1.Expression and its significance of caveolin-1 in liver and gallbladder of gallstone mice model
Shan LIU ; Hongtan CHEN ; Lihua CHEN ; Genyun XU ; Guoqiang XU
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2015;35(1):34-38
Objective To investigate the role and possible mechanism of caveolin-1 (CAV1) in the forming of cholesterol gallstone in mice fed with lithogenic diet.Methods Cholesterol gallstone susceptible C57BL/6 mice were study objects.The mice of control group (n=6) and experiment group (n=6) were fed with normal diet and lithogenic diet for four weeks respectively.The condition of cholesterol gallstone forming,changes of serum lipid and bile composition were measured,and the expressions of CAV1 and scavenger receptor classB member Ⅰ (SR-BⅠ) at mRNA and protein level in the liver and gallbladder were detected by realtime-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot,respectively.The t test was performed for mean comparsion between the two groups.Results The incidence rate of gallstone in experimental group was 100% after fed with lithogenic diet for four weeks,the lipid level significantly increased,and the proportion of cholesterol in bile raised and bile salt decreased.Compared with those of control group,the expressions of CAV1 at mRNA and protein level in the liver and gallbladder tissues siginificantly decreased (in liver tissue,mRNA 0.53 ± 0.13 vs 1.00 ± 0.32,t =3.330,protein level 0.39 ± 0.07vs 0.92±0.06,t=10.280; in gallbladder tissue,mRNA 0.40±0.22 vs 1.00±0.22,t=3.823,protein level 1.04±0.07 vs 1.34 ± 0.04,t =6.367,all P<0.01).There was no significant difference in the relative expression of SR-BⅠ at mRNA and protein level in the liver and gallbladder tissues between the mice of experiment group and control group.Conclusion The changes of CAV 1 expression at mRNA and protein level in liver and gallbladder tissues may affect lipids metabolism and cholesterol transportation in liver and gallbladder tissues of experiment mice,which might play an important role in the formation of cholesterol gallstone.
2.Application evaluation of critical value fists data
Dagan YANG ; Xichao GUO ; Genyun XU ; Weimin ZHANG ; Yu CHEN
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2008;31(6):695-698
Objective Analyze the historical data of critical values lists,providing scientific evidence for continuous improvement of critical value systems.Methods Screen out critical value lists data of 2006 from laboratory information system,after pretreatment and transformation of data,calculate the percentage of critical value,and its daily distribution,weekly distribution and department distribution, evaluate the range and turnaround time for critical value.Results The rate of critical value was 1.67%.It was mainly concentrated from 8 to 13 O'clock.Monday and Thursday have more critical value than other days.From the perspective of department,the majority critical value was from hematology department and transplantation department.After the evaluation of distribution diagram of critical value range,the lower critical value limit of blood potassium was adjusted from 3.0 mmol/L to 2.8 mmol/L,the blood platelet and leukocyte counts for parlents with hematology disease were a(Ijusted from 20×109/L,1.5×109/L to 10×1O9/L,1.0×109/L respectively.The laboratory turnaround time for 76.2% critical value was less than 1 hour.Conclusion Review and analyze critical value lists data regularly can improve the work efficiency and quality for the laboratory and clinic department and better meet patients' safety needs.
3.Characteristics of serum lipids,leptin,cholecystokinin and bile lipids in patients with cholecystolithiasis
Enyun JIN ; Guoqiang XU ; Genyun XU ; Hongtan CHENG ; Guodong SHAN ; Ming YANG ; Yan SHEN ; Fenglin HU ; Yiqun WU
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2008;28(4):237-241
Objective To investigate the association of serum lipid,lipoprotein,apolipoprotein,leptin,cholecystokinin(CCK)and bile lipid with cholesterol gallstone formation.Methods The patients with gallstone were divided into cholesterol(n=99)and non-cholesterol(n=57)gallstone groups by infrared spectometry.And 52 healthy volunteers were served as control group.The concentrations of serum cholesterol,triglyceride,high and low density lipoproteins,apolipoprotein(Apo),leptin and CCK were measured and compared among three groups.The levels of total bile cholesterol,bile acid and lecithin were also detected.Results The concentrations of serum triglyeeride and total cholesterol in two gallstone groups were higher than those in control group(P value all<0.01).The level of Apo-B in cholesterol gallstone group was higher than that in control group(P=0.017).While the concentrations of high density lipoprotein and CCK were significantly lower in two gallstone groups than those in control group(P value all=0.000).Serum leptin was higher in male patients compared to controls(P<0.05).The bile cholesterol saturation index in two gallstone groups was above 1.Conclusions The changes of serum CCK,triglyceride,total cholesterol,high density lipoprotein,Apo-B and leptin may be correlated to the formation of gallbladder gallstone.
4.Effects of bisdemethoxycurcumin promoting neuronal differentiation of neuroblastoma cells in mice and its mechanism
Jiaxin WANG ; Hongzhi FANG ; Min WU ; Zejie YANG ; Wenbo XU ; Shuang ZHANG ; Shali LI ; Genyun TANG
China Pharmacy 2024;35(5):578-583
OBJECTIVE To study the effects of the curcumin derivative bisdemethoxycurcumin (BC) promoting neuronal differentiation of neuroblastoma cells Neuro-2a (N2a) in mice and its mechanism. METHODS The effects of BC (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 μmol/L) on the viability of N2a cells were detected by MTT assay to determine the concentration range of drug treatment. The control group, retinoic acid (RA) group (10 μmol/L) and BC groups (1, 2 and 4 μmol/L) were set up, and the length of neural protrusions of the differentiated cells was measured and the cell differentiation rate was calculated after 48 h and 72 h of culture. Compared with 0 min group, Western blot was used to detect the phosphorylation levels of protein kinase B (Akt), extracellular- signal regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38) proteins in cells treated by 4 μmol/L BC for 5, 15, 30, 60, 120 min. After intervention with inhibitors LY294002 (LY) and PD98059 (PD), the effects of BC on Akt and ERK1/2 protein phosphorylation levels and promoting neural differentiation were further validated. RESULTS According to the MTT experiment, the BC concentrations for subsequent induction of cell differentiation were determined to be 1, 2, and 4 μmol/L. After 48 hours of differentiation, compared with the control group, the cell differentiation rate in RA group and BC 1, 2 and 4 μmol/L groups, the length of cellular neural processes wjxhhxx413@163.com in the BC 4 μmol/L group significantly increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01);after inducing differentiation of BC for 72 hours,compared with the control group, the cell differentiation rate and the length of cellular neural processes in the RA group, the cell differentiation rate in the BC 4 μmol/L group, and the length of cellular neural processes in the BC 2 μmol/L group all significantly increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01).Compared with the 0 min group, the phosphorylation levels of Akt, ERK1/2, and p38 proteins in cells of the 5, 15, 30, 60 and 120 min groups increased to varying degrees after treated by 4 μmol/L BC, and some differences were statistically significant (P<0.05 or P<0.01). After adding the inhibitor LY/PD, compared with the BC group, the phosphorylation level of ERK1/2 protein in the PD+BC group cells were significantly reduced (P<0.01), and the cell differentiation rates in the LY group, LY+BC group, PD group, and PD+BC group was significantly reduced (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS BC promotes N2a cell differentiation mainly by increasing cell differentiation rate and neural protrusion length. The mechanism may be related to the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase/ ERK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways.