1.Receptor for activated C kinase 1 and neoplasms
Xiuping LI ; Mingming XIAO ; Shibing JING
Journal of International Oncology 2012;39(9):662-664
As an anchoring protein,receptor for activated C kinase 1 ( RACK1 ) can combine together with many kinds of intracellular signaling molecules and participate in many signal conduction in cells.Researchers have paid close attention to the role of RACK1 in signal transduction molecule network of tumor cells.Abundant studies reveal that RACK1 can regulate signal transduction by regulating tumorigenesis and immune escape in tumor cells,and then play important roles.
2.Association between alcohol consumption and hyperuricemia among residents in Chengdu City
HAN Mingming ; WU Xinyu ; YANG Shujuan ; XIAO Xiong ; WEI Yonglan ; CHEN Heng
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(12):1013-1017, 1023
Objective:
To analyze the association between alcohol consumption and hyperuricemia among residents in Chengdu City, so as to provide the evidence for prevention and control of hyperuricemia.
Methods:
Based on the Natural Cohort Study in Southwest Area, residents at ages of 30 to 79 years were recruited in Chengdu City in 2018. Information of demographics, smoking, alcohol consumption and diet were collected through a questionnaire survey. Blood uric acid was tested in the laboratory. Participants were divided into never, moderate and excessive drinking groups based on alcohol consumption. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between alcohol consumption and hyperuricemia, and subgroup analysis was conducted according to gender, current residence, physical activity and body mass index (BMI).
Results:
A total of 20 164 residents were investigated, including 8 776 males (43.52%) and 11 388 females (56.48%), with a mean age of (51.22±12.33) years. There were 9 769 never-drinkers (48.45%), 8 310 moderate-drinkers (41.21%), and 2 085 excessive-drinkers (10.34%). Hyperuricemia was detected in 4 101 patients, with a detection rate of 20.34%. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that moderate drinking (OR=1.122, 95%CI: 1.031-1.222) and excessive drinking (OR=1.529, 95%CI: 1.349-1.734) were associated with an increased risk of hyperuricemia. Moderate and excessive drinking were associated with an increased risk of hyperuricemia among men, urban residents, residents with a high level of physical activity, and those with BMI less than 24 kg/m2 (all P<0.05). Excessive drinking were associated with an increased risk of hyperuricemia among rural residents, residents with a low level of physical activity and with BMI of 24 kg/m2 and higher (all P<0.05).
Conclusions
Both moderate and excessive drinking are associated with an increased risk of hyperuricemia. Moderate drinking is not associated with a higher risk of hyperuricemia among rural residents, residents with a low level of physical activity and with BMI of 24 kg/m2 and higher.
3.Application of Mitomycin C-eluting stent in biliary benign stricture
Mingming ZHANG ; Hongsheng XIAO ; Yang SHEN ; Yingfeng ZHANG ; Hongzhan ZHANG ; Bing HU
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2013;30(7):389-393
Objective To produce a kind of biliary stent with Mitomycin C-eliting and evaluate the availability and safety in biliary benign stricture model of rabbit.Methods 36 New Zealand rabbits were fulgurize choledochus to establish model of biliary benign stricture.Rabbits were randomly divided into Mitomycin C-eluting stent group 1 (n =12),polyurethane stent group 2 (n =12) and control group 3 (n =12) one month later.General conditions,survival of the animals and changes in liver function were observed after surgery.The histological changes of bile duct were observed after 30 days.The immunohistochemistry SP method was used to measure transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and α-Smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression.Results Stricture was improved in the two stent groups.In Mitomycin C-Eluting stent group total bilirubin dropped from 5.56 μmol/l to 0.82 μmol/l,and in polyurethane stent group total bilirubin dropped from 6.72 μmol/1 to 0.87 μmol/l.The total bilirubin decreased in both two stent groups but no statistically significant between the two stent groups,and there were no improvement in control group.Diameter of the stricture bile duct in group 1 was expanded bigger than in group 2 according to histology observation.Inflammatory cell infiltration and collagen fibroplasia in the submucosal were obviously observed in control group.The immunohistochemistry results showed that the TGF-β1 and α-SMA strongly expressed in the stenosis bile duct of group 3.The expressions in group 2 were lower than group 3,but higher than in group 1.And there was significant difference between the two stent groups (P < 0.05).Conclusion The new Mitomycin C-Eluting stent is safe and provides enhanced local drug delivery.It also can inhibit the form of Biliary scar to a certain degree.
