1.KAT7 promotes chondrocyte senescence by activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway
Kang Wang ; Ying Li ; Nuo Xu ; Tingting Guo ; Yun Chen ; Xuran Zeng ; Liqi Sun ; Haochen Xu ; Wei Wei ; Shangxue Yan
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2025;60(8):1506-1513
Objective :
To establish an interleukin-1β (Il-1β) induced inflammatory model of rat articular chondro- cytes (ACs) , and to investigate the relationship between the expression of lysine acetyltransferase 7 (KAT7) under inflammatory stimulation and the senescence of ACs.
Methods:
Primary ACs were obtained by digestion of rat knee cartilage with collagenase type Ⅱ and identified. The inflammatory model of ACs was induced by IL-1β . KAT7 was over-expressed or knocked down in ACs by adeno-associated virus infection or small interfering RNA transfection , respectively. A negative control group was set up. Transwell assay was used to detect cell migration ability. Senes- cent cells were stained with senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) . Western blot ( WB) was used to detect the protein expression levels of KAT7 , collagen type II (Col Ⅱ ) , matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) , tumor protein p53 (p53) and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (p21) . The cells of negative control group and KAT7 over-expression group were performed for RNA sequencing , and WB was used to verify the related signaling pathways obtained by Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis.
Results:
Compared with the control group , the SA-β-Gal staining was enhanced , the protein expression of Col Ⅱ decreased , the pro- tein expression of MMP13 and p53 increased , the cell migration ability decreased , and the expression of KAT7 also increased in the ACs of rats after IL-1β stimulation. Compared with the negative control group , the SA-β-Gal stai- ning was enhanced , the protein expression of Col Ⅱ decreased , the protein expression of MMP13 , p53 and p21 in- creased , and the cell migration ability decreased in the KAT7 over-expression group. Compared with the negative control group , the SA-β-Gal staining was weakened , the protein expression of Col Ⅱ increased , the protein expres- sion of MMP13 , p53 and p21 decreased , and the cell migration ability was enhanced in the KAT7 knockdown inflammatory model of ACs. KEGG enrichment analysis showed that phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/AKT) signaling pathway was activated. Compared with the negative control group , the relative protein ex⁃pression levels of phosphorylated protein kinase B (p⁃AKT)/AKT and phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamy⁃cin (p⁃mTOR)/mTOR in KAT7 over⁃expression group increased. The relative protein expression levels of p ⁃AKT/AKT and p ⁃mTOR/mTOR in KAT7 knockdown cells decreased.
Conclusion
Rat ACs with high expression of KAT7 exhibit senescence and osteoarthritis phenotype , and the mechanism may be related to the activation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway by KAT7.
2.Investigation on job burnout of medical staff during long voyage in a navy warship troop
Jiating HU ; Junnan WANG ; Shangxue SUN ; Dongjun NIU ; Weile CAI ; Yiqian LIU ; Yufeng GUO
Journal of Navy Medicine 2024;45(3):246-250
Objective To investigate the job burnout of medical staff during long voyage in a navy warship troop and its influencing factors.Methods A total of 141 medical staff,who participated in a long voyage between January 2021 and December 2021,were consecutively included for surveys about basic information,job burnout,sleep quality,and regulation mode.Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to explore influencing factors for job burnout.Results The proportion of mild and below job burnout and moderate to severe job burnout in the cohort was 45.39%and 54.61%,respectively.Univariate analysis showed that married status,Master's or Doctor's degree,moderate to heavy workload,no psychological training experience,sleep disorder and low-exercise regulation mode were significant influencing factors for job burnout(P<0.05).Multivariate analysis showed that married status,Master's or Doctor's degree,sleep disorder and low-exercise and high-evaluation regulation mode were independent risk factors for job burnout(P<0.05).However,psychological training experience was considered to be a significant protective factor(P= 0.021).Conclusion Medical staff in a navy warship troop experiences severe job burnout during long voyage.The people who are married,have a Master's or Doctor's degree,have sleep disorder and low-exercise and high-evaluation regulation mode are more likely to experience job burnout,which should be paid more attention to.


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