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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 8913, 2024 04 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38632464

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Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is a severe orthopedic issue that, if left untreated, can result in lasting nerve and muscle damage or even necessitate amputation. The association between admission laboratory blood test indicators and the occurrence of ACS in patients with tibial diaphysis fractures is currently a subject of debate. The objective of this research was to identify the contributing factors for ACS in individuals suffering from tibial diaphysis fractures. In this retrospective study, we collected data on a total of 705 individuals from our hospital, comprising 86 ACS patients and 619 non-ACS patients with tibial diaphysis fractures. These participants were categorized into two distinct groups: the ACS group and the non-ACS group. Despite the inherent limitations associated with retrospective analyses, such as potential biases in data collection and interpretation, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of demographics, comorbidities, and admission lab results. Our analytical approach included univariate analysis, logistic regression, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis techniques, aiming to mitigate these limitations and provide robust findings. The statistical analysis revealed several predictors of ACS, including gender (p = 0.011, OR = 3.200), crush injuries (p = 0.004, OR = 4.622), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) levels (p < 0.001, OR = 1.003), and white blood cell (WBC) count (p < 0.001, OR = 1.246). Interestingly, the study also found that certain factors, such as falls on the same level (p = 0.007, OR = 0.334) and cholinesterase (CHE) levels (p < 0.001, OR = 0.721), seem to provide a degree of protection against ACS. In order to better predict ACS, the ROC curve analysis was employed, which determined threshold values for LDH and WBC. The established cut-off points were set at 266.26 U/L for LDH and 11.7 × 109 cells per liter for WBC, respectively. Our research has successfully pinpointed gender, crush injuries, LDH levels, and white blood cell (WBC) count as crucial risk factors for the development of ACS in patients experiencing tibial diaphysis fractures. Furthermore, by establishing the cut-off values for LDH and WBC, we have facilitated a more personalized assessment of ACS risk, enabling clinical doctors to implement targeted early interventions and optimize patient outcomes.


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Síndromes Compartimentais , Lesões por Esmagamento , Fraturas da Tíbia , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Diáfises , Fraturas da Tíbia/epidemiologia , Síndromes Compartimentais/etiologia , Fatores de Risco , Lesões por Esmagamento/complicações
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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 6638, 2024 03 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38503934

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Worldwide, myocardial infarction (MI) is the leading cause of death and disability-adjusted life years lost. Recent researches explored new methods of detecting biomarkers that can predict the risk of developing myocardial infarction, which includes identifying genetic markers associated with increased risk. We induced myocardial infarction in mice by occluding the left anterior descending coronary artery and performed TTC staining to assess cell death. Next, we performed ChIP assays to measure the enrichment of histone modifications at the promoter regions of key genes involved in mitochondrial fission. We used qPCR and western blot to measure expression levels of relative apoptotic indicators. We report that miR-181a inhibits myocardial ischemia-induced apoptosis and preserves left ventricular function after MI. We show that programmed cell death protein 4 (PDCD4) is the target gene involved in miR-181a-mediated anti-ischemic injury, which enhanced BID recruitment to the mitochondria. In addition, we discovered that p53 inhibits the expression of miR-181a via transcriptional regulation. Here, we discovered for the first time a mitochondrial fission and apoptosis pathway which is controlled by miR-181a and involves PDCD4 and BID. This pathway may be controlled by p53 transcriptionally, and we presume that miR-181a may lead to the discovery of new therapeutic and preventive targets for ischemic heart diseases.


