Objective To clone the coding sequence of Guangxi Bama mini-pig PGC-1αgene, and to analyze the expression of PGC-1αgene in various tissues of mini-pigs using RT-PCR and QRT-PCR techniques.Methods The PGC-1αgene coding sequence ( CDS) was amplified by PCR from the cDNA of longissimus muscle of Guangxi Bama mini-pig. The PCR products were inserted into pEASY-T5 vector, transfected E.coli, identified and sequenced.The PGC-1αgene expression in different tissues of the Bama mini-pigs was detected by RT-PCR and QRT-PCR assays.Results The PGC-1αgene CDS of Guangxi Bama mini-pig was cloned.It was 2391 bp in length.It had 99.9%homology with the reference sequence, and had two synonymous mutations that were C-A1105 and G-A1524.The expression level of PGC-1αgene was higher in the heart and kidney, followed by liver, subcutaneous fat and longissimus muscle, but the expression was not de-tected in pancreas of Guangxi Bama mini-pig.Conclusions We have successfully cloned the PGC-1αgene of Guangxi Bama mini-pig, and detected this gene expression in six tissues.The results of this study will provide a basis for studying the effect of PGC-1αon type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Bama mini-pigs.

Objective In this study, the glucose and energy metabolism-related genes (PGC-1α, Glut-4, ERRα, NRF-1, TFAM and mtDNA gene) were detected in type 2 diabetes mellitus ( T2DM) and non-T2DM minipigs, and the gene function was explored for T2DM pathogenesis.Methods The longissimus muscle of T2DM and non-T2DM Guangxi Bama mini-pigs was used as experiment material.The expression of glucose and energy metabolism-related genes was detec-ted by QRT-PCR.Results The expressions of PGC-1α, Glut-4, ERRαand NRF-1 genes were significantly higher than that of non-T2DM group, the expressions of TFAM and mtDNA gene were lower than that of non-T2DM group.Conclu-sions The upregulated expression of PGC-1αgene and its downstream genes Glut-4, ERRα, NRF-1 may improve the glu-cose metabolic functions in skeletal muscle in the Bama minipigs, whereas insufficient mitochondrial synthesis may induce decreasing ATP synthesis, and results in skeletal muscle insulin resistance, finally leading to the T2DM occurrence.

Objective To investigate the prevalence and severity degree of post traumatic stress disorder(PTSD), anxiety and depression, and to explore the different mental profile in different groups involved with an earthquake. Methods 26 days after 8.0 grade earthquake in Wenchuan, psychological rescue team of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine went to some communities in Deyang and Mianzhu area of Sichuan province. In this period, a total of 119 survivors, including students(42), teacher(40) and masses(37), were investigated through impact of event scale (IES), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale(SDS). Results①The detection rate of score over 19 in IES in 3 groups (students, teacher and masses) were 69％, 80％ and 91.9％, respectively. There was significant difference among these 3 groups (F=5.611, P=0.005<0.01) in respect of severity degree of PTSD. ②The values of severity degree of anxiety in 3 groups were significant higher than normal value (P<0.001, all). There was also significant difference among these 3 groups (F=3.376, P=0.038<0.05) in respect of severity degree of anxiety, with the masses group being significant higher than student and teacher group (P=0.029, P=0.022, respectively). ③The values of severity degree of depression in these 3 groups were significant higher than normal value (P<0.05, all). But there was no significant difference (F= 0.670, P=0.514) among these 3 groups. ConclusionThe results suggested the importance to assess PTSD, anxiety and depression in post-disaster area, especially PTSD and anxiety evaluations in the masses group.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the changes in brain regional homogeneity in first-onset major depressive disorders (MDDs) using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

METHODSEighteen patients with first-onset MDDs and twenty gender- and age-matched healthy controls underwent resting-state fMRI scans to compare the regional homogeneities of the brain regions.

RESULTSCompared with the normal controls, the patients with MDDs showed significantly decreased regional homogeneity in the left posterior cingulated gyrus, bilateral inferior temporal gyrus, bilateral superior temporal gyrus, left inferior frontal gyrus, left hippocampa gyrus, left posterior central gyrus, left angular gyrus, right amygdala, right orbital frontal gyrus, right supplementary motor area, and right cerebellar lobe.

CONCLUSIONPatients with first-onset MDDs have dysfunctions in the brain regions closed related with cognition and emotional control.

Amygdala ; Brain ; physiopathology ; Case-Control Studies ; Cerebellum ; Cognition ; Depressive Disorder, Major ; diagnosis ; Emotions ; Frontal Lobe ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Temporal Lobe

Objective: To explore risk factors for cognitive impairment among elderly patients. Methods: There were 257 qualified subjects recruited, a case-control study was performed by collecting data of Mini Mental State Examination, carotid artery color Doppler flow imaging, biochemical tests, personal information on ages, medical histories, smoking as well as physical exercise among the recruited elderly in-patients/out-patients. A logistic regression was conducted to screen main effects of variables on occurrences of cognitive impairment. Results: Using logistic regression, the carotid intima-media thickness was found to be a significant risk factor (P<0.001) with larger regression coefficients (15.105 - 22.065) for the occurrence of cognitive impairment among elderly; about 71％ -78％ and 4％ decrease in risks of dementia occurrence for every 1 pg/mL serum free triiodothyronine and lkg body weight increase. Conclusion: The increase in carotid intima-media thickness is a significant risk factor for the occurrence of cognitive impairment among elderly patients. The decrease in serum free triiodothyronine and body weight are the related factors to increase risk for dementia.

