1.Identification of core genes of osteoarthritis by bioinformatics
Xuekun ZHU ; Heng LIU ; Hui FENG ; Yunlong GAO ; Lei WEN ; Xiaosong CAI ; Ben ZHAO ; Min ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(3):637-644
BACKGROUND:At present,osteoarthritis has become a major disease affecting the quality of life of the elderly,and the therapeutic effect is poor,often focusing on preventing the disease process,and the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis is still not fully understood.Bioinformatics analysis was carried out to explore the main pathogenesis of osteoarthritis and related mechanisms of gene coding regulation. OBJECTIVE:To screen core differential genes with a major role in osteoarthritis by gene expression profiling. METHODS:Datasets were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO):GSE114007,GSE117999,and GSE129147.Differential genes in the GSE114007 and GSE117999 data collections were screened using R software,performing differential genes to weighted gene co-expression network analysis.The module genes most relevant to osteoarthritis were selected to perform protein interaction analysis.Candidate core genes were selected using the cytocape software.The candidate core genes were subsequently subjected to least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression and COX analysis to identify the core genes with a key role in osteoarthritis.The accuracy of the core genes was validated using an external dataset,GSE129147. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)A total of 477 differential genes were identified,265 differential genes associated with osteoarthritis were obtained by weighted gene co-expression network analysis,and 8 candidate core genes were identified.The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression analysis finally yielded a differential gene ASPM with core value that was externally validated.(2)It is concluded that abnormal gene ASPM expression screened by bioinformatics plays a key central role in osteoarthritis.
2.Analysis of red blood cell transfusion reactions in China from 2018 to 2023
Bo PAN ; Xiaoyu GUAN ; Jue WANG ; Yunlong PAN ; Liu HE ; Haixia XU ; Xin JI ; Li TIAN ; Ling LI ; Zhong LIU
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2025;38(5):704-710
Objective: To analyze the demographic characteristics of patients with red blood cell transfusion reactions, the usage of red blood cell preparations, and the differences in the composition ratio of adverse reactions based on multi-center data from the Haemovigilance Network, in order to reveal the clinical characteristics of red blood cell transfusion and its underlying issues. Methods: Clinical data of patients who experienced transfusion reactions after red blood cell transfusion in the Haemovigilance Network from 2018 to 2023 were collected. The demographic characteristics of patients who experienced transfusion reactions with different types of red blood cell preparations, the utilization of these preparations, and the differences of the composition ratios of transfusion reactions were analyzed. Count data were expressed as numbers (n) or percentages (%), and comparisons between groups were performed using the Chi-square test. Results: Red blood cell transfusion reactions were more common in females (53.56%), with the majority of patients aged 50-69 years (35.54%). The Han polulation accounted for the vast majority of patients (92.77%), and patients in the hematology and obstetrics/gynecology departments had a relatively high proportion of transfusion reactions (13.26% and 14.26%, respectively). Leukocyte-reduced red blood cells and suspended red blood cells were the most common types of transfusion reactions reported among red blood cell preparations. Allergic reactions and non-hemolytic febrile reactions were the most common transfusion reactions, and there were significant differences in the composition ratios of allergic reactions (χ
=869.89, P<0.05) and non-hemolytic febrile reactions (χ
=812.75, P<0.05) across various types of red blood cell preparations. Conclusion: There are differences in the demographic characteristics and composition ratio of transfusion reactions among different red blood cell preparations. The management of red blood cell transfusion reactions should be tailored to patient characteristics and conditions, and the selection and use of blood products should be optimized to reduce or avoid the occurrence of transfusion reactions, such as considering the use of washed red blood cells for patients with a history of transfusion allergies or those prone to allergies.
3.Antioxidant activity of water extract from bamboo stems and its protective effect on t-BHP induced oxidative damage in Caco-2 cells
Xin YUAN ; Yunlong HUANG ; Xiaomin XIE ; Zihan ZHONG ; Jiarui CHEN ; Cuiyu BAO ; Xu YANG ; Ping MA
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2024;35(6):50-54
Objective To investigate the antioxidant activity of bamboo stem extracts and the therapeutic effect of bamboo stem water extract on oxidative inflammation induced by tert butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP) in human colon adenocarcinoma cells (Caco-2). Methods In this study, ABTS, DPPH, and FRAP assays were used to determine the extracellular antioxidant activity of petroleum ether extract, ethyl acetate extract, n-butanol extract, 95% ethanol extract, and distilled water extract from bamboo stems. The human intestinal Caco-2 cell line was used as the model cell, and t-BHP was selected as the oxidative stress modeling agent. The CCK-8 assay was used to detect cell viability and the optimal oxidative damage concentration of t-BHP. The content of MDA, 8-OHdG, TNF-α and IL-1β were detected to assess antioxidant stress effect. Results The five extracts of bamboo all had certain antioxidant activity, among which the water extract of bamboo stem had the best comprehensive antioxidant activity with high cell viability in Caco-2 cells. The optimal modeling concentration of t-BHP was 200 μMol/L. The water extract of bamboo stem significantly reduced the content of oxidative stress related biomarkers and inflammatory factors in Caco-2 cells induced by t-BHP. Conclusion The stem extracts of bamboo in Xianning City have strong in vitro antioxidant activity. Among them, the water extract of bamboo stem has a protective effect on t-BHP induced oxidative damage in Caco-2 cells, suggesting that the water extract possesses a potential to be developed as new antioxidant products for clinical prevention and treatment of oxidative damage related diseases.
