1.Research hotspots and trend analysis of puberty development among children and adolescents from 2013 to 2022
Chinese Journal of School Health 2023;44(6):900-905
Objective:
To analyze the hotspots, frontiers, and future research trends related to puberty development among children and adolescents from 2013 to 2022, and to provide a reference for subsequent research related to puberty development.
Methods:
Data related to puberty development from 2013 to 2022 were retrieved from the Web of Science core collection with the search formula "puberty timing (title) OR puberty development (title) OR pubertal timing (title) OR pubertal development (title) OR puberty timing (abstract) OR puberty development (abstract) OR pubertal timing (abstract) OR pubertal development (abstract)". The CiteSpace was used for visual analysis.
Results:
A total of 6 684 publications were obtained and an upward trend could be seen in the number of publications in the field of puberty development in the last 10 years. Researchers with a high number of publications were Juul Anders, Brix Nis, and Ernst Andreas, in addition, the United States had the highest number of publications ( 2 125 ) and the highest betweenness centrality (0.23) in this field. In the last decade, research hotspots had focused on the timing of pubertal initiation, biological mechanisms of pubertal development, and sex differences in pubertal development. Research on environmental endocrine disruptors and the mechanisms of pubertal development were at the forefront of research and future research trends.
Conclusion
Scholars can refer to the research hotspots and research trends in this field and focus on the issues related to environmental endocrine disruptors and pubertal development mechanisms.
2.Function of platelet-derived extracellular vesicles in adverse reactions to blood transfusion
Ziyue MI ; Zhong LIU ; Li TIAN
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2021;34(9):1050-1054
Recent studies have shown that a series of structural and functional changes would occur during the process of platelet collection, storage and transfusion. The storage of platelets would induce the production of extracellular vesicles. During the process of platelet transfusion, extracellular vesicles play a critical role by carrying diverse substances under various pathophysiological conditions, which causes adverse reactions to blood transfusion. Ceramide and soluble CD40L (sCD40L) carried by platelet-derived extracellular vesicles may lead to transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). Extracellular vesicles containing mtDNA are considered as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), which can mediate local and systemic inflammation and promote inflammation through interactions with leukocytes and monocytes. Platelet derived extracellular vesicles contain lots of procoagulant substances, which are considered as prethrombotic substances. The RNA of varying species or content carried by vesicles during the process of platelet storage may also related to the occurrence of adverse reactions to blood transfusion.
3.Analysis of different fixation devices in precision radiotherapy for prostate cancer under bowel and bladder preparation protocol
Sijuan HUANG ; Ziyue ZHONG ; Hao TANG ; Yang LIU ; Mengxue HE ; Xuan GUO ; Liru HE ; Zhiyue LIN ; Wenyan YAO ; Senkui XU ; Xin YANG
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2022;31(8):716-721
Objective:To provide evidence for the selection of fixation devices and CTV to PTV margins (M ptv) in precision radiotherapy for pelvic tumors by analyzing three fixation devices in precision radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Methods:From April 2015 to December 2020, 133 prostate cancer patients treated with pelvic drainage area irradiation in our center were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were fixed with 1.2m vacuum bag (n=39), 1.8m vacuum bag (n=44) and personalized prone plate by our center (n=50). Each patient was asked to complete our bowel and bladder preparation process before positioning and radiotherapy. The registration of CBCT to planned CT before each treatment adopted the same registration box and algorithm. Setup errors in the SI, LR and AP directions under qualified bowel and bladder conditions were recorded. Setup errors in three directions under three fixation devices and corresponding M ptv values were analyzed. The correlation between setup errors with age and body mass index (BMI) was analyzed. Results:Analysis of 3333 setup errors data showed: in the SI and LR directions, the mean setup errors of 1.2m vacuum bag (3.26mm, 2.34mm) were greater than those of 1.8m vacuum bag (2.51mm, P<0.001; 1.90mm, P<0.001), and personalized prone plate (3.07mm, P=0.066; 2.10 mm, P=0.009). In the AP direction, the mean setup errors of 1.2m vacuum bag (supine)(2.20mm) were smaller than those of 1.8m vacuum bag (3.33mm, P<0.001) and personalized prone plate (3.61mm, P<0.001). The setup errors of 1.8m vacuum bag in all directions were smaller than those of personalized prone plate (P≤0.028). According to Van Herk's expansion formula, the M ptv of 1.2m vacuum bag in three directions was approximately 4 mm. The M ptv of 1.8m vacuum bag and personalized prone plate in the SI and LR directions was approximately 3 mm, and more than 5 mm in the AP direction. The setup errors were not correlated with age or BMI. Conclusions:From the setup errors results of three devices, 1.8m vacuum bag is the best, followed by personalized prone plate. And supine position is better than prone position in the AP direction.
