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Standardized Rat Coronary Ring Preparation and Real-Time Recording of Dynamic Tension Changes Along Vessel Diameter

As a key event of cardiovascular system diseases, coronary artery disease (CAD) has been widely regarded as the main culprit of atherosclerosis, ...

real-time-detection-dynamic-affinity-between-biomolecules-using

Real-Time Detection of Dynamic Affinity between Biomolecules Using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Technology

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology is a sensitive precise method for detecting viruses, pathogenic molecular proteins, and receptors, determining ...

real-time-detection-ferulic-acid-effects-on-rat-left-ventricle-using

Real-Time Detection of Ferulic Acid Effects on Rat Left Ventricle Using Pressure-Volume Conductivity Catheter

Decreased cardiac function can have a negative impact on other organs. The left ventricular pressure-volume relationship is considered to be a valid ...

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Salidroside (Sal), an active ingredient from Rhodiola crenulate, has been reported to exert neuroprotection in cerebral injury from hypobaric hypoxia (HH) at high altitude. However, it remains to be understood whether its protective effects are related to inflammation suppression. In the present work, we aimed to reveal the mechanism of Sal attenuating HH-induced brain injury in mice caused by an animal hypobaric and hypoxic chamber. Our results provided that Sal could attenuate HH-evoked pathological injury and oxidative stress response by decreasing the content of ROS and MDA, and elevating the activities of SOD and GSH-Px. Sal treatment could partly enhance the energy metabolism, evidenced by increasing the activities of Na-K-ATPase, Ca-Mg-ATPase, ATP, SDH, HK and PK, while decreasing the release of LDH and LD. Meanwhile, Sal administration reversed the degradation of tight junction proteins ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-5. Further, the increased levels of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 were confined with Sal administration under the HH condition. Importantly, Sal could downregulate the proteins expression of p-NF-κB-p65, NLRP3, cleaved-Caspase-1 and ASC. Sal also decreased the protein expression of iNOS and COX2 with the increased CD206 and Arg1 expression. Taken together, these data provided that the inhibited NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway by Sal could attenuate HH-induced cerebral oxidative stress injury, inflammatory responses and the blood brain barrier (BBB) damage, attributing to the improved energy metabolism and the microglial phenotype of anti-inflammatory M2. The findings suggested that Sal was expected to be a promising anti-inflammatory agent for high altitude HH-induced brain injury.

Salidroside attenuates high altitude hypobaric hypoxia-induced brain injury in mice via inhibiting NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway.

 (Lamiaceae) is widely distributed in Eurasia. Former studies have demonstrated that  has a wide range of pharmacological effects. Nevertheless, no complete  mitochondrial genome has been reported, which limits further understanding of the biology of . Here, we assembled the first complete mitochondrial genome of  using a hybrid assembly strategy based on sequencing data from both Nanopore and Illumina platforms. Then, the mitochondrial genome of  was analyzed comprehensively in terms of gene content, codon preference, intercellular gene transfer, phylogeny, and RNA editing. The mitochondrial genome of  has two circular structures. It has a total length of 297, 777 bp, a GC content of 43.92%, and 29 unique protein-coding genes (PCGs). There are 76 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) in the mitochondrial genome, of which tetrameric accounts for a large percentage (43.4%). A comparative analysis between the mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes revealed that 36 homologous fragments exist in them, with a total length of 28, 895 bp. The phylogenetic analysis showed that  belongs to the Lamiales family Lamiaceae and  is closely related to . In addition, the mitochondrial genome sequences of seven species of Lamiaceae are unconservative in their alignments and undergo frequent genome reorganization. This work reports for the first time the complete mitochondrial genome of , which provides useful genetic information for further  studies.

Assembly and analysis of the mitochondrial genome of .

Gene annotation is essential for genome-based studies. However, algorithm-based genome annotation is difficult to fully and correctly reveal genomic information, especially for species with complex genomes. Artemisia annua L. is the only commercial resource of artemisinin production though the content of artemisinin is still to be improved. Genome-based genetic modification and breeding are useful strategies to boost artemisinin content and therefore, ensure the supply of artemisinin and reduce costs, but better gene annotation is urgently needed. In this study, we manually corrected the newly released genome annotation of A. annua using second- and third-generation transcriptome data. We found that incorrect gene information may lead to differences in structural, functional, and expression levels compared to the original expectations. We also identified alternative splicing events and found that genome annotation information impacted identifying alternative splicing genes. We further demonstrated that genome annotation information and alternative splicing could affect gene expression estimation and gene function prediction. Finally, we provided a valuable version of A. annua genome annotation and demonstrated the importance of gene annotation in future research.

Zhihao Sun

School of Basic Medicine,
School of Basic Medical Sciences,
Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Standardized Rat Coronary Ring Preparation and Real-Time Recording of Dynamic Tension Changes Along Vessel Diameter

Real-Time Detection of Dynamic Affinity between Biomolecules Using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Technology

Real-Time Detection of Ferulic Acid Effects on Rat Left Ventricle Using Pressure-Volume Conductivity Catheter

Zhihao Sun

School of Basic Medicine,School of Basic Medical Sciences,Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Standardized Rat Coronary Ring Preparation and Real-Time Recording of Dynamic Tension Changes Along Vessel Diameter

Real-Time Detection of Dynamic Affinity between Biomolecules Using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Technology

Real-Time Detection of Ferulic Acid Effects on Rat Left Ventricle Using Pressure-Volume Conductivity Catheter

School of Basic Medicine,
School of Basic Medical Sciences,
Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy