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PLoS One ; 19(4): e0296787, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38635585

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In the context of green and sustainable development and rural revitalization, analysis of the relationship between economic development and the evolution of carbon metabolism is of great significance for China's future transformation of development models. This study analyzed the spatial characteristics and spatiotemporal evolution pattern of the decoupling status between carbon metabolism and economic development of Laiwu during two periods from 2001 to 2018 at the village and town unit scales by using the Tapio decoupling model. The results showed that the growth rate of carbon metabolism from 2001 to 2009 was significantly higher than that from 2009 to 2018. The spatial heterogeneity of the decoupling states between economic development and carbon metabolism from 2009 to 2018 was significantly stronger than that from 2001 to 2009 in two units. From 2001 to 2018, the development trend gradually trended towards spatial imbalance. The decoupling status between villages and towns had a high degree of consistency from 2001 to 2009 and inconsistency from 2009 to 2018. From 2001 to 2009, the decoupling status of about 78% of villages was consistent with that of towns. Moreover, from 2009 to 2018, the consistency reduced to 32.2%, and the decoupling status of about 48% of villages was weaker than that of towns. According to the reclassification results of different decoupling state change types, from 2001 to 2018, about 52.2% of the villages had a decoupling state evolution type of eco-deteriorated economic development, which is an unsatisfactory development trend in a short time. Moreover, about 12.1% of the villages had a decoupling state evolution type of eco-improved economic development, which is a satisfactory development trend.


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Carbono , Desenvolvimento Econômico , Humanos , Cidades , Carbono/análise , População Rural , China , Dióxido de Carbono/análise
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Cell Death Dis ; 15(2): 167, 2024 Feb 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38396027

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Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS, gene name Nos1) orchestrates the synthesis of nitric oxide (NO) within neurons, pivotal for diverse neural processes encompassing synaptic transmission, plasticity, neuronal excitability, learning, memory, and neurogenesis. Despite its significance, the precise regulation of nNOS activity across distinct neuronal types remains incompletely understood. Erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 4 (ErbB4), selectively expressed in GABAergic interneurons and activated by its ligand neuregulin 1 (NRG1), modulates GABA release in the brain. Our investigation reveals the presence of nNOS in a subset of GABAergic interneurons expressing ErbB4. Notably, NRG1 activates nNOS via ErbB4 and its downstream phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), critical for NRG1-induced GABA release. Genetic removal of nNos from Erbb4-positive neurons impairs GABAergic transmission, partially rescued by the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP). Intriguingly, the genetic deletion of nNos from Erbb4-positive neurons induces schizophrenia-relevant behavioral deficits, including hyperactivity, impaired sensorimotor gating, and deficient working memory and social interaction. These deficits are ameliorated by the atypical antipsychotic clozapine. This study underscores the role and regulation of nNOS within a specific subset of GABAergic interneurons, offering insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms of schizophrenia, given the association of Nrg1, Erbb4, Pi3k, and Nos1 genes with this mental disorder.


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Receptores ErbB , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases , Animais , Humanos , Camundongos , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Ácido gama-Aminobutírico , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Neuregulina-1/genética , Neurônios/metabolismo , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo I/genética , Receptor ErbB-4/genética , Receptor ErbB-4/metabolismo
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Neural Netw ; 172: 106112, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38218025

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Recent advances in unsupervised domain adaptation have shown that mitigating the domain divergence by extracting the domain-invariant features could significantly improve the generalization of a model with respect to a new data domain. However, current methodologies often neglect to retain domain private information, which is the unique information inherent to the unlabeled new domain, compromising generalization. This paper presents a novel method that utilizes mutual information to protect this domain-specific information, ensuring that the latent features of the unlabeled data not only remain domain-invariant but also reflect the unique statistics of the unlabeled domain. We show that simultaneous maximization of mutual information and reduction of domain divergence can effectively preserve domain-private information. We further illustrate that a neural estimator can aptly estimate the mutual information between the unlabeled input space and its latent feature space. Both theoretical analysis and empirical results validate the significance of preserving such unique information of the unlabeled domain for cross-domain generalization. Comparative evaluations reveal our method's superiority over existing state-of-the-art techniques across multiple benchmark datasets.


