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Calcium ion (Ca2+) serves as a versatile and conserved second messenger in orchestrating immune responses. In plants, plasma membrane-localized Ca2+-permeable channels can be activated to induce Ca2+ influx from extracellular space to cytosol upon pathogen infection. Notably, different immune elicitors can induce dynamic Ca2+ signatures in the cytosol. During pattern-triggered immunity, there is a rapid and transient increase in cytosolic Ca2+, whereas in effector-triggered immunity, the elevation of cytosolic Ca2+ is strong and sustained. Numerous Ca2+ sensors are localized in the cytosol or different intracellular organelles, which are responsible for detecting and converting Ca2+ signals. In fact, Ca2+ signaling coordinated by cytosol and subcellular compartments plays a crucial role in activating plant immune responses. However, the complete Ca2+ signaling network in plant cells is still largely ambiguous. This review offers a comprehensive insight into the collaborative role of intracellular Ca2+ stores in shaping the Ca2+ signaling network during plant immunity, and several intriguing questions for future research are highlighted.
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Sinalização do Cálcio , Cálcio , Imunidade Vegetal , Cálcio/metabolismo , Citosol/metabolismo , Espaço Intracelular/metabolismo , Modelos BiológicosRESUMO
Increasing heat stress in urban environments due to climate change has a significant adverse impact on human work and daily life. Street canyons as the main component of the underlying surface of the city and the main place of residents' activities, a comprehensive understanding of street morphology and tree planting practices can help to improve thermal comfort. Based on survey data and field experiments, this study designed 30 scenarios and employed ENVI-met model (version 5.0.3) to quantify the effect of street aspect ratio (H/W: H is building height and W is street width) and tree spacing (TS) on pedestrian thermal comfort in two differently oriented streets (north-south and east-west) in Taiyuan, China. Results showed that H/W ratio and TS significantly influenced the street thermal comfort mainly owing to shading. H/W ratio played a pivotal role in reducing mean radiant temperature (Tmrt) and physiological equivalent temperature (PET), and was negatively correlated with Tmrt and PET. Compared to no-tree scenarios, street trees significantly improved thermal comfort (mean reductions of Tmrt and PET were 12.74â and 5.66â, respectively), and PET and Tmrt were significantly negatively correlated with TS. The improvement effect of street trees on Tmrt and PET in east-west oriented street was better than north-south oriented street. H/W = 1.0 and TS = 6 m appeared as the proposed combination to mitigate the summer thermal comfort in the temperate monsoon climate zone. These quantitative results provide new insights into renewal and design strategies for future urban planning.
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Herein, we describe an innovative approach to the asymmetric electrochemical α-alkylation of aldehydes facilitated by a newly designed bifunctional chiral electrocatalyst. The highly efficient bifunctional chiral electrocatalyst combines a chiral aminocatalyst with a redox mediator. It plays a dual role as a redox mediator for electrooxidation, while simultaneously providing remarkable asymmetric induction for the stereoselective α-alkylation of aldehydes. Additionally, this novel catalyst exhibits enhanced catalytic activity and excellent stereoselective control comparable to conventional catalytic systems. As a result, this strategy provides a new avenue for versatile asymmetric electrochemistry. The electrooxidation of diverse phenols enables the C-H/C-H oxidative α-alkylation of aldehydes in a highly chemo- and stereoselective fashion. Detailed mechanistic studies by control experiments and cyclic voltammetry analysis demonstrate possible reaction pathways and the origin of enantio-induction.
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AVRPPHB SUSCEPTIBLE 3 (PBS3) belongs to the GH3 family of acyl acid amido synthetases, which conjugates amino acids to diverse acyl acid substrates. Recent studies demonstrate that PBS3 in Arabidopsis plays a key role in the biosynthesis of plant defense hormone salicylic acid (SA) by catalyzing the conjugation of glutamate to isochorismate to form isochorismate-9-glutamate, which is then used to produce SA through spontaneous decay or ENHANCED PSEUDOMONAS SUSCEPTIBILITY (EPS1) catalysis. Consistent with its function as an essential enzyme for SA biosynthesis, PBS3 is well known to be a positive regulator of plant immunity in Arabidopsis. Additionally, PBS3 is also involved in the trade-off between abiotic and biotic stress responses in Arabidopsis by suppressing the inhibitory effect of abscisic acid on SA-mediated plant immunity. Besides stress responses, PBS3 also plays a role in plant development. Under long-day conditions, PBS3 influences Arabidopsis flowering time by regulating the expression of flowering regulators FLOWERING LOCUS C and FLOWERING LOCUS T. Taken together, PBS3 functions in the signaling network of plant development and responses to biotic and/or abiotic stresses, but the molecular mechanisms underlying its diverse roles remain obscure.
