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BACKGROUND: Cognitive frailty (CF) is currently a significant issue, and most of the associated factors discovered in current studies are not modifiable. Therefore, it is crucial to identify modifiable risk factors that can be targeted for interventions in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and modifiable risk factors of CF in CHF patients in China. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we sequentially enrolled patients diagnosed with CHF. CF served as the dependent variable, assessed through the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Scale and the FRAIL Scale. The independent variable questionnaire encompassed various components, including general demographic information, the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), the Simplified Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ), the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ). Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify independent factors contributing to CF. RESULTS: A total of 271 patients with CHF were included in the study. The overall prevalence of CF was found to be 49.4%, with 28.8% of patients exhibiting potentially reversible cognitive frailty and 20.7% showing reversible cognitive frailty. Among middle-young CHF patients, 10.7% had reversible cognitive frailty and 6.4% had potentially reversible cognitive frailty, with a prevalence of CF at 17.1%. Logistic regression analysis revealed that body mass index (OR = 0.826, 95%CI = 0.726-0.938), blood pressure level (OR = 2.323, 95%CI = 1.105-4.882), nutrition status (OR = 0.820, 95%CI = 0.671-0.979), and social support (OR = 0.745, 95%CI = 0.659-0.842) were independent factors associated with CF (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: We observed a relatively high prevalence of CF among Chinese patients diagnosed with CHF. Many factors including BMI, blood pressure level, nutrition status, and social support emerging as modifiable risk factors associated with CF. We propose conducting clinical trials to assess the impact of modifying these risk factors. The outcomes of this study offer valuable insights for healthcare professionals, guiding them in implementing effective measures to improve the CF status in CHF patients during clinical practice.
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Disfunção Cognitiva , Fragilidade , Insuficiência Cardíaca , Humanos , Idoso , Fragilidade/diagnóstico , Fragilidade/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Insuficiência Cardíaca/diagnóstico , Insuficiência Cardíaca/epidemiologia , Insuficiência Cardíaca/complicações , China/epidemiologia , Cognição , Idoso Fragilizado , Disfunção Cognitiva/diagnóstico , Disfunção Cognitiva/epidemiologia , Disfunção Cognitiva/complicaçõesRESUMO
In this study, we examine the impact of information-driven awareness on the spread of an epidemic from the perspective of resource allocation by comprehensively considering a series of realistic scenarios. A coupled awareness-resource-epidemic model on top of multiplex networks is proposed, and a Microscopic Markov Chain Approach is adopted to study the complex interplay among the processes. Through theoretical analysis, the infection density of the epidemic is predicted precisely, and an approximate epidemic threshold is derived. Combining both numerical calculations and extensive Monte Carlo simulations, the following conclusions are obtained. First, during a pandemic, the more active the resource support between individuals, the more effectively the disease can be controlled; that is, there is a smaller infection density and a larger epidemic threshold. Second, the disease can be better suppressed when individuals with small degrees are preferentially protected. In addition, there is a critical parameter of contact preference at which the effectiveness of disease control is the worst. Third, the inter-layer degree correlation has a "double-edged sword" effect on spreading dynamics. In other words, when there is a relatively lower infection rate, the epidemic threshold can be raised by increasing the positive correlation. By contrast, the infection density can be reduced by increasing the negative correlation. Finally, the infection density decreases when raising the relative weight of the global information, which indicates that global information about the epidemic state is more efficient for disease control than local information.
