Sulfide promotes nitrogen removal in anammox low-strength ammonium wastewater treatment system.

Anammox has been widely used for denitrification from different wastewaters due to its low energy and carbon sources consumption. Nevertheless, the presence of nitrate in the effluent has been found to impede the enhancement of total nitrogen removal efficiency (TNRE). In this study, anammox was employed in conjunction with sulfur autotrophic denitrification (SAD) in order to enhance TNRE. During a long-term test in an UASB reactor with 30 mg L-1 ammonium influent concentration, it was observed that sulfide facilitated both nitrate removal efficiency (NRE) and TNRE. Specifically, compared with 0 mg L-1 sulfide addition, the NRE and TNRE were enhanced from 92.55% and 74.56% to 94.10% and 89.51%, respectively with 10 mg L-1 sulfide. However, with sulfide concentration increased to 20 mg L-1, 81.13% of TNRE was only found. Notably, the anammox performance was observed to enhancement when the sulfide level was reduced to 0 mg L-1 again, the result indicated that the inhibitory effect of 20 mg L-1 sulfides can be reversed. Further exploration revealed that sulfide not only suppressed the activity of nitrifying bacteria but also acted as electron donor, aiding the conversion of NO3--N to N2 through SAD process, this made the nitrate in effluence as low as 2.31 mg L-1. The results of microbiological analysis demonstrated that the population of microorganisms associated with SAD increased in response to the addition of sulfide. The findings suggested a potential equilibrium and collaboration between SAD and anammox to further increase TNRE in low-strength ammonium wastewater treatment.

Differences of bacterioplankton communities between the source and upstream regions of the Yangtze River: microbial structure, co-occurrence pattern, and environmental influencing factors.

The source area of the Yangtze River is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is known as the "Earth's third pole." It is the water conservation area and the natural barrier of the ecosystem of the Yangtze River basin. It is also the most sensitive area of the natural ecosystem, and the ecological environment is very fragile. Microorganisms play key roles in the biogeochemical processes of water. In this paper, the bacterioplankton communities in the source and upstream regions of the Yangtze River were studied based on 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing, and their environmental influencing factors were further analyzed. Results showed that the upstream region had higher richness and diversity than the source region. The predominant bacterial phyla in the source and upstream regions were Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteriota. The bacterial phyla associated with municipal pollution and opportunistic pathogen, such as Firmicutes and Actinobacteriota, were more abundant in the upstream. By contrast, distinct planktonic bacterial genera associated with mining pollution, such as Acidiphilium and Acidithiobacillus, were more abundant in the source region. The co-occurrence network showed that the interaction of bacterioplankton community is more frequent in the upstream. The bacterioplankton community compositions, richness, and functional profiles were affected by the spatial heterogeneity. Moreover, variation partitioning analysis further confirmed that the amount of variation in the source region independently explained by variables of altitude was the largest, followed by water nutrient. This paper revealed the spatial distribution of planktonic bacterial communities in the source and upstream regions of the Yangtze River and its correlation with environmental factors, providing information support for ensuring the health and safety of aquatic ecosystems in the Yangtze River Basin.

Molecular Regulation and Oncogenic Functions of TSPAN8.

Tetraspanins, a superfamily of small integral membrane proteins, are characterized by four transmembrane domains and conserved protein motifs that are configured into a unique molecular topology and structure in the plasma membrane. They act as key organizers of the plasma membrane, orchestrating the formation of specialized microdomains called "tetraspanin-enriched microdomains (TEMs)" or "tetraspanin nanodomains" that are essential for mediating diverse biological processes. TSPAN8 is one of the earliest identified tetraspanin members. It is known to interact with a wide range of molecular partners in different cellular contexts and regulate diverse molecular and cellular events at the plasma membrane, including cell adhesion, migration, invasion, signal transduction, and exosome biogenesis. The functions of cell-surface TSPAN8 are governed by ER targeting, modifications at the Golgi apparatus and dynamic trafficking. Intriguingly, limited evidence shows that TSPAN8 can translocate to the nucleus to act as a transcriptional regulator. The transcription of TSPAN8 is tightly regulated and restricted to defined cell lineages, where it can serve as a molecular marker of stem/progenitor cells in certain normal tissues as well as tumors. Importantly, the oncogenic roles of TSPAN8 in tumor development and cancer metastasis have gained prominence in recent decades. Here, we comprehensively review the current knowledge on the molecular characteristics and regulatory mechanisms defining TSPAN8 functions, and discuss the potential and significance of TSPAN8 as a biomarker and therapeutic target across various epithelial cancers.

