1.Talents work promote the high-quality development of public hospitals
Lijuan ZHENG ; Mingxuan CHEN ; Xinyi ZENG ; Huicong ZHENG ; Jing JIE ; Zongping YE
Modern Hospital 2024;24(1):65-67
Talents are the core driving force to promote the high-quality development of public hospitals,and the talent team building is an important factor for hospitals to get sustainable development and improve comprehensive competitiveness.In view of the shortage of high-level talents,the imperfect talent reserve system,and the lagging personnel management mechanism of public hospitals and the resulting unreasonable talent team structure and talent gap,public hospitals should take talent team building as the starting point,pay equal attention to the introduction and training of talents,interact with discipline construction and talent construction,vigorously promote the construction of personnel management system and mechanism innovation,form a standardized,scientific,refined and efficient modern hospital management system,so that the effectiveness of talents can be max-imized,and provide intellectual support for the high-quality development of public hospitals.
2.Research progress on relationship between N6-adenylate methylation modification and cell transformation and associated mechanism
Zhao ZHAO ; Jingjing ZHENG ; Mingxuan YANG ; Suhua WANG ; Xuemin SHI ; Yuhang ZHAO
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2023;40(5):601-608
As a reversible and dynamic epigenetic marker, N6-adenylate methylation (m6A) modification is the most common mRNA modification in eukaryotes. This paper briefly described how m6A can influence RNA splicing, stability, and translation after transcription, and then participate in a variety of signaling pathways and biological and pathological processes, regulating cell proliferation, apoptosis, epithelial mesenchymal transformation (EMT) processes, and tumor invasion and metastasis. In addition, according to current studies, m6A methyltransferases (writers) are believed to promote EMT and tumor development, and readers and erasers both promote and inhibit EMT in different research objects. In this review, we summarized the mechanism of m6A modification and its role in cell transformation, and pointed out the direction of disease treatment.
3.Efficacy and Safety of Chinese Medicinal Prescriptions in Treatment of Acute Gouty Arthritis: A Network Meta-analysis
Jinying FANG ; Mingxuan LIU ; Zhenghui HUANG ; Yucao MA ; Yiwen WANG ; Liu LYU ; Chunping LIU ; Wei LI ; Xiaojia ZHENG ; Zhenhong ZHU ; Huachao ZHU ; Jie HU ; Yonghong WANG ; Hailong WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(12):175-184
ObjectiveIn the treatment of acute gouty arthritis (AGA), western medicine is mostly used for anti-inflammatory and analgesic purposes to control the blood uric acid level, but some patients are still at risk of poor control and recurrent attacks. Chinese medicinal prescriptions, potent in resisting inflammation and relieving pain, are able to stabilize the blood uric acid level, reduce acute attacks, and improve the clinical efficacy of western medicine. However, there is a lack of evidence to support their use as evidence-based medicine. This study employed network Meta-analysis (NMA) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of common Chinese medicinal prescriptions in the treatment of AGA, aiming to provide evidence-based medical evidence for the clinical use of Chinese medicinal prescriptions in the treatment of AGA. MethodChinese and English databases were searched for prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on Chinese medicinal prescriptions against AGA from database inception to December 1, 2022. Stata software and Review Manager were used for statistical analysis. ResultForty-four papers with 3 564 cases involved were included in the current NMA. In terms of reducing blood uric acid, the cumulative probability results showed that Mahuang Lianyao Chixiaodou Tang showed optimal efficacy (87.60%). In terms of relieving joint pain, Danggui Niantongtang and Guizhi Shaoyao Zhimutang showed optimal efficacy (92.00% and 82.30%). In terms of improving erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Simiaowan was superior to other prescriptions (87.00%). In terms of reducing C-reactive protein (CRP), Simiaowan and Baihutang modified with Guizhitang showed superior efficacy (76.00% and 66.10%). In terms of safety, except for the basic treatment group, Mahuang Lianyao Chixiaodou Tang had the lowest probability of adverse events, and Danggui Niantongtang had the highest probability of adverse reactions during treatment. According to the results of cluster analysis, Mahuang Lianyao Chixiaodou Tang and Simiaowan are effective and safe. ConclusionAccording to the results of NMA, Chinese medicinal prescriptions can assist in the treatment of AGA and improve the effectiveness of western medicine. For patients with AGA, clinicians can choose Mahuang Lianyao Chixiaodou Tang or Simiaowan as an auxiliary drug for routine western medicine treatment.
