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  1. Article ; Online: Finding Balance in Adversity: Nitrate Signaling as the Key to Plant Growth, Resilience, and Stress Response.

    Jia, Yancong / Qin, Debin / Zheng, Yulu / Wang, Yang

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 19

    Abstract: To effectively adapt to changing environments, plants must maintain a delicate balance between growth and resistance or tolerance to various stresses. Nitrate, a significant inorganic nitrogen source in soils, not only acts as an essential nutrient but ... ...

    Abstract To effectively adapt to changing environments, plants must maintain a delicate balance between growth and resistance or tolerance to various stresses. Nitrate, a significant inorganic nitrogen source in soils, not only acts as an essential nutrient but also functions as a critical signaling molecule that regulates multiple aspects of plant growth and development. In recent years, substantial advancements have been made in understanding nitrate sensing, calcium-dependent nitrate signal transmission, and nitrate-induced transcriptional cascades. Mounting evidence suggests that the primary response to nitrate is influenced by environmental conditions, while nitrate availability plays a pivotal role in stress tolerance responses. Therefore, this review aims to provide an overview of the transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of key components in the nitrate signaling pathway, namely, NRT1.1, NLP7, and CIPK23, under abiotic stresses. Additionally, we discuss the specificity of nitrate sensing and signaling as well as the involvement of epigenetic regulators. A comprehensive understanding of the integration between nitrate signaling transduction and abiotic stress responses is crucial for developing future crops with enhanced nitrogen-use efficiency and heightened resilience.
    MeSH term(s) Arabidopsis/metabolism ; Nitrates/metabolism ; Plant Proteins/genetics ; Plant Proteins/metabolism ; Anion Transport Proteins/genetics ; Anion Transport Proteins/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Nitrogen/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
    Chemical Substances calcium nitrate (NF52F38N1N) ; Nitrates ; Plant Proteins ; Anion Transport Proteins ; Nitrogen (N762921K75) ; NRT1.1 protein, Arabidopsis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms241914406
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  2. Article ; Online: Effects of gelatin type and concentration on the preparation and properties of freeze-dried fish oil powders.

    Yang, Mengyang / Peng, Jiawei / Shi, Cuiping / Zi, Ye / Zheng, Yulu / Wang, Xichang / Zhong, Jian

    NPJ science of food

    2024  Volume 8, Issue 1, Page(s) 9

    Abstract: The effects of gelatin type (porcine skin gelatin, PSG; bovine skin gelatin, BSG; fish gelatin, FG; or cold-water fish skin gelatin, CFG) and concentration on the preparation and properties of fish oil powders were investigated in this work. The oil ... ...

    Abstract The effects of gelatin type (porcine skin gelatin, PSG; bovine skin gelatin, BSG; fish gelatin, FG; or cold-water fish skin gelatin, CFG) and concentration on the preparation and properties of fish oil powders were investigated in this work. The oil powders were prepared using the combination method of gelatin-sodium hexametaphosphate complex coacervation with starch sodium octenyl succinate (SSOS)-aided freeze-drying. Compared with the other gelatins, CFG-with an unobvious isoelectric point, a lower molecular weight, more hydrogen bonds, and longer gel formation time-could not form complex coacervates, which are necessary to prepare oil powders. For oil powders obtained from the other gelatins, gelatin type and concentration did not have obvious effects on microscale morphologies; they did, however, have significant effects on physicochemical properties. The highest peroxide values of the oil powders were mainly dependent on the gelatins, expressed in the following manner: PSG (153 ± 5 - 168 ± 3 meq/Kg oil) < BSG (176 ± 5 - 188 ± 1 meq/Kg oil) < FG (196 ± 11 - 201 ± 22 meq/Kg oil). Acidic and neutral pH could not dissolve the complex coacervates. However, the oil powders could be quickly dissolved to form emulsion droplets in the gastric phase, and that SSOS increased coacervate stability and promoted oil digestion during the in vitro gastrointestinal process. In sum, this study contributes fundamental information to understanding the development of fish oil solid encapsulation preparations.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-03
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2396-8370
    ISSN (online) 2396-8370
    DOI 10.1038/s41538-024-00251-4
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  3. Article: Cryptococcal antigen testing of lung tissue homogenate improves pulmonary cryptococcosis diagnosis: Two case reports.

    Wang, Wei-Yi / Zheng, Yu-Lu / Jiang, Li-Bin

    World journal of clinical cases

    2022  Volume 10, Issue 12, Page(s) 3893–3898

    Abstract: Background: Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) is an opportunistic infectious disease of the respiratory system. Lung tissue biopsies, culture of respiratory samples (: Case summary: We report two female patients who underwent computed tomography-guided ... ...

