Amino acid deletions at positions 893 and 894 of cytotoxin-associated gene A protein affect gastric epithelial cell interactions.

Background: () persistently colonizes the human gastric mucosa in more than 50% of the global population, leading to various gastroduodenal diseases ranging from chronic gastritis to gastric carcinoma. Cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) protein, an important oncoprotein, has highly polymorphic Glu-Pro-Ile-Tyr-Ala segments at the carboxyl terminus, which play crucial roles in pathogenesis. Our previous study revealed a significant association between amino acid deletions at positions 893 and 894 and gastric cancer.

DHDH-mediated D-xylose metabolism induces immune evasion in triple-negative breast cancer.

Background: Although the prognosis of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has significantly improved in the era of immunotherapy, many TNBC patients are resistant to therapies, and their disease progresses rapidly. Deciphering the metabolic mechanisms regulating anticancer immunity will provide new insights into therapeutic strategies for TNBC.

Methods: In this study, we performed bioinformatics analysis in our multi-omics TNBC database and identified that a metabolic enzyme, dihydrodiol dehydrogenase (DHDH), might promote the phenotype of "cold tumor" in TNBC.

Multistimuli-responsive multicolor solid-state luminescence tuned by NH-dependent switchable hydrogen bonds.

Revealing the stimuli-responsive mechanism is the key to the accurate design of stimuli-responsive luminescent materials. We report herein the multistimuli-responsive multicolor solid-state luminescence of a new dicopper(I) complex [{Cu(bpmtzH)}(μ-dppa)](ClO) (1), and the multistimuli-responsive mechanism is clarified by investigating its four different solvated compounds 1·2CHCOCH·2HO, 1·2DMSO·2HO, 1·4CHOH, and 1·4CHCl. It is shown that luminescence mechanochromism is associated with the breakage of the hydrogen bonds of bmptzH-NH with counter-ions such as ClO induced by grinding, while luminescence vapochromism is attributable to the breaking and forming of hydrogen bonds of dppa-NH with solvents, such as acetone, dimethylsulfoxide, and methanol, caused by heating and vapor fuming.

Thermo-, Mechano-, and Vapochromic Dinuclear Cuprous-Emissive Complexes with a Switchable CHCN-Cu Bond.

A thermo-, mechano-, and vapochromic bimetallic cuprous-emissive complex has been reported, and the origin and application of its tri-stimuli-responsive luminescence have been explored. As revealed by single-crystal structure analysis, thermo- and vapochromic luminescence adjusted by heating at 60 °C and CHCN vapor fuming, accompanied by a crystalline-to-crystalline transition, is due to the breaking and rebuilding of the CHCN-Cu bond, as supported by H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), thermogravimetry (TG), and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) analyses of the CHCN-coordinated species [Cu(μ-dppa)(μ-η(N)η(N,N)-fptz)(CHCN)](ClO)·HO () and its CHCN-removed derivative [Cu(μ-dppa)(μ-η(N)η(N,N)-fptz)](ClO)·HO (). Luminescence mechanochromism, mixed with a crystalline-to-amorphous transition where the initial crystalline is different for and , is mainly assigned as the destruction of the CHCN-Cu bonding and/or the O···HN and OH···N hydrogen bonds.

A Mechanochromic and Vapochromic Luminescent Cuprous Complex Based on a Switchable Intramolecular π···π Interaction.

An in-depth study on a stimuli-responsive tetranuclear cuprous luminescent complex is reported and gives new insights into the origin and possible use of the observed stimuli-responsive luminescence. Its crystalline polymorphs with two different shapes are obtained by using different crystallization solvents and show distinct emissions, with one being blue emissive and the other being yellow emissive. Upon grinding, only the blue-emitting polymorph has a marked change in the emission color from blue to yellow, and its ground sample exhibits a yellow emission similar to that of the yellow-emitting polymorph.

Reversible Mechanochromic Luminescence of Tetranuclear Cuprous Complexes.

Mechanochromic luminescence materials have attracted rapidly growing interest. Nevertheless, the designed synthesis of such materials remains a challenge, and there have been few examples based on weak intramolecular interactions. Herein, we report a new approach for preparing mechanochromic luminescence materials of Cu(I) complexes, i.

Current status of oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus infection in Shanghai, China: A multicenter study.

Background: Oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus (OS-MRSA) represents an important issue, as its oxacillin susceptibility has contributed to misidentification by conventional susceptibility tests and consequently potential therapeutic failure, but limited data on the current status of OS-MRSA infection in Chinese hospitals are available.

Methods: This multicenter study performed a battery of susceptibility tests and diagnostic tests for 956 S. aureus isolates from 10 hospitals, including automated susceptibility testing on VITEK 2, broth microdilution, disk diffusion, and detection of PBB2a, mecA gene and mecC gene.

