1.Bioinformatics and Animal Experiments Reveal Mechanism of Shouhui Tongbian Capsules in Treating Constipation
Yong LIANG ; Qimeng ZHANG ; Bin GE ; Yang ZHANG ; Yu SHI ; Yue LU ; Hongxi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(4):150-157
ObjectiveTo explore the mechanism of Shouhui Tongbian capsules in treating constipation based on the research foundation of its active components combined with network pharmacology and animal experiments. MethodsThe drug components were imported into SwissTargetPrediction to predict the targets of Shouhui Tongbian capsules, and constipation-related targets were collected from disease databases. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed for the common targets shared by Shouhui Tongbian capsules and constipation to screen key targets, which was followed by gene ontology (GO) function and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses. A "bioactive component-target-pathway" network was constructed, and the core components of Shouhui Tongbian capsules in treating constipation were screened based on the topological parameters of this network. Molecular docking was employed to predict the binding affinity of core components to key targets. A mouse model of constipation was constructed to screen the key pathways and targets of the drug intervention in constipation. ResultsThe PPI network revealed six key constipation-related targets: protein kinase B (Akt1), B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β), cyclooxygenase-2 (PTGS2), estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1), and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The KEGG pathway analysis showed that the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway was the most enriched. The topological parameter analysis of the "bioactive component-target-pathway" network screened out the top 10 core components: auranetin, isosinensetin, naringin, diosmetin, quercetin, apigenin, luteolin, hesperidin, isorhapontigenin, and chrysophanol. Molecular docking results showed that the 10 core components had strong binding affinity with the 6 key targets. Animal experiments showed that after intervention with different doses of Shouhui Tongbian capsules, the time to the first black stool excretion was reduced and the fecal water content and small intestine charcoal propulsion rate of mice were improved. After treatment with Shouhui Tongbian capsules, the colonic mucosal injury and glandular arrangement were alleviated, and the muscle layer thickness was increased. Western blot results showed that Shouhui Tongbian capsules recovered the expression of apoptosis-related molecules mediated by the PI3K/Akt pathway in the colonic tissue of constipated mice. Terminal-deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) results showed that the cell apoptosis rate of the colon significantly reduced after intervention with Shouhui Tongbian capsules. ConclusionThe results of network pharmacology and animal experiments confirmed that Shouhui Tongbian capsules can treat constipation through multiple targets and pathways. The capsules can effectively intervene in loperamide-induced constipation in mice by regulating the constipation indicators and reducing cell apoptosis in the colon tissue via activating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.
2.Epidemiological distribution characteristics and transmission patterns of Campylobacter in a Shandong broiler slaughterhouse
Shuai MIAO ; Xiu-mei HUANG ; Lin WANG ; Jun-hui LIU ; Jian-mei ZHAO ; Yu-bin GAO ; Shi-ping SONG ; Si-yu ZHANG ; Na LIU ; Ge ZHAO ; Xi-yue ZHANG ; Jun-wei WANG ; Juan WANG ; Zhi-na QU
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2025;41(6):583-591
This research investigated the contamination level,distribution of drug-resistant strains,and molecular epidemiologi-cal characteristics of Campylobacter,and further explored transmission pathways and prevention strategies.Cecum,chicken carcass,chicken product,and environmental samples,as well as swabs from workers'hands,were collected from a slaughterhouse in a large broiler group in the Jiaodong area between August 2023 and July 2024.Quantitative contamination assessment of Campylobacter in chicken carcasses and chicken products was performed.After microbial mass spectrometry identification,the representative strains of different links were selected for drug resistance testing and whole genome sequencing(WGS).On the basis of the sequencing results,the resistance genes,virulence genes,multilocus sequence typing(MLST),and phylogenetic characteristics of representative strains were analyzed.Homology comparisons were performed between isolates and strains from patients with diarrhea in the NCBI database.A total of 297 Campylobacter strains were isolated from 806 samples,and the overall detection rate was 36.85%.The detection rate of Campylobacter was highest in the evisceration process(47.33%),followed by the cutting process(35.64%).Overall,the Campylo-bacter detection rate first increased,then decreased,and subsequently increased.Drug sensitivity testing revealed that 90 isolates were resistant to nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin,and 94.97%of isolates were resistant to tetracycline.WGS showed that both Campylo-bacter jejuni(C.jejuni)and Campylobacter coli(C.coli)carried many drug resistance and virulence genes.ST-14176 of C.jejuni was isolated for the first time herein.The predominant ST-8261 strain of C.jejuni and ST-860,ST-829,and ST-1586 strains of C.coli are known to cause human diarrhea.LOS expression genes associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome(GBS)were detected in both C.jejuni isolates from the slaughter chain and patients with GBS.Some strains exhibited close genetic relatedness to human-derived Campylo-bacter strains from the NCBI database.The detection rate of Campylobacter in the slaughterhouse first increased,then decreased,and subsequently increased,and the quantitative contamination level of each link was similar to the detection rate.Quantitative analysis of chicken carcasses/products revealed that the average bacterial load was highest in eviscerated carcasses(102.80 cfu/g),and the high-est amount of Campylobacter in chicken products reached 451.80 cfu/g.Abundant drug resistance genes and virulence genes were iden-tified,and the drug resistance genes were highly correlated with the drug resistance rate.Therefore,surveillance intensity and control measures for Campylobacter in slaughter processes should be strengthened.
