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BMC Surg ; 24(1): 301, 2024 Oct 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39390506

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the safety and efficacy of endoscopic subserosal dissection for patients with submucosal tumors in the upper gastrointestinal tract. METHODS: This retrospective single-center study included 16 patients who underwent ESSD. All patients were enrolled from July 2018 to Dec 2021. Parameters such as demographics, size, resection margin, complications, pathological features, procedure time and follow-up were investigated and analyzed. RESULTS: Our study achieved 100% en bloc resection and 100% R0 resection. The most common location was the corpus with a mean tumor size of 2.78 ± 1.56 cm. The mean age, procedure time, were 53.4 ± 10.3 years, 85.31 ± 46.64 min respectively. Acocording to National Institutes of Health classification, 7 (13, 53.85%), 5 (13, 38.46%) ,and 1 (13, 7.69%) objects belonged to the very low, low, and intermediate classification, respectively. Immunohistochemistry results showed a 100% positive rate of CD34, DOG-1, CD117, and Ki67. A mean follow-up of 9.3 ± 2.5 months showed no recurrence or metastasis. CONCLUSIONS: ESSD is effective and safe surgical procedure for curative removal of gastrointestinal submucosal tumors in the upper gastrointestinal tract, and it can be preferred for patients with no metastasis.


Subject(s)
Stomach Neoplasms , Humans , Middle Aged , Female , Male , Retrospective Studies , Treatment Outcome , Adult , Stomach Neoplasms/surgery , Stomach Neoplasms/pathology , Endoscopic Mucosal Resection/methods , Aged , Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/surgery , Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/pathology , Gastric Mucosa/surgery , Gastric Mucosa/pathology , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/surgery , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/pathology , Upper Gastrointestinal Tract/surgery , Upper Gastrointestinal Tract/pathology
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J Am Heart Assoc ; 13(19): e035183, 2024 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39344638

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BACKGROUND: Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) have been reported to be involved in platelet-mediated thrombosis and inflammation, but the impact on the prognosis of ischemic stroke remains unclear. We aimed to examine whether the association between baseline platelet count (PLT) and long-term clinical outcomes within 2 years after ischemic stroke onset is modulated by aPLs. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 2938 patients with ischemic stroke were included in this prospective cohort study. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to assess the association between the baseline PLT stratified by aPLs status and 2-year clinical outcomes after stroke onset, and an interaction effect between PLT and aPLs on clinical outcomes was tested by likelihood ratio test. There was a significant interaction effect of aPLs and PLT on recurrent stroke (Pinteraction=0.002) and cardiovascular events (Pinteraction=0.001) within 2 years after stroke onset. After multivariate adjustment, high PLT was associated with increased risks of recurrent stroke (hazard ratio [HR], 2.78 [95% CI, 1.03-7.45]; Ptrend=0.039) and cardiovascular events (HR, 2.58 [95% CI, 1.12-5.90]; Ptrend=0.024) when 2 extreme tertiles were compared among patients with aPL positive, but not among those with aPL negative. CONCLUSIONS: The aPLs had a modifying effect on the association between PLT and clinical outcomes within 2 years after ischemic stroke onset. Increased PLT was associated with recurrent stroke and cardiovascular events after ischemic stroke onset among patients with aPL positive, but not in those with aPL negative.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid , Ischemic Stroke , Recurrence , Humans , Female , Male , Ischemic Stroke/blood , Ischemic Stroke/immunology , Ischemic Stroke/diagnosis , Antibodies, Antiphospholipid/blood , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Platelet Count , Aged , Prognosis , Risk Factors , Time Factors , Risk Assessment , Predictive Value of Tests , Biomarkers/blood , Blood Platelets/immunology
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J Am Heart Assoc ; 13(19): e035075, 2024 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39291499