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Epidemias , Alocação de Recursos , Epidemias/prevenção & controle , Epidemias/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Cadeias de Markov , Modelos Biológicos , Método de Monte Carlo , Alocação de Recursos/estatística & dados numéricos , Alocação de Recursos/tendênciasRESUMO
Optical camera communication (OCC) systems, which utilize image sensors embedded in commercial-off-the-shelf devices to detect time and spatial variations in light intensity for enabling data communications, have stirred up researchers' interest. Compared to a direct OCC system whose maximum data rate is strongly determined by the LED source size, a reflected OCC system can break that limitation since the camera captures the light rays reflecting off an observation plane (e.g., a wall) instead of those light rays directly emanated from the light source. However, the low signal-to-noise ratio caused by the non-uniform irradiance distribution produced by LED luminaire on the observation plane in current reflected OCC systems cannot be avoided, hence low complexity and accurate demodulation are hard to achieve. In this paper, we present a FreeOCC system, which employs a dedicatedly tailored freeform lens to precisely control the propagation of modulated light. A desired uniform rectangular illumination is produced on the observation plane by the freeform lens, yielding a uniform grayscale distribution within the received frame captured by the camera in the proposed FreeOCC system. Then, the received signal can be easily demodulated with high accuracy by a simple thresholding scheme. A prototype of the FreeOCC system demonstrates the high performance of the proposed system, and two pulse amplitude modulation schemes (4-order and 8-order) are performed. By using the freeform lens, the packet reception rate is increased by 35% and 32%, respectively; the bit error rate is decreased by 72% and 59%, respectively, at a transmission frequency of 5 kHz. The results clearly show that the FreeOCC system outperforms the common reflected OCC system.
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Exercise plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of chronic liver disease and associated metabolic disorders. A single bout of exercise induces tissue blood flow redistribution, which decreases splanchnic circulation and leads to physiologic hypoxia in the gastrointestinal system and liver. The transcription factor, hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), and its regulator, prolylhydroxylase 2 (PHD2), play pivotal roles in the response to oxygen flux by regulating downstream gene expression levels in the liver. We hypothesized that exercise increases the HIF-1α levels in the liver, and that the hepatic PHD2/HIF-1α axis is involved in postexercise restoration of systemic energy homeostasis. Through constant O2 consumption, CO2 production, food and water intake, and physical activity detection with metabolic chambers, we observed that one 30-min session of swimming exercise enhances systemic energy metabolism in mice. By using the noninvasive bioluminescence imaging ROSA26 oxygen-dependent domain Luc mouse model, we reveal that exercise increases in vivo HIFα levels in the liver. Intraperitoneal injections of the PHD inhibitor, dimethyloxalylglycine, mimicked exercise-induced HIFα increase, whereas the HIF-1α inhibitor, PX-478, blocked this effect. We next constructed liver-specific knockout (LKO) mouse models with albumin- Cre-mediated, hepatocyte-specific Hif1a and Phd2 deletion. Compared with their controls, Hif1a-LKO and Phd2-LKO mice exhibited distinct patterns of hepatic metabolism-related gene expression profiles. Moreover, Hif1a-LKO mice failed to restore systemic energy homeostasis after exercise. In conclusion, the current study demonstrates that a single bout of exercise disrupts systemic energy homeostasis, increasing the HIF-1α levels in the liver. These findings also provide evidence that the hepatic PHD2/HIF-1α axis is involved in postexercise systemic metabolic homeostasis.-Luo, B., Xiang, D., Wu, D., Liu, C., Fang, Y., Chen, P., Hu, Y.-P. Hepatic PHD2/HIF-1α axis is involved in postexercise systemic energy homeostasis.
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Homeostase/genética , Prolina Dioxigenases do Fator Induzível por Hipóxia/genética , Fígado/metabolismo , Pró-Colágeno-Prolina Dioxigenase/metabolismo , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Expressão Gênica/genética , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/genética , Camundongos Transgênicos , Oxigênio/metabolismo , Prolil Hidroxilases/genética , RNA Mensageiro/genéticaRESUMO
Three novel copper Schiff base complexes, L1Cu(OAc)-L3Cu(OAc), bearing NNO tridentate ligands were synthesized and successfully entrapped in zeolite. All free and encapsulated complexes were fully characterized through experiments combined with theoretical calculations, and were subsequently employed as catalysts to activate H2O2 for degradation of methylene blue (MB). The catalytic activity of free complexes was tunable by substitution effects. The complex L3Cu(OAc) displayed enhanced efficiency by adopting bulky and donor substitutions due to the lower oxidation states. However, the free complexes exhibited modified structural and catalytic properties upon encapsulation into the zeolite. The constraint from the zeolite holes and coordination geometry caused the alteration of electronic structures and subsequently modified the reactivity. This study revealed that upon encapsulation, the larger molecular dimension of L3Cu(OAc) resulted in additional distorted geometry, leading to higher catalytic efficiency for MB degradation with more blue shifts in the UV-Vis spectrum. There was high catalytic activity by LnCu(OAc)-Y compared to that of the free complex, and high recyclability under near neutral conditions. In addition, the catalytic efficiency of L3Cu(OAc)-Y was higher or equivalent compared to other catalysts. This work provides new complexes with NNO tridentate ligands encapsulated inside zeolite and explains the relationship between the modified structure and functionality.
