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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the therapeutic effects of Dihuang Yinzi decoction on Alzheimer's disease (AD) and provide a medical evidence-based clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). METHODS: A comprehensive search was conducted across multiple databases, including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Journals Full-text Database, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, Wan Fang database, and SinoMed database, to collect clinical randomized controlled trials of Dihuang Yinzi decoction in the treatment of AD. Strict literature screening was performed based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias assessment tool and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system recommendation-level method was used to assess the quality of the included studies. Review Manager 5.4 and Stata 17 software were used for data synthesis and processing, while GRADE Profiler 3.6 software was used to evaluate the quality of evidence for outcome indicators (risk ratio, standardized mean difference, and weighted mean difference). RESULTS: A total of 11 studies involving 798 patients met the inclusion criteria. Dihuang Yinzi decoction, whether used alone or in combination with conventional Western medicine, demonstrated superior efficacy compared to conventional Western medicine alone in improving the clinical effective rate, TCM syndrome score, activity of daily living score, Mini-Mental State Examination score, and Hasegawa Dementia Scale score in AD treatment. Furthermore, it exhibited a favorable safety profile. However, the GRADE evidence quality rating for the included studies was low. CONCLUSIONS: Dihuang Yinzi decoction, either used alone or in combination with conventional Western medicine, shows promising results in enhancing cognitive and memory functions as well as the self-care ability of patients with AD. However, the low GRADE evidence quality rating highlights the need for focused advancements in the planning and execution of clinical randomized controlled trials during future research attempts.
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Doença de Alzheimer , Medicina , Humanos , Doença de Alzheimer/tratamento farmacológico , Resultado do Tratamento , Medicina Tradicional Chinesa , ChinaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix (PCRR), a well-known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), inhibits inflammation associated with various human diseases. However, the anti-inflammatory effects of PCRR in acute lung injury (ALI) and the underlying mechanisms of action remain unclear. AIM: To determine the ingredients related to PCRR for treatment of ALI using multiple databases to obtain potential targets for fishing. METHODS: Recognized and candidate active compounds for PCRR were obtained from Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology, STITCH, and PubMed databases. Target ALI databases were built using the Therapeutic Target, DrugBank, DisGeNET, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, and Genetic Association databases. Network pharmacology includes network construction, target prediction, topological feature analysis, and enrichment analysis. Bioinformatics resources from the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery were utilized for gene ontology biological process and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes network pathway enrichment analysis, and molecular docking techniques were adopted to verify the combination of major active ingredients and core targets. RESULTS: Thirteen bioactive compounds corresponding to the 433 PCRR targets were identified. In addition, 128 genes were closely associated with ALI, 60 of which overlapped with PCRR targets and were considered therapeutically relevant. Functional enrichment analysis suggested that PCRR exerted its pharmacological effects in ALI by modulating multiple pathways, including the cell cycle, cell apoptosis, drug metabolism, inflammation, and immune modulation. Molecular docking results revealed a strong associative relationship between the active ingredient and core target. CONCLUSION: PCRR alleviates ALI symptoms via molecular mechanisms predicted by network pharmacology. This study proposes a strategy to elucidate the mechanisms of TCM at the network pharmacology level.
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OBJECTIVE: Obesity has become an epidemic in the United States. Although bariatric surgery can effectively achieve weight loss by altering the gastrointestinal tract, it commonly results in micronutrient deficiency, requiring supplementation. Iodine is an essential micronutrient for the synthesis of thyroid hormones. We aimed to investigate changes in urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) in patients following bariatric surgery. METHODS: 85 adults who underwent either laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery were enrolled. At baseline and 3 months after surgery, we evaluated spot UIC and serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), vitamin D, vitamin B12, ferritin, and folate levels. Participants provided a 24-hour diet recall for iodine-rich foods and information about multivitamin use at each time point. RESULTS: There was a significant increase in median UIC (201 [120.0 - 288.5] vs 334.5 [236.3 - 740.3] µg/L; P < .001), a significant decrease in mean body mass index (44.0 ± 6.2 vs 35.8 ± 5.9; P < .001) and a significant decrease in TSH levels (1.5 [1.2 - 2.0] vs 1.1 [0.7 - 1.6] uIU/mL; P < .001) at 3 months postoperatively compared to baseline. Body mass index, UIC, and TSH levels before and after surgery did not differ based on the type of weight loss surgery. CONCLUSION: In an iodine-sufficient area, bariatric surgery does not cause iodine deficiency nor clinically significant changes in thyroid function. Different surgical procedures with different anatomical alterations in the gastrointestinal tract do not significantly affect iodine status.