Objective:To identify Down syndrome (DS) fetal encephalopathy related genes and signaling pathways via bioinformatics analysis, and to explore their potential mechanisms underlying the occurrence and development of DS neuropathology.Methods:Retrospective study.In December 2021, dataset GSE59630 was downloaded from the gene expression omnibus (GEO), and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between DS and normal fetal brain tissue were identified by R software.Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) were performed on the genes identified.The protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed based on search tool for the retrieval of interacting genes online database and Cytoscape software, and key modules and hub DEGs were identified.Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction technique was used to verify the expression of hub genes related to neurodegeneration in brain tissue of 3 pairs of DS and normal fetuses at the gestational age of 22-33 weeks.Results:A total of 225 DEGs were screened out from DS and normal fetal brain tissue, including 18 up-regulated genes and 207 down-regulated genes.GO functional enrichment analysis showed that DEGs were mainly enriched in neurogenesis, neuronal apoptosis, transcriptional regulation, mitochondrial energy metabolism, etc.KEGG pathway enrichment analysis revealed that DEGs were associated with a variety of neurodegenerative diseases.GSEA suggested that apoptosis and inflammatory responses play a vital part in the occurrence of DS neuropathology.Ten hub genes were identified by the PPI network established, and they were mainly related to histone acetylation and transcriptional regulation.According to the tissue verification result, the variations of RAB8A, TBP and TAF6 expression conformed to the microarray data. Conclusions:The key genes and signaling pathways identified by transcriptome analysis of fetal brain tissue facilitate the comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanism of DS neuropathology.This study provides a novel insight into the clinical diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental abnormalities and mental retardation in DS.

Objective To analysis the clinical pathway management efficiency under different DRG groups, for a basis for further optimizing clinical pathway management. Methods The retrospective analysis method was used to compare the average length of stay, sub-average costs, and drug proportions of patients with different DRGs in the same clinical pathway. Shapiro-Wilk was used to detect the normality of the samples, t test was used to analyze measurement data conformed to the normal distribution, non-parametric test was used to analyze the abnormal distribution data, and enumeration data was detected by using chi-square test. Results For patients with a clinical pathway of bronchial pneumonia, patients with severe complications and concomitant symptoms had no significant difference in mean hospitalization and sub-costs, regardless of whether they completed or entered the clinical pathway ( P >0.05). For the other two DRG patients, the difference between the average length of stay, sub-average costs, and the proportion of medications for patients who completed the clinical pathway and withdrew from or did not complete the clinical pathway was significant(P<0.05). In the severe surgical group, the length of stay and average cost for patients who completed the clinical pathway were lower than those who exited or did not enter the clinical pathway(P<0.05). Conclusions Patients with different severity of DRGs should be cautious when they are enrolled in the clinical pathway.

Objective To analyze the differences in hospitalization days and costs of patients with acute cholecystitis in different departments or diagnosis related groups ( DRGs ), and provide scientific references for clinical medical management. Methods All the medical record homepages of the patients with acute cholecystitis were selected from a tertiary hospital from January 2017 to December 2017. The hospital analysis system of DRGs was used to calculate the classification results of DRGs. The Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to analyze the differences in hospital stays and costs between different DRGs or departments. Results The average length of stay was the shortest and the hospitalization cost in the department of hepatobiliary surgery was lower than other departments among patients with surgery and non-surgical(all P<0.05); The average length of stay at the department of hepatobiliary surgery was lower than the same other DRGs groups, namely the department of digestive medicine and gastrointestinal surgery(all P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the cost of " acute biliary tract disease with complications" between the various departments(P>0.05). The average cost in the department of hepatobiliary surgery was the lowest, and the average cost of gastrointestinal surgery was the highest in two DRGs of " acute biliary disease without complications and concomitant symptoms" and " laparoscopic cholecystectomy without common bile duct exploration" ( all P < 0.05 ). Conclusions Department of hepatobiliary surgery was better than other departments in the treatment of acute cholecystitis. Medical institutions should follow the principle of special treatment to reduce interdisciplinary patients and improve the professional competitiveness of the department.

Objective:To summarize initial experience of applying nanopore third-generation sequencing detection method (nanopore sequencing) for genetic diagnosis of non-classical 21 hydroxylase deficiency (NC 21-OHD), and to explore its performance and application prospects.Methods:Clinical data of the two NC 21-OHD patients, who were hospitalized at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in May 2019, were collected. Peripheral venous blood was collected and genome DNA extracted. Genetic variants was detected by nanopore sequencing and underwent bioinformatic analysis. Pathogenetic mutations in CYP21A2 gene were validated with PCR-sanger sequencing in the two patients and their parents.Results:The average reads length and sequence depth in the patient one was 12, 792 bp and 27.19×. The average reads length and sequence depth in the patient two was 13, 123 bp and 21.34×. Compound variants of c.293-13C>G/c.844G>T (p.Val282Leu) and c.332_339delGAGACTAC (p.Gly111Valfs)/c.844G>T (p.Val282Leu) were detected in these two patients, which were consistent with clinical phenotype of NC 21-OHD. Further analysis showed that c.293-13C>G mutation was inherited from her father and c.844G>T (p.Val282Leu) mutation was inherited from her mother for the patient one. The c.844G>T (p.Val282Leu) mutation was inherited from her father and c.332_339delGAGACTAC (p.Gly111Valfs) mutation from her mother.Conclusions:The heterozygous mutations in CYP21A2 gene are the cause of NC 21-OHD in these two patients. Nanopore sequencing technique is a reliable new detection method for patients with NC 21-OHD.