1.The serum levels of superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde and nitric oxide in first episode generalized anxiety disorder patients:a control study
Hui OUYANG ; Zhiqing GAO ; Mei JIN ; Leping XU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;(11):1002-1004
Objective To investigate the serum superoxide dismutase( SOD) ,malondialdehyde ( MDA) , and nitric oxide( NO) level in generalized anxiety disorder ( GAD) patients for exploring the importance of oxida?tive stress in etiology of GAD. Methods 42 cases of first episode patients with GAD ( GAD group) and 42 cases of health ( control group) matched with age and gender were included . Serum levels of SOD,MDA ,and NO were tested to analyze for a control study.Results GAD patients had significantly higher levels of SOD,MAD and NO than health controls ((858.09±137.32)×102 U/L vs (745.40±119.19) ×102 U/L;(10.92±3.42)mmol/L vs (7.52±2.32)mmol/L;(74.32±12.34) μmol/L vs(65.22±14.29) μmol/L), t=4.036,5.368,3.297;P=0.000, 0.000,0.003) . A positive relationship between SOD and total score of Hamilton Anxiety Scale( HAMA ) ,psychotic anxiety factor of HAMA,or somatic anxiety factor of HAMA was found in GAD group ( r=0.331,0.370,0.318;P=0.029,0.016,0.040).The level of MAD correlated with total score or psychotic anxiety factor of HAMA( r=0.311, 0.320;P=0.042,0.039).Conclusion It is suggested that the dysfunction of oxidative stress may play a role in pathogenesis of generalized anxiety disorder.
2.Microsurgical treatment of tuberculum sellae meningiomas
Xinke XU ; Junliang LI ; Shanyi ZHANG ; Yinlun WENG ; Leping OUYANG ; Fangcheng LI
Chinese Journal of Microsurgery 2013;36(5):436-439
Objective To explore microsurgical treatment of tuberculum sellae meningiomas.Methods A retrospective analysis was made on 35 cases of tuberculum sellae meningiomas operated from January 2005 to July 2013 in neurosurgery department of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital,surgical approach,removal rate,surgical effect and complications were analysed.Results All patients were accepted microsurgical treatment,twenty cases were operated via subfrontal approach,four cases via anterior interhemispheric approach,ten cases via pterional approach,one case via combined subfrontal and pterional approach.According to Simpson grade,grade Ⅱ,rection was achieved in 26 cases,grade Ⅲ in 4 cases and grade Ⅳ in 5 cases.The total rection rate was 85.7%.There were 28 cases with merger ision loss and visual field defects preoperate,twenty cases were improved after operation,five cases with no change,three cases aggravated.The visual improved rate was achieved 71.4%,there was no surgical mortality case.Conclusion The surround tissue of tuberculum sellae meningiomas is very import ant,microsurgical rection is the main treatment.The choice of surgical approach should according to tumor size,growth pattern,degree of impaired vision and surgeon experience.Family with microanatomy and skillfull microsurgical techique can make sure operation succes.
