Cardiotrophin-1 is inversely associated with obesity in non-diabetic individuals.

abstract：:We isolated a novel bacterial strain from a prokaryotic consortium associated to the psychrophilic marine ciliate Euplotes focardii, endemic of the Antarctic coastal seawater. The 16S rDNA sequencing and the phylogenetic analysis revealed the close evolutionary relationship to the Antarctic marine bacterium Marinomona...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： John MS,Nagoth JA,Ramasamy KP,Ballarini P,Mozzicafreddo M,Mancini A,Telatin A,Liò P,Giuli G,Natalello A,Miceli C,Pucciarelli S

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping using dye or radioisotopes has been performed in patients with uterine cancer. Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) can be handled safely and is taken up by lymph nodes (LNs); however, its efficacy in detecting SLNs in uterine cancer remains unknown. This pilot study evaluated the use ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Murakami K,Kotani Y,Suzuki A,Takaya H,Nakai H,Matsuki M,Sato T,Mandai M,Matsumura N

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) induces free radicals and oxidative stress in animals, leading to a range of illnesses. In this study, Ganoderma Microsporum immunomodulatory (GMI) proteins were administered to alleviate PM2.5-induced inflammatory responses in mother rats, and PM2.5-induced inflammatory responses a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tseng CY,Yu JY,Chuang YC,Lin CY,Wu CH,Liao CW,Yang FH,Chao MW

更新日期：2019-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioural studies revealed that the dog-human relationship resembles the human mother-child bond, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we report the results of a multi-method approach combining fMRI (N = 17), eye-tracking (N = 15), and behavioural preference tests (N = 24) to explore the engagement of...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Karl S,Boch M,Zamansky A,van der Linden D,Wagner IC,Völter CJ,Lamm C,Huber L

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:With the reduction of oil and gas reserves and the increase of mining difficulty in Northern China, the carbonate rocks in Southern North China Basin are becoming a significant exploration target for carbonate reservoirs. However, the development characteristics, formation stages, formation environments and mechanisms...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang H,Xu G,Liu M,Wang M

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) is downregulated in aggregation diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we investigated the therapeutic potential of the Agouti-related peptide (AgRP), which is secreted by human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), in terms of its effect on the regulat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee NK,Park SE,Kwon SJ,Shim S,Byeon Y,Kim JH,Na DL,Chang JW

更新日期：2017-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The β5 subunit of the proteasome has been shown in worms and in human cell lines to be regulatory. In these models, β5 overexpression results in upregulation of the entire proteasome complex which is sufficient to increase proteotoxic stress resistance, improve metabolic parameters, and increase longevity. However, fu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nguyen NN,Rana A,Goldman C,Moore R,Tai J,Hong Y,Shen J,Walker DW,Hur JH

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the synthesis of new composite materials based on copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) deposited onto montmorillonite (MK10) and quartz sand, for degradation of atrazine, in the context of an advanced oxidation process (AOP). The synthesis involves a first step in which polyethylenimine (PEI) capped Cu NPs (PEI_Cu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kalidhasan S,Dror I,Berkowitz B

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantum information technologies harness the intrinsic nature of quantum theory to beat the limitations of the classical methods for information processing and communication. Recently, the application of quantum features to metrology has attracted much attention. Quantum optical coherence tomography (QOCT), which util...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Okano M,Lim HH,Okamoto R,Nishizawa N,Kurimura S,Takeuchi S

更新日期：2015-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this work is to make a case for epidemiological models with fractional exponent in the contribution of sub-populations to the incidence rate. More specifically, we question the standard assumption in the literature on epidemiological models, where the incidence rate dictating propagation of infections i...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Taghvaei A,Georgiou TT,Norton L,Tannenbaum A

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, a facile and effective one-pot oxidation-assisted dealloying protocol has been developed to massively synthesize monolithic core-shell architectured nanoporous copper@cuprous oxide nanonetworks (C-S NPC@Cu2O NNs) by chemical dealloying of melt-spun Al 37 at.% Cu alloy in an oxygen-rich alkaline solutio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu W,Chen L,Dong X,Yan J,Li N,Shi S,Zhang S

更新日期：2016-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to establish the collective influence of four lifestyle practices (physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol consumption) on the prevalence and incidence of AMD. At baseline, 2428 participants aged 49+ with complete lifestyle and AMD data were examined, and of these, 1903 participants were re-examined 15 y...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gopinath B,Liew G,Flood VM,Joachim N,Burlutsky G,Mitchell P

更新日期：2017-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic and relapsing disease with a substantial genetic influence. Given the recent discovery of the association of PPM1G methylation with alcohol use disorder (AUD) from a genome-wide methylation study, we sought to verify and extend the previous work of AUD-related impulsivity in a K...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Park CI,Kim HW,Hwang SS,Kang JI,Kim SJ

更新日期：2020-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This was a nine-year retrospective cohort study to investigate obstetric and perinatal outcomes in a cohort of adolescent girls with twin pregnancies from a major Australian tertiary centre in Brisbane, Australia. The adolescent cohort was aged <19 years and the control group was aged 20-24 years. The total study coho...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Robson D,Daniels S,Flatley C,Kumar S

更新日期：2018-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated bioactive glass graft (S53P4) in patients undergoing Le Fort I osteotomy, with non-grafted patients as controls. Computed tomography facial scans of the 25 patients submitted for Le Fort I were divided into two groups: Group 1-S53P4 group and Group 2-without grafting. CT scans were analyzed in the immedia...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： de Souza Cruz EL,de Souza FJ Jr,de Menezes LM,Tuji FM,Carneiro JT Jr

