1.Role of JAK2/STAT3-regulated prohibitin in cardioprotection of H2 S postconditioning in hypoxia/reoxygenation-treated cardiomyocytes
Hongya MAO ; Jieqiong YANG ; Yong JI
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2014;(8):1122-1126
Aim ToinvestigatewhethertheJAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway regulates prohibitin expres-sion to protect cardiomyocytes against hypoxia/reoxy-genation injury in hydrogen sulfide postconditioning. Methods Primaryculturedcardiomyocytesfromneo-natal rats were divided into 6 groups: control group ( Normal) , hypoxia/reoxygenation group ( H/R ) , hy-drogen sulfide postconditioning group ( NP) , hydrogen sulfide with AG490 group ( N + A ) , AG490 group ( AG) , DMSO group ( DMSO) . The survival percent-age of cardiomyocytes and the release of LDH were tested at pre-hypoxia and reoxygenation 2h. After reox-ygenation, cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytome-try. The expression of t-STAT3, p-SATAT3 and PHB were determined with Western blot analysis. Results No obvious changes were observed among the groups before hypoxia (P <0. 05). After reoxygenation 2h, compared with H/R group, NP group significantly im-proved the survival rate of cardiomyocytes ( P <0. 05 ) , inhibited the release of LDH and the myocardi-al apoptosis ( P <0. 05 ) , meanwhile up-regulated the p-STAT3 and PHB expression. However, AG490 abol-ished the cardioprotection offered by hydrogen sulfide postconditioning and the increase in p-STAT3 and PHB expression.Conclusion Hydrogensulfidepostcondi-tioning may protect cardiomyocytes against hypoxia/reoxygenation injury through the JAK2/STAT3 pathway upregulating the expression of prohibitin.
2.Clinical Research on the Effect of Stellate Ganglion Block on the Stress Ulcer after Bum Injury
Na HU ; Fuyu JIANG ; Zhongjun ZHANG ; Hongya MAO ; Rong LI ; Maitao ZHOU
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2017;17(27):5341-5343,5357
Objective:To investigate the clinical effects of stellate ganglion block(SGB) on the stress ulcer in burn patients and explore the underlying mechanisms.Methods:40 patients with burn injury induced stress ulcer were randomized to two groups:SGB group (n=20) and Control group (n=20).SGB group was treated with conventional symptomatic therapy,SGB group underwent SGB every two days for 1 week on the basis of Control group.And the levels of plasma ET-1 and NO were detected using ELISA before and after therapy.And the clinical efficacy of the two groups was observed after the treatment.Results:Compared with the Control group,the levels of plasma ET-1 and NO were markedly lower in the SGB group (P<0.05),while the clinical efficacy was higher(P<0.05).Conclusion:SGB could enhance the clinical efficacy stress ulcer in bum patients,which might be related to the decrease of plasma ET-1 and NO levels.
3.The study on the mechanism of platelet in the development of salt-sensitive hypertension via inflammation
Hongya MAO ; Yunpeng LIU ; Zihao WANG ; Xiaoliang JIANG ; Xing LIU ; Zhiwei YANG
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2017;27(5):23-30
Objective To investigate the role and mechanism of platelet in the development of salt-sensitive hypertension.Methods 25 Dahl salt-sensitive rats (Dahl SS) were divided into three groups: low-salt diet (0.12% NaCl, LS), high-salt diet (8%NaCl, HS) and high-salt diet + platelet inhibitor (8%NaCl+busulfan, HS+bus).Blood pressures were measured by tail-cuff method.After six weeks, animals were sacrificed.Platelet p-selectin expression, platelet cytosolic Ca2+ concentration, platelet-leukocyte aggregation (PLA) in peripheral blood, and immune cells infiltrated on aortic walls were assessed by flow cytometry, and serum IL-6 level was tested by ELISA in vivo.Platelets purified from SD rats were treated with normal salt (0.9%NaCl) and high salt (1.3%NaCl), then the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration and p-selectin expression of platelet were detected.Results We found that Dahl SS rats with high-salt diet, relative to low-salt diet, presented with high blood pressure and increased the ratio of platelet p-selectin expression, Ca2+ concentration.IL-6 level and PLA in peripheral blood, and the number of infiltrated immune cells on aortic walls were also significantly elevated in high-salt diet group.The whole events were ameliorated by the platelet inhibitor busulfan.Cytosolic Ca2+ concentration and p-selectin expression were also increased in purified platelets treated with high salt than those treated with low salt (P < 0.05).Conclusions Our findings suggest that high salt induced platelet activation with increased Ca2+ concentration may play an important role in the development of salt-sensitive hypertension via vascular inflammation.However, the detailed mechanisms of platelet activation and development of high blood pressure via inflammation induced by high salt intake remain to be determined.
