Association between domain-specific physical activity and mental health status after embryo transfer in IVF-ET-assisted pregnancy patients.

Physical activity has been shown to impact mental health in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) patients, but the relationship between domain-specific physical activity and mental health in this population remains unclear. In a cross-sectional observational study, 208 patients undergoing IVF-ET with long-term ovulation induction cycles were recruited from a reproductive center. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90) were used to assess physical activity levels and mental health status, respectively.

Levomilnacipran Improves Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Dysregulation of Synaptic Plasticity and Depression-Like Behaviors via Activating BDNF/TrkB Mediated PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway.

Depression is a common psychological disease with high morbidity and mortality. Recently, the involvement of synaptic plasticity in the pathogenesis of depression has shed light on the direction of developing novel antidepressants. Levomilnacipran is a newly approved medication for the treatment of adult major depressive disorder.

Ecdysteroid UDP-Glucosyltransferase Expression in Increases Its Pathogenicity against Early Instar Silkworm Larvae.

) is a broad-spectrum entomopathogenic fungus that can control pests in agriculture and forestry. In this study, encoding ecdysteroid uridine diphosphate glucosyltransferase gene () was successfully screened in on the medium containing 500μg/mL G418 sulfate solution through the protoplast transformation method. This enzyme has the function of 20E (20-hydroxyecdysone) inactivation, thus increasing the mortality of the early instar larvae infected with .

First report of Fusarium solani causing Fusarium wilt of Bletilla striata (hyacinth orchid) in Zhejiang province of China.

Bletilla striata, a member of the family Orchidaceae, is a perennial herbaceous plant used in Chinese medicine. It is a commonly cultivated economic crop in the Yangtze River Basin provinces of China, as its roots are used to treat bleeding and inflammation. In Zhejiang province, Bletilla striata has a planting area of 1400 hectares with a total production of approximately 2.

First report of Calonectria pseudopteridis causing brown spot on Eriocaulon buergerianum in Zhejiang province, China.

Eriocaulon buergerianum is a traditional Chinese herb, used to treat eye diseases. In July 2020, a severe brown spot disease occurred on E. buergerianuim in Yongjia county (120°19'E, 27°58'N), Zhejiang province, China.

Reliability and validity of the brief psychosomatic symptom scale (BPSS) in patients from general hospitals.

Objectives: To verify the Brief Psychosomatic Symptom Scale (BPSS) among patients with psychosomatic-related disorders in general hospitals and determine the threshold of BPSS.

Methods: The BPSS is a shortened 10-item version of the psychosomatic symptoms scale (PSSS). Data from 483 patients and 388 healthy controls were included for psychometric analyses.

First report of Curvularia geniculata causing leave spot disease of Bletilla striata in Zhejiang of China.

Bletilla striata, a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family Orchidaceae, is native to China and is widely distributed in the Yangtze River basin. In China, B. striata is a popular medicinal plant that is typically used to reduce wound bleeding and inflammation.

Vitellogenin receptor transports the 30K protein LP1 without cell-penetrating peptide, into the oocytes of the silkworm, .

Vitellogenin receptors (VgRs) transport vitellogenin (Vg) into oocytes, thereby promoting egg growth and embryonic development. VgRs recognize and transport multiple ligands in oviparous animals, but their role in insects is rarely reported. In this study, we investigated whether VgR (BmVgR) binds and transports lipoprotein-1 (BmLP1) and lipoprotein-7 (BmLP7) of the 30 kDa lipoproteins (30 K proteins), which are essential for egg formation and embryonic development in .

Stress-induced reduction of Na/H exchanger isoform 1 promotes maladaptation of neuroplasticity and exacerbates depressive behaviors.

Major depression disorder (MDD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by abnormal neuronal activity in specific brain regions. A factor that is crucial in maintaining normal neuronal functioning is intracellular pH (pHi) homeostasis. In this study, we show that chronic stress, which induces depression-like behaviors in animal models, down-regulates the expression of the hippocampal Na/H exchanger isoform 1, NHE1, a major determinant of pHi in neurons.

Pregnant Women's Anxiety and Depression Symptoms and Influence Factors in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Changzhou, China.

Background: With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, pregnant women's psychological conditions have become a global challenge. The aim of the study was to identify the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and analyze their influence factors among pregnant women in Changzhou, China during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide them with appropriate healthcare strategies.

Methods: Participants were 681 pregnant women who visited various obstetrics and gynecology clinics in Changzhou, China between 25 February 2020 and 7 March 2020.

Agomelatine rescues lipopolysaccharide-induced neural injury and depression-like behaviors via suppression of the Gαi-2-PKA-ASK1 signaling pathway.

Background: Agomelatine has been shown to be effective in the treatment of depression, but the molecular mechanisms underlying its antidepressant effects have yet to be elucidated. Identification of these molecular mechanisms would not only offer new insights into the basis for depression but also provide the foundation for the development of novel treatments for this disorder.

Methods: Intraperitoneal injection of LPS was used to induce depression-like behaviors in rats.

First Report of Aureobasidium pullulans var. pullulans Causing Spot Blight of Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) in Zhejiang Province of China.

Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai cv. cuiguan), is widely grown in Zhejiang province of China. In April 2019, symptoms consisting of small black, round leaf spots and blight flower petals were observed on over 30 % of 'Cuiguan' pear trees in an orchard (ca.

