Cyanidin-3-glucoside protects against high glucose-induced injury in human nucleus pulposus cells by regulating the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling

Cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G) is a well-known natural anthocyanin with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, we explored the role and action mechanism of C3G in high glucose (HG)-induced damage of human nucleus pulposus cells (HNPCs). Cell viability was assessed by CCK-8 assay. TUNEL assay was performed for detecting apoptotic rate. Western blot was performed to determine the expression levels of cl-caspase-3, caspase-3, Bax, Bim, collagen II, aggrecan, MMP-3, MMP-13, and ADAMTS5. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was analyzed using DCFH-DA staining. The Nrf2 was knocked down or overexpressed in HNPCs through transfection with si-Nrf2 or pcDNA3.0-Nrf2. C3G treatment (12.5, 25, and 50 μM) improved cell viability of HNPCs under HG condition. HG-induced cell apoptosis of HNPCs was attenuated by C3G with decreased apoptotic rate and relative levels of cl-caspase-3/caspase-3, Bax, and Bim. C3G treatment caused significant increase in expression levels of collagen II and aggrecan and decrease in the relative levels of MMP-3, MMP-13, and ADAMTS5. After treatment with C3G, ROS generation in HNPCs was markedly reduced. Treatment with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) reversed HG-induced cell apoptosis and extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation. C3G treatment induced the expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 in HG-induced HNPCs. Moreover, knockdown of Nrf2 reversed the inhibitory effect of C3G on ROS production. Summarily, C3G exerted a protective effect on ROS-mediated cellular damage in HNPCs under HG condition, which was attributed to the induction of the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.     

益肾通督电针疗法对女性创伤后应激障碍的临床观察

目的观察益肾通督电针疗法对于女性创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)的临床疗效。方法将65例女性PTSD患者随机分为电针治疗组和单纯西药对照组连续治疗2个月,在治疗前、后分别对患者的症状自评量表(SCL-90)、雌二醇、皮质醇等水平进行测定。结果治疗前、后评分总体上组间效应不显著(P <0. 05)、但电针组在SCL-90躯体化症状、焦虑评分较单纯西药对照组有明显改善(P <0. 05)。结论益肾通督电针疗法治疗女性PTSD患者的总体疗效与单纯西药对照组疗效大致相仿,电针疗法对于改善患者临床常见症状疗效确切且副作用小,价格相对低廉,患者依从性较好。     

LncRNAs作为ceRNAs在肺癌中的研究进展

长链非编码RNAs(Long noncoding RNAs,lncRNAs)是一类长度在200~100000bp的非编码RNAs,蛋白编码能力缺乏或有限。近几年的研究表明,lncRNAs可通过竞争内源性RNAs(Competing endogenous RNAs,ceRNAs)的机制参与肿瘤细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭和凋亡,在肿瘤的发生发展中发挥重要的调控作用。而肺癌是发病率和死亡率最高的恶性肿瘤之一,严重威胁人类健康和生命安全。因此本文就lncRNAs形成的ceRNAs网络调控机制在肺癌方面的研究进行简要综述,为肺癌的诊断及治疗提供依据。     

活血解毒方对缺氧/复氧所致心肌细胞凋亡的影响＊

目的 研究活血解毒方对缺氧/复氧（H/R）所致的心肌细胞凋亡的影响。方法 体外培养H9C2心肌细胞并分成正常对照组（Control组）、缺氧复氧组（H/R组）、H/R + 活血解毒中药组、LY294002组和活血解毒中药 + LY294002组，其中正常对照组给予DMEM培养基培养，缺氧复氧组给予缺氧4 h、复氧6 h处理，缺氧复氧 + 活血解毒中药组、LY294002组和活血解毒中药 + LY294002组分别给予活血解毒中药、LY294002、活血解毒中药配合LY294002预处理24 h，然后均给予缺氧4 h、复氧6 h处理。采用CCK8检测各组心肌细胞的存活率，流式细胞术检测各组细胞凋亡水平，电镜观察各组心肌细胞中线粒体、自噬体的变化，Western Blot检测各组细胞凋亡蛋白半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白酶3（Caspase3）、半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白水解酶3（Cleaved caspase3）、β-连环蛋白（β-Catenin）、p-p65、B淋巴细胞瘤-2（B-cell lymphoma-2，Bcl-2）蛋白的表达。结果 活血解毒方预处理显著增加H/R诱导的H9C2心肌细胞凋亡，降低凋亡相关蛋白Cleaved caspase3、β-Catenin、p-p65表达，增加Bcl-2表达。结论 活血解毒方可通过抑制细胞凋亡，降低缺氧/复氧所致的心肌细胞损伤，其作用机制可能与PI3K信号通路相关。     