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Benchmarking , Generalização Psicológica
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PLoS One ; 18(9): e0291691, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37729253

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Investigating the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of various industry types is critical for promoting the high-quality transformation and development of China's industry. This study combined the Getis-Ord Gi* statistic method, the random forest-based importance assessment method, and the geographically weighted regression method to determine the spatial distribution characteristics of four industry types and their influencing factors. The results revealed that the raw material industry was primarily concentrated in the surrounding districts and counties of Linyi and Qingdao. The food and light textile industry was mainly concentrated in the surrounding districts and counties of Qingdao, and a few were concentrated in some counties of Linyi. The processing and manufacturing industry was also concentrated in the surrounding districts and counties of Qingdao, and a few were concentrated in the belt regions connecting Jinan, Zibo, and Weifang. The high-tech industry was mainly concentrated in the surrounding districts and counties of Jinan and Qingdao. The key spatial influencing factors of the four industry types were different. The number of employees in the secondary industry and road density were most important in determining the spatial distribution of the raw material industry. The financial environment and number of research institutions were most important to the spatial distribution of the food and light textile industry. The gross domestic product and number of medical facilities were most important to the spatial distribution of the processing and manufacturing industry. Urbanization rate, number of research institutions, and gross domestic product were most important to the spatial distribution of the high-tech industry. Geographically weighted regression analysis revealed that the impact intensity of these key factors on the industry exhibits significant spatial heterogeneity. Taken together, these results are useful for formulating the development strategy for each industrial type in different regions.


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Comércio , Indústrias , Humanos , Indústria Manufatureira , Alimentos , Produto Interno Bruto
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J Oncol ; 2023: 4364654, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36844876

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Background: Solute carrier (SLC) proteins play an important role in tumor metabolism. But SLC-associated genes' prognostic significance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remained elusive. We identified SLC-related factors and developed an SLC-related classifier to predict and improve HCC prognosis and treatment. Methods: From the TCGA database, corresponding clinical data and mRNA expression profiles of 371 HCC patients were acquired, and those of 231 tumor samples were derived from the ICGC database. Genes associated with clinical features were filtered using weighted gene correlation network analysis (WGCNA). Next, univariate LASSO Cox regression studies developed SLC risk profiles, with the ICGC cohort data being used in validation. Result: Univariate Cox regression analysis revealed that 31 SLC genes (P < 0.05) were related to HCC prognosis. 7 (SLC22A25, SLC2A2, SLC41A3, SLC44A1, SLC48A1, SLC4A2, and SLC9A3R1) of these genes were applied in developing a SLC gene prognosis model. Samples were classified into the low-andhigh-risk groups by the prognostic signature, with those in the high-risk group showing a significantly worse prognosis (P < 0.001 in the TCGA cohort and P=0.0068 in the ICGC cohort). ROC analysis validated the signature's prediction power. In addition, functional analyses showed enrichment of immune-related pathways and different immune status between the two risk groups. Conclusion: The 7-SLC-gene prognostic signature established in this study helped predict the prognosis, and was also correlated with the tumor immune status and infiltration of different immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. The current findings may provide important clinical indications for proposing a novel combination therapy consists of targeted anti-SLC therapy and immunotherapy for HCC patients.

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J Appl Psychol ; 108(3): 403-424, 2023 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36006739

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Job-based psychological ownership arises when workers develop personal feelings of possession over various aspects of a job. Drawing on conservation of resources and regulatory focus theory, the current research adopts a resource-based perspective to suggest a double-edged effect on job performance, mediated by three forms of territoriality (marking, defending, expanding) and information exchange and moderated by individual regulatory focus. With a multistep process in Study 1, the authors develop and validate a territorial expanding scale. Among 358 employee-supervisor dyads, Study 2 tests the proposed model; job-based psychological ownership prompts employees to engage in territorial marking, defending, and expanding. Territorial defending correlates negatively with information exchange, territorial expanding is positively related to it, and territorial marking has no relationship with information exchange. Information exchange is positively related to job performance. Job-based psychological ownership impedes job performance through increased territorial defending and reduced information exchange, especially among employees with a prevention focus. It enhances job performance through increased territorial expanding and increased information exchange, particularly if employees have a high promotion focus. These findings have notable implications for research and practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).


