MicroRNAs and long non-coding RNAs in liver surgery:Diagnostic and therapeutic merits

Background:Hepatectomy and liver transplantation(LT)are the two most commonly performed surgical procedures for various hepatic lesions.micro RNA(mi RNA)and long non-coding RNA(lnc RNA)have been gradually unveiled their roles as either biomarkers for early diagnosis or potentially therapeutic tools to manipulate gene expression in many disease entities.This review aimed to discuss the effects of mi RNA or lnc RNA in the hepatectomy and LT fields.Data sources:We did a literature search from 1990 through January 2018 to summarize the currently available evidence with respect to the effects of mi RNA and lnc RNA in liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy,as well as their involvement in several key issues related to LT,including ischemia-reperfusion injury,allograft rejection,tolerance,recurrence of original hepatic malignancies,etc.Results:Certain mi RNAs and lnc RNAs are actively involved in the regulation of various aspects of liver resection and transplantation.During the process of liver regeneration after hepatectomy,the expression of mi RNAs and lnc RNAs shows dynamic changes.Conclusions:It is now clear that mi RNAs and lnc RNAs orchestrate in various aspects of the pathophysiological process of LT and hepatectomy.Better understanding of the underlying mechanism and future clinical trials may strengthen their positions as either biomarkers or potential therapeutic targets in the management of complications after liver surgery.

ALK gene expression status in pleural effusion predicts tumor responsiveness to crizotinib in Chinese patients with lung adenocarcinoma

Objective： The relationship between anaplastic lymphoma kinase（ALK） expression in malignant pleural effusion（MPE） samples detected only by Ventana immunohistochemistry（IHC） ALK（D5F3） and the efficacy of ALKtyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy is uncertain.Methods： Ventana anti-ALK（D5F3） rabbit monoclonal primary antibody testing was performed on 313 cell blocks of MPE samples from Chinese patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma, and fluorescence in situ hybridization（FISH） was used to verify the ALK gene status in Ventana IHC ALK（D5F3）-positive samples. The follow-up clinical data on patients who received crizotinib treatment were recorded.Results： Of the 313 MPE samples, 27（8.6%） were confirmed as ALK expression-positive, and the Ventana IHC ALK（D5F3）-positive rate was 17.3%（27/156） in wild-type epidermal growth factor receptor（EGFR） MPE samples. Twenty-three of the 27 IHC ALK（D5F3）-positive samples were positive by FISH. Of the 11 Ventana IHC ALK（D5F3）-positive patients who received crizotinib therapy, 2 patients had complete response（CR）, 5 had partial response（PR） and 3 had stable disease（SD）.Conclusions： The ALK gene expression status detected by the Ventana IHC ALK（D5F3） platform in MPE samples may predict tumor responsiveness to crizotinib in Chinese patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma.

Low-depth whole genome sequencing reveals copy number variations associated with higher pathologic grading and more aggressive subtypes of lung non-mucinous adenocarcinoma

Objective:Histology grade,subtypes and TNM stage of lung adenocarcinomas are useful predictors of prognosis and survival.The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between chromosomal instability,morphological subtypes and the grading system used in lung non-mucinous adenocarcinoma(LNMA).Methods:We developed a whole genome copy number variation(WGCNV)scoring system and applied next generation sequencing to evaluate CNVs present in 91 LNMA tumor samples.Results:Higher histological grades,aggressive subtypes and more advanced TNM staging were associated with an increased WGCNV score,particularly in CNV regions enriched for tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes.In addition,we demonstrate that 24-chromosome CNV profiling can be performed reliably from specific cell types(<100 cells)isolated by sample laser capture microdissection.Conclusions:Our findings suggest that the WGCNV scoring system we developed may have potential value as an adjunct test for predicting the prognosis of patients diagnosed with LNMA.