RTAU-Net: A novel 3D rectal tumor segmentation model based on dual path fusion and attentional guidance.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: According to the Global Cancer Statistics 2020, colorectal cancer has the third-highest diagnosis rate (10.0 %) and the second-highest mortality rate (9.4 %) among the 36 types. Rectal cancer accounts for a large proportion of colorectal cancer. The size and shape of the rectal tumor can directly affect the diagnosis and treatment by doctors. The existing rectal tumor segmentation methods are based on two-dimensional slices, which cannot analyze a patient's tumor as a whole and lose the correlation between slices of MRI image, so the practical application value is not high. METHODS: In this paper, a three-dimensional rectal tumor segmentation model is proposed. Firstly, image preprocessing is performed to reduce the effect caused by the unbalanced proportion of background region and target region, and improve the quality of the image. Secondly, a dual-path fusion network is designed to extract both global features and local detail features of rectal tumors. The network includes two encoders, a residual encoder for enhancing the spatial detail information and feature representation of the tumor and a transformer encoder for extracting global contour information of the tumor. In the decoding stage, we merge the information extracted from the dual paths and decode them. In addition, for the problem of the complex morphology and different sizes of rectal tumors, a multi-scale fusion channel attention mechanism is designed, which can capture important contextual information of different scales. Finally, visualize the 3D rectal tumor segmentation results. RESULTS: The RTAU-Net is evaluated on the data set provided by Shanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital and Xinhua Hospital. The experimental results showed that the Dice of tumor segmentation reached 0.7978 and 0.6792, respectively, which improved by 2.78 % and 7.02 % compared with suboptimal model. CONCLUSIONS: Although the morphology of rectal tumors varies, RTAU-Net can precisely localize rectal tumors and learn the contour and details of tumors, which can relieve physicians' workload and improve diagnostic accuracy.

Comparative Analysis of the Symbiotic Microbiota in the Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis): Microbial Structure, Co-Occurrence Patterns, and Predictive Functions.

Symbiotic microorganisms in the digestive and circulatory systems are found in various crustaceans, and their essential roles in crustacean health, nutrition, and disease have attracted considerable interest. Although the intestinal microbiota of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) has been extensively studied, information on the symbiotic microbiota at various sites of this aquatic economic species, particularly the hepatopancreas and hemolymph, is lacking. This study aimed to comprehensively characterize the hemolymph, hepatopancreas, and intestinal microbiota of Chinese mitten crab through the high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Results showed no significant difference in microbial diversity between the hemolymph and hepatopancreas (Welch t-test; p > 0.05), but their microbial diversity was significantly higher than that in the intestine (p < 0.05). Distinct differences were found in the structure, composition, and predicted function of the symbiotic microbiota at these sites. At the phylum level, the hemolymph and hepatopancreas microbiota were dominated by Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Acidobacteriota, followed by Bacteroidota and Actinobacteriota, whereas the gut microbiota was mainly composed of Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidota. At the genus level, Candidatus Hepatoplasma, Shewanella, and Aeromonas were dominant in the hepatopancreas; Candidatus Bacilloplasma, Roseimarinus, and Vibrio were dominant in the intestine; Enterobacter, norank_Vicinamibacterales, and Pseudomonas were relatively high-abundance genera in the hemolymph. The composition and abundance of symbiotic microbiota in the hemolymph and hepatopancreas were extremely similar (p > 0.05), and no significant difference in functional prediction was found (p > 0.05). Comparing the hemolymph in the intestine and hepatopancreas, the hemolymph had lower variation in bacterial composition among individuals, having a more uniform abundance of major bacterial taxa, a smaller coefficient of variation, and the highest proportion of shared genera. Network complexity varied greatly among the three sites. The hepatopancreas microbiota was the most complex, followed by the hemolymph microbiota, and the intestinal microbiota had the simplest network. This study revealed the taxonomic and functional characteristics of the hemolymph, hepatopancreas, and gut microbiota in Chinese mitten crab. The results expanded our understanding of the symbiotic microbiota in crustaceans, providing potential indicators for assessing the health status of Chinese mitten crab.