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Cirurgia Bariátrica , Derivação Gástrica , Iodo , Obesidade Mórbida , Adulto , Humanos , Obesidade Mórbida/cirurgia , Obesidade Mórbida/epidemiologia , Iodo/urina , Tireotropina , VitaminasRESUMO
Introduction: Engaging in a secondary task while walking increases motor-cognitive interference and exacerbates fall risk in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Previous studies have demonstrated that Tai Chi (TC) may improve cognitive function and dual-task gait performance. Intriguingly, with emerging studies also indicating the potential of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in enhancing such motor-cognitive performance, whether combining tDCS with TC might be superior to TC alone is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of combining tDCS with TC on dual-task gait in patients with MCI. Materials and Methods: Twenty patients with MCI were randomly assigned to receive either anodal or sham tDCS, both combined with TC, for 36 sessions over 12 weeks. Subjects received 40 min of TC training in each session. During the first 20 min, they simultaneously received either anodal or sham tDCS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Outcome measures included dual-task gait performance and other cognitive functions. Results: There were significant interaction effects between groups on the cognitive dual task walking. Compared to sham, the anodal tDCS group demonstrated a greater improvement on cadence and dual task cost of speed. Conclusion: Combining tDCS with TC may offer additional benefits over TC alone in enhancing dual-task gait performance in patients with MCI. Clinical Trial Registration: [www.ClinicalTrials.gov], identifier [TCTR20201201007].
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Objective: To investigate the effects and mechanisms of alcohol extract of Raphani seed (AERS) on blood lipid, blood glucose and hepatic steatosis in ApoE-/- mice. Methods: Sixty ApoE-/- mice were randomly divided into control group (CG), normal saline group (NG), rosiglitazone group (RG) and AERS treatment groups (AERS-L / M / H). Except CG, other groups were fed with high-fat, high-sugar and high-salt diet for 9 weeks. The mice in RG were treated with rosiglitazone (1.33 mg·kg-1, 0.2 ml ·10 g-1) by gavage daily. The mice in CG and NG were treated with equal volume of NS by intragastric administration daily. The mice in AERS groups were treated with AERS at the doses of 100, 300 and 900 mg·kg-1 for 9 weeks, respectively. FPG and Fins were detected. Insulin resistance index (IRI) and liver coefficient (LC) were calculated. The levels of ALT, AST, Leptin (LEP), TNF - α and blood lipid (TC, FFA, etc.) were tested. The expressions of proteins related to liver lipid metabolism (HMG-RãLDL-RãLEP-R) were detected by Western blot. Results: Compared with NG or RG, CG showed significant changes in liver appearance (color, swelling, etc.) and pathology (steatosis, hepatocyte necrosis, etc.), while AERS-M/H groups were similar to CG. Compared with CG, the serum levels of FPG, Fins, IRI, ALT, AST, TNF-α, LC, TG, LDL-C, FFA and LEP were increased significantly (Pï¼0.05) . Compared with NG, AERS could decrease the above mentioned indicators in a dose-dependent manner (Pï¼0.05). Compared with RG, the levels of FPG and Fins of AERS-H were increased significantly, while the level of IRI was decreased (Pï¼0.05). Compared with NG and RG, the protein expressions of HMG-R and LEP-R in AERS groups were decreased, while the protein expression of LDL-R was increased in a dose-dependent manner (Pï¼0.05). Conclusion: AERS can prevent the increase of blood lipid, glucose and hepatic steatosis induced by high-fat and high-sugar diet in ApoE-/- mice. The mechanism is related to the decrease of FFA and LEP, the inhibition of TNF-α, HMG-R, LEP-R protein expressions and the promotion of LDL-R protein expression.
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Fígado Gorduroso , Extratos Vegetais , Raphanus , Animais , Glicemia , Dieta Hiperlipídica/efeitos adversos , Fígado Gorduroso/tratamento farmacológico , Fígado Gorduroso/metabolismo , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos , Lipídeos/sangue , Fígado/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout para ApoE , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Raphanus/química , Sementes/químicaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Dexmedetomidine (Dexm), a selective alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonist, and dexamethasone (Dexa), a very potent and highly selective glucocorticoid, have both been proven effectively to prolong the duration of local anesthetics (LA) in regional anesthesia. However, data comparing the efficacy of Dexm and Dexa as perineural adjuvants are inconsistent. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted to compare the effects of Dexm and Dexa when used as LA adjuvants on peripheral nerve block (PNB). METHODS: We systematically searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect databases up to October, 2020. The primary outcome was the duration of analgesia. Secondary outcomes included incidence of rescue analgesia, cumulative opioid consumption, time required for onset of sensory and motor blockades, duration of sensory and motor blockades, incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), and side effect-associated outcomes (e.g., bradycardia, sedation, hypotension, rates of infection, and neurological complications). The study was registered on PROSPERO, number CRD42020188796. RESULTS: After screening of full-text relevant articles, 13 RCTs that met the inclusion criteria were retrieved for this systematic review. It was revealed that perineural Dexm provided equivalent analgesic duration to perineural Dexa. Besides, the intake of Dexm increased the incidence of rescue analgesia in limbs surgery, as well as the cumulative opioid consumption, and decreased the time required for onset of sensory and motor blockades for long-acting LA (all Pâ<â.05). Other analysis revealed insignificant difference between the 2 groups in terms of the incidence of PONV (Pâ>â.05). Additionally, 2 studies demonstrated that Dexm possesses more sedative properties than Dexa (Pâ<â.05). CONCLUSIONS: This meta-analysis indicated that the analgesic duration of Dexm and Dexa as LA adjuvants in PNB is the same. Meanwhile, the effects of perineural Dexm and Dexa on some secondary outcomes, including the incidence of rescue analgesia, cumulative opioid consumption, and time required for onset of sensory and motor blockades, are associated with the surgical site and type of LA.
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Agonistas de Receptores Adrenérgicos alfa 2/uso terapêutico , Anestesia Local/métodos , Dexametasona/uso terapêutico , Dexmedetomidina/uso terapêutico , Glucocorticoides/uso terapêutico , Bloqueio Nervoso/métodos , Adjuvantes Anestésicos , Agonistas de Receptores Adrenérgicos alfa 2/administração & dosagem , Dexametasona/administração & dosagem , Dexmedetomidina/administração & dosagem , Glucocorticoides/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Nervos Periféricos , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como AssuntoRESUMO
We report that mouse hypothalamic stem/progenitor cells produce multiple pancreatic, gastrointestinal and hypothalamic peptides in addition to exosomes. Through cell sorting and selection according to insulin promoter activity, we generated a subpopulation(s) of these cells which formed 3D spherical structure with combined features of hypothalamic neurospheres and pancreatic islets. Through testing streptozotocin-induced pancreatic islet disruption and fatal diabetes, we found that peripheral implantation of these spheres in mice led to remarkable improvements in general health and survival in addition to a moderate antidiabetic effect, and notably these pro-survival versus metabolic effects were dissociable to a significant extent. Mechanistically, secretion of exosomes by these spheres was essential for enhancing survival while production of insulin was important for the antidiabetic effect. In summary, hypothalamic neural stem/progenitor cells comprise subpopulations with multifaceted secretion, and their derived hypothalamic islets can be implanted peripherally to enhance general health and survival together with an antidiabetic benefit.
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Transplante de Células , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/terapia , Hipotálamo/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Neurais/metabolismo , Animais , Células Secretoras de Insulina/metabolismo , Ilhotas Pancreáticas/citologia , Ilhotas Pancreáticas/metabolismo , Camundongos , Análise de SobrevidaRESUMO
Semiconducting molybdenum ditelluride (2H-MoTe2), a two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide, has attracted extensive research attention due to its favorable physical properties for future electronic devices, such as appropriate bandgap, ambipolar transport characteristic, and good chemical stability. The rational tuning of its electronic properties is a key point to achieve MoTe2-based complementary electronic and optoelectronic devices. Herein, we demonstrate the dynamic and effective control of the electronic properties of few-layer MoTe2, through the in situ surface modification with aluminum (Al) adatoms, with a view toward high-performance complementary inverter devices. MoTe2 is found to be significantly electron doped by Al, exhibiting a continuous transport transition from p-dominated ambipolar to n-type unipolar with enhanced electron mobility. Using a spatially controlled Al doping technique, both p- and n-channels are established on a single MoTe2 nanosheet, which gives complementary inverters with a record-high gain of â¼195, which stands out in the 2D family of materials due to the balanced p- and n-transport in Al-modified MoTe2. Our studies coupled with the tunable nature of in situ modification enable MoTe2 to be a promising candidate for high-performance complementary electronics.
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Thirty-one compounds, including delavinone, were isolated from the methanol extract of F. cirrhosa by modern chromatographic techniques. The pharmacological action of Fritillaria is widely used in clinical practice. However, the pharmacokinetic studies on delavinone have not been reported. Therefore, the chemical constituents of this species were investigated. Therefore, it is necessary to establish an analytical method to monitor the concentration of delavinone. An UPLC-MS/MS method was established to determine delavinone in the mouse blood, and the pharmacokinetics of delavinone after intravenous (1.0 mg/kg) and intragastric (2.5, 10.0 mg/kg) administration were studied. The lower limit of quantification was 1.0 ng/mL. The intraday and interday precision RSD were less than 13%, the accuracy ranged from 96.8% to 104.9%, the average recovery was better than 80.6%, and the matrix effect was between 88.8% and 103.4%. The UPLC-MS/MS method has been successfully applied to the pharmacokinetics of delavinone in mice. The noncompartment model was used to fit the main pharmacokinetic parameters. It was found that AUC in mice was higher than that in mice given orally, and the bioavailability of delavinone was 12.4%.
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Fritillaria/química , Extratos Vegetais/química , Extratos Vegetais/farmacocinética , Administração Intravenosa/métodos , Administração Oral , Animais , Disponibilidade Biológica , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Control of snail intermediate hosts has been proved to be a fast and efficient approach for interrupting the transmission of schistosomiasis. Some plant extracts have shown obvious molluscicidal activity, and a new compound Luo-Wei, also named tea-seed distilled saponin (TDS), was developed based on the saponins extracted from Camellia oleifera seeds. We aimed to test the molluscicidal activity of 4% TDS against the intermediate host snails in China and Egypt, and evaluate its environmental safety to non-target organisms. METHODS: In the laboratory, Oncomelania hupensis, Biomphalaria alexandrina and Bulinus truncatus were exposed to 4% TDS, and the median lethal concentration (LC50) was estimated at 24, 48 and 72 h. In the field, snail mortalities were assessed 1, 2, 3 and 7 d post-immersion with 2.5 g/m3 4% TDS and 1, 3, 7 and 15 d post-spraying with 5 g/m2 4% TDS. In addition, the acute toxicity of 4% TDS to Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio) and freshwater shrimp (Macrobrachium nipponense) was assessed by estimations of LC50 or median lethal dose (LD50). RESULTS: In the laboratory, the LC50 values of 4% TDS for O. hupensis were 0.701, 0.371 and 0.33 mg/L at 24, 48 and 72 h, respectively, and 4% TDS showed a 1.975 mg/L [corrected] 24 h LC50 against B. alexandrina, and a 1.396 mg/L 24 h LC50 against B. truncatus. Across all study regions, the pooled mortalities of O. hupensis were 72, 86, 94 and 98% at 1, 2, 3 and 7 d, following field immersion of 4% TDS at a dose of 2.5 g/m3, and were 69, 77, 85 and 88% at 1, 3, 7 and 15 d, following field spraying at 5 g/m2, respectively. 4% TDS had moderate toxicity to Japanese quail (7 d LD50 > 60 mg/kg) and to shrimp (96 h LC50 = 6.28 mg/L; 95% CI: 3.53-11.2 mg/L), whereas its toxicity to zebrafish was high (96 h LC50 = 0.15 mg/L; 95% CI: 0.14-0.17 mg/L). CONCLUSIONS: 4% TDS is active against O. hupensis, B. alexandrina and B. truncatus under laboratory and field conditions, and it may be a candidate molluscicide of plant origin.
