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There were no significant differences between the propensity score matched groups in terms of plasma exchange [relative risk, 0.96; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.64 to 1.43] and use of immunoglobulins (relative risk, 1.09; 95% CI, 0.60 to 1.97). The length of hospital stay was significantly shorter in patients in whom rocuronium and sugammadex were used 29.0 vs. 35.4 days, P = 0.035.

Anaesthetic management with rocuronium reversed by sugammadex was not associated with increased risk of respiratory complications. These findings could help in the anaesthetic management of patients with myasthenia gravis.
Anaesthetic management with rocuronium reversed by sugammadex was not associated with increased risk of respiratory complications. These findings could help in the anaesthetic management of patients with myasthenia gravis.Casein-derived antioxidant peptides by using microbial proteases have gained increasing attention. Combination of two microbial proteases, Protin SD-NY10 and Protease A "Amano" 2SD, was employed to hydrolyze casein to obtain potential antioxidant peptides that were identified by LC-MS/MS, chemically synthesized and characterized in a oxidatively damaged HepG2 cell model. Four peptides, YQLD, FSDIPNPIGSEN, FSDIPNPIGSE, YFYP were found to possess high 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging ability. Evaluation with HepG2 cells showed that the 4 peptides at low concentrations ( less then 1.0 mg/mL) protected the cells against oxidative damage. The 4 peptides exhibited different levels of antioxidant activity by stimulating mRNA and protein expression of the antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), as well as nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), but decreasing the mRNA expression of Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1). Furthermore, these peptides decreased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA), but increased glutathione (GSH) production in HepG2 cells. Therefore, the 4 casein-derived peptides obtained by using microbial proteases exhibited different antioxidant activity by activating the Keap1-Nrf2 signaling pathway, and they could serve as potential antioxidant agents in functional foods or pharmaceutic preparation.The transcriptional capacities of target genes are strongly influenced by promoters, whereas, few studies focus on the development of robust, high-performance and cross-species promoters for widely application in different bacteria. In this work, four novel promoters (Pk.rtufB, Pk.r1, Pk.r2 and Pk.r3) were predicted from Ketogulonicigenium robustum and their inconsistency of -10 and -35 region nucleotide sequences indicated they were different promoters. Their activities were evaluated by using green fluorescent protein (gfp) as reporter in different species bacteria, including K. vulgare SPU B805, Pseudomonas putida KT2440, Paracoccus denitrificans PD1222, Bacillus licheniformis and Raoultella ornithinolytica due to their importance in metabolic engineering. Results showed that the four promoters had different activities, whereas Pk.r1 showed the strongest activity in almost all the experimental bacteria. Comparison with the commonly used promoters of E. coli (tufB, lac, lacUV5), K. vulgare (Psdh, Psndh) and P. putida KT2440 (JE111411), the four promoters showed significantly differences due to only 12.62% nucleotide similarities, and relatively higher ability in regulating target gene expression. Further validation experiments confirmed their ability in initiating the target minCD cassette because of the shape changes under the promoter regulation. The overexpression of sorbose dehydrogenase and cytochrome c551 by Pk.r1, Pk.r2 resulted in a 22.75% enhancement of 2-KGA yield indicating their practices application in metabolic engineering. This study demonstrates an example of applying bioinformatics to find new biological components for gene operation and provides four novel promoters with broad suitability, which enriches the usable range of promoters to realize accurate regulation in different genetic backgrounds.The literature indicates that LINC00174 inhibits the growth of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells, but its research needs to be enriched. We tried to explore the function and mechanism of LINC00174 in CRC cell proliferation and migration. Bioinformatics analysis predicted the binding relationship and expressions of lncRNA, miRNA and mRNA. Clinical study analyzes the relationship between LINC00174 and clinical data characteristics of CRC patients. The expressions of LINC00174, miR-3127-5p and E2F7 were verified by RT-qPCR, and the combination of the two was verified by dual luciferase analysis and RNA immunoprecipitation as needed. Western blot was used to detect the expression of EMT-related protein and E2F7 protein. Functional experiments were used to evaluate the function of the target gene on CRC cells. LINC00174 was up-regulated in CRC clinical samples and cells and was related to the clinical characteristics of CRC patients. High-expression of LINC00174, contrary to the effect of siLINC00174, promoted cell viability, proliferation, migration and invasion, up-regulated the expressions of N-Cadherin, Vimentin, E2F7, and inhibited the expression of E-Cadherin. MiR-3127-5p was one of the targeted miRNAs of LINC00174 and was down-regulated in CRC samples. In addition, miR-3127-5p mimic partially reversed the malignant phenotype of CRC cells induced by LINC00174. Besides, E2F7 was a target gene of miR-3127-5p, and LINC00174 repressed miR-3127-5p to regulate E2F7. Our research reveals that LINC00174 affected the biological characteristics of CRC cells through regulated miR-3127-5p/ E2F7 axis.Chlamydia pneumoniae is a type of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria which causes various respiratory tract infections including asthma. Chlamydia species infect humans and cause respiratory infection by rupturing the lining of the respiratory tract such as the throat, lungs and windpipe. On the other hand, the function of Interleukin-4 (IL-4) in Ch. pneumoniae respiratory infection and its association with airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and development of adulthood and causing allergic airway disease (AAD) is not understood properly. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the role of IL-4 in respiratory infection and allergy caused by early life Chlamydia infection. In this study, Ch. pneumonia strain was propagated and cultured in HEp-2 cells according to the standard protocol and infant C57BL/6 mice which is around 3-4 weeks were infected to study the role of IL-4 in respiratory infection and allergy caused by early life Chlamydia infection. The study observed that IL-4 is linked with Chlamydia respiratory infection and its absence lowers respiratory infection. IL-4R α2 is also responsible for controlling the IL-4 signaling pathway and averted the progression of infection and inflammation. Furthermore, the IL-4 signaling pathway also influences the infection-induced AHR and aids in increasing AAD severity. STAT6 also promotes respiratory infection caused by Ch. Epigenetic signaling inhibitors pneumoniae and further enhanced their downstream process. Therefore, the study concludes that IL-4 is a potential target for preventing infection-induced AHR and severity of asthma.A released exopolysaccharide (rEPS)-producing strain LM187 with good acid resistance, bile salt resistance, and cholesterol-lowering properties was isolated from Sichuan paocai and identified as Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides. The purified rEPS, designated as rEPS414, had a uniform molecular weight of 7.757 × 105 Da. Analysis of the monosaccharide composition revealed that the molecule was mainly composed of glucose. The Fourier transform-infrared spectrum showed that rEPS414 contained both α-type and β-type glycosidic bonds. 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra analysis showed that purified rEPS contained arabinose, galactose, and rhamnose but less uronic acid. Scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that the exopolysaccharide displayed a large number of scattered, fluffy, porous cellular network flake structures. In addition, the rEPS414 exhibited strong in vitro antioxidant activity. These results showed that strain LM187 and its rEPS are promising probiotics with broad prospects in industry.The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of heat-killed Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) and live E. faecalis on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The BPH rat model was established by administering male rats with testosterone propionate (TP, 5 mg/kg, in corn oil) via subcutaneous injections daily for four weeks after castration. The rats were divided into five groups Con, corn oil-injected (s.c.) + DW administration; BPH, TP (5 mg/kg, s.c.) + DW administration; BPH+K_EF, TP (5 mg/kg, s.c.) + heat-killed E. faecalis (7.5 × 1012 CFU/g, 2.21 mg/kg) administration; BPH+L_EF, TP (5 mg/kg, s.c.) + live E. faecalis (1 × 1011 CFU/g, 166 mg/kg) administration; BPH+Fi, TP (5 mg/kg, s.c.) + finasteride (1 mg/kg) administration. In both of BPH+K_EF and BPH+L_EF groups, the prostate weight decreased and histological changes due to TP treatment recovered to the level of the Con group. The both of groups showed regulation of androgen-signaling factors, growth factors, and apoptosis-related factors in prostate tissue. E. faecalis exhibited inhibitory effect on benign prostatic hyperplasia, and even heat-killed E. faecalis showed similar efficacy to the live cells in the BPH rat model. This is the first investigation for the effect of heat-killed and live E. faecalis on BPH, suggests that heat-killed E. faecalis might be a candidate for the food additives in various foods regardless of heat processing.Sevoflurane postconditioning (SPostC) is proved effective against myocardial cardioprotection injury. It has been reported that heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) could be induced by sevoflurane, which played a crucial role in hypoxic/reoxygenation (HR) injury of cardiomyocytes. The mechanism of sevoflurane to protect cardiomyocytes via HSP70 is still understood. We aimed to investigate the related mechanisms of SPostC inducing HSP70 expression to reduce the HR injury of cardiomyocytes. After HR cardiomyocytes model was established, the cells transfected with siRNA for HSP70 (siHSP70) or not were treated with sevoflurane during reoxygenation. The lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level was detected by colorimetry, cell viability and apoptosis were detected by MTT and flow cytometry. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blotting were used to detect HSP70, apoptosis-, cell cycle-associated factors, iNOS, and Cox-2 expressions. Enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD). SPostC decreased apoptosis, cell injury, oxidative stress, and inflammation and increased viability of HR-induced cardiomyocytes. Besides, SPostC down-regulated Bax and Cleaved caspase-3 levels, while SPostC up-regulated Bcl-2, CDK-4, CyclinD1, and HSP70 levels. SiHSP70 had the opposite effect which SPostC had on HR-induced cardiomyocytes. Moreover, siHSP70 further reversed the effect of SPostC on apoptosis, cell injury, oxidative stress, inflammation, viability and the expressions of HSP70, apoptosis-, and cell cycle-associated factors in HR-induced cardiomyocytes. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that SPostC reduced the HR injury of cardiomyocytes by inducing HSP70 expression.
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