Association between metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease and gallstones in the US population using propensity score matching.

The novel diagnostic term Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) requires at least one cardiovascular risk factor for diagnosis. While the relationship between gallstones and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) has been debated, the association between MASLD and gallstones remains unclear. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore this relationship using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2017 to 2020.

OsSRF8 interacts with OsINP1 and OsDAF1 to regulate pollen aperture formation in rice.

In higher plants, mature male gametophytes have distinct apertures. After pollination, pollen grains germinate, and a pollen tube grows from the aperture to deliver sperm cells to the embryo sac, completing fertilization. In rice, the pollen aperture has a single-pore structure with a collar-like annulus and a plug-like operculum.

Identification of a dysregulated CircRNA-associated gene signature for predicting prognosis, immune landscape, and drug candidates in bladder cancer.

Increasing evidences have demonstrated that circular RNA (circRNAs) plays a an essential regulatory role in initiation, progression and immunotherapy resistance of various cancers. However, circRNAs have rarely been studied in bladder cancer (BCa). The purpose of this research is to explore new circRNAs and their potential mechanisms in BCa.

miR-146a contributes to atherosclerotic plaque stability by regulating the expression of TRAF6 and IRAK-1.

Background: Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease. The vulnerable plaque of atherosclerotic can lead to the development of many diseases including acute coronary syndrome and coronary heart disease. It is well known that miR-146a is the key brake miRNA of the inflammatory signal transduction pathway.

Inflammation-Related MicroRNAs Are Associated with Plaque Stability Calculated by IVUS in Coronary Heart Disease Patients.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association between inflammation-related microRNAs (miR-21, 146a, 155) and the plaque stability in coronary artery disease patients.

Methods: The expression of miR-21, 146a, and 155 was measured by real-time PCR in 310 consecutive patients. The level of hs-CRP, IL-6, and IL-8 was measured by ELISA.

[Application of automatic photography in miracidium hatching experiments].

Objective: To explore the value of automatic photography in the observation of results of miracidium hatching experiments.

Methods: Some fresh eggs were added into cow feces, and the samples of feces were divided into a low infested experimental group and a high infested group (40 samples each group). In addition, there was a negative control group with 40 samples of cow feces without eggs.

Twist induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cell motility in breast cancer via ITGB1-FAK/ILK signaling axis and its associated downstream network.

Twist, a highly conserved basic Helix-Loop-Helix transcription factor, functions as a major regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and tumor metastasis. In different cell models, signaling pathways such as TGF-β, MAPK/ERK, WNT, AKT, JAK/STAT, Notch, and P53 have also been shown to play key roles in the EMT process, yet little is known about the signaling pathways regulated by Twist in tumor cells. Using iTRAQ-labeling combined with 2D LC-MS/MS analysis, we identified 194 proteins with significant changes of expression in MCF10A-Twist cells.

[A negative correlation between Drosha expression and gastric adenocarcinoma malignancy and invasion].

Objective: To investigate the role of Drosha expression in the progression of gastric adenocarcinoma and its impact on the invasive ability of SGC-7901 human gastric cancer cells.

Methods: Drosha expression was detected in 889 gastric carcinoma samples on tissue microarrays by immunohistochemistry staining and quantified by Image-Pro Plus software. Statistical analysis was used to evaluate the correlations between Drosha expression and the clinicopathological characteristics of the 889 tumor cases or the outcomes of 309 gastric adenocarcinoma patients.

LncRNA-Hh Strengthen Cancer Stem Cells Generation in Twist-Positive Breast Cancer via Activation of Hedgehog Signaling Pathway.

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a subpopulation of neoplastic cells with self-renewal capacity and limitless proliferative potential as well as high invasion and migration capacity. These cells are commonly associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which is also critical for tumor metastasis. Recent studies illustrate a direct link between EMT and stemness of cancer cells.

Twist promotes reprogramming of glucose metabolism in breast cancer cells through PI3K/AKT and p53 signaling pathways.

Twist, a key regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), plays an important role in the development of a tumorigenic phenotype. Energy metabolism reprogramming (EMR), a newly discovered hallmark of cancer cells, potentiates cancer cell proliferation, survival, and invasion. Currently little is known about the effects of Twist on tumor EMR.

Oxidized ATM promotes abnormal proliferation of breast CAFs through maintaining intracellular redox homeostasis and activating the PI3K-AKT, MEK-ERK, and Wnt-β-catenin signaling pathways.

Abnormal proliferation is one characteristic of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), which play a key role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Oxidative stress (OS) is the root cause of CAFs abnormal proliferation. ATM (ataxia-telangiectasia mutated protein kinase), an important redox sensor, is involved in DNA damage response and cellular homeostasis.

[Twist gene promotes the formation and migration of mammospheres of BT-549 breast cancer cells].

Objective: To investigate the effect of Twist gene deficiency on the enrichment and migration of breast cancer stem-like cells (CSCs).

Methods: Twist gene in the BT-549 cell line was knocked down by shRNA interference technology, and the cell line BT-549-shVec was used as the negative control group. Interference efficiency was determined by real-time quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting.

Complete nucleotide sequence of a norovirus GII.4 genotype: evidence for the spread of the newly emerged pandemic Sydney 2012 strain to China.

A newly emerged pandemic Sydney GII.4-like norovirus (NoV) (Jingzhou GII.4) was isolated in Jingzhou, China in April, 2013, demonstrating the rapid spread of the variant to China.

[Construction of retroviral vector carrying Twist gene and its induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human mammary epithelial cells].

Objective: To construct a retroviral vector carrying Twist gene and investigate its effect on human mammary MCF10A epithelial cells.

Methods: Myc-Twist was digested from pcDNA3/myc-Twist and subcloned into the retroviral vector pBABE-puro to construct a recombinant plasmid (pBABE-myc-Twist). The inserted Twist gene was confirmed by restriction enzyme digestion and DNA sequencing.

[Bronchial artery embolization with polyvinyl alcohol foam and gelatinum sponge for serious hemoptysis].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of bronchial artery embolization (BAE) with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) foam and gelatinum sponge (GS) for serious hemoptysis.

Method: Of 46 patients with severe hemoptysis, BAE with only GS was performed in 21 cases and with both PVA and GS in 25 cases.

Result: The total efficacy rate of BAE was 91.