Objective: To explore the therapeutic effects of low frequency electroacupuncture (EA) combined with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for short-term insomnia.
Methods: Patients with "short-term insomnia" were randomly divided into the treatment and control groups. Patients in the treatment group were treated with low-frequency EA combined with CBT, while those in the control group were only treated with low-frequency EA.
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a highly contagious disease that affects the global pig industry. To understand mechanisms of susceptibility/resistance to PRRSV, this study profiled the time-serial white blood cells transcriptomic and serum metabolomic responses to PRRSV in piglets from a crossbred population of PRRSV-resistant Tongcheng pigs and PRRSV-susceptible Large White pigs. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) illustrated that PRRSV infection up-regulated the expression levels of marker genes of dendritic cells, monocytes and neutrophils and inflammatory response, but down-regulated T cells, B cells and NK cells markers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) can replicate its RNA genome in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and utilize ER to facilitate its assembly and maturation. To maintain ER homeostasis, host cells initiate reticulophagy (known as ER-phagy) to effectively digest the stressed ER. In this study, we found that PRRSV infection subverted ER-phagy by downregulating ER-phagy receptor FAM134B.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPorcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is one of the serious infectious diseases that threatens the swine industry. Increasing evidence shows that gut microbiota plays an important role in regulating host immune responses to PRRS virus (PRRSV). The aim of this study was to investigate gut microbiota difference between PRRSV-resistant pigs and PRRSV-suspectable pigs derived from a Tongcheng pigs and Large White pigs crossed population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Genome-editing techniques incorporating artificial nucleases develop rapidly and enable efficient and precise modification of genomic DNA of numerous organisms. The present research aimed to establish a rapid, sensitive and visual method for genotyping of germline genome-edited mutants with small genomic fragment deletion.
Methods And Results: The genome-edited pigs with 2-bp deletion and 11-bp deletion of Myostatin (MSTN) gene generated by TALENs system were used as test materials to check the proposed allele-specific PCR (AS-PCR) and lateral flow nucleic acid biosensor (LFNAB) cascade method.
Objective: To analyze the prevalence and risk factors of constipation after thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures (TVCFs).
Methods: This retrospective study reviews the records of patients hospitalized between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018 with TVCFs. A total of 117 patient's records are included (n = 117).
Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) and has no effective treatment. Exploring the molecular mechanisms of renal IRI is critical for the prevention of AKI and its evolution to chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. The aim of the present study was to determine the biological function and molecular mechanism of action of miR-92a-3p in tubular epithelial cell (TEC) pyroptosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRenal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). As a transcription factor, the Transcript induced in spermiogenesis 40 (Tisp40) has been found to be involved in renal IRI. However, the role of Tisp40 in tubular epithelial cell (TEC) pyroptosis of renal IRI remains unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of evodiamine (EV) on dexamethasone-induced osteoporosis in zebrafish. Zebrafish larvae were exposed to different concentrations of dexamethasone to obtain the osteoporosis in zebrafish. Calcium, phosphorus, and alizarin red staining determination were performed to evaluate the effects of EV on bone mineralization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is one of the most ruinous diseases in pig production. Our previous work showed that Tongcheng pigs (TC) were less susceptible to PRRS virus (PRRSV) than Large White (LW) pigs. To elucidate the difference in PRRSV resistance between the two breeds, small RNA-seq and ribo-zero RNA-seq were used to identify differentially expressed non-coding RNAs (including miRNAs and lincRNAs) responded to PRRSV in porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs) from TC and LW pigs.
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