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Proteínas de Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Ácido Corísmico/metabolismo , Ácido Salicílico/metabolismo , Reguladores de Crescimento de Plantas/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas , Doenças das PlantasRESUMO
Organic electrochemistry has attracted tremendous interest within the novel sustainable methodologies that have not only reduced the undesired byproducts, but also utilized cleaner and renewable energy sources. Particularly, oxidative electrochemistry has gained major attention. On the contrary, reductive electrolysis remains an underexplored research direction. In this context, we discuss advances in transition-metal-free cathodically generated radicals for selective organic transformations since 2016. We highlight the electroreductive reaction of alkyl radicals, aryl radicals, acyl radicals, silyl radicals, fluorosulfonyl radicals and trifluoromethoxyl radicals.
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Electrochemical C(sp3) - H oxygenation of phenols derivatives were accomplished using H2O as the sole oxygen source. Thus, selectively oxidative 4-cresols to 4-acylphenols derivatives proved viable with the aid of indirect electrolysis, through metal- and external oxidant free environmental-friendly and safe electrocatalytic conditions. Advances of this strategy were proved by its ability to transform various sulfonamides with excellent site and regioselectivity. Detailed mechanistic studies allowed to delineate the exact profile of the generation of the oxygenation events.
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Oxigênio , Água , Cresóis , Fenóis , SulfonamidasRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Noncommunicable disease (NCD) management is critical for reducing attributable health burdens. Although health information technology (HIT) is a crucial strategy to improve chronic disease management, many health care systems have failed in implementing HIT. There has been a lack of research on the implementation process of HIT for chronic disease management. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify the barriers and facilitators of HIT implementation, analyze how these factors influence the implementation process, and identify key areas for future action. We will develop a framework for understanding implementation determinants to synthesize available evidence. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review to understand the barriers and facilitators of the implementation process. We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane, Embase, Scopus, and CINAHL for studies published between database inception and May 5, 2022. Original studies involving HIT-related interventions for NCD management published in peer-reviewed journals were included. Studies that did not discuss relevant outcome measures or did not have direct contact with or observation of stakeholders were excluded. The analysis was conducted in 2 parts. In part 1, we analyzed how the intrinsic attributes of HIT interventions affect the successfulness of implementation by using the intervention domain of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). In part 2, we focused on the extrinsic factors of HIT using an integrated framework, which was developed based on the CFIR and the levels of change framework by Ferlie and Shortell. RESULTS: We identified 51 papers with qualitative, mixed-method, and cross-sectional methodologies. Included studies were heterogeneous regarding disease populations and HIT interventions. In part 1, having a relative advantage over existing health care systems was the most prominent intrinsic facilitator (eg, convenience, improvement in quality of care, and increase in access). Poor usability was the most noted intrinsic barrier of HIT. In part 2, we mapped the various factors of implementation to the integrated framework (the coordinates are shown as level of change-CFIR). The key barriers to the extrinsic factors of HIT included health literacy and lack of digital skills (individual-characteristics of individuals). The key facilitators included physicians' suggestions, cooperation (interpersonal-process), integration into a workflow, and adequate management of data (organizational-inner setting). The importance of health data security was identified. Self-efficacy issues of patients and organizational readiness for implementation were highlighted. CONCLUSIONS: Internal factors of HIT and external human factors of implementation interplay in HIT implementation for chronic disease management. Strategies for improvement include ensuring HIT has a relative advantage over existing health care; tackling usability issues; and addressing underlying socioeconomic, interpersonal, and organizational conditions. Further research should focus on studying various stakeholders, such as service providers and administrative workforces; various disease populations, such as those with obesity and mental diseases; and various countries, including low- and middle-income countries.
