Long-Term Continuous Light Exposure Affects Body Weight and Blood Glucose Associated with Inflammation in Female Rats

Studies have indicated that night lights interfere with the circadian rhythm in the human body and threaten human health. Our previous studies indicated that continuous light exposure severely damages the reproductive endocrine system of female rats resembles polycystic ovary syndrome in women. In this study, we used the continuous measurement method to observe changes in the basal physiological indicators of female rats in an abnormal light exposure environment. Our study results indicated that in female rats: 1) the body temperature first continuously and gradually increased followed by a gradually decrease;2) the increase in body weight slowed down at the late stage of the experimental process;3) the random blood glucose level increased, and the fasting serum insulin level decreased;and 4) the serum C-reactive protein level increased. Our study investigated for the first time the correlation between the duration of continuous light exposure in female rats and the continuously measured basal physiological indicators and preliminarily discussed the effect of continuous light exposure on female basal metabolism and the possible inflammation mechanism. We propose that long-term continuous exposure to night lights in females severely damages their immune and metabolic systems.

Clinical Significance and Levels of NLRP3,MUC5AC,and MUC5B in Asthma

Objective:To explore the role of NLRP3 in mucus hypersecretion in asthmatic patients.Methods:From January 2020 to June 2022,90 patients with asthma and 60 healthy patients under the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Medical University were selected.Immunohistochemistry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were performed.NLRP3 inflammasome and mucins MUC5AC and MUC5B levels in lung tissue and sputum were detected.Results:Compared to the healthy control group,the asthma group had significantly higher sputum MUC5A(20.12±5.07 versus 36.21±6.13)and NLRP3(72.31±15.13 versus 119.21±31.21)levels(P<0.05)but lower MUC5B levels(1.35±0.12 versus 0.53±0.11,P<0.05).Immunohistochemistry showed that NLRP3,MUC5AC,and MUC5B expressions were consistent with the sputum results.Conclusion:NLRP3 and MUC5AC levels are significantly increased in asthmatic patients,whereas MUC5B levels are reduced in these patients.They can be used as targets for the diagnosis and treatment of asthma.

An ultrapotent pan-β-coronavirus lineage B(β-CoV-B)neutralizing antibody locks the receptor-binding domain in closed conformation by targeting its conserved epitope

New threats posed by the emerging circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2 highlight the need to find conserved neutralizing epitopes for therapeutic antibodies and efficient vaccine design.Here,we identified a receptorbinding domain(RBD)-binding antibody,XG014,which potently neutralizesβ-coronavirus lineage B(β-CoV-B),including SARS-CoV-2,its circulating variants,SARSCoV and bat SARSr-CoV WIV1.Interestingly,antibody family members competing with XG014 binding show reduced levels of cross-reactivity and induce antibodydependent SARS-CoV-2 spike(S)protein-mediated cellcell fusion,suggesting a unique mode of recognition by XG014.Structural analyses reveal that XG014 recognizes a conserved epitope outside the ACE2 binding site and completely locks RBD in the non-functional“down”conformation,while its family member XG005 directly competes with ACE2 binding and position the RBD“up”.Single administration of XG014 is effective in protection against and therapy of SARS-CoV-2 infection in vivo.Our findings suggest the potential to develop XG014 as pan-β-CoV-B therapeutics and the importance of the XG014 conserved antigenic epitope for designing broadly protective vaccines againstβ-CoV-B and newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

The developing condition analysis of semiconductor laser frequency stabilization technology

The frequency stability of free-running semiconductor lasers is influenced by several factors, such as driving current and external operating environment. The frequency stabilization of laser has become an international research hotspot in recent years. This paper reviews active frequency stabilization technologies of laser diodes and elaborates their principles. Based on differences of frequency discrimination curves, these active frequency stabilization technologies are classified into three major types, which are harmonic frequency stabilization,Pound-Drever-Hall(PDH) technology and curve subtraction frequency stabilization. Further, merits and demerits of each technology are compared from aspects of frequency stability and structure complexity. Finally, prospects of frequency stabilization technologies of semiconductor lasers are discussed in detail. Combining several of these methods are future trends, especially the combination of frequency stabilization of F–P cavity. And PID electronic control for optimizing the servo system is generally added in the methods mentioned above.