() is recognized as a serious food contaminant that extensively results in foodborne diseases. Numerous studies have been conducted on the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of , but there is a lack of comprehensive analysis of published data. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the epidemiology, antibiotic resistance, and virulence determinants of in China through a systematic review and meta-analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnderstanding the impacts of environmental conditions at early life stages on phenotypes and physiological responses to thermal variability at later stages is crucial for elucidating adaptive strategies in fish species. This study investigated the lasting effects of embryonic temperature on the growth performance, transcriptomic profiles, and CpG methylation status of juvenile largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) under normal and heat stress (HS) conditions. Embryos were incubated at three temperatures (22 °C, 25 °C, and 28 °C), reared at a constant 25 °C for three months, and subjected to acute HS at 37 °C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of leading causes of cancer-related death and new approaches are urgently needed, given current dearth of therapies. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been linked to cancer formation and impact cell regulatory pathways. We have investigated molecular mechanisms of action of "lung cancer associated transcript 1" (LUCAT1, a lncRNA) in HCC and studied the potential role of targeting these.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: High-resolution brain imaging is crucial in clinical diagnosis and neuroscience, with ultra-high field strength MRI systems ( ) offering significant advantages for imaging neuronal microstructures. However, achieving magnetic field homogeneity is challenging due to engineering faults during the installation of superconducting strip windings and the primary magnet.
Purpose: This study aims to design and optimize active superconducting shim coils for a 7 T animal MRI system, focusing on the impact of safety margin, size, and adjustability of the second-order shim coils on the MRI system's optimization.
Organics electrooxidation coupled hydrogen production has attracted increasing attention due to the low operation voltage. Nevertheless, the spontaneous production of hydrogen coupled with organics valorization remains challenging. Herein, we develop ultrathin AuPt twin nanowire (NW) catalysts for both electrochemical glucose oxidation and hydrogen evolution reaction towards a spontaneous hydrogen production system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Assay of Transposase Accessible Chromatin Sequencing (ATAC-seq) is a high-throughput sequencing technique that detects open chromatin regions across the genome. These regions are critical in facilitating transcription factor binding and subsequent gene expression. Herein, we utilized ATAC-seq to identify key molecular targets regulating the development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and elucidate the underlying mechanisms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To reveal the causality between retinal vascular density (VD), fractal dimension (FD), and brain cortex structure using Mendelian randomization (MR).
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Participants: Genome-wide association studies of VD and FD involving 54 813 participants from the United Kingdom Biobank were used.
The increasing frequency of high-temperature extremes threatens largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, a significant fish for freshwater ecosystems and aquaculture. Our previous studies at the transcript level suggested that heat stress induces hepatic apoptosis in largemouth bass. In the current study, we sought to validate these findings and further investigate the role of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)/P53 signaling in hepatic apoptosis under heat stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReactive metal-support interaction (RMSI) is an emerging way to regulate the catalytic performance for supported metal catalysts. However, the induction of RMSI by the thermal reduction is often accompanied by the encapsulation effect on metals, which limits the mechanism research and applications of RMSI. In this work, a gradient orbital coupling construction strategy was successfully developed to induce RMSI in Pt-carbide system without a reductant, leading to the formation of L1-PtM-MC (M = Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, and W) intermetallic electrocatalysts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To explore the biomarkers and potential mechanisms of chronic restraint stress-induced myocardial injury in hyperlipidemia ApoE mice.
Methods: The hyperlipidemia combined with the chronic stress model was established by restraining the ApoE mice. Proteomics and bioinformatics techniques were used to describe the characteristic molecular changes and related regulatory mechanisms of chronic stress-induced myocardial injury in hyperlipidemia mice and to explore potential diagnostic biomarkers.
Cardiac arrhythmia is currently considered to be the direct cause of death in a majority of sudden unexplained death (SUD) cases, yet the genetic predisposition and corresponding endophenotypes contributing to SUD remain incompletely understood. In this study, we aimed to investigate the involvement of Coenzyme Q (CoQ) deficiency in SUD. First, we re-analyzed the exome sequencing data of 45 SUD and 151 sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases from our previous studies, focusing on previously overlooked genetic variants in 44 human CoQ deficiency-related genes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a prevalent cardiovascular disease with high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Pyroptosis is an inflammatory form of programmed cell death that has been linked to various pathological conditions. However, its exact contribution to the onset and progression of heart injury in AMI has not yet fully elucidated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeveloping efficient and anti-corrosive oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts is of great importance for the applications of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Herein, we report a novel approach to prepare metal oxides supported intermetallic Pt alloy nanoparticles (NPs) via the reactive metal-support interaction (RMSI) as ORR catalysts, using Ni-doped cubic ZrO (Ni/ZrO) supported L1-PtNi NPs as a proof of concept. Benefiting from the Ni migration during RMSI, the oxygen vacancy concentrations in the support are increased, leading to an electron enrichment of Pt.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSudden unexplained death (SUD) constitutes a considerable portion of unexpected sudden death in the young. Molecular autopsy has proved to be an efficient diagnostic tool in the multidisciplinary management of SUD. Yet, many cases remain undiagnosed using the widely adopted targeted genetic screening strategies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Disinfectants such as benzalkonium chloride (BC), extensively used in animal farms and food-processing industries, contribute to the development of adaptive and cross-resistance in foodborne pathogens, posing a serious threat to food safety and human health. The purpose of this study is to explore whether continuous exposure of Salmonella enterica serovar 1,4,[5],12:i:- (S. 1,4,[5],12:i:-) to sublethal concentrations of BC could result in acquired resistance to this agent and other environmental stresses (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSalmonella is a common chicken-borne pathogen that causes human infections. Data below the detection limit, referred to as left-censored data, are frequently encountered in the detection of pathogens. The approach of handling the censored data was regarded to affect the estimation accuracy of microbial concentration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSolid-state lithium-metal batteries using inorganic solid-state electrolyte (SSE) instead of liquid-electrolyte, especially lithium-oxygen (Li-O) battery, have attracted much more attention due to their high-energy density and safety. However, the poor interface contact between electrodes and SSEs makes these batteries lose most of their capacity and power during cycling. Here we report that by coating a heterogeneous silicon carbide on lithium metal anode and LiAlGePO(LAGP)-SSE, a good interface contact is created between the electrode and electrolyte that can effectively reduce the interface impedance and improve the cycle performance of the assembled battery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlcohol is often found in the blood of the deceased. To cover up the true cause of victim's death, postmortem instillation of alcohol occurs in some criminal cases. Explaining the finding of alcohol is extremely vital in forensic practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe importance of single-cell variability is increasingly prominent with the developments in foodborne pathogens modeling. Traditional predictive microbiology model cannot accurately describe the growth behavior of small numbers of cells due to individual cell heterogeneity. The objective of the present study was to develop predictive models for single cell lag times of Salmonella Enteritidis after heat and chlorine treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis
September 2022
Early identification of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) can help clinicians develop targeted treatment plans and forensic pathologists make accurate postmortem diagnoses. In the present study, diabetes-induced metabolic abnormalities in the myocardium and biofluids (plasma, urine, and saliva) of db/db mice of various ages (7, 12, and 21 weeks) were investigated by attenuated total reflection (ATR)-Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The results indicated that the diabetic and control groups had significantly different changes in the function groups of lipids, phosphate macromolecules (mostly nucleic acids), protein compositions and conformations, and carbohydrates (primarily glucose) in the myocardium and biofluids.
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