Publications by authors named "Huangyu Liu"

N6-methyladenosine (mA) is primarily associated with extensive changes in epigenetic regulation in eukaryotic organisms, particularly facilitated by the Methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) enzyme in cancer and inflammatory pain. However, the pathways through which METTL3 mediates these conditions remain largely unknown. This study elucidates the pathways by which mA methylation of JAK2 mRNA by METTL3 occurs within astrocytes in the spinal cord, thereby facilitating continuous JAK2 mRNA translation.

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Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most commonly seen mental disorders onset from childhood. The neural mechanisms underlying OCD development and maintenance remain poorly understood. Various empirical evidence from structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies has reported structural differences in grey matter (GM) among pediatric OCD patients.

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Background: Duck circovirus (DuCV) infections commonly induce immunosuppression and secondary infections in ducks, resulting in significant economic losses in the duck breeding industry. Currently, effective vaccines and treatments for DuCV have been lacking. Therefore, rapid, specific, and sensitive detection methods are crucial for preventing and controlling DuCV.

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Duck hepatitis A virus type 3 (DHAV-3) is an infectious virus that is highly fatal to ducklings and causes significant economic losses in the duck industry worldwide. Biosecurity and vaccination are required to control the pathogen. In the present study, we attenuated a lowly pathogenic DHAV-3 clinical isolate, named as HB, by serial passaging in duck embryos, and followed by several adaptive proliferations in specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chicken embryos.

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Increase trend of surface ozone (O) was observed in the Guanzhong Basin (GZB) from 2014 to 2020 with growth rates of 3.9-6.4 μg m yr for the maximum daily average 8 h (MDA8) O concentrations.

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At present, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is considered a broad-spectrum cancer biomarker, and its accurate analysis in clinical samples can assist early cancer diagnosis and treatment. Herein, a novel electrochemical aptasensor has been proposed for CEA detection based on exonuclease III and hybrid chain reaction. The target CEA specifically binds to the aptamer region in hairpin probe 1 (defined as H1) by strong attraction, which leads the rest of the H1 triggering catalytic hairpin assembly to form a high quantity of H1 and hairpin probe 2 (defined as H2) double chain complex (denoted as H1@H2).

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Several outbreaks of duck hepatitis A virus type 1 (DHAV-1), which were characterized by yellow coloration and hemorrhage in pancreatic tissues, have occurred in China. The causative agent is called pancreatitis-associated DHAV-1. The mechanisms involved in pancreatitis-associated DHAV-1 infection are still unclear.

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the presence and genetic environment of the multiresistance gene cfr gene in Pasteurella multocida of avian origin from China.

Methods: A total of 113 P. multocida isolates were collected from sick poultries (ducks, chickens and geese) from 2003 to 2016 in Southern China and were screened for the presence of the cfr gene by PCR.

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Background: Classic goose parvovirus (cGPV) causes high mortality and morbidity in goslings and Muscovy ducklings. Novel GPV (N-GPV) causes short beak and dwarfism syndrome (SBDS) in Cherry Valley ducks, Pekin ducks and Mule ducks. Both cGPV and N-GPV have relatively strict host specificity, with obvious differences in pathogenicity.

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Recently, a novel goose astrovirus (N-GoAstV) was discovered in China, with the transmission route of N-GoAstV unclear. In this study, we developed a TaqMan-based real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) assay for the detection of N-GoAstV infection. After the optimization of the qRT-PCR assay conditions, the results demonstrated that the lower limit of detection for N-GoAstV was 33.

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Duck adenovirus 3 (DAdV-3) is a newly identified duck adenovirus that has recently emerged in China. The incidence of duck infection caused by this virus is very high, with very large economic losses to the poultry industry. Thus, there is an urgent need for a serological assay for the specific detection of DAdV-3.

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Both Muscovy duck parvovirus (MDPV) and goose parvovirus (GPV) can cause high mortality and morbidity in Muscovy ducklings. MDPVs and GPVs share high nucleotide identity, which can cause errors during differential diagnosis. In this study, the NS genes of both MDPVs and GPVs were chosen for the design of specific primers after genetic comparison.