Sequential genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 screens identify genes regulating cell-surface expression of tetraspanins.

Tetraspanins, a superfamily of membrane proteins, mediate diverse biological processes through tetraspanin-enriched microdomains in the plasma membrane. However, how their cell-surface presentation is controlled remains unclear. To identify the regulators of tetraspanin trafficking, we conduct sequential genome-wide loss-of-function CRISPR-Cas9 screens based on cell-surface expression of a tetraspanin member, TSPAN8. Several genes potentially involved in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) targeting, different biological processes in the Golgi apparatus, and protein trafficking are identified and functionally validated. Importantly, we find that biantennary N-glycans generated by MGAT1/2, but not more complex glycan structures, are important for cell-surface tetraspanin expression. Moreover, we unravel that SPPL3, a Golgi intramembrane-cleaving protease reported previously to act as a sheddase of multiple glycan-modifying enzymes, controls cell-surface tetraspanin expression through a mechanism associated with lacto-series glycolipid biosynthesis. Our study provides critical insights into the molecular regulation of cell-surface presentation of tetraspanins with implications for strategies to manipulate their functions, including cancer cell invasion.

The Attenuation Mechanism and Live Vaccine Potential of a Low-Virulence Edwardsiella ictaluri Strain Obtained by Rifampicin Passaging Culture.

The rifampicin-resistant strain E9-302 of Edwardsiella ictaluri strain 669 (WT) was generated by continuous passage on BHI agar plates containing increasing concentrations of rifampicin. E9-302 was attenuated significantly by 119 times to zebrafish Danio rerio compared to WT in terms of the 50% lethal dose (LD50). Zebrafish vaccinated with E9-302 via intraperitoneal (IP) injection at a dose of 1 × 103 CFU/fish had relative percentage survival (RPS) rates of 85.7% when challenged with wild-type E. ictaluri via IP 14 days post-vaccination (dpv). After 14 days of primary vaccination with E9-302 via immersion (IM) at a dose of 4 × 107 CFU/ml, a booster IM vaccination with E9-302 at a dose of 2 × 107 CFU/ml exhibited 65.2% RPS against challenge with wild-type E. ictaluri via IP 7 days later. These results indicated that the rifampicin-resistant attenuated strain E9-302 had potential as a live vaccine against E. ictaluri infection. A previously unreported amino acid site change at position 142 of the RNA polymerase (RNAP) ß subunit encoded by the gene rpoB associated with rifampicin resistance was identified. Analysis of the whole-genome sequencing results revealed multiple missense mutations in the virulence-related genes esrB and sspH2 in E9-302 compared with WT, and a 189 bp mismatch in one gene, whose coding product was highly homologous to glycosyltransferase family 39 protein. This study preliminarily explored the molecular mechanism underlying the virulence attenuation of rifampicin-resistant strain E9-302 and provided a new target for the subsequent study of the pathogenic mechanism of E. ictaluri.

Significant alterations of intestinal symbiotic microbiota induced by intraperitoneal vaccination mediate changes in intestinal metabolism of NEW Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (NEW GIFT, Oreochromis niloticus).