中医药核心指标集研究利益相关群体选择实施要点＊

核心指标集是通过一系列规范的研制过程，形成某种疾病所有相关临床研究必须报告的、统一的、标准化的最小指标集合。确定哪些指标为核心结局指标，需要经过不同利益相关群体层层筛选并最终达成共识决定。相关利益群体的代表性，决定了核心指标集的系统性和合理性。因此，在核心指标集研制过程中利益相关群体的选择至关重要。本文对中医药核心指标集研制中利益相关群体的种类选择、样本量、参与环节、权重分配以及患者代表群的特殊性等相关要点进行归纳总结，以期为中医药核心指标集研究的开展提供方法学借鉴。     

非小细胞肺癌脑转移放射治疗进展

肺癌是目前世界上发病率第二、死亡率第一的恶性肿瘤。非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）是其主要病理类型,且易发生脑转移。目前,NSCLC脑转移的主要治疗方式包括手术、放疗、化疗、分子靶向治疗和免疫治疗等。放疗是脑转移局部治疗的常用方法,随着技术和药物的不断发展更新,放疗与其他治疗手段如何联合是目前临床研究热点。本文将对NSCLC脑转移放射治疗进展进行综述,从而为临床工作中治疗方案的选择提供参考。     

新冠肺炎临床评价核心指标集比较分析＊

目的 对已公开发表的新冠肺炎核心指标集及其研究方法进行比较分析，为临床试验和证据转化研究提供参考信息。方法 计算机检索COMET数据库，并补充检索CNKI、WanFang、PubMed、Web of Science、The Cochrane Library等数据库，收集发表的新型冠状病毒肺炎（Coronavirus Disease 2019，COVID-19）核心指标集（Core Outcome Set，COS）研究，检索时间截至为2021年3月31日。按照纳入排除标准筛选文献，并提取研究基本信息、研究方法及指标数据，对其进行描述性分析。结果 共纳入5项COVID-19核心指标集相关研究（4项为COVID-19-COS研究，1项为COVID-19核心指标测量工具研究）。相同的结局指标包括死亡率、病毒核酸检测、临床进展、恢复期、临床症状评分及临床分型等。指标来源主要来自临床试验注册平台和问卷调查；达成共识的方法主要采用共识会议；利益相关群体中临床专家、方法学专家和医疗管理人员涉及较多。结论 不同的新冠肺炎核心指标集研究有一定的共性，但由于应用场景不同，也存在一定差异。随着对疾病认识的深化，相关COVID-19核心指标需要加强测量方法和疗程推荐。     

Field-Applicable Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay for Rapid Detection of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae

Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a highly contagious disease caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae that affects goats in Africa and Asia. Current available methods for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma infection, including cultivation, serological assays, and PCR, are time-consuming and require fully equipped stationary laboratories, which make them incompatible with testing in the resource-poor settings that are most relevant to this disease. We report a rapid, specific, and sensitive assay employing isothermal DNA amplification using recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) for the detection of M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae. We developed the assay using a specific target sequence in M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae, as found in the genome sequence of the field strain ILRI181 and the type strain F38 and that was further evidenced in 10 field strains from different geographical regions. Detection limits corresponding to 5 × 10³ and 5 × 10⁴ cells/ml were obtained using genomic DNA and bacterial culture from M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae strain ILRI181, while no amplification was obtained from 71 related Mycoplasma isolates or from the Acholeplasma or the Pasteurella isolates, demonstrating a high degree of specificity. The assay produces a fluorescent signal within 15 to 20 min and worked well using pleural fluid obtained directly from CCPP-positive animals without prior DNA extraction. We demonstrate that the diagnosis of CCPP can be achieved, with a short sample preparation time and a simple read-out device that can be powered by a car battery, in <45 min in a simulated field setting.     

探讨基于近红外脑成像技术的阈下抑郁情志刺激反应机制研究可行性

近红外脑功能成像技术是近几年发展起来用于动态检测脑功能的方法,能够很好地反映抑郁人群认知活动期间大脑有氧代谢的变化,为阈下抑郁研究提供了一个新思路。本研究通过文献综述,结合中医情志理论,在过往研究的基础上基于近红外脑功能成像技术探讨中医情志刺激对阈下抑郁的反应机制,为后期研究提供理论与实践可行性的依据。