Identification of IGF2BPs-related mRNA signature for predicting the overall survival of lung adenocarcinoma.

Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding proteins (IGF2BPs) are m⁶A readers that stabilize target mRNAs by recognizing the GG(m⁶A)C sequence. While previous studies have explored the biological mechanisms of IGF2BPs in lung cancer, their prognostic value remains unclear. This study investigated the expression, molecular mechanisms, and prognostic significance of IGF2BPs in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) using TCGA and GEO datasets.

A heterogeneous tumor immune microenvironment of uncommon epidermal growth factor receptor mutant non-small cell lung cancer.

Common epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are usually not considered for immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) due to poor efficacy. However, whether uncommon EGFR mutations are suitable for immunotherapy has not been thoroughly studied. Thus, we explored the tumor immune microenvironment (TME) features in uncommon EGFR mutant NSCLC.

Effects of Xiaoyao San on exercise capacity and liver mitochondrial metabolomics in rat depression model.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of Xiaoyao San (XYS), a herbal medicine formula, on exercise capacity and liver mitochondrial metabolomics in a rat model of depression induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS).

Methods: A total of 24 male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: control group (C), CUMS control group (M), Venlafaxine positive treatment group (V), and XYS treatment group (X). Depressive behaviour and exercise capacity of rats were assessed by body weight, sugar-water preference test, open field test, pole test, and rotarod test.

[Role of post-translational modification of basic leucine zipper transcription factors in response to abiotic stresses in plants].

Abiotic stresses substantially affect the growth and development of plants. Plants have evolved multiple strategies to cope with the environmental stresses, among which transcription factors play an important role in regulating the tolerance to abiotic stresses. Basic leucine zipper transcription factors (bZIP) are one of the largest gene families.

Bioinformatics and expression analysis of proline metabolism-related gene families in alfalfa under saline-alkali stress.

Regulation of the proline metabolic pathway is essential for the accumulation of proline under abiotic stress and for the amelioration of plant stress resistance. Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase (P5CS), pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase (P5CR), ornithine transaminase (δ-OAT), proline dehydrogenase (PDH), pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase (P5CDH), and proline transporter (ProT) are the key enzymes in the proline metabolic pathway. However, the gene families responsible for proline metabolism have not yet been identified or reported in alfalfa.

Multiple bronchiolar adenomas/ciliated muconodular papillary tumors of the bilateral lung with tumor budding and potential malignant transformation into squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review.

Background: Bronchiolar adenoma (BA)/ciliated muconodular papillary tumor (CMPT) is a rare lung tumor characterized by ciliated, mucous and basal cells. Recently, some cases of driver mutations or malignant transformations have been reported. However, the nature of BA/CMPT remains controversial.

Alfalfa Confers Cold Stress Tolerance to Plants by Promoting Autophagy.

Autophagy is a conserved cellular process that functions in the maintenance of physiological and metabolic balance. It has previously been demonstrated to improve plant tolerance to abiotic stress. Numerous autophagy-related genes (ATGs) that regulate abiotic stress have been identified, but there have been few functional studies showing how ATGs confer cold stress tolerance.

Penetrating chest trauma caused by a falling metallic bar: a case report.

Background: Impaling injuries to the chest are relatively rare and often lethal. Initial evaluation, resuscitation, and surgical planning can be challenging for emergency physicians and surgeons. Chest trauma can be classified as either closed or penetrating, depending on whether or not the pleural cavity is open.

A novel PIBF1-RET gene fusion identified from a stage IA lung adenocarcinoma: A case report.

Introduction: Rearranged during transfection (RET) gene fusions occur in 0.7% to 2% in lung cancer and 1% to 2% in non-small cell lung cancer. Systemic therapies for RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer consist mostly of targeted therapy with RET inhibitors such as selpercatinib and pralsetinib.

Genome-wide identification of the myo-inositol oxygenase gene family in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and expression analysis under abiotic stress.

Myo-inositol oxygenase (MIOX), a pivotal enzyme in the myo-inositol oxygenation pathway, catalyzes the cleavage of myo-inositol to UDP-glucuronic acid and plays a major role in plant adaptation to abiotic stress factors. However, studies pertaining to the MIOX gene family in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) are lacking.

