1.Immunopathological mechanism of TNBS-induced inflammatory bowel disease in mice
Lei YANG ; Qinghong MENG ; Li ZUO
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2017;37(8):567-572
Objective To study the possible pathogenesis of TNBS (2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid)-induced inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a mouse model by analyzing histological changes in colon and the expression of cytokines and transcription factor RORγt related to T cell subsets in mesenteric lymph nodes.Methods Female BALB/c mice aged 6-8 weeks were randomly grouped into two groups: IBD model and normal control groups.The mouse model of IBD was established by treating mice with 200 μl of 5% TNBS/50% ethanol solution (1∶1) through intestinal instillation, while the mice in the normal control group were instilled with PBS.Pathological changes in colon samples of mice were observed.Real-time PCR was performed to detect the dynamic expression of Th1 cytokines (IL-2, IFN-γ and IL-12p40), Th2 cytokine (IL-4), Treg-related cytokine (IL-10), Th17 cell-related cytokines (IL-17, IL-21 and IL-23) and transcription factor RORγt in mesenteric lymph nodes.Results The mice in the model group begun to show abnormal vital signs such as diarrhea, loss of weight and reduced activity, and mild hyperemia of intestinal mucosa and edema from the third day after modeling.Slight lesions were observed in histological slices of colon tissues stained with hematoxylin and eosin (HE).The expression of IL-21, IL-23 and IL-17 at mRNA level were significantly increased, while the expression of other cytokines showed no significant change.On the sixth day after modeling, many pathological symptoms and intestinal mucosal lesions were aggravated, and marked infiltration of inflammatory cells was observed in histological slices of colon tissues, which indicated that the IBD model was successfully induced by TNBS.Compared with the control group, the IBD model group showed significantly enhanced expression of IL-2, IL-12p40 and IL-10 in mesenteric lymph nodes at mRNA level on the sixth day after modeling.Although the expression of IL-21, IL-23, IL-17 and RORγt at mRNA level on the sixth day were down-regulated to different extent as compared with those on the third day, they were still significantly higher than those of the control group.Conclusion Th17 cell-related cytokines play an important role in the early stage of TNBS-induced IBD.With the progression of the disease, both Th1 and Th17 cells are involved in the immunopathological injury of colon tissues.
2.The construction of natural drugs curriculum system in the process of pharmacy talentstraining
Guane YANG ; Qinghong ZHENG ; Xiaomei QI ; Jianping GAO ; Qingshan LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2011;10(12):1440-1442
On the basis of analyzing the transition and development trend of current medical and pharmaceutical mode,this article proposed that in the process of pharmacy talents training,not only biological,but also the construction of natural drugs knowledge should be stressed.In addition,the necessity of natural drugs knowledge construction as well as its practice and future blueprint in our university were illuminated intensively,in order to provide reference for the training of pharmacy talents in local colleges.
3.Effects of ectopic pregnancy treatment on ovarian response
Qinghong ZHAO ; Jing YANG ; Nan YU ; Tailang YIN ; Jianye FANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2012;(7):534-536
A total of 183 patients of ectopic pregnancy due to tubal factors were divided into the methotrexate (MTX),conservative surgery and salpingectomy groups.The dose of gonadotropin,counts of harvested oocytes and high-quality embryos and pregnancy rate were compared among three groups to analyze the differences of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET).And the above parameters showed no significant differences (P >0.05 ).The clinical pregnancy rate of the conservative group was higher than the other two groups.And the difference was statistically significant compared with salpingectomy ( P < 0.05 ).It suggested that the treatments of ectopic pregnancy had some effects on the outcome of IVF-ET.The pregnancy rate was slightly higher in the conservative surgery group.
4.Effect of insulin therapy on serum level of insulin-like growth factor-I
Rui LIU ; Liling HU ; Qinghong YANG ; Jianrong HAN ; Wenjie PAN
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011;27(4):324-325
To explore the effect of insulin therapy on serum level of insulin-like growth factor-I(IGF-I)in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.The results showed that serum IGF-I level increased[(126.70±51.91 vs 90.04±43.68)μg/L,P<0.01]and was positively correlated with insulin level in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus after exogenous insulin therapy(r=0.298,P<0.05).
