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As a result, the IGS metabolic pathway mediated by WRKY33 becomes essential for Chinese kale to deter Alternaria brassicicola. Our results highlight the differential regulation of Trp-derived camalexin and IGS biosynthetic pathways in plant immunity between Arabidopsis and Brassica crops.
Aging is associated with a progressive decline in skeletal muscle mass and strength as well as an increase in adiposity. These changes may have devastating impact on the quality of life of older adults. Mitochondrial dysfunctions have been implicated in aging-related and obesity-related deterioration of muscle function. Impairments in mitochondrial quality control processes (biogenesis, fusion, fission, and mitophagy) may underlie this accumulation of mitochondrial dysfunction. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) was shown to improve muscle and mitochondrial function in healthy young and old adults and to improve body composition in obese older adults. Recent studies also positioned citrulline (CIT) supplementation as a promising intervention to counter obesity-related and aging-related muscle dysfunction. In the present study, our objectives were to assess whether HIIT, alone or with CIT, improves muscle function, functional capacities, adipose tissue gene expression, and mitochondrial quality control sity interval training is effective in improving functional capacities, lean mass, muscle power, and waist circumference in obese older adults. HIIT also increases markers of mitochondrial biogenesis, mitochondrial fusion, and mitophagy. Importantly, adding CIT to HIIT results in a greater increase in muscle strength and a significant decrease in fat mass. The present study therefore positions HIIT combined with CIT as an effective intervention to improve the health status of obese older adults.
This study aimed to profile the changes in non-invasive clinical, biochemical, and imaging markers during withdrawal of therapy in patients with recovered dilated cardiomyopathy, providing insights into the pathophysiology of relapse.
Clinical, biochemical, and imaging data from patients during phased withdrawal of therapy in the randomized or single-arm cross-over phases of TRED-HF were profiled. Clinical variables were measured at each study visit and imaging variables were measured at baseline, 16weeks, and 6months. Amongst the 49 patients [35% women, mean age 53.6years (standard deviation 11.6)] who withdrew therapy, 20 relapsed. Increases in mean heart rate [7.6 beats per minute (95% confidence interval, CI, 4.5, 10.7)], systolic blood pressure [6.6mmHg (95% CI 2.7, 10.5)], and diastolic blood pressure [5.8mmHg (95% CI 3.1, 8.5)] were observed within 4-8weeks of starting to withdraw therapy. A rise in mean left ventricular (LV) mass [5.1g/m
(95% CI 2.8, 7.3)] and LV end-diastolic volume [3.9mL/m
(95% CI 1.1, 6.7)] and a reduction in mean LV ejection fraction [-4.2 (95% CI -6.6, -1.8)] were seen by 16weeks, the earliest imaging follow-up. Plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) fell immediately after withdrawing beta-blockers and only tended to increase 6months after beginning therapy withdrawal [mean change in log NT-proBNP at 6months 0.2 (95% CI -0.1, 0.4)].
Changes in plasma NT-proBNP are a late feature of relapse, often months after a reduction in LV function. A rise in heart rate and blood pressure is observed soon after withdrawing therapy in recovered dilated cardiomyopathy, typically accompanied or closely followed by early changes in LV structure and function.
Changes in plasma NT-proBNP are a late feature of relapse, often months after a reduction in LV function. A rise in heart rate and blood pressure is observed soon after withdrawing therapy in recovered dilated cardiomyopathy, typically accompanied or closely followed by early changes in LV structure and function.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with excess mortality after hospital discharge. Identification of patients at increased risk of death following hospital discharge is needed to guide clinical monitoring and early intervention. Herein, we aimed to identify predictors of early vs. late mortality in COVID-19 patients.
A total of 471 patients with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed COVID-19 were followed up for 9months [median (inter-quartile range) of follow-up time 271 (14) days] after hospital admission. COVID-19-related signs and symptoms, laboratory features, co-morbidities, Coronavirus Clinical Characterisation Consortium (4C) mortality and Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) scores were analysed by logistic regression for association with early (28day) vs. late mortality. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to determine the discriminative value of 4C and CFS scores for early vs. late mortality.
A total of 120 patients died within 28days from hospital admission. Of therbid clinical frailty than with severity of the acute infection phase.
