1.The evaluation if interleukin-6 in diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2006;0(07):-
Objective To explore the effect of interleukin-6 in diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma.Methods 35 cases with ovarian carcinoma were selected as study group,and 20 cases with ovarian benign and 15 normal women as control groups.The levels of IL-6 in serum were measured by enzyme-labeled immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results The levels of IL-6 in serum in study group were significantly higher than those in control group(P
2.Analysis of therapeutic outcomes of polycystic ovary syndrome patients with hyperprolactinemia
Caisheng XU ; Lixuan ZHENG ; Sujie LI
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2009;16(2):215-216
Objective To study effect of drug treatment in polycystic ovary syndrome patients with hyperprolactinemia.Methods We retrospectively studied 50 women with polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperprolactinemia from the outpatient between January 2005 and April 2008.Acccording to the beginning time of bmmocriptine.all women were divided into two groups.Groups Ⅰ was composed of 38 cases who received bromocriptine before induction of ovulation cycies,and the dose of bromocriptine was modulated depending on the level of serum prolaotin.When serum prolactin was controlled at normal levels,we decreased the dosage of bromocriptine step by step(1.25mg once),and then continued the treatment at maintenance dosage for no less than 3 weeks.After a baseline ultrasonographic examination on day 3,patients were treated with clomiphene citrate at a dosage of 100mg(2 tablets/day)for 5 days of a normal cycle or progesterone-induced bleeding.On day 9.we monitored the growth conditions of follicles routinely with trails-vagihal ultrasound.If there was no dominant follicle,we added human menopausal hormone(HMG 75U/d)to the protocol.Human chorionic gonadotropin(HCG,5 000-10 000IU)was given intramuscularly when the mean diameter of a follicle reached at least 18mm.At the same time we iustmcted the patients to have sexual intercourses or carried out artificial inseminations before and after ovulation.Group Ⅱ were 12 cases in which induction of ovulations were commenced almost simultaneously with beginning of bromeoriptine.The same protucol was given to patients in group Ⅱ.The procedures of ovulation induction and the outcomes of treatment were analyzed and compared.Results Compared with groupⅡ.the days of using HMG in group Ⅰ was shorter by instructing the time of sexual intercourse.The difference was significant(P=0.004).And there were similar rosults in the artificial insemination cycles(P=0.009).The rate of pregnancy in group Ⅰ(42% 16/38)was higher than that in group Ⅱ(25%,3/12),but the difference was not obvious.Conclusion Bromocriptine administration before the stimulated ovulation therapy can decrease the total dosage and treatment course of ovulating drugs.Induction of ovulations simultaneously with start of bromocriptine therapy can shorten the treatment time of infertility.
3.Assay of Correlative Oncogene of Testicular Tissues in Cryptorchids
Guoqing LIU ; Lixuan WANG ; Wei ZHENG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2000;0(12):-
The P53,Rb,nm23,C-berB-2 genes of testicular tissues were assayed with immunohistochemical method in 30 hereditary cryptorchids.The results indicate that nm23 of 4 cases and C-berB-2 of 2 cases were positively stained in 30 cases,and one of the 6 cases was both positively stained in an abdominal undescended testis.The findings suggest that aberrantion of nm23,C-berB-2 genes is associated with testicular neoplasms of retained testis,specifically abdominal undescended testis has trend to variation of correlative oncogenes of testicular tissues.
