Identification of macrophage driver genes in fibrosis caused by different heart diseases based on omics integration.

Background: Myocardial fibrosis, a hallmark of heart disease, is closely associated with macrophages, yet the genetic pathophysiology remains incompletely understood. In this study, we utilized integrated single-cell transcriptomics and bulk RNA-seq analysis to investigate the relationship between macrophages and myocardial fibrosis across omics integration.

Methods: We examined and curated existing single-cell data from dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM), myocardial infarction (MI), and heart failure (HF), and analyzed the integrated data using cell communication, transcription factor identification, high dimensional weighted gene co-expression network analysis (hdWGCNA), and functional enrichment to elucidate the drivers of macrophage polarization and the macrophage-to-myofibroblast transition (MMT).

Exploring the molecular mechanism of hepatitis virus inducing hepatocellular carcinoma by microarray data and immune infiltrates analysis.

The number of new cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide reached 910,000, ranking the sixth, 80% HCC is associated with viruses, so exploring the molecular mechanism of viral carcinogenicity is imperative. The study showed that both HBV and HCV associated HCC and non-viral HCC have the same molecular phenotype (low gene expression and inhibition of immune pathways), but in the tumor immune micro-environment, there is excessive M2-type macrophage polarization in virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma. To address this phenomenon, the data sets were analyzed and identified five hub genes (POLR2A, POLR2B, RPL5, RPS6, RPL23A) involved in viral gene expression and associated with PI3K-Akt-mTOR pathway activation by six algorithms.

The Effect of Psoralen on Glioma Based on Network Pharmacology and Potential Target Research.

Glioma is an aggressive tumor, currently there is no satisfactory management available. Psoralen, as a natural product, has been found to have an effect of treating cancer in recent years, but its effect on glioma has not been explored. In this study, we investigated the in vitro inhibition effect and potential targets of psoralen on glioma through network pharmacology and in glioma treatment experiments.

The Genetic Echo of the Tarim Mummies in Modern Central Asians.

The diversity of Central Asians has been shaped by multiple migrations and cultural diffusion. Although ancient DNA studies have revealed the demographic changes of the Central Asian since the Bronze Age, the contribution of the ancient populations to the modern Central Asian remains opaque. Herein, we performed high-coverage sequencing of 131 whole genomes of Indo-European-speaking Tajik and Turkic-speaking Kyrgyz populations to explore their genomic diversity and admixture history.

Hematologic and spirometric characteristics of Tajik and Kyrgyz highlanders in the Pamir Mountains.

Objectives: In this study, we measured the hematologic and spirometric parameters of native Tajik and Kyrgyz highlanders in the Pamir Mountains to investigate adaptations to high altitude stressors.

Methods: Hematological parameters including arterial oxygen saturation (SaO ), red blood cell (RBC) counts, and hemoglobin (Hb) concentration were measured on Sarikoli Tajik (n = 80; 3100 m), Wakhi Tajik (n = 48; 3500 m), and Kyrgyz (n = 64; 3250 m) in comparison to lowland Uyghurs (n = 50; 1300 m). Spirometric parameters including forced vital capacity (FVC), the first second of forced expiration (FEV1), and forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% (FEF25-75) were measured.

Eplerenone Reverses Cardiac Fibrosis via the Suppression of Tregs by Inhibition of Kv1.3 Channel.

Fibroblast proliferation is a critical feature during heart failure development. Previous studies reported regulatory T-lymphocytes (Tregs)' protective role against myocardial fibrosis. However, notably, Tregs also secrete fibrogenic cytokine TGF-β when activated.

Angle Stable Interlocking Intramedullary Nails for Tibial Plateau Fractures.

Objective: Angle stable interlocking intramedullary nail (ASIN), a novel technique, has rarely been used for treatment of tibial plateau fractures (TPF). This retrospective study was designed to introduce this novel technique, ASIN, as well as to describe the initial experience and verify the effectiveness when ASIN was used for the management for TPF.

Methods: A cohort of 19 cases with closed TPF aged from 18-70 years with at least 23 months follow-up from November 2008 to September 2013 was analyzed retrospectively.

Antiarthritic Activity of Qi-Wu Rheumatism Granule (a Chinese Herbal Compound) on Complete Freund's Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis in Rats.

Objective: The aim was to study the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of QWRG on adjuvant-induced RA in rats.

Methods: The RA rat models were manipulated and subsequently divided into five experimental groups: AIA, DEX, and QWRG groups. The paw volume, body weight, arthritic score, and mechanical nociceptive threshold were assessed.

[Voltage-dependent potassium channel and calcium-activated potassium channel current changes of peripheral blood T-lymphocytes from hypertensive patients in Xinjiang Kazakh].

Objective: To observe the current changes of voltage-dependent potassium channel (Kv1.3 potassium channel) and calcium-activated potassium channel (IKCa1 potassium channel) in peripheral blood T-lymphocyte derived from hypertensive patients of Xinjiang Kazakh.

Methods: Twenty randomly selected untreated Kazakh hypertensive patients and 20 Kazakh healthy subjects from Xinjiang were included in this study.

Metabolic stress in isolated mouse ventricular myocytes leads to remodeling of t tubules.

Cardiac ventricular myocytes possess an extensive t-tubular system that facilitates the propagation of membrane potential across the cell body. It is well established that ionic currents at the restricted t-tubular space may lead to significant changes in ion concentrations, which, in turn, may affect t-tubular membrane potential. In this study, we used the whole cell patch-clamp technique to study accumulation and depletion of t-tubular potassium by measuring inward rectifier potassium tail currents (I(K1,tail)), and inward rectifier potassium current (I(K1)) "inactivation".

[Hepatoprotective effect of Gossipium hirsutum extract on acute experimental hepatitis on rat liver injury].

Objective: To investigate the protective effect on the mice acute experimental hepatic injury by Flos Gossypium herbaceum extracts (FGF-I, FGF-II).

Method: Experimental hepatic injury model was established by a single intraperitoneal injection of 350 mg x kg(-1) D-CalN in Wistar rats. Serum samples for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate transferase (AST) level and liver homogenate samples for super oxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), Glutathione peroxidese (GSH-PX) activities were assayed.

Electrophysiological effects of haloperidol on isolated rabbit Purkinje fibers and guinea pigs papillary muscles under normal and simulated ischemia.

Aim: Overdoses of haloperidol are associated with major ventricular arrhythmias, cardiac conduction block, and sudden death. The aim of this experiment was to study the effect of haloperidol on the action potentials in cardiac Purkinje fibers and papillary muscles under normal and simulated ischemia conditions in rabbits and guinea pigs.

Methods: Using the standard intracellular microelectrode technique, we examined the effects of haloperidol on the action potential parameters [action potential amplitude (APA), phase 0 maximum upstroke velocity (V(max)), action potential amplitude at 90% of repolarization (APD(90)), and effective refractory period (ERP)] in rabbit cardiac Purkinje fibers and guinea pig cardiac papillary cells, in which both tissues were under simulated ischemic conditions.

Biphasic effects of haloperidol on sodium currents in guinea pig ventricular myocytes.

Aim: To study the effects of haloperidol on sodium currents (I(Na)) in guinea pig ventricular myocytes.

Method: Whole-cell patch clamp technique was employed to evaluate the effects of haloperidol on I(Na) in individual ventricular myocytes.

Results: Haloperidol (0.