1.Role of Aerobic Glycolysis in Breast Cancer and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention: A Review
Xianguang DENG ; Hui RUAN ; Lian LI ; Hongqiao FAN ; Lifang LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(13):219-229
Breast cancer has become the malignant tumor with the highest incidence rate. Although the emergence of new drugs has prolonged the overall survival of breast cancer patients, it still possesses a high recurrence and metastasis rate due to tumor heterogeneity and drug resistance. Glucose is the main source of energy metabolism for breast cancer cells, and the glucose metabolism of breast cancer cells is significantly different from that of normal breast cells. The high energy demand and rapid growth of breast cancer cells make their demand for glucose much higher than that of normal cells. Moreover, even under aerobic conditions, the glycolytic effect of breast cancer cells will be significantly enhanced to meet the high energy metabolism demand of breast cancer cells. The main reason for the enhanced glycolytic effect of breast cancer cells is the enhanced activity of glycolysis-related enzymes and regulatory factors, including pyruvate kinase, hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, lactate dehydrogenase, and glucose transporter protein. The metabolism process of glycolysis in breast cancer cells can be regulated by interfering with the activity of these enzymes and regulatory factors, thus inhibiting the proliferation of breast cancer, promoting apoptosis, and reversing drug resistance, invasion, and metastasis. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a long history of treating breast cancer and has made significant achievements in the aspects of anti-recurrence, metastasis, and drug resistance. In recent years, more and more research related to the intervention of aerobic glycolysis in breast cancer by TCM monomers, single-flavored TCM, and compounds has been conducted and has made great achievements. In addition, a large number of in vivo and in vitro experiments have shown that aerobic glycolysis is an important potential target for the treatment of breast cancer by TCM, but there is a lack of a comprehensive review and summary. On this basis, this paper elaborated on the roles of key targets in aerobic glycolysis and breast cancer and summarized the relevant studies on the treatment of breast cancer by intervention of glycolysis with TCM, with a view to providing new ideas for further research.
2.Complete genome sequence and molecular characterization of a human respiratory syncytial virus subtype B strain isolated in Qinghai province
Lifang HE ; Mengqi YIN ; Shengcang ZHAO ; Zhijian TANG ; Youju LEI ; Jinying QI ; Deng TIAN ; Chunxiang WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2024;38(5):533-538
Objective:To analyze the genetic characteristics of the complete genome of a strain of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) in Qinghai province in 2024.Methods:A total of 300 samples were collected during 2024 influenza surveillance in Qinghai province sentinel hospitals from patients with fever accompanied by severe respiratory infection symptoms. We used real-time fluorescent quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction RT-PCR) method to screen out HRSV subtype B (HRSVB) positive specimens, whole genome sequencing was performed on positivespecimens meeting the requirements for the sequencing. After downloading the global representative HRSVB genotypes at GenBank database, sequence alignment was performed, related evolutionary tree was built and the calculation and analyses of genetic distance were done, analyses of HRSVB sequencing of sequence homology of nucleotides, amino acids and amino acid mutation were performed.Results:The first strain in Qinghai, China/qinghai/2024-03 had a complete sequence of 15 140 bp nucleotides, with HRSV′s all structural characteristics, and subtype HRSVA prototype strain Long strains of nucleotide the lowest homology was 80.0%, and subtype HRSVB prototype strain nucleotide homology was above 94.7%. The result indicated that the first strain in Qinghai belonged to HRSVB subtype. Genetic evolution shows China/qinghai/2024-03 and USA/WA-S23450/2021 (OR326803.1) and Germany/2021 (OR795235.1) all belong to a branch, they have the closest relationship. Phylogenetic analysis of G gene showed that the strain belonged to BA9 genotype of HRSVB subtype, and the hypervariable regions of the genome were SH and G genes.Conclusions:In this study, the complete genome sequence of HRSV China/qinghai/2024-03 was obtained for the first time, and the basic molecular structural characteristics were elucidated, which filled the gaps in the gene and amino acid data of HRSV in our province, and also provided a basis for HRSV epidemiology.
