Vision guides the twilight search for oviposition sites of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus.

Background: Oviposition site selection is an important component of vector mosquito reproductive biology. The Asian Tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a major and important vector of arboviruses including Dengue. Previous studies documented the preference of gravid females for small, dark-colored water containers as oviposition sites, which they sought during the twilight period (dusk) of their locomotor activity.

Erratum: [Corrigendum] Dl‑3‑n‑butylphthalide alleviates cognitive impairment in amyloid precursor protein/presenilin 1 transgenic mice by regulating the striatal‑enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase/ERK/cAMP‑response element‑binding pro‑​tein signaling pathway.

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Emodin Ameliorates High Glucose-Induced Podocyte Apoptosis via Regulating AMPK/mTOR-Mediated Autophagy Signaling Pathway.

Objective: To investigate the effect of emodin on high glucose (HG)-induced podocyte apoptosis and whether the potential anti-apoptotic mechanism of emodin is related to induction of adenosine-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-mediated autophagy in podocytes (MPC5 cells) in vitro.

Methods: MPC5 cells were treated with different concentrations of HG (2.5, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 and 160 mmol/L), emodin (2, 4, 8 µ mol/L), or HG (40 mmol/L) and emodin (4 µ mol/L) with or without rapamycin (Rap, 100 nmol/L) and compound C (10 µ mol/L).

Dl-3-n-butylphthalide alleviates cognitive impairment in amyloid precursor protein/presenilin 1 transgenic mice by regulating the striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase/ERK/cAMP-response element-binding protein signaling pathway.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive impairment and the deposition of amyloid plaques in the brain. In a transgenic mouse model of AD, cognitive impairment and synaptic dysfunction were revealed to be associated with soluble amyloid oligomers and to occur prior to plaque formation. The results of our previous studies revealed that striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) negatively regulated the β-amyloid protein-mediated ERK/cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB) signaling pathway.

A long-lasting biological larvicide against the dengue vector mosquito Aedes albopictus.

Background: Aedes albopictus is the primary vector of mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue and chikungunya, in China. The management of vector mosquitoes is the primary strategy for the control of such infectious diseases. The gravid Ae.

Delayed Facial Palsy After Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm.

Objective: We explored the risk factors for the occurrence of delayed facial paralysis (DFP) after microvascular decompression (MVD) for hemifacial spasm (HFS).

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of 636 patients who had undergone MVD for HFS by the same neurosurgery department of China-Japan Friendship Hospital from January 2006 to May 2016. Of the 636 patients, 50 (7.

Construction of an efficient genomic editing system with CRISPR/Cas9 in the vector mosquito Aedes albopictus.

Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, is a mosquito which originated in Asia. In recent years, it has become increasingly rampant throughout the world. This mosquito can transmit several arboviruses, including dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses, and is considered a public health threat.

Preservation or Ligation of Splenic Vessels During Spleen-Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy: A Meta-Analysis.

Spleen preservation distal pancreatectomy (SPDP) can be achieved by either splenic vessel preservation distal pancreatectomy (SVP-DP) or Warshaw technique (WT). Although studies comparing SVP-DP with WT have been reported, controversies exist. The aim of our study is to assess and compare the safety and feasibility of SVP-DP and WT.

Danhong Injection Alleviates Mechanical Allodynia via Inhibiting ERK1/2 Activation and Elevates BDNF Level in Sciatic Nerve in Diabetic Rat.

Danhong injection (DHI) has been widely used in China for cardiocerebrovascular diseases treatments. And in this study, we demonstrated the therapeutic effect of DHI on experimental diabetic neuropathy for the first time. .

Two-Point Discrimination Predicts Pain Relief after Lower Limb Nerve Decompression for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.

Background: Peripheral nerve decompression surgery has been reported to be effective for pain reduction in patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The aim of this study was to characterize which patients may have more pain relief benefits in the lower limbs after nerve decompression surgery.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted.

Tanshinone IIA Improves Painful Diabetic Neuropathy by Suppressing the Expression and Activity of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglia.

Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is one of the intractable complications of diabetes mellitus, which manifest as exaggerated pain perception. Previous studies showed that Tanshinone IIA (TIIA), one of the major bioactive extracts of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, have obvious analgesic effect on different types of pain process, and the underlying analgesic mechanisms are not fully understood. The present study combined the behavioral, electrophysiological and biochemical methods to elucidate the analgesic mechanism of TIIA, using streptozotocin (STZ)-induced PDN rat models.

Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies on the Genus : A Mini Review.

The genus , which belongs to the family Fabaceae, comprises 130 species distributed all over the world, and some of the plants are used as folk medicine to treat various diseases. is a typical example, whose seeds have been widely used in many traditional Chinese medicine formulas for the treatment of various diseases such as leucoderma and other skin diseases, cardiovascular diseases, nephritis, osteoporosis, and cancer. So, the chemical and pharmacological studies on this genus were performed in the past decades.

[Effect of Tongmai Jiangtang Capsule on Experimental Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Rats].

Objective: To observe the effect of Tongmai Jiangtang Capsule (TJC) on experimental diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) rats.

Methods: Forty Wistar rats were divided into the TJC group, the mecobalamin treatment group, the model group, and the normal group according to random digit table, 10 in each group. Except rats in the normal group, DPN rat model was prepared using intraperitoneally in- jecting streptozotocin (STZ) in the rest rats.

[Complications of selective posterior rhizotomy for lower limb spasticity of cerebral palsy].

Objective: To investigate the complications of spastic cerebral palsy with selective posterior rhizotomy (SPR).

Methods: In the study, 2 593 patients who had undergone SPR from January 2000 to September 2012 were followed-up for at least one year. The complications were classified.

[Chemical constituents from the fruits of Areca catechu].

Objective: To investigate the chemical constituents of the fruits of Areca catechu.

Methods: The chemical constituents were isolated by silica gel, RP-18 and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatographies. Their structures were determined by chemical and spectroscopic methods.

A novel C2-domain phospholipid-binding protein, OsPBP1, is required for pollen fertility in rice.

Pollen fertility is a crucial factor for successful pollination and essential for seed formation. Recent studies have suggested that a diverse range of internal and external factors, signaling components and their related pathways are likely involved in pollen fertility. Here, we report a single C2-domain containing protein, OsPBP1, initially identified through cDNA microarray analysis.

Immunofluorescence laser confocal expression and localization study of rat nerve growth guidance cues Netrin-1 and Slit2 after spinal cord injury.

Objective: To observe the expression and distribution of adult rat axon guidance cues Netrin-1 and Slit2 at different time points after spinal cord injury and to investigate the guidance mechanism of regenerated axons.

Methods: Twenty adult Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were divided randomly into five groups with 4 in each. Four groups of them were used to make Allen's spinal cord punch models and we took materials randomly from one of them on the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 14th day respectively after operation.