Transcriptional mechanism of E2F1/TFAP2C/NRF1 in regulating KANK2 gene in nephrotic syndrome.

The mortality rate linked with nephrotic syndrome (NS) is quite high. The renal tubular injury influences the response of NS patients to steroid treatment. KN motif and ankyrin repeat domains 2 (KANK2) regulates actin polymerization, which is required for renal tubular cells to maintain their function.

Protects Against Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Restoring the Intestinal Mucosal Barrier and Modulating the Oncostatin M/Oncostatin M Receptor Pathway.

(IR) is a traditional Chinese medicine used for the clinical treatment of gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers; however, the effect of IR on ulcerative colitis (UC) and its underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study investigated the therapeutic effect of IR on UC mice induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) as well as the potential underlying mechanism. The main components of IR were analyzed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

[Evapotranspiration characteristics of artificial and natural forests in Liupan Mountains of Ningxia, China during growth season].

In order to understand the effects of the structure of forest ecosystem on the hydrological processes, a comparative study by using thermal dissipation technique and hydrological methodology was made on the evapotranspiration (ET) and its components of Larix principis-rupprechtii plantation and Pinus armandi natural forest in two adjacent stands in a small catchment Xiangshuihe of Liupan Mountains during the growth season (May-October) in 2009. Throughout the growth season, the total ET from the plantation was 518.2 mm, which accounted for 104.