    Abstract Background: Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) is an opportunistic infectious disease of the respiratory system. Lung tissue biopsies, culture of respiratory samples (
    Case summary: We report two female patients who underwent computed tomography-guided percutaneous needle pulmonary biopsy of a lung nodule for a confirmed diagnosis. In both patients, the CrAg test on the lung biopsy tissue homogenate was positive, while the serum CrAg test was negative. Combined with the lung tissue pathology, we made the diagnosis of PC. Antifungal therapy was effective in both patients.
    Conclusion: Given the findings of our cases and the literature review, lung tissue homogenate CrAg testing can be helpful in improving the diagnosis of PC.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2307-8960
    ISSN 2307-8960
    DOI 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i12.3893
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  4. Article ; Online: Genetic liability between COVID-19 and heart failure: evidence from a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.

    Wang, Huachen / Guo, Zheng / Zheng, Yulu / Chen, Bing

    BMC cardiovascular disorders

    2022  Volume 22, Issue 1, Page(s) 262

    Abstract: Background: Previous studies have observed inconsistent associations between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and heart failure (HF), but these studies were prone to bias based on reverse causality and residual confounding factors. We aimed to ... ...

    Abstract Background: Previous studies have observed inconsistent associations between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and heart failure (HF), but these studies were prone to bias based on reverse causality and residual confounding factors. We aimed to investigate genetic liability between COVID-19 and heart failure using a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.
    Methods: The causal relationship between COVID-19 (including COVID-19, hospitalized COVID-19 compared with the general population, and severe COVID-19) and HF are determined by using a bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis. We drew on summary statistics from the largest HF genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis on individuals of European ancestry, which included 47,309 HF patients and 930,014 controls. The inverse variance weighted (IVW), an adaption of the Egger regression (MR-Egger), the weighted median, and weighted model were conducted for the Mendelian randomization analysis to estimate a causal effect. To confirm the stability, we performed a "leave-one-out" approach for the sensitivity analysis.
    Results: Genetically predicted severe COVID-19 was not significantly associated with the risk of HF [odds ratio (OR), 1.003; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.969-1.037; p = 0.867]. The IVW demonstrated that there was no association between genetically hospitalized COVID-19 infection and HF risk [OR, 1.009; 95% CI, 0.939-1.085; p = 0.797]. There was no evidence to support the association between genetically determined COVID-19 and the risk of HF [OR, 1.066; 95% CI, 0.955-1.190; p = 0.253]. In addition, genetically predicted HF was also not causally associated with COVID-19 [OR, 1.162; 95% CI, 0.824-1.639; p = 0.393]. MR-Egger analysis indicated no evidence of directional pleiotropy.
    Conclusion: The current bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis overcomes the limitations of observational studies. Our findings indicated that there is no causal association between COVID-19 and HF.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/genetics ; Genome-Wide Association Study ; Heart Failure/diagnosis ; Heart Failure/genetics ; Humans ; Mendelian Randomization Analysis ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Meta-Analysis
    ZDB-ID 2059859-2
    ISSN 1471-2261 ; 1471-2261
    ISSN (online) 1471-2261
    ISSN 1471-2261
    DOI 10.1186/s12872-022-02702-w
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  5. Article ; Online: Molecular modification of low-dissolution soy protein isolates by anionic xanthan gum, neutral guar gum, or neutral konjac glucomannan to improve the protein dissolution and stabilize fish oil emulsion.

    Hu, Yaxue / Bian, Qiqi / Zi, Ye / Shi, Cuiping / Peng, Jiawei / Zheng, Yulu / Wang, Xichang / Zhong, Jian

    International journal of biological macromolecules

    2024  Volume 267, Issue Pt 2, Page(s) 131521

    Abstract: Herein, the effects of anionic xanthan gum (XG), neutral guar gum (GG), and neutral konjac glucomannan (KGM) on the dissolution, physicochemical properties, and emulsion stabilization ability of soy protein isolate (SPI)-polysaccharide conjugates were ... ...

