Unraveling the Causal Relationship Between Blood Metabolites and Acne: A Metabolomic Mendelian Randomization Study.

Background: Acne is a common skin disorder that may be linked to metabolic dysfunction. However, the causal impact of blood metabolites on acne has not been thoroughly investigated.

Methods: We performed a metabolome-wide Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis on 486 blood metabolites and acne using a genome-wide association dataset.

From Perspective of Hippocampal Plasticity: Function of Antidepressant Chinese Medicine Xiaoyaosan.

The hippocampus is one of the most commonly studied brain regions in the context of depression. The volume of the hippocampus is significantly reduced in patients with depression, which severely disrupts hippocampal neuroplasticity. However, antidepressant therapies that target hippocampal neuroplasticity have not been identified as yet.

Diagnostic accuracy of interleukin-2 receptor in sarcoidosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2 R), a valuable diagnostic biomarker for sarcoidosis, has been reported with variable results. Based on the literatures currently accessible, a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic performance of serum sIL-2 R for sarcoidosis were performed.

Methods: Relevant studies investigating sIL-2 R for sarcoidosis diagnosis in several databases were searched and data on sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (PLR), negative likelihood ratio (NLR), and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) were pooled by STATA 16.

Immunophenotype in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease, and the immune inflammatory response is thought to play an important role in pathogenesis. However, the immunophenotype of patients with COPD is unknown. Herein, we evaluated the immunophenotype of patients with acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD).

Complete chloroplast genome sequence of (Bambusodae).

is mostly produced in south China; usually cultivated on the banks of the rivers and near villages. We determined the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of using Illumina sequencing data. The complete cp sequence is 139,393 bp, include large single-copy (LSC) region of 82,969 bp, small single-copy (SSC) region of 12,874 bp, a pair of invert repeats (IR) regions of 21,775 bp.

Complete chloroplast genome sequence of (Bambusodae).

is produced in Mengla and Jinghong, Yunnan Province, China, and cultivated in Hong Kong. Vietnam, Thailand, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia are distributed and cultivated. We determined the complete chloroplast genome sequence for using Illumina sequencing data.

Octreotide-Paclitaxel Conjugate Reverses Paclitaxel Resistance by p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Signaling Pathway in A2780/Taxol Human Ovarian Cancer Cells.

BACKGROUND Platinum plus paclitaxel is a first-line chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Platinum resistance is a hot topic for many scholars, but drug resistance caused by paclitaxel is also a topic of concern. Currently, scholars believe that inhibition of MAPK signaling pathway may be an effective way to reverse the drug resistance of tumor paclitaxel.

Efficacy and safety of dupilumab for the treatment of uncontrolled asthma: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Background: Several recent clinical trials have assessed the effects of dupilumab in uncontrolled asthma, but reached no definite conclusion. We therefore conducted this meta-analysis to evaluate the overall efficacy and safety of dupilumab for the treatment of uncontrolled asthma.

Methods: All randomized controlled trials were included.

Long-term follow-up of self-expandable metallic stents in benign tracheobronchial stenosis: a retrospective study.

Background: Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSs) have enabled a approving management of malignant airway stenosis. However, the long-term efficacy and safety of this treatment in patients with benign airway stricture are unclear. We conducted this study to retrospectively determine the efficacy and long-term outcomes in patients who have undergone SEMS placement for benign tracheobronchial stenosis.

Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex-cord tumor: A case report and literature review.

Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex-cord tumor (UTROSCT) are a rare, multi-phenotype sex-cord tumors, containing a structure which is characteristic with the trabecular, cord, nests, and false adenoid arrangement. In addition, CD99-positive was a basis for diagnosis of the disease. With uncertain malignant potential and relapse, these patients should be closely followed up.

Effects of Tiotropium Combined with Theophylline on Stable COPD Patients of Group B, D and its Impact on Small Airway Function: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Introduction: Tiotropium bromide has been widely used in clinical practice, while theophylline is another treatment option for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, only a few relevant studies have investigated the long-term outcomes and efficacy of both in patients with COPD. We evaluated the effects of tiotropium and low-dose theophylline on stable COPD patients of groups B and D.

