1.Role of α2-macroglobulins and a disintegrin and metallo-proteinase with throm-bospondin motifs in pathogenesis of osteoarthritis:a review
Yunfei YAN ; Quanquan SONG ; Jun YU
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2016;35(12):931-935
Osteoarthritis is a chronic disabling disease that tends to occur in middle-aged and elderly population, the main pathological characteristics are the dynamic imbalance between the synthesis and degradation of articular chondrocytes, extracellular matrix and subchondral bone. The occurrence and development is related to many factors. This article reviews the structure, the function and the interaction between α2-macroglobulins and a disintegrin and metallo-proteinase with throm-bospondin motifs in the development of osteoarthritis.
2.Effects of Microbiota on the Treatment of Obesity with the Natural Product Celastrol in Rats
Weiyue HU ; Lingling WANG ; Guizhen DU ; Quanquan GUAN ; Tianyu DONG ; Ling SONG ; Yankai XIA ; Xinru WANG
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal 2020;44(5):747-763
Obesity has become one of the most serious issues threatening the health of humankind, and we conducted this study to examine whether and how celastrol protects against obesity. We fed male Sprague-Dawley rats a high-fat diet and administered celastrol to obese rats for 3 weeks. By recording body weight (BW) and other measures, we identified the effective dose of celastrol for obesity treatment. Feces were collected to perform 16S rRNA sequencing, and hypothalami were extracted for transcriptome sequencing. We then treated leptin knockout rats with celastrol and explored the changes in energy metabolism. Male Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mice were used to test the acute toxicity of celastrol. We observed that celastrol reduced BW and promoted energy expenditure at a dose of 500 µg/kg BW but that food intake was not changed after administration. The diversity of the gut microbiota was improved, with an increased ratio of Our study revealed that celastrol decreased the BW of obese rats by enhancing energy expenditure but not by suppressing food intake and that this effect was mediated by the improvement of the gut microbiota and the activation of the hypothalamic leptin signaling pathway.
3.Research progress on the relationship between osteoarthritis and life-related genes
Yue WANG ; Wei LIAN ; Quanquan SONG ; Jun YU
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2018;37(11):924-928
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease of active joints that is closely related to age.With the increase of age,chondrocytes gradually aging,synthetic and metabolic abilities gradually declined,cartilage matrix can not be effectively synthesized to maintain the amount of cartilage and cartilage structure,resulting in the occurrence of OA.In recent years,with the progress of OA pathogenesis in the field of genetics,the relationship between OA and the genes related to "aging" and "longevity" has gradually become the focus of research and made breakthrough progress.This article reviews current research on the relationship between "aging genes","longevity genes" and the pathogenesis of OA at home and abroad,and provides a reference for prevention and clinical treatment of OA.
4.Current situation and influencing factors of HPV vaccine hesitancy among parents of primary and secondary school girls in Guangyuan
Quanquan SONG ; Yinghui ZHANG ; Darong WEN ; Mei MA ; Rong LIANG ; Xin YANG ; Xiuzhen WANG
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2023;34(3):114-118
Objective To investigate HPV vaccine hesitancy and influencing factors among parents of primary and secondary schools in Guangyuan, and to provide scientific countermeasures for reducing the hesitancy rate of HPV vaccine in parents. Methods Using stratified multi-stage cluster random sampling, 1,018 parents of girls in primary and secondary schools in Guangyuan were selected for a questionnaire survey from March to July 2021. The data were analyzed by Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression model. Results The hesitancy rate of HPV vaccine in parents was 42.95%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that families with low economic income, parents who believed that HPV vaccination would have long-term side effects, and be unsafe and expensive, and parents who concerned with the effect of HPV vaccine on the prevention of cervical cancer and insufficient supply of first doses of vaccine, had positive effects on HPV vaccine hesitancy (OR = 2.02, 1.44, 3.13, 1.53, 3.76, and 2.43, respectively, P < 0.05). Conclusion HPV vaccine hesitancy rate is high among parents of primary and secondary schools in Guangyuan. It is necessary to fully promote school education and increase the publicity of HPV vaccine to improve parents' awareness of HPV vaccine. Government departments need to make an overall plan to reduce vaccine costs and ensure sufficient vaccine quantity, so as to reduce parents' hesitation to vaccinate their children with HPV vaccine.