1.Prevalence, influencing factors, and fibrosis risk stratification of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in the health check-up population in Beijing, China
Haiqing GUO ; Mingliang LI ; Feng LIU ; Jing ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(4):643-649
ObjectiveTo identify the patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) among the health check-up population, and to perform stratified management of patients with the low, medium, and high risk of advanced fibrosis based on noninvasive fibrosis scores. MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 3 125 individuals who underwent physical examination in Beijing Physical Examination Center from December 2017 to December 2019, and they were divided into MAFLD group with 1 068 individuals and non-MAFLD group with 2 057 individuals. According to BMI, the MAFLD group was further divided into lean MAFLD group (125 individuals with BMI<24 kg/m2) and non-lean MAFLD group (943 individuals with BMI≥24 kg/m2). Indicators including demographic data, past history, laboratory examination, and liver ultrasound were compared between groups. Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) score, NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS), aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), and BARD score were calculated for the patients in the MAFLD group to assess the risk of advanced fibrosis. The independent-samples t test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between two groups, and the Mann-Whitney U rank sum test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between two groups; the chi-square test or the Fisher’s exact test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. A logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the influence of each indicator in MAFLD. ResultsCompared with the non-MAFLD group, the MAFLD group had significantly higher age (Z=-9.758, P<0.05), proportion of male patients (χ2=137.555, P<0.05), and levels of body weight (Z=-27.987, P<0.05), BMI (Z=-32.714, P<0.05), waist circumference (Z=-31.805, P<0.05), hip circumference (Z=-26.342, P<0.05), waist-hip ratio (Z=-28.554, P<0.05), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (Z=-25.820, P<0.05), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (Z=-16.894, P<0.05), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) (Z=-25.069, P<0.05), alkaline phosphatase (Z=-12.533, P<0.05), triglyceride (Z=-27.559), total cholesterol (Z=-7.833, P<0.05), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (Z=-8.222, P<0.05), and uric acid (UA) (Z=-20.024, P<0.05), as well as a significantly higher proportion of patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS) (χ2=578.220, P<0.05), significantly higher prevalence rates of hypertension (χ2=241.694, P<0.05), type 2 diabetes (χ2=796.484, P<0.05), and dyslipidemia (χ2=369.843, P<0.05), and a significant reduction in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (Z=23.153, P<0.001). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that male sex (odds ratio [OR]=1.45, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.203 — 1.737), ALT (OR=1.05, 95%CI: 1.046 — 1.062), LDL-C (OR=1.23, 95%CI: 1.102 — 1.373), and comorbidity with MetS (OR=5.97, 95%CI: 4.876 — 7.316) were independently associated with MAFLD. Compared with the non-lean MAFLD group, the lean MAFLD group had significantly higher age (Z=3.736, P<0.05) and HDL-C (Z=2.679, P<0.05) and significant reductions in the proportion of male patients (χ2=28.970, P<0.05), body weight (Z=-14.230, P<0.05), BMI (Z=-18.188, P<0.05), waist circumference (Z=-13.451, P<0.05), hip circumference (Z=-13.317, P<0.05), ALT (Z=-4.519, P<0.05), AST (Z=-2.258, P<0.05), GGT (Z=-4.592, P<0.05), UA (Z=-4.415, P<0.05), the proportion of patients with moderate or severe fatty liver disease or MetS (χ2=42.564, P<0.05), and the prevalence rates of hypertension (χ2=12.057, P<0.05) and type 2 diabetes (χ2=3.174, P<0.05). Among the patients with MAFLD, 10 patients (0.9%) had an FIB-4 score of >2.67, 4 patients (0.4%) had an NFS score of >0.676, 8 patients (0.7%) had an APRI of >1, and 551 patients (51.6%) had a BARD score of ≥2. ConclusionThere is a relatively high prevalence rate of MAFLD among the health check-up population in Beijing, but with a relatively low number of patients with a high risk of advanced fibrosis, and such patients need to be referred to specialized hospitals for liver diseases.
