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Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) is increasingly used for a diverse range of wounds. Meanwhile, the topical wound irrigation solution consisting of polyhexamethylene biguanide and betaine (PHMB-B) has shown efficacy in managing wound infections. However, the effectiveness of this solution as a topical instillation solution for NPWTi-d in patients with diabetic foot infections (DFIs) has not been thoroughly studied. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the impact of using PHMB-B as the instillation solution during NPWTi-d on reducing bioburden and improving clinical outcomes in patients with DFIs. Between January 2017 and December 2022, a series of patients with DFIs received treatment with NPWTi-d, using either PHMB-B or normal saline as the instillation solution. Data collected retrospectively included demographic information, baseline wound characteristics, and treatment outcomes. The study included 61 patients in the PHMB-B group and 73 patients in the normal saline group, all diagnosed with DFIs. In comparison to patients treated with normal saline, patients with PHMB-B exhibited no significant differences in terms of wound bed preparation time (P = 0.5034), length of hospital stay (P = 0.6783), NPWTi-d application times (P = 0.1458), duration of systematic antimicrobial administration (P = 0.3567), or overall cost of hospitalization (P = 0.6713). The findings of the study suggest that the use of either PHMB-B or normal saline as an instillation solution in NPWTi-d for DFIs shows promise and effectiveness, yet no clinical distinction was observed between the two solutions.
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Anti-Infecciosos Locais , Biguanidas , Pé Diabético , Tratamento de Ferimentos com Pressão Negativa , Solução Salina , Cicatrização , Humanos , Pé Diabético/terapia , Pé Diabético/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Feminino , Tratamento de Ferimentos com Pressão Negativa/métodos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Solução Salina/administração & dosagem , Solução Salina/uso terapêutico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Anti-Infecciosos Locais/administração & dosagem , Anti-Infecciosos Locais/uso terapêutico , Idoso , Biguanidas/uso terapêutico , Biguanidas/administração & dosagem , Cicatrização/efeitos dos fármacos , Infecção dos Ferimentos/tratamento farmacológico , Infecção dos Ferimentos/terapia , Irrigação Terapêutica/métodos , Betaína/administração & dosagem , Betaína/uso terapêutico , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
SiO-based materials as lithium-ion anodes have attracted huge attention owing to their ultrahigh capacity. However, they usually undergo severe volume expansion over the repeated lithiation/delithiation processes and have low electronic conductivity, leading to an inferior cycling stability and poor rate capability. In this study, carbon nanotubes in situ grown on the surface of commercially available micro-sized SiO (D50 = 5 µm) were prepared. The conductive network composed of one-dimensional carbon nanotubes could enhance its conductivity and enhance the structural stability during the cycling. The synthesized 3D-SiO@C material demonstrates good long-term cycling stability, with a reversible capacity of up to 687.7 mA h g-1 after 1000 cycles, and it maintains a high reversible capacity of 736.8 mA h g-1, even at a high current density of 1 A g-1.
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BACKGROUND: Pediatric burn patients are an essential part of burn populations. However, there is limited publicly available data on the epidemiological impact of COVID-19 on pediatric burns in China. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, pediatric burn patients admitted to the Department of Burn Surgery of the First Hospital of Jilin University before and during COVID-19 were retrospectively investigated to determine the impact of COVID-19 on pediatric burn inpatients. METHODS: The information of inpatients from July 2017 to December 2019 (pre-COVID-19 group) and from January 2020 to June 2022 (COVID-19 group) in the Department of Burn Surgery at the First Hospital of Jilin University was retrospectively investigated. Demographic information of patients, length of hospital stay, total body surface area (TBSA) of burn injury, post-injury visit time, comorbidity, surgical methods, etc., were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: The COVID-19 group included 154 (10.2%) patients, and the pre-COVID-19 group included 335 (19.4%) patients (Pï¼0.001). There were no differences in gender, age, length of hospital stay, or etiology of burns between the two groups. Compared to the pre-COVID-19 group, patients in the pre-COVID-19 group experienced a significant delay in presentation (Pï¼0.001), had a larger TBSA of burn wound (P ï¼ 0.001), were more prone to sustaining major burns (P ï¼ 0.001), a higher likelihood of undergoing operations (P = 0.03), higher cost (Pï¼0.001) and more complications (Pï¼0.001). Additionally, upper extremities were the most commonly part involved in both groups (P = 0.004), with the lower extremities showed a significant increase to be involved in burn injury during COVID-19 pandemic (P = 0.007). Furthermore, the majority of guardians did not take first aid measures in both groups following burn injury (P = 0.102). CONCLUSIONS: During the COVID-19 pandemic period, scalds remained the main reason for hospitalization. The number of hospitalized patients has decreased dramatically, while the severity of burns has significantly increased, with a notable delay in hospital visits and an increased occurrence of complications.
