Abstract Background Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) acquire immunosuppressive capacity only in an inflammatory microenvironment. This can be recapitulated in vitro by treating MSCs with inflammatory cytokines TNFα and IFNγ, which induce indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and TNF-stimulated gene-6 (TSG-6). However, the signaling pathways downstream of the cytokines remain to be elucidated. Methods Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) mouse model was established by subjecting mice to dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in drinking water for 7 days. Human UC-MSCs...

Additional file 1. Table S1. The primers used for real-time PCR.

Additional file 1. PRISMA-P 2015 checklist.

Additional file 1: Table S1. Detailed information on the 96 tick libraries examined here. Figure S1. Gene arrangements in tick mitochondrial genomes across eight genera. There are 23 linear maps in 19 species of Haemaphysalis, nine in Amblyomma species, two in Bothriocroton species, three in two Hyalomma species, 13 in 10 Rhipicephalus species, 18 in 16 Ixodes species, one of Nuttalliellidae species and 26 linear maps of Argasid ticks. Each mitochondrial genome has 13 protein-coding...

Abstract Background The liver plays crucial roles in sepsis and is one of the major targets for sepsis-related injuries. Ferroptosis, a newly emerged form of lytic cell death, has been implicated in sepsis related organ failure. Yes-associated protein1 (YAP1), a key regulator of the Hippo signaling pathway, may be involved in ferroptosis development. This study aimed to elucidate the role of YAP1 in septic liver injury through regulating ferroptosis, especially ferritinophagy-mediated ferroptosis. Results Cecal ligation...

Additional file 1: Table S1. The correlation coefficient and coefficient T test between BMD and bone biomechanics.

Additional file 1: Figure S1. Enrichment of differentially expressed genes in lung tissues of neonatal mice with intrauterine inflammation. A Immunofluorescence detection of Pro-SFTPC in the lung tissues of neonatal mice (green, DAPI: blue). C, D GO and KEGG enrichment of the upregulated genes. E, F GO and KEGG enrichment of the downregulated genes.Q-value ≤ 0.05 and fold-change ≥ 2 were used as the thresholds for screening the differentially expressed genes. Data show mean ±...

Additional file 1: Figure S1. Enrichment of differentially expressed genes in lung tissues of neonatal mice with intrauterine inflammation. A Immunofluorescence detection of Pro-SFTPC in the lung tissues of neonatal mice (green, DAPI: blue). C, D GO and KEGG enrichment of the upregulated genes. E, F GO and KEGG enrichment of the downregulated genes.Q-value ≤ 0.05 and fold-change ≥ 2 were used as the thresholds for screening the differentially expressed genes. Data show mean ±...

Additional file 5: Figure S5. The expression of DNA methylation related enzymes in lung tissues and TNF-α-treated MLE-12 cells. A Dnmt1, Dnmt3a, Mbd1, and Tet1 expression analysed using RT-qPCR in lung tissues of neonatal mice. B TNF-α expression analysed using RT-qPCR in lung tissues of neonatal mice. C Dnmt1, Dnmt3a, Mbd1, and Tet1 expression analysed using RT-qPCR in TNF-α-treated MLE-12 cells. D Serpine1 expression analysed using RT-qPCR in TNF-α-treated MLE-12 cells. Data show mean ±...

Additional file 12. Figure S12. Histogram representing the proportion of clusters in each group.

Additional file 13. Figure S13. Bubble plots showing the results of DEG functional enrichment analysis using GO gene sets in T cells, NK cells, and cDCs.

Additional file 14. Figure S14. Reclustering analysis of tumor-infiltrating NK cells. (a) T-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) plot for NK cells. (b) t-SNE plot for the treatment group-specific distribution of NK cell subclusters. (c) Violin plots showing NK cell subcluster-specific gene profiles. (d) Histogram representing the proportion of NK cells subcluster in each group. (e-f) Violin plots showing the levels of Cd69 and Tnf of NK cell subclusters. (g) Heatmap depicting the results of GSEA...