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Moluscocidas/administração & dosagem , Moluscocidas/toxicidade , Schistosoma/efeitos dos fármacos , Caramujos/efeitos dos fármacos , Caramujos/parasitologia , Animais , Biomphalaria , Bulinus , China , Egito , Dose Letal Mediana , Extratos Vegetais , Codorniz , Esquistossomose/prevenção & controle , Testes de ToxicidadeRESUMO
Higher plants exploit posttranscriptional gene silencing as a defense mechanism against virus infection by the RNA degradation system. Plant RNA viruses suppress posttranscriptional gene silencing using their encoded proteins. Three important motifs (F-box-like motif, G139/W140/G141-like motif, and C-terminal conserved region) in P0 of Potato leafroll virus (PLRV) were reported to be essential for suppression of RNA silencing activity. In this study, Agrobacterium-mediated transient experiments were carried out to screen the available amino acid substitutions in the F-box-like motif and G139/W140/G141-like motif that abolished the RNA silencing suppression activity of P0, without disturbing the P1 amino acid sequence. Subsequently, four P0 defective mutants derived from a full-length cDNA clone of PLRV (L76F and W87R substitutions in the F-box-like motif, G139RRR substitution in the G139/W140/G141-like motif, and F220R substitution in the C-terminal conserved region) were successfully generated by reverse PCR and used to investigate the impact of these substitutions on PLRV infectivity. The RT-PCR and western blot analysis revealed that these defective mutants affected virus accumulation in inoculated leaves and systemic movement in Nicotiana benthamiana as well as in its natural hosts, potato and black nightshade. These results further demonstrate that the RNA silencing suppressor of PLRV is required for PLRV accumulation and systemic infection.
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Inativação Gênica , Luteoviridae/genética , Mutação , Nicotiana/virologia , Proteínas Virais/genética , Agrobacterium/genética , Substituição de Aminoácidos , Motivos F-Box/genética , Doenças das Plantas/virologia , Vírus de Plantas/genética , Solanum tuberosum/virologiaRESUMO
Many plant viruses with monopartite or bipartite genomes have been developed as efficient expression vectors of foreign recombinant proteins. Nonetheless, due to lack of multiple insertion sites in these plant viruses, it is still a big challenge to simultaneously express multiple foreign proteins in single cells. The genome of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) offers an attractive system for expression of multiple foreign proteins owning to a multipartite genome composed of five positive-stranded RNAs. Here, we have established a BNYVV full-length infectious cDNA clone under the control of the Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter. We further developed a set of BNYVV-based vectors that permit efficient expression of four recombinant proteins, including some large proteins with lengths up to 880 amino acids in the model plant Nicotiana benthamiana and native host sugar beet plants. These vectors can be used to investigate the subcellular co-localization of multiple proteins in leaf, root and stem tissues of systemically infected plants. Moreover, the BNYVV-based vectors were used to deliver NbPDS guide RNAs for genome editing in transgenic plants expressing Cas9, which induced a photobleached phenotype in systemically infected leaves. Collectively, the BNYVV-based vectors will facilitate genomic research and expression of multiple proteins, in sugar beet and related crop plants.
