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The analyses of the results of LH radioimmunoassay, gene expression assay for hypothalamic Gnrh1, Kisspeptin and Gpr54 accompanied by sexual behavioral examination revealed that the SP administration promotes reproductive behavior and GnRH/LH system and upregulates Kisspeptin expression. The RFRP-3 administration suppressed reproductive behavior, GnRH / LH system and Kisspeptin expression; however, the simultaneous injection of SP and RFRP-3 was devoid of significant alterations in the assessed parameters. The results showed that RFRP-3 can modulates the impacts of SP on the reproductive performance in ovariectomized female rats in part through adjusting Kisspeptin expression.Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health threat where efficient surveillance is needed to prevent outbreaks. Existing methods for detection of gastrointestinal colonization of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) are limited to specific organisms or resistance mechanisms. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is a more rapid and agnostic diagnostic approach for microbiome and resistome investigations. We determined if mNGS can detect MDRO from rectal swabs in concordance with standard microbiology results. We performed and compared mNGS performance on short-read Illumina MiSeq (N = 10) and long-read Nanopore MinION (N = 5) platforms directly from rectal swabs to detect vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative organisms (CRO). We detected Enterococcus faecium (N = 8) and Enterococcus faecalis (N = 2) with associated van genes (9/10) in concordance with VRE culture-based results. We studied the microbiome and identified CRO, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (N = 1), Enterobacter cloacae (N = 1), and KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (N = 1). Nanopore real-time analysis detected the blaKPC gene in 2.3 min and provided genetic context (blaKPC harbored on pKPC_Kp46 IncF plasmid). Illumina sequencing provided accurate allelic variant determination (i.e., blaKPC-2) and strain typing of the K. pneumoniae (ST-15). We demonstrated an agnostic approach for surveillance of MDRO, examining advantages of both short- and long-read mNGS methods for AMR detection.A portion of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit a strength in early word reading referred to as hyperlexia (HPL), yet it remains unclear what mechanisms underlie this strength. Typically developing children (TD) acquire phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge and language skills as precursors to word reading. We compared these skills across English-speaking preschoolers with ASD, both with and without hyperlexia, and TD preschoolers. Findings indicated that the group with both ASD and HPL (ASD + HPL) exhibited advanced word reading and letter naming skills as compared to the other two groups, but did not demonstrate commensurate phonological awareness, letter-sound correspondence, or language skills. Findings support an alternative, non-phonological approach to early word reading in preschoolers with ASD and hyperlexia.The hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary axis is the most important system for regulating female reproductive endocrine function. Its dysfunction would lead to the abnormal secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, or luteinizing hormone, and eventually result in the occurrence of reproductive disease, such as congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, polycystic ovary syndrome, and premature ovarian failure. Recently, an anti-aging gene, Klotho, has gained broad attention in female reproductive diseases. Reports have shown that Klotho is closely correlated to the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary axis and plays a key role in the development and progression of reproductive diseases. With this issue, we generally review the physiological and pathological role of Klotho in the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary axis. We also review the underlying mechanisms of Klotho in promoting and preventing female reproductive diseases, which involve the dysfunction of the fibroblast growth factor-Klotho endocrine system, the abnormal signaling regulation of Wnt-β-catenin and insulin-like growth factor-1, the accumulation of oxidative stress, and the inhibition of autophagy, eventually affecting the genesis, development, ovulation, or atresia of follicles. The present review would provide new insights and potential therapeutic target strategies for clinical strategies.Caldicellulosiruptor bescii is the most thermophilic cellulolytic organism yet identified (Topt 78 °C). It grows on untreated plant biomass and has an established genetic system thereby making it a promising microbial platform for lignocellulose conversion to bio-products. Here, we investigated the ability of engineered C. selleck products bescii to generate alcohols from carboxylic acids. Expression of aldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase (aor from Pyrococcus furiosus) and alcohol dehydrogenase (adhA from Thermoanaerobacter sp. X514) enabled C. bescii to generate ethanol from crystalline cellulose and from biomass by reducing the acetate produced by fermentation. Deletion of lactate dehydrogenase in a strain expressing the AOR-Adh pathway increased ethanol production. Engineered strains also converted exogenously supplied organic acids (isobutyrate and n-caproate) to the corresponding alcohol (isobutanol and hexanol) using both crystalline cellulose and switchgrass as sources of reductant for alcohol production. This is the first instance of an acid to alcohol conversion pathway in a cellulolytic microbe.Complications, such as fecal soiling, incontinence, and constipation, are major health issues for patients with anorectal malformations (ARMs) after surgery. Dysplasia of the caudal spinal cord is an increasingly pivotal area in the field of postoperative complications for patients with ARMs. However, the existing research has not fully defined the mechanism underlying ARMs development. The neurogenic locus notch homolog (Notch) signaling pathway comprises several highly conserved proteins that are involved in spinal cord developmental processes. In the present study, the emerging role of Notch1 in fetal lumbosacral spinal cords was investigated in a rat model of ARMs using ethylene thiourea. Immunohistochemical staining, western blot and quantitative reverse transcription real-time polymerase chain reaction were utilized to analyze spatiotemporal expression of Notch1 on embryonic days (E) 16, E17, E19, and E21. The expression levels of the neuronal marker neurofilament and recombination signal-binding protein-J protein were evaluated for temporal correlations to Notch1 expression.