1.The changes of CD27+ B cells in peripheral blood of the patients with HBV related disease and its clinical significance
Jianjun LIN ; Dongjiu ZHAO ; Meiqin TONG ; Yanwu HE ; Fengqin YU
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2016;23(11):1645-1648,后插3
Objective To observe the changes of peripheral blood CD27+B cells percentage in patients with HBV-related disease of different severity and the clinical significance.Methods 20 cases of chronic viral hepatitis B,23 cases of HBV-related liver cirrhosis,21 cases of liver cancer were selected,25 cases of healthy controls in the corresponding period who had the physical examination were set as the healthy control group.The peripheral blood in the healthy controls and the patients with HBV-related disease was collected.The cellular immune level changes and CD27+ B cells percentage was detected by flow cytometry,the humoral immunity was detected by immune transmission turbidty method:IgM,IgD.Results (1)Compared with the healthy control group,CD27+B cells percentage significantly decreased in the three groups of patients with HBV-related disease [(5.16 ± 0.36) % vs.(4.52 ± 0.22) %,(2.24 ± 0.15) %,(0.58 ± 0.02) %,F =4.32,P < 0.05],and the downward trend gradually obvious as the disease degree exacerbated.nnnnn(2)IgM,IgD in the three groups of HBV related disease patients rised obviously,and the increase range became more obvious as the disease degree exacerbation(F =3.29,5.23,P =0.02,0.03).Conclusion CD27+B cells has a close relationship with HBV-related disease,and rebuilding the body's immune defense system is great importance for evaluating prognosis and the clinical guidance in HBV-related disease.
2.SS-31 inhibits O3 -mediated airway hyperresponsiveness and mucus hypersecretion in mice
Meiqin Xie ; Chenfei Li ; Qi Liu ; Jiali Weng ; Hai Zhang ; Feng Li ; Xiaoyun Fan
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(6):908-913
Objective :
To investigate whether Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant peptide SS-31 can inhibit the ozone ( O3 ) -induced mice lung airway hyperresponsiveness and mucus hypersecretion.
Methods :
Eight-week C57BL /6 mice were randomized into four groups,including phosphate buffer saline (PBS) + Air group,SS-31 + Air group, PBS + O3 group and SS-31 + O3 group.C57BL /6 mice were injected intraperitoneally with SS-31 ( 10 mg / kg) one hour before ozone exposure ,and then single-exposed to ozone at a concentration of 5. 01 × 10 -6 mol / m3 for 3 hours.After 24 hours,airway hyperresponsiveness(AHR) and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cells numbers were measured.Lung tissue schiff periodic acid shiff (PAS) staining,malondialdehyde (MDA) ,inflammatory factors ( interleukin,IL ) -1 β , IL-6 ,IL-18 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 ( MCP-1 ) ) and mucin factor (MUC5B) were detected,and the protein expression levels of NOD-like receptor thermal protein domain associated protein 3 (NLRP3) ,pro-Caspase 1 / Caspase 1 (p20) ,Gasdermin D ( GSDMD) and Cleaved GSDMD were determined by Western blot.
Results:
O3 exposure caused both mice lung airway hyperresponsiveness and mucus hypersecretion.However,SS-31 could inhibit the O3 -induced airway hyperresponsiveness and mucus secretion,reduce the levels of oxidative stress and inflammatory factor mRNA expression ,and downregulate the protein expression level of NLRP3 and the activated forms of Caspase 1 and GSDMD.
Conclusion
SS-31 could suppress O3 -induced mice airway hyperresponsiveness and mucus hypersecretion by inhibiting the NLRP3 / Caspase 1 / GSDMD signaling pathway.