1.Progress in research of intergenerational transmission of health based on population cohort
Zifan ZHANG ; Hui WANG ; Sunyi WANG ; Xiaolin XU
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2025;46(9):1688-1696
Intergenerational transmission exists within families, which is considered as key factor influencing individual health. Previous studies of intergenerational transmission were diverse and fragmented, in which the impacts of parental health-related characteristics and health risk behaviors on their children and grandchildren were reported, yet there is a lack of systematic reviews based on high-quality epidemiological research. From a population-based cohort perspective, this paper summarizes the theoretical foundations, designs and contents, outcomes, and statistical approaches of research of intergenerational transmission of health to provide theoretical support for the research in this field.
2.Clinicopathological characteristics of SEMA5A and PD-L1 expression and correla-tion of the two genes in gastric cancer
Shilan PENG ; Zifan XU ; Jiarong YANG ; Sha LI ; Yuanyuan XU ; Guoqing PAN
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2025;41(3):304-310,316
Purpose To investigate the expression of semaphorin 5 A(SEMA5A)and programmed death ligand-1(PD-L1)and their clinicopathological significance in gastric cancer.Methods Clinical data of 41 cases of gastric cancer tissues and paired adjacent tissues were collected.Immunohistochemical staining and RT-qPCR were used to de-tect the expression levels of SEMA5A and PD-L1,and analysed the correlation between SEMA5A and PD-L1 and clini-copathological features.In addition,we used lentivirus to construct SEMA5A stable low-expression cell lines.RT-qPCR and Western blot were used to analyse the correlation between the expression of SEMA5A and PD-L1 in gastric cancer tissues.Results The high expression rate of SEMA5A was 65.9%(27/41)in gastric cancer tissues and 39.0%(16/41)in paracancerous tissues,respectively.The positive rates of PD-L1 were 58.5%(24/41)and 14.6%(6/41),respectively.RT-qPCR showed that the relative expression levels of SEMA5A mRNA in gastric cancer and paracancerous tissues were 1.30±0.50 and 0.81±0.48,respectively,while the relative expression levels of PD-L1 mRNA were 0.70±0.42 and 0.12±0.09,respectively.SEMA5A expression was correlated with histological typ-ing of gastric cancer and lymph node metastasis(P<0.05).PD-L1 expression was correlated with tumour size,T stage,and pathological stage of gastric cancer(P<0.05).Pearson correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between the expression of SEMA5A and PD-L1 mRNA in gastric cancer tissues,and spearman correlation analysis showed that there was no correlation between the expression of the two in paracancerous tissues.Knockdown of SE-MA5A gene in human gastric adenocarcinoma cell lines resulted in down-regulation of PD-L1 expression.Conclusion Both SEMA5A and PD-L1 are highly expressed in gastric cancer tissues,and there is a correlation between the ex-pressions of SEMA5A and PD-L1.They can serve as potential molecular markers for prognostic evaluation and combi-nation therapy of gastric cancer.
3.Progress in research of intergenerational transmission of health based on population cohort
Zifan ZHANG ; Hui WANG ; Sunyi WANG ; Xiaolin XU
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2025;46(9):1688-1696
Intergenerational transmission exists within families, which is considered as key factor influencing individual health. Previous studies of intergenerational transmission were diverse and fragmented, in which the impacts of parental health-related characteristics and health risk behaviors on their children and grandchildren were reported, yet there is a lack of systematic reviews based on high-quality epidemiological research. From a population-based cohort perspective, this paper summarizes the theoretical foundations, designs and contents, outcomes, and statistical approaches of research of intergenerational transmission of health to provide theoretical support for the research in this field.