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Informática Médica , Doenças não Transmissíveis , Doença Crônica , Estudos Transversais , Atenção à Saúde , Humanos , Doenças não Transmissíveis/prevenção & controle , Pesquisa QualitativaRESUMO
Cercidiphyllum japonicum is a deciduous tree belonging to the genus Cercidiphyllum of the family Cercidiphyllaceae (Li et al., 2008). Fossil records indicated that this tree was once distributed throughout the Northern hemisphere during the tertiary period, whereas it is now only found in Japan and China as a consequence of quaternary glaciation. In 1989, C. japonicum was listed as a Rare and Endangered plant in China (Song et al., 1989). It is also highly valued for use in ornamental, medicinal, and research contexts, leading to its widespread planting and cultivation throughout China. In September 2021, a severe leaf spot infection (FigS1.A) was first detected on C. japonicum trees in Meigu County, Sichuan Province, China (N 28°33', E 103°14'). In a survey of twenty 100-year-old C. japonicum trees in this region, the incidence of such leaf spot was found to be approximately 95%. During the early stages of disease, infected leaves exhibited small punctate spots along the leaf center or margins. These spots were brown in the center with black edges. As the disease progressed, these spots expanded until they coalesced to yield large circular or irregularly shaped regions of necrotic tissue, and finally produced mildew. Samples of leaf tissue between symptomatic and healthy regions (5 mm×5 mm) were excised from five symptomatic leaves, surface disinfected for 30 s with 75% ethanol, soaked for 2 min in 3% NaClO, rinsed then plated on potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium supplemented with ampicillin and carbenicillin (50 µg/ml each). After cultured for 3 days in the dark at 25°C, emergent hyphae were purified by subculturing them on fresh PDA medium. In total, single spore culturing was performed by collecting and purifying seven fungal isolates. These isolates exhibited largely comparable morphological characteristics. Aerial hyphae had a cotton-like appearance and were white to pale gray in color (FigS1.B), turning pale reddish-brown with profuse sporulation (FigS1.C). Conidia were present in long chains, with conidiophores being present in clusters or in isolation (FigS1.D), with 1-5 transverse septa, 0-3 oblique and longitudinal septa and an ellipsoidal to obpyriform structure, measuring 9.0-38.6 µm in length and 5.1-12.6 µm in width (n = 40) (FigS1.E). These seven isolates thus exhibited morphological characteristics consistent with those of members of the Alternaria genus (Simmons, 2008). Molecular identification of a representative isolate (LGB9) was performed by amplifying the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF1), and partial RNA polymerase II largest subunit (RPB2) gene sequences with the ITS1/ITS4 (White et al.,1990), GDF/GDR (Templeton et al., 1992), TEF-728F/TEF-986R (Carbone & Kohn 1999) and RPB2-5F2/RPB2-7cR (Sung et al., 1990; Liu et al., 1999), and Bt-2a/Bt-2b (Glass and Donaldson 1995) primer pairs, respectively. The resultant sequences were deposited in GenBank (ITS, OL659190; GAPDH, OL685343; TEF, ON340848; RPB2, OL685344). Further phylogenetic analyses of isolate LGB9 revealed it to cluster in the A. brassicae clade with 97% bootstrap support. To confirm the pathogenicity of isolate LGB9, 15 healthy leaves from five one-year-old C. japonicum plants were spray-inoculated with a suspension containing 3×105 LGB9 conidia/mL, with control leaves instead being sprayed with distilled water. After 8 days, inoculated leaves exhibited symptoms similar to those observed on naturally infected leaves (FigS1.F-I), whereas the mock leaves were free of any symptoms. This is the first report to our knowledge of a case of leaf spot disease caused by A. brassicae affecting C. japonicum in China or anywhere else in the world. To ensure the protection of this living fossil species, appropriate interventional measures should be adopted to manage the development and spread of this disease.