4.Application of percutaneous transhepatic one-step biliary fistulation based on DynaCT biliary reconstruction with CT images fusion technology in the treatment of complex hepatolithiasis
Yongqing YE ; Jielong LIN ; Lei YAN ; Yunlong ZHONG ; Qing LIANG ; Zhaowei DING ; Ping WANG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2023;29(9):655-658
Objective:To evaluate the technical approach and application value of DynaCT biliary reconstruction with CT images fusion (DynaCT-CT fusion) for the treatment of complex hepatolithiasis.Methods:The data of 18 patients with complex hepatolithiasis admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from May 2022 to October 2022 were retrospectively analyzed, including 7 males and 11 females, aged (50.6±15.0) years. Preoperative DynaCT biliary reconstruction with CT images fusion was performed to guide the percutaneous transhepatic one-step biliary fistulation (PTOBF). The technical data, including the bile duct with stones identified by preoperative imaging, the actual bile duct with stones confirmed intraoperatively, the satisfied stone removal time for each targeted bile duct, the actual stone removal time for each targeted bile duct, the intraoperative identification of CT-negative stones, the postoperative complications and reoperation were analyzed.Results:In 18 patients, a total of 95 target bile ducts with stones were identified by preoperative DynaCT-CT fusion technology, involving the first, secondary and tertiary bile ducts. Preoperative CT identified 29 lesions of stones involving the first and secondary bile ducts. CT negative stones were confirmed in 5 patients by DynaCT-CT fusion. Bile duct stricture occurred in 12 patients. All procedures were completed without postoperative bile leakage or hemorrhage. A total of 82 lesions of stones were successfully removed with a removal time of (25.9±12.8) min. The satisfied stone removal time for each targeted bile duct was (10.1±7.6) min, and the actual stone removal time was (10.5±7.4) min. Immediate stone clearance was achieved in 13 patients. Biliary tract infection occurred in 2 patients, and 5 patients underwent reoperation for residual or recurrent stones.Conclusion:The DynaCT-CT fusion technology guided PTOBF is feasible and safe in patients with complex hepatolithiasis. It could effectively detect more stones, shorten the stone clearance time. DynaCT-CT fusion technology provides a new strategy for the treatment of hepatolithiasis.
5.Progress of bile fluid dynamics in the mechanism of hepatic bile duct stone formation
Yunlong ZHONG ; Yongqing YE ; Ping WANG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2023;29(9):716-720
Hepatolithiasis is a common disease in hepatobiliary surgery. The changes of bile dynamics in the biliary system, such as flow rate, pressure, viscosity, etc., play an important role in stone formation. In this paper, we introduce the bile fluid dynamics of the biliary system, analyze the influencing factors of bile dynamics change, the relationship between bile dynamics change and calculus, and the application of bile fluid dynamics in the treatment of hepatolithiasis, providing ideas and basis for the prevention and treatment of hepatolithiasis.
6.Research Progress on Relationship Between Intestinal Flora and Osteoporosis and Regulation of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Review
Jianchun ZHONG ; Xingwen XIE ; Dingpeng LI ; Ning LI ; Haixia SU ; Yunlong GUO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(18):237-244
With the gradual aggravation of aging in China, the prevalence of osteoporosis is increasing year by year. Osteoporosis has become a major public health problem threatening the health of middle-aged and elderly people, especially middle-aged and elderly women. There are many predisposing factors and complex pathogenesis of osteoporosis. The interpretation of osteoporosis has been the focus of clinical research in recent years. How to prevent and treat osteoporosis more effectively has also become a major problem faced by researchers. In recent years, the balance and homeostasis of calcium and phosphorus regulated by intestinal absorption, renal excretion and bone have become one of the hot topics, and the balance and homeostasis of calcium and phosphorus in vivo are the key to normal bone homeostasis. At the same time, as a complex microbial community living in the gastrointestinal tract, intestinal flora can produce a variety of regulators affecting metabolism. It has been widely confirmed that it acts on the body indirectly or directly, in multiple ways and targets to prevent and treat osteoporosis. Therefore, further exploring the role and mechanism of intestine kidney bone axis in osteoporosis plays a far-reaching significance for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. In recent years, scholars have made a lot of exploration on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and found that TCM can intervene the expression of intestinal flora and play the effect of prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Based on the "intestine kidney bone axis", this paper briefly discusses the integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine of kidney and osteoporosis, intestine and osteoporosis, intestine kidney axis, the treatment of kidney from intestine, intestine and osteoporosis, and the application of TCM in regulating intestinal flora in osteoporosis, in order to provide new ideas for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
7.Practice research on the construction of health education ability of higher vocational nursing students by a "trinity" system
Yige HE ; Yu ZHAO ; Sheng HE ; Shanshan LI ; Yunlong ZHONG ; Gaojun HU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2021;20(6):671-676
Objective:To explore the effect of the "trinity" training mode with curriculum training as the core, lecture training as supplement and community training as reinforcement, and to improve the health education ability of higher vocational nursing students.Methods:A total of 209 nursing students were selected as the research objects by random cluster sampling, and they were randomly divided into experimental group and control group. The experimental group adopted the "trinity" system to improve the health education ability of higher vocational nursing students, while the control group carried out the routine teaching. The health education ability of nursing students was evaluated by using the health education ability scale of nursing staff, and the nursing students of the experimental group were investigated by questionnaire. Statistics analysis was made by SPSS 15.0 software, the t test was conducted for analysis of measurement data, and Z test was used for counting data. Results:The health education ability of the nursing students in the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group ( P < 0.001). Nursing students in the experimental group generally had high recognition of the training mode of "trinity" system. The pass rate was 98.13%. Among them, 68.87% of the nursing students thought it would be a big gain to attend the special lectures; 69.81% of the nursing students thought it would be a big gain to participate in the community activities. Conclusion:The "trinity" health education ability training model can significantly improve the health education ability of higher vocational nursing students.