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BACKGROUND: Corin plays important roles in the regulation of blood volume and pressure and cardiac function by activating natriuretic peptide pathway, exerting multiple cardioprotective effects. But the impacts of soluble corin on clinical outcomes after ischemic stroke are unclear. We aimed to investigate the associations between serum soluble corin and long-term clinical outcomes after acute ischemic stroke. METHODS AND RESULTS: We measured the concentrations of serum soluble corin in 3162 participants (2010 men and 1152 women) from the China Antihypertensive Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke. The clinical outcomes were recurrent stroke, cardiovascular events, all-cause mortality, and unfavorable functional outcome within 24 months after stroke. Risk reclassification for study clinical outcomes of models with soluble corin were evaluated. Serum soluble corin was inversely associated with recurrent stroke, cardiovascular events, and unfavorable functional outcome after ischemic stroke. After adjusting for multiple covariates, each additional SD of log-corin was associated with a 21% (95% CI, 11-30), 16% (95% CI, 6-26), and 12% (95% CI, 3-21) decreased risk for recurrent stroke, cardiovascular events, and unfavorable functional outcome, respectively. Furthermore, the addition of soluble corin to the basic model with conventional risk factors significantly improved risk discrimination for recurrent stroke, cardiovascular events, and the composite outcome of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events, as shown by C-statistics (all P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Serum soluble corin was associated with decreased risks of long-term clinical outcomes, and may be a promising prognostic biomarker for risk stratification in patients with acute ischemic stroke.


Subject(s)
Biomarkers , Ischemic Stroke , Recurrence , Serine Endopeptidases , Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Ischemic Stroke/blood , Ischemic Stroke/mortality , Ischemic Stroke/diagnosis , Biomarkers/blood , Aged , Serine Endopeptidases/blood , Prognosis , China/epidemiology , Risk Factors , Risk Assessment , Time Factors
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J Math Biol ; 89(4): 43, 2024 Sep 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39331191

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Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a Class C infectious disease that carries particularly high risk for preschool children and is a leading cause of childhood death in some countries. We mimic the periodic outbreak of HFMD over a 2-year period-with differing amplitudes-and propose a dynamic HFMD model that differentiates transmission between mature and immature individuals and uses two possible optimal-control strategies to minimize case numbers, total costs and deaths. We parameterized the model by fitting it to HFMD data in mainland China from January 2011 to December 2018, and the basic reproduction number was estimated as 0.9599. Sensitivity analysis demonstrates that transmission between immature and mature individuals contributes substantially to new infections. Increasing the isolation rates of infectious individuals-particularly mature infectious individuals-could greatly reduce the outbreak risk and potentially eradicate the disease in a relatively short time period. It follows that we have a reasonable chance of controlling HFMD if we can reduce transmission in children under 7 and isolate older infectious individuals.


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Basic Reproduction Number , Disease Outbreaks , Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease , Mathematical Concepts , Models, Biological , Seasons , Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease/transmission , Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease/epidemiology , Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease/prevention & control , China/epidemiology , Humans , Basic Reproduction Number/statistics & numerical data , Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control , Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical data , Child, Preschool , Child , Infant , Age Factors , Computer Simulation , Patient Isolation/statistics & numerical data , Epidemiological Models
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Math Biosci ; 377: 109301, 2024 Sep 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39307299

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Intermittent androgen-deprivation therapy (IADT) can be beneficial to delay the occurrence of treatment resistance and cancer relapse compared to the standard continuous therapy. To study the effect of IADT in controlling prostate cancer, we developed a Filippov prostate cancer model with a joint threshold function: therapy is implemented once the total population of androgen-dependent cells (AC-Ds) and androgen-independent cells (AC-Is) is greater than the threshold value ET, and it is suspended once the population is less than ET. As the parameters vary, our model undergoes a series of sliding bifurcations, including boundary node, focus, saddle, saddle-node and tangency bifurcations. We also obtained the coexistence of one, two or three real equilibria and the bistability of two equilibria. Our results demonstrate that the population of AC-Is can be contained at a predetermined level if the initial population of AC-Is is less than this level, and we choose a suitable threshold value.

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Eur J Pharm Biopharm ; 203: 114448, 2024 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39134098

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Diabetic ulcers present a formidable obstacle in diabetes management, typically leading to high mortality and amputation rates. To overcome traditional monotherapy drawbacks, We developed a novel microneedle strategy for combined antimicrobial action: ingeniously integrating quercetin with Platelet-derived Growth Factor-BB(PDGF-BB) and Sucrose Octasulfate(SOS) into the microneedle system(QPS MN). This method allows to penetrate through biofilms, administering quercetin nanocrystals and PDGF-BB deep into the tissue to combat microbial infection, mitigate inflammation, and promote angiogenesis. The accompanying backing material contains SOS, which absorbs wound exudate and forms a dressing that provides a moist environment for wound healing In an in vitro wound-scratch assay demonstrated that co-cultivating Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells(HUVEC) with QPS MN for 48 h (90.3 ± 2.51 %) significantly enhanced cell migration compared to the control group (20.2 ± 1.41 %). Moreover, treatment of streptozotocin-induced diabetic wounds in rats with QPS MN for 14 days resulted in a wound healing rate of 96.56 ± 3.44 %, far surpassing the healing rate of only 40.34 ± 7.26 % observed in the untreated control group. Furthermore, the QPS MN treated wounds exhibited a notable increase in skin appendages and neovascularisation, indicating promising potential for achieving complete wound healing. These results suggest that QPS MN may offer substantial therapeutic benefits for addressing diabetic wounds.


