Publications by authors named "Shunfa Li"

Inorganic pyrophosphatases (PPases) are enzymes that catalyze the conversion of inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) into phosphate (Pi). Human inorganic pyrophosphatase 1 (Hu-PPase) exhibits high expression levels in a variety of tumors and plays roles in cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion and metastasis, making it a promising prognostic biomarker and a target for cancer therapy. Despite its widespread presence, the catalytic mechanism of Hu-PPase in humans remains inadequately understood.

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Background: Nanoemulsions (NEs) have been considered an effective carrier to protect environmentally labile bioactive compounds from degradation during food processing. Among the numerous types of NEs, biopolymer-stabilized NEs have gained much attention to achieve this function because of the extensive sources, biocompatibility, and tunability. Therefore, the antioxidant activities, environmental stability, and in vitro digestibility of astaxanthin (AST)-loaded soybean protein isolate (SPI)-alginate (SA) complexes-stabilized NEs (AST-SPI-SA-NEs) were investigated in this study.

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Background: Providers should adjust the depth of sedation to promote lung-protective ventilation in patients with severe ARDS. This recommendation was based on the assumption that the depth of sedation could be used to assess respiratory drive.

Objective: To assess the association between respiratory drive and sedation in patients with severe ARDS by using ventilator-measured P0.

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Gibberella ear rot (GER), a prevalent disease caused by , can result in significant yield loss and carcinogenic mycotoxin contamination in maize worldwide. However, only a few quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for GER resistance have been reported. In this study, we evaluated a Chinese recombinant inbred line (RIL) population comprising 204 lines, developed from a cross between a resistant parent DH4866 and a susceptible line T877, in three field trials under artificial inoculation with .

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Article Synopsis
  • - Gibberella stalk rot (GSR) poses significant threats to maize production globally, and the study focuses on understanding how jasmonates (JAs) influence maize's defense against this pathogen through specific molecular pathways.
  • - The research showed that applying methyl jasmonate (MeJA) improves GSR resistance by activating various genes linked to the JA signaling pathway in maize, and crucial interactions between certain proteins were identified using various experimental techniques.
  • - Using CRISPR-cas9 technology, the study found that certain mutant maize varieties exhibit increased resistance to GSR, suggesting that specific JA components can act as susceptibility factors in maize immunity.
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