2.Transcatheter aortic valve implantation:the preliminary experience from West China Hospital
Mao CHEN ; Yuan FENG ; Hong TANG ; Xin WEI ; Zhengang ZHAO ; Yuanning XU ; Yanbiao LIAO ; Dejia HUANG
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology 2014;(9):558-562
Objective To discuss the preliminary experience of transcatheter aortic valve implatantion in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. Methods The baseline characteristics, hemodynamic changes and clinical outcomes of the patients received TAVI in our institution were analyzed. Results A total of 36 patients underwent TAVI between April 2012 and March 2014. The mean age was (73.4±8.7) years and 24 (66.7%) of them were men. The mean logistic EuroSCORE was (20.6±9.9)%. 25(70%) patients had bicuspid aortic valves. TAVI was successful in 35 patients (97.2%) and valve-in-valve implantation was required in 4 (11.1%) of them. After the procedure, the mean aortic-valve gradient reduced to (10.5±5.7) mmHg. In 2 patients (5.6%), there was marginal moderate periprosthetic leak. At 30 days, the survival rate was 97.2%. Two patients (5.6%) developed who later showed fuel recovery, without significant sequela. Permanent pacemakers were implanted in 10 patients (27.8%) due to the onset of third-degree atrioventricular block after TAVI. To date, the median follow-up duration has exceeded 323 days. 2 patients died of cancer on 374 days and 680 days after TAVI, respectively. Conclusions TAVI is feasible, safe and effective in treating severe stenosis of bicuspid as well as tricuspid aortic valve in selected Chinese patients unsuitable for surgery.
3.Adipocytokines: factors with various suggested functions.
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2010;27(2):476-480
Fat accumulation has been shown to play important roles in the development of obesity-related disorders such as atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Recent studies have shown that fat tissue is not a simple energy storage organ, but exerts important endocrine functions. These are achieved predominantly through release of adipocytokines, which include several novel molecules released by adipocytes like leptin, resistin, adiponectin or visfatin, as well as some more classical cytokines released possibly by inflammatory cells, like TNF-alpha and IL-6. Adipocytokines may affect cardiovascular, hepatic, muscular and metabolic function. In this review, the recent research work of adipocytokines will be discussed.
Adipokines
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physiology
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Adiponectin
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physiology
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Adipose Tissue
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chemistry
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physiology
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Humans
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Leptin
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physiology
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Resistin
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physiology
4.Molecular mechanism of the changes in ventricular electrical remodeling caused by mechano-electrical feedback in rabbits with congestive heart failure.
Juelin DENG ; Mao CHEN ; Qing YANG ; Houzhi YU ; Tao ZHANG ; Qian YU ; Dejia HUANG
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2009;26(1):50-54
This study sought to explore the relationship between the change in ventricular electrical remodeling caused by mechano-electrical feedback and the expression of L-type Ca2+ -channel and/or sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -ATPase in the rabbits with congestive heart failure (CHF). 138 rabbits were divided into two groups (CHF and control). We measured the ventricular monophasic action potential duration (MAPD) and ventricular effective refractory period (VERP) during ventricular pacing at the stimulus frequency of 220/240/260 bpm in these rabbits. Rapid atrial pacing (260/min) was given for 30 minutes. The MAPD and VERP were measured again. Then ventricular fibrillation was induced by S1S2S3 program stimulation. We extracted the total RNA from the myocardium respectively and detected L-type Ca2+ -channel mRNA and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -ATPase mRNA by use of Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). In group CHF, with the increasing of preload/afterload, L-type Ca2+ -channel mRNA was up regulated after rapid atrial pacing when compared with that in control groups (P < 0.05). There was no significant change in sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -ATPase mRNA after rapid atrial pacing when compared with controls (P > or = 0.05). The changes in MAPD90 and VERP were related with the extent of L-type Ca2+ -channel mRNA up regulation. But the changes in MAPD90 and VERP were not significantly related with the extent of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -ATPase mRNA up regulation. These findings suggest that Mechano-Electrical Feedback could increase the regional changes of ventricular electrical remodeling in rabbits with CHF and so to predispose them to ventricular arrhythmia. The changes may be related with the up regulation of L-type Ca2+ -channel mRNA, but not with sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -ATPase mRNA.
