1.Identification of PLATZ gene family in Camellia sinensis and expression analysis of this gene family under high temperature and drought stresses.
Xiaoshu YI ; Anru ZHENG ; Chengzhe ZHOU ; Caiyun TIAN ; Cheng ZHANG ; Yuqiong GUO ; Xuan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2025;41(7):2897-2912
The plant AT-rich sequence and zinc-binding protein (PLATZ) family is composed of plant-specific zinc finger-like transcription factors, which play important roles in plant growth, development, and stress tolerance. In this study, to gain a better understanding of the PLATZ gene in C. sinensis and elucidate its response under drought and high temperature conditions, the PLATZ gene family of the C. sinensis cultivar 'Tieguanyin' was systematically identified, and a total of 12 CsPLATZ family members were identified. Expasy online and other bioinformatics tools were used to analyze the members of the PLATZ gene family in terms of protein physicochemical properties, phylogenetic relationships, cis-acting elements, gene structures, and intra- and inter-species collinearity. The results of phylogenetic analysis classified the CsPLATZ family members into 2 subfamilies. The conserved domains and gene structures of PLATZ family members within the same subfamily had a high degree of consistency, whereas a certain degree of diversity was observed among the subfamilies. Twelve PLATZ genes were unevenly distributed across 7 chromosomes of C. sinensis and the promoter regions of these genes had multiple cis-acting elements related to hormone and stress responses. The collinearity analysis showed that there were 4 pairs of duplication events in the CsPLATZ gene family, all of which were segmental duplications. Based on this gene family, C. sinensis had a closer evolutionary relationship with A. thaliana than with O. sativa. The transcriptome analysis showed that the expression levels of CsPLATZ family members varied in different tissue samples of C. sinensis. 6 genes (CsPLATZ-1, CsPLATZ-2, CsPLATZ-3, CsPLATZ-4, CsPLATZ-6, and CsPLATZ-8) with high expression in shoots, young leaves, and roots were selected for high temperature and drought stress treatments, and their expression was quantified by qRT-PCR. The results indicated that the six genes might play important roles in the response to drought stress. In addition, CsPLATZ-2 and CsPLATZ-8 might have important functions in the response to high temperature stress. The results of this study will contribute to a better understanding of the biological functions of PLATZ genes and their possible roles in the growth, development, and stress responses of C. sinensis.
Droughts
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Camellia sinensis/physiology*
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Phylogeny
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Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
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Plant Proteins/genetics*
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Stress, Physiological/genetics*
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Multigene Family
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Transcription Factors/genetics*
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Hot Temperature
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Genes, Plant
2.Summary of best evidence for early ambulation in patients undergoing open lumbar surgery
Miao YU ; Xiaoshu ZHOU ; Jiyan JIN ; Baohua LI ; Ruifeng XU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(20):2701-2708
Objective:To retrieve, evaluate, and integrate the best evidence for early ambulation in patients undergoing open lumbar surgery.Methods:A systematic search was conducted in databases including UpToDate, British Medical Journal (BMJ) Best Practice, Guidelines International Network (GIN), The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO), Medlive, North American Spine Society (NASS), Best Practice in General Surgery Group from the University of Toronto, ERAS? Society, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Medline, CNKI, and Wanfang. The search included literature on early ambulation post-open lumbar surgery, such as guidelines, expert consensus, evidence summaries, recommended practices, systematic reviews, and high-quality original research. The search period was from January 1, 2014, to June 20, 2023. Two researchers independently evaluated the quality of the literature and extracted relevant data.Results:A total of 23 articles were included, comprising three guidelines, two systematic reviews, six expert consensus statements, seven randomized controlled trials, one quasi-experimental study, and four cohort studies. The evidence was categorized into six themes: multidisciplinary team collaboration, health education, facilitation measures, pre-activity assessment, activity content, and safety assurance, resulting in 25 evidence-based recommendations.Conclusions:This study summarizes 25 best evidence-based recommendations for early ambulation in patients undergoing open lumbar surgery. Healthcare providers are advised to apply these recommendations in clinical practice while considering the specific clinical context and individual patient differences. Multidisciplinary collaboration is essential to develop personalized early ambulation plans.
3.Sex differences in multiple brain regions of Alzheimer’s disease based on T1 texture features
Zi' ; ang Huang ; Hui Li ; Xiaoshu Li ; Wanqiu Zhu ; Ziwen Gao ; Yuqing Li ; Shanshan Zhou ; Yongqiang Yu
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(2):308-314,307
Objective:
To explore sex differences in 3D T1texture features in the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to predict the diagnosis of AD patients of different sex.