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MicroRNAs , Infarto do Miocárdio , Isquemia Miocárdica , Camundongos , Animais , Dinâmica Mitocondrial/genética , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/metabolismo , MicroRNAs/genética , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Infarto do Miocárdio/genética , Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose/genética , Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose/metabolismo , Apoptose/genética , Miócitos Cardíacos/metabolismo
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J Psychosom Res ; 178: 111599, 2024 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38309129

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BACKGROUND: The clinical observations suggest a correlation between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) and mental health problems. Nonetheless, establishing a direct causal relationship between them remains challenging. METHODS: We initially conducted a cross-sectional study using 2005-2018 the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression was the primary statistical approach. Additionally, we employed Mendelian randomization (MR) to reducing confounding and reverse causation. Genetic instruments were obtained from publicly available genome-wide association study (GWAS) databases. Inverse Variance Weighted was the primary statistical method. RESULTS: The cross-sectional study involved 29,439 participants. Individuals with mental health problems had a higher risk of urinary incontinence (OR:4.38; 95%CI:3.32-5.76; P < 0.01) and overactive bladder (OR:2.31; 95%CI:2.02-2.63; P < 0.01). MR analysis then indicated a potential causal relationship between mental health problems and LUTSs. Depression symptoms was linked with urinary tract infection (UTI) (OR:1.005; 95%CI:1.003-1.008; PFDR < 0.01). Anxiety symptoms was related to the occurrence of UTI (OR:1.024; 95%CI:1.011-1.037; PFDR < 0.01) and bladder calcified/ contracted/ overactive (OR:1.017; 95%CI:1.007-1.027; PFDR < 0.01). The personality trait of neuroticism was related to the occurrence of cystitis (OR:1.072; 95%CI:1.022-1.125; PFDR = 0.02), extravasation of urine and difficulties with micturition (OR:1.001; 95%CI:1.001-1.002; PFDR < 0.01), and urinary frequency and incontinence (OR: 1.001; 95%CI:1.000-1.001; PFDR < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Our study provides various evidence for the correlation between mental health and LUTSs, emphasizing the significance of adopting a holistic approach to LUTSs management that incorporates both physical and psychological factors.


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Sintomas do Trato Urinário Inferior , Incontinência Urinária , Humanos , Saúde Mental , Inquéritos Nutricionais , Estudos Transversais , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Análise da Randomização Mendeliana , Sintomas do Trato Urinário Inferior/genética
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Transl Psychiatry ; 14(1): 117, 2024 Feb 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38403656

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The substantia nigra (SN), subthalamic nucleus (STN), and red nucleus (RN) have been widely studied as important biomarkers of degenerative diseases. However, how they develop in childhood and adolescence and are affected by emotional behavior has not been studied thus far. This population-based longitudinal cohort study used data from a representative sample followed two to five times. Emotional and behavioral problems were assessed with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Linear mixed models were used to map developmental trajectories and behavioral regulation. Using an innovative automated image segmentation technique, we quantified the volumes and asymmetries of the SN, STN and RN with 1226 MRI scans of a large longitudinal sample of 667 subjects aged 6-15 years and mapped their developmental trajectories. The results showed that the absolute and relative volumes of the bilateral SN and right STN showed linear increases, while the absolute volume of the right RN and relative volume of the bilateral RN decreased linearly, these effects were not affected by gender. Hyperactivity/inattention weakened the increase in SN volume and reduced the absolute volume of the STN, conduct problems impeded the RN volume from decreasing, and emotional symptoms changed the direction of SN lateralization. This longitudinal cohort study mapped the developmental trajectories of SN, STN, and RN volumes and asymmetries from childhood to adolescence, and found the association of emotional symptoms, conduct problems, and hyperactivity/inattention with these trajectories, providing guidance for preventing and intervening in cognitive and emotional behavioral problems.