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Desempenho Profissional , Humanos , Territorialidade , Propriedade , Satisfação no Emprego
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Front Public Health ; 10: 994712, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36339215

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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic can be effectively controlled by rapid and accurate identification of SARS-CoV-2-infected cases through large-scale screening. Hypercube pooling polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is frequently used as a pooling technique because of its high speed and efficiency. We attempted to implement the hypercube pooling strategy and found it had a large quantization effect. This raised two questions: is hypercube pooling with edge = 3 actually the optimal strategy? If not, what is the best edge and dimension? We used a C++ program to calculate the expected number of PCR tests per patient for different values of prevalence, edge, and dimension. The results showed that every edge had a best performance range. Then, using C++ again, we created a program to calculate the optimal edge and dimension required for pooling samples when entering prevalence into our program. Our program will be provided as freeware in the hope that it can help governments fight the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.


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COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2/genética , Teste para COVID-19 , COVID-19/diagnóstico , Pandemias , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Front Surg ; 9: 1000404, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36311919

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Distal radius orientation is important in evaluating Colles' fracture. In most cases, the wrist was protected by a bandage, splint, or cast. Therefore, it was difficult for the radiology technician to take perfect anteroposterior and lateral view radiographs. In this study, we build a mathematical model and calculate the pronation angle needed to produce dorsal tilt, which is a volar tilt in a perfect lateral view radiograph. The formulas are all incorporated into Excel to facilitate usage.

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Int J Mol Sci ; 23(13)2022 Jun 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35805970

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Silicon (Si) has a multifunctional role in improving plant growth and enhancing plant disease resistance, but its mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, we investigated the impacts of silicon application on the control of bacterial wilt and elucidated the molecular mechanisms using transcriptome sequencing. Compared to non-Si treatment, Si application (0.5-2 mM) significantly reduces tomato bacterial wilt index by 46.31-72.23%. However, Si does not influence the growth of R. solanacearum. Si application negatively influences R. solanacearum exopolysaccharide (EPS) synthesis and biofilm formation. Transcriptome analysis showed that Si treatment significantly downregulates the expression of virulence genes' transcriptional regulator (xpsR), EPS synthesis-related genes (epsD and tek), and type III effectors (HrpB2, SpaO, and EscR) in R. solanacearum. In addition, Si remarkably upregulates the expression of twitch motor-related genes (pilE2, pilE, fimT, and PilX). These findings suggest that silicon-suppressed tomato wilt incidence may be due to the regulation of the virulence-related genes of R. solanacearum by Si. Our research adds new knowledge to the application of Si in the field of disease control.


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Ralstonia solanacearum , Solanum lycopersicum , Expressão Gênica , Solanum lycopersicum/metabolismo , Doenças das Plantas/genética , Doenças das Plantas/microbiologia , Doenças das Plantas/prevenção & controle , Silício/metabolismo , Silício/farmacologia , Virulência/genética
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Transpl Immunol ; 74: 101610, 2022 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35500849

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Cold storage for organ preservation in kidney transplantation is a core predisposing factor for delayed graft function and the long-term outcome of transplanted kidneys. Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) is the most effective water-soluble active monomer in Safflower with a strong property of inhibiting hypoxia and reoxygenation (H/R). However, the evidence concerning the effect of HSYA on H/R in kidney transplantation is limited. To investigate whether HSYA has a protective effect on cold H/R injury,we investigated the possible protective mechanism. Here, we incubated HK-2 cells to establish a cold H/R model and observed HSYA activation in an in vitro model of cold-storage rewarming which included the cell survival rate, cell morphology and ultrastructure, protein expression of Bcl-2, Bax, CytC, Apaf-1, and caspase-3, and status of mitochondrial permeability transformation pores (MPTPs). Our data showed that HSYA pretreatment increased the survival rate of the cells, alleviated mitochondrial damage, decreased the expression of apoptosis-related proteins and inhibited the openness of mitochondrial permeability transformation pores. Our findings suggested that HSYA may be a major predisposing mediator of mitochondrial apoptosis and renal tubular injury in cold storage-associated transplantation and may be an effective therapeutic target for improving graft function and graft survival.