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Meishan boars are known for their early sexual maturity. However, they exhibit a significantly smaller testicular size and a reduced proportion of Sertoli cells and daily sperm production compared with Duroc boars. The testes of Duroc and Meishan boars at 20, 75 and 270 days of age were used for histological and trans...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ding H,Luo Y,Liu M,Huang J,Xu D

更新日期：2016-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:CD4+latency-associated peptide (LAP)+ T cells are a newly discovered T cell subset with suppressive function on immune responses. In this study, we investigate the role of CD4+LAP+ T cells on mice corneal allograft survival by down-regulating their expression using anti-LAP mAb. We show that a blockage of LAP leads to...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li S,Lu H,Sella R,Zhang W,Dong H,Guo C,Afshari NA,Pan Z,Jie Y

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C, AA) exhibits anti-cancer effects with high-dose treatment through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and selective damage to cancer cells. The anti-cancer effects of L-ascorbic acid are determined by sodium-dependent vitamin C transporter 2 (SVCT-2), a transporter of L-ascorbic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cho S,Chae JS,Shin H,Shin Y,Song H,Kim Y,Yoo BC,Roh K,Cho S,Kil EJ,Byun HS,Cho SH,Park S,Lee S,Yeom CH

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis and subsequent genomic integration of DNA that is complementary to the genomes of non-retroviral RNA viruses are rarely observed. However, upon infection of various human cell lines and primary fibroblasts with the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), we detected DNA complementary to the VSV RNA. The VSV DN...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shimizu A,Nakatani Y,Nakamura T,Jinno-Oue A,Ishikawa O,Boeke JD,Takeuchi Y,Hoshino H

更新日期：2014-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Subduction zones facilitate chemical exchanges between Earth's deep interior and volcanism that affects habitability of the surface environment. Lavas erupted at subduction zones are oxidized and release volatile species. These features may reflect a modification of the oxidation state of the sub-arc mantle by hydrous...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Debret B,Sverjensky DA

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, ITS, ITS2, matK, rbcL and psbA-trnH in Rehmannia were successfully amplified and sequenced, but some ITS sequences need to be proofread according to ITS2 sequences. Compared with rbcL, matK and psbA-trnH, ITS and ITS2 had higher mutation rate and more information sites, and ITS2 had higher interspecific...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Duan H,Wang W,Zeng Y,Guo M,Zhou Y

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UT-UC) is rare and treatment options or prognostic markers are limited. There is increasing evidence indicating that urothelial carcinoma may be an endocrine-related cancer. The aim of this study was to analyze the prognostic effect of estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) on the outco...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Luo HL,Sung MT,Tsai EM,Lin CS,Lee NL,Chung YH,Chiang PH

更新日期：2016-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a relatively rare vascular tumor with an aggressive and infiltrating nature. Previous studies have revealed an exclusive relationship between KHE and Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon (KMP), which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. No universally accepted treatment moda...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu HW,Wang X,Zhang L,Zhao HG,Wang YA,Su LX,Fan XD,Zheng JW

更新日期：2016-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple infections of avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in poultry or wild birds contribute to the continued evolution of H5 subtype viruses in nature and provide potential recombination of AIVs of different origins. In this study, we carried out surveillance of AIVs in ducks, geese and the environment of a community in...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li X,Yang J,Liu B,Jia Y,Guo J,Gao X,Weng S,Yang M,Wang L,Wang LF,Cui J,Chen H,Zhu Q

更新日期：2016-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the association between methylation of antisense non-coding RNA in the INK4 locus (ANRIL) and coronary artery disease (CAD) development. Methylation levels of ANRIL in 100 subjects with CAD and 100 controls were quantitatively analyzed using Sequenom MassARRAY. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG)...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhao CH,Cao HT,Zhang J,Jia QW,An FH,Chen ZH,Li LH,Wang LS,Ma WZ,Yang ZJ,Jia EZ

更新日期：2019-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction, which is caused by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) uncoupling, is an initial step in atherosclerosis. This study was designed to explore whether Chinese medicine xin-mai-jia (XMJ) recouples eNOS to exert anti-atherosclerotic effects. Pretreatment of XMJ (25, 50, 100 μg/ml) for 30 minu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yin YL,Zhu ML,Wan J,Zhang C,Pan GP,Lu JX,Ping S,Chen Y,Zhao FR,Yu HY,Guo T,Jian X,Liu LY,Zhang JN,Wan GR,Wang SX,Li P

更新日期：2017-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that duplication/hybridization of functional domains of naturally occurring pellicle peptides amplified the inhibitory effect of hydroxyapatite crystal growth, which is related to enamel remineralization and dental calculus formation. Histatin 3, statherin, their functi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Valente MT,Moffa EB,Crosara KTB,Xiao Y,de Oliveira TM,Machado MAAM,Siqueira WL

更新日期：2018-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was aimed to investigate the pathogens distribution and risk factors for PICC-related bloodstream infection in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. 402 patients placed with PICC in ICU were recruited in the study. The microbiological characteristics of PICC-related infection were investigated by Vitek 2 Compa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang S,Sun X,Lei Y

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Hollow silica spheres (HSS) with special interior spaces, high specific surface area and excellent adsorption and permeability performance were synthesized via micelle-template method using cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) micelles as soft template and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as silica precursor. SEM, TEM, FT-...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bao Y,Wang T,Kang Q,Shi C,Ma J

更新日期：2017-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In community ecology, it is important to understand the distribution of communities along environmental and spatial gradients. However, it is common for the residuals of models investigating those relationships to be very high (> 50%). It is believed that species' intrinsic characteristics such as rarity can contribut...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Brasil LS,Vieira TB,Andrade AFA,Bastos RC,Montag LFA,Juen L

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00