1.Genetic analysis of 5'-untranslated region of voltage-gated sodium channel alpha 1-subunit gene in Dravet syndrome
Shaopeng LIN ; Yuesheng LONG ; Yiwu SHI ; Xiaorong LIU ; Li CHEN ; Meijuan YU ; Weiping LIAO
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2010;43(1):35-38
Objective To screen and analyze nucleotide variants in 5'-untranslated region(5'-UTR)in voltage-gated sodium channel α1-subunit gene(SCN1A)in patients with Dravet syndrome and to evaluate the association of the variants with disease.Methods Peripheral blood of 24 patients with Dravet syndrome and 100 unrelated normal persons were collected and genomic DNA was extracted.PCR-sequencing of SCN1 A 5'-UTR in these DNA was performed.To evaluate the possibility of mutation inducing disease,bioinformatics analysis was applied to analyze the conservation of the sequences around the mutation site and predict the potential transcription elements.Results The nucleotide variant of 166.642.520G→A in exon 2 was identified in two patients,but not in normal controls.The mutation was a de novo mutation in a patient with early-onset.In the second proband,the mutation was also carried by his clinically asymptomatic mother.The nucleotide site 166.642.520 was moderately conserved in mammals(62.5%).The average nucleotide identity rate between human and other mammals species in the region adjacent to 166.642.520 was 88.5%.Two potential transcription regulatory elements were predicted on the sequence with the mutation of 166.642.520G>A,and only one on the sequence with wild-type.Conclusions The mutation 166.642.520G>A may be associated with Dravet syndrome and further studied should be performed to verify it and demonstrate its pathogenic mechanisms.
2.Research updates on the pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and sports intervention
Chinese Journal of School Health 2022;43(9):1436-1440
Abstract
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a three dimensional deformity that includes scoliosis in the coronal plane, imbalance in the sagittal plane, and rotation of the vertebral body in the transverse axis without any congenital spinal anomalies or combined neuromuscular and skeletal disorders, and is the most common structural scoliosis in clinical practice. Epidemiological surveys have shown that the prevalence of AIS in China is on the rise and has become another important health problem threatening the health of our youth. Studies have found that exercise therapy shows positive effects on the prevention and treatment of AIS, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. This paper reviewed relevant literature through China Knowledge Network (CNKI), Web of Science, PubMed, Elsevier, regarding pathological mechanisms of the occurrence and development of AIS, as well as effectiveness of exercise therapy on AIS and related mechanisms during recent years, to provide reference for the treatment of AIS.
3.Mutation screening of SCN1A 3′ untranslated region on Dravet syndrome patients and functional analysis of the variant
Tao ZENG ; Xuanhao XIAO ; Fuli MIN ; Shuda CHEN ; Ze LI ; Xiaoping PAN ; Jin ZHOU ; Yuesheng LONG ; Weiping LIAO
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2017;50(4):261-265
Objective To conduct mutation screening of SCN1A 3′ untranslated region (UTR) on Dravet syndrome (DS) patients without mutations in the SCN1A coding region and promoter region, and functional analysis of the variant from DS patients.Methods Twenty-eight DS patients without mutations in the SCN1A coding region and promoter region were screened for SCN1A 3′ UTR mutations using PCR and direct sequencing.Functional analysis of the detected mutation was done via luciferase assay, mRNA stability analysis and RNA electrophoretic mobility shift assay (RNA-EMSA).Results A novo variant (c.*20A>G) in SCN1A 3′ UTR was found in one DS patient.The variant (c.*20A>G) reduced the luciferase gene xpression by 30% through increasing the affinity of pluripotent embryonal carcinoma cell line NT2/cytoplasmic protein binding and reducing luciferase gene mRNA stability (t=8.5,P<0.01).Conclusions A functional variant was detected from one patient with DS.This variant negatively regulated the gene expression by increasing the affinity of pluripotent embryonal carcinoma cell line NT2/cytoplasmic protein binding and reducing mRNA stability.
