1.Detection on expression levels of mazE F toxin-antitoxin system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by qRT-PCR
Wei LIU ; Jili ZHAO ; Yanlin QU ; Wanying XIE ; Li YUAN
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2017;33(2):143-147
We investigate the different expression of toxin gene mazF3,6,9 and antitoxin gene mazE3,6,9 in the drug-resistance Mycobacterium tuberculosis,we used quantitative real-time polymerase chin reaction method to detect the expression level of toxin gene mazF3,6,9 and antitoxin gene mazE3,6,9 in M.tuberculosis (20 mono-resistance strains,20 multidrug resistance strains and standard strain H37Rv).The differences of gene expression levels between groups were analyzed by oneway ANOVA.Contrasting with control group,toxin genes mazF6,9 were up-regulated expression levels both in mono-resistance (11.1519±22.31721;8.4306±17.97897) and multidrug resistance (4.6016±1.29018;6.9627±6.92948),had statistical significance (P<0.01),mazF3 expression levels had statistical significance neither in mono-resistance nor in multidrug resistance (P>0.05);antitoxin genes mazE3 was in down-expression level,and had statistical significance both in mono-resistance (0.3606±0.12527) and multidrug resistance (0.2016±0.16542) (P<0.01),mazE6 had no statistical significance (P>0.05)either in mono-resistance or multi drug resistance,mazE9 only in multidrug resistance(0.3989±0.37679) was in downexpression level,and has statistical significance (P<0.001).The toxin gene mazF6,9 and antitoxin gene mazE3,9 may participate in the drug-resistance formation of M.tuberculosis.
2.Application of lateral thoracic wall vascular pedicled composite tissue flap in breast conserving surgery and remodeling breast shape
Peng ZHAO ; Qinhui YANG ; Yong YANG ; Yongsheng LI ; Jili CHE ; Youmo ZHU ; Biao WU
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2018;12(2):96-98,103
Objective To introduce a breast conserving surgery for reconstruction of breast shape and to demonstrate the postoperative effect.Methods Ten patients were treated with this method from Apr.2016 to Dec.2017,and the lateral thoracic wall arteriovenous vessels were used as vascular pedicle to transfer the distal compound tissue flap of the blood vessel to repair the breast defect remnant cavity which was formed after the breast conserving surgery,and a good shape was obtained.Results All the 10 cases were successfully completed.The intraoperative bleeding was 20 to 30 ml.The operative time was 2 to 3 hours.No blood transfusion was needed.The average hospital stay was 11.5 days,ranging from 10 to 15 days.No infection happened to the incision.All the 10 patients were followed up from 2 to 20 months,with 11 months as the average.No limb edema,asymmetry or local recurrence happened.Conclusion The operation method is effective,safe and economical for patients with large swelling but strong desire to conserve breast.
3.Association between parental control, peer relationship and aggressive behavior in junior high school students
HAN Wengeng, QI Zhiyuan, ZHAO Jili, NI Hong, CHENG Yaohui, HAN Hui
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(4):530-534
Objective:
To understand the interrelationships of parental control, peer relationship, and aggressive behavior in junior high school students, in order to provide a theoretical basis for preventing the occurrence of adolescent aggressive behavior.
Methods:
During June to July, 2022, 2 564 students of grade one to grade three were selected from 6 junior high schools from each of Suzhou and Xuancheng cities in Anhui Province by using convenient cluster random sampling method, and then the questionnaire survey was administered, including the Chinese version of Parent Control Questionnaire, Chinese version of Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire and Adolescent Peer Relationship Questionnaire.
Results:
Boys scored (185.31±27.49, 21.65±7.43, 21.77 ±8.18, 69.50±11.41, 72.39±11.53) higher than girls (178.21±25.13, 20.08±7.09, 20.61±7.62, 66.56± 11.14 , 70.95± 11.84 ) in parental control, father s psychological control, mother s psychological control, father s behavioral control, and mother s behavioral control ( t =8.63, 5.47, 3.70, 6.60, 3.12), while girls scored (48.41±11.26) higher in peer relationship than boys ( 47.13 ± 10.84 ) ( t =-2.95) ( P <0.01). The scores of first grade students in parental control, father s psychological control, mother s psychological control, father s behavior control, peer relationship, and aggressive behavior (184.67±27.18, 21.83± 7.29 , 22.15±8.07, 68.81±10.95, 50.21±9.57, 80.23±17.66) were higher than those of second gradestudents (180.98±25.46, 20.16±7.82, 20.21±7.55, 68.29±11.69, 45.47±11.67, 74.08±17.70) and third grade students (179.21±26.79, 20.53±7.22, 21.17 ± 8.06 , 66.81± 11.39 , 47.54±11.43, 75.75±16.29) ( F =9.44, 12.87, 13.61, 6.84, 42.85, 30.40, P <0.01). The scores of parental control and peer relationship were positively correlated with the scores of aggressive behavior ( r=0.22, 0.47, P <0.01). Peer relationship partially mediate the relationship between parental control and aggressive behavior, with a partial mediation effect value of 0.04, accounting for 26.39% of the total effect of parental control on aggressive behavior.