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Unidades de Queimados , Queimaduras , COVID-19 , Humanos , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Queimaduras/epidemiologia , Queimaduras/terapia , China/epidemiologia , Masculino , Feminino , Criança , Unidades de Queimados/estatística & dados numéricos , Unidades de Queimados/organização & administração , Pré-Escolar , Tempo de Internação/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Lactente , Pandemias , SARS-CoV-2RESUMO
BACKGROUND: Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) has a high mortality rate. Ferroptosis is linked to tumor initiation and progression. AIMS: This study aims to develop prognostic models of ferroptosis-related lncRNAs, evaluate the correlation between differentially expressed genes and tumor microenvironment, and identify prospective drugs for managing LUAD. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study, transcriptomic and clinical data were downloaded from the TCGA database, and ferroptosis-related genes were obtained from the FerrDb database. Through correlation analysis, Cox analysis, and the LASSO algorithm for constructing a prognostic model, we found that ferroptosis-related lncRNA-based gene signatures (FLncSig) had a strong prognostic predicting ability in the LUAD patients. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichments reconfirmed that ferroptosis is related to receptor-ligand activity, enzyme inhibitor activity, and the IL-17 signaling pathway. Next, tumor mutation burden (TMB), tumor immune dysfunction and exclusion (TIDE) algorithms, and pRRophetic were used to predict immunotherapy response and chemotherapy sensitivity. The IMvigor210 cohort was also used to validate the prognostic model. In the tumor microenvironment, Type_II_IFN_Response and HLA were found to be a group of low-risk pathways, while MHC_class_I was a group of high-risk pathways. Patients in the high-risk subgroup had lower TIDE scores. Exclusion, MDSC, CAF, and TAMM2 were significantly and positively correlated with risk scores. In addition, we found 15 potential therapeutic drugs for LUAD. Finally, differential analysis of stemness index based on mRNA expression (mRNAsi) indicated that mRNAsi was correlated with gender, primary tumor (T), distant metastasis (M), and the tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) stage in LUAD patients. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, the prognostic model based on FLncSig can alleviate the difficulty in predicting the prognosis and immunotherapy of LUAD patients. The identified FLncSig and the screened drugs exhibit potential for clinical application and provide references for the treatment of LUAD.
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Adenocarcinoma , Ferroptose , RNA Longo não Codificante , Humanos , RNA Longo não Codificante/genética , Estudos Retrospectivos , Ferroptose/genética , Prognóstico , Transformação Celular Neoplásica , Pulmão , Microambiente Tumoral/genéticaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: DNA-directed RNA polymerase (DDRP) related genes and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play an important role in the development of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Therefore, we aimed to construct a DDRP-associated lncRNA model to predict the prognosis of LUAD and to evaluate its sensitivity to immunotherapy and chemotherapy. METHODS: To construct a predictive signature, we used univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses, as well as the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression analysis. The prognostic model was verified by applying the ROC curve analysis, Kaplan-Meier analysis, GO/KEGG analysis, and a predictive nomogram. Eventually, immunotherapy and drug susceptibility were examined and stemness indices were analyzed. RESULTS: 24 DDRP-associated lncRNAs were found as independent prognosis factors, which may be further developed as potential therapeutic vaccines for LUAD. The area under the ROC curve and the conformance index showed that the constructed model can predict the prognosis of LUAD patients. The predicted incidences of overall survival showed perfect conformance. And there were significant changes in immunological markers between the two risk subgroups in the model. Finally, an analysis of 50% maximum inhibitory concentration between the two risk subgroups showed that the high-risk subgroup was more sensitive to certain chemotherapy drugs. CONCLUSION: We constructed a model that accurately predicts the outcomes of LUAD based on 24 DDRP-related lncRNAs and provided promising treatment options for the future.
