Tomato salt tolerance mechanisms and their potential applications for fighting salinity: A review.

One of the most significant environmental factors affecting plant growth, development and productivity is salt stress. The damage caused by salt to plants mainly includes ionic, osmotic and secondary stresses, while the plants adapt to salt stress through multiple biochemical and molecular pathways. Tomato ( L.

Nematicidal activity of volatile organic compounds produced by Bacillus altitudinis AMCC 1040 against Meloidogyne incognita.

The application of nematicidal microorganisms and their virulence factors provides more opportunities to control root-knot nematodes. Bacillus altitudinis AMCC 1040, previously isolated from suppressive soils, showed significant nematicidal activity, and in this study, nematicidal substances produced by Bacillus altitudinis AMCC 1040 were investigated. The results of the basic properties of active substances showed that these compounds have good thermal stability and passage, are resistant to acidic environment and sensitive to alkaline conditions.

Gasification filter cake reduces the emissions of ammonia and enriches the concentration of phosphorous in Caragana microphylla residue compost.

Nutrient loss is a major problem during agricultural waste composting. This study investigated the impact of gasification filter cake (GFC) addition on gaseous emissions and nutrient loss during composting of chicken manure mixed with Caraganna microphylla straw. The GFC was added to the composting mix at dry weight rates of 0% (GFC), 6.

Glycosylation of recombinant human thyroid peroxidase ectodomain of insect cell origin has little effect on recognition by serum thyroid peroxidase antibody.

Background: Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) is an important autoantigen in Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), and almost all epitopes are located in TPO ectodomain. The glycosylation of TPO might contribute to breaking self-tolerance, therefore, purified glycosylated recombinant TPO ectodomain is prerequisite of elucidating its role in the pathogenesis of HT. The aim of our study was to investigate whether the glycosylation has influence on the antigenic determinants of recombinant TPO.

[Clinical features of hypokalemic periodic paralysis].

Objective: To explore the clinical features of hypokalemic periodic paralysis, and compare clinical features of primary group with those of thyrotoxicosis secondary group.

Methods: Clinical data of 44 patients with hypokalemic periodic paralysis in Peking University First Hospital from 1996 December to 2008 December were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: There were 22 patients in primary group, and 22 in thyrotoxicosis group.

[Nesidioblastosis in an adult with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case report].

Adults-onset nesidioblastosis, as a differential diagnosis of organic hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, is very rare and has been recognised as "noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycaemia syndrome (NIPHS)". Here we described an extremely rare case of NIPHS in an elderly type 2 diabetes mellitus with insulin therapy. A 84-year old male was diagnosed as type 2 diabetes six years ago and switched from an oral hypoglycemic drug to pro-mixed insulin treatment 3 years ago.

[Spontaneous pregnancy in a patient with lymphocytic hypophysitis].

Lymphocytic hypophysitis(LH) is a rare but increasingly recognized autoimmune endocrine condition that causes partial or total hypopituitarism and is often associated with peripartum young women. We here report a 28-year-old patient who had a spontaneous and uneventful pregnancy following LH that had been treated with transspenoidal surgery and followed by anti-inflammatory agent. The woman failed to lactate and developed frontal headaches 3 months after normal delivery of her first child 3 years ago.

[A clinical pathological study of thyroid nodules detected by physical examinations].

Objective: To investigate the relation among the results of thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), thyroid ultrasonography (US) and histopathologic diagnosis about the thyroid nodules detected by physical examination, meanwhile to analyze the etiopathogenesis of the nodules and to evaluate the risk of thyroid cancer and the clinical diagnostic value of FNAC.

Methods: The data of thyroid FNAC results of the thyroid nodules detected by physical examination in 271 cases were analyzed and compared with thyroid US and histopathologic diagnosis.

Result: (1) The FNAC results showed that the incidences of malignant and suspected malignant lesions were 1.

[Distribution and significance of IgG subclasses of serum antithyroglobulin antibody in Hashimoto thyroiditis].

Objective: To evaluate the distribution and significance of IgG subclasses of antithyroglobulin antibody in sera from patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis.

Methods: Sera from 112 patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis were collected and patients were divided into 3 groups, i. e.

[A case of primary hyperparathyroidism with chief complaint of upper gastrointestinal bleeding].

Hyperparathyroidism is the clinical syndrome that results from elevated circulating parathyroid hormones, leading to multiple systems manifestations, and is divided into three kinds: primary, secondary and ternary.This patient's main chief complaint was intermittent melena for 3 days,with the diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage according to endoscopy. Hypercalcemia, hypophosphatemia and high level of circulating parathyroid hormone and chronic renal failure were also found during hospitalization.

[Studies of the physiological function of carbonic anhydrase].

Carbonic anhydrases (CA) is a zinc-enzyme family. They are involved in multiple aspects of systemic and cellular acid-base balance. This review is a general introduction to the disposition, molecular constitution,biological function and physiological function of CA.

[Clinical features of thyrotoxic heart disease: analysis of 75 cases].

Objective: To investigate the clinical features of thyrotoxic heart disease.

Methods: The clinical data of 75 patients with thyrotoxic heart disease, 30 males and 45 females, aged 54.3 +/- 14.