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Front Immunol ; 15: 1381802, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38966637

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Background: Yishen-Tongbi Decoction (YSTB), a traditional Chinese prescription, has been used to improve syndromes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for many years. Previous research has shown that YSTB has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of the anti-RA effects of YSTB remains unclear. Purpose and study design: The purpose of this research was to investigate how YSTB affected mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and RAW264.7 cells induced with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Results: The findings show that YSTB could significantly improve the clinical arthritic symptoms of CIA mice (mitigate paw swelling, arthritis score, thymus and spleen indices, augment body weight), downregulated expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines like tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß), IL-6 and IL-17, while upregulated the level of anti-inflammatory like IL-10 and transforming growth factor-ß (TGF-ß). Meanwhile, YSTB inhibits bone erosion and reduces inflammatory cell infiltration, synovial proliferation, and joint destruction in CIA mice. In addition, we found that YSTB was able to suppress the LPS-induced inflammation of RAW264.7 cells, which was ascribed to the suppression of nitric oxide (NO) production and reactive oxygen species formation (ROS). YSTB also inhibited the production of inducible nitric oxide synthase and reduced the releases of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1ß, and IL-6 in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. Furthermore, the phosphorylation expression of JAK2, JAK3, STAT3, p38, ERK and p65 protein could be suppressed by YSTB, while the expression of SOCS3 could be activated. Conclusion: Taken together, YSTB possesses anti-inflammatory and prevention bone destruction effects in RA disease by regulating the JAK/STAT3/SOCS3 signaling pathway.


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Artritis Experimental , Artritis Reumatoide , Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos , Quinasas Janus , Factor de Transcripción STAT3 , Transducción de Señal , Proteína 3 Supresora de la Señalización de Citocinas , Animales , Ratones , Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos/farmacología , Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos/uso terapéutico , Artritis Reumatoide/tratamiento farmacológico , Artritis Reumatoide/metabolismo , Células RAW 264.7 , Factor de Transcripción STAT3/metabolismo , Proteína 3 Supresora de la Señalización de Citocinas/metabolismo , Proteína 3 Supresora de la Señalización de Citocinas/genética , Artritis Experimental/tratamiento farmacológico , Artritis Experimental/patología , Artritis Experimental/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Quinasas Janus/metabolismo , Masculino , Citocinas/metabolismo , Antiinflamatorios/farmacología , Antiinflamatorios/uso terapéutico , Inflamación/tratamiento farmacológico , Ratones Endogámicos DBA , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad
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BMC Nephrol ; 25(1): 213, 2024 Jul 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38956556

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BACKGROUND: Certain occupations may predispose individuals to urolithiasis, a multi-factorial disease. The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and related factors of nephrolithiasis in medical staff in Qingdao, China. METHODS: Physical examination results of 5115 in-service medical staff aged 22-60 years old were retrospectively analyzed. Multivariable logistic regression analysis and stratified analyses by age and gender were applied to explore the related factors of nephrolithiasis in these medical staff. RESULTS: The overall nephrolithiasis prevalence in medical staff in Qingdao, China was 4.65%. Doctors were more prone to nephrolithiasis than nurses (5.63% vs. 3.96%, P = 0.013) and the peak prevalence (6.69%) was observed in medical staff working in the emergency department (ED). Male gender (OR = 1.615, 95% CI = 1.123-2.323, P = 0.010), overweight or obesity (OR = 1.674, 95% CI = 1.266-2.214, P < 0.001), work seniority ≥ 10 years (OR = 2.489, 95%CI = 1.675-3.699, P < 0.001) and working in the ED (OR = 1.815, 95% CI = 1.202-2.742, P = 0.005) were independent predictors for nephrolithiasis in medical staff based on the results of multivariate logistic regression analysis. The associations between overweight or obesity and nephrolithiasis risk as well as between work seniority ≥ 10 years and nephrolithiasis risk in medical staff were independent of age or gender in stratified analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Nephrolithiasis prevalence in medical staff in Qingdao, China seemed not to be higher than that in the general population. Medical staff with work seniority ≥ 10 years and working in the ED should pay abundant attention to take measures to modify their nephrolithiasis risk.


