The harmful effect of ankylosing spondylitis on diabetes mellitus: new evidence from the Mendelian randomization analysis.

Background: While observational research has highlighted a possible link between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM), the quality of evidence remains limited, and the causal relationship is yet to be established. This study aims to explore the causal link between AS and T2DM, as well as its impact on traits related to glucose metabolism.

Method: To infer a causal relationship between AS and various diabetes-related traits, including type 1 diabetes (T1DM), T2DM, blood glucose levels, fasting glucose, glycated hemoglobin, and fasting insulin, we employed Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis.

Mycobacterium marseillense bloodstream infection combined with skin fungal infection: a case report and literature review.

Background: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are present widely in the natural environment and can invade the human body through the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. Immunocompromised patients are particularly prone to infection, which primarily affects multiple organs, including the lungs, lymph nodes, and skin. However, cases of NTM bloodstream infections are rare.

Enhanced Thermostability of Nattokinase by Computation-Based Rational Redesign of Flexible Regions.

Nattokinase is a nutrient in healthy food natto that has the function of preventing and treating blood thrombus. However, its low thermostability and fibrinolytic activity limit its application in food and pharmaceuticals. In this study, we used bioinformatics analysis to identify two loops (loop10 and loop12) in the flexible region of nattokinase rAprY.

Erratum: Overexpression of ZEB1 and YAP1 is related to poor prognosis in patients with gliomas with different IDH1 status.

[This corrects the article on p. 138 in vol. 16, PMID: 37559682.

Overexpression of ZEB1 and YAP1 is related to poor prognosis in patients with gliomas with different IDH1 status.

Objective: Whether there is a correlation between zinc-finger E-box-binding homolog 1 (ZEB1) and Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) with clinical outcome in gliomas remains unclear. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the effects of ZEB1 and YAP1 on the prognosis of human gliomas and its relationship with the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) gene state.

Methods: Immunohistochemical staining was used to record the expression levels of ZEB1, YAP1, and p-YAP1 in 122 cases of low-grade glioma (LGGs) and 69 cases of glioblastoma (GBMs).

Rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells induced by rrPDGF-BB promotes bone regeneration during distraction osteogenesis.

In the clinical treatment of large bone defects, distraction osteogenesis can be used. However, some patients may suffer from poor bone regeneration, or even delayed healing or non-union. Problems with the aggregation and proliferation of primary osteoblasts, or problems with the differentiation of primary osteoblasts will lead to poor bone regeneration.

[Analysis on health status and influencing factors of 1353 mercury workers in Xinjiang].

To investigate the health status of workers exposed to occupational mercury, and to provide the theoretical basis for formulating reasonable health monitoring and targeted protection measures. In November 2021, 1353 mercury-exposed workers who underwent occupational health examination in a hospital in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from 2018 to 2021 were collected as research subjects. By analyzing their blood pressure, electrocardiogram, blood routine, liver function and urine β2-microglobulin and urinary mercury in different gender, age, length of service, industry and enterprise scale, and the health status.

Effects of nano-titanium dioxide on calcium homeostasis and : a systematic review and meta-analysis.

With the extensive application of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO NPs), their impacts on calcium homeostasis have aroused extensive attention from scholars. However, there are still some controversies in relevant reports. Therefore, a systematic review was performed followed by a meta-analysis to explore whether TiO NPs could induce the imbalance in calcium homeostasis and through Revman5.

Efficacy and safety of new oral anticoagulants combined with antiplatelet drugs in the treatment of coronary heart disease: Systematic evaluation and meta-analysis.

Objective: To analyze the efficacy and safety of antiplatelet drugs combined with new oral anticoagulants (noac) in the treatment of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CAD).

Methods: The randomized controlled trials of noac combined with antiplatelet therapy in Cochrane, CNKI, PubMed, EMBASE, Wanfang, Google Scholar, and Baidu library were searched using the literature database. Two researchers independently searched and screened to ensure the consistency of the results, and the literature was summarized and analyzed by Revman 5.

Suppression of CX3CL1 by miR-497-5p inhibits cell growth and invasion through inactivating the ERK/AKT pathway in NSCLC cells.

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common lung cancer with a highest mortality rate. MiR-497-5p has been reported as tumor suppressor in many cancers, but the role and mechanism of miR-497-5p in regulating NSCLC progression are still largely unknown in vitro and in vivo. Here, miR-497-5p was significantly downregulated in human NSCLC tissues and cell lines, compared with matched adjacent tissues and normal lung epithelial cell line.

Nanosized Titanium Dioxide Induced Apoptosis and Abnormal Expression of Blood-Testis Barrier Junction Proteins Through JNK Signaling Pathway in TM4 Cells.

