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Wei M, An G, Fan L, Chen X, Li C, Chen J, Ma Q, Yang D, Wang J. Characteristics of menstrual cycle disorder and saliva metabolomics of young women in a high-temperature environment. Front Physiol 2023; 13:994990. [PMID: 36714308 PMCID: PMC9880290 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.994990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Objective: Menstrual disorders induced by high-temperature environments, can seriously damage women's reproductive health and workability. The regulation mechanism underlying it is not yet to be elucidated. Saliva is an information-rich biological fluid that can reflect systemic diseases. Here, we investigated the characteristics of menstrual cycle disorders and saliva metabolomics to provide a deeper insight of the regulation mechanism of young women in high-temperature environments. Methods: Women from high and normal temperature areas of China were selected and divided into two groups-high-temperature (H group) and control (C group). A questionnaire survey was conducted in summer (July) to investigate the incidence rate of menstrual disorders, characteristics of the disorders, and factors influencing the risk of these disorders in different regions. Metabolomics was applied to analyze the characteristics of the salivary metabolites and neurotransmitters in the two groups of women with menstrual disorders. Results: The incidence rate of menstrual disorders was significantly higher in the H group than that in the C group (p < 0.05). High-temperature environment, stress, and sleep quality were identified as critical factors associated with menstrual disorders. Non-targeted saliva metabolomics identified 64 significantly different metabolites between two groups, which mainly enriched in metabolic pathways such as carbohydrate metabolism, membrane transport, digestive system, and nucleotide metabolism (p < 0.05). N-acetylneuraminic acid, MYO, and tyramine may be candidate markers for early diagnosis of menstrual disorders in high temperature environments. Metabolites may be involving in the acute-phase response during an inflammatory process, to affecting the reproductive system by influencing the HPA axis loop. Regulations about oocyte membrane production and the luteal functions would be exerted in menstrual disorders. Targeted metabolomics of neurotransmitters revealed increased expression of histamine (HA) and glutamine and decreased expression of 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid (5-HIAA) (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Menstrual disorder characteristics induced by high temperature environments were specific. Anxiety, sleep quality and temperature feeling were the key factors to the menstrual disorder. endocrine regulation mechanism and inflammatory reactions might contribute to the development of menstrual disorders through influencing the formation of the follicular cell membrane.
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- MengFan Wei
- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China,Zhongguancun Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China,*Correspondence: Qiang Ma, ; DanFeng Yang, ; Jing Wang,
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China,*Correspondence: Qiang Ma, ; DanFeng Yang, ; Jing Wang,
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China,*Correspondence: Qiang Ma, ; DanFeng Yang, ; Jing Wang,
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Idris Z, Yee AS, Wan Hassan WMN, Hassan MH, Ab Mukmin L, Mohamed Zain KA, Manaf AA, Balandong RP, Tang TB. Clinical outcomes and thermodynamics aspect of direct brain cooling in severe head injury. Surg Neurol Int 2023; 14:158. [PMID: 37151468 PMCID: PMC10159295 DOI: 10.25259/sni_118_2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Background Brain cooling therapy is one of the subjects of interest, and currently, data on direct brain cooling are lacking. Hence, the objective is to investigate the clinical outcomes and discuss the thermodynamics aspect of direct brain cooling on severely injured brain patients. Methods This pilot study recruited the severely injured brain patients who were then randomized to either a direct brain cooling therapy group using a constant cooling temperature system or a control group. All studied patients must be subjected to an emergency neurosurgical procedure of decompressive craniectomy and were monitored with intracranial pressure, brain oxygenation, and temperature. Further, comparison was made with our historical group of patients who had direct brain cooling therapy through the old technique. Results The results disclosed the direct brain cooling treated patients through a newer technique obtained a better Extended Glasgow Outcome Score than a control group (P < 001). In addition, there is a significant outcome difference between the combined cooling treated patients (new and old technique) with the control group (P < 0.001). Focal brain oxygenation and temperature are likely factors that correlate with better outcomes. Conclusion Direct brain cooling is feasible, safe, and affects the clinical outcomes of the severely traumatized brain, and physics of thermodynamics may play a role in its pathophysiology.
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- Zamzuri Idris
- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
- Corresponding author: Zamzuri Idris, Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia.