3.Effect of micro RNA-125a-3p on proliferation and apoptosis of glioma cells via MAPK signaling pathway
Lin XIE ; Zuoyu HUANG ; Leping OUYANG ; Mingliang HE ; Jiahao LIU ; Anmin LIU
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2018;17(12):1203-1209
Objective To investigate the effect of micro RNA (miR)-125a-3p on proliferation and apoptosis of glioma cells and its role in MAPK signaling pathway. Methods (1) The miR-microarray data from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA, https:// cancergenome.nih.gov/) database were downloaded, and the miR-125a-3p expressions in 565 gliomas tissues and 10 normal brain tissues were compared. (2) Clinical collection of 30 glioma specimens surgically resected in our hospital from April 2015 to April 2018, was performed, including 7 of low-grade glioma and 23 of high-grade glioma;8 normal brain tissues needed craniocerebral trauma excision were collected at the same time period;reverse transcription (RT)-real-time quantitative (q) PCR was used to detect the miR-125a-3p expressions in glioma tissues and normal brain tissues. (3) The normal brain glial cells HA1800 and glioma cells (U251, U138, U87, U373, and T98G) were routinely cultured in vitro; RT-qPCR was used to detect the miR-125a-3p expression in normal brain glial cells and glioma cell lines. (4) The cultured glioma cell lines U251 and U373 at logarithmic phase were divided into miR-125a-3p group and negative control group;and miR-125a-3p mimic or nonsense sequence were transfected using LipofectamineTM 2000;72 h after transfection, the miR-125a-3p expression was detected by RT-qPCR; the proliferation rate was detected by clone formation after transfection; the apoptosis rate was detected by flow cytometry 72 h after transfection; the cleaved-caspase-3, cleaved-caspase-9, cleaved-caspase-7, P38 and P-P38/MAPK protein expressions were detected by Western blotting. Results (1) In TCGA database, the miR-125a-3p expression in glioma brain tissues was statistically lower as compared with that in normal brain tissues (P<0.05). (2) The miR-125a-3p expressions in clinically collected normal brain tissues, low-grade glioma specimens and high-grade glioma specimens were decreased successively, enjoying statistically significant differences (P<0.05). (3) As compared with normal glial cells, the miR-125a-3p expressions in glioma cell lines were significantly lower (P<0.05), of which, U251 and U373 enjoyed the most obvious decrement. (4) As compared with the blank control group, the miR-125a-3p group had significantly increased miR-125a-3p expression, significantly decreased colony forming efficiency, significantly increased proliferation rate, significantly increased expressions of apoptosis-related proteins cleaved-caspase-3, cleaved-caspase-9, and cleaved-caspase-7, and statistically increased phosphorylated-P38/MAPK expressions (P<0.05). Conclusion The miR-125a-3p expression is low in glioma tissues and cells; miR-125a-3p over-expression can inhibit the proliferation of glioma cells and promote apoptosis through MAPK signaling pathway, which may provide a new potential target for treatment of glioma.
4.Autoimmune encephalitis initially diagnosed as mental disorders: a clinical analysis of 5 cases
Zhankui CAI ; Fangbin CHEN ; Tongjun YAN ; Li WANG ; Bin ZHAO ; Songbai DING ; Hui OUYANG ; Leping XU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2022;21(4):376-379
The clinical data of 5 patients with autoimmune encephalitis admitted to the psychiatric department of the 904th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Service Force from January 2016 to June 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Among 5 patients, 4 had stress psychological events within one month before the onset, and 3 had precursor symptoms such as fever and vomiting. They were all characterized by rapid progress of atypical mental and behavioral abnormalities and cognitive impairment. In terms of neurological symptoms, 1 case had faciobrachial dystonic seizures (FBDS), 3 cases had seizures, 2 cases had involuntary movement, and 4 cases had autonomic dysfunction, including central hypopnea, arrhythmia, blood pressure instability and paroxysmal facial flushing. Most neurological symptoms occur within 1 month of the onset. MRI revealed abnormalities in cerebral cortex, thalamus, temporal lobe and insular lobe in 4 cases; EEG demonstrated bilateral short-range medium amplitude θ wave in 2 cases. Abnormal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure was detected in 4 cases and 2 cases had abnormal cell number CSF. Three patients had positive anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibody, one patient had positive anti-LGI1 antibody, and one patient had positive anti-γ-aminobutyric acid B receptor (GABA BR) antibody. One case was discharged automatically, the remaining 4 patients were treated with glucocorticoid or combined with gamma globulin and cyclophosphamide, antiepileptic drugs, antipsychotic drugs and other symptomatic treatment, and their symptoms were relieved. Patients were followed up for six months, there was slightly slow residual reaction in 2 cases and personality change in 1 case. Autoimmune encephalitis characterized by mental symptoms is likely to be misdiagnosed as mental disorders. Clinicians should identify symptoms different from mental disorders, taking into account of the possibility of autoimmune encephalitis, to make early diagnosis and treatment.
