Skeletal phenotypes and molecular mechanisms in aging mice.

Aging is an inevitable physiological process, often accompanied by age-related bone loss and subsequent bone-related diseases that pose serious health risks. Research on skeletal diseases caused by aging in humans is challenging due to lengthy study durations, difficulties in sampling, regional variability, and substantial investment. Consequently, mice are preferred for such studies due to their similar motor system structure and function to humans, ease of handling and care, low cost, and short generation time.

MiR-137 promotes TLR4/NF-κB pathway activity through targeting KDM4A, inhibits osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and aggravates osteoporosis.

Purpose: As the global population ages rapidly, osteoporotic fractures have become an important public health problem. Previous studies have suggested that miR-137 is involved in the regulation of bone formation, but its specific regulatory mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to explore the expression, role, and regulatory mechanism of miR-137 in the osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs).

Novel recyclable deep eutectic solvent boost biomass pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis.

Deep eutectic solvent (DES) with protonic acid shows the great potential for biomass valorization. However, the acid corrosion and recycling are still severe challenges in biorefinery. Herein, a novel DES by coordinating FeCl in choline chloride/glycerol DES was designed for effective and recyclable pretreatment.

Serum cystatin C is increased in acute spinal cord injury: a multicentre retrospective study.

Study Design: A multicentre retrospective study.

Objective: A multicentre retrospective study was performed to observe the changes in serum cystatin C (CysC) levels in patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting: Four hospitals in China.

Lignocellulose fractionation into furfural and glucose by AlCl-catalyzed DES/MIBK biphasic pretreatment.

Herein, an efficient DES/MIBK biphasic pretreatment system for preparation of furfural and fermentable glucose from lignocellulose was developed with AlCl as catalysis. The low-cost and renewable DES (Choline chloride-Oxalic acid) served not only as a Brønsted acid catalyst, but also as a pretreatment solvent in present work, and MIBK as an extracting reagent which can increase the yield of furfural in DES phase. The effects of this biphasic pretreatment on the furfural yield and saccharification of the lignocellulose before and after pretreatment were explored using HPLC, HAPEC, FT-IR, XRD and SEM.

[Effect of UV-B radiation on the chemical composition and subsequent decomposition of Cyclobalanopsis glauca leaf litter].

A experiment on leaf litter decomposition was carried out to evaluate the effects of UV-B radiation on the chemical composition and subsequent decomposition of leaf litter in humid subtropical forest systems. The leaf litter was derived from Cyclobalanopsis glauca seedlings exposed to elevated and ambient ultraviolet B (UV-B) radiation treatments during growth for one year. The results showed that UV-B treatment significantly increased the original N, K and P content of leaf litter by 154.

catena-Poly[[[diaqua-copper(II)]-μ-quinoline-2,3-dicarboxyl-ato-κ(3)N,O(2):O(3)] monohydrate].

In the title compound, {[Cu(C(11)H(5)NO(4))(H(2)O)(2)]·H(2)O}(n), the Cu(II) ion is five-coordinated by two O atoms and one N atom of two symmetry-related quinoline-2,3-dicarboxyl-ate ligands, and two water mol-ecules. The water mol-ecules occupy basal and apical positions of the square-pyramidal coordination polyhedron. Each quinoline-2,3-dicarboxyl-ate dianion bridges two adjacent Cu(II) ions, forming a polymeric chain along [010].

[Effects of Cd2+ on seedling growth and phytohormone contents of Glycine max].

A laboratory incubation experiment was conducted to study the effects of different Cd2+ concentrations on seedling growth and phytohormone contents of Glycine max through determining some physiological and biochemical indexes. The results showed as follows: (1) Different Cd2+ concentrations inhibited the synthesis of indoleacetic acid (IAA) and gibberellins (GA3) in roots and stimulated the synthesis of zeatin (Z) and abscisic acid (ABA) not only in roots but also in aerial parts of Glycine Max. Cd2+ stimulated the synthesis of IAA and GA3 in aerial parts at lower concentrations, but inhibited the synthesis of IAA and GA3 at higher concentrations.