1.CircSLC8A1_005 Inhibits the Fibrotic Phenotype of Cardiac Fibroblasts by Encoding Protein
Yating HU ; Yuan GAO ; Huayan WU ; Yu LIANG ; Hui LI ; Jindong XU ; Yupeng LIU ; Zhixin SHAN
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(1):35-44
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of circSLC8A1_005 on the fibrotic phenotype of cardiac fibroblasts and the potential mechanism involved. MethodsThe effect of adenovirus-mediated overexpression of circSLC8A1_005 on the expression of fibrosis-related genes, collagen type I alpha 1 chain (Col1a1), collagen type Ⅲ alpha 1 chain (Col3a1) and smooth muscle actin alpha 2 (Acta2), in mouse cardiac fibroblasts (mCFs) were detected. The proliferation and migration activities of mCFs were detected by EdU and wound-healing assay, respectively. Dual luciferase reporter gene assay was performed to detect the activity of potential internal ribozyme entry site (IRES) in circSLC8A1_005. CircSLC8A1_005-translated protein, SLC8A1-605aa, and its intracellular distribution was identified by Western blot assay. The effect of SLC8A1-605aa protein on transcription activity of Sod2 gene was detected by the dual luciferase reporter gene assay. RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) was utilized to verify the interaction between SLC8A1-605aa and superoxide dismutase 2 (Sod2) mRNA. Actinomycin D treatment was used to detect the effect of SLC8A1-605aa on Sod2 mRNA stability in mCFs. ResultsAn efficient adenovirus-mediated overexpression of circSLC8A1_005 was achieved in mCFs. The enforced expression of circSLC8A1_005 suppressed proliferation and migration of mCFs, and inhibited the expression of fibrosis-related genes in mCFs. The dual luciferase reporter gene assay revealed the activities of 2 IRES in circSLC8A1_005. Results of Western blot assay showed that circSLC8A1_005 could translate protein SLC8A1-605aa with the prospected molecular weight of 70 ku, which is predominantly distributed in the nucleus. Overexpression of the circSLC8A1_005 and SLC8A1-605aa could consistently inhibit the fibrotic phenotype of mCFs. SLC8A1-605aa could up-regulate superoxide dismutase 2 (Sod2) expression, but not at the transcriptional level. RIP assay indicated that SLC8A1-605aa could specifically interact with Sod2 mRNA, and the results of actinomycin D assay showed that SLC8A1-605aa could enhance the stability of Sod2 mRNA in mCFs. ConclusionCircSLC8A1_005 inhibits the fibrotic phenotype of cardiac fibroblasts via translating SLC8A1-605aa protein, and SLC8A1-605aa may be a potential target for the treatment of myocardial fibrosis.
2.CircRNA Circ_0120051 Inhibits the Fibrotic Phenotype of Myocardial Fibroblasts via Targeting miR-144-3p/IDH2 Axis
Yu LIANG ; Zhiqin HU ; Yihong WEN ; Huayan WU ; Ya WNAG ; Yupeng LIU ; Zhixin SHAN ; Xianhong FANG
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(2):196-205
ObjectiveTo investigate the regulatory effect of circular RNA circ_0120051 on the fibrotic phenotype of cardiac fibroblasts and the potential mechanism involved. MethodsThe expression of circ_0120051 and its host gene of solute carrier family 8 member A1(SLC8A1) mRNA in the myocardium of healthy organ donors (n=24) and heart failure (HF) patients (n=21) were assessed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assay. RNA stability of circ_0120051 was identified by RNase R exonuclease digestion assay. The cytoplasmic and nuclear distribution of circ_0120051 in human cardiomyocyte AC16 was detected by RT-qPCR assay. The expression of fibrosis-related genes in mouse cardiac fibroblasts (mCFs) with adenovirus-mediated overexpression of circ_0120051 was detected by RT-qPCR and Western blot assay, respectively. The effect of overexpression of circ_0120051 on the migration activity of mCFs was evaluated by wound-healing assay. RNA co-immunoprecipitation (RIP) was conducted to detect the interaction between circ_0120051 and miR-144-3p. The binding site of miR-144-3p in the 3'-UTR of isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (Idh2) mRNA was identified by the dual luciferase reporter gene assay. ResultsCirc_0120051 was significantly up-regulated in the myocardium of HF patients, while the mRNA expression of its host gene SLC8A1 was not changed. Circ_0120051 was mainly located in the cytoplasm of human AC16 cells. Results of RNase R exonuclease digestion revealed that circ_0120051 possesses the characteristic stability of circular RNA compared to the linear SLC8A1 mRNA. Overexpression of circ_0120051 could inhibit the expression of fibrosis-related gene in mCFs and mCFs migration. RIP assay confirmed the specific interaction between circ_0120051 and miR-144-3p. Transfection of miR-144-3p mimic could efficiently promote the expression of fibrosis-related genes in mCFs and reverse the inhibitory effect of circ_0120051 on the fibrotic phenotype of mCFs. Results of the dual luciferase reporter gene assay confirmed the interaction between miR-144-3p and the 3'-UTR of Idh2. Transfection of miR-144-3p transcriptionally inhibited Idh2 expression, and overexpression of circ_0120051 enhanced IDH2 expression in mCFs. MiR-144-3p mimic and Idh2 small interfering RNA (siRNA) could consistently reverse the inhibitory effects of circ_0120051 on fibrosis-related genes expression in mCFs and mCFs migration. ConclusionsCirc_0120051 inhibits the fibrotic phenotype of cardiac fibroblasts via sponging miR-144-3p to enhance the target gene of IDH2 expression.
