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78 DENV epitope type (EpT), 29 JEV EpTs, 29 WNV EpTs, 12 YFV EpTs, and 5 ZIKV EpTs were extracted according to their major epitopes. Also, frequency results showed that there were dominant EpTs in all flavivirus. Fifteen STs were selected and purified for the expression of recombinant antigen in Escherichia coli by sodium dodecyl sulfate extraction. Our study details a novel in silico approach for the development of flavivirus diagnostics, including a simple way to screen the important peptide regions. Copyright © 2020 Chulmin Park et al.The cytosolic isozyme of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PCK1) was the first rate-limiting enzyme in the gluconeogenesis pathway, which exerted a critical role in maintaining the blood glucose levels. PCK1 has been established to be involved in various physiological and pathological processes, including glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism, diabetes, and tumorigenesis. Nonetheless, the association of PCK1 with aging process and the detailed underlying mechanisms of PCK1 on aging are still far to be elucidated. Hence, we herein constructed the PCK1-deficient (pck1Δ) and PCK1 overexpression (PCK1 OE) Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The results unveiled that PCK1 deficiency significantly shortened the replicative lifespan (RLS) in the S. cerevisiae, while overexpression of PCK1 prolonged the RLS. Additionally, we noted that the ROS level was significantly enhanced in PCK1-deficient strain and decreased in PCK1 OE strain. Then, a high throughput analysis by deep sequencing was performed in the pck1Δ and wild-type strains, in an attempt to shed light on the effect of PCK1 on the lifespan of aging process. The data showed that the most downregulated mRNAs were enriched in the regulatory pathways of glucose metabolism. Fascinatingly, among the differentially expressed mRNAs, PFK1 was one of the most upregulated genes, which was involved in the glycolysis process and ROS generation. Thus, we further constructed the pfk1Δpck1Δ strain by deletion of PFK1 in the PCK1-deficient strain. The results unraveled that pfk1Δpck1Δ strain significantly suppressed the ROS level and restored the RLS of pck1Δ strain. Taken together, our data suggested that PCK1 deficiency enhanced the ROS level and shortened the RLS of S. cerevisiae via PFK1. Copyright © 2020 Yuan Yuan et al.Objective To identify the clinical correlations between plasma growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), skeletal muscle function, and acute muscle wasting in ICU patients with mechanical ventilation. In addition, to investigate its diagnostic value for ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) and its predictive value for 90-day survival in mechanically ventilated patients. Methods 95 patients with acute respiratory failure, who required mechanical ventilation therapy, were randomly selected among hospitalized patients from June 2017 to January 2019. The plasma GDF-15 level was detected by ELISA, the rectus femoris cross-sectional area (RFcsa) was measured by ultrasound, and the patient's muscle strength was assessed using the British Medical Research Council (MRC) muscle strength score on day 1, day 4, and day 7. Patients were divided into an ICU-AW group and a non-ICU-AW group according to their MRC-score on the 7th day. The differences in plasma GDF-15 level, MRC-score, and RFcsa between the two groups were compare15 level was significantly increased, the ICU-AW group demonstrated a significant decreasing trend in the MRC-score and RFcsa, while no significant changes were found in the non-ICU-AW group. In the ICU-AW group, the plasma GDF-15 level was significantly higher than that in the non-ICU-AW group, while the RFcsa and the MRC-score were significantly lower than those in the non-ICU-AW group (GDF-15 (pg/ml) 2542.44 ± 629.38 vs. 1542.86 ± 502.86; RFcsa (cm2) 2.04 ± 0.64 vs. 2.34 ± 0.61; MRC-score 41.22 ± 3.42 vs. 51.42 ± 2.72, all. Conclusion The plasma GDF-15 concentration level was significantly associated with skeletal muscle function and muscle wasting on day 7 in ICU patients with mechanical ventilation. Therefore, it can be concluded that the plasma GDF-15 level on the 7th day has a high diagnostic yield for ICU-acquired muscle weakness, and it can predict the 90-day survival status of ICU mechanically ventilated patients. Copyright © 2020 Yongpeng Xie et al.Background Acute exacerbation (AE) is a common cause of rapid deterioration and high mortality in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients. Osteopontin (OPN) plays an important role in IPF, but the studies about serum OPN in AE-IPF are unclear. We aimed to investigate whether OPN had a potential prognostic value in acute exacerbation and mortality in IPF. Methods Thirty-two patients with AE-IPF, 39 with S-IPF, and 20 healthy controls were included. Serum OPN and KL-6 levels were compared between AE-IPF and S-IPF. Logistic regression analysis was applied to identify the predicted value of OPN for AE. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to display survival, and Cox proportional hazards regression was used to identify risk for mortality. Results In AE-IPF patients, serum OPN levels were significantly higher than in S-IPF subjects (p less then 0.001) or healthy controls (p less then 0.001) or healthy controls (p less then 0.001) or healthy controls (p less then 0.001) or healthy controls (p less then 0.001) or healthy controls (p less then 0.001) or healthy controls (p less then 0.001) or healthy controls (p less then 0.001) or healthy controls (p less then 0.001) or healthy controls (p less then 0.001) or healthy controls (. Conclusion Elevated OPN could be a potential serum predictor for AE status and survival in IPF patients. Copyright © 2020 Xianhua Gui et al.This study examined the effects of 4 weeks of living high-training low and high (LHTLH) under moderate hypoxia on body weight, body