Identification of Specific Abnormal Brain Functional Activity and Connectivity in Cancer Pain Patients: A Preliminary Resting-State fMRI Study.

Objective: This study investigates the differences in brain functional activity and connectivity patterns between Cancer Pain (CP) patients and Healthy Controls (HCs) using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) to identify potential neuroimaging biomarkers.

Methods: This study collected rs-fMRI data from 25 CP patients and 25 hCs, processed the functional MRI images, and calculated metrics such as amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF), Regional Homogeneity (ReHo), and FC. Through statistical analysis, differences in brain functional activity and connectivity between the cancer pain group and the healthy control group were investigated, followed by machine learning classification.

Correlation between acute brain injury and brain metabonomics in dichlorvos-poisoned broilers.

Dichlorvos (DDVP) is an insecticide with neurotoxicity that is widely used in agricultural production and life. However, the effects of acute DDVP poisoning on brain tissue remain underinvestigated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the differences within 15 min-6 h in plasma biochemical indexes, brain histology and metabolites among three groups of commercial broilers orally administered different dosages of DDVP one time: (1) high-dose group (11.

Dysregulated expression of mRNA and SNP in pulmonary artery remodeling in ascites syndrome in broilers.

Broiler ascites syndrome (AS), also called pulmonary artery hypertension, is a metabolic disorder that has been observed worldwide in fast-growing broilers. Pulmonary arterial remodeling is a key step in the development of AS. The precise relationship between mRNA and SNP of the pulmonary artery in regulating AS progression remains unclear.

Subchronic oral mercury caused intestinal injury and changed gut microbiota in mice.

Mercury is a key global pollutant, yet the mechanism by which mercury-exposure causes intestinal injury is not clear, we aimed to investigate the mechanism of intestinal injury and gut microbiota changes caused by mercury-exposure. Twelve Kunming mice were divided into two groups (n = 6), and the two groups were treated with 0 mg/L and 80 mg/L HgCl in drinking water for 90 days respectively. Our results showed that mercury-exposure prominently effected body weight gain and glucose levels.

Copper Changes Intestinal Microbiota of the Cecum and Rectum in Female Mice by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of high concentrations of copper (Cu) on the cecum and rectum of intestinal microbiota in female mice. Twenty-four Kunming mice were weighed and randomly divided into two groups (n = 12 per group) including the control group and Cu group. Cu group was given drinking water with 5 mg/kg-bw copper chloride (CuCl), while the control group was treated with drinking water without CuCl.

Discovery and Optimization of Novel, Selective Histone Methyltransferase SET7 Inhibitors by Pharmacophore- and Docking-Based Virtual Screening.

Histone methyltransferases are involved in various biological functions, and these methylation regulating enzymes' abnormal expression or activity has been noted in several human cancers. Within this context, SET domain-containing (lysine methyltransferase) 7 (SET7, also called KMT7, SETD7, SET9) is of increasing significance due to its diverse roles in biological functions and diseases, such as diabetes, cancers, alopecia areata, atherosclerotic vascular disease, HIV, and HCV. In this study, DC-S100, which was discovered by pharmacophore- and docking-based virtual screening, was identified as the hit compound of SET7 inhibitor.

Identifying novel selective non-nucleoside DNA methyltransferase 1 inhibitors through docking-based virtual screening.

The DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) found in mammals include DNMT1, DNMT3A, and DNMT3B and are attractive targets in cancer chemotherapy. DNMT1 was the first among the DNMTs to be characterized, and it is responsible for maintaining DNA methylation patterns. A number of DNMT inhibitors have been reported, but most of them are nucleoside analogs that can lead to toxic side effects and lack specificity.

Synthesis of diastereometrically pure cubane-like photodimers from 2,4-pentanediyl-bis-2-naphthoates.

Irradiation of (2R,4R)-(-)- and (2S,4S)-(+)-2,4-pentanediyl-bis-2-naphthoates (1R and 1S, respectively) in organic solutions exclusively results in cubane-like anti(HH) photodimers in 100% yield. Asymmetric induction with 100% diastereometric excess (de) has been achieved and the absolute configuration of the yielded diastereomers has been established. Moreover, irradiation of (2R,4S)-2,4-pentanediyl-bis-2-naphthoate (1M) gives cubane-like syn(HH) photodimers in 100% yield.

Enhancement of diastereoselectivity in photodimerization of alkyl 2-naphthoates with chiral auxiliaries via inclusion within γ-cyclodextrin cavities.

Irradiations of alkyl 2-naphthoates are known to result in four isomeric "cubane-like" photodimers: anti(HH)-2, syn(HH)-2, anti(HT)-2, and syn(HT)-2 where the anti(HH)-2, anti(HT)-2, and syn(HT)-2 consist of pairs of diastereomers. Here, chiral auxiliary and chiral microreactor strategies have been combined to achieve high diastereoselectivity in photodimerizations of an enantiomeric pair of 2-naphthoates with (R)- and (S)-1-methoxycarbonylethyl esters as chiral auxiliaries (1R and 1S). Thus, irradiations of their γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) complexes have been conducted.

Efficient and selective photodimerization of 2-naphthalenecarbonitrile mediated by cucurbit[8]uril in an aqueous solution.

The photodimerization of 2-naphthalenecarbonitrile (2-NpCN) in a cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) aqueous solution was investigated. Spectroscopic analysis and product distribution reveal that the use of CB[8] as a host inverted the product selectivity from photodimers 2 and 3 in cyclohexane to photodimer 1 in a CB[8] aqueous solution with a large rate acceleration under ambient temperature and pressure.

Stepwise photochemical-chiral delivery in gamma-cyclodextrin-directed enantioselective photocyclodimerization of methyl 3-methoxyl-2-naphthoate in aqueous solution.

Irradiation of methyl 3-methoxyl-2-naphthoate (2,3-NA) with lambda > 280 nm results in photocyclodimerization to produce cubane-like photocyclodimer 1 and the [4 + 4] intermediate 2. The optically pure enantiomers of the intermediate 2 have been achieved by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) resolution on a chiralcel OJ-RH column. Comparison of the enantiomeric excess (ee) values for photocyclodimer 1 and the intermediate 2 obtained in gamma-CD aqueous solution reveals the stepwise photochemical-chiral delivery for the first time, which is recognized to be a consequence of an in situ increase in the ee value from 39% for the [4 + 4] intermediate 2 to 48% for photocyclodimer 1 upon irradiation of 2,3-NA in the presence of gamma-CD.