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Comportamento Problema , Núcleo Subtalâmico , Humanos , Adolescente , Núcleo Subtalâmico/diagnóstico por imagem , Estudos Longitudinais , Núcleo Rubro , Substância Negra/diagnóstico por imagem , Estudos de Coortes
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Diabetes ; 73(4): 618-627, 2024 Apr 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38211557

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At present, safe and effective treatment drugs are urgently needed for diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Circulating protein biomarkers with causal genetic evidence represent promising drug targets, which provides an opportunity to identify new therapeutic targets. Summary data from two protein quantitative trait loci studies are presented, one involving 4,907 plasma proteins data from 35,559 individuals and the other encompassing 4,657 plasma proteins among 7,213 European Americans. Summary statistics for DKD were obtained from a large genome-wide association study (3,345 cases and 2,372 controls) and the FinnGen study (3,676 cases and 283,456 controls). Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was conducted to examine the potential targets for DKD. The colocalization analysis was used to detect whether the potential proteins exist in the shared causal variants. To enhance the credibility of the results, external validation was conducted. Additionally, enrichment analysis, assessment of protein druggability, and the protein-protein interaction networks were used to further enrich the research findings. The proteome-wide MR analyses identified 21 blood proteins that may causally be associated with DKD. Colocalization analysis further supported a causal relationship between 12 proteins and DKD, with external validation confirming 4 of these proteins, and TGFBI was affirmed through two separate group data sets. These results indicate that targeting these four proteins could be a promising approach for treating DKD, and warrant further clinical investigations.


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Diabetes Mellitus , Nefropatias Diabéticas , Humanos , Proteoma/genética , Nefropatias Diabéticas/genética , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Análise da Randomização Mendeliana , Proteínas Sanguíneas , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único
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Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) ; 14: 1190827, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38053727

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Objective: Intestinal flora homeostasis in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was evaluated to explore the effects of total Astragalus saponins (TAS) on hepatic insulin resistance (IR). Methods: Six-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed high-fat and high-sugar diet for 4 weeks and intraperitoneally injected with streptozotocin to induce T2DM, and they were then randomly divided into control, model, metformin, and TAS groups. Stool, serum, colon, and liver samples were collected after 8 weeks of drug administration for relevant analyses. Results: TAS reduced fasting blood glucose, 2-hour postprandial blood glucose, area under the curve of oral glucose tolerance test, glycated serum protein, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in T2DM rats but increased insulin, C-peptide, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Moreover, TAS improved the morphology and structure of liver and colon tissues and improved the composition of the intestinal microbiome and bacterial community structure at different taxonomic levels. In addition, TAS increased the protein expression of hepatic IRS-1, PI3K, PDK1, and p-AKT and decreased the protein expression of p-GSK-3ß. Meanwhile, TAS increased the mRNA expression of liver PDK1, PI3K, and GS and decreased the mRNA expression of GSK-3ß. Conclusion: TAS can ameliorate T2DM-related abnormal glucose and blood lipid metabolism, intestinal dysbiosis, and IR.


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Diabetes Mellitus Experimental , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 , Resistência à Insulina , Saponinas , Ratos , Masculino , Animais , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicações , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamento farmacológico , Glicemia/metabolismo , Glicogênio Sintase Quinase 3 beta/metabolismo , Glicogênio Sintase Quinase 3 beta/farmacologia , Saponinas/farmacologia , Saponinas/metabolismo , Disbiose/tratamento farmacológico , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/complicações , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/tratamento farmacológico , Fígado/metabolismo , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Colesterol/metabolismo
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Commun Biol ; 6(1): 1257, 2023 12 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38087047

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From childhood to adolescence, the spatiotemporal development pattern of the human brain white matter connectome and its underlying transcriptomic and cellular mechanisms remain largely unknown. With a longitudinal diffusion MRI cohort of 604 participants, we map the developmental trajectory of the white matter connectome from global to regional levels and identify that most brain network properties followed a linear developmental trajectory. Importantly, connectome-transcriptomic analysis reveals that the spatial development pattern of white matter connectome is potentially regulated by the transcriptomic architecture, with positively correlated genes involve in ion transport- and development-related pathways expressed in excitatory and inhibitory neurons, and negatively correlated genes enriches in synapse- and development-related pathways expressed in astrocytes, inhibitory neurons and microglia. Additionally, the macroscale developmental pattern is also associated with myelin content and thicknesses of specific laminas. These findings offer insights into the underlying genetics and neural mechanisms of macroscale white matter connectome development from childhood to adolescence.


