Metformin promotes the normalization of abnormal blood vessels after radiofrequency ablation deficiency in hepatocellular carcinoma by microRNA-302b-3p targeting thioredoxin-interacting protein.

Metformin has shown great promise in the treatment of HCC. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) deficiency results in recurrence and metastasis of remaining HCC tumors. Here, we aimed to investigate the role and mechanism of metformin in HCC after RFA deficiency.

G protein-coupled P2Y12 receptor is involved in the progression of neuropathic pain.

The pathological mechanism of neuropathic pain is complex, which seriously affects the physical and mental health of patients, and its treatment is also difficult. The role of G protein-coupled P2Y12 receptor in pain has been widely recognized and affirmed. After nerve injury, stimulated cells can release large amounts of nucleotides into the extracellular matrix, act on P2Y12 receptor.

Corn oligopeptides inhibit Akt/NF-κB signaling pathway and inflammatory factors to ameliorate CCl -induced hepatic fibrosis in mice.

In this study, the effect of corn oligopeptides (COPs) with liver protection activity on mice with hepatic fibrosis (HF) induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl ) was studied. It was proved that COPs can ameliorate the liver injury and inflammation caused by CCl by histopathology and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in mice. The expression of Akt/NF-κB inflammatory pathway was determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blotting (WB).

Antioxidant properties and inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme by highly active peptides from wheat gluten.

This study aimed to focus on the high-value utilization of raw wheat gluten by determining the potent antioxidant peptides and angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptides from wheat gluten oligopeptides (WOP). WOP were analyzed for in vitro antioxidant activity and inhibition of ACE, and the identification of active peptides was performed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Quantitative analysis was performed for highly active peptides.

Association Between the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme I/D Polymorphism and Risk of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A Meta-Analysis Based on 7186 Subjects.

Introduction: Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) causes a quarter of all strokes and is the most common pathology underlying vascular dementia. However, the mechanism of CSVD remains unclear. Numerous studies have investigated whether the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) intersection/deletion (I/D) polymorphism influences the risk of CSVD, but the results are controversial.

carriage and risk factors among teenagers in Suizhou city in China.

Teenagers are important carriers of Neisseria meningitidis, which is a leading cause of invasive meningococcal disease. In China, the carriage rate and risk factors among teenagers are unclear. The present study presents a retrospective analysis of epidemiological data for N.

Association of antibiotic resistance with SHV-12 extended-spectrum β-lactamase in .

The association between antibiotic resistance and SHV-12 extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) in remains unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of both chromosome- and plasmid-borne SHV-12 ESBL genes in Transmission of the SHV-12 ESBL gene was explored, and the risk factors for antibiotic resistance in were analyzed. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results showed that 58 out of the 100 isolates carried the SHV-12 ESBL gene: 34.

An aqueous extract of Yunnan Baiyao inhibits the quorum-sensing-related virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Yunnan Baiyao is a famous Chinese medicine that has long been directly applied to wounds to reduce bleeding, pain, and swelling without causing infection. However, little is known about its ability to prevent infection. The present study aimed to assess in vitro the anti-virulence activity of an aqueous extract of Yunnan Baiyao (YBX) using Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a pathogenic model.

[Correlation of lymphoblastic PPAR-gamma mRNA expression with plasma IL-13 contents in children with acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura].

Objective: PPAR-gamma is associated with the differentiation, apoptosis, proliferation and cytokine secretion of immunologic cells. This study investigated peripheral blood lymphoblastic PPAR-gamma mRNA expression and its correlation with plasma IL-13 contents in children with acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).

Methods: Fifty-three children with acute ITP who were in line with the standard test between September 2007 and July 2008 were enrolled.

Antihyperglycemic effects of total flavonoids from Polygonatum odoratum in STZ and alloxan-induced diabetic rats.

Aim Of The Study: Total flavonids of Polygonatum(P) odoratum (TFP) were tested for anti-diabetic activity in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice and alloxan-induced diabetic rats.

Materials And Methods: Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, well-known Chinese traditional medicine, is widely used for treatment of diverse diseases for example diabetes. In our study, TFP was extracted by 70% ethanol and purified by macroreticular resin.

[Preparation of drug-loaded polylactic acid nanospheres and drug-releasing performance evaluation].

The polylactic acid (PLA) nanospheres containing griseofulvin were prepared by a water-in-oil solvent evaporation method adopting an uniformly designed experiment, and the drug-releasing rates were compared between the microsphere and nanosphere. The results showed that the nanospheres was good in spherical shape with narrow distribution of the particle sizes. The particle diameter was about 114 nm, and the comprehensive score of the nanosphere was 95.

[The research of using TiN nanometer film to improve the anticorrosive property of FeCrMo alloy].

Objective: The aim of the study is to improve the anticorrosive property of the dental FeCrMo soft magnetic alloy covered with TiN film obtained by ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD) technology in oral environment.

Methods: The magnetic force of the FECrMo soft magnetic alloy after TiN film treated were measured by Instron test machine. An advanced electro-chemical method was used to measure the electric potential of corrosion (Ecorr), passive potential (Ep), passive current density (Ip), current density of corrosion (Icorr), polarization resistance (Rp), of FeCrMo soft magnetic alloy in simulated oral environment before and after surface modification.