Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonotic disease and lacks in efficient diagnostic tools. In the present study, a nanogold based dot blot immunoassay was developed and evaluated for the detection of leptospirosis in human urine samples. This method was found to be rapid (<4 h) with higher sensitivity (>4.2-14.6%) than horse radish peroxidase (HRP) conjugated dot blot assay.
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Phytomedicine
December 2024
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; National Center for Stomatology; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Research Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai 200011, China. Electronic address:
Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common malignancies. However, there is no effective treatment for OSCC.
Purpose: This study aimed to identify a natural compound with significant efficacy against OSCC and elucidate its primary mechanism of action.
Metabolites
November 2024
School of Life and Health Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang 233100, China.
: Clinical findings have shown a negative correlation between the severity of depressive symptoms and serum uric acid levels in men, yet the role of metabolic regulation in the pathophysiology of depression remains largely unknown. : In this study, we utilized an acute restraint-stress-induced male rat model of depression to investigate biochemical changes through NMR-based metabolomics combined with serum biochemical analysis. Additionally, we employed qPCR, immunoblotting, and enzyme activity assays to assess the expression and activity of xanthine oxidoreductase, the rate-limiting enzyme in uric acid production.
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December 2024
Department of Periodontics, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Aim: Porphyromonas gingivalis, a consensus periodontal pathogen, is thought to be involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression, and P. gingivalis-derived outer membrane vesicles (PgOMVs) are a key toxic factor in inducing AD pathology. This study aimed to clarify the regulatory mechanism underlying the PgOMV-induced AD-like phenotype.
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December 2024
MOE Medical Basic Research Innovation Center for Gut Microbiota and Chronic Diseases, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Background: Lipid metabolism is crucial in cancer progression. Lipid droplets (LDs) generated in cancer cells can act as protective mechanisms through alleviating lipotoxicity under stress conditions. We previously developed IC2 from the Chinese medicine icaritin as an inhibitor of stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1).
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December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Chonnam National University Hospital, 42 Jaebong-Ro, Dong-Gu, Gwangju, 61469, Republic of Korea.
Background: Recent studies have identified hearing loss (HL) as a primary risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) onset. However, the mechanisms linking HL to AD are not fully understood. This study explored the effects of drug-induced hearing loss (DIHL) on the expression of proteins associated with AD progression in mouse models.
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