    Abstract Herein, the effects of anionic xanthan gum (XG), neutral guar gum (GG), and neutral konjac glucomannan (KGM) on the dissolution, physicochemical properties, and emulsion stabilization ability of soy protein isolate (SPI)-polysaccharide conjugates were studied. The SPI-polysaccharide conjugates had better water dissolution than the insoluble SPI. Compared with SPI, SPI-polysaccharide conjugates had lower β-sheet (39.6 %-56.4 % vs. 47.3 %) and α-helix (13.0 %-13.2 % vs. 22.6 %) percentages, and higher β-turn (23.8 %-26.5 % vs. 11.0 %) percentages. The creaming stability of SPI-polysaccharide conjugate-stabilized fish oil-loaded emulsions mainly depended on polysaccharide type: SPI-XG (Creaming index: 0) > SPI-GG (Creaming index: 8.1 %-21.2 %) > SPI-KGM (18.1 %-40.4 %). In addition, it also depended on the SPI preparation concentrations, glycation times, and glycation pH. The modification by anionic XG induced no obvious emulsion creaming even after 14-day storage, which suggested that anionic polysaccharide might be the best polysaccharide to modify SPI for emulsion stabilization. This work provided useful information to modify insoluble proteins by polysaccharides for potential application.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-10
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 282732-3
    ISSN 1879-0003 ; 0141-8130
    ISSN (online) 1879-0003
    ISSN 0141-8130
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131521
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  6. Article ; Online: Fish oil-loaded multicore submillimeter-sized capsules prepared with monoaxial electrospraying, chitosan-tripolyphosphate ionotropic gelation, and Tween blending.

    Liu, Bolin / Zheng, Yulu / Peng, Jiawei / Wang, Deqian / Zi, Ye / Wang, Zhengquan / Wang, Xichang / Zhong, Jian

    International journal of biological macromolecules

    2024  Volume 268, Issue Pt 1, Page(s) 131921

    Abstract: In order to load fish oil for potential encapsulation of fat-soluble functional active substances, fish oil-loaded multicore submillimeter-sized capsules were prepared with a combination method of three strategies (monoaxial electrospraying, chitosan- ... ...

    Abstract In order to load fish oil for potential encapsulation of fat-soluble functional active substances, fish oil-loaded multicore submillimeter-sized capsules were prepared with a combination method of three strategies (monoaxial electrospraying, chitosan-tripolyphosphate ionotropic gelation, and Tween blending). The chitosan-tripolyphosphate/Tween (20, 40, 60, and 80) capsules had smaller and evener fish oil cores than the chitosan-tripolyphosphate capsules, which resulted from that Tween addition induced smaller and evener fish oil droplets in the emulsions. Tween addition decreased the water contents from 56.6 % to 35.0 %-43.4 %, increased the loading capacities from 10.4 % to 12.7 %-17.2 %, and increased encapsulation efficiencies from 97.4 % to 97.8 %-99.1 %. In addition, Tween addition also decreased the highest peroxide values from 417 meq/kg oil to 173-262 meq/kg oil. These properties' changes might result from the structural differences between the chitosan-tripolyphosphate and chitosan-tripolyphosphate/Tween capsules. All the results suggested that the obtained chitosan-tripolyphosphate/Tween capsules are promising carriers for fish oil encapsulation. This work also provided useful knowledge to understand the preparation, structural, and physicochemical properties of the chitosan-tripolyphosphate capsules.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-26
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 282732-3
    ISSN 1879-0003 ; 0141-8130
    ISSN (online) 1879-0003
    ISSN 0141-8130
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131921
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  7. Article ; Online: Gelatin as a bioactive nanodelivery system for functional food applications.

    Tan, Yang / Zi, Ye / Peng, Jiawei / Shi, Cuiping / Zheng, Yulu / Zhong, Jian

    Food chemistry

    2023  Volume 423, Page(s) 136265

    Abstract: Gelatin has long been used as an encapsulant agent in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries because of its low cost, wide availability, biocompatibility, and degradability. However, the exploitation of gelatin for nanodelivery application is not ... ...

    Abstract Gelatin has long been used as an encapsulant agent in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries because of its low cost, wide availability, biocompatibility, and degradability. However, the exploitation of gelatin for nanodelivery application is not fully achieved in the functional food filed. In this review article, we highlight the latest work being performed for gelatin-based nanocarriers, including polyelectrolyte complexes, nanoemulsions, nanoliposomes, nanogels, and nanofibers. Specifically, we discuss the applications and challenges of these nanocarriers for stabilization and controlled release of bioactive compounds. To achieve better efficacy, gelatin is frequently used in combination with other biomaterials such as polysaccharides. The fabrication and synergistic effects of the newly developed gelatin composite nanocarriers are also present.
    MeSH term(s) Gelatin ; Functional Food ; Nanoparticle Drug Delivery System ; Biocompatible Materials
    Chemical Substances Gelatin (9000-70-8) ; Nanoparticle Drug Delivery System ; Biocompatible Materials
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Review ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 243123-3
    ISSN 1873-7072 ; 0308-8146
    ISSN (online) 1873-7072
    ISSN 0308-8146
    DOI 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136265
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  8. Article ; Online: Tween emulsifiers improved alginate-based dispersions and ionic crosslinked milli-sized capsules.