In our cohort, late mortality in COVID-19 patients is more strongly associated with premorbid clinical frailty than with severity of the acute infection phase.Nanomaterials offer promising solutions as drug delivery systems and imaging agents in response to the demand for better therapeutics and diagnostics. However, the limited understanding of the interaction between nanoparticles and biological entities is currently hampering the development of new systems and their applications in clinical settings. Proteins and lipids in biological fluids are known to complex with nanoparticles to form a "biomolecular corona". This has been shown to affect particles' morphology and behavior in biological systems and their interactions with cells. Hence, understanding how nanomaterials' physicochemical properties affect the formation and composition of this biocorona is a crucial step. This work evaluates existing literature on how morphology (size and shape), and surface chemistry (charge and hydrophobicity) of nanoparticles influence the formation of protein corona. The latest evidence suggest that although surface charge promotes the interaction with proteins and lipids, surface chemistry plays a leading role in determining the affinity of the nanoparticle for biomolecules and, ultimately, the composition of the corona. More recently the study of additional nanoparticles' properties like shape and surface chirality have demonstrated a significant effect on protein corona architecture, providing new tools to tailor biomolecular corona formation. This article is categorized under Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Emerging Technologies Toxicology and Regulatory Issues in Nanomedicine > Toxicology of Nanomaterials.The surface Fermi level pinning effect promotes the formation of metal-independent Ohmic contacts for the high-speed GaSb nanowires (NWs) electronic devices, however, it limits next-generation optoelectronic devices. In this work, lead-free all-inorganic perovskites with broad bandgaps and low work functions are adopted to decorate the surfaces of GaSb NWs, demonstrating the success in the construction of Schottky-contacts by surface engineering. check details Benefiting from the expected Schottky barrier, the dark current is reduced to 2 pA, the Ilight /Idark ratio is improved to 103 and the response time is reduced by more than 15 times. Furthermore, a Schottky-contacted parallel array GaSb NWs photodetector is also fabricated by the contact printing technology, showing a higher photocurrent and a low dark current of 15 pA, along with the good infrared photodetection ability for a concealed target. All results guide the construction of Schottky-contacts by surface decorations for next-generation high-performance III-V NWs optoelectronics devices.The electrochemical system is playing an increasingly important role in the advanced technology development for drinkable water and energy storage. While the binary electrolyte has been widely studied, such as the associated intriguing interfacial instabilities, multi-component electrolyte is by far less known. Here, based on the classic Cu|CuSO4 |Cu electrochemical system, the effect of supporting electrolyte is systematically investigated by highlighting the inert cations. In an annulus microfluidic device, the suppression of a previously known electro-osmotic instability and the emergence of an array of the remote electroconvection along the azimuthal direction is found. A distinctive inert-cation concentration valley propagates radially outward at a speed limited by the electromigration velocity. Remarkably, the simultaneous visualization of spatiotemporal evolution demonstrates the correlation of the concentration valley and electroconvection at a microscopic level. The underlying physical mechanism of their correlation is discussed, and the scaling analysis agrees with experiments. This work might inspire more future work on the multi-component electrolyte, such as for the suppression of interfacial hydrodynamic instability and mitigation of dendrite growth, with the technological implications for water treatment and energy storage in batteries.The purpose of this bi-institutional retrospective study was to determine whether, in dogs treated with limb amputation and adjunctive chemotherapy for osteosarcoma, oncologic outcomes are impacted by either (1) baseline cancer pain severity, or (2) the approaches used for perioperative pain management. Data were extracted from the medical records of 284 dogs that underwent both limb amputation and chemotherapy (carboplatin and/or doxorubicin) between 1997 and 2017 for localized (non-metastatic) osteosarcoma of the appendicular skeleton. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazard (PH) models were used to determine the impact that retrospectively scored baseline pain levels (high vs. low) and various analgesic and local anaesthetic treatments had on both metastasis-free survival and all-cause mortality. For the entire population, the median disease free interval and median overall survival times were 253 and 284 days, respectively. Baseline pain was rated as "low" in 84 dogs, and "high" in 190 dogs; pain severity had no detectable effect on either metastasis-free survival or all-cause mortality. When accounting for the potential influences of known prognostic factors, dogs treated with what was characterized as a high-intensity perioperative analgesic plan (including both a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug [NSAID] and a bupivacaine-eluting soaker catheter placed at the amputation site) had a higher probability of survival than dogs treated with a low-intensity perioperative analgesic plan (neither an NSAID, nor a soaker catheter); the median overall survival times were 252 and 378 days, respectively (hazard ratio 2.922; p = .020).Noncovalent interactions among short peptides and proteins lead to their molecular self-assembly into supramolecular packaging, which provides the fundamental basis of life. These biomolecular assemblies are highly susceptible to the environmental conditions, including temperature, light, pH, and ionic concentration, and thus inspiring the fabrication of a new class of stimuli-responsive biomaterials. Here, for the first time the cooperative effect of the divalent metal ions to promote hydrogelation in the short collagen inspired self-assembling peptide for developing advanced biomaterials is reported. Introduction of the biologically relevant metal ions (Ca2+ /Mg2+ ) to the peptide surpasses its limitation to self-assemble into a multiscale structure at physiological pH. In particular, in presence of metal ions, the negatively charged peptide shows a distinct shift in its equilibrium point of gelation and demonstrates conversion from sol to gel and thus enabling the scope of fabricating an advanced biomaterial for controlling cellular behavior.