3.Determination of sotagliflozin in rat plasma by UPLC-MS/MS method
Ge-xi CAO ; Xiao-xu ZHANG ; Yan-ru DENG ; Bin YAN ; Zhan-jun DONG
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2025;41(2):230-234
Objective To establish a ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer(UPLC-MS/MS)method for determining the concentration of sotagliflozin in rat plasma and apply it to pharmacokinetic studies in rats.Methods Electrospray negative ion multi-reaction ion detection was used.Chromatographic column:EXT-C18(2.1 mm × 100.0 mm,2.7 μm);column temperature:45 ℃;mobile phase:5 mmol·L-1 ammonium acetate aqueous solution-acetonitrile;flow rate:0.35 mL·min-1;ion pairs:sotagliflozin m/z 483.3→315.1,dapagliflozin m/z 467.4→329.2;injection volume:6 μL,plasma samples were processed using methyl tert-butyl ether liquid-liquid extraction.Six male SD rats were administered a single oral dose of sogliflozin at 40 mg·kg-1,and detected the concentration of sogliflozin in plasma.Pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated using Drug And Statistics(DAS)2.1.1.Results Sotagliflozin showed good linearity within the range of 5-2 000 ng·mL-1,with intra-day and inter-day precision both less than 15%.The recovery rate,matrix effect,and stability were all within the specified range.Pharmacokinetic parameters:Cmax was(3 716.67±568.28)ng·mL-1,tmax was(1.00±0.32)h,t1/2 was(2.28±0.45)h,AUC0-t was(1.70 × 104±2 075.87)ng·mL-1·h.Conclusion This study established a method for determining the concentration of sotagliflozin in rat plasma,which is characterized by high sensitivity,rapid detection,and good repeatability.It is suitable for the determination of sotagliflozin concentration in plasma and pharmacokinetic studies.
4.Development of an intensive care unit emergency tracheal intubation training course for resident physicians in critical care medicine based on virtual simulation technology
Zhiling ZHAO ; Kuangjian XIONG ; Bin HAN ; Qiang ZHANG ; Qinggang GE
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care 2025;32(2):217-219
Tracheal intubation in emergency and complex scenarios is difficult for critical care medicine residents.Virtual reality(VR)technology has not been used in the training of tracheal intubation in critical care scenarios in China.This project team has developed an emergency tracheal intubation training system for the intensive care unit(ICU)based on virtual simulation technology,and has obtained the computer software copyright registration certificate from the National Copyright Administration(registration number:2024SR1139484).This system uses a case script of acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS)secondary to severe acute pancreatitis,sets the roles of patients,family members,nurses and residents,collects digital resources of ICU rescue scenes,computer-aided design(CAD)drawings,instrument models and equipment photos,models instruments and equipment,and uses PICO 4 Pro VR helmets to display the ICU environment in the virtual scene.The key points of skill assessment include tracheal intubation operation,the ability to interpret laboratory results,the ability to judge diseases and the ability to work in teams.The user center contains 3 submodules,namely,the score center,skill analysis and user management.There are 3 user roles in the system,namely,residents,teachers and administrators.The system can track and record the entire operation process,including video recording and playback,and score and comprehensively evaluate each step,thereby realizing an objective and quantitative training and assessment system.By simulating the three-dimensional clinical operation environment of the ICU,the entire process of real tracheal intubation is fully reproduced.Resident doctors are placed in the ICU rescue scene,focusing on training tracheal intubation skills,the ability of doctor-patient communication,on-the-spot response,and teamwork,which is expected to become an important type of standardized teaching in critical care medicine.
