1.Severity of loneliness and factors associated with social and emotional loneliness among the elderly in three districts in Shanghai
Yu-Wen ZHANG ; Ying WANG ; Zhao-Hua XIN ; Jia-Lie FANG ; Rui SONG ; Hao-Cen LI ; Jia-Wen KUANG ; Yu-Ting YANG ; Jing-Yi WANG
Fudan University Journal of Medical Sciences 2024;51(1):1-11
Objective To explore the severity of loneliness among the elderly in communities in Shanghai,and to identify factors associated with social and emotional loneliness respectively.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in older adults aged 65 years or above in Pudong New Area,Jing'an District and Huangpu District in Shanghai from Mar to Jun 2021.In Pudong New Area,multi-stage stratified random sampling was conducted based on the age and gender distribution of Shanghai,while in Huangpu District and Jing'an District convenience sampling was conducted.A total of 635 samples were included in the study.Loneliness was assessed using the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale with social and emotional loneliness subscales.Logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with social and emotional loneliness.Results Among the 635 participants,only 53 older adults(8.4%)were not lonely.Female(OR=0.46,95%CI:0.31-0.70),higher self-efficacy(OR=0.97,95%CI:0.94-1.00),more objective social support(OR=0.96,95%CI:0.93-0.99)were associated with less severe social loneliness.Meanwhile,higher level of education(secondary education,OR=0.56,95%CI:0.34-0.95;college or above,OR=0.30,95%CI:0.11-0.83)and higher self-efficacy(OR=0.96,95%CI:0.93-0.99)were associated with less severe emotional loneliness,while depression(OR=3.41,95%CI:1.76-6.60)and worse social capital(OR=2.02,95%CI:1.29-3.16)were associated with more severe emotional loneliness.Conclusion Up to 91.6%of the elderly in our study sample were moderately lonely or above.The factors associated with social loneliness include self-efficacy,gender and social support.The factors associated with emotional loneliness are self-efficacy,education level,depression,and social capital.
2.Expert consensus on clinical application of 177Lu-prostate specific membrane antigen radio-ligand therapy in prostate cancer
Guobing LIU ; Weihai ZHUO ; Yushen GU ; Zhi YANG ; Yue CHEN ; Wei FAN ; Jianming GUO ; Jian TAN ; Xiaohua ZHU ; Li HUO ; Xiaoli LAN ; Biao LI ; Weibing MIAO ; Shaoli SONG ; Hao XU ; Rong TIAN ; Quanyong LUO ; Feng WANG ; Xuemei WANG ; Aimin YANG ; Dong DAI ; Zhiyong DENG ; Jinhua ZHAO ; Xiaoliang CHEN ; Yan FAN ; Zairong GAO ; Xingmin HAN ; Ningyi JIANG ; Anren KUANG ; Yansong LIN ; Fugeng LIU ; Cen LOU ; Xinhui SU ; Lijun TANG ; Hui WANG ; Xinlu WANG ; Fuzhou YANG ; Hui YANG ; Xinming ZHAO ; Bo YANG ; Xiaodong HUANG ; Jiliang CHEN ; Sijin LI ; Jing WANG ; Yaming LI ; Hongcheng SHI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024;31(5):844-850,封3
177Lu-prostate specific membrane antigen(PSMA)radio-ligand therapy has been approved abroad for advanced prostate cancer and has been in several clinical trials in China.Based on domestic clinical practice and experimental data and referred to international experience and viewpoints,the expert group forms a consensus on the clinical application of 177Lu-PSMA radio-ligand therapy in prostate cancer to guide clinical practice.
3.HIV-1 Transmission among Injecting Drug Users is Principally Derived from Local Circulating Strains in Guangxi, China.