composition, and metabolic risk markers of overweight and obese females. Nineteen healthy overweight or obese females participated in this study. Participants were assigned to the normoxic training group (NG) or the LHTLH group (HG). The NG participants lived and trained at sea level. The HG participants stayed for approximately 10 hours in a simulated 2300 m normobaric state of hypoxia for six days a week and trained for 2 hours 3 times a week under the same simulated hypoxia. Adavosertib supplier The interventions lasted for 4 weeks. All groups underwent dietary restriction based on resting metabolic rate. The heart rate of the participants was monitored every ten minutes during exercise to ensure that the intensity was in the aerobic range. Compared with the preintervention values, body weight decreased significantly in both the NG and the HG (-8.81 ± 2.09% and -9.09 ± 1.15%, respectively). The fas of overweight and obese females. Compared with training and sleeping under normoxia, no additive benefit of LHTLH on the loss of body weight and body fat mass was exhibited. However, LHTLH may help to relieve the loss of lean soft tissue mass and serum HDL-C. Copyright © 2020 Huan Gao et al.Objectives To investigate the factors associated with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis among drug resistant tuberculosis patients and to determine the correlation of rifampicin-resistant TB with MDR-TB in a high MDR-TB burden province of china. Methods A retrospective longitudinal analysis on four surveys of anti-TB drug resistance done in 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013 in Zhejiang province, China. 4289 sputum-smear microscopy positive suspected tuberculosis patients were eligible at 30 investigation points, chosen by stratified random sampling at survey sites from all over the province. Culturing samples in L-J medium and the drug-susceptibility testing for the 4 first-line anti-TB drugs were performed to all patients. Multivariate logistic regression was carried out to determine the factors associated with the rifampicin-resistance in the study population. Results Overall, there were 3832 patients with positive mycobacterial cultures, and 2813 of the isolates (73.4%) were susceptible to all 4 first-line drugs.y relying on RIF susceptibility testing is crucial for improving adherence and outcomes in patients with drug-resistant TB. Copyright © 2020 Zhengwei Liu et al.Caspase recruitment domain family member 8 (CARD8) is an adaptor molecule that negatively regulates nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation, interleukin (IL)-1β secretion, and apoptosis. These play important roles in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Genetic variants of CARD8 have been associated with an increased risk of several inflammatory diseases and psoriasis in Europe. However, nothing is known about the association of the polymorphisms of CARD8 and psoriasis vulgaris (PsV) in the Han population of northeastern China. To investigate the potential association between them, we designed a case-control study to genotype four selected single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) using the improved multiplex ligation reaction (iMLDR) method. Model-based single SNP frequentist-test and haplotype association studies were performed to assess the association between SNPs and PsV. The results showed that the intron SNP rs10403848 was significantly associated with PsV (additive model p=0.0418, p'=0.0411, and statistical power 0.1902; heterozygous model p=0.0418, p'=0.0164, and statistical power 0.9406). A potential risk locus of nonsynonymous SNP rs2043211 found in the European population did not show a significant association in our study. We found that the polymorphism rs10403848 in CARD8 is significantly associated with PsV risk in the Han population of northeastern China. CARD8 may be involved in PsV in this population, as in the European population, but a different genetic process should be considered for the heterogeneity of risk loci. Copyright © 2020 Pei Yu et al.Targeted therapy for kidney cancer has achieved significant clinical results. However, because most patients who use targeted therapy will develop drug resistance, we still need to constantly explore new therapeutic targets. Although porcupine (PORCN) as a palmitoyltransferase plays a crucial role in the activation and secretion of Wnt proteins and affects the activity of the Wnt signaling pathway, little is known about the role of PORCN in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). We found that PORCN is highly expressed in renal cancer cell lines and patients with renal cell carcinoma with high expression of PORCN have a poor prognosis. Pathway analysis of PORCN and its related proteins showed that PORCN played a role through the Wnt signaling pathway, and there was a strong coexpression relationship between PORCN and Wnt proteins. Therefore, PORCN may be a potential and effective target for ccRCC. In the present study, we found that LGK974 could inhibit proliferation and colony formation and induce apoptosis in ccRCC cells. We also found that LGK974 could inhibit the migration and invasion of renal cell carcinoma and reduce the expression of mesenchymal markers. After treatment with LGK974, the expression level of β-catenin, a key protein in the classical Wnt pathway, was significantly decreased, and the expression levels of the target genes cyclin D1, c-Myc, MMP9, and MMP2 in the Wnt signaling pathway were also significantly decreased, which represented a significant decrease in the activity of the Wnt signaling pathway. At the same time, the cycle of renal cancer cells was significantly blocked. In conclusion, our results indicate that LGK974 could significantly inhibit the progression of renal cancer cells in a safe concentration range, so PORCN may be a safe and effective target for patients with renal cancer. Copyright © 2020 Jianyi Li et al.
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