1.Conceptual analysis of health literacy in children and adolescents with unintentional injury
Ping TANG ; Jingmin SUN ; Qunfeng LU ; Wenjuan TANG ; Jianlin JI
Chinese Journal of Child Health Care 2024;32(1):73-78
【Objective】 To clarify the concept of health literacy among children and adolescents with accidental injuries through literature review and analysis. 【Methods】 A systematic search was conducted across multiple databases, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang database, VIP database, China Biomedical literature database, PubMed, CINAHL, and PscyINFO database. The literature was analyzed using Rodgers′ evolutionary concept analysis method. 【Results】 A total of 56 articles were included. The health literacy of children and adolescents with accidental injuries comprised three conceptual attributes:cognition, emotion and behavior. The influencing factors included children′s demographic factors, family and school related factors and social related factors. The result can be beneficial to reduce the occurrence of injury events, save family economic expenditure and alleviate the burden on social medical resources. However, there is currently a lack of specific measurement tools for assessing health literacy in this population, as the existing evaluation items are drawn from general health literacy scales. 【Conclusions】 The concept of health literacy among children and adolescents with accidental injuries is multifaceted and evolving. Future research should focus on exploring the characteristics of health literacy among children and adolescents of different ages and regions from their own perspectives. Additionally, efforts should be made to refine the concept and develop specialized measurement tools to facilitate further studies in this area.
2.Macrophage LMO7 deficiency facilitates inflammatory injury via metabolic-epigenetic reprogramming.
Shixin DUAN ; Xinyi LOU ; Shiyi CHEN ; Hongchao JIANG ; Dongxin CHEN ; Rui YIN ; Mengkai LI ; Yuseng GOU ; Wenjuan ZHAO ; Lei SUN ; Feng QIAN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(12):4785-4800
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a formidable disease due to its complex pathogenesis. Macrophages, as a major immune cell population in IBD, are crucial for gut homeostasis. However, it is still unveiled how macrophages modulate IBD. Here, we found that LIM domain only 7 (LMO7) was downregulated in pro-inflammatory macrophages, and that LMO7 directly degraded 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase 3 (PFKFB3) through K48-mediated ubiquitination in macrophages. As an enzyme that regulates glycolysis, PFKFB3 degradation led to the glycolytic process inhibition in macrophages, which in turn inhibited macrophage activation and ultimately attenuated murine colitis. Moreover, we demonstrated that PFKFB3 was required for histone demethylase Jumonji domain-containing protein 3 (JMJD3) expression, thereby inhibiting the protein level of trimethylation of histone H3 on lysine 27 (H3K27me3). Overall, our results indicated the LMO7/PFKFB3/JMJD3 axis is essential for modulating macrophage function and IBD pathogenesis. Targeting LMO7 or macrophage metabolism could potentially be an effective strategy for treating inflammatory diseases.
3.Analysis of disease spectrum for abnormal 3-hydroxyisovalerylcarnitine metabolism identified through newborn screening and clinical diagnosis.
Yi YANG ; Wenjuan QIU ; Huiwen ZHANG ; Lili LIANG ; Deyun LU ; Kaichuang ZHANG ; Ting CHEN ; Feng XU ; Xuefan GU ; Lianshu HAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2023;40(12):1466-1471
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the disease spectrum for abnormal 3-hydroxyisovalerylcarnitine (C5OH) metabolism identified through newborn screening and clinical diagnosis patients and the key points for differential diagnosis so as to raise the awareness of pediatricians for such diseases.
METHODS:
Clinical data of 85 neonates with abnormal C5OH metabolism identified from February 2004 to January 2022 at Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine were collected. Their clinical manifestations and results of tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and genetic testing were retrospectively analyzed.
RESULTS:
Among the 85 cases, 46 (54.1%) were identified by neonate screening, whilst 39 (45.9%) were clinically diagnosed patients. Five diseases were diagnosed, including 28 cases with multiple carboxylase deficiency (MCD, 32.9%), 29 cases with 3-methylcrotonyl-coenzymeAcarboxylasedeficiency (MCCD, 34.1%), 4 cases with 3-methylglutaconic acid (3-MGA, 4.7%), 7 cases with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid (3-HMG, 8.2%), and 17 cases with beta-ketothiolase deficiency (BKD, 20.0%). The disorders were characterized by sudden onset, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, abnormal breathing, consciousness disorder, spasm and developmental delay.