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Recent progress in gene editing has enabled development of gene therapies for many genetic diseases, but also made gene doping an emerging risk in sports and competitions. By delivery of exogenous transgenes into human body, gene doping not only challenges competition fairness but also places health risk on athletes. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has clearly inhibited the use of gene and cell doping in sports, and many techniques have been developed for gene doping detection. In this review, we will summarize the main tools for gene doping detection at present, highlight the main challenges for current tools, and elaborate future utilizations of high-throughput sequencing for unbiased, sensitive, economic and large-scale gene doping detections. Quantitative real-time PCR assays are the widely used detection methods at present, which are useful for detection of known targets but are vulnerable to codon optimization at exon-exon junction sites of the transgenes. High-throughput sequencing has become a powerful tool for various applications in life and health research, and the era of genomics has made it possible for sensitive and large-scale gene doping detections. Non-biased genomic profiling could efficiently detect new doping targets, and low-input genomics amplification and long-read third-generation sequencing also have application potentials for more efficient and straightforward gene doping detection. By closely monitoring scientific advancements in gene editing and sport genetics, high-throughput sequencing could play a more and more important role in gene detection and hopefully contribute to doping-free sports in the future.
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Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory disease that can cause multiple organ damage. Septic patients with cardiac dysfunction have a significantly higher mortality. Based on the results of bioinformatics analysis, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), we found that Erbin is vital in cardiomyocyte. However, the function of Erbin in sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) has not been explicitly studied. We discussed the role of Erbin in SIC by employing the Erbin-/- mice and HL-1 cardiomyocyte. An in vitro model of inflammation in HL-1 was used to confirm stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a mouse model of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) to study the molecular mechanisms under SIC. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to characterize the morphological characteristics at the ultrastructural level. The expressions of Erbin, p-RIPK1, RIPK1, p-RIPK3, RIPK3, p-MLKL, MLKL, p-PKA, PKA, p-CREB and CREB were detected by western blot. qPCR analysis was applied to detect TNF-α, IL-1ß, IL-6, RIPK1 and MLKL mRNA expression. Cell survival was detected by CCK-8 assay and the levels of c TnI concentration were detected by ELISA kit. Our study revealed that necroptosis and inflammation were activated in cardiomyocytes during sepsis and deficiency of Erbin aggravated them. Furthermore, deficiency of Erbin exacerbated systolic dysfunction including the decline of LVEF and LVFS induced by CLP. Overexpression of Erbin alleviated necroptosis and inflammation by activating PKA/CREB pathway. Our research elucidates a noval mechanism whereby Erbin participates in SIC, providing a promising therapeutic target for myocardial dysfunction during sepsis.
