1.Effects of long working hours and shift work on the mental health of community medical workers
Xiaodan YANG ; Danni LI ; Jicui CHEN ; Jiayi WANG ; Zou CHEN
China Occupational Medicine 2025;52(3):282-287
Objective To explore the association of working hours and shift work with occupational stress, fatigue accumulation, and depressive symptoms among primary community medical workers. Methods A total of 516 medical workers from five community medical service centers in Pudong New Area, Shanghai City, were selected as the research subjects using the convenience sampling method. The Core Scale of Occupational Stress Measurement, the Workers' Fatigue Accumulation Self-diagnosis Questionnaire, and the Patient Health Questionnaire were used to assess research subjects' occupational stress, fatigue accumulation, and depressive symptoms, respectively. Results Long working hours (>40 hours/week) were reported by 50.4% of workers among the research subjects, while shift works were reported by 16.9% of the workers. The detection rates of occupational stress, fatigue accumulation, and depressive symptoms were 26.6%, 41.7%, and 30.8%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis result revealed that, after adjusting for confounders such as age, sex, and education level, longer working hours were associated with higher risks of occupational stress, fatigue accumulation, and depressive symptoms (all P<0.05). Shift workers in community medical centers had higher risks of occupational stress, fatigue accumulation, and depressive symptoms compared with non-shift workers (all P<0.05). Conclusion Long working hours and shift work could increase the risks of occupational stress, fatigue accumulation, and depressive symptoms among community medical workers.
2.Research Progress on Molecular Mechanism Underlying Chemotherapy Resistance of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Li ZHANG ; Jie YU ; Yu CHEN ; Xiaodi LUO ; Jicui WANG ; Dong TU
Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment 2024;51(8):690-696
Malignant pleural mesothelioma(MPM)is a rare,highly aggressive,and lethal tumor with poor prognosis.Its survival period ranges from four months to one year,and the 5-year survival rate is only about 10%.MPM is highly resistant to chemotherapy,and conventional treatments such as cisplatin combined with pemetrexed or raltitrexed only have a certain effect in about 20%of patients.In recent years,with the continuous in-depth understanding of the genetic variation characteristics of MPM,some progress has been made in the molecular mechanism underlying the chemotherapy resistance of MPM.This article will summarize the research progress of the molecular mechanism underlying the chemotherapy resistance of MPM,including BAP1 gene mutation,microRNA,MTA1-mediated DNA damage repair pathway,GITR-GITRL pathway,TGFa pathway,tumor stem cell,EGFR,and PTEN.The aim of this work is to provide a reference for exploring new therapeutic targets and combined treatment options for MPM.
3.Liraglutide increases FNDC5 expression in C2C12 myotubes via activa-tion of CAMKK2/AMPK signaling pathways
Yuanmei WANG ; Yuchao ZHANG ; Jicui CHEN ; Huichen ZHAO ; Yuqin FU ; Yuantao LIU
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2017;33(3):475-480
AIM:To investigate the effect of liraglutide ( LG) on the expression of fibronectin type Ⅲdomain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5) in the C2C12 myotubes.METHODS:The C2C12 mouse myoblast cell line was induced to differentiation.Differentiated cells were stimulated with gradient concentrations (1 ~1000 nmol/L) of LG for different time (0 ~24 h).The effects of LG on the expression of FNDC5 and the activation of adenosine 5'-monophosphate ( AMP)-activated protein kinase ( AMPK) signaling pathway were determined .After pretreated with glucagon-like peptide-1 ( GLP-1 ) receptor antagonist exendin 9-39 , the inhibitor of Ca 2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2), STO609, or the inhibitor of AMPK, Compound C, the LG-induced FNDC5 expression in C2C12 myotubes was examined.The expression of FNDC5 and the activation of AMPK were determined by Western blot .RESULTS: In C2C12 myotubes, LG promoted the expression of FNDC5 in a dose-and time-dependent manner .LG also activated AMPK signaling pathway .These effects of LG were partly abolished by exendin 9-39 , STO609 and Compound C .CONCLUSION:LG promotes the expression of FNDC5 via GLP-1 receptor in the C2C12 myotubes possibly through activation of the CAMKK2/AMPK signaling pathways .

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