5.The relationship between anxiety status and progestogen level in perimenopausal women and their effects on the pathogenesis of uterine fibroid
Bin WAN ; Jing CHEN ; Caihong XU ; Ge LI
Tumor 2025;45(3):232-242
Objective:To explore the relationship between anxiety status and progestogen level in perimenopausal women and their effects on the pathogenesis of uterine fibroid.Methods:A total of 376 perimenopausal women who visited the Department of Gynecology and Neurology of Nanjing Tongren Hospital affiliated School of Medicine of Southeast University from August 2019 to July 2023 were selected as the study subjects.Based on the and divided into two groups according to the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),they were divided into a non-anxiety group(n=202,SAS score<50)and an anxiety group(n=174,SAS score≥50).Additionally,according to the presence or absence of uterine fibroids,they were categorized into a non-uterine fibroid group(n=225)and a uterine fibroid group(n=151).The t test or x2 test was used to compare general demographic and clinical data between the non-uterine fibroid group and the uterine fibroid group.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the correlation between anxiety status,progesterone level,and uterine fibroid risk in perimenopausal women.The bootstrap method was used to analyze whether progesterone level mediate the relationship between anxiety status and uterine fibroid risk.Results:Comparison of baseline data between the non-uterine fibroid group and the uterine fibroid group showed that previous caesarean section,number of abortions,hemoglobin level,neutrophil count,lymphocyte count,and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)were not associated with the incidence of uterine fibroid(all P>0.05).In contrast,menstrual period,menstrual cycle,progesterone level,and SAS score were significantly associated with the incidence of uterine fibroid(all P<0.05).Analysis of the effects of different clinical features on the risk of uterine fibroid showed that age,chronic diseases history,and dysmenorrhea history were all significantly associated with the incidence of uterine fibroid in perimenopausal women(all P<0.05).Further,univariate logistic regression analysis showed that age≥55 years,chronic diseases,and dysmenorrhea were significant risk factors for uterine fibroid in perimenopausal women(all P<0.05).These seven significant risk factors(menstrual period,menstrual cycle,progesterone level,SAS score,age,chronic disease history,and dysmenorrhea history)were included in a multivariate logistic regression analysis,which identified SAS score and progesterone level as independent risk factors for uterine fibroid in perimenopausal women.Specifically,SAS score was positively correlated with uterine fibroid risk,while progesterone level was negatively correlated with the risk.Restriction cubic spline analysis showed a nonlinear quantitative response relationship between continuously changing progesterone level and the risk of uterine fibroid(x2=12.315,P<0.001),when progesterone level was≤2.00 ng/mL,the risk of uterine fibroid decreased with the increase of progesterone level(HR=1.014,95%CI:1.006-1.012,P<0.001),and when progesterone level was>2.00 ng/mL,the risk of uterine fibroid stabilized with further increases in progesterone level(HR=1.003,95%CI:0.998-1.002,P=0.001).After further adjusting for a variety of related confounding factors affecting the incidence of uterine fibroid in perimenopausal women,it was found that SAS score was an independent risk factor for predicting the incidence of uterine fibroid in perimenopausal women.Mediation effect analysis revealed that SAS score had a direct effect on the incidence of uterine fibroid(β1=0.202,95%CI:0.124-0.216),and progesterone level partially mediated the effect of SAS score on uterine fibroid risk(β2=0.196,95%CI:0.152-0.207).The total effect value was βtotal=0.398,and the mediating effect accounted for 49.25%of the total effect.Conclusion:There was an independent correlation between anxiety status and progestogen level in perimenopausal women,anxiety status was a risk factor for the development of uterine fibroids,while progestogen levelwas a protective factor.
