Run Xue Ma, Ce Liu, Ling Zhang, Jing Zhe Guo, Er Kai Zhou, Ling Zheng, Li He, Xiao Bing Shan, Yun Hui Yu, Bin Luo
{"title":"Selenium, Type-2 Diabetes, and the Possible Protective Role of Vitamin D.","authors":"Run Xue Ma, Ce Liu, Ling Zhang, Jing Zhe Guo, Er Kai Zhou, Ling Zheng, Li He, Xiao Bing Shan, Yun Hui Yu, Bin Luo","doi":"10.3967/bes2024.072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2024.072","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93903,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","volume":"37 6","pages":"661-665"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141581833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zi Qing Kong, Li Qun Liu, De Qin Huang, Yu Tong Wang, Jing Jie Li, Zheng Zhang, Xi Xi Wang, Chuan Ling Liu, Ya Di Zhang, Jia Kang Shao, Yi Min Zhu, Yi Meng Chen, Mei Liu, Wei Hong Zhao
{"title":"Clinicopathological Features and Long-Term Prognostic Role of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2 Low Expression in Chinese Patients with Early Breast Cancer: A Single-Institution Study.","authors":"Zi Qing Kong, Li Qun Liu, De Qin Huang, Yu Tong Wang, Jing Jie Li, Zheng Zhang, Xi Xi Wang, Chuan Ling Liu, Ya Di Zhang, Jia Kang Shao, Yi Min Zhu, Yi Meng Chen, Mei Liu, Wei Hong Zhao","doi":"10.3967/bes2024.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2024.014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to comprehensively analyze and compare the clinicopathological features and prognosis of Chinese patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-low early breast cancer (BC) and HER2-IHC0 BC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients diagnosed with HER2-negative BC ( <i>N</i> = 999) at our institution between January 2011 and December 2015 formed our study population. Clinicopathological characteristics, association between estrogen receptor (ER) expression and HER2-low, and evolution of HER2 immunohistochemical (IHC) score were assessed. Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used to compare the long-term survival outcomes (5-year follow-up) between the HER2-IHC0 and HER2-low groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>HER2-low BC group tended to demonstrate high expression of ER and more progesterone receptor (PgR) positivity than HER2-IHC0 BC group ( <i>P</i> < 0.001). The rate of HER2-low status increased with increasing ER expression levels (Mantel-Haenszel <i>χ</i> <sup><i>2</i></sup> test, <i>P</i> < 0.001, Pearson's <i>R</i> = 0.159, <i>P</i> < 0.001). Survival analysis revealed a significantly longer overall survival (OS) in HER2-low BC group than in HER2-IHC0 group ( <i>P</i> = 0.007) in the whole cohort and the hormone receptor (HR)-negative group. There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of disease-free survival (DFS). The discordance rate of HER2 IHC scores between primary and metastatic sites was 36.84%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HER2-low BC may not be regarded as a unique BC group in this population-based study due to similar clinicopathological features and prognostic roles.</p>","PeriodicalId":93903,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","volume":"37 5","pages":"457-470"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Qiong Hu, Wei Guang Zhou, Guang Wei Zhou, Jia Xi Liao, Jia Xing Shi, FengYang Xie, Shou Heng Li, Yong Wang, Xian Hong Feng, Xiu Li Gu, Bi Feng Chen
{"title":"A Comprehensive Study of the Association between <i>LEPR</i> Gene rs1137101 Variant and Risk of Digestive System Cancers.","authors":"Wei Qiong Hu, Wei Guang Zhou, Guang Wei Zhou, Jia Xi Liao, Jia Xing Shi, FengYang Xie, Shou Heng Li, Yong Wang, Xian Hong Feng, Xiu Li Gu, Bi Feng Chen","doi":"10.3967/bes2024.051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2024.051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The leptin receptor, encoded by the <i>LEPR</i> gene, is involved in tumorigenesis. A potential functional variant of <i>LEPR</i>, rs1137101 (Gln223Arg), has been extensively investigated for its contribution to the risk of digestive system (DS) cancers, but results remain conflicting rather than conclusive. Here, we performed a case-control study and subsequent meta-analysis to examine the association between rs1137101 and DS cancer risk.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 1,727 patients with cancer (gastric/liver/colorectal: 460/480/787) and 800 healthy controls were recruited. Genotyping of rs1137101 was conducted using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay and confirmed using Sanger sequencing. Twenty-four eligible studies were included in the meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After Bonferroni correction, the case-control study revealed that rs1137101 was significantly associated with the risk of liver cancer in the Hubei Chinese population. The meta-analysis suggested that rs1137101 is significantly associated with the risk of overall DS, gastric, and liver cancer in the Chinese population.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The <i>LEPR</i> rs1137101 variant may be a genetic biomarker for susceptibility to DS cancers (especially liver and gastric cancer) in the Chinese population.</p>","PeriodicalId":93903,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","volume":"37 5","pages":"445-456"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiao Mei Xu, Xiao Lu Li, Die Hu, Xiao Yue Cai, Qi Meng Li, Yuan Zhuo Zheng, Yang Cai, Yin Yin Qi, Tao Xu, Ling Li Zhao, Xia Ning