BACKGROUND: After millions of years of coevolution, symbiotic microbiota has become an integral part of the host and plays an important role in host immunity, metabolism, and health. Vaccination, as an effective means of preventing infectious diseases, has been playing a vital role in the prevention and control of human and animal diseases for decades. However, so far, minimal is known about the effect of vaccination on fish symbiotic microbiota, especially mucosal microbiota, and its correlation with intestinal metabolism remains unclear. METHODS: Here we reported the effect of an inactivated bivalent Aeromonas hydrophila/Aeromonas veronii vaccine on the symbiotic microbiota and its correlation with the intestinal metabolism of farmed adult Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry metabolomics. RESULTS: Results showed that vaccination significantly changed the structure, composition, and predictive function of intestinal mucosal microbiota but did not significantly affect the symbiotic microbiota of other sites including gill mucosae, stomach contents, and stomach mucosae. Moreover, vaccination significantly reduced the relative abundance values of potential opportunistic pathogens such as Aeromonas, Escherichia-Shigella, and Acinetobacter in intestinal mucosae. Combined with the enhancement of immune function after vaccination, inactivated bivalent Aeromonas vaccination had a protective effect against the intestinal pathogen infection of tilapia. In addition, the metabolite differential analysis showed that vaccination significantly increased the concentrations of carbohydrate-related metabolites such as lactic acid, succinic acid, and gluconic acid but significantly decreased the concentrations of multiple lipid-related metabolites in tilapia intestines. Vaccination affected the intestinal metabolism of tilapia, which was further verified by the predictive function of intestinal microbiota. Furthermore, the correlation analyses showed that most of the intestinal differential microorganisms were significantly correlated with intestinal differential metabolites after vaccination, confirming that the effect of vaccination on intestinal metabolism was closely related to the intestinal microbiota. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, this paper revealed the microbial and metabolic responses induced by inactivated vaccination, suggesting that intestinal microbiota might mediate the effect of vaccination on the intestinal metabolism of tilapia. It expanded the novel understanding of vaccine protective mechanisms from microbial and metabolic perspectives, providing important implications for the potential influence of vaccination on human intestinal microbiota and metabolism. Video Abstract.

Attenuated Streptococcus agalactiae WC1535 ∆Sia perturbs the gut microbiota of Oreochromis niloticus, massively colonizes the intestine, and induces intestinal mucosal immunity after intraperitoneal inoculation.

We previously developed and assessed the effectiveness of the attenuated Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) strain WC1535 ∆Sia (with neuA-D gene cluster deletion) vaccine in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). In this study, we characterized the bacterial communities of the tilapia intestines by 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing and assessed the serum antibody response, expression of immune-related genes, and histological changes following formalin-killed GBS vaccine (FKV) and the live attenuated vaccine ∆Sia (LAV). Results showed that FKV and LAV induced robust systemic and intestinal mucosal immune responses in tilapia without causing obvious pathological changes in the hindgut, spleen, and head kidney but exerted different effects on intestinal bacterial communities. The richness or diversity of the intestinal bacterial community of FKV tilapia showed no significant changes compared with that of the control fish (p > 0.05) at either day 21 post-initial vaccination (21 dpiv) or day 35 (day 14 after the second immunization) (35 dpiv). The community composition of FKV tilapia and controls was significantly similar, although the relative abundance of some genera was significantly altered. Relative to control fish, the gut ecosystem of LAV tilapia was significantly disturbed with a substantial increase in community diversity at 21 dpiv (p < 0.05) and a significant decrease at 35 dpiv in fish with high serum antibody response (ΔSia35H) (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between ΔSia35H and ΔSia35L (low serum antibody response) fish (p > 0.05). Moreover, the community composition of LAV tilapia at 21 dpiv or 35 dpiv was considerably different from that of the controls. Particularly, GBS ∆Sia was found to be abundant in the intestine at 21 and 35 dpiv. This result suggested that the parenteral administration of the LAV (∆Sia) may also have the effect of oral vaccination in addition to the immune effect of injection vaccination. In addition, a significant correlation was found between the expression of immune-related genes and certain bacterial species in the intestinal mucosal flora. Our findings will contribute to a better understanding of the effects of inactivated and attenuated vaccines on gut microbiota and their relationship with the immune response.

