1.Characteristics and implications of observation tools for physical activity among children and adolescents
QIU Yanping, WANG Lijuan, QI Jing, CHEN Huan, ZHENG Nan, LI Xiaoqing
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(3):310-314
Abstract
To analyzes the characteristics, problems and enlightenment of physical activity observation tools, so as to provide reference for researchers to quickly and accurately choose appropriate observation tools to evaluate children s and adolescents physical activity. Literature search is conducted in eight databases of Chinese and English, including CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, Web of Science, PubMed, Medline, ERIC, and SPORTDiscus. Ultimately, eight observation tools for assessing physical activity in children and adolescents are included. Through summarization and comparison, it is found that the applications of those tools cover multiple age groups, the observation indicators cover multiple dimensions for each with varying emphases, and the applicable contexts vary in their specific background information, and recording methods tend to be quantitative. However, several issues remain to be addressed in practical applications. First, the observation indicators need to be supplemented and improved; second, physical activity in community environments and academic classrooms requires further attention; third, physical activity intensity needs to be scientifically evaluated; fourth, observation and recording methods need to be integrated and innovated; fifth, the number of observation subjects needs to be expanded. Future research could focus on developing observation tools tailored to the characteristics of Chinese children and adolescents, while drawing on foreign observation tools to comprehensively assess physical activity among children and adolescents.
2.Sema3A secreted by sensory nerve induces bone formation under mechanical loads.
Hongxiang MEI ; Zhengzheng LI ; Qinyi LV ; Xingjian LI ; Yumeng WU ; Qingchen FENG ; Zhishen JIANG ; Yimei ZHOU ; Yule ZHENG ; Ziqi GAO ; Jiawei ZHOU ; Chen JIANG ; Shishu HUANG ; Juan LI
International Journal of Oral Science 2024;16(1):5-5
Bone formation and deposition are initiated by sensory nerve infiltration in adaptive bone remodeling. Here, we focused on the role of Semaphorin 3A (Sema3A), expressed by sensory nerves, in mechanical loads-induced bone formation and nerve withdrawal using orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) model. Firstly, bone formation was activated after the 3rd day of OTM, coinciding with a decrease in sensory nerves and an increase in pain threshold. Sema3A, rather than nerve growth factor (NGF), highly expressed in both trigeminal ganglion and the axons of periodontal ligament following the 3rd day of OTM. Moreover, in vitro mechanical loads upregulated Sema3A in neurons instead of in human periodontal ligament cells (hPDLCs) within 24 hours. Furthermore, exogenous Sema3A restored the suppressed alveolar bone formation and the osteogenic differentiation of hPDLCs induced by mechanical overload. Mechanistically, Sema3A prevented overstretching of F-actin induced by mechanical overload through ROCK2 pathway, maintaining mitochondrial dynamics as mitochondrial fusion. Therefore, Sema3A exhibits dual therapeutic effects in mechanical loads-induced bone formation, both as a pain-sensitive analgesic and a positive regulator for bone formation.
Humans
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Bone Remodeling
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Cell Differentiation
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Osteogenesis
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Semaphorin-3A/pharmacology*
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Trigeminal Ganglion/metabolism*
3.Talents work promote the high-quality development of public hospitals
Lijuan ZHENG ; Mingxuan CHEN ; Xinyi ZENG ; Huicong ZHENG ; Jing JIE ; Zongping YE
Modern Hospital 2024;24(1):65-67
Talents are the core driving force to promote the high-quality development of public hospitals,and the talent team building is an important factor for hospitals to get sustainable development and improve comprehensive competitiveness.In view of the shortage of high-level talents,the imperfect talent reserve system,and the lagging personnel management mechanism of public hospitals and the resulting unreasonable talent team structure and talent gap,public hospitals should take talent team building as the starting point,pay equal attention to the introduction and training of talents,interact with discipline construction and talent construction,vigorously promote the construction of personnel management system and mechanism innovation,form a standardized,scientific,refined and efficient modern hospital management system,so that the effectiveness of talents can be max-imized,and provide intellectual support for the high-quality development of public hospitals.
