[Soil health evaluation of non-grain cultivated land: A case study of Dongwu Town, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China].

Non-grain utilization of cultivated land threatens farmland ecological environment and soil health, which restricts grain production. To identify the key obstacle factors of cultivated soil under non-grain utilization, explore the changes of soil quality and function, and evaluate the effects of non-grain utilization on the health of farmland soil, we evaluated soil health of farmland under different non-grain utilization types (vegetables, bamboo-abandoned, nursery-grown plant-abandoned, nursery-grown plant-rice) by soil quality index and soil multifunctionality index method combined with sensitivity and resistance approaches. The results showed that soil organic carbon and total nitrogen (TN) in the bamboo-abandoned soil were 95.

[Soil health evaluation of loquat orchard based on soil quality index method].

Fruit quality and yield in orchards will decrease after long-term planting. To analyze the changes of soil quality under different planting years and identify the key factors of the declining of orchard soil quality could provide scientific foundation for optimizing fertilization management of orchard soil. In this study, we analyzed the changes of soil physical, chemical, and biological properties of loquat orchard under different planting years (<10 years, 10-15 years, 15-20 years, ≥20 years) in Ninghai County, Zhejiang Province, and evaluated soil health by using soil quality index, multifunctionality index, and sensitivity and resistance indicators.

circ_014260/miR-384/THBS1 aggravates spinal cord injury in rats by promoting neuronal apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress.

Objective: To explore the mechanism of circ_014260 regulating neuronal apoptosis, oxidative stress, and endoplasmic reticulum stress in rats with spinal cord injury (SCI) miR-384/THBS1 axis.

Methods: T9-L10 spinal cord segments of Sprague Dawley rats were subjected to compression or contusion injuries after T10 laminectomy to establish rat models of SCI, which were then divided into SCI group, si-circ group and oe-circ group according to the transfection. There was another sham operation group which received no treatment.

lncRNA PART1 mitigates MPP-induced neuronal injury in SH-SY5Y cells via micRNA-106b-5p/MCL1 axis.

Objective: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons. Here, we aimed to explore the function of LncRNA PART1 in PD and its underlying mechanisms.

Methods: An MPTP-induced mouse model of PD was generated and the SH-SY5Y cells were treated with MPP to induce neuronal damage .

lncRNA GAS5 Is Upregulated in Osteoporosis and Downregulates miR-21 to Promote Apoptosis of Osteoclasts.

Background: It has been reported that lncRNA growth arrest-specific transcript 5 (GAS5) interacts with miR-21, which plays critical roles in osteoporosis. The involvement of GAS5 in osteoporosis was investigated in this study.

Methods: Expression levels of GAS5 and miR-21 in plasma of both osteoporosis patients and healthy controls were determined by RT-qPCR.

microRNA-192-5p is involved in nerve repair in rats with peripheral nerve injury by regulating XIAP.

: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been demonstrated to engage in the nerve injury, while the effect of microRNA-192-5p (miR-192-5p) on the nerve repair has not yet been well understood. This study is performed to investigate how miR-192-5p affects nerve repair in rats with peripheral nerve injury by regulating X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP).: The rat model of left sciatic nerve injury was established, and the expression of miR-192-5p was then detected.