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Ulmus elongata is a species of Sect. Chaetoptelea (Liemb.) S chneid in Ulmaceae, and it is an endangered wild plant listed in the second class of the Protected Plants in China. The complete chloroplast genome (cp) of U. elongata was reported in this study. The result showed that the cp genome was 159,230 bp in length including a large single-copy (LSC) 87,718 bp and a small single-copy (SSC) 18,690 bp, which were separated by two inverted repeats (IRs) of 26,411 bp with the typical quadripartite structure, respectively. The genome encoded 132 genes, including 87 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. The GC content was 35.57%. Chloroplast sequences were used for constructing phylogenetic tree to determine the evolutionary status of U. elongata. The maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis showed that U. elongata was clustered with five other Ulmus species, and the relationship between Ulmus and Zelkova was closest. The success of cp genome assembly of U. elongata has laid a foundation for the study of chloroplast molecular biology and can effectively promote the study of genetic breeding and molecular evolution of U. elongata.
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Ulmus szechuanica is a species of Sect.Ulmus and Ser.Nitentes in Ulmaceae, and it is an endangered wild plant in China. The complete chloroplast genome (cp) of U. szechuanica was reported in this study. The result showed that the cp genome was 159,703 bp in length including a large single-copy (LSC) 88,039 bp and a small single-copy (SSC) 19,072 bp, which were separated by two inverted repeats (IRs) of 26,296 bp with the typical quadripartite structure, respectively. The genome encoded 131 genes, including 86 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The GC content was 35.53%. Chloroplast sequences were used for constructing phylogenetic tree to determine the evolutionary status of U. szechuanica. The maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis showed that U. szechuanica displayed a closer kinship to five other Ulmus species. This study provides important information for identification and conservation of species, germplasm resources utilization, and genetic engineering of Ulmus. The cp will provide a reference for future studies on species evolution of Ulmus.
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Objective@#Glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1) and gastrin synergistically promote the differentiation of insulin-producing cells which differentiated from rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs).@*Methods@#(1)Prepare IPCs model: pancreatic duodenal homeobox 1 (Pdx-1), neurogenin 3 (Ngn3) combined with V-type tendon fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A (MafA) co-transfected BMSCs differentiation into IPCs; (2)IPCs were divided into 4 groups: Group A(uninduced group), group B(GLP-1 induction group), group C(gastrin induction group), and group D(GLP-1 combined with gastrin induction group). Cultured in high glucose medium for 7 days, the expression levels of insulin2, Pdx-1, GK, nestin, and glucagon mRNA were detected by RT-PCR. The insulin secretion of each group was detected by ELISA.@*Results@#After cultured for 7 days under high glucose conditions, the morphology of IPCs in each induction group changed significantly, gradually aggregated and formed scattered cell masses, and the combined induction group formed large cell masses. The staining of disulfide brown was reddish brown; The levels of insulin secretion increased gradually on the 0, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th day after induction, and the increase was the most significant in the combined induction group (P<0.05). Compared with group A, the expression of insulin2 and GK in group B and D was significantly up-regulated, the expression of glucagon was down-regulated in group D, the expression of Pdx-1 was down-regulated in group C, and the expression of glucagon was up-regulated (P<0.05). Compared with group B, The expression of insulin2 was down-regulated in group C, and the expression level of glucagon was up-regulated. The expression levels of Pdx-1 and Insulin2 were significantly up-regulated in group D, and the expression level of glucagon was down-regulated (P<0.05). Compared with group C, the expression level of Pdx-1, insulin2 and GK was significantly up-regulated in group D, and the expression level of glucagon was down-regulated (P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#GLP-1 and gastrin synergistically promote the differentiation of IPCs into islet β cells by up-regulating GK and insulin2 and down-regulating glucagon.
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Objective:Glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1) and gastrin synergistically promote the differentiation of insulin-producing cells which differentiated from rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs).Methods:(1)Prepare IPCs model: pancreatic duodenal homeobox 1 (Pdx-1), neurogenin 3 (Ngn3) combined with V-type tendon fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A (MafA) co-transfected BMSCs differentiation into IPCs; (2)IPCs were divided into 4 groups: Group A(uninduced group), group B(GLP-1 induction group), group C(gastrin induction group), and group D(GLP-1 combined with gastrin induction group). Cultured in high glucose medium for 7 days, the expression levels of insulin2, Pdx-1, GK, nestin, and glucagon mRNA were detected by RT-PCR. The insulin secretion of each group was detected by ELISA.Results:After cultured for 7 days under high glucose conditions, the morphology of IPCs in each induction group changed significantly, gradually aggregated and formed scattered cell masses, and the combined induction group formed large cell masses. The staining of disulfide brown was reddish brown; The levels of insulin secretion increased gradually on the 0, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th day after induction, and the increase was the most significant in the combined induction group ( P<0.05). Compared with group A, the expression of insulin2 and GK in group B and D was significantly up-regulated, the expression of glucagon was down-regulated in group D, the expression of Pdx-1 was down-regulated in group C, and the expression of glucagon was up-regulated ( P<0.05). Compared with group B, The expression of insulin2 was down-regulated in group C, and the expression level of glucagon was up-regulated. The expression levels of Pdx-1 and Insulin2 were significantly up-regulated in group D, and the expression level of glucagon was down-regulated ( P<0.05). Compared with group C, the expression level of Pdx-1, insulin2 and GK was significantly up-regulated in group D, and the expression level of glucagon was down-regulated ( P<0.05). Conclusion:GLP-1 and gastrin synergistically promote the differentiation of IPCs into islet β cells by up-regulating GK and insulin2 and down-regulating glucagon.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence rate and risk factors of inpatients with coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CHD) combined chronic kidney disease (CKD).MethodsAll people who underwent CHD combined CKD in CHD department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University during January to December 2009 were enrolled in the retrospective study.Results A total of 960 hospitalized patients with CHD were enrolled during the observation period. The prevalence of proteinuria and reduced eGFR were 11.04％ and 10.52％,respectively.The total CKD prevalence rate was 16.77％,with male of 16.67％ and female of 17.11％.There was no significant difference in prevalence rate between male and female( P ＞ 0.05 ).The multi-factors logistic regression analysis showed that diabetes mellitus(OR 2.60,95％CI 1.17-3.29) was risk factor for CHD combined proteinuria.Ten-years older in age( OR1.55, 95％CI1.31-1.83 ), diabetesmellitus ( OR1.69, 95％CI1.15-2.47 ),hypercholesterolemia ( OR 2.89,95％ CI 1.49-5.61 ),and hyperuricemia( OR 1.49,95％ CI 0.96-2.33 )were risk factors for CHD combined CKD. Conclusion More attention should be paid to the high prevalence of CHD combined CKD.