Comprehensive analysis of PPP4C's impact on prognosis, immune microenvironment, and immunotherapy response in lung adenocarcinoma using single-cell sequencing and multi-omics.

Background: Elevated PPP4C expression has been associated with poor prognostic implications for patients suffering from lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). The extent to which PPP4C affects immune cell infiltration in LUAD, as well as the importance of associated genes in clinical scenarios, still requires thorough investigation.

Methods: In our investigation, we leveraged both single-cell and comprehensive RNA sequencing data, sourced from LUAD patients, in our analysis.

Prediction of the risk of 3-year chronic kidney disease among elderly people: a community-based cohort study.

Objective: We conducted a community-based cohort study to predict the 3-year occurrence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among population aged ≥60 years.

Method: Participants were selected from two communities through randomized cluster sampling in Jiading District of Shanghai, China. The two communities were randomly divided into a development cohort ( = 12012) and a validation cohort ( = 6248) with a 3-year follow-up.

Luteolin inhibits A549 cells proliferation and migration by down-regulating androgen receptors.

Background: Yi Fei Qing Hua Granules (YQG) is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine with the effects of inhibiting the proliferation of lung cancer cells. Luteolin is one of the active compounds of YQG. Luteolin is a common flavonoid extracted from natural herbs and it can promote cancer cells apoptosis has been reported.

Immunogenic cell death-based prognostic model for predicting the response to immunotherapy and common therapy in lung adenocarcinoma.

Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a malignant tumor in the respiratory system. The efficacy of current treatment modalities varies greatly, and individualization is evident. Therefore, finding biomarkers for predicting treatment prognosis and providing reference and guidance for formulating treatment options is urgent.

Identification of immunotherapy biomarkers for improving the clinical outcome of homologous recombination deficiency patients with lung adenocarcinoma.

Homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) is a common molecular signature of genomic instability and has been shown to be a biomarker for targeted therapies. However, there is a lack of studies on the role of HRD changes in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) transcriptomics. HRD scores were determined using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array data from LUAD patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database.

An anoikis-based gene signature for predicting prognosis in malignant pleural mesothelioma and revealing immune infiltration.

Introduction: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive, treatment-resistant tumor. Anoikis is a particular type of programmed apoptosis brought on by the separation of cell-cell or extracellular matrix (ECM). Anoikis has been recognized as a crucial element in the development of tumors.

Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting overall survival of resected N2 non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant radiotherapy.

Introduction: Currently, the prognosis of resected N2 non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant radiotherapy is poor. The goal of this research was to develop and validate a novel nomogram for exactly predicting the overall survival (OS) of resected N2 NSCLC patients undergoing neoadjuvant radiotherapy.

Methods: The data applied in our research were downloaded from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.

Preoperative computed tomography-based tumoral radiomic features prediction for overall survival in resectable non-small cell lung cancer.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether preoperative radiomics features could meliorate risk stratification for the overall survival (OS) of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

Methods: After rigorous screening, the 208 NSCLC patients without any pre-operative adjuvant therapy were eventually enrolled. We segmented the 3D volume of interest (VOI) based on malignant lesion of computed tomography (CT) imaging and extracted 1542 radiomics features.

A bioinformatics-based immune-related prognostic index for lung adenocarcinoma that predicts patient response to immunotherapy and common treatments.

Background: There is increasing evidence of the effectiveness of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy for the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). However, the benefits of ICB therapy vary among LUAD patients. Due to the research dimension, existing biomarkers, such as programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression and tumor mutation burden (TMB), could not reflect the complex tumor environment, and had low prediction accuracy of ICB.

sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring.

The present study aimed to determine the taxonomic positions of strains designated R-5-52-3, R-5-33-5-1-2, R-5-48-2 and R-5-51-4 isolated from hot spring water samples. Cells of these strains were Gram-stain-negative, non-motile and rod-shaped. The strains shared highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with KCTC 32020 (95.

Enhanced Bioaccessibility of Curcuminoids in Buttermilk Yogurt in Comparison to Curcuminoids in Aqueous Dispersions.

Curcuminoids have low bioavailability due to low aqueous solubility. We compared the bioaccessibility of curcuminoids delivered in buttermilk yogurt to that of curcuminoid powder in an aqueous dispersion. Buttermilk containing added curcuminoids (300 mg/100 g, 0.

Sexual behavior of migrant workers in Shanghai, China.

Background: Rapid urbanization of China has resulted in significant domestic migration. The purpose of the present study was to survey the sexual behavior of migrant workers in Shanghai and determine the risk factors for unprotected sex.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of the sexual behavior of 5996 migrant workers was conducted in 7 administrative regions of Shanghai in 2012 from August to October.

Bioaccessibility of curcuminoids in buttermilk in simulated gastrointestinal digestion models.

In vitro gastrointestinal digestion models were used to investigate bioaccessibility of curcuminoids delivered with buttermilk. The percentage of solubilised curcuminoids that partitioned into the micelle in aqueous phase was determined. In fasted states (0-2.

Heavy metal uptake and leaching from polluted soil using permeable barrier in DTPA-assisted phytoextraction.

