NDM-1-Positive K. pneumoniae at a Teaching Hospital in Southwestern China: Clinical Characteristics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Molecular Characterization, Biofilm Assay, and Virule... by Kai Yang, Shumin Liu, Huanqin Li, Na Du, Jing Yao, Qiuyue He, Yan Du

“…PCR combined with gene sequencing was used to detect common high toxicity capsule genes (K1, K2, K5, K20, K54, and K57) and common virulence-related genes (entB, ybtS, ureA, ycf, WabG, FimH, uge, iutA, KfuB, aerobactin, rmpA, magA, Alls, IrnN, and VatD). …”
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L-glutaminase synthesis by Klebsiella pneumoniae (AS KP 23) isolated from clinical strain, and its efficacy against human hepatocellular and breast cancer cell lines by Lina J. Abdel-Hafez, Eman Y. T. Elariny, Asmaa E. Ibrahim, Mahmoud E. F. Abdel-Haliem

“…The enzyme´s cytotoxic activity showed severe toxicity against the HepG-2 human hepatocellular and breast cancer cell lines. …”
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Speciation of Potentially Carcinogenic Trace Nickel(II) Ion Levels in Human Saliva: A Sequential Metabolomics-Facilitated High-Field ¹H NMR Investigation by Kayleigh Hunwin, Georgina Page, Mark Edgar, Mohammed Bhogadia, Martin Grootveld

“…<b>Introduction/Objectives:</b> Since the biological activities and toxicities of ‘foreign’ and/or excess levels of metal ions are predominantly determined by their precise molecular nature, here we have employed high-resolution ¹H NMR analysis to explore the ‘speciation’ of paramagnetic Ni(II) ions in human saliva, a potentially rich source of biomolecular Ni(II)-complexants/chelators. …”
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Utility of 131I-HLX58-Der for the Precision Treatment: Evaluation of a Preclinical Radio-Antibody-Drug-Conjugate Approach in Mouse Models by Liu Y, Wang X, Zhang N, He S, Zhang J, Xu X, Song S

“…The average tumor size in groups treated with 131I-HLX58-Der and HLX58-Der was reduced by factors of 12.15 and 4.80, respectively, compared to the control group. 131I-HLX58-Der demonstrated no toxic effects on hepatorenal function, routine blood tests, or major organs in mice when compared to the control group.Conclusion: These findings validate the potential of RADCs targeting CLDN18.2 in treating CLDN18.2-expressing solid tumors. …”
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Vertical bacterial variability in oxidation ponds in the tropical zone by C. Tudsanaton, T. Pattamapitoon, O. Phewnil, W. Wararam, K. Chunkao, P. Maskulrath, M. Srichomphu

“…Anaerobic bacteria can be found in wastewater and used in treatment systems due to their protective mechanisms against oxygen toxicity and self-repair mechanisms. The knowledge gained from this study can be used as a reference in future works on natural wastewater treatment systems.…”
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USP14 inhibition by degrasyn induces YAP1 degradation and suppresses the progression of radioresistant esophageal cancer by Fang Yuan, Juan Xu, Lingmei Xuan, Chan Deng, Wei Wang, Rong Yang

“…Animal experiments confirmed the effective role of the DGS and X-ray combined treatment in reducing tumor growth and irradiation tolerance of ESCA in vivo with undetectable toxicity. Importantly, the promotive and malignant biological behaviors of ESCA cells suppressed by the DGS/X-ray combination treatment were almost eliminated by USP14 overexpression, along with the abolished DNA damage process. …”
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Durvalumab and tremelimumab in patients with advanced rare cancer: a multi-centre, non-blinded, open-label phase II basket trialResearch in context by Abha A. Gupta, Anna Tinker, Derek Jonker, Rahma Jamal, Hal Hirte, Eric W. Winquist, Quincy Chu, Christian Kollmannsberger, Ralph Wong, Thierry Alcindor, Torsten O. Nielsen, Ming Tsao, Tricia R. Cottrell, Diane Provencher, John Hilton, Monika K. Krzyżanowska, Christine Elser, Sebastien Hotte, Joana Sederias, Siwei Zhang, Wei Tu, Janet Dancey

“…Of the 140 patients enrolled, 138 were eligible, 138 were evaluable for toxicity and 128 (91%) were evaluable for response. …”
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Efficacy and safety of first-line PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor in combination with CTLA-4 inhibitor in the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systemic review... by Huimin Zhao, Shanshan Huang, Jianyu Wu, Yanlan Lu, Yue Zou, Haijian Zeng, Chunlan Li, Jin Wang, Xiaochen Zhang, Xiaochen Zhang, Siliang Duan, Siliang Duan, Weiming Liang

