Matrine exhibits antiviral activities against PEDV by directly targeting Spike protein of the virus and inducing apoptosis via the MAPK signaling pathway.

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) is a highly contagious virus that causes Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED). This enteric disease results in high mortality rates in piglets, leading to significant financial losses in the pig industry. However, vaccines cannot provide sufficient protection against epidemic strains.

Effect of atrazine on testicular toxicity involves accommodative disorder of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes system and testosterone synthesis in European quail (Coturnix coturnix).

Due to the wide use of atrazine (ATR), the concern has increased regarding the negative impact of ATR on reproduction. Nevertheless, the reproductive effects caused by different exposure concentrations and the severity of toxic damage are poorly understood. In organisms, ATR is metabolized and degraded through phase II enzyme systems, and changes in cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes may have a regulatory role in the harm of ATR.

Mechanism of cryptotanshinone to improve endocrine and metabolic functions in the endometrium of PCOS rats.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Cryptotanshinone is the main bioactive component of Salvia miltiorrhiza, with various mechanisms of action, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular protection, neuroprotection, and hepatoprotection. Salvia miltiorrhiza is used clinically by gynecologists in China.

Aim Of The Study: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has a significant impact on women's quality of life, leading to infertility and reproductive disorders.

Long-term spaceflight composite stress induces depressive behaviors in model rats through disrupting hippocampus synaptic plasticity.

Introduction: Long-term spaceflight composite stress (LSCS) can cause adverse effects on human systems, including the central nervous system, which could trigger anxiety and depression.

Aims: This study aimed to identify changes in hippocampus synaptic plasticity under LSCS.

Methods: The present study simulated the real long-term space station environment by conducting a 42-day experiment that involved simulating microgravity, isolation, noise, circadian rhythm disruptions, and low pressure.

A new PEDV strain CH/HLJJS/2022 can challenge current detection methods and vaccines.

Background: Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) variant strains cause great economic losses to the global swine industry. However, vaccines do not provide sufficient protection against currently circulating strains due to viral mutations. This study traced the molecular characteristics of the most recent isolates in China and aimed to provide a basis for the prevention and treatment of PEDV.

Effects of perioperative rosuvastatin on postoperative delirium in elderly patients: A randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial.

Background: Experimental evidence has indicated the benefits of statins for the treatment of postoperative delirium. Previously, clinical trials did not reach definite conclusions on the effects of statins on delirium. Some clinical trials have indicated that statins reduce postoperative delirium and improve outcomes, while some studies have reported negative results.

MiR-155 Inhibits Malignant Biological Behavior of Human Liver Cancer Cells by Regulating SRPK1.

Although the treatment of liver cancer has made great progress, the mechanism of its occurrence is not completely clear. miR-155 plays an important regulatory role in tumorigenesis and development, including survival, proliferation, migration and invasion. However, the role and regulatory mechanism of miR-155 in liver cancer has rarely been reported.

High-throughput metabolomics method based on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry: Insights into the underlying mechanisms of salinity-alkalinity exposure-induced metabolites changes in Barbus capito.

It is critical to investigate the adaptive development and the physiological mechanism of fish in external stimulation. In this study, the response of Barbus capito to salinity-alkalinity exposure was explored by high-throughput nontargeted and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomics to investigate metabolic biomarker and pathway changes. Meanwhile, the biochemical indexes of Barbus capito were measured to discover the chronic impairment response to salinity-alkalinity exposures.

Impact of long-term institutionalization on experiential pleasure and motivation in patients with schizophrenia.

Anhedonia and amotivation, the hallmarks of negative symptoms in schizophrenia, are believed to be due to "emotion-behavior decoupling," a failure in translating pleasure experience into appropriate goal-directed behavior. A number of studies have reported that long-term institutionalized schizophrenia patients suffer from more severe negative symptoms than community-dwelling patients, but few studies have investigated pleasure experience and motivational behavior in schizophrenia patients who have experienced long-term institutionalization. In this study, we recruited 26 long-term institutionalized schizophrenia patients, 27 community-dwelling schizophrenia patients, and 27 healthy controls.

[Clinical Application of Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification in Detection of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae].

Objective To explore the clinical value of one-step visualization loop-mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP)in the detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae(Mp). Methods One-step visualized LAMP,polymerase chain reaction(PCR),and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)were used to simultaneously detect 108 clinical Mp specimens in children,which included 73 cases of Mp infection diagnosed by PCR and 35 cases of other chronic/acute respiratory tract infections.On the first day of admission,one-step visualization LAMP,PCR(fluorimetric method),and ELISA were used to test the throat swab and serum sample obtained from the same patient,and the Kappa value was calculated.

