BACKGROUND Chromofungin(CHR:chromogranin-A 47-66)is a chromogranin-A derived peptide with anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial *** colitis(UC)is characterized by a colonic decrease of CHR and a dysregulation of dendri...
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BACKGROUND Chromofungin(CHR:chromogranin-A 47-66)is a chromogranin-A derived peptide with anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial *** colitis(UC)is characterized by a colonic decrease of CHR and a dysregulation of dendritic CD11c+*** To investigate the association between CHR treatment and dendritic cells(DCs)-related markers in different immune compartments in *** A model of acute UC-like colitis using dextran sulphate sodium(DSS)was used in addition to biopsies collected from UC *** Intrarectal CHR treatment reduced the severity of DSS-induced colitis and was associated with a significant decrease in the expression of CD11c,CD40,CD80,CD86 and interleukin(IL)-12p40 in the inflamed colonic mucosa and CD11c,CD80,CD86 IL-6 and IL-12p40 within the mesenteric lymph nodes and the ***,CHR treatment decreased CD80 and CD86 expression markers of splenic CD11c+cells and decreased NF-κB expression in the colon and of splenic CD11c+*** vitro,CHR decreased CD40,CD80,CD86 IL-6 and IL-12p40 expression in naïve bone marrow-derived CD11c+DCs stimulated with *** studies demonstrated an impact of CHR on the NF-κB *** patients with active UC,CHR level was reduced and showed a negative linear relationship with CD11c and *** CHR has protective properties against intestinal inflammation via the regulation of DC-related markers and CD11c+*** could be a potential therapy of UC.
Aims We examined growth of red maple(Acer rubrum l.)to evaluate environmental controls of its northern distributional limit in Eastern North america and its potential response to future climate *** We collected growth...
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Aims We examined growth of red maple(Acer rubrum l.)to evaluate environmental controls of its northern distributional limit in Eastern North america and its potential response to future climate *** We collected growth data from nine sites located along a 300-km transect(47-49°N),which included frontier population of red maple and covered three bioclimatic domains in western *** ana-lyzed three growth variables:growth rates during the first 30 years of maple lifespan,cumulative basal area increment(ba I)over the most recent decade(2000-2009)and annual growth rate over the whole tree lifespan ranging from 58 to 112 *** also examined growth sensitivity to climate by using response function *** Findingsthree different proxies of maple absolute growth(initial growth rate,ba I during 2000-09 and mean diameter growth rate)indicated a better growth with an increase in *** speculate that stand history effectively overrode the direct effects of colder climate on maple growth along the s-N *** of maple in the southern sites likely occurred in canopy gaps,whereas in the north it was contingent upon large disturbances such as stand-replacing fires,which apparently provided more favorable light environment for maple growth than canopy *** annual growth variability,which reflects effects of annual weather on growth and is largely independent from the absolute growth rate,was significantly affected by monthly climate,suggesting a positive effect of higher summer temperature in the northern part of the transect(48-49°N)and a negative effect of summer drought in the south(47-48°N).In the future,the natural and human disturbance regimes will be dominant controls of the actual biomass productivity of red maple at the northern limit of its present distribution *** effects of climate on maple growth would likely be less important in this context,and will likely entail negative effect of increased summer drought
The concept of“robust dynamics”describes the incorporation of mechanically interlocked molecules(MIMs)into metal-organic framework(MOF)materials such that large amplitude motions(e.g.,rotation or translation of a ma...
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The concept of“robust dynamics”describes the incorporation of mechanically interlocked molecules(MIMs)into metal-organic framework(MOF)materials such that large amplitude motions(e.g.,rotation or translation of a macrocycle)can occur inside the free volume pore of the *** aid in the preparation of such materials,reticular synthesis was used herein to design rigid molecular building blocks with predetermined ordered structures starting from the well-known MOF *** linkers were synthesized that have a T-shape,based on a triphenylene tetra-carboxylate strut,and their incorporation into Cu(II)-based MOFs was *** single-crystal structures of three new MOFs,UWCM-12(fof),β-UWCM-13(loz),UWCM-14(lil),with naked T-shaped linkers were determined;β-UWCM-13 is the first reported example of the loz topology.A fourth MOF,UWDM-14(lil)is analogous to UWCM-14(lil)but contains a[2]rotaxane ***-temperature,^(2)H solid-state NMR was used to probe the dynamics of a 24-membered macrocycle threaded onto the MOF skeleton.
Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage(ICH)is a devastating type of stroke with high mortality and morbidity and for which no effective treatments are available to *** experimental and clinical research have been perfo...
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Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage(ICH)is a devastating type of stroke with high mortality and morbidity and for which no effective treatments are available to *** experimental and clinical research have been performed to explore its mechanisms regard the subsequent inflammatory cascade and to seek the potential therapeutic *** aim of this review is to discuss insights from clinical settings that have led to the development of numerous animal models of *** of the current and future challenges for clinicians to understand ICH are also surveyed.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a highly pathogenic virus that causes chronic liver diseases in millions of people globally. In addition to a symptomatic, serologically evident infection, occult persistent HBV carriage has...
