Publications by authors named "Liuting Zhou"

This study aimed to investigate the effect of fermented spent mushroom substrate from Pleurotus eryngii (SMPE) supplementation on production performance, meat quality and rumen bacterial community structure of Hu sheep. 120 2-month-old Hu sheep with average body weight [(13.50 ± 3.

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Purpose: Mesangial cells-mediated glomerulonephritis refers to a category of immunologically mediated glomerular injuries characterized by infiltration of circulating inflammatory cells, proliferation of mesangial cells, and the common pathological manifestation to the later stage is renal fibrosis, accompanied by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM). Treatment regimens include glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive agents, but their off-target distribution causes severe systemic toxicity. Hence, specific co-delivery of "anti-inflammatory/anti-fibrosis" drugs to the glomerular mesangial cell (MC) region is expected to produce better therapeutic effects.

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  • A pot experiment using Biolog microplates and PLFA technology tested if bacteria (YB706 and BK8) could enhance soil nutrients, microbial communities, and plant growth.
  • Results showed that treated soils had significantly higher levels of alkali-hydrolyzed nitrogen and available phosphorus compared to the control, with plant height increases of 59.1% for YB706 and 63.9% for BK8.
  • Both bacteria enhanced soil microbial diversity, with greater richness and abundance of microorganisms, and improved microbial community indices, suggesting positive effects on soil health and seedling growth.
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Under consecutive monoculture, the abundance of pathogenic fungi, such as in the rhizosphere of , negatively affects the yield and quality of the plant. Therefore, it is pertinent to explore the role of antagonistic fungi for the management of fungal pathogens such as Our PCR-denatured gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) results revealed that the diversity of spp. was significantly declined due to extended monoculture.

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The growth and productivity of is negatively impacted by planting sickness under long-term monoculture regimes. In this study, Illumina MiSeq sequencing targeting genes was used to assess variations in the rhizospheric soil diazotrophic community under long-term monoculture rotations. Principal component analysis and unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic means (UPGMA) clustering demonstrated distinct differences in diazotrophic community structure between uncultivated soil (CK), the first rotation plantation (FCP), the second rotation plantation (SCP), and the third rotation plantation (TCP).

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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an intractable genitourinary malignancy that accounts for approximately 4% of adult malignancies. Currently, there is no approved targeted therapy for RCC that has yielded durable remissions, and they remain palliative in intent. Emerging evidence has indicated that renal tumorigenesis and RCC treatment-resistance may originate from renal cancer stem cells (CSCs) with tumor-initiating capacity (CSC hypothesis).

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Availability of nitrogen (N) in soil changes the composition and activities of microbial community, which is critical for the processing of soil organic matter and health of crop plants. Inappropriate application of N fertilizer can alter the rhizosphere microbial community and disturb the soil N homeostasis. The goal of this study was to assess the effect of different ratio of N fertilizer at various early to late growth stages of rice, while keeping the total N supply constant on rice growth performance, microbial community structure, and soil protein expression in rice rhizosphere.

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