4.Study on the mechanism of PSGL-1 in salt-sensitive hypertension via inflammation in mice
Hui FU ; Hongya MAO ; Xiaoliang JIANG ; Xing LIU ; Xue LIU ; Zhiwei YANG
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2018;28(5):53-59
Objective To investigate the role and mechanism of PSGL-1 in development of salt-sensitive hypertension in mice. Methods PSGL-1 knockout(PSGL-1 -/-)and wild type(PSGL-1 +/ +)mice were fed a high salt (6% NaCl)or normal salt(0.4% NaCl)diet for three months. Blood pressure was measured under anesthesia via the carotid artery. The status of tissue inflammation and kidney injury was tested by flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, and western blotting. Results Compared with mice fed a normal salt diet, PSGL-1 +/ +mice fed a high salt diet for three months showed high blood pressure, increased inflammatory cell infiltration in the aorta and skin, and increased inflammatory cytokine expression(interleukin-6, interleukin-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-α)in the kidney, as well as elevated expression of the kidney injury marker, connective tissue growth factor. In contrast, inflammation and kidney injury were not found in PSGL-1 -/-mice fed a high-salt diet. Conclusions In mice,PSGL-1 via inflammation plays a key role in development of hypertension and kidney injury caused by high salt intake.
5.Relationship among psychological resilience, parental control, and behavioral problems in junior high school students in Guizhou Province
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(5):689-692
Objective:
To investigate the relationships among psychological resilience, parental control, and behavioral problems in middle school students, aiming to provide evidencebased recommendations for the prevention and intervention of behavioral issues in middle school students, as well as for the development of related policies.
Methods:
A stratified cluster sampling method was used to select 2 745 participants from three cities in Guizhou Province with different levels of economic development from August to December 2021. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Parental Control Questionnaire, and Psychological Resilience Questionnaire were administered to junior high school students and their parents. A network analysis method was employed to construct a network analysis model of factors influencing behavioral problems.
Results:
The detection rate of behavioral problems among junior high school students in Guizhou Province was 22.62%. The scores for psychological resilience (goal focus, emotional control, positive cognition, family support, and interpersonal assistance) and proactive inquiry in behavior control were higher in the group without behavioral problems than in the group with behavioral problems. Scores for psychological control (inducing guilt, with drawing affection, and asserting authority) were higher in the group with behavioral problems than in the group without behavioral problems, with statistically significant differences (t=9.80, 17.76, 6.21, 12.20, 13.18, 6.28, 11.58, 11.10, 10.74, P<0.05). The network model showed that among the same variable factors, the strongest connection weight was between inducing guilt and withdrawing affection, with a weight of 0.79. Between different variables, there were negative correlation between behavioral problems and psychological resilience (goal focus, emotional control, positive cognition, family support, interpersonal assistance) and behavior control (proactive inquiry, behavioral restraint) with correlation coefficients (r=-0.25, -0.42, -0.16, -0.31, -0.33, -0.17, -0.03, P<0.05), respectively. There were positive correlation between psychological control factors (inducing guilt, withdrawing affection, and asserting authority) and behavioral problems (r=0.29, 0.27, 0.27), and a negative correlation between these psychological control factors and psychological resilience factors (goal focus, emotional control, positive cognition, family support, interpersonal assistance)(r=-0.53--0.13)(P<0.05). The strongest connection weight was between withdrawing affection and family support, with a connection weight of -0.53. Family support was an important bridge symptom connecting the entire behavioral problem network model, with a high centrality.
Conclusions
The detection rate of behavioral problems among junior high school students in Guizhou Province is relatively high. Assisting adolescents in establishing a supportive family environment facilitates the cultivation of their psychological resilience, thereby mitigating the occurrence of behavioral problems.