A Sublimable Dinuclear Cuprous Complex Showing Selective Luminescence Vapochromism in the Crystalline State.

A new sublimable dicopper(I) complex bearing 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane and 5-trifluoromethyl-3-(2'-pyridyl)pyrazolate ligands has been designed and synthesized, and its crystalline solvated and nonsolvated compounds have also been obtained and investigated. It is shown that only the crystalline solvated compound exhibits reversible and selective luminescence vapochromism, arising from its unique "pyridyl/CHCl/pyridyl" organic sandwich-like stacking arrangement revealed by X-ray crystallography, as supported by time-dependent density functional theory calculations. Additionally, the neutral Cu(I) complex has excellent thermal stability and sublimability, good solid-state luminescence properties, and TADF character, and it is suggested to be a good emitter for vapor-deposited organic light-emitting diodes.

Inhibits Hyphal Development and Diminishes Host Vaginal Mucosal TH17 Response.

and often co-colonize the female genital tract, and under certain conditions induce mucosal inflammation. The role of the interaction between the two organisms in candidal vaginitis is not known. In this study, we found that co-infection with significantly attenuated the hyphal development of , and that -Hwp1 signal pathway of was involved in this process.

MiR-187 overexpression inhibits cervical cancer progression by targeting HPV16 E6.

Aberrantly expressed microRNAs contribute to the initiation and progression of human cancer. MiRNA-187 has been reported in nasopharyngeal, renal, pancreatic, prostate, and esophageal cancer, and acts as a tumor suppressor or oncogene. However, the underlying function of miRNA-187 in cervical cancer remains largely unexplored.

Synthesis, structure, and photophysics of copper(i) triphenylphosphine complexes with functionalized 3-(2'-pyrimidinyl)-1,2,4-triazole ligands.

A series of new mononuclear and dinuclear copper(i) triphenylphosphine complexes with functionalized 3-(2'-pyrimidinyl)-1,2,4-triazole ligands have been synthesized and characterized, in which functionalized 3-(2'-pyrimidinyl)-1,2,4-triazole adopts neutral mono- and bis-chelating coordination modes and a mono-anionic bis-chelating binding manner due to the 1,2,4-triazolyl-NH deprotonation. All these Cu(i) complexes display a relatively weak low-energy absorption in a CHCl solution, ascribed to the charge-transfer transitions with appreciable MLCT character, as suggested by TD-DFT analyses. These Cu(i) complexes are all emissive in solution and in the solid state at ambient temperature, and their luminescence properties can be well modulated via the addition of the second {Cu(PPh)} unit and modification of 3-(2'-pyrimidinyl)-1,2,4-triazole involving the N-H deprotonation and the substituent variation of the 1,2,4-triazolyl ring.

Luminescent Three- and Four-Coordinate Dinuclear Copper(I) Complexes Triply Bridged by Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane and Functionalized 3-(2'-Pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole Ligands.

A new series of bimetallic Cu(I) complexes 1-5 triply bridged by a monoanionic or charge-neutral functionalized 3-(2'-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole in a μ-η(N),η(N,N) tridentate binding mode and two bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) ligands have been synthesized. Complexes 1-5 are singly or doubly charged dinuclear Cu(I) species with an eight-membered CuCP ring of {Cu(μ-dppm)Cu} unit, in which 3 and 4 adopt the boat-boat conformation, while 1, 2, and 5 display the chair-boat form. In these dimeric copper(I) complex cations, one of the two Cu(I) ions is four-coordinated, in a highly distorted NP tetrahedral environment and the other is three-coordinated, in a distorted NP trigonal planar arrangement.

Comparative investigation on the pharmacokinetics of geniposide in type 2 diabetic and normal rats after oral administration of Fructus Gradeniae extract.

Fructus Gradeniae, the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, was used alone or in combination with other herb medicines in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in China for a long time. In present investigation, the HPLC method for the determination of geniposide in rat plasma was developed and validated, and the pharmacokinetics of geniposide in type 2 diabetic rats after oral administration of Fructus Gradeniae extract or pure was studied. The results showed that the pharmacokinetic profile (especially the area under the plasma concentration-time curve, AUC) of geniposide in type 2 diabetic rats after orally administered with Fructus Gradeniae extract or pure geniposide was remarkably different from that in normal rats.

Identification of Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat (VNTR) Sequences in Acinetobacter pittii and Development of an Optimized Multiple-Locus VNTR Analysis Typing Scheme.

Objective: To develop a multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) assay for Acinetobacter pittii typing.

Methods: Polymorphic VNTRs were searched by Tandem Repeats Finder. The distribution and polymorphism of each VNTR locus were analyzed in all the A.

Luminescent dinuclear copper(I) complexes bearing 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane and functionalized 3-(2'-pyridyl)pyrazole mixed ligands.

