Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
May 2025
Histone methylation-mediated epigenetic modification significantly influences gene transcription and expression regulation. This study examined the effects of histone 3 lysine 9 trimethylation (H3K9me3) methyltransferase SUV39H1 and its specific inhibitor chaetocin on recombinant protein expression in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Results indicated that stable SUV39H1-knockdown CHO cells exhibited reduced H3K9me3 levels while showing increased expression of recombinant adalimumab (rADM) and human serum albumin (rHSA) by approximately 45% and 136%, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIEEE J Biomed Health Inform
August 2025
The inhibitory control dysfunction associated with the cognitive symptoms resulting from repetitive subconcussion (SC) is frequent. Implementing inhibitory control is temporally resolved and is likely related to the dynamic interactions in functional brain networks. However, investigations of the dynamic activity of these brain networks using electroencephalography (EEG) are often limited to specific frequency bands without entirely utilizing the spatiotemporal rhythmic information.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo analyze the genotype distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women in the Huizhou region of China and determine its correlation with age and degree of cervical lesions, with the aim to understand the characteristics of HPV infection in women in the region. A total of 65,127 patients who underwent HPV testing at the Second Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Huizhou City from January 2018 to December 2022 were selected as the research subjects. The polymerase chain reaction-reverse dot blot hybridization technique was used to detect HPV genotypes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFColorectal cancer (CRC), one of the diseases posing a threat to global health, according to the latest data, is the third most common cancer globally and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The development and refinement of novel structures of small molecular compounds play a crucial role in tumor treatment and overcoming drug resistance. In this study, our objective was to screen and characterize novel compounds for overcoming drug resistance via the B Lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1 (Bmi-1) reporter screen assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Biol Macromol
November 2024
Background: Depression symptoms are a common complication of stroke and heart disease and is a predictor of Post-stroke depression (PSD). However, the relationship between overall cardiovascular health indicators and PSD remains unclear.
Methods: Data were collected from stroke patients in the 2005-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) survey.
Poor management and excess fertilization of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) orchards are causing increasingly serious soil acidification, resulting in Al toxicity and direct poisoning of roots. Strigolactones (SLs) are reported to be involved in plant responses to abiotic stress, but their role and mechanism under AlCl stress remain unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The association of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and ischemic stroke outcome has recently been proved to be varied at different time points within 72 h after acute ischemic stroke onset; however, the specific status of how SBP affects prognosis at different time points within 72 h after endovascular treatment (EVT) among patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) remains unclear.
Methods: Consecutive LVO patients treated with EVT were enrolled in our study. BP data were collected at eight time points (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 48, and 72 h post-EVT).
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the digestive function, urea utilization ability, and bacterial composition changes in rumen microbiota under high urea (5% urea in diet) over 23 days of continuous batch culture .
Methods: The gas production, dry matter digestibility, and bacterial counts were determined for the continuously batch-cultured rumen fluid (CRF). The changes in fermentation parameters, NH-N utilization efficiency, and microbial taxa were analyzed in CRF and were compared with that of fresh rumen fluid (RF), frozen rumen fluid (FRF, frozen rumen fluid at -80°C for 1 month), and the mixed rumen fluid (MRF, 3/4 RF mixed with 1/4 CRF) with rumen fermentation.
Background: Although studies have indicated that extreme temperature is strongly associated with respiratory diseases, there is a dearth of studies focused on children, especially in China. We aimed to explore the association between extreme temperature and children's outpatient visits for respiratory diseases and seasonal modification effects in Harbin, China.
Methods: A distributed lag nonlinear model (DLNM) was used to explore the effect of extreme temperature on daily outpatient visits for respiratory diseases among children, as well as lag effects and seasonal modification effects.
Introduction: Previous studies have indicated different immunological recovery trajectories based on CD4 count or CD4/CD8 ratio. However, these immune indicators are interconnected, and relying solely on one indicator may lead to inaccurate estimates. Therefore, it is essential to develop a comprehensive trajectory model that integrates CD4 count, CD8 count and CD4/CD8 ratio.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: The efficacy and safety of tirofiban in endovascular therapy for cardioembolic ischemic stroke patients remain controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the role of intravenous tirofiban before endovascular therapy in cardioembolic stroke.