4.Association Between Ferroptosis and Central Nervous System Diseases and A Review of Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention
Hao LIU ; Hanying XU ; Zhong SHI ; Fan YAO ; Ziyue TIAN ; Tianye LAN ; Weimin ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(5):246-256
Central nervous system (CNS) is a sophisticated system subject to complex regulation, which dominates the high-level neural activities of the human body. Due to its complex physiological structure and refined regulatory mechanism covering a variety of diseases, CNS is the place where many chronic, refractory and rare diseases occur. Nerve cell is the basic unit of CNS, and its dysfunction and death is the root cause of CNS diseases. Ferroptosis is a new form of programmed cell death proposed in recent years, and has been proved to be closely related to the production and development of multiple CNS diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including Chinese herbs, acupuncture and moxibustion, and massage, has shown unique advantages in the treatment of CNS diseases for a long time. A large number of studies have demonstrated that TCM participates in the regulation of CNS diseases via regulating ferroptosis and shows a good research prospect. This paper summarized the characteristics of ferroptosis and discussed the association between ferroptosis and CNS diseases in pathological mechanism. We also reviewed the regulation of various CNS diseases by different TCM interventions through ferroptosis, providing references for TCM to participate in the treatment of CNS diseases properly in the future.
5.Genetic background of RhD negative blood donors
Qi REN ; Lushu CAO ; Yan XIA ; Haixia XU ; Yudi XIE ; Ziyue MI ; Xiaoyu GUAN ; Zhong LIU ; Li TIAN
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2022;35(10):1014-1016
【Objective】 To analyze the genetic background of RhD-negative blood donors by detecting RHD and RHCE genes of those donors. 【Methods】 From March 2021 to May 2022, the blood samples of RhD-negative blood donors, who had been screened out by RhD primary screening and confirmatory experiments in the Yaan Blood Center, were firstly identified whether the RHD allele was completely deleted, then whether there were deletions in 10 exons of non-RHD allele complete deletion samples, finally, the remaining samples without RHD alleles and exon deletions were further analyzed by DNA sequencing. RHCE gene was detected by SSP-PCR method. 【Results】 Among the RHD gene test results of 104 RhD-negative samples, 65 cases were completely deleted (d/d), 33 were RHD partially deleted (one allele deletion), and 6 were without RHD gene deletion. The RHD alleles of 33 samples with partial deletion were detected by 10 exons, 13 had partial exon deletion, with genotype as RHD*D-CE(3-9)-D/d and phenotype as RhD negativity, and the remaining 20 samples had no exon deletion. The exon sequencing results of the non-deletion samples showed RHD*1227A/RHD*1227A in 6 samples, RHD*1227A/d in 19, RHD*3A/d in 1; both of the last two were considered Del by ISBT. The RHCE gene test results showed that all cc genotype blood donors were RhD true negative, while Del blood donors had no cc genotype. 【Conclusion】 Through the genetic background study of RhD negative blood donors, it is found that there is a high proportion of Del with weak expression of RhD antigen, whether this blood type affects clinical blood safety needs further researches.