Discussion on Operation Risk and Management of Food Inspection Organizations

The paper introduced the significance of risk control in food inspection organizations,expounded the risk points of food inspection organizations from the aspects of human,machine,material,law,environment and testing of laboratory operation and gave corresponding risk management measures.This will help food inspection organizations' risk prevention and control to achieve effective management of inspection organizations.

石家庄地区油赏两用型冬油菜品种引种研究

为筛选出适合石家庄地区栽培的油赏两用型冬油菜品种,2018~2019年以石家庄当地冬油菜农家种为对照,对引自甘肃天水的10191、6468和15270、天油1358和天油10号5个冬油菜品种(系)进行了不同播期的引种试验,对参试冬油菜品种(系)的生育期、抗逆性、农艺性状和产量进行了综合对比。结果表明:天油1358和天油10号春季花期持续时间24~28 d,9月中下旬播种产量和抗逆性均表现好,适宜作为石家庄地区油赏两用型冬油菜品种栽培;10191和15270产量及抗倒性也优于农家种,可以作为后备品种进一步试验。

针对亚洲男性前列腺疾病及特征的概观

本文综述了在亚洲男性中良性前列腺增生症、前列腺癌及慢性前列腺炎等三种常见前列腺疾病的特征。与西方男性相比，亚洲男性在前列腺疾病方面有着独特的特征。通过总结这些疾病的流行病学，症状学及诊断和治疗，我们发现亚洲男性前列腺癌的发病率低于西方人，但是良性前列腺增生症和慢性前列腺炎的发病率与西方人相似。患有慢性前列腺炎的亚洲男性，相比于西方男性，通常表现为较少的疾病位点，但是更容易出现排尿时，非性高潮后的疼痛感。前列腺特异抗原（PSA）作为一种前列腺癌诊断的生物标记物，在东西方均被广泛应用。尽管亚洲人PSA的基础水平较西方人低，但是目前使用的诊断闽值仍是以西方人为标准制定所得。在回顾这些前列腺疾病可用的治疗方法之后，我们没有在亚洲男性和西方男性间找到根本的差异。再者，基于病人的个体需要选择最适当的治疗方法仍是亚洲泌尿科医生所面临的挑战。在考虑针对亚洲男性前列腺疾病的特点之后，我们希望本文为针对亚洲男性前列腺疾病诊疗方案的发展提供信息。

Androgen receptors expressed by prostatic stromal cells obtained from younger versus older males exhibit opposite roles in prostate cancer progression

Aging is a major risk factor for prostate cancer （PCa）, and prostatic stromal cells may also promote PCa progression. Accordingly, stromal cells do not equally promote PCa in older males and younger males. Therefore, it is also possible that the expression of androgen receptors （ARs） by prostatic stromal cells in older versus younger males plays different roles in PCa progression. Using a gene knockdown technique and coculture system, we found that the knockdown of the AR in prostatic stromal cells obtained from younger males could promote the invasiveness and metastasis of cocultured PC3/LNCaP cells in vitro. By contrast, the invasiveness and metastasis of LNCaP cells was inhibited when cocultured with prostatic stromal cells from older males that when AR expression was knocked down. Moreover, after targeting AR expression with small hairpin RNA （shRNA）, matrix metalloproteinase （MMP） expression in stromal cells was observed to increase in the younger group, but decreased or remained unchanged in the older group. One exception, however, was observed with MMP9. In vivo, after knocking down AR expression in prostatic stromal cells, the incidence of metastatic lymph nodes was observed to increase in the younger age group, but decreased in the older age group. Together, these data suggest that the AR in prostatic stromal cells played opposite roles in PCa metastasis for older versus younger males. Therefore, collectively, the function of the AR in prostatic stromal cells appears to change with age, and this may account for the increased incidence of PCa in older males.