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KEY MESSAGE: We employed both metabolomic and transcriptomic approaches to explore the accumulation patterns of physalins, flavonoids and chlorogenic acid in Physalis angulata and revealed the genes associated with the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds under methyl-jasmonate (MeJA) treatment. Physalis angulata L. is an annual Solanaceae plant with a number of medicinally active compounds. Despite the potential pharmacological benefits of P. angulata, the scarce genomic information regarding this plant has limited the studies on the mechanisms of bioactive compound biosynthesis. To facilitate the basic understanding of the main chemical constituent biosynthesis pathways, we performed both metabolomic and transcriptomic approaches to reveal the genes associated with the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds under methyl-jasmonate (MeJA) treatment. Untargeted metabolome analysis showed that most physalins, flavonoids and chlorogenic acid were significantly upregulated. Targeted HPLC-MS/MS analysis confirmed variations in the contents of two important representative steroid derivatives (physalins B and G), total flavonoids, neochlorogenic acid, and chlorogenic acid between MeJA-treated plants and controls. Transcript levels of a few steroid biosynthesis-, flavonoid biosynthesis-, and chlorogenic acid biosynthesis-related genes were upregulated, providing a potential explanation for MeJA-induced active ingredient synthesis in P. angulata. Systematic correlation analysis identified a number of novel candidate genes associated with bioactive compound biosynthesis. These results may help to elucidate the regulatory mechanism underlying MeJA-induced active compound accumulation and provide several valuable candidate genes for further functional study.
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Acetatos/farmacologia , Ciclopentanos/farmacologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas/efeitos dos fármacos , Oxilipinas/farmacologia , Physalis/efeitos dos fármacos , Physalis/metabolismo , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Flavonoides/biossíntese , Flavonoides/química , Metaboloma , Estrutura Molecular , Reguladores de Crescimento de Plantas/farmacologia , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Raízes de Plantas/genética , Raízes de Plantas/metabolismo , RNA de Plantas/genética , TranscriptomaRESUMO
Gravel-sand mulch (GSM) and plastic film mulch (PFM) are important ways of farming in cold and arid regions without irrigation. Nevertheless, there has been a lack of studies of the system response to live weather conditions. To quantify the effects of GSM and PFM on soil moisture and temperature retention, in-situ monitoring experiments were carried out in the arid belt of central Ningxia, China, using continuous monitoring of the field soil water and meteorological conditions at a 30-mimute time-step under three treatments: a bare soil (CK), soil covered by a layer of GSM, and soil covered by GSM and a layer of plastic film (i.e., GSM + PFM). Results show that: (1) With a limited precipitation of 221 mm during the growing season, the average volumetric soil water content (SWC) in the top 30-cm soil layer was lowest for CK, medium high for GSM, and highest for GSM + PFM. Compared to CK, the soil water storage increased by 54 % under GSM and 75.2 % under GSM + PFM; (2) The most frequently occurring low-intensity rainfalls are more efficiently stored in soil under GSM + PFM; (3) Similarly, the soil temperature was significantly increased under GSM and GSM + PFM conditions. Compared to CK, the average soil temperature in the top 5-cm layer increased by 2.5 °C under GSM and 4.8 °C under GSM + PFM during the germination period, which had effectively extended the growing season for about 30 and 50 days, respectively; (4) Although dewfall is only 4 % of rainfall, the total number of dew day was more than twice that of rain day. Thus, dewfall is a more frequent and dependable source of water for native plants and animals. Our results demonstrate that the benefits of GSM and PFM can be applied globally where either insufficient rainfall or low temperatures are limiting factors.
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It is of great practical significance to identify service blind area, scientifically select park construction areas, and clarify the priority of parks' construction based on the co-ordination of supply-demand evaluation. With the urban parks within the Taiyuan Ring Expressway as the research subjects, we estimated the accessibility range and the service pressure of each park by using the application programming interface of Gaode map route planning and point of interest data to characterize their supply and demand levels. We identified the service blind areas of parks by overlay analysis, and used the location-allocation (LA) model to purposefully supply park green space. Results showed that the accessibility coverage rates of the parks by walking and bicycling within 15 minutes were 35.6% and 71.7%, respectively, indicating insufficient supply capacity of parks. The areas with large potential demand for park green space in Taiyuan were mainly concentrated in the business district of Qinxian-Changfeng Street and the Shuangta business district within Dongzhong ring road, which existed the obviously invisible blind areas. Finally, we proposed new park green space site selection proposal based on LA model. Optimization results indicated that the coverage rates of walking and bicycling within 15 minutes increased to 46.7% and 81.0%, respectively, and that the service pressure of parks was relieved. We combined the leisure demands of urban residents and the distribution of urban parks by utilizing network big data, which could promote the scientific nature and accuracy of the optimizing site selection and provide scientific method and theory basis for urban park construction.
