1.Prognostic significance of TRIM28 elevation in non-M3 acute myeloid leukemia
Siqi GONG ; Cong LI ; Mengmeng FAN ; Huiping WANG ; Wanqiu ZHANG ; Xue LIANG ; Qianshan TAO ; Qiang HONG ; Zhimin ZHAI
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2026;61(2):301-308
ObjectiveTo clarify the expression of TRIM28 in non-M3 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and its correlation with clinical indicators and prognosis, and to further explore the effect of TRIM28 expression levels on the proliferation and apoptosis of AML cells using small interfering RNA. MethodsThe GSE34577 dataset was analyzed using R software to compare TRIM28 expression between healthy controls and non-M3 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. Clinical samples from non-M3 AML patients were collected, with TRIM28 expression levels measured using real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). The analysis focused on correlations between TRIM28 expression and various clinical indicators, treatment efficacy, and patient prognosis. Furthermore, small interfering RNA (siRNA) technology was employed to downregulate TRIM28 expression in human primary AML cells (HL60 cell line). The effects on cell proliferation and apoptosis were then assessed through CCK-8 assays and flow cytometry, respectively. ResultsThe results showed that TRIM28 was up-regulated in non-M3 AML of both online database GSE34577 and clinical samples (P<0.000 1), TRIM28 expression of new diagnosis group and relapsed refractory group was higher than iron deficiency anemia group (P<0.01), and there was no significance between different French-American-British classification systems subtype. TRIM28 expression was higher in non-M3 AML patients with a poor genetic prognosis stratified as moderate than in the good prognosis group, and TRIM28 expression was associated with NPM1 combined with the FLT3-ITD mutation, positively correlated with age, bone marrow blast, peripheral blood blast and white blood cell, negatively correlated with hemoglobin. In addition, interference TRIM28 greatly inhibited cell proliferation and promoted cell apoptosis. ConclusionThis study reveals that TRIM28 is highly expressed in non-M3 AML and associated with prognosis, and plays a key role in the proliferation and apoptosis of AML cells, suggesting that TRIM28 may serve as a novel therapeutic target for non-M3 AML.
2.Epigenetic changes and exercise regulation:mechanisms underlying skeletal muscle aging and improvement
Rao FAN ; Jianda KONG ; Lin LI ; Teng ZHAI ; Zirou YANG ; Lei ZHU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(2):419-429
BACKGROUND:Muscle aging is closely related to various epigenetic changes,and exercise has a certain regulatory effect on these epigenetic changes.However,the specific mechanism is not fully understood. OBJECTIVE:To review the epigenetic mechanisms of skeletal muscle and how exercise can improve skeletal muscle aging and promote adaptive changes in muscle through these epigenetic mechanisms,aiming to provide a more comprehensive understanding of skeletal muscle aging and disease mechanisms. METHODS:During the period from June 1st to August 1st,2023,literature searches were conducted for relevant literature published from database inception to August 2023 in databases including Web of Science,PubMed,CNKI,WanFang,and VIP.The search terms used included"skeletal muscle,""muscle,""aging,""older adult,""aging,""exercise,""physical exercise,""epigenetic,"and"epigenetics"in Chinese as well as"skeletal muscle,muscle,aging,older adult,senescence,age,exercise,sports,physical activity,epigenetic,epigenetics"in English.Boolean logic operators were used to connect the search terms for retrieval,and corresponding strategies were developed.According to the predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria,70 eligible articles were selected. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Epigenetics refers to the phenomenon where gene expression and function are regulated without changes in gene sequence,and epigenetic changes in skeletal muscle are an important field.The epigenetic mechanisms of skeletal muscle play an important role in muscle aging,mainly involving DNA methylation,histone modification,regulation of non-coding RNAs,chromatin remodeling,changes in mitochondrial function and expression changes of aging-related genes.Exercise significantly regulates the epigenetics of skeletal muscle,including promoting DNA methylation,muscle histone modification,regulating miRNA expression,and regulating lncRNA expression,regulating muscle factors(such as interleukin-6),regulating mitochondrial function(such as peroxisome proliferators-activated receptors γ co-activator 1α).Future studies are recommended for long-term,cross-diverse population-based exercise interventions;the application of multi-omics techniques such as proteomics and metabolomics;strengthening the understanding of epigenetic changes at the single-cell level;cross-species comparative studies as well as human clinical trials for the translation of animal model findings to humans;strategies for combining exercise and pharmacological interventions to assess their synergistic effects;and epigenetic studies of crosstalk interactions between skeletal muscle and different organs.
