Role of the salt glands of Armeria maritima (halophyte) in removal of lead from tissues
This study aimed to determine the role of salt glands in the removal of lead (Pb) from plants and to trace the path of lead from the shoots to the salt glands on the surface of leaves. Mechanisms allowing high tolerance to lead in A. maritima were also evaluated. These examinations were conducted on a lead-tolerant population and a lead-sensitive plant population. The plants were treated with Pb(NO3)2 and the path of lead was traced from the roots to the leaves. The lead-tolerant population transported twice as much lead as the sensitive population. The action of the salt glands resulted in 40% of the leaf lead content in ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - May 24, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ma łgorzata Wierzbicka Martyna Begiedza Karolina Bodzon Olga Bemowska-Ka łabun Krzysztof Brzost Monika Wr óbel Damian Trzybi ński Krzysztof Wo źniak Source Type: research
An Accurate Representation of the Number of bZIP Transcription Factors in the < em > Triticum aestivum < /em > (Wheat) Genome and the Regulation of Functional Genes during Salt Stress
Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2024 May 7;46(5):4417-4436. doi: 10.3390/cimb46050268.ABSTRACTClimate change is dramatically increasing the overall area of saline soils around the world, which is increasing by approximately two million hectares each year. Soil salinity decreases crop yields and, thereby, makes farming less profitable, potentially causing increased poverty and hunger in many areas. A solution to this problem is increasing the salt tolerance of crop plants. Transcription factors (TFs) within crop plants represent a key to understanding salt tolerance, as these proteins play important roles in the regulation of functio...
Source: Current Issues in Molecular Biology - May 24, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Xin Liu Selvakumar Sukumaran Esteri Viitanen Nupur Naik Sameer Hassan Henrik Aronsson Source Type: research
Elucidating the role of T-Reg related cytokines: serum transforming growth factor beta and interleukin-35 in alopecia areata
Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 May 24;316(6):205. doi: 10.1007/s00403-024-02901-9.ABSTRACTPrevious studies demonstrated that Th1 cytokines like IL-2, IL-12 and IFN-γ have initiatory role in alopecia areata (AA) and positive correlation with disease severity. They informed that serum levels of Th17 cytokines, IL-17, IL-22, IL-23 increased in active AA patients and corelated, particularly IL-17, with disease severity. In recent reports it was showed the balance between Th17 and Treg cells is crucial for maintaining tolerance to self-antigens, and an imbalance towards Th17 may contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases li...
Source: Cell Research - May 24, 2024 Category: Cytology Authors: Tugcan Yuksek Muzeyyen Gonul Selda Pelin Kartal Elif Bengu Gungor Semra Isikoglu Hatil Source Type: research
Impact of compliance with salt management guidelines before dialysis introduction on peritoneal dialysis technique survival: The importance of pre-dialysis care and education
CONCLUSION: Successful salt reduction before dialysis introduction is associated with better PD technique survival.PMID:38783565 | DOI:10.1111/1744-9987.14167 (Source: Atherosclerosis)
Source: Atherosclerosis - May 24, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ryu Kobayashi Satoshi Kinugasa Daisuke Kamano Rena Sumura Hirotoshi Kakiwaki Tatsuya Haze Keisuke Ono Mai Yanagi Kouichi Tamura Yoshitaka Ishibashi Source Type: research
Characteristics of and changes in the cardiometabolic measures of Japanese workers grouped according to their vegetables and salt intake through workplace cafeteria meals
CONCLUSIONS: The participants in the higher vegetables and lower salt intake group were more likely to exhibit decreased triglyceride levels. These findings encourage using workplace cafeteria meals to promote the health of workers.PMID:38785046 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980024001162 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - May 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yoshiro Shirai Masae Sakuma Yusuke Ushida Takayuki Imoto Keisuke Suga Kunio Matsui Mieko Nakamura Source Type: research
Functional fractions of Astragalus polysaccharides as a potential prebiotic to alleviate ulcerative colitis
In conclusion, this study highlights the potential of APS1 as a novel prebiotic for the prevention and treatment of UC.PMID:38788871 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132580 (Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules)
