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The success of an autoclave process is related to the temperature characteristics of the mold. An inhomogeneous temperature field in the mold affects the quality of composite parts, which may lead to residual stress, voids, and other manufacturing defects of composite parts. In order to meet high-quality production demands, the temperature field in a mold should be investigated precisely. selleck kinase inhibitor The temperature distribution in a large frame mold is critically evaluated in this work. Then, a method to control the temperature distribution in a large frame mold is proposed. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of the autoclave process is developed to predict the temperature evolution of the large frame mold. The model is validated by experimental results, which shows good agreement with a relative difference of 5.92%. The validated CFD model is then applied to analyze the temperature distribution characters in the mold with different control conditions. The results show that the temperature difference decreases by 13.3% when the mold placement angle is changed from 180 to 168°.Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activation is a well-known mechanism by which chemoresistance to anticancer agents is reported. It is well-known that irinotecan as a chemotherapeutic drug against non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) has limited anticancer effect due to NF-κB activation. In this study, we propose the novel role of GRA16, a dense granule protein of Toxoplasma gondii, as an anticancer agent to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy via the inhibition of NF-κB activation. To demonstrate this, H1299 cells were stably transfected with GRA16. The anticancer effects of GRA16 were demonstrated as a reduction in tumor size in a mouse xenograft model. GRA16 directly elevated B55 regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A-B55) expression in tumor cells, thereby decreasing GWL protein levels and ENSA phosphorylation. This cascade, in turn, induced PP2A-B55 activation and suppressed AKT/ERK phosphorylation and cyclin B1 levels, suggesting reduced cell survival and arrested cell cycle. Moreover, PP2A-B55 activation and AKT phosphorylation inhibition led to NF-κB inactivation via the reduction in inhibitory kappa B kinase beta (IKKβ) levels, de-phosphorylation of inhibitor of kappa B alpha (IκBα), and reduction in the nuclear transit of NF-κB p65. Furthermore, this molecular mechanism was examined under irinotecan treatment. The PP2A-B55/AKT/NF-κB p65 pathway-mediated anticancer effects were only induced in the presence of GRA16, but not in the presence of irinotecan. Moreover, GRA16 synergistically promoted the anticancer effects of irinotecan via the induction of the sub-G1 phase and reduction of cell proliferation. Collectively, irinotecan and GRA16 co-treatment promotes the anticancer effects of irinotecan via NF-κB inhibition and cell cycle arrest induced by GRA16, subsequently increasing the chemotherapeutic effect of irinotecan to NSCLC cells via NF-κB inhibition.An original bioinformatics technique is developed to identify the protein-coding genes in rodents, lagomorphs and nonhuman primates that are pseudogenized in humans. The method is based on per-gene verification of local synteny, similarity of exon-intronic structures and orthology in a set of genomes. It is applicable to any genome set, even with the number of genomes exceeding 100, and efficiently implemented using fast computer software. Only 50 evolutionary recent human pseudogenes were predicted. Their functional homologs in model species are often associated with the immune system or digestion and mainly express in the testes. According to current evidence, knockout of most of these genes leads to an abnormal phenotype. Some genes were pseudogenized or lost independently in human and nonhuman hominoids.Hemoplasmas (hemotropic mycoplasmas) are small pleomorphic bacteria that parasitize the surface of red blood cells of several mammalian species including cattle, goats, and humans, causing infectious anemia. However, studies on hemoplasmas have been neglected and to date, there are no studies on bovine and caprine hemoplasmas in Uganda or the entire East African region. In this study, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay targeting the 16S rRNA gene was used to investigate the presence of hemoplasma in 409 samples (cattle = 208; goats = 201) collected from Kasese district, western Uganda. Results showed that 32.2% (67/208) of cattle samples and 43.8% (88/201) of goat samples were positive for hemoplasmas. Sequencing analysis identified Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos and Mycoplasma wenyonii in cattle, while Candidatus Mycoplasma erythrocervae and Mycoplasma ovis were identified in goats. Statistical analysis showed that goats were at a higher risk of infection with hemoplasmas compared with cattle. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first molecular evidence of hemoplasmas in bovine and caprine animals in Uganda and the entire east African region.When cells die, nucleosomes composed of DNA and histone proteins enter the extracellular space and end eventually in the circulation. In plasma, they might serve as a nonspecific marker of cell death, potentially useful for noninvasive monitoring of tumor dynamics. The aim of this study was to analyze circulating nucleosomes in relation to patient/tumor characteristics and prognosis in primary breast cancer. This study included 92 patients with breast cancer treated with surgery for whom plasma isolated was available in the biobank. Plasma nucleosomes were detected in samples taken in the morning on the day of surgery using Cell Death Detection ELISA kit with anti-histone and anti-DNA antibodies. Circulating nucleosomes were positively associated with the systemic inflammatory index (SII), but not with other patient/tumor characteristics. Patients with high SII in comparison to low SII had higher circulating nucleosomes (by 59%, p = 0.02). Nucleosomes correlated with plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, IL-15, IL-16, IL-18, and hepatocyte growth factor. Patients with lower nucleosomes had significantly better disease-free survival (HR = 0.46, p = 0.05). In a multivariate analysis, nucleosomes, hormone receptor status, HER2 status, lymph node involvement, and tumor grade were independent predictors of disease-free survival. Our data suggest that plasma nucleosomes in primary breast cancer are associated with systemic inflammation and might have a prognostic value. The underlying mechanisms require further studies.
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