Application of Cognitive System Model and Gestalt Psychology in Residential Healthy Environment Design.

The influence of the environment on people is very large. According to the general rules of people's daily routines, people spend at least half of their time in residential areas. Therefore, the environment of residential areas has a great impact on people's emotions, behaviors, and even the development of living habits. Residential area refers to a residential area where residents live in clusters and form a certain scale, including buildings where people live, public buildings and facilities for rest, education, fitness, work, and even communication between people, green space, and traffic roads. Usually, the environmental design of urban residential areas usually meets the requirements of diverse functions, strong compatibility, and convenient travel, so as to facilitate residents' living. In an ideal state, the environmental design of a residential area should not only meet the basic living conditions but also improve the living comfort of the residents. Because there is a close relationship between people's psychology and behavior and the living environment of the community, environmental design that is in line with people's positive and optimistic psychology helps residents maintain a happy mood. Therefore, from the perspective of environment to residents' living comfort, this paper introduces a cognitive system model and Gestalt psychology to optimize the design of residential healthy environment. A more harmonious and comfortable living environment is established by using the principle of bottom, grouping, and simplification in Gestalt.

The Application of Color Psychology in Community Health Environment Design.

The topic of health has gained importance in today's society in the context of a healthy China. The success of community environmental design is intimately correlated with everyone's physical and mental health since it is the setting for people's daily lives. At present, although the facilities and equipment of the community environment in our country are improving day by day, the important role of color psychology in the community environment has been neglected. Color has always been a part of human life and a very important component of the community environment. When it comes to the design of communal environments, the color design of various areas will have variable degrees of influence on the psychological space and perspective of individuals. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the application value of color psychology in the design of community health environments using color psychology as a scientific foundation. Additionally, the paper attempts to use color psychology as a scientific basis to study the thinking of health issues in the community environment. In addition, the results of the questionnaire survey are used to perform analysis and discussion in order to investigate the regular characteristics of the various research objects, as well as their preferences and psychological needs for color. This is done with the goal of providing empirical support for the improvement of the community environment and the health of the people living in it. In the end, the results of the questionnaire survey are compiled with four different design concepts. These design principles include functionality, naturalness, beauty, and safety. And the design intention and optimization strategy from the three directions the overall building, planting, and paving in the community healthy environment are then presented. This is done in order to create a colorful and comfortable healthy environment for the community life of people and to support the development of people's physical and mental health.

Construction of Streptococcus agalactiae sialic acid mutant and evaluation of its potential as a live attenuated vaccine in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).

AIMS: This study aimed to develop a live attenuated vaccine as an effective approach to prevent streptococcosis in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). METHODS AND RESULTS: We eliminated the virulence factor, sialic acid (Sia) encoded by the neuA-D gene cluster from the Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae, GBS) strain WC1535, to construct Sia-deficient S. agalactiae (ΔSia) mutant by homologous recombination. Results showed that the ΔSia mutant had higher adherence to HEp-2 cells and lower resistance to RAW264.7 cell phagocytosis than the wild-type S. agalactiae. The virulence of the ΔSia mutant to tilapia dramatically decreased with no virulence recovery. The relative percent survivals (RPSs) were 50.00% and 54.50% at 30 days when challenged at the wild-type WC1535 doses of 1.0 × 107 and 5.0 × 107  CFU fish-1 , respectively, via intraperitoneal (IP) injection. The tilapia vaccinated via IP injection with the ΔSia mutant induced strong antibody agglutination titers. The expression of IL-1ß, TNF-α, MHC-Iα, and MHC-IIß could be enhanced in the intestine, spleen, and head kidney for tilapia administered with the ΔSia mutant. CONCLUSIONS: GBS Sia plays a critical role in adherence to HEp-2 cells and resistance to the immune clearance of RAW264.7 cells. Moreover, the ΔSia mutant is a safe, stable, and immunogenic live attenuated vaccine candidate to protect tilapia against GBS infection. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF STUDY: The results offer more evidence of the importance of Sia in GBS and may be instructive in the control of tilapia streptococcosis.