Conclusions
High parental control and poor peer relationship are both positively correlated with the level of aggressive behavior. The peer relationship of teenagers should be improved by establishing appropriate parenting style, tackling campus violence, and maintaining good social norms, in order to reduce the occurrence of aggressive behavior among adolescents.
4.Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors and neurodegenerative diseases
Journal of Apoplexy and Nervous Diseases 2023;40(10):951-956
Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R),which is a calcium ion (Ca2+) channel in the endoplasmic reticulum,participates in cellular biological functions through regulating the Ca2+ signal,and it is a key molecule in maintaining the normal function of the central nervous system. In recent years,more and more studies have found that the structural and functional abnormalities of IP3Rs are closely related to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease,Parkinson disease,Huntington disease,and spinocerebellar ataxia. However,it remains unclear how these structural and functional abnormalities affect the function of IP3Rs and the related calcium signal as well as the pathogenesis and severity of neurodegenerative diseases. This paper reviews the role of IP3Rs in neurodegenerative diseases.
5.Expression of IP3R2 and RYR2 mediated Ca2+signals in a mouse model of delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning
Jili ZHAO ; Tianyu MENG ; Yarong YUE ; Xin ZHANG ; Wenqian DU ; Xinyu ZHANG ; Hui XUE ; Wenping XIANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(2):254-261
BACKGROUND:Ca2+expression in astrocytes has been found to be closely related to cognitive function,and the Ca2+signaling pathway regulated by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors(IP3R2)and ryanodine receptor(RYR)2 receptors has become a hot spot in the study of cognitive disorder-related diseases. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the expression of Ca2+signals mediated by IP3R2 and RYR2 in hippocampal astrocytes in animal models of delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning,and to explore the possible pathogenesis of delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning. METHODS:C57BL mice with qualified cognitive function were selected by Morris water maze experiment and randomly divided into control group and experimental group.An animal model of delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning was established by static carbon monoxide inhalation in the experimental group,and the same amount of air was inhaled in the control group.Behavioral and neuronal changes,astrocyte specific marker glial fibrillary acidic protein,IP3R2,RYR2 receptor and Ca2+concentration in astrocytes of the two groups were detected using Morris water maze,hematoxylin-eosin staining,western blot,immunofluorescence double labeling and Ca2+fluorescence probe at 21 days after modeling. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:In the Morris water maze,the escape latency of the experimental group was significantly longer than that of the control group(P<0.05).Hematoxylin-eosin staining results showed that in the experimental group,the number of hippocampal pyramidal cells decreased,the cell structure was disordered,and the nucleus was broken and dissolved.Immunofluorescence results showed that IP3R2 and RYR2 were co-expressed with glial fibrillary acidic protein in the hippocampus,and the expressions of IP3R2,RYR2 and glial fibrillary acidic protein were up-regulated in the hippocampus of the experimental group(P<0.05).Western blot analysis showed that the expressions of IP3R2,RYR2,and glial fibrillary acidic protein in the hippocampus of the experimental group were increased(P<0.05).Ca2+concentration in hippocampal astrocytes increased significantly in the experimental group(P<0.05).To conclude,astrocytes may affect Ca2+signals by mediating IP3R2 and RYR2 receptors,then impair the cognitive function of mice with carbon monoxide poisoning,and eventually lead to delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning.