4.Application of DNA image cytometry ploidy analysis in pathological diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion
Lingling LIU ; Li LI ; Cuiling WU ; Lijuan HOU ; Wenliang ZHENG
Cancer Research and Clinic 2024;36(2):128-131
Objective:To explore the clinical application value of DNA image cytometry ploidy analysis (DNA-ICM) in the pathological diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion.Methods:A retrospective case series study was conducted. The clinical data of 101 patients with pleural effusion from October to December 2021 in Shanxi Bethune Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Liquid-based cytology (LBC) and DNA-ICM were performed on pleural effusion specimens. The sensitivity and specificity of the two methods were compared with the clinical diagnosis, imaging, biopsy, and follow-up results of the patients.Results:Among the pleural effusions of 101 patients, 39 were malignant pleural effusions and 62 were benign pleural effusions. The sensitivity of LBC and DNA-ICM in diagnosing malignant tumor cells in pleural effusions was 74.7% and 94.9%, respectively, and the specificity was 98.4% and 83.9%, respectively; the combination of the two had an increased diagnostic positivity rate compared with that of LBC alone [36.6% (37/101) vs. 28.7% (29/101)]. Seven cases with positive DNA-ICM but negative LBC result were followed up, and 1 case was diagnosed as small cell lung cancer. Conclusions:DNA-ICM can effectively improve the positive cytology detection rate of pleural effusion, and the combined detection of DNA-ICM and LBC can reduce the underdiagnosis rate of cytology, which is of great clinical value in the pathological diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion.
5.Causal association between six metabolites and atopic dermatitis:a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study
Yan WEI ; Yan SUN ; Lijuan WANG ; Shuai SHAO ; Yan ZHENG
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(5):801-808
Objective We made a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization(MR)analysis to investigate the causal connection between metabolites and atopic dermatitis(AD).Methods Single nucleotide polymorphic(SNP)sites associated with metabolites were extracted from the aggregated data of a genome-wide association study(GWAS)as instrumental variables.Causal association between six metabolites and AD was analyzed using the TwoSampleMR package in R software.The primary methods employed included inverse variance weighted(IVW),MR Egger,and weighted median.Heterogeneity testing was conducted using Cochran's Q statistics.MR Egger intercept was employed to test for level pleiotropy.Additionally,sensitivity analysis was carried out using the"leave-one-out"approach.Results The IVW analysis results indicated that ascorbic acid(OR=0.861,95%CI:0.751-0.987),arachidonic acid(OR=0.363,95%CI:0.193-0.683),and cortisone(OR=0.447,95%CI:0.221-0.906)were negatively correlated with the occurrence of AD,while uridine(OR=3.473,95%CI:1.043-11.562),serotonin(OR=1.896,95%CI:1.007-3.571),and 2-hydroxyglutaric acid(OR=2.158,95%CI:1.186-3.924)were positively correlated with the occurrence of AD,and the differences were statistically significant.Conclusion There is no significant evidence supporting a causal association between AD and metabolic disorder,but this study identified potential evidence for a causal effect of six metabolic factors on an increased risk of AD.