6.Explore the effectiveness of a tracheal intubation training system based on virtual reality technology in cultivating the clinical practice abilities of resident physicians
Qiang ZHANG ; Kuangjian XIONG ; Bin HAN ; Zhiling ZHAO ; Qinggang GE
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care 2025;32(4):476-480
Objective To explore the effectiveness of a tracheal intubation training system based on virtual reality(VR)technology in cultivating the clinical practice abilities of resident physicians.Methods Twenty-five first-year resident physicians who were enrolled in the residency programme at Peking University Third Hospital from August 2024 to February 2025 were recruited for this study.All participants completed a questionnaire after receiving VR-based intensive care unit(ICU)emergency tracheal intubation training,to share their experiences with the VR technology-based ICU emergency tracheal intubation training and the shortcomings encountered during the process.Results ① General information:a total of 25 resident physician questionnaires were distributed in this study and received 25 valid responses(response rate 100%).Among the 25 residents,there were 15 males(60%)and 10 females(40%),with an average age of(25.3±0.8)years.Clinical experience was categorised as≤1 year 4 residents(16%),>1-3 years 8 residents(32%),>3-<5 years 5 residents(20%)and≥5 years 8 residents(32%).Among them,3 residents(12%)had no prior tracheal intubation experience,while 11(44%)had performed>10 intubations.Prior to this training,3 residents(12%)had received other forms of virtual tracheal intubation training,whereas 22(88%)had not.During traditional tracheal intubation training,18 residents(72%)reported that they monitored heart rate and blood pressure,whereas 7(28%)did not.In real-world emergency tracheal intubation scenarios,21 residents(84%)experienced role confusion.Additionally,23 residents(92%)believed that opportunities for tracheal intubation practice were too limited,17(68%)thought traditional training provided more guidance from instructors,and 15(60%)valued practical operation opportunities more in tracheal intubation training.②VR-based ICU emergency tracheal intubation training experience:23 residents(92%)considered the VR-based ICU emergency tracheal intubation training effective,with 13(52%)believing it to be more effective than traditional training.Furthermore,23 residents(92%)felt that the VR-based training created a more relaxed learning atmosphere,heightened their interest in learning tracheal intubation,and had better future prospects;22 residents(88%)believed that VR technology facilitated a better understanding of the laryngeal structure;24 residents(96%)thought that VR-based training reduced practical operation risks and better simulated real-world conditions;16 residents(64%)were highly satisfied with the VR-based ICU emergency tracheal intubation operating system;24 residents(96%)considered the case scenarios in the VR-based training reasonable.17 residents(68%)believed that VR-based training offered more learning opportunities,and 19 residents(76%)thought it reduced anxiety during the intubation process.③ Disadvantages of VR-based ICU emergency tracheal intubation:9 residents(36%)tended to overlook obtaining family consent before emergency tracheal intubation prior to the training.Regarding interactivity,5 residents(20%)rated it as excellent,9(36%)as average,and 11 residents(44%)believe that the interactivity was poor;22 residents(88%)felt a lack of tactile feedback during practical operations;20 residents(80%)recommended adding more simulated scenarios;11 residents(44%)believed that,compared to traditional training,VR training lacked practical operation opportunities.Additionally,17 residents(68%)experienced discomfort such as dizziness during the operation.Conclusion VR-based intubation training effectively enhances technical proficiency and psychological preparedness in ICU clinicians,particularly in anatomical visualization and risk-controlled rehearsal.