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Nefrolitiasis , Humanos , Masculino , Adulto , Femenino , China/epidemiología , Nefrolitiasis/epidemiología , Estudios Retrospectivos , Prevalencia , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Transversales , Adulto Joven , Factores de Riesgo , Enfermedades Profesionales/epidemiología , Cuerpo Médico/estadística & datos numéricos
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BMC Urol ; 24(1): 140, 2024 Jul 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38972999

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate the performance of machine learning models for predicting the possibility of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 337 patients who received PCNL between May 2020 and June 2022. In our study, 80% of the data were used as the training set, and the remaining data were used as the testing set. Separate prediction models based on the six machine learning algorithms were created using the training set. The predictive performance of each machine learning model was determined by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), accuracy, sensitivity and specificity using the testing set. We used coefficients to interpret the contribution of each variable to the predictive performance. RESULTS: Among the six machine learning algorithms, the support vector machine (SVM) delivered the best performance with accuracy of 0.868, AUC of 0.942 (95% CI 0.890-0.994) in the testing set. Further analysis using the SVM model showed that prealbumin contributed the most to the prediction of the outcome, followed by preoperative urine culture, systemic immune-inflammation (SII), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), staghorn stones, fibrinogen, operation time, preoperative urine white blood cell (WBC), preoperative urea nitrogen, hydronephrosis, stone burden, sex and preoperative lymphocyte count. CONCLUSION: Machine learning-based prediction models can accurately predict the possibility of SIRS after PCNL in advance by learning patient clinical data, and should be used to guide surgeons in clinical decision-making.


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Aprendizaje Automático , Nefrolitotomía Percutánea , Complicaciones Posoperatorias , Síndrome de Respuesta Inflamatoria Sistémica , Humanos , Síndrome de Respuesta Inflamatoria Sistémica/etiología , Síndrome de Respuesta Inflamatoria Sistémica/diagnóstico , Nefrolitotomía Percutánea/efectos adversos , Femenino , Masculino , Estudios Retrospectivos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/diagnóstico , Adulto , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Anciano , Cálculos Renales/cirugía
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J Orthop Surg Res ; 19(1): 342, 2024 Jun 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38849945

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BACKGROUND: Endoscopic spine lumbar interbody fusion (Endo-LIF) is well-regarded within the academic community. However, it presents challenges such as intraoperative disorientation, high rates of nerve damage, a steep learning curve, and prolonged surgical times, often occurring during the creation of the operative channel. Furthermore, the undefined safe operational zones under endoscopy continue to pose risks to surgical safety. We aimed to analyse the anatomical data of Kambin's triangle via CT imaging to define the parameters of the safe operating area for transforaminal posterior lumbar interbody fusion (TPLIF), providing crucial insights for clinical practice. METHODS: We selected the L4-L5 intervertebral space. Using three-dimensional (3D), we identified Kambin's triangle and the endocircle within it, and recorded the position of point 'J' on the adjacent facet joint as the centre 'O' of the circle shifts by angle 'ß.' The diameter of the inscribed circle 'd,' the abduction angle 'ß,' and the distances 'L1' and 'L2' were measured from the trephine's edge to the exiting and traversing nerve roots, respectively. RESULTS: Using a trephine with a diameter of 8 mm in TPLIF has a significant safety distance. The safe operating area under the TPLIF microscope was also clarified. CONCLUSIONS: Through CT imaging research, combined with 3D simulation, we identified the anatomical data of the L4-L5 segment Kambin's triangle, to clarify the safe operation area under TPLIF. We propose a simple and easy positioning method and provide a novel surgical technique to establish working channels faster and reduce nerve damage rates. At the same time, according to this method, the Kambin's triangle anatomical data of the patient's lumbar spine diseased segments can be measured through CT 3D reconstruction of the lumbar spine, and individualised preoperative design can be conducted to select the appropriate specifications of visible trephine and supporting tools. This may effectively reduce the learning curve, shorten the time operation time, and improve surgical safety.