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Edição de Genes , Vetores Genéticos , Vírus de Plantas , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas , RNA Guia de Cinetoplastídeos , Beta vulgaris/genética , Doenças das Plantas , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Nicotiana/genéticaRESUMO
Iodine is a trace element that is important for the synthesis of thyroid hormones. During pregnancy, iodine requirements are increased by approximately 50% because of physiological changes. Adequate iodine status in pregnancy is crucial for maternal health and fetal growth. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a daily intake of 250 µg iodine for pregnant women to maintain adequate iodine status. Severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy can result in a series of detrimental effects on maternal and fetal health including hypothyroidism, goiter, stillbirth, abortion, increased neonatal mortality, neurological damage, and intellectual impairment. Correction of severe iodine deficiency can reduce the risk of adverse impacts. However, the influences of mild-to-moderate maternal iodine deficiency on fetal neural development and cognitive function are less clear. The safety and efficacy of iodine supplementation in mildly-to-moderately iodine-deficient women also remain uncertain. In addition, excess iodine during pregnancy carries a risk of adverse effects, and the recommended safe upper limits of iodine intake are controversial. Effective iodine supplementation should be implemented, and routine monitoring is necessary to guarantee adequate iodine status.
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Suplementos Nutricionais , Iodo/administração & dosagem , Iodo/sangue , Estado Nutricional , Gravidez/sangue , Gravidez/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Humanos , Iodo/efeitos adversos , Iodo/deficiência , Hormônios Tireóideos/biossínteseRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Wuqinxi is a traditional medicinal exercise that is widely practiced in China now. Because of its obvious medical rehabilitation, Wuqinxi has been used in the physical education for more than 1.2 million people in at least 24 Chinese Medicine university campuses in China for many years. This investigation aimed to evaluate whether Wuqinxi has the positive effect on physical improvements for female college students. METHODS: Infrared scanners were used for real-time monitoring of body calorie dynamics; the electromyography (EMG) was used to detect the iEMG on biceps, brachioradialis, quadriceps, and gastrocnemius; beside, the physical health elements, heart rate and cardiopulmonary function were also taken within the scope of our investigation and records. RESULTS: Wuqinxi exercise can improve the body function through making the abdominal muscles, back muscles and limbs strength exercise more effectively; Wuqinxi exercise had also made the athletes better control their muscles to have a good way to contraction and keeping balance; Moreover, the performances of speed of 800 m run, setting flexion, set-ups and grip strength had a comprehensive promotion for each of the participants including long-time practitioners and short-term practitioners. CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, the new gymnastics derived from ancient Chinese Wuqinxi exercise can improve the physical health of female college students so that it can be used as part of the development of higher education's health quality in the future.
