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Chem Biodivers ; : e202402175, 2024 Oct 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39402720

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Two new polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols, along with four previously known compounds, were isolated and identified from the fruits of Garcinia oblongifolia. The structures of these compounds were elucidated through a combination of spectroscopic techniques, including MS, UV, IR, and 1D/2D NMR, as well as their chemical properties. Additionally, the cytotoxic activities of compounds 1‒6 against the H134B cell line were evaluated using the MTT assay, revealing that compounds 1 and 2 exhibit promising antitumor activity.

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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(18)2024 Sep 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39337523

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The disease caused by Largemouth bass ranavirus (LMBV) is one of the most severe viral diseases in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). It is crucial to evaluate the genetic resistance of largemouth bass to LMBV and develop markers for disease-resistance breeding. In this study, 100 individuals (45 resistant and 55 susceptible) were sequenced and evaluated for resistance to LMBV and a total of 2,579,770 variant sites (SNPs-single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and insertions-deletions (InDels)) were identified. A total of 2348 SNPs-InDels and 1018 putative candidate genes associated with LMBV resistance were identified by genome-wide association analyses (GWAS). Furthermore, GO and KEGG analyses revealed that the 10 candidate genes (MHC II, p38 MAPK, AMPK, SGK1, FOXO3, FOXO6, S1PR1, IL7R, RBL2, and GADD45) were related to intestinal immune network for IgA production pathway and FoxO signaling pathway. The acquisition of candidate genes related to resistance will help to explore the molecular mechanism of resistance to LMBV in largemouth bass. The potential polymorphic markers identified in this study are important molecular markers for disease resistance breeding in largemouth bass.


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Bass , Infecções por Vírus de DNA , Resistência à Doença , Doenças dos Peixes , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Ranavirus , Animais , Bass/genética , Bass/virologia , Bass/imunologia , Ranavirus/fisiologia , Doenças dos Peixes/virologia , Doenças dos Peixes/genética , Doenças dos Peixes/imunologia , Resistência à Doença/genética , Infecções por Vírus de DNA/veterinária , Infecções por Vírus de DNA/virologia , Infecções por Vírus de DNA/imunologia , Infecções por Vírus de DNA/genética , Mutação INDEL
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Med Phys ; 2024 Sep 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39225550

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BACKGROUND: Deep learning is the primary method for conducting automated analysis of SPECT bone scintigrams. The lack of available large-scale data significantly hinders the development of well-performing deep learning models, as the performance of a deep learning model is positively correlated with the size of the dataset used. Therefore, there is an urgent demand for an automated data generation method to enlarge the dataset of SPECT bone scintigrams. PURPOSE: We introduce a deep learning-based generation model that can generate realistic but not identical samples from the original SPECT bone scintigrams. METHODS: Following the generative adversarial learning architecture, a bone metastasis scintigram generation model christened BMS-Gen is proposed. First, BMS-Gen takes multiple input conditions and employs multi-receptive field learning to ensure that the generated samples are as realistic as possible. Second, BMS-Gen adopts generative adversarial learning to retain the diversity of the generated samples. Last, BMS-Gen uses a two-stage training strategy to improve the quality of the generated samples. RESULTS: Experimental evaluation conducted on a set of clinical data of SPECT BM scintigrams has shown the performance of the proposed BMS-Gen, achieving the best overall scores of 1678.0, 69.33, and 19.51 for FID (Fréchet Inception Distance), MSE (Mean Square Error), and PSNR (Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio) metrics. The introduction of samples generated by BMS-Gen contributes a maximum (minimum) increase of 3.01% (0.15%) on the F-1 score and a maximum (minimum) increase of 6.83% (2.21%) on the DSC score for the image classification and segmentation tasks, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The proposed BMS-Gen model can be used as a promising tool for augmenting the data of bone scintigrams, greatly facilitating the development of deep learning-based automated analysis of SPECT bone scintigrams.

