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Chem Biodivers ; : e202400832, 2024 May 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38712949

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Two new cytochalasans, marcytoglobosins A (1) and B (2) were isolated from the marine sponge associated fungus Chaetomium globosum 162105, along with six known compounds (3-8). The complete structures of two new compounds were determined based on 1D/2D NMR and HR-MS spectroscopic analyses coupled with ECD calculations. All eight isolates were evaluated for their antibacterial activity. Among them, compounds 3-8 displayed antibacterial effects against Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus thuringiensis, Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae, Vibrio alginolyticus, and Edwardsiella piscicida with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging from 10 to 25 µg/mL.

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J Colloid Interface Sci ; 669: 393-401, 2024 May 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38718592

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Functionalizing organic polymers is an effective strategy for enhancing their photocatalytic performance. However, this approach is currently limited by specific motifs, complex preparation methods, and an unclear electron transfer mechanism. Here, we present a meticulously designed structure of perylene diimide connected with poly (barbituric acid trimer) through self-assembled hydrogen bonding. In particular, the local chemical environment of the two components is adjusted by hydrogen bond-induced dipole-dipole interactions, leading to the emergence of a significant inherent electric field. Additionally, the formation of hydrogen bonds provides electronic pathways that facilitate charge transfer from perylene to adjacent units. Moreover, the distinctive electronic structure enhances polarity transfer and improves activation and adsorption capabilities for reactive molecules. Ultimately, B-PDI exhibits outstanding oxidation rates for benzylamine to N-benzylidene-benzylamine (10.03 mmol g-1h-1) and selectivity (>99.99 %). Our work offers a widely popular approach for enhancing the photocatalytic activity of organic semiconductor materials by constructing hydrogen bonds in heterogeneous molecules.

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Front Immunol ; 15: 1354958, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38698865

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Background: There are few studies investigating the relationship between serum vitamin B6 and mortality risk in the elderly. This study hereby evaluated the associations between biomarkers of serum vitamin B6 status and cardiovascular, cancer, and all-cause mortality risks in the elderly. Methods: Our study included a total of 4,881 participants aged 60 years or older from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2010. Serum vitamin B6 status was estimated based on levels of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), 4-pyridoxic acid (4-PA), and vitamin B6 turnover rate (4-PA/PLP) detected by high-performance liquid chromatography. Survival status and corresponding causes of death were matched through the National Death Index records through December 31, 2019. Multivariate Cox regression model was adopted to assess the relationships between serum vitamin B6 status and the risk of mortality. Results: During a median follow-up period of 10.33 years, 507 cardiovascular deaths, 426 cancer deaths, and 1995 all-cause deaths were recorded, respectively. In the multivariate-adjusted Cox model, the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the highest versus the lowest quartiles of PLP, 4-PA, and 4-PA/PLP were 0.70(0.54-0.90), 1.33(0.88-2.02), and 2.01(1.41-2.79) for cardiovascular mortality, 0.73(0.52-1.02), 1.05(0.71-1.57), and 1.95(1.25-3.05) for cancer mortality, and 0.62(0.53-0.74), 1.05(0.82-1.34), and 2.29(1.87-2.79) for all-cause mortality, respectively. Conclusion: Our study found that lower serum PLP levels were associated with increased risks of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among the elderly population. And higher vitamin B6 turnover rate was associated with increased risks of cardiovascular, cancer, and all-cause mortality.