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Imagenología Tridimensional , Vértebras Lumbares , Fusión Vertebral , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Humanos , Fusión Vertebral/métodos , Vértebras Lumbares/diagnóstico por imagen , Vértebras Lumbares/cirugía , Imagenología Tridimensional/métodos , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X/métodos , Masculino , Femenino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Endoscopía/métodos , Modelos Anatómicos , Anciano
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Gene ; 926: 148650, 2024 Oct 30.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38851364

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BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequently caused by renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Identifying potential renal IRI disease biomarkers would be useful for evaluating AKI severity. OBJECTIVE: We used proteomics and metabolomics to investigate the differences in renal venous blood between ischemic and healthy kidneys in an animal model by identifying differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) and differentially expressed protein metabolites (DEMs). METHODS: Nine pairs of renal venous blood samples were collected before and at 20, 40, and 60 min post ischemia. The ischemia time of Group A, B and C was 20,40 and 60 min. The proteome and metabolome of renal venous blood were evaluated to establish the differences between renal venous blood before and after ischemia. RESULTS: We identified 79 common DEPs in all samples of Group A, 80 in Group B, and 131 in Group C. Further common DEPs among all three groups were Tyrosineprotein kinase, GPR15LG, KAZALD1, ADH1B. We also identified 81, 64, and 83 common DEMs in each group respectively, in which 30 DEMs were further common to all groups. Bioinformatic analysis of the DEPs and DEMs was conducted. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that different pathological processes occur during short- and long-term renal IRI. Tyrosine protein kinase, GPR15LG, Kazal-type serine peptidase inhibitor domain 1, and all-trans-retinol dehydrogenase are potential biomarkers of renal IRI.


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Lesión Renal Aguda , Biomarcadores , Proteómica , Venas Renales , Daño por Reperfusión , Daño por Reperfusión/sangre , Daño por Reperfusión/genética , Daño por Reperfusión/metabolismo , Animales , Masculino , Proteómica/métodos , Biomarcadores/sangre , Lesión Renal Aguda/sangre , Proteoma , Ratas , Metabolómica/métodos , Riñón/metabolismo , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Metaboloma , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Multiómica
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Cell Rep ; 43(6): 114256, 2024 Jun 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38795343

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The decline of motor ability is a hallmark feature of aging and is accompanied by degeneration of motor synaptic terminals. Consistent with this, Drosophila motor synapses undergo characteristic age-dependent structural fragmentation co-incident with diminishing motor ability. Here, we show that motor synapse levels of Trio, an evolutionarily conserved guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), decline with age. We demonstrate that increasing Trio expression in adult Drosophila can abrogate age-dependent synaptic structural fragmentation, postpone the decline of motor ability, and maintain the capacity of motor synapses to sustain high-intensity neurotransmitter release. This preservative activity is conserved in transgenic human Trio, requires Trio Rac GEF function, and can also ameliorate synapse degeneration induced by depletion of miniature neurotransmission. Our results support a paradigm where the structural dissolution of motor synapses precedes and promotes motor behavioral diminishment and where intervening in this process can postpone the decline of motor function during aging.


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Envejecimiento , Sinapsis , Animales , Envejecimiento/fisiología , Sinapsis/metabolismo , Humanos , Factores de Intercambio de Guanina Nucleótido/metabolismo , Factores de Intercambio de Guanina Nucleótido/genética , Drosophila melanogaster/metabolismo , Proteínas de Drosophila/metabolismo , Proteínas de Drosophila/genética , Neuronas Motoras/metabolismo , Actividad Motora , Transmisión Sináptica , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas
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Chem Biodivers ; 21(7): e202400832, 2024 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38712949

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Two new cytochalasans, marcytoglobosins A (1) and B (2) were isolated from the marine sponge associated fungus Chaetomium globosum 162105, along with six known compounds (3-8). The complete structures of two new compounds were determined based on 1D/2D NMR and HR-MS spectroscopic analyses coupled with ECD calculations. All eight isolates were evaluated for their antibacterial activity. Among them, compounds 3-8 displayed antibacterial effects against Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus thuringiensis, Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae, Vibrio alginolyticus, and Edwardsiella piscicida with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging from 10 to 25 µg/mL.


