high-phosphorus beared microalgae was prepared by cultivating modification in high-phosphorus culture, and used for the enhanced Cd(II) biomineralization in soil. Batch experiment results showed that Chlorella sorokiniana FK was modified successfully in highly phosphate culture. Both intracellular P (Poly-P, 29.

Ameliorative effects of chickpea flavonoids on redox imbalance and mitochondrial complex I dysfunction in type 2 diabetic rats.

Chickpeas are an important source of flavonoids in the human diet, and researchers have demonstrated that flavonoids have antidiabetic compositions in chickpeas. Because the NAD/NADH redox balance is heavily perturbed in diabetes and complex I is the only site for NADH oxidation and NAD regeneration, in the present study, mitochondrial complex I was used as a target for anti-diabetes. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a crude chickpea flavonoid extract (CCFE) on NAD/NADH redox imbalance and mitochondrial complex I dysfunction in the pancreas as well as oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rats.

Incidence of and risk factors associated with lung metastases in newly diagnosed epithelial ovarian cancer with a look on prognosis after diagnosis: a population-based cohort study of the SEER database.

Purpose: Patients with lung metastases (LM) from epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) (EOCLM) usually have a poor prognosis. However, there is no consensus on the optimal management of these patients. In this study, we aimed to take a look at the incidence of LM and factors associated with its occurrence as well as the prognosis in newly diagnosed EOC with LM on a population level.

Induces the Production of Th17 Cells in the Colon of Mice.

Th17-mediated mucosal inflammation is related to increased bacterial abundance. The actual involvement of in the development and accumulation of intestinal Th17 cells at a steady state, however, remains undefined. Herein, we investigated the role of in inducing intestinal Th17 cells in mice.