Establishment of Epidemiological Resistance Cut-Off Values of Aquatic Aeromonas to Eight Antimicrobial Agents.

The abuse of antibiotics in aquaculture has led to the increasing rate of antibiotic resistance of aquatic bacteria including Aeromonas, which is an increasing threat to environmental and human health. To date, no epidemiological cut-off values (COWT) for Aeromonas spp. have been established by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute nor the European Commission on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing. In this study, commercially prepared minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) test 96-well plates (dry-form plates) were used to determine the MIC of eight antimicrobial agents against 556 Aeromonas strains. The obtained MIC distributions were simulated and analyzed by NRI and ECOFFinder to obtain tentative COWT values for Aeromonas spp. The COWT values of eight kinds of representative antimicrobial agents including trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, erythromycin, doxycycline, neomycin, colistin, florfenicol, enrofloxacin, and ceftazidime for Aeromonas spp. were established and were 0.25, 64/32, 4/2, 8, 4, 1, 0.062/0.125, and 0.5 µg/mL, respectively. Results showed that Aeromonas spp. had a very high proportion of non-wild-type strains to enrofloxacin, florfenicol, and doxycycline, which are the most widely used antimicrobials in aquaculture. The COWT values for Aeromonas spp. obtained in this study can contribute to the final establishment of COWT for Aeromonas spp. internationally.

Trajectory of immune evasion and cancer progression in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Immune evasion is key to cancer initiation and later at metastasis, but its dynamics at intermediate stages, where potential therapeutic interventions could be applied, is undefined. Here we show, using multi-dimensional analyses of resected tumours, their adjacent non-tumour tissues and peripheral blood, that extensive immune remodelling takes place in patients with stage I to III hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We demonstrate the depletion of anti-tumoural immune subsets and accumulation of immunosuppressive or exhausted subsets along with reduced tumour infiltration of CD8 T cells peaking at stage II tumours. Corresponding transcriptomic modification occur in the genes related to antigen presentation, immune responses, and chemotaxis. The progressive immune evasion is validated in a murine model of HCC. Our results show evidence of ongoing tumour-immune co-evolution during HCC progression and offer insights into potential interventions to reverse, prevent or limit the progression of the disease.

Effect of Protein Nutrition Level on Protein Metabolism during Volleyball Exercise Based on Edge Computing in the Medical System.

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things, 5G, and communication technologies, the growth of various types of data has shown an exponential trend. Edge computing technology provides users with almost unlimited computing power through a large number of high-performance servers in the data center. It is one of the important solutions for big data analysis and processing. Volleyball has caused a great wave in China as early as the 1960s, but people pay little attention to the physical quality of volleyball players. At the same time, in the medical field, it is difficult to give a clear value to the athlete's protein requirement. Therefore, this article aims to observe the specific values of protein metabolism in volleyball at different levels of protein nutrition. By designing controlled experiments, then these rats under three nutrient levels of protein were observed and protein metabolism was analyzed after volleyball. The results of the study show that volleyball exercise can reduce the nitrogen balance and gastrocnemius nitrogen content. The nitrogen balance of the 17% group decreased from 388 mg/day before exercise to 336 mg/day, and the gastrocnemius nitrogen content decreased by up to 5.2%; serum urea nitrogen concentration and liver nitrogen content are increased, indicating the enhancement of protein catabolism. Different protein nutrition levels have different effects on protein metabolism during volleyball. The protein intake level of 17% is more conducive to resist the protein decomposition caused by volleyball. It can be seen that, based on edge computing technology, the influence factors of protein nutrition level on protein metabolism during volleyball sports can be well explored, and the research results are also very valuable.

Enhanced effect of recombinant adenoviruses co-expression of ING4 and OSM on anti-tumour activity of laryngeal cancer.