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BACKGROUND: Though adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) have potential applications for the repair and regeneration of damaged tissues, limited studies have defined the function of ADSCs on dermal fibroblasts. Our RNA-seq sequencing identified differentially expressed SOCS3 in frostbite injury. OBJECTIVE: In the current study, we aim to examine the hypothesis that extracellular vesicles derived from adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs-EVs) may modulate SOCS3/TGF-ß1 signaling in wound healing of frostbite injury. METHODS: sh-SOCS3 and sh-TGF-ß1 were introduced to explore the biological role of SOCS3 in frostbite injury by detecting the proliferation and migration of human skin fibroblast (HSF) cells and the wound healing in mice. Furthermore, the extracted ADSCs-EVs were interfered with HSF cells in vitro or injected into the frostbitten mouse model in vivo. RESULTS: Upregulation of SOCS3 occurred in the skin tissues of frostbitten mice. Compared to sh-NC, the wound healing rate of sh-SOCS3 presented higher on day 7(31.34±4.35 vs 41.83±3.74, p < 0.05) and day 14 (63.42±6.01 vs 88.99±5.12, p < 0.05) after injury. Silencing SOCS3 can promote frostbite wound healing. Moreover, SOCS3 downregulated TGF-ß1 to suppress the proliferation and migration of HSF cells, thus impeding the skin wound healing. Additionally, ADSCs-EVs could enhance the proliferation and migration of HSF cells according to the results of CCK-8 assay (p < 0.05), scratch test (17.82±4.25 vs 49.78±2.54, p < 0.05) and Transwell assay (42.33±6.81 vs 91.33±7.02, p < 0.05), and regulate the expression of SOCS3/TGF-ß1. The role of ADSCs-EVs in frostbite wound healing was also confirmed in vivo. ADSCs-EVs could promote frostbite wound healing by downregulating the expression of SOCS3 and upregulating the expression of TGF-ß1 and collagen I. CONCLUSION: Collectively, ADSCs-EVs inhibit SOCS3 and facilitate the expression of TGF-ß1, which promotes the proliferation and migration of HSF cells and subsequently enhances wound healing of frostbite injury.
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Vesículas Extracelulares , Congelamento das Extremidades , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais , Humanos , Camundongos , Animais , Cicatrização , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/metabolismo , Vesículas Extracelulares/metabolismo , Congelamento das Extremidades/metabolismo , Tecido Adiposo/metabolismo , Proteína 3 Supressora da Sinalização de Citocinas/genética , Proteína 3 Supressora da Sinalização de Citocinas/metabolismoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety and efficacy of antimicrobial peptide PL-5 (Peceleganan) spray in the treatment of wound infections. BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial peptide PL-5 spray is a novel topical antimicrobial agent. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled phase IIb clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PL-5 spray, as compared with silver sulfadiazine, in patients with skin wound infections. The primary efficacy outcome was the clinical efficacy rate on the first day after ending the treatment (D8). The secondary efficacy outcome was the clinical efficacy rate on the fifth day posttreatment (D5), the bacteria clearance rate, and the overall efficacy rate at the mentioned 2 time points. The safety outcomes included adverse reactions and pharmacokinetic analysis posttreatment. RESULTS: A total of 220 patients from 27 hospitals in China were randomly assigned to 4 groups. On D8, the efficacy rate was 100.0%, 96.7%, 96.7% for the 1 PL-5, 2 PL-5, 4 PL-5 groups, respectively, as compared with 87.5% for the control group. The efficacy rate among the 4 groups was significantly different ( P <0.05). On D5, the efficacy rate was 100.0%, 93.4%, 98.3% for the 1 PL-5, 2 PL-5, 4 PL-5 groups, respectively, as compared with 82.5% for the control group. The efficacy rate among the 4 groups was significantly different ( P <0.05). The blood concentration of PL-5 was not detectable in pharmacokinetic analysis. No severe adverse event related to the application of PL-5 was reported. CONCLUSIONS: Antimicrobial peptide PL-5 spray is safe and effective for the treatment of skin wound infections. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ChiCTR2000033334.
