Electroacupuncture attenuates ferroptosis by promoting Nrf2 nuclear translocation and activating Nrf2/SLC7A11/GPX4 pathway in ischemic stroke.

Objective: Electroacupuncture has been shown to play a neuroprotective role following ischemic stroke, but the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Ferroptosis has been shown to play a key role in the injury process. In the present study, we wanted to explore whether electroacupuncture could inhibit ferroptosis by promoting nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) nuclear translocation.

Dynamic changes in neuronal autophagy and apoptosis in the ischemic penumbra following permanent ischemic stroke.

The temporal dynamics of neuronal autophagy and apoptosis in the ischemic penumbra following stroke remains unclear. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the dynamic changes in autophagy and apoptosis in the penumbra to provide insight into potential therapeutic targets for stroke. An adult Sprague-Dawley rat model of permanent ischemic stroke was prepared by middle cerebral artery occlusion.

Fates of donor and recipient mitochondrial DNA during generation of interspecies SCNT-derived human ES-like cells.

To investigate nuclear donor and cytoplast recipient mitochondria fate and their effects on generation of interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer (iSCNT)-derived human embryonic stem (ES)-like cells, iSCNT embryos were reconstructed between enucleated goat oocytes and human neural stem cells (hNSCs). A total of 10.74% cleaved embryos (13/121) developed to blastocyst stage.

[S2-->S0 radiative transition of 2,2'-bipyridine doped in silica gel glass].

Doping 2,2'-bipyridine molecules in silica gel glass leads to special spectroscopic properties compared to those dissolved in liquid solutions. For the sample without heat treatment, two broad bands centered at 400 nm and 454 nm respectively, induced by the radiative transition from the first excited level S1 to the ground level S0 and attributed to the emission from an excited dimeric 2,2'-bipyridine species respectively, were observed. After heat-treated at 200 degrees C, the excimer emission at 454 nm disappeared, and the sample exhibited another emission band centered at 325 nm due to the radiative transition from the second excited level S2 to the ground level.