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Antibacterianos , Chaetomium , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Poríferos , Chaetomium/química , Animales , Poríferos/microbiología , Poríferos/química , Antibacterianos/farmacología , Antibacterianos/química , Antibacterianos/aislamiento & purificación , Citocalasinas/farmacología , Citocalasinas/química , Citocalasinas/aislamiento & purificación , Conformación Molecular
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Biosensors (Basel) ; 14(4)2024 Apr 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38667201

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Polarization imaging and sensing techniques have shown great potential for biomedical and clinical applications. As a novel optical biosensing technology, Mueller matrix polarimetry can provide abundant microstructural information of tissue samples. However, polarimetric aberrations, which lead to inaccurate characterization of polarization properties, can be induced by uneven biomedical sample surfaces while measuring Mueller matrices with complex spatial illuminations. In this study, we analyze the detailed features of complex spatial illumination-induced aberrations by measuring the backscattering Mueller matrices of experimental phantom and tissue samples. We obtain the aberrations under different spatial illumination schemes in Mueller matrix imaging. Furthermore, we give the corresponding suggestions for selecting appropriate illumination schemes to extract specific polarization properties, and then provide strategies to alleviate polarimetric aberrations by adjusting the incident and detection angles in Mueller matrix imaging. The optimized scheme gives critical criteria for the spatial illumination scheme selection of non-collinear backscattering Mueller matrix measurements, which can be helpful for the further development of quantitative tissue polarimetric imaging and biosensing.


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Técnicas Biosensibles , Fantasmas de Imagen , Humanos
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Molecules ; 29(5)2024 Mar 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38474691

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Inhibition of glycoside hydrolases has widespread application in the treatment of diabetes. Based on our previous findings, a series of dihydrofuro[3,2-b]piperidine derivatives was designed and synthesized from D- and L-arabinose. Compounds 32 (IC50 = 0.07 µM) and 28 (IC50 = 0.5 µM) showed significantly stronger inhibitory potency against α-glucosidase than positive control acarbose. The study of the structure-activity relationship of these compounds provides a new clue for the development of new α-glucosidase inhibitors.


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Acarbosa , Inhibidores de Glicósido Hidrolasas , Inhibidores de Glicósido Hidrolasas/farmacología , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Acarbosa/farmacología , alfa-Glucosidasas/metabolismo , Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular , Estructura Molecular
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J Thromb Haemost ; 22(7): 1956-1972, 2024 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38554936

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BACKGROUND: Patients with cancer are at an increased risk of developing a hypercoagulative phenotype and venous thromboembolism. However, no clinical trial has yet confirmed that anticoagulant therapy improves cancer prognosis, and the mechanism underlying hypercoagulation in patients with bladder cancer is not well understood. OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that the prognostic genes affect tumor progression via tumor-mediated coagulation. METHODS: We detected the most significant prognostic genes of bladder cancer with The Cancer Genome Atlas dataset and validated them in 2 Gene Expression Omnibus datasets and 1 ArrayExpress dataset. Immunohistochemical tests were performed on a cohort of 80 individuals to further examine the prognostic genes. For the most reliable prognostic gene, its influence on coagulation was evaluated with gene knockdown followed by next-generation sequencing and cellular and animal experiments. RESULTS: Depletion of microtubule interacting and trafficking domain containing 1 (MITD1), a major prognostic gene of bladder cancer, significantly increased the tissue factor (TF) expression. MITD1 deficiency led to cytokinesis arrest, which, in turn, promoted the TF expression via unfolded protein response and c-Jun. The knockdown of IRE1, an essential kinase of unfolded protein response or the inactivation of c-Jun using c-Jun N-terminal kinase inhibitors weakened MITD1 deficiency- or dithiothreitol-induced TF upregulation. Cells lacking MITD1 promoted coagulation and metastasis in the experimental metastasis assay. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest the novel role of tumor prognostic genes upon the development of hypercoagulative phenotype and venous thromboembolism, thereby underlining the importance of anticoagulant therapy and shedding light on the therapeutic value of targeting MITD1 in bladder cancer.


