Integration of four-dimensional proteomics and network pharmacology to reveal molecular mechanisms of multi-components multi-targets effects of Sini decoction on myocardial infarction.

Sini Decoction (SND) has been proven to be an effective formula to alleviate cardiac injury of myocardial infarction (MI). However, the potential mechanism of SND remains unclear. In this study, the MI rat model was established by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery.

Development of Dual-Responsive Fluorescent Probe for Drug Screening of Diabetes Cardiomyopathy.

For specific drug research and development, a drug-screening strategy (DSS) plays an indispensable role in the biomedical field. Unfortunately, traditional strategies are complicated and insufficiently accurate due to the widely used single-target screening method. Herein, a simple dual-target-based drug-screening strategy (dt-DSS) is proposed to screen highly effective drugs by fluorescence imaging.

-Mediated Zinc Metabolism Modulates Gastric Cancer Progression via the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway.

Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is a significant global health burden with limited treatment options. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of , a zinc transporter, in GC development and its capacity as a target for therapy.

Methods: A comprehensive analysis of GC datasets (GSE54129 and stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)) was conducted using bioinformatics tools to examine differential gene expression, focusing on .

Insights into the carbon and nitrogen metabolism pathways in mixed-autotrophy/heterotrophy anammox consortia in response to temperature reduction.

While the multi-coupled anammox system boasts a substantial research foundation, the specific characteristics of its synergistic metabolic response to decreased temperatures, particularly within the range of 13-15 °C, remained elusive. In this study, we delve into the intricate carbon and nitrogen metabolism pathways of mixed-autotrophy/heterotrophy anammox consortia under conditions of temperature reduction. Our macrogenomic analyses reveal a compelling phenomenon: the stimulation of functional genes responsible for complete denitrification, suggesting an enhancement of this process during temperature reduction.

Mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer and viral contribution to the fate of intracellular and extracellular antibiotic resistance genes in anaerobic digestion supplemented with conductive materials under ammonia stress.

The addition of conductive materials (CMs) is an effective strategy for mitigating ammonia inhibition during anaerobic digestion (AD). However, the introduction of CMs can result in increased antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) pollution, potentially facilitated by enhanced horizontal gene transfer (HGT). The complex dynamics of intracellular and extracellular ARGs (iARGs/eARGs) and the mechanisms underlying their transfer, mediated by CMs, in ammonia-stressed AD systems remain unclear.

A Metal-Free Direct Decarboxylative Fluoroacylation of Indole Carboxylic Acids with Fluorinated Acids.

A straightforward preparation of diversified fluorinated indol-3-yl ketones was developed by the direct decarboxylative fluoroacylation of indole carboxylic acids. The reaction could be performed on a gram scale under net conditions. Neither a metal catalyst nor an additive was employed.

To Boost Zero-Shot Generalization for Embodied Reasoning With Vision-Language Pre-Training.

Recently, there exists an increased research interest in embodied artificial intelligence (EAI), which involves an agent learning to perform a specific task when dynamically interacting with the surrounding 3D environment. There into, a new challenge is that many unseen objects may appear due to the increased number of object categories in 3D scenes. It makes developing models with strong zero-shot generalization ability to new objects necessary.

Metabolic evolution and bottleneck insights into simultaneous autotroph-heterotroph anammox system for real municipal wastewater nitrogen removal.

When biological nitrogen removal (BNR) systems shifted from treating simulated wastewater to real wastewater, a microbial succession occurred, often resulting in a decline in efficacy. Notably, despite their high nitrogen removal efficiency for real wastewater, anammox coupled systems operating without or with minimal carbon sources also exhibited a certain degree of performance reduction. The underlying reasons and metabolic shifts within these systems remained elusive.

From non-coding RNAs to histone modification: The epigenetic mechanisms in tomato fruit ripening and quality regulation.

Ripening is one of the most important stages of fruit development and determines the fruit quality. Various factors play a role in this process, with epigenetic mechanisms emerging as important players. Epigenetic regulation encompasses DNA methylation, histone modifications and variants, chromatin remodeling, RNA modifications, and non-coding RNAs.