4.Relationship between plasma substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide concentrations and intraoperative cardiovascular events in diabetic patients
Lixuan YAN ; Ruilin ZHANG ; Zheng GUO
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2017;37(6):649-652
Objective To evaluate the relationship between plasma substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) concentrations and intraoperative cardiovascular events in diabetic patients.Methods Twenty-two patients of either sex with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 22 non-diabetic patients of either sex,of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,aged 50-77 yr,undergoing elective knee arthroplasty under neuraxial anesthesia,served as diabetes mellitus group (group DM) and non-diabetes mellitus group (group NDM),respectively.The patients of either group were further divided into 2 subgroups (n =11 each) according to whether or not the patients had cardiovascular diseases before operation:no cardiovascular disease subgroups (NDM-NCVD subgroup and DM-NCVD subgroup) and cardiovascular disease subgroups (NDM-CVD subgroup and DM-CVD subgroup).The plasma SP and CGRP concentrations were dertermined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay at 30 min before operation and at the end of operation.The plasma cardiac troponin Ⅰ (cTnI) concentrations were measrued by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay at 30 min before operation and 24 h after operation.The development of intraoperative cardiovascular events was recorded.Results Compared with group NDM,the incidence of intraoperative cardiovascular events and plasma cTnI concentrations at each time point were significantly increased,and the plasma concentrations of SP and CGRP were decreased in group DM (P<0.05).Compared with group DM-NCVD,the incidence of intraoperative cardiovascular events and plasma cTnI concen trations at each time point were significantly increased,and the plasma concentrations of SP and CGRP were decreased in group DM-CVD (P<0.05).Conclusion The development of intraoperative cardiovascular events is related to the decrease in plasma concentrations of SP and CGRP in diabetic patients.
5.Effects of multiple-trough sampling design and algorithm on the estimation of population and individual pharmacokinetic parameters.
Jing LING ; Lixuan QIAN ; Junjie DING ; Zheng JIAO
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(5):686-94
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of multiple-trough sampling design and nonlinear mixed effect modeling (NONMEM) algorithm on the estimation of population and individual pharmacokinetic parameters. Oxcarbazepine and tacrolimus were used as one-compartment and two-compartment model drugs, respectively. Seven sampling designs were investigated using various number of trough concentrations per individual ranging from 1-4. Monte Carlo simulations were performed to produce state-steady trough concentrations. One-compartment model was used to fit simulated data from oxcarbazepine and tacrolimus. The accuracy and precision of the estimated parameters were evaluated using the median prediction error (PE), the median absolute PE and boxplot. The results indicated that trough concentrations could yield reliable estimates of apparent clearance (CL/F). For oxcarbazepine, as the number of trough concentrations per subject increased, the accuracy and precision of CL/F, between-subject variability (BSV) of CL/F and residual variability (RUV) tended to be improved. For tacrolimus, however, although no improvement were observed in the accuracy of CL/F and BSV of CL/F, the PE distribution ranges were significantly narrowed and the RUV estimates were less bias and imprecise. In terms of algorithm, Monte Carlo importance sampling (IMP) and IMP assisted by mode a posteriori estimation (IMPMAP) were consistently better than other methods. Additionally, the sampling design had no significant effects on the individual parameter estimates, which were only depended on the interaction between BSV and RUV in various algorithms. Decreased in BSV and RUV levels can improve the accuracy and precision of the estimation for both population and individual pharmacokinetic parameter estimates.
6.Relationship Between Maximum Standardized Uptake Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT and Clinical Features of Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Dong ZHENG ; Lixuan NIU ; Jiahe TIAN ; Ke LI ; Junhua LIU ; Jun FEI
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2017;25(7):481-486
Purpose To investigate the relationship between maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of 18F-FDG PET/CT and clinical features of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC),in order to provide better PET/CT results for clinical guide.Materials and Methods Fifty-two patients with pathologically confirmed TSCC who accepting PET/CT examination before surgery were retrospectively analyzed.Single-factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were conducted on possible factors influencing primary tumor SUVmax,including gender,age,smoking history,tumor location,tumor size,TNM stage,T stage and N stage.Results Single-analysis showed that SUVmax was correlated with gender,tumor location,tumor size,TNM stage,T stage and N stage (P<0.05),and was not correlated with tumor differentiation,smoking history and age (P>0.05).Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that gender,tumor location,tumor size,T stage and N stage were independent influencing factors of primary tumor SUVmax (P<0.05).Primary tumor SUVmax had predictive value for lymph node metastasis.When the cutoff value was 6.57,the diagnostic efficiency was the highest,the sensitivity was 79.2% and the specificity was 85.7%.Conclusion TSCC 18F-FDG PET/CT SUVmax is higher among male patients with tongue base tumor location,larger tumor size and lymph node metastasis.Primary tumor SUVmax is of important significance in predicting lymph node metastasis.
