A CRISPR/Cas12i.3-based gene editing platform is established in broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) and used to create new elite germplasm for this ancient crop.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Coll Physicians Surg Pak
August 2019
Objective: To explore the difference in clinical characteristics and airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients on the positive bronchodilator tests.
Study Design: Descriptive study.
Place And Duration Of Study: Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China, from January to December 2017.
Objective: To investigate the changes of plasma ghrelin, growth hormone (GH) and growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) and gastric ghrelin in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to explore their clinical significances.
Methods: Plasma ghrelin, GH, GHRH, TNFα, IL-6 and C reactive protein (CRP) were measured in 40 COPD patients and 20 controls with chronic bronchitis. Correlated factors of plasma ghrelin, TNFα, IL-6, CRP were analyzed.