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Cardiomiopatias , Proteína de Ligação ao Elemento de Resposta ao AMP Cíclico , Proteínas Quinases Dependentes de AMP Cíclico , Necroptose , Proteína Serina-Treonina Quinases de Interação com Receptores , Sepse , Transdução de Sinais , Animais , Sepse/complicações , Sepse/metabolismo , Proteína Serina-Treonina Quinases de Interação com Receptores/metabolismo , Cardiomiopatias/metabolismo , Cardiomiopatias/patologia , Camundongos , Proteínas Quinases Dependentes de AMP Cíclico/metabolismo , Proteína de Ligação ao Elemento de Resposta ao AMP Cíclico/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Miócitos Cardíacos/metabolismo , Miócitos Cardíacos/patologia , Masculino , Camundongos KnockoutRESUMO
Electronic systems and devices operating at significant power levels demand sophisticated solutions for heat dissipation. Although materials with high thermal conductivity hold promise for exceptional thermal transport across nano- and microscale interfaces under ideal conditions, their performance often falls short by several orders of magnitude in the complex thermal interfaces typical of real-world applications. This study introduces mechanochemistry-mediated colloidal liquid metals composed of Galinstan and aluminium nitride to bridge the practice-theory disparity. These colloids demonstrate thermal resistances of between 0.42 and 0.86 mm2 K W-1 within actual thermal interfaces, outperforming leading thermal conductors by over an order of magnitude. This superior performance is attributed to the gradient heterointerface with efficient thermal transport across liquid-solid interfaces and the notable colloidal thixotropy. In practical devices, experimental results demonstrate their capacity to extract 2,760 W of heat from a 16 cm2 thermal source when coupled with microchannel cooling, and can facilitate a 65% reduction in pump electricity consumption. This advancement in thermal interface technology offers a promising solution for efficient and sustainable cooling of devices operating at kilowatt levels.
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With the widespread use of antimony compounds in synthetic materials and processing, the occupational exposure and environmental pollution caused by antimony have attracted the attention of researchers. Studies have shown that antimony compounds can cause liver damage, but the mechanism has not yet been elucidated. In this study, we used the trivalent potassium antimony tartrate (PAT) to infect L02 hepatocytes and Kunming (KM) mice to establish an antimony-induced apoptosis model of L02 cells and a subacute liver injury model of KM mice. We found that PAT exposure caused hepatocyte apoptosis and was accompanied by oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), and the ERS-associated PERK pathway was activated. Further experimental results showed that N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) pretreatment or silencing of the PERK gene in L02 cells reduced PAT-induced apoptosis. The activity of SOD and CAT in treated L02 cells was increased, the malondialdehyde content in L02 cells and liver tissues was decreased, and the content of ERS-related proteins GRP78 and CHOP, as well as the content of PERK-pathway-related proteins p-PERK/PERK, p-eif2α/eif2α and ATF4 protein were significantly reduced. Overall, PAT exposure triggered hepatocyte apoptosis and liver injury by inducing oxidative stress and activating the ERS-associated PERK pathway; however, this effect could be alleviated by NAC intervention or silencing of PERK in hepatocytes.
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BACKGROUND: Sepsis refers to a systemic inflammatory response caused by infection, involving multiple organs. Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE), as one of the most common complications in patients with severe sepsis, refers to the diffuse brain dysfunction caused by sepsis without central nervous system infection. However, there is no clear diagnostic criteria and lack of specific diagnostic markers. METHODS: The main active ingredients of coptidis rhizoma(CR) were identified from TCMSP and SwissADME databases. SwissTargetPrediction and PharmMapper databases were used to obtain targets of CR. OMIM, DisGeNET and Genecards databases were used to explore targets of SAE. Limma differential analysis was used to identify the differential expressed genes(DEGs) in GSE167610 and GSE198861 datasets. WGCNA was used to identify feature module. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis were performed using Metascape, DAVID and STRING databases. The PPI network was constructed by STRING database and analyzed by Cytoscape software. AutoDock and PyMOL software were used for molecular docking and visualization. Cecal ligation and puncture(CLP) was used to construct a mouse model of SAE, and the core targets were verified in vivo experiments. RESULTS: 277 common targets were identified by taking the intersection of 4730 targets related to SAE and 509 targets of 9 main active ingredients of CR. 52 common DEGs were mined from GSE167610 and GSE198861 datasets. Among the 25,864 DEGs in GSE198861, LCN2 showed the most significant difference (logFC = 6.9). GO and KEGG enrichment analysis showed that these 52 DEGs were closely related to "inflammatory response" and "innate immunity". A network containing 38 genes was obtained by PPI analysis, among which LCN2 ranked the first in Degree value. Molecular docking results showed that berberine had a well binding affinity with LCN2. Animal experiments results showed that berberine could inhibit the high expression of LCN2,S100A9 and TGM2 induced by CLP in the hippocampus of mice, as well as the high expression of inflammatory factors (TNFα, IL-6 and IL-1ß). In addition, berberine might reduce inflammation and neuronal cell death by partially inhibiting NFκB/LCN2 pathway in the hippocampus of CLP models, thereby alleviating SAE. CONCLUSION: Overall, Berberine may exert anti-inflammatory effects through multi-ingredients, multi-targets and multi-pathways to partially rescue neuronal death and alleviate SAE.
