BACKGROUND Glucose and lipid metabolic disorder in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)is associated with the levels of serum tumor markers of the digestive tract,such as cancer antigen(CA)199.Therefore,tumor ...BACKGROUND Glucose and lipid metabolic disorder in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)is associated with the levels of serum tumor markers of the digestive tract,such as cancer antigen(CA)199.Therefore,tumor markers in T2DM are important.AIM To evaluate the expression of serum tumor markers[CA199,CA242,and carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA)]and the clinical implications of the expression in T2DM.METHODS For this observational study conducted at Hefei BOE Hospital,China,we enrolled 82 patients with first-onset T2DM and 51 controls between April 2019 and December 2020.Levels of fasting blood glucose(FBG),tumor markers(CA199,CEA,and CA242),glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c),etc.were measured and group index levels were compared.Moreover,FBG and HbA1c levels were correlated with tumor marker levels.Tumor markers were tested for diagnostic accuracy in patients with>9%HbA1c using the receiver operating curve(ROC)curve.RESULTS The T2DM group had high serum FBG,HbA1c,CA199,and CEA levels(P<0.05).A comparative analysis of the two groups based on HbA1c levels(Group A:HbA1c≤9%;Group B:HbA1c>9%)revealed significant differences in CEA and CA199 levels(P<0.05).The areas under the ROC curve for CEA and CA199 were 0.853 and 0.809,respectively.CA199,CEA,and CA242 levels positively correlated with HbA1c(r=0.308,0.426,and 0.551,respectively)and FBG levels(r=0.236,0.231,and 0.298,respectively).CONCLUSION As compared to controls,serum CEA and CA199 levels were higher in patients with T2DM.HbA1c and FBG levels correlated with CA199,CEA,and CA242 levels.Patients with poorly controlled blood sugar must be screened for tumor markers.展开更多
背景随着全球人口老龄化和非酒精性脂肪性肝病(nonalcoholic fatty liver disease,NAFLD)增长,老年NAFLD人群特点的研究尤为重要.目的观察老年NAFLD患者的营养状态和能量代谢特点.方法回顾性分析2017-01/2019-01天津市第三中心医院消化...背景随着全球人口老龄化和非酒精性脂肪性肝病(nonalcoholic fatty liver disease,NAFLD)增长,老年NAFLD人群特点的研究尤为重要.目的观察老年NAFLD患者的营养状态和能量代谢特点.方法回顾性分析2017-01/2019-01天津市第三中心医院消化科就诊的NAFLD老年患者118例,进行人体成分分析仪分析及应用代谢车评估营养及能量代谢指标,与老年非脂肪肝组进行比较.统计分析中正态分布计量资料采用独立样本t检验,非正态分布计量资料采用Mann-Whitney U检验,二元Logistic回归分析老年NAFLD发生的危险因素.结果人体成分分析显示老年NAFLD组腰臀脂肪比、体脂肪含量较老年非脂肪肝组明显增加(腰臀脂肪比0.95 vs 0.92,体脂肪27.20 kg vs 19.60 kg,P<0.005);代谢车测定结果显示老年NAFLD组静息能量消耗均高于老年非脂肪肝组(1769.00 kcal/d vs 1323.00 kcal/d,P<0.05);进一步比较老年NAFLD患者轻度脂肪肝组与中重度脂肪肝组,轻度脂肪肝组体脂肪、腰臀脂肪比、基础代谢、静息能量消耗明显低于中重度脂肪肝患者.结论在老年NAFLD患者中存在营养失衡和能量代谢紊乱,随脂肪肝程度加重更为显著,通过人体成分分析仪和代谢车以综合评价和监测老年NAFLD患者的营养及能量代谢状态,为疾病干预治疗提供依据.展开更多
● AIM: To determine the association between retinal vasculature changes and stroke. ● METHODS: MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for relevant human studies to September 2015 that investigated the association between ...● AIM: To determine the association between retinal vasculature changes and stroke. ● METHODS: MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for relevant human studies to September 2015 that investigated the association between retinal vasculature changes and the prevalence or incidence of stroke; the studies were independently examined for their qualities. Data on clinical characteristics and calculated summary odds ratios(ORs) were extracted for associations between retinal microvascular abnormalities and stroke, including stroke subtypes where possible, and adjusted for key variables. ● RESULTS: Nine cases were included in the study comprising 20 659 patients, 1178 of whom were stroke patients. The retinal microvascular morphological markers used were hemorrhage, microaneurysm, vessel caliber, arteriovenous nicking, and fractal