Arbuscular mycorrhiza mitigates zinc stress on through regulating metal tolerance protein gene expression and ionome uptake.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are symbionts of most terrestrial plants and enhance their adaptability in metal-contaminated soils. In this study, mycorrhized and non-mycorrhized were grown under different Zn treatments. After 6 weeks of treatment, the growing status and ionome content of plants as well as the expression patterns of metal tolerance proteins and auxin biosynthesis-related genes were measured.

Genetic polymorphisms of CYP2D6*10 and the effectiveness of combined tamoxifen citrate and testosterone undecanoate treatment in infertile men with idiopathic oligozoospermia.

Tamoxifen citrate, as the first line of treatment for infertile men with idiopathic oligozoospermia, was proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO), and testosterone undecanoate has shown benefits in semen values. Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of treatment with tamoxifen citrate and testosterone undecanoate in infertile men with idiopathic oligozoospermia, and whether the results would be affected by polymorphisms of CYP2D6*10. A total of 230 infertile men and 147 controls were included in the study.

[Clinical evaluation of BTAstat, NMP22, HA, survivin, CD44v6, vEGF and VUC in bladder cancer diagnosis].

Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of BTAstat, NMP22, HA, Survivin, CD44v6, VEGF, and VUC in detection of bladder cancer.

Methods: We detect VUC, BTAstat, NMP22, HA, Survivin, CD44v6, VEGF in the urine of 10 normal case (healthy volunteers), 11 benign urological diseases patients and 52 bladder cancer patients. The sensitivity, specificity the coefficient of variation, the examining time duration and the checking costs of each marker and combined markers were assessed to evaluate the clinical value.