“…Compared with the chemotherapy group, CP improved OS (HR: 0.84, 95% CI: 0.75-0.94, p&lt;0.05) but not PFS (HR: 0.94, 95%CI: 0.73-1.20, p = 0.63) or ORR (OR: 1.16, 95% CI: 0.79-1.71, p = 0.45). In terms of toxicity, CP had slightly fewer any AEs compared to chemotherapy (RR: 0.94, 95% CI: 0.91-0.97; p&lt;0.05). …”
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Outcomes with bridging radiation therapy prior to chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in patients with aggressive large B-cell lymphomas by Gohar S. Manzar, Chelsea C. Pinnix, Stephanie O. Dudzinski, Kathryn E. Marqueen, Elaine E. Cha, Lewis F. Nasr, Alison K. Yoder, Michael K. Rooney, Paolo Strati, Sairah Ahmed, Chijioke Nze, Ranjit Nair, Luis E. Fayad, Michael Wang, Loretta J. Nastoupil, Jason R. Westin, Christopher R. Flowers, Sattva S. Neelapu, Jillian R. Gunther, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Susan Y. Wu, Penny Q. Fang

“…Clinical/treatment characteristics, response, and toxicity were extracted. Survival was modeled using Kaplan-Meier or Cox regression models for events distributed over time, or binary logistic regression for disease response. …”
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Implementing a nurse-enabled, integrated, shared-care model involving specialists and general practitioners in early breast cancer post-treatment follow-up (EMINENT): a single-cent... by Raymond J. Chan, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Chad Yixian Han, Lee Jones, Alexandre Chan, Daniel McKavanagh, Marissa Ryan, Christine Carrington, Rebecca L. Packer, Megan Crichton, Nicolas H. Hart, Emma McKinnell, Melissa Gosper, Juanita Ryan, Bethany Crowe, Ria Joseph, Carolyn Ee, Jane Lee, Steven M. McPhail, Katharine Cuff, Laisa Teleni, Jon Emery

“…Feasibility and effectiveness outcome measures, including health-related quality of life (primary outcome), physical activity and nutrition, patient experience, and financial toxicity were collected at baseline, and at 3-, 6-, and 12-months, with health service utilisation data at 24-months. …”
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Combined Effects of Humic Acid-Modified Magnetic Biochar and AMF on the Properties of Saline-Alkali Soil and Photosynthetic Parameters of Muskmelon by ZHANG Yating, LOU Xueyi, WU Jiarui, LIU Hongyuan, YE Binyu, XIAO Jiamin, LI Jiameng, MIAO Yining, CHEN Xinyan, LIU Yilin, TAN Yuyu, WANG Zhichao, LIU Peng

“…This might be due to excessive application of HA-MBC causing surface functional groups to aggregate toxic substances and salt ions excessively and compete for nutrients, subsequently reducing AMF colonization rates, weakening the mycorrhizal symbiosis, and hence diminishing the photosynthetic parameters of muskmelon. …”
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Alkaloids extracted from Dendrobium officinale grown in diverse environments exhibited robust antioxidative and antiaging activity by Yichen Liu, Arome Solomon Odiba, Qi Yu, Jin Xie, Nkwachukwu Oziamara Okoro, Guiyan Liao, Xinchen Zhu, Bin He, Cheng Jin, Wenxia Fang, Bin Wang

“…Following initial testing of three DOA concentrations, 10 µg/mL was selected, which increased the TJ1060 lifespan by 23%, and exhibited no toxicity. TR-DOA, GH-DOA, and RK-DOA exhibited robust antioxidative effects, significantly reducing reactive oxygen species levels by 37%, 54%, and 60%, respectively on day 1, and 68%, 73%, and 75% on day 5, respectively. …”
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Dual inhibition of LAG-3 and PD-1 with IBI110 and sintilimab in advanced solid tumors: the first-in-human phase Ia/Ib study by Chenyu Mao, Anwen Xiong, Jiong Qian, Wenxiang Wang, Ying Liu, Tao Zhang, Zhihai Wu, Haiqing Ni, Jia Lu, Sixiang Long, Li Zhao, Yuling Chen, Caicun Zhou, Nong Xu

“…In phase Ib combination dose escalation (n = 45), TRAEs occurred in 75.6% patients and grade ≥ 3 TRAEs occurred in 22.2% patients. No dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) was observed. The most common TRAE was anemia (17.9%, including 3.6% ≥ G3) in phase Ia dose escalation of IBI110 monotherapy (n = 28), aspartate aminotransferase increased (28.9%, all G1-G2) in phase Ib dose escalation of IBI110 plus sintilimab (n = 45), anemia (70.0%, all G1-G2) in phase Ib dose expansion in sqNSCLC (n = 20), and neutrophil count decreased (64.7%, including 17.6%≥ G3) in phase Ib dose expansion in GC (n = 17). …”
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Human hair biochar to remove malachite green dye and bisphenol-A contamination by M. Kamaraj, P. Kamali, R. Kaviya, K. Abishek, B. Navinkumar, T.G. Nithya, L.S. Wong, J. Aravind