Ping CEN ; Hua Yue LIANG ; Yuan YANG ; Fei ZHANG ; Shi Xiong YANG ; Ju Cong MO ; Yi FENG ; Jie Gang HUANG ; Chuan Yi NING ; Chun Yuan HUANG ; Yao YANG ; Na LIANG ; Bing Yu LIANG ; Li YE ; Hao LIANG
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2023;36(5):418-430
OBJECTIVE:
The mode of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission via injection drug use (IDU) still exists, and the recent shift in IDU-related transmission of HIV infection is largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to analyze the spatiotemporal sources and dynamics of HIV-1 transmission through IDU in Guangxi.
METHODS:
We performed a molecular epidemiological investigation of infections across Guangxi from 2009 to 2019. Phylogenetic and Bayesian time-geographic analyses of HIV-1 sequences were performed to confirm the characteristics of transmission between IDUs in combination with epidemiological data.
RESULTS:
Among the 535 subjects, CRF08_BC (57.4%), CRF01_AE (28.4%), and CRF07_BC (10.7%) were the top 3 HIV strains; 72.6% of infections were linked to other provinces in the transmission network; 93.6% of sequence-transmitted strains were locally endemic, with the rest coming from other provinces, predominantly Guangdong and Yunnan; 92.1% of the HIV transmission among people who inject drugs tended to be transmitted between HIV-positive IDUs.
CONCLUSION
HIV recombinants were high diversity, and circulating local strains were the transmission sources among IDUs in Guangxi. However, there were still cases of IDUs linked to other provinces. Coverage of traditional prevention strategies should be expanded, and inter-provincial collaboration between Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guangdong provinces should be strengthened.
Humans
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HIV-1/genetics*
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HIV Infections
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Drug Users
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Phylogeny
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Bayes Theorem
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China/epidemiology*
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Genotype
4.Dysbiosis of lung commensal bacteria in the process of lung epithelial-mesenchymal transition in mice with silicosis
China Occupational Medicine 2022;49(05):514-
Objective -
To investigate the effect of lung flora dysbiosis on the process of pulmonary fibrosis and lung epithelial
( ) Methods -
mesenchymal transition EMT in mice with silicosis. Male C57BL/6 mice of specific pathogen free grade were
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randomly divided into the blank control group silicosis model group solvent control group vancomycin VM + ampicillin
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AMP group metronidazole MNZ + neomycin NEO group and mixed treatment group 12 mice in each group. Except for
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the blank control group which was given 20.0 µL of 0.9% NaCl solution the other five groups of mice were dosed with 20.0 µL
of silica dust suspension at a mass concentration of 250.0 g/L using a single tracheal drip to establish the silicosis mouse model.
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The intranasal drip method was used to treat silicosis mice in each group as following mice in the solvent control group were
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given double distilled water mice in the VM+AMP group were given VM at a mass concentration of 0.5 g/L and AMP at 1.0 g/L
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mice in the MNZ+NEO group were given MNZ at a mass concentration of 1.0 g/L and NEO at 1.0 g/L mice in the mixed
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treatment group were given the same doses of the four antibiotics mentioned above all in a drip volume of 50.0 µL. Silicosis
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mice were treated seven days and half an hour before silica dusting and 7 14 and 21 days after silica dusting. Mouse lungtissue was collected aseptically 28 days after silica dusting. Hematoxylin eosin and Masson trichrome staining methods were
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used to observe the pathological changes. Western blotting was used to detect the relative protein expression of α smooth muscle
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actin α SMA E cadherin E CAD and vimentin VIM . Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the relative expression of
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E CAD and VIM. Real time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the expression levels of
(Col1a2) Results
collagen type Ⅰ alpha 2 mRNA in lung tissues. The histopathological results showed that the alveoli of the
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blank control group were thin and structurally intact with few surrounding infiltrating inflammatory cells and no abnormal
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distribution of collagen fibers. The alveoli of the silicosis model group were structurally disorganized with a large number of
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infiltrating inflammatory cells thickened alveolar walls and cellular fibrous nodules with abundant blue collagen deposit. In the
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VM+AMP group MNZ+NEO group and the mixed treatment group the inflammation and fibrosis were reduced with diferent
degrees in the lung tissues compared to the silicosis model group and the solvent control group. The relative expression levels of
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α SMA VIM protein and mRNA in lung tissues of mice in the silicosis model group were higher than those in the blank
( P ), -CAD
control group all <0.05 and the relative expression levels of E protein were lower than those in the blank control
(P ) - , Col1a2
group <0.05 . The relative expression levels of α SMA VIM protein and mRNA in lung tissues of mice in the MNZ+
( P ), -CAD
NEO group and the mixed treatment group were lower all <0.05 and the relative expression levels of E protein were
(P ), Conclusion
higher <0.05 when compared with the silicosis model group and the solvent control group. Pulmonary fibrosis
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was reduced in silicosis mice with interventions in lung flora where anaerobic and gram negative bacteria affected pulmonary
fibrosis and dysbiosis of the lung flora affected pulmonary EMT.