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - May 24, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Zeqi Huo Junxiang Li Xiaofeng Li Han Xiao Yang Lin Yuchan Ma Jiaru Li Hui Yang Chunjiang Zhang Source Type: research
Role of the salt glands of Armeria maritima (halophyte) in removal of lead from tissues
This study aimed to determine the role of salt glands in the removal of lead (Pb) from plants and to trace the path of lead from the shoots to the salt glands on the surface of leaves. Mechanisms allowing high tolerance to lead in A. maritima were also evaluated. These examinations were conducted on a lead-tolerant population and a lead-sensitive plant population. The plants were treated with Pb(NO3)2 and the path of lead was traced from the roots to the leaves. The lead-tolerant population transported twice as much lead as the sensitive population. The action of the salt glands resulted in 40% of the leaf lead content in ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - May 24, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ma łgorzata Wierzbicka Martyna Begiedza Karolina Bodzon Olga Bemowska-Ka łabun Krzysztof Brzost Monika Wr óbel Damian Trzybi ński Krzysztof Wo źniak Source Type: research
Experimental study on the methane explosion suppression by ultra-fine water mist containing bacteria under degradation for five times
This study will contribute to the development of efficient ultrafine water mist synergistic inhibitors for the prevention of methane explosion disasters.PMID:38789706 | DOI:10.1007/s11356-024-33465-w (Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International)
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - May 24, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ke Yang Linjuan Wang Hong Ji Zhixiang Xing Juncheng Jiang Source Type: research
Molecular spectra and docking simulations investigated the binding mechanisms of tetracycline onto E. coli extracellular polymeric substances
Talanta. 2024 May 8;276:126231. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126231. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTExtracellular polymeric substances (EPS), which were an important fraction of natural organic matter (NOM), played an important role in various environmental processes. However, the heterogeneity, complexity, and dynamics of EPS make their interactions with antibiotics elusive. Using advanced multispectral technology, this study examined how EPS interacts with different concentrations of tetracycline (TC) in the soil system. Our results demonstrated that protein-like (C1), fulvic-like (C2), and humic-like (C3) fractions were i...
Source: Talanta - May 24, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Kun Li Sipei Yang Haoyang Wang Zhibin Wu Yunshan Liang Xiaomin Gong Xin Peng Pufeng Qin Source Type: research
Rapid and simple viral protein detection by functionalized 2D MoS < sub > 2 < /sub > /graphene electrochemiluminescence aptasensor
Talanta. 2024 May 20;276:126293. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126293. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn this work we present the development of an electrochemiluminescence aptasensor based on electrografting molybdenum disulphide nanosheets functionalized with diazonium salt (MoS2-N2+) upon screen-printed electrodes of graphene (SPEs GPH) for viral proteins detection. In brief, this aptasensor consists of SPEs GPH electrografted with MoS2-N2+ and modified with a thiolated aptamer, which can specifically recognize the target protein analyte. In this case, we have used SARS-CoV-2 spike protein as model protein. Electrochemilum...
Source: Talanta - May 24, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Laura Guti érrez-Gálvez Hanaa El Hajioui-El Ghalbzouri Estefan ía Enebral-Romero Marina Garrido Alicia Naranjo David L ópez-Diego M ónica Luna Emilio M P érez Tania Garc ía-Mendiola Encarnaci ón Lorenzo Source Type: research
An Accurate Representation of the Number of bZIP Transcription Factors in the < em > Triticum aestivum < /em > (Wheat) Genome and the Regulation of Functional Genes during Salt Stress
Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2024 May 7;46(5):4417-4436. doi: 10.3390/cimb46050268.ABSTRACTClimate change is dramatically increasing the overall area of saline soils around the world, which is increasing by approximately two million hectares each year. Soil salinity decreases crop yields and, thereby, makes farming less profitable, potentially causing increased poverty and hunger in many areas. A solution to this problem is increasing the salt tolerance of crop plants. Transcription factors (TFs) within crop plants represent a key to understanding salt tolerance, as these proteins play important roles in the regulation of functio...