2.Characteristics and lifestyles of patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease based on the physical examination population
Haiqing GUO ; Mingliang LI ; Feng LIU ; Yali LIU ; Jing ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(6):1090-1096
ObjectiveTo screen for the patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) among the physical examination population, to observe the characteristics of MAFLD patients, and to compare the differences in lifestyle between the MAFLD population and the non-MAFLD population. MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 6 206 individuals who underwent physical examination in a physical examination institution in Beijing from December 2015 to December 2019, and according to the new diagnostic criteria for MAFLD, the examination population was divided into MAFLD group and non-MAFLD group. Based on body mass index (BMI), the MAFLD group was further divided into lean MAFLD group (BMI<24 kg/m2) and non-lean MAFLD group (BMI ≥24 kg/m2). Related data were compared between groups, including demographic indicators, education level, work pressure, physical measurement indicators, and lifestyles such as sleep, diet, and exercise. The independent-samples t test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between two groups, the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between two groups, and the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. ResultsOf all individuals in this study, 1 926 (31.1%) had MAFLD and 4 280 (68.9%) did not have MAFLD. Compared with the non-MAFLD group, the MAFLD group had significantly higher age (Z=-14.459, P<0.001), proportion of male patients (χ2=72.004, P<0.001), work pressure (χ2=7.744, P=0.005), body weight (Z=-43.508, P<0.001), BMI (Z=-47.621, P<0.001), waist circumference (Z=-48.515, P<0.001), hip circumference (Z=-42.121, P<0.001), and waist-hip ratio (Z=-43.535, P<0.001), as well as a significantly lower education level (χ2=33.583, P<0.001). In terms of behavior, the MAFLD group had a significantly shorter sleep time (χ2=5.820, P=0.016) and a significantly faster eating speed (χ2=74.476, P<0.001). In terms of diet, the patients in the MAFLD group consumed more high-sodium, high-sugar, and high-calorie diets (χ2=42.667, P<0.001) and low-fiber diet (χ2=4.367, P=0.008). In terms of exercise, the MAFLD group had a significantly higher proportion of patients without exercise habits (χ2=10.278, P=0.001). Further analysis showed that there were 202 individuals (10.5%) in the lean MAFLD group and 1 724 (89.5%) in the non-lean MAFLD group. Compared with the non-lean MAFLD group, the lean MAFLD group had significantly higher age (Z=3.368, P=0.001) and education level (χ2=9.647, P=0.002) and significantly lower proportion of male patients (χ2=27.664, P<0.001), body weight (Z=-18.483, P<0.001), BMI (Z=-23.286, P<0.001), waist circumference (Z=-18.565, P<0.001), and hip circumference (Z=-18.097, P<0.001), and in terms of behavior, the non-lean MAFLD group had a significantly faster eating speed (χ2=4.549, P=0.033). ConclusionThere is a relatively high prevalence rate of MAFLD among the physical examination population in Beijing, with a higher number of people with unhealthy lifestyles compared with the non-MAFLD population.
3.Protective effect of Humanin on rotenone-induced dopamine neuron toxicity
Yaohui SHAN ; Qifu ZHANG ; Jin CHENG ; Feng YE ; Xi ZHANG ; Wenpei YU ; Xiaogang WANG ; Yuanpeng ZHAO ; Guorong DAN ; Mingliang CHEN ; Yan SAI
Journal of Army Medical University 2024;46(7):670-677
Objective To investigate the mechanism and protective effect of Humanin(HN)on rotenone(Rot)-induced toxic damage for dopamine neurons.Methods The Rot-poisened PC12 cell model was constructed,and the control group,the Rot poisening group,the HN pretreated Rot poisening group,and the HN treatment group were set up.ELISA was used to detect the content of HN inside and outside of Rot-infected cells,CCK-8 assay was used to detect cell viability,and ATP detection kit was used to detect the intracellular ATP content.Dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate(DCFH-DA)assay was used to detect the level of reactive oxygen species(ROS)in cells.Western blotting was performed to detect the expression level of mitochondrial autophagy regulatory proteins Pink1,Parkin,p62,LC3,mitochondrial biogenesis regulatory protein PGC1α,division/fusion regulatory proteins OPA1,MFN2,DRP1,p-DRP1 and antioxidant stress regulatory proteins Keap1 and Nrf2.HBAD-mcherry-EGFP-LC3 adenovirus transfected cells was used to observed the number of autophagosomes and autophagolysosomes.Results The results showed that the intracellular concentration of HN in PC12 in the Rot poisening group was significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0.05);Compared with the control group,the Rot poisening group had significantly decreased activity of PC12 cells,decreased ATP content and increased production of ROS.After the poisen of Rot in PC12 cells,the expression of Pink1 and p-Parkin,the ratio of LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ and the expression of p-DRP1 in mitochondrial fusion protein was increased,while the expression of p62,the expression of mitochondrial biogenesis protein PGC1 α,mitochondrial fusion proteins MFN2 and OPA1,and antioxidant stress proteins Keap1 and Nrf2 were decreased(all P<0.05).The number of autophagosomes and autophagolysosomes in PC12 cells in the Rot poisening group was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05),and HN pretreatment(20 μmol/L)could significantly improve the changes mentioned above caused by Rot poisening(P<0.05).Conclusion HN ameliorates Rot-induced toxic damage for dopamine neurons by inhibiting mitophagy and mitochondrial division and promoting mitochondrial biogenesis and fusion,and anti-oxidative stress.