6.Comparative analysis of intestinal microbiota distribution characteristics based on metagenomics in patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis with or without ascites
Yuting LUAN ; Chenghai LIU ; Shili JIANG ; Hongtu GU ; Jing LYU ; Feng XING ; Changqing ZHAO ; Jili YUAN ; Ping LIU ; Yongping MU
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2023;31(9):974-985
Objective:To use metagenomic sequencing to compare the differences in intestinal microbiota species and metabolic pathways in patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis with or without ascites and further explore the correlation between the differential microbiota and clinical indicators and metabolic pathways.Methods:20 hepatitis B cirrhosis cases [10 without ascites (HBLC-WOA), 10 with ascites (HBLC-WA), and 5 healthy controls (HC)] were selected from the previously studied 16S rRNA samples. Metagenome sequencing was performed on the intestinal microbiota samples. The Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test and Spearman test were used to identify and analyse differential intestinal microbiota populations, metabolic pathways, and their correlations.Results:(1) The overall structure of the intestinal microbiota differed significantly among the three groups ( R = 0.19, P = 0.018). The HC group had the largest abundance of Firmicutes and the lowest abundance of Proteobacteria at the genus level. Firmicutes abundance was significantly decreased ( Pfdr < 0.01), while Proteobacteria abundance was significantly increased ( Pfdr < 0.01) in patients with cirrhosis accompanied by ascites; (2) LEfSe analysis revealed that 29 intestinal microbiota (18 in the HBLC-WA group and 11 in the HBLC-WOA group) played a significant role in the disease group. The unclassified Enterobacteriaceae and Klebsiella species in the HBLC-WA group and Enterobacteriaceae in the HBLC-WOA group were positively correlated with the Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) score, prothrombin time, and international normalized ratio score and negatively correlated with albumin and hemoglobin levels ( P < 0.05). Escherichia and Shigella in the HBLC-WA group were positively correlated with CTP scores ( P < 0.05); (3) The correlation analysis results between the KEGG pathway and 29 specific intestinal microbiota revealed that Enterobacteriaceae and arachidonic acid, α-linolenic acid, glycerolipid metabolism, and fatty acid degradation were positively correlated in the lipid metabolism pathway, while most Enterobacteriaceae were positively correlated with branched-chain amino acid degradation and negatively correlated with aromatic amino acid biosynthesis in the amino acid metabolic pathway. Conclusion:A significant increment of Enterobacteriaceae in the intestines of HBLC-WA patients influenced hepatic reserve function and was associated with amino acid and lipid metabolic pathways. Therefore, attention should be paid to controlling the intestinal microbiota to prevent complications and improve the prognosis in patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis, especially in those with ascites.
7.Effect of traditional Chinese medicine on portal vein thrombosis in patients with liver cirrhosis and its medication characteristics
Yanan GUO ; Hongtu GU ; Changqing ZHAO ; Yongping MU ; Jili YUAN ; Feng XING ; Yanyan TAO ; Jing LYU ; Chenghai LIU
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2023;39(2):345-351
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) on portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in patients with liver cirrhosis and its medication characteristics. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for 89 patients with liver cirrhosis and PVT who were hospitalized and treated in Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and according to whether TCM treatment was applied in combination, they were divided into TCM group with 59 patients and control group with 30 patients. Related data were collected for the two groups, including demographic data, laboratory examination, radiological examination, gastroscopy, history of surgery, portal hypertension-related complications, medication, and follow-up data. The independent samples t -test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between two groups, and the Mann-Whitney U rank sum test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between two groups; the chi-square test or the Fisher's exact test was used for comparison of categorical data between two groups. An ordinal polytomous Logistic regression analysis was used for multivariate analysis. TCM Inheritance Computing Platform (V3.0) was used to perform a drug effect cluster analysis of TCM prescriptions. Results The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that esophageal and gastric varices (odds ratio [ OR ]=3.144, 95% confidence interval [ CI ]: 1.221-8.094), PVT involving the portal vein (PV) and the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) ( OR =51.667, 95% CI : 3.536-754.859), PVT involving PV+spleen vein (SV)+SMV ( OR =13.271, 95% CI : 2.290-76.928), cavernous transformation of the portal vein ( OR =11.896, 95% CI : 1.172-120.696), and TCM intervention ( OR =0.348, 95% CI : 0.129-0.938) were influencing factors for the outcome of PVT in liver cirrhosis. Follow-up results showed that compared with the control group, the TCM group had a significantly lower progression rate (16.95% vs 56.67%, P < 0.001) and a significantly lower incidence rate of variceal rupture and bleeding (8.47% vs 33.33%, P < 0.001). Effective TCM drugs with a relatively high frequency of use included deficiency-tonifying drugs (359 times, 34.6%), blood-activating and stasis-resolving drugs (202 times, 19.5%), and diuresis-inducing and dampness-draining drugs (180 times, 17.3%); the TCM drugs with a relatively high frequency of use included Astragalus membranaceus (57 times, 8.7%), Angelica sinensis (50 times, 7.6%), and leech (48 times, 7.3%); TCM drug combinations with a relatively high frequency of use included Astragalus membranaceus+Angelica sinensis, Astragalus membranaceus+leech, Angelica sinensis+leech, and Astragalus membranaceus+Angelica sinensis+leech. Conclusion Qi-tonifying, blood-activating, and stasis-breaking drugs, such as Astragalus membranaceus, Angelica sinensis, and leech, can promote the stabilization or recanalization of PVT in liver cirrhosis and reduce the incidence rate of bleeding events due to portal hypertension.