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Coagulación Sanguínea , Tromboplastina , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/genética , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/patología , Humanos , Tromboplastina/metabolismo , Tromboplastina/genética , Animales , Línea Celular Tumoral , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Pronóstico , Masculino , Bases de Datos Genéticas , Ratones Desnudos , Femenino , Transducción de Señal , Proteínas Quinasas JNK Activadas por Mitógenos/metabolismo , Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética , Biomarcadores de Tumor/metabolismo
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J Nat Prod ; 87(2): 396-403, 2024 02 23.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38330072

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Six new sesquiterpene quinone/hydroquinone meroterpenoids, arenarialins A-F (1-6), were isolated from the marine sponge Dysidea arenaria collected from the South China Sea. Their chemical structures and absolute configurations were determined by HRMS and NMR data analyses coupled with DP4+ and ECD calculations. Arenarialin A (1) features an unprecedented tetracyclic 6/6/5/6 carbon skeleton, whereas arenarialins B-D (2-4) possess two rare secomeroterpene scaffolds. Arenarialins A-F showed inhibitory activity on the production of inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages with arenarialin D regulating the NF-κB/MAPK signaling pathway.


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Dysidea , Poríferos , Sesquiterpenos , Animales , Dysidea/química , Poríferos/química , Sesquiterpenos/farmacología , Sesquiterpenos/química , Antiinflamatorios/farmacología , FN-kappa B , Estructura Molecular
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CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets ; 23(3): 402-410, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36797610

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BACKGROUND: Postsynaptic density (PSD) is an electron-dense structure that contains various scaffolding and signaling proteins. Shank1 is a master regulator of the synaptic scaffold located at glutamatergic synapses, and has been proposed to be involved in multiple neurological disorders. METHODS: In this study, we investigated the role of shank1 in an in vitro Parkinson's disease (PD) model mimicked by 6-OHDA treatment in neuronal SN4741 cells. The expression of related molecules was detected by western blot and immunostaining. RESULTS: We found that 6-OHDA significantly increased the mRNA and protein levels of shank1 in SN4741 cells, but the subcellular distribution was not altered. Knockdown of shank1 via small interfering RNA (siRNA) protected against 6-OHDA treatment, as evidenced by reduced lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release and decreased apoptosis. The results of RT-PCR and western blot showed that knockdown of shank1 markedly inhibited the activation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress associated factors after 6-OHDA exposure. In addition, the downregulation of shank1 obviously increased the expression of PRDX3, which was accompanied by the preservation of mitochondrial function. Mechanically, downregulation of PRDX3 via siRNA partially prevented the shank1 knockdowninduced protection against 6-OHDA in SN4741 cells. CONCLUSION: In summary, the present study has provided the first evidence that the knockdown of shank1 protects against 6-OHDA-induced ER stress and mitochondrial dysfunction through activating the PRDX3 pathway.


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Enfermedad de Parkinson , Humanos , Oxidopamina/toxicidad , Apoptosis , Proteínas , ARN Interferente Pequeño/metabolismo , Peroxiredoxina III
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Kaohsiung J Med Sci ; 40(1): 46-62, 2024 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37885317

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Cardiac remodeling is manifested by hypertrophy and apoptosis of cardiomyocytes, resulting in the progression of cardiovascular diseases. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) serve as modifiers of cardiac remodeling. In this study, we aimed to explore the molecular mechanism of H19 shuttled by mesenchymal stem cells (MSC)-derived extracellular vesicles (EV) in cardiac remodeling upon heart failure (HF). Using the GEO database, H19, microRNA (miR)-29b-3p, and CDC42 were screened out as differentially expressed biomolecules in HF. H19 and CDC42 were elevated, and miR-29b-3p was decreased after MSC-EV treatment in rats subjected to ligation of the coronary artery. MSC-EV alleviated myocardial injury in rats with HF. H19 downregulation exacerbated myocardial injury, while miR-29b-3p inhibitor alleviated myocardial injury. By contrast, CDC42 downregulation aggravated the myocardial injury again. PI3K/AKT pathway was activated by MSC-EV. These findings provide insights into how H19 shuttled by EV mitigates cardiac remodeling through a competitive endogenous RNA network regarding miR-29b-3p and CDC42.


