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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37866886

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BACKGROUND: Resveratrol is a polyphenolic phytoalexin which has the properties of anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-fibrotic effects of resveratrol in primary human pterygium fibroblasts (HPFs) and elucidate the underlying mechanisms. METHOD: Profibrotic activation was induced by transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-ß1). The expression of profibrotic markers, including type 1 collagen (COL1), α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and fibronectin, were detected by western blot and quantitative real-time-PCR after treatment with various concentrations of resveratrol in HPFs to investigate the anti-fibrotic effects. Relative signaling pathways downstream of TGF-ß1 were detected by Western blot to assess the underlying mechanism. Cell viability and apoptosis were assessed using CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry to evaluate proliferation and drug-induced cytotoxicity. Cell migration and contractile phenotype were detected through wound healing assay and collagen gel contraction assay. RESULTS: The expression of α-SMA, FN and COL1 induced by TGF-ß1 were suppressed by treatment with resveratrol in dose-dependent manner. The Smad3, mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) / protein kinase B (AKT) pathways were activated by TGF-ß1, while resveratrol attenuated those pathways. Resveratrol also inhibited cellular proliferation, migration and contractile phenotype, and induced apoptosis in HPFs. CONCLUSIONS: Resveratrol inhibit TGF-ß1-induced myofibroblast activation and extra cellular matrix synthesis in HPFs, at least partly, by regulating the TGF-ß/Smad3, p38 MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathways.


Assuntos
Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt , Pterígio , Resveratrol , Humanos , Células Cultivadas , Fibroblastos , Fibrose , Proteínas Quinases p38 Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Pterígio/tratamento farmacológico , Resveratrol/farmacologia , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1/farmacologia
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Psychiatr Danub ; 33(4): 646-650, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34928924

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BACKGROUND: To explore the mental health problems and countermeasures of college students under the background of epidemic prevention and control. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 286 students in school were investigated with self-designed social demographic questionnaire, epidemic cognitive behavior, epidemic panic and anxiety questionnaire, depression symptom group scale, heart-filling scale and emotion regulation self-efficacy scale. RESULTS: College students have a certain understanding of COVID-19 transmission routes, preventive measures, etc., and can actively cooperate and understand the country's epidemic prevention measures. The average score of the College Student Anxiety Self-Rating Scale is (55.37±6.13) points. The total score of students' emotional regulation self-efficacy is 64.32±10.61, the total score of expressing positive emotions is 24.17±3.55, and the total score of managing negative emotions is 39.69±7.71. Under the epidemic situation, the degree of bad emotions such as panic, anxiety and depression is lower. CONCLUSIONS: The mental health status of college students is on the decline. According to the demographic characteristics and anxiety sources of different students, more social support and targeted and personalized intervention measures should be given to promote their positive mental state.


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COVID-19 , Saúde Mental , Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Ansiedade/prevenção & controle , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2 , Estudantes
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Arch Biochem Biophys ; 713: 109049, 2021 11 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34624278

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PURPOSE: Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), a matricellular glycoprotein, has been found to regulate processes involved in fibrotic diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-fibrotic effects of SPARC in primary human pterygium fibroblasts (HPFs) and elucidate the underlying mechanisms. METHODS: The expression of SPARC in HPFs was knocked down by RNA interference-based approach. Subsequently, we examined the expression of profibrotic markers induced by transforming growth factor-ß1 (TGF-ß1), including type 1 collagen (COL1), α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and fibronectin (FN). The changes in signaling pathways and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) were also detected by western blotting. The cellular migration ability, proliferation ability, apoptosis, and contractile phenotype were detected using the wound healing assay, Cell Counting Kit-8 assay, flow cytometry, and collagen gel contraction assay, respectively. The interaction between SPARC and TGF-ß RII was detected by Co-IP RESULTS: Silencing of SPARC inhibited the basal and TGF-ß1-induced expression of COL1, α-SMA, and FN in HPFs, and suppressed the expression of p-Smad2, p-Smad3, Smad4 and MMP2, MMP9. The downregulation of SPARC also attenuated the cell migration and contractile phenotype of HPFs. SPARC could bind to TGF-ßRII under TGF-ß1 treatment. However, knockdown of SPARC did not affect the proliferation and apoptosis of HPFs. CONCLUSION: SPARC knockdown attenuated the fibrotic effect induced by TGF-ß1 at least in part by inactivating the Smad2/3 pathways in HPFs. Therefore, SPARC may be a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of pterygium.


Assuntos
Fibrose/metabolismo , Osteonectina/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1/metabolismo , Actinas/metabolismo , Adulto , Idoso , Movimento Celular/fisiologia , Colágeno Tipo I/metabolismo , Fibroblastos , Fibronectinas/metabolismo , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Osteonectina/genética , Pterígio/patologia , Proteína Smad2/metabolismo , Proteína Smad3/metabolismo
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Life Sci ; 265: 118789, 2021 Jan 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33220291

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AIMS: The objectives of this study were to explore physiological and pathological changes in the corneas of diabetic rats by intervening in the expression of silent information regulator 1 (Sirt1) and to investigate whether Sirt1 can regulate the activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) while influencing corneal epithelial cell apoptosis under high glucose conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using 8-week old Sprague-Dawley rats, we established a model of type 1 diabetes, with or without Sirt1 intervention. Clinical evaluation was performed once per week. Primary rat corneal epithelial cells (RCECs) were cultured by combining Sirt1 intervention under high glucose conditions. Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), apoptosis, and the expression of Sirt1 and ERS-related proteins were evaluated in rat corneal tissues and RCECs. KEY FINDINGS: During the intervention, clinical evaluation of the ocular surface, ROS generation, apoptosis, and protein expression of ERS-related proteins in corneal tissue and cultured RCECs were altered with Sirt1expression levels. SIGNIFICANCE: Sirt1 expression influences the pathological progression of diabetic keratopathy, plays an important role in regulating the ERS pathway, and decreases corneal epithelial cell apoptosis.


Assuntos
Doenças da Córnea/metabolismo , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/metabolismo , Estresse do Retículo Endoplasmático/fisiologia , Sirtuína 1/biossíntese , Animais , Células Cultivadas , Doenças da Córnea/genética , Doenças da Córnea/patologia , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/genética , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/patologia , Células Epiteliais/metabolismo , Feminino , Distribuição Aleatória , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Sirtuína 1/genética
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Exp Ther Med ; 20(6): 258, 2020 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33199984

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The aim of the present study was to evaluate macular vascular density (MVD) variation after uneventful cataract surgery using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in patients with high myopia. Patients with cataracts scheduled for cataract surgery were divided into a high-myopia group [spherical equivalent (SE)≤-6.0 diopter (D) and axial length (AL)≥25 mm] and a low-myopia group (SE>-6.0 D and AL<25 mm). All patients were examined for MVD and retinal thickness (RT) with OCTA pre-operatively and post-operatively (1 day, 1 week, and 1 and 3 months after surgery). A total of 55 eyes from 44 patients were included. MVD and RT both changed after cataract surgery. The mean change in superficial vascular density (SVD) in patients with high myopia was significantly lower than that in the low-myopia group at the four post-operative time-points (all P<0.05). In addition, the RT of eyes with high myopia exhibited a different variation compared with that of the low-myopia group. Significant correlations were identified between AL, RT, intraocular pressure and SVD after surgery. In conclusion, superficial retinal perfusion in patients with high myopia was significantly lower than that in low myopia patients, which may lead to complications caused by poor perfusion.

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