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Conectoma , Substância Branca , Adolescente , Humanos , Criança , Substância Branca/diagnóstico por imagem , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Imagem de Difusão por Ressonância Magnética , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica
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Mol Med ; 29(1): 148, 2023 Oct 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37907885

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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), has become the main cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. Lately, it has been shown that the onset and advancement of DKD are linked to imbalances of gut microbiota and the abnormal generation of microbial metabolites. Similarly, a body of recent evidence revealed that biological alterations of mitochondria ranging from mitochondrial dysfunction and morphology can also exert significant effects on the occurrence of DKD. Based on the prevailing theory of endosymbiosis, it is believed that human mitochondria originated from microorganisms and share comparable biological characteristics with the microbiota found in the gut. Recent research has shown a strong correlation between the gut microbiome and mitochondrial function in the occurrence and development of metabolic disorders. The gut microbiome's metabolites may play a vital role in this communication. However, the relationship between the gut microbiome and mitochondrial function in the development of DKD is not yet fully understood, and the role of microbial metabolites is still unclear. Recent studies are highlighted in this review to examine the possible mechanism of the gut microbiota-microbial metabolites-mitochondrial axis in the progression of DKD and the new therapeutic approaches for preventing or reducing DKD based on this biological axis in the future.


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Diabetes Mellitus , Nefropatias Diabéticas , Microbioma Gastrointestinal , Microbiota , Humanos , Mitocôndrias
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Dev Cogn Neurosci ; 63: 101296, 2023 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37690374

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Predicting the risk for general psychopathology (the p factor) requires the examination of multiple factors ranging from brain to cognitive skills. While an increasing number of findings have reported the roles of the cerebral cortex and executive functions, it is much less clear whether and how the cerebellum and cognitive flexibility (a core component of executive function) may be associated with the risk for general psychopathology. Based on the data from more than 400 children aged 6-12 in the Children School Functions and Brain Development (CBD) Project, this study examined whether the left cerebellar lobule VIIb and its connectivity within the cerebellum may prospectively predict the risk for general psychopathology one year later and whether cognitive flexibility may mediate such predictions in school-age children. The reduced gray matter volume in the left cerebellar lobule VIIb and the increased connectivity of this region to the left cerebellar lobule VI prospectively predicted the risk for general psychopathology and was partially mediated by worse cognitive flexibility. Deficits in cognitive flexibility may play an important role in linking cerebellar structure and function to the risk for general psychopathology.


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Cerebelo , Transtornos Mentais , Humanos , Criança , Cerebelo/patologia , Córtex Cerebral , Encéfalo , Cognição , Transtornos Mentais/patologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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bioRxiv ; 2023 Sep 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37745373

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The functional connectome of the human brain represents the fundamental network architecture of functional interdependence in brain activity, but its normative growth trajectory across the life course remains unknown. Here, we aggregate the largest, quality-controlled multimodal neuroimaging dataset from 119 global sites, including 33,809 task-free fMRI and structural MRI scans from 32,328 individuals ranging in age from 32 postmenstrual weeks to 80 years. Lifespan growth charts of the connectome are quantified at the whole cortex, system, and regional levels using generalized additive models for location, scale, and shape. We report critical inflection points in the non-linear growth trajectories of the whole-brain functional connectome, particularly peaking in the fourth decade of life. Having established the first fine-grained, lifespan-spanning suite of system-level brain atlases, we generate person-specific parcellation maps and further show distinct maturation timelines for functional segregation within different subsystems. We identify a spatiotemporal gradient axis that governs the life-course growth of regional connectivity, transitioning from primary sensory cortices to higher-order association regions. Using the connectome-based normative model, we demonstrate substantial individual heterogeneities at the network level in patients with autism spectrum disorder and patients with major depressive disorder. Our findings shed light on the life-course evolution of the functional connectome and serve as a normative reference for quantifying individual variation in patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders.