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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares , Neoplasias , Vitamina B 6 , Humanos , Femenino , Neoplasias/mortalidad , Neoplasias/sangre , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/mortalidad , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/sangre , Masculino , Anciano , Vitamina B 6/sangre , Persona de Mediana Edad , Encuestas Nutricionales , Biomarcadores/sangre , Factores de Riesgo , Causas de Muerte , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Fosfato de Piridoxal/sangre , Ácido Piridóxico/sangre
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iScience ; 27(6): 109875, 2024 Jun 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38774716

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The cornea and sclera are distinct adjacent tissues, yet their stromal cells originate from common neural crest cells (NCCs). Sclerocornea is a disease characterized by an indistinguishable boundary between the cornea and sclera. Previously, we identified a RAD21 mutation in a sclerocornea pedigree. Here, we investigated the impacts of RAD21 on NCC activities during eye development. RAD21 deficiency caused upregulation of PCDHGC3. Both RAD21 knockdown and PCDHGC3 upregulation disrupted the migration of NCCs. Transcriptome analysis indicated that WNT9B had 190.9-fold higher expression in scleral stroma than in corneal stroma. WNT9B was also significantly upregulated by both RAD21 knockdown and PCDHGC3 overexpression, and knock down of WNT9B rescued the differentiation and migration of NCCs with RAD21 deficiency. Consistently, overexpressing wnt9b in Xenopus tropicalis led to ocular developmental abnormalities. In summary, WNT9B is a determinant factor during NCC differentiation into corneal keratocytes or scleral stromal cells and is affected by RAD21 expression.

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Pediatr Crit Care Med ; 25(5): e263-e272, 2024 May 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38695705

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OBJECTIVES: To inform workforce planning for pediatric critical care (PCC) physicians, it is important to understand current staffing models and the spectrum of clinical responsibilities of physicians. Our objective was to describe the expected workload associated with a clinical full-time equivalent (cFTE) in PICUs across the U.S. Pediatric Critical Care Chiefs Network (PC3N). DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: PICUs participating in the PC3N. SUBJECTS: PICU division chiefs or designees participating in the PC3N from 2020 to 2022. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: A series of three surveys were used to capture unit characteristics and clinical responsibilities for an estimated 1.0 cFTE intensivist. Out of a total of 156 PICUs in the PC3N, the response rate was 46 (30%) to all three distributed surveys. Respondents used one of four models to describe the construction of a cFTE-total clinical hours, total clinical shifts, total weeks of service, or % full-time equivalent. Results were stratified by unit size. The model used for construction of a cFTE did not vary significantly by the total number of faculty nor the total number of beds. The median (interquartile range) of clinical responsibilities annually for a 1.0 cFTE were: total clinical hours 1750 (1483-1858), total clinical shifts 142 (129-177); total weeks of service 13.0 (11.3-16.0); and total night shifts 52 (36-60). When stratified by unit size, larger units had fewer nights or overnight hours, but covered more beds per shift. CONCLUSIONS: This survey of the PC3N (2020-2022) provides the most contemporary description of clinical responsibilities associated with a cFTE physician in PCC. A 1.0 cFTE varies depending on unit size. There is no correlation between the model used to construct a cFTE and the associated clinical responsibilities.


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Cuidados Críticos , Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Pediátrico , Admisión y Programación de Personal , Carga de Trabajo , Humanos , Estudios Transversales , Estados Unidos , Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Pediátrico/organización & administración , Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Pediátrico/estadística & datos numéricos , Admisión y Programación de Personal/estadística & datos numéricos , Carga de Trabajo/estadística & datos numéricos , Cuidados Críticos/organización & administración , Cuidados Críticos/estadística & datos numéricos , Niño , Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Food Res Int ; 183: 114211, 2024 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38760139

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The wheat grains that are cultivated in saline-alkali soil exhibit a richer "wheat aroma" compared to their counterparts. This study characterized the composition and content of volatiles in five wheat kernel varieties, harvested from two fields with varying pH levels and total salt content in the soil. The wheat grown in soil with high pH and total salt content had significantly lower levels (p < 0.05) of ethyl 3-methylbutanoate and 1-octen-3-one and significantly higher levels (p < 0.05) of 1-butanol and 1-octen-3-ol. Among all factors, plant site contributed the highest F-value contribution rate (more than 77 %) for these four volatile compounds. Six e-nose sensors responsive to these four compounds exhibited consistent trends. Therefore, the lower of ethyl 3-methylbutanoate and 1-octen-3-one, the higher of 1-butanol and 1-octen-3-ol in wheat, grown on saline-alkali soil, served as characteristic markers for "wheat aroma".