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and organic dye pollution is associated with an increased risk of toxicity, hazard, and cancer due to their widespread use. …”
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Initial clinical experience with [177Lu]Lu-PNT2002 radioligand therapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: dosimetry, safety, and efficacy from the lead-in cohort o... by Aaron R. Hansen, Stephan Probst, Jean-Mathieu Beauregard, Benjamin L. Viglianti, Jeff M. Michalski, Scott T. Tagawa, Oliver Sartor, Ronald F. Tutrone, Orhan K. Oz, Kevin D. Courtney, Ebrahim S. Delpassand, Luke T. Nordquist, Medhat M. Osman, Kim N. Chi, Richard Sparks, Noble George, Sara M. Hawley, Wenting Wu, Jessica D. Jensen, Neil E. Fleshner

“…Mean (median, range) tumor specific absorbed dose was 4.3 (2.1, 0.3-33.4) Gy/GBq (approximately 29 Gy/cycle) based on planar + SPECT/CT of 21 lesions in seven participants. [177Lu]Lu-PNT2002 was associated with no treatment-related deaths, few treatment-related grade ≥3 treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), and no discontinuations for unacceptable toxicity. Treatment-related TEAEs occurring in ≥10% of participants included dry mouth (22.2%; all grade 1), fatigue (18.5%; grades 1-2), nausea (18.5%; grades 1-2), and anemia (14.8%; grades 1-3). …”
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The Role of Potassium Phosphite in Enhancing the Activity of Defense Enzymes in Rice Infected by Sheath Blight by Milad Habibi Daronkolaei, Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary, Valiollah Babaeizad, Heshmatollah Rahimian, Ali Dehestani

“…It induces resistance in potassium phosphite treatment, leading to increased quinone production and creating a toxic environment for the pathogen. The spread of the disease decreased compared to the treatment of R. solani. …”
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PENGGUNAAN SARUNG TELUR MENTADAK DALAM PERUBATAN TRADISIONAL CINA MENURUT PERSPEKTIF FIQH KEPENGGUNAAN by Zubair Amir Nur Rashid, Nur Mardia Mazri

“…It also does not meet the safety standards determined by the jurists and according to the MS 2424: 2019 ruling based on current research showing that there is no comprehensive report on toxicity aspects and adverse side effects to users. …”
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Effect of Berberine on the Inflammatory Response of ANA-1 Cells Induced by Angiotensin Ⅱ Based on TLR4 Signaling Pathway by GAO Dexing, JIA Peizhi, PENG Jun, LIN Wei

“…Cell proliferation and toxicity test (CCK-8) was used to detect the effect of different concentrations of BBR on cell viability; the flow cytometry was used to detect the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of TLR4 on cell membrane ; ELISA method was used to detect the content of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α); the real-time quantitative PCR was used to detect the mRNA level of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α; Western blot was used to detect the phosphorylation of p-ERK/ERK, p-p38/p38, p-JNK/JNK, p-p65/p65 and p-IRF3/IRF3 and the expression of TLR4, MyD88 and AP-1; the biochemical assay was used to detect the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD).Results① CCK-8 assay results: compared with the control group, there was no significant difference in cell activity of the low, medium and high- dose BBR group, the difference was not statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05). ② Flow cytometry results: compared with the fluorescent antibody group, MFI of the model group was significantly decreased; compared with the model group, MFI of the model group + the high dose BBR group was significantly increased, the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). ③ ELISA results: compared with the control group, the content of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF- α of the model group was significantly increased; compared with the model group, the content of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF- α of the model group + the low, medium and high dose BBR group was significantly decreased, the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). ④ Real-time quantitative PCR results: compared with the control group, the mRNA level of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α of the model group was significantly increased; compared with the model group, the mRNA level of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF- α of the model group + the low, medium and high-dose BBR group was significantly decreased, the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). ⑤ Western blot results: compared with the control group, the phosphorylation expression of p65 and IRF-3 protein of the model group after intervention for 45 minutes was significantly increased, and the phosphorylation expression of p65, IRF-3 protein in the model group + the low, medium and high-dose BBR group was significantly decreased. …”
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Efficacy and safety of perioperative sintilimab plus platinum-based chemotherapy for potentially resectable stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (periSCOPE): an open-label, single... by Xiangyang Yu, Chujian Huang, Longde Du, Chunguang Wang, Yikun Yang, Xin Yu, Shengcheng Lin, Chenglin Yang, Hongbo Zhao, Songhua Cai, Zhe Wang, Lixu Wang, Xiaotong Guo, Baihua Zhang, Zhentao Yu, Jie He, Kai Ma

“…Interpretation: Perioperative sintilimab plus platinum-based chemotherapy is an emerging treatment option for patients with potentially resectable stage IIIB NSCLC; it has a high response rate and tolerable treatment-related toxic effects, and enables radical resection in most patients. …”
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Deviant Behaviors of Students in Educational System: A Meta-synthesis Model-Building Theory by Mehdi Mohammaadi, Farzane Deimehkar Haghighi

“…The components of deviant behaviors identified among students included open codes, such as toxic emotions, destructive behaviors, harmful interpersonal behaviors, web-based deviant activities, and illegal actions. …”
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