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Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi ; 39(7): 604-609, 2023 Jul.
Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37403719

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Objective To investigate the protective effect of resveratrol (RSV) on improving cognitive function in severely burned rats and its possible mechanism. Methods 18 male SD rats aged 18-20 months were randomly divided into 3 groups: control group, model group and RSV group, with 6 rats in each group. After successful modeling, the rats in RSV group were gavaged once daily with RSV (20 mg/kg). Meanwhile, the rats in control group and model group were gavaged once daily with an equal volume of sodium chloride solution. After 4 weeks, the cognitive function of all rats was estimated by Step-down Test. The concentration of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) protein in serum of rats were detected by ELISA. The expression of IL-6, TNF-α mRNA and protein were estimated by real-time PCR and Western blotting. The apoptosis of hippocampal neurons was tested by terminal deoxynuclectidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling assay (TUNEL). The expression of nuclear transcription factor-κB (NF-κB)/c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway-related proteins in hippocampus were assessed by Western blotting. Results Compared with the rats in model group, rats in RSV group exhibited improved cognitive function. Consistently, the rats in RSV group had a reduced concentration of TNF-α and IL-6 in serum, decreased mRNA and protein expressions of TNF-α and IL-6 in hippocampus, and decreased apoptosis rate and relative expression of p-NF-κB p65/NF-κB p65 and p-JNK/JNK in hippocampal neurons. Conclusion RSV alleviates inflammatory response and hippocampal neuronal apoptosis by inhibiting NF-κB/JNK pathway, thereby improving cognitive function in severely burned rats.


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Queimaduras , Cognição , Resveratrol , Resveratrol/farmacologia , Masculino , Animais , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Queimaduras/tratamento farmacológico , Cognição/efeitos dos fármacos , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Sistema de Sinalização das MAP Quinases , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/sangue , Interleucina-6/sangue , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Apoptose
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CNS Neurosci Ther ; 29(11): 3528-3548, 2023 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37287420

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AIMS: Increasing evidence indicates that major neurodevelopmental disorders have potential links to abnormal cerebellar development. However, the developmental trajectories of cerebellar subregions from childhood to adolescence are lacking, and it is not clear how emotional and behavioral problems affect them. We aim to map the developmental trajectories of gray matter volume (GMV), cortical thickness (CT), and surface area (SA) in cerebellar subregions from childhood to adolescence and examine how emotional and behavioral problems change the cerebellar development trajectory in a longitudinal cohort study. METHOD: This population-based longitudinal cohort study used data on a representative sample of 695 children. Emotional and behavioral problems were assessed at baseline and at three annual follow-ups with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). RESULTS: Using an innovative automated image segmentation technique, we quantified the GMV, CT, and SA of the whole cerebellum and 24 subdivisions (lobules I-VI, VIIB, VIIIA&B, and IX-X plus crus I-II) with 1319 MRI scans from a large longitudinal sample of 695 subjects aged 6-15 years and mapped their developmental trajectories. We also examined sex differences and found that boys showed more linear growth, while girls showed more nonlinear growth. Boys and girls showed nonlinear growth in the cerebellar subregions; however, girls reached the peak earlier than boys. Further analysis found that emotional and behavioral problems modulated cerebellar development. Specifically, emotional symptoms impede the expansion of the SA of the cerebellar cortex, and no gender differences; conduct problems lead to inadequate cerebellar GMV development only in girls, but not boys; hyperactivity/inattention delays the development of cerebellar GMV and SA, with left cerebellar GMV, right VIIIA GMV and SA in boys and left V GMV and SA in girls; peer problems disrupt CT growth and SA expansion, resulting in delayed GMV development, with bilateral IV, right X CT in boys and right Crus I GMV, left V SA in girls; and prosocial behavior problems impede the expansion of the SA and lead to excessive CT growth, with bilateral IV, V, right VI CT, left cerebellum SA in boys and right Crus I GMV in girls. CONCLUSIONS: This study maps the developmental trajectories of GMV, CT, and SA in cerebellar subregions from childhood to adolescence. In addition, we provide the first evidence for how emotional and behavioral problems affect the dynamic development of GMV, CT, and SA in the cerebellum, which provides an important basis and guidance for the prevention and intervention of cognitive and emotional behavioral problems in the future.