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a highly pathogenic virus that causes chronic liver diseases in millions of people globally. In addition to a symptomatic, serologically evident infection, occult persistent HBV carriage has been identified since nucleic acid amplification assays of enhanced sensitivity became introduced for detection of hepadnaviral genomes and their replicative intermediates. Current evidence indicates that occult HBV infection is a common and long-term consequence of resolution of acute hepatitis B. This form of residual infection is termed as secondary occult infection (SOI). The data from the woodchuck model of HBV infection indicate that exposure to small amounts of hepadnavirus can also cause primary occult infection (POI) where virus genome, but no serological makers of exposure to virus, are detectable, and the liver may not be involved. However, virus replicates at low levels in the lymphatic system in both these forms. We briefly summarize the current understanding of the nature and characteristics of occult hepadnaviral persistence as well as of its documented and expected pathological consequences.
The reduced density matrices (RDMs) of many-body quantum states form a convex set. The boundary of low dimensional projections of this convex set may exhibit nontrivial geometry such as ruled surfaces. In this paper...
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The reduced density matrices (RDMs) of many-body quantum states form a convex set. The boundary of low dimensional projections of this convex set may exhibit nontrivial geometry such as ruled surfaces. In this paper, we study the physical origins of these ruled surfaces for bosonic systems. The emergence of ruled surfaces was recently proposed as signatures of symmetry- breaking phase. We show that, apart from being signatures of symmetry-brealdng, ruled surfaces can also be the consequence of gapless quantum systems by demonstrating an explicit example in terms of a two-mode Ising model. Our analysis was largely simplified by the quantum de Finetti's theorem--in the limit of large system size, these RDMs are the convex set of all the symmetric separable states. To distinguish ruled surfaces originated from gapless systems from those caused by symmetry- breaking, we propose to use the finite size scaling method for the corresponding geometry. This method is then applied to the two-mode XY model, successfully identifying a ruled surface as the consequence of gapless systems.
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the main cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. Plasma levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are positively correlated with the risk of atheroscleros...
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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the main cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. Plasma levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are positively correlated with the risk of atherosclerosis. High plasma LDL concentrations in patients with hypercholesterolemia lead to build-up of LDL in the inner walls of the arteries, which becomes oxidized and promotes the formation of foam cells, consequently initiating atherosclerosis. Plasma LDL is mainly cleared through the LDL receptor (LDLR) pathway. Mutations in the LDLR cause familiar hyperch- olesterolemia and increase the risk of premature coronary heart disease. The expression of LDLR is regulated at the transcriptional level via the sterol regulatory element binding protein 2 (SREBP-2) and at the posttranslational levels mainly through proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 9 (PCSK9) and inducible degrader of the LDLR (IDOL). In this review, we summarize the latest advances in the studies of PCSK9.
Platelets are small anucleate cells generated from megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. Although platelet genera- tion, maturation, and clearance are still not fully understood, significant progress has been made in the...
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Platelets are small anucleate cells generated from megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. Although platelet genera- tion, maturation, and clearance are still not fully understood, significant progress has been made in the last 1-2 dec- ades. In blood circulation, platelets can quickly adhere and aggregate at sites of vascular injury, forming the platelet plug (i.e. the first wave of hemostasis). Activated platelets can also provide negatively charged phosphatidylserine- rich membrane surface that enhances cell-based thrombin generation, which facilitates blood coagulation (i.e. the second wave of hemostasis). Platelets therefore play central roles in hemostasis. However, the same process of hemostasis may also cause thrombosis and vessel occlusion, which are the most common mechanisms leading to heart attack and stroke following ruptured atherosclerotic lesions. In this review, we will introduce the classical mechanisms and newly discovered pathways of platelets in hemostasis and thrombosis, including fibrinogen-inde- pendent platelet aggregation and thrombosis, and the plasma fibronectin-mediated "protein wave" of hemostasis that precedes the classical first wave of hemostasis. Furthermore, we briefly discuss the roles of platelets in inflam- marion and atherosclerosis and the potential strategies to control atherothrombosis.
Caenorhabditis elegans embryos have been widely used to study cellular processes and developmental regulation at early ***,most existing microfluidic devices focus on the studies of larval or adult worms rather than *...
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Caenorhabditis elegans embryos have been widely used to study cellular processes and developmental regulation at early ***,most existing microfluidic devices focus on the studies of larval or adult worms rather than *** accurately study the real-time dynamics of embryonic development under different conditions,many technical barriers must be overcome;these can include single-embryo sorting and immobilization,precise control of the experimental environment,and long-term live imaging of *** paper reports a spiral microfluidic device for effective sorting,trapping,and long-term live imaging of single *** embryos under precisely controlled experimental *** device successfully sorts embryos from a mixed population of *** at different developmental stages via Dean vortices generated inside a spiral microchannel and traps the sorted embryos at single-cell resolution through hydrodynamic traps on the sidewall of the spiral channel for long-term *** the well-controlled microenvironment inside the microfluidic device,the response of the trapped *** embryos to mechanical and chemical stimulation can be quantitatively *** experimental results show that a gentle hydrodynamic force would induce faster growth of embryos,and embryos developmentally arrested in the high-salinity solution could be rescued by the M9 *** microfluidic device provides new avenues for easy,rapid,high-content screening of *** embryos.
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