Piglet diarrhea poses significant economic losses to the pig industry, posing a worldwide challenge that urgently needs to be addressed in pig breeding practices. Porcine rotavirus (PoRV) is an important viral diarrhea pathogen in piglets, with a high incidence rate and a tendency to cause growth retardation. To enhance the sensitivity and specificity of PoRV detection, we sequenced the NSP3 gene of G5 and G9 genotypes of rotavirus A (RVA), enabling simultaneous detection of the two serotypes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a life-threatening and life-limiting disease with high mortality and disability rates. Herein, we aim to explore the preventive effect of aminocaproic acid combined with nimodipine on short-term rebleeding in patients with aSAH. Retrospectively, the medical data of patients with aSAH ( n = 256) were collected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNewcastle disease virus (NDV) is a potent oncolytic agent that exhibits sensitivity to a wide range of cancer cells. Unfortunately, some cancer cells are able to resist NDV-mediated oncolysis, by developing a persistent infection. The mechanism of persistency of infection remains poorly understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Preclinical studies have indicated that Angong Niuhuang Pills (ANP) reduce cerebral infarct and edema volumes. This study aimed to investigate whether ANP safely reduces cerebral infarct and edema volumes in patients with moderate to severe acute ischemic stroke.
Methods: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial included patients with acute ischemic stroke with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores ranging from 10 to 20 in 17 centers in China between April 2021 and July 2022.
Engaging in exercise in an ozone (O)-polluted environment can lead to lung damage, respiratory inflammation, and deterioration in performance, however, the effects on the heart are undefined. Herein, we report that rats performing moderate-intensity exercise under O-polluted air evoked pathological myocardial hypertrophy (MH). O exposure increased serum levels of MH-promoting factors (angiotensin II [AngII], endothelin-1 [ET-1], and cyclophilin A [CyPA]), and decreased expression of MH-inhibiting factors (adiponectin [ADPN], follistatin-like protein 1 [FSTL1], and apelin).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Previous research had shown that age, a positive family history, comorbidities, major surgical operations, gestation, and use of several medications could increase the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE). With the development of medical and clinical individualized treatment, many people exposed to above risk factors did not develop VTE, suggested that genetic factors are also involved in the development of VTE. In this review, we aim to summarize VTE diagnosis and treatment in pregnancy women related to gene polymorphism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), the causative agent of infectious bronchitis, is responsible for major economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. While IBVs can usually be passaged in primary chicken embryonic fibroblasts (CEFs), most of the wild ones cannot adapt to passaged cell lines. In this study, the wild strain CK/CH/MY/2020 was used to infect primary CEF and immortalize DF-1 CEF cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/introduction: Depressive and anxiety disorders constitute major mental health challenges affecting adults of all ages globally. It has been reported that individuals with depressive or anxiety disorders face an elevated risk of developing neurological conditions, including seizures and epilepsy. Additionally, people with these disorders tend to exhibit distinct clinical outcomes compared to the general population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, to screen for candidate markers of temozolomide (TMZ) resistance in glioblastoma, we artificially established TMZ drug-resistant glioblastoma (GBM) cell lines, U251-TMZ and U87-TMZ. In the U251-TMZ and U87-TMZ cell lines, we screened and analyzed differentially expressed proteins using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) differential proteomics. Compared with the U251 and U87 control cell lines, 95 differential proteins were screened in the U251-TMZ and U87-TMZ cell lines, of which 28 proteins were upregulated and 67 proteins were down-regulated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cell-based immunotherapy shows the therapeutic potential in sarcomas, in addition to angiogenesis-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI). Multi-antigen stimulated cell therapy-I (MASCT-I) technology is a sequential immune cell therapy for cancer, which composes of multiple antigen-loaded dendritic cell (DC) vaccines followed by the adoptive transfer of anti-tumor effector T-cells.
Methods: In this phase 1 study, we assessed MASCT-I plus camrelizumab (an ICI against PD-1) and apatinib (a highly selective TKI targeting VEGFR2) in patients with unresectable recurrent or metastatic bone and soft-tissue sarcoma after at least one line of prior systemic therapy.
Background: Giant cell tumors of bone (GCTBs) are rare, aggressive tumors, and the proximal humerus is a relatively rare location for GCTBs; limited evidence exists on which surgical approaches and reconstruction techniques are optimal. In the largest case series to date, we evaluated the recurrence rate of proximal humeral GCTBs and the functional outcomes of different resection and reconstruction options in this multicenter study.
Methods: All 51 patients included in this study received initial surgical treatment for proximal humeral GCTBs from January 2007 to December 2020, with a minimum 2-year follow-up period.
Importance: Intravenous thrombolysis is increasingly used in patients with minor stroke, but its benefit in patients with minor nondisabling stroke is unknown.
Objective: To investigate whether dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is noninferior to intravenous thrombolysis among patients with minor nondisabling acute ischemic stroke.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This multicenter, open-label, blinded end point, noninferiority randomized clinical trial included 760 patients with acute minor nondisabling stroke (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score ≤5, with ≤1 point on the NIHSS in several key single-item scores; scale range, 0-42).
Aims: The reconstruction of proximal humeral defects resulting from tumor resection is challenging. The purpose of this work was to retrospectively study the functional outcomes in patients with large bone defects after the resection of proximal humeral tumors.
Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 49 patients with malignant or aggressive benign tumors in the proximal humerus at our institution between 2010 and 2021.
Purpose: To systematically assess the quality of radiomics research in giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) and to test the feasibility of analysis at the level of radiomics feature.
Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang Data to identify articles of GCTB radiomics until 31 July 2022. The studies were assessed by radiomics quality score (RQS), transparent reporting of a multivariable prediction model for individual prognosis or diagnosis (TRIPOD) statement, checklist for artificial intelligence in medical imaging (CLAIM), and modified quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies (QUADAS-2) tool.
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes respiratory diseases in chickens, incurring great losses to the poultry industry worldwide. In this study, we isolated an IBV strain, designated as AH-2020, from the chickens vaccinated with H120 and 4/91 in Anhui, China. The sequence homology analysis based on the S1 gene revealed that AH-2020 shares low similarities with the 3 vaccine strains, namely, H120, LDT3-A, and 4/91 (78.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Previous studies suggested a benefit of argatroban plus alteplase (recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, robust evidence in trials with large sample sizes is lacking.
Objective: To assess the efficacy of argatroban plus alteplase for AIS.
Ambient ozone (O) pollution can induce respiratory and cardiovascular toxicity. However, its impact on the metabolome and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study first investigated the serum metabolite changes in rats exposed to 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNumerous studies have confirmed that in addition to interfering with the tumor inflammatory environment, anti-inflammatory agents can directly increase apoptosis and sensitivity to conventional therapies and decrease invasion and metastasis, making them useful candidates for cancer therapy. Here, we first used high-throughput screening and had screened one compound candidate, ebastine (a H1-histamine receptor antagonist), for osteosarcoma therapy. Cell viability assays, colony formation assays, wound healing assays, and Transwell assays demonstrated that ebastine elicited antitumor effects in osteosarcoma cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes and complications of reconstruction with a composite free fibula inside other biological grafts. We retrospectively reviewed 26 patients who underwent reconstruction after bone tumor resection of the diaphysis of the long bone. Surgical data, time to bony union, functional outcomes, and complications were evaluated in all cases.
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