CONCLUSION
Among newborns with abnormal C5OH metabolism, MCCD is the most common disorder, which was followed by BKD and MCD. For patients with abnormal C5OH metabolism, MCD is the most common, followed by BKD and 3-HMG. C5OH related diseases have great heterogeneity. Combination of blood acylcarnitine levels, urinary organic acid levels and genetic testing based on clinical characteristics can help to attain the diagnosis.
Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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China
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Neonatal Screening
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Retrospective Studies
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Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods*
4.Consensus on laboratory diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21 hydroxylase deficiency.
Yu SUN ; Lingqian WU ; Lei YE ; Wenjuan QIU ; Yongguo YU ; Xuefan GU
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2023;40(7):769-780
21 hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD), the most common form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, is caused by defects in CYP21A2 gene, which encodes the cytochrome P450 oxidase (P450C21) involved in glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid synthesis. The diagnosis of 21-OHD is based on the comprehensive evaluation of clinical manifestation, biochemical alteration and molecular genetics results. Due to the complex structure of CYP21A2, special techniques are required to perform delicate analysis to avoid the interference of its pseudogene. Recently, the state-of-the-art diagnostic methods were applied to the clinic gradually, including the steroid hormone profiling and third generation sequencing. To standardize the laboratory diagnosis of 21-OHD, this consensus was drafted on the basis of the extensive knowledge, the updated progress and the published consensuses and guidelines worldwide by expert discussion organized by Rare Diseases Group of Pediatric Branch of Chinese Medical Association, Medical Genetics Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Birth Defect Prevention and Molecular Genetics Branch of China Maternal and Child Health Association. and Molecular Diagnosis Branch of Shanghai Medical Association.
Child
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Humans
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Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital/genetics*
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Steroid 21-Hydroxylase/genetics*
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Consensus
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China
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques
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Mutation
5.Modulation of Spike Count Correlations Between Macaque Primary Visual Cortex Neurons by Difficulty of Attentional Task.
Qiyi HU ; Wenjuan HU ; Keyi LIU ; Xiangdong BU ; Lisha HU ; Liming LI ; Xinyu CHAI ; Yao CHEN
Neuroscience Bulletin 2022;38(5):489-504
Studies have shown that spatial attention remarkably affects the trial-to-trial response variability shared between neurons. Difficulty in the attentional task adjusts how much concentration we maintain on what is currently important and what is filtered as irrelevant sensory information. However, how task difficulty mediates the interactions between neurons with separated receptive fields (RFs) that are attended to or attended away is still not clear. We examined spike count correlations between single-unit activities recorded simultaneously in the primary visual cortex (V1) while monkeys performed a spatial attention task with two levels of difficulty. Moreover, the RFs of the two neurons recorded were non-overlapping to allow us to study fluctuations in the correlated responses between competing visual inputs when the focus of attention was allocated to the RF of one neuron. While increasing difficulty in the spatial attention task, spike count correlations were either decreased to become negative between neuronal pairs, implying competition among them, with one neuron (or none) exhibiting attentional enhancement of firing rate, or increased to become positive, suggesting inter-neuronal cooperation, with one of the pair showing attentional suppression of spiking responses. Besides, the modulation of spike count correlations by task difficulty was independent of the attended locations. These findings provide evidence that task difficulty affects the functional interactions between different neuronal pools in V1 when selective attention resolves the spatial competition.
