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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers. However, the effective and non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers for the detection of CRC metastasis remain unsatisfied. Here, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of stool miR-135b-5p (a potential biomarker) for metastasis of CRC patients.

Serum and stool specimens from 77 patients with CRC and 29 normal controls were collected for miRNA purification. Real-time quantitative PCR was used for the relative quantification of miR-135b-5p expression. Receiver operating and characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to estimate the diagnostic performance of stool/serum miR-135b-5p for CRC metastasis. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was conducted to determine miR-135b-5p's target gene. Besides, a trans-well matrigel assay was performed to evaluate the invasion ability of HT-29 cell lines.

Stool miR-135b-5p expression was dramatically up-regulated in CRC patients, and it effectively distinguished the CRC patients from normal controls with 74.1% of specificity and 96.5% of sensitivity. Moreover, stool miR-135b-5p exhibited a better diagnostic performance in distinguishing the different TNM stages of CRC patients than serum miR-135b-5p. In the molecular mechanism, our observations indicated that miR-135-5p directly targets the mRNA of ZNRF3, and then activates the Wnt pathway. Over-expression of ZNRF3 in HT-29 cells obviously reversed miR-135b-5p's effects on cell invasion and migration, indicating miR-135b-5p achieves its biological functions in a ZNRF3 dependent manner.

MiR-135b-5p may be a promising non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of CRC patients with TNM stage-III/IV and a potential candidate to develop an intervention strategy for colorectal cancer.

MiR-135b-5p may be a promising non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of CRC patients with TNM stage-III/IV and a potential candidate to develop an intervention strategy for colorectal cancer.

Previous investigations demonstrated that tramadol, as a painkiller, similar to morphine induces tolerance and dependence. Furthermore, the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R) located in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) plays a critical role in morphine-induced conditioning. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the role of NAc CB1R in tramadol induced conditioning and reinstatement.

In the present experiment, the effect of NAc CB1 receptors on tramadol induced conditioning was tested by microinjecting of arachidonylcyclopropylamide (ACPA, CB1R agonist) and AM 251 (CB1R inverse agonist) in the NAc during tramadol-induced conditioning in the adult male Wistar rats. In addition, the role of NAc CB1R in the reinstatement was also evaluated by injecting ACPA and AM 251 after a 10-days extinction period.

The obtained data revealed that the administration of tramadol (1,2, and 4mg/kg, ip) dose-dependently produced conditioned place preference (CPP). Moreover, intra-NAc administration of ACPA (0.25,ediating conditioning induced by tramadol. Besides, CB1R also plays a vital role in the reinstatement of tramadol-conditioned animals. It might be due to the effect of opioids on enhancing the level of CB1R.

Stroke is a devastating event with a limited choice of intervention. Benzoinum is frequently used to treat stroke in traditional Chinese medicine. Our team has found that the neuroprotection of benzoinum may related to angiogenesis, but the exact biological mechanism is unclear. The objective of this study was to explore its biological mechanism of angiogenesis in cerebral ischemia model rats.

First, network pharmacology and molecular docking were performed to predict the possible targets and mechanisms of benzoinum in treating ischemic stroke. The best dose was then selected according to pharmacodynamic indexes such as those for neurological deficit, cerebral infarction rate, and brain histopathology in middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model rats. Dabrafenib concentration Finally, RT-PCR, Western Blot and immunohistochemical analysis were applied to verify the prediction results from molecular docking.

Network pharmacology and molecular docking demonstrated that the targets of treating cerebral ischemia were PDE4D, ACE and TTR, and the mechanism may be related to the ACE-AngI-VEGF signaling pathway. Experimental verification results suggested that 0.50g/kg and 1.00g/kg benzoinum could significantly protect against neurological deficit and reduce cerebral infarction rate in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus in MCAO model rats. At an optimal dose, benzoinum could significantly up-regulate VEGF, SHH and ANG-1, yet down-regulate ACE expression in MCAO model rats.

Balsamic acid is the active ingredient of benzoinum that protects against ischemic stroke and the possible mechanism is related to the promotion of angiogenesis via regulating ACE-AngI-VEGF pathway.

Balsamic acid is the active ingredient of benzoinum that protects against ischemic stroke and the possible mechanism is related to the promotion of angiogenesis via regulating ACE-AngI-VEGF pathway.

The benefits of utilizing laboratory mice include low cost, ease of maintenance, and accessibility of molecular tools. However, the ages of experimental mice in the literature vary drastically. We hypothesized that there exists age-related variation in the murine small intestine across developmental stages.

Segments of small intestine were harvested from C57BL/6J mice of varying ages (E17 to 24weeks; n=3-4/group). Slides were analyzed for morphometric parameters, cell types, and crypt proliferation index (CPI). Secondary analysis comparing age-matched males and females (n=4/group) was performed. Means were compared with Student's t-test and variance of proportions with the Chi-squared test to a significance of p<0.05.

There were small but significant differences including regional variation in villus height, which abolished when examining the small intestine as a whole. Sexually immature mice had increased CPI compared to mature animals. The most dramatic differences were seen in mice at weaning, whilain the propensity for certain intestinal conditions in the very young. Investigators studying the GI mucosa should employ consistent age-matching in order to allow direct comparison between studies.