Analysis of differences between middle school and high school students help-seeking behaviors and association with non-suicidal self-injury / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To understand and compare the differences in help-seeking behavior among junior high school students and senior high school students and their association with non-suicidal self-injury to provide a basis for the prevention and control of non-suicidal self-injury among middle school students.@*Methods@#Three middle schools in Nanchang were selected,and the survey were conducted among 4 434 students through the General Situation Questionnaire, the Ottawa Self-injury Judgment Entry, and the Middle School Students Help Seeking Behavior Questionnaire, and SPSS 22.0 was used for statistical analysis.@*Results@#The NSSI detection rate among middle school students was 33.3% , and junior high school students detection rate(36.0%) were higher than high school students(29.6%) (χ 2=19.41，P<0.01). Differences in willingness to ask for help, asking for help from family and teachers, and talking face-to-face for help were statistically significant (all P<0.01) among NSSI participants and non-NSSI participants, for both junior high school and high school students. Females (OR=1.45), class cadres (OR=1.26), urban household registration (OR=1.45), frequent scolding by elders (OR=1.98) and a high academic burden (OR=1.39) all possible increased the risk of NSSI in junior high school students, while assistance to family members (OR=0.95) or teachers (OR=0.95) possible reduced the risk of NSSI in junior high school students. Females (OR=1.50), class cadres (OR=1.34), only children (OR=1.45), fathers with college education and above (compared to junior high school and below) (OR=1.56), frequent scolding by elders (OR=2.08), frequent corporal punishment from elders (OR=4.12) and high academic burden (OR=1.38) possibly increased the risk of NSSI among high school students, while willingness to ask for help (OR=0.82), asking for help from family (OR=0.95) and teachers (OR=0.96) possible reduced the risk of NSSI among high school students.@*Conclusion@#There are some differences in help-seeking behavior between junior and high school students, and school and parents should actively focus on middle school students help-seeking behavior and encourage them to seek help.

Expression and correlation analysis of hypoxia inducible factor 1α and autophagy related molecules in rat nucleus pulposus cells under hypoxia / 中国修复重建外科杂志

Objective: To investigate the expression and correlation of hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) and autophagy related molecules (Beclin1 and LC3B) in rat nucleus pulposus cells under hypoxia in vitro. Methods: The nucleus pulposus cells were extracted from the nucleus pulposus of healthy adult Sprague Dawley rats and passaged. The 3rd generation cells were identified by HE staining and collagenase type Ⅱ immunofluorescence staining and randomly divided into 4 groups. The cells in group A were cultured for 8 hours under normal oxygen condition (37℃, 5%CO 2, 20%O 2); the cells in group B were cultured for 8 hours under hypoxia condition (37℃, 5%CO 2, 1%O 2); the cells in group C were transfected with HIF-1α-small interfering RNA and cultured for 8 hours under hypoxia condition; and the cells in group D were cultured with autophagy inhibitor 3-MA for 8 hours under hypoxia condition. Western blot and real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) were used to detect the expressions of HIF-1α and autophagy related molecules (Beclin1 and LC3B) in all groups. Results: HE staining of the 3rd generation nucleus pulposus cells showed that the cytoplasm was light pink and the nucleus was blue black, and the collagenase type Ⅱ immunofluorescence staining was positive. Western blot and qRT-PCR results showed that the relative expressions of HIF-1α, Beclin1, and LC3B proteins and genes in group B were significantly higher than those in group A ( P0.05); while the relative expressions of Beclin1 and LC3B proteins and genes in group D were significant lower than those in group B ( P<0.05). Conclusion: Hypoxia can induce the expressions of HIF-1α and autophagy related molecules (Beclin1 and LC3B) in rat nucleus pulposus cells, and HIF-1α in rat nucleus pulposus cells under hypoxia is related to the expression of autophagy related molecules, that is, down-regulation of HIF-1α can significantly reduce the expression of autophagy related molecules, while the down-regulation of autophagy levels under hypoxia has no or little effect on the expression of HIF-1α.

Effect of qubi recipe on changes of oxygen free radical metabolism and hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha in collagen-induced arthritis rats / 中国中西医结合杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of Qubi Recipe (QR) on the expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha in rats with type II collagen-I induced arthritis (CIA), and to explore its therapeutic roles and mechanism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Totally 72 male SD rats of SPF grade were recruited. Twelve were randomly selected as the blank control group. The CIA model was established in the rest 60 rats by subcutaneously injecting type II collagen of bovine emulsion from the tail root and induction of incomplete Freund's adjuvant. On day 15 after primary immunization rats were randomly divided into four groups, i.e., the CIA model group, the Tripterygium Glycosides (TG) group (at the daily dose of 9.68 mg/kg body weight), the high dose QR group (at the daily dose of 6.66 g/kg body weight), and the low dose QR group (at the daily dose of 3.33 g/kg body weight), 15 in each group. Corresponding medication was given to rats in all groups by gastrogavage once daily for 4 successive weeks. An equal volume of pure water was given to rats in the blank control group and the CIA model group by gastrogavage, once daily for 4 successive weeks. The swelling degree of the joints was measured. Rats were sacrificed after 4-week treatment. Plasma levels of SOD, MDA, and GSH-Px were measured with colorimetric method. The expression of HIF-1alpha was detected by immunohistochemistry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>(1) Compared with the CIA model group, the swelling degree of the joints was significantly alleviated in the TG group and the high dose QR group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05), and it was obviously milder in the high dose QR group than in the TG group (P < 0.05). (2) Compared with the CIA model group, the activities of GSH-Px could be obviously elevated and activities of MDA lowered in the TG group, the high dose QR group, and the low dose QR group (P < 0.05). Plasma activities of SOD could be obviously elevated in the high dose QR group and the TG group (P < 0.05). (3) Compared with the CIA model group, the expression of HIF-1alpha obviously decreased in the TG group and the high dose QR group (P < 0.05), and it showed a decreasing tendency in the low dose QR group with no statistical difference (P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>QR could markedly alleviate the swelling degree of ankle joints in CIA model rats. Its therapeutic efficacy was superior to that of TG. Its mechanism might be achieved through down-regulating expression of HIF-1alpha in the joint, and regulating activities of SOD, MDA and GSH-Px in the plasma.</p>

The renaturation and purification of RGD-staphylokinase by gel filtration / 生物工程学报

A recombinant RGD-Staphylokinase(RGD-Sak) with thrombolytic and anti-thrombolytic bifunction was expressed in E. coli. The expression product accumulates as inclusion bodies. In order to obtain active molecule, the RGD-Sak in the inclusion body should be denatured and then renatured. The renaturation of RGD-Sak was performed by gel filtration. Comparing with the traditional way of dilution renaturation, gel filtration way is better than the traditional one, since there are some advantages, such as simple processing, high recovery, low cost and higher purity after renaturation, After renaturation, RGD-Sak was purified by Q-Sepharose FF, and the purity was more than 95%. Analysis of CD spectra showed that the final product from the two renaturation ways have similar CD spectra. It was demonstrated that RGD-Sak molecules proceeded correct refolding through gel filtration or dilution renaturation process.