4.Expression and significance of autophagy-related genes in acute pancreatitis
Xia LI ; Xiao YU ; Can YU ; Zhiqiang LI ; Duo HAN ; Hui HUANG ; Mingming SHANG ; Hongwei ZHU
Chinese Journal of Pancreatology 2017;17(4):220-223
Objective To examine the expression and analyze the significance of autophagy-related gene microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (MAP1-LC3,LC3),p62 and lysosorne-associated membrane protein 2 (LAMP-2) in pancreatic tissues of mice with acute pancreatitis (AP).Methods Twenty mice were randomized into AP group and control group,and the number of mice was equal between two groups.AP group was intra-peritoneally injected by 20% L-arginine solution (two injections of 4 g/kg body weight,every 1 h) in the dosage of 4 g/l kg twice every 1 hour to establish AP model,while control group was administered with equal volume of normal saline by intra-peritoneal injection.All the mice were euthanized at 24 hour after the last injection.Pancreatic histopathological changes were measured.In addition,the protein expressions of LC3,p62 and LAMP-2 were detected by Western blot.Results No obvious pathological changes were observed in control group.Pancreatic acinar edema,structure destruction,missing,the obvious widening of interlobular septum,small interlobular septum and acinar septum,and the necrosis of acinar cells at different degrees were observed in AP group.The pathological score for tissue edema,hemorrhage,necrosis and inflammation in AP group was 3.13 ± 0.50,2.83 ± 0.32,3.25 ± 0.46 and 3.16 ± 0.47,respectively,which was all 0 in control group.The differences were statistically significant between AP group and control group (P < 0.01).In AP group,the ratio of LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ,p62 and LAMP-2 protein in pancreatic tissue were 1.16 ± 0.08,0.94 ± 0.04 and 0.35 ± 0.04,respectively,which were 0.24 ± 0.02,0.34 ± 0.03 and 0.95 ± 0.03 in control group.The ratio of LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ and p62 protein in pancreatic tissue in AP group were much higher than those in control group,while LAMP-2 in AP group was lower than that in control group,and there was statistically significant difference between two groups (all P <0.01).Conclusions Intraperitoneal injection of L-arginine could induce acute pancreatitis,and autophagy is impaired,which was associated with decreased LAMP-2 protein expression.
5.Establishment of nomogram for dyslipidemia related factors
Mingming SHI ; Xiao ZHANG ; Na LI ; Jinfeng HU
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;31(5):460-464
Objective :
To explore the related factors of dyslipidemia and establish a nomogram for predicting the risk of dyslipidemia among residents in Shangcheng District of Hangzhou.
Methods :
By multi-stage random sampling method,five streets were randomly sampled from Shangcheng District;two communities were sampled from each street;153 families were sampled from each community. All residents aged 18 years and above were included for questionnaire survey,physical examination,glucose and lipid detection. Logistic regression model was applied to analyzing influencing factors for dyslipidemia,and a nomogram was built for risk assessment of individual dyslipidemia.
Results :
Among 3 061 respondents,536 with dyslipidemia were detected. The prevalence of dyslipidemia was 17.51%,the standardized prevalence of dyslipidemia was 13.74% according to age. The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age of 45 years and above(OR45~64 years= 2.623,95%CI:1.738-3.961;OR65~74 years=3.941,95%CI:2.632-5.900;OR≥75 years=3.264,95%CI:2.095-5.084),overweight or obesity(OR=1.725,95%CI:1.390-2.140),diabetes(OR=3.103,95%CI:2.369-4.063),hypertension(OR=2.789, 95%CI:2.196-3.542)and family history of coronary heart disease(OR=2.215,95%CI:1.443-3.399)were risk factors for dyslipidemia;daily exercise(OR=0.790,95%CI:0.630-0.991)was a protective factor for dyslipidemia. In the nomogram,age of 45-64 years,65-74 years,75 years and above,overweight or obesity,diabetes,hypertension,family history of coronary heart disease and no daily exercise were scored 70,100,86,40,83,75,58 and 17,respectively(totally 373),with a high C-index of 0.790(95%CI:0.779-0.801).
Conclusion
Age,overweight or obesity, diabetes,hypertension,family history of coronary heart disease and daily exercise were related to dyslipidemia. The nomogram based on these factors can help evaluate the risk of dyslipidemia individually.