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Neural Regen Res ; 2024 Sep 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39248177

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Adipose-derived stem cell, one type of mesenchymal stem cells, is a promising approach in treating ischemia-reperfusion injury caused by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. However, its application has been limited by the complexities of the ischemic microenvironment. Hydrogel scaffolds, which are composed of hyaluronic acid and chitosan, exhibit excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, making them promising candidates as cell carriers. Vascular endothelial growth factor is a crucial regulatory factor for stem cells. Both hyaluronic acid and chitosan have the potential to make the microenvironment more hospitable to transplanted stem cells, thereby enhancing the therapeutic effect of mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in the context of stroke. Here, we found that vascular endothelial growth factor significantly improved the activity and paracrine function of adipose-derived stem cells. Subsequently, we developed a chitosan-hyaluronic acid hydrogel scaffold that incorporated vascular endothelial growth factor and first injected the scaffold into an animal model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. When loaded with adipose-derived stem cells, this vascular endothelial growth factor-loaded scaffold markedly reduced neuronal apoptosis caused by oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation and substantially restored mitochondrial membrane potential and axon morphology. Further in vivo experiments revealed that this vascular endothelial growth factor-loaded hydrogel scaffold facilitated the transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells, leading to a reduction in infarct volume and neuronal apoptosis in a rat model of stroke induced by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion. It also helped maintain mitochondrial integrity and axonal morphology, greatly improving rat motor function and angiogenesis. Therefore, utilizing a hydrogel scaffold loaded with vascular endothelial growth factor as a stem cell delivery system can mitigate the adverse effects of ischemic microenvironment on transplanted stem cells and enhance the therapeutic effect of stem cells in the context of stroke.

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Sci Total Environ ; 954: 176191, 2024 Sep 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39278492

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A variety of marine organisms can produce sounds that are important components of the marine soundscape and play a critical role in maintaining marine biodiversity. Climate change has greatly altered the geographical ranges of many marine species, including sound-producing organisms. However, the direction and the magnitude of the potential impact of climate change on the geographical distribution of sound-producing marine organisms in future remain largely unknown. To address this knowledge gap, we selected snapping shrimp, one of the most well-known marine sound-producing organisms, as a model species and explored their redistribution under climate change via species distribution models. We aimed to predict the redistribution of snapping shrimps under climate change and identify the influencing factors, which have important implications for marine conservation. Our models exhibited good discrimination abilities and identified maximum temperature as the most influential predictor of snapping shrimp distribution. Model predictions suggested that species richness is higher in tropical and temperate coastal waters and peaks in the Indo-Pacific region. The majority of snapping shrimp species are expected to respond to the changing climate by shifting their geographical ranges to deeper waters and higher latitudes. Our results showed that, in the future, high-latitude species were more likely to experience range expansion, whereas low-latitude species might experience range contraction. Moreover, the Central Indo-Pacific are predicted to suffer the biggest decline in species richness, whereas areas such as the coastal waters of southern Australia and northern China might serve as climate refuges for snapping shrimps in the future. In summary, this study highlights the potential effects of climate change on the distribution of sound-producing snapping shrimps, which may result in cascading effects on marine ecosystems.

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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 121(39): e2403222121, 2024 Sep 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39302967

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Algae mostly occur either as unicellular (microalgae) or multicellular (macroalgae) species, both being uninucleate. There are important exceptions, however, as some unicellular algae are multinucleate and macroscopic, some of which inhabit tropical seas and contribute to biocalcification and coral reef robustness. The evolutionary mechanisms and ecological significance of multinucleation and associated traits (e.g., rapid wound healing) are poorly understood. Here, we report the genome of Halimeda opuntia, a giant multinucleate unicellular chlorophyte characterized by interutricular calcification. We achieve a high-quality genome assembly that shows segregation into four subgenomes, with evidence for polyploidization concomitant with historical sea level and climate changes. We further find myosin VIII missing in H. opuntia and three other unicellular multinucleate chlorophytes, suggesting a potential mechanism that may underpin multinucleation. Genome analysis provides clues about how the unicellular alga could survive fragmentation and regenerate, as well as potential signatures for extracellular calcification and the coupling of calcification with photosynthesis. In addition, proteomic alkalinity shifts were found to potentially confer plasticity of H. opuntia to ocean acidification (OA). Our study provides crucial genetic information necessary for understanding multinucleation, cell regeneration, plasticity to OA, and different modes of calcification in algae and other organisms, which has important implications in reef conservation and bioengineering.