Design and synthesis of 7-azaindole derivatives as potent CDK8 inhibitors for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.

It is of great significance to design and synthesize novel structural inhibitors with good antitumor activity. In this study, based on rational design, a total of 42 7-azaindole derivatives as novel CDK8 inhibitors were designed and synthesized. All compounds were screened with antitumor activity and compound 6 (1-(3-((1-pyrrolo[2,3-]pyridin-5-yl)oxy)phenyl)-3-(-tolyl)urea) exhibited the best activity, especially in acute myeloid leukemia (GI MV4-11 = 1.

PLGA microspheres carrying EMSCs-CM for the effective treatment of murine ulcerative colitis.

Ectodermal mesenchymal stem cells-derived conditioned medium (EMSCs-CM) has been reported to protect against ulcerative colitis (UC) in mice, but its underlying mechanism in alleviating UC need to be further elucidated. Here, it is reported that EMSCs-CM could attenuate pro-inflammatory response of LPS-induced IEC-6 cells and regulate the polarization of macrophages towards anti-inflammatory type in vitro. Furthermore, PLGA microspheres prepared by the double emulsion method were constructed for oral delivery of EMSCs-CM (EMSCs-CM-PLGA), which are beneficial for colon-targeted adhesion of EMSCs-CM to the damaged colon mucosa.

Synthesis and Anti-Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity of Pterostilbene Derivatives.

The aberrant activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes is intricately linked to various inflammatory diseases. In this study, we present the discovery and optimization of a series of NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors based on the pterostilbene skeleton. All compounds underwent screening to evaluate their inhibitory effects on LPS/Nigericin-induced IL-1β secretion and anti-cellular pyroptosis.

Global, regional, and national analyses of the burden of colorectal cancer attributable to diet low in milk from 1990 to 2019: longitudinal observational study.

Background: Globally, diet low in milk is the third greatest risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC). However, there has been a lack of detailed worldwide analysis of the burden and trends of CRC attributable to diet low in milk.

Objective: We aim to assess the spatiotemporal trends of CRC-related mortality and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributable to diet low in milk at the global, regional, and national levels from 1990 to 2019.

Epidemiological trends and burden analysis of cervical cancer attributable to unsafe sex: A population-based study from 1990 to 2019.

Background: Unsafe sex is recognized as an important risk factor for cervical cancer (CC). Understanding the global disease burden of CC attributable to unsafe sex can assist policymakers in allocating healthcare resources.

Methods: Data were obtained from the 2019 global burden of disease database (GBD).

A critical review of comammox and synergistic nitrogen removal coupling anammox: Mechanisms and regulatory strategies.

Nitrification is highly crucial for both anammox systems and the global nitrogen cycle. The discovery of complete ammonia oxidation (comammox) challenges the inherent concept of nitrification as a two-step process. Its wide distribution, adaptability to low substrate environments, low sludge production, and low greenhouse gas emissions may make it a promising new nitrogen removal treatment process.

Dihydropyridopyrazine Functionalized Xanthene: Generating Stable NIR Dyes with Small-Molecular Weight by Enhanced Charge Separation.

Near-infrared region (NIR; 650-1700 nm) dyes offer many advantages over traditional dyes with absorption and emission in the visible region. However, developing new NIR dyes, especially organic dyes with long wavelengths, small molecular weight, and excellent stability and biocompatibility, is still quite challenging. Herein, we present a general method to enhance the absorption and emission wavelengths of traditional fluorophores by simply appending a charge separation structure, dihydropyridopyrazine.

Deep reinforcement learning task scheduling method based on server real-time performance.

Server load levels affect the performance of cloud task execution, which is rooted in the impact of server performance on cloud task execution. Traditional cloud task scheduling methods usually only consider server load without fully considering the server's real-time load-performance mapping relationship, resulting in the inability to evaluate the server's real-time processing capability accurately. This deficiency directly affects the efficiency, performance, and user experience of cloud task scheduling.