Animals
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Attention/physiology*
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Macaca mulatta
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Neurons/physiology*
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Photic Stimulation
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Primary Visual Cortex
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Visual Cortex/physiology*
6.Dysregulated Dermal Mesenchymal Stem Cell Proliferation and Differentiation Interfered by Glucose Metabolism in Psoriasis
Xincheng ZHAO ; Jianxiao XING ; Junqin LI ; Ruixia HOU ; Xuping NIU ; Ruifeng LIU ; Juanjuan JIAO ; Xiaohong YANG ; Juan LI ; Jiannan LIANG ; Ling ZHOU ; Qiang WANG ; Wenjuan CHANG ; Guohua YIN ; Xinhua LI ; Kaiming ZHANG
International Journal of Stem Cells 2021;14(1):85-93
Background and Objectives:
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, which the mechanisms behind its initiation and development are related to many factors. DMSCs (dermal mesenchymal stem cells) represent an important member of the skin microenvironment and play an important role in the surrounding environment and in neighbouring cells, but they are also affected by the microenvironment. We studied the glucose metabolism of DMSCs in psoriasis patients and a control group to reveal the relationship among glucose metabolism, cell proliferation activity,and VEC (vascular endothelial cell) differentiation in vitro, we demonstrated the biological activity and molecular mechanisms of DMSCs in psoriasis.
Methods:
and Results: We found that the OCR of DMSCs in psoriatic lesions was higher than that in the control group, and mRNA of GLUT1 and HK2 were up-regulated compared with the control group. The proliferative activity of DMSCs in psoriasis was reduced at an early stage, and mRNA involved in proliferation, JUNB and FOS were expressed at lower levels than those in the control group. The number of blood vessels in psoriatic lesions was significantly higher than that in the control group (p<0.05), which the mRNA of VEC differentiation, CXCL12, CXCR7, HEYL and RGS5 tended to be increased in psoriatic lesions compared to the control group, in addition to Notch3.
Conclusions
We speculated that DMSCs affected local psoriatic blood vessels through glucose metabolism, and the differentiation of VECs, which resulted in the pathophysiological process of psoriasis.
7.Correction to: Increasing targeting scope of adenosine base editors in mouse and rat embryos through fusion of TadA deaminase with Cas9 variants.
Lei YANG ; Xiaohui ZHANG ; Liren WANG ; Shuming YIN ; Biyun ZHU ; Ling XIE ; Qiuhui DUAN ; Huiqiong HU ; Rui ZHENG ; Yu WEI ; Liangyue PENG ; Honghui HAN ; Jiqin ZHANG ; Wenjuan QIU ; Hongquan GENG ; Stefan SIWKO ; Xueli ZHANG ; Mingyao LIU ; Dali LI
Protein & Cell 2019;10(9):700-700
In the original publication the grant number is incorrectly published. The correct grant number should be read as "17140901600". The corrected contents are provided in this correction article. This work was partially supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81670470 and 81600149), a grant from the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Science and Technology (17140901600, 18411953500 and 15JC1400201) and a grant from National Key Research and Development Program (2016YFC0905100).
8.Genotypic and phenotypic analysis of a patient with de novo partial monosomy 18p and partial trisomy 18q.
Bing XIAO ; Xing JI ; Hui YE ; Yu LIU ; Ying CAO ; Yunlong SUN ; Wei WEI ; Wenjuan QIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2019;36(5):484-487
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the genetic cause for a patient with intellectual disability, short stature and multiple congenital anomalies, and to correlate the result with the clinical phenotype.
METHODS:
Routine karyotyping analysis was carried out on GTG-banded metaphase chromosomes. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) microarray was used to detect microdeletions or microduplications in the patient. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to ascertain the origin of aberrant chromosomes.
RESULTS:
The karyotype of the patient was 46,XY,der(18), while both of his parents had a normal karyotype. SNP array identified a 1.23 Mb deletion at 18p11.32-pter (chr18: 136 227-1 370 501, hg19) and a 33.76 Mb duplication at 18q21.1-qter (chr18: 44 250 359-78 013 728, hg19) in the patient. Above finding was confirmed by dual-color FISH with one color for 18p and another for 18q. The patient presented with some common features of 18p deletion and 18q duplication including intellectual disability and growth retardation, in addition with some features of 18p deletion including pectus excavatum, short stature and growth hormone (GH) deficiency. The patient showed progressive improvement of stature with GH therapy. Comparison of patients with previously reported dup(18q)+del(18p) recombinations suggested that, even for patients with similar breakpoints, their phenotypes have ranged from normal to severe and there were no consistent findings.