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Substância Cinzenta , Comportamento Problema , Humanos , Criança , Masculino , Feminino , Adolescente , Substância Cinzenta/diagnóstico por imagem , Estudos Longitudinais , Emoções , Estudos de Coortes , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos
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J Exp Child Psychol ; 231: 105650, 2023 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36806750

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Recent studies have suggested that-beyond automaticity and prosody-reading fluency involves parallel processing of adjacent items presented in a sequence, termed "cascaded processing." To date, most studies examining cascaded processing have been conducted in alphabetic orthographies. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the cascaded processing hypothesis in Chinese. A total of 119 Grade 1 Chinese children (61 boys and 58 girls; Mage = 7.30 years, SD = 0.31) were assessed on serial and discrete naming of digits as well as on serial and discrete naming of high-frequency one- and two-character words and low-frequency one-character words presented with pinyin. Results of hierarchical regression analyses showed, first, that serial digit naming was a unique predictor of discrete naming of low-frequency one-character words and two-character words, but not of high-frequency one-character words. Second, serial digit naming was a unique predictor of reading of high-frequency one- and two-character word reading after controlling for discrete word reading. These findings suggest that Chinese first graders process high-frequency characters holistically (similar to simple digits), which then facilitates parallel processing of multiple stimuli when they are presented in a sequence.


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População do Leste Asiático , Leitura , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Reconhecimento Visual de Modelos
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Materials (Basel) ; 16(4)2023 Feb 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36837173

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In recent years, basalt-fiber-reinforced polymers (BFRPs) have been widely used in the field of corrosive aging resistance. In this paper, BFRPs are made into composite laminates, and the flexural properties of BFRPs modified with different types of silane coupling agents, KH550 (aminopropyl-triethoxysilane), KH560 (glycidyletheroxypropyl-trimethoxysilane), and A171 (vinyl-trimethoxysilane), immersed at 20 °C, 40 °C, and 60 °C in a 3.5% NaCl concentration artificial seawater, a 10% NaCl high-concentration artificial seawater, 10% H2SO4, or 10% NaOH are investigated. The results show that the flexural strength decreased with increasing exposure time in corrosive aging environments at different temperatures. The temperature greatly influences flexural strength, and the flexural strength decreases rapidly in high-temperature acidic and alkaline environments. In addition, we found that the flexural retention in the seawater environment did not change much compared to that in the water environment, indicating that BFRPs have relatively good resistance to seawater corrosion. The silane coupling agent modification enhances flexural strength and flexural strength retention by enhancing the interfacial bonding property of the BFRPs. Considering the experimental results, the three silane coupling agents modified the corrosive aging performance of the composites in the order of KH550 > KH560 > A171. This will provide theoretical support for the application of silane-coupling-agent-modified BFRPs in corrosive aging environments.

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Cereb Cortex ; 33(5): 2260-2272, 2023 02 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35641153

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Attention and reading are essential skills for successful schooling and in adult life. While previous studies have documented that attention development supports reading acquisition, whether and how learning to read may improve attention among school-age children and the brain structural and functional development that may be involved remain unknown. In this prospective longitudinal study, we examined bidirectional and longitudinal predictions between attention and reading development and the neural mediators of attention and reading development among school-age children using cross-lagged panel modeling. The results showed that better baseline reading performance significantly predicted better attention performance one year later after controlling for baseline attention performance. In contrast, after controlling for baseline reading performance, attention did not significantly predict reading performance one year later, while more attention problems also significantly predicted worse reading performance. Both the increasing gray matter volume of the left middle frontal gyrus and the increasing connectivity between the left middle frontal gyrus and the ventral attention network mediated the above significant longitudinal predictions. This study, directly revealed that reading skills may predict the development of important cognitive functions, such as attention, in school-age children. Therefore, learning to read is not only a challenge for school-age children but is also an important way to optimize attention and brain development.