5.CT study of dependability in cerebral hemodynamic changes of carotid artery stenosis and the degree of carotid stenosis
Yuchan YANG ; Qinghong DUNG ; Xiaobao LI ; Songhua ZHAN
Journal of Practical Radiology 2015;(5):726-729,734
Objective To investigate cerebral hemodynamic changes in patients with unilateral stenosis of carotid artery by using CTP and CTA,and to analyze the dependability of the degree of artery stenosis and cerebral hemodynamic changes.Methods Fifty patients with unilateral stenosis of carotid artery underwent toshiba aquilion one CTP and CTA.The patients were divided into mod-erate stenosis group,severe stenosis group and occlusion group according to the NASCET criteria.The rCBF,rCBV,rMTT and rTTP were measured ,and compared between stenosis and contralateral hemispheres ,and the dependability were analyzed between the de-gree of unilateral carotid artery stenosis and relative perfusion parameters by using ranking-test.Results (1)There were 20 cases of unilateral carotid artery occlusion,13 severe stenosis,1 7 moderate stenosis.(2 )No statistical significance on rCBF and rCBV was found among the three stenotic groups (P>0.05).There were statistical significances on rMTT and rTTP among the three stenotic groups(P<0.05).(3)There were statistically no correlations between the values of rCBV,rCBF and the degree of artery stenosis.There were statistically positive correlations between the values of rMTT,rTTP and the degree of artery stenosis with the pearson correlations 0.512 and 0.708. Conclusion rMTT and rTTP are more sensitive parameters for evaluation of cerebral hemodynamics and dependability of carotid ar-tery stenosis on the CTP and CTA.These have an important value to guide the clinical treatment.
6.Effect of hyperbaric oxygen on differentiation and Wnt3 expression of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
Chongfeng CHEN ; Yujia YANG ; Yue YAO ; Qinghong WANG ; Meng LI
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2010;14(14):2523-2527
BACKGROUND:Hyperbaric oxygen(HBO)treatment promotes the proliferation and differentiation of endogenous neural stem cells in neonatal rats following hypoxic/ischemic brain damage(HIBD).The Wnt signaling pathway is associated with neurogenesis.However,there are few data recording the role of HBO in the differentiation of neural stem cells in vitro.OBJECTIVE:To observe the effect of HBO on differentiation and Wnt3 expression of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(BMSCs).METHODS:BMSCs were isoiated and cultured.The rat BMSCs of passages 3-5 were cultured in DMEM/F12(1:1)medium with basic fibroblast growth factor,epidermal growth factor and B27 for 24 hours.The induced BMSCs were randomly divided into two groups:control group(no treatment)and HBO group(HBO,0.10 MPa,60 minutes stabilizing pressure with at least 90% oxygen).The neuron specific encloase(NSE),glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP)and 04 marked oligodendrocyte immunocytochemistry were detected by immunofluorescent staining,and Wnt3 protein expression was detected by Western-blot.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:BMSCs cultured in classic medium of neural stem cells could significantly induce the expression of nestin.The expression of NSE and 04 of HBO group was greater than control group(P<0.01),but GFAP expression displayed no significant difference between the groups(P>0.05).Western blot showed HBO could enhance the Writ3 expression (P<0.05).Results show that HBO can induce BMSCs to differentiate into neural cells and oligodendrocyte,which is correlated with the activation of the Wnt3 protein.
