Astragalus Salvia Granules to Benefit the Qi (Qishen Yiqi Keli) protects H9C2 cardiomyocytes by suppressing oxidative stress by Bangze Fu, Shuzhen Guo, Xue Yu, Hong Chang, Wei Wang

“…Licochalcone A inhibited the autoxidation of pyrogallol at a low concentration, and tanshinone I showed no significant inhibitory effect from 2 μM to 20 μM. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of <i>Chitinase-like Genes</i> in <i>Petunia axillaris</i> by Zhuoyi Liu, Wenfei Yu, Xiaowen Zhang, Jinfeng Huang, Wei Wang, Miao Miao, Li Hu, Chao Wan, Yuan Yuan, Binghua Wu, Meiling Lyu

“…By qRT-PCR analysis, we found that most of the <i>PaCTLs</i> showed a very low expression level in the normal growing plants. …”
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Spleen in viral Hepatitis-B liver fibrosis patients may have a reduced level of per unit micro-circulation: non-invasive diffusion MRI evidence with a surrogate marker by Cun-Jing Zheng, Hua Huang, Ben-Heng Xiao, Ting Li, Wei Wang, Yì Xiáng J. Wáng

“…Changsha data by reader-1 showed patients with liver fibrosis had lower spleen DDVD values than those of healthy volunteers (median=16.24 vs. 23.54, p=0.0031). …”
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The distribution of bioactive gibberellins along peach annual shoots is closely associated with PpGA20ox and PpGA2ox expression profiles by Mengmeng Zhang, Yangtao Ma, Xianbo Zheng, Bin Tan, Xia Ye, Wei Wang, Langlang Zhang, Jidong Li, Zhiqian Li, Jun Cheng, Jiancan Feng

“…Between the two KS genes, PpKS1 showed a relatively high transcript level in shoots, while PpKS2 was undetectable. …”
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A Cell-Free Screen for Bacterial Membrane Disruptors Identifies Mefloquine as a Novel Antibiotic Adjuvant by Jessica Podoll, Justin Olson, Wei Wang, Xiang Wang

“…Further investigation of mefloquine’s activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> showed that it has little antibiotic activity on its own but can alter membrane fluidity, thereby potentiating a β-lactam antibiotic, oxacillin, against both methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i>. …”
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The Activity and Cyclic Catalysis of Synthesized Iron-Supported Zr/Ti Solid Acid Catalysts in Methyl Benzoate Compounds by Chunjie Shi, Xiaofeng Yu, Wei Wang, Haibing Wu, Ai Zhang, Shengjin Liu

“…A certain proportion of Fe and Ti ions additionally enhanced the catalytic activity of the catalyst, with the catalyst-specific composition of Fe:Zr:Ti = 2:1:1 showing optimal catalytic activity. A variety of substituents in the benzene ring, such as the electron-withdrawing group, the electron-donating group, large steric hindrance, and the position of the group on the benzene ring, had regular effects on the catalytic activity of the methyl benzoates. …”
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The malignancy of chordomas is enhanced via a circTLK1/miR-16-5p/Smad3 positive feedback axis by Jingbing Lou, Hongliang Zhang, Qingshan Huang, Chenglong Chen, Wei Wang, Jianfang Niu, Jiuhui Xu, Tingting Ren, Yi Huang, Xiaodong Tang, Wei Guo

“…Moreover, we observed that circTLK1 showed high expression in chordoma cells and tissues, while circTLK1 interference suppressed chordoma cell proliferation and invasion. …”
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Natural Variation of <i>OsHd8</i> Regulates Heading Date in Rice by Huanran Yuan, Ruihua Wang, Mingxing Cheng, Xiao Wei, Wei Wang, Fengfeng Fan, Licheng Zhang, Zhikai Wang, Zhihong Tian, Shaoqing Li

“…Further evolutionary analysis showed that <i>OsHd8</i> presents divergence between <i>indica</i> and <i>japonica</i>, showing natural selection during the domestication of cultivated rice. …”
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Stratigraphic Constraints on Sandy Conglomerates in Huanghekou Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, via In Situ U-Pb Dating of Vein Calcite and Detrital Zircons, and XRD Analysis by Wei Wang, Xianghua Yang, Hongtao Zhu, Li Huang

“…The XRD data and petrological analysis suggest that the lithostratigraphy of the Kongdian Formation in Huanghekou Sag could be divided into at least three members, with Member 3 consisting of red sediment deposited in a hot and dry climate; Member 2 and Member 1 deposited as fan delta with major parent rock of Mesozoic volcanic rocks and Precambrian meta-granitoid, respectively. Member 1 shows significant potential for energy exploration due to high brittle mineral components and fracture development.…”
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Polymerization of Allyltrimethylisilane and 4-Methyl-1-Pentene by Using Metallocene Catalysts by Wei Wang, Minqiao Ren, Liping Hou, Shuzhang Qu, Xinwei Li, Zifang Guo

“…The homo- and co-polymerization of allyltrimethylisilane (ATMS) and 4-methyl-1-pentene (4M1P) were conducted using syndiospecific (cat 1) and isospecific (cat 2) metallocene catalysts. Cat 1 showed low conversions and provided a polymer with a higher molecular weight, while cat 2 behaved oppositely. …”
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Dichotomous Roles of <i>Men1</i> in Macrophages and Fibroblasts in Bleomycin—Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis by Yuanhua Lu, Jianan Zhao, Yafei Tian, Dan Shao, Zhiqi Zhang, Siqi Li, Jialin Li, Hugang Zhang, Wei Wang, Ping Jiao, Jie Ma