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Odorantes , Suelo , Triticum , Compuestos Orgánicos Volátiles , Triticum/química , Compuestos Orgánicos Volátiles/análisis , Suelo/química , Odorantes/análisis , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Álcalis/química , Cromatografía de Gases y Espectrometría de Masas , Nariz Electrónica
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Food Funct ; 15(10): 5627-5640, 2024 May 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38722076

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Hawthorn fruits have a sweet and sour taste, besides having beneficial therapeutic effects on hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and coronary heart disease, making them widely used in food and clinical medicine. However, their hypotensive effects and potential mechanisms of anti-hypertension still need to be elucidated. This study aims to explore the antihypertensive effect of hawthorn and its monomer hyperoside on spontaneously hypertensive rats through pharmacodynamics, serum metabolomics, and in vivo mechanism studies. After 7 weeks of intervention with hawthorn extract and hyperoside, the blood pressure was significantly reduced. Aortic vascular staining results showed that the injury was significantly improved after intervention with hawthorn extract and hyperoside. According to the serum metabolomics study, the main metabolic pathway regulating blood pressure in hawthorn extract and hyperoside groups was the primary bile acid biosynthesis pathway. Quantitative experiments confirmed that the level of bile acid in the model group was significantly different from that in the normal group, while that in the hawthorn group and the hyperoside group was close to that in the normal group. Based on the prediction of bile acid-hypertension related targets and the literature, nine genes involved in bile acid metabolism and inflammatory pathways were selected for further study. The FXR, TGR5, ET-1, NOS3, Akt1, TNF-α, Ptgs2, ACE2 and Kdr mRNA expression levels in the hawthorn extract and hyperoside groups were significantly different from those in the model groups. In summary, hawthorn extract and hyperoside have a hypotensive effect on spontaneously hypertensive rats through bile acid and inflammation related targets. Hence, hawthorn extract has the potential to become a functional food or an alternative therapy for hypertension.


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Antihipertensivos , Presión Sanguínea , Crataegus , Frutas , Hipertensión , Extractos Vegetales , Quercetina , Ratas Endogámicas SHR , Animales , Crataegus/química , Ratas , Masculino , Antihipertensivos/farmacología , Frutas/química , Hipertensión/tratamiento farmacológico , Hipertensión/metabolismo , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Presión Sanguínea/efectos de los fármacos , Quercetina/farmacología , Quercetina/análogos & derivados , Humanos
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BMC Plant Biol ; 24(1): 321, 2024 Apr 24.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38654179

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BACKGROUND: pOsNAR2.1:OsNAR2.1 expression could significantly increase nitrogen uptake efficiency and grain yield of rice. RESULT: This study reported the effects of overexpression of OsNAR2.1 by OsNAR2.1 promoter on physiological and agronomic traits associated with drought tolerance. In comparison to the wild-type (WT), the pOsNAR2.1:OsNAR2.1 transgenic lines exhibited a significant improvement in survival rate when subjected to drought stress and then irrigation. Under limited water supply conditions, compared with WT, the photosynthesis and water use efficiency (WUE) of transgenic lines were increased by 39.2% and 28.8%, respectively. Finally, the transgenic lines had 25.5% and 66.4% higher grain yield than the WT under full watering and limited water supply conditions, respectively. Compared with the WT, the agronomic nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of transgenic lines increased by 25.5% and 66.4% under full watering and limited water supply conditions, and the N recovery efficiency of transgenic lines increased by 29.3% and 50.2%, respectively. The interaction between OsNAR2.1 protein and OsPLDα1 protein was verified by yeast hybrids. After drought treatment, PLDα activity on the plasma membrane of the transgenic line increased 85.0% compared with WT. CONCLUSION: These results indicated that pOsNAR2.1:OsNAR2.1 expression could improve the drought resistance of rice by increasing nitrogen uptake and regulating the expression of OsPLDα1.


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Sequías , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas , Oryza , Proteínas de Plantas , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , Resistencia a la Sequía , Nitrógeno/metabolismo , Oryza/genética , Oryza/fisiología , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Plantas Modificadas Genéticamente
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Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol ; 2024: 7502110, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38660494

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Introduction: The development of combinatorial adjuvants is a promising strategy to boost vaccination efficiency. Accumulating evidence indicates that manganese exerts strong immunocompetence and will become an enormous potential adjuvant. Here, we described a novel combination of Mn2+ plus aluminum hydroxide (AH) adjuvant that significantly exhibited the synergistic immune effect. Methodology. Initially, IsdB3 proteins as the immune-dominant fragment of IsdB proteins derived from Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) were prepared. IsdB3 proteins were identified by western blotting. Furthermore, we immunized C57/B6 mice with IsdB3 proteins plus Mn2+ and AH adjuvant. After the second immunization, the proliferation of lymphocytes was measured by the cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) and the level of IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10, and IL-17 cytokine from spleen lymphocytes in mice and generation of the antibodies against IsdB3 in serum was detected with ELISA, and the protective immune response was assessed through S. aureus challenge. Results: IsdB3 proteins plus Mn2+ and AH obviously stimulated the proliferation of spleen lymphocytes and increased the secretion of IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10, and IL-17 cytokine in mice, markedly enhanced the generation of the antibodies against IsdB3 in serum, observably decreased bacterial load in organs, and greatly improved the survival rate of mice. Conclusion: These data showed that the combination of Mn2+ and AH significantly acted a synergistic effect, reinforced the immunogenicity of IsdB3, and offered a new strategy to increase vaccine efficiency.

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Foodborne Pathog Dis ; 2024 Apr 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38608217

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This study aimed to assess the clinical characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of osteoarticular brucellosis. We conducted a retrospective study enrolling brucellosis patients from the Sixth People's Hospital of Shenyang between September 2014 and June 2019. A total of 1917 participants were admitted during this period. After applying propensity score matching, we retrospectively analyzed 429 patients with osteoarthritis and 429 patients without osteoarthritis. The primary outcome was treatment completion. The secondary outcome was symptom disappearance and seroconversion. Brucellosis patients with osteoarthritis had longer treatment course (160 [134.3-185.7] vs. 120 [102.3-137.7] d, p = 0.008) than those without osteoarthritis. The most common involved site was lumbar vertebrae (290 [67.6%]) in brucellosis patients with osteoarthritis. Longer symptom duration (90 [83.0-97.0] vs. 42 [40.2-43.8], p < 0.001) along with no significant difference in seroconversion (180 [178.8-181.2] vs. 180 [135.1-224.9], p = 0.212) was observed in osteoarthritis patients with treatment course >90 d. Peripheral joint involvement (adjusted hazard ratio [95% confidence interval] 1.485 [1.103-1.999]; p = 0.009) had a shorter symptom duration compared with shaft joint involvement. No significant differences were observed in treatment therapy between doxycycline plus rifampin (DR) or plus cephalosporins (DRC) in treatment course (p = 0.190), symptom persistence (p = 0.294), and seroconversion (p = 0.086). Lumbar vertebra was the most commonly involved site. Even if all symptoms disappeared, Serum agglutination test potentially remained positive in some patients. Compared with peripheral arthritis, shaft arthritis was the high-risk factor for longer symptom duration. The therapeutic effects were similar between DR and DRC. In summary, our study provided important insights into the clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of osteoarticular brucellosis. Clinical Trial Registration number: NCT04020536.