Action Potentials
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Animals
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Calcium Channels, L-Type
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genetics
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metabolism
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Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
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Electric Conductivity
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Electrophysiology
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Female
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Heart Failure
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metabolism
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physiopathology
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Male
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RNA, Messenger
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genetics
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metabolism
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Rabbits
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Random Allocation
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Refractory Period, Electrophysiological
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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
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genetics
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metabolism
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Ventricular Remodeling
5.Relation between coronary artery disease and polymorphism of angiotensin converting enzyme gene.
Juelin DENG ; Yan ZHOU ; Dejia HUANG ; Jirong YUE ; Yezhao WANG ; Xiaojun ZHANG ; Dongmei XIE
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2002;19(1):105-107
This study was aimed to determine the relationship between coronary artery disease(CAD) and insertion/deletion(I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin coverting enzyme(ACE) gene. The ACE genotypes of 105 patients with CAD (50 of them were accompanied by essential hypertension (EH)) and 102 healthy people were detected by polymerase chain reaction. The results showed that in terms of ACE genotypes, no significant difference was noted between CAD group and control group, nor was it observed between CAD group and CAD accompanied by EH group, and nor was it seen between CAD/CAD accompanied by EH group and control group. These findings suggest that there is no relationship between the polymorphism of ACE gene and CAD (including those accompanied by EH).
Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Coronary Disease
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complications
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enzymology
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genetics
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Female
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Gene Deletion
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Genotype
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Humans
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Hypertension
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complications
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
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genetics
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Polymorphism, Genetic
6.Feasibility of stem cells transplantation through aorta in adriamycin-induced heart failure.
Mao CHEN ; Zhongcai FAN ; Xiaojing LIU ; Li ZHANG ; Li RAO ; Qing YANG ; Dejia HUANG
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2005;22(2):280-282
Stem cells transplantation is a promising strategy for treating myocardial infarction and/or chronic heart failure; however, with respect to nonischemic heart failure, there are some limitations inherent in the current methods of transplantation. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of a novel method, i. e. transplantation through the root of aorta when the ascending aorta occluded above the sinus aortae. Japanese white ears rabbits were used as chronic heart failure models by intravenous injection of adriamycin. Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells (MNC) were infused into the root of aorta when the ascending aorta was occluded by a couple of balloons above the sinus aortae. After 4 weeks, ejection fraction was significantly improved in MNC group. In conclusion, we have developed a unique method for efficient and safe cell transplantation based on infusion in aorta. This method, potentially suitable for nonischemic heart failure and could be used to achieve even and global supply of cells in heart.
Animals
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Aorta
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surgery
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Doxorubicin
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Feasibility Studies
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Heart Failure
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chemically induced
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surgery
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Rabbits
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Stem Cell Transplantation
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methods
7.Changes of sarcolemma Na+/K+ ATPase and sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane Ca2+ ATPase activity after stem cell transplantation in chronic heart failure.
Zhongcai FAN ; Mao CHEN ; Juelin DENG ; Xiaojing LIU ; Li ZHANG ; Li RAO ; Qing YANG ; Dejia HUANG
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2007;24(1):136-181
To assess the changes of sarcolemma Na+/K+ ATPase (CMNKA) and sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) activities after stem cells transplantation in heart failure. Rabbit was used as heart failure model by intravenously injecting adriamycin. Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMCs), bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) or skeletal myoblasts (SMs) were introduced into coronary arteies through the root of aorta when two balloons occluding just above sinus of Valsalva. After 4 weeks, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)was evaluated by echocardiography, and the activities of CMNKA and SERCA were measured by colorimeter. In BMCs (n=8)and MSCs (n=8) group, LVEF were significantly improved (P < 0.05). No significant improvement were seen in SMs group (n=6) compared to sham group (n=8). The CMNKA activity in all stem cells groups was significantly increased compared to sham group (P < 0.05). Meanwhile, in comparison with sham group, the incremental tendencies of SERCA activity were seen in stem cells groups. In conclusion, stem cells transplantation could increase the activities of CMNKA and SERCA in heart failure, a possible mechanism to improve heart function.
Animals
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Doxorubicin
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Female
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Heart Failure
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chemically induced
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enzymology
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therapy
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Male
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Myocardium
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enzymology
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Rabbits
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Random Allocation
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Sarcolemma
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enzymology
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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases
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metabolism
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Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase
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metabolism
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Stem Cell Transplantation
8.Changes of heart function after different cell type stem cell transplantation in chronic heart failure.