4.Association between Metal(loid)Exposure and Risk of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Mediated by Anti-Müllerian Hormone among Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer
Su SHU ; Ren MENGYUAN ; Feng YANQIU ; Lan CHANGXIN ; Yan LAILAI ; Lu QUN ; Xu JIA ; Han BIN ; Zhuang LILI ; Fang MINGLIANG ; Wang BIN ; Bao HONGCHU ; Pan BO
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2024;37(10):1107-1116
Objective To investigate the relationship and potential pathways between metal(loid)exposure and the risk of polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)in women of childbearing age. Methods This case-control study included 200 patients with PCOS(cases)and 896 non-PCOS controls with the age of 25-37 years.The concentrations of 29 metal(loid)s in the follicular fluid(FF)and clinical indicators in the serum were measured in all participants.Logistic regression analysis and mediation analysis were conducted to evaluate the associations between metal(loid)exposure and PCOS risk and investigate the possible roles of clinical indicators,respectively. Results Logistic regression analysis revealed an association between high copper levels in FF and increased PCOS risk(highest vs.lowest quartile:adjusted odds ratio=2.94,95%confidence interval:1.83-4.72).A high luteinizing hormone/follicle-stimulating hormone ratio and elevated levels of testosterone and anti-Müllerian hormone(AMH)were strongly associated with increased PCOS risk induced by high copper exposure.The mediation analysis indicated a mediating effect of AMH in the association between copper exposure and PCOS risk. Conclusion Copper may affect PCOS risk through the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis,mediated by AMH.Copper exposure and internal AMH levels are important indicators for early warning of PCOS development.
5.Chinese expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic supraorbital fissure syndrome (version 2024)
Junyu WANG ; Hai JIN ; Danfeng ZHANG ; Rutong YU ; Mingkun YU ; Yijie MA ; Yue MA ; Ning WANG ; Chunhong WANG ; Chunhui WANG ; Qing WANG ; Xinyu WANG ; Xinjun WANG ; Hengli TIAN ; Xinhua TIAN ; Yijun BAO ; Hua FENG ; Wa DA ; Liquan LYU ; Haijun REN ; Jinfang LIU ; Guodong LIU ; Chunhui LIU ; Junwen GUAN ; Rongcai JIANG ; Yiming LI ; Lihong LI ; Zhenxing LI ; Jinglian LI ; Jun YANG ; Chaohua YANG ; Xiao BU ; Xuehai WU ; Li BIE ; Binghui QIU ; Yongming ZHANG ; Qingjiu ZHANG ; Bo ZHANG ; Xiangtong ZHANG ; Rongbin CHEN ; Chao LIN ; Hu JIN ; Weiming ZHENG ; Mingliang ZHAO ; Liang ZHAO ; Rong HU ; Jixin DUAN ; Jiemin YAO ; Hechun XIA ; Ye GU ; Tao QIAN ; Suokai QIAN ; Tao XU ; Guoyi GAO ; Xiaoping TANG ; Qibing HUANG ; Rong FU ; Jun KANG ; Guobiao LIANG ; Kaiwei HAN ; Zhenmin HAN ; Shuo HAN ; Jun PU ; Lijun HENG ; Junji WEI ; Lijun HOU
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2024;40(5):385-396
Traumatic supraorbital fissure syndrome (TSOFS) is a symptom complex caused by nerve entrapment in the supraorbital fissure after skull base trauma. If the compressed cranial nerve in the supraorbital fissure is not decompressed surgically, ptosis, diplopia and eye movement disorder may exist for a long time and seriously affect the patients′ quality of life. Since its overall incidence is not high, it is not familiarized with the majority of neurosurgeons and some TSOFS may be complicated with skull base vascular injury. If the supraorbital fissure surgery is performed without treatment of vascular injury, it may cause massive hemorrhage, and disability and even life-threatening in severe cases. At present, there is no consensus or guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of TSOFS that can be referred to both domestically and internationally. To improve the understanding of TSOFS among clinical physicians and establish standardized diagnosis and treatment plans, the Skull Base Trauma Group of the Neurorepair Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Neurotrauma Group of the Neurosurgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Neurotrauma Group of the Traumatology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, and Editorial Committee of Chinese Journal of Trauma organized relevant experts to formulate Chinese expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic supraorbital fissure syndrome ( version 2024) based on evidence of evidence-based medicine and clinical experience of diagnosis and treatment. This consensus puts forward 12 recommendations on the diagnosis, classification, treatment, efficacy evaluation and follow-up of TSOFS, aiming to provide references for neurosurgeons from hospitals of all levels to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of TSOFS.