8.Inhibition of Rac1-dependent forgetting alleviates memory deficits in animal models of Alzheimer's disease.
Wenjuan WU ; Shuwen DU ; Wei SHI ; Yunlong LIU ; Ying HU ; Zuolei XIE ; Xinsheng YAO ; Zhenyu LIU ; Weiwei MA ; Lin XU ; Chao MA ; Yi ZHONG
Protein & Cell 2019;10(10):745-759
Accelerated forgetting has been identified as a feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the therapeutic efficacy of the manipulation of biological mechanisms of forgetting has not been assessed in AD animal models. Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac1), a small GTPase, has been shown to regulate active forgetting in Drosophila and mice. Here, we showed that Rac1 activity is aberrantly elevated in the hippocampal tissues of AD patients and AD animal models. Moreover, amyloid-beta 42 could induce Rac1 activation in cultured cells. The elevation of Rac1 activity not only accelerated 6-hour spatial memory decay in 3-month-old APP/PS1 mice, but also significantly contributed to severe memory loss in aged APP/PS1 mice. A similar age-dependent Rac1 activity-based memory loss was also observed in an AD fly model. Moreover, inhibition of Rac1 activity could ameliorate cognitive defects and synaptic plasticity in AD animal models. Finally, two novel compounds, identified through behavioral screening of a randomly selected pool of brain permeable small molecules for their positive effect in rescuing memory loss in both fly and mouse models, were found to be capable of inhibiting Rac1 activity. Thus, multiple lines of evidence corroborate in supporting the idea that inhibition of Rac1 activity is effective for treating AD-related memory loss.
9.Research progress of awareness of glaucoma
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2017;35(4):372-376
Glaucoma is one of the major causes of blindness worldwide.The symptom of glaucoma is not obvious and the rate of blindness is quite high in glaucoma.Over 90% of the glaucoma patients were unaware about the disease.Increasing awareness of glaucoma will promote the patients to find the sign of glaucoma and will thereby prevent blindness due to glaucoma.Increasing awareness of glaucoma is the most effective way of early detection,early diagnosis,timely treatment and rescuing surviving visual function in glaucoma patients.Many scholars have done a lot of researches on awareness of glaucoma.This article reviewed recent researches on the awareness of glaucoma,including the actuality of glaucoma awareness,the way to get the knowledge of glaucoma,the factors affecting the awareness,the influence of awareness on psychological barriers and the quality of life,and the impact of learning and health education on awareness.
10.Preliminary development of warning scale of suicide ideation of inpatients with somatic disease
Yunlong DENG ; Yu ZHONG ; Chen PAN
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;23(5):469-471
Objective To form a concise and useful warning scale of suicide ideation of inpatients with somatic disease.Methods 2 677 inpatients who were more than 15 years old were randomly selected in a comprehensive hospital during the period of 2010.11-2013.02.Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS),Self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS) and self-designed questionnaires which included general information,suicide risk factors and somatic disease were applied.Chi square test,partial correlation analysis,t test,correlation analysis and ROC curve analysis were used for statistical analysis.Results 1.The warning scale of suicide ideation which contained 18 items was formed.2.The Cronbach's Alpha reliability of the warning scale was 0.84 and its split-half reliability was 0.60.Criterion-related validity studies showed that the scores of the 18 items were positive correlated with SDS and SAS(r SDS =0.50,r SAS =0.54,P<0.01).This scale also had good structure validity.3.The ROC curve concluded that the area under curve was 0.83,the sensitivity was 68.40% and the specificity was 79.20%.Positive and negative predictive values were 21.22% and 96.83% respectively.Conclusion The reliability and validity of the warning scale entirely accorded with psychometric demands.It also has good specificity and negative predictive value,so it is suitable for clinical promotion.


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