1.Clinical Significance of IL-22 Expression and Percentage of IL-22-producing Th22 Cells in Primary Sj?gren′s Syndrome
Tianxiang WANG ; Jinlong LI ; Hongzhi LIU ; Qiuxu WANG
Journal of China Medical University 2015;(12):1083-1086
Objective to measure the percentage of th22 cells and evaluate the levels of plasma interlukin-22(IL-22)in human peripheral blood, so as to determine their clinical significance in primary Sj?gren′s syndrome(pSS). Methods Patients with pSS were divided into three subgroups based on severity of labial gland involvement:mild,moderate and severe. Healthy people served as controls. the percentage of th22 cells and the lev-els of IL-22 in human peripheral blood from pSS patients and healthy controls were measured and compared. Results Compared to healthy con-trols,pSS patients had significantly higher percentage of th22 cells and higher plasma IL-22 levels(P < 0.05). Among pSS patients,the more seri-ous illness they had,the higher percentage of th22 cell and levels of IL-22 were observed. Severe patients had higher percentage of th22 cells and IL-22 levels than moderate patients(P < 0.05),and moderate patients had higher percentage of th22 cells and IL-22 levels than mild patients(P <0.05). Conclusion Increased peripheral IL-22-secreting th22 cells are detected in primary Sj?gren′s syndrome,which have a close association with disease severity. these data suggest that th22 and its released cytokine IL-22 may be considered as potential valuable biomarkers for severity of pSS,which may provide a novel therapeutic target for treatment.
2.The Diagnostic Value of Paramagnetic Contrast Media in MagneticResonance Imaging(MRI)of low Field(A Report of 406 Cases)
Zhuanqin REN ; Jingan WANG ; Qiuxu QI ; Yanrong YIN
Journal of Practical Radiology 2001;0(09):-
Objective To research paramagnetic contrast media(PCM)dose,injection speed and imaging time etc in low field MRI.Methods 406 patients with lesions spreading all over the body received Gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced scan by bolus injection with the dose of 0.1~0.15 mmol/kg within 60 seconds,and the effects of contrast-enhanced were observed.Results Among 406 patients lesions,337 cases(83%)were enhanced,9 undiscovered lesions displayed enhancement on the precontrast views,5 cases were discovered new lesions in delaying enhancement scan.Conclusion It is safe to apply the above mentioned dose and injection speed in clinic.The side-effects is small,and the development effect is good.It is especially important for lesions involving the structure of the blood brain barrier(BBB).
3.Determination of Organophosphate Esters in Human Serum Using Gel Permeation Chromatograph and Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with GC-MS
Peng LI ; Qiuxu LI ; Yulong MA ; Jun JIN ; Ying WANG ; Yang TIAN
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2015;(7):1033-1039
A gel permeation chromatography ( GPC ) coupled with solid phase extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometric ( GPC-SPE-GC/MS ) method was developed to analyze seven kinds of organophosphate esters ( OPEs ) , including tri-n-butylphosphate, tri ( 2-chloroethyl ) phosphate, triphenyl phosphate, tris ( 2-butoxyethyl ) phosphate, tri-o-tolylphosphate, tri-m-tolylphosphate, and tri-p-tolylphosphate) in human serum. The recoveries of cleanup methods between GPC-silica/alumina column and H2 SO4-silica/sulfuric acid gel column were compared. The purification method with the GPC-silica/alumina column didn’t destroy the structure of organophosphate esters ( OPEs ) and could effectively remove some protein and lipid matrix influence in serum. The developed method was verified using the spiked blank and the spiked serum, the good recoveries and reproducibilities were achieved. The recoveries of all of OPEs in spiked blank (n=3) were all more than 75%. The recoveries of d12-TCEP and d15-TPhP in human serum samples (n=9) were 86. 3%±21. 6% and 103. 1%±16. 5%, respectively. In human serum samples (n=9), the detection ratios for TnBP, TCEP, TPhP, TBEP and m-TTP were more than 90% in all of the serum samples, p-TTP was only 30%, o-TTP was not detectable. The concentrations of TnBP, TCEP, TPhP, TBEP and m-TTP in serum were 3. 4-46. 5 ng/g lipid, 248. 6-958. 2 ng/g lipid, n. d. -4. 2 ng/g lipid, n. d. -49. 9 ng/g lipid and n. d.-23. 1 ng/g lipid, respectively.
4.Effect of HBXIP Expression on the Biological Behavior of the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Cell Line ACC-2
Xue MENG ; Xiaoyu QI ; Weixian LIU ; Yao WANG ; Qiuxu WANG
Journal of China Medical University 2017;46(12):1082-1086
Objective To study the effect of hepatitis B vin1s X-interacting protein (HBXIP) on the proliferation,migration,and invasion of ACC-2 cells,and the possible mechanism of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway involved.Methods The chemically synthesized HBXIP-siRNA plasmid was transfected into the ACC-2 cells.RT-PCR and Western blotting were performed to detect the expression of HBXIP in the ACC-2 cells.Cell proliferation was measured via MTT assay.The invasive and migratory abilities of the ACC-2 cells were evaluated via the transwell chamber assay and scratch test,respectively.Western blotting also detected the impact of HBXIP-siRNA on Akt,p-Akt,PI3K,p-PI3K,and S100A4 protein expression.Results HBXIP was highly expressed and HBXIP-siRNA was successfully transfected in ACC-2 cells.MTT results showed that the number of surviving cells in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05).The scratch test results showed that the mobility of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.01).The transwell assay showed that the rate of cell invasion of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.01).Finally,Western blotting results revealed that the expression of p-Akt,p-PI3K,and S 100A4 was relatively decreased in the experimental group when compared to that in the control group.Conclusion Silencing the HBXIP gene inhibited ACC-2 proliferation,invasion,and migration.
5.Construction and application of mCherry red fluorescent protein fusion expression system in lactic acid bacteria.
Ying CHEN ; Peijuan WANG ; Wenjun ZHANG ; Qiuxu YANG ; Yao YANG
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2019;35(3):492-504
In order to enrich the library of domestic research about new red fluorescent marker in lactic acid bacteria (LAB), we described a new fusion expression system in Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 based on the pSIP vector. This system contained red fluorescent protein mCherry as a marker and bile salt hydrolase gene (bsh) as a reporter gene. Moreover, in this study, four different promoters (PsppA, PldhL, P32 and PslpA) were used to regulate the expression of the fusion protein mCherry-BSH, completing the inducible and constitutive expression in lactic acid bacteria. The recombinant protein mCherry-BSH presented activity of red fluorescence and bile salt hydrolase (BSH). The successful construction of the fusion expression system in LAB using a red fluorescent protein mCherry provides favorable conditions for the distribution, intestinal colonization and survival rate of lactic acid bacteria, so as to reveal the function mechanism of its probiotic characteristics; and the system also could lay the foundation for researches on protein expression, cellular localization and properties identification of active protein in lactic acid bacteria.
Lactobacillus plantarum
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Luminescent Proteins
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Probiotics