Additional file 4. Figure S4: The effects of MSA-2 and TGF-β on chemokine production in BMDM. (a-f) Unactivated BMDMs were cultured with MSA-2 for one day, and supernatants were collected for chemokine detection.

A stereo interplanting system with foxtail millet beneath chestnut trees is an effective planting method to raise the utilization of land in chestnut orchards, increase yields and improve quality of chestnut nuts. Consequently, exploration of genes involved in shade tolerance response in foxtail millet and breeding shade-tolerant varieties have become urgent issues. In this study, RNA-seq of leaf samples from two shade-tolerant varieties and three shade-intolerant varieties of foxtail millet at the booting stage was...

Background:The influence of the number of removed lymph nodes (RLNs) on patients with early-stage cervical cancer (ESCC) is still questionable. The objective of this study was to explore the prognostic value of RLNs on ESCC patients.Methods:A retrospective study was performed including all ESCC patients who underwent radical surgery from January 2016 to December 2018. Cox regression analysis was performed to verify the correlation between the number of RLNs and the prognosis (recurrence-free survival [RFS], disease-specific...

Supplemental Material for Dynamic response control of centrifugal pendulum vibration absorber with motion-limiting device during startup in gravity field by Yi Zhang, Guangqiang Wu, Yiming Long in Journal of Vibration and Control

Objectives The relationship between prenatal physical activity (PA) and adverse birth outcomes is still inconclusive. We aimed to investigate the association between PA during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes by using data from the Guangxi Zhuang birth cohort (GZBC) in China. Study Design A total of 11,292 mother-infant pairs were included from GZBC in China. The information on PA status, intensity, adequacy, and volume and birth outcomes were collected. Multivariable linear and logistic regression models...

Adult individuals frequently face difficulties in attracting and keeping mates, which is an important driver of singlehood. In the current research, we investigated the mating performance (i.e., how well people do in attracting and retaining intimate partners) and singlehood status in 14 different countries, namely Austria, Brazil, China, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and Ukraine (N = 7,181). We found that poor mating performance was in high occurrence, with...

The solution-based colloidal synthesis of multinary semi-conductor compositions has allowed the design of new inorganic materials impacting a large variety of applications. Yet there are certain compositions that have remained elusive--particularly quaternary structures of transition metal-based (e.g., Co, Zn, Ni, Fe, Mn, and Cr) copper antimony chalcogenides. These are widely sought for tuning the electrical and thermal conductivity as a function of the size, composition, and crystal phase. In this work, a facile hot injection...

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Single-molecule localization microscopy has enabled scientists to visualize cellular structures at the nanometer scale. However, researchers are facing great challenges to analyze images presented by point clouds. Existing algorithms for cluster identification are coordinate-based analyses requiring users to input cutoff thresholds based on the distance or density of the point cloud. These thresholds are often one’s best guess with repeated visual inspections, making the cluster assignment user-dependent. Here, we present a cluster identification algorithm mimicking...

Abstract Background Elucidating the phylogenetic relationships within species-rich genera is essential but challenging, especially when lineages are assumed to have been going through radiation events. Mahonia Nutt. (Berberidaceae) is a genus with cosmopolitan distribution, comprising approximately 100 species, two of which are known as Caulis Mahoniae (M. bealei and M. fortunei) with crucial pharmacological significance in Chinese herbal medicine. Mahonia is a taxonomically challenging genus, and intrageneric phylogenetic relationships still need to be explored using...

A marine antifouling compound, N-octyl-2-hydroxybenzamide (OHBA), inspired by ceramide and paeonol molecules, was created. First, methyl salicylate was synthesized with salicylic acid and methanol, followed by n-octylamine through an ester-amine condensation reaction. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry confirmed the characteristic structure of the OHBA compound. Bioassays showed that OHBA inhibits the growth of typical marine fouling organisms, such as Vibrio azureus, Navicula subminuscula, Ulva pertusa, Mytilus edulis, and Amphibalanus...

Additional file 12: Table S5. Primer Sets for qRT‒PCR and Mouse Genotyping.

Additional file 13: Table S6. Antibodies Used for Immunoblots.