[Lycium barbarum miR2911-loaded exosomes promote spermatogenic function recovery in rats with non-obstructive azoospermia by regulating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways].

Objective: To investigate the effect of exosomes loaded with Lycium barbarum miRNA (Lb-miR2911) on spermatogenic function recovery in non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) rats through cross-regulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways.

Methods: We established an NOA model in 30 four-week-old male SD rats by intraperitoneal injection of busulfan. At 5 weeks after modeling, we equally randomized the rats into a model control group (MC，untreated), an Lb-miR2911EXO group (Lb-miR2911EXO ，treated by intratesticular injection of Lb-miR2911-loaded exosomes), and a sham group (Shame，treated by intratesticular injection of exosomes-empty drug), with another 10 male SD rats taken as normal controls（NC）.

A novel structurally modified isophorone fluorescent probe for HS detection.

Hydrogen sulfide (HS) has a comprehensive contribution to the normal operation and stability of organisms and is also present in environmental water samples and food deterioration. Thus, it is exceedingly promising and significant to develop a highly sensitive detection technique for tracing HS. Inspired by this, we designed and synthesized a new fluorescent probe 2-[3-[2-[3-bromo-4-(2,4- dinitrobenzenesulfonate)] ethenyl]-5,5-dimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ylidene]propanedinitrile (SP-Br) for hydrosulfide ion detection by introducing bromine atom.

Risk stratification in gastric cancer lung metastasis: Utilizing an overall survival nomogram and comparing it with previous staging.

Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is prevalent and aggressive, especially when patients have distant lung metastases, which often places patients into advanced stages. By identifying prognostic variables for lung metastasis in GC patients, it may be possible to construct a good prediction model for both overall survival (OS) and the cumulative incidence prediction (CIP) plot of the tumour.

Aim: To investigate the predictors of GC with lung metastasis (GCLM) to produce nomograms for OS and generate CIP by using cancer-specific survival (CSS) data.

Interlayer Coupling Induced Sharp Increase of the Curie Temperature in a Two-Dimensional MnSn Multilayer.

The MnSn monolayer synthesized recently is a novel two-dimensional ferromagnetic material with a hexagonal lattice, in which three Mn atoms come together to form a trimer, making it remarkably different from other magnetic two-dimensional materials. Most impressively, there occurs a sharp increase of the Curie temperature from 54 to 225 K when the number of layers increases from 1 to 3. However, no quantitative explanation has been reported in previous studies.

[Study on the correlation of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism with premature ejaculation in Han Chinese population].

Objective: To investigate the relationship between 5-HT transporter gene-linked polymorphism (5-HTTPLR) and the clinical characters of premature ejaculation in Han Chinese population.

Methods: By case-control study approach, we set primary premature ejaculation (PPE) group (119 cases), secondary premature ejaculation (SPE) group (60 cases) with IELT < 1 min in more than 90% coitus and normal control group (90 cases) with IELT ≥ 3 min. The gene polymorphism of the 5-HTT was detected by polymerase chain reaction analysis in all the cases, and the gene frequency differences among the three groups were evaluated.

[Synthesis and spectrum of novel pyrazoline fluorescent compounds].

Pyrazoline derivatives have been used widely in dyeing industry as fluorescent whitening agents due to their excellent capability. According to Schellhammer theory of the relation between chemical structure and fluorescent quality, six new fluorescent compounds were designed and synthesized which contained the benzothiazole group in the 1-pyrazoline, the indole group in the 3-pyrazoline and the derivatives of phenyl in the 5-pyrazoline. The structure of target compounds was confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, MS and elementary analysis.

[Efficacy and safety of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors in the treatment of premature ejaculation: a systematic evaluation].

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the treatment of premature ejaculation (PE).

Methods: From MEDLINE (Jan, 1950-Mar, 2008), EMBASE (Jan, 1980-Mar, 2008), The Cochrane Library (Issue 1, 2008) and CNKI (Jan, 1979-Mar, 2008), we retrieved and screened the randomized controlled trials (RCT) and randomized crossover trials (RT) as well as various related data, published and unpublished, on the treatment of PE with SSRIs. The methodological quality of the included trials was evaluated by 2 reviewers.

Possible drug candidates for Alzheimer's disease deduced from studying their binding interactions with alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.

Dysfunction in alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), a member of the Cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel superfamily, is responsible for attentional and cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD). To provide useful information for finding drug candidates for the treatment of AD, a study was carried out according to the following procedures. (1) DMXBA, a partial agonist of the alpha7 nAChR, was used as a template molecule.