The GWAS Risk Genes for Depression May Be Actively Involved in Alzheimer's Disease.

Depression is one of the most frequent psychiatric symptoms observed in people during the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We hypothesized that genetic factors conferring risk of depression might affect AD development. In this study, we screened 31 genes, which were located in 19 risk loci for major depressive disorder (MDD) identified by two recent large genome-wide association studies (GWAS), in AD patients at the genomic and transcriptomic levels.

The effect of Platycodin D on the expression of cytoadherence proteins P1 and P30 in Mycoplasma pneumoniae models.

Platycodin D is one of the most important monomers of the Qinbaiqingfei pellet (Qinbai), which has already been approved as the first effective new Traditional Chinese Medicine used to fight against Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) in clinic in China. In previous studies, pharmacodynamics experiment has proved that Platycodin D has anti-M.

Contribution of long duration of undiagnosed bipolar disorder to high frequency of relapse: A naturalistic study in China.

Background: With attention to misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder (BP), long duration of undiagnosed bipolar disorder (DUBP) had been reported recently in years. This study aims to investigate the contributions of long DUBP to the frequency of relapse in bipolar patients, and explore affect factors of DUBP.

Method: From 26 hospitals throughout China, 3896 participants diagnosed with BP according to International Classification of Diseases 10th criteria were enrolled in this study.

[Polymorphism rs738409 in PNPLA3 is associated with inherited susceptibility to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease].

Objective: To study the relationship between the patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 (PNPLA3) gene and hereditary susceptibility to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).

Methods: Peripheral blood DNA from 315 patients diagnosed with NAFLD (including the spectrum of simple steatosis (SS) and non-alcoholic steatosis (NASH)) and 336 control subjects was used to determine the PNPLA3 genotype by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequencing. The relationship of SNPs and NAFLD-related markers of liver function were assessed by correlation analysis.

Chemical composition and antioxidant activities of three polysaccharide fractions from pine cones.

The traditional method of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for monosaccharide component analysis with pretreatment of acetylation is described with slight modifications and verified in detail in this paper. It was then successfully applied to the quantitative analysis of component monosaccharides in polysaccharides extracted from the pine cones. The results demonstrated that the three pine cone polysaccharides all consisted of ribose, rhamnose, arabinose, xylose, mannose, glucose and galactose in different molar ratios.

Practical multi-component synthesis of di- or tri-aryl (Heteraryl) substituted 2-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazoles from simple building blocks.

A convenient and highly efficient multicomponent protocol has been developed for the synthesis of various poly-substituted 2-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazoles from 2-cyanopyridine, corresponding aromatic aldehydes, and NH(4)OAc/primary amine. Notably, tri-substituted 2-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazoles were highly yielded when aromatic primary amines were used as substrates, but both di- and tri-substituted 2-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazoles were obtained in one pot when some aliphatic primary amines were used as substrates.

[Effect of ibudilast on apoptosis of airway eosinophil in asthmatic guinea pigs].

This study is to investigate the effect of ibudilast on apoptosis of airway eosinophil in asthmatic guinea pigs and its mechanism. Experimental asthma model of guinea pigs was induced with ovalbumin (OVA). Differential count in BALF was examined.

Diversity and stability study on rice mutants induced in space environment.

To further study the characteristics of changes on the molecular level of rice mutants induced in space environment, we analyzed proteins in leaves and seeds of four rice mutants (two high-tillering and two low-tillering) in the 8(th) and 9(th) generations after a 15-day spaceflight, and compared with their ground controls by two-dimentional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and reverse phase liquid chromatography (RPLC). In addition, the albumin, globulin, prolamine, glutelin, and amylose of the mutant seeds were analyzed by RPLC and ultra-violet spectrometry. The results showed that the low-abundance proteins of leaves in the peak tillering stage are more likely to be induced compared with their corresponding controls.

[Induction of nicotinic acid hydroxylase activity of Pseudomonas putida NA-1 and optimization of transformation conditions].

Some features of Pseudomonas putida NA-1 strain in cultivation and enzyme production were different from S. marcescens IFO 12648 and P. fluorescens TN5 stains which could transform nicotinic acid to 6-hydroxynicotinic acid reported by other scientists, such as optimal carbon and its optimal concentration, optimal inducer concentration, and optimal cultivation temperature.

[Screening and identification of a strain for hydroxylation of nicotinic acid].

Strain screening was conducted on a large scale in order to develop a biotransforming process for 6-hydroxynicotinic acid production. A strain named as NA-1 was isolated from soil which could transform nicotinic acid into a new product showed by HPLC. The new product was identified as 6-hydroxynicotinic acid by MS and 1H-NMR.