7.PET/CT in Diagnosis and Staging of Tongue Cancer
Dong ZHENG ; Lixuan NIU ; Jun FEI ; Ke LI ; Ruyi YAN ; Jiahe TIAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2017;25(7):496-500,504
Purpose To investigate the application value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis and staging of tongue cancer,in order to improve the accuracy of preoperative staging.Materials and Methods The 18F-FDG PET/CT findings of 52 patients with pathologically confirmed tongue cancer were retrospectively analyzed.The tumor location,size,FDG metabolic characteristics and tumor staging were observed,and compared with postoperative pathology.Results PET/CT showed that most patients were at middle or late stage when initially diagnosed (28/52).The lesions were mostly located on middle or middle-back region of tongues,and the average SUVmax was 6.81 ± 3.81.The sensitivity of PET/CT diagnosing tongue cancer was 94.2%.There was no significant difference in SUVmax between high,medium-high and medium differentiated tongue cancer primary lesions (P>0.05).The SUVmax of tongue cancer at stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ was obviously higher than that at stage Ⅰ and Ⅱ,and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.008).The diagnose and staging of tongue cancer using preoperative PET/CT and postoperative pathology were in excellent consistence (Kappa=0.859,P<0.01).The staging accuracy reached 90.4% (47/52).Conclusion Higher SUVmax value indicates worse tongue cancer staging,but it is of little significance in predicting differentiation.PET/CT can provide an objective imaging basis for preoperative diagnosis and accurate staging of tongue cancer.
8.LRRK2G2019S mutation induced microglia activation after iron removal by inhibiting autophagy associated proteins
Zheng LIU ; Zijian ZHENG ; Xinjie LIU ; Cheng XUE ; Xiao WU ; Xinran ZHANG ; Jianwei LI ; Lixuan LU ; Guohui LU
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2023;22(11):1098-1110
Objective:To investigate the effect of LRRK2G2019S mutation on activation of microglia after iron deprivation and its mechanism.Methods:(1) Microglia were differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSC) with the help of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) and identified by immunofluorescent staining, and α-synuclein (α-syn) A53T mutant protein was obtained by protein purification technology. (2) Microglia were divided into control group, α-syn group, α-syn+ deferoxamine (DFO) group; phosphate buffer solution (PBS), 1 μmol/L purified α-syn A53T mutant protein, 1 μmol/L purified α-syn A53T mutant protein+30 mmol/L DFO were given respectively for 24 h. Fe 2+ concentration was detected by colorimetry, Rab35 protein expression was detected by Western blotting, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level was detected by flow cytometry, and interleukin-6 ( IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α ( TNF-α) and transforming growth factor-β ( TGF-β) mRNA expressions were detected by real time-PCR (RT-PCR); microglia culture supernatant (MCS) in the 3 groups were transfered to SH-SY5Y cells, and SH-SY5Y cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry. (3) Bidirectional DNA sequencing was used to detect leucine rich repeat kinase 2 ( LRRK2) gene mutations in microglia treated with 1 μmol/L purified α-syn A53T mutant protein. Microglia were divided into control group, α-syn group and α-syn+GSK3357679A group, and treated with corresponding drugs for 24 h, respectively (LRRK2 inhibitor GSK3357679A concentration: 10 nmol/L), and LRRK2 protein expression was detected by Western blotting; microglia were divided into control group, α-syn group, α-syn+GSK3357679A, and α-syn+GSK3357679A+DFO group, and treated with corresponding drugs for 24 h, Rab35 protein expression was detected by Western blotting, intracellular ROS level was detected by flow cytometry, and IL-6, TNF-α and TGF-β mRNA expressions were detected by RT-PCR. (4) Microglia were divided into control group, α-syn group, α-syn+rapamycin (RAPA) group, and treated with corresponding drugs for 24 h (concentration of autophagy inducer RAPA: 50 nmol/L); protein expressions