3.Influence of health literacy of rural junior middle school students on knowledge, attitudes and practices of COVID-19 protection in Jiangxi Province
ZHANG Cheng, DENG Lifang, WANG Naibo, XU Lewei, WU Lei, WAN Dezhi, LIU Yong
Chinese Journal of School Health 2023;44(3):375-378
Objective:
To understand the influence of junior middle school students health literacy on knowledge, belief and behavior of COVID-19 in rural areas of Jiangxi Province, and to enhance junior middle school students ability to deal with public health emergencies.
Methods:
Stratified cluster random sampling was used to investigate the health literacy, knowledge level and behavior of COVID-19 protection of 4 311 grade 7 to grade 8 students in rural areas of Jiangxi Province; Chi square test and Logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the correlation between junior high school students health literacy and COVID-19 protection knowledge, belief and behavior.
Results:
The rate of health literacy of junior middle school students in rural areas was 18.21 %( n =785), the reported rate of intermediate level was high ( n =2 454, 56.92%), and the reported rate of junior high school students at a low level of health literacy was 24.87%( n =1 072). The rate of junior middle school students in rural areas with good COVID-19 protection knowledge was 63.49%, the rate of positive protection attitude was 74.25%, and the rate of good protection behavior was 85.36%; Rate of COVID-19 protection knowledge ( OR=4.85, 95%CI =3.80-6.18) and positive rate of protection attitude of high level health literacy ( OR=44.07, 95%CI =24.57-79.05), protective behavior possession rate ( OR=25.99, 95%CI = 19.67-34.35) were higher than those with low level of health literacy( P <0.01).
Conclusion
Health literacy is associated with COVID-19 protection knowledge, belief and behavior in rural junior high school students of Jiangxi Province, the findings provide direction for junior middle school students to improve their ability to deal with public health emergencies.
4.Relationship between health literacy and unhealthy eating behavior of junior middle school students in rural areas of Jiangxi Province
DENG Lifang, LI Li, WANG Naibo, WAN Dezhi, WU Lei
Chinese Journal of School Health 2022;43(2):185-189
Objective:
To understand the relationship between health literacy and unhealthy eating behavior of junior middle school students in rural areas of Jiangxi Province, and to provide a reference for specific strategies for healthy eating behavior.
Methods:
Stratified cluster random sampling was used to investigate the health literacy and unhealthy eating behavior of 4 311 students in grades 7 to 8 from 50 middle schools in rural areas of Jiangxi Province, the relationship between health literacy and unhealthy eating behavior was analyzed by Chi square test and Logistic regression.
Results:
Health literacy of junior middle school students in rural areas (≥58 points) was 18.21%. Prevalence of unhealthy eating behavior was relatively high, among which irregular three meal time was the highest (62.33%), followed by high consumption of sugar sweetened beverage, insufficient dairy products consumption, breakfast skipping ever day and insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables, accounting for 54.60%, 50.38 %, 36.23% and 19.53%, respectively. The risk of irregular meal time ( OR =1.35, 95% CI =1.11-1.65), breakfast skipping every day ( OR = 1.23 , 95% CI =1.01-1.49), insufficient dairy products consumption ( OR =1.29, 95% CI =1.07-1.55), insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables ( OR =1.45, 95% CI =1.10-1.92) and high consumption of sugar sweetened beverage ( OR =1.39, 95% CI = 1.15 -1.68) was higher than students with high health literacy ( P <0.05).
Conclusion
There is a correlation between health literacy and unhealthy eating behavior of junior middle school students in rural areas of Jiangxi Province, schools, families, governments and relevant departments can improve the health literacy level of junior high school students to improve their unhealthy eating behavior, so as to improve the health status of junior high school students.