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Anti-Inflammatory Agents , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental , Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells , Needles , Wound Healing , Wound Healing/drug effects , Animals , Humans , Rats , Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells/drug effects , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy , Male , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology , Becaplermin/administration & dosage , Becaplermin/pharmacology , Quercetin/administration & dosage , Quercetin/pharmacology , Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Anti-Infective Agents/administration & dosage , Neovascularization, Physiologic/drug effects , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Angiogenesis Inducing Agents/administration & dosage , Angiogenesis Inducing Agents/pharmacology , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Cell Movement/drug effects
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Front Immunol ; 15: 1430001, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39131163

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic and persistent inflammatory illness of the bowels, leading to a substantial burden on both society and patients due to its high incidence and recurrence. The pathogenesis of IBD is multifaceted, partly attributed to the imbalance of immune responses toward the gut microbiota. There is a correlation between the severity of the disease and the imbalance in the oral microbiota, which has been discovered in recent research highlighting the role of oral microbes in the development of IBD. In addition, various oral conditions, such as angular cheilitis and periodontitis, are common extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) of IBD and are associated with the severity of colonic inflammation. However, it is still unclear exactly how the oral microbiota contributes to the pathogenesis of IBD. This review sheds light on the probable causal involvement of oral microbiota in intestinal inflammation by providing an overview of the evidence, developments, and future directions regarding the relationship between oral microbiota and IBD. Changes in the oral microbiota can serve as markers for IBD, aiding in early diagnosis and predicting disease progression. Promising advances in probiotic-mediated oral microbiome modification and antibiotic-targeted eradication of specific oral pathogens hold potential to prevent IBD recurrence.


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Gastrointestinal Microbiome , Inflammatory Bowel Diseases , Mouth , Humans , Gastrointestinal Microbiome/immunology , Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/microbiology , Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/immunology , Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/etiology , Mouth/microbiology , Mouth/immunology , Animals , Dysbiosis/immunology , Probiotics/therapeutic use
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JAMA Netw Open ; 7(8): e2430820, 2024 Aug 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39212990

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Importance: The China Antihypertensive Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke II (CATIS-2) suggests that early antihypertensive treatment did not reduce the risk of dependency or death in acute ischemic stroke (AIS), compared with delayed treatment. Single subcortical infarction (SSI) is an important stroke subtype, and the association of antihypertensive timing with clinical outcomes is unclear. Objective: To investigate the association of early vs delayed antihypertensive treatment with clinical outcomes in patients with SSI, stratified by the presence of parent artery disease (PAD) stenosis. Design, Setting, and Participants: This secondary analysis of the CATIS-2 randomized clinical trial included 106 hospitals in China between June 2018 and July 2022. In CATIS-2, patients with AIS within 24 to 48 hours of symptoms onset and elevated systolic blood pressure were eligible. Patients with SSI detected in diffusion-weighted imaging were included in the current post hoc subgroup analysis. Patients were grouped into (1) SSI with PAD stenosis and (2) SSI without PAD stenosis. Statistical analysis was performed from July 2023 to May 2024. Exposures: Early (immediate) vs delayed (starting on day 8) antihypertensive therapy. Main Outcome and Measure: Primary outcome was the combination of functional dependency or death (modified Rankin Scale score ≥3) at 90 days. Results: Among 997 patients with SSI in CATIS-2 (mean [SD] age, 62.4 [9.8] years; 612 [61.4%] men), 116 (11.6%) had SSI with PAD and 881 (88.4%) had SSI without PAD. There was no significant difference in the primary outcome between early and delayed antihypertensive treatment groups among all patients with SSI (8.8% vs 7.1%; OR, 1.25 [95% CI, 0.79-1.99]; P = .34). Among patients with SSI with PAD, early antihypertensive treatment was associated with increased risk of the primary outcome compared with delayed treatment (23.4% vs 7.7%; OR, 3.67 [95% CI, 1.14-11.86]; P = .03); this finding was not observed in patients with SSI without PAD (6.6% vs 7.1%; OR, 0.93 [95% CI, 0.55-1.57]; P = .77). Significant interaction with treatment and presence of PAD stenosis was detected for the primary outcome (P for interaction = .04). Conclusions and Relevance: In this secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial, early antihypertensive treatment was associated with an increased risk of functional dependency or death at 90 days among patients with SSI and coexisting PAD stenosis, compared with delayed antihypertensive treatment. Further studies are warranted for individualized BP management in patients with SSI by the presence of PAD. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03479554.


