AIM: To investigate the abnormal conditions and change patterns of accommodative facility in patients with different refractive states before and after small incision lenticule extraction(SMILE)surgery.METHODS:A prospective clinical cohort study was conducted. A total of 59 patients(118 eyes)who underwent SMILE surgery and had visual function files established in our hospital from June to December 2023 were randomly selected, including 37 males and 22 females, aged 18-35 years(with an average age of 25.19±5.65 years). According to the preoperative spherical equivalent(SE), they were divided into two groups: the low-to-moderate myopia group(SE≥-6.00 DS)with 40 patients(80 eyes), and the high myopia group(SE<-6.00 DS)with 19 patients(38 eyes). The monocular and binocular accommodative facility before surgery and at 1 wk and 1 mo after surgery were compared, and the changes in accommodative facility before and after SMILE surgery in the two groups of patients were analyzed.RESULTS:All surgeries were completed successfully. In the low-to-moderate myopia group, 33 cases(66 eyes)completed the 1-month follow-up after surgery, with a loss to follow-up rate of 17.5%(7/40). In the high myopia group, 15 patients(30 eyes)completed the 1-month follow-up after surgery, with a loss to follow-up rate of 21.1%(4/19). After SMILE surgery, the uncorrected visual acuity and SE of both low-to-moderate myopia and high myopia were significantly improved(all P<0.05). The accommodative facility of the right eyes in all the patients at 1 mo after surgery was better than that before surgery and at 1 wk after surgery(P=0.002, 0.006), the accommodative facility of the left eyes was significantly increased at 1 mo after surgery than that at 1 wk after surgery(P=0.005), and the binocular accommodative facility at 1 mo after surgery was significantly increased compared with that before surgery(P<0.017). Furthermore, there were statistical significance in accommodative facility of the right eyes in the low-to-moderate group at 1 mo compared with that before surgery and at 1 wk after surgery(P=0.011, 0.004); it was significantly increased in the left eyes at 1 mo after surgery compared with that at 1 wk after surgery(P=0.001), and binocular accommodative facility at 1 mo after surgery was significantly better than that before surgery(P<0.001). Furthermore, there was no statistical significance in the right, left and binocular accommodative facility of patients in the high myopia group(all P>0.017).CONCLUSION: After SMILE surgery, the monocular accommodative facility shows a transient decrease and then exceeds the preoperative level at 1 mo after surgery, and the binocular accommodative facility gradually improves after surgery. SMILE surgery has a positive impact on the monocular and binocular accommodative facility in patients with low-to-moderate myopia, but has no significant impact on the accommodative facility in patients with high myopia. It is of clinical significance to strengthen the detection of monocular and binocular accommodative facility before and after SMILE surgery.

The neonatal mammalian heart has a remarkable regenerative capacity, while the adult heart has difficulty to regenerate. A metabolic reprogramming from glycolysis to fatty acid oxidation occurs along with the loss of cardiomyocyte proliferative capacity shortly after birth. In this study, we sought to determine if and how metabolic reprogramming regulates cardiomyocyte proliferation. Reversing metabolic reprogramming by carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1) inhibition, using cardiac-specific Cpt1a and Cpt1b knockout mice promoted cardiomyocyte proliferation and improved cardiac function post-myocardial infarction. The inhibition of CPT1 is of pharmacological significance because those protective effects were replicated by etomoxir, a CPT1 inhibitor. CPT1 inhibition, by decreasing poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 expression, reduced ADP-ribosylation of dual-specificity phosphatase 1 in cardiomyocytes, leading to decreased p38 MAPK phosphorylation, and stimulation of cardiomyocyte proliferation. Our present study indicates that reversing metabolic reprogramming is an effective strategy to stimulate adult cardiomyocyte proliferation. CPT1 is a potential therapeutic target for promoting heart regeneration and myocardial infarction treatment.