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Calcificação Fisiológica , Calcificação Fisiológica/genética , Clorófitas/genética , Clorófitas/metabolismo , Filogenia , Genoma de Planta , Fotossíntese/genética
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Fish Shellfish Immunol ; 153: 109871, 2024 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39218417

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Largemouth bass ranavirus (LMBV) causes disease outbreaks and high mortality at all stages of largemouth bass farming. Therefore, live vaccine development is critical for largemouth bass prevention against LMBV by immersion immunization. Herein, an attenuated LMBV strain with good immunogenicity, designated as LMBV-2007136, was screened from the natural LMBV strains bank through challenge assay and immersion immunization experiment. After determing the safe concentration range of LMBV-2007136, the minimum immunizing dose of immersion immunization was verified. When largemouth bass were vaccinated by immersion at the lowest concentration of 102.0 TCID50/mL, all of fish were survival post virulent LMBV challenge, and the relative percent survival (RPS) was 100 %. And the immune gene expression levels of IL-10, IL-12, IFN-γ, and IgM in the spleen and kidney post-vaccination were significantly up-regulated compared to the control group, but TNF-α expression showed no significant changes. The safety and efficacy of LMBV-2007136 at passages P8, P13, and P18 were futher assessed, and no death of largemouth bass was observed within 21 days post-immunization and RPS of three vaccination groups was 100 %, suggesting that the safety and efficacy of the attenuated strain at different passages was stable. Furthermore, in the virulence reversion test, the attenuated strain was propagated through 5 times in largemouth bass by intraperitoneal injection and no abnormality and mortality were observed, further proving the attenuated vaccine candidate LMBV-2007136 was safe. These results proved that LMBV-2007136 could be a promising candidate for a live vaccine to protect largemouth bass from LMBV disease.


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Bass , Infecções por Vírus de DNA , Doenças dos Peixes , Ranavirus , Vacinas Atenuadas , Vacinas Virais , Animais , Bass/imunologia , Ranavirus/imunologia , Doenças dos Peixes/prevenção & controle , Doenças dos Peixes/imunologia , Doenças dos Peixes/virologia , Infecções por Vírus de DNA/veterinária , Infecções por Vírus de DNA/prevenção & controle , Infecções por Vírus de DNA/imunologia , Vacinas Virais/imunologia , Vacinas Virais/administração & dosagem , Vacinas Atenuadas/imunologia , Vacinas Atenuadas/administração & dosagem , Imunização/veterinária , Imersão , Vacinação/veterinária
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Curr Med Imaging ; 2024 Sep 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39297464

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BACKGROUND: Patients with malignant tumors often develop bone metastases. SPECT bone scintigraphy is an effective tool for surveying bone metastases due to its high sensitivity, low-cost equipment, and radiopharmaceutical. However, the low spatial resolution of SPECT scans significantly hinders manual analysis by nuclear medicine physicians. Deep learning, a promising technique for automated image analysis, can extract hierarchal patterns from images without human intervention. OBJECTIVE: To enhance the performance of deep learning-based segmentation models, we integrate textual data from diagnostic reports with SPECT bone scans, aiming to develop an automated analysis method that outperforms purely unimodal data-driven segmentation models. METHODS: We propose a dual-path segmentation framework to extract features from bone scan images and diagnostic reports separately. In the first path, an encoder-decoder network is employed to learn hierarchical representations of features from SPECT bone scan images. In the second path, the Chinese version of the MacBERT model is utilized to develop a text encoder for extracting features from diagnostic reports. The extracted textual features are then fused with image features during the decoding stage in the first path, enhancing the overall segmentation performance. RESULTS: Experimental evaluation conducted on real-world clinical data demonstrated the superior performance of the proposed segmentation model. Our model achieved a 0.0209 increase in the DSC (Dice Similarity Coefficient) score compared to the well-known U-Net model. CONCLUSIONS: The proposed multimodal data-driven method effectively identifies and isolates metastasis lesions in SPECT bone scans, outperforming existing classical deep learning models. This study demonstrates the value of incorporating textual data in the deep learning-based segmentation of lowresolution SPECT bone scans.