dimension. OR of retinal arteriole narrowing and retinal arteriovenous nicking and stroke was 1.42 and 1.91, respectively, indicating that a smallcaliber retinal arteriole and retinal arteriovenous nicking were associated with stroke. OR of retinal hemorrhage and retinal microaneurysm and stroke was 3.21 and 3.83, respectively, indicating that retinal microvascular lesions were highly associated with stroke. Results also showed that retinal fractal dimension reduction was associated with stroke(OR: 2.28 for arteriole network, OR: 1.80 for venular network). ● CONCLUSION: Retinal vasculature changes have a specific relationship to stroke, which is promising evidence for the prediction of stroke using computerized retinal vessel analysis.展开更多
Calcium-dependent protein kinases(CDPKs/CPKs)are key regulators of plant stress signaling that translate calcium signals into cellular responses by phosphorylating diverse substrate proteins.However,the molecular mech...Calcium-dependent protein kinases(CDPKs/CPKs)are key regulators of plant stress signaling that translate calcium signals into cellular responses by phosphorylating diverse substrate proteins.However,the molecular mechanism by which plant cells relay calcium signals in response to hypoxia remains elusive.Here,we show that one member of the CDPK family in Arabidopsis thaliana,CPK12,is rapidly activated during hypoxia through calcium-dependent phosphorylation of its Ser-186 residue.Phosphorylated CPK12 shuttles from the cytoplasm to the nucleus,where it interacts with and phosphorylates the group Ⅶ ethylene-responsive transcription factors(ERF-Ⅶ)that are core regulators of plant hypoxia sensing,to enhance their stabilities.Consistently,CPK12 knockdown lines show attenuated tolerance of hypoxia,whereas transgenic plants overexpressing CPK12 display improved hypoxia tolerance.Nonethelss,loss of function of five ERF-Ⅶ proteins in an erf-vii pentuple mutant could partially suppress the enhanced hypoxia-tolerance phenotype of CPK12-overexpressing lines.Moreover,we also discovered that phosphatidic acid and 14-3-3κ protein serve as positive and negative modulators of the CPK12 cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation,respectively.Taken together,these findings uncover a CPK12-ERF-Ⅶ regulatory module that is key to transducing calcium signals from the cytoplasm into the nucleus to potentiate hypoxia sensing in plants.展开更多
This paper aims to investigate the geodesic motion in the spacetime of a non-linear magnetic charged black hole surrounded by quintessence. By varying the Lagrangian corresponding to the metric, the orbital motion equ...This paper aims to investigate the geodesic motion in the spacetime of a non-linear magnetic charged black hole surrounded by quintessence. By varying the Lagrangian corresponding to the metric, the orbital motion equation has been obtained. The effects of the magnetic charge Q, positive normalization factor C, angular momentum b, and energy E on time-like and null geodesic motion are discussed from three aspects: orbital stability, orbital types, and circular orbits. By comparing the effects of the above parameters C, b on the effective potential, it is found that quintessence has an impact on the types and stability of orbits. In addition, for time-like orbital motion, when 3.443113 ≤ b ≤ 6.392 578(for fixed C = 0.0002, M = 1, Q = 0.7), there are bound orbits, and within this range, the stable circular orbits exist,and the radii of the innermost and outermost stable circular orbit are r = 5.912 654 and r = 56.745 933, respectively. For null orbital motion, the orbital types have only unstable circular orbit which occur at r = 2.951 072(E2= E22= 0.4),absorb orbits and escape orbits, but no stable circular orbits, and bound orbits.