4.Modification of m6 A in human embryonic lung fibroblasts induced by neodymium oxide exposure and its mechanism
Zhao ZHAO ; Jingjing ZHENG ; Mingxuan YANG ; Suhua WANG ; Xuemin SHI ; Shuwen GAO ; Yuhang ZHAO
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2023;40(9):1014-1023
Background Occupational and environmental particulate matter may cause fibrosis, accompanied by RNA m6A modification changes. Neodymium oxide (Nd2O3) can cause mouse lung fibrosis, which contains a large number of fibroblasts. Objective To investigate m6A modification of tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated protein 6/nuclear factor-κB (TRAF6/NF-κB) signaling pathway in fibrosis of human embryonic lung fibroblasts induced by Nd2O3, and identify the key m6A modification sites of TRAF6. Methods Designed concentrations of Nd2O3 (0, 1.563, 3.125, 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, and 200 mg∙L−1) were infected with HELF cells for 24 and 48 h, and cell viability was detected to determine exposure time and dose. Measurements included indicators of fibrosis [hydroxyproline (HYP) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)], m6A methylation level, methyltransferases (METTL3 and METTL14), demethylases (FTO and ALKBH5), reading proteins (YTHDC2 and YTHDF2), fibrosis-associated genes (collagen-І, vimentin, and α-SMA), and proteins related to signaling pathway (TRAF6, NFKB1, P65, and P-P65). The enrichment of m6A in TRAF6 mRNA was measured by methylated RNA immunoprecipitation-quantitative real-time PCR (MeRIP-qPCR). Results The results of cell viability indicated that 6.25, 12.5, 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3 and 48 h exposure time were used for subsequent experiments. After 48 h exposure, compared with the control group, the HYP level in the 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3 group was increased, and the levels of TGF-β1 in the 6.25, 12.5, and 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3 groups were increased (P<0.05); the overall m6A methylation levels of HELF cells in the 12.5 and 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3 groups were increased (P<0.05). At mRNA level, compared with the control group, the mRNA expression levels of methyltransferases METTL3 and METTL14 (6.25, 12.5, and 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) were increased (P<0.05); the mRNA expression level of reading protein YTHDF2 (6.25, 12.5, and 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) was increased (P<0.05), while the mRNA expression level of YTHDC2 (25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) was decreased (P<0.05); the mRNA expression levels of demethylases FTO (12.5 and 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) and ALKBH5 (25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) were decreased (P<0.05); the mRNA expression levels of fibrosis-related genes vimentin, α-SMA, and collagen-Ⅰ (6.25, 12.5, and 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) were increased (P<0.05); the mRNA expression levels of pathway-related genes TRAF6 (25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) and NFKB1 (12.5 and 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) were increased (P<0.05). At protein level, compared with the control group, the expression levels of methyltransferases METTL3 (25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) and METTL14 (12.5 and 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) were increased (P<0.05); the expression level of reading protein YTHDF2 (12.5 and 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) was increased, while the expression level of YTHDC2 (25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) was decreased (P<0.05); the expression level of demethylase FTO (25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3) was decreased (P<0.05); the expression level of fibrosis-associated protein vimentin was increased at 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3, and the expression levels of α-SMA and collagen-Ⅰ were increased at 12.5 and 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3 (P<0.05); the expression levels of TRAF6 and P-P65 were increased at 25 mg∙L−1 Nd2O3 (P<0.05). The MeRIP-qPCR results showed that compared with the control group, the concentrations of m6A in all Nd2O3 groups were significantly increased (P<0.05). Conclusions Upon exposure of HELF cells to Nd2O3, the alterations in fibrosis-related indexes increase the expression of some m6A methylases and decrease the expression of demethylases, thereby increasing the m6A methylase level, and may promote the progression of fibrosis by activating the TRAF6/NF-κB signaling pathway.
5.Improvement of inflammation and glucolipid metabolism in adipose tissues of obese mice by Mushroom
Yi Chen ; Binbin Zhu ; Mingxuan Zheng ; Fenfen Sun ; Yue Zhang ; Yongjia Liu ; Yinghua Yu ; Wei Pan ; Xiaoying Yang
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2022;57(6):885-890
Objective:
To investigate the ameliorative effects of Mushroom on adipose tissue inflammation and glucolipid metabolism in mice fed a high-fat diet, and to provide a theoretical basis for the mechanisms of Mushroom regulating glucolipid metabolism and inflammatory responses.
Methods:
C57 BL/6 J mice were fed with normal diet(LF) group, high-fat diet(HF)group and high-fat diet + Mushroom(HF+Mushroom) group for 15 weeks.Then, body weight subcutaneous and epididymal white adipose tissue weight were measured. The morphological changes of adipose tissues were compared by HE staining, and the expression of genes related to inflamation, glycolysis and fatty acid oxidation pathways were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot.
Results:
Compared with the LF group, the HF group had increased body weight, increased subcutaneous and epididymal white fat weight and adipocyte size, and upregulated expression of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), interleukin-6(IL-6), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1(MCP-1), CD68, inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS), pyruvate kinase(PK), phosphofructokinase(PFK), hypoxia inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α) and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha(PPARα) in adipose tissues, while the expression of carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1 A(CPT-1 A), cytochrome P450 4 a10(CYP4 a10) and medium-chain acyl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase(MCAD) were downregulated(P<0.05). Compared with the HF group, Mushroom supplementation reduced body weight, adipose tissue weight and adipocyte size, and downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory factors and glycolytic pathway-related factors in adipose tissues, while the expression of fatty acid oxidation pathway-related factors were upregulated(P<0.05).
Conclusion
Mushroom can ameliorate inflammation and disorders of glycolipid metabolism in adipose tissues of obese mice.