Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses revealed four new wood inhabiting fungi (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) in Xizang Autonomous Region, China.

Four new fungi from Xizang in southwest China, , , , and are described and illustrated based on the morphological and molecular evidence. is characterized by the ramal and bright orange basidiomata, a monomitic hyphal system with simple septa generative hyphae, usually 4-septate basidiospores; is characterized by the cream to yellowish basidiomata with rhizomorphs, cylindrical basidiospores; is characterized by white with pink basidiomata, cylindrical to oblong ellipsoid basidiospores; is characterized by flesh pink basidiomata, branched dichotomously in 4-5 ranks, a monomitic hyphal system with clamped generative hyphae, ellipsoid to cylindrical and densely warted basidiospores.

Morphological and molecular identification for four new wood-inhabiting species of (Basidiomycota) from China.

Four new wood-inhabiting fungi, , , and , are proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence. is characterized by the farinose basidiomata with flocculence hymenial surface, a monomitic hyphal system with clamped generative hyphae, and ellipsoid, warted basidiospores. is characterized by the membranous basidiomata with odontioid hymenial surface, rhizomorphic sterile margin, barrelled basidia and subglobose to broad ellipsoid, smooth basidiospores.

Systemic immune-inflammation index, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with type 2 diabetes at different stages of diabetic retinopathy.

Aim: To investigate systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes at different stages of diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Methods: This retrospective study included 141 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM): 45 without diabetic retinopathy (NDR), 47 with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), and 49 with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Complete blood counts were obtained, and NLR, PLR, and SII were calculated.

Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal a new wood-rotting fungal species, sp. nov. from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

Wood-rotting fungi are important components of woody plant ecosystems and play an active role in the decomposition and turnover of nutrients from wood, and are among the major groups of . In this study, a new species of wood-rotting fungus, , was proposed based on morphological characteristics and molecular evidence. It is characterized by resupinate basidiomata, a monomitic hyphal system having generative hyphae with clamp connections, suburniform to urniform basidia, and short-cylindrical to oblong ellipsoid basidiospores (4.

Five new species of Schizoporaceae (Basidiomycota, Hymenochaetales) from East Asia.

Five new wood-inhabiting fungi, , , , , and , are proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence. is characterized by brittle basidiomata, pruinose hymenophore with a white hymenial surface, a monomitic hyphal system with clamped generative hyphae, and ellipsoid basidiospores. is characterized by a grandinioid hymenial surface, the presence of capitate cystidia, and ellipsoid basidiospores.

Re-Evaluating : Ancestral State Reconstructions of Selected Characters and Evolution of Nutritional Modes.

(, ) occur in a wide range of habitats as endophytes, saprobes, and pathogens. The order has not been subjected to evaluation since 2019 by Phillips and co-authors using phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses. Subsequently, many studies introduced novel taxa into the order and revised several families separately.

A phylogenetic and taxonomic study on (Polyporales, Basidiomycota): Focusing on three new species from southern China.

The wood-inhabiting fungi play an integral role in wood degradation and the cycle of matter in the ecological system. They are considered as the "key player" in wood decomposition, because of their ability to produce all kinds of enzymes that break down woody lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose. In the present study, three new wood-inhabiting fungal species, , and spp.

Two new species of (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from the Northern Hemisphere.

Phylogenetic and morphological analyses on samples of from East Asia and North America were carried out, and two new species were described, namely, and , both previously known as . The former is characterized by lateral stipitate basidiocarps, relatively small pores (7-8 per mm), a monomitic hyphal system with both clamp connections and simple septa, and ellipsoid basidiospores of 4-4.8 × 3-3.

Species diversity, molecular phylogeny and ecological habits of (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) with an emphasis on Chinese collections.

is a genus widely distributed in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania. It grows on different angiosperm and gymnosperm trees and can cause brown rot of wood. Blue-tinted basidiomata of makes it easy to distinguish from other genera, but the similar morphological characters make it difficult to identify species within the genus.

Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Cystostereaceae (Agaricales, Basidiomycota): A New Genus, Five New Species, and Three New Combinations.

This paper aims to understand the species diversity, taxonomy, and phylogeny of Cystostereaceae (Agaricales), which is based primarily on material from East and Southeast Asia. Cystostereaceae is a small, understudied family of saprobes of woody plants with a worldwide distribution. Phylogenetic analyses of the LSU and ITS sequences revealed four distinct clades in the Cystostereaceae, representing the genera , , gen.