Methods:
Seventy-seven AD patients (34 males and 42 females) ,74 amnestic mild cognitive impairment ( aMCI) patients ( 35 males and 39 females) and 75 healthy controls (HC) (35 males and 40 females) were recruited and high-resolution 3-dimensional T1 structural images were collected. Brain regions closely related to AD brain damage were selected as regions of interest ( ROIs) ,texture feature extraction and feature screening were performed.Analyses were performed by sex,and the support vector machine (SVM) was used for classification and prediction.
Results :
In the AD vs HC,AD vs aMCI and aMCI VS HC groups by different sex,we obtained some brain regions with relatively high recognition index in different subgroups,and found that there were significant differences between female patients and male patients with high recognition index,and the recognition index of female patients ( area under the curve,accuracy,sensitivity and specificity were generally higher than that of male.
Conclusion
There are significant sex differences in texture features in AD process,and the classification and prediction ability of texture features in female patients is better, suggesting the importance of sex differences in AD research.This study provides some reliable biomarkers for early sex-specific identification of AD,which may be helpful for the early diagnosis and treatment of AD in the future.
4.Multi-factor analysis of sellar floor dural suture, bone reconstruction and pedicled nasoseptal flap in skull base reconstruction
Mingchuan CAO ; Ruichun LI ; Gang YANG ; Gang HUO ; Jing ZHOU ; Lei ZHANG ; Peng WANG ; Xiaoshu WANG
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2023;44(4):563-570
【Objective】 To evaluate the efficacy and weight of sellar floor repair techniques such as different dura suture, bone reconstruction, and pedicled nasoseptal flap (PNSF) on the skull base reconstruction of medium and high flow cerebrospinal fluid leakage during endonasal endoscopic pituitary adenoma surgery. 【Methods】 We collected the data of Grade 2-3 cerebrospinal fluid leakage (Kelly grade) during endonasal endoscopic pituitary adenoma resection in our hospital from January 2015 to April 2021. Multiple reconstruction techniques such as dura suture, bone reconstruction and PNSF, and related factors such as age, sex, body mass index (BMI), diabetes, tumor size and diameter of diaphragmatic defect were recorded and introduced to multivariate regression to analyze the effects of the above factors on the duration of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and bed rest time, with a special focus on the weight priority of dura suture, bone reconstruction, and PNSF. 【Results】 A total of 281 patients were included, with the average age of (47±12.6) years, males accounting for 52.6%. There were 93 cases of PNSF, 268 cases of bone reconstruction, 109 cases of dura anchor suture, 50 cases of patch suture, and 122 cases without suture. The results of multivariate analysis indicated that the application of PNSF, bone reconstruction, and dura suture significantly reduced postoperative rhinorrhea time [reduced by 18.524, 35.876, and 16.983/19.791 (anchor suture/patch suture) hours, respectively; all P<0.001] and bed time [reduced by 16.797, 58.233, and 18.063/21.604 (anchor suture/patch suture) hours, respectively; all P<0.001], and there was no significant difference between anchor suture and patch suture. The weight of the standardized coefficient in reducing postoperative rhinorrhea time was dura suture>PNSF>bone reconstruction [Standard β=0.211/0.207 (anchor suture/patch suture)>0.200>0.165]. The weight of reducing bed time was bone reconstruction >dura suture > PNSF [Standard β=0.239>0.206/0.210 (anchor suture/patch suture) >0.164]. After stabilizing the learning curve in 25-30 cases, the average time for bone reconstruction was (3.9±0.4) minutes. After stabilizing learning curve in 30-40 cases, the dura suture technique took an average of (3.7±0.3) minutes per stitch, (3.7±1.0) stitches per case, and (13.6±2.7) minutes of total time consumption per case. 【Conclusion】 Dural anchoring and patching suture can both effectively shorten the duration of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and bed rest time. Bone reconstruction significantly improves the stability of reconstruction, especially in prompting patients’ early disengagement of bed rest. Moreover, the learning curves of the above two methods are economical and reasonable, and their weight is close to or even exceeds that of PNSF. Therefore, they can be an effective supplement or even substitute for PNSF.
