Preoperative prognostic nutritional index predicts postoperative delirium in aged patients after surgery: A matched cohort study.

Objective: Prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is an indicator to evaluate the nutritional immune status of patients. This study aimed to assess whether preoperative PNI could predict the occurrence of postoperative POD in aged patients undergoing non-neurosurgery and non-cardiac surgery.

Method: The aged patients undergoing non-neurosurgery and non-cardiac surgery between January 2014 and August 2019 were included in the retrospective cohort study.

Single-Atom Vanadium Catalyst Boosting Reaction Kinetics of Polysulfides in Na-S Batteries.

The practical application of the room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries is hindered by the insulated sulfur, the severe shuttle effect of sodium polysulfides, and insufficient polysulfide conversion. Herein, on the basis of first principles calculations, single-atom vanadium anchored on a 3D nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon matrix (denoted as 3D-PNCV) is designed and fabricated to enhance sulfur reactivity, and adsorption and catalytic conversion performance of sodium polysulfide. The 3D-PNCV host with abundant and active V sites, hierarchical porous structure, high electrical conductivity, and strong chemical adsorption/conversion ability of V-N bonding can immobilize the polysulfides and promote reversibly catalytic conversion of polysulfides toward Na S.

Characterization and Secretory Expression of a Thermostable Tannase from Aureobasidium melanogenum T9: Potential Candidate for Food and Agricultural Industries.

Being a key industrial enzyme, tannase is extensively applied in various fields. Despite the characterizations of a large number of tannases, there are hardly a few tannases with exceptional thermostability. In this detailed study, a tannase-encoding gene named was identified from T9 and heterologously expressed in host of food grade.

Bullectomy used to treat a patient with pulmonary vesicles related to COVID-19: A case report.

Background: The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a pandemic for more than one year and estimated to affect the whole world in the near future.

Case Summary: Here we reported that one COVID-19 patient with vesicles was treated by bullectomy. The patient's perioperative laboratory tests were analyzed.

Quadrilateral plate fractures of the acetabulum: Classification, approach, implant therapy and related research progress.

The quadrilateral plate (QP) is an essential structure of the inner wall of the acetabulum, an important weight-bearing joint of the human body, which is often involved in acetabular fractures. The operative exposure, reduction and fixation of QP fractures have always been the difficulties in orthopedics due to the special morphological structure and anatomical features of the QP. Fortunately, there have been many effective methods and instruments developed for QP exposure, reduction and fixation by virtue of the combined efforts of numerous orthopedists.

Citrinin and α-pyrone derivatives with pancreatic lipase inhibitory activities from sp. SCSIO 41302.

One new citrinin monomer derivative (), and two new natural products α-pyrone analogues ( and ), were isolated from the sponge derived fungus sp. SCSIO 41302. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis, chiral-phase HPLC analysis, modified Mosher's method, ECD calculations, and X-ray single-crystal diffraction.

Three-Dimensional Distribution of Bone-Resorption Lesions in Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head Based on the Three-Pillar Classification.

Objective: To investigate three-dimensional distribution of bone-resorptive lesions based on the three-pillar classification and its effect on the disease progression of osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH).

Methods: A total of 194 femoral head CT images from 117 patients diagnosed with ARCO stage II and III ONFH were retrospectively reviewed from April 2014 to February 2019. Three-dimensional structures of the femoral head and the bone-resorptive lesions were reconstructed.

A glyoxylate-containing benzene derivative and butenolides from a marine algicolous fungus sp. SCSIO 41304.

A new glyoxylate-containing benzene derivative, methyl 2-(4-hydroxy-3-(3'-methyl-2'-butenyl)phenyl)-2-oxoacetate (), together with ten known compounds (-), were isolated from the marine algicolous fungus, sp. SCSIO 41304. Their planar structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by detailed NMR, MS spectroscopic analysis and comparing with literature data.

A Network Pharmacology Approach to Explore the Mechanism of HuangZhi YiShen Capsule for Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease.