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Case Rep Nephrol Dial ; 14(1): 56-63, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38571812

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Introduction: Stuck tunneled central venous catheters (CVCs) have been increasingly reported. In rare cases, the impossibility of extracting the CVC from the central vein after regular traction is the result of rigid adhesions to the surrounding fibrin sheath. Forced traction during catheter removal can cause serious complications, including cardiac tamponade, hemothorax, and hemorrhagic shock. Knowledge and experience on how to properly manage the stuck catheter are still limited. Case Presentation: Here, we present two cases that highlight the successful removal of the stuck tunneled CVC via thoracotomy through the close collaboration of multidisciplinary specialists in the best possible way. Both patients underwent an unsuccessful attempt at thrombolytic therapy with urokinase, catheter traction under the guidance of digital subtraction angiography and intraluminal balloon dilation. And we reviewed the literature on stuck catheters in the hope of providing knowledge and effective approaches to attempted removal of stuck catheters. Conclusion: There is no standardized procedure for dealing with stuck catheters. Intraluminal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty should be considered as the first-line treatment, while open surgery represents a second option only in the event of failure. Care must be taken that forced extubation can cause patients life-threatening.

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Front Microbiol ; 15: 1341303, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38572242

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Understanding the interactions between fish gut microbiota and the aquatic environment is a key issue for understanding aquatic microorganisms. Environmental microorganisms enter fish intestines through feeding, and the amount of invasion varies due to different feeding habits. Traditional fish feeding habitat preferences are determined by fish morphology or behavior. However, little is known about how the feeding behavior of fish relative to the vertical structure in a shallow lake influences gut microbiota. In our study, we used nitrogen isotopes to measure the trophic levels of fish. Then high-throughput sequencing was used to describe the composition of environmental microbiota and fish gut microbiota, and FEAST (fast expectation-maximization for microbial source tracking) method was used to trace the source of fish gut microbiota. We investigated the microbial diversity of fish guts and their habitats in Lake Sanjiao and verified that the sediments indeed played an important role in the assembly of fish gut microbiota. Then, the FEAST analysis indicated that microbiota in water and sediments acted as the primary sources in half of the fish gut microbiota respectively. Furthermore, we classified the vertical habitat preferences using microbial data and significant differences in both composition and function of fish gut microbiota were observed between groups with distinct habitat preferences. The performance of supervised and unsupervised machine learning in classifying fish gut microbiota by habitat preferences actually exceeded classification by fish species taxonomy and fish trophic level. Finally, we described the stability of fish co-occurrence networks with different habitat preferences. Interestingly, the co-occurrence network seemed more stable in pelagic fish than in benthic fish. Our results show that the preferences of fish in the vertical structure of habitat was the main factor affecting their gut microbiota. We advocated the use of microbial interactions between fish gut and their surrounding environment to reflect fish preferences in vertical habitat structure. This approach not only offers a novel perspective for understanding the interactions between fish gut microbiota and environmental factors, but also provides new methods and ideas for studying fish habitat selection in aquatic ecosystems.

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Exp Ther Med ; 27(5): 235, 2024 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38628656

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Sarcoidosis is a rare disease that severely affects the lungs and superficial lymph nodes. In addition, this disease can also affect the skin, eyes and kidneys to varying degrees. The present report described a 32-year-old male patient who was admitted to Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University (Wuhan, China) due to joint pain in the extremities. He was diagnosed with uncorrectable hypercalcemia. A lymph node biopsy revealed the hypercalcemia to be associated with sarcoidosis, with the patient also demonstrating renal failure and lymph node enlargement. Administration of glucocorticoids provided benefits in terms of both primary and recurrent sarcoidosis, which also improved and preserved renal function. After being prescribed with oral prednisone treatment, blood calcium levels returned to normal, which indicated markedly improving renal function. However, the discontinuation of glucocorticoids for 2 months resulted in increased serum calcium and creatinine levels, both of which returned to abnormal levels. Overall, the present case report suggests that clinicians should actively perform sarcoidosis treatment in clinical practice to overcome any unexpected results associated with organ damage.

