Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are widely acknowledged as primary mediators to the initiation and progression of tumors. The association between microbial infection and cancer stemness has garnered considerable scholarly interest in recent years. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) is increasingly considered to be closely related to the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Nevertheless, the role of P. gingivalis in the stemness of OSCC cells remains uncertain. Herein, we showed that P. gingivalis was positively correlated with CSC markers expression in human OSCC specimens, promoted the stemness and tumorigenicity of OSCC cells, and enhanced tumor formation in nude mice. Mechanistically, P. gingivalis increased lipid synthesis in OSCC cells by upregulating the expression of stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) expression, a key enzyme involved in lipid metabolism, which ultimately resulted in enhanced acquisition of stemness. Moreover, SCD1 suppression attenuated P. gingivalis-induced stemness of OSCC cells, including CSCs markers expression, sphere formation ability, chemoresistance, and tumor growth, in OSCC cells both in vitro and in vivo. Additionally, upregulation of SCD1 in P. gingivalis-infected OSCC cells was associated with the expression of KLF5, and that was modulated by P. gingivalis-activated NOD1 signaling. Taken together, these findings highlight the importance of SCD1-dependent lipid synthesis in P. gingivalis-induced stemness acquisition in OSCC cells, suggest that the NOD1/KLF5 axis may play a key role in regulating SCD1 expression and provide a molecular basis for targeting SCD1 as a new option for attenuating OSCC cells stemness.
Porphyromonas gingivalis/pathogenicity* ; Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase/metabolism* ; Humans ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology* ; Mouth Neoplasms/metabolism* ; Animals ; Neoplastic Stem Cells/microbiology* ; Mice, Nude ; Mice ; Nod1 Signaling Adaptor Protein/metabolism* ; Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/metabolism* ; Cell Line, Tumor

Neuroimaging techniques are tools used to investigate and monitor the activity of the nervous system.This study reviews studies that have attempted to quantify athletes'brain using neuroimaging techniques,and summarizes the specific changes in athletes'brain as evidenced by structural magnetic resonance imaging,functional magnetic resonance imaging,functional near-infrared spectroscopy,transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography.Open-skill sports have been found to increase the brain volume and resting-state functional connectivity related to athletes'executive control,somatosensory processing,vision,and balance coordination,whereas closed-skill sports may decrease the brain volume and resting-state functional connectivity related to athletes'episodic memory,emotional processing and executive functions.Brain regions associated with executive functions,body awareness,motor learning,and episodic memory exhibit stronger activation during tasks.Athletes demonstrate higher neural excitability and neural efficiency.The association between sports training and the brain should be explored through multimodal neuroimaging techniques,which will play a significant role in athlete selection,real-time status monitoring and long-term training supervision.

Objective To assess the comprehensive effects of transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS)on physical fitness in healthy athletes and non-athletes.Methods Two researchers independently retrieved PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,Scopus,the Cochrane Library,CNKI,Wanfang,and VIP databases,and collected experimental literature on the effects of tDCS on physical fitness from the database establishment to March 6,2025.Reviewer Manager 5.4 software and Stata 18.0 software were used for Meta-analysis.Results Data from 40 studies involving 778 subjects was included in the Meta-analysis that revealed that tDCS significantly improved the physical fitness of subjects(SMD=0.15).Specifically,anodal tDCS targeting the M1 area(SMD=0.17),at the current of 1.5 mA or 2 mA(SMD=0.64;SMD=0.13),maintained for 20 minutes(SMD=0.19),and with a 35 cm2 electrode patch(SMD=0.31)resulted in significant improvements in maximum strength(SMD=0.32),explosive force(SMD=0.27),muscle endurance(SMD=0.40),cardiopulmonary endurance(SMD=0.51),and static balance(SMD=0.34)in athletes(SMD=0.25)and non-athletes alike(SMD=0.13).However,there was no significant effect on the moving speed and dynamic balance.Conclusion tDCS can effectively improve maximum strength,explosive power,muscle endurance,cardiopulmonary endurance,and static balance in healthy athletes and non-athletes.

Cognitive function enhancement refers to the process of enhancing one or more core component of human brain cognition.Transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS),as a non-invasive neuromodulation technique,can regulate brain cortical excitability,synaptic plasticity and brain networks functional connection.tDCS can be used to modulate cognitive function components,such as perception,working memory,attention,motor learning and decision-making.This article reviews the neural and physiological mechanism of tDCS over cerebral cortex modulating neural activity and the research progress in human cognitive performance ofsingle tDCS on perception,working memory,attention,motor learning,decision-making and language of healthy individuals in order to provide reference for researchers.

Methanol has become an attractive substrate for the biomanufacturing industry due to its abundant supply and low cost. The biotransformation of methanol to value-added chemicals using microbial cell factories has the advantages of green process, mild conditions and diversified products. These advantages may expand the product chain based on methanol and alleviate the current problem of biomanufacturing, which is competing with people for food. Elucidating the pathways involving methanol oxidation, formaldehyde assimilation and dissimilation in different natural methylotrophs is essential for subsequent genetic engineering modification, and is more conducive to the construction of novel non-natural methylotrophs. This review discusses the current status of research on methanol metabolic pathways in methylotrophs, and presents recent advances and challenges in natural and synthetic methylotrophs and their applications in methanol bioconversion.
Humans ; Methanol/metabolism* ; Metabolic Engineering ; Metabolic Networks and Pathways ; Biotransformation

