Genome-wide identification of the grapevine β-1,3-glucanase gene (VviBG) family and expression analysis under different stresses.

Background: The β-1,3-glucanase gene is widely involved in plant development and stress defense. However, an identification and expression analysis of the grape β-1,3-glucanase gene (VviBG) family had not been conducted prior to this study.

Results: Here, 42 VviBGs were identified in grapevine, all of which contain a GH-17 domain and a variable C-terminal domain.

An Integrated Analysis of microRNAs and the Transcriptome Reveals the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Regulation of Leaf Development in Xinyang Maojian Green Tea ().

Xinyang Maojian (XYMJ) tea is one of the world's most popular green teas; the development of new sprouts directly affects the yield and quality of tea products, especially for XYMJ, which has hairy tips. Here, we used transcriptome and small RNA sequencing to identify mRNAs and miRNAs, respectively, involved in regulating leaf development in different plant tissues (bud, leaf, and stem). We identified a total of 381 conserved miRNAs.

Identification of Vitis vinifera MYB transcription factors and their response against grapevine berry inner necrosis virus.

Background: The myeloblastosis (MYB) superfamily is the largest transcription factor family in plants that play diverse roles during stress responses. However, the biotic stress-responsive MYB transcription factors of the grapevine have not been systematically studied. In China, grapevine berries are often infected with the grapevine berry inner necrosis virus (GINV), which eventually reduces the nutritional quality and commodity value.

Cloning and expression analysis of gene in .

Somatic embryogenesis receptor-like kinases (), a subfamily of receptor-like kinases, play important roles in response to abiotic stresses in addition to apomictic reproductive development in numerous plant species. The purpose of the present work was to determine if an ortholog of the gene is present in the genome, isolate it and analyze its expression during embryogeny and abiotic stress. An ortholog of the gene was isolated from the genome, and designated as .

The antioxidant system response to drought-stressed treated with exogenous melatonin.

Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses adversely impacting the growth of persimmon, which is a widely cultivated traditional fruit tree in North China. Melatonin is a bio-stimulator involved in mediating plant responses to drought. The role of exogenous melatonin application in the drought tolerance of was examined under drought stress with different doses of melatonin (0, 10, 50, and 100 µM).

Microvesicles derived from human umbilical cord mesenchyme promote M2 macrophage polarization and ameliorate renal fibrosis following partial nephrectomy via hepatocyte growth factor.

The intraoperative ischemia in partial nephrectomy (PN) often leads to postoperative renal function impairment and fibrosis, which can be regulated by macrophage polarization. We have previously demonstrated that microvesicles derived from human Wharton's Jelly mesenchymal stromal cells (hWJMSC-MVs) attenuated renal ischemia-induced renal fibrosis and contained a substantial quantity of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). Herein, we investigated whether MSC-MVs regulate macrophage polarization and ameliorate renal fibrosis following ischemia-PN via transferring HGF.

Microvesicles derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate renal ischemia-reperfusion injury via delivery of miR-21.

Microvesicles (MVs) derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs-MVs) and miR-21 were demonstrated to ameliorate renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Since hUC-MSC-MVs contained a substantial quantity of miR-21, we speculated that miR-21 might account for a part of the therapeutic effects of hUC-MSCs-MVs. The human tubule epithelial (HK-2) cells were cultured under low oxygen (LO) condition to mimic a cellular IRI model.

Lipomatous hemangiopericytoma of the corpus spongiosum: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: Hemangiopericytoma (HPC) is an uncommon soft tissue tumor arising from pericytes. The urogenital system is rarely affected.

Methods: The review of the literature used the PubMed database which was searched up to March 2015.

Preoperative Plasma Fibrinogen and D-dimer as Prognostic Biomarkers for Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer.

Purpose: To assess the ability of preoperative plasma fibrinogen and D-dimer as biomarkers to predict survival outcomes in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).

Patients And Methods: A total of 206 NMIBC patients receiving transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) were assessed in our retrospective study. The cutoff values of fibrinogen and D-dimer were determined using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.

[Urethroplasty with circular fasciocutaneous flap in the treatment of complex anterior urethral strictures].

Objective: To summarize the experience of urethral reconstruction using circular fasciocutaneous flap for the treatment of complex anterior urethral strictures.

Method: The circular fasciocutaneous flap was harvested from the distal penile shaft or foreskin. Then the circular configuration was converted into longitudinal strip of skin which was rotated to ventral side to repair the exposured urethral strictures using the ventral onlay method.

Collecting duct carcinoma of the kidney: a clinicopathological study of five cases.

Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological features of collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) and improve its diagnosis and treatment.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed with clinical data including follow-up results of five patients with CDC.

Results: A total of 5 cases, including 4 males and 1 female, were included in this analysis with the average age 54 years (range 42 to 65).

Meta-analysis of gene expression data identifies causal genes for prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death in male populations across the globe. With the advent of gene expression arrays, many microarray studies have been conducted in prostate cancer, but the results have varied across different studies. To better understand the genetic and biologic mechanisms of prostate cancer, we conducted a meta-analysis of two studies on prostate cancer.

[High-frequency color Doppler ultrasonography: valuable for diagnosis of polyorchidism].

Objective: To investigate the application value of high-frequency color Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis of polyorchidism.

Methods: We retrospectively studied 6 cases of polyorchidism diagnosed by ultrasound, 5 of which were pathologically confirmed, and analyzed the sonographic and clinical findings.

Results: All the 6 cases were triorchidism, 4 located in the scrotum, and 2 in the same groin with indirect hernia.