1.Research on The Role of Dopamine in Regulating Sleep and Wakefulness Through Exercise
Li-Juan HOU ; Ya-Xuan GENG ; Ke LI ; Zhao-Yang HUANG ; Lan-Qun MAO
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2025;52(1):88-98
Sleep is an instinctive behavior alternating awakening state, sleep entails many active processes occurring at the cellular, circuit and organismal levels. The function of sleep is to restore cellular energy, enhance immunity, promote growth and development, consolidate learning and memory to ensure normal life activities. However, with the increasing of social pressure involved in work and life, the incidence of sleep disorders (SD) is increasing year by year. In the short term, sleep disorders lead to impaired memory and attention; in the longer term, it produces neurological dysfunction or even death. There are many ways to directly or indirectly contribute to sleep disorder and keep the hormones, including pharmacological alternative treatments, light therapy and stimulus control therapy. Exercise is also an effective and healthy therapeutic strategy for improving sleep. The intensities, time periods, and different types of exercise have different health benefits for sleep, which can be found through indicators such as sleep quality, sleep efficiency and total sleep time. So it is more and more important to analyze the mechanism and find effective regulation targets during sleep disorder through exercise. Dopamine (DA) is an important neurotransmitter in the nervous system, which not only participates in action initiation, movement regulation and emotion regulation, but also plays a key role in the steady-state remodeling of sleep-awakening state transition. Appreciable evidence shows that sleep disorder on humans and rodents evokes anomalies in the dopaminergic signaling, which are also implicated in the development of psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia or substance abuse. Experiments have shown that DA in different neural pathways plays different regulatory roles in sleep behavior, we found that increasing evidence from rodent studies revealed a role for ventral tegmental area DA neurons in regulating sleep-wake patterns. DA signal transduction and neurotransmitter release patterns have complex interactions with behavioral regulation. In addition, experiments have shown that exercise causes changes in DA homeostasis in the brain, which may regulate sleep through different mechanisms, including cAMP response element binding protein signal transduction, changes in the circadian rhythm of biological clock genes, and interactions with endogenous substances such as adenosine, which affect neuronal structure and play a neuroprotective role. This review aims to introduce the regulatory effects of exercise on sleep disorder, especially the regulatory mechanism of DA in this process. The analysis of intracerebral DA signals also requires support from neurophysiological and chemical techniques. Our laboratory has established and developed an in vivo brain neurochemical analysis platform, which provides support for future research on the regulation of sleep-wake cycles by movement. We hope it can provide theoretical reference for the formulation of exercise prescription for clinical sleep disorder and give some advice to the combined intervention of drugs and exercise.
2.Stratified mucin-producing epithelial neoplastic lesions of the cervix: clinicohistologic and molecular pathological characteristics
LIU Yaling ; HUANG Xian ; WANG Fei ; HU Quanquan ; XUAN Lanlan
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2025;32(3):301-308
[摘 要] 目的:探究浸润性复层产生黏液的复层上皮癌(ISMC)的临床组织及分子病理特征。方法: 回顾性分析2018年1月至2024年4月间安徽医科大学安庆医学中心/安庆市立医院及皖南医学院第一附属医院/弋矶山医院的病理数据库的11例ISMC和4例产生黏液的复层上皮内病变(SMILE)的临床病理资料、免疫组化、阿利新蓝(AB)/过碘酸雪夫(PAS)染色、分子学检测及PD-L1表达情况。结果:ISMC患者多表现为阴道不规则流血。细胞质内含有黏液的细胞呈复层排列,周围呈栅栏状,肿瘤细胞可呈印戒样或胞质透明。ISMC不仅存在单纯型,也可呈混合型。ISMC具有高侵袭性的生物学特性。CK7、p16,p40和(或)p63表达呈癌巢周栅栏状阳性或局灶表达。AB/PAS染色阳性。人乳头状病毒(HPV)检测结果:ISMC中HPV16/18阳性(1/4),术前检测出HPV16/18阳性(4/6);SMILE组织中HPV阴性。ISMC均表达PD-L1。成功随访8例ISMC患者,时间4~39个月(平均20.50月),4例SMILE患者,时间1~25个月(平均8.25月),随访患者均存活,1例ISMC术后出现多脏器转移。结论:ISMC具有独特的形态学特征及免疫表型,表现为高侵袭性和不良预后。所有ISMC均呈PD-L1阳性,提示所有患者均可从PD-L1免疫治疗中获益。
3.Analysis of the comparison results of dental CBCT phantoms in radiological health technical service institutions in Guangdong Province, China
Xuan LONG ; Hongwei YU ; Zhan TAN ; Lei CAO ; Weixu HUANG ; Huifeng CHEN ; Aihua LIN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2025;34(2):219-224