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Parques Recreativos , Humanos , Cidades , ChinaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: The long-term trends of cognitive function and its associations with physical performance remain unclear, particularly in Asian populations. The study objectives were to determine cognitive trajectories in middle-aged and elderly Chinese individuals, as well as to examine differences in physical performance across cognitive trajectory groups. METHODS: Data were extracted from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. A total of 5,701 participants (47.7% male) with a mean age of 57.8 (standard deviation, 8.4) years at enrollment were included. A group-based trajectory model was used to identify cognitive trajectory groups for each sex. Grip strength, repeated chair stand, and standing balance tests were used to evaluate physical performance. An ordered logistic regression model was employed to analyze differences in physical performance across cognitive trajectory groups. RESULTS: Three cognitive trajectory groups were identified for each sex: low, middle, and high. For both sexes, higher cognitive trajectory groups exhibited smaller declines with age. In the fully adjusted model, relative to the low trajectory group, the odds ratios (ORs) of better physical performance in the middle cognitive group were 1.37 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.17 to 1.59; p<0.001) during follow-up and 1.40 (95% CI, 1.20 to 1.64; p<0.001) at the endpoint. The ORs in the high trajectory group were 1.94 (95% CI, 1.61 to 2.32; p<0.001) during follow-up and 2.04 (95% CI, 1.69 to 2.45; p<0.001) at the endpoint. CONCLUSIONS: Cognitive function was better preserved in male participants and individuals with higher baseline cognitive function. A higher cognitive trajectory was associated with better physical performance over time.
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Cognição , Aposentadoria , Idoso , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudos Longitudinais , Força da Mão , China/epidemiologiaRESUMO
PM2.5 and ozone co-pollution, which are harmful to not only human health but also the social economy, has become the pivotal issue in air pollution prevention and synergistic control, especially in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and its surrounding areas and "2+26" cities. It is necessary to analyze the correlation between PM2.5 and ozone concentration and explore the mechanism of PM2.5 and ozone co-pollution. In order to study the characteristics of PM2.5 and ozone co-pollution in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei with its surrounding area, ArcGIS and SPSS software were used to analyze the correlation between air quality data and meteorological data of the "2+26" cities in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and its surrounding areas from 2015 to 2021. The results indicated:â PM2.5 pollution constantly decreased from 2015 to 2021, and the pollution was concentrated in the central and southern parts of the region; ozone pollution showed a trend of fluctuation and presented a pattern of "low in the southwest and high in the northeast" spatially. In terms of seasonal variation, PM2.5concentration was mainly in the order of winter>spring ≈ autumn>summer, and O3-8h concentration was in the order of summer>spring>autumn>winter. â¡ In the research area, days with PM2.5 exceeding the standard continued to decline, whereas days with ozone exceeding the standard fluctuated, and days with co-pollution decreased significantly; there was a strong positive correlation between PM2.5 and ozone concentration in summer, with the highest correlation coefficient of 0.52, and a strong negative correlation in winter. ⢠Comparing the meteorological conditions of typical cities during the ozone pollution period with that of the co-pollution period, the co-pollution occurred under the temperature range of 23.7-26.5â, humidity of 48%-65%, and S-SE wind direction.
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This study determined the Water Production Function (WPF) and Optimal Irrigation Schedule (OIS) for rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivated with drip irrigation under plastic film. Six different field capacity levels were established, 100% (W1), 90% (W2), 80% (W3), 70% (W4) and 60% (W5). The results showed that, the rice growth and yields and quality were significantly affected by the different irrigation treatments. The rice height and yield decreased from W1to W4, the W2 is the highest yield. The lower the amount of irrigation water applied was, the higher the Irrigation Water Use Efficiency values were. A WPF model was established for this cropping system, and the water sensitivity indices calculated by the mathematical model showed that the crop water sensitivity decreased in the order booting stage > flowering stage > tillering stage > filling stage. Based on this result, the OIS determined by the dynamic solution of several models was as follows: the optimal irrigation levels were 750 m3 ha-1 in the tillering stage, 2125 m3 ha-1 in the jointing-booting stage, 1050 m3 ha-1 in the heading-flowering stage and 325 m3 ha-1 in the milk stage. The WPF and OIS developed in this study provide a theoretical basis for the implementation of rice cultivation with drip irrigation under plastic film in arid regions of China.