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Anti-Infecciosos Locais , Infecção dos Ferimentos , Humanos , Resultado do Tratamento , Bactérias , China , Método Duplo-CegoRESUMO
Genetic instability can be caused by external factors and may also be associated with intracellular damage. At the same time, there is a large body of research investigating the mechanisms by which genetic instability occurs and demonstrating the relationship between genomic stability and tumors. Nowadays, tumorigenesis development is one of the hottest research areas. It is a vital factor affecting tumor treatment. Mechanisms of genomic stability and tumorigenesis development are relatively complex. Researchers have been working on these aspects of research. To explore the research progress of genomic stability and tumorigenesis, development, and treatment, the authors searched PubMed with the keywords "genome instability" "chromosome instability" "DNA damage" "tumor spread" and "cancer treatment". This extracts the information relevant to this study. Results: This review introduces genomic stability, drivers of tumor development, tumor cell characteristics, tumor metastasis, and tumor treatment. Among them, immunotherapy is more important in tumor treatment, which can effectively inhibit tumor metastasis and kill tumor cells. Breakthroughs in tumorigenesis development studies and discoveries in tumor metastasis will provide new therapeutic techniques. New tumor treatment methods can effectively prevent tumor metastasis and improve the cure rate of tumors.
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Instabilidade Genômica , Neoplasias , Humanos , Transformação Celular Neoplásica/genética , Dano ao DNA/genética , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/terapiaRESUMO
Rationale: Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBP1) is a tumor suppressor and a key enzyme negatively regulating Warburg effect in cancer. However, regulation of FBP1 protein expression and its exact role in prostate cancer (PCa) is largely unclear. Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is one of the most frequently deleted tumor suppressor genes in human PCa. However, the role of PTEN loss in aberrant Warburg effect in cancer remains poorly understood. Methods: Expression of PTEN and FBP1 was analyzed in several PCa cell lines and prostate tumor tissues in mice. Western blot (WB) and RT-PCR approaches were used to examine how PTEN regulates FBP1 expression. Co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) and in vivo ubiquitination assays were used to define the regulatory mechanisms. A PCa xenograft model was employed to determine the impact of PTEN regulation of FBP1 on PCa growth in vivo. Result: We demonstrated that in a manner dependent of PI3K/AKT signal pathway PTEN regulated FBP1 expression in various PCa cell lines and tumors in mice. We confirmed that this regulation took place at the protein level and was mediated by SKP2 E3 ubiquitin ligase. Mechanistically, we showed that serine 271 phosphorylation of FBP1 by cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) was essential for SKP2-mediated degradation of FBP1 protein induced by PTEN loss. Most importantly, we further showed that loss of PTEN expression enhanced Warburg effect and PCa growth in mice in a manner dependent, at least partially on FBP1 protein degradation. Conclusions: Our results reveal a novel tumor-suppressive feature of PTEN in restraining FBP1 degradation and the Warburg effect. These results also suggest that prohibiting FBP1 protein degradation could be a viable therapeutic strategy for PTEN-deficient PCa.