Roles of microRNAs in tumorigenesis and metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC)is the major subtype of esophageal cancer that is prevalent in Eastern Asia.Despite recent advances in therapy,the outcome of ESCC patients is still dismal.MicroRNAs(miRNAs)are non-coding RNAs which can negatively modulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level.The involvement and roles of miRNAs have become one of the hot topics of cancer research in recent years.In ESCC,genetic variations within miRNA coding genes were found to have distinct epidemiological significance in different populations.Dysregulated expression of several miRNAs was reported to be associated with therapeutic response.Functionally,miRNAs can act either in an oncogenic or a tumor-suppressive manner during tumorigenesis of ESCC by interrupting signaling pathways associated with cell proliferation,metabolism,cancer stemness,and resistance to chemo-or radiotherapy.Moreover,miRNAs modulate metastasis of ESCC by targeting genes that regulate cytoskeleton dynamics,extracellular matrix remodeling,epithelial-mesenchymal transition,and tumor microenvironment.Most importantly,mounting evidence suggests that inhibiting oncogenic miRNAs or restoring the loss of tumor-suppressive miRNAs has therapeutic potential in the treatment of ESCC.Here,we review and discuss recent studies on the significance,biological functions,and therapeutic potential of miRNAs in tumorigenesis and metastasis of ESCC.

Genomic footprints of Kam Sweet Rice domestication indicate possible migration routes of theDongpeople inChina andprovide resources for future rice breeding

The Dong people are one of China’s 55 recognized ethnic minorities,but there has been a long-standing debate about their origins.In this study,we performed whole-genome resequencing of Kam Sweet Rice(KSR),a valuable,rare,and ancient rice landrace unique to the Dong people.Through comparative genomic analyses of KSR and other rice landraces from south of the Yangtze River Basin in China,we provide evidence that the ancestors of the Dong people likely originated from the southeast coast of China at least 1000 years ago.Alien introgression and admixture in KSR demonstrated multiple migration events in the history of the Dong people.Genomic footprints of domestication demonstrated characteristics of KSR that arose from artificial selection and geographical adaptation by the Dong people.The key genes GS3,Hd1,and DPS1(related to agronomic traits)and LTG1 and MYBS3(related to cold tolerance)were identified as domestication targets,reflecting crop improvement and changes in the geographical environment of the Dong people during migration.A genome-wide association study revealed a candidate yield-associated gene,Os01g0923300,a specific haplotype in KSR that is important for regulating grain number per panicle.RNA-sequencing and quantitative reverse transcription-PCR results showed that this gene was more highly expressed in KSR than in ancestral populations,indicating that it may have great value in increasing yield potential in other rice accessions.In summary,our work develops a novel approach for studying human civilization and migration patterns and provides valuable genomic datasets and resources for future breeding of high-yield and climate-resilient rice varieties.

Research Progress of Chimeric RNA and Health

With the development of deep sequencing and bioinformatics technology, a large number of products produced by abnormal RNA splicing, such as chimeric RNA and chimeric/fusion proteins, have been discovered. Natural chimeric/fusion genes are new genes formed by natural fusion of two or more independent genes. Chimeric RNAs can be transcribed by natural chimeric genes, and can also be formed by cis-splicing or trans-splicing of two or more precursor mRNAs. Unlike fusion genes, the production of chimeric RNAs does not involve changes in the DNA level of chromosomes. At first, chimeric RNAs were found as tumor markers. With the deepening of research, researchers also found a large number of chimeric RNAs in normal tissues. From the perspective of biological function, chimeric RNAs can play a biological role in regulating the expression of corresponding maternal genes, translating into chimeric proteins, and forming long non-coding RNAs. The objective of the present study focused on the frontiers of chimeric RNA and reviewed its role in health and tumor study to reveal research progress of chimeric RNA and health and provide a new sight of relative disease treatment. The main conclusion of this review is that chimeric RNA may serve as a biomarker for specific tumor diagnose and treatment while its role in normal physiology needs to be revealed.