Subject(s)
Antihypertensive Agents , Time-to-Treatment , Humans , Female , Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use , Male , Middle Aged , Aged , Time-to-Treatment/statistics & numerical data , China/epidemiology , Hypertension/drug therapy , Hypertension/complications , Treatment Outcome , Cerebral Infarction/drug therapy , Time Factors , Ischemic Stroke/drug therapy
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Biomed Pharmacother ; 178: 117197, 2024 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39084077

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The steady increase in the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is regarded as a worldwide health issue. Gut microorganisms could modulate host immune and metabolic status and are associated with health effects. Probiotics, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), are beneficial microorganisms that ameliorate disease and exert advantageous effects on intestinal homeostasis. However, the viability of probiotics will suffer from various risk factors in the digestive tract. In this view, we developed a probiotic coating with nanocomposite using tannic acid (TA) and casein phosphopeptide (CPP) through layer-by-layer technology to overcome the challenges after oral administration. LGG showed an improved survival rate in simulated gastrointestinal conditions after coated. The coating (LGG/TA-Mg2+/CPP) had potent reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging ability and improved the survival rate of colorectal epithelial cells after H2O2 stimulation. In DSS-induced colitis, administration of LGG/TA-Mg2+/CPP ameliorated intestinal inflammation and reduced the disruption of barrier function. Furthermore, LGG/TA-Mg2+/CPP increased the abundance and diversity of the gut microbiota. In the mouse model of DSS colitis, LGG/TA-Mg2+/CPP can better activate the EGFR/AKT signaling pathway, thereby protecting the epithelial barrier function of the colon epithelium. In conclusion, the probiotic coating with nanocomposite may become a delivery platform for probiotics applied to IBD.


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Colitis , Gastrointestinal Microbiome , Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Nanocomposites , Probiotics , Animals , Nanocomposites/chemistry , Probiotics/pharmacology , Probiotics/administration & dosage , Mice , Colitis/microbiology , Colitis/chemically induced , Colitis/pathology , Humans , Gastrointestinal Microbiome/drug effects , Tannins/pharmacology , Caseins/pharmacology , Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism , Dextran Sulfate , Male , Intestinal Mucosa/drug effects , Intestinal Mucosa/microbiology , Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism , Intestinal Mucosa/pathology , Inflammation/pathology , Inflammation/drug therapy , Disease Models, Animal
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J Am Heart Assoc ; 13(15): e035837, 2024 Aug 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39082415

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Polyamines have been reported to be associated with neurological function, but the associations between polyamines and the prognosis of ischemic stroke remain unclear. We aimed to prospectively investigate whether elevated plasma polyamine levels are associated with adverse outcomes in patients with ischemic stroke. METHODS AND RESULTS: Plasma polyamine levels were measured at admission in 3570 patients with acute ischemic stroke, and clinical outcomes were assessed at 3 months after stroke onset. The primary outcome was a composite outcome of death and major disability (modified Rankin Scale score≥3), and secondary outcomes included the individual outcomes of death and major disability. During a 3-month follow-up period, 877 participants (25.1%) experienced the primary outcome. Increased putrescines were associated with a decreased risk of the primary outcome (the highest versus the lowest tertile: odds ratio, 0.72 [95% CI, 0.58-0.91]; P=0.005) and major disability (odds ratio, 0.59 [95% CI, 0.47-0.74]; P<0.001). Conversely, increased spermidines were associated with an increased risk of death (hazard ratio, 1.86 [95% CI, 1.10-3.14]; P=0.020), and increased spermines were associated with an increased risk of the primary outcome (odds ratio, 1.36 [95% CI, 1.08-1.71]; P=0.009) and major disability (odds ratio, 1.27 [95% CI, 1.01-1.59]; P=0.041). CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with ischemic stroke, high plasma putrescine levels were associated with a decreased risk of adverse outcomes, whereas high plasma spermidine and spermine levels were associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes. Further studies are needed to investigate whether targeting these polyamines can improve the prognosis of patients with ischemic stroke. REGISTRATION: https://clinicaltrials.gov. Identifier: NCT01840072.