BACKGROUND:Hypoxia is strongly associated with the development and progression of osteoarthritic chondrocyte injury,but the specific targets and regulatory mechanisms are unclear. OBJECTIVE:A machine learning approach was used to identify KDEL(Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu)receptor 3(KDELR3)as a characteristic gene for osteoarthritis hypoxia and immune infiltration analysis,to provide new ideas and methods for the treatment of osteoarthritis. METHODS:The osteoarthritis-related datasets were downloaded from the GEO database and the GSEA website to obtain hypoxia-related genes.The osteoarthritis datasets were batch-corrected and immune infiltration analyzed using R language,and osteoarthritis hypoxia genes were extracted for differential analysis.Differentially expressed genes were analyzed for GO function and KEGG signaling pathway.Weighted correlation network analysis(WGCNA)and machine learning were also used to screen osteoarthritis hypoxia signature genes,and in vitro cellular experiments were performed to validate expression and correlate immune infiltration analysis using the datasets and qPCR. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)8492 osteoarthritis genes were obtained by batch correction and principal component analysis,mainly strongly associated with immune cells such as Macrophages M2 and Mast cells resting;200 hypoxia genes were also obtained,resulting in 41 osteoarthritis hypoxia differentially expressed genes.(2)GO analysis involved mainly biological processes such as response to nutrient levels and glucocorticoids;cellular components such as lysosomal lumen and Golgi lumen;and molecular functions such as 14-3-3 protein binding and DNA-binding transcriptional activator activity.(3)KEGG analysis of osteoarthritis hypoxia differentially expressed genes was associated with signaling pathways such as PI3K-Akt,FoxO,and microRNAs in cancer.(4)The characteristic gene KDELR3 was obtained after using WGCNA analysis and machine learning screening.(5)The gene expression of KDELR3 was found to be higher in the test group than in the control group in the synovium(P=0.014)but lower in the meniscus(P=0.024)after validation by gene microarray.(6)In vitro chondrocyte assay showed that the expression of KDELR3 was higher in cartilage than in the control group(P=0.005),while KDELR3 was closely associated with Macrophages M0(P=0.014)and T cells follicular helper(P=0.014).Using a machine learning approach,we confirmed that KDELR3 can be used as a hypoxic signature gene for osteoarthritis and may intervene in osteoarthritis pathogenesis by improving hypoxia,expecting to provide a new direction for better treatment of osteoarthritis.

BACKGROUND:Ferroptosis is strongly associated with the occurrence and progression of osteoarthritis,but the specific characteristic genes and regulatory mechanisms are not known. OBJECTIVE:To identify osteoarthritis ferroptosis signature genes and immune infiltration analysis using the WGCNA and various machine learning methods. METHODS:The osteoarthritis dataset was downloaded from the GEO database and ferroptosis-related genes were obtained from the FerrDb website.R language was used to batch correct the osteoarthritis dataset,extract osteoarthritis ferroptosis genes and perform differential analysis,analyze differentially expressed genes for GO function and KEGG signaling pathway.WGCNA analysis and machine learning(random forest,LASSO regression,and SVM-RFE analysis)were also used to screen osteoarthritis ferroptosis signature genes.The in vitro cell experiments were performed to divide chondrocytes into normal and osteoarthritis model groups.The dataset and qPCR were used to verify expression and correlate immune infiltration analysis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)12 548 osteoarthritis genes were obtained by batch correction and PCA analysis,while 484 ferroptosis genes were obtained,resulting in 24 differentially expressed genes of osteoarthritis ferroptosis.(2)GO analysis mainly involved biological processes such as response to oxidative stress and response to organophosphorus,cellular components such as apical and apical plasma membranes,and molecular functions such as heme binding and tetrapyrrole binding.(3)KEGG analysis exhibited that differentially expressed genes of osteoarthritis ferroptosis were related to signaling pathways such as the interleukin 17 signaling pathway and tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway.(4)After using WGCNA analysis and machine learning screening,we obtained the characteristic gene KLF2.After validation by gene microarray,we found that the gene expression of KLF2 was higher in the test group than in the control group in the meniscus(P=0.000 14).(5)In vitro chondrocyte assay showed that type Ⅱ collagen and KLF2 expression was lower in the osteoarthritis group than in the control group in chondrocytes(P<0.05),while in osteoarthritis ferroptosis,mast cells activated was closely correlated with dendritic cells(r=0.99);KLF2 was closely correlated with natural killer cells(r=-1,P=0.017)and T cells follicular helper(r=-1,P=0.017).(6)The findings indicate that using WGCNA analysis and machine learning methods confirmed that KLF2 can be a characteristic gene for osteoarthritis ferroptosis and may improve osteoarthritis ferroptosis by interfering with KLF2.

Myocardial dysfunction is the most serious complication of sepsis. Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction (SMD) is often associated with gastrointestinal dysfunction, but its pathophysiological significance remains unclear. The present study found that patients with SMD had higher plasma gastrin concentrations than those without SMD. In mice, knockdown of the gastrin receptor, cholecystokinin B receptor (Cckbr), aggravated lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cardiac dysfunction and increased inflammation in the heart, whereas the intravenous administration of gastrin ameliorated SMD and cardiac injury. Macrophage infiltration plays a significant role in SMD because depletion of macrophages by the intravenous injection of clodronate liposomes, 48 h prior to LPS administration, alleviated LPS-induced cardiac injury in Cckbr-deficient mice. The intravenous injection of bone marrow macrophages (BMMs) overexpressing Cckbr reduced LPS-induced myocardial dysfunction. Furthermore, gastrin treatment inhibited toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression through the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPAR-α) signaling pathway in BMMs. Thus, our findings provide insights into the mechanism of the protective role of gastrin/CCKBR in SMD, which could be used to develop new treatment modalities for SMD.