3.Synergism of paclitaxel and colistin against Escherichia coli and the synergistic mechanism
Xueqin HU ; Changjian FAN ; Qibiao HE ; Peiyi LIU ; Dandan HE ; Hua WU ; Xiaoyuan MA ; Gongzheng HU ; Yajun ZHAI
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(3):580-586
To explore the in vitro and in vivo synergistic effect of paclitaxel in combination with co-listin against MDREscherichia coli(E.coli)and the corresponding mechanism of synergism,we measured the MICs of PTX alone and combination of PTX+antimicrobial drugs on E.coli and Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)by broth microdilution method.Then,checkerboard method was used to determine the FICI of PTX+COL combination,and the antibacterial synergies of PTX and COL was further explored through analyzing the membrane permeability and efflux pump ac-tivity.The MICs results showed that the MIC values of PTX alone against E.coli(G5,E25)and S.aureus S238 were>1 024 mg/L and 512 mg/L,respectively.Meanwhile,we found that the anti-bacterial activity of COL against E.coli could be significantly enhanced(MIC decreased by 4 to 8 times)when used in combination with PTX.The checkerboard test showed that the FICI values of PTX combined with COL for E.coli(G5,E25)were 0.31 and 0.29,respectively,indicating a synergistic antibacterial effect on these strains.The FICI values of PTX combined with COL for E.coli G21,S.aureus(S237 and S238)were 0.51,0.75 and 0.53,respectively,indicating additive effects on these strains.In the mouse abdominal infection model,the combination group could ex-tremely significantly reduce the bacterial burden of E.coli in abdominal compared to the COL or PTX alone group(P<0.001).The analysis of membrane permeability and efflux pump activity showed that PTX combined with COL significantly increased the inner and outer membrane per-meability of E.coli(G5 and E25),and markedly inhibited the efflux pumping activity of E.coli,when compared that of PTX and COL alone(P<0.01).The above results indicated that the com-bination of PTX and COL could exert a synergistic in vivo and in vitro antibacterial effect on COL-resistant E.coli through increasing bacterial membrane permeability and inhibiting efflux pump activity.This study provides the theoretical foundation for the development of a novel combi-nation regimen for the treatment of MDR E.coli infection.
4.Screening of miRNA-mRNA regulatory targets based on a plasma-derived exosomal hair regeneration model in Xinji Fine-wool sheep and Small-tailed Han sheep
Wei WANG ; Xinyu ZHANG ; Dazhuo ZHAO ; Wei FAN ; Yilu ZHAI ; Jiaqi FU ; Fuliang SUN
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(5):1067-1076,1094
To investigate the effects of plasma exosomes from sheep on animal hair growth,exo-somes were extracted from two sheep breeds with significant differences in wool fineness(Xinji Fine-wool sheep and Small-tailed Han sheep)using biphasic precipitation.The exosomes were characterized by transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and nanoparticle tracking analysis(NTA).A murine alopecia areata model was established,followed by subcutaneous injection of ex-osomes for 7 consecutive days.Dorsal skin samples were collected on day 10 post-injection for his-tological analysis via hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining.miRNA and mRNA libraries were constructed through qPCR,while TargetScan and g:Profiler were employed for target gene predic-tion and KEGG enrichment analysis,respectively.Protein-protein interaction(PPI)networks were analyzed using STRING to identify key miRNA-mRNA targets,which were preliminarily validated by qPCR.Results demonstrated that on day 5 post-injection,the Small-tailed Han sheep plasma ex-osome group(SPE)exhibited more melanin deposition spots compared to the Xinji Fine-wool sheep plasma exosome group(XPE),with XPE showing greater melanin spots than the control group(NC).Histological analysis revealed that XPE group displayed significantly fewer hair folli-cles compared to SPE and NC groups(P<0.01),while SPE group exhibited significantly larger hair follicle diameters than both XPE and NC groups(P<0.01).Bioinformatics analysis predicted 357,711,477,346,and 3 178 target genes for miR-150,miR-133b,miR-31-5p,miR-433-3p,and miR-218,respectively,with 508 genes being co-regulated by two or more miRNAs.PPI analysis i-dentified 217 genes involved in positive regulation of cellular processes,109 in developmental regu-lation,133 in cellular development,132 in cell differentiation,and 69 in regulation of cell differenti-ation.Target genes were found to regulate hair follicle growth through Wnt signaling via Frizzled receptor binding and downstream pathways involving calmodulin(CaM)and cyclic-AMP response binding protein(CREB).qPCR validation showed significantly higher relative expression levels of miR-218,miR-150,miR-31-5p,miR-133b,and miR-433-3p in SPE and XPE groups compared to NC,with SPE exhibiting greater expression than XPE.Additionally,significant differences in FZD4,WNT4,CREB1,and FZD3 expression were observed between treatment groups and NC.These findings demonstrate that plasma exosomes from Xinji Fine-wool and Small-tailed Han sheep modulate hair growth by altering miRNA-mRNA expression profiles in skin tissues.