A novel insight for high-rate and low-efficiency glucose metabolism in depression through stable isotope-resolved metabolomics in CUMS-induced rats.

Background: Existing research has suggested that depression results in disorders of glucose metabolism in the organism which causing insufficient energy supply. However, the overall changes in glucose metabolism that arise from depression have not been clarified.

Methods: In this study, the depression-like behavior in chronically unpredictable mild stressed rats was investigated, and the fate of glucose was tracked through isotope tracing and mass spectrometry, with a focus on metabolite changes in cecal contents.

Research progress on the relationship between the TOR signaling pathway regulator, epigenetics, and tumor development.

Almost all cellular activities depend on protein folding, signaling complex assembly/disassembly, and epigenetic regulation. One of the most important regulatory mechanisms responsible for controlling these cellular processes is dynamic protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation. Alterations in phosphorylation networks have major consequences in the form of disorders, including cancer.

A unique insight for Xiaoyao San exerts antidepressant effects by modulating hippocampal glucose catabolism using stable isotope-resolved metabolomics.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory, depression is an emotional disease, which is thought to be related to stagnation of liver qi and dysfunction of the spleen in transport. Xiaoyao San (XYS) is considered to have the effects of soothing liver-qi stagnation and invigorating the spleen. The spleen has the function to transport and transform nutrients.

Serum metabolomic responses to aerobic exercise in rats under chronic unpredictable mild stress.

This study analyzed the effects of aerobic exercise on endogenous serum metabolites in response to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) using a rat model, aiming to identify the metabolic regulatory pathways involved in the antidepressant effect resulted from a 28-day treadmill aerobic exercise intervention. The animals were randomly divided into four groups (n = 8): normal control, normal with aerobic exercise, CUMS control, and CUMS with aerobic exercise. Body weight, sucrose preference and open field tests were performed weekly during the intervention period for changes in depressant symptoms.

Concordance Study of a 520-Gene Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Genomic Profiling Assay of Tissue and Plasma Samples.

Introduction: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) enables simultaneous detection of actionable somatic variants and estimation of genomic signatures such as tumor mutational burden (TMB) or microsatellite instability (MSI) status, which empowers therapeutic decisions in clinical oncology.

Objective: Our retrospective study investigated the clinical performance of somatic variant detection in paired tissue and blood samples using a large targeted gene panel, the OncoScreen Plus, which interrogates 520 cancer-related genes.

Methods: We analyzed sequencing data derived from paired tissue and blood samples of 3005 patients spanning 20 solid tumor types, including lung (n = 1971), gastrointestinal (n = 625), breast (n = 120) and gynecological (n = 110), genitourinary (n = 38), and other cancers (n = 141).

A rare survival case of blunt left ventricular rupture caused by a low-energy pedestrian collision with a stationary forklift: a case report.

Blunt cardiac rupture (BCR) is a rare injury with a high mortality rate. It is usually caused by high-energy traumatic accidents, such as motor vehicle collisions. For the first time, we report a rare case of BCR caused by a pedestrian collision with a stationary motor vehicle, which is a low-energy traumatic accident.

A patient with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who received pembrolizumab monotherapy after stereotactic body radiotherapy had progression-free survival of nearly 5 years: a case report.

Lung cancer is a malignancy with the highest morbidity and mortality in the world. Radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy have been widely used to treat metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), also known as stereotactic ablation radiotherapy (SABR), can precisely deliver a high dose of radiation to a target in a limited area.

Lobectomy with high-position single-intercostal two-port video-assisted thoracoscope for non-small cell lung cancer is a safe and effective surgical procedure.

Background: High-position single-intercostal two-port video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) technique has been used for thoracic diseases. It can effectively avoid postoperative chronic pain compared with the traditional three-port VATS. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of high-position single-intercostal two-port video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.

Overexpression of an alfalfa glutathione S-transferase gene improved the saline-alkali tolerance of transgenic tobacco.

Abiotic stresses restrict the productivity and quality of agricultural crops. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) utilizes glutathione to scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) that result from abiotic stresses. This study aimed to determine the expression pattern of the gene and its effects on saline-alkali tolerance.