Objective To understand the situation of dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) quality control testing phantoms in radiation health technical service institutions in Guangdong province, analyze the differences among different phantoms, and provide a reference for dental CBCT quality control testing. Methods The testing phantoms of 49 radiation health technical service institutions were used as the research objects. The designated CBCT equipment was used for scanning and imaging. The Z-score method was used to evaluate the high-contrast resolution, low-contrast resolution, and distance measurement deviation of each phantom. Results The satisfaction rates of various items for the phantoms in 49 institutions ranged from 85.7% to 100%. The distance measurement deviations of four institutions were “suspicious”, and the high-contrast resolution of four institutions and the distance measurement deviation of one institution were “unsatisfactory”. Conclusion The overall performance of dental CBCT quality control testing phantoms in radiological health technical service institutions in Guangdong province is satisfactory. However, there are still some phantoms with poor results in items such as distance measurement deviation and high-contrast resolution. The structural design, material selection, and manufacturing process of the phantom may all affect the results of quality control testing. Therefore, appropriate phantoms, optimized exposure conditions, and suitable reconstruction algorithms should be used in CBCT quality control testing to ensure accurate and reliable measurements.
4.Regulatory mechanism of non-coding RNA in osteoarthritis and the research on traditional Chinese medicine intervention
Fanzhuo HUANG ; Yuan LI ; Xuan ZHANG ; Yuan LIU
China Pharmacy 2025;36(14):1819-1824
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease characterized primarily by the degeneration of articular cartilage, with its pathogenesis involving a multifactorial interplay of inflammatory responses, chondrocyte apoptosis, and extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation. Non-coding RNA (ncRNA) participates in the occurrence and development of OA through their diverse regulatory pathways, providing new potential targets for its treatment. This paper systematically elucidates the mechanisms of ncRNA [micro ncRNA (miR), circular ncRNA (circR), and long ncRNA (lncR)] in regulating OA , as well as the current research status of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) intervening in OA by modulating ncRNA. It is found that ncRNA participate in the pathological processes of OA by constructing a multi-layered regulatory network: miR inhibits the translation of key target genes and regulate downstream signaling pathways; circR can act as ‘molecular sponges’ to competitively absorb miRs for indirect regulation, as well as directly modulate protein functions; lncR possess both ‘molecular sponge’ capabilities and the ability to intervene directly in pathways. Andrographolide, Xinfeng capsules and others intervene in the OA process by regulating the expression of miR, forming a ‘TCM-miR-downstream response chain’, which reduces the expression of matrix-hydrolyzing enzymes and inhibits the secretion of inflammatory factors; paeoniflorin, Rongjin niantong formula and others intervene in the OA process by affecting circR and lncR, thereby forming a ‘TCM-lncR/circR-miR-downstream response chain’ to promote chondrocyte proliferation and reduce ECM degradation.
5.Analysis of differences in radiation dose rates in the fluoroscopic protection zone of digital subtraction angiography devices
Hongwei YU ; Zhan TAN ; Pengxiang QU ; Weixu HUANG ; Xuan LONG
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2025;34(3):348-353
Objective To analyze bedside radiation dose rates for interventional surgery operators in Guangdong Province, examine dose distribution patterns, and identify potential weaknesses in radiation protection, and to provide guidance for optimizing radiation monitoring and protection measures. Methods A total of 209 digital subtraction angiography devices measured in Guangdong Province between 2017 and 2024 were used as the research objects. The first and second operator positions were set at 30 cm and 90 cm horizontally from the X-ray tube focal point, respectively. Monitoring points were set up at 155, 125, 105, 80, and 20 cm above the ground. Results The median bedside radiation dose rate for interventional surgery operators in Guangdong Province was 83.0 (3.9,
7.Key technologies and challenges in online adaptive radiotherapy for lung cancer.