CONCLUSION
As aberrations involving double chromosomal segments often result in phenotypic variability, it has been difficult to correlate the genotype of our patient with his phenotype.
Abnormalities, Multiple
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Chromosome Deletion
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
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Genotype
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Humans
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In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
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Karyotyping
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Monosomy
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Phenotype
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Trisomy
9. Pseudodeficiency alleles affect the newborn screening of glycogen storage disease typeⅡ
Ting CHEN ; Wenjuan QIU ; Yu SUN ; Jianguo WANG ; Zhuwen GONG ; Yu WANG ; Xiaolan GAO ; Yongguo YU ; Xuefan GU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2019;42(12):1031-1036
Objective:
To investigate the effect of pseudodeficiency alleles on the newborn screening of glycogen storage disease type Ⅱ(GSDⅡ) by using afluorometric enzymatic assay to determine acid α-glucosidase (GAA) activity in dried blood spot (DBS).
Methods:
A total of 30 507 newborns′ DBSs, obtained from Newborn Screening Center of Xinhua Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from May to December 2017, were screened for GSD Ⅱ by fluorometric enzymatic assay of GAA activity. The suspected positive DBSs after the first and second screening were directly analyzed by Sanger sequencing of GAA to confirm the diagnosis. Retrospective analysis of 3 172 controls without GSDⅡand 36 GSD Ⅱ patients were conducted to investigate the carrier status of pseudodeficiency alleles. Statistical analysis of frequency of pseudodeficiency alleles were carried out by Chi-square test or Fisher exact probability test.
Results:
GAA activity of 30 507 newborns showed a positively skewed distribution.Twenty-nine cases of newborns, suspected to be GSDⅡwere confirmed to be normal with genetic analysis of the original DBSs. Among the 29 suspected positive cases, 24 cases were homozygous for pseudodeficiency alleles c.[1726A/A; 2065A/A], and the other 5 cases were c.[1726G/A; 2065G/A] heterozygote. The frequency of c.1726G>Ahomozygote in 3 172 non-GSD Ⅱcontrols was 2.08% (66/3 172), and c.1726G>A homozygote occurred in allelic conjunction with c.2065G>Ahomozygote. Frequency of c.[1726A; 2065A] haplotype in 3 172 controls was 3.2%(206/6 344). Frequency of c.[1726A/A; 2065A/A] homozygote in 36 GSDⅡpatients (16.67%, 6/36) was significantly higher than that in non-GSD Ⅱcontrols(2.08%, 66/3 172) (χ2=34.517,
10.Effects of health education based on precede-proceed model on preventing recurrence in patients with upper urinary calculi
Wenjuan LI ; Xiaoli ZHANG ; Yihui WANG ; Yuhong LUO ; Hongmei JIAO ; Xupan WEI ; Mengtian LIANG ; Fenghai ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2019;25(15):1888-1892
Objective? To explore the intervention effects of health education based on precede-proceed model on preventing recurrence in patients with upper urinary calculi. Methods? Totally 110 patients with upper urinary calculi admitted in Lanzhou Military Region General Hospital between January and June 2017 using convenient sampling and divided into the treatment group (n=55) and the control group (n=55) according to the random number table. Patients in the control group received conventional health education, while patients in the treatment group received health education based on precede-proceed model on this basis. Disease-related knowledge scores, health behavior scores and recurrence of disease 12 months after discharge were compared between the two groups. Results? The calculi-related knowledge score and the health behavior score of the treatment group 12 months after discharge were (13.0±1.7) and (127.5±14.8), higher than those of the control group, which were (11.9±1.9) and (120.7±14.3), and there were statistically significant differences (t=-4.940,-2.377; P<0.05). The recurrence rate of calculi of the treatment group 12 months after discharge was 1.9%, while that of the control group was 12.0%, and there was statistically significant difference (χ2=4.050, P<0.05). Conclusions? Health education based on precede-proceed model can improve the knowledge level of patients with upper urinary calculi, facilitate their health behavior, and reduce the recurrence rate of calculi.

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