{"title":"Identification of Key Blood Biomarkers Linking Di (2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate and Autoimmune Diseases in Adolescents Mice.","authors":"Xiao Mei Xu, Xiao Lu Li, Die Hu, Xiao Yue Cai, Qi Meng Li, Yuan Zhuo Zheng, Yang Cai, Yin Yin Qi, Tao Xu, Ling Li Zhao, Xia Ning","doi":"10.3967/bes2024.057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2024.057","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93903,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","volume":"37 5","pages":"521-525"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shi Ting Huang, Shang Yuan Li, Xin Yu Li, Ying Zhu, Lin Zhu, Jia Yan Zhang, Yan Sheng Zhao, Maria Daglia, Xiang Xiao, Juan Bai
{"title":"Network Pharmacology and Experimental Study of Momordicine I and Momordicine II from Bitter Melon Saponins in Inhibiting Fat Accumulation.","authors":"Shi Ting Huang, Shang Yuan Li, Xin Yu Li, Ying Zhu, Lin Zhu, Jia Yan Zhang, Yan Sheng Zhao, Maria Daglia, Xiang Xiao, Juan Bai","doi":"10.3967/bes2024.058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2024.058","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93903,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","volume":"37 5","pages":"526-530"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tao Tao Xue, Xing Xing Gao, Li Min Wang, Xiao Zhang, Zhen Ping Zhao, Chun Li, Grace Mudoti Nyasha, Chen Yi Liu, Mei Zhang
{"title":"Insufficient Physical Activity among Students Aged 6-17 Years in China, 2016-2017.","authors":"Tao Tao Xue, Xing Xing Gao, Li Min Wang, Xiao Zhang, Zhen Ping Zhao, Chun Li, Grace Mudoti Nyasha, Chen Yi Liu, Mei Zhang","doi":"10.3967/bes2024.059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2024.059","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93903,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","volume":"37 5","pages":"531-536"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yang Li, Dan Lin, Xiu Qin Zhang, Guang Xiu Ju, Ya Su, Qian Zhang, Hai Ping Duan, Wei Sen Yu, Bing Ling Wang, Shu Tao Pang
{"title":"Changes in the Non-targeted Metabolomic Profile of Three-year-old Toddlers with Elevated Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.","authors":"Yang Li, Dan Lin, Xiu Qin Zhang, Guang Xiu Ju, Ya Su, Qian Zhang, Hai Ping Duan, Wei Sen Yu, Bing Ling Wang, Shu Tao Pang","doi":"10.3967/bes2024.053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2024.053","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate changes in the urinary metabolite profiles of children exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during critical brain development and explore their potential link with the intestinal microbiota.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used to determine ten hydroxyl metabolites of PAHs (OH-PAHs) in 36-month-old children. Subsequently, 37 children were categorized into low- and high-exposure groups based on the sum of the ten OH-PAHs. Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry was used to identify non-targeted metabolites in the urine samples. Furthermore, fecal flora abundance was assessed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing using Illumina MiSeq.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The concentrations of 21 metabolites were significantly higher in the high exposure group than in the low exposure group (variable importance for projection > 1, <i>P</i> < 0.05). Most of these metabolites were positively correlated with the hydroxyl metabolites of naphthalene, fluorine, and phenanthrene ( <i>r</i> = 0.336-0.531). The identified differential metabolites primarily belonged to pathways associated with inflammation or proinflammatory states, including amino acid, lipid, and nucleotide metabolism. Additionally, these distinct metabolites were significantly associated with specific intestinal flora abundances ( <i>r</i> = 0.34-0.55), which were mainly involved in neurodevelopment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Higher PAH exposure in young children affected metabolic homeostasis, particularly that of certain gut microbiota-derived metabolites. Further investigation is needed to explore the potential influence of PAHs on the gut microbiota and their possible association with neurodevelopmental outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":93903,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","volume":"37 5","pages":"479-493"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiao Xiang Zhu, Song Wang Wang, Yan Fei Li, Ye Wu Zhang, Xue Mei Su, Xiao Tao Zhao
