Transcriptomic analysis reveals key genes related to antioxidant mechanisms of Hylocereus undatus quality improvement by trypsin during storage

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 8116-8128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Li ◽  
Xueru Liu ◽  
Yong Yin ◽  
Huichun Yu ◽  
Min Zhang ◽  
...  

The synergistic effect of trypsin with antioxidant enzymes can improve the storage quality of H. undatus. Transcriptomic analysis and PPI network indicated that CAT is the key one among the enzymes of the complicated antioxidant system.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yupeng Li ◽  
Shangwei Ning ◽  
Yi Yang ◽  
Hong Chen ◽  
Chen Wang

Abstract Background: Rapid advances in genetic and genomic technologies have begun to reshape our understanding of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death, play an important role in the development of IPF. Therefore, our study aimed to explore the role of ferroptosis-related genes (FRGs) and their correlation with lung dysfunction and quality of life in patients with IPF. Methods: Datasets were acquired by researching the Gene Expression Omnibus. FRGs were acquired by researching GeneCard database and PubMed. Ferroptosis-related differentially expressed genes (FRDEGs) were identified according to integrating FRGs and the DEGs identified in the GSE110147 dataset. Candidate key genes were identified from the miRNA-target FRDEGs network and protein-protein interactions (PPI) network. The relationship between key genes and lung function or quality of life was calculated using the GSE32537 datasets.Results: 293 FRGs were obtained, and 71 FRDEGs were identified. According to enrichment analysis, cell growth and death and pathways associated cancer were the important pathways, and significant biological processes were mainly consisted of cellular responses to stimulus and various situations. In addition, this study constructed an PPI network and a miRNA-target network based on the 71 FRDEGs, determined 19 candidate key genes. Furthermore, acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 1 (ACSL1), integrin subunit beta 8 (ITGB8) and ceruloplasmin (CP) were identified as the key genes. The expression level of ACSL1 was the strongest predictor for lung function (negatively) including percent predicted forced vital capacity (FVC% predicted) and percent predicted diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (Dlco% predicted) and quality of life (negatively). In addition, ITGB8 and CP were negatively associated with FVC% predicted. According to DrugBank and PubMed, 4 drugs and 16 drugs have been found to act on ACSL1 and CP, respectively. Conclusion: These results imply that FRGs may shed new understanding on disease mechanism and provide potential biomarkers and therapy target to predict IPF progression.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yupeng Li ◽  
Shangwei Ning ◽  
Yi Yang ◽  
Hong Chen ◽  
Chen Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Rapid advances in genetic and genomic technologies have begun to reshape our understanding of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death, play an important role in the development of IPF. Therefore, our study aimed to explore the role of ferroptosis-related genes (FRGs) and their correlation with lung dysfunction and quality of life in patients with IPF. Methods: Datasets were acquired by researching the Gene Expression Omnibus. FRGs were acquired by researching GeneCard database and PubMed. Ferroptosis-related differentially expressed genes (FRDEGs) were identified according to integrating FRGs and the DEGs identified in the GSE110147 dataset. Candidate key genes were identified from the miRNA-target FRDEGs network and protein-protein interactions (PPI) network. The relationship between key genes and lung function or quality of life was calculated using the GSE32537 datasets.Results: 293 FRGs were obtained, and 71 FRDEGs were identified. According to enrichment analysis, cell growth and death and pathways associated cancer were the important pathways, and significant biological processes were mainly consisted of cellular responses to stimulus and various situations. In addition, this study constructed an PPI network and a miRNA-target network based on the 71 FRDEGs, determined 19 candidate key genes. Furthermore, acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 1 (ACSL1), integrin subunit beta 8 (ITGB8) and ceruloplasmin (CP) were identified as the key genes. The expression level of ACSL1 was the strongest predictor for lung function (negatively) including percent predicted forced vital capacity (FVC% predicted) and percent predicted diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (Dlco% predicted) and quality of life (negatively). In addition, ITGB8 and CP were negatively associated with FVC% predicted. According to DrugBank and PubMed, 4 drugs and 16 drugs have been found to act on ACSL1 and CP, respectively. Conclusion: These results imply that FRGs may shed new understanding on disease mechanism and provide potential biomarkers and therapy target to predict IPF progression.


Antioxidants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyue Pang ◽  
Xinling Li ◽  
Xueru Liu ◽  
Luning Cai ◽  
Bairu Li ◽  
...  

It has been revealed by us that superoxide scavenging is a new activity of trypsin. In this study, the synergistic mechanisms of trypsin and superoxide dismutases (SODs) were evaluated in Hylocereus undatus (pitaya). Trypsin significantly improved the storage quality of H. undatus, including weight loss impediment and decrease of cellular injury. The regulatory mechanisms of 16 SOD genes by trypsin were revealed using transcriptomic analysis on H. undatus. Results revealed that important physiological metabolisms, such as antioxidant activities or metal ion transport were induced, and defense responses were inhibited by trypsin. Furthermore, the results of protein–protein interaction (PPI) networks showed that besides the entire ROS network, the tiny SODs sub-network was also a scale-free network. Cu/Zn SODs acted as the hub that SODs synergized with trypsin during the storage of H. undatus.


