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Eimeria tenella mainly invades and develops into cecal epithelial cells of chickens, resulting in cecal epithelial cell damage. Infectious intracellular pathogens possibly act by influencing the autophagy process after invading cells. The interaction between E. tenella and the autophagy of host cells was explored by infecting E. tenella with chick embryo cecal epithelial cells. Transmission electron microscopy, laser confocal microscopy, and Western blot analysis were used to demonstrate that E. tenella infection could induce autophagy in host cells. Results showed that infection with E. tenella induced the formation of autophagosomes in cells. The expression of ATG 5, Beclin-1, and LC3B-II proteins were significantly (P < 0.01) increased after E. tenella infected host cells. Expression of p62 protein levels were significantly (P < 0.01) decreased in host cells infected with E. tenella. Chloroquine (CQ) significantly (P < 0.01) increased the expression levels of LC3B-II and P62 in E. tenella-infected host cells. Rapamycin (RAPA) induced autophagy in host cells, thus reducing the intracellular infection of E. tenella. By contrast, the infection rate of E. tenella increased in cells treated with 3-Methyladenine (3-MA). Hence, E. tenella sporozoite infection could induce autophagy activation in chick embryo cecal epithelial cells, and enhanced autophagy could reduce the infection rate of E. tenella., (Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

This study aimed to explore the role and key point of EtMIC4 EGF-like recombinant protein in regulating the apoptosis of Eimeria tenella host cells via the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway. The cells were treated with EtMIC4 EGF-like protein, EGFR-specific siRNA, or both. Infection and apoptosis rates as well as dynamic changes in the key genes and proteins of the EGFR signaling pathway in the host cells were determined. Results showed that the E. tenella and EtMIC4 EGF-like group had the highest infection rate (P < 0.01). In cells treated with EtMIC4 EGF-like for 4 to 24 h, the apoptosis rate was significantly decreased (P < 0.01) and the relative mRNA expression and protein phosphorylation levels of EGFR, protein kinase B (AKT), and extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK) were significantly increased (P < 0.01). In E. tenella sporozoites infected for 4 to 96 h, the rate of host cell apoptosis induced by E. tenella infection was significantly (P < 0.01) reduced by EtMIC4 EGF-like. The relative mRNA expression and protein phosphorylation levels of EGFR, AKT, and ERK in the host cells of E. tenella + EtMIC4 EGF-like group were significantly increased (P < 0.01). These results indicated that E. tenella could activate the EGFR pathway through EtMIC4 EGF-like and regulate the expression of key genes in the AKT and ERK signaling pathways, thereby inhibiting cell apoptosis., (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Cecal epithelial cell damage is a key factor in host injure during the development of E. tenella. The intracellular free Ca 2+ of the host cell is closely related to the invasion, development and proliferation of intracellular parasites, and cell damage. To determine the relationship between Ca 2+ and host cell damage in the schizogenic stage of E. tenella, we established a chick embryo cecal epithelial cells model of E. tenella infection. Fluorescence staining, flow cytometry, transmission electron microscopy, inhibition and blocking experiments were used to detect the damage effect and mechanism of host cells during the schizogenic stage of E. tenella. The results showed that the host cells cytoskeletal remodeling, cell and organelle structure was destroyed, and apoptosis and necrosis were increased during the schizont stage of E. tenella. Furthermore, the above-mentioned effects of the schizogenic stage of E. tenella on cells can be alleviated by reducing the intracellular Ca 2+ concentration in the host cells. These observations indicate that the effect of host cell injury was closely related to Ca 2+ during schizont stage of E. tenella., (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

The diagnostic codes of diagnosis-related groups system used in our country are different from the clinical diagnostic criteria of burns. The author suggests that the diagnostic codes should be improved according to clinical criteria in terms of the total area and depth of burns and inhalation injury, and the diagnosis of burns with related special causes and sites should be added to the clinical criteria.

Background: Soil alkalinity shows significant constraints to crop productivity; however, much less attention has been paid to analyze the effect of soil alkalinity on plant growth and development. Shanrong No. 4 (SR4) is an alkalinity tolerant bread wheat cultivar selected from an asymmetric somatic hybridization between the bread wheat cultivar Jinan 177 (JN177) and tall wheatgrass (Thinopyrum ponticum), which is a suitable material for studying alkalinity tolerant associate genes., Results: The growth of SR4 plant seedlings was less inhibited than that of JN177 when exposed to alkalinity stress conditions. The root cytosolic Na + /K + ratio in alkalinity stressed SR4 was lower than in JN177, while alkalinity stressed SR4 contained higher level of nutrient elements than in JN177. SR4 plant seedlings accumulated less malondialdehyde (MDA) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), it also showed higher activity of ROS scavenging enzymes than JN177 under alkalinity stress. The root intracellular pH decreased in both alkalinity stressed JN177 and SR4, however, it was much lower in SR4 than in JN177 under alkalinity stress. The transcriptomes of SR4 and JN177 seedlings exposed to alkalinity stress were analyzed by digital gene expression tag profiling method. Alkalinity stress conditions up- and down-regulated a large number of genes in the seedling roots that play the functions in the categories of transcription regulation, signal transduction and protein modification., Conclusions: SR4 expresses a superior tolerance to alkaline stress conditions which is due to its strong absorbing ability for nutrient ions, a strong regulating ability for intracellular and rhizosphere pH and a more active ROS scavenging ability.

This paper studied the backward extraction of cellulase in RL/isooctane/n-hexanol reverse micelles system. Several key parameters influencing the backward extraction efficiency and activity recovery of cellulase were investigated, including stripping aqueous pH, stripping time, salt type and ionic strength, and addition of alcohols. The experiment results indicated that the optimal parameter values as follows: stripping aqueous pH 7.0, stripping time 30 min, 0.15 mol x L(-1) of KCl, dosage of n-butanol 2%. Under above optimum conditions, the backward extraction efficiency and activity recovery were up to 76.22% and 93.39%, respectively. The backward extraction of cellulase using reverse micelles based on biosurfactant RL performs well. Furthermore, RL has many advantages such as high biodegradability, low critical micelle concentration, etc. The application prospects of RL reverse micelles are extensive.

In order to identify the members of Anopheles dirus complex of Hainan Province an analysis of relative content of cuticular saturated n-paraffins of Anopheles dirus collected from different localities and in different months in Hainan Province was performed by using gas chromatography. The difference among the cuticular hydrocarbons n-paraffins components was statistically insignificant. The values of stepwise cluster analysis (Q model) were very close for all the collected populations. These data suggested that there might be one species of Anopheles virus complex which was further confirmed by the similarities between blood preference, seasonal variation, and nocturnal activity.