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Integrated metagenomic and metaproteomic insights into current-carrying-coil magnetic field enhanced synergistic methanogenic system and antibiotic resistance gene reduction in cow manure anaerobic digestion.

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a sustainable strategy for valorizing cow manure (CM). However, the high ammonia (NH3) concentration and low biodegradability of CM limit hydrolysis and methane production. This study investigated the application of a current-carrying-coil-based magnetic field (CCC-MF) to AD of CM. The CCC-MF digesters showed higher soluble chemical oxygen demand and attained 16.59 % higher ammonium nitrogen reduction, contributing to a 37.50 % higher average methane yield than the control. Further, CCC-MF digesters showed higher enzyme activities (alkaline protease + 30 %, acetate kinase + 22 % and hydrazine dehydrogenase + 26 %) and increased microbial metabolic indices (dehydrogenase activity + 17 % and electron transport system activity + 10 %) than the control. Metagenomics analysis revealed that abundances of the bacterial genera Mesotoga, Aminobacterium, Xiashengella, unclassified Candidatus Cloacimonadota, Advenella, Pseudomonas, and Comamonas increased, whereas the acetoclastic methanogen Methanothrix decreased by 2.58 %, accompanied by 2.07- and 1.64-fold increases in hydrogenotrophic methanogens Methanospirillum and Methanobacterium, respectively, in CCC-MF digesters. The abundance of nitrogen dissimilation and assimilation genes NirK, NorB, NarB, NapA, nmo, and GLT1 were enhanced by 1.14, 1.04, 2.30, 1.32, 1.17, and 1.29-fold in CCC-MF digesters compared to the control. Moreover, metaproteomics revealed higher up-regulated differentially expressed proteins in NH3 reduction-related amino acid metabolism pathways in CCC-MF digester compared to control. Additionally, reduced abundances of bacitracin, polymyxin, sulfonamide, and multidrug antibiotic resistance (MAR) gene types were observed in the CCC-MF digesters. The findings suggest that applying CCC-MF may be associated with higher methane production and ammonium reduction, potentially linked to a more favorable synergistic methanogenic system and nitrogen transformation pathways.

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Diet modulates cardiac metabolic stress during anthracycline treatment.

Diet is a modifiable determinant of cardiovascular risk and may influence tolerance to cancer therapies. The mechanisms by which specific dietary components affect cardiac metabolism during anthracycline treatment remain poorly defined, limiting the incorporation of dietary recommendations into treatment guidelines. Here, we integrated heart proteomics data from patients treated with or without anthracyclines with a genome-scale reconstruction of human cardiac metabolism (CardioNet). Using constraint-based flux analysis, we conducted >30,000 in silico simulations of diet scenarios generated from chemical profiles of ∼500 foods curated in the Periodic Table of Food Initiative. These simulations revealed that diets enriched in rapidly absorbable sugars and depleted of essential fatty acids impair cardiac metabolic efficiency, increasing reactive oxygen species production and the demand for purine salvage fluxes. These predicted metabolic patterns were consistent with plasma metabolomics from patients treated with anthracyclines, validating our findings. Computational modeling of 39 recipes across six cuisines revealed cardiometabolic effects of omnivorous versus vegan diets in patients. Modeling of a healthy vegan diet increased cardiometabolic efficiency compared with a healthy omnivorous diet in patients treated with anthracyclines, independent of the culinary background. Our approach demonstrates that integrating the molecular composition of food with genome-scale metabolic models enables systematic analysis of diet patterns for translational testing. Ultimately, these in silico studies provide a framework for trials and may inform dietary recommendations for improving cardiometabolic health.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We developed a systems biology framework to predict how diet influences cardiac metabolism during cancer therapy. Across >30,000 in silico diet simulations, we identified nutrient patterns that either exacerbate or mitigate anthracycline-induced metabolic stress. These findings demonstrate how computational modeling can uncover diet-metabolism interactions driving cardiotoxicity and guide dietary interventions.

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Oxygen content determined by acrylamide polymerization: screening of anticancer agents, generation of oxyhemoglobin dissociation curves, and potential applications.

Many investigators have endeavored to accurately measure oxygen content produced or consumed from substrates or tissues. Most of the techniques currently available are time consuming or exceedingly complex. Many require expensive apparatus and demand the skills of a highly trained technician. We have deveoloped a rapid and sensitive method of measuring oxygen content or consumption. This method is based upon the time for polymerization of acrylamide gels. The time of acrylamide polymerization is directly proportional to the oxygen content of the test medium. We have used this method to generate oxyhemoglobin dissociation curves which closely resemble those published by Severinghaus and Duvelleroy, as well as those we determined by the conventional Van Slyke analysis. We have also used this method to measure the oxygen consumption of tumor cells and to evaluate the effects of Actinomycin, cyclohexamide and cytosine arabinoside on Walker 256 ascites tumor. The results correlate with the known in vivo effects of these drugs on this tumor cell line. Therefore, because of its sensitivity and adaptability this method may be useful in a variety of clinical and biological situations.

Acrylamides