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Front Med (Lausanne) ; 11: 1376319, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38633307

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Objectives: Regarding increased nuchal translucency (NT), the cutoff values used are heterogeneous in clinical practice, this study aims to assess the efficacy of prenatal detection for chromosomal abnormalities and pregnancy outcomes in fetuses with varying NT thicknesses, in order to provide data that supports informed prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling for such cases. Methods: We included 2,272 pregnant women under 35 with singleton pregnancies who underwent invasive prenatal diagnosis between 2014 and 2022. The cohort comprised 2,010 fetuses with increased NT (≥2.5 mm) and 262 fetuses with normal NT but exhibiting a single soft marker. Prenatal diagnoses were supported by chromosomal microarray (CMA) and copy number variation sequencing (CNV-seq) analyses. Results: The detection rates of numerical chromosomal abnormalities were 15.4% (309/2,010) and 17.3% (297/1,717) in the NT ≥2.5 and ≥ 3.0 groups, respectively. Pathogenic/likely pathogenic CNV incidence increased with NT thickness (χ2 = 8.60, p < 0.05), peaking at 8.7% (22/254) in the NT 4.5-5.4 mm group. Structural defects were found in 18.4% of fetuses with NT values between 2.5 mm and 2.9 mm. Chromosomal abnormality rates in the isolated increased NT groups of 2.5-2.9 mm and 3.0-3.4 mm were 6.7% (16/239) and 10.0% (47/470), respectively, with no statistical significance (χ2 = 2.14, p > 0.05). Fetuses with NT thickness between 2.5 and 2.9 mm combined with the presence of soft markers or non-lethal structural abnormalities exhibited a significantly higher chromosomal abnormality risk (19.0%) compared to fetuses with isolated increased NT ranging from 3.5 to 4.4 mm (13.0%). Pregnancy termination rates increased with NT thickness (χ2 = 435.18, p < 0.0001), ranging from 12.0% (30/249) in the NT 2.5-2.9 mm group to 87.0% (141/162) in the NT ≥ 6.5 mm group. Conclusion: CMA or CNV-seq exhibited good performance in identifying genomic aberrations in pregnancies with increased NT thickness. NT ranging from 2.5 mm to 2.9 mm elevated the risk of fetal chromosomal abnormalities, particularly when combined with other soft markers.

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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 7847, 2024 04 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38570595

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Gastric cancer is a highly prevalent disease that poses a serious threat to public health. In clinical practice, gastroscopy is frequently used by medical practitioners to screen for gastric cancer. However, the symptoms of gastric cancer at different stages of advancement vary significantly, particularly in the case of early gastric cancer (EGC). The manifestations of EGC are often indistinct, leading to a detection rate of less than 10%. In recent years, researchers have focused on leveraging deep learning algorithms to assist medical professionals in detecting EGC and thereby improve detection rates. To enhance the ability of deep learning to detect EGC and segment lesions in gastroscopic images, an Improved Mask R-CNN (IMR-CNN) model was proposed. This model incorporates a "Bi-directional feature extraction and fusion module" and a "Purification module for feature channel and space" based on the Mask R-CNN (MR-CNN). Our study includes a dataset of 1120 images of EGC for training and validation of the models. The experimental results indicate that the IMR-CNN model outperforms the original MR-CNN model, with Precision, Recall, Accuracy, Specificity and F1-Score values of 92.9%, 95.3%, 93.9%, 92.5% and 94.1%, respectively. Therefore, our proposed IMR-CNN model has superior detection and lesion segmentation capabilities and can effectively aid doctors in diagnosing EGC from gastroscopic images.