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Extracellular matrix (ECM) is crucial in various biological functions during tumor progression, including induction of anoikis resistance and cell adhesion-mediated drug resistance (CAM-DR). Fibronectin (FN) is a vital ECM component with direct regulatory effects on ECM-mediated anoikis resistance and CAM-DR, making it an attractive and innovative therapeutic target for depriving ECM in tumor tissue. Herein, an ECM deprivation system (EDS) is developed based on FN targeting self-assembly peptide for constructing nanofibers in the ECM of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which contributes to: i) targeting and recognizing FN to form nanofibers for long-term retention in ECM, ii) reversing anoikis resistance via arresting the FN signaling pathway, and iii) serving as a drug-loading platform for sensitizing chemotherapy by ameliorating CAM-DR. The results reveal that EDS significantly reverses anoikis resistance of RCC cells by inhibiting the phosphorylation of FAK, a positive regulator of the FN signaling pathway. Meanwhile, EDS serves as a chemotherapy-sensitizer of cancer, exerting significant synergistic effects with doxorubicin (DOX). In vivo validation experiments show that EDS effectively suppresses metastasis and tumor growth with chemotherapy resistance. Collectively, the innovative EDS notably inhibits the tumor-promoting effect of ECM and may provide a novel approach for suppressing ECM and enhancing chemo-drug sensitivity.
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Carcinoma de Células Renais , Neoplasias Renais , Humanos , Anoikis , Fibronectinas/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Células Renais/tratamento farmacológico , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Neoplasias Renais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Renais/metabolismo , Doxorrubicina/farmacologia , Doxorrubicina/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular TumoralRESUMO
As it is well known, muscle atrophy is a process in which protein degradation increases and protein synthesis decreases. This process is regulated by a variety of links. Among them, microRNAs play an essential role in this process, which has attracted widespread attention. In this paper, we find that miR-27b-3p and Cbl-b genes are significantly differentially expressed in the induced atrophy model. The dual-luciferase experiment and Western blot analysis confirmed that miR-27b-3p could regulate the expression of Cbl-b. In C2C12-differentiated myotubes, the overexpression of the Cbl-b gene showed that Cbl-b could upregulate the expression of MuRF-1 and Atrogin-1, which are related marker genes of muscle atrophy, at both the mRNA and protein levels, indicating that the Cbl-b gene can specifically affect muscle atrophy. The knockdown of the Cbl-b gene after C2C12-differentiated myotubes induced atrophy treatment can downregulate the expression of muscle-atrophy-related genes, indicating that manual intervention to downregulate the expression of Cbl-b has a certain alleviating effect on muscle atrophy. These data suggest that miR-27b-3p can regulate the expression of the Cbl-b gene and then exert a particular influence on muscle atrophy through the Cbl-b gene.
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Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal , MicroRNAs , Músculo Esquelético , Atrofia Muscular , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-cbl , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/metabolismo , Humanos , MicroRNAs/genética , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Fibras Musculares Esqueléticas/metabolismo , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Atrofia Muscular/genética , Atrofia Muscular/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-cbl/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismoRESUMO
Deep feet frostbite is a severe trauma and often leads to amputation due to full-thickness skin necrosis and subcutaneous tissue damage. A retrospective analysis was performed between June 2013 and June 2019 to review the management measures and outcomes of clinical treatment, and available data had been collected including demographic characteristics, risk factors, and injury environment record. Treatment protocols, wound management, and outcomes were also presented. There were 36 patients diagnosed with deep feet frostbite with a mean age of 51.5 years; the ratio for male to female is 5:1. Drunk and mental disorders were the main risk behaviors for frostbite occurrence. As for the injury environment, mean temperature and wind speed were -20.5 °C and 3.3 m/s, respectively. Fourteen cases achieved wound healing without surgery intervention, 5 cases received skin graft, and 17 cases received amputation. Most amputations (12 cases) were restricted at toe level; only 1 case received whole feet amputation. Our finding indicated that feet deep frostbite in our hospital showed a male predominant and older age including various risk behaviors and coexistence risk factors. Clinical management based on pathology mechanism needs further improvement, as the amputation rate was still high. How to avoid amputation and lower the amputation level are the focus of future efforts.
