Previously, animal breeding prioritized enhancing key economic traits to improve production efficiency, leading to a gradual difference in meat quality. However, the genetic factors influencing meat quality remain unclear. To identify key genetic pathways contributing to meat quality, native Chinese yellow-feathered chicken (Qingyuan Partridge Chicken, QPC; female, n=10), and commercial chicken broiler (Cobb broiler, CB; female, n=10) were used for meat quality assessment through metabolomics, proteomics, and phosphoproteomics sequencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this study is to explore the value of different systemic inflammatory response indicators in the long-term prognosis of type B aortic dissection (TBAD) patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR).
Methods: This study retrospectively reviewed the case data of 540 patients with TBAD at our center from January 2013 to January 2019. Based on the occurrence of aorta-related adverse events (ARAEs) during follow-up, patients were divided into two groups: the ARAEs group and the non-ARAEs group.
Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a serious, deadly disease with a high incidence. However, it remains unclear how necroptosis affects the pathophysiology of AMI. Using bioinformatic analyses, this study investigated necroptosis in AMI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOsteoarthritis (OA) is a highly incident total joint degenerative disease with cartilage degeneration as the primary pathogenesis. The cartilage matrix is mainly composed of collagen, a matrix protein with a hallmark triple-helix structure, which unfolds with collagen degradation on the cartilage surface. A collagen hybridizing peptide (CHP) is a synthetic peptide that binds the denatured collagen triple helix, conferring a potential disease-targeting possibility for early-stage OA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: 5 mC methylation and hydroxymethylation (5hmC) are associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, previous studies were limited by the absence of a 5hmC calculation. This study aims to find AD associated predictors and potential therapeutic chemicals using bioinformatics approach integrating 5 mC, 5hmC, and expression changes, and an AD mouse model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Dietary acid load (DAL) is closely related to several chronic diseases. However, the link between DAL and chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains scarce and without data from the Chinese populations whose diet is quite different from people in Western countries.
Methods: This study evaluated DAL by potential renal acid load (PRAL) and net endogenous acid production (NEAP).
This study aimed to establish a predictive model for the risk of post-thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) post-implantation syndrome (PIS) in type B aortic dissection (TBAD) patients, assisting clinical physicians in early risk stratification and decision management for high-risk PIS patients. This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 547 consecutive TBAD patients who underwent TEVAR treatment at our hospital. Feature variables were selected through LASSO regression and logistic regression analysis to construct a nomogram predictive model, and the model's performance was evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sarcopenia has emerged as a comprehensive predictor of mortality in diseased populations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic and predictive value of psoas muscle thickness/height (PMTH) measurement in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD).
Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients (from January 2020 to December 2020) who underwent AAAD surgery at our institution was conducted.
Background: The objective of this study was to utilize data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019 to estimate the patterns and prevalence of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) from 1990 to 2019, with the intention of informing the development of efficacious intervention strategies.
Material And Methods: Data from the GBD 2019 were examined to determine the prevalence, incidence, and rates of years lived with disability (YLDs) associated with mTBI across global geographic populations from 1990 to 2019. To assess temporal patterns, estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) and age-standardized rates were computed.
The continental weathering is a key process that controls calcium (Ca) transportation from the continental crust to the waters. To elucidate the behavior of Ca isotopes during carbonate weathering, the concentrations and δCa (relative to NIST SRM 915a) of bulk saprolites, exchangeable, acid-leachable and residual phases of a weathering profile developed on the marine carbonates, Guangdong province, South China, were investigated. Upwards the profile, δCa values of the bulk saprolites systematically decrease from 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study aimed to assess the early- and mid-term outcomes of aortic root repair and replacement, and to provide evidence to improve root management in acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD).
Methods: This study enrolled 455 patients who underwent AAAD root repair (n = 307) or replacement (n = 148) between January 2016 and December 2017. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) method was used to control for treatment selection bias.
The age, creatinine, and ejection fraction (ACEF) score has been accepted as a predictor of poor outcome in elective operations. This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of ACEF score in acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD) patients after total arch replacement. A total of 227 AAAD patients from July 2021 and June 2022 were enrolled and divided into Tertiles 1 (ACEF ≤ 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Bisphenols (BPs) have been shown to exhibit developmental toxicities. Epidemiological evidence on prenatal BPs exposure and infant growth primarily confined scopes to specific BPs and birth outcomes, with few studies focusing on infant growth and reporting inconsistent findings. The joint effect of prenatal exposure to BPs mixture on infant growth was rarely studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is a paucity of Chinese studies evaluating the quality of life (QoL) in young acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD) patients with Marfan syndrome.
Methods: Young adult AAAD patients (younger than 45 years old) underwent surgical treatment at our institution from January 2017 to December 2020 were consecutive enrolled. The hospital survivors completed 1 year of follow up.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
January 2024
This study explored the preparation process of the placebo of Jiawei Ermiao Granules and evaluated the placebo effect, aiming to provide qualified placebo samples for clinical trials of Jiawei Ermiao Granules and a reference for the preparation and quality evaluation of placebos of traditional Chinese medicine granules. On the basis of the comprehensive analysis results of Jiawei Ermiao Granules, the orthogonal experiment was conducted to optimize the flavoring agents and colorants. After manual evaluation, the placebo formula was determined as dextrin 10 g, Codonopsis Radix extract 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
February 2024
Total neointima implantation (patch neointima technique + triple-branched stent graft placement) has been performed in proximal aortic repair for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) for more than 10 years at a center. However, there is no report on the mid-term outcomes with a control group of the surgical procedure. Consequently, the authors aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of this technique in this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn exploratory study was undertaken to examine the prevalence of infants' feeding patterns in Beijing, China, as well as the factors linked to infants' self-feeding proportion during the introduction of complementary foods, and the impact of professional feeding guidance on this proportion. A total of 122 families with infants aged 6-11 months from Beijing were included in the study. A descriptive analysis was employed to assess the prevalence of infants' feeding patterns, while generalized linear model analysis was utilized to investigate the factors associated with these patterns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: The development of hypertension is shown to be triggered by chronic low-grade inflammation. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a parameter for assessing the potential of a diet to cause inflammation. The prospective association between the DII and new-onset hypertension in Chinese adults remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(1) Background: Current studies show conflicting results regarding the relationship between dietary acid load (DAL) and blood pressure. (2) Methods: The study used data from the Chinese Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) 2009. DAL was assessed on the basis of potential renal acid load (PRAL) and net endogenous acid production (NEAP).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao
October 2023
The aim of this study was to prepare tandem multimeric proteins of BmSPI38, a silkworm protease inhibitor, with better structural homogeneity, higher activity and stronger antifungal ability by protein engineering. The tandem multimeric proteins of BmSPI38 were prepared by prokaryotic expression technology. The effects of tandem multimerization on the structural homogeneity, inhibitory activity and antifungal ability of BmSPI38 were explored by in-gel activity staining of protease inhibitor, protease inhibition assays and fungal growth inhibition experiments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this study was to identify the predictive factors for adverse clinical events after surgery in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD), and to explore the predictive value of preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) combined with D-dimer for these events.
Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of clinical data of 153 patients with AAAD who underwent emergency surgery at our center from January 2019 to January 2022. Patients were divided into adverse event group and non-adverse event group based on whether they experienced adverse clinical events after surgery.
JMIR Public Health Surveill
August 2023
Background: Chronic inflammation plays a crucial role in tissue injury, osteoporosis, and fracture. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a tool for assessing the potential for inflammation in the diet. However, the association between the DII and fractures remains controversial from previous studies.
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