Background And Objective: HuangZhi YiShen Capsule (HZYS) is a Chinese patent herbal drug that protects kidney function in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) patients. However, the pharmacologic mechanisms of HZYS remain unclear. This study would use network pharmacology to explore the pharmacologic mechanisms of HZYS.

Effects of delayed repair of peripheral nerve injury on the spatial distribution of motor endplates in target muscle.

Motor endplates (MEPs) are important sites of information exchange between motor neurons and skeletal muscle, and are distributed in an organized pattern of lamellae in the muscle. Delayed repair of peripheral nerve injury typically results in unsatisfactory functional recovery because of MEP degeneration. In this study, the mouse tibial nerve was transected and repaired with a biodegradable chitin conduit, immediately following or 1 or 3 months after the injury.

Pyrrolyl 4-quinolone alkaloids from the mangrove endophytic fungus Penicillium steckii SCSIO 41025: Chiral resolution, configurational assignment, and enzyme inhibitory activities.

Six undescribed 4-quinolone alkaloids, including four racemic mixtures, (±)-oxypenicinolines A-D, and two related ones, penicinolines F and G, together with seven known analogues, were isolated from the mangrove-derived fungus Penicillium steckii SCSIO 41025 (Trichocomaceae). The racemates were separated by HPLC using chiral columns. Their structures including absolute configurations were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis, electronic circular dichroism (ECD) experiments, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.

Bisabolanoic acid A, a new polychiral sesquiterpene with AChE inhibitory activity from a mangrove-derived fungus sp.

A new polychiral bisabolane sesquiterpene, bisabolanoic acid A (), was isolated from the mangrove-derived fungus sp. SCSIO KcB3-2. Its planar structure was identified on the basis of spectroscopic data analysis (HRESIMS, 1D, and 2D NMR), and the absolute configurations of three chiral carbons were determined by experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) and optical rotatory dispersion (ORD), together with Mo(OAc)-induced ECD methods.

Matrine induces apoptosis and autophagy in human lung adenocarcinoma cells via upregulation of Cavin3 and suppression of PI3K/AKT pathway.

Purpose: Lung adenocarcinoma is one of the leading causes of mortality and its treatment is limited by the unavailability of effective chemotherapeutic agents. This study was therefore undertaken to evaluate the anticancer effects of Matrine against the human lung adenocarcinoma cells.

Methods: CCK-8 assay was used to determine cell viability.

Four new steroids from the marine soft coral-derived fungus Penicillium sp. SCSIO41201.

Penicildiones A-D (1-4), four new steroids derivatives together with three known compounds including 16α-methylpregna-17α,19-dihydroxy-(9,11)-epoxy-4-ene-3,18-dione-20-acetoxy (5), stachybotrylactone B (6) and stachybotrin (7) were isolated from the soft coral-derived fungus Penicillium sp. SCSIO41201, cultured in the 1% NaCl PDB substrate. Their structures were determined through spectroscopic methods and X-ray crystallography.

Antioxidant CPA-type indole alkaloids produced from the deep-sea derived fungus sp. SCSIO 41024.

Twelve indole alkaloids, including α-cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) (), nine 2-oxo indole CPA derivatives (-), and two open-ring indole CPA derivatives ( and ), were isolated from the fermentation broth of a deep-sea derived fungus sp. SCSIO 41024. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated mainly by using extensive NMR spectroscopic, mass spectrometric and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.

HPLC-DAD-Guided Isolation of Diversified Chaetoglobosins from the Coral-Associated Fungus C2F17.

Cytochalasans have continuously aroused considerable attention among the chemistry and pharmacology communities due to their structural complexities and pharmacological significances. Sixteen structurally diverse chaetoglobosins, 10-(indol-3-yl)-[13]cytochalasans, including a new one, 6--methyl-chaetoglobosin Q (), were isolated from the coral-associated fungus C2F17. Their structures were accomplished by extensive spectroscopic analysis combined with single-crystal X-ray crystallography and ECD calculations.

