Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent malignancy in women. Potential therapeutic targets for BC are of great significance. In our previous study, we found that prenylated rab acceptor 1 domain family member 2 (PRAF2) is an oncogene in BC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), a class of ubiquitous synthetic organic chemicals, are widely utilized across various industrial applications. However, the long-term neurological health effects of PFAS mixture exposure in humans remain poorly understood. To address this gap, we have designed a comprehensive study to predict and validate cell-type-specific neurotoxicity of PFASs using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and cerebral organoids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA convenient method to synthesize ethyl 4-(bromomethyl)thiophene-3-carboxylate derivatives has been developed a visible-light-induced radical process in good yields and with wide functional group tolerance under air conditions and at ambient temperature. The present protocol has the advantages of a high atom economy, easy purification, and environmental friendliness as it employs HBr as the bromine source and the cheap and low-toxic HO as the oxidant. The synthetic utility of this method is demonstrated by a gram scale reaction and its application in the innovative synthesis of the clinical drug relugolix.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Prostate cancer (PCa) is an epithelial malignancy that originates in the prostate gland and is generally categorized into low, intermediate, and high-risk groups. The primary diagnostic indicator for PCa is the measurement of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values. However, reliance on PSA levels can result in false positives, leading to unnecessary biopsies and an increased risk of invasive injuries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmerg Microbes Infect
December 2024
Coinfection with multiple viruses is a common phenomenon in clinical settings and is a crucial driver of viral evolution. Although numerous studies have demonstrated viral recombination arising from coinfections of different strains of a specific species, the role of coinfections of different species or genera during viral evolution is rarely investigated. Here, we analyzed coinfections of and recombination events between four different swine enteric coronaviruses that infect the jejunum and ileum in pigs, including porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), and swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV), and a deltacoronavirus, porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPasteurella multocida is a leading cause of respiratory disorders in pigs. However, the genotypes and antimicrobial resistance characteristics of P. multocida from pigs in China have not been reported frequently.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProliferative enteropathy caused by is an important economic associated disease to pig industry, but the knowledge about the prevalence of in pig farms in China is limited. In addition, there is no complete genome sequence available for isolates from China. In this study, we developed a TaqMan qPCR for the screening of by targeting the bacterial 16S rDNA gene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The epidemiological and demographic transitions are leading to a rising burden of multimorbidity (co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions) worldwide. Evidence on the burden, determinants, consequences and care of multimorbidity in rural and urbanising India is limited, partly due to a lack of longitudinal and objectively measured data on chronic health conditions. We will conduct a mixed-methods study nested in the prospective Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents' Study (APCAPS) cohort to develop a data resource for understanding the epidemiology of multimorbidity in rural and urbanising India and developing interventions to improve the prevention and care of multimorbidity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCobalt spinel oxides, which consist of tetrahedral site (AO) and octahedral site (BO), are a potential group of transition metal oxides (TMO) for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reactions to ammonia (NRA). Identifying the true active site in spinel oxides is crucial to designing advanced catalysts. This work reveals that the CoO site is the dominant site for NRA through the site substitution strategy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFViruses existed in wastewaters might pose a biosecurity risk to human and animal health. However, it is generally difficult to detect viruses in wastewater directly as they usually occur in low numbers in water. Therefore, processing large volumes of water to concentrate viruses in a much smaller final volume for detection is necessary.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple targets analysis in complex samples is of great importance in medical and health sciences. Limited by independent laborious operational procedures, multiple targets determination remains a challenge. Herein, we report an "OR" logic gate multiplexed photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor based on "one pot" recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) strategy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF. Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer diagnosed in women worldwide. Accurately and efficiently stratifying the risk is an essential step in achieving precision medicine prior to treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent studies have demonstrated that stem cells have attracted much attention due to their special abilities of proliferation, differentiation and self-renewal, and are of great significance in regenerative medicine and anti-aging research. Hence, finding natural medicines that intervene the fate specification of stem cells has become a priority. Ginsenosides, the key components of natural botanical ginseng, have been extensively studied for versatile effects, such as regulating stem cells function and resisting aging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFor high-performance dual-photoelectrode assay, developing a pair of photoactive materials with well-matched band structure and the design of a powerful sensing strategy are highly desirable. Herein, the Zn-TBAPy pyrene-based MOF and BiVO/TiC Schottky junction were employed as photocathode and photoanode to form an efficient dual-photoelectrode system. The integration of the cascaded hybridization chain reaction (HCR)/DNAzyme-assisted feedback amplification with DNA walker-mediated cycle amplification strategy realizes femtomolar HPV16 dual-photoelectrode bioassay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF. Deep learning (DL) methods have been widely utilized in ultrasound (US) image segmentation tasks. However, current DL segmentation methods for US images are typically developed only for lesion segmentation of specific organs; e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFor discriminating the signals of multi-targets, multiplexed photoelectrochemical (PEC) detection is generally accomplished by modulating the light source or voltage, which prospect is usually limited by expensive instrumentation, tedious operational steps, and time-consuming material screening. To realize multiplexed determination on single photoelectric interface using the routine technique, a non-instrument-assisted strategy for signal discrimination needs to be explored. Herein, we propose an exonuclease III-mediated multiple PEC signals resolution strategy and construct a self-cleaning recyclable multiplexed PEC sensor using a porphyrin-bipyridine-based covalent organic framework (Por-Bpy COF) photocathode.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectrochemical reactions in practical batteries occur in confined environments where anode and cathode electrodes are separated only by a thin separator. Therefore, their electrochemical behaviors may differ from those obtained in the conventional experimental cells, where the two electrodes (working and counter electrodes) are largely separated compared to the batteries. The spatial and temporal distributions of the chemical species in the vicinity of each electrode are highly expected to be determined for quantitatively understanding the phenomena in confined environments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCovalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a promising alternative toward catalysis, due to the unique framework structure and the excellent chemical stability. However, the scarcity of unsaturated metal sites and the low conductivity have constrained the advancement of these materials for catalysis of electrochemical reactions. Exploring next-generation conductive metal-covalent organic frameworks (M-COFs) with extra metal active sites is crucial for improving their catalytic activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAt present, there is no effective experimental method for detecting whether the () detected in pigs is infectious. Although the technique of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) has significantly improved the detection rate and accuracy of the disease, it does not differentiate between infective and non-infective status of the virus. Propidium monoazide (PMA) is a dye that can be combined with DNA molecules.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurrently there is still no effective vaccines and drugs available for African swine fever virus (ASFV), a life-threatening virus to domestic pigs and wild boars. Therefore, accurate diagnosis is important for the prevention and control of the virus. In this study, we developed a triplex real-time PCR method to detect and differentiate ASFV gene-deleted and wild type strains based on three viral genes B646L, MGF_360-14L gene, and CD2v.
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