5.The etiology of 340 infants with early-onset epilepsy
Tianyu SONG ; Jie DENG ; Fang FANG ; Chunhong CHEN ; Xiaohui WANG ; Xu WANG ; Xiuwei ZHUO ; Lifang DAI ; Hongmei WANG ; Xiaojuan TIAN
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2021;59(5):387-392
Objective:To investigate the etiology of epilepsy onset before 6 months old and improve clinical understanding.Methods:The medical history, electroencephalogram, brain imaging, genetic examination and other clinical data of 340 patients who were diagnosed with epilepsy with onset under 6 months of age and were hospitalized in the Department of Neurology, Beijing Children′s Hospital, Capital Medical University between January 2017 and December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Rank sum test was used to compare the ages of onset of different etiologic groups.Results:Of the 340 patients, 196 were males and 144 were females. The age of onset was 90.5 (48.0, 135.5) days. In the 250 (73.5%) underwent genetic test, 103 (41.2%) had pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants, involving 43 single gene variants and 2 chromosomal abnormalities. Seventy-nine patients (23.2%) had genetic etiology, 66 (19.4%) had structural etiology, 19 (5.6%) had metabolic etiology, 13 (3.8%) had multiple etiologies, and 163 (47.9%) had unknown etiology. In the 79 cases with genetic etiology, 30 single gene variants were detected, including 19 cases of PRRT2, 10 cases of KCNQ2, 7 cases of SCN1A, 6 cases of SCN2A, 6 cases of STXBP1, 5 cases of CDKL5, 2 cases of ARX, and 1 case of each of 23 gene variants. Two cases had chromosomal abnormalities which were 21-trisomy and 16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome respectively. Among the 66 cases with structural etiologies, 37 cases had acquired factors such as perinatal brain injury, 28 cases had congenital factors such as cortical malformation and 1 case was perinatal brain injury combined megalencephaly. The onset age of genetic etiology was 95 (26, 128) days, that of structural etiology was 90 (58, 30) days, and that of metabolic etiology was 57 (30, 90) days. The onset age of metabolic etiology was earlier than that of structural etiology ( U=436.500, P=0.044). Conclusions:Genetic etiology is the most common defined etiology of infants with early-onset epilepsy aged 0-6 months, and there are certain differences in the age of onset between different etiologies. Proper application of genetic test is helpful to identify the etiology and guide treatment.
6. Clinical and genetic analysis of childhood-onset myoclonus dystonia syndrome caused by SGCE variants
Xiaojuan TIAN ; Changhong DING ; Yuehua ZHANG ; Lifang DAI ; Chunhong CHEN ; Jiuwei LI ; Xu WANG ; Tongli HAN ; Xiaohui WANG ; Jie DENG
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2020;58(2):123-128
Objective:
To explore the clinical characteristics and genotyping results of childhood-onset myoclonus dystonia syndrome caused by SGCE variants.
Methods:
The clinical data of 9 children with SGCE-related myoclonus dystonia syndrome admitted at either the Department of Neurology, Beijing Children′s Hospital, Capital Medical University or the Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital from May 2018 to October 2019 were collected and the patients were followed up. The definite diagnosis was made on the basis of whole exome sequencing and multiple ligation-dependent probe amplification. The clinical features and gene test results were analyzed retrospectively.
Results:
Data of 9 patients (4 boys and 5 girls) diagnosed as myoclonus dystonia syndrome caused by SGCE variants were collected. The onset age ranged from 1 year to 3 years and 2 months. The first symptom was myoclonus in 4 cases, while dystonia in the remaining 5 cases. In the course of the disease, 9 cases had myoclonus and 8 had dystonia. Myoclonic jerks were characterized by involuntary jerks in both upper limbs in 8 patients. Six patients had involuntary jerks of lower limbs, resulting in gait instability or even falling. The myoclonus was exacerbated during the fine motor activities, emotional stress or fatigue. Dystonia was characterized by abnormal gait, including 5 cases with right leg dystonia, and 3 cases with the left leg dystonia. Three probands had a positive family history. Intellectual development was normal in all cases. There was no obvious abnormality in video-electroencephalogram (EEG) during both ictal and interictal periods. Electromyography (EMG) and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 9 patients were normal. Nine patients carried SGCE gene variants, including 3 frame shift variants, 2 nonsense variants, 2 missense variants, 1 fragment deletion variant and 1 splice site variant. Seven variants were inherited paternally, and 2 variants were de novo. Madopar was used in 8 patients, and nitrazepam in 4 patients, leading to the decrease in the myoclonus jerks and improvement of gait in 6 and 2 patients, respectively.