3.Desmoid fibromatosis of the breast:clinicopathological analysis of twenty-six cases and review of literatures
Huifen HUANG ; Pan LI ; Huayan REN ; Yuqiong LIU ; Wencai LI ; Huixiang LI
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2024;40(9):961-966
Purpose To investigate the clinicopathological features,diagnosis,differential diagnosis and molecular charac-teristics desmoid fibromatosis the breast(DFB).Methods The clinicopathological data and prognostic information of 26 pa-tients with desmoid fibromatosis of the breast were collected.Their clinical characteristics,histological morphologies,immu-nophenotypes and molecular characteristics were analyzed.Re-sults All the 26 patients were female,with a median age of 34.5 years and an average age of 36.8 years(range from 13 to 69 years).There were 10 cases in left breast,14 cases in right breast and 2 cases in bilateral breast.Isolated and painless breast masses were found in all patients,and 3 cases were ac-companied by nipple depression.Grossly,most of them showed a poorly circumscribed tan-white to gray mass with a trabeculated appearance.Microscopically,all the tumors were composed of mild spindle cells with varying intervals of collagen fiber bun-dles.The boundary between the tumor and the surrounding breast tissue was not clear,and the tumor cells infiltrated adja-cent tissues,such as breast ducts,lobules,adipose tissue,and skeletal muscle.Uniform spindle or oval cells formed in fascicles and interwoven,without atypical or polymorphism;the nuclear chromatin was sparse or vacuolar,with small nucleoli,but mito-ses were rare or absent.Nuclear accumulation of β-catenin was present in 20 of 26 tumors,SMA was variously positive in 20 of 26,desmin was focally positive in 6 of 26;CKpan,CK5/6,p63,CD34,CD10 and S-100 were all negative.The Ki67 index was 5%-10%.The gene mutations of CTNNB1 exon 3 were found in 18 of 26 by Sanger sequencing,including T41A(83.3%),S45P(11.1%)and S45F(5.6%).Two patients also had familial adenomatous polyposis.Local resection was performed in 23 cases,mastectomy was performed in 2 cases,and one case did not require any additional treatment after core needle biopsy.20 cases were followed up for 1-108 months,and no recurrence occurred.Conclusion Desmoid fibromatosis of the breast is rare,and can mimic breast cancer clinically,ra-diologically and histologically.It should be always considered in differential diagnosis for the spindle cell proliferations of the breast.A diagnosis of DFB can be achieved basing on the typi-cal histopathology,immunohistochemistry,history and gene se-quencing.
