Bioscience trendsPub Date : 2023-11-18Epub Date: 2023-10-21DOI: 10.5582/bst.2023.01164
Kailin Lin, Ke Hu, Qiwen Chen, Jiangchun Wu
{"title":"The function and immune role of cuproptosis associated hub gene in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma.","authors":"Kailin Lin, Ke Hu, Qiwen Chen, Jiangchun Wu","doi":"10.5582/bst.2023.01164","DOIUrl":"10.5582/bst.2023.01164","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a precancerous lesion of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), with approximately 3-5% of patients developing EAC. Cuproptosis is a kind of programmed cell death phenomenon discovered in recent years, which is related to the occurrence and development of many diseases. However, its role in BE and EAC is not fully understood. We used single sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (ssGSEA) for differential analysis of BE in the database, followed by enrichment analysis of Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), Gene Ontology (GO) and GSEA, Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI), Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA), Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (ROC) and finally Quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) of clinical tissues. Two hub genes can be obtained by intersection of the results obtained from the cuproptosis signal analysis based on BE. The ROC curves of these two genes predicted EAC, and the Area Under the Curve (AUC) values could reach 0.950 and 0.946, respectively. The mRNA and protein levels of Centrosome associated protein E (CENPE) and Shc SH2 domain binding protein 1 (SHCBP1) were significantly increased in clinical EAC tissues. When they were grouped by protein expression levels, high expression of CENPE or SHCBP1 had a poor prognosis. The CENPE and SHCBP1 associated with cuproptosis may be a factor promoting the development of BE into EAC which associated with the regulation of NK cells and T cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":8957,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience trends","volume":" ","pages":"381-392"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49688638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bioscience trendsPub Date : 2023-11-18Epub Date: 2023-10-14DOI: 10.5582/bst.2023.01243
Shuqi Wu, Hailin Zhang, Yi Wang, Jin Wang, Peize Zhang, Tetsuya Asakawa, Yi Lin
{"title":"Call for special attention to the caregiver burden of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries.","authors":"Shuqi Wu, Hailin Zhang, Yi Wang, Jin Wang, Peize Zhang, Tetsuya Asakawa, Yi Lin","doi":"10.5582/bst.2023.01243","DOIUrl":"10.5582/bst.2023.01243","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The tuberculosis (TB)-related caregiver burden (CB), and particularly the multidrug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB)-related CB, is not rare in caregivers caring for TB patients, especially when a family member is the caregiver. However, the existing studies on this topic are insufficient. This study briefly summarized the risk factors for the imposition of a TB-related CB and reasons why caregivers for patients with M/XDR-TB are more susceptible to a CB. We propose that special measures should be implemented to alleviate the TB-related CB based on our clinical experience and insights from China. This may improve the situation of caregivers for TB patients and ultimately improve the quality of life of TB patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":8957,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience trends","volume":" ","pages":"405-408"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41232092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bioscience trendsPub Date : 2023-11-18Epub Date: 2023-08-30DOI: 10.5582/bst.2023.01042
Zhipeng Sun, Bing Liu, Bin Shu, Xin Huang, Liang Wang, Shizhong Yang
{"title":"Clinical characteristics of solitary intrahepatic biliary cyst.","authors":"Zhipeng Sun, Bing Liu, Bin Shu, Xin Huang, Liang Wang, Shizhong Yang","doi":"10.5582/bst.2023.01042","DOIUrl":"10.5582/bst.2023.01042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Solitary intrahepatic biliary cyst (SIBC) is a rare disease, and due to the lack of adequate understanding of it, SIBC is often misdiagnosed as simple liver cyst (SLC), which in turn affects the therapeutic effect. In order to arouse more attention to SIBC, combined with clinical experience in our center, this study specifically screened 3 representative cases of SIBC, and conducted a comprehensive retrospective analysis of their clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment process. Combined with the relevant literature, the diagnosis and treatment process of SIBC is widely discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":8957,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience trends","volume":" ","pages":"409-412"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10494626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bioscience trendsPub Date : 2023-11-18Epub Date: 2023-09-29DOI: 10.5582/bst.2023.01214
Le Zhang, Bishan Ye, Zeqian Xu, Xinhui Li, Czajkowsky D M, Zhifeng Shao
{"title":"Genome-wide identification of mammalian cell-cycle invariant and mitotic-specific macroH2A1 domains.","authors":"Le Zhang, Bishan Ye, Zeqian Xu, Xinhui Li, Czajkowsky D M, Zhifeng Shao","doi":"10.5582/bst.2023.01214","DOIUrl":"10.5582/bst.2023.01214","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The histone variant macroH2A has been found to play important regulatory roles in genomic processes, especially in regulating transcriptomes. However, whether macroH2A nucleosomes are retained on mitotic chromosomes to enable maintenance of cell-specific transcriptomes is not known. Here, examining mouse embryonic fibroblast cells (NIH-3T3) with native chromatin immunoprecipitation and sequencing (nChIP-seq), we show that the overwhelming majority (~90%) of macroH2A1 domains identified at the G1/S stage are indeed stably retained on mitotic chromosomes. Unexpectedly though, we also find that there are a number of macroH2A domains that are specific for either mitotic or G1/S cells. Notably, more than 7,000 interphase expressed genes flanked by macroH2A1 domains are loaded with macroH2A1 nucleosomes on the mitotic chromosome to form extended domains. Overall, these results reveal that, while the majority of macroH2A1 domains are indeed faithfully transmitted through the mitotic chromosomes, there is a previously unknown cell-cycle dependent exchange of macroH2A1 nucleosomes at numerous genomic loci, indicating the existence of molecular machineries for this dynamically regulated process. We anticipate that these findings will prove to be essential for the integrity of mitotic progression and the maintenance of cellular identity.</p>","PeriodicalId":8957,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience trends","volume":" ","pages":"393-400"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41095633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bioscience trendsPub Date : 2023-11-18Epub Date: 2023-10-14DOI: 10.5582/bst.2023.01220