Source: Current Issues in Molecular Biology - May 24, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Xin Liu Selvakumar Sukumaran Esteri Viitanen Nupur Naik Sameer Hassan Henrik Aronsson Source Type: research
High sodium, rather than high blood pressure, induces immune cell activation and renal infiltration in ovariectomized adult Wistar rats
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2024 May 20;722:150147. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150147. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe used an animal model of salt-sensitive hypertension (SSH) in which ovariectomized (oVx) rats developed hypertension with high salt (HS) intake. Hypertension is accompanied by changes in the percentage of CD4+ T lymphocytes, immune CD45+ cell infiltration into renal tissue, and changes in Na+, K+- ATPase (NKA) expression in both renal tissue and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). To determine whether the observed changes resulted from HS intake, high blood pressure, or both, hydralazine (HDZ) was us...
Source: Biochemical and Biophysical Research communications - May 24, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Sandra G Vlachovsky Pablo J Azurmendi Elisabet M Oddo Romina S Rodr íguez Luis A Di Ciano Nora P Goette Leonardo A Paz Claudia Silberstein Fernando R Ibarra Source Type: research
High sodium, rather than high blood pressure, induces immune cell activation and renal infiltration in ovariectomized adult Wistar rats
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2024 May 20;722:150147. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150147. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe used an animal model of salt-sensitive hypertension (SSH) in which ovariectomized (oVx) rats developed hypertension with high salt (HS) intake. Hypertension is accompanied by changes in the percentage of CD4+ T lymphocytes, immune CD45+ cell infiltration into renal tissue, and changes in Na+, K+- ATPase (NKA) expression in both renal tissue and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). To determine whether the observed changes resulted from HS intake, high blood pressure, or both, hydralazine (HDZ) was us...
Source: Cell Research - May 24, 2024 Category: Cytology Authors: Sandra G Vlachovsky Pablo J Azurmendi Elisabet M Oddo Romina S Rodr íguez Luis A Di Ciano Nora P Goette Leonardo A Paz Claudia Silberstein Fernando R Ibarra Source Type: research
Elucidating the role of T-Reg related cytokines: serum transforming growth factor beta and interleukin-35 in alopecia areata
Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 May 24;316(6):205. doi: 10.1007/s00403-024-02901-9.ABSTRACTPrevious studies demonstrated that Th1 cytokines like IL-2, IL-12 and IFN-γ have initiatory role in alopecia areata (AA) and positive correlation with disease severity. They informed that serum levels of Th17 cytokines, IL-17, IL-22, IL-23 increased in active AA patients and corelated, particularly IL-17, with disease severity. In recent reports it was showed the balance between Th17 and Treg cells is crucial for maintaining tolerance to self-antigens, and an imbalance towards Th17 may contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases li...
Source: Cell Research - May 24, 2024 Category: Cytology Authors: Tugcan Yuksek Muzeyyen Gonul Selda Pelin Kartal Elif Bengu Gungor Semra Isikoglu Hatil Source Type: research
Molecular spectra and docking simulations investigated the binding mechanisms of tetracycline onto E. coli extracellular polymeric substances
Talanta. 2024 May 8;276:126231. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126231. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTExtracellular polymeric substances (EPS), which were an important fraction of natural organic matter (NOM), played an important role in various environmental processes. However, the heterogeneity, complexity, and dynamics of EPS make their interactions with antibiotics elusive. Using advanced multispectral technology, this study examined how EPS interacts with different concentrations of tetracycline (TC) in the soil system. Our results demonstrated that protein-like (C1), fulvic-like (C2), and humic-like (C3) fractions were i...
Source: Talanta - May 24, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Kun Li Sipei Yang Haoyang Wang Zhibin Wu Yunshan Liang Xiaomin Gong Xin Peng Pufeng Qin Source Type: research
