The 5-HT Descending Facilitation System Contributes to the Disinhibition of Spinal PKCγ Neurons and Neuropathic Allodynia via 5-HT Receptors.

Neuropathic pain, often featuring allodynia, imposes significant physical and psychological burdens on patients, with limited treatments due to unclear central mechanisms. Addressing this challenge remains a crucial unsolved issue in pain medicine. Our previous study, using protein kinase C gamma (PKCγ)-tdTomato mice, highlights the spinal feedforward inhibitory circuit involving PKCγ neurons in gating neuropathic allodynia.

Salvia miltiorrhiza adjuvant therapy facilitates cardiac function recovery in patients with myocardial infarction.

Myocardial infarction (MI), a leading cause of global mortality, often leads to heart failure and impaired quality of life. This randomized controlled trial evaluated Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM), a traditional Chinese herb containing bioactive compounds like tanshinone IIA and salvianolic acid A, as an adjunct therapy for acute MI. SM is known for anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticoagulant and microcirculatory benefits.

The DnaJ1 heat shock protein interacts with the flavanone 3-hydroxylase-like protein F3HL to synergistically enhance drought tolerance by scavenging reactive oxygen species in tomato.

The widely distributed heat shock protein DnaJ is renowned for its pivotal role in enhancing thermal tolerance in plants; however, its involvement in drought tolerance remains elusive. In this study, genes encoding DnaJ1 were cloned from drought-resistant wild tomato (Solanum pennellii) and drought-sensitive cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). SpDnaJ1 and SlDnaJ1 from both tomato species were localized in the chloroplast, and their gene expression was induced by various abiotic stresses.

Gram-Scale Preparation of Tri-Coordinated Single-Atom Catalysts for CO Electrolysis in Large-Scale Membrane Electrode Assembly.

Accelerating the commercialization of CO electroreduction is essential for carbon utilization, yet it faces challenges of precious metal catalysts cost and scaling-up of the corresponding devices. In this study, a low-cost and tri-coordinated single-atom catalyst (SAC) with Ni-N3 center is fabricated in gram-scale using metal ionic liquids as precursor. The gram-scale Ni-N3 SAC (g-NiN3) achieves efficient electroreduction of CO to CO (eCO-to-CO) with a maximum Faradaic efficiency of 98.

IFN-γ signaling links ventriculomegaly to choroid plexus and ependyma dysfunction following maternal immune activation.

Maternal immune activation (MIA) is a principal environmental risk factor contributing to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and can be causally linked to ASD symptoms. In our study, we found that MIA triggered by poly (I: C) injection caused ventriculomegaly in offspring due to the dysfunction of the choroid plexus (Chp) and ependyma. We subsequently identified a sustained enhancement of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) signaling in the brain and serum of MIA offspring.