Conclusions
SGCE gene variants can cause myoclonus dystonia syndrome. The onset of the disease may occur at infancy or preschool age, with either myoclonic jerks or dystonia as the initial symptom. Non-epileptic myoclonus is the prominent symptom, with upper limb mainly involved. Most of the patients have the accompanying symptoms of dystonia, and some of them may have spontaneous symptom relief. SGCE gene is imprinted maternally, and the inherited variants of SGCE are paternal in origin.
7.Early onset epileptic encephalopathy caused by mitochondrial arginyl-tRNA synthetase gene deficiency: report of two cases and literature review
Huafang JIANG ; Jie DENG ; Fang FANG ; Hua LI ; Xiaohui WANG ; Lifang DAI
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2020;58(11):893-899
Objective:To summarize the clinical features of two early onset epileptic encephalopathy (EOEE) patients with arginyl-tRNA synthetase (RARS2) gene variations and to review related literature.Methods:The clinical data and genetic features of two pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 6 (PCH6) patients with RARS2 variation diagnosed by the Department of Neurology, Beijing Children′s Hospital from January 2017 to December 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. A literature search with "RARS2" "pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 6" and "early onset epileptic encephalopathy" as key words was conducted at China national knowledge infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform and PubMed (up to May 2020), literature about RARS2 gene variation patients and their complete clinical data were chosen and reviewed.Results:The onset age of the two cases (1 male, 1 female) were 2 months and 29 days respectively and the early onset symptom of them was epileptic encephalopathy. The main symptoms included seizures, development delay, microcephaly and lactic acidosis. In addition to these symptoms, the female also had dyspnea, hypoglycemia and metabolic acidosis after birth. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the two patients were normal at first. Follow up at four-month (case 1) and eight-month (case 2) MRI showed atrophy of cerebral and cerebellar, but the pons was not affected. All four heterozygous variations in RARS2 gene revealed by whole-exome sequencing (p.Arg560His and p.Arg6His from case 1, p.Arg254Trp and p.Phe5Ser from case 2) were novel. No eligible reports were found in Chinese journals, while 17 reports were found in English literature. Excluded cases with incomplete data together with these two cases, a total of 34 patients from 20 families were found. All patients had developmental delay while 94% (32/34) patients showed the initial symptoms within 3 months, 93% (28/30) patients were diagnosed as epilepsy, 89% (25/28) patients had progressively microcephaly and 52% (16/31) cases did not show the pons atrophy on brain MRI. Twenty of 28 cases (71%) were refractory epilepsy. There were 31 types of gene variations and most of them were missense variations (21/31, 68%).Conclusions:The majority of PCH6 cases caused by RARS2 gene variation show the initial symptoms within 3 months, characterized by EOEE, most of them are refractory epilepsy, accompanied by developmental delay, microcephaly and increased lactic acid. Brain MRI indicates progressive cerebral or pontocerebellar atrophy.
8. Clinical and genetic characteristics of focal epilepsy in children caused by GATOR1 complex gene variation
Jie DENG ; Fang FANG ; Xiaohui WANG ; Lifang DAI ; Xiaojuan TIAN ; Chunhong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2019;57(10):780-785
Objective:
To summarize the clinical and genetic characteristics of focal epilepsy in children caused by GATOR1 complex gene variation.
Methods:
The clinical data, gene variation and treatment outcome of 12 children with focal epilepsy caused by GATOR1 complex gene variation admitted to Beijing Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University from June 2016 to October 2018 were retrospectively analyzed.
Results:
There were 7 males and 5 females in 12 cases. The epilepsy onset age was 5.5 (3.0, 12.0) months, and from 11 days to 16 months of age. The epileptic seizure types were all focal motor seizures, and one case combined with epileptic spasms. The frequency of seizures in all patients was more than one time per day. Seven cases had frontal lobe epilepsy and two cases had lateral temporal lobe epilepsy. One case had a family history of febrile seizures and two had a family history of suspicious epilepsy. Epileptic form discharges were observed in 9 patients during the interictal phase by electroencephalograms (EEG), and all of them were focal discharges. Eight cases had clinical seizures detected by EEG, in 4 of whom the seizures were originated in frontal region. There were no abnormalities in brain magnetic resonance imaging in 11 cases whereas 1 case had malformation of cortical development of left frontal lobe. Eight patients had DEPDC5 gene variation, one had NPRL2 gene variation, three had NPRL3 gene variation. One case had de novo variation and the other 11 had hereditary variation. There were 11 types of gene variation, including 5 nonsense variations, 3 missense variations, 2 frame shift variations and 1 in frame deletion variation. There was no clear relationship between the clinical phenotype and the genotype. During the follow-up period from 6 months to 2 years and 6 months, 6 cases had seizure control, 3 of them were controlled by oxcarbazepine. The other 6 cases had drug-refractory epilepsy, 2 of them failed with vagus nerve stimulation and ketogenic dietary therapy as well, meanwhile combined with mental retardation.