7.Effect of "four-staff co-management" follow-up mode on the control of risk factors and medium-term prognosis improvement in patients with coronary heart disease after PCI
Guoming ZHANG ; Cuilian DAI ; Jiajin CHEN ; Weimei OU ; Chengmin HUANG ; Zhixian LIU ; Zhiyuan JIN ; Jiyi LIN ; Bin WANG ; Xiaofeng GE ; Suiji LI ; Xiang CHEN ; Yan WANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2025;24(4):426-433
Objective:To investigate the effect of "four-staff co-management" follow-up mode on risk factor control and medium-term prognosis improvement in patients with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods:This was a intervention study. Patients with coronary heart disease who were admitted to the Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University from June 2021 to January 2022 and successfully discharged after PCI were included. According to the different types of follow-up after discharge, patients were divided into the traditional follow-up group and the "four-staff co-management" follow-up group. The "four-staff co-management" follow-up mode means that specialists, specialist managers in third-level A hospitals and general practitioners and health managers in basic hospitals were jointly responsible for post-discharge follow-up of PCI patients. Baseline clinical data were collected. The primary endpoints were the rate of compliance of coronary heart disease risk factor control at 12 months after surgery, the rate of secondary surgery, and the incidence of mid-term major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). Unplanned secondary PCI included symptom-driven secondary PCI and asymptomatic secondary PCI. MACCE includes myocardial infarction, hospitalization for heart failure, stroke, major bleeding, all-cause death, and composite endpoints including these events.Results:A total of 2 181 patients were enrolled, including 1 097 patients in the traditional follow-up group and 1 084 patients in the "four-staff co-management" follow-up group. At baseline, there were no statistically significant differences in gender, age, discharge diagnosis, co-existing diseases, echocardiographic indexes, and coronary artery lesions between the two groups (all P>0.05). There were no significant differences between the two groups in total PCI stent length, maximum internal diameter of stent, proportion of patients using drug balloon, proportion of patients with a planned second surgery during hospitalization, and discharge with drugs (all P>0.05). Twelve months after PCI, the reduction in HbA1c and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was greater in the "four-staff co-management " follow-up group than that in the traditional follow-up group (all P<0.05), and the rate of reaching the standard for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was higher than that in the traditional follow-up group ( P=0.001), but there was no statistical significance between the two groups for blood pressure and blood glucose (all P>0.05). During the follow-up period, the proportion of symptom-driven second operation patients was lower in the "four-staff co-management" follow-up group than that in the traditional follow-up group ( P<0.001), and there was no significant difference in the proportion of asymptomatic second operation patients between the two groups ( P=0.191). The proportion of hospitalized patients with heart failure in the "four-staff co-management" follow-up group was lower than that in the traditional follow-up group ( P=0.029), and there was no significant difference in the proportion of myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, massive hemorrhage, death and complex endpoint events between the two groups (all P>0.05). Conclusion:The "four-staff co-management" follow-up mode can effectively improve the control of risk factors and medium-term prognosis in patients with coronary heart disease after PCI.
8.Relationship between serum miR-9-5p,miR-21-5p and miR-206 and hemorrhagic transformation occurs and prognosis in patients with large artery atherosclerotic cerebral infarction after thrombolysis
Wenming XU ; Xing WEI ; Dacai GONG ; Bin GE ; Chunling GAO
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2025;46(16):1933-1940
Objective To investigate the relationship between serum microRNA(miRNA,miR)-9-5p,miR-21-5p and miR-206 and hemorrhagic transformation(HT)occurs and prognosis in patients with large ar-tery atherosclerotic cerebral infarction(ACI-LAA)after thrombolysis.Methods A total of 265 patients with ACI-LAA admitted to the hospital from April 2021 to November 2023 were selected as the research objects.According to whether HT occurred after intravenous thrombolysis,they were divided into non-HT group and HT group,and the expression levels of serum miR-9-5p,miR-21-5p and miR-206 were compared between the two groups.The general data of patients with ACI-LAA were collected.Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the influencing factors of HT occurs in patients with ACI-LAA after thrombolysis.