5.Influence of heparin sodium on early recovery after lumbar surgery and the construction of prediction model for postoperative deep vein thrombosis
Qing ZHAO ; Lijun ZHAI ; Minghua WU ; Ruli FAN
Journal of Navy Medicine 2025;46(1):57-62
Objective To explore the influence of heparin sodium on early recovery after lumbar surgery and the risk factors of deep vein thrombosis(DVT)of lower extremities,and build a prediction model for DVT after lumbar surgery based on the risk factors.Methods A total of 276 patients who underwent lumbar surgery and were treated with heparin sodium in The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University from January 2020 to January 2023 were selected as research objects.Activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT),prothrombin time(PT)and functional indexes of lumbar spine were recorded before and after treatment.DVT of lower extremities was detected by ultrasound during postoperative hospitalization,and then the patients were divided into DVT group and non-DVT group.The clinical data and laboratory indicators of all patients were collected.The risk factors of DVT after lumbar surgery were analyzed by logistic regression analysis.A postoperative DVT risk prediction model based on Logistic regression analysis was constructed and validated.Results APTT and PT after operation were higher than those before operation(P<0.05).The score of Oswestry Disability Index(ODI)3 months after surgery was lower than that before surgery(t=30.661,P<0.05).The incidence of DVT was 14.86%(41/276).Blood transfusion,bed rest≥5 d,proportion of general anesthesia,intraoperative blood loss,body mass index(BMI)and D-dimer level in the DVT group were higher than those in the non-DVT group(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that intraoperative blood loss,BMI,abnormal D-dimer level,intraoperative blood transfusion,and bed rest≥5 d were all risk factors for DVT after lumbar surgery(P<0.05).logit(P)=9.762+1.425×intraoperative blood loss+1.212×BMI+0.856×intraoperative blood transfusion+1.105×bed rest+1.671×D-dimer.Hosmer-Lemeshow test showed that the model had a high goodness of fit(χ2=4.025,P=0.473).The sensitivity,specificity and area under curve(AUC)of the constructed prediction model for postoperative DVT were 91.80%,70.40%and 0.836(95%CI:0.698-0.948),respectively.Conclusion Heparin sodium can improve blood circulation and lumbar function and prolong clotting time in patients with lumbar surgery.Intraoperative blood loss,BMI,abnormal D-dimer,intraoperative blood transfusion,and bed rest≥5 d are all risk factors for the occurrence of DVT after lumbar surgery.The prediction model based on the above risk factors has high predictive value for the occurrence of DVT after lumbar surgery.
6.Summarization of the best evidence for the prevention and management of indwelling line complications in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy
Hengmei ZHU ; Hongmei XIAO ; Shuheng FANG ; Dandan HE ; Wenjuan FAN ; Xiaoli ZHANG ; Jian ZHAI ; Jiamei YANG
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2025;34(4):425-429
Objective To summarize the best evidence concerning the prevention and management of indwelling line complications in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)receiving hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy(HAIC),and to standardize the key contents of clinical observation of complications during HAIC treatment.Methods By using the"6S"pyramid model system,the relevant literature was searched in the order from high to low.Two professionals evaluated the quality of the literature,summarized the evidence and conducted the analysis and summarization.Results Ten literature articles were finally enrolled in this study,including one article of guideline,one article of systematic review,five articles of expert consensus,one article of meta-analysis,and two articles of randomized controlled trials.Six complications(catheter displacement or falling off,catheter obstruction,unplanned extubation,arterial spasm or occlusion,infection,puncture site bleeding/local hematoma)and 22 pieces of best evidence for prevention management were summarized.Conclusion This study systematically summarizes 6 complications and their prevention and treatment in patients with HCC receiving HAIC,providing a reliable basis for clinical practice.
