Panminerva medica
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) is a newly discovered pathway that causes apoptosis. At present, there is little research about the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) on the apoptosis of chondrocytes CHs. Our study aimed to test the anti-apoptosis effects of pranoprofen (PF), a specific prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) inhibitor, on human CHs. ⋯ This study demonstrates the anti-apoptotic effect of PF in the abrogation of the ERS-mediated apoptosis in human CHs, suggesting a new mechanism of PF in the treatment of OA.
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The role of rehabilitation during and after the COVID-19 pandemia was influenced by the progressive acquisition of knowledge on the pathology with the adaptation of the rehabilitative instruments to the heterogeneous impairments of the patients. The aim of this systematic review is to describe the effects of the rehabilitation tools applied in the last three years in the different phases of the COVID-19 disease. ⋯ All the rehabilitations tool were used based on the experts' opinion and on the rules of good clinical practice, during and after the pandemic period. Despite the heterogeneity of the studies, the different outcome measures and the small sample sizes, pulmonary rehabilitation, tele-rehabilitation and low/moderate intensity aerobic and endurance exercises seemed to improve clinical and quality of life outcomes at short (8 weeks) and mean time (2 months) after treatments in all phases of the infection.
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The global hypomethylation of CD4+ T cells in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients has been previously reported. However, potential influencing factors are unclear. This study aimed to uncover the potential influence of obese on hypomethylated CD4+ T cells in SLE patients. ⋯ Hypomethylated CD4+ T cells extensively occur in SLE patients, which are much more pronounced in obese cases. DNMT1 level is found to be negatively correlated to the methylation rate of CD4+ T cells in SLE patients.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of microRNA-30d (miR-30d) on autophagy and reveal the mechanism of autophagy promoting ferroptosis in H9C2 cells. ⋯ The expression of miR-30d decreased in cardiomyocytes after MI and which can inhibit autophagy by binding to ATG5. Furthermore, autophagy after MI may promote ferroptosis.
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The aim of this study is to explore the effect of micro ribonucleic acid (miR)-21-5p on spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats and its mechanism of action. ⋯ MiR-21-5p may reduce the apoptosis and inflammation in spinal cord tissues of rats through the PI3K/AKT pathway.