Efficacy of acupuncture-related therapy in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Objectives: In order to compare and rank the most effective acupuncture therapy for primary dysmenorrhea and provide evidence-based medical support for clinical treatment of this disease.

Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted on China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Database, Information Chinese Journal Service Platform (VIP), China Biomedical Literature Service System (SinoMed), PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases from their inception to May 1, 2023. The Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Tool was used to evaluate bias risk, and the GeMTC package of Stata 15.

Development of a cell-free toehold switch for hepatitis A virus type I on-site detection.

Picornavirus hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a common cause of hepatitis worldwide. It is spread primarily through contaminated food and water or person-to-person contact. HAV I has been identified as the most common type of human HAV infection.

Influence of Mixed NaO/KO on Chemical Durability and Spectral Properties of PO-AlO-BaO-KO-NaO-NdO Phosphate Glasses.

A series of 56PO-7.5AlO-5.9BaO-(28.

Pretreatment by recyclable FeO@Mg/Al-CO-LDH magnetic nano-adsorbent to dephosphorize for the determination of trace F and Cl in phosphorus-rich solutions.

The magnetic nano-adsorbent FeO@Mg/Al-CO-LDH (Mg/Al-type layered double hydroxide) with a CO interlayer anion has been synthesized successfully on FeO nanoparticles a urea hydrothermal method. It is confirmed that the nano-adsorbent can adsorb PO rapidly and efficiently in multi-ion solutions; meanwhile, it did not adsorb any F and Cl, even with a high amount of the nano-adsorbent or a longer adsorption time. This behaviour is beneficial for applications to remove PO in phosphorus-rich solutions, and especially can be utilized to determine trace F and Cl anions in phosphorus-rich solutions by physical and chemical analysis methods including ion chromatography without serious interference from PO for trace determinations.

Complexation-association-extraction spectrophotometric determination of Pt cations based on a multi-reagent analytical system with I anions and 2-[2-[4-[(2-cyanoethyl)methylamino]phenyl]vinyl]-1,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indolium cations.

A new multi-reagent analytical system with 2-[2-[4-[(2-cyanoethyl)methylamino]phenyl]vinyl]-1,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indolium chloride (CPVTI), which is a styryl hemicyanine cationic dye with good photostability and a high molar absorption coefficient, as its core is first established and utilized successfully to determine the content of Pt ions via a spectrophotometric method. The process involves two treatment steps: adding CPVTI and I solutions to the Pt solution to be detected, and then using butyl acetate for vortex liquid-liquid extraction. A Pt cation can be incorporated into the CPVTI cation with the help of an I anion, initially converting the Pt cation into a [PtI] complex anion.

Multivariate systems of nonexpansive operator equations and iterative algorithms for solving them in uniformly convex and uniformly smooth Banach spaces with applications.

We prove some existence theorems for solutions of a certain system of multivariate nonexpansive operator equations and calculate the solutions by using the generalized Mann and Halpern iterative algorithms in uniformly convex and uniformly smooth Banach spaces. The results of this paper improve and extend the previously known ones in the literature.

miR-7-5p overexpression suppresses cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis through inhibiting the ability of DNA damage repair of PARP-1 and BRCA1 in TK6 cells exposed to hydroquinone.

Hydroquinone (HQ), one of the major metabolic products of benzene, is a carcinogen, which induces apoptosis and inhibit proliferation in lymphoma cells. microRNA-7-5p (miR-7-5p), a tumor suppressor, participates in various biological processes including cell proliferation and apoptosis regulation by repressing expression of specific oncogenic target genes. To explore whether miR-7-5p is involved in HQ-induced cell proliferation and apoptosis, we assessed the effect of miR-7-5p overexpression on induction of apoptosis analyzed by FACSCalibur flow cytometer in transfection of TK6 cells with miR-7-5p mimic (TK6- miR-7-5p).

A kind of system of multivariate variational inequalities and the existence theorem of solutions.

Let be a nonempty closed convex and bounded subset of a reflexive Banach space . Let [Formula: see text] be -variables monotone demi-continuous mappings from [Formula: see text] into . Then: (1) the system of multivariate variational inequalities [Formula: see text] has a solution [Formula: see text]; (2) the set of solutions of this system of multivariate variational inequalities is closed convex in [Formula: see text]; (3) if [Formula: see text] are also strictly monotone, this system of multivariate variational inequalities has a unique solution.

Hydroquinone induces TK6 cell growth arrest and apoptosis through PARP-1/p53 regulatory pathway.

Hydroquinone (HQ), one of the most important metabolites derived from benzene, induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) participates in various biological processes, including DNA repair and cell cycle regulation. To explore whether PARP-1 regulatory pathway mediated HQ-induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, we assessed the effect of PARP-1 suppression on induction of apoptosis analyzed by FACSCalibur flow cytometer in PARP-1 deficientTK6 cells (TK6-shPARP-1).

Hydroquinone-induced malignant transformation of TK6 cells by facilitating SIRT1-mediated p53 degradation and up-regulating KRAS.

