Effects of the synergistic treatments of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and trehalose on adaptability to salt stress in tomato seedlings.

Unlabelled: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) could establish symbiosis with plant roots, which enhances plant resistance to various stresses, including drought stress and salt stress. Besides AMF, chemical stimulants such as trehalose (Tre) can also play an important role in helping plants alleviate damage of adversity. However, the mechanism of the effect of AMF combined with chemicals on plant stress resistance is unclear.

Role of Huangqin Decoction in Intestinal Homeostasis and Colon Carcinogenesis Based on "SREBP1 Cholesterol Metabolism Treg Cell Differentiation".

Objective: To explore the role of Huangqin Decoction in intestinal homeostasis maintenance and colon carcinogenesis based on "sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1)-cholesterol metabolism regulatory T cell (Treg) differentiation."

Methods: It was decided to utilize a total of 50 healthy Wistar rats for the study, 20 of which were chosen at random to serve as controls, and 30 of which were used to create an intestinal homeostasis imbalance model. It was determined whether or not the modeling was successful by killing 10 rats from each of the two groups.

Efficacy of simultaneous hexavalent chromium biosorption and nitrogen removal by the aerobic denitrifying bacterium YC-34 from chromium-rich wastewater.

The impact of high concentrations of heavy metals and the loss of functional microorganisms usually affect the nitrogen removal process in wastewater treatment systems. In the study, a unique auto-aggregating aerobic denitrifier ( strain YC-34) was isolated with potential applications for Cr(VI) biosorption and reduction. The nitrogen removal efficiency and denitrification pathway of the strain were determined by measuring the concentration changes of inorganic nitrogen during the culture of the strain and amplifying key denitrification functional genes.

sp. nov. and sp. nov., isolated from hypersaline environments.

Two novel extremely halophilic archaeal strains, designated H27 and FL145, were isolated from a salt mine and a kelp salt sample, respectively. Cells of both strains were Gram-stain-negative, motile and pleomorphic. The 16S rRNA and ' gene sequence similarities between strains H27 and FL145 were 96.

CircACC1 Promotes NSCLC Proliferation miR-29c-3p/MCL-1 Signaling Pathway.

Non-small cell lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide with high morbidity and mortality. There is an urgent need to reveal new molecular mechanisms that contribute to NSCLC progression to facilitate drug development and to improve overall survival. Much attention has been paid to the role of circRNAs in NSCLC development.

Codelivery of DOX and siRNA by folate-biotin-quaternized starch nanoparticles for promoting synergistic suppression of human lung cancer cells.

In this paper, the self-assembled folate-biotin-quaternized starch nanoparticles (FBqS NPs) were used as carrier system of doxorubicin (DOX) and siRNA for the codelivery of both into human lung adenocarcinoma cell lines (A549 cells) in vitro. The cytotoxicity, targeted ligand competition, cell proliferation inhibition, cellular uptake, endocytosis mechanism and target protein suppression of drug-loaded FBqS NPs were evaluated in detail. Compared with several other drug formulations under same condition, siRNA/DOX/FBqS NPs exhibited the greatest cytotoxicity to A549 cells and the cytotoxicity was competitively inhibited by free folate in dose-dependent manner.

Halorubrum glutamatedens sp. nov., a Halophilic Archaeon Isolated from a Rock Salt.

An extremely halophilic archaeon, strain ZY8, was isolated from a rock salt of Yunnan salt mine. It was able to grow at 12-30% (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 15-20%), pH 7.0-9.

Oral insulin delivery by carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin-grafted chitosan nanoparticles for improving diabetic treatment.

In this paper, a new oral insulin formulation, insulin-loaded carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin-grafted chitosan nanoparticles (insulin/CMCD-g-CS NPs), was fabricated by ionic crosslinking technique. The therapeutic efficacy of new formulation was investigated in detail. Firstly, the CMCD-g-CS was synthesized by EDC-mediated esterification reaction.

Marivibrio halodurans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from underground rock salt.

Gram-negative, spiral or curved rod-shaped cells of a bacterial strain, designated ZC80, were isolated from a rock salt sample collected at Yunnan salt mine, China. Analysis of the strain's 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed a clear affiliation of this novel strain within the family Rhodospirillaceae. Strain ZC80 formed a robust cluster with Pelagibius litoralis CL-UU02 at a 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity level of 88.

Halorubrum salsamenti sp. nov., a Novel Halophilic Archaeon Isolated from a Brine of Salt Mine.

A non-motile, spherical or oval extremely halophilic archaeon, strain Y69, was isolated from a brine of the Yunnan salt mine, China. Colonies on JCM 168 agar plate were round (1-2 mm in diameter), moist, and orange-pigmented. Phylogenetic analysis of the almost-complete 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the isolate belonged to the species of the genus Halorubrum, with a close relationship to Halorubrum aidingense 31-hong (98.

Halobaculum roseum sp. nov., isolated from underground salt deposits.

Two extremely halophilic archaea, strains D90T and D93, were isolated from underground salt deposits of Yunnan salt mine, China. Both strains were pleomorphic or short rods, non-motile, Gram-negative and required 1.7 M NaCl for growth, with optimum at 3.

Halorubrum trueperi sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine.

A novel, extremely halophilic archaeon, strain Y73T, was isolated from a salt mine in Yunnan, China. Colonies formed on solid medium were circular (2-3 mm in diameter), smooth, orange, glistening and convex (~1 mm in elevation). Cells were Gram-stain-negative, non-motile and pleomorphic.

[Effects of methamidophos and 17beta-estradiol on the dynamics of experimental population of freshwater rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus].

The study on the dynamics of experimental population of freshwater rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus under exposure of different concentrations of methamidophos (0.01, 0.1, 1.

[Resource and ecological distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungi under pine forests of Huangshan Mountain district].

Pinus massoniana and Pinus taiwanensis are the most common and important tree species in the Huangshan Mountain district, and ectomycorrhizae plays an important role in their forestation. Our investigations in 1998-2003 showed that under the pine forests of this district, there were 43 species of ectomycorrhizal fungi belonging to 10 families and 17 genera, of which, 43 were under Pinus massoniana forest, and 12 under Pinus taiwanensis forest. Only a few species were found under young Pinus massoniana forest, with the dominant of Pisolithus tinctorius (Pers.

[Utilization of powdered peanut hull as biosorbent for removal of anionic dyes from aqueous solution].

An untried, low cost, locally available biosorbent for its anionic dye removal capacity from aqueous solution was investigated. Powder prepared from peanut hull had been used for biosorption of three anionic dyes, amaranth (Am), sunset yellow (SY) and fast green FCF (FG). The effects of various experimental parameters (e.

[Ecological distribution of macrofungi in Qingliang Mountain Natural Reserve, Anhui Province].

The north side of Qingliang Mountain Natural Reserveis is very rich of macrofungi resources. There are 160 species, belonging to 72 genera, 38 families, 10 orders and 2 classes, and distributing in the evergreen broadleaf forest, Pinus massoniana forest, evergreen-decidous mixed broadleaf forest, and Pinus taiwanensis forest. According to their economic value, these macrofungi may be grouped into two types: edible (72 species) and medicinal (55 species); and according their ecological habitat, they may be grouped into lignicolous (68 species), entomophilous (84 species), and ectomycorrhizal (21 species).