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Berberina , Biologia Computacional , Lipocalina-2 , NF-kappa B , Farmacologia em Rede , Encefalopatia Associada a Sepse , Animais , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Berberina/farmacologia , Berberina/uso terapêutico , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Regulação para Baixo , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/uso terapêutico , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/farmacologia , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/química , Lipocalina-2/genética , Lipocalina-2/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Doenças Neuroinflamatórias/tratamento farmacológico , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Mapas de Interação de Proteínas , Sepse/tratamento farmacológico , Encefalopatia Associada a Sepse/tratamento farmacológico , Encefalopatia Associada a Sepse/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Currently, polymer-fiber composite films face the challenge of striking a balance between good mechanical properties and multi-functionalities. Here, aramid fibers (ANFs), chitosan (CS) dendritic particles, and silver nanowires (AgNWs) were used to create high-performance multifunctional composite films. AgNWs and polymer dendritic particles form an interpenetrating segregated network that ensures both a continuous conductive filler and a polymer network. Electrostatic assembly eliminates repulsion between negatively charged ANFs, cross-linked CS particles generate a stable three-dimensional network, and a "brick-mortar" structure composed of multiple materials contributes to topological enhancement. Sintering encourages local overlap and fusing of the AgNWs while reducing their internal flaws. Based on the above strategy, these films achieve a strength of 306.5 MPa, a toughness of 26.5 MJ m-3, and a conductivity of 392 S cm-1. Density functional theory (DFT) and Comsol simulations demonstrate that the introduction of CS thin layers leads to strong hydrogen bonds and three-dimensional continuous conductive networks. With its outstanding mechanical and electrical properties, the AgNW@ANF/CS-CH film demonstrates excellent electromagnetic shielding (22 879.1 dB cm2 g-1) and Joule heating (70 °C within 10 s) capabilities. This work presents a novel approach to fabricate high-performance conductive films and expand their potential applications in lightweight wearable electronics and electrothermal therapy.
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As a highly toxic aldehyde, acrolein is widely found in diet and environment, and can be produced endogenously, posing a serious threat to human health. Herein, we designed a novel fluorescent nanoplatform integrating carbon dotsmanganese dioxide (CDs-MnO2) and glutathione (GSH) for all-in-one sensing and removal of acrolein. By converting Mn4+ to free Mn2+, GSH inhibited the inner filter effect (IFE) of MnO2 nanosheets, and the Michael addition of acrolein with GSH inhibited the GSH-induced Mn4+ conversion, forming an "off-on-off" fluorescence response of CDs. The developed fluorescent nanoplatform exhibited high sensitivity (LOD was 0.067 µM) and selectivity for the simultaneous detection and removal of acrolein. The combination of CDs-MnO2 hydrogels with smartphones realized the point-of-care detection of acrolein, yielding satisfactory results (recovery rates varied between 97.01-104.65%, and RSD ranged from 1.42 to 4.16%). Moreover, the capability of the nanoplatform was investigated for on-site evaluating acrolein scavengers' efficacy, demonstrating excellent potential for practical application.