“…Taken together, although <i>Men1</i> showed antifibrotic properties in BLM—induced pulmonary fibrosis mice, conflictive roles of <i>Men1</i> were displayed in fibroblasts and macrophages. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies a Rice Panicle Blast Resistance Gene <i>Pb3</i> Encoding NLR Protein by Lu Ma, Yao Yu, Changqing Li, Panting Wang, Kunquan Liu, Wenjing Ma, Wei Wang, Yunxin Fan, Ziwei Xiong, Tingting Jiang, Jingran Zhang, Zhixue Wang, Jianfei Wang, Hongsheng Zhang, Yongmei Bao

“…T-DNA insertion mutants and CRISPR lines of <i>Pb3</i> showed significantly reduced panicle blast resistance. …”
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Nutritional Value, Volatile Components, Functional Metabolites, and Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activities of Different Parts of <i>Millettia speciosa</i> Champ., a Medicinal and E... by Wei Wang, Yigang Yan, Yitong Li, Yinyin Huang, Yirong Zhang, Lan Yang, Xiaoli Xu, Fengqi Wu, Bing Du, Ziling Mao, Tijiang Shan

“…In conclusion, as a traditional herbal plant used for medicinal and food purposes, <i>M. speciosa</i> shows potential for safe and multifunctional development.…”
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Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies a Rice Panicle Blast Resistance Gene, <i>Pb2</i>, Encoding NLR Protein by Yao Yu, Lu Ma, Xinying Wang, Zhi Zhao, Wei Wang, Yunxin Fan, Kunquan Liu, Tingting Jiang, Ziwei Xiong, Qisheng Song, Changqing Li, Panting Wang, Wenjing Ma, Huanan Xu, Xinyu Wang, Zijing Zhao, Jianfei Wang, Hongsheng Zhang, Yongmei Bao

“…Compared with wild type plants, the transgenic rice of <i>Pb2</i> showed enhanced resistance to panicle and leaf blast with reduced lesion number. …”
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Antisense lncRNA NNT-AS1 promoted esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression by regulating its sense gene NNT expression by Xianglong Pan, Qi Wang, Yue Yu, Weibing Wu, Liang Chen, Wei Wang, Zhihua Li

“…Five of them were significantly associated with ESCC prognosis (NNT-AS1, NKILA, CCDC18-AS1, SLCO4A1-AS1, and AC110619.1). Of note, NNT-AS1 showed the most significant association with ESCC prognosis. …”
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<i>VvPL11</i> Is a Key Member of the Pectin Lyase Gene Family Involved in Grape Softening by Wenxin Li, Chang He, Hongli Wei, Jiakang Qian, Jiannan Xie, Zhiqian Li, Xianbo Zheng, Bin Tan, Jidong Li, Jun Cheng, Wei Wang, Xia Ye, Jiancan Feng

“…In grape berry, <i>VvPL1</i>, <i>5</i>, <i>7</i>, <i>11</i> and <i>16</i> were highly expressed, whereas <i>VvPL18</i>, <i>15</i>, <i>2</i>, <i>13</i>, <i>10</i>, <i>14</i>, <i>17</i>, <i>6</i> and <i>8</i> showed lower expression levels at different berry developmental stages. …”
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Directly Using Ti₃C₂T_x MXene for a Solid-Contact Potentiometric pH Sensor toward Wearable Sweat pH Monitoring by Rongfeng Liang, Lijie Zhong, Yirong Zhang, Yitian Tang, Meixue Lai, Tingting Han, Wei Wang, Yu Bao, Yingming Ma, Shiyu Gan, Li Niu

“…Both etched Ti₃C₂T<i>_x</i> showed a typical lamellar structure and exhibited enhanced potentiometric pH responses compared with a pristine precursor of Ti₃AlC₂. …”
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SP1-induced lncRNA AGAP2-AS1 expression promotes chemoresistance of breast cancer by epigenetic regulation of MyD88 by Huaying Dong, Wei Wang, Shaowei Mo, Ru Chen, Kejian Zou, Jing Han, Fan Zhang, Jianguo Hu

“…Overexpression of AGAP2-AS1 promoted cell growth, suppressed apoptosis, and caused trastuzumab resistance, whereas knockdown of AGAP2-AS1 showed an opposite effect. MyD88 was identified as a downstream target of AGAP2-AS1 and mediated the AGAP2-AS1-induced oncogenic effects. …”
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Correlation between the IgG/IgA Antibody Response against PEDV Structural Protein and Virus Neutralization by Xu Song, Jiali Qian, Chuanhong Wang, Dandan Wang, Junming Zhou, Yongxiang Zhao, Wei Wang, Jizong Li, Rongli Guo, Yunchuan Li, Xuejiao Zhu, Shanshan Yang, Xuehan Zhang, Baochao Fan, Bin Li

“…However, in the colostrum samples, both IgG and IgA to S1 showed high correlations with NTs. In addition, compared with E and M, the highest correlations of IgA absorbance values were with N and S1 in serum and fecal samples. …”
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Comparison of Nutritional Components, Ruminal Degradation Characteristics and Feed Value from Different Cultivars of Alfalfa Hay by Xinyue Zhang, Yanfang Liu, Fanlin Kong, Wei Wang, Shengli Li

“…In conclusion, the results suggested that the cultivar of GE exhibited greater rumen degradable characteristics and feed value, while ZM1 showed the opposite status.…”
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