To clarify the characteristics of greenhouse gas emissions (CO, CH, and NO) and the comprehensive greenhouse effect from vegetable fields with different organic planting years, the differences in greenhouse gas emission flux, emission intensity (GHGI), and warming potential (GWP) and their influencing factors among vegetable fields with different organic planting years in Songhuaba, including 10 years, 6 years, 3 years, and conventional planting, were analyzed. The results showed that the CO emissions from organic planting treatments were higher than those from conventional planting, whereas the NO and CH emissions were the opposite. Compared to those from conventional planting, the CO emission fluxes and cumulative emissions from organic cultivation for 10, 6, and 3 years increased by 121.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Bone metastasis from breast cancer significantly elevates patient morbidity and mortality, making early detection crucial for improving outcomes. This study utilizes radiomics to analyze changes in the thoracic vertebral bone marrow microenvironment from chest computerized tomography (CT) images prior to bone metastasis in breast cancer, and constructs a model to predict metastasis.
Methods: This study retrospectively gathered data from breast cancer patients who were diagnosed and continuously monitored for five years from January 2013 to September 2023.
Developing portable devices with reliable and swift luminescent responses for the detection of anions and pesticide residues are extremely expected for the foods safety and sequently the public health. To reduce cost and simplify the preparation and detection process, a new highly luminescent lanthanide species, [TbL(NO)]·0.5CHCN (TbL) based on an amido-armed open chain crown ether (L) was prepared and well characterized for the assembly of hybrid film, TbL@PMMA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe unprecedented rise in global ambient temperatures in the last decade has significantly impacted human health, yet how heat exposure affects the development of sarcopenia remains enigmatic. Here, we demonstrate that chronic heat exposure induces skeletal muscle volume loss, leading to muscle strength and functional decline in mice. The microbiota composition of heat-exposed mice was analyzed using 16S ribosomal DNA analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSheng Li Xue Bao
October 2024
The regulation of adipose tissue homeostasis is essential for maintaining energy and metabolism balance in the body. The peripheral nervous system plays a crucial role in this process. Previous related research primarily focused on the sympathetic nervous system and its release of norepinephrine, while recent attention has shifted to the field of adipose sensory nerves.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFYing Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao
June 2024
Climate warming and drying has led to a sharp increase in nitrogen (N) emissions from the boreal peatland soils, but the underlying microbial-mediated mechanism is still unclear. We reviewed the responses of soil N transformation and emission in alpine peatland to temperature increases and water table changes, the interaction between soil anaerobic ammonia oxidation (Anammox) and NO dissimilatory reduction processes, and soil NO production pathways and their contributions. There are several knowledge gaps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndocrinology
November 2023
Obesity is a process of fat accumulation due to the imbalance between energy intake and consumption. Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) Hnscr is crucial for metabolic regulation, but its roles in lipid metabolism during obesity are still unknown. In this article, we found that the expression of Hnscr gradually decreased in adipose tissues of diet-induced obese mice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The combination of radiomics and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) may have potential clinical value in the early stage of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND).
Purpose: To investigate the value of DTI-based radiomics in the early stage of HAND in people living with HIV (PLWH).
Study Type: Retrospective.
Comput Methods Programs Biomed
April 2023
Background: Automated segmentation techniques for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are beneficial for evaluating cardiac functional parameters in clinical diagnosis. However, due to the characteristics of unclear image boundaries and anisotropic resolution anisotropy produced by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging technology, most of the existing methods still have the problems of intra-class uncertainty and inter-class uncertainty. However, due to the irregularity of the anatomical shape of the heart and the inhomogeneity of tissue density, the boundaries of its anatomical structures become uncertain and discontinuous.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objective: In today's society, people's work pressure, coupled with irregular diet, lack of exercise and other bad lifestyle, resulting in frequent cardiovascular diseases. Medical imaging has made great progress in modern society, among which the role of MRI in cardiovascular field is self-evident. Based on this research background, how to process cardiac MRI quickly and accurately by computer has been extensively discussed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Hypothalamic dysfunction leads to glucose metabolic imbalance; however, the mechanisms still need clarification. Our current study was to explore the role of hypothalamic Hnscr in glucose metabolism.
Materials And Methods: Using Hnscr knockout or htNSC-specific Hnscr overexpression mice, we evaluated the effects of Hnscr on glucose metabolism through GTTs, ITTs, serum indicator measurements, etc.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening condition characterized by increased permeability of the alveolar-capillary barrier and impaired alveolar fluid clearance. Resolvin E1 (RvE1) is a specialized pro-resolving mediator derived endogenously from omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acids. RvE1 (10 μg/kg i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo investigate the effect of syphilis infection on the microstructure of white matter (WM) in HIV-infected male patients using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Twenty-seven HIV-infected male patients with current syphilis or a history of syphilis (HIV +/syphilis +), twenty-nine HIV-infected male patients without syphilis co-infection (HIV +/syphilis-), and twenty-nine healthy controls (HC) were enrolled. All participants received DTI, and all patients received comprehensive neuropsychological assessment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate the potential therapeutic effects of a newly discovered osteopontin-derived synthetic peptide "RSKKFRR" in a rat model of ischemic stroke.
Methods: A total of 24 male SD rats were randomly divided into three groups. The model of ischemic stroke was made up of the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MACO).
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved intracellular process and is considered one of the main catabolism pathways. In the process of autophagy, cells are digested nonselectively or selectively to recover nutrients and energy, so it is regarded as an antiaging process. In addition to the essential role of autophagy in cellular homeostasis, autophagy is a stress response mechanism for cell survival.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Question: What are the actions of soluble human leukocyte antigen G5 (sHLAG5) on macrophage differentiation?
Summary Answer: sHLAG5 polarizes the differentiation of macrophages toward a decidual macrophage-like phenotype, which could regulate fetomaternal tolerance and placental development.
What Is Known Already: sHLAG5 is a full-length soluble isoform of human leukocyte antigen implicated in immune tolerance during pregnancy. Low or undetectable circulating level of sHLAG5 in first trimester of pregnancy is associated with pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia and spontaneous abortion.
Soluble human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) is a non-classical class Ib HLA molecule that is secreted from blastocysts. Soluble HLA-G modulates the immune tolerance of the mother and can be used as a prognostic factor for the clinical pregnancy rate. However, the underlying mechanism of how soluble HLA-G5 affects pregnancy remains largely unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhonghua Shi Yan He Lin Chuang Bing Du Xue Za Zhi
February 2011
Objective: To observe the infection of the high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) in the specimen of the small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterine cervix (SCNEC).
Methods: We extracted the nucleic acids in the formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimen from a 33-year-old patient diagnosed as small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of uterine cervix and detected the HPV genotype with the nested PCR.
Results: We identified HPV18, a high-risk genotype, in the specimen.
Zhonghua Shi Yan He Lin Chuang Bing Du Xue Za Zhi
April 2009
Objective: To investigate the infection of the high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) in the specimen of the clear cell carcinoma of the cervix.
Methods: We extracted the nucleic acids in the formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimens from a 37-year-old patient with clear cell carcinoma of the cervix and detected the HPV genotype with the nested PCR.
Results: We identified HPV18, a high-risk genotype, in the specimens.