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Traumatismos do Pé , Congelamento das Extremidades , Amputação Cirúrgica/métodos , Feminino , Traumatismos do Pé/diagnóstico , Traumatismos do Pé/cirurgia , Congelamento das Extremidades/diagnóstico , Congelamento das Extremidades/cirurgia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Ginsenoside Rc is one of the cardinal bioactive components of Panax ginseng. The present study aimed to investigate whether ginsenoside Rc exerted protective effects against acute cold exposure-induced myocardial injury in rats. Forty rats were randomly assigned into four groups: Control, model, ginsenoside Rc 10 mg/kg, and 20 mg/kg groups. Rats were intragastrically administrated with ginsenoside Rc (10, 20 mg/kg) or vehicle daily for 7 days. On the seventh day, all rats except the control group were exposed to low temperature. Cardiac function, myocardial enzyme activities, hemorheology, and inflammatory response were detected. Histopathological examination and apoptosis of cardiac tissues were performed. The expressions of silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1), B-cell lymphoma (Bcl-2), Bcl-2-associated X (Bax), procaspase-3, and the mRNA (messenger RNA) level of SIRT1 were measured by western blot and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. Ginsenoside Rc significantly improved cardiac function, diminished the activities of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), aspartate aminotransferase, and creatine kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB), and regulated abnormal hemorheology in acute cold-exposed rats (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01). Furthermore, ginsenoside Rc could attenuate myocardial histological changes and structural abnormalities, decrease apoptotic cells and reduce the mRNA levels and activity of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß), and IL-6 (p < 0.01). In addition, ginsenoside Rc upregulated the expressions of SIRT1, Bcl-2, and procaspase-3 and downregulated that of Bax (p < 0.01). The changes in both the mRNA and protein expression levels of SIRT1 were similar. The results of the current study suggested that ginsenoside Rc could alleviate acute cold exposure-induced myocardial injury in rats by inhibiting cardiomyocyte apoptosis via regulating SIRT1 expression and attenuating the inflammatory responses. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: The current study indicated that ginsenoside Rc could alleviate acute cold exposure-induced myocardial injury in rats. Ginsenoside Rc could be potentially used as a bioactive ingredient in processed functional food products or food supplements to prevent from acute cold exposure-induced myocardial injury.
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Apoptose , Temperatura Baixa , Ginsenosídeos/farmacologia , Isquemia Miocárdica/prevenção & controle , Miocárdio/patologia , Substâncias Protetoras/farmacologia , Animais , Masculino , Isquemia Miocárdica/etiologia , Isquemia Miocárdica/metabolismo , Isquemia Miocárdica/patologia , Panax/química , Ratos , Ratos WistarRESUMO
Accurate detection of copy number variations (CNVs) from short-read sequencing data is challenging due to the uneven distribution of reads and the unbalanced amplitudes of gains and losses. The direct use of read depths to measure CNVs tends to limit performance. Thus, robust computational approaches equipped with appropriate statistics are required to detect CNV regions and boundaries. This study proposes a new method called CNV_IFTV to address this need. CNV_IFTV assigns an anomaly score to each genome bin through a collection of isolation trees. The trees are trained based on isolation forest algorithm through conducting subsampling from measured read depths. With the anomaly scores, CNV_IFTV uses a total variation model to smooth adjacent bins, leading to a denoised score profile. Finally, a statistical model is established to test the denoised scores for calling CNVs. CNV_IFTV is tested on both simulated and real data in comparison to several peer methods. The results indicate that the proposed method outperforms the peer methods. CNV_IFTV is a reliable tool for detecting CNVs from short-read sequencing data even for low-level coverage and tumor purity. The detection results on tumor samples can aid to evaluate known cancer genes and to predict target drugs for disease diagnosis.
