Lack of retinoblastoma (Rb) protein causes aggressive intraocular retinal tumors in children. Recently, Rb tumors have been shown to have a distinctly altered metabolic phenotype, such as reduced expression of glycolytic pathway proteins alongside altered pyruvate and fatty acid levels. In this study, we demonstrate that loss of hexokinase 1(HK1) i...
Postprandial hyperglycemia, blood glucose spikes, induces endothelial dysfunction, increasing cardiovascular risks. Endothelial dysfunction leads to vasoconstriction, and observation of this phenomenon is important for understanding acute hyperglycemia. However, high-resolution imaging of microvessels during acute hyperglycemia has not been fully d...
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Monitoring and maintaining adequate glycemia is pivotal to an optimal farrowing process benefiting sows and newborn piglets. The present observational study was performed to (1) evaluate if the peripheral glycemia (measured on ear vein) of sows at the onset of farrowing is related to farrowing traits and to (2) identify and quantify factors associa...
This study investigated the selective production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) during anaerobic mixed-culture fermentation. The experiment used chicken manure (CM) as a potential substrate to produce high added-value propionic acid and butyric acid under an alkaline environment. The conversion of CM into selective VFAs depends highly on operationa...
To identify the roles of alkali/alkaline earth metals (AAEM) and reaction temperature during pyrolysis of hemicellulose, the effects of AAEM doping on the pyrolysis behaviors, kinetics, and product yields of xylan at different pyrolysis temperatures were assessed. The results demonstrated that the yields of anhydrosugars from pyrolysis of xylan wer...
To identify the roles of alkali/alkaline earth metals (AAEM) and reaction temperature during pyrolysis of hemicellulose, the effects of AAEM doping on the pyrolysis behaviors, kinetics, and product yields of xylan at different pyrolysis temperatures were assessed. The results demonstrated that the yields of anhydrosugars from pyrolysis of xylan wer...
Cancer immunotherapy efficacy is largely limited by the suppressive tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) where antitumor immune cells are inhibited and tumor antigens continue to mutate or be lost. To remodel the TIME, we here applied weakly alkaline layered double hydroxide nanoparticles (LDH NPs) to neutralize the excess acid and block autophagy ...
Cancer immunotherapy efficacy is largely limited by the suppressive tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) where antitumor immune cells are inhibited and tumor antigens continue to mutate or be lost. To remodel the TIME, we here applied weakly alkaline layered double hydroxide nanoparticles (LDH NPs) to neutralize the excess acid and block autophagy ...
Sour beers produced by barrel-aging of conventionally fermented beers are becoming increasingly popular. However, as the intricate interactions between the wood, the microbes and the beer are still unclear, wood maturation often leads to inconsistent end products with undesired sensory properties. Previous research on industrial barrel-aging of bee...
