During the winter of 2015, there was a strong El Nino (ENSO) event, resulting in significant anomalies for meteorological conditions in China. Analysis shows that the meteorological conditions in December 2015 (compared to December 2014) had several important anomalies, including the following: (1) the surface southeasterly winds were significantly enhanced in the North China Plain (NCP); (2) the precipitation was increased in the south of eastern China; and (3) the wind speeds were decreased in the middle-north of eastern China, while slightly increased in the south of eastern China. These meteorological anomalies produced important impacts on the aerosol pollution in eastern China. In the NCP region, the PM2.5 concentrations were significantly increased, with a maximum increase of 80–100 μg m−3. A global chemical/transport model (MOZART-4) was applied to study the individual contribution of the changes in winds and precipitation to PM2.5 concentrations. This study suggests that the 2015El Nino event had significant effects on air pollution in eastern China, especially in the NCP region, including the capital city of Beijing, in which aerosol pollution was significantly enhanced in the already heavily polluted capital city of China.
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microbes play significant roles in colitis development. The
current study was aimed to uncover the preventive effects of lycopene
(LYC), a functional carotenoid component, on colitis and the accompanied
behavior disorders. The current study demonstrated that LYC treatment
(50 mg/kg body weight/day) for 40 days prevented the dextran sulfate
sodium (DSS)-induced gut barrier damages and inflammatory responses
in male mice. LYC improved DSS-induced depression and anxiety-like
behavioral disorders by suppressing neuroinflammation and prevented
synaptic ultrastructure damages by upregulating the expressions of
neurotrophic factor and postsynaptic-density protein. Moreover, LYC
reshaped the gut microbiome in colitis mice by decreasing the relative
abundance of proteobacteria and increasing the relative abundance of
Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus. LYC also elevated the generation of
short-chain fatty acids and inhibited the permeability of lipopolysaccharide
in colitis mice. In conclusion, LYC ameliorate DSS-induced colitis
and behavioral disorders via mediating microbes–gut–brain
axis balance.
granitoids in southern Tibet: Implications for the early crustal thickening and tectonic evolution of the Tibetan Plateau?, LITHOS (2015), doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2015.06.020 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
Late Cretaceous high-MgA C C E P T E D M A N U S C R I P T
A C C E P T E D M A N U S C R I P T ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPTthat they were not derived from the partial melting of subducted oceanic crust in an arc setting.
BackgroundImmunotherapy has emerged as a significant strategy to treat numerous tumors. The positive response to immunotherapy depends on the dynamic interaction between tumor cells and infiltrating lymphocytes in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Pyroptosis, inflammation-induced cell death, is intricately associated with several tumors. However, the relationship between pyroptosis and clinical prognosis, immune cell infiltration, and immunotherapy effect is unclear in breast cancer (BRCA).MethodsWe comprehensively evaluated 33 pyroptosis-related genes and systematically assessed the relationship between pyroptosis and tumor progression, prognosis, and immune cell infiltration. The PyroptosisScore was used to quantify the pyroptosis pattern of a single tumor patient. We then assessed their values for predicting prognoses and therapeutic responses in BRCA.ResultsThree different modes of PyroptosisClusters were determined. The characteristics of TME cell infiltration in these three PyroptosisClusters were highly consistent with three immunophenotypes of tumors, including immune-excluded, immune-inflamed, and immune-desert phenotypes. Comprehensive bioinformatics analysis revealed that patients with a low PyroptosisScore had higher immune checkpoint expression, higher immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) scores, increased immune microenvironment infiltration, and were more sensitive to immunotherapy than those with a high PyroptosisScore.ConclusionsOur findings revealed the crucial role of pyroptosis in maintaining the diversity and complexity of TME. Pyroptosis is closely related to tumor progression, tumor prognosis, and immunotherapy response. Evaluating the PyroptosisScore of a single tumor can assist in understanding the characteristics of TME infiltration and lead to the development of more effective immunotherapy strategies.
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