4.Mosaic SCN1A mutation in a family with partial epilepsy with febrile seizures plus
Li CHEN ; Yiwu SHI ; Weiyi DENG ; Meijuan YU ; Yuesheng LONG ; Xiaorong LIU ; Meimei GAO ; Haohui CHANG ; Yonghong YI ; Weiping LIAO
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2008;41(9):580-584
Objective To study the SCN1A gene in a family with partial epilepsy with febrile seizures plus ( PEFS+ ) and its characteristics of inheritance. Methods The clinical features of the 2 patients and their father were summarized. All 26 exons of SCN1A gene were screened with denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), and direct sequence analysis was pedormed on those with abnormal elution peak. Pyrosequencing was subsequently performed in those without abnormality in direct sequence analysis. Results The proband and his sister had the phenotype of PEFS+ . The same heterozygous mutations (AS768G) on exon 26 which caused the related amino acid change (Q1923R) were found among them. Their father had frequent febrile seizures (FS) in childhood, and seizures stopped spontaneously. No abnormality was found in direct sequence but mosaic mutation in the same site was discovered with pyrosequencing (mutation quantity was 25% ). Conclusions The mutatin of SCN1A could cause partial epilepsy. PEFS+ could be inherited, the relatives carrying the affected gene may have mild clinical symptoms, possibly resulting from the low concentration of the mutated gene due to mosaic mutation.
5.De novo sodium channel αl-subuult mutation of monozygotic twins with borderland severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy
Li CHEN ; Yiwu SHI ; Meijuan YU ; Weiyi DENG ; Xiaorong LIU ; Meimei GAO ; Haohui CHANG ; Yuesheng LONG ; Yonghong YI ; Weiping LIAO
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2009;42(2):115-118
Objective To study the sodium channel α1-subunit (SCN1A) gene in a pair of monozygotic twins with borderland severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (SMEB) and its characteristic of clinical manifestations. Methods The clinical features of 2 monozygotic twins were summarized. All 26 exons of SCNIA genes were screened with denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), and direct sequence analysis was performed on those with abnormal elution peak. Results The proband and her sister showed typical clinical features of SMEB. The same heterozygous mutations on exon 26 which caused the related amino acid change were found among them (c. 5348C > T, A1783E). Conclusion Monozygotic twins with similar clinical phenotype of SMEB have same SCN1A gene mutation.
6.Building a New Model of"Sports-Medical Treatment-Healthcare Integration"during the 14th Five Year Plan Period:Motivation,Difficulties,and Pathways
Heqin QING ; Yuesheng LIAO ; Lili BAI
Chinese Health Economics 2024;43(1):57-62
The development of the"integration of physical education,medical care,and elderly care"model is an important part of building a higher quality elderly care service system during the 14th Five Year Plan period.Based on literature review and logical analysis,it analyzes the driving forces and difficulties of the development of the"integration of sports,medicine,and nutrition"model during the 14th Five Year Plan period,and proposes optimization paths.It is believed that the core driving forces for the development of the"integration of physical education,medical care,and elderly care"model are the aging population and increasing demand for health,the continuous improvement of medical and health services,and the gradual increase in national policy support.The development of the"integration of physical education,medical care,and nursing"model faces practical difficulties such as incomplete laws and regulations,shortage of professional talents,low social awareness,imbalanced resource allocation,and unsmooth industrial collaboration.Based on this,combined with the national health development demand during the 14th Five Year Plan period,it is proposed to strengthen the construction of laws and regulations and formulate unified standards and norms;innovate talent training channels and establish a diversified training system;increase publicity and education efforts to raise public awareness and understanding;integrate and optimize resource allocation to improve resource utilization efficiency;build an industrial integration complex to promote industrial synergy and linkage.
7.Role of exercise-induced autophagy in prevention and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2022;38(5):1156-1160
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a metabolic disease characterized by chronic liver damage. Epidemiological surveys have shown that the incidence rate of NAFLD is increasing constantly and NAFLD has become a serious threat to human life and health. Studies have shown that autophagy dysregulation is an important pathophysiological mechanism of NAFLD, and exercise, as an important non-pharmacological treatment, can prevent and treat NAFLD by inducing autophagy, but its exact mechanism is still unclear. This article summarizes the theoretical studies and application results related to the association between autophagy and NAFLD, the effect of exercise-induced autophagy on NAFLD, and its potential molecular mechanism, in order to provide a theoretical reference for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD.