4.The design of slope adjustment mattress and its application in position management of children with mechanical ventilation in pediatric intensive care unit
Qiongjie LIU ; Xinping ZHANG ; Dan PENG ; Meihua LIU ; Huayan LIU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2024;40(13):984-991
Objective:To explore the application effect of slope adjustment mattresses in the position management of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) mechanically ventilated children, in order to seek methods for maintaining effective posture in clinical practice.Methods:This was a quasi-experimental study. In this study, the mechanically ventilated children in PICU of Hunan Children′s Hospital from January 1 to December 31, 2022 were selected by convenient sampling method and divided into control group ( n=21) and experimental group ( n=21) according to random number table. Children in control group used the hospital bed and the traditional posture management, and children in experimental group used the slope adjustment mattress for posture management. The comfort scores, mechanical ventilation time, PICU length of stay, postural decline, unplanned extubation and blood gas analysis index were compared between the two groups. Results:There were 21 cases were admitted in each group ultimately. In the control group, there were 10 males and 11 females, the age was (31.43 ± 27.01) months. There were 11 males and 10 females in the experimental group, the age was (24.57 ± 24.20) months. The comfort scores of the experimental group were (13.57 ± 0.93) and (12.52 ± 0.60) points at the 24 hour and 72 hour respectively; while the comfort scores of the control group were (16.05 ± 1.72) and (15.81 ± 1.66) points at the 24 hour and 72 hour respectively. There were significant differences between the two groups ( t=5.82, 8.52, both P<0.05). The mechanical ventilation time was (5.43 ± 2.48) d, the PICU length of stay was (9.29 ± 3.04) d, and the number of postural decline was (7.52 ± 2.06) times in the experimental group which was superior to control group (8.52 ± 4.65) d, (12.71 ± 6.76) d, (14.95 ± 6.86) times, the differences were significant ( t=2.69, 2.12, 4.75, all P<0.05). There were 0 case of unplanned extubation in the experimental group and 4 cases of unplanned extubation in the control group .The difference was significant ( χ2=5.97, P<0.05). For blood gas analysis, PaCO 2 on the second day were (56.90 ± 6.77) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) in the control group, and (48.67 ± 8.13) mmHg in the experimental group; PaO 2, oxygenation index, PaCO 2 on the third day were (91.19 ± 16.27), (278.19 ± 71.54), (51.62 ± 4.73) mmHg in the control group, and (110.43 ± 21.73), (347.33 ± 90.95), (40.24 ± 5.57) mmHg in the experimental group, the differences were significant ( t values were 7.50-51.00, all P<0.05). There were significant differences about blood gas analysis of time interaction, inter-group interaction, time and inter-group interaction were compared between the two groups ( F values were 3.62-66.38, all P<0.05). Conclusions:Slope adjustment mattresses can maintain effective posture, improve comfort, shorten PICU hospital stay and mechanical ventilation time, significantly reduce posture decline and the risk of unplanned tube withdrawal adverse events in PICU mechanically ventilated children. Improving ventilation and ventilation disorders to enhance blood gas analysis indicators.This appliance can be used as an optimized choice for posture management and expected to effectively improve the quality of nursing care.
5.Latent profile analysis and influencing factors of parental fear of progression in school-age children with asthma
Xia WU ; Min YI ; Xiaoyan TAN ; Niu DING ; Shan ZENG ; Yuewei CHEN ; Xiang LIANG ; Huayan LIU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2024;40(22):1681-1688
Objective:To explore the current situation of fear of progression among parents of school-age children with asthma, and to analyze the latent profile categories and influencing factors, so as to provide the reference for the formulation of prevention and intervention.Methods:Using convenient sampling method, school-age children with asthma and their parents treated in the Affiliated Children's Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University from March to August 2023 were selected as the study objects. The General Data Questionnaire, Parent Fear of Progression Scale, Childhood Asthma Control Test, and Social Support Rating Scale were used to investigate school-age children with asthma and their parents. Latent profile analysis was performed on the fear of disease progression among parents of school-age children with asthma, and χ2 test and binary Logistic regression were used to explore the influencing factors. Results:A total of 210 parents of the children were included with 51 fathers and 159 mothers.The age distribution was 20-30 years old with 42 parents, 31-40 years old with 112 parents, 41-50 years old with 56 parents. In 210 children with asthma, there were 123 males and 87 females, with 141 cases aged<10 years old and 69 cases aged ≥10 years old. The fear of progression among parents of school-age children with asthma could be divided into two potential profile categories: "psychological dysfunction group (46.7%, 98/210)" and "psychological health good group (53.3%, 112/210)". The results of binary Logistic regression analysis showed that asthma family history, combined allergic rhinitis, child-parent relationship, marital status, asthma symptom control level, and social support level were the influencing factors of fear of progression among parents of school-age children with asthma( OR values were 0.925-10.010, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The fear of progression among parents of school-age children with asthma is at a moderate level, and there are obvious different classification characteristics. In the future, targeted and precise prevention and intervention should be implemented according to the category characteristics of fear of progression among parents of school-age children with asthma.