Dan Zhao, Chengchao Zhou
{"title":"Improving the accessibility of health care for internal migrants in China: Achieving the aim of equalization.","authors":"Dan Zhao, Chengchao Zhou","doi":"10.5582/bst.2023.01220","DOIUrl":"10.5582/bst.2023.01220","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although equitable access to healthcare is considered key to the health of internal migrants, more concerted efforts are needed to improve the accessibility of healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. The software CiteSpace was used to analyze scientific literature on healthcare utilization among internal migrants in China since 2000. We focused on factors influencing access to healthcare, including geographical, economic, sociocultural, and institutional aspects. The government is urged to play a role in ensuring equal access to healthcare through policies, resource distribution, and information technology. Improving the accessibility of healthcare for internal migrants and achieving egalitarian goals is of great significance to promoting public health and fostering social equity and inclusivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":8957,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience trends","volume":" ","pages":"401-404"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41232123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bioscience trendsPub Date : 2023-11-18Epub Date: 2023-09-01DOI: 10.5582/bst.2023.01207
Ya-Nan Ma, Xuemei Jiang, Wei Tang, Peipei Song
{"title":"Influence of intermittent fasting on autophagy in the liver.","authors":"Ya-Nan Ma, Xuemei Jiang, Wei Tang, Peipei Song","doi":"10.5582/bst.2023.01207","DOIUrl":"10.5582/bst.2023.01207","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies have found that intermittent fasting (IF) can prevent diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and neuropathy, while in humans it has helped to alleviate metabolic syndrome, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, and many other disorders. IF involves a series of coordinated metabolic and hormonal changes to maintain the organism's metabolic balance and cellular homeostasis. More importantly, IF can activate hepatic autophagy, which is important for maintaining cellular homeostasis and energy balance, quality control, cell and tissue remodeling, and defense against extracellular damage and pathogens. IF affects hepatic autophagy through multiple interacting pathways and molecular mechanisms, including adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), silent mating-type information regulatory 2 homolog-1 (SIRT1), peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) and farnesoid X receptor (FXR), as well as signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms such as glucagon and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). These pathways can stimulate the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), play a cytoprotective role, downregulate the expression of aging-related molecules, and prevent the development of steatosis-associated liver tumors. By influencing the metabolism of energy and oxygen radicals as well as cellular stress response systems, IF protects hepatocytes from genetic and environmental factors. By activating hepatic autophagy, IF has a potential role in treating a variety of liver diseases, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, drug-induced liver injury, viral hepatitis, hepatic fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. A better understanding of the effects of IF on liver autophagy may lead to new approaches for the prevention and treatment of liver disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":8957,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience trends","volume":" ","pages":"335-355"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10500243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The prognostic nutritional index and tumor pathological characteristics predict the prognosis of elderly patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma after surgery.","authors":"Yafei Hu, Yulong Cai, Wenjie Ma, Haijie Hu, Hanfei Gu, Yanwen Jin, Fuyu Li","doi":"10.5582/bst.2023.01212","DOIUrl":"10.5582/bst.2023.01212","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The elderly comprises over one-third of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, however, they are not adequately represented in prognostic studies. The study aims to determine the prognostic significance of the preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and develop nomograms for predicting their recurrence-free and overall survival (RFS and OS). The study consisted of 282 elderly patients (aged ≥ 65 years) with early-stage HCC (China Liver Cancer Staging System: I-IIA) after curative resection (R0). They were randomly divided into a training (n = 197) and a test cohort (n = 85). The patients were stratified into two groups: PNI-low (PNI ≤ 49.05) and PNI-high (PNI > 49.05) based on a cut-off value. Most patients' demographics and perioperative outcomes were comparable, while patients in the PNI-high group were younger (P = 0.002), heavier (P < 0.001), and had lower comorbidity rates (P = 0.003). Although the tumor stages were earlier in the PNI-low group (P < 0.001), patients' OS (5-year OS: 