4.Clinicopathological characteristics of SEMA5A and PD-L1 expression and correla-tion of the two genes in gastric cancer
Shilan PENG ; Zifan XU ; Jiarong YANG ; Sha LI ; Yuanyuan XU ; Guoqing PAN
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2025;41(3):304-310,316
Purpose To investigate the expression of semaphorin 5 A(SEMA5A)and programmed death ligand-1(PD-L1)and their clinicopathological significance in gastric cancer.Methods Clinical data of 41 cases of gastric cancer tissues and paired adjacent tissues were collected.Immunohistochemical staining and RT-qPCR were used to de-tect the expression levels of SEMA5A and PD-L1,and analysed the correlation between SEMA5A and PD-L1 and clini-copathological features.In addition,we used lentivirus to construct SEMA5A stable low-expression cell lines.RT-qPCR and Western blot were used to analyse the correlation between the expression of SEMA5A and PD-L1 in gastric cancer tissues.Results The high expression rate of SEMA5A was 65.9%(27/41)in gastric cancer tissues and 39.0%(16/41)in paracancerous tissues,respectively.The positive rates of PD-L1 were 58.5%(24/41)and 14.6%(6/41),respectively.RT-qPCR showed that the relative expression levels of SEMA5A mRNA in gastric cancer and paracancerous tissues were 1.30±0.50 and 0.81±0.48,respectively,while the relative expression levels of PD-L1 mRNA were 0.70±0.42 and 0.12±0.09,respectively.SEMA5A expression was correlated with histological typ-ing of gastric cancer and lymph node metastasis(P<0.05).PD-L1 expression was correlated with tumour size,T stage,and pathological stage of gastric cancer(P<0.05).Pearson correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between the expression of SEMA5A and PD-L1 mRNA in gastric cancer tissues,and spearman correlation analysis showed that there was no correlation between the expression of the two in paracancerous tissues.Knockdown of SE-MA5A gene in human gastric adenocarcinoma cell lines resulted in down-regulation of PD-L1 expression.Conclusion Both SEMA5A and PD-L1 are highly expressed in gastric cancer tissues,and there is a correlation between the ex-pressions of SEMA5A and PD-L1.They can serve as potential molecular markers for prognostic evaluation and combi-nation therapy of gastric cancer.
5.Predictive value of systemic immune-inflammation index and prognostic nutrition index in preterm infants with early-onset sepsis
Yubing PANG ; Zifan TONG ; Wenqiang LIU ; Yan XU ; Jun WANG
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2024;31(5):327-332
Objective:To explore the predictive ability of systemic immune-inflammation index(SII)and prognostic nutrition index(PNI)for early-onset sepsis in preterm infants.Methods:Seventy preterm infants of 28 to 32 weeks,who were born in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from January 2019 to December 2022, and transferred to neonatal intensive care unit within 1 h conforming to EOS diagnostic criteria were selected as the EOS group,and 1∶1 matched non-infected preterm infants hospitalized during the same period were selected as control group.Relevant data were collected to compare the differences regarding clinical data,blood routine indicators,C-reactive protein(CRP),serum albumin levels(ALB),SII and PNI between two groups.The ability of SII and PNI to predict EOS was evaluated by Logistic regression analysis and receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve.Results:Compared with control group,the EOS group had lower 1-minute and 5-minute Apgar scores,higher rates of cesarean section delivery and tracheal intubation,as well as higher rates of suppurative meningitis,bronchopulmonary dysplasia,retinopathy of prematurity and intracranial hemorrhage.The levels of blood routine parameters,ALB,SII and PNI in the EOS group were lower than those in control group,while CRP was increased.The differences were all statistically significant( P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that tracheal intubation,CRP,SII and PNI were independently influential factors of EOS( P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the areas under curve of SII,PNI,CRP and SII combined with PNI were 0.808(95% CI 0.730-0.886),0.792(95% CI 0.718-0.865),0.633(95% CI 0.541-0.725)and 0.866(95% CI 0.803-0.929),the sensitivity were 74.3%,64.3%,42.9%,78.6%,and the specificity were 88.6%,82.9%,81.4%,90.0%,respectively.The cut-off values of SII,PNI and CRP were 221.36,38.65 and 0.80 mg/L,respectively. Conclusion:SII and PNI have a certain predictive value for EOS in preterm infants,and their combined diagnosis efficiency is more stronger.
6.Individualized plasticity autograft mimic with efficient bioactivity inducing osteogenesis.
