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Relationship between the Dietary Inflammatory Index Score and Cytokine Levels in Chinese Pregnant Women during the Second and Third Trimesters. Nutrients 2022; 15:nu15010194. [PMID: 36615851 PMCID: PMC9824482 DOI: 10.3390/nu15010194] [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: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The impact of dietary inflammatory potential on serum cytokine concentrations in second and third trimesters of Chinese pregnant women is not clear. A total of 175 pregnant women from the Tianjin Maternal and Child Health Education and Service Cohort (TMCHESC) were included. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) was calculated based on 24-h food records. Serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin 1β (IL-1β), IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, C-reactive protein (CRP), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) levels in the second and third trimesters were measured. The mean DII scores (mean ± SD) were -0.07 ± 1.65 and 0.06 ± 1.65 in the second and third trimesters, respectively. In the third trimester, IL-1β (p = 0.039) and MCP-1 (p = 0.035) levels decreased and then increased with increasing DII scores. IL-10 concentrations decreased in pregnant women whose DII scores increased between the second and third trimesters (p = 0.011). Thiamin and vitamin C were negatively correlated with MCP-1 (β = -0.879, and β = -0.003) and IL-6 (β = -0.602, and β = -0.002) levels in the third trimester. In conclusion, the DII score had a U-shaped association with cytokine levels during the third trimester. Changes in DII scores between the second and third trimesters of pregnancy were correlated with cytokine levels during the third trimester.
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Gizzi G, Mazzeschi C, Delvecchio E, Beccari T, Albi E. Possible Stress-Neuroendocrine System-Psychological Symptoms Relationship in Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:11497. [PMID: 36141770 PMCID: PMC9517650 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic induced long-term damages that weigh on the national health systems of various countries in terms of support and care. This review aimed to highlight the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in pregnant women. We first report data on the immune system physiopathology and the main viral infections in pregnancy, including COVID-19. Then, the attention is focused on the main factors that affect the mental health of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as (1) the fear of being infected and transmitting the infection to the fetus, (2) the cancellation of checkups and pre-child courses, and (3) confinement and the inability to have close friends or a partner at the time of delivery or in the first days after delivery, as well as family tensions. Because of all this, pregnant women find themselves in a stressful condition independent of the pregnancy, and thus experience anxiety, depression, insomnia, hostility, delirium, and an alteration of the mother-baby relationship. Several studies have shown an involvement of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in response to the pandemic. We propose a possible involvement of the neuroendocrine system as a mediator of the psychological symptoms of pregnant women induced by COVID-19-related stress.
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- Giulia Gizzi
- Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy
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Ding L, Cheng Y, Guo W, Sun S, Chen X, Zhang T, Cheng H, Hao J, Lu Y, Wang X, Li Z. High Expression Level of α2-3-Linked Sialic Acids on Salivary Glycoproteins of Breastfeeding Women May Help to Protect Them from Avian Influenza Virus Infection. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27134285. [PMID: 35807530 PMCID: PMC9268398 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27134285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Terminal sialic acids (Sia) on soluble glycoprotein of saliva play an important role in the clearance of influenza virus. The aim of this study is to investigate the alteration of sialylation on the salivary proteins of women during the lactation period and its effect on the saliva binding ability to virus. In total, 210 saliva samples from postpartum women with and without breastfeeding were collected, and the expression level of α2-3/6-linked Sia on the whole salivary proteins and specific glycoproteins of IgA and MUC5B from different groups were tested and verified using lectin microarray, blotting analysis and ELISA based method. The H1N1 vaccine and three strains of Avian influenza virus (AIV) were used for the saliva binding assay. Results showed that the variation in salivary expression level of α2-3-linked Sia was much more obvious than the α2-6-linked Sia, which was up-regulated significantly in the breastfeeding groups compared to the non-breastfeeding groups at the same postpartum stage. Furthermore, the binding abilities of salivary glycoproteins to AIV strains and H1N1 vaccine were increased in breastfeeding groups accordingly. This finding adds new evidence for the maternal benefit of breastfeeding and provides new thinking to protect postpartum women from AIV infection.
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- Li Ding
- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China; (L.D.); (S.S.); (X.C.); (T.Z.); (H.C.); (J.H.); (Y.L.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, China;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an 710068, China;
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China; (L.D.); (S.S.); (X.C.); (T.Z.); (H.C.); (J.H.); (Y.L.)
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China; (L.D.); (S.S.); (X.C.); (T.Z.); (H.C.); (J.H.); (Y.L.)
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China; (L.D.); (S.S.); (X.C.); (T.Z.); (H.C.); (J.H.); (Y.L.)
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China; (L.D.); (S.S.); (X.C.); (T.Z.); (H.C.); (J.H.); (Y.L.)
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China; (L.D.); (S.S.); (X.C.); (T.Z.); (H.C.); (J.H.); (Y.L.)
