Background Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP) is a common health problem worldwide. Patients with CNLBP often suffer from persistent pain, with a few being disabled by their pain, affecting their daily functio...
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Background Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP) is a common health problem worldwide. Patients with CNLBP often suffer from persistent pain, with a few being disabled by their pain, affecting their daily functioning and social participation. This study aims to systematically evaluate the effects of pain and dysfunction in Qigong patients with chronic non-specific back pain through systematic evaluation and gathered analysis of random control test data. Methods We searched nine databases from their inception dates until April 2024. Relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included. Patients were assessed for pain using the Visual Analog Scale and Numeric Pain Rating Scale and for disability using the Oswestry Disability Index and Roland-Morris disability questionnaire. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration tool. CMA V3.0 was used to analyze data. Results Sixteen RCTs involving 1175 participants were included. These studies have different designs, and the participants are mainly around 60 years old. The results showed that the qigong practice improved pain significantly more than the control measures ([Mean Difference MD] = - 1.34, 95% confidence intervals [CI] - 1.76 to - 0.92, p < 0.001 Minimal Clinically Important Differences MCID = 1.5), and the efficacy of short-term interventions (MD = - 1.88, 95% CI - 2.87 to - 0.9, p < 0.001) was superior to that of long-term interventions (MD = - 1.07, 95% CI - 1.49 to - 0.65, p < 0.001). For improvement in the degree of dysfunction, qigong practice showed a higher effect size (MD = - 5.88, 95% CI - 7.98 to - 3.78, p < 0.001 MCID = 5) than that observed in the control group. Conclusion Qigong practice is effective in improving disability in patients with CNLBP, but has no significant effect on improving pain. However, due to the high heterogeneity, the results need to be interpreted with caution.
Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy disease characterized by insufficient invasion and growth of trophoblast cells. adeno-associated virus encoding alkB homolog 1 (ALKBH1) is a demethylase in 5-methylcytosine (m5C) methy...
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Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy disease characterized by insufficient invasion and growth of trophoblast cells. adeno-associated virus encoding alkB homolog 1 (ALKBH1) is a demethylase in 5-methylcytosine (m5C) methylation modification. This study was performed to explore the role of ALKBH1 in hypoxia treated human extravasated trophoblast cells. Hypoxia treated human extravasated trophoblast cells (HTR-8/SVneo) was used to simulate the occurrence of PE in vitro. The cells phenotype was detected by CCK-8 and Transwell assays. The m5c levels and m5C levels of PSMD14 were analyzed by m5C dot blot and M5C Me-RIP assays. Then, the interaction between ALKBH1 and PSMD14 were confirmed by RIP and dual-luciferase reporter assays. ALKBH1 was up-regulated in hypoxia treated HTR-8/SVneo cells. Additionally, ALKBH1 knockdown increased the m5C contents, cell viability, migration and invasion abilities of hypoxia treated HTR-8/SVneo cells. Furthermore, ALKBH1 knockdown increased the m5C and mRNA levels, and mRNA stability of PSMD14. RIP and dual-luciferase reporter assays demonstrated that ALKBH1 interacted with PSMD14. Besides, PSMD14 knockdown reversed the effects of ALKBH1 silencing on cell viability, migration and invasion abilities of hypoxia treated HTR-8/SVneo cells. ALKBH1 mediated m5C levels were decreased in the hypoxia treated HTR-8/SVneo cells, which further decreased the cell viability, migration and invasion abilities through targeting the PSMD14 levels.
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have reported substantial single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with major depressive disorder (MDD), but the underlying functional variations in the GWAS risk loci a...
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have reported substantial single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with major depressive disorder (MDD), but the underlying functional variations in the GWAS risk loci are unclear. Here we show that the European MDD genome-wide risk-associated allele of rs12129573 at 1p31.1 is associated with MDD in Han Chinese, and this SNP is in strong linkage disequilibrium (LD) with a human-unique Alu insertion polymorphism (rs70959274) in the 5 ' flanking region of a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) LINC01360 (Long Intergenic Non-Protein Coding RNA 1360), which is preferably expressed in human testis in the currently available expression datasets. The risk allele at rs12129573 is almost completely linked with the absence of this Alu insertion. The Alu insertion polymorphism (rs70959274) is significantly associated with a lower RNA level of LINC01360 and acts as a transcription silencer likely through modulating the methylation of its internal CpG sites. Luciferase assays confirm that the presence of Alu insertion at rs70959274 suppresses transcriptional activities in human cells, and deletion of the Alu insertion through CRISPR/Cas9-directed genome editing increases RNA expression of LINC01360. Deletion of the Alu insertion in human cells also leads to dysregulation of gene expression, biological processes and pathways relevant to MDD, such as the alterations of mRNA levels of DRD2 and FLOT1, transcription of genes involved in synaptic transmission, neurogenesis, learning or memory, and the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. In summary, we identify a human-unique DNA repetitive polymorphism in robust LD with the MDD risk-associated SNP at the prominent 1p31.1 GWAS loci, and offer insights into the molecular basis of the illness.
Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is highly pathogenic to piglets, and no specific drugs or vaccines are available for the prevention and treatment of PDCoV infection, the need for antiviral therapies is pressing. HSP9...
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Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is highly pathogenic to piglets, and no specific drugs or vaccines are available for the prevention and treatment of PDCoV infection, the need for antiviral therapies is pressing. HSP90 inhibitors have potent inhibitory effects against the replication of numerous viruses, hence we evaluated three HSP90 inhibitors, 17-AAG, VER-82576, and KW-2478, for their effects on PDCoV infection in vitro. We evaluated their effectivenesses at suppressing PDCoV by qRT-PCR, western blot, and TCID50 assay, and found that 17-AAG and VER-82576 inhibited PDCoV at the early stage of replication, while KW-2478 showed no significant antiviral activity at any stage of infection. These results indicated that the PDCoV-inhibitory effects of 17-AAG and VER82576 might be exerted by targeting host cell factor HSP90AB1 but not HSP90AA1. Further study showed that HSP90AB1 mRNA and protein levels were not significantly different in 17-AAG and VER-82576-treated cells versus control cells. 17-AAG and VER-82576 were also evaluated for their effects on the expressions of TNF-alpha, IL 6, and IL-12, which are PDCoV-induced proinflammatory cytokines. We found that both 17-AAG and VER-82576 inhibited the expressions of TNF-alpha, IL-6, and IL-12 to varying degrees, but in a dose dependent manner. From our data we can conclude that the HSP90 inhibitors 17-AAG and VER-82576 are promising candidates for the treatment of PDCoV infection.
目的了解空气污染物与消化系统癌症之间关系,为未来的相关研究和消化系统癌症防控提供参考依据。方法通过数据库PubMed,web of science和Embase,检索1970—2022年间英语发表的所有相关文献,采用Meta分析来探索具体空气污染物对消化系统...
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目的了解空气污染物与消化系统癌症之间关系,为未来的相关研究和消化系统癌症防控提供参考依据。方法通过数据库PubMed,web of science和Embase,检索1970—2022年间英语发表的所有相关文献,采用Meta分析来探索具体空气污染物对消化系统癌症的影响。结果PM_(2.5)能够增加总的消化系统癌症11%(1.05~1.17)的发病或死亡风险。但从合并分析来看,PM_(2.5)仅与肝癌的风险增加有关,合并RR值(95%CI)为1.31(1.19~1.46),而与其他特定消化系统癌症的关联差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。NO_(2)增加总的消化系统癌症3%(1.00~1.07)的发病或死亡风险。结论对于特定消化系统癌症,PM_(2.5)对肝癌的影响最为明显,而NO_(2)与癌症的关系研究还需要更多研究证据加以支撑,目前已经观察到NO_(2)对总的消化系统癌症存在负面影响。此研究为PM_(2.5)和NO_(2)浓度较高的国家和地区防控消化系统癌症提出启示。
the traditional grey model assumes that the original data series conforms to the homogeneous exponential trend rather than the non-homogeneous exponential trend. However, compared with the integer-order gray model, th...
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the traditional grey model assumes that the original data series conforms to the homogeneous exponential trend rather than the non-homogeneous exponential trend. However, compared with the integer-order gray model, the fractional-order gray model is more efficient and flexible in time series forecasting. Hence, in this paper, a conformable fractional order calculus is introduced to extend the integer order gray model into a fractional order gray model. A conformable fractional non-homogeneous exponential discrete grey model (abbreviated as CFNDGM) is proposed, and the particle swarm algorithm is further developed to optimize its order. Specifically, we first use the Baidu index generated by "Xi'an Epidemic" and "MU5735" to build a model. Then use the least squares method to solve the model parameters, obtain the predicted simulation value through the response expression, and finally obtain the data prediction result. The simulation validates that the prediction accuracy of the fractional order non-homogeneous grey model is higher than that of the integer order non-homogeneous grey model.
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