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Acroleína , Corantes Fluorescentes , Compostos de Manganês , Óxidos , Pontos Quânticos , Acroleína/química , Compostos de Manganês/química , Óxidos/química , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Pontos Quânticos/química , Glutationa/química , Espectrometria de Fluorescência , Limite de Detecção , Carbono/químicaRESUMO
This study investigated the influence of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) and Cu2+ on the uptake, translocation and subcellular distribution of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in rice seedlings using hydroponic experiments. The OPE concentrations in roots and shoots under the OPEs+CuONPs treatment were significantly lower than those with the OPEs+Cu2+ (low level) or OPEs-only treatments, indicating that CuONPs can hinder the uptake of OPEs by root via competitive adsorption under short-term exposure. The plasma membrane permeability and antioxidant enzyme activity implied that CuONPs had a negligible impact on rice seedlings and could even reduce the toxicity of OPEs to rice root. A significant negative correlation between translocation factor and octanol-water partition coefficient was observed for the three treatments, implying an important role of hydrophobicity on the acropetal translocation of OPEs. Relatively hydrophobic OPEs were mainly adsorbed on cell wall, while hydrophilic OPEs were concentrated in cell sap. The subcellular distributions of OPEs in the OPEs+Cu2+ (high level) or OPEs+CuONPs treatments slightly differed from the OPEs-only treatment, indicating that the coexistence of Cu2+ or CuONPs with OPEs can influence the subcellular distribution of OPEs by affecting their adsorption or partitioning processes. Inhibition experiment suggested that root uptake of OPEs is a non-energy-consuming facilitated diffusion mediated by aquaporin channel, which can be slightly changed by the co-exposure of CuONPs. This study improved the understanding of uptake and translocation of OPEs by rice under the co-exposure to CuONPs.
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Retardadores de Chama , Nanopartículas , Oryza , Cobre/toxicidade , Água , Plântula/química , Organofosfatos , Nanopartículas/toxicidade , Ésteres , China , Monitoramento Ambiental , Retardadores de Chama/análiseRESUMO
Frameshift variant c.577del in the EPO gene can result in the extension of the amino acid sequence of EPO by invalidating the termination codon. As the molecular weight of its encoded protein EPO (VAR-EPO) is similar to that of rEPO, the World Anti-Doping Agency has published Annex B to the TD2022EPO in order to protect athletes with variant c.577del from the suspicion of rEPO administrations. However, it is still necessary to develop a confirmation method for rEPO that can discriminate rEPO from VAR-EPO. Based on the glycosylated characteristic of EPO, we selected the detection of de-N-glycosylated EPO as a complementary confirmation method for rEPO in blood samples. All samples were analyzed for both intact EPO and de-N-glycosylated EPO with SDS-PAGE, including rEPO spiked samples and blank samples. The results showed that, after de-N-glycosylation, a single-band was detected in samples collected from non-variant carriers, no matter whether the sample was spiked with rEPO. In samples collected from variant carriers, a double-band was detected. The ratio of lower band to upper band increased significantly corresponding to the concentration of rEPO. We calculated a series of cut-off values by normality distribution function to identify the presence of rEPO. Neither false positive results in blank samples nor false negative results in spiked samples at the applicable Minimum Required Performance Levels were found. This indicates that this method could be adopted as a complementary confirmation method for rEPO in blood samples. A revised testing strategy was also proposed, which would discriminate rEPO directly without further investigation.
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Eritropoetina , Humanos , Glicosilação , Detecção do Abuso de Substâncias/métodos , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Eletroforese em Gel de PoliacrilamidaRESUMO
NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome-induced neuroinflammation is the main pathogenic mechanism of dopaminergic (DA) neuron degeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD). Hyperoside (quercetin-3-O-ß-D-galactoside), an active compound obtained from the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Abelmoschus manihot, is a potential inflammasome inhibitor. Besides, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activated peptide (PACAP) is an endogenous neuropeptide with neuroprotective effects in various neurodegenerative diseases, such as PD. This study aimed to explore the effects of hyperoside on inflammasome-induced neuroinflammation, and its relationship with PACAP in PD. N-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) was used to induce PD-like lesions in mice. Behavioral methods, including the pole test and rotarod test, were used to evaluate the hyperoside effects on MPTP-induced motor dysfunction. Immunohistochemistry was done to detect the loss of DA neurons and activation of glia in the substantia nigra compacta (SNpc). Besides, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect pro-inflammatory cytokines and Western blotting to detect the inflammasome components. PACAP 6-38, a non-irritating competitive antagonist of PACAP, was used to explore the anti-inflammation mechanism of hyperoside. The results showed that hyperoside inhibited the activation of glia and reduced the secretion of inflammatory factors, protecting DA neurons and reversing the motor dysfunction caused by MPTP. Hyperoside also inhibited the inflammasome activation by reducing the expression of NLRP3, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing caspases recruitment domain (ASC), and caspase-1 and increased PACAP content and CREB phosphorylation in the SNpc of the mice. PACAP 6-38 reversed the inhibitory effect of hyperoside on the microglia proliferation and activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. These results indicate that hyperoside can inhibit the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by up-regulating PACAP, thus effectively inhibiting MPTP-induced neuroinflammation and protecting DA neurons. Therefore, hyperoside can be used to treat PD.