5.Role of microchromosome maintenance protein 5 in promoting malignant progression and its mechanism in glioblastoma
Ruyue FENG ; Lin XIE ; Leping OUYANG ; Mingliang HE ; Jiahao LIU ; Anmin LIU
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2022;21(3):217-225
Objective:To investigate the role of microchromosome maintenance protein 5 (MCM5) in promoting malignant progression and its mechanism in glioblastoma.Methods:(1) Three freshly excised brain tissues from non-tumor patients and 3 grading IV glioblastoma tissues were collected in our hospital from September 2020 to September 2021; mass spectrometry and quantitative proteomic analysis were performed to screen differentially expressed proteins for functional enrichment analysis. (2) The target protein MCM5, which was highly expressed in glioblastoma, was screened on the basis of proteomics, and its expression in glioblastoma was verified using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and further validated at the mRNA level in the collected clinical specimens. (3) U251 cells were divided into negative control group, knockdown group-1 (si-1 group) and knockdown group-2 (si-2 group) by siNRA transfection. The regulation role of MCM5 in malignant phenotype of glioblastoma was detected by CCK-8 assay, clone formation assay, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU)staining, Transwell invasion assay and flow cytometry. (4) The transcriptome data of glioma patients from TCGA database were used to explore the possible molecular mechanisms of MCM5 regulation in the malignant process of glioblastoma by gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) algorithm.Results:(1) In clinical samples of glioblastoma, 322 up-regulated proteins and 94 down-regulated proteins were screened out; MCM5 was highly expressed in these 3 glioblastoma samples. (2) Based on TCGA database, results of 163 patients with glioblastoma and 207 patients with non-tumor brain tissues showed that MCM5 expression was statistically up-regulated in glioblastoma ( t=3.340, P<0.001). Real-time quantitative PCR results of 3 glioblastoma tissues and 3 non-tumor brain tissues clinically collected in our hospital also indicated that significantly increased MCM5 expression in glioblastoma was noted as compared with that in the non-tumor brain tissues ( t=3.876, P<0.001). (3) As compared with the negative control group, the si-1 and si-2 groups had significantly decreased MCM5 mRNA and protein expressions, significantly lower proliferation rate 5 d after inoculation, statistically decreased number of cell clones, significantly decreased proportion of EdU positive cells, and significantly increased proportion of cells at G1 phase, and significantly impaired migration ability ( P<0.05). (4) GSEA analysis showed that mRNA in MCM5 high expression group was enriched in DNA damage repair gene, E2F target gene, MYC target gene, epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT), nterleukin 6-Janus kinase-signal transduction and transcription activation factor 3 (IL6-JAK-STAT3), interferon, KRAS, NOTCH, transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), Wnt/β-Catenin and other characteristic genes. Conclusion:MCM5 is highly expressed in glioblastoma, and MCM5 regulates the malignant progression of glioblastoma through multiple mechanisms including E2F, MYC, EMT, and Wnt/β-Catenin.
6.Decreased sorting nexin 10 expression predicts poor clinical outcomes of patients with gliomas
Mingliang HE ; Ming LUO ; Leping OUYANG ; Wangqing CAI ; Yinlun WENG ; Anmin LIU
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2016;15(3):237-240
Objective To investigate the sorting nexin 10 (SNX10) expression in glioma tissues and its relationship with prognosis of the patients.Methods Thirty glioma specimens,collected from surgery and conformed by pathology in our hospital from January 2007 to December 2012,were used in our study,and in them,9 were WHO grade Ⅰ and Ⅱ and 21 were WHO grade Ⅲ and Ⅳ;and 30 nonneoplastic tissue specimens collected during decompression were used as control group.Immunohistochemical staining using polyclonal SNX10 antibody was performed on paraffin embedded specimens.The staining intensity was stratified as absent (-),weak (+),moderate (++) and strong (4+++).The relationships of SNX10 expression with several clinic pathologic indicators and prognosis were analyzed.Results High SNX10 expression was noted in 12 specimens and low SNX10 expression in 18 specimens of the glioma group.High SNX10 expression was noted in 25 specimens and low SNX10 expression in 5 specimens of the control group;the high SNX10 expression rate in glioma tissues was significantly lower than that in non-neoplastic brain tissues (P<0.05);the high SNX10 expression rate in high-grade glioma tissues was significantly lower than that in low-grade glioma tissues (P<0.05).The median survival time ofglioma patients with high SNX10 expression was 22.50±8.27 months,and that of glioma patients with low SNX10 expression was 15.50±0.99 months.The survival rate of glioma patients with low SNX10 expression was significantly lower than that of glioma patients with high SNX10 expression (34% vs.65%,P<0.05).By Cox multi-factor risk scale model,the expression level of SNX10 and grading of tumors were identified as the independent risk factors of patient's post-operative death;following the decreased SNX10 expression,the risk of postoperative death increased 1.983 times (95% confidence interval=1.602-2.314,P<0.05).Conclusions Decreased SNX10 expression is associated with occurrence and development of gliomas,and has a significant effect on patients' post-operative survival time.Decreased SNX10 expression level may be an important index of poor prognosis in glioma patients.