6.Chinese expert consensus on blood support mode and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma patients (version 2024)
Yao LU ; Yang LI ; Leiying ZHANG ; Hao TANG ; Huidan JING ; Yaoli WANG ; Xiangzhi JIA ; Li BA ; Maohong BIAN ; Dan CAI ; Hui CAI ; Xiaohong CAI ; Zhanshan ZHA ; Bingyu CHEN ; Daqing CHEN ; Feng CHEN ; Guoan CHEN ; Haiming CHEN ; Jing CHEN ; Min CHEN ; Qing CHEN ; Shu CHEN ; Xi CHEN ; Jinfeng CHENG ; Xiaoling CHU ; Hongwang CUI ; Xin CUI ; Zhen DA ; Ying DAI ; Surong DENG ; Weiqun DONG ; Weimin FAN ; Ke FENG ; Danhui FU ; Yongshui FU ; Qi FU ; Xuemei FU ; Jia GAN ; Xinyu GAN ; Wei GAO ; Huaizheng GONG ; Rong GUI ; Geng GUO ; Ning HAN ; Yiwen HAO ; Wubing HE ; Qiang HONG ; Ruiqin HOU ; Wei HOU ; Jie HU ; Peiyang HU ; Xi HU ; Xiaoyu HU ; Guangbin HUANG ; Jie HUANG ; Xiangyan HUANG ; Yuanshuai HUANG ; Shouyong HUN ; Xuebing JIANG ; Ping JIN ; Dong LAI ; Aiping LE ; Hongmei LI ; Bijuan LI ; Cuiying LI ; Daihong LI ; Haihong LI ; He LI ; Hui LI ; Jianping LI ; Ning LI ; Xiying LI ; Xiangmin LI ; Xiaofei LI ; Xiaojuan LI ; Zhiqiang LI ; Zhongjun LI ; Zunyan LI ; Huaqin LIANG ; Xiaohua LIANG ; Dongfa LIAO ; Qun LIAO ; Yan LIAO ; Jiajin LIN ; Chunxia LIU ; Fenghua LIU ; Peixian LIU ; Tiemei LIU ; Xiaoxin LIU ; Zhiwei LIU ; Zhongdi LIU ; Hua LU ; Jianfeng LUAN ; Jianjun LUO ; Qun LUO ; Dingfeng LYU ; Qi LYU ; Xianping LYU ; Aijun MA ; Liqiang MA ; Shuxuan MA ; Xainjun MA ; Xiaogang MA ; Xiaoli MA ; Guoqing MAO ; Shijie MU ; Shaolin NIE ; Shujuan OUYANG ; Xilin OUYANG ; Chunqiu PAN ; Jian PAN ; Xiaohua PAN ; Lei PENG ; Tao PENG ; Baohua QIAN ; Shu QIAO ; Li QIN ; Ying REN ; Zhaoqi REN ; Ruiming RONG ; Changshan SU ; Mingwei SUN ; Wenwu SUN ; Zhenwei SUN ; Haiping TANG ; Xiaofeng TANG ; Changjiu TANG ; Cuihua TAO ; Zhibin TIAN ; Juan WANG ; Baoyan WANG ; Chunyan WANG ; Gefei WANG ; Haiyan WANG ; Hongjie WANG ; Peng WANG ; Pengli WANG ; Qiushi WANG ; Xiaoning WANG ; Xinhua WANG ; Xuefeng WANG ; Yong WANG ; Yongjun WANG ; Yuanjie WANG ; Zhihua WANG ; Shaojun WEI ; Yaming WEI ; Jianbo WEN ; Jun WEN ; Jiang WU ; Jufeng WU ; Aijun XIA ; Fei XIA ; Rong XIA ; Jue XIE ; Yanchao XING ; Yan XIONG ; Feng XU ; Yongzhu XU ; Yongan XU ; Yonghe YAN ; Beizhan YAN ; Jiang YANG ; Jiangcun YANG ; Jun YANG ; Xinwen YANG ; Yongyi YANG ; Chunyan YAO ; Mingliang YE ; Changlin YIN ; Ming YIN ; Wen YIN ; Lianling YU ; Shuhong YU ; Zebo YU ; Yigang YU ; Anyong YU ; Hong YUAN ; Yi YUAN ; Chan ZHANG ; Jinjun ZHANG ; Jun ZHANG ; Kai ZHANG ; Leibing ZHANG ; Quan ZHANG ; Rongjiang ZHANG ; Sanming ZHANG ; Shengji ZHANG ; Shuo ZHANG ; Wei ZHANG ; Weidong ZHANG ; Xi ZHANG ; Xingwen ZHANG ; Guixi ZHANG ; Xiaojun ZHANG ; Guoqing ZHAO ; Jianpeng ZHAO ; Shuming ZHAO ; Beibei ZHENG ; Shangen ZHENG ; Huayou ZHOU ; Jicheng ZHOU ; Lihong ZHOU ; Mou ZHOU ; Xiaoyu ZHOU ; Xuelian ZHOU ; Yuan ZHOU ; Zheng ZHOU ; Zuhuang ZHOU ; Haiyan ZHU ; Peiyuan ZHU ; Changju ZHU ; Lili ZHU ; Zhengguo WANG ; Jianxin JIANG ; Deqing WANG ; Jiongcai LAN ; Quanli WANG ; Yang YU ; Lianyang ZHANG ; Aiqing WEN
