1.The role and mechanism of protein synthesis in muscle atrophy induced by acute kidney injury
Xiaolin LIU ; Qiongzhi ZHAO ; Bin GUO ; Sheng ZHANG
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2026;61(3):416-423
ObjectiveTo investigate the role and mechanism of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) transcription and ribosome biogenesis in muscle atrophy induced by acute kidney injury (AKI). MethodsEight male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into a control group (Ctrl) and a model group (AKI). An AKI model was established via intraperitoneal injection of cisplatin. Muscle atrophy was phenotypically assessed by measuring muscle mass, myofiber cross-sectional area (HE staining), and mRNA expression levels of atrophy-related genes (Murf-1, Atrogin-1, Igf-1) using qRT-PCR. In vivo protein synthesis rates were determined via the SUnSET assay (puromycin incorporation). Ribosome biogenesis was evaluated by assessing rRNA content and 47S pre-rRNA expression levels. Myotubes differentiated from mouse skeletal muscle cell lines (C2C12 myotubes) were treated with serum from AKI mice, and the effects on rDNA transcription, ribosome biogenesis, and protein metabolism were analyzed using chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (ChIP-qPCR) and Western blot. ResultsAKI successfully induced muscle atrophy, as evidenced by a significant reduction in skeletal muscle mass. The most pronounced decrease occurred in the extensor digitorum longus muscle (21.0%, P 0.01), along with a trend toward reduced myofiber cross-sectional area. At the molecular level, AKI inhibited muscle protein synthesis (83.14% reduction in puromycin incorporation, P 0.000 1) and impaired ribosome biogenesis, manifested by suppressed rDNA transcription elongation (52.62% decrease in 47S pre-rRNA ITS-1 levels, P 0.01) and reduced total rRNA content (65.29%, P 0.000 1). In contrast, serum from AKI mice promoted rDNA transcription initiation and protein synthesis in C2C12 myotubes in vitro. ConclusionAKI induces muscle atrophy by suppressing rDNA transcription and ribosome biogenesis in skeletal muscle, leading to impaired protein synthesis. Dysregulated ribosome biogenesis may play a critical role in AKI-induced muscle atrophy.
2.Risk and protective factors associated with adolescent depression in Singapore: a systematic review.
Wei Sheng GOH ; Jun Hao Norman TAN ; Yang LUO ; Sok Hui NG ; Mohamed Sufyan Bin Mohamed SULAIMAN ; John Chee Meng WONG ; Victor Weng Keong LOH
Singapore medical journal 2025;66(1):2-14
INTRODUCTION:
Adolescent depression is prevalent, and teen suicide rates are on the rise locally. A systemic review to understand associated risk and protective factors is important to strengthen measures for the prevention and early detection of adolescent depression and suicide in Singapore. This systematic review aims to identify the factors associated with adolescent depression in Singapore.
METHODS:
A systematic search on the following databases was performed on 21 May 2020: PubMed, EMBASE and PsycINFO. Full texts were reviewed for eligibility, and the included studies were appraised for quality using the Newcastle Ottawa Scale. Narrative synthesis of the finalised articles was performed through thematic analysis.
RESULTS:
In total, eight studies were included in this review. The four factors associated with adolescent depression identified were: (1) sociodemographic factors (gender, ethnicity); (2) psychological factors, including childhood maltreatment exposure and psychological constructs (hope, optimism); (3) coexisting chronic medical conditions (asthma); and (4) lifestyle factors (sleep inadequacy, excessive internet use and pathological gaming).
CONCLUSION
The identified factors were largely similar to those reported in the global literature, except for sleep inadequacy along with conspicuously absent factors such as academic stress and strict parenting, which should prompt further research in these areas. Further research should focus on current and prospective interventions to improve mental health literacy, targeting sleep duration, internet use and gaming, and mitigating the risk of depression in patients with chronic disease in the primary care and community setting.