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Oryza , Água , Irrigação Agrícola/métodos , Biomassa , China , Plásticos , Solo , TriticumRESUMO
As a valuable ornamental plant, Sinningia hybrida 'Isa's Murmur' (S. hybrida) has genetic flower diversity, which has great potential to develop different flower characters in the horticultural market. The present study focuses on establishing a practical approach for the sustainable propagation of S. hybrida. Compared with aseptic seeding leaves explants, field-grown leaves explants are more suitable for adventitious shoot regeneration. Adding 0.1 mg L-1 NAA and 2.0 mg L-1 TDZ could obtain the highest adventitious shoot proliferation coefficient (24.5), and the induction rate was 91.7%. The shoot proliferation coefficient (20.7) and the greatest shoot length and induction rate (95.3%) were achieved in 0.1 mg L-1 NAA and 2.0 mg L-1 BA medium, accompanied by rooting formation. Adding 0.5 mg L-1 GA3, 1.0 mg L-1 BA, and 0.2 mg L-1 IBA to MS medium can effectively prolong the regenerated buds for rooting. The best for rooting was 1/2 MS medium containing 0.3 mg L-1 IBA, with the maximum number of roots (13.4 per shoot) and survival rate for transplanting (100%). This work aims to build an efficient, definitive, and scalable protocol for S. hybrida regeneration useful for large-scale cultivation and even more protoplast fusion and genetic transformation to develop more colorful or fragrant flowers.
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Objective: Liver cancer seriously threatens the health of people. Meanwhile, it has been reported that bufalin could act as an inhibitor in liver cancer. In addition, alisol B 23-acetate is a natural product derived from Alisma plantago-aquatica Linn which has an antitumor effect. In this study, we aimed to explore whether alisol B 23-acetate could increase the antitumor effect of bufalin on liver cancer. Methods: In order to detect the effect of alisol B 23-acetate in combination with bufalin on liver cancer, human liver cancer SMMC-7721 and MHCC97 cells were used as subjects. Bufalin and alisol B 23-acetate were performed on cells. Cell viability was tested by MTT assay. In addition, flow cytometry was performed to assess the cell apoptosis. Autophagy-related protein levels were tested by western blotting. Results: The data revealed that bufalin significantly decreased the viability of liver cancer cells, and the inhibitory effect was further increased by alisol B 23-acetate. In addition, alisol B 23-acetate notably enhanced the apoptotic effect of bufalin on liver cancer cells through mediation of Mcl-1, Bax, Bcl-2, and cleaved caspase-3. Meanwhile, alisol B 23-acetate in combination with bufalin induced the autophagy in liver cancer cells through mediation of Beclin-1 and p62. Furthermore, alisol B 23-acetate in combination with bufalin significantly downregulated the level of GSK-3ß and increased the expression of ß-catenin in liver cancer cells. Conclusion: In summary, these findings provide the first evidence that alisol B 23-acetate improves the anticancer activity of bufalin on liver cancer through activation of the Wnt/ß-catenin axis, and these outcomes might shed new lights on exploring the new methods against liver cancer.
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Neoplasias Hepáticas , beta Catenina , Apoptose , Bufanolídeos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Colestenonas , Glicogênio Sintase Quinase 3 beta/farmacologia , Humanos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/tratamento farmacológico , beta Catenina/farmacologiaRESUMO
This study selected 90 samples from different brands of red wine. In order to eliminate the impact of spectral curve's baseline, the first derivatives of all of spectral curves were calculated and the principal component analysis was carried out on the first derivative spectra. The result showed that the contribution rate of the first two principal components was over 80 percent. By the first two principal components, all the red wine samples were obviously divided into two classes. Furthermore a 3-layer artificial neural network predictive model was built with the first four principal components as input variables and 100 percent correct prediction rate was gained. The research showed that the visible-near infrared spectroscopy combined with principal component analysis provides an accurate and reliable new method to rapidly and nondestructively recognize the true or false red wines.
