Publications by authors named "Run Zhi Wang"

The egg parasitoid is a key natural enemy in the biological control of various agricultural and forestry pests. It is particularly used against the brown marmorated stink bug and the emerging defoliator pest in East Asia. It has been proved that the eggs of can be used as a factitious host for the mass production of .

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The egg parasitoid Mesocomys trabalae Yao, Yang, and Zhao is used as a biocontrol agent against the emerging defoliator pest Caligula japonica Moore in East Asia. It has been proven that the eggs of Antheraea pernyi Guérin-Méneville can be used as a factitious host for the mass production of M. trabalae.

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Parasitic wasps are abundant and diverse Hymenoptera insects that lay their eggs inside or on the external surface of the host and inject venom into the host to create a more favorable environment for the larvae to survive and regulate the host's immunity, metabolism, and development. But research on the composition of egg parasitoid venom is very limited. In this study, we used a combination of transcriptomic and proteomic approaches to identify the protein fractions of the venom in both eupelmid egg parasitoids, and .

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  • Alcohol abuse leads to tissue and organ damage and may contribute to neuropsychiatric disorders, with DNA methylation influencing gene expression and behavior changes.
  • A study with 32 male SD rats examined the effects of chronic alcohol exposure on DNA methylation in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) using various tests and sequencing techniques.
  • Results showed that chronic alcohol significantly increased methylation levels in the mPFC, which correlated with altered mRNA expression of several genes and elevated levels of DNA methyltransferases (DNMT3B) and MeCP2, suggesting a link between DNA methylation and alcohol abuse development.
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Background: Some patients with pelvic organ prolapse may suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), especially stress urinary incontinence (SUI) named de novo SUI after pelvic floor reconstruction. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors of de novo SUI.

Methods: This is a nested case-control study of 533 patients who underwent pelvic floor reconstruction due to pelvic organ prolapse (POP) at the Department of Gynecology in Peking University People's Hospital from January 2011 to March 2013.

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