Quantitative Computed Tomography Study of Bone Mineral Density for Adults Residents in Foshan

Objective: To study the relation between adult vertebral bone mineral density (BMD) and gender and age in Foshan, to explore the average BMD of each age group and osteoporosis (OP) incidence distribution in the region. Methods: Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) was used to examine and record the vertebral BMD of 1065 (male 648, female 417) healthy adults who underwent physical examination in Foshan Hospital of TCM from October 2021 to March 2023, and grouped according to age, T test and variance analysis were used on BMD in different sex and age group. Chi square analysis and correlation analysis were used on the incidence of OP in different sex and age group. Results: There was significant difference in the BMD between male and female of 20~29, 30~39, 40~49 and 60~69, 70~79 years old, women had higher peak BMD than man in young to middle age. In the male groups of 40~49、50~59, 60~69, 70~79 and female groups of 30~39, 40~49, 50~59, 60~69 years old, there were also significant differences in BMD in different age groups of the same sex, and decreased with age. There was significant difference in the incidence of OP between different age groups in the male and female groups. Age was positively related to the incidence of OP (r=0.517 for male and r=0.636 for female). Conclusion: The vertebral BMD derived from QCT for healthy adults in Foshan are associated with sex and age, peaked at 20~29 years old, and decreased with age. The incidence of OP for male and female increased with age from 40~49 years old

CCNF is a potential pancancer biomarker and immunotherapy target

BackgroundCCNF catalyzes the transfer of ubiquitin molecules from E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes to target proteins, thereby regulating the G1/S or G2/M transition of tumor cells. Thus far, CCNF expression and its potential as a pancancer biomarker and immunotherapy target have not been reported.MethodsTCGA datasets and the R language were used to analyze the pancancer gene expression, protein expression, and methylation levels of CCNF; the relationship of CCNF expression with overall survival (OS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), immune matrix scores, sex and race; and the mechanisms for posttranscriptional regulation of CCNF.ResultsCCNF expression analysis showed that CCNF mRNA expression was higher in cancer tissues than in normal tissues in the BRCA, CHOL, COAD, ESCA, HNSC, LUAD, LUSC, READ, STAD, and UCEC; CCNF protein expression was also high in many cancer tissues, indicating that it could be an important predictive factor for OS and RFS. CCNF overexpression may be caused by CCNF hypomethylation. CCNF expression was also found to be significantly different between patients grouped based on sex and race. Overexpression of CCNF reduces immune and stromal cell infiltration in many cancers. Posttranscriptional regulation analysis showed that miR-98-5p negatively regulates the expression of the CCNF gene.ConclusionCCNF is overexpressed across cancers and is an adverse prognostic factor in terms of OS and RFS in many cancers; this phenomenon may be related to hypomethylation of the CCNF gene, which could lead to cancer progression and worsen prognosis. In addition, CCNF expression patterns were significantly different among patients grouped by sex and race. Its overexpression reduces immune and stromal cell infiltration. miR-98-5p negatively regulates CCNF gene expression. Hence, CCNF is a potential pancancer biomarker and immunotherapy target

Hyperelodiones A-C, monoterpenoid polyprenylated acylphoroglucinols from Hypericum elodeoides, induce cancer cells apoptosis by targeting RXRα.

Hyperelodiones A-C, three undescribed monoterpenoid polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols possessing 6/6/6 fused tricyclic core, were isolated from Hypericum elodeoides Choisy. Their gross structures were elucidated by HRESIMS and NMR data. The absolute configurations of hyperelodiones A-C were assigned by their calculated and compared electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra combined with their common biosynthetic origin. A fluorescence quenching assay suggested that hyperelodiones A-C could bind to RXRα-LBD, whereas hyperelodione C showed the strongest interaction with a KD of 12.81 μΜ. In addition, hyperelodiones A-C dose-dependently inhibited RXRα transactivation and the growth of HeLa and MCF-7 cells. Among them, hyperelodione C showed the most potent inhibitory activities and dose-dependent PARP cleavage. Molecular docking results suggested that hyperelodione C showed a different interaction mode compared with hyperelodione A and hyperelodione B. Thus, hyperelodione C can be considered as a promising lead compound for cancer therapy, which can bind to RXRα-LBD and induce HeLa and MCF-7 cell apoptosis

Human Influenza A (H5N1) Cases, Urban Areas of People’s Republic of China, 2005–2006

We investigated potential sources of infection for 6 confirmed influenza A (H5N1) patients who resided in urban areas of People’s Republic of China. None had known exposure to sick poultry or poultry that died from illness, but all had visited wet poultry markets before illness