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This study reports the findings of a high-resolution melting (HRM) curve analysis combined with PCR technique (PCR-HRM) to differentiate between Muscovy duck parvovirus (MDPV) and goose parvovirus (GPV). A degenerate primer set was designed based on the VP3 gene of MDPV and GPV. The PCR HRM assay was able to discriminate between MDPVs and GPVs by differences in melting curve shapes and melting temperatures.

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Duck hepatitis A virus (DHAV) is a major pathogen of viral hepatitis in ducks, which is a fatal and contagious disease of young ducklings. Despite the identification of numerous DHAV strains (e.g.

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Recently, infectious disease outbreaks characterized by swelling and hemorrhagic liver and kidneys occurred in Muscovy ducklings in China. Four viruses were isolated and identified as adenoviruses by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Sequence analysis identified the new isolates as duck adenovirus 3 (DAdV-3), species Duck aviadenovirus B.

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Naturally derived toxins from animals are good raw materials for drug development. As a representative venomous teleost, Chinese yellow catfish () can provide valuable resources for studies on toxin genes. Its venom glands are located in the pectoral and dorsal fins.

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Background: Muscovy duck parvovirus (MDPV) causes high mortality and morbidity in Muscovy ducks, with the pathogenesis of the virus still unknown in many respects. Specific MDPV detection is often rife with false positive results because of high identity at the genomic nucleotide level and antigenic similarity with goose parvovirus (GPV). The objective of this study was to develop a sensitive, highly specific, and repeatable TaqMan-based real-time PCR (qPCR) assay for facilitating the molecular detection of MDPV.

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Recently, a novel duck adenovirus (designated as duck adenovirus 3, DAdV-3) was discovered in Muscovy ducks, China. Here, we developed a TaqMan-based real-time PCR assay (qPCR) for the detection of DAdV-3 infection. After the optimization of the qPCR conditions, the lower limit of detection for DAdV-3 infection was 40.

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Recently, a novel pigeon adenovirus (N-PiAd) was found circulating in China, with the virus epidemiology and pathology remaining unclear. A TaqMan-based real-time PCR for detection and quantification of this newly identified N-PiAd infection targeting the hexon gene was developed with a limit of detection (LOD) of 31.2 DNA copies/μl, which was 10 times more sensitive than conventional PCR.

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Due to low doses of infection, an efficient and sensitive virus detection method is necessary to detect low amounts of goose hemorrhagic polyomavirus (GHPV). In this study, we have developed a TaqMan real-time PCR (qPCR) specific assay for the detection of GHPV. Specificity assay showed no cross-reactions with other common waterfowl viruses.

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Pigeon torque teno virus (PTTV), a recently discovered circular DNA virus. Here, we developed a TaqMan-based real-time PCR for rapid and specific detection of PTTV infections with sensitivity up to 49.3 copies/μl.

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In 2008, clinical cases of short beak and dwarfism syndrome (SBDS) caused by Muscovy duck parvovirus (MDPV) infection were found in mule duck and Taiwan white duck farms in Fujian, China. A MDPV LH strain causing duck SBDS without tongue protrusion was isolated in this study. Phylogenetic analysis show that the MDPV LH strain was clustered together with other MDPV strains, but divergent from GPV isolates.

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Fish venom remains a virtually untapped resource. There are so few fish toxin sequences for reference, which increases the difficulty to study toxins from venomous fish and to develop efficient and fast methods to dig out toxin genes or proteins. Here, we utilized Chinese yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) as our research object, since it is a representative species in Siluriformes with its venom glands embedded in the pectoral and dorsal fins.

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Avian Tembusu virus (ATV), an emerging virus that mainly infects laying and breeding ducks in China, has caused severe economic loss in duck industry. However, there have been no reports about host innate immune responses during ATV infection and its correlation with clinical signs or pathology. To identify the roles of these immune factors in the innate host response to ATV infection, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) was used to analyze the transcriptional profiles on the genes encoding two retinoic-acid-induced gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs) and two interferons (INF-α and INF-γ) in seven tissues of an ATV-infected shelduck.

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