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Glucose and lipid metabolic disorder in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)is associated with the levels of serum tumor markers of the digestive tract,such as cancer antigen(CA)199.Therefore,tumor markers in T2DM are important.AIM To evaluate the expression of serum tumor markers[CA199,CA242,and carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA)]and the clinical implications of the expression in T2DM.METHODS For this observational study conducted at Hefei BOE Hospital,China,we enrolled 82 patients with first-onset T2DM and 51 controls between April 2019 and December 2020.Levels of fasting blood glucose(FBG),tumor markers(CA199,CEA,and CA242),glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c),etc.were measured and group index levels were compared.Moreover,FBG and HbA1c levels were correlated with tumor marker levels.Tumor markers were tested for diagnostic accuracy in patients with>9%HbA1c using the receiver operating curve(ROC)curve.RESULTS The T2DM group had high serum FBG,HbA1c,CA199,and CEA levels(P<0.05).A comparative analysis of the two groups based on HbA1c levels(Group A:HbA1c≤9%;Group B:HbA1c>9%)revealed significant differences in CEA and CA199 levels(P<0.05).The areas under the ROC curve for CEA and CA199 were 0.853 and 0.809,respectively.CA199,CEA,and CA242 levels positively correlated with HbA1c(r=0.308,0.426,and 0.551,respectively)and FBG levels(r=0.236,0.231,and 0.298,respectively).CONCLUSION As compared to controls,serum CEA and CA199 levels were higher in patients with T2DM.HbA1c and FBG levels correlated with CA199,CEA,and CA242 levels.Patients with poorly controlled blood sugar must be screened for tumor markers.
文摘背景随着全球人口老龄化和非酒精性脂肪性肝病(nonalcoholic fatty liver disease,NAFLD)增长,老年NAFLD人群特点的研究尤为重要.目的观察老年NAFLD患者的营养状态和能量代谢特点.方法回顾性分析2017-01/2019-01天津市第三中心医院消化科就诊的NAFLD老年患者118例,进行人体成分分析仪分析及应用代谢车评估营养及能量代谢指标,与老年非脂肪肝组进行比较.统计分析中正态分布计量资料采用独立样本t检验,非正态分布计量资料采用Mann-Whitney U检验,二元Logistic回归分析老年NAFLD发生的危险因素.结果人体成分分析显示老年NAFLD组腰臀脂肪比、体脂肪含量较老年非脂肪肝组明显增加(腰臀脂肪比0.95 vs 0.92,体脂肪27.20 kg vs 19.60 kg,P<0.005);代谢车测定结果显示老年NAFLD组静息能量消耗均高于老年非脂肪肝组(1769.00 kcal/d vs 1323.00 kcal/d,P<0.05);进一步比较老年NAFLD患者轻度脂肪肝组与中重度脂肪肝组,轻度脂肪肝组体脂肪、腰臀脂肪比、基础代谢、静息能量消耗明显低于中重度脂肪肝患者.结论在老年NAFLD患者中存在营养失衡和能量代谢紊乱,随脂肪肝程度加重更为显著,通过人体成分分析仪和代谢车以综合评价和监测老年NAFLD患者的营养及能量代谢状态,为疾病干预治疗提供依据.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81501559No.81271668)+4 种基金Natural Science Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province(No.15KJB310015)Pre-research project for Natural Science Foundation of Nantong University(No.14ZY021)Science and Technology Project of Nantong City(No.MS12015105)Graduate Research and Innovation Plan Project of Nantong University(No.YKC14048No.YKC15056)
文摘● AIM: To determine the association between retinal vasculature changes and stroke. ● METHODS: MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for relevant human studies to September 2015 that investigated the association between retinal vasculature changes and the prevalence or incidence of stroke; the studies were independently examined for their qualities. Data on clinical characteristics and calculated summary odds ratios(ORs) were extracted for associations between retinal microvascular abnormalities and stroke, including stroke subtypes where possible, and adjusted for key variables. ● RESULTS: Nine cases were included in the study comprising 20 659 patients, 1178 of whom were stroke patients. The retinal microvascular morphological markers used were hemorrhage, microaneurysm, vessel caliber, arteriovenous nicking, and fractal dimension. OR of retinal arteriole narrowing and retinal arteriovenous nicking and stroke was 1.42 and 1.91, respectively, indicating that a smallcaliber retinal