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Correlation analyses revealed that DPP4 concentration was positively correlated with DPP4 enzymatic activity in serum. No significant difference in DPP4 activity was found in PBMCs. DPP4 enzymatic activity in PBMCs was negatively correlated with DPP4 enzymatic activity in serum. IFN-γ mRNA expression in PBMCs was significantly increased in HT patients. CONCLUSIONS DPP4 is involved in the development and pathological process of HT. Decreased cleavage of membrane-anchored DPP4 by KLK5 may be responsible for the decreased serum DPP4 levels in HT patients. BACKGROUND Accumulating evidence has revealed the roles of microRNAs (miRs) in sepsis, hence, the aim of the present study was to investigate whether miR-208a-5p affects sepsis whilst attempting to elucidate the mechanisms by which the suppressors of cytokine signaling 2 (SOCS2)-mediated nuclear factor-kappaB/hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (NF-κB/HIF-1α) pathway is implicated in this process. FRAX486 in vivo METHODS The sepsis model was established by cecal ligation and puncture in mice. Serum levels of myocardial enzyme cardiac Troponin-I (cTnI) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in mice were measured. Malondialdehyde (MDA), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), NF-κB p65, HIF-1α and superoxidedismutase (SOD) activity in myocardial tissues were determined. Furthermore, the swelling degree of mitochondria and the apoptosis of cardiomyocytes was measured. The expression of miR-208a-5p, SOCS2, Bcl-2, Bax, NF-κB p65 and HIF-1α in myocardial tissues of mice were detected. RESULTS Down-regulation of miR-208a-5p and up-regulation of SOCS2 raised the activity of SOD, while reduced the activity of LDH and MDA and the concentrations of cTnI, BNP, TNF-α, IL-6, NF-κB p65 and HIF-1α in mice with sepsis. Down-regulated miR-208a-5p and up-regulated SOCS2 reduced degree of mitochondria swelling, and suppressed cardiomyocytes apoptosis in mice with sepsis. MiR-208a-5p, NF-κB p65 and HIF-1α expression were raised while SOCS2 expression was depressed in myocardial tissues of mice with sepsis. CONCLUSION This study suggests that high expression of SOCS2 or inhibition of miR-208a-5p alleviates the myocardial injury of sepsis mice via modulating NF-κB/HIF-1α pathway, which are potential candidate markers and therapeutic targets for sepsis mice. V.The microbial ecology in the fermentation of Australian coffee beans was investigated in this study. Pulped coffee beans were kept underwater for 36 h before air dried. Samples were collected periodically, and the microbial communities were analyzed by culture-dependent and independent methods. Changes in sugars, organic acids and microbial metabolites in the mucilage and endosperm of the coffee beans during fermentation were monitored by HPLC. Culture-dependent methods identified 6 yeast and 17 bacterial species, while the culture-independent methods, multiple-step total direct DNA extraction and high throughput sequencing, identified 212 fungal and 40 bacterial species. Most of the microbial species in the community have been reported for wet fermentation of coffee beans in other parts of the world, but the yeast Pichia kudriavzevii was isolated for the first time in wet coffee bean fermentation. The bacterial community was dominated by aerobic mesophilic bacteria (AMB) with Citrobacter being the predominant genus. Hanseniaspora uvarum and Pichia kudriavzevii were the predominant yeasts while Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Lactococcus lactis were the predominant LAB. The yeasts and bacteria grew significantly during fermentation, utilizing sugars in the mucilage and produced mannitol, glycerol, and lactic acid, leading to a significant decrease in pH. The results of this study provided a preliminary understanding of the microbial ecology of wet coffee fermentation under Australian conditions. Further studies are needed to explore the impact of microbial growth and metabolism on coffee quality, especially flavour. The validation of an analytical method in the pharmaceutical industry follows strictly regulated guidelines. The introduction of multivariable calibration methods requires a revision of these recommendations, since some of them are contradictory regarding the limit of detection (LOD). This work compares the LOD values obtained using pseudounivariate and multivariate procedures in the PLS-NIR determination of residual moisture content (RMC) in a freeze-dried drug. As NIR has proved to be more precise than Karl-Fischer at low RMC values, LOD has been estimated by ordinary and by orthogonal least squares regression. The precision of the RMC determination in approx. 2000 industrial vials was used as an indirect evidence of the reliability of the LOD values obtained. The effect of reducing the number of calibration samples and increasing the RMC values have also been studied. No significant differences were observed using a number of calibration samples ≥ 20. Based on our findings, when the size of the calibration sample set is high and the range of RMC values is close to the limit, the LOD estimated with the ICH formula and using orthogonal regression should be recommended. If water content moves away, the ICH formula should be replaced by the LODOS equation as a practical, reliable and simple procedure. A rapid and sensitive liquid chromatographic-tandem mass spectrometric method was developed and validated to simultaneously quantitate vitamin K1 (PK) and vitamin K2 (MK-4) concentrations in human plasma to evaluate nutritional interventions. Charcoal-stripped human plasma was used for standard and calibration preparation with vitamin E-d6 as the internal standard. Patient plasma samples were extracted using n-hexane and analytes separated using an ACE -PFP C18 column (50 × 2.1 mm, 3 μ) equipped with standard C18 guard. The mobile phase consisted of 0.1 % formic acid in water and 0.1 % formic acid in methanol at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min. Analyte quantification was achieved by using MS/MS with a positive atmospheric pressure chemical ionization in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. The lower limit of quantification was 0.01 ng/mL for both PK and MK-4. The assay was linear over the concentration range from 0.01-50 ng/mL for all analytes with a determination coefficient (r2) of 0.998 or better. The intra-and inter-day accuracy and precision were within the acceptable limits per FDA guidance.
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