1.A case-control study on the indexes of Stroop color-word test in the patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease
Qiuyun TU ; Binrong DING ; Xia YANG ; Hui JIN ; Xiangqi TANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2011;30(11):934-937
ObjectiveTo explore the abilities of automatic processing,controlled processing,selective attention by Stroop color-word test in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease.Methods124 patients (aged 60-90 years) with ischemic cerebrovascular disease and 126 cases with age and civilization matched healthy people were examined by Stoop color-word test (SCWT).The SCWT indexes were compared between two groups.Results Reading time of card 1,timeconsuming and error of card 2,4 and Stroop interference effects (SIE) in SCWT had significantly decreased in the patients than in the healthy people (all P<0.05).ConclusionsThe abilities of controlled processing and selective attention,but not automatic processing are damaged in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease.
2.Effect of ten-eleven translocation protein on the expression of amyloid precursor protein and β-site APP cleaving enzyme-1 in SH-SY5Y and IMR-32 cells in folic acid deficiency and the underlying mechanisms
Yi LEI ; Binrong DING ; Min TANG ; Qiuyun TU
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2018;37(3):324-329
Objective To investigate the effect of ten-eleven translocation protein on the proliferation of human neuroblastoma cell lines SH-SY5Y and IMR 32 and the expression of amyloid precursor protein,PS1,and β site APP cleaving enzyme 1 in the absence of folic acid and possible mechanisms involved.Methods SH-SY5Y and IMR-32 cells were cultured in vitro and divided into the folic acid deficiency group (0 mg/L),the low folic acid group (1mg/L),and the normal control group (4mg/L).The MTT method was used to observe cell proliferation,and RT-PCR was adopted to detect the mRNA expression of APP,PS1,BACE1,DNMTs and TETs in the cells in real-time.Besides,we generated a stable low-level TET1 expression cell line,and compared the expression with that in a negative control group.Furthermore,the expression of fluorescent protein was observed by fluorescence inverted microscope,cell proliferation was measured by the MTT assay,and mRNA levels of TET1,APP,PS1,and BACE1 were detected by RT-PCR.Results (1) In the folic acid deficiency group and the low folic acid group,cell proliferation of SH-SY5Y after 120 h and of IMR-32 cell after 144 h significantly decreased (P<0.001).The mRNA levels of APP,PS1,BACE1,DNMT1,DNMT3a,DNMT3b,TET1,TET2,and TET3 in SH-SY5Y cells increased (F=80.315,35.386,101.979,786.407,80.331,131.545,28.000,9.165,and 102.167,all P<0.05);the mRNA levels of APP,PS1,BACE1,DNMT1,DNMT3b,TET1,TET2,and TET3 in IMR-32 cells also rose (F=12.283,93.669,40.815,157.234,24.835,147.594,54.794,and 73.068,all P<0.05).(2) Generation of a stable low-level TET1 expression cell line:The mRNA level of TET1 in the low expression group (SH-SY5Y-shTET1) was 0.25± 0.02,which was significantly lower than that in the negative control group (1.00±0.09) (P=0.007);the mRNA level of TET1 in the low expression group (IMR-32-shTET1) was 0.28 ±0.07,significantly lower than that in the negative control group (1.00±0.01) (P=0.003).(3)The proliferative ability of the low expression groups (SH-SY5Y-shTET1 and IMR-32-shTET1) was significantly higher than that in the negative control group (P<0.01).The mRNA levels of APP and BACE1 decreased (P<0.01 or P<0.05)Conclusion In the human neuroblastoma cell lines SH-SY5Y and IMR-32,folic acid deficiency up-regulates the expression of TETs,increases the expression of APP and BACE1 in the cells by TET protein demethylation,and inhibits cell growth.