Long-term treatment with budesonide/formoterol attenuates circulating CRP levels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients of group D.

Background: The systemic inflammation is associated with clinical outcome and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. To investigate the effects of tiotropium (Tio) and/or budesonide/formoterol (Bud/Form) on systemic inflammation biomarkers in stable COPD patients of group D, a randomized, open-label clinical trial was conducted.

Methods: Eligible participants (n = 324) were randomized and received either Tio 18ug once daily (group I), Bud/Form 160/4.

Disseminated histoplasmosis: a rare clinical phenotype with difficult diagnosis.

We describe a rare and interesting case of a 37-year-old man who presented with an intermittent fever, progressive cytopenia, and hepatosplenomegaly. Histopathological examination of a bone marrow smear revealed haemophagocytes and intracellular yeast-like Histoplasma capsulatum (H. capsulatum); thus, we prolonged the blood culture duration to detect fungi, and H.

Synthetic paclitaxel-octreotide conjugate reverses the resistance of paclitaxel in A2780/Taxol ovarian cancer cell line.

The high mortality of ovarian cancer is partly due to the frequent resistance of ovarian cancer to current chemotherapy agents such as paclitaxel and platinum. Somatostatin analogue (SSTA) has been shown to inhibit the proliferation of some tumors through binding to somatostatin receptor (SSTR) and activation of Ras-, Rapl- and B-Raf-dependent extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (Erk2). It was reported that paclitaxel-octreotide conjugate (POC) exhibited enhanced tumor growth inhibition with reduced toxicity.

Synthetic paclitaxel-octreotide conjugate reversing the resistance of A2780/Taxol to paclitaxel in xenografted tumor in nude mice.

Peptide hormone-based targeted therapy to tumors has been studied extensively. Our previous study shows that somatostatin receptor expresses high level on drug-resistant human ovarian cancer. The paclitaxel-octreotide conjugate (POC) exhibits enhanced growth inhibition, as well as reduced toxicity, in paclitaxel-resistant human ovarian cancer cells.

Hyper-Branched Cu@Cu2O Coaxial Nanowires Mesh Electrode for Ultra-Sensitive Glucose Detection.

Electrode design in nanoscale is expected to contribute significantly in constructing an enhanced electrochemical platform for a superb sensor. In this work, we present a facile synthesis of new fashioned heteronanostructure that is composed of one-dimensional Cu nanowires (NWs) and epitaxially grown two-dimensional Cu2O nanosheets (NSs). This hierarchical architecture is quite attractive in molecules detection for three unique characteristics: (1) the three-dimensional hierarchical architecture provides large specific surface areas for more active catalytic sites and easy accessibility for the target molecules; (2) the high-quality heterojunction with minimal lattice mismatch between the built-in current collector (Cu core) and active medium (Cu2O shell) considerably promotes the electron transport; (3) the adequate free space between branches and anisotropic NWs can accommodate a large volume change to avoid collapse or distortion during the reduplicative operation processes under applied potentials.

[Effect of hypoxia on the expression and production of fractalkine in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells].

Objective: To investigate the effect of hypoxia on the expression and production of fractalkine (FKN) in cultured rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs).

Methods: PASMCs and PMVECs from SD rat were cultured in vitro, and were exposed to hypoxia for 12 h,24 h and 48 h. The expressions of fractalkine mRNA and protein in PASMCs and PMVECs were measured by the methods of in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry.

[Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in human stool using TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction].

The special DnaJ-like protein gene of Cryptosporidium parvum was amplified through designing special primers and TaqMan probes within the conserved and specific regions for this gene. method of real-time PCR assay for the detection of C. parvum was established.

Tmac1, a transcription factor which regulated high affinity copper transport in Trichoderma reesei.

The Mac1 protein was a transcriptional activator that sensed very low concentration of copper and regulated the copper transport in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here, we cloned a gene from Trichoderma reesei named Tmac1, whose deduced amino acid sequence showed 29% identical to Mac1p. Furthermore, two Cys-His repeats metal binding motifs of Tmac1p, one in the 354-369C terminus and one in the 475-490C terminus were also present in Mac1p.