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Biomarkers , Ischemic Stroke , Polyamines , Humans , Male , Female , Aged , Prospective Studies , Ischemic Stroke/blood , Ischemic Stroke/mortality , Ischemic Stroke/diagnosis , Middle Aged , Polyamines/blood , Prognosis , Biomarkers/blood , Time Factors , Spermidine/blood , Putrescine/blood , Risk Factors , Disability Evaluation , Spermine/blood , Aged, 80 and over , Risk Assessment
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J Affect Disord ; 361: 341-347, 2024 Sep 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38897298

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BACKGROUND: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is crucial for neuronal survival and may be implicated in the pathophysiological process of depression. This study aimed to prospectively investigate the association between serum BDNF and post-stroke depression (PSD) at 3 months in a multicenter cohort study. METHODS: A total of 611 ischemic stroke patients with serum BDNF measurements from the China Antihypertensive Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke were included in this analysis. We used the 24-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale to assess depression status at 3 months after ischemic stroke, and PSD was defined as a score of ≥8. RESULTS: Baseline serum BDNF was inversely associated with the risk of depression after ischemic stroke. The multivariable-adjusted odds ratio of PSD for the highest tertile of BDNF was 0.53 (95 % confidence interval, 0.34-0.82; P for trend = 0.004) compared with the lowest tertile. Multivariable-adjusted spline regression model also showed a linear does-response association between serum BDNF levels and PSD at 3 months (P for linearity = 0.006). In addition, adding serum BDNF to conventional risk factors significantly improved the risk reclassification of PSD (net reclassification improvement: 16.98 %, P = 0.039; integrated discrimination index: 0.93 %, P = 0.026). LIMITATIONS: All patients in this study were Chinese, so our findings should be applied to other populations cautiously. CONCLUSIONS: Higher serum BDNF levels at baseline were significantly associated with a decreased risk of PSD at 3 months, suggesting that BDNF might be a valuable predictive biomarker and potential therapeutic target for PSD among ischemic stroke patients.


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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor , Depression , Ischemic Stroke , Humans , Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/blood , Female , Male , Ischemic Stroke/blood , Ischemic Stroke/complications , Middle Aged , Aged , China , Depression/blood , Prospective Studies , Risk Factors , Biomarkers/blood
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Biomolecules ; 14(5)2024 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38785952

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Enterovirus 71 (EV71), a typical representative of unenveloped RNA viruses, is the main pathogenic factor responsible for hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in infants. This disease seriously threatens the health and lives of humans worldwide, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Numerous animal antimicrobial peptides have been found with protective functions against viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, and other pathogens, but there are few studies on the use of scorpion-derived antimicrobial peptides against unenveloped viruses. Here, we investigated the antiviral activities of scorpion venom antimicrobial peptide BmKn2 and five derivatives, finding that BmKn2 and its derivative BmKn2-T5 exhibit a significant inhibitory effect on EV71. Although both peptides exhibit characteristics typical of amphiphilic α-helices in terms of their secondary structure, BmKn2-T5 displayed lower cellular cytotoxicity than BmKn2. BmKn2-T5 was further found to inhibit EV71 in a dose-dependent manner in vitro. Moreover, time-of-drug-addition experiments showed that BmKn2-T5 mainly restricts EV71, but not its virion or replication, at the early stages of the viral cycle. Interestingly, BmKn2-T5 was also found to suppress the replication of the enveloped viruses DENV, ZIKV, and HSV-1 in the early stages of the viral cycle, which suggests they may share a common early infection step with EV71. Together, the results of our study identified that the scorpion-derived antimicrobial peptide BmKn2-T5 showed valuable antiviral properties against EV71 in vitro, but also against other enveloped viruses, making it a potential new candidate therapeutic molecule.


