BACKGROUND There is little research investigating how human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)affects outcomes in orthopaedic surgery.With advances in treatment,HIV has become a chronic health problem and the chance of ortho...BACKGROUND There is little research investigating how human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)affects outcomes in orthopaedic surgery.With advances in treatment,HIV has become a chronic health problem and the chance of orthopaedic surgeons encountering it in clinical practice is increasing.AIM To ascertain the quantity and quality of peer-reviewed publications in orthopaedic journals about HIV.METHODS A search of the Web of Science database was carried out,identifying any articles relating to HIV published in orthopaedic journals.These were assessed for geographic origin and level of evidence.RESULTS Of 48.7%of orthopaedic journals listed on the Web of Science database had published articles relating to HIV.There were 168 articles about HIV in orthopaedic journals with only 40.5%(n=68)published in the time frame we analysed(January 2007 to September 2017).Very few articles came from lowincome countries and any articles published from that setting were collaborations.All of the articles were low level of evidence.CONCLUSION There is a need for more high level orthopaedic and trauma research investigating the effects of HIV,particularly research from low-income countries,where higher level research will help to guide improvements in their treatment of its musculoskeletal manifestations and complications.展开更多
The coronavirus epidemic may affect us far beyond the virus itself.Previously,there was a considerable body of evidence that maternal stress or other limitations caused by adverse events or emergencies,such as natural...The coronavirus epidemic may affect us far beyond the virus itself.Previously,there was a considerable body of evidence that maternal stress or other limitations caused by adverse events or emergencies,such as natural disasters,did indeed have long-term effects on offspring prenatally exposed to the events[1–2].However,we did not find any study that evaluated the long-term impact of a severe infectious disease epidemic as a public health emergency on offspring at the population level.We will have to wait to determine these issues regarding coronavirus disease2019(COVID-19),but we have a natural experiment from the last important coronavirus epidemic.展开更多
Virus-induced asthma is prevalent among children,but its underlying mechanisms are unclear.Accumulated evidence indicates that early-life respiratory virus infection increases susceptibility to allergic asthma.Nonethe...Virus-induced asthma is prevalent among children,but its underlying mechanisms are unclear.Accumulated evidence indicates that early-life respiratory virus infection increases susceptibility to allergic asthma.Nonetheless,the relationship between systemic virus infections,such as enterovirus infection,and the ensuing effects on allergic asthma development is unknown.Early-life enterovirus infection was correlated with higher risks of allergic diseases in children.Adult mice exhibited exacerbated mite allergen-induced airway inflammation following recovery from EV-A71 infection in the neonatal period.Bone marrow-derived macrophages(BMDMs)from recovered EV-A71-infected mice showed sustained innate immune memory(trained immunity)that could drive naïve T helper cells toward Th2 and Th17 cell differentiation when in contact with mites.Adoptive transfer of EV-A71-trained BMDMs induced augmented allergic inflammation in naïve recipient mice,which was inhibited by 2-deoxy-D-glucose(2-DG)pretreatment,suggesting that trained macrophages following enterovirus infection are crucial in the progression of allergic asthma later in life.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND There is little research investigating how human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)affects outcomes in orthopaedic surgery.With advances in treatment,HIV has become a chronic health problem and the chance of orthopaedic surgeons encountering it in clinical practice is increasing.AIM To ascertain the quantity and quality of peer-reviewed publications in orthopaedic journals about HIV.METHODS A search of the Web of Science database was carried out,identifying any articles relating to HIV published in orthopaedic journals.These were assessed for geographic origin and level of evidence.RESULTS Of 48.7%of orthopaedic journals listed on the Web of Science database had published articles relating to HIV.There were 168 articles about HIV in orthopaedic journals with only 40.5%(n=68)published in the time frame we analysed(January 2007 to September 2017).Very few articles came from lowincome countries and any articles published from that setting were collaborations.All of the articles were low level of evidence.CONCLUSION There is a need for more high level orthopaedic and trauma research investigating the effects of HIV,particularly research from low-income countries,where higher level research will help to guide improvements in their treatment of its musculoskeletal manifestations and complications.
基金the National Social Science Foundation of China(18CRK005)。
文摘The coronavirus epidemic may affect us far beyond the virus itself.Previously,there was a considerable body of evidence that maternal stress or other limitations caused by adverse events or emergencies,such as natural disasters,did indeed have long-term effects on offspring prenatally exposed to the events[1–2].However,we did not find any study that evaluated the long-term impact of a severe infectious disease epidemic as a public health emergency on offspring at the population level.We will have to wait to determine these issues regarding coronavirus disease2019(COVID-19),but we have a natural experiment from the last important coronavirus epidemic.
基金This study was,in part,supported by the Centre of Allergy and Mucosal Immunity,Headquarters of University Advancement at the National Cheng Kung University,Ministry of Education,Taiwan.H.J.T is supported in part by a grant from the National Health Research Institutes(PI:Tsai,PH-101-PP-14,PH-101-SP-14,and PH-108-PP-08).
文摘Virus-induced asthma is prevalent among children,but its underlying mechanisms are unclear.Accumulated evidence indicates that early-life respiratory virus infection increases susceptibility to allergic asthma.Nonetheless,the relationship between systemic virus infections,such as enterovirus infection,and the ensuing effects on allergic asthma development is unknown.Early-life enterovirus infection was correlated with higher risks of allergic diseases in children.Adult mice exhibited exacerbated mite allergen-induced airway inflammation following recovery from EV-A71 infection in the neonatal period.Bone marrow-derived macrophages(BMDMs)from recovered EV-A71-infected mice showed sustained innate immune memory(trained immunity)that could drive naïve T helper cells toward Th2 and Th17 cell differentiation when in contact with mites.Adoptive transfer of EV-A71-trained BMDMs induced augmented allergic inflammation in naïve recipient mice,which was inhibited by 2-deoxy-D-glucose(2-DG)pretreatment,suggesting that trained macrophages following enterovirus infection are crucial in the progression of allergic asthma later in life.
