The metabolic characteristics and environmental adaptations of the intertidal bacterium sp. LCG004.

The intertidal zone, a dynamic interface of marine, atmospheric, and terrestrial ecosystems, exposes microorganisms to rapid shifts in temperature, salinity, and oxidative stress. Strain LCG004, representing a novel species, was isolated from the Lu Chao Harbor's intertidal seawater in the Western Pacific Ocean. The genome of the organism reveals its metabolic versatility, enabling the utilization of various organic substrates-ranging from organic acids, amino acids, to sugars, and encompassing complex carbohydrates-as well as adept handling of inorganic nutrients, thereby highlighting its significant role in the cycling of nutrients.

Age-period-cohort analysis of global, regional, and national pancreatic cancer incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years, 1990-2019.

Background: Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the world. In recent years, the incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer have shown an increasing trend year by year. This study investigates the independent effects of age, period, and cohort on the global incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of pancreatic cancer from 1990 to 2019, and evaluates the differences in the burden of pancreatic cancer across regions with different Sociodemographic Index (SDI) levels.

circEIF3I facilitates the recruitment of SMAD3 to early endosomes to promote TGF-β signalling pathway-mediated activation of MMPs in pancreatic cancer.

Background: Among digestive tract tumours, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) shows the highest mortality trend. Moreover, although PDAC metastasis remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths, the biological mechanism is poorly understood. Recent evidence demonstrates that circular RNAs (circRNAs) play important roles in PDAC progression.

The Function and Prognostic Value of RNA-Binding Proteins in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Were Analyzed Based on Bioinformatics of Smart Medical Big Data.

Colon cancer is the third most frequent cancer in the world and is mainly adenocarcinoma in terms of pathological type. It has been confirmed that the dysregulation of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) significantly participates in the occurrence and development of numerous malignant tumors. Therefore, we analyzed the RBPs associated with colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) to assess their possible biological effects and prognostic value.

Immobilization of Rhodopseudomonas palustris P1 on glass pumice to improve the removal of NH -N and NO -N from aquaculture pond water.

We conducted this research in order to investigate the potential of a new material called glass pumice for use as a microorganism immobilization carrier to improve aquaculture pond water quality. The pH adjustment capacity and the Rhodopseudomonas palustris P1 cell adsorption capacity of glass pumice were measured. The immobilized Rps.

Induction of cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in human cholangiocarcinoma cells by pristimerin.

Pristimerin, a triterpenoid isolated from Celastraceae and Hippocrateaceae, is known to induce cytotoxicity in several cancer cell lines. However, whether pristimerin can induce apoptosis in cholangiocarcinoma cells and the underlying mechanism remain unexplored. We assessed the function of human cholangiocarcinoma QBC and RBE cell lines using various experimental methods such as the cell viability assay to elucidate the viability of cells, flow cytometry to detect the death rate of cells, and Western blot analysis to evaluate the expression of cell cycle-related proteins and autophagy-related proteins.

The diffuse reduction in spleen density: an indicator of severe acute pancreatitis?

We observed that acute pancreatitis (AP) was associated with diffuse reduction in spleen density (DROSD) in some patients. Furthermore, the condition of these patients was more serious, and the potential relationship between DROSD and structural and functional injury of the spleen remained unclear. Therefore, we performed a preliminary exploration of these factors.

Risk factors of infected pancreatic necrosis secondary to severe acute pancreatitis.

Background: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) remains a clinical challenge with considerable morbidity and mortality. An early identification of infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN), a life-threatening evolution secondary to SAP, is obliged for a more preferable prognosis. Thus, the present study was conducted to identify the risk factors of IPN secondary to SAP.

MAPKs and Hsc70 are critical to the protective effect of molecular hydrogen during the early phase of acute pancreatitis.

Molecular hydrogen (H2 ) has been proven to be an effective agent that can cure multiple organ diseases by reducing oxidative stress. Although the protective effect of hydrogen on acute pancreatitis (AP) has been confirmed, its molecular mechanism is still unclear. In this article, we aimed to investigate the changes in pancreatic cell protein expression associated with the protective effect of H2 against AP and attempted to uncover the molecular mechanism underlying this process.

Shikonin suppresses tumor growth and synergizes with gemcitabine in a pancreatic cancer xenograft model: Involvement of NF-κB signaling pathway.

Although gemcitabine is currently the best chemotherapeutic agent available for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer, eventual failure of response is a significant clinical problem. Therefore, novel therapeutic approaches against this disease are highly needed. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether shikonin, a naphthoquinone derivative, has potential in the treatment of pancreatic cancer when used either alone or in combination with gemcitabine.

The apoptosis of peripheral blood lymphocytes promoted by hyperbaric oxygen treatment contributes to attenuate the severity of early stage acute pancreatitis in rats.

The aim of this study was to investigate the immunoregulatory effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) via promoting the apoptosis of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) to attenuate the severity of early stage acute pancreatitis (AP) in rats. Additionally, the persistence of the HBO treatment effects was evaluated. One hundred and twenty male Wistar rats were randomized into four groups: sham, AP, AP + normobaric oxygen (NBO), and AP + HBO.