7.CHOP expression and its correlation with proliferative/apoptotic ratio in colorectal adenoma-carcinoma sequence under same genetic background
Yiqian LI ; Junrong CHEN ; Chujun LI ; Ruiying ZHAO ; Huiling YANG ; Yingyu ZHU ; Qinghong CAI ; Siyuan HU
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2014;(6):1004-1009
AIM:To investigate the expression of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) and its correlation with proliferative/apoptotic ratio (PAR) in colorectal adenoma-carcinoma sequence under the same genetic background .ME-THODS:Four kinds of tissue samples under the same genetic background from 23 patients, including normal colorectal tissue, adenoma with low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia , adenoma with high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and colorectal adenocarcinoma samples , were collected .TUNEL method and Ki-67 immunohistochemistry were applied to determine the PAR.The expression of CHOP was detected by immunohistochemistry SABC method .RESULTS: ( 1 ) Under the same genetic background , the level of CHOP expression is significantly higher in colorectal adenocarcinoma than that in the ade -noma with high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia , the adenoma with low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and the normal muco-sa.The level of CHOP expression was significantly higher in the adenoma with high -grade intraepithelial neoplasia than that in the adenoma with low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and the normal mucosa .The level of CHOP expression was signifi-cantly higher in the adenoma with low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia than that in normal mucosa .(2) Under the same ge-netic background , PAR was significantly higher in the colorectal adenocarcinoma than that in the adenoma with high -grade intraepithelial neoplasia , the adenoma with low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and the normal mucosa .PAR was significant-ly higher in the adenoma with high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia than that in the adenoma with low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and the normal mucosa .PAR was significantly higher in the adenoma with low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia than that in the normal mucosa.(3) CHOP levels were positively correlated with PAR in the adenoma with low-grade intraepi-thelial neoplasia , adenoma with high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and colorectal adenocarcinoma .CONCLUSION:CHOP expression and PAR continuously increased and positively correlated along the adenoma -carcinoma sequence , indica-ting that endoplasmic reticulum stress mediates the carcinogenesis of colorectal adenomas .
8.Correlation between ultrasound parameters and hormone level in patients with polycystic ovary and polycystic ovary syndrome
Qinghong ZHAO ; Hua SHI ; Jing YANG ; Jiaqi HU ; Yuguo ZHANG ; Qian CHEN ; Yan LIU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2014;13(1):57-59
A total of 104 patients with polycystic ovarian changes on ultrasound were divided into polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and polycystic ovaries (PCO) groups according to their clinical symptoms and endocrine examinations.And 40 women with normal ovulation served as the controls.Ovarian volume (OV),ovarian stroma area (SA),ovarian total area (TA) and SA/TA ratio were measured by transvaginal uhrasonography.Their endocrine hormone levels were determined.Patients with PCOS showed significantly higher OV,SA,TA and SA/TA than those of PCO and control groups.SA/TA was positively correlated with testosterone.The median serum levels of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) and inhibit B in the PCO group were intermediate between those in control and PCOS groups.AMH and inhibin B of PCOS were higher than the PCO and control groups.It indicated that the levels of AMH and inhibit B were associated with the degree of polycystic ovaries and they could be used to differentiate PCOS and PCO.SA/TA is associated with the elevated serum testosterone of PCO.And SA/TA is an important ultrasonic parameter for diagnosing PCOS.