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Apoptose , Preservação de Órgãos , Sobrevivência Celular , Humanos , Hipóxia , Rim
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Sci China Life Sci ; 65(4): 795-808, 2022 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34757542

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The H5N8 avian influenza viruses have been widely circulating in wild birds and are responsible for the loss of over 33 million domestic poultry in Europe, Russia, Middle East, and Asia since January 2020. To monitor the invasion and spread of the H5N8 virus in China, we performed active surveillance by analyzing 317 wild bird samples and swab samples collected from 41,172 poultry all over the country. We isolated 22 H5N8 viruses from wild birds and 14 H5N8 viruses from waterfowls. Genetic analysis indicated that the 36 viruses formed two different genotypes: one genotype viruses were widely detected from different wild birds and domestic waterfowls; the other genotype was isolated from a whopper swan. We further revealed the origin and spatiotemporal spread of these two distinct H5N8 virus genotypes in 2020 and 2021. Animal studies indicated that the H5N8 isolates are highly pathogenic to chickens, mildly pathogenic in ducks, but have distinct pathotypes in mice. Moreover, we found that vaccinated poultry in China could be completely protected against H5N8 virus challenge. Given that the H5N8 viruses are likely to continue to spread in wild birds, vaccination of poultry is highly recommended in high-risk countries to prevent H5N8 avian influenza.


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Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H5N8 , Vírus da Influenza A , Influenza Aviária , Doenças das Aves Domésticas , Vacinas , Animais , Animais Selvagens , Galinhas , China/epidemiologia , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H5N8/genética , Influenza Aviária/epidemiologia , Camundongos , Filogenia , Aves Domésticas
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Nat Commun ; 12(1): 6444, 2021 11 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34750364

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Synaptic pruning during adolescence is important for appropriate neurodevelopment and synaptic plasticity. Aberrant synaptic pruning may underlie a variety of brain disorders such as schizophrenia, autism and anxiety. Dopamine D2 receptor (Drd2) is associated with several neuropsychiatric diseases and is the target of some antipsychotic drugs. Here we generate self-reporting Drd2 heterozygous (SR-Drd2+/-) rats to simultaneously visualize Drd2-positive neurons and downregulate Drd2 expression. Time course studies on the developing anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) from control and SR-Drd2+/- rats reveal important roles of Drd2 in regulating synaptic pruning rather than synapse formation. Drd2 also regulates LTD, a form of synaptic plasticity which includes some similar cellular/biochemical processes as synaptic pruning. We further demonstrate that Drd2 regulates synaptic pruning via cell-autonomous mechanisms involving activation of mTOR signaling. Deficits of Drd2-mediated synaptic pruning in the ACC during adolescence lead to hyper-glutamatergic function and anxiety-like behaviors in adulthood. Taken together, our results demonstrate important roles of Drd2 in cortical synaptic pruning.


