J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
December 2024
Background: To delineate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of late-onset myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (LO-MOGAD) and compare them with those of early-onset MOGAD (EO-MOGAD).
Methods: This observational cohort study included 199 adult patients with MOGAD. We reviewed the patients' demographic and clinical data and performed comparative analyses between EO-MOGAD and LO-MOGAD (onset age 18-50 and ≥50 years, respectively).
Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), a metabolite derived from microbial tryptophan metabolism, plays a crucial role in regulating intestinal homeostasis. However, the influence and potential applications of IAA in the context of animal pathogen infections remain underexplored. This study investigates the prophylactic effects of IAA pretreatment against typhimurium (ST) SL1344 infection, focusing on its ability to attenuate inflammatory responses, enhance intestinal barrier integrity, inhibit bacterial colonization, and restore colonic microbiota dysbiosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The associations of lean mass distribution with mortality risk are not fully elucidated. We aimed to evaluate the effects of a new lean mass distribution indicator-android/gynoid lean mass ratio (AGLR) evaluated by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) on the risk of all-cause and specific-cause mortality in a NHANES cohort.
Methods: This was a population-based cohort study, which included 18 542 subjects aged 20 years and older from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (US NHANES, 2003-2006 and 2011-2018).
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
October 2024
Objective: Bacterial vaginosis is a disease caused by vaginal microecology disorder, which seriously affects female health. At present, there are many drugs to treat BV, and this study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of multiple drugs for BV through a network meta-analysis (NMA).
Methods: All studies were sourced from PubMed and Embase databases from the establishment date to April 13, 2023.
J Colloid Interface Sci
February 2025
The shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) significantly hinders the practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). Herein, a high-entropy hydroxyphosphate (CoNiFeCuCa(PO)(OH), denoted as HE-CHP), was synthesized by metal cation exchange with calcium hydroxyphosphate (CHP) and then coated on polypropylene (PP) separators to suppress the shuttling of LiPSs. Density functional theory calculations indicated that the various introduced metal cations could effectively modulate the binding strength of soluble polysulfides and enhance the reaction kinetics of LiPSs conversion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFO3-type layered oxide cathode exhibits great application potential for practical sodium-ion batteries, due to its cost-effectiveness, abundant sodium and manganese resources, and high theoretical capacity. However, the irreversible phase transition, coupled with rapid capacity decay, which is primarily attributed to the Jahn-Teller effect of Mn, remains a significant bottleneck for commercial application. Additionally, the sluggish kinetics during the (de)sodiation process require urgent improvement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients suffering from chronic renal insufficiency tend to exhibit subtle manifestations at the beginning. Urine albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) is a sensitive indicator for early assessment of renal function. However, it is unclear whether it serves as an independent risk factor influencing the prognosis of RA patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects millions of people worldwide, but there are limited drugs available to treat it, so acquiring a more comprehensive comprehension of the underlying reasons and mechanisms behind inflammation is crucial, as well as developing novel therapeutic approaches to manage it and mitigate or forestall associated harm. It is evident that current models cannot faithfully replicate all aspects of joint diseases, which makes them ineffective as tools for disease research and drug testing. Organ-on-a-chip (OoC) technology is an innovative platform that can mimic the microenvironment and physiological state of living tissues more realistically than traditional methods by simulating the spatial arrangement of cells and interorgan communication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of central lean mass distribution with the risk of mortality.
Methods: This cohort study included 40,283 UK Biobank participants. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate the association of central lean mass distribution, i.
The yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) is one of the most economically important freshwater species in Asia. However, pathogenic bacterial infections often cause high rates of mortality and economic losses in practical aquaculture. Previous studies in mammals have shown that Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) are involved in the recognition of cell wall components such as lipopolysaccharides and flagella of various bacteria, thereby acting as key regulators in the innate immunity response.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Leptospirosis, an important zoonotic bacterial disease, commonly affects resource-poor populations and results in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The value of antibiotics in leptospirosis remains unclear, as evidenced by the conflicting opinions published.
Methods: We conducted a search in the PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases for studies.
Chemoimmunotherapy has emerged as a promising strategy for improving the efficacy of cancer treatment. Herein, we present PD-1 receptor-presenting membrane-coated paclitaxel dimers nanoparticles (PD-1@PTX NPs) for enhanced treatment efficacy. PD-1 cell membrane-cloaked PTX dimer exhibited effective cellular uptake and increased cytotoxicity against cancer cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is considered a potential prognostic marker in early breast cancer. However, the prognosis of absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and NLR in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) has been reported in a few studies, and conclusions are still conflicting. This present manuscript aims to provide further solid evidence regarding the prognostic values of ALC and NLR in MBC patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer cells have adapted to rapid tumor growth and evade immune attack by reprogramming their metabolic pathways. Glutamine is an important nitrogen resource for synthesizing amino acids and nucleotides and an important carbon source in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and lipid biosynthesis pathway. In this review, we summarize the significant role of glutamine metabolism in tumor development and highlight the vulnerabilities of targeting glutamine metabolism for effective therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGummy stem blight (GSB), a widespread disease causing great loss to cucurbit production, has become a major threat to melon cultivation. However, the melon-GSB interaction remains largely unknown. Here, full-length transcriptome and widely targeted metabolome were used to investigate the defence responses of resistant (PI511089) and susceptible (Payzawat) melon accessions to GSB pathogen infection at 24 h.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhile layered metal oxides remain the dominant cathode materials for the state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries, conversion-type cathodes such as sulfur present unique opportunities in developing cheaper, safer, and more energy-dense next-generation battery technologies. There has been remarkable progress in advancing the laboratory scale lithium-sulfur (Li-S) coin cells to a high level of performance. However, the relevant strategies cannot be readily translated to practical cell formats such as pouch cells and even battery pack.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLitter decomposition is an important source of soil organic carbon, and it plays a key role in maintaining the stability of forest ecosystems. The microbial mechanism of soil organic carbon (SOC) formation in different urban forest planting patterns during litter lignocellulose degradation is still unclear. The key genes, microbes, and metabolites in the process of lignocellulose degradation and SOC formation were determined by metagenomics and metabolomics in different litter decomposition layers and soil layers in different urban forest planting patterns, including three types of broadleaf forests (BP forests), three types of coniferous forests (CP forests), and two types of mixed coniferous and broadleaf forests (MCBP forests).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Endocrinol (Lausanne)
December 2023
Objective: Sex steroid hormones are associated with the advancement of metabolic diseases such as dyslipidemia. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the relationship between dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, androstenedione, and testosterone levels and the risk of dyslipidemia in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Materials And Methods: The analysis included 1,927 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.