48.9% vs. 93.1%) and RFS (5-year RFS: 27.3% vs. 75.7%) were significantly worse compared to the PNI-high group (both P < 0.0001). Patients' OS and RFS nomograms were developed by incorporating independent survival predictors including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), age ≥ 75 years, PNI-low, tumor presence of satellite nodules, capsule, and microvascular invasion. The nomograms showed good calibration and discrimination, with all C-indexes ≥ 0.75 and calibration plots essentially coinciding with the diagonal. In conclusion, for elderly HCC patients, COPD, age ≥ 75 years, PNI-low, and tumor presence of satellite nodules, capsule, and microvascular invasion were independent prognostic factors. The nomogram could accurately predict the prognosis of these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":8957,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience trends","volume":" ","pages":"369-380"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41181925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bioscience trendsPub Date : 2023-11-18Epub Date: 2023-09-17DOI: 10.5582/bst.2023.01221
Xiqi Hu, Jun Peng, Wei Tang, Ying Xia, Peipei Song
{"title":"A circadian rhythm-restricted diet regulates autophagy to improve cognitive function and prolong lifespan.","authors":"Xiqi Hu, Jun Peng, Wei Tang, Ying Xia, Peipei Song","doi":"10.5582/bst.2023.01221","DOIUrl":"10.5582/bst.2023.01221","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diet and circadian rhythms have been found to have a profound impact on health, disease, and aging. Skipping breakfast, eating late, and overeating have adverse effects on the body's metabolism and increase the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Disturbance of circadian rhythms has been associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other diseases. Abnormal deposition of amyloid β (Aβ) and tau proteins in the brain and impaired synaptic function are linked to cognitive dysfunction. A restrictive diet following the circadian rhythm can affect the metabolism of lipids, glucose, and amino acids such as branched chain amino acids and cysteine. These metabolic changes contribute to autophagy through molecular mechanisms such as adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), rapamycin (mTOR), D-β-hydroxybutyrate (D-BHB), and neuropeptide Y (NPY). Autophagy, in turn, promotes the removal of abnormally deposited proteins and damaged organelles and improves cognitive function, ultimately prolonging lifespan. In addition, a diet restricted to the circadian rhythm induces increased expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the forebrain region, regulating autophagy and increasing synaptic plasticity, thus enhancing cognitive function. Consequently, circadian rhythm-restricted diets could serve as a promising non-pharmacological treatment for preventing and improving cognitive dysfunction and prolonging lifespan.</p>","PeriodicalId":8957,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience trends","volume":" ","pages":"356-368"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10309454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bioscience trendsPub Date : 2023-09-15Epub Date: 2023-08-23DOI: 10.5582/bst.2023.01191
Tetsuya Asakawa, Takashi Karako
{"title":"Facing frailty: Are you ready?","authors":"Tetsuya Asakawa, Takashi Karako","doi":"10.5582/bst.2023.01191","DOIUrl":"10.5582/bst.2023.01191","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>By far, there is no general consensus concerning the definition of frailty even though it may be a global public health concern with aging of the population. It is regarded as a pathophysiological state before development of a severe illness that is associated with many adverse outcomes. Although previous studies attempted to verify its clinical value to prevent the development of serious illness, robust evidence is lacking. Based on previous studies of frailty, the current study analyzed the problems with existing investigations of frailty and it puts forward future strategies to improve those investigations. Finalizing the definition of frailty is the first step. Next, development of objective tools to identify/measure frailty based on the newest biological and computerized technologies is indispensable. Finally, well-designed clinical trials also need to be conducted to yield compelling evidence regarding the clinical value of medical interventions in frailty.</p>","PeriodicalId":8957,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience trends","volume":"17 4","pages":"249-251"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10651391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bioscience trendsPub Date : 2023-09-15Epub Date: 2023-04-21DOI: 10.5582/bst.2022.01263
Qing Qi, Xiaolei Gu, Yangyang Zhao, Ziqin Chen, Jing Zhou, Song Chen, Ling Wang
{"title":"The status of surrogacy in China.","authors":"Qing Qi, Xiaolei Gu, Yangyang Zhao, Ziqin Chen, Jing Zhou, Song Chen, Ling Wang","doi":"10.5582/bst.2022.01263","DOIUrl":"10.5582/bst.2022.01263","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>China's birth rates hit a record low in 2021. The high demand for having children has spawned a massive market for surrogacy, which, however, is a dilemma in China involving a series of moral and legal issues under the current circumstances. First, special populations, including infertile patients, families who have lost their sole child, and homosexuals, wanted to have children, giving rise to surrogacy. Then, the development of and innovation in assisted reproductive technology allowed surrogacy to mature. A high return offsets a high risk, and consequently, an underground surrogacy market has emerged, causing various social issues for the Chinese Government, such as civil disputes, gender disproportion, crime, and the spread of disease. At the same time, surrogacy violates moral ethics, traditional Chinese culture, and the rights and interests of vulnerable groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":8957,"journal":{"name":"Bioscience trends","volume":"17 4","pages":"302-309"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10661841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}