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3.Outcomes of transcatheter transseptal mitral valve-in-valve replacement using Edward's SAPIEN 3 in high surgical risk patients-a multicenter study in China
Xiang CHEN ; Bin WANG ; Yi-wei XU ; Xiao-ping PENG ; Fan QIAO ; Xiang-wen LIANG ; Ke HAN ; Xiao-fei JIANG ; Xiang MA ; Wen-yi YANG ; Guo-sheng FU ; Mao-long SU ; Yan WANG
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology 2025;33(2):79-86
Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of valve-in-valve transcatheter mitral valve replacement(ViV-TMVR)in patients with bioprosthetic valve degeneration who are at high surgical risk.Methods This study is a multi-center,retrospective cohort analysis of 20 consecutive patients who underwent transseptal ViV-TMVR using the Edwards SAPIEN 3 transcatheter heart valve(THV).The primary endpoints include technical success and procedural success,both defined according to the Mitral Valve Academic Research Consortium(MVARC)criteria,as well as mortality and functional change assessed based on New York Heart Association(NYHA)classification at 30-days and six months post-procedure.Clinical follow-up assessments are conducted at 30-days and six months.Results From February 2021 to October 2022,a total of 20 patients with symptoms of bioprosthetic valve degeneration were enrolled across nine sites in China.The patients had a mean age of(73.5±5.5)years,with 85.0%being females and 70.0%classified as NYHA class Ⅲ/Ⅳ.The study achieved a 100.0%technical success rate and a 90.0%procedural success rate finally.All patients remained alive during the 30-day follow-up period.However,six months post-intervention,two patients(10.0%)were re-hospitalized due to heart failure,and sadly,one of them(5.0%)died.None of the patients reported any adverse events related to ViV-TMVR during the follow-up period.Notably,there was a significant improvement in NYHA class compared to baseline(P=0.0004)at six-month follow-ups.Conclusions The transseptal ViV-TMVR technique proved to be highly successful and was associated with significant improvement in NYHA class function.These findings strongly suggest that it serves as a safe and efficient treatment alternative for high-risk patients suffering from bioprosthetic valve degeneration.
4.Study on mechanism of Jiawei Shaofu Zhuyu decoction in treatment of endometriosis fibrosis based on mitophagy
Can-can HUANG ; Wen-wen WAN ; Xiu-jia JI ; Bin YUE ; Yu-gui ZHANG ; Xiao-hua ZHANG ; Li LIANG ; Guo-lian CHEN ; Quan-sheng WU ; Hai-yan MAO
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(6):1177-1185
Aim To explore the mechanism of Jiawei Shaofu Zhuyu decoction in antagonizing endometriosis fibrosis by regulating mitophagy.Methods After the animal model was constructed,the syndrome was evalu-ated by general condition,organ water content and ther-mal imaging.The curative effect was evaluated by the weight of ectopic focus and the degree of adhesion.The pathological changes were compared using HE stai-ning,transmission electron microscopy,Masson and Sir-ius red staining.The expression of PINK1 and Parkin was detected by immunohistochemistry.The expression of mRNA and protein was determined by qPCR and Western blot,and the level of serum ROS was detected by ELISA.Results The autonomic activity of model mice was weakened,the water content of organs rose,and the temperature of limbs and lower abdomen was reduced by thermal imaging.HE staining showed obvi-ous hyperplasia of ectopic epithelium and glands.Transmission electron microscopy showed mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum structure damage,and nor-mal autophagy structure disappeared.Masson and Siri-us red staining showed increased collagen deposition;immunohistochemistry showed decreased expression of PINK1 and Parkin in ectopic foci.qPCR and Western blot showed that the expression of PINK1,Parkin,Bec-lin1,LC3 mRNA and protein in ectopic foci of model mice decreased,the expression of p62 mRNA and pro-tein increased,and serum ROS increased.The syn-drome performance of model mice was improved after the intervention of Jiawei Shaofu Zhuyu decoction;the inflammatory infiltration of ectopic foci was relieved,the morphology of mitochondria and endoplasmic retic-ulum was restored,and normal autophagy structure ap-peared.The degree of collagen deposition and fibrosis was reduced;the mRNA and protein expression of PINK1,Parkin,Beclin1 and LC3 increased.The ex-pression of p62 mRNA and protein decreased,and the level of ROS decreased.Conclusions Jiawei Shaofu Zhuyu decoction can improve the fibrosis of ectopic le-sions in mice with endometriosis of cold-dampness sta-sis syndrome,which may be related to the regulation of mitophagy.
5.The accuracy of artificial intelligence-assisted design and 3D printed personalized osteotomy guide plates in assisting total knee arthroplasty
Bin HUANG ; Linwu LI ; Xi SHENG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2025;27(4):542-546
Objective:To observe the accuracy of artificial intelligence-assisted design and 3D printed personalized osteotomy guide plate-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA).Methods:A total of 112 patients with knee osteoarthritis scheduled for TKA admitted to the Second People′s Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from February 2022 to February 2024 were prospectively included. They were divided into the intelligent group and the traditional group by lottery, with 56 cases in each group. The traditional group used conventional osteotomy guides, while the intelligent group used artificial intelligence-assisted design and 3D printed personalized osteotomy guides. The surgical conditions, postoperative imaging indicators, deviation range of hip-knee-ankle angle (HKA) and clinical efficacy of the two groups were observed.Results:There was no statistically significant difference in incision length between the two groups ( P>0.05). The operation time and blood loss in the intelligent group were both less than those in the traditional group (all P<0.05). The differences in postoperative HKA, sagittal tibial prosthesis angle (LTC), and sagittal femoral prosthesis angle (LFC) in the intelligent group were all smaller than those in the traditional group (all P<0.05), but there were no statistically significant differences in coronal femoral prosthesis angle (FFC) and coronal tibial prosthesis angle (FTC) between the intelligent group and the traditional group ( P>0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the deviation range grade of HKA between the two groups ( P<0.05), and the proportion of HKA deviation ≤1° in the intelligent group was higher than that in the traditional group ( P<0.05). After the operation, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores for pain in both groups were lower than those before the operation (all P<0.05), and the range of motion (ROM) of the knee joint and the American Knee Society Score (KSS) were both increased compared with those before the operation (all P<0.05). However, there were no statistically significant differences in the VAS scores, ROM, and KSS of pain after the operation between the two groups (all P>0.05). Conclusions:Artificial intelligence-assisted design and 3D printed personalized osteotomy guide plates can improve the accuracy of TKA surgery, shorten the operation time and reduce the amount of blood loss.
