1.The mechanism by which oxidative stress in bovine fatty liver activates the NLRP3 inflammasome to induce hepatocyte pyroptosis
Jie XU ; Kangfeng JIANG ; Yuan HU ; Kui WANG ; Yiyi ZHAO ; Yan TIAN ; Xinyuan ZHANG ; Binghai PAN ; Qingqing ZHOU ; Xiaobing LI
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(11):2481-2489
Fatty liver is common disease of nutritional metabolism in the perinatal period,character-ized by elevated levels of NEFA in the blood and disorders of lipid metabolism.High concentra-tions of NEFA damage mitochondria and promote the release of reactive oxygen species(ROS).At the same time,lipid peroxidation occurs in lipid accumulation in hepatocytes,producing free radi-cals such as ROS,which leads to oxidative stress in the liver.When the level of intracellular ROS increases,thioredoxin-interacting protein(TXNIP)activates nucleotide-binding oligomerization structure-like protein 3(NLRP3)inflammasomes,and oxidative stress can regulate pyroptosis,but it is unclear whether reactive oxygen species(ROS)produced by oxidative stress in hepatocytes can mediate pyroptosis and induce liver injury in dairy cows through the TXNIP/NLRP3 pathway.In this study,liver tissue samples from healthy dairy cows and fatty liver cows were collected,and NEFA was used to construct a fatty liver cell model,and triglyceride(TG)content and oxidative stress related indicators were detected by kit.Western blot was used to detect the activation of NL-RP3 inflammasomes,the inflammatory pathway of NF-κB and the expression levels of pyroptosis-related proteins.Fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect the relative expression level of inflammatory factor mRNA.The results showed that compared with the healthy(control)group,the TG content of fatty liver tissue and fatty liver cells was significantly increased(P<0.05),the activities of SOD and GSH-Px were significantly decreased(P<0.05),and the protein expression levels of TXNIP,NLRP3,GSDMD-N and Caspase-1 were significantly up-regulated(P<0.05).The results of the antioxidant model of fatty hepatocytes using NEFA and antioxidants(NAC)showed that compared with the fatty hepatocyte model,the content of ROS in hepatocytes was sig-nificantly reduced,and oxidative stress,NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis were alle-viated.In summary,this study found that when fatty liver disease occurs in dairy cows,ROS pro-duced by oxidative stress in the liver can mediate pyroptosis through the TXNIP/NLRP3 path-way,which can lead to liver injury in fatty liver cows.
2.The mechanism by which oxidative stress in bovine fatty liver activates the NLRP3 inflammasome to induce hepatocyte pyroptosis
Jie XU ; Kangfeng JIANG ; Yuan HU ; Kui WANG ; Yiyi ZHAO ; Yan TIAN ; Xinyuan ZHANG ; Binghai PAN ; Qingqing ZHOU ; Xiaobing LI
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(11):2481-2489
Fatty liver is common disease of nutritional metabolism in the perinatal period,character-ized by elevated levels of NEFA in the blood and disorders of lipid metabolism.High concentra-tions of NEFA damage mitochondria and promote the release of reactive oxygen species(ROS).At the same time,lipid peroxidation occurs in lipid accumulation in hepatocytes,producing free radi-cals such as ROS,which leads to oxidative stress in the liver.When the level of intracellular ROS increases,thioredoxin-interacting protein(TXNIP)activates nucleotide-binding oligomerization structure-like protein 3(NLRP3)inflammasomes,and oxidative stress can regulate pyroptosis,but it is unclear whether reactive oxygen species(ROS)produced by oxidative stress in hepatocytes can mediate pyroptosis and induce liver injury in dairy cows through the TXNIP/NLRP3 pathway.In this study,liver tissue samples from healthy dairy cows and fatty liver cows were collected,and NEFA was used to construct a fatty liver cell model,and triglyceride(TG)content and oxidative stress related indicators were detected by kit.Western blot was used to detect the activation of NL-RP3 inflammasomes,the inflammatory pathway of NF-κB and the expression levels of pyroptosis-related proteins.Fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect the relative expression level of inflammatory factor mRNA.The results showed that compared with the healthy(control)group,the TG content of fatty liver tissue and fatty liver cells was significantly increased(P<0.05),the activities of SOD and GSH-Px were significantly decreased(P<0.05),and the protein expression levels of TXNIP,NLRP3,GSDMD-N and Caspase-1 were significantly up-regulated(P<0.05).The results of the antioxidant model of fatty hepatocytes using NEFA and antioxidants(NAC)showed that compared with the fatty hepatocyte model,the content of ROS in hepatocytes was sig-nificantly reduced,and oxidative stress,NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis were alle-viated.In summary,this study found that when fatty liver disease occurs in dairy cows,ROS pro-duced by oxidative stress in the liver can mediate pyroptosis through the TXNIP/NLRP3 path-way,which can lead to liver injury in fatty liver cows.