    Zheng, Yulu / Zi, Ye / Shi, Cuiping / Gong, Huan / Zhang, Hongbin / Wang, Xichang / Zhong, Jian

    NPJ science of food

    2023  Volume 7, Issue 1, Page(s) 33

    Abstract: The blending of surfactants might change the properties of alginate-based oil encapsulation preparations. Herein, the effects of Tween series (Tween 20, 40, 60, and 80) blending on the fish oil-encapsulated sodium alginate dispersions and calcium ... ...

    Abstract The blending of surfactants might change the properties of alginate-based oil encapsulation preparations. Herein, the effects of Tween series (Tween 20, 40, 60, and 80) blending on the fish oil-encapsulated sodium alginate dispersions and calcium alginate capsules were studied. The results suggested Tween 80 showed better emulsifying properties than Span 80 for the alginate/surfactant emulsions. All the Tween series induced higher creaming stability than the sodium alginate-stabilized dispersion. Tween series blending did not change the sizes, decreased the water contents, and induced similar particle-like protrusions of calcium alginate capsules. Loading capacity and encapsulation efficiency of fish oil were dependent on the hydrophilic heads and fatty acid moieties of the Tween series. Tween series blending could increase the fish oil oxidative stability of the capsules. In the in vitro digestion process, Tween with saturated fatty acid moieties increased the free fatty acid release percentages. This work provided potential innovative processing technologies for improving the biological potency of fish oil.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2396-8370
    ISSN (online) 2396-8370
    DOI 10.1038/s41538-023-00208-z
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  9. Article: Effects of antioxidant types on the stabilization and in vitro digestion behaviors of silver carp scale gelatin-stabilized fish oil-loaded emulsions

    Xu, Jiamin / Huang, Shudan / Zhang, Yangyi / Zheng, Yulu / Shi, Wenzheng / Wang, Xichang / Zhong, Jian

    Colloids and surfaces. 2022 Sept., v. 217

    2022  

    Abstract: Lipid oxidation is a major challenge in the development and storage of lipid-containing food products. In this work, we extracted aquatic gelatin from silver carp scales and studied the effects of antioxidant types (water-soluble and lipid-soluble types) ...

    Abstract Lipid oxidation is a major challenge in the development and storage of lipid-containing food products. In this work, we extracted aquatic gelatin from silver carp scales and studied the effects of antioxidant types (water-soluble and lipid-soluble types) on the stabilization, lipid oxidation, and in vitro digestion behaviors of silver carp scale gelatin-stabilized fish oil-loaded emulsions. Vitamin C (VC), a water-soluble antioxidant, and vitamin E (VE), a lipid-soluble antioxidant, had no obvious effects on the appearance, droplet size distribution, and droplet stability of the emulsion. VC slowed the liquid-gel transition of the emulsions at room temperature. The emulsion creaming stability decreased with the increase of VC concentration, whereas it increased with the increase of VE concentration. Lipid oxidation hierarchy of emulsion groups at room temperature were VC<VE<control<pure oil. Free fatty acids were mainly released from the silver carp scale gelatin-stabilized emulsions in the simulated intestinal fluid. Moreover, compared with the control group, VC increased the free fatty acid release percentages, whereas VE decreased them. This work provided useful information for developing antioxidants in the field of food science and in value-added utilization research of aquatic by-products.<br />
    Keywords Hypophthalmichthys molitrix ; ambient temperature ; antioxidants ; ascorbic acid ; digestion ; droplet size ; droplets ; emulsions ; fish ; food science ; free fatty acids ; gelatin ; intestinal secretions ; lipid peroxidation ; oils ; value added ; vitamin E ; water solubility
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-09
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1500523-9
    ISSN 1873-4367 ; 0927-7765
    ISSN (online) 1873-4367
    ISSN 0927-7765
    DOI 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112624
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  10. Article ; Online: COVID-19 with spontaneous pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema.

    Wang, Weiyi / Gao, Rundi / Zheng, Yulu / Jiang, Libin

    Journal of travel medicine

    2020  Volume 27, Issue 5

    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/complications ; Coronavirus Infections/physiopathology ; Humans ; Male ; Mediastinal Emphysema/virology ; Middle Aged ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/complications ; Pneumonia, Viral/physiopathology ; Pneumothorax/virology ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Subcutaneous Emphysema/virology ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-24
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1212504-0
    ISSN 1708-8305 ; 1195-1982
    ISSN (online) 1708-8305
    ISSN 1195-1982
    DOI 10.1093/jtm/taaa062
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