arteriole and retinal arteriovenous nicking were associated with stroke. OR of retinal hemorrhage and retinal microaneurysm and stroke was 3.21 and 3.83, respectively, indicating that retinal microvascular lesions were highly associated with stroke. Results also showed that retinal fractal dimension reduction was associated with stroke(OR: 2.28 for arteriole network, OR: 1.80 for venular network). ● CONCLUSION: Retinal vasculature changes have a specific relationship to stroke, which is promising evidence for the prediction of stroke using computerized retinal vessel analysis.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Projects 31725004,U22A20458)the Key Realm Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(Project 2020B0202090001)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(Project 2023A1515012038).
文摘Calcium-dependent protein kinases(CDPKs/CPKs)are key regulators of plant stress signaling that translate calcium signals into cellular responses by phosphorylating diverse substrate proteins.However,the molecular mechanism by which plant cells relay calcium signals in response to hypoxia remains elusive.Here,we show that one member of the CDPK family in Arabidopsis thaliana,CPK12,is rapidly activated during hypoxia through calcium-dependent phosphorylation of its Ser-186 residue.Phosphorylated CPK12 shuttles from the cytoplasm to the nucleus,where it interacts with and phosphorylates the group Ⅶ ethylene-responsive transcription factors(ERF-Ⅶ)that are core regulators of plant hypoxia sensing,to enhance their stabilities.Consistently,CPK12 knockdown lines show attenuated tolerance of hypoxia,whereas transgenic plants overexpressing CPK12 display improved hypoxia tolerance.Nonethelss,loss of function of five ERF-Ⅶ proteins in an erf-vii pentuple mutant could partially suppress the enhanced hypoxia-tolerance phenotype of CPK12-overexpressing lines.Moreover,we also discovered that phosphatidic acid and 14-3-3κ protein serve as positive and negative modulators of the CPK12 cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation,respectively.Taken together,these findings uncover a CPK12-ERF-Ⅶ regulatory module that is key to transducing calcium signals from the cytoplasm into the nucleus to potentiate hypoxia sensing in plants.
基金Supported partly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.11565016the Special Training Program for Distinguished Young Teachers of the Higher Education Institutions of Yunnan Province under Grant No.1096837802the Applied Basic Research Programs of Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department under Grant No.2016FB008
文摘This paper aims to investigate the geodesic motion in the spacetime of a non-linear magnetic charged black hole surrounded by quintessence. By varying the Lagrangian corresponding to the metric, the orbital motion equation has been obtained. The effects of the magnetic charge Q, positive normalization factor C, angular momentum b, and energy E on time-like and null geodesic motion are discussed from three aspects: orbital stability, orbital types, and circular orbits. By comparing the effects of the above parameters C, b on the effective potential, it is found that quintessence has an impact on the types and stability of orbits. In addition, for time-like orbital motion, when 3.443113 ≤ b ≤ 6.392 578(for fixed C = 0.0002, M = 1, Q = 0.7), there are bound orbits, and within this range, the stable circular orbits exist,and the radii of the innermost and outermost stable circular orbit are r = 5.912 654 and r = 56.745 933, respectively. For null orbital motion, the orbital types have only unstable circular orbit which occur at r = 2.951 072(E2= E22= 0.4),absorb orbits and escape orbits, but no stable circular orbits, and bound orbits.