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Exercício Físico/fisiologia , Medicina Tradicional Chinesa/métodos , Músculo Esquelético/fisiologia , Educação Física e Treinamento/métodos , Temperatura Cutânea , Adolescente , China , Eletromiografia , Feminino , Humanos , Força Muscular , Aptidão Física/fisiologia , Músculo Quadríceps/fisiologia , Amplitude de Movimento Articular , Estudantes , Universidades , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To compare the expressions of miRNAs (microRNAs) in serum exosomes and in hippocampus and to provide insights into the miRNA-mediated relationship between peripheral and central nervous systems in the presence of methamphetamine. METHODS: Published results on conditioned place preference (CPP) in rats conditioned by methamphetamine were replicated. The expressions of miRNAs in serum exosomes and hippocampus were determined by gene-chip sequencing. We then predicted the potential target genes of selected, differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs and then carried out functional analysis of these target genes. We also verified our results by RT-qPCR. RESULTS: Methamphetamine reward could greatly increase the activity time and distance in the intrinsically nonpreferred side of the behavioral apparatus compared with control rats (P < 0.01). Rhynchophylline treatment significantly counteracted these changes (P < 0.01). Methamphetamine-induced CPP upregulated 23 miRNAs (log2 fold change [FC] > 1, P < 0.01) in serum exosomes, whereas rhynchophylline treatment could downregulate these miRNAs (log2 FC < -1, P < 0.01). Analysis of hippocampal miRNAs profiles found 22 DE miRNAs (log2 FC > 1 or <-1, P < 0.01). When methamphetamine induced CPP, 11 of those miRNAs were upregulated, whereas rhynchophylline treatment could downregulate these miRNAs. The other 11 miRNAs behaved in the opposite way. We selected six DE miRNAs from each of serum exosomes and hippocampus for target gene prediction and functional analysis. We found that, in both, the DE miRNAs and their target genes may be related to neuronal information transmission and synaptic transmission. CONCLUSIONS: Rhynchophylline blocked the alteration of behavior and the expression of some DE miRNAs induced by methamphetamine. The biological functions of these DE miRNAs target genes are correlated between serum exosomes and hippocampus. As to these biological processes and pathways which are involved in the development of addiction at multiple stages, we speculate that these DE miRNAs in serum exosomes and hippocampus are closely related to methamphetamine addiction.
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In this study, 128 individuals form 14 Epimedium pubescens populations and 1 E. stellulatum population were analyzed by ISSR marker. The data were calculated by POPGENE software and clustered by UPGMA method. Optical microscope was used to observe the main types of the non-glandular hairs and their characteristics in each population. It is found that the following conclusions: Non-glandular hairs can be divided into five morphological categories, long straight pubescent, curly pubescent, appressed curly pubescent, pseudo short appressed hairs and long appressed. Eight primers were screening and a total of 94 bands were detected in ISSR, among which 90 were polymorphic bands. Based on the results of ISSR cluster analysis, 15 populations were divided into 3 clades. E. stellulatum populations should be incorporated into the E. pubescens or as avariety under E. pubescens not be independent and as it has no separate phylogenetic branch for a cluster. The genetic relationship among the populations of E. pubescens was closely related with its geographical distribution and non-glandular hair features. But there were also some inconsistency, which provided a good hint for the further study on the interspecific relationship and natural speciation manner of Epimedium species. Population diversity analysis showed Nm=0.354 4, Nei's=0.585 2. It was showed that E. pubescens has high genetic diversity among populations, for which the main reason was probably the high inbreeding rate and the small range of seed dispersal.
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Epimedium/anatomia & histologia , Epimedium/genética , Variação Genética , Genética Populacional , Filogenia , Epimedium/classificação , Marcadores Genéticos , Repetições de MicrossatélitesRESUMO
Plant microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs that play important roles in plant development, defense, and symptom development. Here, 547 known miRNAs representing 129 miRNA families, and 282 potential novel miRNAs were identified in Beta macrocarpa using small RNA deep sequencing. A phylogenetic analysis was performed, and 8 Beta lineage-specific miRNAs were identified. Through a differential expression analysis, miRNAs associated with Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) infection were identified and confirmed using a microarray analysis and stem-loop RT-qPCR. In total, 103 known miRNAs representing 38 miRNA families, and 45 potential novel miRNAs were differentially regulated, with at least a two-fold change, in BNYVV-infected plants compared with that of the mock-inoculated control. Targets of these differentially expressed miRNAs were also predicted by degradome sequencing. These differentially expressed miRNAs were involved in hormone biosynthesis and signal transduction pathways, and enhanced axillary bud development and plant defenses. This work is the first to describe miRNAs of the plant genus Beta and may offer a reference for miRNA research in other species in the genus. It provides valuable information on the pathogenicity mechanisms of BNYVV.