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Algoritmos , Biologia Computacional/métodos , Variações do Número de Cópias de DNA/genética , Modelos Estatísticos , Bases de Dados Genéticas , Árvores de Decisões , Genoma Humano/genética , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , HumanosRESUMO
AIMS: To introduce the treatment experience of fractional CO2 laser for cesarean scar under the guidance of multiple evaluation methods. METHODS: Cesarean scar patients receiving fractional CO2 laser therapy between January 2016 and January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed in this study. The demographic characteristics and treatment protocols, the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS), the University of North Carolina "4P" Scar Scale (UNC4P), and the Antera3D score of all the enrolled patients were recorded. RESULTS: Altogether, 79 cesarean scar patients were involved in this study, with the average age of 28.1 years, the average scar age and length of 26.5 (range, 24-30) months and 8.5 (range, 7-11) cm, respectively. Significant improvements were observed in VSS (t = 16.75, P < .05), UNC4P (t = 15.63, P < .05), and Antera3D score (color:t = 13.19, P < .05; texture: t = 13.12, P < .05; melanin: t = 3.89, P < .05; hemoglobin: t = 2.28, P < .05). No long-term complication was reported during the follow-up visits. CONCLUSIONS: Fractional CO2 laser therapy is an effective treatment for cesarean scar. The multiple evaluation methods, including the combined application of VSS, UNC4P, and Antera3D score, can be potentially used for guiding treatment protocols and evaluating efficacy. Meanwhile, rhGM-CSF hydrogel provides another choice for laser wound management.
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Terapia a Laser , Lasers de Gás , Terapia com Luz de Baixa Intensidade , Adulto , Dióxido de Carbono , Cicatriz/etiologia , Cicatriz/cirurgia , Humanos , Lasers de Gás/uso terapêutico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Although the incidence and mortality of complicated skin and soft tissue infections have decreased, this infection is still relatively frequent and can be associated with lethal complications. In this study, the authors present our clinical experience of patients with complicated posterior cervical skin and soft tissue infections (CPCSSTIs) diagnosed and treated in a reconstructive unit in northeastern China. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with CPCSSTIs from January 2009 to December 2018 was performed. To make the results objective and convincing, a data analysis was performed relating to demographic characteristics, clinical presentation, predisposing factor, bacterial culture, laboratory and radiographic evaluations, diagnostic clues, management, and complications as well as the clinical course and outcome. RESULTS: During the ten-year period, there were 174 consecutive patients admitted to our reconstructive center with final diagnosis of CPCSSTIs included. All the patients were adults, and the majority were male (67.2%). The patient's mean age was 51.3 years (range, 15-88 years). There were 114 patients (65.5%) that had associated systemic diseases, with diabetes mellitus (40.2%) as the most common predisposing factor. Common presented clinical symptoms were pain (90.8%), swelling (85.1%), and erythema (77%) of the neck. Surgical treatment was performed in all the patients, and most of them (83.9%) received the first surgery within 24 h. The most commonly isolated pathogen was Staphylococcus aureus (30%). Vancomycin (21.3%) was the most commonly used antibiotics, followed by cefepime (18.4%). All the patients survived and were discharged with a mean duration of hospitalization of 28.7 days. Those patients with predisposing factors (31.4 ± 12.35 days) or complications (41.0 ± 12.5 days) tended to have a longer hospital stay. The mean total costs of admission per patient were 47 644 RMB. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the high cost burden of CPCSSTI patients. Those patients with predisposing factors or complications tended to have a longer hospital stay.