6.Association between abnormal oral glucose tolerance test patterns in the second trimester and large for gestational age newborns
Ao ZHANG ; Minyi SU ; Lijuan ZHENG ; Li CHEN ; Guocheng LIU ; Lulu SONG ; Youjie WANG
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2024;59(3):184-191
Objective:To investigate the impact of abnormal patterns of 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in the second trimester on the risk of large for gestational age (LGA) newborn deliveries.Methods:General clinical data and OGTT results of 66 290 pregnant women who received regular prenatal care and delivered in Guangdong Maternal and Child Health Hospital from December 24, 2016 to July 26, 2022 were collected. According to the results of OGTT, the pregnant women were divided into 8 groups: normal blood glucose group (normal fasting blood glucose, 1-hour and 2-hour after oral glucose, 54 518 cases), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) 0 group (only abnormal fasting blood glucose, 1 430 cases), GDM 1 group (only abnormal blood glucose at 1-hour after oral glucose, 2 150 cases), GDM 2 group (only abnormal blood glucose at 2-hour after oral glucose, 3 736 cases), GDM 0+1 group (both fasting blood glucose and 1-hour after oral glucose were abnormal, 371 cases), GDM 0+2 group (both fasting blood glucose and 2-hour after oral glucose were abnormal, 280 cases), GDM 1+2 group (abnormal blood glucose at 1-hour and 2-hour after oral glucose, 2 981 cases) and GDM 0+1+2 group (abnormal fasting blood glucose, 1-hour and 2-hour after oral glucose, 824 cases). Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of different abnormal OGTT patterns on LGA. In addition, the blood glucose measurements at the three time points of OGTT were combined and used as continuous variables in the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve to evaluate the predictive value of each blood glucose measurement mode for LGA and the area under the curve (AUC) was compared.Results:(1) Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the risks of LGA were significantly increased in GDM 0 group ( OR=1.76, 95% CI: 1.50-2.08; P<0.001), GDM 0+1 group ( OR=2.29, 95% CI: 1.72-3.04; P<0.001), and GDM 0+1+2 group ( OR=1.98, 95% CI: 1.61-2.43; P<0.001). (2) ROC curve analysis showed that fasting blood glucose, 1-hour after oral glucose, 2-hour after oral glucose, fasting+1-hour after oral glucose, fasting+2-hour after oral glucose, 1-hour+2-hour after oral glucose, and fasting+1-hour+2-hour after oral glucose had certain predictive value for LGA (all P<0.001). The AUC of fasting blood glucose measurement was higher than that of 2-hour blood glucose measurement in predicting LGA, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the AUC between fasting blood glucose and other blood glucose measurement modes for predicting LGA (all P>0.05). Conclusions:In the abnormal OGTT patterns, pregnant women with abnormal fasting blood glucose, abnormal fasting+1-hour after oral glucose, and abnormal fasting+1-hour+2-hour after oral glucose have an increased risk of LGA. Fasting blood glucose measurement is of great significance for the prediction of LGA, and could be used as an optimal indicator to evaluate the risk of LGA in clinical practice.
7.Effects of matrine on inflammation,oxidative stress and wound healing in atopic dermatitis
Bo WU ; Zhuonong ZHU ; Lijuan ZHENG ; Junru CHEN
Tianjin Medical Journal 2024;52(6):566-571
Objective To evaluate the effects of matrine on the inflammatory,oxidative and migratory responses of HaCaT keratinocytes in an in vitro atopic dermatitis(AD)model.Methods HaCaT cells were divided into the control group(no treatment)and the model group(0.05,0.1 and 0.2 mmol/L).HaCaT cells in the model group were stimulated with 10 μg/L tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)/interferon-γ(IFN-γ)for 24 h.Cells in the model group were pretreated with 0.05,0.1 and 0.2 mmol/L matrine for 1 h and then stimulated with 10 μg/L TNF-α/IFN-γ for 24 h.MTT assay was used to assess the cytotoxicity of matrine.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent(ELISA)assay was performed to determine levels of cytokines(IL-6,IL-8 and IL-1β)and chemokines(TARC,MDC and RANTES).mRNA expression levels of antioxidant genes were detected by real-time quantitative PCR(RT-qPCR).Cell migration was analyzed by scratch closure assay.Immunohistochemistry was commended to analyze the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65.Western blot assay was used to detect the phosphorylation levels of p38,ERK and p65 proteins.Results Compared with the model group,matrine 0.1 and 0.2 mmol/L significantly decreased the expression levels of IL-6,IL-1β,IL-8 and chemokines,and matrine significantly enhanced the expression levels of superoxide dismutase-1(SOD1),SOD2,catalase(CAT)and glutathione peroxidase(GPx),and promoted scratch wound healing(P<0.05).In addition,matrine 0.1 and 0.2 mmol/L inhibited the phosphorylation levels of p38,ERK and p65 proteins and the nuclear translocation of p65.Conclusion Matrine possesses anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties,and stimulates wound closure in eratinocyte AD model,which may be related to the inhibition of the activation of MAPK and NF-κB pathways.