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2024;40(10):865-881
Patients with severe trauma require an extremely timely treatment and transfusion plays an irreplaceable role in the emergency treatment of such patients. An increasing number of evidence-based medicinal evidences and clinical practices suggest that patients with severe traumatic bleeding benefit from early transfusion of low-titer group O whole blood or hemostatic resuscitation with red blood cells, plasma and platelet of a balanced ratio. However, the current domestic mode of blood supply cannot fully meet the requirements of timely and effective blood transfusion for emergency treatment of patients with severe trauma in clinical practice. In order to solve the key problems in blood supply and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma, Branch of Clinical Transfusion Medicine of Chinese Medical Association, Group for Trauma Emergency Care and Multiple Injuries of Trauma Branch of Chinese Medical Association, Young Scholar Group of Disaster Medicine Branch of Chinese Medical Association organized domestic experts of blood transfusion medicine and trauma treatment to jointly formulate Chinese expert consensus on blood support mode and blood transfusion strategies for emergency treatment of severe trauma patients ( version 2024). Based on the evidence-based medical evidence and Delphi method of expert consultation and voting, 10 recommendations were put forward from two aspects of blood support mode and transfusion strategies, aiming to provide a reference for transfusion resuscitation in the emergency treatment of severe trauma and further improve the success rate of treatment of patients with severe trauma.
7.Non-Contrast Cine Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Derived-Radiomics for the Prediction of Left Ventricular Adverse Remodeling in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Xin A ; Mingliang LIU ; Tong CHEN ; Feng CHEN ; Geng QIAN ; Ying ZHANG ; Yundai CHEN
Korean Journal of Radiology 2023;24(9):827-837
Objective:
To investigate the predictive value of radiomics features based on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) cine images for left ventricular adverse remodeling (LVAR) after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Materials and Methods:
We conducted a retrospective, single-center, cohort study involving 244 patients (random-split into 170 and 74 for training and testing, respectively) having an acute STEMI (88.5% males, 57.0 ± 10.3 years of age) who underwent CMR examination at one week and six months after percutaneous coronary intervention. LVAR was defined as a 20% increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume 6 months after acute STEMI. Radiomics features were extracted from the oneweek CMR cine images using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression (LASSO) analysis. The predictive performance of the selected features was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis and the area under the curve (AUC).