Zhongcai FAN ; Mao CHEN ; Juelin DENG ; Xiaojing LIU ; Li ZHANG ; Li RAO ; Qing YANG ; Dejia HUANG
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2006;23(6):1284-1288
To investigate the feasibility of introcoronary cell infusion into nonischemic heart failure (HF) heart and whether different types of stem cell transplantation would affect heart function to a similar degree. Japanese white ears rabbits were used as HF models by intravenous injection adriamycin. Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells(BMCs), bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs), skeletal myoblasts (SMs) or culture medium were infused into coronary arteries respectively by occluding the root of ascending aorta. The mortality during and 4 weeks after the procedure the mortality was 7.1% and 16.7% respectively. After 4 weeks, the ejection fraction (EF) in BMCs group had significant improvement (P < 0.05, n=8). No significant difference was seen in MSCs (n =8), SMs (n=6) and sham groups (n=8) compared with pretransplantation (P > 0.05). In sham group,the left ventricular endostolic diameter (LVED) had significant enlargement (P < 0.05), No significant difference was seen in MBCs, MSCs and SMs groups compared with pretransplantation (P > 0.05). Immunofluorescence revealed de novo expression of cardiac troponin I in BMCs and MSCs groups, cardiac troponin I was not detected in SMs group. In conclusions, intracoronary cell transplantation could provide effective cell delivery into dilated cardiomyopathy hearts and could be a useful strategy for treating CHF, BMCs cell transplantation may be the first choice in all the above cell types.
Animals
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Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Chronic Disease
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Coronary Vessels
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Heart Failure
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physiopathology
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surgery
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Infusions, Intra-Arterial
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
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Myoblasts, Skeletal
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transplantation
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Rabbits
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Random Allocation
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Stem Cell Transplantation
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methods
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Troponin
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metabolism
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Ventricular Function, Left
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physiology
9. Efficacy and safety analysis of ivabradine hydrochloride treatment of Chinese patients with chronic heart failure: subgroup analysis of Chinese patients in the SHIFT study
Dayi HU ; Dejia HUANG ; Zuyi YUAN ; Ruiping ZHAO ; Xiaowei YAN ; Menghong WANG
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2017;45(3):190-197
Objective:
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ivabradine for the treatment of Chinese patients with chronic heart failure based on the Chinese subgroup data of the systolic heart failure treatment with the
10.Sevoflurane inhibits proliferation and invasion of colon cancer SW480 cells and standard regimen for advanced colorectal cancer
DONG Dejia ; WU Wei ; DOU Fafu ; HUANG Rui ; QIAO Tianyu ; SHEN Zhen ; ZHOU Yadong
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2020;27(7):742-748
[Abstract] Objective: To investigate the effect and mechanism of sevoflurane on the proliferation and invasion of colon cancer SW480 cells and the growth of transplanted tumor in nude mice by regulating the phosphorylation of PI3K. Methods: Colon cancer SW480 cells were treated with sevoflurane and randomly divided into control group, 0.5% sevoflurane group, 1.0% sevoflurane group and 2.0% sevoflurane group for subsequent experiments. The proliferation ability of SW480 cells was detected by Clone formation assay, mRNA expression levels of MDM2 and survivin in cells were detected by RT-PCR, invasion ability of cells was detected by
Transwell assay, and protein expression levels of MDM2, survivin, VEGF, PI3K, p-PI3K, AKT and p-AKT were detected by Western blotting. PI3K activator 740Y-P was added for verification. SW480 cell transplanted tumor model was constructed on nude mice, and the tumor mass was weighed. The positive expression rates of MDM2 and VEGF in the transplanted tumor tissues were detected by
Immunohistochemistry. Results: As compared with the control group and the low-dose group, the clone formation rate of SW480 cells and the number of invaded cells in the 1.0% and 2.0% sevoflurane groups were significantly decreased (all P<0.01), the mRNA and protein levels of MDM2 in the cells were significantly increased (all P<0.01), while the mRNA and protein levels of survivin were significantly decreased (all P<0.01); and the protein levels of VEGF, p-PI3K/PI3K and p-AKT/AKT were significantly decreased (all P<0.01). 740Y-P could reverse the effect of sevoflurane on the proliferation, invasion and expression of proteins associated with the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in SW480 cells. The mass of transplanted tumor in 2.0% sevoflurane group was significantly decreased (P<0.01), and the positive MDM2 expression rate in tumor tissues was significantly increased (P<0.01), while the positive VEGF expression rate was significantly decreased (P<0.01). Conclusion: Sevoflurane inhibits the proliferation and invasion of colon cancer SW480 cells and the growth of xenografts in nude mice possibly by inhibiting PI3K phosphorylation.