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Antimicrobial Peptides , Antiviral Agents , Enterovirus A, Human , Scorpion Venoms , Virus Replication , Scorpion Venoms/chemistry , Scorpion Venoms/pharmacology , Antiviral Agents/pharmacology , Antiviral Agents/chemistry , Enterovirus A, Human/drug effects , Humans , Antimicrobial Peptides/pharmacology , Antimicrobial Peptides/chemistry , Animals , Virus Replication/drug effects , Chlorocebus aethiops , Vero Cells
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Heart ; 110(11): 768-774, 2024 May 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38569853

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OBJECTIVE: The management of blood pressure (BP) in acute ischaemic stroke remains a subject of controversy. This investigation aimed to explore the relationship between 24-hour BP patterns following ischaemic stroke and clinical outcomes. METHODS: A cohort of 4069 patients who had an acute ischaemic stroke from 26 hospitals was examined. Five systolic BP trajectories were identified by using latent mixture modelling: trajectory category 5 (190-170 mm Hg), trajectory category 4 (180-140 mm Hg), trajectory category 3 (170-160 mm Hg), trajectory category 2 (155-145 mm Hg) and trajectory category 1 (150-130 mm Hg). The primary outcome was a composite outcome of death and major disability at 3 months poststroke. RESULTS: Patients with trajectory category 5 exhibited the highest risk, while those with trajectory category 1 had the lowest risk of adverse outcomes at 3-month follow-up. Compared with the patients in the trajectory category 5, adjusted ORs (95% CIs) for the primary outcome were 0.79 (0.58 to 1.10), 0.70 (0.53 to 0.93), 0.64 (0.47 to 0.86) and 0.47 (0.33 to 0.66) among patients in trajectory category 4, trajectory category 3, trajectory category 2 and trajectory category 1, respectively. Similar trends were observed for death, vascular events and the composite outcome of death and vascular events. CONCLUSION: Patients with persistently high BP at 180 mm Hg within 24 hours of ischaemic stroke onset had the highest risk, while those maintaining stable BP at a moderate-low level (150 mm Hg) or even a low level (137 mm Hg) had more favourable outcomes.


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Blood Pressure , Ischemic Stroke , Humans , Male , Female , Ischemic Stroke/physiopathology , Ischemic Stroke/mortality , Ischemic Stroke/diagnosis , Aged , Blood Pressure/physiology , Time Factors , Middle Aged , Risk Factors , Prognosis , Hypertension/physiopathology , Hypertension/complications , Risk Assessment/methods , Aged, 80 and over , Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory/methods
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China CDC Wkly ; 6(13): 261-266, 2024 Mar 29.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38633198

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What is already known about this topic?: The level of molybdenum (Mo) in a mother's urine has been linked to the growth rate of the fetus and the blood pressure levels in children. What is added by this report?: We evaluated the variations in maternal plasma Mo concentrations throughout pregnancy and their potential association with the risk of spontaneous preterm birth (SPB). What are the implications for public health practice?: Future research must determine the Mo levels in pregnant women across various regions in China. Moreover, particular attention needs to be given to the potential increase in Mo concentration throughout pregnancy and its possible adverse impacts on the health of both the mother and the fetus.

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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38676632

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Ultrathin oxide semiconductors are promising candidates for back-end-of-line (BEOL) compatible transistors and monolithic three-dimensional integration. Experimentally, ultrathin indium oxide (In2O3) field-effect transistors (FETs) with thicknesses down to 0.4 nm exhibit an extremely high drain current (104 µA/µm) and transconductance (4000 µS/µm). Here, we employ ab initio quantum transport simulation to investigate the performance limit of sub-5 nm gate length (Lg) ultrathin In2O3 FETs. Based on the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) criteria for high-performance (HP) devices, the scaling limit of ultrathin In2O3 FETs can reach 2 nm in terms of on-state current, delay time, and power dissipation. The wide bandgap nature of ultrathin In2O3 (3.0 eV) renders it a suitable candidate for ITRS low-power (LP) electronics with Lg down to 3 nm. Notably, both the HP and LP ultrathin In2O3 FETs exhibit superior energy-delay products as compared to those of other common 2D semiconductors such as monolayer MoS2 and MoTe2. These findings unveil the potential of ultrathin In2O3 in HP and LP nanoelectronic device applications.