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1-Metil-4-Fenil-1,2,3,6-Tetra-Hidropiridina/farmacologia , Inflamassomos/metabolismo , Proteína 3 que Contém Domínio de Pirina da Família NLR/metabolismo , Polipeptídeo Hipofisário Ativador de Adenilato Ciclase/metabolismo , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fármacos Neuroprotetores/farmacologia , Quercetina/farmacologiaRESUMO
Gallium-based liquid metal (LM) is regarded as one of the most promising candidates for the new-generation jigsaw of stretchable electronics. Nonetheless, the obstacle for the LM application lies in its high surface tension and easy fluidity which leads to great difficulty in handling and processing. Herein, a cross-mechanochemistry between liquid metal and inorganic solid, mediated via the coordination binding between the empty electronic orbits of the former and the lone electron pair of the latter is reported. The mechanism is validated via density functional theory calculation and electron energy loss spectroscopy, and experimentally proven to be universally applicable for various liquid metals and inorganic solids. With the unique mechanochemistry, simple ball milling allows on-demand transformation of the liquid metal into a low-surface-tension liquid, semi-solid paste, or even solid powder. The overcoming of the intrinsic high surface tension of the liquid metal with this approach unleashes the freedom to easily process the liquid metal composites into polymer composites or as direct molding processable paste and printable electronic ink.
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Fritillaria thunbergii Miq. (Zhe beimu) ranked as oldest known homeopathic traditional folk medicine in China. The bulbs are medicinally important curing cough, inflammation, gastric ulcers, hypertension, diarrhea, and bronchitis. The aim of this review is to enlighten the deeper knowledge about F. thunbergii giving a comprehensive overview on its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology for future investigation of plant-based drugs and therapeutic applications. Total 48 medicinally important species of Fritillaria were described; total 122 compounds have been identified as results only 72 chemical constituents were described with proper chemical and biological details. F. thunbergii and its bulbs mainly constitute alkaloids, essential oils, diterpenoids, carbohydrates, sterols, amino acids, nucleosides, fatty acids, and lignans. The pharmacological studies demonstrate that F. thunbergii and its bulbs displays a wide range of bioactivities e.g., anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antitussive, expectorant, anti-ulcer, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-thyroid, regulation of blood rheology, anti-diarrhea, neuroprotection, and analgesic effects. Although promising reports on the various chemical bioactive constituents and biological properties of F. thunbergii have been published, very few reviews are related specifically to the traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological applications. Further, various other studies on these plants should deserve our more attention for future investigation for drug development and its therapeutic applications.
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Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/farmacologia , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/uso terapêutico , Fritillaria/química , Animais , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/química , Etnofarmacologia , Humanos , Raízes de Plantas/químicaRESUMO
Depression is one of the foremost psychological illness, and the exact mechanism is unclear. Recent studies have reported that the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) signaling pathway is involved in the progression of depression. In the present study, we extracted crocin from the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, to evaluate its antidepressant effect and clarify the underlying mechanism. Here, we established a chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) mouse model to assess whether crocin can improve depression-like behavior in an open field test (OFT), tail suspension test (TST), forced swimming test (FST), and sucrose preference test (SPT). A corticosterone (CORT) model of PC12 was set up to explore the antidepressant mechanism of crocin. We pretreated PC12 cells with crocin for 1 hour and then stimulated the cells with CORT for 24 hours. Cell survival was detected by Hoechst staining and MTT assay. The expression of PACAP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) response element binding protein (CREB), and extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK) were analyzed by western blotting. PACAP RNAi was used to interfere with PC12 cells to downregulate the content of PACAP. The results showed that crocin (30 mg/kg) significantly reversed the decrease of body weight and elevation of serum CORT, mitigated CUMS induced depression-like behaviors of mice, and crocin (12.5 µmol/L) protected PC12 cells against CORT (200 µmol/L)-induced injury. Furthermore, crocin greatly increased the protein expression of PACAP and phosphorylation of ERK and CREB in the CORT model. PACAP RNAi cancelled the neuroprotective effect of crocin. In conclusion, these results indicated that crocin exerted an antidepressant effect via upregulating PACAP and its downstream ERK and CREB signaling pathways.