[The clinical analysis of a step-up approach for severe acute pancreatitis: report of 121 cases].

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and clinical value of the step-up approach for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).

Methods: Clinical data of 121 SAP patients admitted between January 2002 and December 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. Fifty-eight patients (37 males and 21 females, aged from 20 to 72 years, mean 47.

Hemosuccus pancreaticus: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.

Background: Hemosuccus pancreaticus (HP) is defined as upper gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage from the papilla of Vater via the pancreatic duct and is a rare cause of digestive bleeding.

Data Source: A PubMed search of relevant articles published from January 1967 to September 2011 was performed to identify current information about HP in terms of its etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and management.

Results: A variety of etiological factors, most commonly chronic pancreatitis but also tumors and vascular diseases, can lead to this condition.

[Optical parameters of Er3+ in Er3+ : YVO4].

In the present paper the authors firstly measured the absorption spectra of Er3+ in the sample Er3+ : YVO4 (0.5%), then calculated the intensity parameters are calculated by using the Judd-Ofelt theory. After that the authors dealed with some predicted spectroscopic parameters, such as the oscillator strength, spontaneous radiative transition rate, branching ratio and integrated emission cross section.

[The upconversion luminescence of Tm(0.35)Yb(5):FOV nanophase oxyfluoride vitroceramics].

The upconversion luminescence of nanophase oxyfluoride vitroceramics Tm(0.35)Yb(5) : FOV when excited by a 975 nm diode laser was studied in the present paper. Several ultraviolet upconversion luminescence lines positioned at 363.

Analysis on fluorescence intensity reverse photonic phenomenon between red and green fluorescence of oxyfluoride nanophase vitroceramics.

An interesting fluorescence intensity reverse photonic phenomenon between red and green fluorescence is investigated. The dynamic range Sigma of intensity reverse between red and green fluorescence of Er(0.5)Yb(3):FOV oxyfluoride nanophase vitroceramics, when excited by 378.

Experimental study on a nonlinear photonics process of Er(0.5)Yb(3):FOV oxyfluoride nanophase vitroceramics.

We study the nonlinear photonics of rare-earth-doped oxyfluoride nanophase vitroceramics (FOV), oxyfluoride glass (FOG), and ZBLAN fluoride glass. We found that an interesting fluorescence intensity inversion phenomenon between red and green fluorescence occurs from Er(0.5)Yb(3):FOV.

[Confocal Raman microspectroscopic study of human breast morphological elements].

Breast tissue sections were examined by means of confocal Raman spectroscopy with an excitation wavelength of 633 nm. Acquired using a microscopic mapping approach with the sample volume of -2 microm3, these spectra were compared with the ones of the commercially available actin, DNA, collagen (type I), triolein etc. Some spectra were distinguished and identified and characterize the morphological elements like cell cytoplasm, extracellular matrix etc.

Effects of dietary supplementation with clostridium butyricum on the growth performance and humoral immune response in Miichthys miiuy.

The effects of dietary supplementation with Clostridium butyricum on growth performance and humoral immune response in Miichthys miiuy were evaluated. One hundred and fifty Miichthys miiuy weighing approximately 200-260 g were divided into five groups and reared in 15 tanks with closed circuiting culture system. The animals were fed 5 diets: basal diet only (control) or supplemented of the basal diet with C.

[The interaction of vitamin B6 with the human serum albumin].

The Human Serum Albumin (HSA) can emit fluorescence (lamda(em) = 350 nm) under irradiation of ultraviolet light (lamda(ex) = 296 nm). After the vitamin B6 (B6) was added into HSA solution the fluorescence of HSA was quenched partially. This quenching was static quenching owing to the fact that ro (fluorescence life time (life time of the molecule excitation state) of HSA without B6) equaled to tau(i) (fluorescence life time of HSA with B6).

Effects of the dietary supplementation with fructooligosaccharides on the excretion of nitrogen and phosphorus in Miichthys miiuy fries.

Effects of dietary supplementation with fructooligosaccharides on the excretion of nitrogen and phosphorus in Miichthys miiuy fries were investigated. Nine hundred Miichthys miiuy fries were divided into 3 groups, each with triplicates. The basal diet and the basal diet supplemented with carnitine groups were considered as the negative and positive controls respectively.

[Study on the interaction of anticancer drugs and DNA using fluorescence spectroscopy].

Fluorescence spectroscopy has achieved great successes in the study on the interaction of drugs and DNA in both quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis. While the fluorescence probe technique can be used to measure the intensity of drugs-DNA interaction, because the injected drugs can change the fluorescence intensity of the probe. In this paper, the authors use berberine as a probe to measure the interaction intensity between some anticancer drugs and DNA, calculate the constant D and determine the effects of those drugs.

[Comprehensive analysis of up-conversion luminescence saturation phenomena of ErYb:oxyfluoride vitroceramics].

The saturation phenomenon of the up-conversion luminescence of erbium ytterbium co-doped oxyfluoride vitroceramics (ErYb:FOV), when excited by a 966 nm diode-laser, was investigated comprehensively in the present article. A new kind of "characteristic saturation phenomenon", which results from energy diffusion, was found, i. e.