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Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Dermatopatias Infecciosas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções dos Tecidos Moles/tratamento farmacológico , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Hospitalização , Humanos , Tempo de Internação , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Encaminhamento e Consulta , Estudos Retrospectivos , Dermatopatias Infecciosas/microbiologia , Dermatopatias Infecciosas/patologia , Infecções dos Tecidos Moles/microbiologia , Infecções dos Tecidos Moles/patologia , Infecções Estafilocócicas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções Estafilocócicas/microbiologia , Staphylococcus aureus/isolamento & purificação , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in patients with severe frostbite in a single institution in northeastern China. METHODS: The clinical records of patients with severe frostbite of the extremities who were hospitalized at the authors' institution between January 2009 and April 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic data, predisposing factors, clinical presentation, duration of signs and symptoms, number of surgical interventions, and length of hospital stay were extracted and analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 156 consecutive inpatients were treated for severe frostbite with the mean age was 43.7 ± 14.15 years. Hands were the most common site involved (38.5%). The most prevalent predisposing factor for frostbite included alcohol abuse (41.67%), smoking habits (37.18%) and psychiatric illness (14.11%). Mean duration of signs and symptoms was 3.6 days. Most of patients (37.8%) sustained frostbite injury in January. All patients survived, and the mean length of hospital stay was 45.6 days (range, 29-62). Amputations of limbs were performed in 40.4% of patients. CONCLUSION: The incidence of deep frostbite in Jilin province correlates with the environmental temperature and is often associated with alcohol abuse, smoking and other psychosocial factors. Delayed presentation would increase the risk of amputation. These findings should guide clinical decisions about the treatment of individual patients with deep frostbite.
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Congelamento das Extremidades/classificação , Congelamento das Extremidades/fisiopatologia , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Amputação Cirúrgica/métodos , China , Desbridamento/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Estatísticas não Paramétricas , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced protein 3 (TNFAIP3) is a negative regulator of NF-κB activity. We previously reported that the paired tandem polymorphic dinucleotides TTâ¯>â¯A (rs148314165, rs200820567 of TNFAIP3) conferred the risk for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in European and Korean populations. We investigated the genetic association of the TTâ¯>â¯A variants, as well as the functional coding variant rs2230926 in exon 3 of TNFAIP3 in 1229 Chinese Han SLE patients and 1608 matched population controls. We further evaluated the role of these variants in regulating expression of the TNFAIP3 gene and NF-κB signaling pathway in their peripheral blood mononuclear cells from Chinese SLE patients. The TTâ¯>â¯A variants and the TNFAIP3 exon 3 coding variant rs2230926 demonstrated significant associations in SLE (PTTâ¯>â¯Aâ¯=â¯8.96â¯×â¯10-12, odds ratio [OR]â¯=â¯2.07, 95% confidence interval [CI]â¯=â¯1.68-2.55). SLE patients carrying the risk A allele showed reduced messenger RNA expression of the TNFAIP3 gene and increased expression of NF-κB1 in PBMCs. Conditional analyses revealed that the TTâ¯>â¯A variants are likely to be causal variants in Chinese Han SLE patients. The TTâ¯>â¯A variants associated with Chinese Han SLE and negatively regulate the expression of the TNFAIP3 gene resulting in enhanced NF-κB activity.
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Genótipo , Leucócitos Mononucleares/fisiologia , Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico/genética , Proteína 3 Induzida por Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/genética , Adulto , Células Cultivadas , China , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Frequência do Gene , Estudos de Associação Genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Risco , Transdução de Sinais , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Genetic variants near the tumor necrosis factor-α-induced protein 3 gene (TNFAIP3) at the chromosomal region 6q23 demonstrated significant associations with multiple autoimmune diseases. The signals of associations have been explained to the TNFAIP3 gene, the most likely causal gene. In this study, we employed CRISPR/cas9 genome-editing tool to generate cell lines with deletions including a candidate causal variant, rs6927172, at 140 kb upstream of the TNFAIP3 gene. Interestingly, we observed alterations of multiple genes including IL-20RA encoding a subunit of the receptor for interleukin 20. Using Electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), Western blotting, and chromatin conformation capture we characterized the molecular mechanism that the DNA element carrying the variant rs6927172 influences expression of IL-20RA and TNFAIP3 genes. Additionally, we developed a new use of the transcription activator-like effector (TALE) to study the role of the variant in regulating expressions of its target genes. In summary, we generated deletion knockouts that included the candidate causal variant rs6927172 in HEK293T cells provided new evidence and mechanism for IL-20RA gene as a risk factor for multiple autoimmune diseases.