Nanosized titanium dioxide (nano-TiO) has been widely used in consumer products. It can cross the blood-testis barrier (BTB), and it has adverse effects on the male reproductive system. However, the specific mechanism has not been fully elucidated.

[Clinical characteristics of coal worker's peneumoconiosis complicated with acute exacerbation of chronic obstractive pulno-mary disease].

To investigate the clinical characteristics of acute exacerbation of acute lung disease (AECOPD) and to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment. From January 2018 to December 2018, 127 patients with AECOPD were investigated retrospectively in March 2020, including 65 cases of pneumoconiosis with AECOPD group, 62 cases of AECOPD group, 127 cases of AECOPD group, the clinical characteristics, length of stay, cost difference and the correlation between pulmonary function and blood gas were analyzed in patients with AECOPD. There was no significant difference in age, height, weight, BMI, ethnicity and smoking between the two groups (>0.

Silencing of the chemokine CXC receptor 4 (CXCR4) hampers cancer progression and increases cisplatin (DDP)-sensitivity in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

Aberrant expression of the chemokine CXC receptor 4 (CXCR4) is closely associated with cancer progression and drug-resistance in multiple cancers, and we first investigated the role of CXCR4 in regulating cancer pathogenesis and cisplatin (DDP)-resistance in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) in the present study. Here, we identified that CXCR4 acted as an oncogene to promote cancer progression and genetically silencing of CXCR4 increased cisplatin (DDP)-sensitivity in ccRCC and . Functionally, analysis from the clinical and cellular data indicated that CXCR4 was significantly upregulated in ccRCC tissues and cells, compared to their normal counterparts.

Optimized strategy of rotational atherectomy of underexpanded coronary stents in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Stent under-expansion is a main cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which can lead to serious clinical outcomes. The rotational atherectomy of underexpanded coronary stents (academically called stent ablation, SA) by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) may provide more visual reference in the intervention. We aim to analyze the procedural and long-term outcomes of the optimized strategy of SA in patients with ACS and to provide real-world data on this technique.

Long noncoding RNA taurine-up regulated gene 1 for the prognosis of osteosarcoma: A protocol for meta-analysis and bioinformatics analysis.

Background: In recent years, a variety of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) has been confirmed to be involved in the initiation and progression of osteosarcoma. Taurine-up regulated gene 1 (TUG1) plays an important role in the formation, invasion, and metastasis of osteosarcoma. Therefore, perhaps TUG1 is a potential biomarker for the prognosis of patients suffering from osteosarcoma.

Circ_0000345 Protects Endothelial Cells From Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein-Induced Injury by miR-129-5p/Ten-Eleven Translocation Axis.

Circular RNAs have shown regulatory functions in atherosclerosis (AS) progression. Here, we explored the role and working mechanism of circ_0000345 in the AS cell model in vitro. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was applied to measure the enrichment of circ_0000345, microRNA-129-5p (miR-129-5p), and ten-eleven translocation-2 (TET2) messenger RNA.

Phosphorylated STAT3 suppresses microRNA-19b/1281 to aggravate lung injury in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus-associated pulmonary tuberculosis.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and increased mortality. This work focused on the functions of phosphorylated STAT3 in lung injury in mouse with T2DM-associated PTB and the molecules involved. A mouse model with T2DM-PTB was induced by administrations of streptozotocin, nicotinamide and mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).

Blood Lead, Systemic Inflammation, and Blood Pressure: Exploring Associations and Mediation Effects in Workers Exposed to Lead.

Relationships of lead exposure with blood pressure and blood lead with inflammation have been previously established yet, but the conclusions are still controversial. The objective of our study was to investigate the role of systemic inflammation in the relationships between blood lead concentration and blood pressure. We quantified the levels of blood lead and white blood cell count in 505 lead-exposed workers with 842 observations.

Association Between IL-6 and Seizure Recurrence in Patients with the First Post-Ischemic Stroke Seizure.

Purpose: To study the association between IL-6 level and seizure recurrence in patients with the first post-ischemic stroke seizure and assess its predictive value for seizure recurrence.

Patients And Methods: A total of 2976 consecutive ischemic stroke patients were retrospectively enrolled. Among them, 209 (7.

Identification of biomarkers of clear cell renal cell carcinoma by bioinformatics analysis.

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common subtype among renal cancer, and more and more researches find that the occurrence of ccRCC is associated with genetic changes, but the molecular mechanism still remains unclear. The present study aimed to identify aggregation trend of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in ccRCC, which would be beneficial to the treatment of ccRCC and provide research ideas using a series of bioinformatics approach. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Gene and Genomes (KEGG) analysis were used to get the enrichment trend of DEGs of GSE53757 and GSE16449.