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Giro do Cíngulo/fisiologia , Plasticidade Neuronal/fisiologia , Receptores de Dopamina D2/fisiologia , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Animais , Animais Geneticamente Modificados , Espinhas Dendríticas/genética , Espinhas Dendríticas/fisiologia , Técnicas de Inativação de Genes , Giro do Cíngulo/citologia , Giro do Cíngulo/metabolismo , Heterozigoto , Potenciais Pós-Sinápticos Inibidores/genética , Potenciais Pós-Sinápticos Inibidores/fisiologia , Mutação , Plasticidade Neuronal/genética , Neurônios/citologia , Neurônios/metabolismo , Neurônios/fisiologia , Técnicas de Patch-Clamp/métodos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Receptores de Dopamina D2/genética , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Sinapses/genética , Sinapses/fisiologia , Fatores de Tempo
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J Appl Psychol ; 106(3): 317-329, 2021 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33871269

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The current study aims to understand the detrimental effects of COVID-19 pandemic on employee job insecurity and its downstream outcomes, as well as how organizations could help alleviate such harmful effects. Drawing on event system theory and literature on job insecurity, we conceptualize COVID-19 as an event relevant to employees' work, and propose that event strength (i.e., novelty, disruption, and criticality) of COVID-19 influences employee job insecurity, which in turn affects employee work and non-work outcomes. We also identified important organization adaptive practices responding to COVID-19 based on a preliminary interview study, and examined its role in mitigating the undesired effects of COVID-19 event strength. Results from a two-wave lagged survey study indicated that employees' perceived COVID-19 event novelty and disruption (but not criticality) were positively related to their job insecurity, which in turn was positively related to their emotional exhaustion, organizational deviance, and saving behavior. Moreover, organization adaptive practices mitigated the effects of COVID-19 event novelty and criticality (but not disruption) on job insecurity. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).


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COVID-19/psicologia , Emprego/psicologia , Satisfação no Emprego , Saúde Ocupacional , Gestão de Recursos Humanos/métodos , Estresse Psicológico/etiologia , Adulto , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , China , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Teoria Psicológica , Estresse Psicológico/prevenção & controle
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Neuropsychopharmacology ; 45(11): 1896-1908, 2020 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32599605

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Prenatal infection during pregnancy increases the risk for developing neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. This is linked to an inflammatory microglial phenotype in the offspring induced by maternal immune activation (MIA). Microglia are crucial for brain development and maintenance of neuronal niches, however, whether and how their activation is involved in the regulation of neurodevelopment remains unclear. Here, we used a MIA rodent model in which polyinosinic: polycytidylic acid (poly (I:C)) was injected into pregnant mice. We found fewer parvalbumin positive (PV+) cells and impaired GABAergic transmission in the dentate gyrus (DG), accompanied by schizophrenia-like behavior in the adult offspring. Minocycline, a potent inhibitor of microglia activation, successfully prevented the above-mentioned deficits in the offspring. Furthermore, by using microglia-specific arginase 1 (Arg1) ablation as well as overexpression in DG, we identified a critical role of Arg1 in microglia activation to protect against poly (I:C) imparted neuropathology and altered behavior in offspring. Taken together, our results highlight that Arg1-mediated alternative activation of microglia are potential therapeutic targets for psychiatric disorders induced by MIA.


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Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal , Esquizofrenia , Animais , Arginase , Comportamento Animal , Giro Denteado , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Camundongos , Microglia , Fenótipo , Gravidez
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Microorganisms ; 7(12)2019 Dec 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31835630

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The role of biochar amendments in enhancing plant disease resistance has been well documented, but its mechanism is not yet fully understood. In the present study, 2% biochar made from wheat straw was added to the soil of tomato infected by Ralstonia solanacearum to explore the interrelation among biochar, tomato bacterial wilt resistance, soil chemical properties, and soil microbial community and to decipher the disease suppression mechanisms from a soil microbial perspective. Biochar application significantly reduced the disease severity of bacterial wilt, increased soil total organic carbon, total nitrogen, C:N ratio, organic matter, available P, available K, pH, and electrical conductivity. Biochar treatment also increased soil acid phosphatase activity under the non-R.-solanacearum-inoculated condition. High-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA revealed substantial differences in rhizosphere bacterial community structures between biochar-amended and nonamended treatments. Biochar did not influence soil microbial richness and diversity but significantly increased the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria in soil at the phylum level under R. solanacearum inoculation. Furthermore, biochar amendment harbored a higher abundance of Chitinophaga, Flavitalea, Adhaeribacter, Pontibacter, Pedobacter, and Ohtaekwangia at the genus level of Bacteroides and Pseudomonas at the genus level of Proteobacteria under R. solanacearum inoculation. Our findings suggest that a biochar-shifted soil bacterial community structure can favorably contribute to the resistance of tomato plants against bacterial wilt.