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Gut Microbes ; 16(1): 2391521, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39193618

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N-Nitrosamine disinfection by-products (NAs-DBPs) have been well proven for its role in esophageal carcinogenesis. However, the role of intratumoral microorganisms in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has not yet been well explored in the context of exposure to NAs-DBPs. Here, the multi-omics integration reveals F. periodonticum (Fp) as "facilitators" is highly enriched in cancer tissues and promotes the epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT)-like subtype formation of ESCC. We demonstrate that Fp potently drives de novo synthesis of fatty acids, migration, invasion and EMT phenotype through its unique FadAL adhesin. However, N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine upregulates the transcription level of FadAL. Mechanistically, co-immunoprecipitation coupled to mass spectrometry shows that FadAL interacts with FLOT1. Furthermore, FLOT1 activates PI3K-AKT/FASN signaling pathway, leading to triglyceride and palmitic acid (PA) accumulation. Innovatively, the results from the acyl-biotin exchange demonstrate that FadAL-mediated PA accumulation enhances Wnt3A palmitoylation on a conserved cysteine residue, Cys-77, and promotes Wnt3A membrane localization and the translocation of ß-catenin into the nucleus, further activating Wnt3A/ß-catenin axis and inducing EMT phenotype. We therefore propose a "microbiota-cancer cell subpopulation" interaction model in the highly heterogeneous tumor microenvironment. This study unveils a mechanism by which Fp can drive ESCC and identifies FadAL as a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target for ESCC.


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Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas do Esôfago , Nitrosaminas , Proteína Wnt3A , Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Proteína Wnt3A/metabolismo , Proteína Wnt3A/genética , Nitrosaminas/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas do Esôfago/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas do Esôfago/patologia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas do Esôfago/microbiologia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas do Esôfago/genética , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Lipoilação , Neoplasias Esofágicas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Esofágicas/patologia , Animais , Camundongos , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Transdução de Sinais
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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(15)2024 Aug 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39126119

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To achieve the optimal alginate-based oral formulation for delivery of hydrophobic drugs, on the basis of previous research, we further optimized the synthesis process parameters of alginate-g-oleylamine derivatives (Ugi-FOlT) and explored the effects of different degrees of substitution (DSs) on the molecular self-assembly properties of Ugi-FOlT, as well as the in vitro cytotoxicity and drug release behavior of Ugi-FOlT. The resultant Ugi-FOlT exhibited good amphiphilic properties with the critical micelle concentration (CMC) ranging from 0.043 mg/mL to 0.091 mg/mL, which decreased with the increase in the DS of Ugi-FOlT. Furthermore, Ugi-FOlT was able to self-assemble into spherical micellar aggregates in aqueous solution, whose sizes and zeta potentials with various DSs measured by dynamic light scattering (DLS) were in the range of 653 ± 25~710 ± 40 nm and -58.2 ± 1.92~-48.9 ± 2.86 mV, respectively. In addition, RAW 264.7 macrophages were used for MTT assay to evaluate the in vitro cytotoxicity of Ugi-FOlT in the range of 100~500 µg/mL, and the results indicated good cytocompatibility for Ugi-FOlT. Ugi-FOlT micellar aggregates with favorable stability also showed a certain sustained and pH-responsive release behavior for the hydrophobic drug ibuprofen (IBU). Meanwhile, it is feasible to control the drug release rate by regulating the DS of Ugi-FOlT. The influence of different DSs on the properties of Ugi-FOlT is helpful to fully understand the relationship between the micromolecular structure of Ugi-FOlT and its macroscopic properties.