5.Preliminary study on the response area of mouse brain after intraperitoneal injection of dexmedetomidine
Hao Li ; Dejiao Xu ; Huarui Cen ; Juan Cheng ; Liecheng Wang
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2022;57(11):1775-1781
Objective :
To investigate the co-labeling of c-Fos protein expression and oxytocin ( OXT) neurons in related brain regions in mice injected with dexmedetomidine( Dex) by intraperitoneal injection.
Methods :
8 -10 week old C57 mice were divided into Saline group and Dex group.The Saline group was intraperitoneally injected with normal saline,the Dex group was intraperitoneally injected with Dex ( 100 μg / kg) ,the control group was giv- en normal saline (Saline group) ,and the experimental group was given Dex 100 μg / kg (Dex group) .120 minutes after intraperitoneal injection,the brains of two groups of mice were collected by perfusion,and thenfrozen section and immunofluorescence microscopy imagingwere performed.
Results :
Immunofluorescence c-Fos protein expres- sion in Dex group and Saline group.The results showed that compared with the Saline group,the Dex group had higher thalamotomy in the supraoptic nucleus ( SON) ,ventrolateral preoptic nucleus ( VLPO) ,subfornical organ (SFO) ,solitary tract (SOL) and area postrema (AP) ,and the difference was statistically significant.C-Fos in the locus coeruleus(LC) ,lateral hypothalamic area (LH) ,laterodorsal tegmental nucleus (LDT) ,parabigeminal nu- cleus (PB) ,ventral tuberomammillary nucleus ( TMN) and motor cortex M1 / M2 protein expression decreased, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0. 05) .There was no difference in c-Fos protein expression in parathalamic nucleus (PVN) and suprachiasmatic nucleus ( SCN) .The results of the co-labeling group of OXT neurons and c-Fos protein in the PVN and SON brain regions showed that : compared with the Saline group,there was no significant difference in the co-labeling of OXT neurons and c-Fos protein in the PVN and SON brain regions of the Dex group.
Conclusion
The immunofluorescence co-labeling experiment shows that Dex can activate sleep- promoting and other related brain regions,and has a certain inhibitory effect on wake-promoting and exercise-relat- ed brain regions,however,it does not affect the co-labeling of c-Fos protein and OXT neurons in PVN and SON brain regions.
6.Study on chemical constituents from fruiting bodies of Ganoderma calidophilum.