6.Epidemiological surveillance of Henipavirus in Chongqing
Dan PENG ; Zhilei ZENG ; Dan ZHU ; Xiao CHEN ; Jianping YU ; Mingming XU ; Yingying ZHANG ; Qunling ZHAN ; Hong ZHAI ; Peng XIE
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2008;28(11):1050-1054
Objective To establish nucleic acid testing techniques for detecting Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV), and to test the NiV and HeV in peripheral blood collected from domestic pigs, cows and goats in Chongqing. Methods Peripheral blood samples of 580 domestic pigs, 250 cows, 180 goats were collected from Chongqing since June 2007 to June 2008. The lymphocytes were separated by density gradient centrifugation and total RNA was extracted using Trizol method for detection of NiV and HeV with one-step real-time RT-PCR. Sequence identification and analysis were performed for positive PCR prod-ucts. Virus isolation and culture were adopted for positive samples, and epidemiologic reports were submit-ted. Results Nucleic acid detections searching for NiV and HeV were successfully performed in animal blood samples collected from Chongqing. "Takeoff points" were not found in fluorescence amplification curves of all samples. Curves kept the same slope, and assays were judged as negative. Conclusion Until now, Neither NiV or HeV infection has been found in domestic animals blood samples collected from Chongqing, which suggest a lower possibility of outbreaks of Nipah disease and Hendra disease in Chongqing in the near future.
7.Effect of tetrahydropalmatine on expression of Cav1. 2 in dorsal root ganglion neurons in mice with sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury
Haibo JIANG ; Jun WANG ; Jianhua SU ; Mingming FANG ; Nan YANG ; Jiawei YANG ; Fen WAN ; Hang XIAO ; Jinrong TANG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2015;(11):1598-1602,1603
Aim To investigate the analgesic effect of tetrahydropalmatine on Cav1 . 2 expression in the dorsal root ganglion ( DRG) of mice with sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury ( CCI ) -induced neuropathic pain. Methods Forty male C57 BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 5 groups ( n =5 ): sham group ( group S) , CCI group ( group C ) and L-THP group ( group L) . Steady mice models of neuropathic pain were es-tablished by inducing CCI of sciatic nerve. According to development of neuropathic pain in mice, L group was divided into induction period, induction with ma-intenance period and long-term low-dose group. The mice were intraperitoneally administered with 45 mg · kg-1 tetrahydropalmatine in induction ( day 0~5 ) , in-duction with maintenance ( day 0~5 , 14~19 ) period of neuropathic pain state. From the instant after opera-tion, 15 mg · kg-1 tetrahydropalmatine was injected into the long-term low-dose group once per day for 19 days. Then, the behavior changes of mice were moni-tored. Moreover, the threshold of mechanical and ther-mal stimuli was tested. In addition, the expression of Cav1 . 2 protein was detected by Western blot and im-munohistochemical staining. Results The lowest ex-pression of Cav1 . 2 was observed in group C and the highest expression level of Cav1 . 2 was found in group S. Cav1. 2 expression was significantly up-regulated in induction period group, induction with maintenance period group and long-term low-dose group ( P<0. 05 , P<0. 01). Compared with group C, high dose of tet-rahydropalmatine in induction period group, induction with maintenance period group and long-term low-dose group showed reduced mechanical allodynia and ther-mal hyperalgesia induced by nerve injury ( P <0. 05 , P<0. 01). Meanwhile, high dose of tetrahydropalma-tine significantly relieved the mechanical allodynia in induction period group, induction with maintenance period group and thermal hyperalgesia in maintenance period group (P<0. 05). However, there was no ob-vious effect on mechanical allodynia and thermal hyper-algesia induced by nerve injury ( P >0. 05 ) in long-term low-dose group. Conclusions High dose of tet-rahydropalmatine in induction period group, induction with maintenance period group and low-dose among the whole experiment process obviously relieves the neuro-pathic pain induced by nerve injury. The analgesic effect of tetrahydropalmatine on neuropathic pain may be due to the increased expression of Cav1 . 2 protein in DRG neurons.
8.MRI and DTI in evaluation on vascular cognitive impairment of rat models
Lin WEI ; Mingming HUANG ; Xiaowan CAO ; Yan XIAO ; Hui YU
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2018;34(2):161-165
Objective To explore the imaging indexes of early diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI).Methods Totally 30 rats were collected and divided into model group (n=20) and control group (n=10).Modified 4-VO method was used to establish the VCI rat models.Morris water maze test was used to detect learning and memory abilities of rats.T2W and DTI scanning were performed in all rats 2 weeks,1 month,3 months and 5 months after operation,respectively.ROI was used to analyze the change of hippocampal volume and FA value.Voxel-based analysis (VBA) was used to analyze the change of FA value in all brain on DTI images.Then the rats were sacrificed,HE staining and Nissl staining of brain tissue slices were performed to observe the morphological changes.Results Compared with control group,the learning and memory ability of rats in model group decreased significantly.Compared with the control group,the hippocampal volume and FA value in model group decreased significantly at 3 months and 5 months after operation,respectively (all P<0.05).FA in many brain areas reduced 1,3,5 months after operation in model group (all P<0.05),and the decrease regions expanded with time going.Pyramidal cells in the hippocampal showed degeneration and nuclear condensation,and cytoplasmic Nissl bodies demonstrated reduction and disappearance gradually.Conclusion Changes of rat hippocampal volume and microscopic white matter may be helpful to early diagnosis of VCI.Decrease of FA value can be used as an indicator for early diagnosis and severity evaluation of VCI.