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Carotenoides/uso terapêutico , Depressão/tratamento farmacológico , Depressão/metabolismo , Polipeptídeo Hipofisário Ativador de Adenilato Ciclase/metabolismo , Animais , Comportamento Animal/efeitos dos fármacos , Peso Corporal/efeitos dos fármacos , Carotenoides/química , Doença Crônica , Corticosterona/sangue , Proteína de Ligação ao Elemento de Resposta ao AMP Cíclico/metabolismo , MAP Quinases Reguladas por Sinal Extracelular/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Modelos Biológicos , Fármacos Neuroprotetores/metabolismo , Células PC12 , Fosforilação/efeitos dos fármacos , Ratos , Estresse Psicológico/complicaçõesRESUMO
Contest between the international or national enterprises stimulates the formation of innovative or improved products or of well-organized processes. Nevertheless, reliance on carbon-based materials and energy emission sources has been highlighted as a primary problem of the 21st century. The current study examines the influence of carbon disclosure information (CDI), media reporting and financial influence on state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and non-state-owned enterprises (NSOEs) by using Shenzhen and Shanghai's heavy polluting listed industries' dataset from 2014 to 2019. By applying different data approaches, the estimated results demonstrate that the CDI level is significantly negative related to SOE compared to NSOE. The estimated results explain that media's positive reporting offsets the additional benefits to stakeholders. While media's negative reporting negatively influences a firm's competitive position, it mitigates the stock price and its social value. Our results suggest that external factors are encouraging for the financial values of stakeholders, along with those of enterprises.
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Carbono , Conservação dos Recursos Naturais , Revelação , Fontes Geradoras de Energia , ChinaRESUMO
Background: Exercise induces blood flow redistribution among tissues, leading to splanchnic hypoperfusion. Intestinal epithelial cells are positioned between the anaerobic lumen and the highly metabolic lamina propria with an oxygen gradient. Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α is pivotal in the transcriptional response to the oxygen flux. Methods: In this study, the pimonidazole hydrochloride staining was applied to observe the tissue hypoxia in different organs, which might be affected by the blood flow redistribution. The HIF-1α luciferase reporter ROSA26 oxygen-dependent degradation domain (ODD)-Luc/+ mouse model (ODD domain-Luc; female, nâ¯=â¯3-6/group) was used to detect the HIF-1α expression in the intestine. We used 3 swimming models: moderate exercise for 30 min, heavy-intensity exercise bearing 5% bodyweight for 1.5 h, and long-time exercise for 3 h. Results: We found that 1 session of swimming at different intensities could induce tissue hypoxia redistribution in the small intestine, colon, liver and kidney, but not in the spleen, heart, and skeletal muscle. Our data showed that exercise exacerbated the extent of physiological hypoxia in the small intestine. Next, using ODD-Luc mice, we found that moderate exercise increased the in vivo HIF-1α level in the small intestine. The post-exercise HIF-1α level was gradually decreased in a time-dependent manner. Interestingly, the redistribution of tissue hypoxia and the increase of HIF-1α expression were not related to the exercise intensity and duration. Conclusion: This study provided evidence that the small intestine is the primary target organ for exercise-induced tissue hypoxia and HIF-1α redistribution, suggesting that HIF-1α may be a potential target for the regulation of gastrointestinal functions after exercise.