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Int J Mol Sci ; 20(3)2019 Feb 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30754671

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Bacterial wilt is a devastating disease of tomato caused by soilborne pathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum. Previous studies found that silicon (Si) can increase tomato resistance against R. solanacearum, but the exact molecular mechanism remains unclear. RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology was used to investigate the dynamic changes of root transcriptome profiles between Si-treated (+Si) and untreated (-Si) tomato plants at 1, 3, and 7 days post-inoculation with R. solanacearum. The contents of salicylic acid (SA), ethylene (ET), and jasmonic acid (JA) and the activity of defense-related enzymes in roots of tomato in different treatments were also determined. The burst of ET production in roots was delayed, and SA and JA contents were altered in Si treatment. The transcriptional response to R. solanacearum infection of the +Si plants was quicker than that of the untreated plants. The expression levels of differentially-expressed genes involved in pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity (PTI), oxidation resistance, and water-deficit stress tolerance were upregulated in the Si-treated plants. Multiple hormone-related genes were differentially expressed in the Si-treated plants. Si-mediated resistance involves mechanisms other than SA- and JA/ET-mediated stress responses. We propose that Si-mediated tomato resistance to R. solanacearum is associated with activated PTI-related responses and enhanced disease resistance and tolerance via several signaling pathways. Such pathways are mediated by multiple hormones (e.g., SA, JA, ET, and auxin), leading to diminished adverse effects (e.g., senescence, water-deficit, salinity and oxidative stress) normally caused by R. solanacearum infection. This finding will provide an important basis to further characterize the role of Si in enhancing plant resistance against biotic stress.


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Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Doenças das Plantas/genética , Doenças das Plantas/microbiologia , Silício/metabolismo , Solanum lycopersicum/genética , Solanum lycopersicum/metabolismo , Transcriptoma , Resistência à Doença/genética , Resistência à Doença/imunologia , Metabolismo Energético , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno/genética , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno/imunologia , Estresse Oxidativo , Fenótipo , Reguladores de Crescimento de Plantas/metabolismo , Estresse Fisiológico/genética
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Artigo em Chinês | WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) | ID: wpr-749606

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@#Objective    To evaluate the prognosis of benign esophageal perforation by Pittsburgh scoring system (perforation severity scores, PSS) combined with co-disease index (Charlson comorbidity index, CCI). Methods    Thirty patients with benign esophageal perforation from August 2016 to August 2018 in our hospital diagnosed by imaging or endoscopy were selected, including 14 males and 16 females, aged 68.660±10.072 years. After treatment, we retrospectively analyzed whether there was any complication in the course of treatment, the healing of esophageal perforation at discharge and the follow-up after discharge. And the patients were divided into a stable group (20 patients with no complication, clear healing of esophageal perforation at discharge or death during follow-up) and an unstable condition group (10 patients with complications, esophageal perforation at discharge or death during follow-up). Complete clinical data of all the patients were obtained and were able to be calculated by the scores of PSS and CCI scoring system. The difference of PSS and CCI scores between the two groups was compared, and the clinical value of PSS combined with CCI score in the prognosis of benign esophageal perforation was analyzed. Results    In the stable group, the PSS was 2.750±1.372 (95%CI 2.110 to 3.390), CCI score was 2.080±1.055 (95%CI 1.650 to 2.500) with a statistical difference between the two systems (P=0.000). In the unstable group, PSS was 7.300 ±1.829 (95%CI 7.300 to 8.120), CCI was 4.640±1.287 (95%CI 4.220 to 5.060) with a statistical difference between the two systems (P<0.05). The area under the receiver operating characteristic  curve of PSS and CCI scores in the prognostic evaluation of benign esophageal perforation was 0.982 and 0.870 respectively, which was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion    Esophageal perforation is a dangerous condition. It is of great practical value to evaluate the condition of esophageal perforation by PSS and CCI scores.