{"title":"Geographically and Temporally Weighted Regression in Assessing Dengue Fever Spread Factors in YunnanBorder Regions.","authors":"Xiao Xiang Zhu, Song Wang Wang, Yan Fei Li, Ye Wu Zhang, Xue Mei Su, Xiao Tao Zhao","doi":"10.3967/bes2024.056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2024.056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study employs the Geographically and Temporally Weighted Regression (GTWR) model to assess the impact of meteorological elements and imported cases on dengue fever outbreaks, emphasizing the spatial-temporal variability of these factors in border regions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a descriptive analysis of dengue fever's temporal-spatial distribution in Yunnan border areas. Utilizing annual data from 2013 to 2019, with each county in the Yunnan border serving as a spatial unit, we constructed a GTWR model to investigate the determinants of dengue fever and their spatio-temporal heterogeneity in this region.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The GTWR model, proving more effective than Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) analysis, identified significant spatial and temporal heterogeneity in factors influencing dengue fever's spread along the Yunnan border. Notably, the GTWR model revealed a substantial variation in the relationship between indigenous dengue fever incidence, meteorological variables, and imported cases across different counties.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In the Yunnan border areas, local dengue incidence is affected by temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind speed, and imported cases, with these factors' influence exhibiting notable spatial and temporal variation.</p>","PeriodicalId":93903,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","volume":"37 5","pages":"511-520"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Standards of Basic Dataset of Chronic Disease Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance in Adults.","authors":"","doi":"10.3967/bes2024.062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2024.062","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93903,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","volume":"37 5","pages":"549-550"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ling Xu, Yue Xuan Wang, Wei Wang, Xue Fan, Xue Yu Chen, Tian Yun Zhou, Yu He Liu, Ye Yu, Fan Yang, Zhen Yu Ju, Yong Zhou, Deng Liang Wang
{"title":"Association of Human Whole-blood NAD <sup>+</sup> Levels with Nabothian Cyst.","authors":"Ling Xu, Yue Xuan Wang, Wei Wang, Xue Fan, Xue Yu Chen, Tian Yun Zhou, Yu He Liu, Ye Yu, Fan Yang, Zhen Yu Ju, Yong Zhou, Deng Liang Wang","doi":"10.3967/bes2024.052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2024.052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Little is known about the association between whole-blood nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD <sup>+</sup>) levels and nabothian cysts. This study aimed to assess the association between NAD <sup>+</sup> levels and nabothian cysts in healthy Chinese women.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the association between NAD <sup>+</sup> levels and nabothian cysts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age was 43.0 ± 11.5 years, and the mean level of NAD <sup>+</sup> was 31.3 ± 5.3 μmol/L. Nabothian cysts occurred in 184 (27.7%) participants, with single and multiple cysts in 100 (15.0%) and 84 (12.6%) participants, respectively. The total nabothian cyst prevalence gradually decreased from 37.4% to 21.6% from Q1 to Q4 of NAD <sup>+</sup> and the prevalence of single and multiple nabothian cysts also decreased across the NAD <sup>+</sup> quartiles. As compared with the highest NAD <sup>+</sup> quartile (≥ 34.4 μmol/L), the adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence interval of the NAD <sup>+</sup> Q1 was 1.89 (1.14-3.14) for total nabothian cysts. The risk of total and single nabothian cysts linearly decreased with increasing NAD <sup>+</sup> levels, while the risk of multiple nabothian cysts decreased more rapidly at NAD <sup>+</sup> levels of 28.0 to 35.0 μmol/L.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Low NAD <sup>+</sup> levels were associated with an increased risk of total and multiple nabothian cysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":93903,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","volume":"37 5","pages":"471-478"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}