Leidynemella shahi n. sp. (Nematoda: Thelastomatidae) from wood-eating cockroaches (Insecta: Blaberidae) in the Yunnan Province, China.

Leidynemella shahi n. sp. is described based on material from Panesthia angustipennis cognata Bey-Bienko and Salganea raggei Roth in the Yunnan Province, China.

MiRNA-199a-5p Protects Against Cerebral Ischemic Injury by Down-Regulating DDR1 in Rats.

Objective: To assess the effects of miR-199a-5p on cerebral ischemic injury and its underlying mechanisms.

Methods: Infarct volume, neurologic deficit scores, and brain water content were evaluated after 24 hours of reperfusion. The histopathological damage in cortical neurons was assayed by hematoxylin and eosin staining.

A new species of Orientatractis (Nematoda: Atractidae) from the tortoise Indotestudo elongata (Blyth) in China.

A new species of nematode, Orientatractis longicaudata n. sp. is described from the intestine of Indotestudo elongata (Blyth) (Testudinidae) from Zoo of Tianjin, Tianjin, China.