2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Afriantoni Afriantoni ◽  
Ibrahim Ibrahim

This study aimed to describe in depth between the link of school policy and the school quality improvement. The method in this study is a qualitative method using the case study presented descriptively. This research was conducted at SMA Negeri 2 Babat Tomat Kabupaten Musi Banyuasin. Based on this study it was found that the First, free school policy can help the economy / ease the burden of school costs to be incurred by the parents. Second, the policy constraints of the application for free school educa-tion at SMAN 2 Babat Toman is not very effective, so that the students' interest is not increasing, infrastructure is one of the obstacles in the implementation of free school education, how the quality of schools will be increased if it is not supported by facilities and complete infrastructure. Third, the quality of school education free SMAN 2 Babat Toman already realized well with regard to input, input turns unselected maximum, that is the students. Fourth, the implementation of free school education in Banyuasin, the quality of school SMAN 2 Babat Toman Muba Sumsel was not increased. This means that the implementation for free school education quality of school SMAN 2 Babat Toman was not increased.Keywords : free schools, school quality, case studies


Author(s):  
Hendri Wasito ◽  
Hening Pratiwi ◽  
Adi Wibowo ◽  
Nia Kurnia Solihat

Drugs are an important component of health services that are the needs of the community. There is still a lack ofcommunity knowledge of medicines and management especially for family members, hence an educational effort as well asimprovement of quality of drug management in family through training program and mentoring by pharmacist. Thiscommunity service activity aims to determine the knowledge and attitude of the community in managing drugs in the familyand improve the quality of drug management by the community in the family. The activity was conducted in SidasariWetanKubangkangkung Village Kawunganten Cilacap. The workshop on drug management in family was conducted by pharmaciststo the 33 participants. Data collection was done by using questionnaire and observation through home visit. The result of theactivity shows that the increase of knowledge and attitude of the society in managing drugs in the familywere 10% and 7%,respectively. Workshop activities and mentoring by pharmacists can provide benefits and behavioral changes in family drugsmanagement.


Author(s):  
Yajun Zhou ◽  
Zonghao Li ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Hui Fang ◽  
Shujie Wang
Keyword(s):  

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e001047
Author(s):  
Asam Latif ◽  
Nargis Gulzar ◽  
Fiona Lowe ◽  
Theo Ansong ◽  
Sejal Gohil

BackgroundQuality improvement (QI) involves the use of systematic tools and methods to improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients. However, awareness and application of QI among healthcare professionals is poor and new strategies are needed to engage them in this area.ObjectivesThis study describes an innovative collaboration between one Higher Educational Institute (HEI) and Local Pharmaceutical Committees (LPCs) to develop a postgraduate QI module aimed to upskill community pharmacists in QI methods. The study explores pharmacist engagement with the learning and investigates the impact on their practice.MethodsDetails of the HEI–LPCs collaboration and communication with pharmacist were recorded. Focus groups were held with community pharmacists who enrolled onto the module to explore their motivation for undertaking the learning, how their knowledge of QI had changed and how they applied this learning in practice. A constructivist qualitative methodology was used to analyse the data.ResultsThe study found that a HEI–LPC partnership was feasible in developing and delivering the QI module. Fifteen pharmacists enrolled and following its completion, eight took part in one of two focus groups. Pharmacists reported a desire to extend and acquire new skills. The HEI–LPC partnership signalled a vote of confidence that gave pharmacists reassurance to sign up for the training. Some found returning to academia challenging and reported a lack of time and organisational support. Despite this, pharmacists demonstrated an enhanced understanding of QI, were more analytical in their day-to-day problem-solving and viewed the learning as having a positive impact on their team’s organisational culture with potential to improve service quality for patients.ConclusionsWith the increased adoption of new pharmacist’s roles and recent changes to governance associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, a HEI–LPC collaborative approach could upskill pharmacists and help them acquire skills to accommodate new working practices.


Author(s):  
Xitong Yang ◽  
Pengyu Wang ◽  
Shanquan Yan ◽  
Guangming Wang

AbstractStroke is a sudden cerebrovascular circulatory disorder with high morbidity, disability, mortality, and recurrence rate, but its pathogenesis and key genes are still unclear. In this study, bioinformatics was used to deeply analyze the pathogenesis of stroke and related key genes, so as to study the potential pathogenesis of stroke and provide guidance for clinical treatment. Gene Expression profiles of GSE58294 and GSE16561 were obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified between IS and normal control group. The different expression genes (DEGs) between IS and normal control group were screened with the GEO2R online tool. The Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses of the DEGs were performed. Using the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), the function and pathway enrichment analysis of DEGS were performed. Then, a protein–protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed via the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes (STRING) database. Cytoscape with CytoHubba were used to identify the hub genes. Finally, NetworkAnalyst was used to construct the targeted microRNAs (miRNAs) of the hub genes. A total of 85 DEGs were screened out in this study, including 65 upward genes and 20 downward genes. In addition, 3 KEGG pathways, cytokine − cytokine receptor interaction, hematopoietic cell lineage, B cell receptor signaling pathway, were significantly enriched using a database for labeling, visualization, and synthetic discovery. In combination with the results of the PPI network and CytoHubba, 10 hub genes including CEACAM8, CD19, MMP9, ARG1, CKAP4, CCR7, MGAM, CD79A, CD79B, and CLEC4D were selected. Combined with DEG-miRNAs visualization, 5 miRNAs, including hsa-mir-146a-5p, hsa-mir-7-5p, hsa-mir-335-5p, and hsa-mir-27a- 3p, were predicted as possibly the key miRNAs. Our findings will contribute to identification of potential biomarkers and novel strategies for the treatment of ischemic stroke, and provide a new strategy for clinical therapy.


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