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Alginatos , Liberação Controlada de Fármacos , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Micelas , Alginatos/química , Camundongos , Animais , Células RAW 264.7 , Aminas/química , Sistemas de Liberação de Medicamentos , Portadores de Fármacos/química , Ibuprofeno/química , Ibuprofeno/farmacologia , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos
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World J Gastrointest Oncol ; 16(8): 3372-3375, 2024 Aug 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39171166

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Gastric cancer ranks as the sixth most prevalent cancer worldwide. In recent research within the realm of gastric cancer treatment, the identification and application of immune-related genetic features have emerged as groundbreaking advancements. The study by Ma et al, which developed a prognostic model based on 10 genes, categorizes patients into high and low-risk groups to predict their responsiveness to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. This research underscores the potential of immune-related genes as biomarkers for personalized treatment, offering insights into tumor mutation burden and immune phenotype scores. We advocate for further validation, understanding of biological mechanisms, and integration of diverse datasets to enhance the model's predictive accuracy and clinical application, marking a significant step towards personalized and precise treatment for gastric cancer.

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World J Gastrointest Oncol ; 16(8): 3368-3371, 2024 Aug 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39171186

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Laparoscopic surgery is the main treatment method for patients with gastrointestinal malignant tumors. Although laparoscopic surgery is minimally invasive, its tool stimulation and pneumoperitoneum pressure often cause strong stress reactions in patients. On the other hand, gastrointestinal surgery can cause stronger pain in patients, compared to other surgeries. Transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) can effectively inhibit the transmission of nerve impulses caused by surgical stimulation, alleviate patient pain, and thus alleviate stress reactions. Remazolam is an acting, safe, and effective sedative, which has little effect on hemodynamics and is suitable for most patients. TAPB combined with remazolam can reduce the dosage of total anesthetic drugs, reduce adverse reactions, reduce stress reactions, and facilitate the rapid postoperative recovery of patients.

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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 7232, 2024 Aug 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39174505

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The para rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is the world's sole commercial source of natural rubber, a vital industrial raw material. However, the narrow genetic diversity of this crop poses challenges for rubber breeding. Here, we generate high-quality de novo genome assemblies for three H. brasiliensis cultivars, two H. brasiliensis wild accessions, and three other Hevea species (H. nitida, H. pauciflora, and H. benthamiana). Through analyzing genomes of 94 Hevea accessions, we identify five distinct lineages that do not align with their previous species delineations. We discover multiple accessions with hybrid origins between these lineages, indicating incomplete reproductive isolation between them. Only two out of four wild lineages have been introduced to commercial rubber cultivars. Furthermore, we reveal that the rubber production traits emerged following the development of a large REF/SRPP gene cluster and its functional specialization in rubber-producing laticifers within this genus. These findings would enhance rubber breeding and benefit research communities.


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Genoma de Planta , Hevea , Filogenia , Borracha , Hevea/genética , Borracha/metabolismo , Melhoramento Vegetal , Variação Genética , Evolução Molecular , Família Multigênica
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J Fungi (Basel) ; 10(8)2024 Aug 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39194888

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Xylem-associated fungus can secrete many secondary metabolites to help Aquilaria trees resist various stresses and play a crucial role in facilitating agarwood formation. However, the dynamics of endophytic fungi in Aquilaria sinensis xylem after artificial induction have not been fully elaborated. Endophytic fungi communities and xylem physio-biochemical properties were examined before and after induction with an inorganic salt solution, including four different times (pre-induction (0M), the third (3M), sixth (6M) and ninth (9M) month after induction treatment). The relationships between fungal diversity and physio-biochemical indices were evaluated. The results showed that superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activities, malondialdehyde (MDA) and soluble sugar content first increased and then decreased with induction time, while starch was heavily consumed after induction treatment. Endophytic fungal diversity was significantly lower after induction treatment than before, but the species richness was promoted. Fungal ß-diversity was also clustered into four groups according to different times. Core species shifted from rare to dominant taxa with induction time, and growing species interactions in the network indicate a gradual complication of fungal community structure. Endophytic fungi diversity and potential functions were closely related to physicochemical indices that had less effect on the relative abundance of the dominant species. These findings help assess the regulatory mechanisms of microorganisms that expedite agarwood formation after artificial induction.