The inhibitor of growth family member 4 (ING4) is one of the ING family genes, serves as a repressor of angiogenesis or tumour growth and suppresses loss of contact inhibition. Oncostatin M (OSM) is a multifunctional cytokine that belongs to the interleukin (IL)-6 subfamily with several biological activities. However, the role of recombinant adenoviruses co-expressing ING4 and OSM (Ad-ING4-OSM) in anti-tumour activity of laryngeal cancer has not yet been identified. Recombinant Ad-ING4-OSM was used to evaluate their combined effect on enhanced anti-tumour activity in Hep-2 cells of laryngeal cancer in vivo. Moreover, in vitro function assays of co-expression of Ad-ING4-OSM were performed to explore impact of co-expression of Ad-ING4-OSM on biological phenotype of laryngeal cancer cell line, that is Hep-2 cells. In vitro, Ad-ING4-OSM significantly inhibited the growth, enhanced apoptosis, altered cell cycle with G1 and G2/M phase arrest, and upregulated the expression of P21, P27, P53 and downregulated survivin in laryngeal cancer Hep-2 cells. Furthermore, in vivo functional experiments of co-expressing of Ad-ING4-OSM demonstrated that solid tumours in the nude mouse model were significantly suppressed, and the co-expressing Ad-ING4-OSM showed a significant upregulation expression of P21, P53, Bax and Caspase-3 and a downregulation of Cox-2, Bcl-2 and CD34. This study for the first time demonstrated the clinical value and the role of co-expressing Ad-ING4-OSM in biological function of laryngeal cancer. This work suggested that co-expressing Ad-ING4-OSM might serve as a potential therapeutic target for laryngeal cancer patients.

Human body's health function improvement by various whole-body sports exercises / Melhoria da função de saúde do corpo humano por meio de vários exercícios esportivos de corpo inteiro / Mejora de la función de salud del cuerpo humano mediante varios ejercicios deportivos para todo el cuerpo

ABSTRACT Introduction Studies have shown that physical exercise is beneficial to people's overall physical and mental health, but few research reports on the effects of different physical exercises on people's human health. Object The paper explores the difference in human health function between people who adhere to traditional health sports and those who rarely exercise and provide a scientific basis for applying and promoting traditional health sports in TCM "prevention of disease". Methods The paper surveyed 526 people who regularly participate in physical exercises and rarely exercise. The exercise items are divided into Tai Chi/Tai Chi sword group, Health Qigong Baduanjin group, Health Qigong Wuqinxi group, and Health Qigong Yijin group. Warp group, walking/jogging group. Results There are differences in the mental indicators of the people in different exercise groups. The overall average percentage levels of and NK cells in each exercise group and the tiny exercise group are different, and the difference is statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions Persisting in physical exercise is beneficial to the balance of health and function of the population. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment results.

RESUMO Introdução Estudos têm demonstrado que o exercício físico é benéfico para a saúde física e mental geral das pessoas, mas existem poucos relatos de pesquisas sobre os efeitos dos diferentes exercícios físicos na saúde humana. Objetivo o documento explora a diferença na função da saúde humana entre pessoas que aderem aos esportes tradicionais de saúde e aqueles que raramente se exercitam e fornece uma base científica para a aplicação e promoção dos esportes tradicionais de saúde na "prevenção de doenças" da medicina tradicional chinesa. Métodos O artigo pesquisou 526 pessoas que praticam exercícios físicos regularmente e raramente praticam exercícios. Os itens de exercícios são divididos em grupo de espada Tai Chi/Tai Chi, grupo de saúde Qigong Baduanjin, grupo de saúde Qigong Wuqinxi e grupo de saúde Qigong Yijin, Grupo Wrap e grupo de caminhada/corrida. Resultados Existem diferenças nos indicadores mentais de pessoas em diferentes grupos de exercícios. Os níveis percentuais médios gerais de células NK e em cada grupo de exercícios e no pequeno grupo de exercícios são diferentes, e a diferença é estatisticamente significativa (P <0,05). Conclusão A persistência na prática de exercícios físicos é benéfica para o equilíbrio da saúde e o funcionamento da população. Nível de evidência II; Estudos terapêuticos: investigação dos resultados do tratamento.