Baiqiang DONG ; Shuohan ZHENG ; Kelly CHEN ; Xuan ZHU ; Sijuan HUANG ; Xiaobo JIANG ; Wenchao DIAO ; Hua LI ; Lecheng JIA ; Feng CHI ; Xiaoyan HUANG ; Qiwen LI ; Ming CHEN
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(13):1559-1567
Definitive treatment of lung cancer with radiotherapy is challenging, as respiratory motion and anatomical changes can increase the risk of severe off-target effects during radiotherapy. Online adaptive radiotherapy (ART) is an evolving approach that enables timely modification of a treatment plan during the interfraction of radiotherapy, in response to physiologic or anatomic variations, aiming to improve the dose distribution for precise targeting and delivery in lung cancer patients. The effectiveness of online ART depends on the seamless integration of multiple components: sufficient quality of linear accelerator-integrated imaging guidance, deformable image registration, automatic recontouring, and efficient quality assurance and workflow. This review summarizes the present status of online ART for lung cancer, including key technologies, as well as the challenges and areas of active research in this field.
Humans
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Lung Neoplasms/radiotherapy*
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Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/methods*
8.Efficacy and safety of chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy combined with zanubrutinib in the treatment of relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Langqi WANG ; Chunyan YUE ; Xuan ZHOU ; Jilong YANG ; Bo JIN ; Bo WANG ; Minhong HUANG ; Huifang CHEN ; Lijuan ZHOU ; Sanfang TU ; Yuhua LI
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(6):748-750
9.Pain, agitation, and delirium practices in Chinese intensive care units: A national multicenter survey study.
Xiaofeng OU ; Lijie WANG ; Jie YANG ; Pan TAO ; Cunzhen WANG ; Minying CHEN ; Xuan SONG ; Zhiyong LIU ; Zhenguo ZENG ; Man HUANG ; Xiaogan JIANG ; Shusheng LI ; Erzhen CHEN ; Lixia LIU ; Xuelian LIAO ; Yan KANG
Chinese Medical Journal 2025;138(22):3031-3033
10.Banxia Xiexin Decoction suppresses malignant phenotypes of colon cancer cells via PARG/PARP1/NF-κB signaling pathway.
Yu-Qing HUANG ; Jia-Mei WANG ; Heng-Zhou LAI ; Chong XIAO ; Feng-Ming YOU ; Qi-Xuan KUANG ; Yi-Fang JIANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2025;50(2):496-506
This study aims to delve into the influences and underlying mechanisms of Banxia Xiexin Decoction(BXD) on the proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and migration of colon cancer cells. Firstly, the components of BXD in blood were identified by UPLC-MS/MS, and subsequently the content of these components were determined by HPLC. Then, different concentrations of BXD were used to treat both the normal intestinal epithelial cells(NCM460) and the colon cancer cells(HT29 and HCT116). The cell viability and apoptosis were examined by the cell counting kit-8(CCK-8) and flow cytometry, respectively. Western blot was employed to determine the expression of the apoptosis regulators B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2) and Bcl-2-associated X(Bax). The cell wound healing assay and Transwell assay were employed to measure the cell migration and invasion, respectively. Additionally, Western blot was employed to determine the expression levels of epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)-associated proteins, including epithelial cadherin(E-cadherin), neural cadherin(N-cadherin), and vimentin. The protein and mRNA levels of the factors in the poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase(PARG)/poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1(PARP1)/nuclear factor kappa-B p65(NF-κB p65) signaling pathway were determined by Western blot and RT-qPCR, respectively. The results demonstrated that following BXD intervention, the proliferation of HT29 and HCT116 cells was significantly reduced. Furthermore, BXD promoted the apoptosis, enhanced the expression of Bcl-2, and suppressed the expression of Bax in colon cancer cells. At the same time, BXD suppressed the cell migration and invasion and augmented the expression of E-cadherin while diminishing the expression of N-cadherin and vimentin. In addition, BXD down-regulated the protein and mRNA levels of PARG, PARP1, and NF-κB p65. In conclusion, BXD may inhibit the malignant phenotypes of colon cancer cells by mediating the PARG/PARP1/NF-κB signaling pathway.
Colonic Neoplasms/pathology*
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology*
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Phenotype
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Signal Transduction/drug effects*
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Cell Proliferation/drug effects*
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Apoptosis
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Cell Movement/drug effects*
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Neoplasm Invasiveness
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HCT116 Cells
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/biosynthesis*
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Humans
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Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1
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Glycoside Hydrolases
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bcl-2-Associated X Protein
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NF-kappa B p50 Subunit

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