8.Role and mechanism of exercise in improving liver cirrhosis with sarcopenia
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2022;38(3):666-670
Sarcopenia is an important manifestation of malnutrition in patients with liver cirrhosis and is one of the common complications of liver cirrhosis, and about 30%-70% of the patients with liver cirrhosis suffer from sarcopenia, which seriously affects the survival and prognosis of patients. Studies have shown that exercise therapy has many advantages in the treatment of such diseases, such as few side effects, high benefits, and simple operability. To summarize the theoretical studies and application results of exercise in liver cirrhosis with sarcopenia and find evidence for the effect of exercise on liver cirrhosis with sarcopenia and related mechanisms, in order to provide a scientific reference for the treatment of liver cirrhosis with sarcopenia.
9.Studies on behavior change and related factors among female sex workers in Qingdao city of Shandong province, between 2006 and 2015
Meizhen LIAO ; Xiaoyan ZHU ; Pengxiang HUANG ; Zhenxia JIANG ; Xijiang ZHANG ; Ning ZHANG ; Guoyong WANG ; Yuesheng QIAN ; Xiaorun TAO ; Dianmin KANG
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2017;38(12):1660-1664
Objective This study aimed to analyze the behavior change and related factors regarding HIV/STD epidemics among female sex workers (FSWs) in Qingdao city.Methods According to the requirements set by the "National HIV/AIDS sentinel surveillance program",information on demographics,sexual and drug use behaviors,and HIV-related services among female sex workers (FSWs) was collected from ten consecutive annual cross-sectional surveys from 2006 to 2015.Blood samples were drawn for serological tests on both HIV and syphilis antibodies.Results Data from the sampled FSWs over the ten years,a higher proportion of participants who were aged 30 or more,married or cohabited and on-call FSW were followed.The prevalence of syphilis increased significantly from 1.0% (4/420) in 2006 to 13.3% (53/400) in 2015 (trendx2=54.22,P<0.001).Rates on illicit drug use were ranging from 12.0% (48/400) and 55.5% (222/400) while the rate on consistent condom use with clients in the last month showed decreasing,with trendx2=170.62,P<0.001.The proportion of HIV-related knowledge score ≥ 6 (trend x2 =152.96,P< 0.001),or ever been tested for HIV (trendx2=114.87,P<0.001) were both significantly increased over the last ten years.Between 2009 and 2015,results from the annual stratified analysis showed that the FSWs who used drugs were more likely than the FSWs who were non-drug users less consistently using condoms with clients in last month and being syphilis positive (P<0.05).On-call FSWs were more likely to be syphilis positive (P<0.05) than the non on-call FSWs.Conclusions The prevalence of syphilis among FSWs in Qingdao city had been rising over the last ten years,with synthetic drug abuse as an important risk factor.Better targeted surveillance and intervention efforts among those drug-using FSWs seemed important to reduce the epidemics.
10.Prevention of vasovagal response by applied muscle tension at different time points during blood donation
Yuesheng LIAO ; Xiuhua ZHANG ; Shan WEN ; Yanting WANG ; Qunying LAI ; Yan ZHONG ; Jun XIE ; Xiaohua WANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2022;35(9):985-988
【Objective】 To explore the role and value of applied muscle tension (AMT) in preventing vasovagal nerve reaction (VVR) in blood donors. 【Methods】 A total of 2 992 people, susceptible to suffer VVR from May 2020 to may 2022, were randomly divided into control group (1406 cases) and observation group (1 586 cases). The control group was not given AMT intervention, while the observation group received AMT intervention at different periods during blood donation. The changes of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate and psychological state of anxiety (self-rating anxiety scale, SAS) of blood donors were monitored in the two groups at each period to compare the occurrence of VVR. 【Results】 There were no statistically significant differences in blood pressure and heart rate between the two groups before blood donation (P>0.05). The parameters were relatively stable in observation group during and after donation, but significantly different from that of the controls(P>0.05). SAS score was similar in two groups before blood donation(P>0.05), while decreased in observation group during and after donation in comparison with the controls(P<0.05). The incidence of VVR in the observation group was 3.09%, which was significantly lower than that in the control group (7.97%)(P<0.05). The incidence of VVR was 2.18% after AMT exercise during blood donation. 【Conclusion】 AMT intervention in different periods of blood donation can significantly reduce the occurrence of VVR.