9.Acute injury to cerebral function produced by isoflurane anesthesia given at different time interval in neonatal rats
Jing YANG ; Mengmeng LI ; Jiwei HAO ; Xiaoyan FANG ; Qinghong ZHANG ; Jiaguang TANG ; Jianhua HAO
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2016;28(3):267-271
Objective To investigate effects of isoflurane anesthesia of different time interval on acute injury of brain function in neonatal rats with consistent total time of isoflurane anesthesia. Methods Seven-day neonatal Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into normal control group (breathe the air), continuous anesthesia group (a single 6-hour exposure to 1.5% isoflurane), and intermittent anesthesia 1 day and 3 days groups (three times of 2-hour exposure to anesthesia with an interval of 1 day or 3 days), 12 rats in each group. The ratio of male to female was 5:7. They underwent the test of learning and memory in the radial arm maze (RAM) 21 days after birth, twice a day for 4 days. The number of entry into wrong arms, number of repeated errors, number of total arm entries, and time for completing the task were recorded for evaluation of effect of neonatal isoflurane on cognitive behavior in rats. Results ① Compared with normal control group, the percentage of number of errors > 3 in anesthesia of 3-day interval group was significantly decreased (33.3% vs. 46.9%, P < 0.05), the percentages of repeated errors > 0 and total arm entries > 8 were significantly increased (33.3% vs. 18.8%, 27.1% vs. 13.5%, both P < 0.05), but there were no statistically significant difference in the percentage of mistake number > 3 between continuous anesthesia group, interval anesthesia 1-day group and the normal control group (44.8%, 44.8% vs. 46.9%), the percentages of number of repeated mistake > 0 and total arm entries > 8 in above three groups were slightly increased as compared with those of normal control group (27.1%, 22.9% vs. 18.8%, 20.8%, 21.9% vs. 13.5%, all P > 0.05). No statistical differences in completing the task among normal control group, continuous anesthesia group, interval anesthesia 1 day and 3 days groups were found (minutes: 1.32±0.91, 1.54±1.05, 1.46±0.86, 1.38±0.79, all P > 0.05). ② It was found by gender analysis that the percentages number of repeated errors > 0 and total arm entries > 8 were significantly lower in female rats than those in the male rats only in normal control group (5.0% vs. 28.6%, P < 0.01; 5.0% vs. 19.6%, P < 0.05). There was no obvious gender difference in exposed groups. ③ Compared between groups of female rats, the percentages of repeated mistake > 0 in continuous anesthesia group, interval anesthesia 1 day and 3 days groups (25.0%, 25.0%, 30.0% vs. 5.0%, P < 0.05 or P < 0.01) and the percentage of total arm entries > 8 in interval anesthesia 1 day and 3 days groups were significantly higher than that of normal control group (22.5%, 25.0% vs. 5.0%, both P < 0.05). No significant difference about the RAM task in male rats of all the four groups was found. Conclusions Different time interval of neonatal isoflurane exposure may develop certain degree of acute brain injury in rats, characterized by cognitive function. Prolongation of the interval time significantly enhanced long-term memory in rats. Multiple neonatal exposures to isoflurane were associated with greater cognitive impairment than a single exposure. In addition, isoflurane can significantly increase cognitional functional disorder in the female, not in the male rats.
10.Effect of downregulation of FBI-1 on proliferation of human breast carcinoma cell line and its mechanism
Li WANG ; Qinghong QIN ; Qixing TAN ; Bin LIAN ; Weiping YANG ; Changyuan WEI
China Oncology 2017;27(4):262-267
Background and purpose: Factor that binds to the inducer of short transcripts of human immuno-deficiency virus-1 (FBI-1) in a variety of malignant tumors showed high expression levels, which may be closely related to tumor proliferation and differentiation, angiogenesis, metastasis, but its relationship with breast cancer has not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of FBI-1 in breast cancer cells, and to study the effect of FBI-1 gene expression on the proliferation of breast cancer cells and its possible mechanism. Methods:Real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RTFQ-PCR) and Western blot analysis were applied to detect FBI-1 expression in normal human mammary epithelial cell line MCF-10A and breast cancer cell MCF-7. RNA interference method was used to down-regulate FBI-1 expression in MCF-7 cells. The cell proliferation was measured by CCK-8 kit and colony formation assay. RTFQ-PCR and Western blot were used to detect the expression of FBI-1 and NF-κBp65 in MCF-7 cells before and after the interference of FBI-1 expression. Results: The expression of FBI-1 was higher in breast cancer cells than that in normal human mammary epithelial cells (P<0.05). The effects of FBI-1 down-regulation inhibited proliferation in MCF-7 cells (P<0.05). At the same time, after inhibition of FBI-1, the NF-κBp65 mRNA and protein expression levels were significantly decreased (P<0.05). Conclusion: FBI-1 is highly expressed in breast cancer cells. Down-regulated FBI-1 expression can inhibit the proliferation of breast cancer cells,and its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of NF-κB signaling pathway.