7.Expression and significance of heme oxygenase Ⅰ in gliomas
Leping OUYANG ; Kaishu LI ; Jiahao LIU ; Mingliang HE ; Wangqing CAI ; Yuefei DENG ; Anmin LIU
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2017;16(6):559-563
Objective To investigate the expression and biological value of heme oxygenase I (HO-1) in gliomas. Methods Fifty-six patients with gliomas, admitted to and accepted surgery in our hospital from January 2010 to January 2015, were chosen in our study; WHO grade I was noted in 4 patients, grade Ⅱ in 16, grade Ⅲ in 10, and grade IV in 26 patients; patients with grade I and Ⅱ were as low-grade glioma group and patients with grade Ⅲ and IV were as high-grade glioma group. The HO-1 expression in the two groups was detected by immunohistochemistry. R-langrage survival tool was used to analyze the relation between HO-1 expression and prognosis of 1107 patients with gliomas selected from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Results Significant differences of HO-1 expression were observed in different grades of gliomas (P<0.05), and HO-1 high-expression rate in the high-grade gliomas (75%) was significantly higher than that in the low-grade group (30%, P<0.05). HO-1 protein expression level in the high-grade gliomas was significantly higher than that in the low-grade group (P<0.05). Moreover, area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic curve was suggested that the HO-1 could be an ideal determine factor (AUC=0.747, P=0.002). Log rank analysis indicated that the accumulate survival rate in patients with low HO-1 expression was significantly higher than that in patients with high HO-1 expression (P<0.05). TCGA database analysis showed that simultaneous survival rate in patients with low HO-1 expression was significantly higher than that in patients with high HO-1 expression (P<0.05). Conclusion Expression of HO-1 is correlated with the malignant degrees and prognoses of gliomas, and it has potential to be a novel biological marker for the diagnosis and treatment of gliomas; furthermore, HO-1 could also be a target for the study and treatment of gliomas.
8.Clinical analysis of one-stage bilateral temporal lobe lesions resection for severe bilateral radiation-induced temporal lobe injury
Leping OUYANG ; Jiahao LIU ; Mingliang HE ; Lin XIE ; Zuoyu HUANG ; Anmin LIU
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2020;19(3):273-276
Objective:To observe the safety and efficacy of one-stage bilateral temporal lobe lesions resection in patients with severe bilateral radiation-induced temporal lobe injury after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Methods:Clinical data of 12 patients with severe bilateral radiation-induced temporal lobe injury after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma underwent one-stage bilateral temporal lobe lesions resection in our hospital from January 2013 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) scores were used as predictors of surgical outcomes before and two weeks after surgery. Imaging changes of radiation-induced brain injury lesions after surgery before and 3 months after surgery, surgical-related complications, and death were observed.Results:All 12 patients (100%) had improved postoperative KPS scores, which showed significant difference as compared with the preoperative KPS scores ( P<0.05). Two patients had pulmonary infection after operation, one patient had poor wound healing, and one patient had intracranial infection; all of them recovered after expectant treatment. None of the 12 patients had new neurological symptoms after surgery. During the follow-up period, the postoperative cranial MR imaging showed that the lesions were completely removed, and the leukoencephalopathy was alleviated or completely subsided. Conclusion:One-stage bilateral temporal lobe lesions resection is feasible for bilateral radiation-induced temporal lobe injury after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.