Yan WEI ; Guixin ZHU ; Zifan ZHAO ; Chengcheng YIN ; Qin ZHAO ; Hudi XU ; Jinyang WANG ; Jinglun ZHANG ; Xiaoxin ZHANG ; Yufeng ZHANG ; Haibin XIA
International Journal of Oral Science 2021;13(1):14-14
Mineralized tissue regeneration is an important and challenging part of the field of tissue engineering and regeneration. At present, autograft harvest procedures may cause secondary trauma to patients, while bone scaffold materials lack osteogenic activity, resulting in a limited application. Loaded with osteogenic induction growth factor can improve the osteoinductive performance of bone graft, but the explosive release of growth factor may also cause side effects. In this study, we innovatively used platelet-rich fibrin (PRF)-modified bone scaffolds (Bio-Oss
Autografts
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Bone Regeneration
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Cell Differentiation
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Humans
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Osteogenesis
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Tissue Engineering
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Tissue Scaffolds
7.Generation of a Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome monkey model by base editing.
Fang WANG ; Weiqi ZHANG ; Qiaoyan YANG ; Yu KANG ; Yanling FAN ; Jingkuan WEI ; Zunpeng LIU ; Shaoxing DAI ; Hao LI ; Zifan LI ; Lizhu XU ; Chu CHU ; Jing QU ; Chenyang SI ; Weizhi JI ; Guang-Hui LIU ; Chengzu LONG ; Yuyu NIU
Protein & Cell 2020;11(11):809-824
Many human genetic diseases, including Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), are caused by single point mutations. HGPS is a rare disorder that causes premature aging and is usually caused by a de novo point mutation in the LMNA gene. Base editors (BEs) composed of a cytidine deaminase fused to CRISPR/Cas9 nickase are highly efficient at inducing C to T base conversions in a programmable manner and can be used to generate animal disease models with single amino-acid substitutions. Here, we generated the first HGPS monkey model by delivering a BE mRNA and guide RNA (gRNA) targeting the LMNA gene via microinjection into monkey zygotes. Five out of six newborn monkeys carried the mutation specifically at the target site. HGPS monkeys expressed the toxic form of lamin A, progerin, and recapitulated the typical HGPS phenotypes including growth retardation, bone alterations, and vascular abnormalities. Thus, this monkey model genetically and clinically mimics HGPS in humans, demonstrating that the BE system can efficiently and accurately generate patient-specific disease models in non-human primates.
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Disease Models, Animal
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Female
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Gene Editing
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Humans
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Lamin Type A/metabolism*
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Macaca fascicularis
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Progeria/pathology*
8.Construction of vascular sustained release model of vascular endothelial growth factor
Xiaolong MA ; Wenbin LI ; Zhifei XIN ; Diankun LI ; Zifan ZHOU ; Juyi WAN ; Xu MENG
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016;32(10):625-628
Objective To construct a model of small caliber vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) in tissue engineering,to investigate the performance of the sustained-release microspheres and vascular stent,and to provide materials and theoretical basis for animal experiment.Methods The sheep carotid arteries were treated with a cellular reagents,the cellular conditions and the stent properties were observed.Preparation of sustained release microspheres containing VEGF,particle size,encapsulation efficiency,drug loading and release curve were measured.The effective combination of the slow release microsphere and the vascular stent was used in the freeze drying technology.The rat vascular endothelial cells grown in tissue engineered blood vessel model release lumen,observe the growth of endothelial cells.Results After the treatment,the original performance of the vascular stent can be maintained.The average particle size of the microspheres was (9.8 ± 6.0) μm,which could be released slowly in 20 days,and the release rate was 70%.Microspheres can effectively with the tissue.engineering blood vessel tight binding.Rat vascular endothelial cells can grow in the vascular stent surface.Conclusion Using Triton X-100,DNA/RNA ribozyme for acellular reagent,stent performance is good.PLGA microspheres have good sustained release performance,and constructing appropriate tissue engineered small caliber vascular release model by using freeze drying technology can make the stent compact structure.
9.Application of PBL teaching mode in neurology teaching based on network platform
Yanling LIANG ; Zhiqiang XU ; Yongqiang LIN ; Zifan LIU ; Borong ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2012;11(9):924-927
Problem-based learning (PBL) teaching method can improve students' ability of study,analysis and problem-solving.Network platform based PBL teaching mode combines the network education and PBL teaching mode; it has clear superiority in information acquisition,communication and transmission.Furthermore,it can also solve the problem of inadequate teaching sources.Network platform based PBL teaching mode was applied in neurology teaching to investigate the best scheme and form for teaching plan compilation,network platform building-up and teaching process implementation.At the same time,teaching effect was evaluated and summarized in an aim to improving neurology teaching quality and speeding up the reform of network-based PBL teaching.

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