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Espectroscopia de Luz Próxima ao Infravermelho , Vinho/análise , Redes Neurais de Computação , Análise de Componente PrincipalRESUMO
This work was aimed at establishing an effective approach for in vitro propagation of Ajuga lupulina Maxim, a medicinal and ornamental plant mainly found in eastern Xizang, in the western Sichuan region of China. We report an optimum response in the proliferation of axillary shoots from nodal segment explants (10.2 shoots/explant) on MS medium containing 3.0 mg L-1 of 6-benzyladenine (BA). When BA and TDZ individually or in combination with NAA were employed for adventitious shoot regeneration, shoots and embryo-like structures (ELSs) were noted in the callus from leaf explants. The maximum response of 26.4 shoots /explant (81.6%) and 12.0 ELSs/explant were ascertained on MS medium with 4.0 mg L-1 TDZ and 0.1 mg L-1 NAA. The leaf despite browning still demonstrated a high regeneration capacity. TDZ (2.0 mg L-1) and BA (2.0 mg L-1) along with NAA (0.01 mg L-1) were found to perform well for shoot regeneration via callus from shoot tip explants. The best for rooting was MS medium (half-strength) containing indole-3-butyric acid (IBA: 1.5 mg L-1) and (NAA: 0.5 mg L-1) with the maximum number of roots (25.8 per shoot) and the highest rooting frequency (81.71%). The survival of the plantlets in the greenhouse was 78.2% indicative of successful acclimatization. This work is the first report of a consistent, definitive, and unique protocol for A. lupulina regeneration, paving the way for the in vitro preservation of such significant genetic resources and also further allied systems based on such callus-based or embryo-based approaches.
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INTRODUCTION: In parallel with the improvement of living standard, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) becomes the most common liver disease around the world. Huazhi Fugan Granules (HZFGG) is a formula which is used to treating of fatty liver, Based on the data we studied, HZFGG may have potential as a therapeutic formula for the alleviation of NAFLD. OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to identifying the improvement of HZFGG on NAFLD and exploring the potential mechanisms. METHODS: MCD diet fed C57BL/6 mice once a day for 4 weeks to induce NAFLD model, HZFGG (10, 15, 20g/kg) orally administered simultaneously. The serum levels of TC, TG, ALT, AST were detected. H&E and Oil Red O staining were used to observed the liver sections. TNF-α, IL-1ß and Gpx were also detected. The expression levels of TLR4, MyD88, p-NF-κB, NF-κB, p-IκBa were measured by western blotting assay. The apoptosis of the liver tissues were detected by TUNEL assay. RESULTS: HZFGG decreased the serum levels of TC, TG, ALT, AST in MCD-diet mice. HZFGG alleviated inflammation by decreasing the levels of TNF-α and IL-1ß and ameliorated oxidative stress through increased the level of Gpx. HZFGG Attenuates MCD-induced liver steatosis and injury in mice. Hepatocyte apoptosis was decreased after HZFGG treatment. Furthermore, HZFGG also suppressed the expression levels of TLR4 and MyD88, subsequently, inhibited the phosphorylation of NF-κB and IκBa. CONCLUSION: HZFGG can improved MCD induced hepatic injury through inhibited TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway in NAFLD model.
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Hepatopatia Gordurosa não Alcoólica , Animais , Fígado/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fator 88 de Diferenciação Mieloide/metabolismo , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Hepatopatia Gordurosa não Alcoólica/tratamento farmacológico , Hepatopatia Gordurosa não Alcoólica/etiologia , Transdução de Sinais , Receptor 4 Toll-Like/metabolismo , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismoRESUMO
The highly enantioselective copper-catalyzed propargylic amination of propargylic esters with amine hydrochloride salts has been realized for the first time using copper salts with chiral N,N,P-ligands. This method features a broad substrate scope and wide functional group tolerance, generating propargylic amines in good to excellent yields with high enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee). The utility of the approach was demonstrated by late-stage functionalization of marketed pharmaceuticals.