-
Chapter
Introduction: Thermodynamic Data Systematics
There are different sources of data available for establishing an internally consistent data set: calorimetric measurements, phase equilibrium data, measured thermophysical properties of a phase, and heat capa...
-
Article
Arterial baroreflex function does not influence telomere length in kidney of rats
To investigate the relationship between arterial baroreflex (ABR) function and telomere length in kidney of rats.
-
Article
An extracellular halophilic protease SptA from a halophilic archaeon Natrinema sp. J7: gene cloning, expression and characterization
A gene encoding an extracellular protease, sptA, was cloned from the halophilic archaeon Natrinema sp. J7. It encoded a polypeptide of 565 amino acids containing a putative 49-amino acid signal peptide, a 103-ami...
-
Article
Synergism of Hydrochlorothiazide and Nifedipine on Blood Pressure Variability Reduction and Organ Protection in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
This study was designed to investigate the effects of a hydrochlorothiazide-nifedipine combination on blood pressure (BP), blood pressure variability (BPV), baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), and organ protection i...
-
Article
Open AccessClinical and prognostic analysis of hepatitis B virus infection in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients is a common complication in China. However, the clinical relevance of HBV infection with respect to DLBCL disease stages and ...
-
Article
Phosphorylation of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases 1/2 Predominantly Enhanced in the Microglia of the Rat Spinal Cord Following Lipopolysaccharide Injection
The present study was initiated to investigate the role of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) 1/2 signaling pathway in the early response of spinal cord to systemic inflammation by using Western blot...
-
Article
Elevated β1,4-galactosyltransferase-I induced by the intraspinal injection of lipopolysaccharide
β1,4-Galactosyltransferase-I (β1,4-GalT-I) is one of the best studied glycosyltransferases. Previous studies demonstrated that β1,4-GalT-I was a major galactosyltransferase responsible for selectin-ligand bios...
-
Article
Arsenic trioxide-induced growth arrest of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells involving FOXO3a expression and localization
Human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains incurable with current therapies, and novel biologically based therapies are urgently needed. Arsenic agents have long been used as anticancer agents in traditional...
-
Article
Mycorrhizal synthesis of Tuber indicum with two indigenous hosts, Castanea mollissima and Pinus armandii
Tuber indicum is one of the most renowned commercialized fungi in China. Mycorrhizal investigations, however, have been carried out mainly with exotic trees. Up to now there is no detailed description of morpholo...
-
Article
Characterization and molecular mechanism of a naturally occurring metsulfuron-methyl resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Strain L36, naturally resistant to the herbicide metsulfuron-methyl (SM), was isolated and characterized with respect to the molecular mechanism of resistance. The isolate was identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa
-
Article
Retroperitoneal Adrenal-Sparing Surgery for the Treatment of Cushing’s Syndrome Caused by Adrenocortical Adenoma: 8-Year Experience With 87 Patients
The objective of this study was to present our 8-year experience with partial adrenalectomy via the retroperitoneal approach for the treatment of Cushing’s adenoma.
-
Article
Carex tenuirostrata (Cyperaceae), a new species of section Confertiflorae from Zhejiang, China
Carex tenuirostrata, a new species of C. sect. Confertiflorae, is described from **yang and Putuo counties of Zhejiang province, China. It is morphologically similar to C. pseudodispalata, but ...
-
Article
Marker-assisted selection of Verticillium wilt resistance in progeny populations of upland cotton derived from mass selection-mass crossing
Two progeny populations of upland cotton derived from mass selection-mass crossing, M3S2F5 and its family lines M3S2F5:6, were generated from 17 hybrid cotton lines derived from regional trials conducted in the Y...
-
Article
Architecture of volcanic sequence and its structural control of Yingcheng Formation in Songliao Basin
Yingcheng Formation is a set of volcanic strata composed of lava rocks, volcanic clastic rocks and sedimentary rocks, filled in some fault depressions in Songliao Basin, early Cretaceous. The study about litho...
-
Article
Optimization of CO2 concentration and light intensity for biodiesel production by Chlorella vulgaris FACHB-1072 under nitrogen deficiency with phosphorus luxury uptake
Microalgal biodiesel is an alternative bioenergy for the future. Nitrogen deprivation is usually used to increase lipid content in microalgae, however, it also lowers biomass production, resulting in not much ...
-
Article
Screening of susceptibility genes and multi-gene risk analysis in gastric cancer
The aim of the study was to explore the relations between the genetic polymorphism and the susceptibility to the gastric cancer in Chinese Han population, and to analyze the multi-genes risk in the development...
-
Article
Open AccessBrain endogenous angiotensin II receptor type 2 (AT2-R) protects against DOCA/salt-induced hypertension in female rats
Recent studies demonstrate that there are sex differences in the expression of angiotensin receptor type 2 (AT2-R) in the kidney and that AT2-R plays an enhanced role in regulating blood pressure (BP) in femal...
-
Article
Policresulen, a novel NS2B/NS3 protease inhibitor, effectively inhibits the replication of DENV2 virus in BHK-21 cells
Dengue is a severe epidemic disease caused by dengue virus (DENV) infection, for which no effective treatment is available. The protease complex, consisting of nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) and its cofactor NS...
-
Chapter and Conference Paper
Fractional-Order Multiview Discriminant Analysis
Multi-view discriminant analysis (MvDA) is a powerful method for dimensionality reduction. However, intraclass and interclass sample scatter matrices in MvDA will deviate from true ones due to noise or limited...
-
Article
Open AccessRegulation of Transcription Factor Yin Yang 1 by SET7/9-mediated Lysine Methylation
Yin Yang 1 (YY1) is a multifunctional transcription factor shown to be critical in a variety of biological processes. Although it is regulated by multiple types of post-translational modifications (PTMs), whet...