5.Application of bone-mucosa embedding reconstruction with naso-sphenoidal in-situ autologous material on medium-flow cerebral spinal fluid leak during endoscopic endonasal surgery of pituitary adenoma
Dong GAO ; Gang YANG ; Gang HUO ; Mingchuan CAO ; Jing ZHOU ; Xiaoshu WANG
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2022;43(4):560-565
【Objective】 To introduce the repair application in medium-flow cerebrospinal fluid leakage during transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection by using autologous material from the surgical site in situ, combined with dural suture and bone-mucosa embedding technique, and evaluate its effect. 【Methods】 We conducted a retrospective case analysis of medium-flow cerebrospinal fluid leakage during endoscopic transsphenoidal approach pituitary tumor resection in our hospital from September 2016 to March 2020. All the collected cases were divided into two groups. In situ material harvest group: dural suture + in situ bone-mucosa embedding, avoiding additional trauma to the thigh and nasal cavity, referred to as in situ group. Traditional multi-layer reconstruction group: fat + fascia lata + pedicled nasoseptal flap (PNSF), referred to as traditional group. The important indexes related to repair were compared and analyzed between the two groups. 【Results】 The in situ group and the traditional group consisted of 108 and 63 cases, respectively. The baseline data of the two groups were comparable. For the incidence of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leakage [(1/108, 0.9%) vs. (1/63, 1.6%), P>0.05] and intracranial infection rate [(2/108, 1.9%) vs. (2/63, 3.2%), P>0.05], no statistical difference was shown between the groups. While compared with that in the traditional group, the mean postoperative bed stay time [(3.7±1.6) vs. (4.4±1.5) days, P<0.001] and the mean postoperative hospital stay [(5.8±1.8) vs. (6.5±1.7) days, P<0.001] of the in situ group were significantly shorter. The in situ group had significantly lower incidences of postoperative olfactory disturbance [(0/108, 0%) vs. (3/63, 4.8%), P<0.05] and nasal discomfort [(3/108, 2.8%) vs. (7/63, 11.1%), P<0.05]. Follow-up imaging and endoscopic examination showed that the reconstructed structure of the in situ group was stable, and there was no delayed cerebrospinal fluid leakage. 【Conclusion】 This technique showed a reliable effect in repairing medium-flow leaks during transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection by restoring the anatomical structure while avoiding the additional trauma. It is beneficial to shortening bed stay and hospitalization time and improving the subjective experience of patients, thus having a great value in clinical application.
6. Prevalence and influential factors of stroke in Jiangxi Province in 2014
Wei ZHOU ; Bing ZHANG ; Xiao HUANG ; Chunjiao YOU ; Biming ZHAN ; Renqiang YANG ; Yifei DONG ; Juxiang LI ; Ping LI ; Kui HONG ; Yanqing WU ; Qinghua WU ; Hai SU ; Huihui BAO ; Xiaoshu CHENG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2018;52(1):79-84
Objective:
To discuss the prevalence and influential factors of stroke among population in Jiangxi Province.
Methods:
Four cities in urban areas and four counties in rural areas were selected firstly, in which two districts or townships were selected; and then three communities or villages were chosen from each district and township, respectively, using the simple random sampling (SRS) method. Finally 15 269 subjects aging 15 years old or above, living in Jiangxi Province ≥6 months were randomly selected to participate in this survey from November 2013 to August 2014. Information of population characteristics, life behavior way, individual disease history were collected through questionnaire survey, and height, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, body fat rate, visceral fat index and so on were measured by instruments. Risk factors of stroke prevalence were analyzed by the unconditioned logistic regression analysis.
Results:
A total of 15 269 participants (6 267 males) from 15 364 eligible participants were included in the statistical analysis. Out of which, 7 793 participants came from urban areas, and their average age was (53.04±17.91) years old. In this study, 226 stroke patients (117 males) were found among15 269 participants, including 122 urban participants and 104 rural participants, whose average age was (67.76±9.74) years old. The prevalence of stroke was 1 480.12/100 000 in 2014, which was separately 1 866.92/100 000 and 1 210.84/100 000 among males and females. The prevalence of people aging (45-49) years old was 413.79/100 000 (6/1 450) , while which among people aging 75 years old and above was 3 311.62/100 000 (61/1 842) . The prevalence of stroke among residents in Jiangxi presented an uprising tendency with age increasing (linear-by-linear association χ2=62.23,
7.Effect of rehabilitation skills training program on suicide and relapse prevention of patients with depression
Chuanfang LENG ; Wei ZHENG ; Lirong TANG ; Rui CHEN ; Jiaojiao ZHOU ; Xiaoshu GAI ; Yongzhen WENG ; Xin MA ; Yingqiang XIANG
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2017;43(2):89-92
Objective This study aims to investigate the effect of rehabilitation skills training on suicide and relapse prevention of patients with depression.Methods Eighty patients were randomly divided into two groups.One group accepted depression rehabilitation skills training and the other group accepted general health education for 4 weeks.Both groups were followed up by 12 months,and the number of relapse and suicide and the score of Health-related quality of life made by Word Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF) were recorded.Results The rate of relapse (10.0% vs.42.5%) and hospitalization (5.0% vs.20.0%) were lower in skills training group than in control group (P<0.05).Rate of seeking help of suicide was higher in skills training group than in control group (25.5% vs.7.5%) (P<0.05).The suicide mortality was insignificantly different between two groups (0.0% vs.2.5%) (P>0.05).The scores of WHOQOL-BREF were significantly higher in skills training group than in control group in follow-up (P<0.05).Conclusions Rehabilitation skills training program can not only reduce the rate of relapse and suicide but also improve the quality of life of patients with depression.