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RSC Adv ; 14(16): 10858-10873, 2024 Apr 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38577430

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Silicone polyurethanes have gained widespread application in the biomedical field due to their excellent biocompatibility. This study comprehensively investigates four silicone polyurethane materials suitable for polymer heart valves, each exhibiting distinct chemical compositions and structural characteristics, leading to significant differences, particularly in mechanical performance and biocompatibility. Surface analysis reveals an elevated surface silicon element content in all materials compared to the bulk, indicating a migration of silicon elements towards the surface, providing a structural basis for enhancing biological stability and biocompatibility. However, higher silicon content leads to a decrease in mechanical performance, potentially resulting in mechanical failure and rupture in artificial heart valves. Concerning biocompatibility, an increase in silicone content diminishes the material's adsorption capability for cells and proteins, consequently improving its biocompatibility and biological stability. In summary, while high silicone content leads to a reduction in mechanical performance, the formation of a "silicon protective layer" on the material surface mitigates cell and protein adsorption, thereby enhancing biocompatibility and biological stability. Through comprehensive testing of the four silicone polyurethane materials, this study aims to provide insightful perspectives and methods for selecting materials suitable for polymer heart valves. Additionally, the thorough performance exploration of these materials serves as a crucial reference for the performance assessment and biocompatibility research of polymeric artificial heart valve materials.

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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38531153

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Environmental stresses play critical roles in the physiology of crustaceans. Food deprivation is an important environmental factor and a regular occurrence in both natural aquatic habitats and artificial ponds. However, the underlying physiological response mechanisms to starvation-caused stress in crustaceans are yet to be established. In the present study, the hepatopancreas tissue of Macrobrachium nipponense was transcriptome analyzed and examined for starvation effects on oxidative stress, DNA damage, autophagy, and apoptosis across four fasting stages (0 (control group), 7, 14, and 21 days). These results indicated that a ROS-mediated regulatory mechanism is critical to the entire fasting process. At the initial stage of starvation (fasting 0 d ~ 7 d), ROS concentration increased gradually, activating antioxidant enzymes to protect the cellular machinery from the detrimental effects of oxidative stress triggered by starvation-induced stress. ROS content production (hydrogen peroxide and superoxide anion) then rose continuously with prolonged starvation (fasting 7 d ~ 14 d), reaching peak levels and resulting in autophagy in hepatopancreas cells. During the final stages of starvation (fasting 14 d ~ 21 d), excessive ROS induced DNA damage and cell apoptosis. Furthermore, autophagolysosomes and apoptosis body were further identified with transmission electron microscopy. These findings lay a foundation for further scrutiny of the molecular mechanisms combating starvation-generated stress in M. nipponense and provide fishermen with the theoretical guidance for adopting fasting strategies in M. nipponense aquaculture.


Subject(s)
Autophagy , Hepatopancreas , Oxidative Stress , Palaemonidae , Animals , Palaemonidae/physiology , Palaemonidae/genetics , Palaemonidae/metabolism , Hepatopancreas/metabolism , DNA Damage , Apoptosis , Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism , Stress, Physiological , Starvation , Food Deprivation , Transcriptome
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Sensors (Basel) ; 24(6)2024 Mar 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38544143

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How to obtain internal cavity features and perform image matching is a great challenge for laparoscopic 3D reconstruction. This paper proposes a method for detecting and associating vascular features based on dual-branch weighted fusion vascular structure enhancement. Our proposed method is divided into three stages, including analyzing various types of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) images and designing a universal preprocessing framework to make our method generalized. We propose a Gaussian weighted fusion vascular structure enhancement algorithm using the dual-branch Frangi measure and MFAT (multiscale fractional anisotropic tensor) to address the structural measurement differences and uneven responses between venous vessels and microvessels, providing effective structural information for vascular feature extraction. We extract vascular features through dual-circle detection based on branch point characteristics, and introduce NMS (non-maximum suppression) to reduce feature point redundancy. We also calculate the ZSSD (zero sum of squared differences) and perform feature matching on the neighboring blocks of feature points extracted from the front and back frames. The experimental results show that the proposed method has an average accuracy and repeatability score of 0.7149 and 0.5612 in the Vivo data set, respectively. By evaluating the quantity, repeatability, and accuracy of feature detection, our method has more advantages and robustness than the existing methods.


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Algorithms , Laparoscopy , Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures , Veins , Microvessels
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