8.Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 3 complicated with type 5:A case report and literature review
Lijuan LI ; Liuping GONG ; Ailin ZHENG ; Qiaoling YANG ; Danlan PU ; Ying ZHANG
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2024;49(6):848-855
This report describes a case of maturity-onset diabetes of the young(MODY)type 3(MODY3)complicated with type 5(MODY5),including the patient's clinical features,diagnosis,and treatment,and reviews relevant literature.Using next-generation sequencing of MODY(types 1-14)gene exons and Sanger sequencing for verification,the patient and her mother were assessed.Based on the clinical phenotype and genetic test results,the patient was diagnosed as MODY3 combined with MODY5.Treatment included insulin and linagliptin,with monitoring of blood glucose changes.Clinicians should enhance their understanding of MODY clinical phenotypes.In adolescents with diabetes who have congenital pancreatic and renal developmental defects,elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol,no spontaneous ketosis,insulin secretion defects,negative pancreatic autoantibodies,no significant insulin resistance,and who are not obese,gene testing should be conducted to screen for MODY.Accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment can aid in achieving glycemic control,improving quality of life,and optimizing reproductive planning.
9.Research progress on roles of ferroptosis in chemotherapy resistance in leukemia
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(7):157-167
Chemotherapy resistance in leukemia is an urgent clinical therapeutic challenge.Ferroptosis is a unique mode of cell death driven by iron-dependent phospholipid peroxidation.Leukemia is characterized by increased oxidative stress and iron overload,suggesting that leukemia cells might be susceptible to ferroptosis and indicating a possible therapeutic approach.Ferroptosis has been extensively studied in recent years and used in the treatment of various types of leukemia.Several studies have demonstrated an association between the regulatory pathways of ferroptosis and the mechanisms of leukemia drug resistance.The induction of ferroptosis through different pathways can effectively reduce the resistance of various types of leukemia cells to chemotherapeutic drugs,and thus improve their clinical efficacy.In this article,we review the regulatory mechanisms of ferroptosis and analyze the association between oxidative stress and iron metabolism pathways of ferroptosis and the mechanism of leukemia drug resistance.We also summarize the experimental studies and clinical applications of ferroptosis for the treatment of various types of drug-resistant leukemias,with the aim of providing new ideas and directions for the study of ferroptosis and a new strategy to reverse chemotherapy resistance in patients with leukemia in the future.
10.Dioscin promotes apoptosis of HepG2 cells by inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway
Yuqiong LIANG ; Qing HUANG ; Juanjuan HUANG ; Fang LIANG ; Lijuan TENG ; Yang ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(8):72-77,86
Objective To detect the apoptosis effects of dioscin in HepG2 cells and its possible anti-hepatocellular carcinoma mechanisms.Methods HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells were exposed to 0.25,0.5,1,2,4,6,or 8 μmol/L dioscin,and cell proliferation was measured via MTT assay.The half-maximal inhibitory concentration(IC50)was calculated with the software.A scratch test was used to analyze cell migration ability.Western blot was employed to evaluate the expression of apoptosis and Wnt/β-catenin-pathway-related proteins.Results Compared with the control group,the dioscin-treated HepG2 cells'proliferation was significantly more inhibited,and the inhibition increased in a time-and dose-dependent manner(P<0.01).HepG2 cells showed morphological characteristics of apoptosis after they were treated with 1 μmol/L or 2 μmol/L dioscin.The scratch test indicated that the migration distance of HepG2 cells was remarkably reduced when treated with dioscin.In the Western blot experiment,the expression levels of Caspase-3 and cleaved Caspase-3 were visibility up-regulated,while those of Bcl-2 and β-catenin were significantly down-regulated when the cells were treated with dioscin for 24 h(P<0.05,P<0.01).When LiCl reagent was added to the HepG cells to activate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway,the expression levels of Wnt1 and β-catenin were remarkably increased compared with those of the control group(P<0.01).Compared with the LiCl group,the LiCl+DIO group's expression of Wnt1,β-catenin,and GSK-3β was significantly decreased(P<0.01).Conclusions DIO can promote the apoptosis of HepG2 cells by inhibiting β-catenin protein expression and thereby down-regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.This inhibits apoptosis-related gene Bcl-2 expression,which leads to the induction of cell apoptosis.Therefore,DIO can have an anti-hepatocellular carcinoma effect.


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