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J Vis Exp ; (210)2024 Aug 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39185878

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Studies have shown that motor-cognitive dual task can greatly improve motor/cognitive function. However, the therapeutic effect of motor-cognitive dual task is still limited. How to improve dual-task performance is the key to solving this problem. Scalp acupuncture is a non-drug intervention method of traditional Chinese medicine to treat brain-derived diseases by acupuncturing the corresponding projection area of cerebral cortex function on the scalp. Studies have shown that scalp acupuncture helps improve neuronal damage and cognitive dysfunction and plays a neuroprotective function in central nervous system diseases. However, no relevant studies have discussed the synergistic gain effect of motor-cognitive dual task and scalp acupuncture. Therefore, this protocol aims to demonstrate the standardized operation of scalp acupuncture synchronizing motor-cognitive dual task and motor-cognitive dual task and compares the differences between these two tasks in healthy subjects through a randomized cross-over trial. This protocol initially revealed the possible influence mechanism of scalp acupuncture synchronizing motor-cognitive dual task on cognitive performance, gait control, and cortical brain function, which can provide new ideas and a theoretical basis for clinical exploration of new and effective non-drug treatment of integrated Chinese and Western medicine.


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Terapia por Acupuntura , Marcha , Córtex Pré-Frontal , Couro Cabeludo , Humanos , Couro Cabeludo/fisiologia , Terapia por Acupuntura/métodos , Córtex Pré-Frontal/fisiologia , Marcha/fisiologia , Cognição/fisiologia , Adulto , Estudos Cross-Over , Masculino
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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 5936, 2024 Jul 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39009560

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Jellyfish exhibit innovative swimming patterns that contribute to exploring the origins of animal locomotion. However, the genetic and cellular basis of these patterns remains unclear. Herein, we generated chromosome-level genome assemblies of two jellyfish species, Turritopsis rubra and Aurelia coerulea, which exhibit straight and free-swimming patterns, respectively. We observe positive selection of numerous genes involved in statolith formation, hair cell ciliogenesis, ciliary motility, and motor neuron function. The lineage-specific absence of otolith morphogenesis- and ciliary movement-related genes in T. rubra may be associated with homeostatic structural statocyst loss and straight swimming pattern. Notably, single-cell transcriptomic analyses covering key developmental stages reveal the enrichment of diapause-related genes in the cyst during reverse development, suggesting that the sustained diapause state favours the development of new polyps under favourable conditions. This study highlights the complex relationship between genetics, locomotion patterns and survival strategies in jellyfish, thereby providing valuable insights into the evolutionary lineages of movement and adaptation in the animal kingdom.


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Cifozoários , Análise de Célula Única , Natação , Animais , Cifozoários/genética , Cifozoários/fisiologia , Diapausa/genética , Genômica/métodos , Genoma/genética , Transcriptoma , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica
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J Rehabil Med ; 56: jrm33001, 2024 Jul 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38956964

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on working memory in stroke-induced mild cognitive impairment (MCI). DESIGN: Randomized, double-blind controlled study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Twenty MCI patients from the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (December 2021 to February 2023), aged 34-79, 2-12 months post-stroke, were divided into an experimental group (EG) and a control group (CG), each with 10 participants. The EG underwent standard rehabilitation plus 40 minutes of aerobic exercise, while the CG received only standard therapy, 5 times weekly for 2 weeks. Working memory was tested using the n-back task, and overall cognitive function was measured with the MOCA and MMSE Scales before and after the intervention. RESULTS: The EG showed higher 3-back correctness (71.80 ± 14.53 vs 56.50 ± 13.66), MOCA scores (27.30 ± 1.57 vs 24.00 ± 3.13), and improved visuospatial/executive (4.60 ± 0.52 vs 3.30 ± 1.06) and delayed recall (4.30 ± 0.82 vs 3.00 ± 1.56) on the MOCA scale compared with the CG. CONCLUSION: Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise may enhance working memory, visuospatial/executive, and delayed recall functions in stroke-induced MCI patients.