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to analyze the efficacy of serum miR-9-5p,miR-21-5p and miR-206 expression levels in predicting HT occurs after thrombolysis in patients with ACI-LAA.The patients with ACI-LAA were followed up for 90 d.According to the modified Rankin scale(mRS)score,the patients were divided into a good prognosis group and a poor prognosis group,and the expression levels of serum miR-9-5p,miR-21-5p and miR-206 were compared between the two groups.Univa-riate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the influencing factors of poor progno-sis in patients with ACI-LAA.ROC curve was used to analyze the efficacy of serum miR-9-5p,miR-21-5p and miR-206 expression levels in predicting poor prognosis of patients with ACI-LAA.Results HT occurred in 74(27.92%)of 265 patients with ACI-LAA after thrombolysis.Compared with the non-HT group,the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS)score atadmission,the proportion of hypertension,the proportion of infarct size ≥10 cm2,and the expression levels of serum miR-21-5p and miR-206 were significantly in-creased in the HT group(P<0.05).However,the expression level of serum miR-9-5p was decreased(P<0.05).Hypertension,high NIHSS score at admission,the proportion of infarct size ≥10 cm2,high expression of miR-21-5p and miR-206 were risk factors for HT occurs in patients with ACI-LAA after intravenous thrombolysis,and high expression of miR-9-5p was a protective factor(P<0.05).The ROC curve showed that the area under the curve(AUC)and 95%CI of single and combined detection of serum miR-9-5p,miR-21-5p and miR-206 for predicting HT occurs were 0.796(0.726-0.866),0.779(0.711-0.846),0.784(0.714-0.854),0.891(0.839-0.943),respectively.Among 265 patients with ACI-LAA,83 patients(31.32%)had poor prognosis at 90 d of follow-up.Compared with the good prognosis group,the age,NIHSS score at admis-sion,the proportion of HT,the proportion of infarct size ≥10 cm2,and the expression levels of serum miR-21-5p and miR-206 were increased(P<0.05),and the expression level of serum miR-9-5p was decreased(P<0.05)in the poor prognosis group.Advanced age,high NIHSS score at admission,HT,infarct size ≥10 cm2,high expression of miR-21-5p,and high expression of miR-206 were risk factors for poor prognosis of ACI-LAA patients,and high expression of miR-9-5p was a protective factor(P<0.05).The ROC curve showed that The AUC(95%CI)of single and combined detection of serum miR-9-5p,miR-21-5p and miR-206 for predicting poor prognosis were 0.754(0.691-0.818),0.779(0.719-0.838),0.792(0.815-0.919),0.931(0.902-0.960),respectively.Conclusion Low expression of serum miR-9-5p,high expression of miR-21-5p and high expression of miR-206 are associated with the HT occurs and poor prognosis in patients with ACI-LAA after thrombolysis,and the combined detection of the three indicators has a high predictive value for the HT occurs and poor prognosis.
9.Correction to: Scorpion Venom Heat-Resistant Peptide is Neuroprotective Against Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Association with the NMDA-MAPK Pathway.
Xu-Gang WANG ; Dan-Dan ZHU ; Na LI ; Yue-Lin HUANG ; Ying-Zi WANG ; Ting ZHANG ; Chen-Mei WANG ; Bin WANG ; Yan PENG ; Bi-Ying GE ; Shao LI ; Jie ZHAO
Neuroscience Bulletin 2025;41(3):549-550
10.Csde1 Mediates Neurogenesis via Post-transcriptional Regulation of the Cell Cycle.
Xiangbin JIA ; Wenqi XIE ; Bing DU ; Mei HE ; Jia CHEN ; Meilin CHEN ; Ge ZHANG ; Ke WANG ; Wanjing XU ; Yuxin LIAO ; Senwei TAN ; Yongqing LYU ; Bin YU ; Zihang ZHENG ; Xiaoyue SUN ; Yang LIAO ; Zhengmao HU ; Ling YUAN ; Jieqiong TAN ; Kun XIA ; Hui GUO
Neuroscience Bulletin 2025;41(11):1977-1990
Loss-of-function variants in CSDE1 have been strongly linked to neuropsychiatric disorders, yet the precise role of CSDE1 in neurogenesis remains elusive. In this study, we demonstrate that knockout of Csde1 during cortical development in mice results in impaired neural progenitor proliferation, leading to abnormal cortical lamination and embryonic lethality. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that Csde1 upregulates the transcription of genes involved in the cell cycle network. Applying a dual thymidine-labelling approach, we further revealed prolonged cell cycle durations of neuronal progenitors in Csde1-knockout mice, with a notable extension of the G1 phase. Intersection with CLIP-seq data demonstrated that Csde1 binds to the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of mRNA transcripts encoding cell cycle genes. Particularly, we uncovered that Csde1 directly binds to the 3' UTR of mRNA transcripts encoding Cdk6, a pivotal gene in regulating the transition from the G1 to S phases of the cell cycle, thereby maintaining its stability. Collectively, this study elucidates Csde1 as a novel regulator of Cdk6, sheds new light on its critical roles in orchestrating brain development, and underscores how mutations in Csde1 may contribute to the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders.
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