Affected cortico-striatal-cerebellar network inschizophrenia with catatonia revealed by magneticresonance imaging:indications for electroconvulsive therapy and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Catatonia is a psychomotor syndrome that can occur in a broad spectrum of brain disorders,including schizophrenia.Current findings suggest that the neurobiological process underlying catatonia symptoms in schizophrenia is poorly understood.However,emerging neuroimaging studies in catatonia patients have indicated that a disruption in anatomical connectivity of the cortico-striatal-cerebellar system is part of the neurobiology of catatonia,which could serve as a target of neurostimulation such as electroconvulsive therapy and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.

The dynamic changes of arsenic biotransformation and bioaccumulation in muscle of freshwater food fish crucian carp during chronic dietborne exposure

Dietary uptake is the major way that inorganic arsenic(iAs)enters into benthic fish;however,the metabolic process of dietborne i As in fish muscle following chronic exposure remains unclear.This was a 40-day study on chronic dietborne i As[arsenite(AsⅢ)and arsenate(AsⅤ)]exposure in the benthic freshwater food fish,the crucian carp(Carassius auratus),which determined the temporal profiles of iAs metabolism and toxicokinetics during exposure.We found that an adaptive response occurred in the fish body after iAs dietary exposure,which was associated with decreased As accumulation and increased As transformation into a non-toxic As form(arsenobetaine).The bioavailability of dietary AsⅢwas lower than that of AsⅤ,probably because AsⅢhas a lower ability to pass through fish tissues.Dietary AsⅤexhibited a high potential for transformation into AsⅢspecies,which then accumulated in fish muscle.The largely produced AsⅢconsidered more toxic at the earlier stage of AsⅤexposure should attract sufficient attention to human exposure assessment.Therefore,the pristine As species and exposure duration had significant effects on As bioaccumulation and biotransformation in fish.The behavior determined for dietborne arsenic in food fish is crucial for not only arsenic ecotoxicology but also food safety.

Low serum testosterone predicts upgrading and upstaging of prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy

Often, pathological Gleason Score （GS） and stage of prostate cancer （PCa） were inconsistent with biopsy GS and clinical stage.However, there were no widely accepted methods predicting upgrading and upstaging PCa. In our study, we investigated the association between serum testosterone and upgrading or upstaging of PCa after radical prostatectomy （RP）. We enrolled 167 patients with PCa with biopsy GS 〈6, clinical stage ≤T2c, and prostate-specific antigen （PSA） 〈10 ng ml-1 from April 2009 to April 2015. Data including age, body mass index, preoperative PSA level, comorbidity, clinical presentation, and preoperative serum total testosterone level were collected. Upgrading occurred in 62 （37.1%） patients, and upstaging occurred in 73 （43.7%） patients. Preoperative testosterone was lower in the upgrading than nonupgrading group （3.72 vs 4.56, P 〈 0.01）. Patients in the upstaging groUp had lower preoperative testosterone than those in the nonupstaging group （3.84 vs 4.57, P = 0.01）. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, as both continuous and categorical variables, low serum testosterone was confirmed to be an independent predictor of pathological upgrading （P = 0.01 and P = 0.01） and upstaging （P = 0.01 and P = 0.02） after RR We suggest that low serum testosterone （〈3 ng ml-1） is associated with a high rate of upgrading and upstaging after RP. It is better for surgeons to ensure close monitoring of PSA levels and imaging examination when selecting non-RP treatment, to be cautious in proceeding with nerve-sparing surgery, and to be enthusiastic in performing extended lymph node dissection when selecting RP treatment for patients with low serum testosterone.