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China; (L.D.); (S.S.); (X.C.); (T.Z.); (H.C.); (J.H.); (Y.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Harbin 150069, China;
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- Laboratory for Functional Glycomics, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China; (L.D.); (S.S.); (X.C.); (T.Z.); (H.C.); (J.H.); (Y.L.)
- Correspondence:
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Comparison of the clinical characteristics and mortalities of severe COVID-19 patients between pre- and post-menopause women and age-matched men. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:21903-21913. [PMID: 34551393 PMCID: PMC8507288 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The mortality rate of young female COVID-19 patients is reported to be lower than that of young males but no significant difference in mortality was found between female and male COVID-19 patients aged over 65 years, and the underlying mechanism is unknown. We retrospectively analyzed clinical characteristics and outcomes of severely ill pre- and post-menopausal COVID-19 patients and compared with age-matched males. Of the 459 patients included, 141 aged ≤55, among whom 19 died (16 males vs. 3 females, p<0.005). While for patients >55 years (n=318), 115 died (47 females vs. 68 males, p=0.149). In patients ≤55 years old, the levels of NLR, median LDH, median c-reactive protein and procalcitonin were significantly higher while the median lymphocyte count and LCR were lower in male than in female (all p<0.0001). In patients over 55, these biochemical parameters were far away from related normal/reference values in the vast majority of these patients in both genders which were in contrast to that seen in the young group. It is concluded that the mortality of severely ill pre-menopausal but not post-menopausal COVID-19 female patients is lower than age-matched male. Our findings support the notion that estrogen plays a beneficial role in combating COVID-19.
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Hadziselimovic F. Viral infections that alter estrogen levels during pregnancy may contribute to the etiology of cryptorchidism. Basic Clin Androl 2021; 31:16. [PMID: 34233607 PMCID: PMC8265119 DOI: 10.1186/s12610-021-00135-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Cryptorchidism is as common as type 2 diabetes or celiac disease. Boys with congenital cryptorchidism are at increased risk of infertility and testicular cancer. Zika syndrome, which affects pregnant women, is associated with a high incidence of undescended testes in the infant, accompanied by epididymal anomalies. Zika and influenza virus infections during pregnancy trigger a strong anti-inflammatory immune response and elevated estradiol levels. Elevated estradiol and α-fetoprotein in syncytiotrophoblasts from women who have given birth to cryptorchid boys are indicative of increased estradiol levels in the fetus. Here, I present a hypothesis that hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, cryptorchidism, and retarded epididymal development may be due to elevated fetal estradiol levels caused by viral infection during pregnancy.
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- Faruk Hadziselimovic
- Cryptorchidism Research Institute, Children's day care center Liestal, Liestal, Switzerland.
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Zhou W, Liu Y, Xu B, Wang S, Li S, Liu H, Huang Z, Luo Y, Hu M, Wu W, Zhang Z, Long X, Zou W, Bian Y, Zou X, Elliott M, Yue L, Deng H, Chen H, Gao X, Wu Y, Fang M, Zhang B, Gao Y. Early identification of patients with severe COVID-19 at increased risk of in-hospital death: a multicenter case-control study in Wuhan. J Thorac Dis 2021; 13:1380-1395. [PMID: 33841931 PMCID: PMC8024856 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-20-2568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background Most evidence regarding the risk factors for early in-hospital mortality in patients with severe COVID-19 focused on laboratory data at the time of hospital admission without adequate adjustment for confounding variables. A multicenter, age-matched, case-control study was therefore designed to explore the dynamic changes in laboratory parameters during the first 10 days after admission and identify early risk indicators for in-hospital mortality in this patient cohort. Methods Demographics and clinical data were extracted from the medical records of 93 pairs of patients who had been admitted to hospital with severe COVID-19. These patients had either been discharged or were deceased by March 3, 2020. Data from days 1, 4, 7, and 10 of hospital admission were compared between survivors and non-survivors. Univariate and multivariate conditional logistic regression analyses were employed to identify early risk indicators of in-hospital death in this cohort. Results On admission, in-hospital mortality was associated with five risk indicators (ORs in descending order): aspartate aminotransferase (AST, >32 U/L) 43.20 (95% CI: 2.63, 710.04); C-reactive protein (CRP) greater than 100 mg/L 13.61 (1.78, 103.941); lymphocyte count lower than 0.6×109/L 9.95 (1.30, 76.42); oxygen index (OI) less than 200 8.23 (1.04, 65.15); and D-dimer over 1 mg/L 8.16 (1.23, 54.34). Sharp increases in D-dimer at day 4, accompanied by decreasing lymphocyte counts, deteriorating OI, and persistent remarkably high CRP concentration were observed among non-survivors during the early stages of hospital admission. Conclusions The potential risk factors of high D-dimer, CRP, AST, low lymphocyte count and OI could help clinicians identify patients at high risk of death early in the hospital admission. This might assist with rationalization of health care resources.
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- Wei Zhou
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Medical Informatics Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Emergency department, The Second affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Medical Informatics Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Medical Informatics Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatobiliary surgery Unit, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatobiliary surgery Unit, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Intensive Care Unit, Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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