Morphology and multigene phylogeny reveal a new order and a new species of wood-inhabiting basidiomycete fungi (Agaricomycetes).

Dead wood-associated fungi play an important role in wood degradation and the recycling of organic matter in the forest ecological system. Xenasmataceae is a cosmopolitan group of wood-rotting fungi that grows on tropical, subtropical, temperate, and boreal vegetation. In this study, a new fungal order, Xenasmatales, is introduced based on both morphology and multigene phylogeny to accommodate Xenasmataceae.

Phylogenetic and Taxonomic Analyses of Three New Wood-Inhabiting Fungi of (Basidiomycota) in a Forest Ecological System.

Wood-inhabiting fungi are a cosmopolitan group and show a rich diversity, growing in the vegetation of boreal, temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions. , , and spp. nov.

Two new species of (, ) from southern China based on morphology and DNA sequence data.

Two new wood-inhabiting fungal species, and spp. nov., are proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence.

A Phylogenetic and Taxonomic Study on (Hymenochaetales): Focusing on Three New Species from Southern China.

Three wood-inhabiting fungal species, , and spp. nov., were collected from southern China, here proposed as new taxa based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence.

Morphological and Phylogenetic Evidence for Recognition of Two New Species of from East Asia.

Two new corticioid fungal species, and spp. nov. are proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence.

Fungal diversity notes 1387-1511: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa.

This article is the 13th contribution in the Fungal Diversity Notes series, wherein 125 taxa from four phyla, ten classes, 31 orders, 69 families, 92 genera and three genera are treated, demonstrating worldwide and geographic distribution. Fungal taxa described and illustrated in the present study include three new genera, 69 new species, one new combination, one reference specimen and 51 new records on new hosts and new geographical distributions. Three new genera, (), ( genus ) and () are introduced based on distinct phylogenetic lineages and unique morphologies.

Morphological and phylogenetic evidence for recognition of two new species of (Basidiomycota) from southern China, with a key to all Chinese .

Wood-inhabiting fungi play crucial roles as decomposers in forest ecosystems and, in this study, two new wood-inhabiting corticioid fungi, and , are proposed, based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence. is characterised by effused basidiomata with smooth to floccose hymenial surface, a monomitic hyphal system with clamped generative hyphae and ellipsoid basidiospores. is characterised by resupinate basidiomata with tuberculate to minutely-grandinioid hymenial surface, septate cystidia and cylindrical to allantoid basidiospores.

NLRP3 inflammasome activation contributes to the pathogenesis of cardiocytes aging.

Objective: The NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NOD-like receptor protein 3, NLRP3) inflammasome is associated with many physiological processes related to aging. We investigated whether NLRP3 inflammasome activation contributes to the pathogenesis of cardiocytes aging dissected the underlying mechanism.

Methods: H9c2 cells were treated with different concentrations of D-galactose (D-gal, 0, 2, 10 and 50 g/L) for 24 hours.

Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Four New Species in (Cunninghamellaceae, Mucorales) From China.

Four new species within the genus , , , , and , are proposed based on a combination of morphological traits, physiological features, and molecular evidences. is characterized by globose sporangiospores, a 1.0- to 3.

Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Wood-Inhabiting Fungal Genus with Descriptions of Three New Species from East Asia.

Three new wood-inhabiting fungi, , and spp. nov., are proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence.

[Moxibustion inhibits growth of tumor by down-regulating expression of FGFR1 and VEGFR2 in mice with sarcoma].

Objective: To observe the effect of moxibustion on the growth of tumor and expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) and vascular endothelial cell growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) in mice with sarcoma, so as to explore its mechanisms underlying inhibiting sarcoma growth.

Methods: C57BL/6J mice (half male and half female) were inoculated with S180 sarcoma cells to form transplanted tumors, and divided into model control, medication and moxibustion groups, with 10 mice in each group. Moxibustion was applied to the transplanted tumor directly for 10 min, once a day for 14 days.

and spp. nov. () from southern China.

Two new species, and spp. nov., are proposed based on morphological and molecular evidences.

Steccherinum tenuissimum and S. xanthum spp. nov. (Polyporales, Basidiomycota): New species from China.

Two new wood-inhabiting fungal species, Steccherinum tenuissimum and S. xanthum spp. nov.