The moisture status and its meaning of latosol under Eucalyptus in Leizhou peninsula was characterized by lower in stored water content, only being 150 mm in 0-100 cm soil layer; Controlled by rainfall distribution, the stored water presented clear annual and seasonable changes, being longer in dry season; Even in rain season, very wide range in change of the stored water content within a short time could bring out, which means that the latosol under Eucalyptus is quite easy to suffer from drought. More attention should be paid to relieving the effect of water stress on Eucalyptus growth.
Aiming at the development and utilization of underground space in soft soil area, in order to study the influence of pipe jacking construction on the deformation disturbance of existing subway tunnels in soft soil area, the LSTM deep learning algorithm is used to train and verify the LSTM network model, and the settlement deformation of measuring points is predicted. The calculation results show that the variation law of the predicted value is very close to the measured value. The model predicts that the error range of the existing subway tunnel deformation during the pipe jacking construction process can be controlled at the millimeter level, within the allowable error range, and the implementation process is convenient and quick, without too much manual intervention. Under certain conditions, it can replace numerical calculations that are time-consuming and sensitive to grid and constitutive parameters.
Litchi pericarp procyanidins (LPP) are dietary supplements with high antioxidant activity, but poor oral bioavailability and efficacy, that can be enhanced by probiotics addition.
The low stability of anthocyanins limits their use in industry, which can be surpassed by gliadins linkage. This work was aimed to study the anthocyanins-gliadins bonding properties. HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS2 analysis indicated that the main litchi pericarp anthocyanin (LPA) was cyanidin-3-glucoside-5-rhamnoside (C3G5R). Ultraviolet and fluorescence data revealed the presence of anthocyanin-protein complexes, with strong binding affinity by a combination of hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces. The combination of C3G5R and gliadins changed its secondary structure. The scavenging effect of the anthocyanin-protein complex over 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl was comparable to LPA alone. These results may broaden gluten usage to stabilize anthocyanins and so their use in the food, pharmaceutic, and cosmetic industries due to their potential use as colorants and antioxidants.
Asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) overlap (ACO) coexists with asthma and COPD syndrome characteristics, with more frequent exacerbations, heavier disease burden, higher medical utilization, and even lower quality of life. However, the ACO standard medications supported by evidence-based medicine have not yet appeared.By using an ACO mouse model established previously and LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages in vitro, a potential therapeutic candidate, EAPP-2, was screened from derivatives of 3-arylbenzofuran, and its effect and mechanism on ACO inflammation were evaluated.EAPP-2 significantly alleviated airway inflammation in ACO mice and also inhibited the inflammatory reactions in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages in vitro. Furthermore, EAPP-2 significantly inhibited the expression and phosphorylation of spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), a common target regulating both eosinophils and neutrophils inflammation. In addition to this, EAPP-2 significantly down-regulates the expression of NF-κB, p-NF-κB, and NLRP3 in vivo and in vitro. Moreover, by using specific inhibitors in vitro, it was validated that EAPP-2 targeted on Syk and then regulated its downstream NF-κB and NLRP3.EAPP-2 is shown to be a potentially useful therapeutic candidate for ACO, and its mechanism is at least partially achieved by targeting on Syk and then inhibiting NF-κB or NLRP3. Moreover, this study suggests that Syk may be a potentially effective target for ACO therapy.
Brown rice, an important material of whole-grain food, is increasingly popular for its health benefits. Thus, seven varieties of brown rice from southern China were analyzed in this study, concerning the free and bound phenolic compounds in the extract. The phenolic profiles of different brown rice were obtained and compared by the combination of HPLC and LC-MS analysis, in which eleven phenolic acids were identified. It was indicated that the total phenolic contents of different brown rice varied from 92.32 to 196.54 mg of gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/100 g DW. Ferulic acid and p-coumaric acid, free and bound, dominated within the phenolic acids. To be mentioned, the total phenols of Luotiangongmi (a kind of red rice) were significantly higher than the other six varieties. The high phenolic content of brown rice can further guide us to explore the functional properties of the crops.