Ting-Ting ZHANG ; Jiao-Cen GUO ; Qing-Yun MA ; Fan-Dong KONG ; Li-Man ZHOU ; Qing-Yi XIE ; Hao-Fu DAI ; Zhi-Fang YU ; You-Xing ZHAO
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2021;46(7):1783-1789
Chemical constituents were isolated and purified from fruiting bodies of Ganoderma calidophilum by various column chromatographic techniques, and their chemical structures were identified through combined analysis of physicochemical properties and spectral data. As a result, 11 compounds were isolated and identified as(24E)-lanosta-8,24-dien-3,11-dione-26-al(1), ganoderone A(2), 3-oxo-15α-acetoxy-lanosta-7,9(11), 24-trien-26-oleic acid(3),(23E)-27-nor-lanosta-8,23-diene-3,7,25-trione(4), ganodecanone B(5), ganoderic aldehyde A(6), 11β-hydroxy-lucidadiol(7), 3,4-dihydroxyacetophenone(8), methyl gentiate(9), ganoleucin C(10), ganotheaecolumol H(11). Among them, compound 1 is a new triterpenoid. The cytotoxic activities of all of the compounds against tumor cell lines were evaluated. The results showed that compounds 1, 3, 4 and 6 showed cytotoxic activity against BEL-7402, with IC_(50) values of 26.55, 11.35, 23.23, 18.66 μmol·L~(-1); compounds 1 and 3-6 showed cytotoxic activity against K562, with IC_(50) values of 5.79, 22.16, 12.16, 35.32, and 5.59 μmol·L~(-1), and compound 4 showed cytotoxic activity against A549, with IC_(50) value of 42.50 μmol·L~(-1).
Cell Line, Tumor
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Fruiting Bodies, Fungal
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Ganoderma
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Molecular Structure
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Triterpenes/pharmacology*
7. Quantitative assessment of occupational health risks in workers exposed to low-level dichloromethane
Lin CHEN ; Zi-bo CEN ; Hao-qian YUAN ; Yi-min LIU ; Xu-dong LI ; Jia-bin LIANG
China Occupational Medicine 2021;48(02):163-166
OBJECTIVE: To quantitatively evaluate the non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks of low-level dichloromethane(DCM) exposure. METHODS: A typical sampling method was used to select workers from an engine factory and an automobile parts factory as the research subjects. After hazard identification and hazard characteristic assessment, the occupational health risks of DCM in the workplace were quantitatively assessed by non-carcinogenic risk assessment and carcinogenic risk assessment. RESULTS: The highest exposure concentration of short-term of DCM was 43.6 mg/m~3 in the air of eight DCM job posts in these two enterprises, which was lower than the operational level of 300.0 mg/m~3(half of the occupational exposure limit in China). Under this premise, the non-carcinogenic risk assessment results showed that the non-carcinogenic risk caused by inhalation of DCM was unacceptable in workers of these eight job posts. The results of carcinogenic risk assessment showed that the carcinogenic risk caused by inhalation of DCM was acceptable for all the workers in these eight job posts. CONCLUSION: Low-level DCM exposure can cause unacceptable occupational health risks to workers. Quantitative risk assessment can be applied to assess exposure to low-level chemicals.
8. Maternal dietary and environmental risk factors in children with asthma comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders
Zhihe CHEN ; Ye LIU ; Ruolan WANG ; Mi ZHOU ; Weiqing ZHAO ; Cen LI ; Yuxia CUI ; Hao ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2019;34(9):675-679
Objective:
To explore the prenatal dietary and environmental risk factors in children aged 6-16 years with asthma (CWA) comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2016 to March 2017.CWA aged 6 to 16 years were recruited as the study participants at the Outpatient Asthma Unit of Guizhou Provincial People′s Hospital, China.Informed consent was obtained from their parents, and their parents were invited to participate in the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview of children and adolescents (MINI Kid) to assess the current neuropsychiatric disorders.Meanwhile, the questionnaires information about prenatal diet and environment were collected from their mothers as well.Patients were divided into 2 groups, one group with asthma comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders and the other with asthma only.Single factor analysis and multivariate non-conditional
9.Mechanisms of sorafenib induced NB4 cell apoptosis.
Yun-Jie ZHANG ; Xin LIU ; Yan-Ping SONG ; Gang-Can LI ; Nai-Cen ZHOU ; Hao WANG ; Qi-Xia WANG ; Jia XIE ; Guang LI ; Jing-Jing REN ; Fei GAO ; Xiao-Bo ZHANG ; Jin-Qian DAI ; Lu WANG ; Jiao MU
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2015;23(1):77-82
OBJECTIVETo investigate the effects of sorafenib on human acute promyelocytic leukemia cell NB4 and its mechanism.