Hydroquinone (HQ), known as one of the metabolic products of benzene, causes a number of hematologic malignancies. The study evaluated the potential mechanism of Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) in HQ-induced TK6 cell malignant transformation. The data of our study show that short term exposure of TK6 cells to HQ led to a decrease expression of SIRT1.

ψ-Contraction and [Formula: see text]-contraction in Menger probabilistic metric space.

The purpose of this paper is to present the definition of [Formula: see text]-contractive mapping and to discuss the relation of [Formula: see text]-contractive mappings and [Formula: see text]-contractive mappings. Furthermore, the generalized [Formula: see text]-contraction mapping principle has been proved without the uniqueness condition. Meanwhile, the generalized [Formula: see text]-contraction mapping principle has been obtained by using an ingenious method.

Tunable photoluminescence properties of Sr(1-y)CayMoO4:Sm3+ phosphors (0 ≤ y < 1).

A series of Sr(1-x-y)CayMoO4:xSm(3+) (0 ≤ x ≤ 7 mol% and 0 ≤ y < 1) phosphors was synthesized by a conventional solid-state reaction method in air, and their structural and spectroscopic properties were investigated. The optimal doping concentration of Sm(3+) in SrMoO4:Sm(3+) phosphor is 5 mol%. Under excitation with 275 nm, in Sr(1-x-y)CayMoO4:xSm(3+) (0 ≤ x ≤ 7 mol% and 0 ≤ y < 1) phosphors, the emission band of the host was found to overlap with the excitation bands peaking at ~ 500 nm of Sm(3+) ion, and the energy transfer from MoO4 (2-) group to Sm(3+) ion can also be observed.

A single-molecule study of the inhibition effect of Naringenin on transforming growth factor-β ligand-receptor binding.

With single-molecule fluorescence imaging and single-molecule force measurement, we have found that the natural compound Naringenin exerts an inhibition effect on TGF-β ligand-receptor interaction, the initial step of TGF-β signaling.

[Association of interleukin-1B gene polymorphisms with coronary heart disease].

Objective: To determine whether polymorphisms in interleukin-1B gene promoter -31 and exon 5 +3953 loci are associated with coronary heart diseases (CHD) in Chengdu Han population.

Methods: Two SNPs of IL-1B gene (+3953C/T and -31T/C) in 100 patients with CHD (CHD group) and 144 healthy controls in Chengdu were analysed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP).

Results: Two genotypes at IL-1B + 3953 locus (CC and CT) and 3 genotypes at IL-1B -31 locus (CC, TC and TT) were identified.

Study of interaction between Smad7 and DNA by single-molecule force spectroscopy.

Smad7 is an antagonist of TGF-beta signaling pathway and the mechanism of its inhibitory effect is of great interest. We recently found that Smad7 could function in the nucleus by binding to the DNA elements containing the minimal Smad binding element CAGA box. In this work, we further applied single-molecule force spectroscopy to study the DNA-binding property of Smad7.

Association of IL-1B gene polymorphisms with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a Chinese population.

Aims: Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) is a multifunctional cytokine that up-regulates the inflammatory response and participates in carcinogenesis, malignant transformation, tumour growth, invasion and metastasis. The IL-1B gene, encoding IL-1beta cytokine, contains several single nucleotide polymorphisms. Previous studies have shown that the polymorphisms of this gene may be associated with an increased risk of some cancers.

Theoretical study of binding interactions and vibrational Raman spectra of water in hydrogen-bonded anionic complexes: (H2O)n- (n = 2 and 3), H2O...X- (X = F, Cl, Br, and I), and H2O...M- (M = Cu, Ag, and Au).

Binding interactions and Raman spectra of water in hydrogen-bonded anionic complexes have been studied by using the hybrid density functional theory method (B3LYP) and ab initio (MP2) method. In order to explore the influence of hydrogen bond interactions and the anionic effect on the Raman intensities of water, model complexes, such as the negatively charged water clusters ((H2O)n-, n = 2 and 3), the water..

[Preparation and identification of monoclonal antibody against human GST-Rta150 fusion protein from Epstein-Barr virus].

Objective: To prepare a monoclonal antibody (mAb) against GST-Rta150 fusion protein from EB virus and identify its characteristics.

Methods: BALB/c mouse was rendered immune by GST-Rta150 fusion protein; after that, the spleen cells of immunized mouse were taken to fuse with SP2/0 myeloma cells by a routine method. Then screening for positive hybridoma cells and subclone.

[Expression and purification of GST-Rta fusion protein from EB virus and preparation of the polyclonal antibody against GST-Rta].

Objective: To obtain the recombinant fusion proteins GST-Rta185 and GST-Rta150 from EB virus and prepare two Rta protein specific polyclonal antibodies, respectively.

Methods: Plasmids pGEX-R1501, pGEX-R1851 and pGEX-5X-3 were separately transformed into Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). Expressions of the recombinant proteins R150-GST, R185-GST and free GST were induced by 0.