Results:
Nine radiomics features with non-zero coefficients were included in the LASSO regression of the radiomics score (RAD score). Infarct size (odds ratio [OR]: 1.04 (1.00–1.07); P = 0.031) and RAD score (OR: 3.43 (2.34–5.28); P < 0.001) were independent predictors of LVAR. The RAD score predicted LVAR, with an AUC (95% confidence interval [CI]) of 0.82 (0.75–0.89) in the training set and 0.75 (0.62–0.89) in the testing set. Combining the RAD score with infarct size yielded favorable performance in predicting LVAR, with an AUC of 0.84 (0.72–0.95). Moreover, the addition of the RAD score to the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) significantly increased the AUC from 0.68 (0.52–0.84) to 0.82 (0.70–0.93) (P = 0.018), which was also comparable to the prediction provided by the combined microvascular obstruction, infarct size, and LVEF with an AUC of 0.79 (0.65–0.94) (P = 0.727).
Conclusion
Radiomics analysis using non-contrast cine CMR can predict LVAR after STEMI independently and incrementally to LVEF and may provide an alternative to traditional CMR parameters.
8.Dysfunctional gene splicing in glucose metabolism may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
Shengfeng DENG ; Peng YI ; Mingliang XU ; Qian YI ; Jianguo FENG
Chinese Medical Journal 2023;136(6):666-675
The glucose metabolism is crucial for sustained brain activity as it provides energy and is a carbon source for multiple biomacromolecules; glucose metabolism decreases dramatically in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and may be a fundamental cause for its development. Recent studies reveal that the alternative splicing events of certain genes effectively regulate several processes in glucose metabolism including insulin receptor, insulin-degrading enzyme, pyruvate kinase M, receptor for advanced glycation endproducts, and others, thereby, influencing glucose uptake, glycolysis, and advanced glycation end-products-mediated signaling pathways. Indeed, the discovery of aberrant alternative splicing that changes the proteomic diversity and protein activity in glucose metabolism has been pivotal in our understanding of AD development. In this review, we summarize the alternative splicing events of the glucose metabolism-related genes in AD pathology and highlight the crucial regulatory roles of splicing factors in the alternative splicing process. We also discuss the emerging therapeutic approaches for targeting splicing factors for AD treatment.
9.Role of microchromosome maintenance protein 5 in promoting malignant progression and its mechanism in glioblastoma
Ruyue FENG ; Lin XIE ; Leping OUYANG ; Mingliang HE ; Jiahao LIU ; Anmin LIU
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2022;21(3):217-225
Objective:To investigate the role of microchromosome maintenance protein 5 (MCM5) in promoting malignant progression and its mechanism in glioblastoma.Methods:(1) Three freshly excised brain tissues from non-tumor patients and 3 grading IV glioblastoma tissues were collected in our hospital from September 2020 to September 2021; mass spectrometry and quantitative proteomic analysis were performed to screen differentially expressed proteins for functional enrichment analysis. (2) The target protein MCM5, which was highly expressed in glioblastoma, was screened on the basis of proteomics, and its expression in glioblastoma was verified using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and further validated at the mRNA level in the collected clinical specimens. (3) U251 cells were divided into negative control group, knockdown group-1 (si-1 group) and knockdown group-2 (si-2 group) by siNRA transfection. The regulation role of MCM5 in malignant phenotype of glioblastoma was detected by CCK-8 assay, clone formation assay, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU)staining, Transwell invasion assay and flow cytometry. (4) The transcriptome data of glioma patients from TCGA database were used to explore the possible molecular mechanisms of MCM5 regulation in the malignant process of glioblastoma by gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) algorithm.Results:(1) In clinical samples of glioblastoma, 322 up-regulated proteins and 94 down-regulated proteins were screened out; MCM5 was highly expressed in these 3 glioblastoma samples. (2) Based on TCGA database, results of 163 patients with glioblastoma and 207 patients with non-tumor brain tissues showed that MCM5 expression was statistically up-regulated in glioblastoma ( t=3.340, P<0.001). Real-time quantitative PCR results of 3 glioblastoma tissues and 3 non-tumor brain tissues clinically collected in our hospital also indicated that significantly increased MCM5 expression in glioblastoma was noted as compared with that in the non-tumor brain tissues ( t=3.876, P<0.001). (3) As compared with the negative control group, the si-1 and si-2 groups had significantly decreased MCM5 mRNA and protein expressions, significantly lower proliferation rate 5 d after inoculation, statistically decreased number of cell clones, significantly decreased proportion of EdU positive cells, and significantly increased proportion of cells at G1 phase, and significantly impaired migration ability ( P<0.05). (4) GSEA analysis showed that mRNA in MCM5 high expression group was enriched in DNA damage repair gene, E2F target gene, MYC target gene, epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT), nterleukin 6-Janus kinase-signal transduction and transcription activation factor 3 (IL6-JAK-STAT3), interferon, KRAS, NOTCH, transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), Wnt/β-Catenin and other characteristic genes. Conclusion:MCM5 is highly expressed in glioblastoma, and MCM5 regulates the malignant progression of glioblastoma through multiple mechanisms including E2F, MYC, EMT, and Wnt/β-Catenin.