of Rab35, P62 and microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 II (LC3II) were detected by Western blotting; intracellular ROS level was detected by flow cytometry, and IL-6, TNF-α and TGF-β mRNA expressions were detected by RT-PCR. (5) Microglia were divided into control group, α-syn group, and α-syn+Rab35 group, and treated with corresponding drugs for 24 h (concentration of Rab35 overexpressed plasmids: 1 μg/mL); Rab35, P62, and LC3II protein expressions were detected by Western blotting; ROS level was detected by flow cytometry, and IL-6, TNF-α and TGF-β mRNA expressions were detected by RT-PCR. Results:(1) Immunofluorescent staining showed negative neuronal nuclei (NeuN) expression and positive ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 (Iba1) expression in microglia, and high LRRK2 expression; PcDNA3.1-SNCA-A53T expression plasmid was constructed and α-syn A53T mutant protein was purified. (2) The Fe 2+ concentration in α-syn group was significantly higher than that in control group, and the Fe 2+ concentration in α-syn+DFO group was significantly lower than that in α-syn group ( P<0.05); the Rab35 protein and TGF-β mRNA expressions in control group, α-syn group and α-syn+DFO group were decreased successively, while the IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA expressions were increased successively, with significant differences ( P<0.05); ROS level and SH-SY5Y cell apoptosis rate in control group, α-syn group, α-syn+DFO group were increased successively. (3) Bidirectional DNA sequencing showed that the LRRK2G2019S mutation in microglia was the most obvious after α-syn A53T mutant protein stimulation; compared with the control group, the α-syn group had significantly increased LRRK2 protein expression, while the α-syn+GSK3357679A group had significantly decreased LRRK2 protein expression compared with α-syn group ( P<0.05); compared with the control group, the α-syn group had significantly decreased Rab35 protein and TGF-β mRNA expressions, and statistically increased IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA expressions ( P<0.05); compared with α-syn group, the α-syn+GSK3357679A group had significantly increased Rab35 protein and TGF-β mRNA expressions, and statistically decreased IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA expressions ( P<0.05); compared with α-syn+GSK3357679A group, α-syn+GSK3357679A+DFO group had significantly increased IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA expressions, and significantly decreased Rab35 protein and TGF-β mRNA expressions ( P<0.05). The α-syn group had higher ROS level than the control group, the α-syn+GSK3357679A group had lower ROS level than the α-syn group, and the α-syn+GSK3357679A+DFO group had higher ROS level than the α-syn+GSK3357679A group. (4) Compared with the control group, the α-syn group had significantly decreased Rab35 and LC3II protein, and TGF-β mRNA expressions, and significantly increased P62 protein, IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA expressions ( P<0.05); compared with α-syn group, the α-syn+RAPA group had significantly increased Rab35 and LC3II protein, and TGF-β mRNA expressions, and significantly decreased P62 protein, and IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA expressions ( P<0.05); the α-syn group had higher ROS level than the control group and α-syn+RAPA group. (5) Compared with the control group, the α-syn group had significantly decreased Rab35 and LC3II protein, and TGF-β mRNA expressions, and statistically increased P62 protein, and IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA expressions ( P<0.05); compared with the α-syn group, the α-syn+Rab35 group had significantly increased Rab35 and LC3II protein, and TGF-β mRNA expressions, and significantly decreased P62 protein, and IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA expressions ( P<0.05). The α-syn group had higher ROS level than the control group and α-syn+Rab35 group. Conclusion:LRRK2G2019S can induce neuroinflammation by inhibiting Rab35-related autophagy under iron deprivation, and Rab35 is expected to be a key factor in intervening neuroinflammation.