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Open AccessMicrobiota profiles in the saliva, cancerous tissues and its companion paracancerous tissues among Chinese patients with lung cancer
Despite the growing interest in the impact of the gut microbiome on cancer, the relationship between the lung microbiome and lung cancer has received limited investigation. Additionally, the composition of the...
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Open AccessInterferon-γ secreted by recruited Th1 cells in peritoneal cavity inhibits the formation of malignant ascites
Type 1 T helper (Th1) cells generate an efficient antitumor immune response in multiple malignancies. The functions of Th1 cells in malignant ascites (MA) have not been elucidated. The distribution of helper T...
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Amino Acid Composition, Antioxidant, α-Glucosidase and α-Amylase Inhibitory Activities of the Enzymic Polypeptide from Acer truncatum Seed Meal
As a new food raw material, Acer truncatum seed has been used in the production of edible oil. However, the research on the processing residue (seed meal) has not been reported. The Acer truncatum seed meal was h...
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Open AccessThe MBS microbial rapid detection system for rapid detection of major pathogenic bacteria in feed: comparison with plate counting method
The current methods for detecting pathogenic bacteria in feed require high technique and take a long time. The Micro Biological Survey (MBS) rapid detection system is a simple, economical and rapid microbial d...
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Overexpression of LtuHB6 from Liriodendron tulipifera causes lobed-leaf formation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Liriodendron tulipifera L. is an ornamental tree species with extraordinarily lobed leaves. However, the mechanisms underlying lobed leaf formation in plants remain unclear. The transcription factor, ARABIDOPSIS ...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Revealing the underlying mechanisms mediated by endophytic actinobacteria to enhance the rhizobia—chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) symbiosis
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Open AccessRevealing the underlying mechanisms mediated by endophytic actinobacteria to enhance the rhizobia - chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) symbiosis
The effects of endophytic actinobacterial strains, Microbispora sp. CP56, Actinomadura sp. CP84B, Streptomyces spp. CP200B and CP21A, on the chickpea-Mesorhizobium symbiosis, were investigated in planta, with the...
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Artemisinin analogue SM934 protects against lupus-associated antiphospholipid syndrome via activation of Nrf2 and its targets
Kidney is a major target organ in both antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The etiology of antiphospholipid syndrome nephropathy associated lupus nephritis (APSN-LN) is intr...
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Dynamic changes in the genetic parameters of growth traits with age and their associations with heterosis in hybrid Liriodendron
Liriodendron plants have been cultivated in many regions of the world for both wood production and landscape ornamentation. Hybrid Liriodendron varieties show obvious growth and resistance heterosis; thus, inters...
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Open AccessLncRNA Hoxaas3 promotes lung fibroblast activation and fibrosis by targeting miR-450b-5p to regulate Runx1
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) participate in organ fibrosis and various pulmonary diseases, but its role in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is not fully understood. In this study, we found lncRNA Hoxaas3 (...
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Identification and characterization of a novel bacterial carbohydrate esterase from the bacterium Pantoea ananatis Sd-1 with potential for degradation of lignocellulose and pesticides
Identification and characterization of a novel bacterial carbohydrate esterase (PaCes7) with application potential for lignocellulose and pesticide degradation.
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Open AccessIntervention of oncostatin M-driven mucosal inflammation by berberine exerts therapeutic property in chronic ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic and etiologically refractory inflammatory gut disorder. Although berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid, has been revealed to exert protective effects on experimental colitis,...
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Open AccessMyofibroblast induces hepatocyte-to-ductal metaplasia via laminin–ɑvβ6 integrin in liver fibrosis
Hepatocytes undergo the metaplasia into ductal biliary epithelial cells (BECs) in response to chronic injury, and subsequently contribute to liver regeneration. The mechanism underlying hepatocyte-to-ductal me...
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The Role of Iron Competition in the Antagonistic Action of the Rice Endophyte Streptomyces sporocinereus OsiSh-2 Against the Pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae
Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae severely impacts global rice yield stability. The rice endophyte Streptomyces sporocinereus OsiSh-2, with strong antagonistic activity towards M. oryzae, has been reported ...
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Open AccessInflammation caused by peripheral immune cells across into injured mouse blood brain barrier can worsen postoperative cognitive dysfunction induced by isoflurane
Disruption to the blood brain barrier (BBB) is a leading factor associated with the development of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). Despite this, the underlying mechanism by which BBB disruption pro...
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Identification and characterization of a novel bacterial pyranose 2-oxidase from the lignocellulolytic bacterium Pantoea ananatis Sd-1
To identify and characterize a novel bacterial pyranose 2-oxidase (P2Ox) and investigate its potential use in lignin degradation applications.
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LRRK1, a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase, regulates leaf rolling through modulating bulliform cell development in rice
Moderate leaf rolling is useful in improving photosynthetic efficiency and grain yields. Receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases (RLCKs) play important roles in plant growth and development. However, little is known...
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Open AccessSparse Tensor Decomposition for Haplotype Assembly of Diploids and Polyploids
Haplotype assembly is the task of reconstructing haplotypes of an individual from a mixture of sequenced chromosome fragments. Haplotype information enables studies of the effects of genetic variations on an o...
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An acid-stable bacterial laccase identified from the endophyte Pantoea ananatis Sd-1 genome exhibiting lignin degradation and dye decolorization abilities
Isolation and identification of a novel laccase (namely Lac4) with various industrial applications potentials from an endophytical bacterium.
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Open AccessCorrelation between small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and carotid artery intima-media thickness in a healthy Chinese population
Small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (sdLDL-C) concentration was useful in the assessment of the presence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and its severity. We examined whether SdLDL-C is more close...