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Vesículas Extracelulares , Insuficiencia Cardíaca , Células Madre Mesenquimatosas , MicroARNs , Ratas , Animales , Línea Celular , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/genética , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/metabolismo , Remodelación Ventricular , MicroARNs/metabolismo , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/genética , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/terapia , Vesículas Extracelulares/metabolismo , Células Madre Mesenquimatosas/metabolismo
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Sci Total Environ ; 912: 169367, 2024 Feb 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38104824

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Integrated source analysis and risk assessment of metals facilitate the development of targeted risk management strategies. However, previous studies usually addressed total concentration rather than bioavailability, and consequently overestimated metal risk, especially natural source-related risk. In this study, a source-specific risk assessment was conducted by integrating the source analysis of bioavailable metals in surface sediments. Moreover, risk assessment was performed using two bioavailability-based indices: the total availability risk index (TARI) and a modified index of mean probable effect concentration quotients (mPEC-Q). A representative river watershed in eastern China was selected as the study area. Findings revealed that the total concentrations of Pb, Cu, Zn, Cr, and Ni in the sediments were 1.4-2.2 times higher than the local soil background values. Using a modified community bureau of reference (BCR) sequential extraction procedure, the dominant fraction for Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cr in the studied area was found to be the residual fraction, constituting 53.63-62.44% of the total concentrations. This suggested that a significant portion of the metals potentially originated from natural sources. Nevertheless, the concentration enrichment ratio (CER) indicated that anthropogenic sources contributed significantly, accounting for 67.84-87.68% of bioavailable metals. The positive matrix factorization (PMF) model further identified three different sources of bioavailable metals, with a descending concentration contribution sequence of industrial sources (37.61%), mixed traffic and natural sources (33.17%), and agricultural sources (29.22%). Both the TARI and mPEC-Q index values indicated that the bioavailable metals generally posed a moderate risk, and Ni was the priority pollutant. Industrial sources contributed the most to the total risk, although the contribution from TARI-based assessment (37.27%) was lower than that from the mPEC-Q assessment (46.43%). This study provides an example of the consideration of metal bioavailability in the context of source-specific risk assessments to develop more reasonable management strategies.


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Metales Pesados , Contaminantes Químicos del Agua , Metales Pesados/análisis , Monitoreo del Ambiente , Ríos , Plomo/análisis , Medición de Riesgo , China , Contaminantes Químicos del Agua/análisis , Sedimentos Geológicos/análisis , Cadmio/análisis
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Surg Endosc ; 38(3): 1592-1599, 2024 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38148405

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BACKGROUND: Network latency is the most important factor affecting the performance of telemedicine. The aim of the study is to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a novel network latency management system in 5G telesurgery. METHODS: We conducted 20 telesurgery simulation trials (hitching rings to columns) and 15 remote adrenalectomy procedures in the 5G network environment. Telemedicine Network Latency Management System and the traditional "Ping command" method (gold standard) were used to monitor network latency during preoperative simulated telesurgery and formal telesurgery. We observed the working status of the Telemedicine Network Latency Management System and calculated the difference between the network latency data and packet loss rate detected by the two methods. In addition, due to the lower latency of the 5G network, we tested the alert function of the system using the 4G network with relatively high network latency. RESULTS: The Telemedicine Network Latency Management System showed no instability during telesurgery simulation trials and formal telesurgery. After 20 telesurgery simulation trials and 15 remote adrenalectomy procedures, the p-value for the difference between the network latency data monitored by the Telemedicine Network Latency Management System and the "Ping command" method was greater than 0.05 in each case. Meanwhile, the surgeons reported that the Telemedicine Network Latency Management System had a friendly interface and was easy to operate. Besides, when the network latency exceeded a set threshold, a rapid alarm sounded in the system. CONCLUSION: The Telemedicine Network Latency Management System was simple and easy to operate, and it was feasible and effective to use it to monitor network latency in telesurgery. The system had an intuitive and concise interface, and its alarm function increased the safety of telesurgery. The system's own multidimensional working ability and information storage capacity will be more suitable for telemedicine work.


