Self-Powered Cathodic Photoelectrochemical Aptasensor Comprising a Photocathode and a Photoanode in Microfluidic Analysis Systems.

An intriguing self-powered cathodic photoelectrochemical (PEC) microfluidic aptasensor with enhanced cathodic photocurrent response is proposed for sensitive detection of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). The self-powered system is constructed by a cadmium sulfide-sensitized zinc oxide nanorod array (CdS/ZnO NA) as a photoanode with an iodide-doped bismuth oxychloride flower-array (I:BiOCI) as a photocathode, which can generate the electrical output under visible light irradiation with no external power supply. In addition, the p-type semiconductor I:BiOCI with a special internal electric field between the iodide ion layer and the [BiO] layer could increase the cathodic photocurrent response by facilitating the separation of electron/hole pairs under visible light excitation.

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of diabetes mellitus among middle-aged and elderly people in a rural Chinese population: A cross-sectional study.

Diabetes mellitus ranks high on the international health agenda as a global pandemic and as a threat to human health and global economies. A total of 10851 participants aged over 40 years were included in the cross-sectional analysis. This observational study analyzed the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and the awareness, treatment and glycemic control of diabetes in a rural Chinese population.

TNF-α and IL10 polymorphisms interaction increases the risk of ankylosing spondylitis in Chinese Han population.

Aims: The target of this article was to reveal the role of tumor necrosis factors α (TNF-α) and Interleukin-10 (IL10) gene polymorphisms in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) development and explore the interaction between these two gene polymorphisms.

Methods: The genotyping of gene polymorphims was conducted using ABI Taqman assay method in 84 AS patients and 92 healthy people. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) was checked in the control group and the genotypes and alleles difference were compared with χ(2) test.

Hyperreactio luteinalis after delivery: a case report and literature review.

Hyperreactio luteinalis (HL), characterized by bilateral functional multicystic ovarian enlargement during pregnancy and puerperium, mostly occurs in third trimester. As a rare benign disease, HL is usually self-limited. However, some cases are dignosed by unnecessary operation.

The role of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway in high glucose-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition of cultured human renal tubular epithelial cells.

Background: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition of tubular epithelial cells, which is characterized by a loss of epithelial cell characteristics and a gain of ECM-producing myofibroblast characteristics, is an essential mechanism that is involved in tubulointerstitial fibrosis, an important component of the renal injury that is associated with diabetic nephropathy. Under diabetic conditions, p38 MAPK activation has been reported in glomeruli and mesangial cells; however, studies on p38 MAPK in TECs are lacking. In this study, the role of p38 MAPK in AP-1 activation and in the EMT in the human proximal tubular epithelial cell line (HK-2) under high glucose concentration conditions is investigated.