6.Advances in mechanism of mitochondrial quality control system in endometriosis
Yuan-huan CHEN ; Bin YUE ; Hai-yan MAO ; Can-can HUANG ; Xiao-hua ZHANG ; Peng FENG ; Quan-sheng WU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2025;41(3):406-410
Endometriosis(EMs)is a common estrogen-depend-ent clinical disease with the pathological characteristics of malig-nant tumors,which has great impact on women's physical and mental health.In recent years,experimental exploration has re-vealed that ectopic foci are in a hypoxic environment outside the uterine cavity,and mitochondria,as the"functional factories"of the cells,play an important role in the process of planting and in-vasion,and the mitochondrial quality control system,which in-cludes mitochondrial oxidative stress,kinetics,autophagy,bio-genesis and calcium homeostasis,is a key mechanism for the e-quilibrium of the mitochondrial function.The mitochondrial quality control system,including mitochondrial oxidative stress kinetics,autophagy,biogenesis and calcium homeostasis,is a key mechanism for mitochondrial functional balance.Therefore,to clarify the role of the mitochondrial quality control system in the development of EMs with the help of rational and rigorous experi-mental and clinical studies can not only help to clarify the patho-genesis of the disease,but also explore the key targets in the prevention and treatment of the disease.Therefore,this article summarizes the research progress of mitochondrial quality control system in endometriosis,with a view to providing reference and theoretical basis for the etiology,pathogenesis and prevention strategies of EMs.
7.Association between prognostic nutritional index and coronary heart disease in US adult population—A cross-sectional analysis based on NHANES data from 2017 to 2020
Zhong-shuai ZHAO ; Yu-feng XUE ; Chuan-bin ZHAO ; Meng-dong HUANG ; Sheng-yun SHANG
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2025;34(4):497-503
Objective:To explore the relationship between the prognostic nutritional index(PNI)and the prevalence of coronary heart disease(CHD)in adults.Methods:A cross-sectional analysis was conducted based on the 2017-2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(NHANES)database.A total of 12,141 adult participants were initially included and divided into CHD group and control group according to the disease status questionnaire.PNI was calculated using serum albumin level and lymphocyte count.Multivariable logistic regression was applied to explore the association between PNI and the prevalence of CHD in adults.Subgroup analysis was conducted to assess whether this association remained consistent across different populations.A restricted cubic spline model was con-structed to clarify the dose-response relationship between PNI and CHD prevalence in adults.Results:Among the 3,894 adult participants,200(5.14%)had CHD.The PNI level in CHD patients was significantly lower than that of the control group[(49.20±8.59)vs.(51.57±4.80),P<0.001].Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that,after adjustment for sex,age,race,marital status,body mass index(BMI),hypertension,diabetes and family history of cardiovascular disease,an increase in PNI was still independently associated with a lower prev-alence of CHD(odds ratio[OR]=0.92,95%CI 0.89~0.94,P<0.001).The dose-response relationship indica-ted a negative linear correlation between PNI and CHD prevalence(P<0.001).Subgroup analysis showed that the association between PNI and CHD differed significantly across BMI,hypertension and diabetes subgroups(P for in-teraction<0.05 or<0.01).Conclusion:Increasing PNI was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of CHD in adults,and this association was more pronounced in specific high-risk populations,such as those with obe-sity,hypertension,and diabetes.Our findings suggest that maintaining good nutritional status is of great significance in reducing the risk of CHD.
