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Consequently, the enzymatic hair removal process could solve the problem of post-treatments encountering the traditional leather processing. The enzymatic (rKERDZ) dehaired leather was analyzed by scanning electron microscopic (SEM) studies, which revealed similar fiber orientation and compactness compared with control sample. Those properties support that the rKERDZ enzyme-mediated process is greener to some extent than the traditional one.Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) co-contamination has been a typical problem in Chinese agricultural land adjacent to historical metal mining and smelting activities. Remediation of As and Cd in soil has encountered many difficulties owing to the distinct nature of the two metal(loid)s. In this study, we developed a remediation scheme by adding a hexadecyltrimethylammonium (HDTMA)-modified zeolite to a mining site soil and evaluated the immobilization effect. The result of the increased surface zeta potential indicates that the HDTMA modification conferred the zeolite with adsorbability towards As through the cationic surfactant head. The addition of the highest dosage of HDTMA-modified zeolite (10%) to the contaminated soil greatly improved soil organic matter by 1.4 times, partly due to the elevated C loading on the zeolite from HDTMA. Sequential extraction results show that the addition of HDTMA-modified zeolite not only increased the residual fraction of As (by 2.7-5.9%) but also reduced the toxicity-related fraction (by 2.3-2.7%) when compared to the unmodified zeolite and blank treatments. The oxidizable fractions of Cd in the modified zeolite treatment were significantly higher than that in the blank soil. Besides, the exchangeable fractions of Cd were all significantly reduced in the zeolite treatments. Enzyme activity assays show that the HDTMA-modified zeolite treatment could greatly improve soil microbial environment. The physiologically based extraction test (PBET) also proved that the bioavailability of As and Cd was reduced after the modified zeolite treatment.
Transaldolase (TALDO) deficiency (OMIM #606003) is a rare autosomal recessive multi-systemic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism. It has a vast phenotypic spectrum ranging from neonatal liver failure to slowly progressive liver cirrhosis and is characterized by intrauterine growth restriction, hepatosplenomegaly, bicytopenia, nephrolithiasis, and congenital heart disease.

We report a patient with a late-onset form of TALDO deficiency characterized by hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and slightly elevated levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). A novel TALDO1 mutation was detected through the application of reverse genetics with the use of clinical exome sequencing (CES).

This report provides further evidence that reverse genetics is a useful approach in patients who do not manifest the hallmark features of known and recognizable syndromes. TALDO deficiency should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unexplained elevated AFP levels and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism with microlithiasis.
This report provides further evidence that reverse genetics is a useful approach in patients who do not manifest the hallmark features of known and recognizable syndromes. TALDO deficiency should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unexplained elevated AFP levels and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism with microlithiasis.Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and has a risk of late recurrence. We report a case of metastasis to the stomach and colon 23 years after surgery, with characteristic findings. A 74-year-old woman underwent breast cancer resection at the age of 51. At the time, no additional therapy was performed despite the histological diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma with lymph node metastasis. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, which was performed as a follow-up for her chronic gastritis, revealed multiple erosions. Histology revealed diffuse proliferation of signet ring cell-like atypical cells, that were positive for cytokeratin CAM5.2 and estrogen receptor. These findings suggested metastasis from the invasive lobular breast carcinoma. Positron-emission tomography revealed sternal and vertebral metastases. Colonoscopy also performed to screen for intestinal metastasis revealed several lesions that resembled hyperplastic polyps. Although these lesions were not strongly suspected of metastasis, histology surprisingly revealed the same findings as the gastric metastasis. This case involved gastric and colorectal superficial metastases that were synchronously detected 23 years after primary treatment. We report that early-stage colorectal metastasis may resemble hyperplastic polyps, and biopsy should always be considered in patients with a history of breast cancer, regardless of years elapsed since treatment.Seriola rivoliana intestinal microbiota (IM) was characterised under aquaculture conditions through 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Specimens of 30 days after hatching (DAH) were maintained in three tanks and fed under the same environmental conditions for characterisation 15 days prior to sampling. Three fish were randomly taken from each tank; total DNA extraction of the gut microbiota was performed to characterise microbial composition and its metabolic prediction. The V3 hypervariable region of the 16S rRNA was amplified and sequenced with Illumina pair-end technology. The prokaryotic components in the S. rivoliana intestine were dominated mainly by the phyla Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria and Actinobacteria. No significant differences in beta diversity were detected in the three samples (tanks). However in alpha diversity, they were detected in juveniles of the same cohort within the same group, as exemplified by enrichment of certain bacterial groups, mainly of the Clostridia class, which were specific in each fish within the same tank. https://www.selleckchem.com/ The metabolic prediction analyses suggested that S. rivoliana IM contribute to the metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and immune system. This study provides the first IM characterisation under rearing conditions of S. rivoliana-a species with broad economic potential-and contributes to novel information for potential use of probiotics in future trials.
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