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Beta vulgaris/genética , Beta vulgaris/virologia , MicroRNAs/genética , Doenças das Plantas/virologia , Vírus de Plantas/fisiologia , Beta vulgaris/citologia , Beta vulgaris/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Filogenia , Reguladores de Crescimento de Plantas/biossíntese , Folhas de Planta/virologia , Análise de Sequência de RNA , Transdução de SinaisRESUMO
It has been proposed that the hypothalamus helps to control ageing, but the mechanisms responsible remain unclear. Here we develop several mouse models in which hypothalamic stem/progenitor cells that co-express Sox2 and Bmi1 are ablated, as we observed that ageing in mice started with a substantial loss of these hypothalamic cells. Each mouse model consistently displayed acceleration of ageing-like physiological changes or a shortened lifespan. Conversely, ageing retardation and lifespan extension were achieved in mid-aged mice that were locally implanted with healthy hypothalamic stem/progenitor cells that had been genetically engineered to survive in the ageing-related hypothalamic inflammatory microenvironment. Mechanistically, hypothalamic stem/progenitor cells contributed greatly to exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) in the cerebrospinal fluid, and these exosomal miRNAs declined during ageing, whereas central treatment with healthy hypothalamic stem/progenitor cell-secreted exosomes led to the slowing of ageing. In conclusion, ageing speed is substantially controlled by hypothalamic stem cells, partially through the release of exosomal miRNAs.
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Envelhecimento/genética , Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Exossomos/genética , Hipotálamo/citologia , Hipotálamo/fisiologia , Longevidade/fisiologia , MicroRNAs/genética , Células-Tronco Neurais/fisiologia , Envelhecimento/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Envelhecimento/patologia , Animais , Microambiente Celular , Exossomos/metabolismo , Hipotálamo/patologia , Proteínas I-kappa B/genética , Proteínas I-kappa B/metabolismo , Inflamação , Longevidade/genética , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , MicroRNAs/líquido cefalorraquidiano , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Neurais/citologia , Células-Tronco Neurais/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Neurais/transplante , Complexo Repressor Polycomb 1/deficiência , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas/deficiência , Fatores de Transcrição SOXB1/deficiência , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Two-dimensional black phosphorus configured field-effect transistor devices generally show a hole-dominated ambipolar transport characteristic, thereby limiting its applications in complementary electronics. Herein, we demonstrate an effective surface functionalization scheme on few-layer black phosphorus, through in situ surface modification with potassium, with a view toward high performance complementary device applications. Potassium induces a giant electron doping effect on black phosphorus along with a clear bandgap reduction, which is further corroborated by in situ photoelectron spectroscopy characterizations. The electron mobility of black phosphorus is significantly enhanced to 262 (377) cm2 V-1 s-1 by over 1 order of magnitude after potassium modification for two-terminal (four-terminal) measurements. Using lithography technique, a spatially controlled potassium doping technique is developed to establish high-performance complementary devices on a single black phosphorus nanosheet, for example, the p-n homojunction-based diode achieves a near-unity ideality factor of 1.007 with an on/off ratio of â¼104. Our findings coupled with the tunable nature of in situ modification scheme enable black phosphorus as a promising candidate for further complementary electronics.
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Central regulation of metabolic physiology is mediated critically through neuronal functions; however, whether astrocytes are also essential remains unclear. Here we show that the high-order processes of astrocytes in the mediobasal hypothalamus displayed shortening in fasting and elongation in fed status. Chronic overnutrition and astrocytic IKKß/NF-κB upregulation similarly impaired astrocytic plasticity, leading to sustained shortening of high-order processes. In physiology, astrocytic IKKß/NF-κB upregulation resulted in early-onset effects, including glucose intolerance and blood pressure rise, and late-onset effects, including body weight and fat gain. Appropriate inhibition in astrocytic IKKß/NF-κB protected against chronic overnutrition impairing astrocytic plasticity and these physiological functions. Mechanistically, astrocytic regulation of hypothalamic extracellular GABA level and therefore BDNF expression were found partly accountable. Hence, astrocytic process plasticity and IKKß/NF-κB play significant roles in central control of blood glucose, blood pressure, and body weight as well as the central induction of these physiological disorders leading to disease.