6.Development and application of a pulmonary rehabilitation training system for children with bronchiolitis obliterans
Min YI ; Xia WU ; Xiaoyan TAN ; Lina ZHONG ; Qin YANG ; Yanping CHEN ; Huayan LIU
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(14):1678-1686
Objective To develop a pulmonary rehabilitation training system based on scenario simulation for children with bronchiolitis obliterans,and to explore its application effect.Methods A pulmonary rehabilitation training program for children with bronchiolitis obliterans was constructed,and on the basis of this program,a pul-monary rehabilitation training system based on scenario simulation was developed for children with bronchiolitis obliterans,with real-time monitoring of relevant data.44 children with bronchiolitis obliterans who were hospitalized in the Department of Respiratory Medicine of a tertiary A children's specialized hospital in Hunan Province from January to December 2022 were selected by convenience sampling method,and the subjects were divided into an experimental group and a control group with 22 cases in each group.The experimental group adopted a pulmonary rehabilitation training program based on scenario simulation,and the control group implemented pulmonary rehabili-tation through nurse demonstration and guidance.At pre-intervention,4 weeks,and 12 weeks of intervention,the 2 groups were compared in terms of clinical symptom severity,pulmonary function,adherence to pulmonary rehabilita-tion,and the occurrence of pulmonary rehabilitation-related adverse events.Results There were no shedding cases in the experimental group and a case in the control group,and 22 cases were finally included in the experimental group and 21 cases in the control group.The results of repeated measures ANOVA showed that the comparison of clinical symptom severity and pulmonary function between the 2 groups at different time points was statistically sig-nificant in terms of time,between groups and interaction(P<0.05).Simple effect analysis showed that after 4 and 12 weeks of intervention,the severity of clinical symptoms in the experimental group was lighter than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.001).At 12 weeks of intervention,pulmonary func-tion indexes,such as exertional expiratory volume in the first second,exertional lung volume,and maximum expiratory flow rate,were higher in the experimental group than those in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.001).At 4 and 12 weeks of intervention,the compliance of pulmonary rehabilitation in the experi-mental group was higher than that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).At 12 weeks of intervention,the occurrence of adverse events related to pulmonary rehabilitation in the experimental group was less than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P=0.026).Conclusion The use of a scenario simulation-based pulmonary rehabilitation training system for children with bronchiolitis obliterans can effectively alleviate the clinical symptoms of children,improve their pulmonary function,increase compliance,and reduce the occurrence of pulmonary rehabilitation-related adverse events.
7.Expert consensus on subcutaneous injection nursing for allergic asthma in children
Pediatric Respiratory(Asthma)Group,Pediatric Nursing Alliance,Children's National Medical Center ; Nan SONG ; Wei LIU ; Juan LÜ ; Rui ZHU ; Wei CHI ; Huayan LIU ; Qiyun SHANG ; Cuizhi WANG ; Qianmei LI ; Xiaoli LIU ; Hanqing SHAO ; Zijuan WANG ; Yulin LIU
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(21):2602-2606
Objective To develop an expert consensus on subcutaneous injection nursing for allergic asthma in children,standardize nursing practice to reduce the occurrence of related adverse reactions.Methods The clinical guideline,expert consensus,systematic review,evidence summary and original research on subcutaneous injection of monoclonal antibody drug for children with allergic asthma were comprehensively searched in domestic and foreign databases.The time limit for retrieval was from the establishment of databases until August 2023.Combined with clinical practice experience,the first draft of the consensus was formed.From December 2023 to February 2024,27 experts were invited to conduct 2 rounds of expert letter consultation,revise and improve the contents of the first draft,and expert demonstration was conducted,and finally a consensus final draft was formed.Results The effective recovery rate of the 2 rounds of letter consultation questionnaires was 100%;the authority coefficient of experts was 0.88;the judging basis coefficient was 0.93;the familiarity coefficient was 0.83.In the 2 rounds of correspondence,the Kendall concordant coefficients of expert opinions were 0.241 and 0.252,respectively(P<0.001 for both).The consensus includes 6 parts,including personnel management,environmental layout,indications and contraindications,subcutaneous injection operation norms,identification and treatment of adverse reactions,and health education.Conclusion The consensus is strongly scientific and practical,and can provide guidance for nursing practice of subcutaneous injection of monoclonal antibodies in children with allergic asthma.
8.Prevalence and associated factors of myocardial involvement in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients in the first decade of life.