9.Changes in serum IL-1β, IFN-γ and IL-4 levels in children with sepsis and their values in differential diagnosis of Gram-positive/Gram-negative bacterial infection
Yanbo WANG ; Xiao LIU ; Mingming ZHANG ; Li LI ; Zhongyi SUN ; Bin ZHOU ; Liang ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2023;43(12):939-944
Objective:To analyze the changes in serum IL-1β, IFN-γ and IL-4 levels in children with sepsis and analyze their values in the differential diagnosis of Gram-positive (G + )/Gram-negative (G -) bacterial infection. Methods:Clinical data of 195 children with sepsis admitted to Xuzhou Central Hospital from February 2020 to February 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. They were all confirmed to have G + /G - bacterial infection based on pathogen culturing and identification and enrolled as disease group. Another 180 healthy children taking physical examination in the same hospital during the same period were recruited as control group. The distribution of G + /G - bacterial infection in the disease group was analyzed after pathogen culturing. ELISA was used to detect serum IL-1β, IFN-γ and IL-4 levels in both groups. Differences in the levels of serum IL-1β, IFN-γ and IL-4 were compared between the disease group and the control group as well as between the patients with G + /G - bacterial infection. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to evaluate the values of serum IL-1β, IFN-γ and IL-4 levels used alone or in combination in the differential diagnosis of G + /G - bacterial infection. Results:A total of 211 strains were isolated from 195 blood culture samples in the disease group, including 181 strains (85.78%) of G + bacteria and 30 strains (14.22%) of G - bacteria. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and Salmonella were the predominant bacteria causing G + /G - bacterial infection, respectively. The levels of serum IL-1β and IFN-γ in the disease group were higher than those in the control group ( P<0.05), while the levels of serum IL-4 were similar in the two groups ( P>0.05). The levels of serum IL-1β, IFN-γ and IL-4 in the patients with G - bacterial infection were higher than those in the patients with G + bacterial infection ( P<0.05). The sensitivity and the area under the ROC curve of serum IL-1β, IFN-γ and IL-4 levels used in combination in the differential diagnosis of G + /G - bacterial infection were respectively 91.62% and 0.960, which were higher than those of each parameter used alone ( P<0.01, P<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the specificity ( P>0.05). Conclusions:The levels of serum IL-1β and IFN-γ increased in children with sepsis, while the serum IL-4 level was basically normal in them. Children with G - bacterial infection tended to have higher serum IL-1β, IFN-γ and IL-4 levels. The combination use of all three parameters showed higher value in the differential diagnosis of G + /G - bacterial infection.
10.Epidemiological investigation of Borna disease virus infection in horses and donkeys in Yili, Xinjiang
Yiagying ZHANG ; Qunling ZHAN ; Mingming XU ; Jianping YU ; Zhilei ZENG ; Hong ZHA ; Yanxi LIU ; Xiao CHEN ; Dan PENG ; Dan ZHU ; Yongbo HU ; Kang HUO ; Peng XIE
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2009;29(4):321-325
Objective To investigate the epidemiology of BDV infection in Yili horses and Yili donkeys and to analyze phylogenetic source of BDV in Yili area, Xinjiang. Methods We established fluo- rescence quantitative nested RT-PCR to detect BDV p24 segment in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of 518 Yili horses and 206 Yili donkeys in Yili area, Xinjiang. Positive products were validated by detecting BDV p40 segment and plasmid to preclude the contamination, and were sequenced to analyze the homology of gene sequence, amino acid sequence and phylogenetic tree. Results The positive rates of BDV infection in PBMCs of 518 Yili horses and 206 Yili donkeys were 0.97% and 1.94%, respectively. The results of BDV p40 segment verification were positive in all of the samples of BDV p24 positive. All the samples tested were not contaminated by plasmid. There was a homology of the gene sequence of positive PCR samples with strain He/80. And the gene sequence revealed more than 93% identical to H1766 and strain V. Conclusion Our study suggested BDV natural infection in Yili horses and Yili donkeys. The en- demic BDV had a high degree of identity to strain He/80.