10.Analysis of influencing factors for postoperative deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients with inguinal hernia
Kecheng WANG ; Jingwei YAN ; Meng ZHANG ; Mingliang LIU ; Lei FENG ; Qiutian LI
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2022;21(9):1212-1217
Objective:To investigate the influencing factors for postoperative deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients with inguinal hernia.Methods:The retrospective case-control study was conducted. The clinical data of 352 elderly patients with inguinal hernia who were admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College from March 2018 to March 2021 were collected. There were 325 males and 27 females, aged (72±3)years. Observation indicators: (1) treatment and follow-up; (2) analysis of influencing factors for postoperative deep vein thrombosis. Follow-up was conducted using outpatient examination and telephone interview to detect occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in patients up to September 2021. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and comparison between groups was conducted using the t test. Count data were described as absolute numbers, and comparison between groups was conducted using the chi-square test. The univariate analysis was conducted using the corresponding statistical methods based on data type. The Logistic regression model was used for multivariate analysis. Results:(1) Treatment and follow-up. Of the 352 inguinal hernia patients, there were 18 cases with irreducible hernia and 334 cases with reducible hernia. All the 352 patients underwent laparoscopic hernio-rrhaphy successfully, including 95 cases with totally extraperitoneal prosthetic, 257 cases with transabdominal preperitoneal prosthesis. The operation time and volume of intraoperative blood loss of the 352 patients were (70±7)minutes and (8.0±1.5)mL, respectively. There were 39 cases with intraoperative blood transfusion and 313 cases without intraoperative blood transfusion, 167 cases with common patch, 185 cases with light patch. The compression time of operative area, time to first out-of-bed activities, duration of postoperative hospital stay of the 352 patients were (19.7±2.9)hours, (5.6±1.8)hours, (3.0±1.9)days, respectively. All the 352 patients were followed up for 6 months after operation. During the follow-up, there were 7 patients with deep vein thrombosis. (2) Analysis of influencing factors for postoperative deep vein thrombosis. Results of univariate analysis showed that age, body mass index, smoking history, alcoholism history, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, varicose veins, intraoperative blood transfusion, time to postoperative first out-of-bed activities, duration of postoperative hospital stay were related factors for postoperative deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients with inguinal hernia ( t=2.19, 2.06, χ2=9.86, 9.02, 7.90, 14.36, 17.12, 36.25, 28.27, 7.32, t=3.30, 3.04, P<0.05). Results of multivariate analysis showed that age, hypertension, chronic obstruc-tive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, varicose veins, intraopera-tive blood transfusion, time to postoperative first out-of-bed activities, duration of postoperative hospital stay were independent influencing factors for postoperative deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients with inguinal hernia ( odds ratio=4.32, 5.95, 6.44, 15.85, 9.63, 7.61, 9.88, 7.27, 7.96, 95% confidence intervals as 0.92?8.72, 4.45?12.74, 1.74?19.46, 3.97?36.84, 4.95?16.26, 2.65?18.03, 3.50?21.47, 1.48?16.37, 2.08?14.73, P<0.05). Conclusion:Age, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, varicose veins, intraoperative blood transfusion, time to postoperative first out-of-bed activities, duration of postoperative hospital stay are independent influencing factors for postoperative deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients with inguinal hernia.

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