The gelatinization temperature (GT) of endosperm starch influences rice eating and the cooking quality (ECQ). ALK encoding soluble synthase IIa (SSIIa) is major gene determining grain GT in rice. Herein, we identified a spontaneous mutant named ALKd, which resulted from G/T single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) exon 1 ALKc allele high-GT indica cultivar. Compared with grains near-isogenic line (NIL), NIL(ALKd) exhibited high (2.3 °C) improved retrogradation properties. contained an increased...

Purpose: Dichoptic training is becoming a popular tool in amblyopia treatment. Here we investigated the effects of dichoptic demasking children with who never received patching treatment (NPT group) or were no longer responsive to (PT group). Methods: Fourteen NPT and thirteen PT amblyopes (6–16.5 years; 24 anisometropic, two strabismus, one mixed) for 17 22 sessions. They used amblyopic eye (AE) practice contrast discrimination between pair Gabors that dichoptically masked by band-filtered...

Abstract. Purpose: Epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate (EGCG), the major polyphenol of green tea, has been suggested to reduce glutamate excitotoxicity. We therefore investigated potentially protective effects EGCG against N ‐methyl‐ d ‐aspartate (NMDA)‐induced excitotoxicity in retina. Methods: Female Wistar rats ( n = 171) were divided into a normal control group 9); saline with intravitreal injections 54); NMDA an injection and intraperitoneal study 54) receiving plus (25 mg/kg) injections....

Purpose Optic neuritis (ON), a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, is often precursor manifestation neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) or multiple sclerosis (MS). Reduced corneal nerve fiber counts have been found in patients with NMOSD MS. This study aimed to observe and compare subbasal plexus three types ON controls without using vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM).

Abstract Potentially fatal fungal sphenoid sinusitis (FSS) causes visual damage. However, few studies have reported on its impairment and prognosis. Five hundred eleven FSS patients with ocular complications treated at Beijing Tongren Hospital were recruited clinical features outcomes determined. Thirty-two of the 511 (6%) had impairment, 13 19 having invasive noninvasive FSS, respectively. Eighteen (56.25%) diabetes 2 patient (6.25%) long-term systemic use antibiotics (n = 1)...

Studies reporting long-term outcomes of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-treated coronary artery bypass grafting patients are scarce. The objective this study was to examine the survival and identify mortality risk factors for who received oxygenation postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock.Data from 121 consecutive at Beijing Anzhen Hospital between January 2012 December 2016 were analyzed. Multivariable Cox regression modeling used independently associated with 36-month...

To evaluate abnormal metabolites related to treatment response and prognosis of multiple myeloma (MM) patients through ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS).Forty-six symptomatic MM were included in this study who had a prior high level positive monoclonal proteins before receiving targeted therapy with bortezomib-based regimens. UPLC-MS along traditional immunofixation was performed on diagnostic samples effective serum samples, used target valuable...

Context. Cyanide is considered one of the most lethal poisons, reports on visual changes after acute cyanide poisoning are rare due to a low rate survival those having committed suicides. Case details. A 30-year-old man developed loss in both eyes inhaling sodium gas, but nothing abnormal was found slit lamp microscope and indirect ophthalmoscope examinations 5 months later. In pattern evoked potential, amplitude P100 wave apparently decreased. Humphrey perimetry examination AccuMap...

Rice grain quality is a complex trait that includes processing, appearance, eating, cooking, and nutrition components. The amylose content (AC) in the rice endosperm affects eating cooking along with appearance of milled rice. In this study, four indica varieties different ACs were used to study factors affecting transparency physical chemical characteristics translucent varieties. Endosperm was positively correlated water negatively cumulative area cavities within starch granules. landrace...

According to environmental lead exposure data and dietary survey of zinc smelting area,blood levels children (2~7years old) in study area were predicted with IEUBK model. The children's blood concentration value was compared the corresponding measured value,by comparing differences, prediction ability results showed that 2~7 years old A village higher than other villages, they 33.5μg/dL,30.8μg/dL, respectively; I lowest among all villages,they were14.5μg/dL,13.1μg/dL, respectively.By paired...

Background Researches demonstrated that epigallocatechin-3-gallate(EGCG) can protect retinal ganglion cells(RGCs) against damage induced by ischemia-reperfusion and optic nerve crush(ONC),but the effect of EGCG on lateral geniculate nucleus(LGN) was under study.Objective This study designed to detect neuroprotective LGN in rat model with ONC.Methods Forty-eight 7-week-old female clean Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control group,sham operation+EGCG group,ONC+normal saline(NS)...

Background Our previous study demonstrated that epigallocateehin-gallate(EGCG),an active ingredient of green tea,has protective effect on optical nerve after optic crush.Astrocyte was proved to play key role in the repair tissue,but influence EGCG astrocyte is unclear.Glial flbrillary acidic protein (GFAP) a special marker for astrocyte. Objective The aim this investigate expression GFAP tissue crush. Methods Seventy-two clean Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control...

Abstract Potentially fatal fungal sphenoid sinusitis (FSS) causes visual damage. However, few studies have reported on its impairment and prognosis. Five hundred eleven FSS patients with disturbance treated at Beijing Tongren Hospital were recruited clinical features outcomes determined. Thirty-two of the 511 (6%) had disturbance, 13 19 having invasive noninvasive FSS, respectively. Twenty (62.5%) immunosuppression, whom 18(56.25%) diabetes. All impairment, which was more severe in than that...