Identification and Functional Verification of CITED2 Gene Promoter Region in Patients with Patent Ductus Arteriosus.

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common congenital heart disease. CITED2 plays an important role in the development of the heart, and genetic variants in its coding region are significantly associated with cardiac malformations. However, the role of variants in the promoter region of CITED2 in the development of PDA remains unclear.

[Molecular mechanism of ligustilide attenuating OGD/R injury in PC12 cells by inhibiting ferroptosis].

The aim of this study is to explore the mechanism of ligustilide, the main active constituent of essential oils of traditional Chinese medicine Angelicae Sinensis Radix, on alleviating oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion(OGD/R) injury in PC12 cells from the perspective of ferroptosis. OGD/R was induced in vitro, and 12 h after ligustilide addition during reperfusion, cell viability was detected by cell counting kit-8(CCK-8) assay. DCFH-DA staining was used to detect the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species(ROS).

Genetic Variants of Gene Promoter Identified from Congenital Tetralogy of Fallot Patients Alter Cellular Function Forming Disease Basis.

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease in newborns. is a master transcription factor in second heart field development, whereas the roles of gene promoter variants in TOF patients have not been genetically investigated. Total DNA extraction from 601 human subjects, including 308 TOF patients and 293 healthy controls, and Sanger sequencing were performed.

Pathophysiological Role of Variants of the Promoter Region of CITED2 Gene in Sporadic Tetralogy of Fallot Patients with Cellular Function Verification.

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a common congenital heart malformation. Genetic variants in the CITED2 coding region are known to be significantly associated with cardiac malformation, but the role of variants in the CITED2 promoter region in the development of TOF remains unclear. In this study, we investigated CITED2 promoter variants in the DNA of 605 subjects, including 312 TOF patients and 293 unrelated healthy controls, by Sanger sequencing.

Genetic Variants of Gene Promoter in Human Atrial Septal Defects: Case-Control Study and Cellular Functional Verification.

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common forms of congenital heart disease (CHD). Genetic variants in the coding region of the CITED2 gene are known to be significantly correlated with CHD, but the role of variants in the promoter region of CITED2 is unknown. We investigated variants in the promoter of the CITED2 gene in 625 subjects (332 ASD and 293 healthy controls) through Sanger sequencing.

Identification and functional analysis of genetic variants of ISL1 gene promoter in human atrial septal defects.

Background: Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common type of congenital heart disease. A gene promoter plays pivotal role in the disease development. This study was designed to investigate the pathological role of variants of the ISL1 gene promoter region in ASD patients.

[Protective effect of total flavonoids of Rhododendron simsii on focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury through SOCE pathway in rats].

This paper explored the protective effect of total flavonoids of Rhododendron simsii(TFR) on focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury(CIRI) in rats and its relationship with the store-operated calcium entry(SOCE) pathway regulated by stromal intera-ction molecule(STIM) and calcium release-activated calcium modulator(Orai).Rats were randomly assigned into the sham group, model(middle cerebral artery occlusion, MCAO) group, TFR(60 mg·kg~(-1)) group, TFR(60 mg·kg~(-1))+SOCE pathway inhibitor 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate(2-APB, 2.5 mg·kg~(-1)) group, and 2-APB(2.

bloodstream infection in gastric cancer after common hepatic artery embolization: A case report.

The present case study reported on a 62-year-old male patient with gastric cancer-associated (.) bloodstream infection. The patient presented with massive hemorrhage in the gastrointestinal tract 3 months after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

[Fusarium solani infection in a patient after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: case report and literature review].

Objective: To study Fusarium solani infection as a complication in patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and to discuss the diagnosis and appropriate therapy.

Methods: Symptoms, physical examination, laboratory tests, computed tomographic (CT) scans, treatments and outcomes of Fusarium solani infection in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation were retrospectively analyzed, and related literatures reviewed.

Results: The patient developed pulmonary infiltration and systemic multiple subcutaneous masses after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.