1.Evaluate the security of the treatment of a new bioartificial liver system with experimental pig model
Longhui XIONG ; Guolin HE ; Zhi ZHANG ; Yan WANG ; Mingxin PAN ; Yi GAO
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(9):1038-1040
Objective To evaluate the security of big animals with a new bioartificial liver system .Methods Six Tibet pigs re-spectively received treatment of hybrid artificial liver and simple bioartificial liver ,observed and recorded the vital signs ,venous pressure ,transmembrane pressure and slurry pot pressure each hour ,and collected blood to make endotoxin and bacterial culture test in the zero hour ,fourth and eighth hour .Results Compared with the zero hour ,venous pressure ,transmembrane pressure ,slur-ry pot pressure were much higher in the fifth hour (P< 0 .05) ,and there were no significant difference in the rest of other time points(P>0 .05) .The mean arterial pressure and respiratory rate in all time point showed no significant changes (P>0 .05) .Com-pared with the zero hour ,the heart rate was much lower in the second hour (P<0 .01) .The values of blood endotoxin were less than 0 .5 EU/mL in the zero hour ,fourth and eighth hour from beginning ,and the bacterial culture test showed no growth of bacteria . Conclusion The experiment of big animals with a new bioartificial liver system was safe ,the efficacy in the treatment of hepatic failure could be assessed further .
2.Exosome-derived miR-20a inhibit apoptosis of TAM by targeting BCL2L11 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Longhui LV ; Xiaoque HUANG ; Xiaoming XIONG ; Xu ZHANG ; Zhihui YANG ; Hongyan FANG
Chongqing Medicine 2017;46(6):721-724,728
Objective To investigate whether exosome-derived microRNA of nasopharyngeal carcinoma suppresses apoptosis of tumor associated macrophage (TAM).Methods Target microRNAs and genes were determined by bioinformatics methods.Isolated exosomes were used to detect miR-20a expression by qRT-PCR.Furthermore,apoptosis index and proteins involved in apoptotic pathways were detected after miR-20a mimic and inhibitor transfection into macrophages.Results miR-20a expression was upregulated in isolated exosomes.miR-20a target gene was BCL2L11.MiR-20a overexpression could inhibit apoptosis of macrophages,meanwhile,apoptotic pathways related proteins Bim,caspase-9 and caspase-3 were significantly suppressed by miR-20a mimic(P<0.05).Condusion miR-20a can suppress activation of Bim-caspase-9-casepase-3 and resulting in apoptotic inhibition of macrophages.
3.Experimental study of Tibet miniature pig model of acute renal failure treated by a novel hybrid liver and renal support system
Lei FENG ; Guolin HE ; Longhui XIONG ; Chaoyi FU ; Xiaolin HUO ; Yi GAO
Chongqing Medicine 2016;45(8):1009-1011,1015
Objective To evaluate the novel hybrid liver and renal support system the safety and efficacy of the treatment of Tibet mini pig model of renal failure .Methods Five Tibet miniature pig bilateral renal artery ligation approached to construct the models of renal failure ,treatment group was treated with therapy (CRRT mode) of the novel hybrid liver and renal support system after modeling ,while the control group received no treatment .Drawning venous blood endotoxin ,biochemical tests and aerobic anae‐robic culture when in the treatment of 0 ,4 ,8 h;then we observed the changes of biochemical indicators in Tibet mini pigs before and after treatment ;we recorded machine pressure monitoring indicators every 2 hour during treatment .Results The model of renal failure of two experimental animals were successfully constructed .The general condition of treatment group was improved after treated by the novel hybrid liver and renal support system ,while the control groups continued to deteriorate .The experimental ani‐mals did not appear abnormal ECG during the experiment .Two groups of animals showed no statistics significant difference (P>0 .05) in the period of 0 h .In the remaining period ,heart rate and respiratory rate in treatment group was significantly reduced(P<0 .05) ,while oxygen saturation and mean arterial pressure were significantly increased compared to control group(P<0 .05) .There was no differences of biochemical indicators between two groups before modeling (P>0 .05);after modeling both groups biochemi‐cal indicators was significantly increased compared with baseline (P<0 .05);after treatment of the hybrid liver and renal support systems in the treatment group ,the biochemical parameters were significantly decreased compared with baseline ,the difference was statistically significant different(P<0 .05) ,while the control group did not change significantly .Blood endotoxin measured results were less than 0 .5 EU/mL ,arteriovenous end aerobic anaerobic culture showed no bacterial growth .Pathological examination showed significant swelling of the renal tubular epithelium and tubular necrosis .Conclusion The novel hybrid liver and renal sup‐port system for the treatment of Tibet mini‐pig model of renal failure is safe and effective ,and it can be further attempts for clinical trials .