Peri-implantitis, characterized by inflammation of tissues around implants and gradual loss of supporting bone tissue, has become one of the main causes for implant failure. Thoroughly removing the plaque biofilm on the implant surface is the first principle in the treatment of peri-implantitis. For this reason, various decontamination methods have been proposed, which can be divided into 2 categories: Removing biofilm and killing microorganisms according to the effect of plaque biofilm on the implant surface. However, at present, there is no decontamination method that can completely remove the plaque biofilm on the implant surface, and it lacks of clinical recommended guidelines. To understand the advantages and disadvantages, effectiveness and safety for different implant surface decontamination methods is of great significance to guide the clinical selection for peri-implantitis treatment.
Bone and Bones ; Decontamination ; Dental Implants ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Peri-Implantitis/therapy* ; Prostheses and Implants

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a life-threatening disease characterized by pulmonary vascular remodeling, in which hyperproliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) plays an important role. The cysteine 674 (C674) in the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ ATPase 2 (SERCA2) is the critical redox regulatory cysteine to regulate SERCA2 activity. Heterozygous SERCA2 C674S knock-in mice (SKI), where one copy of C674 was substituted by serine to represent partial C674 oxidative inactivation, developed significant pulmonary vascular remodeling resembling human PH, and their right ventricular systolic pressure modestly increased with age. In PASMCs, substitution of C674 activated inositol requiring enzyme 1 alpha (IRE1α) and spliced X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1s) pathway, accelerated cell cycle and cell proliferation, which reversed by IRE1α/XBP1s pathway inhibitor 4μ8C. In addition, suppressing the IRE1α/XBP1s pathway prevented pulmonary vascular remodeling caused by substitution of C674. Similar to SERCA2a, SERCA2b is also important to restrict the proliferation of PASMCs. Our study articulates the causal effect of C674 oxidative inactivation on the development of pulmonary vascular remodeling and PH, emphasizing the importance of C674 in restricting PASMC proliferation to maintain pulmonary vascular homeostasis. Moreover, the IRE1α/XBP1s pathway and SERCA2 might be potential targets for PH therapy.

Activation of the heart normally begins in the sinoatrial node (SAN). Electrical impulses spontaneously released by SAN pacemaker cells (SANPCs) trigger the contraction of the heart. However, the cellular nature of SANPCs remains controversial. Here, we report that SANPCs exhibit glutamatergic neuron-like properties. By comparing the single-cell transcriptome of SANPCs with that of cells from primary visual cortex in mouse, we found that SANPCs co-clustered with cortical neurons. Tissue and cellular imaging confirmed that SANPCs contained key elements of glutamatergic neurotransmitter system, expressing genes encoding glutamate synthesis pathway (Gls), ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors (Grina, Gria3, Grm1 and Grm5), and glutamate transporters (Slc17a7). SANPCs highly expressed cell markers of glutamatergic neurons (Snap25 and Slc17a7), whereas Gad1, a marker of GABAergic neurons, was negative. Functional studies revealed that inhibition of glutamate receptors or transporters reduced spontaneous pacing frequency of isolated SAN tissues and spontaneous Ca

【Objective】 To investigate the expression of BMP8A in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and the relationship between its expression level and clinicopathological features of PTC patients. 【Methods】 Based on TCGA and GEO databases, we analyzed and screened BMP8A, one differentially expressed gene related to PTC. From April 2019 to October 2019, 35 cases of thyroid papillary carcinoma and the tumor-adjacent tissues were collected from the Department of Gastrointestinal Gland Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University. Real-time PCR was used to detect the expression of BMP8A in PTC and tumor-adjacent tissues, and the relationship between different expression levels and clinicopathological features of the patients was analyzed and compared. Then, we used Western blotting for verification. 【Results】 Both Real-time PCR and Western blotting analyses proved that the expression of BMP8A in PTC was significantly lower than that in the tumor-adjacent tissues (P<0.05), and the expression of BMP8A was also significantly decreased in PTC tissues with cervical lymph node metastasis compared with those without metastasis(P<0.05). 【Conclusion】 BMP8A has a low expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma, and its expression level is related to cervical lymph node metastasis. BMP8A may be a suppressor gene of PTC. This may provide a new direction for further exploring the mechanism of cervical lymph node metastasis in PTC and preventing recurrence after surgery.