Reference values of gait parameters in healthy Chinese university students: A cross-sectional observational study.

Background: Gait is influenced by race, age, and diseases type. Reference values for gait are closely related to numerous health outcomes. To gain a comprehensive understanding of gait patterns, particularly in relation to race-related pathologies and disorders, it is crucial to establish reference values for gait in daily life considering sex and age.

Relationship between size and location of infarction beside lateral ventricle and motor recovery following rehabilitation.

Background: The lesions besides lateral ventricle and motor recovery following rehabilitation have hardly been studied.

Objective: To explore the relationship between the size, location of infarction beside the lateral ventricle and motor recovery following rehabilitation.

Methods: A prospective cohort of 55 patients submitted to a Rehabilitation Medical Center between January 2015 and June 2019 who suffered a single cerebral infarction beside the lateral ventricle were included in the study.

An LC-APCI-MS/MS-based method for determining the concentration of neurosteroids in the brain of male mice with different gut microbiota.

Background: Although the interaction between the gut microbiota and central nervous system (CNS) is well-known, the effects of gut microbiota on different brain regions remain obscure.

New Method: In present study, we developed a simple and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization in positive mode (LC-APCI-MS/MS) for simultaneous detection of 12 analytes in the rodent' brain with different housing conditions RESULTS: The results showed that male mice in XZ group had significantly higher brain levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), androstenedione (A4), testosterone (T), progesterone (P), corticosterone (CORT), aldosterone (ALD) and 11-dehydrocorticosterone (11-DHC) than those in SPF group. CORT level was higher in the left prefrontal cortex, whereas ALD and 11-DHC levels were higher in the left hypothalamus than in the right symmetrical areas in both groups.

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of , as a Chinese herb to treat toothache in China.

is a popular herb in Chinese medicine. The circular double-stranded complete chloroplast genome of was 146,342 bp in length, exhibiting a typical quadripartite structure. It contained a large single-copy region (LSC) of 91,788 bp, a small single-copy region (SSC) of 17,618 bp and two identical inverted repeat (IR) regions of 18,468 bp each.

Identification of the AQP8-miR-92a network associated with the aggressive traits of colorectal cancer.

Even though earlier reports have revealed that Aquaporin 8 (AQP8) exert essential roles in diverse malignancies, its relationship between specific microRNAs (miRNAs) in regulation of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) progression has never been elaborated. Herein, we proved that AQP8 was downregulated in CRC and high level of AQP8 was significantly associated with better survival in CRC patients. Overexpression of AQP8 restrained CRC cell proliferation, migration and invasion capacities in vitro.

Prostaglandin E1 attenuates high glucose-induced apoptosis in proximal renal tubular cells by inhibiting the JNK/Bim pathway.

Proximal renal tubular damage is a critical process underlying diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Our previous study shows that prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) reduces the apoptosis of renal tubular cells in DKD rats. But its underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

Quantum chemical study of the initial surface reactions in atomic layer deposition of TiN on the SiO(2) surface.

Cluster calculations employing hybrid density functional theory have been carried out to examine the initial surface reactions in atomic layer deposition (ALD) of TiN thin films on the SiO(2) surface using TiCl(4) and NH(3) as precursors. The potential energy surface (PES) of both half-reactions at different temperatures is presented. The first half-reaction between TiCl(4) with the SiO(2) surface is activated with an activation barrier of 0.

Quantum chemical study of adsorption and dissociation of H2S on the gallium-rich GaAs (001)-4 x 2 surface.

H(2)S adsorption and dissociation on the gallium-rich GaAs(001)-4 x 2 surface is investigated using hybrid density functional theory. Starting from chemisorbed H(2)S on the GaAs(001)-4 x 2 surface, two possible reaction routes have been proposed. We find that H(2)S adsorbs molecularly onto GaAs(001)-4 x 2 via the formation of a dative bond, and this process is exothermic with adsorption energy of 6.