Characterization and biodegradation kinetics of a new cold-adapted carbamazepine-degrading bacterium, Pseudomonas sp. CBZ-4

Carbamazepine is frequently detected in waters and hardly eliminated during conventional wastewater treatment processes due to its complicated chemical structure and resistance to biodegradation. A carbamazepine-degrading bacterium named CBZ-4 was isolated at a low temperature （10℃） from activated sludge in a municipal wastewater treatment plant. Strain CBZ-4, which can use carbamazepine as its sole source of carbon and energy, was identified as Pseudomonas sp. by the 16S rRNA gene sequence. The composition and percentage of fatty acids, which can reveal the cold-adaptation mechanism of strain CBZ-4, were determined. Strain CBZ-4 can effectively degrade carbamazepine at optimal conditions： pH 7.0, 10℃, 150 r/min rotation speed, and 13% inoculation volume. The average removal rate of carbamazepine was 46.6% after 144 hr of incubation. The biodegradation kinetics of carbamazepine by CBZ-4 was fitted via the Monod model. Vmax and Ks were found to be 0.0094 hr^-1 and 32.5 mg/L, respectively.

Detection of endogenous foreign bodies in Chinese hickory nuts by hyperspectral spectral imaging at the pixel level

It is difficult to differentiate small,but harmful,shell fragments of Chinese hickory nuts from their kernels since they are very similar in color.Including shell fragments of Chinese hickory nuts by mistake may create safety hazards for consumers.Therefore,there is a need to develop an effective method to differentiate the shells from the kernels of Chinese hickory nuts.In this study,a deep learning approach based on a two-dimensional convolutional neural network(2D CNN)and long short-term memory(LSTM)integrated with hyperspectral imaging for distinguishing the shells and kernels of Chinese hickory nuts at the pixel level was proposed.Two classical classification methods,principal component analysis-K-nearest neighbors(PCA-KNN)and the support vector machine(SVM),were employed to establish identification models for comparison.The results showed that the 2D CNN-LSTM model achieved the best performance with an overall classification accuracy of 99.0%.Moreover,the shells in mixtures of shells and kernels were detected based on the proposed deep learning method and visualized for subsequent operations for the removal of foreign bodies.

Genomic insights on the contribution of introgressions from Xian/Indica to the genetic improvement of Geng/Japonica rice cultivars

Hybridization between Xian/indica(XI)and Geng/japonica(GJ)rice combined with utilization of plant ideotypes has greatly contributed to yield improvements in modern GJ rice in China over the past 50 years.To explore the genomic basis of improved yield and disease resistance in GJ rice,we conducted a large-scale genomic landscape analysis of 816 elite GJ cultivars representing multiple eras of germplasm from China.We detected consistently increasing introgressions from three XI subpopulations into GJ cultivars since the 1980s and found that the XI genome introgressions significantly increased the grain number per panicle(GN)and decreased the panicle number per plant.This contributed to the improvement of plant type during modern breeding,changing multi-tiller plants tomoderate tiller plants with a large panicle size and increasing the blast resistance.Notably,we found that key gene haplotypes controlling plant architecture,yield components,and pest and disease resistance,including IPA1,SMG1,DEP3,Pib,Pi-d2,and Bph3,were introduced from XI rice by introgression.By GWAS analysis,we detected a GN-related gene Gnd5,which had been consistently introgressed from XI into GJ cultivars since the 1980s.Gnd5 is a GRAS transcription factor gene,and Gnd5 knockout mutants showed a significant reduction in GN.The estimated genetic effects of genes varied among different breeding locations,which explained the distinct introgression levels of XI gene haplotypes,including Gnd5,DEP3,etc.,to these GJ breeding pedigrees.These findings reveal the genomic contributions of introgressions from XI to the trait improvements of GJ rice cultivars and provide new insights for future rice genomic breeding.

Effects of tourmaline on nitrogen removal performance and biofilm structures in the sequencing batch biofilm reactor