7.Isolation and identification of Sheep-origin Proteus mirabilis and evaluation of immunization effect of inactivated vaccine
Wei FAN ; Yilu ZHAI ; Wei WANG ; Xinyu ZHANG ; Jiaqi FU ; Dazhuo ZHAO ; Fuliang SUN
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(9):1944-1951
To investigate the pathogenicity of Sheep-origin Proteus mirabilis and the immunity effect of its inactivated vaccine.In this study,autopsy were performed on sick and dead sheep with severe diarrhea,collected liver,spleen and other diseased organs.And identified the isolated strains by morphology,Gram staining microscopy,biochemical test,molecular biology and 16S rRNA se-quencing;Drug resistance and pathogenicity were studied by drug sensitivity test,pathogenicity test in mouse and pathological histological observation;The isolated strains were inactivated by formaldehyde and mixed with alum adjuvant containing aluminum hydroxide to prepare the inacti-vated vaccine;mice were immunized after safety testing to test antibodies,cytokines and evaluate the immunological effects.Results showed that the isolate was Gram-negative short bacillus with blunt rounded ends after purification staining.Combined with biochemical tests,PCR amplified fragments and 16S rRNA sequencing results showed that the strain was Proteus mirabilis;The re-sults of drug sensitivity test showed that the isolate was highly sensitive to four antibiotics,including amikacin and piperacillin(S),the rest of the strain was moderately or poorly sensitive,or even resistant;The isolate was highly sensitive to the four antibiotics,such as amikacin and pip-eracillin(S).The lethal concentration of the isolated strain was 1.6 × 105 CFU/mL and it could cause different degrees of congestion and bruising and inflammatory cell infiltration in the liver,spleen and other major organs;The formaldehyde inactivated vaccine did not cause adverse reac-tions in mice,and the serum levels of antibodies to IgG,IgG1 and IgG2a,and the levels of antibod-ies to IL-4 and IFN-γ were higher than that of the PBS group,and the vaccine immunoprotection rate was 90%in the attacking bacterial test.In the present experiment,Proteus mirabilis was suc-cessfully isolated from the organs of sick and dead sheep.The inactivated vaccine prepared by form-aldehyde inactivation method can mediate humoral immunity to play a preventive role against the infection of S.chimaera,which can provide a new method for the prevention of bacterial diseases in sheep breeding.
8.Reliability analysis of the ischial-gluteal pillar-based acetabular bone defect classification in hip revision surgery
Jingwei ZHANG ; Zanjing ZHAI ; Hua QIAO ; Wenxuan FAN ; Yuanqing MAO ; Mengning YAN ; Zhenan ZHU ; Huiwu LI
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2025;45(10):640-646
Objective:To investigate the accuracy and clinical utility of a newly designed acetabular bone defect classification system based on the ischial-gluteal pillar in assessing the severity of acetabular bone defects and guiding hip revision surgery.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on 474 patients who underwent hip revision surgery for prosthetic loosening after total hip arthroplasty at our institution from January 2010 to December 2020, including 296 males and 178 females with a mean age of 70.4±8.9 years (range: 52-86 years). The accuracy of our classification system in guiding surgical procedures was evaluated by comparing preoperative defect classifications with intraoperative findings. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using preoperative and final follow-up Harris hip scores (HHS) and Oxford hip scores (OHS), as well as the incidence of complications.Results:Preoperative classifications included 143 Type I, 192 Type II (Type IIa: 86 cases, Type IIb: 59 cases, Type IIc: 47 cases), 93 Type III (Type IIIa: 54 cases, Type IIIb: 27 cases, Type IIIc: 12 cases), and 46 Type IV cases (Type IVa: 32 cases, Type IVb: 9 cases, Type IVc: 5 cases). Compared with intraoperative findings, classification accuracy was 99.3% for Type I (1 errors), 98.4% for Type II (3 errors), 97.8% for Type III (2 errors), and 97.8% for Type IV (1 misclassified as Type III). The mean follow-up was 5.8±4.4 years (range: 2-12 years). At final follow-up, mean HHS improved from 36.65±10.27 to 91.36±7.53, and mean OHS increased from 11.35±4.36 to 44.6±5.27 with significant difference ( P<0.001). Complications included one Type IV periprosthetic infection, one Type II hip dislocation, one Type I and two Type IV re-revisions (due to femoral loosening or graft resorption), one Type II and one Type III death unrelated to surgery, and one Type I postoperative thigh hematoma. No neurovascular injuries occurred. Conclusions:This novel 3D acetabular bone defect classification system, based on ischial-gluteal pillar integrity, provides accurate preoperative assessment and effectively guides surgical planning. Its application demonstrates favorable mid-term outcomes in hip revision surgery.