8.Tract-based spatial statistical analysis of Alzheimer's disease and its correlation with cognition scores
Xiaoshu LI ; Haibao WANG ; Yongqiang YU ; Yanghua TIAN ; Shanshan ZHOU ; Liyan XU ; Xiaohu LI
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2016;49(6):458-462
Objective To observe microstructural changes of white matter in Alzheimer's disease (AD),and to find out the relationship between white matters lesion and declined cognition.Methods Twenty-four AD patients and 24 controls with normal cognition performed diffusion tensor imaging MR scan.Tract-based spatial statistical analysis (TBSS) was used to investigate microstructural change of white matter,and then its correlation with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores was analyzed.Results Fractional anisotropy (FA) values were decreased in corpus callosum,fornix,left corticospinal tract,bilateral cerebral peduncle,superior cerebellar peduncle,internal capsule,corona radiata,posterior thalamic radiation,sagittal stratum including inferior longitidinal fasciculus and inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus,external capsule,cingulate gyrns,hippocampus,superior longitudinal fasciculus and uncinate fasciculus,while mean diffusivity (MD) values were increased in fornix,left hippocampus,bilateral internal capsule,corona radiata,posterior thalamic radiation,sagittal stratum including inferior longitidinal fasciculus and inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus,external capsule,cingulate gyrus,superior longitudinal fasciculus,superior fronto-occipital fasciculus and uncinate fasciculus (all P < 0.05,threshold-free cluster enhancement corrected).MMSE scores had a positive correlation with decreased FA values of left sagittal stratum (r =0.535,P =0.007) and negative correlations with increased MD values of left sagittal stratum (r =-0.427,P =0.037),left superior longitudinal fasciculus (r =-0.424,P =0.039) and left uncinate fasciculus (r =-0.505,P =0.012).Conclusions There exist widespread white matter lesions in AD with impairment of white matter connections of intra-and inter-hemispheres.Impaired white matters in left hemisphere may have close relationships with cognition decline.
9.Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of cerebral fat embolism.
Yihua ZHOU ; Ying YUAN ; Chahua HUANG ; Lihua HU ; Xiaoshu CHENG
Chinese Journal of Traumatology 2015;18(2):120-123
In this study, we analyzed two cases of pure cerebral fat embolism and reviewed related literatures to explore the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of cerebral fat embolism, improve the treatment efficiency and reduce the misdiagnosis rate. In our cases, patients fully returned to consciousness at the different times with good prognosis, normal vital signs and without obvious sequelae. For patients with the limb fractures, who developed coma without chest distress, dyspnea or other pulmonary symptoms 12 or 24 h post injury, cerebral fat embolism should be highly suspected, except for those with intracranial lesions, such as delayed traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, etc. The early diagnosis and comprehensive treatment can improve prognosis.
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Embolism, Fat
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etiology
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Intracranial Embolism
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diagnosis
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10.Analysis on laboratory index characteristics of pulmonary hypertension patients with different function states and pressure stages
Lu GUO ; Jie ZENG ; Yuejian LIU ; Zhengliang XIE ; Chunmei LI ; Yang YANG ; Zhongwei ZHOU ; Xiaoshu LIU ; Jun ZOU
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(10):1175-1177,1180
Objective To analyze the laboratory index characteristics of pulmonary hypertention (PH ) patients with different function states and pressure stages .Methods 2 752 patients diagnosed with PH in the outpatient department ,emergency depart-ment and inpatient department of this hospital from January 2006 to December 2011 were retrospectively analyzed .The clinical as-sessment of the disease condition was done according to the function state and pressure stage of PH recommended by WHO .The characteristics of hematological indexes ,inflammatory indicators and blood gas analysis were observed as well .Results The most common hematological abnormal indexes were the serum brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) elevation(89 .12% ) ,abnormal liver func-tion(58 .32% ) and abnormal hemoglobin(58 .32% ) .The proportion of the PH patients with the elevation of erythrocyte sedimenta-tion rate(ESR) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were 78 .52% and 73 .59% respectively .The constituent ratio of the BNP increase ,liver function abnormality ,abnormal hemoglobin ,elevation of UA and ESR had statistical differences among the PH patients with different function states and pressure stages (P<0 .05) .The most commonly blood gas analysis abnormality was hypoxemia(83 .08% ) .Respiratory alkalosis had the highest incidence rate in the acid-base imbalance(24 .58% ) .Conclusion The most common hematological abnormal indexes among PH patients are the elevation of serum BNP ,abnormal liver function and he-moglobin abnormality .The laboratory abnormal indexes of above 3 items and the increase of UA and ESR are always related with the severity of disease ,which should to be followed-up .


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