A family of new dinuclear Cu(i) complexes with 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (dppb) and functionalized 3-(2'-pyridyl)pyrazole mixed ligands has been synthesized and characterized. It is revealed that all these Cu(i) complexes include a [Cu2(dppb)2](2+) framework with the two Cu(i) atoms doubly bridged by a pair of dppb to generate a fourteen-membered Cu2P4C8 ring, and functionalized 3-(2'-pyridyl)pyrazole adopts a neutral chelating coordination mode without the N-H bond cleavage of the pyrazolyl ring. All these dinuclear Cu(i) complexes display a relatively weak low-energy absorption in CH2Cl2 solution, which is closely related to the variation of the Cu-N and Cu-P bonds caused by the substituent on the pyrazolyl ring.

How Work Organization Affects the Prevalence of WMSDs: A Case-control Study.

Objective: In this study, we aimed at exploring the association between work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and work organization based on a case-control study.

Methods: A total of 1938 workers who claimed to suffer from WMSDs were selected from Beijing, Henan, Hubei, and the Guangdong province. The control group consisted of 2009 workers employed in similar industries without severe disease or musculoskeletal discomforts.

Primary antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from patients with dyspeptic symptoms in Beijing: a prospective serial study.

Aim: To determine the resistance patterns of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) strains isolated from patients in Beijing and monitor the change of antibiotic resistance over time.

Methods: In this prospective, serial and cross-sectional study, H.

[Prevention against and treatment of doxorubicin-induced acute cardiotoxicity by dexrazoxane and schisandrin B].

In this study, it is to compare the effectiveness of prevention against and treatment of doxorubicin (DOX) induced cardiotoxicity by dexrazoxane and schisandrin B (Sch B) in rats. Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into the following 6 groups: normal saline group, DOX group, DOX+DEX group, DOX+Sch B (80 mg x kg(-1)) group, DOX+Sch B (40 mg x kg(-1)) group and DOX+Sch B (20 mg x kg(-1)) group. The results showed that Sch B could combat the increase of myocardial enzymes in peripheral blood, decrease of the enzyme activity of myocardial tissue antioxidant enzymes and disorders of systolic and diastolic function of heart in rats intravenously injected with doxorubicin (15 mg x kg(-1)).

Inhibition of cell growth by BrMC through inactivation of Akt in HER-2/neu-overexpressing breast cancer cells.

We previously reported that chrysin (ChR) and its analogs induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human estrogen receptor-positive/-negative breast cancer cells. However, it was unknown whether 8-bromo-7-methoxychrysin (BrMC), a novel synthetic ChR analog, inhibited the cell growth of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2)/neu-overexpressing breast cancers. In the present study, it was demonstrated that BrMC preferentially inhibited the cell viability of HER-2/neu-overexpressing MDA-MB-453 and BT-474 cells.

[Analysis on the disease burden and its impact factors of coal worker's pneumoconiosis inpatients].

Objective: To obtain the baseline data and decision of quantitative analysis for the allocation of scarce health care resources,and for the health policymaking about easing the disease burden, to provide estimation of the economic costs and the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) loss of the coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP) and to explore the influencing factors of the disease burden.

Methods: The CWP inpatients from the Institute of Occupational Diseases Prevention and Control of a Coal Mining Group for 2011 were recruited in the study. Multiple dimensions of the disease burden were measured in the inception cohort of the 194 CWP inpatients: the direct economic burden, the indirect economic burden and the DALYs loss.

Complete mitochondrial genome of the common cutworm Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

We determined the complete mitochondrial genome of the common cutworm Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), which is one of the most destructive polyphagous insect pests worldwide. The genome is 15,383 bp in length (GenBank accession number: KF701043) with an A+T content of 81.08%, and contains 37 typical animal mitochondrial genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes) with the typical arrangement found in Lepidoptera.

Co-effect of Demand-control-support model and effort-reward imbalance model on depression risk estimation in humans: findings from Henan Province of China.

Objective: To investigate the co-effect of Demand-control-support (DCS) model and Effort-reward Imbalance (ERI) model on the risk estimation of depression in humans in comparison with the effects when they are used respectively.

Methods: A total of 3 632 males and 1 706 females from 13 factories and companies in Henan province were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Perceived job stress was evaluated with the Job Content Questionnaire and Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (Chinese version).

[Risk factors for the kidney stones: a hospital-based case-control study in a distric hospital in Beijing].

Objective: To explore the risk and protective factors of kidney calculi in order to put forward theoretical basis for preventive and control measures.

Methods: A 1:1 matched case-control study was performed using data from a hospital in Beijing. The case group included 100 inpatients who were diagnosed kidney calculi using B ultrasonic, X-ray and intravenous pyelography during the survey while other 100 urolithiasis and endocrine disease excluded inpatients who shared the same sex, within five years gap to the case group inpatients were for the control group.