ObjectiveTo assess the association between the Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene polymorphism and the susceptibility to sepsis using a meta-analysis.MethodsThe publications were searched on PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases up to December 1, 2019 for relevant literature.ResultsA total of 32 studies (21 adult and 11 pediatric studies) were selected for analysis. Overall, in the three models of MBL +54 A/B gene polymorphisms, namely the dominant model BB + AB vs. AA (p = 0.03),...

Supplemental material, sj-docx-5-taj-10.1177_20406223221143245 for Chest X-ray features facilitate screening for pulmonary hypertension caused by fibrosing mediastinitis by Mingfang Zhou, Bo Li, Yaling Chen, Aqian Wang, Yining Zhu, Yu Li, Hongling Su, Jingchun Fan, Yan Zhang and Yunshan Cao in Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease

Supplemental material, sj-png-1-taj-10.1177_20406223221143245 for Chest X-ray features facilitate screening for pulmonary hypertension caused by fibrosing mediastinitis by Mingfang Zhou, Bo Li, Yaling Chen, Aqian Wang, Yining Zhu, Yu Li, Hongling Su, Jingchun Fan, Yan Zhang and Yunshan Cao in Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease

Background:Misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of pulmonary hypertension caused by fibrosing mediastinitis (PH-FM) are considerably prevalent due to unspecific symptoms and as well as the lack of awareness of this fatal disease.Objectives:The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the chest X-ray (CXR) for screening the patients with PH-FM from those with pulmonary hypertension (PH).Design:This was a retrospective observational cohort study.Methods:The patients with suspected PH were recruited between October 2014 and October 2020....

A high-dimensional neural network interatomic potential was developed and used in molecular dynamics simulations of condensed phase Ni and Ni systems with liquid–solid phase coexistence. The reference data set was generated by sampling the potential energy surface over a broad temperature-pressure domain using ab initio MD simulations to train a unified potential. Excellent agreement was achieved between bulk face-centred cubic nickel thermal expansion simulations and relevant experimental data. The same potential also yields accurate structures...

Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) is a rare but potentially life-threatening event with a high risk of maternal death, which also jeopardise the coexisting intrauterine pregnancy (IUP), thus an early accurate diagnosis and prompt treatment can decrease adverse complications. We aimed to explore the early predictors for pregnancy outcomes of HP. We reviewed patients with HP following assisted reproductive technology in our institution between January 2013 and December 2020. The relationships between pregnancy outcomes and clinical features...

The genus Sinocyclocheilus, comprises a large radiation of freshwater cavefishes, are well known for their presence of regressive features (e.g. variable eye reduction). Fewer constructive features are known, such as the expansion of the lateral line system (LLS), which is involved in detecting water movements. The precise relationship between LLS expansion and cave adaptation is not well understood. Here, we examine morphology and LLS-mediated behaviour in Sinocyclocheilus species characterized by broad variation in eye size,...

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Supplementary Material 1

Additional file 1: Supplementary Figures. The full-length blots of WB in Fig. 5B. Whole-cell extracts were resolved on 10% SDS-PAGE by bio-rad Mini-PROTEAN with 10 sample Wells (1Marker, 2space, 3Blank group, 4CSP I-plus group, 5Endostar group, 6rES-CSP group, 7rES-CSP+ heparin group, 8DDP group, 9space, 10Marker), and then electrotransferred onto a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membrane (Millipore). The membranes were then probed with respective primary antibodies against VEGFA, MMP2, integrinβ1, and E-cadherin procured from Abcam, β-actin from...

Additional file 11. Fig. S3. The prioritized genes overlapping between the four tools.

Additional file 1. Table S1. Summary of tools for candidate gene prioritization, including VarElect, OVA, AMELIE, and ToppGene.

Additional file 4. Table S3. The remaining 85 patients with syndromic CHD.

Additional file 7. Table S5. Prioritized genes of four tools.

Additional file 8. Table S6. Pathway enrichment analysis on prioritized genes by different tools.

Additional file 9. Fig. S2. Interaction analyses of prioritized genes by different tools.

Abstract Background Syndromic congenital heart disease (CHD) is among the most severe conditions in the pediatric population. Copy number variant (CNV) is an important cause of syndromic CHD, but few studies focused on CNVs related to these patients in China. The present study aimed to identify pathogenic CNVs associated with syndromic CHD in the Chinese population. Methods A total of 109 sporadic patients with syndromic CHD were applied chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA). Phenotype spectrum of...

Abstract Transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) produced by plant pathogenic bacteria mainly belonging to the genus Xanthomonas cause plant diseases through activation of host susceptibility genes in plant cell nuclei. How TALEs enter plant cell nuclei was not clear until recent studies about PthXo1 and TALI, two TALEs produced by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) and X. oryzae pv. oryzicola (Xoc), the rice (Oryza sativa) pathogens that cause bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak, respectively. Here,...

Introduction:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have demonstrated promising efficacy as monotherapy in patients with pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC). We performed the current multi-institutional, real-world study to assess the efficacy of ICIs plus chemotherapy in patients with PSC.Methods:All consecutive patients with locally advanced or metastatic PSC from three centers treated with ICIs between January 2018 and July 2021 were enrolled. Programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression was stained and evaluated using immunohistochemical with 22C3. Single-cell RNA sequencing...

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Additional file 1: Figure S1.Expression, purification and immunoblot analysis of recombinant PvRAMA protein. A Expression and purification of recombinant PvRAMA (appox. 43 kDa). M, Marker; T, total translation mix; S, supernatant; P, precipitate; Ft, flow through; Ne, elution treated with non-reducing buffer; E, elution treated with reducing buffer. b-d Recombinant PvRAMA protein (appox. 43 kDa) under reducing conditions was probed with the anti-His tag antibody (b), rPvRAMA-immunized mouse serum (c) and PBS-immunized mouse serum (d).

Additional file 3: Figure S2.Comparison of PvRAMA amino acid sequences. The first line was the reference sequence: PvRAMA of the Sal-1 strain. The number of P. vivaxisolates with the same amino acid sequence is shown in parentheses.

Abstract Background Plasmodium vivax rhoptry-associated membrane antigen (RAMA) is a glycophosphatidylinositol-anchored membrane protein currently under consideration as a malaria vaccine candidate. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies induced by P. vivax RAMA (PvRAMA) have been proved to persist over 12 months in the sera of people infected with P. vivax. It has also been shown that through stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells with PvRAMA in vitro, the antigen can induce CD4+ T cells to produce interleukin-10....

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