Application of sewage sludge (SS) in agriculture is an alternative technique of disposing this waste. But unreasonable application of SS leads to excessive accumulation of heavy metals in soils. A column experiment was conducted to test the availability of heavy metals to Lolium perenne grown in SS-treated soils following diethylene triamine penta acetic acid (DTPA) application at rates of 0, 10 and 20 mmol kg(-1) soil.

Digestion of microencapsulated oil powders: in vitro lipolysis and in vivo absorption from a food matrix.

Microencapsulation provides a vehicle for the incorporation of fats and oils into powders that can be used as dry ingredients in an expanded variety of food products. Microencapsulated omega-3 oils in particular are commonly incorporated into a variety of foods and numerous in vitro studies have examined the impact of individual microencapsulation technologies on the simulated digestibility of the oil core. We have exposed twelve microencapsulated canola oil-in-water emulsions, formulated with different proteins (milk or soy) or mixtures of protein and carbohydrates (sugars, oligosaccharides, resistant starch) and processed into powders by spray drying, to simulated gastric and intestinal fluids in vitro.

A new cytochalasin from endophytic Phomopsis sp. IFB-E060.

Aim: To study the chemical constituents of the solid culture of the endophyte Phomopsis sp. IFB-E060 in Vatica mangachapoi.

Method: Isolation and purification were performed through silica gel column chromatography, gel filtration over Sephadex LH-20, ODS column chromatography, and HPLC.

Interactions of buttermilk with curcuminoids.

The ability of buttermilk to carry and stabilise a preparation of curcuminoids was examined. The quenching of intrinsic protein fluorescence confirmed that the curcuminoids interacted with proteins in buttermilk. The Stern-Volmer quenching constant was ≥ 9.

Encapsulation of mixtures of tuna oil, tributyrin and resveratrol in a spray dried powder formulation.

Spray dried emulsions are effective for carrying and stabilising combinations of fish oil and tributyrin, fish oil and resveratrol, or fish oil, tributyrin and resveratrol in one formulation. The encapsulation efficiencies were >99% for all three bioactives when a heated mixture of sodium caseinate: glucose: dried glucose syrup matrix (Encapsulant matrix 1) was used. When a heated sodium caseinate: glucose: processed starch matrix (Encapsulant matrix 2) was used, the encapsulation efficiencies were 90-92% for tributyrin and approximately 98% for resveratrol for all formulations but 79-91% for tuna oil where the efficiency was more formulation dependent.

Stabilization of fish oil-in-water emulsions with oleosin extracted from canola meal.

International dietary guidelines advocate replacement of saturated and trans fat in food with unsaturated oils. Also, there is growing interest in incorporating highly unsaturated omega-3 oils in to food products due to beneficial health effects. A major obstacle to incorporating highly unsaturated oils in to food products is the extreme susceptibility to oxidative deterioration.

Omega-3 fatty acids in ileal effluent after consuming different foods containing microencapsulated fish oil powder - an ileostomy study.

The intestinal absorption of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω3 LCPUFA), [eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) + docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)], after consuming fish oil gelatine capsules or different food products fortified with microencapsulated fish oil, was determined using human ileostomates. The total amount of ω3 LCPUFA consumed per dose of fish oil capsule was 266 mg while that for fortified orange juice, yoghurt and cereal bar was 284 mg per serving of food product. In a time course experiment ω3 LCPUFA was measured in ileal effluent over 24 h post ingestion.

Food matrix effects on in vitro digestion of microencapsulated tuna oil powder.

Tuna oil, containing 53 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and 241 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) per gram of oil, delivered as a neat microencapsulated tuna oil powder (25% oil loading) or in food matrices (orange juice, yogurt, or cereal bar) fortified with microencapsulated tuna oil powder was digested in simulated gastric fluid or sequentially in simulated gastric fluid and simulated intestinal fluid. The level of fortification was equivalent to 1 g of tuna oil per recommended serving size (i.e.

Oxidative stability of microencapsulated fish oil powders stabilized by blends of chitosan, modified starch, and glucose.

Various indices of lipid oxidation were used to assess the oxidative stability of microencapsulated fish oil powders prepared from tuna oil-in-water emulsions (pH 4.9 or 6.0) containing chitosan, an emulsifying starch, and glucose.

Influence of pasture and concentrates in the diet of grazing dairy cows on the fatty acid composition of milk.

In five short-term experiments conducted in Victoria in 1997 and 1998, grazing dairy cows were given either pasture alone or pasture supplemented with high-energy concentrates, and the fatty acid profiles of milk fat were measured. We established the effects of these feeds on some aspects of milk fat of importance for human nutrition, but we specifically focused on the hypothesis that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) concentrations in milk fat increase as pasture intake increases, and decrease as more concentrates are fed. In agreement with previous research, feeding fresh pasture alone resulted in high concentrations (1.

Effect of cereal grain and fibre supplements on the fatty acid composition of milk fat of grazing dairy cows in early lactation.

Two experiments were undertaken to determine the effects of cereal grain and fibre (hay or straw) supplements on the fatty acid composition of milk fat of grazing dairy cows in early lactation. In both experiments, grain supplements significantly increased (P < 0.05) the proportion of the endogenously synthesized 10:0-16:0 fatty acids.