8.Predictive value of ox-LDL combined with ECG ischaemia grading for MACE after PCI in STEMI pa-tients
Ya-zhao SUN ; Gang LI ; Shu-yan ZHANG ; Pei SUN ; Hai-lin LI ; Ling-xiao ZHANG ; Bin LIU ; Dong-sheng LIU
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2025;34(2):199-204
Objective:The predictive value of oxidized low density lipoprotein(ox-LDL)and electrocardiogram(ECG)ischaemia grade for major adverse cardiovascular events(MACE)in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction(STEMI)after percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)was assessed by a retrospective cohort study de-sign.Methods:A total of 336 STEMI patients admitted to Cangzhou People's Hospital between October 2019 and May 2022 were selected,and the medical record information was obtained through the hospital medical record sys-tem,and all patients received PCI and physician-recommended basic treatment.With occurrence of MACE with in 12-month follow-up as the evaluation index,they were divided into MACE group(n=65)and no MACE group(n=271).Multifactorial Logistic regression model was used to study the influencing factors of MACE after PCI in STEMI patients,and Spearman test for association of ox-LDL level,ECG ischaemia grade with MACE after PCI.ROC curve was used to evaluate the predictive efficacy of ox-LDL,ECG ischaemia grade and their combination for MACE after PCI.Results:The overall MACE incidence was 19.35%.Compared with patients in no MACE group,those in MACE group had significant higher ox-LDL level[46.34(29.46,66.29)U/L vs.33.00(23.02,50.03)U/L]and proportion of ECG grade Ⅲ ischaemia(64.62%vs.42.80%)(P<0.01 all).Multifactorial Logistic re-gression analysis showed that ox-LDL(OR=1.022,95%CI 1.011~1.033,P=0.001)and ECG grade Ⅲ ischae-mia(OR=1.878,95%CI 1.007~3.504,P=0.048)were the independent risk factors of post-PCI MACE in STEMI patients.Spearman test showed that ox-LDL and ECG grade Ⅲ ischaemia were positively correlated with post-PCI MACE(r=0.209,0.173,P<0.001 all).ROC curve analysis showed that the AUCs of ox-LDL,ECG grade Ⅲ ischaemia and their combination in predicting post-PCI MACE were respectively 0.653(95%CI 0.599~0.704),0.609(95%CI 0.555~0.662)and 0.758(95%CI 0.709~0.803),in which the predictive value of the combination of the two was significantly higher than any single detection(Z=2.030,3.097,P=0.042,0.002).Conclusion:ox-LDL combined with ECG ischaemia grading has a high predictive value for the occurrence of MACE with in 12 months after PCI in STEMI patients.
9.Design of detection gloves for orthopedic manipulation
Liu-peng SHI ; Bin SHI ; Sheng-nan CAO ; Ji-qing WANG ; Liang-yu XIE ; Guo-dong SUN
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2025;46(7):27-33
Objective To design a pairs of detection gloves for orthopedic manipulation to solve the problems of orthopedic manipulation in accurate,visual and quantitative description and reproduction in teaching.Methods The orthopedic manipulation detection gloves were mainly composed of a detection body worn on the hands,a main control module and a data visualization system.The detection body was made of multi-layer flexible materials such as rubber,cotton and non-woven fabrics,which integrated inertial sensors,pressure sensors and a data acquisition device;the main control module consisted of a filter circuit,an A/D converter(MCP3008)and a main controller(ARM-STM32 microcontroller);the data visualization system was designed based on the Unity 3D platform.Results The orthopedic manipulation detection gloves effectively detected the rotation angle of the knuckle during the orthopedic process with a high accuracy rate.Conclusion The orthopedic manipulation detection gloves can quantitatively display the abstract orthopedic manipulation,and can provide support for intelligent orthopedic teaching and orthopedic manipulation optimization.[Chinese Medical Equipment Journal,2025,46(7):27-33]
10.Diagnosis and Treatment of a Case of Spironolactone-Associated Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia After Renal Transplantation
Yun XIAO ; Xiaoyu HAN ; Chao ZHENG ; Yu FU ; Hanbin XIONG ; Bin ZOU ; Baolin WANG ; Hua ZOU ; Chenglong YIN ; Zhengyao JIANG ; Sheng ZOU ; Anle DU ; Guohui LI ; Xiaohui GUO ; Lin ZHONG ; Jiake HE
Herald of Medicine 2025;44(10):1562-1565
Objective To explore the identification method,pathogenesis,clinical characteristics and individualized pharmacotherapy of asymptomatic hyperuricemia after renal transplantation.Methods The pharmacist was on duty at the organ transplant outpatient clinic.During this time,they analyzed and sorted out the medications,identified and differentiated a case of asymptomatic hyperuricemia related to spironolactone in a patient who had undergone a renal transplant,and provided comprehensive care throughout the entire process.Results The asymptomatic hyperuricemia in this patient might be associated with spironolactone,and the adverse reactions of the patient were alleviated by pharmacists through optimizing clinical treatment.Up to now,no hyperuricemia occurred.Conclusions Pharmacists are required to collaborate closely with clinicians to establish medication profiles for patients under long-term follow-up and to closely monitor and evaluate drug-related adverse reactions.Additionally,they should assess the renal function and immune status of transplant recipients promptly and formulate individualized treatment plans in order to enhance the long-term survival of both the transplanted kidneys and the recipients.

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