Nano-metallic materials are playing an important role in the application of medicine, catalysis, antibacterial and anti-toxin due to their obvious advantages, including nanocrystalline strengthening effect, high photo-absorptivity, high surface energy and single magnetic region performance. In recent years, with the increasing consumption of global petrochemical resources and the aggravation of environmental pollution, nanomaterials based on bio-based molecules have aroused great concern. Bio-based molecules refer to small molecules and macromolecules directly or indirectly derived from biomass. They usually have good biocompatibility, low toxicity, degradability, wide source and low price. Besides, most bio-based molecules have unique physical, chemical properties and physiological activity, such as optical activity, acid/alkali amphoteric property, hydrophilic property and easy coordination with metal ions. Thus, the corresponding nano-materials based on bio-based molecules also have unique functions, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-oxidation, antiviral fall blood sugar and blood fat etc. In this paper, we give a comprehensive overview of the preparation and application of nano-metallic materials based on bio-based molecules in recent years.
Anti-Infective Agents ; Catalysis ; Metals ; Nanostructures

Tetracarbon organic acids are important platform chemicals that are widely used in the food, chemical, medicine, material industries and agriculture. Compared with the traditional petrochemical process, the production of tetracarbon organic acids by microbial fermentation is more promising due to milder reaction conditions, greener process and better environmental compatibility. This review summarizes the biosynthetic pathways and metabolic mechanisms for the production of tetracarbon organic acids, and illustrates recent advances, challenges, and future perspectives in the production of tetracarbon organic acids by naturally selected or purposefully engineered strains.
Acids ; Biosynthetic Pathways ; Fermentation ; Metabolic Engineering ; Organic Chemicals

Objective:To establish a rat model of volume-controlled hemorrhage and observe the pathophysiological changes that ensued.Methods:Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were subjected to femoral arterial cannulation and hemorrhage for 40% or 50% of total volume. The hemodynamics data and arterial blood gas were collected, and survival after hemorrhage was monitored for 24 hours ( n=8/group). Then lung, liver, intestine and kidney were collected for HE staining after 40% hemorrhage at 4, 8 and 12 hours ( n=6/group). Results:Mean arterial pressure of 40% and 50% blood loss group decreased significantly from (90±5)mmHg and (93±4)mmHg to (40±4)mmHg and (34±4)mmHg ( P<0.05). Heart rate of 40% and 50% blood loss group increased significantly from (330±35) bpm and (336±32) bpm to (478±36) bpm and (490±21) bpm ( P<0.05). Hemoglobin and pH decreased significantly following hemorrhage, while lactate increased. The survival rate of 50% blood loss group was just 12.5% and 40% blood loss group was 100% ( P<0.05). Compared with sham group, the most significant injury was observed in lung and small intestine after 4 hours, in liver after 8 hours and in kidney after 12 hours following hemorrhage. Conclusion:This study established a stable and repeatable volume-controlled hemorrhagic shock model in rat.

Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) is a multi-step process in a bioreactor, which completes hydrolase production, enzymatic hydrolysis, and microbial fermentation. It is considered to be the most promising process for the production of second-generation biofuels because of its simple steps and low cost. Due to the complexity of lignocellulose degradation and the butanol synthesis pathway, few wild microorganisms can directly utilize lignocellulose to synthesize butanol. With the development of synthetic biology, single-bacterium directly synthesizes butanol using lignocellulose by introducing a butanol synthesis pathway in the cellulolytic Clostridium. However, there are still some problems such as heavy metabolic load of single bacterium and low butanol yield. Co-culture can relieve the metabolic burden of single bacterium through the division of labor in different strains and can further improve the efficiency of butanol synthesis. This review analyzes the recent research progress in the synthesis of biobutanol using lignocellulose by consolidated bioprocessing from both the single-bacterium strategy and co-culture strategy, to provide a reference for the research of butanol and other biofuels.
1-Butanol ; Biofuels ; Butanols ; Fermentation ; Lignin/metabolism*

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of letrozole in treatment of children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD). METHODS: Twenty eight children, including 19 boys and 9 girls aged 4-10y, with CAH due to 21-OHD were enrolled in the study. At the first six months of study, all children received conventional treatment with hydrocortisone or fludrocortisone, then letrozole was added to original regimen. The height velocity (HV), difference between bone age and chronological age (BA-CA), height standard diviation score based on bone age (HtSDS ), predicted adult height (PAH), Tanner phase, sex hormone, and possible adverse reaction were evaluated and compared between those before and after letrozole treatment. RESULTS: After 6 months of letrozole treatment, there was significant deceleration of HV, but it would recover soon. There was significant increase of HtSDS after 12 months of letrozole treatment ( < 0.05 or < 0.01), and significant changes in BA-CA after 18 months of letrozole treatment ( < 0.05). PAH of female children was significantly increased during letrozole treatment ( < 0.05), whereas PAH of male children was significantly increased 18 months after letrozole treatment ( < 0.05). Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were significantly increased, but did not meet the diagnostic criteria of central precocious puberty. Estradiol was significantly decreased ( < 0.01), but no changes in testosterone level was observed. During 24 months letrozole treatment, no hirsutism, severe acne, headache, bone pain, obesity, hypertension, rash and other adverse reactions were observed. CONCLUSIONS Letrozole can delay bone maturation and improve PAH, which can be used with conventional treatment for children with CAH due to 21-OHD, especially for those with high BA and low PAH.
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital ; drug therapy ; Body Height ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Letrozole ; therapeutic use ; Male ; Puberty, Precocious