A Phytoremediation Efficiency Assessment of Cadmium (Cd)-Contaminated Soils in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China.

To investigate the remediation efficiency of different plant species on cadmium (Cd)-contaminated soil, this study conducted a pot experiment with two woody species ( and ) and two herbaceous species ( and ). Soils were collected from an abandoned coal mine and adjacent pristine natural areas within the dam-adjacent section of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area to establish three soil treatment groups: unpolluted soil (T1, 0.18 mg·kg Cd), a 1:1 mixture of contaminated and unpolluted soil (T2, 0.

Nourishing Kidney Promoting Ovulation Decoction (NKPOD) Attenuates Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Downregulating miRNA-224.

Background: Currently, exploring effective agents is urgently required for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) treatment. Although nourishing kidney promoting ovulation decoction (NKPOD) as a traditional Chinese medicine decoction is widely employed to increase pregnancy rates, whether NKPOD attenuates ovulation disorders in PCOS patients remains unknown. Here, we aim to explore the clinical significance and the underlying mechanisms of NKPOD in ovulation disorders.

[Regulation of vascular endothelial cell activator expression by tanshinone Ⅱ_A based on PI3K/Akt signaling pathway].

The present study investigated the regulatory effect of tanshinone Ⅱ_A(TAⅡ_A) on activator expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs) and the effect on the phosphoinositide 3-kinase(PI3 K)/protein kinase B(Akt) signaling pathway in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome(APS). HUVECs cultured in vitro were divided into a medium group, a blank control group, an APS model group, an APS+LY5 group, an APS+LY10 group, an APS+LY20 group, an APS+TAⅡ_A5 group, an APS+TAⅡ_A10 group, an APS+TAⅡ_A20 group, and an APS+TAⅡ_A10+LY10 group. The effects of LY294002 and TAⅡ_A at different concentrations on the secretion of interleukin-6(IL-6), interleukin-8(IL-8), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1(MCP-1) by HUVECs were investigated.

Huge mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma of the kidney: A case report.

Mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSCC) of the kidney is a rare type of kidney cancer. Accurate diagnosis depends on pathological examination. A huge left renal tumor was incidentally found by computed tomography (CT) examination of a 52-year-old lady.

[The influence of interfered circadian rhythm on pregnancy and neonatal rats].

The aim of this study was to observe the influence of interfered circadian rhythm on pregnancy of rats and growth of neonatal rats, and to explore the relationship between the interfered circadian rhythm and the changes of melatonin and progesterone. Continuous light was used to inhibit melatonin secretion and therefore the interfered circadian rhythm animal model was obtained. The influence of interfered circadian rhythm on delivery of pregnant rats was observed.

[Effect of electro-acupuncture on clinical outcomes and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in in vitro fertilization and embryo transplantation].

Objective: To observe the effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) on clinical outcomes and the occurrence of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in in vitro fertilization and embryo transplantation.

Methods: Totally 109 patients who routinely received in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) at Reproductive Center were assigned to the control group (56 cases) and the EA group (53 cases) according to even and odd-numbered date. Patients in the control group received controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) referring to GnRH-a long protocol.

Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain LCT-PA41, with Changed Metabolism after Space Flight.

To explore the effects of space flight on microorganisms, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 was sent into orbit for 398 h on the spacecraft ShenZhou VIII. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of the P. aeruginosa strain LCT-PA41, determined after space flight.