The Complete Chloroplast Genome of and Its Genetic Comparison to Other Species.

Chloroplasts, due to their high conservation and lack of recombination, serve as important genetic resources for the classification and evolutionary analysis of closely related species that are difficult to distinguish based on their morphological features. , an endangered herb within the genus, has demonstrated therapeutic potential in treating various diseases. However, the highly polymorphic morphology of this species poses a challenge for accurate identification.

Immune landscape in the glomerular transcriptome of nephrotic syndrome and anca-associated vasculitis.

Background: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), and nephrotic syndrome encompassing diseases including minimal change disease (MCD), focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSG), membranous nephropathy (MN), remain a challenge due to their varied immunological characteristics. Recent therapeutic advancements have highlighted the importance of understanding these diseases' immunological landscapes.

Methods: This study analyzed transcriptomics data from renal glomerular tissues of patients with AAV, FSG, MCD, MN, and normal controls.

The clinical effect of ossotide for injection in the treatment of condylar fracture.

Objectives: Patients with condylar fractures were treated with osteopeptide injections as an adjuvant therapy to assess pain control and changes in interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and bone G-gla protein (BGP) levels.

Materials And Methods: Eighty-two patients with a condylar neck fracture were randomly assigned to two groups. The control group received conventional surgical treatment, while the experimental group received osteopeptide injections in addition to surgery.

Anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibody levels at diagnosis predicts outcome of TAC-based treatment for idiopathic membranous nephropathy patients.

Background: Idiopathic membranous nephropathy (iMN) is recognized as an organ-specific autoimmune disease, mainly caused by anti-PLA2R antibody. This study aimed to study between anti-PLA2R antibody level at diagnosis and the response to tacrolimus (TAC)-based treatment in iMN patients.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study including 94 kidney biopsy-proven MN patients with positive anti-PLA2R antibody at diagnosis from May 2017 to September 2021 in our center.

The prognostic value of lncRNA AGAP2-AS1 in cancer patients: A meta-analysis.

Background: ArfGAP with GTPase domain, Ankyrin repeat and PH domain 2 Antisense 1 (AGAP2-AS1) is a promising long noncoding RNA that may possess prognostic value for different types of tumors. The objective of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the prognostic value of long noncoding RNA AGAP2-AS1 in cancer patients.

Methods: A systematic literature search of the PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Medline, Web of Science, CNKI, Weipu, and Wanfang electronic databases were carried out in this meta-analysis.

Intravenous immunoglobulin in the therapy of adult acute fulminant myocarditis: A retrospective study.

Acute fulminant myocarditis (AFM) is a serious heart disease with limited treatment. This observational retrospective study aimed to investigate whether intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) was able to improve left ventricular function and reduce the episodes of arrhythmia in adult patients with AFM. The medical records of all patients with AFM who were admitted to the Critical Care Unit of Guangdong General Hospital (Guangzhou, China) between January 2001 and December 2010 were reviewed.

Combined use of hydration and alprostadil for preventing contrast-induced nephropathy following percutaneous coronary intervention in elderly patients.

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a complex syndrome of acute kidney injury that follows exposure to intravascular contrast media. Although a series of preventive measures have been developed, CIN remains a major challenge encountered in elderly patients by interventional cardiologists. No data are currently available concerning the potential effects of the combined use of hydration and alprostadil in the prevention of CIN following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in elderly patients.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 90-year-old Chinese man.

A 90-year-old Chinese man was transferred to the Emergency Department of the Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University for treatment of an acute myocardial infarction. He suffered chest pain with three days of cough, dyspnea and fever. A diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy was made in normal coronary arteries from urgent coronary angiography and characteristic apical dyskinesis and basal hyper contractility in left ventriculography.

Contrast-induced nephropathy in postmenopausal women undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction.

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a complex syndrome of acute kidney injury induced by exposure to intravascular contrast media. CIN occurs frequently in patients undergoing urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is associated with poor outcomes, making it a major challenge faced by interventional cardiologists. It has been suggested that female sex is a risk factor for development of CIN following PCI.

[Correlation between pressure-derived coronary collateral flow and Rentrop grade after primary percutaneous intervention of acute myocardial infarction].

Objective: To analyze the correlation between pressure-derived collateral coronary flow (PDCF) and Rentrop grade of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Methods: PDCF, determined by the ratio of P(w)/P(a), was measured in 29 patients with AMI of the first onset who received primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within 12 h after the onset. Sufficient collateral flow (group A, n=19) was defined as PDCF>0.