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Encéfalo , Leitura , Criança , Adulto , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Estudos Prospectivos , Lobo Frontal , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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J Cardiovasc Transl Res ; 16(2): 271-286, 2023 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36018423

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Aortic stiffness is an independent risk factor for aortic diseases such as aortic dissection which commonly occurred with aging and hypertension. Chemokine receptor CXCR6 is critically involved in vascular inflammation and remodeling. Here, we investigated whether and how CXCR6 plays a role in aortic stiffness caused by pressure overload. CXCR6-/- and WT mice underwent transverse aortic constriction (TAC) surgery for 8 weeks. CXCR6 deficiency significantly improved TAC-induced aortic remodeling and endothelial dysfunction by decreasing CD11c+ macrophage infiltration, suppressing VCAM-1 and ICAM-1, reducing collagen deposition, and downregulating MMP12 and osteopontin in the aorta. Consistently, blocking the CXCL16/CXCR6 axis also reduced aortic accumulation of CD11c+ macrophages and vascular stiffness but without affecting the release of TNF-α and IL-6 from the aorta. Furthermore, pressure overload inhibited aortic release of exosomes, which could be reversed by suppressing CXCR6 or CXCL16. Inhibition of exosome release by GW4869 significantly aggravated TAC-induced aortic calcification and stiffness. By exosomal microRNA microarray analysis, we found that microRNA-29b was significantly reduced in aortic endothelial cells (AECs) receiving TAC. Intriguingly, blocking the CXCL16/CXCR6 axis restored the expression of miR-29b in AECs. Finally, overexpression of miR-29b significantly increased eNOS and reduced MMPs and collagen in AECs. By contrast, antagonizing miR-29b in vivo further enhanced TAC-induced expressions of MMP12 and osteopontin, aggravated aortic fibrosis, calcification, and stiffness. Our study demonstrated a key role of the CXCL16/CXCR6 axis in macrophage recruitment and macrophage-mediated aortic stiffness under pressure overload through an exosome-miRNAs-dependent manner.


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Exossomos , MicroRNAs , Rigidez Vascular , Animais , Camundongos , Receptores CXCR6/metabolismo , Osteopontina/metabolismo , Exossomos/metabolismo , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Metaloproteinase 12 da Matriz/metabolismo , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Colágeno/metabolismo , Quimiocina CXCL16/metabolismo , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL
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Front Neurosci ; 16: 983084, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36090289

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Learning to read may result in network reorganization in the developing brain. The thalamus and striatum are two important subcortical structures involved in learning to read. It remains unclear whether the thalamus and striatum may form two independent cortico-subcortical reading pathways during reading acquisition. In this prospective longitudinal study, we aimed to identify whether there may be two independent cortico-subcortical reading pathways involving the thalamus and striatum and to examine the longitudinal predictions between these two cortico-subcortical pathways and reading development in school-age children using cross-lagged panel modeling. A total of 334 children aged 6-12 years completed two reading assessments and resting functional imaging scans at approximately 12-month intervals. The results showed that there were two independent cortico-subcortical pathways, the thalamo-occipital and fronto-striatal circuits. The former may be part of a visual pathway and was predicted longitudinally by reading ability, and the prediction was stronger in children in lower grades and weaker in children in higher grades. The latter may be part of a cognitive pathway related to attention, memory, and reasoning, which was bidirectionally predicted with reading ability, and the predictive effect gradually increasing with reading development. These results extend previous findings on the relationship between functional connectivity and reading competence in children, highlighting the dynamic relationships between the thalamo-occipital and fronto-striatal circuits and reading acquisition.

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