9.Research Progress of Artificial Intelligence in 18F-FDG PET/CT Lung Tumor
Weihao ZHAI ; Xiaolin LI ; Li FAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2025;33(11):1145-1150
18F-deoxyglucose(FDG)PET/CT has been widely used in the diagnosis,efficacy evaluation,and prognosis prediction of lung tumor.In recent years,artificial intelligence has shown increasing capabilities in the analysis and processing of medical images and has influenced various aspects of molecular imaging,at the same time,radiomics analysis based on artificial intelligence has received great attention in recent years.This article reviews the latest research progress of artificial intelligence in optimizing 18F-FDG PET/CT lung tumor images,explores the new developments and challenges of artificial intelligence in image acquisition,reconstruction,segmentation,denoise,radiomics,etc.,and looks forward to its future applications in lung tumor.
10.Comparison of lipid metabolism and its relationship with iodine nutritional status in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma and benign thyroid nodules
Yashu ZHANG ; Yuqian ZHAI ; Yan HE ; Yu LI ; Lijun FAN
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2025;44(7):517-524
Objective:To study the lipid metabolism and its relationship with iodine nutrition status in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and benign thyroid nodules.Methods:A case-control study was conducted on patients with thyroid nodules initially diagnosed at Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital from November 2015 to April 2019. Basic information, thyroid function indicators [thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (FT 3), free thyroxine (FT 4), thyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb), thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb)], and pathological diagnosis results were collected from all subjects. Fasting venous blood and morning urine samples were collected for serum iodine concentration (SIC), urine iodine concentration (UIC) and blood lipid indicators [total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), lipoprotein (a), apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), apolipoprotein B (ApoB), apolipoprotein E (ApoE), and non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA)] measurements. Results:A total of 1 090 subjects were included, including 907 PTC patients and 183 benign thyroid nodule patients. The UIC [ M ( Q1, Q3)] for the PTC group and benign thyroid nodule group were 143.36 (94.08, 227.94) and 146.28 (112.89, 236.07) μg/L, respectively, with statistically significant differences between the groups ( Z = 4.16, P = 0.042). Among PTC patients with different clinical pathological features, those with lymph node metastasis had higher FT 3 levels than those without lymph node metastasis ( t = 5.42, P = 0.021). The levels of TSH, TgAb, and TPOAb in patients with PTC combined with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) were higher than those without AITD ( Z = 11.87, 81.55, 475.96, P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the comparison of various blood lipid indicators ( P > 0.05). The correlation analysis showed that SIC in patients with thyroid nodules was positively correlated with FT 3, FT 4, ApoB, lipoprotein (a), NEFA, TG, LDL-C, and LDL-C/HDL-C ( P < 0.05). FT 3 was positively correlated with NEFA and LDL-C/HDL-C ( r = 0.12, 0.09, P < 0.05), and negatively correlated with ApoA1, TC, and HDL-C ( r = - 0.14, - 0.14, - 0.15, P < 0.001). FT 4 was positively correlated with NEFA ( r = 0.11, P < 0.001), and negatively correlated with TG ( r = - 0.10, P = 0.003). According to the iodine nutritional level, the ApoE level of PTC patients in the SIC < 45 μg/L group was higher than that in the 45 - 90 μg/L group ( P < 0.05). The levels of LDL-C and ApoB in patients with benign thyroid nodules in the SIC > 90 μg/L group were higher than those in the 45 - 90 μg/L group ( P < 0.05). The ApoE level of patients with benign thyroid nodules in the UIC < 100 μg/L group was significantly higher than that in the 100 - 299 and ≥300 μg/L groups ( P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in thyroid function indicators of patients with PTC and benign thyroid nodules between different levels of SIC and UIC ( P > 0.05). Conclusions:Compared to benign thyroid nodules, PTC does not significantly affect patients' blood lipid levels. In patients with PTC and benign thyroid nodules, insufficient or excessive iodine nutrition can affect lipid metabolism.

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