Methods: This post hoc analysis utilized data from the RESCUE BT (Endovascular Treatment With versus Without Tirofiban for Patients with Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke) trial, which was an investigator-initiated, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Research on the relationship between the weight-adjusted skeletal muscle mass index and all-cause mortality is rare, and even rarer is the relationship between the creatinine/body weight (Cre/BW) ratio and all-cause mortality. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between the Cre/BW ratio and mortality in individuals with normal renal function. This prospective study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Periodontitis is a common chronic oral disease which seriously affects people's quality of life. Although human herpes simplex virus (HSV) is also found in periodontal lesions, the association between HSV infection and periodontitis is unclear.
Methods: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data for 2009-2010, 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 was combined, and the association between HSV infection and periodontitis in the general population and particular subgroups was investigated through weighted multi-logistic analyses.
Background: Blood pressure variation and collateral status have been reported to be associated with clinical outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke who received endovascular treatment; however, the relationship between blood pressure variation within 72 hours after EVT and clinical outcome in different collateral status remains unclear.
Methods: Acute ischemic stroke patients due to large vessel occlusion with EVT were retrospectively enrolled. We classified participants into poor collateral (ASITN/SIR grade <2) and good collateral subgroups (ASITN/SIR grade ≥2).
Neurol Sci
February 2024
Background: Understanding the benefits and risks of endovascular therapy (EVT) is crucial for elderly patients with large ischemic cores, as the combination of advanced age and extensive brain infarction may negatively impact clinical outcomes.
Methods: The study retrospectively analyzed clinical outcomes for elderly stroke patients (age ≥ 70) with large ischemic cores (Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score [ASPECTS] < 6 or ischemic cores ≥ 70 ml) in the anterior circulation using data from our prospective database between June 2018 and January 2022. The effectiveness and risks of EVT in those patients were investigated, with the primary outcome being fair outcome (modified Rankin Scale, mRS ≤ 3).
Background: Although diagnosis and treatment services for tuberculosis (TB) are provided free of charge in most countries, direct non-medical and indirect costs due to absenteeism, also place a significant burden on patients and their families. Sichuan Province has the second highest incidence of TB in China, with an incidence of approximately 100 cases per 100 000 people. However, there are limited research on out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) and its influencing factors in TB patients in Sichuan Province.
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December 2023
Although gut dysbiosis contributes to systemic inflammation, the counteractive effect of systemic inflammation on gut microbiota is unknown. Vitamin D may exert anti-inflammatory effects against systemic inflammation, but its regulation of the gut microbiota is poorly understood. In this study, mice were intraperitoneally injected with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to create a systemic inflammation model and received vitamin D3 treatment orally for 18 continuous days.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVitamin D3 may suppress microglial activation and neuroinflammation, which play a central role in the pathophysiology of many neurological disorders. Sirt6 can remove histone 3 lysine 9 acetylation (H3K9ac) to repress expression of pathological genes and produce anti-inflammatory effects. However, whether vitamin D3 upregulates microglial Sirt6 to exert its protective effects against microglial activation and neuroinflammation is unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs a member of the pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) involving in the innate immune system, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) can sense a wide range of microbial pathogens and combat infections by producing antimicrobial products, inflammatory cytokines, and chemokines. All TLRs, with the exception of TLR3, activate a signalling cascade via the myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88). Therefore, the activation of MyD88-dependent signalling pathway must be finely controlled.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Treatment interruption has been found to increase the risk of opportunistic infections and death among HIV-positive adults, posing a challenge to fully realizing antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, it has been observed that short-term interruption (<16 weeks) was not associated with significant increases in adverse clinical events. There remains a dearth of evidence concerning the interruption and resumption of ART after short-term discontinuation in China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between baseline blood pressure (BP) and clinical outcomes after thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in different intracranial arterial stenosis subgroups.
Methods: AIS patients from multicenter with intravenous thrombolysis were retrospectively enrolled from January 2013 to December 2021. We categorized participants into severe (≥ 70%) and nonsevere (< 70%) stenosis of major intracranial arteries subgroups.