The effects of tourmaline on nitrogen removal performance and biofilm structures were comparatively investigated in two identical laboratory-scale sequencing batch biofilm reactors（SBBRs）（denoted SBBR1 and SBBR2） at different nitrogen loading rates（NLRs） varying from（0.24 ± 0.01） to（1.26 ± 0.02） g N/（L·day）. SBBR1 was operated in parallel with SBBR2, but SBBR1 was filled with polyurethane foam loaded tourmaline（TPU） carriers and another（SBBR2） filled with polyurethane foam（PU） carriers. Results obtained from this study showed that the excellent and stable performance of SBBR1 was obtained. Ammonia nitrogen removal and total nitrogen removal were higher in SBBR1 than that in SBBR2 with increase of NLR. At an NLR of（0.24 ± 0.01） g N/（L·day）, the majority of the spherical and elliptical bacteria were surrounded by the extracellular polymeric substance（EPS） and bacillus or filamentous bacteria in two SBBRs biofilms. When NLR increased to（1.26 ± 0.02） g N/（L·day）, the clusters were more obvious in the SBBR1 biofilm than that in the SBBR2 biofilm. Bacteria in SBBR1 were inclined to synthesis more EPS, and the formed EPS could protect the bacteria from free ammonia（FA） under extreme condition NLR（1.26 ± 0.02） g N/（L·day）. The results of polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis showed that the microbial community similarity in SBBR2 decreased more obviously than that in SBBR1 with the increase of NLR, which the microbial community in SBBR1 was relatively stable.

Improvement of nitrification efficiency by bioaugmentation in sequencing batch reactors at low temperature

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Detection of blood spots in eggs by hyperspectral transmittance imaging

Blood spots are one of undesired inclusions in eggs,whose detection success is highly dependent on shell color.This research reports a method for detecting blood spots in light brown-shelled eggs on the basis of hyperspectral transmittance images.The normalized spectra of intact eggs and their shells were acquired.Five feature wavelengths of intact eggs selected by the successive projections algorithm and 3 absorption peak locations of eggshells were regarded as characteristic bands.The k-nearest neighbor(kNN)and support vector machine(SVM)algorithms were adopted to develop detection models.The latter achieved better performance.The overall classification accuracy increased to 100% by merging normalized spectra of intact eggs at 5 feature wavelengths with 3 absorption peaks of eggshells as input variables of SVM-based model.Moreover,a practical SVM-based model with 96.43% overall classification accuracy was established by replacing inputs with normalized spectra of intact eggs at characteristic bands.

纳米银对黄瓜和小麦的毒性效应研究(英文)

研究目的:研究纳米银对黄瓜和小麦的毒性及在植物中的转运和分布,探讨其毒性机制,为纳米银的环境风险评估提供科学依据。创新要点:1.选取单子叶和双子叶植物为对象,比较研究纳米银对其萌发阶段和生长阶段的毒性效应及其影响因素;2.多数研究中的纳米银均有表面修饰,本研究选择无表面修饰的纳米银材料,排除表面活性剂的干扰因素;3.以络合剂半胱氨酸掩蔽解离出的银离子,探讨纳米银颗粒对植物毒性的贡献。研究方法:通过植物根长(图2)和生物量(图3)分别评价萌发和生长阶段纳米银的植物毒性。利用电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)测定植物组织银元素的含量(图7)。通过组织切片,利用透射电镜(TEM)观察植物根中银的微观分布(图6)。通过在暴露介质中添加半胱氨酸掩蔽银离子来评价纳米银颗粒对植物毒性的贡献(图3和5)。重要结论:在较高暴露浓度情况下,纳米银和银离子对小麦和黄瓜都具有明显的毒性。但当纳米银浓度低于200 mg/L,银离子浓度低于5 mg/L时,两者均能促进黄瓜根系的生长。两种植物在营养生长阶段比萌发阶段对纳米银的毒性更敏感。纳米银暴露后,银首先积聚于植物的根,然后被转移到地上部。为评价纳米银释放的银离子的作用,我们测定了暴露后介质中银离子的浓度。在种子萌发阶段,黄瓜和小麦的暴露液中约0.03%和0.01%的纳米银溶解,而在营养生长阶段,溶解的纳米银达到0.17%和0.06%。半胱氨酸作为银离子的强络合剂,能够彻底消除纳米银对黄瓜和小麦的作用,说明纳米银的植物效应可能来自于其释放的银离子。