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Robótica , Cirujanos , Telemedicina , Humanos , Robótica/métodos , Estudios de Factibilidad , Telemedicina/métodos
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World J Clin Cases ; 11(31): 7583-7592, 2023 Nov 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38078125

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BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common neurosurgical complication after brain tumor resection, and its prophylaxis has been widely studied. There are no effective drugs in the clinical management of venous thromboembolism, and there is an absence of evidence-based medicine concerning the treatment of severe multiple traumas. AIM: To explore whether ulinastatin (UTI) can prevent VTE after brain tumor resection. METHODS: The present research included patients who underwent brain tumor resection. Patients received UTIs (400,000 IU) or placebos utilizing computer-based random sequencing (in a 1:1 ratio). The primary outcome measures were the incidence of VTE, coagulation function, pulmonary emboli, liver function, renal function, and drug-related adverse effects. RESULTS: A total of 405 patients were evaluated between January 2019 and December 2021, and 361 of these were initially enrolled in the study to form intention-to-treat, which was given UTI (n = 180) or placebo (n = 181) treatment in a random manner. There were no statistically significant differences in baseline clinical data between the two groups. The incidence of VTE in the UTI group was remarkably improved compared with that in the placebo group. UTI can improve coagulation dysfunction, pulmonary emboli, liver function, and renal function. No significant difference was identified between the two groups in the side effects of UTI-induced diarrhea, vomiting, hospital stays, or hospitalization costs. The incidence of allergies was higher in the UTI group than in the placebo group. CONCLUSION: The findings from the present research indicated that UTI can decrease the incidence of VTE and clinical outcomes of patients after brain tumor resection and has fewer adverse reactions.

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BMC Musculoskelet Disord ; 24(1): 978, 2023 Dec 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38115016

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BACKGROUND: The multifactorial aetiology of scoliosis is well known. Physical activity is considered both a treatment and causative factor for idiopathic scoliosis; however, evidence for a causal relationship between physical activity levels and idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents is conflicting. Therefore, we aimed to summarise the current evidence regarding the association between adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and physical activity and further to assess whether the relationship is dose dependent. METHODS: PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched from 1991 to July 2022 using the following main keywords: adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, physical activity, and risk factors, supplemented with manual searches, secondary citations, and reference searches. The quality of the included literature was evaluated using the Scale for Reporting Observational Studies in Enhanced Epidemiology guidelines. RESULTS: Eight studies were included in this review, of which six reported an association between adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and physical activity levels and two reported no association. One British study reported reduced physical function early in life as a new risk factor for scoliosis onset. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity is strongly associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Physical activity should be encouraged as it plays an important role in the prevention of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Further research is needed to determine the dose-dependent relationship between physical activity and prevention of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.


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Cifosis , Escoliosis , Humanos , Adolescente , Ejercicio Físico , Factores de Riesgo
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Pak J Med Sci ; 39(6): 1835-1839, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37936752

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Objective: To explore the independent risk factors of poor wound healing after craniocerebral surgery, and to generate a risk prediction model. Methods: A single-center retrospective observational analysis of 160 patients who underwent craniocerebral surgery in The 904th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the PLA from February 2018 to February 2021 was carried out. Patients were divided into Group-A (n=70) and Group-B (n=90) according to postoperative wound healing outcome. Logistic regression was used to analyze the independent risk factors, and a nomogram prediction model was constructed using R software. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to test the predictive ability of the model, and the fitting effect was verified by Hosmer Lemeshow. Results: The duration of operation, surgical site infection, diabetes mellitus, and the time of intubation in Group-B were significantly lower than Group-A (P<0.05). Serum albumin (ALB) and hemoglobin (HGB) in Group-B were significantly higher than those in Group-A (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that long operation duration, surgical site infection, duration of drainage tube, ALB <35g/L, and abnormal HGB were independent risk factors for poor wound healing (P<0.05). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) predicted by the model was 0.932, 95%CI (0.862~1.000). The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test showed that the expected probability calculated by the model matched the actual probability (P>0.05). Conclusions: Long operation duration, surgical site infection, duration of drainage tube, ALB <35g/L, and abnormal HGB were risk factors for poor wound healing. The nomograph model based on these factors showed good discrimination, calibration, and clinical effectiveness in predicting poor wound healing.

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