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Medicine (Baltimore) ; 97(34): e11931, 2018 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30142810

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RATIONALE: Rosacea is an irritating disease that affects patients' health and life quality. The current treatments for rosacea have limited efficacy and are generally not satisfying most patients. This report presents a patient diagnosed with rosacea who was treated with acupuncture to a satisfactory effect. Laser Doppler was used to measure the local blood perfusion of the nose before, during, and after acupuncture treatment. The Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) was used to measure the impact of rosacea on the quality of the patient's life. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 52-year-old woman had been diagnosed with rosacea 18 months before this study. She had tried medical treatments in other hospitals with metronidazole cream, antifungal drugs, and steroidal ointments, but the effect was poor and limited. DIAGNOSES: In this study, the diagnosis of rosacea (stage I, subtype Erythematotelangiectatic) was made by a dermatologist according to physical examination). INTERVENTIONS: The patient's treatment included a half-hour of acupuncture 3 times per week. OUTCOMES: The patient experienced significant improvements in the region around the nose after 3 sessions of acupuncture treatment within the first week and reported that there was no relapse for 6 months after acupuncture treatment. The perfusion of blood flow was redistributed during and after acupuncture treatment according to laser Doppler measurements. The patient's DLQI score substantially improved. The patient was generally satisfied with the acupuncture treatment. LESSONS: The results suggested that acupuncture might be an alternative therapy for facial localized rosacea. As well, acupuncture may be effective in treating rosacea through redistributing micro-circulation of blood at the localized area of effect. The overall costs of the rosacea treatment may be reduced, provided that this therapy is demonstrated to be effective in future controlled studies.


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Terapia por Acupuntura/métodos , Microcirculação , Rosácea/terapia , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nariz/irrigação sanguínea , Qualidade de Vida , Rosácea/fisiopatologia , Pele/irrigação sanguínea , Resultado do Tratamento
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Environ Sci Pollut Res Int ; 25(19): 18682-18692, 2018 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29705903

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The acute toxicity of Cd was tested, and metal bioaccumulation in tissue was determined for the alien invasive species Pomacea canaliculata and its native competitor Sinotaia quadrata under experimental conditions. The invasive species was more tolerant to Cd toxicity than native species, for which the LC50 values were 4.26, 2.24, and 1.98 mg/L at exposure times of 48, 72, and 96 h, respectively, approximately three times higher than those of the native snails. The viscera accumulated the highest Cd concentration, followed by the foot and shell in both species. Metal concentrations in the above three tissues of P. canaliculata were much higher than those of S. quadrata, irrespective of Cd dose and exposure time. For P. canaliculata, the highest concentration of metal was further observed in the hepatopancreas (0.64-3.98 mg/g) followed by the kidney (0.067-3.78 mg/g), with lowest levels in the stomach (0.062-1.53 mg/g). Among the five antioxidant enzymes, the most responsive enzymes were CAT, ALP, and GST in the hepatopancreas; CAT, POD, and GST in the kidney; and POD in the stomach of exposed animals. These results, demonstrating a high Cd tolerance, may partly explain the ability of P. canaliculata to displace S. quadrata in Cd-contaminated habitat. The Cd was accumulated mainly in the hepatopancreas and kidney of invasive species, which changed the activity of antioxidant enzymes allowing the animals to cope with the toxicity. Graphical abstract Cadmium bioaccumulation and antioxidant enzyme activity in the invasive Pomacea canaliculata.


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Cádmio/metabolismo , Poluentes Ambientais/metabolismo , Mucosa Gástrica/metabolismo , Hepatopâncreas/metabolismo , Espécies Introduzidas , Rim/metabolismo , Caramujos/metabolismo , Animais , Cádmio/toxicidade , Ecossistema , Poluentes Ambientais/toxicidade , Hepatopâncreas/enzimologia , Malus , Caramujos/efeitos dos fármacos , Estômago , Vísceras
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