The effect of different potency glucocorticosteroids treatments on tear inflammatory factors and corneal optical density after femtosecond-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis.

To assess the impact of glucocorticosteroids with varying potencies on inflammatory mediators in tears and corneal optical density after femtosecond-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK). In a prospective study, 110 patients (220 eyes) who underwent FS-LASIK were divided into 2 groups: 55 patients (110 eyes) received dexamethasone, and another 55 patients (110 eyes) received fluorometholone. Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, and corneal optical density were measured before, 1 week, and 1 month after surgery.

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the lacrimal gland: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: The most common subtype of primary lymphoma of the ocular adnexa is the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) subtype. MALT lymphoma of the lacrimal gland is relatively rare among the lacrimal gland tumors, and the early clinical symptoms are atypical, which can easily lead to misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis. Here, we report a case of MALT lymphoma of the lacrimal gland and explore its clinical manifestations, pathological characteristics, management, and pathogenesis, with the aim of helping clinicians gain an in-depth understanding of ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma.

Ptosis Caused by Local Injection of Human Rabies Immunoglobulin.

Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease. Patients with grade III injuries after exposure need timely injection of rabies vaccine and human rabies immunoglobulin treatment. This article introduces the diagnosis and therapy of ptosis caused by local injection of human rabies immunoglobulin in a patient bitten by a dog.

THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF MULTISPECTRAL FUNDUS IMAGING IN HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY.

Purpose: To observe the diagnostic value of multispectral fundus imaging (MSI) in hypertensive retinopathy (HR).

Methods: A total of 100 patients with HR were enrolled in this cross-sectional study, and all participants received fundus photography and MSI. Participants with severe HR received fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA).

A Pseudo-near isogenic F population strategy for rapid QTL cloning.

Unlabelled: Near isogenic F (NIF) population frequently developed by conventional backcross has dramatically contributed to QTL identification in plants. Developing such a NIF population is time-consuming. Thus, it is urgent to rapidly produce a NIF population for QTL cloning.

Acquired Ocular Toxoplasmosis: a Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Background: Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic illness caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Ocular infection frequently manifests as acute necrotizing retinal chorioretinitis. In this paper, we describe a case of retinal chorioretinitis caused by Toxoplasma gondii infection, as well as the most recent diagnostic and treatment techniques.

The CCT transcriptional activator Ghd2 constantly delays the heading date by upregulating CO3 in rice.

CONSTANS, CO-like, and TOC1 (CCT) family genes play important roles in regulating heading date, which exerts a large impact on the regional and seasonal adaptation of rice. Previous studies have shown that Grain number, plant height, and heading date2 (Ghd2) exhibits a negative response to drought stress by directly upregulating Rubisco activase and exerting a negative effect on heading date. However, the target gene of Ghd2 regulating heading date is still unknown.

Tear inflammation related indexes after cataract surgery in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: Quantitative studies on the changes in inflammation-related content in tears, especially the effect of diabetes, are lacking. In this study, we measured the preoperative and postoperative tear inflammatory mediator levels in cataract patients, focusing on the expression of inflammatory factors in postoperative cataracts in the diabetic, and investigated the effect of drugs on the control of postoperative inflammation.

Aim: To study the expression of inflammatory factors in elderly people with type 2 diabetes after cataract surgery.

The amino acid residue E96 of Ghd8 is crucial for the formation of the flowering repression complex Ghd7-Ghd8-OsHAP5C in rice.

Ghd7 is an important gene involved in the photoperiod flowering pathway in rice. A Ghd7-involved transcriptional regulatory network has been established, but its translational regulatory pathway is poorly understood. The mutant suppressor of overexpression of Ghd7 (sog7) was identified from EMS-induced mutagenesis on the background of ZH11 overexpressing Ghd7.

OsPRR37 Alternatively Promotes Heading Date Through Suppressing the Expression of Ghd7 in the Japonica Variety Zhonghua 11 under Natural Long-Day Conditions.

Heading date is an important agronomic trait of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and is regulated by numerous genes, some of which exhibit functional divergence in a genetic background-dependent manner. Here, we identified a late heading date 7 (lhd7) mutant that flowered later than wild-type Zhonghua 11 (ZH11) under natural long-day (NLD) conditions.

and Redundantly Shape Rice Tiller Angle by Reducing Expression and Auxin Content.

Tiller angle largely determines plant architecture, which in turn substantially influences crop production by affecting planting density. A recent study revealed that () acts upstream of () to regulate tiller angle establishment in rice (). However, the mechanisms underlying transcriptional regulation of remain unknown.

OsMFT2 is involved in the regulation of ABA signaling-mediated seed germination through interacting with OsbZIP23/66/72 in rice.

Seed germination is a complex process involving various physical and biochemical cues, determined by exogenous and endogenous factors. Here, we identified a gene, OsMFT2, that negatively regulates seed germination in rice. OsMFT2 knock-out lines exhibited pre-harvest sprouting, whereas OsMFT2 overexpression lines showed delayed germination.

Lessons from natural variations: artificially induced heading date variations for improvement of regional adaptation in rice.

New strategy of breeding by modulating key heading date gene Ehd1 to enhance the variations of heading date regardless of genetic background for better adaptation to local environment in rice. Flowering time (or heading date) is an important quantitative trait in rice (Oryza sativa) that determines its adaptation to specific cultivation areas and growing seasons. However, breeding of flowering time is currently relying on laborious selections and combinations of different alleles of various genes.

Genome-wide association studies reveal that members of bHLH subfamily 16 share a conserved function in regulating flag leaf angle in rice (Oryza sativa).

As a major component of ideal plant architecture, leaf angle especially flag leaf angle (FLA) makes a large contribution to grain yield in rice. We utilized a worldwide germplasm collection to elucidate the genetic basis of FLA that would be helpful for molecular design breeding in rice. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified a total of 40 and 32 QTLs for FLA in Wuhan and Hainan, respectively.