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Aprendizaje Profundo , Neoplasias Gástricas , Humanos , Gastroscopía , Neoplasias Gástricas/diagnóstico por imagen , Gastroscopios
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Glob Chang Biol ; 30(4): e17260, 2024 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38563236

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The impact of anthropogenic global warming has induced significant upward dispersal of trees to higher elevations at alpine treelines. Assessing vertical deviation from current uppermost tree distributions to potential treeline positions is crucial for understanding ecosystem responses to evolving global climate. However, due to data resolution constraints and research scale limitation, comprehending the global pattern of alpine treeline elevations and driving factors remains challenging. This study constructed a comprehensive quasi-observational dataset of uppermost tree distribution across global mountains using Google Earth imagery. Validating the isotherm of mean growing-season air temperature at 6.6 ± 0.3°C as the global indicator of thermal treeline, we found that around two-thirds of uppermost tree distribution records significantly deviated from it. Drought conditions constitute the primary driver in 51% of cases, followed by mountain elevation effect which indicates surface heat (27%). Our analyses underscore the multifaceted determinants of global patterns of alpine treeline, explaining divergent treeline responses to climate warming. Moisture, along with temperature and disturbance, plays the most fundamental roles in understanding global variation of alpine treeline elevation and forecasting alpine treeline response to ongoing global warming.


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Ecosistema , Árboles , Árboles/fisiología , Temperatura , Frío , Clima , Altitud
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Sci Total Environ ; 927: 172237, 2024 Jun 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38582105

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Dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN), an emerged nitrogenous disinfection by-product (N-DBP) in drinking water, has garnered attention owing to its strong cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and carcinogenicity. However, there are limited studies on its potential hepatotoxicity mechanisms. Understanding hepatotoxicity is essential in order to identify and assess the potential risks posed by environmental pollutants on liver health and to safeguard public health. Here, we investigated the viability, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and cell cycle profile of DCAN-exposed HepG2 cells and analyzed the mechanism of DCAN-induced hepatotoxicity using both transcriptomic and metabolomic techniques. The study revealed that there was a decrease in cell viability, increase in ROS production, and increase in the number of cells in the G2/M phase with an increase in the concentration of DCAN. Omics analyses showed that DCAN exposure increased cellular ROS levels, leading to oxidative damage in hepatocytes, which further induced DNA damage, cell cycle arrest, and cell growth impairment. Thus, DCAN has significant toxic effects on hepatocytes. Integrated analysis of transcriptomics and metabolomics offers new insights into the mechanisms of DCAN-induced hepatoxicity.


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Acetonitrilos , Metabolómica , Transcriptoma , Humanos , Transcriptoma/efectos de los fármacos , Células Hep G2 , Acetonitrilos/toxicidad , Contaminantes Químicos del Agua/toxicidad , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Hepatocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Hepatocitos/metabolismo , Hígado/efectos de los fármacos , Hígado/metabolismo
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Biomimetics (Basel) ; 9(3)2024 Mar 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38534835

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The current motion interaction model has the problems of insufficient motion fidelity and lack of self-adaptation to complex environments. To address this problem, this study proposed to construct a human motion control model based on the muscle force model and stage particle swarm, and based on this, this study utilized the deep deterministic gradient strategy algorithm to construct a motion interaction control model based on the muscle force model and the deep reinforcement strategy. Empirical analysis of the human motion control model proposed in this study revealed that the joint trajectory correlation and muscle activity correlation of the model were higher than those of other comparative models, and its joint trajectory correlation was up to 0.90, and its muscle activity correlation was up to 0.84. In addition, this study validated the effectiveness of the motion interaction control model using the depth reinforcement strategy and found that in the mixed-obstacle environment, the model's desired results were obtained by training 1.1 × 103 times, and the walking distance was 423 m, which was better than other models. In summary, the proposed motor interaction control model using the muscle force model and deep reinforcement strategy has higher motion fidelity and can realize autonomous decision making and adaptive control in the face of complex environments. It can provide a theoretical reference for improving the effect of motion control and realizing intelligent motion interaction.

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