The efficiency of UV light-emitting diodes (UV-LED) in decontaminating Campylobacter and Salmonella and natural microbiota in chicken breast, compared to a UV pilot-plant scale device.

This study investigated the combined effect of Ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) technology treatment with refrigerated storage of chicken breast meat over 7 days on Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, total viable counts (TVC) and total Enterobacteriaceae counts (TEC). An optimised UV-LED treatment at 280 nm for 6 min decreased inoculated S. Typhimurium and C.

[Chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Dictamni Cortex: a review].

Dictamni Cortex, the dried root bark of Dictamnus dasycarpus, has many chemical constituents, such as alkaloids, limonoids, flavonoids, sesquiterpenoids, glycosides, and steroids.It has the effects of anti-inflammation, anti-fungi, anti-arteriosclerosis, stopping bleeding, anti-cancer, neuroprotection, and antioxidation.The chemical constituents of Dictamni Cortex are the important material basis for its medicinal effects.

Analysis of Soybean Somatic Embryogenesis Using Chromosome Segment Substitution Lines and Transcriptome Sequencing.

Soybean is an important cash crop that is widely used as a source of vegetable protein and edible oil. The regeneration ability of soybean directly affects the application of biotechnology. In this study, we used the exogenous hormone 2,4-D to treat immature embryos.

Correction: Colon cancer-induced interleukin-35 inhibits betacatenin- mediated pro-oncogenic activity.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.22857.

CiRS-7 promotes growth and metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via regulation of miR-7/HOXB13.

The circular RNA ciRS-7 has been reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of various tumors, including gastric and colorectal cancer. However, the role of ciRS-7 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains unsolved. In this study, we found that the ciRS-7 expression was significantly upregulated in ESCC cancer tissues compared with matched normal tissues and associated with poor patient survival.

Placenta-specific 1 regulates oocyte meiosis and fertilization through furin.

Placenta-specific 1 (Plac1) has been found to be essential for placentation, and abnormal Plac1 expression and distribution is highly correlated with preeclampsia and implantation failure; however, its function in mammalian oocytes has not been elucidated. Here, we report that Plac1 was more prominent in mouse oocytes and enriched at the membrane region throughout meiosis. On the one hand, Plac1 knockdown severely disrupted microvillus organization; however, on the other hand, Plac1 significantly decreased oocyte maturation and increased aneuploidy, consequently disrupting normal fertilization.

Colon cancer-induced interleukin-35 inhibits beta-catenin-mediated pro-oncogenic activity.

The occurrence and development of colon cancer is closely related to inflammation. Therefore, this study was conducted a current retrospective research to study the effect of IL-35 (interleukin 35), a newly identified anti-infective factor, on colon cancer development. The expression of IL-35 in colon cancer samples and their adjacent normal mucosa by real-time PCR, ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay).

NKILA inhibits NF-κB signaling and suppresses tumor metastasis.

The long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) NKILA (nuclear transcription factor NF-κB interacting lncRNA) functions as a suppressor in human breast cancer and tongue cancer. However, the clinical significance and biological roles of NKILA in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remain unknown. In this study, we showed that NKILA was downregulated in ESCC tissues and cancer cells compared with their normal counterparts.

MicroRNA-192 regulates cell proliferation and cell cycle transition in acute myeloid leukemia via interaction with CCNT2.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs approximately 18-22 nucleotides in length, which play an important role in malignant transformation. The roles of miR-192 as an oncogene or tumor suppressor in solid tumors have been previously reported. However, little is known about the role of miR-192 in human acute myeloid leukemia.

[Clinical examples of professor LI Zhi-dao's "tonifying three qi" acupuncture method].

Professor LI Zhi-dao, according to acupoint selection of syndrome differentiation in TCM basic theory, concluded a new therapy, namely "tonifying three qi" that is mainly based on three acupoints in the Conception Vessel. This method is consisted of Danzhong (CV 17), Zhongwan (CV 12) and Qihai (CV 6) in the Conception Vessel, which could successively nourish clear qi, stomach qi and original qi. In clinic, according to the severity of symptoms of three qi, the acupoints are selected flexibly, which could respectively treat deficiency of heart-lung qi, deficiency of stomach-spleen qi and deficiency of original qi.

Expression and clinical significance of Semaphorin4D in non-small cell lung cancer and its impact on malignant behaviors of A549 lung cancer cells.

This study aimed to explore Semaphrin4D (Sema4D) expression and clinical significance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and to define the roles and mechanisms of Sema4D in regulating the malignant behaviors of A549 cells by small interfering RNA (siRNA). Firstly, immunohistochemistry revealed that Sema4D was more frequently expressed in NSCLC than in lung benign lesion (P<0.05) and its overexpression was associated with low differentiation (P<0.

The presence of EGFR mutations predicts the response in Chinese non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with erlotinib.

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a leading cause of death worldwide. The upregulation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) due to mutations has been observed in a number of cancers, and tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), such as gefitinib and erlotinib, which specifically target EGFR signaling, have been used to treat NSCLC patients. The presence of EGFR mutations was previously shown to confer sensitivity to TKIs.

[Comparison of the effect of palonosetron versus tropisetron in prevention of vomiting in patients receiving high dose cisplatin-based chemotherapy].

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of palonosetron for prevention of vomiting induced by high dose cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

Methods: One-hundred and twenty-eight patients received tropisetron 5 mg plus dexamethasone 10 mg at the first cycle or palonosetron 0.25 mg plus dexamethasone 10 mg, respectively, each administered 30 min before the initiation of high dose cisplatin-based chemotherapy.