Calpains are calcium-activated neutral cysteine proteases. The dysregulation of calpain activity has been found to be related to cardiovascular diseases, for which calpain inhibition is used as a treatment. Viral myocarditis (VMC) is primarily caused by Coxsackievirus group B3 virus infection (CVB3).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSemaphorin7A (Sema7A) has been reported to play various roles in nerve axon growth, tumor suppression, and tissue remodeling, as well as regulation of intestinal inflammation diseases. Viral myocarditis (VMC) characterized by viral-myocardial-cell necrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration is a common clinical disease of the cardiovascular system. However, the role of Sema7A in coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3)-induced VMC has not been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBuprofezin is a commonly used chemical with satisfactory biological activity against sucking insect pests, but its disposal can cause serious environmental problems. To study the feasibility of remedying contamination by buprofezin, microcosm experiments were carried out to study the effects of various concentrations of buprofezin and Sphingobium sp. LY-6 on soil bacterial communities in soils collected from vegetable fields.
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