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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- Collaborative Microelectronic Design Excellence Center (CEDEC), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
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- Collaborative Microelectronic Design Excellence Center (CEDEC), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
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- Centre for Intelligent Signal and Imaging Research, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
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An G, Zhang Y, Fan L, Chen J, Wei M, Li C, Chen X, Zhang L, Yang D, Wang J. Integrative Analysis of Vaginal Microorganisms and Serum Metabolomics in Rats With Estrous Cycle Disorder Induced by Long-Term Heat Exposure Based on 16S rDNA Gene Sequencing and LC/MS-Based Metabolomics. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:595716. [PMID: 33738264 PMCID: PMC7962411 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.595716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Long term heat exposure (HE) leads to estrous cycle disorder (ECD) in female rats and damages reproductive function. However, the regulation mechanism of vaginal microorganisms and serum metabolomics remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the effects of microbes on the vaginal secretions of rats with ECD and describe the serum metabolomics characteristics and their relationship with vaginal microorganisms. The alterations in the serum levels of neurotransmitters were used to verify the possible regulatory pathways. The relative abundance, composition, and colony interaction network of microorganisms in the vaginal secretions of rats with ECD changed significantly. The metabolomics analysis identified 22 potential biomarkers in the serum including lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and mammalian target of rapamycin and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) signaling pathways. Further, 52 pairs of vaginal microbiota–serum metabolites correlations (21 positive and 31 negative) were determined. The abundance of Gardnerella correlated positively with the metabolite L-arginine concentration and negatively with the oleic acid concentration. Further, a negative correlation was found between the abundance of Pseudomonas and the L-arginine concentration and between the metabolite benzoic acid concentration and the abundance of Adlercreutzia. These four bacteria–metabolite pairs had a direct or indirect relationship with the estrous cycle and reproduction. The glutamine, glutamate, and dopamine levels were significantly uncontrolled. The former two were closely related to GnRH signaling pathways involved in the development and regulation of HE-induced ECD in rats. Serum neurotransmitters partly reflected the regulatory effect of vaginal microorganisms on the host of HE-induced ECD, and glutamatergic neurotransmitters might be closely related to the alteration in vaginal microorganisms. These findings might help comprehend the mechanism of HE-induced ECD and propose a new intervention based on vaginal microorganisms.
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- GaiHong An
- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Pathophysiological Changes in Female Rats with Estrous Cycle Disorder Induced by Long-Term Heat Stress. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:4701563. [PMID: 32685488 PMCID: PMC7320282 DOI: 10.1155/2020/4701563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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High-temperature exposure is detrimental to women's reproductive health; however, the impact caused by long-term high temperature is not comprehensive, and a stable model of estrous cycle disorder induced by a high temperature is yet lacking. Herein, we aimed to establish a stable and effective model of estrous cycle disorder in female rats induced by long-term heat stress to study its physiological and pathological characteristics and explore the underlying mechanism. In the present study, female Sprague-Dawley rats with normal estrous cycles were exposed to the temperature of 38 ± 0.5°C, relative humidity (RH) of 55 ± 5% (2 h/d, 1 time/d) hot cabin at more than 90 days. Consequently, after long-term heat stress, no difference was detected in body weight and rectal temperature, but the estrus cycle was prolonged, the uterine organ index was increased, pathological changes occurred, the increase latitude of stress hormones heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) and corticosterone (CORT) decreased, estradiol (E2) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels decreased, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and prolactin (Prl) levels increased, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and thyroid hormone (T4) showed no difference, and insulin (INS) decreased significantly. Moreover, the mRNA expression of the sex hormone receptor in the uterus and ovary was altered. Therefore, the estrous cycle disorder in female rats can be induced by regular heat stress for 90 days, which can be considered the pioneer method. Subsequently, prominent physiological and pathological characteristics and disruption in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis were noted.
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Fan L, An G, Wang S, Chen X, Liu Y, Liu Z, Ma Q, Wang J. Circular RNA Expression Profiling and Selection of Key Circular RNAs in the Hypothalamus of Heat-Acclimated Rats. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1112. [PMID: 31555146 PMCID: PMC6722210 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have vital roles in great variety of biological processes. However, expression levels and functions of circRNAs related to heat acclimation (HA) are poorly understood. This study is the first time an in-depth circRNA expression profiling were used to investigate circRNA–miRNA interactions in HA rats in order to further comprehend the mechanisms underlying HA. CircRNA expression profile was performed in rats’ hypothalamus of HA and control group with microarray assays and their functions were predicted by using Bioinformatics analysis. Differential circRNAs and their regulated downstream miRNAs and mRNAs were quantitatively validated by means of quantitative polymerase chain reaction in real-time (RT-qPCR). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was then applied to predict the expression of proteins. In total, 53 circRNAs were expressed distinctively between the HA and Control; up- and down-regulation of circRNAs were 28 and 25, respectively, in HA (fold change > 1.5, P < 0.05). Three circRNAs and two miRNAs and three predicted mRNAs were obviously regulated after validated by RT-qPCR in HA rats. Two proteins expression were proportional to their mRNA changes. Further analysis demonstrates that circRNAs closest to HA can be categorized into three signal pathways: including rno_circRNA_014301-vs-rno-miR-3575-vs-Hif-1α, rno_circRNA_014301-vs-rno-miR-3575-vs-Lppr4, and rno_circRNA_010393-vs-rno-miR-20b-3p-vs-Mfap4 in hypoxia response pathways, substance/energy metabolism, and inflammatory response pathways. Our findings implicate that many circRNAs regulate expressions of genes that interact with each other to exert their functions during HA.
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- Lijun Fan
- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China.,Department of Human Movement Science, Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command of People's Liberation Army, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Boschetti E, Hernández-Castellano LE, Righetti PG. Progress in farm animal proteomics: The contribution of combinatorial peptide ligand libraries. J Proteomics 2019; 197:1-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Shang C, Zhu S, Wang Z, Qin L, Alam MA, Xie J, Yuan Z. Proteome response of Dunaliella parva induced by nitrogen limitation. ALGAL RES 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2017.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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