Prophylactic treatment of curcumin in a rat model of depression by attenuating hippocampal synaptic loss.

Curcumin is a polyphenol substance considered to be effective in the treatment of a number of neurodegenerative diseases. However, details regarding the exact mechanisms for the protective effects of curcumin in neuropsychiatric disorders, like depression, remain unknown. In the pathogenesis of major depressive disorder (MDD) it appears that dysregulation of oxidative stress and immune systems, particularly within the hippocampal region, may play a critical role.

Identification and Characterization of Aldehyde Oxidase 5 in the Pheromone Gland of the Silkworm (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae).

Aldehyde oxidases (AOXs) are a subfamily of cytosolic molybdo-flavoenzymes that play critical roles in the detoxification and degradation of chemicals. Active AOXs, such as AOX1 and AOX2, have been identified and functionally analyzed in insect antennae but are rarely reported in other tissues. This is the first study to isolate and characterize the cDNA that encodes aldehyde oxidase 5 (BmAOX5) in the pheromone gland (PG) of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

Birth Defects Data From Population-Based Birth Defects Surveillance System in a District of Southern Jiangsu, China, 2014-2018.

As a population-based national surveillance region, Tianning District confronts with great challenges in birth defects (BDs) prevention. We aimed to describe the epidemiology of BDs in infants (including dead fetus, stillbirth, or live birth between 28 weeks of gestation and 42 days after birth) in Tianning District from 2014 to 2018. The data was collected from the national birth defect surveillance system.

Epidemiology of birth defects based on a birth defect surveillance system in Southern Jiangsu, China, 2014-2018.

Introduction: Changzhou has been confronted with great challenges in birth defects (BDs) prevention, as the prevalence rates of BDs in Changzhou increased rapidly. The aims of this study were to describe the epidemiology of BDs in perinatal infants (PIs, including dead fetus, stillbirth, or live birth between 28 weeks of gestation and 7 days after birth) in Changzhou during the period from 2014 to 2018.

Methods: The BD surveillance data of PIs were collected from 56 hospitals of Changzhou.

Development of the psychosomatic symptom scale (PSSS) and assessment of its reliability and validity in general hospital patients in China.

Objectives: To develop and verify the Psychosomatic Symptom Scale (PSSS) among psychosomatic patients and the cut-off value of PSSS in distinguishing psychosomatic patients from health controls.

Methods: The PSSS was drafted by an expert workgroup. 996 patients and 366 controls from 14 general hospitals in China were recruited to complete PSSS, Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) and Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90).

Health anxiety in medical employees: A multicentre study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore health anxiety (HA) in a sample of hospital medical employees and to identify factors that influence HA.

Methods: A consecutively recruited sample of 1702 medical employees with or without HA was obtained from 13 hospitals across China. Participants’ demographic and clinical characteristics were collected using a standardized protocol and data collection procedure.

Succinyl-proteome profiling of Pyricularia oryzae, a devastating phytopathogenic fungus that causes rice blast disease.

Pyricularia oryzae is the pathogen for rice blast disease, which is a devastating threat to rice production worldwide. Lysine succinylation, a newly identified post-translational modification, is associated with various cellular processes. Here, liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry combined with a high-efficiency succinyl-lysine antibody was used to identify the succinylated peptides in P.

Ginsenoside Rg1 Prevents Chronic Stress-Induced Depression-Like Behaviors and Neuronal Structural Plasticity in Rats.

Background/aims: Ginsenoside Rg1 has been demonstrated to exhibit neuroprotective effects in various studies. This study aimed to investigate the neuronal mechanisms underlying the neuroprotective and antidepressant-like effects of ginsenoside Rg1 in a rat model of depression.

Methods: Chronic unpredictable mild stress was used to induce depression-like behaviors in rats.

A Novel Method for Low-Contrast and High-Noise Vessel Segmentation and Location in Venipuncture.

Blood sampling is the most common medical technique, and vessel detection is of crucial interest for automated venipuncture systems. In this paper, we propose a new convex-regional-based gradient model that uses contextually related regional information, including vessel width size and gray distribution, to segment and locate vessels in a near-infrared image. A convex function with the interval size of vessel width is constructed and utilized for its edge-preserving superiority.

Quantification of vascular function changes under different emotion states: A pilot study.

Recent studies have indicated that physiological parameters change with different emotion states. This study aimed to quantify the changes of vascular function at different emotion and sub-emotion states. Twenty young subjects were studied with their finger photoplethysmographic (PPG) pulses recorded at three distinct emotion states: natural (1 minute), happiness and sadness (10 minutes for each).

Pex14/17, a filamentous fungus-specific peroxin, is required for the import of peroxisomal matrix proteins and full virulence of Magnaporthe oryzae.

Peroxisomes are ubiquitous organelles in eukaryotic cells that fulfil a variety of biochemical functions. The biogenesis of peroxisomes requires a variety of proteins, named peroxins, which are encoded by PEX genes. Pex14/17 is a putative recently identified peroxin, specifically present in filamentous fungal species.

One of Three Pex11 Family Members Is Required for Peroxisomal Proliferation and Full Virulence of the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae.

Peroxisomes play important roles in metabolisms of eukaryotes and infection of plant fungal pathogens. These organelles proliferate by de novo formation or division in response to environmental stimulation. Although the assembly of peroxisomes was documented in fungal pathogens, their division and its relationship to pathogenicity remain obscure.