Conclusions
GATOR1 complex gene variation can lead to genetic focal epilepsy, which usually has early onset with frequent seizures. Most of the patients have focal epileptic form discharges on EEG, and there is usually no structural lesion in brain imaging. Most of the patients have hereditary loss-of-function variations. Approximately half of cases are drug-resistant epilepsy.
9. Digital anatomic study on sacral lateral mass screw for sacral fracture
Zhongbao XU ; Futing ZHAO ; Lifang LUO ; Yiqi DENG ; Wenchuang FAN ; Weidong MU
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2019;35(10):930-935
Objective:
To investigate the anatomical features of the safe zone for sacral lateral mass screw placement and find the safe trajectory, so as to provide reference for clinical application.
Methods:
The three-dimensional computed tomography scan materials of sacrococcygeal vertebrae in 60 patients admitted to the Liaocheng People's Hospital of Shandong Province were analyzed by Mimics software to establish three-dimensional models. There were 33 males and 27 females, aged 25-78 years, with an average age of 45.7 years. After the safe zone was separated from sacral lateral mass model, a maximum cylinder was placed into the safe zone according to its anatomical feature. The cylinder was established as safe trajectory. Anatomical data were measured, including the length and diameter of screw trajectory, the distance between the entry point and the middle jaw, and adjacent upper and lower foramen, as well as the intersection angle between the screw direction and sagittal plane, between the screw direction and the adjacent upper end plate.
Results:
The restriction factor of screw size on S1, S2 lateral mass was transverse diameter, while the restriction factor on S3, S4 was the distance between adjacent intervertebral foramen. The maximal length of screw from S1 to S4 was 30 mm, 35 mm, 30 mm, 14 mm respectively, while the maximal diameter was 12 mm, 9 mm, 5 mm, 5 mm respectively. The best entry point of S1 mass screw was lateral to the zygopophysis. The best entry point of S2-S4 mass screw was located at the midpoint of a line connecting the lateral edge of adjacent posterior sacral foramen approximately about 2 cm from median sacral crest. The leaning angles of screw was increased successively, and the sagittal plane was slightly inclined. There were significant differences between male and female groups in the leaning angle in S2 [male: (35.8±1.2)°, female: (37.9±3.7)°] and the distance between entry point and median sacral crest [male: (20.5±1.0)mm, female: (19.1±1.4)mm](
10.Interaction Between Variations in Dopamine D2 and Serotonin 2A Receptor is Associated with Short-Term Response to Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia.
Liansheng ZHAO ; Huijuan WANG ; Yamin ZHANG ; Jinxue WEI ; Peiyan NI ; Hongyan REN ; Gang LI ; Qiang WANG ; Gavin P REYNOLDS ; Weihua YUE ; Wei DENG ; Hao YAN ; Liwen TAN ; Qi CHEN ; Guigang YANG ; Tianlan LU ; Lifang WANG ; Fuquan ZHANG ; Jianli YANG ; Keqing LI ; Luxian LV ; Qingrong TAN ; Yinfei LI ; Hua YU ; Hongyan ZHANG ; Xin MA ; Fude YANG ; Lingjiang LI ; Chuanyue WANG ; Huiyao WANG ; Xiaojing LI ; Wanjun GUO ; Xun HU ; Yang TIAN ; Xiaohong MA ; Jeremy COID ; Dai ZHANG ; Chao CHEN ; Tao LI ; Chinese Antipsychotics Pharmacogenomics Consortium
Neuroscience Bulletin 2019;35(6):1102-1105


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