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Disfunção Cognitiva , Exercício Físico , Reabilitação do Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Disfunção Cognitiva/reabilitação , Disfunção Cognitiva/etiologia , Disfunção Cognitiva/fisiopatologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Masculino , Feminino , Projetos Piloto , Idoso , Reabilitação do Acidente Vascular Cerebral/métodos , Método Duplo-Cego , Exercício Físico/fisiologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/complicações , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/fisiopatologia , Terapia por Exercício/métodos , Cognição/fisiologia , Memória de Curto Prazo/fisiologia , Adulto
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World J Gastrointest Oncol ; 16(7): 2877-2880, 2024 Jul 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39072155

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Gastric cancer and adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction are major challenges to global public health due to their high morbidity and mortality. Despite continuous improvements in treatment techniques, patient prognosis is still affected by multiple factors. The preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI), a simple clinical indicator, has received widespread attention in recent years. Fiflis et al conducted a systematic review and reported that a high PNI was associated with significantly better survival in patients with gastric cancer. They also found that the PNI had prognostic value in patients with cancer of different TNM stages and had a positive effect even in advanced gastric cancer patients. Although the study did not address the impact of treatment regimens and had limited data sources, the results support the validity of the PNI as a biomarker for predicting the survival of gastric cancer patients. Future studies should further standardize the calculation method of the PNI, explore its applicability in different populations, and integrate other clinical parameters to construct more accurate prediction models.

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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(14)2024 Jul 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39063052

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Nowadays, as a result of the frequent occurrence of accidental injuries and traumas such as bone damage, the number of people causing bone injuries or fractures is increasing around the world. The design and fabrication of ideal bone tissue engineering (BTE) materials have become a research hotspot in the scientific community, and thus provide a novel path for the treatment of bone diseases. Among the materials used to construct scaffolds in BTE, including metals, bioceramics, bioglasses, biomacromolecules, synthetic organic polymers, etc., natural biopolymers have more advantages against them because they can interact with cells well, causing natural polymers to be widely studied and applied in the field of BTE. In particular, alginate has the advantages of excellent biocompatibility, good biodegradability, non-immunogenicity, non-toxicity, wide sources, low price, and easy gelation, enabling itself to be widely used as a biomaterial. However, pure alginate hydrogel as a BTE scaffold material still has many shortcomings, such as insufficient mechanical properties, easy disintegration of materials in physiological environments, and lack of cell-specific recognition sites, which severely limits its clinical application in BTE. In order to overcome the defects of single alginate hydrogels, researchers prepared alginate composite hydrogels by adding one or more materials to the alginate matrix in a certain proportion to improve their bioapplicability. For this reason, this review will introduce in detail the methods for constructing alginate composite hydrogels, including alginate/polymer composite hydrogels, alginate/bioprotein or polypeptide composite hydrogels, alginate/bioceramic composite hydrogels, alginate/bioceramic composite hydrogels, and alginate/nanoclay composite hydrogels, as well as their biological application trends in BTE scaffold materials, and look forward to their future research direction. These alginate composite hydrogel scaffolds exhibit both unexceptionable mechanical and biochemical properties, which exhibit their high application value in bone tissue repair and regeneration, thus providing a theoretical basis for the development and sustainable application of alginate-based functional biomedical materials.


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Alginatos , Materiais Biocompatíveis , Osso e Ossos , Hidrogéis , Engenharia Tecidual , Alicerces Teciduais , Alginatos/química , Engenharia Tecidual/métodos , Hidrogéis/química , Humanos , Alicerces Teciduais/química , Materiais Biocompatíveis/química , Animais , Regeneração Óssea/efeitos dos fármacos
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