Sesquiterpenoids and meroterpenoids from a mangrove derived fungus sp. SCSIO 41011.

One new sesquiterpenoid, 1-methoxypestabacillin B (), along with one known sesquiterpenoid () and six known chrodrimanin-type meroterpenoids (‒) were obtained from the solid cultures of a mangrove endophytic fungus sp. SCSIO 41011. Their structures including the absolute configuration at C-6 of compound , were determined by extensive spectroscopic analyses and ECD calculations.

Peptides and polyketides isolated from the marine sponge-derived fungus Aspergillus terreus SCSIO 41008.

Two new isomeric modified tripeptides, aspergillamides C and D (compounds 1 and 2), together with fifteen known compounds (compounds 3-17), were obtained from the marine sponge-derived fungus Aspergillus terreus SCSIO 41008. The structures of the new compounds, including absolute configurations, were determined by extensive analyses of spectroscopic data (NMR, MS, UV, and IR) and comparisons between the calculated and experimental electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. Butyrolactone I (compound 11) exhibited strong inhibitory effects against Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein tyrosine phosphatase B (MptpB) with the IC being 5.

Nanolamellar Tantalum Interfaces in the Osteoblast Adhesion.

The design of topographically patterned surfaces is considered to be a preferable approach for influencing cellular behavior in a controllable manner, in particular to improve the osteogenic ability of bone regeneration. In this study, we fabricated nanolamellar tantalum (Ta) surfaces with lamellar wall thicknesses of 40 and 70 nm. The cells attached to nanolamellar Ta surfaces exhibited higher protein adsorption and expression of β1 integrin, as compared to the nonstructured bulk Ta, which facilitated the initial cell attachment and spreading.

Two new aromatic polyketides from a deep-sea fungus sp. SCSIO 06720.

Two new compounds, 5-[2-hydroxypropane-1-yl]-2,6-dimethlbenzene-1,3-diol () and coniochaetone L (), together with 19 known compounds (), were isolated from a deep-sea fungus, sp. SCSIO 06720. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by detailed NMR, MS spectroscopic analyses, chiral-phase HPLC analysis, and electronic circular dichroism spectra.

Indioceanicola profundi gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from Indian Ocean sediment.

A novel basophilic bacterial strain, designated as SCSIO 08040, was recovered from a deep-sea sediment sample collected from the Indian Ocean. The strain was Gram-stain-negative, vibrioid or spiral, light pink, 0.6-1.

New chlorinated diphenyl ethers and xanthones from a deep-sea-derived fungus Penicillium chrysogenum SCSIO 41001.

Seven new compounds, including four new chlorinated diphenyl ethers, namely chrysines A-D (1-4), one new dichlorinated xanthone, chrysoxanthone (5), dichloroorcinol (6), and one new benzeneacetic acid derivative, 3-isopentyl-4-hydroxy phenylacetic acid methyl ester (7), along with fourteen known compounds (8-21), were isolated from a deep-sea-derived fungus Penicillium chrysogenum SCSIO 41001. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic methods and X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis. All of the isolated compounds (1-21) were evaluated for their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity using PNPG method.

DEPTOR suppresses the progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and predicts poor prognosis.

As a naturally occurring inhibitor of mTOR, accumulated evidence has suggested that DEPTOR plays a pivotal role in suppressing the progression of human malignances. However, the function of DEPTOR in the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is still unclear. Here we report that the expression of DEPTOR is significantly reduced in tumor tissues derived from human patients with ESCC, and the downregulation of DEPTOR predicts a poor prognosis of ESCC patients.

Identification of an aptamer through whole cell-SELEX for targeting high metastatic liver cancers.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most deadly human cancers due to its ability of invasion and metastasis. Thus, the approaches to identify potential compounds that inhibit invasion and metastasis of HCC are critical for treatment of this disease. In the present study, we used HCCLM9 cells with high metastatic potential and MHCC97L with low metastatic potential as a model system to study the molecular mechanisms of HCC metastasis.