RESUMEN Introducción Los estudios han demostrado que el ejercicio físico es beneficioso para la salud física y mental general de las personas, pero hay pocos informes de investigación sobre los efectos de diferentes ejercicios físicos en la salud humana de las personas. Objeto El documento explora la diferencia en la función de la salud humana entre las personas que se adhieren a los deportes de salud tradicionales y las que rara vez hacen ejercicio y proporciona una base científica para aplicar y promover los deportes de salud tradicionales en la "prevención de enfermedades" de la medicina tradicional china. Métodos El artículo encuestó a 526 personas que participan regularmente en ejercicios físicos y rara vez hacen ejercicio. Los elementos de ejercicio se dividen en grupo de espada de Tai Chi/Tai Chi, grupo de salud Qigong Baduanjin, grupo de salud Qigong Wuqinxi y grupo de salud Qigong Yijin. Grupo Wrap, grupo de caminar/trotar. Resultados Hay diferencias en los indicadores mentales de las personas en diferentes grupos de ejercicio. Los niveles de porcentaje promedio general de células NK y en cada grupo de ejercicio y el pequeño grupo de ejercicio son diferentes, y la diferencia es estadísticamente significativa (P <0.05). Conclusión La persistencia en el ejercicio físico es beneficiosa para el equilibrio de la salud y el funcionamiento de la población. Nivel de evidencia II; Estudios terapéuticos: investigación de los resultados del tratamiento.

Cleavable poly(ethylene glycol) branched chain-modified Antheraea pernyi silk fibroin as a gene delivery carrier.

Aim: To obtain a gene carrier that can effectively deliver loaded therapeutic genes to tumor cells, avoid toxic effects on normal cells and reduce nonspecific adsorption of plasma proteins. Methods: The conjugate of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and MMP2SSP (PEG-MMP2SSP) was covalently coupled to cationized Antheraea pernyi silk fibroin (CASF) through disulfide bond exchange reaction to obtain a PEG-MMP2SSP-modified CASF (CASFMP). Results: The PEG chains were effectively cleaved from the CASFMP by MMP2. CASFMP/pDNA complexes inhibited human fibrosarcoma cell proliferation, and its cytotoxicity to human normal embryonic kidney cells was significantly lower than that of poly(ethylenimine)/pDNA after coculturing with cells for 24 h. Conclusion: CASFMP is a promising compound for use in gene therapy.

Synergistic antitumor effect of ING4/PTEN double tumor suppressors mediated by adenovirus modified with arginine-glycine-aspartate on glioma.

BACKGROUND: Gene therapy is regarded as a new and promising therapeutic modality for cancers, and adenovirus is one of the most frequently used vectors. However, because of low or absent coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor levels on the surface of many kinds of tumor cells, the efficiency of adenovirus infection of target tumor cells may be low. Meanwhile, gene therapy by a single vector carrying two or more antioncogenes can improve treatment effects and reduce side effects from vectors. In this research, we aimed to detect the antitumor effect of ING4/PTEN double tumor suppressors mediated by adenovirus modified with arginine(R)-glycine(G)-aspartate(D) (RGD) on glioma cells. METHODS: We treated U87 glioma cells with PBS, blank adenovirus or adenovirus carrying RGD, ING4, PTEN, or both ING4 and PTEN, then we detected and compared the U87 cells' growth, apoptosis, and invasion. Moreover, we established a U87 glioma transplantation tumor model to study the antitumor effect in vivo by measuring the volume and weight of tumor masses in each condition. In addition, we analyzed the transcription of related genes by fluorescent quantitative PCR and detected their expression by immunohistochemistry staining to reveal the underlying mechanisms. RESULTS: The double tumor suppressors ING4/PTEN could inhibit the growth of U87 glioma cells with a synergistic antitumor effect, and the RGD modification also acted as an antioncogene to inhibit U87 cell invasion and tumor angiogenesis. CONCLUSIONS: The ING4/PTEN double tumor suppressors mediated by adenovirus modified with RGD had a significantly synergistic antitumor effect on glioma.