3.Clinical value of blood urea nitrogen combined with carbon dioxide binding power in predicting short-term outcome of patients acute ischemic stroke undergoing intravenous thrombolysis
Kangfeng ZHU ; Bin ZHAO ; Tao FENG
Chongqing Medicine 2024;53(23):3570-3574,3580
Objective To explore the clinical value of blood urea nitrogen(BUN)combined with carbon dioxide binding power(CO2-CP)in predicting the short-term prognosis in the patients with acute ischemic stroke(AIS)undergoing intravenous thrombolysis.Methods The medical case data of 238 patients with AIS treated by recombinant tissue plasminogen activator(rt-PA)intravenous thrombolysis in the neurology de-partment of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanyang Medical College from January 2023 to January 2024 were retrospectively analyzed.The general data and laboratory test results were collected.The general data and la-boratory detection results were collected.According to the results of modified Rankin Scale(mRS)on 90 d,the patients were divided into the good prognosis group(mRS<3 points,157 cases)and poor prognosis group(mRS≥3 points,81 cases).The levels of WBC count,RBC count,PLT,Na+,K+,TC,TG,HDL-C,Fib,D-di-mer,HCY,BUN,Cr,UA,UA/Cr ratio and CO2-CP before intravenous thrombolysis were compared between the two groups.The multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of poor prognosis in the patients with AIS intravenous thrombolysis treatment.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was drawn to evaluate the predictive value of the corresponding indicators in the short-term prognosis of the AIS patients with intravenous thrombolysis treatment.Results The NIHSS score,Glu,BUN and CO2-CP lev-els at admission had statistically significant difference between the two groups(P<0.05).The multivariate logistic regression analysis results showed that BUN(OR=1.308,95%CI:1.119-1.528)and CO2-CP(OR=0.676,95%CI:0.589-0.776)were the independently influencing factors for the short-term prognosis in the patients with AIS intravenous thrombolysis treatment.The ROC curve analysis results showed that the area under the curve(AUC)of BUN and CO2-CP combination in the evaluation of short-term poor prognosis in the patients with AIS intravenous thrombolysis treatment was 0.850,the 95%CI was 0.800-0.901,the sensitivity was 79.0%,the specificity was 82.8%,which had good predictive value.Conclusion The combina-tion of BUN and CO2-CP in predicting the short-term prognosis of the patients with AIS intravenous throm-bolysis treatment has the higher clinical value.
4.Current situation, problems and suggestions of environmental health standardization
Bo SUN ; Yibin CHENG ; Xiaoyuan YAO ; Kangfeng ZHAO ; Zhirong ZHOU ; Xiaoming SHI
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;55(3):424-427
In this paper, the history and current situation of environmental health standardization in China are reviewed, and the experience and shortcomings in the process of environmental health standardization in China are analyzed, suggestions for the next step of environmental health standards are also put forward.
5.Current situation, problems and suggestions of environmental health standardization
Bo SUN ; Yibin CHENG ; Xiaoyuan YAO ; Kangfeng ZHAO ; Zhirong ZHOU ; Xiaoming SHI
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;55(3):424-427
In this paper, the history and current situation of environmental health standardization in China are reviewed, and the experience and shortcomings in the process of environmental health standardization in China are analyzed, suggestions for the next step of environmental health standards are also put forward.
6.Establishment of an in vitro culture model of single human hair follicle.
Li MA ; Jiping WANG ; Suyun FENG ; Yimin LI ; Kangfeng ZHAO ; Ming LEI
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2016;32(1):55-59
OBJECTIVETo establish an in vitro culture model of single human hair follicle, and observe their morphological and histological changes.
METHODSHuman hair follicles were isolated from the volunteer patients. After dissecting follicles into single, follicles in growth phase were cultured in Williams E without any serum. This experiment included 3 groups: single follicle without sebaceous gland and other surrounding tissue (control group); single follicle with sebaceous gland and without the other surrounding tissue( experiment group A); single follicles with sebaceous gland and the other surrounding tissue (experiment group B). The survival rate, survival time, growth rate, multiplication capacity and apoptosis of cultured follicles and their morphological and histological changes were observed sequentially.
RESULTSThe hair follicles in experiment groups showed a better viability and a higher growth rate than those in control group. And the follicles in group B could keep growing for more than 25 days, which was longer than those in group A. Moreover, the sebaceous gland and the other surrounding tissue in group B showed great induction effect on follicle-cell proliferation and anti-apoptosis.
CONCLUSIONThe in vitro culture model of signal human hair follicles (single follicles including epidermis, sebaceous gland and the other surrounding tissue) had optimized internal environment which is similar to in vivo internal environment.
Culture Techniques ; Hair Follicle ; anatomy & histology ; cytology ; growth & development ; Humans ; In Vitro Techniques ; Sebaceous Glands ; Time Factors
7.Multiple clinical factor analysis of prognosis in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
Jingwei SUN ; Zhenlin ZHAO ; Fu HUANG ; Kangfeng LIU ; Hua XIAO
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2016;15(3):279-283
Objective To investigate the potential clinical prognostic factors of severe traumatic brain injury.Methods Two hundred and thirteen severe traumatic brain injury patients,admitted to our hospital from May 2013 to July 2015,were chosen in our study.Their clinical data were retrospectively analyzed;prognostic factors,including age,gender,mGCS scores (movement GCS scores),improved CT scores,brain hernia,volume of intracranial hematoma,range of cerebral contusion and laceration,and location of intracranial hematoma,were estimated using Chi square test,and after the Chi square test,the factors enjoying statistical significance were analyzed by COX proportional hazards regression model.Results The mortality rate was 15.9% (34/213).Death occurred within 30 days of admission,and death mostly occurred within 10 days of admission (1-10 d:23 patients;11-20 d:9 patients;20-30 d:2 patients).Cox proportional hazards regression analysis indicated that age,GCS scores (movement GCS scores),improved CT scores,and brain hernia were the prognostic risk factors in patients with severe traumatic brain injury,while gender,volume of intracranial hematoma,range of cerebral contusion and laceration,and location of intracranial hematoma were not.Conclusion Age,mGCS scores (movement GCS scores),improved CT scores,and brain hernia dare important factors affecting the prognosis of patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

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