METHODSThe human acute promyelocytic leukemia cell NB4 was treated with different concentrations (0, 1.5, 3, 6 and 12 µmol/L) of sorafenib, the proliferation inhibitory rate of NB4 cells was assayed by MTT, the apoptosis of NB4 was determined with flow-cytomatry after treatment; after extraction of total protein, the Western blot was performed to determine the expressions of apoptosis-relatived molecules Caspase-3, Caspase-8 and MCL-1. The mRNA expressions of Caspase-3, Caspase-8 and MCL-1 were determined by RT-PCR.
RESULTSAs compared with the control group, the proliferation of NB4 significantly decreased after treatment with different concentrations of sorafenib. The sorafenib significantly induced the apopotosis of NB4 cells in time- and dose-dependent manners. Furthermore, sorafenib treatment resulted in the obvious increase of the Caspase-3 and Caspase-8 protein and mRNA expressions, and down-regulated the MCL-1 protein and mRNA expressions in NB4 cells.
CONCLUSIONSorafenib can inhibit proliferation and induce apopotosis of human acute promyelocytic leukemia cell NB4 through the expression of Caspase-3 and Caspase-8, and down-regulation of the expression of MCL-1.
Antineoplastic Agents ; Apoptosis ; Caspase 3 ; Caspase 8 ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Down-Regulation ; Humans ; Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute ; Niacinamide ; analogs & derivatives ; Phenylurea Compounds ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer
10.Correlation of Lumbar Bone Marrow Fat Content with Age, Gender, Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference
Xiaodong ZHANG ; Wenji ZHAO ; Shaoyong HU ; Yanjun CHEN ; Shuai HAO ; Mianwen LI ; Huang CEN ; Jing ZHAO ; Shaolin LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2015;(7):539-543
PurposeTo investigate the physical characteristics of the lumbar bone marrow fat content by analyzing the correlation of the lumbar bone marrow fat content with age, gender, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. It may be helpful to deepen the understanding the occurrence regularity of osteoporosis. Materials and Methods A total of 144 subjects were recruited including both healthy volunteers and the patients with chronic low back pain. The height, weight and waist circumference were measured, and the body mass index was calculated. All the subjects took spectroscopy sequence at the third lumber vertebra with single-voxel point resolved spectroscopy (PRESS) method. Lipid (1.3 ppm) to water (4.67 ppm) ratio (LWR) and lipid fractions (FF%) were measured. LWR and FF% of L3 were compared among the patients with different gender, age, BMI and waist circumference. The correlation of LWR and FF% of L3 and age were analyzed.Results The LWR and FF% of L3 showed no signiifcant difference between the male and female (t=-0.267 and-0.993,P>0.05). There was statistical difference of LWR and FF% among the different age groups (F=3.723 and 5.478,P<0.05). LWR and FF% of female in 61-70 year-old group showed signiifcant higher than that in 20-30, 31-40, 41-50 and 51-60 year-old group (P<0.05). FF% of L3 in 20-30 year-old female group showed signiifcant lower than that in >70 year-old group (P<0.05). LWR of L3 for both male and female in 60-70 year-old group also showed signiifcant higher than that in 20-30, 31-40, 41-50 and 51-60 year-old group (P<0.05). FF% for both male and female in 20-30 year-old group showed signiifcant lower than that in 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70 and>70 year-old group (P<0.05). FF% of 61-70 year-old group was signiifcant different from that in 31-40, 41-50, 51-60 year-old group (P<0.05). The LWR and FF% of L3 showed no signiifcant difference between the different BMI groups and waist circumference groups (P>0.05). Age was positive correlated with FF% of L3 (r=0.321,P<0.05).Conclusion The lumbar bone marrow fat content is correlated with age, but is not correlated with gender, BMI and waist circumference.


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