Rong XU ; Huayan XU ; Kun ZHANG ; Hong XU ; Hui LIU ; Hang FU ; Linjun XIE ; Ke XU ; Chuan FU ; Xuesheng LI ; Xiaoyue ZHOU ; Rajiv ANANTHAKRISHNA ; Joseph B SELVANAYAGAM ; Li YU ; Xiaotang CAI ; Yingkun GUO
Chinese Medical Journal 2023;136(9):1132-1134
9.Visualization analysis of pulmonary rehabilitation research based on Web of Science and China National Knowledge Infrastructure
Xiaoyan TAN ; Jun QIU ; Min YI ; Shan ZENG ; Cui LUO ; Huayan LIU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2023;39(13):997-1003
Objective:To analyze the related literature of pulmonary rehabilitation research at home and abroad, understand its research focus and development trend, and provide a reference and basis for future pulmonary rehabilitation research.Methods:Literature related to pulmonary rehabilitation published in the database of Web of Science and China National Knowledge Infrastructure from January 2015 to February 2022 was retrieved, and the contents such as the number of articles published annually, authors, research institutions, and high-frequency keywords were visually analyzed by bibliometrics and CiteSpace software.Results:The number of articles published each year showed an obvious upward trend from 2015, and the number of Chinese documents was higher than that of English documents from 2019 to 2020. MARTIJN A SPRUIT was the author with the largest number of articles published in English, with a total of 65 articles published, with close cooperation among scholars. Che Guowei was the author with the largest number of articles published in Chinese literature, with 13 articles published in total. The cooperation among the authors was relatively lacking and scattered. The main research institutions abroad were universities, and the institution with the highest number of papers was Maastricht University in the Netherlands, with a total of 85 articles. The research institutions cooperated closely and formed a cooperation network. Hospitals were the main research institutions in China, and the thoracic surgery Department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University had the highest total number of publications, with 14 articles. The cooperation among institutions was not close, and there was a lack of cooperation with universities and scientific research institutions. Through keyword co-occurrence and clustering and timeline view analysis, it was concluded that the research hotspots in this field were pulmonary rehabilitation of patients with different chronic respiratory diseases, the influence of pulmonary rehabilitation on lung function and quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and the intervention methods of pulmonary rehabilitation. The future trend was predicted as the clinical application value of pulmonary rehabilitation in the treatment of lung cancer.Conclusions:At present, pulmonary rehabilitation research is in a stable development period. However, the cooperation between domestic authors and institutions is not close enough compared with foreign countries. In the future, China should strengthen the communication and cooperation between research teams, and learn from foreign research results to further develop the application of pulmonary rehabilitation in lung cancer patients, to promote the development of pulmonary rehabilitation research in China.
10.Application of early respiratory training program based on 4E model in children with bronchiolitis obliterans
Huayan LIU ; Min YI ; Jianhui XIE ; Yanping CHEN ; Xiaoyan TAN ; Lina ZHONG ; Lifeng GU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2023;39(19):1448-1455
Objective:To explore application effect of early respiratory training schemes based on 4E mode (Engage, Educate, Execute, Evaluate) in children with bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) and provide evidence for the clinical implementation of early respiratory rehabilitation in children with BO.Methods:This was a quasi-experimental study. The children with BO who were admitted to 2 wards of the Department of Respiratory Medicine of Hunan Children's Hospital from January 1 to December 31, 2021 were selected as the research objects. They were randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group, with 23 cases in each group. The control group received routine treatment, nursing and rehabilitation guidance. The experimental group established a multidisciplinary team based on the control group, and used the early respiratory training program based on the 4E model to implement intervention. The clinical symptom severity scale was used to evaluate the improvement of the clinical symptoms of the children within 24 hours of being diagnosed as BO, the day of discharge, and 1 and 3 months after discharge for re-examination, and the hospitalization time of the children and the incidence of adverse events related to respiratory training were counted by using medical records and questionnaires.Results:The clinical symptom severity scores of the experimental group within 24 hours of admission diagnosis and the day of discharge were (20.00 ± 2.51) and (11.30 ± 2.46)points respectively, while those of the control group were (20.57 ± 2.21) and (11.70 ± 2.42) points respectively, with no statistically significant difference ( t=0.81, 0.54, both P>0.05). The clinical symptom severity scores of the experimental group were(10.52 ± 2.31) and (8.55 ± 1.06) points, lower than (12.32 ± 1.39) and (12.45 ± 2.19) points of the control group when they returned to the hospital for re-examination 1 and 3 months after discharge, with a statistically significant difference ( t=3.14, 7.25, both P<0.05). The experimental group was hospitalized for (11.78 ± 1.17) days, which was showter than (13.74 ± 1.63) days in the control group, with a statistically significant difference ( t=4.68, P<0.05). No respiratory training-related adverse events occurred in both groups of children during hospitalization. During home respiratory training after discharge, 1 and 2 respiratory training-related adverse events occurred in the experimental group 1 and 3 months after discharge, respectively, compared with 6 and 9 in the control group. The difference was statistically significant ( χ2=4.64, 5.94, both P<0.05). Conclusions:Early respiratory training solutions based on the 4E mode can improve the clinical symptoms of BO children, shorten the hospitalization time, reduce the number of adverse events related to respiratory training, and promote the recovery of children.

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