1.Application of neural stem cells in nervous system diseases
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2010;14(1):175-178
BACKGROUND: The clinical application of neural stem cells (NSCs) in combination with gene therapy could be used to treat a variety of nervous system hereditary and acquired diseases. However, nervous system diseases are varying. Nerve tissue internal environment of distinctive diseases is also different. All these factors affect the therapeutic effect of NSCs. Moreover, interaction and regulation of a variety of exogenous genes in NSC gene therapy would greatly promote continued regeneration of nerve tissue.OBJECTIVE: To review application of NSCs in the nervous system diseases.METHODS: A computer-based online search of Medline database (2000-01/2009-08) and Tongfang database (2000-01/2009-08) was performed for related articles with key words "neural stem cells, gene, nervous system diseases". RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 88 English articles were collected. By reading the title and summary, 20 unrelated articles and 28 repetitive articles were excluded. Finally, 40 were reviewed. NSC as a new-type treatment has been used for somatic cell or transgenic vector, and has achieved a certain effect for cerebrovascular disease, brain damage disease, spinal cord injuries, neurodegenerative diseases, brain tumors, and genetic metabolic diseases. However, many key issues such as NSC proliferation, differentiation, migration and control mechanism have not been resolved. In addition, the microenvironment in nerve tissues with different diseases also influences NSC therapy.
2. The role of MTA1 protein in the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer
Tumor 2007;27(8):655-657
Objective: To investigate the relationship between metastasis-associated gene 1 (MTA1) expression and the biological behaviors on human breast cancer. Methods: SP immunohistochemical technique was used to detect the expression of MTA1 protein among 116 human breast cancer samples and matched normal breast tissues. Results: (1) The expression of MTA1 was significantly higher in the breast cancer tissues than those of matched normal breast tissues (70.7% vs 10.3%, P < 0.05). (2) MTA1 protein had significantly higher expression in grade III-IV, low-differentiated, and axillary lymph node metastatic breast cancer tissues than those at grade I-II, high or middle differentiated, and without axillary lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). Conclusion: There is a positive association between the expression of MTA1 and clinical stage, histological grade, and lymph node metastasis of breast cancer. MTA1 is a metastasis-facilitated protein and can be used as a prognostic marker for detection of recurrence and metastasis of breast cancer.
3.Therapeutic Effect of Recombinant Human Interleukin-11 on Thrombopenia in Children with Acute Non-Lymphocytic Leukemia after Chemotherapy
qiong, MENG ; quan, WEN ; wan-hai, FU
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2004;0(09):-
Objective To explore the preventive and therapeutic effect of recombinant human interleukin-11(rhIL-11) on thrombocytopenia in children with non-lymphocytic leukemia after chemotherapy.Methods Sixteen children who had non-lymphocytic leukemia were divided into 2 groups by randomization,including a therapeutic group and a control group.RhIL-11[50 ?g/(kg?d)] was injected subcutaneously 24 h after chemiotherapy in the therapeutic group,and applied consecutively 10-14 days,and the control group was treated without RhIL-11.Duration of the thrombocytopenia,infusion of blood platelet,diversity of blood platelets counts and adverse effect were observed of the 2 groups.Differences between groups were examined using statistics analysis.Results There were 16 case-times(59.3%) in the therapeutic group that of could be cured without platelet transfusion,but that of control group only had 3 case-times(14.3%);the diffe-rence between 2 groups was significant(P
4.miR-497 regulates cell proliferation and apoptosis by targeting Bcl-2 in liver cancer cells
Meng ZHANG ; Quan ZHANG ; Yusha TAN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2016;43(16):697-701
Objective:To evaluate the effect of miR-497 on regulating cell proliferation and apoptosis by targeting Bcl-2 in liver cancer cells. Methods:We tested liver cancer tissue and para-carcinoma tissue and used RT-PCR or Western blot to detect the expression of miR-497and Bcl-2 protein. We also tested the liver cancer cel HepG2 transfected with miR-497 mimics and mimic control. The expressions of miR-497and Bcl-2 protein were detected by RT-PCR or Western blot. Cell proliferation activity was detected by the MTT method, cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry, and cel luciferase activity was detected by the dual-luciferase reporter gene experiment. Results:1) Compared with para-carcinoma tissue, the miR-497 expression of liver cancer tissue significantly decreased (P<0.05), whereas the Bcl-2 protein expression of liver cancer tissue significantly increased (P<0.05). 2) Compared with transfection mimic control, transfection miR-497 mimics could increase the miR-497 expression of liver cancer cel HepG2 (P<0.05) and decrease the Bcl-2 protein expression of liver cancer cel HepG2 (P<0.05). 3) Compared with transfection mimic control, co-transfection with miR-497 mimics and Bcl-2-WT could significantly decrease the luciferase activity of liver cancer cell HepG2 (P<0.05). 4) Compared with transfection mimic control, the proliferative activity of liver cancer cell HepG2 significantly decreased after transfection with miR-497 mimics (P<0.05). Compared with transfection miR-497 mimics, the proliferative activity of liver cancer cell HepG2 significantly increased after transfection with miR-497 mimics+Bcl-2 (P<0.05). 5) Compared with transfection mimic control, the total apoptosis rate of liver cancer cell HepG2 significantly increased after transfection with miR-497 mimics (P<0.05). Compared with transfection miR-497 mimics, the total apoptosis rate of liver cancer cell HepG2 significantly decreased after transfection with miR-497 mimics+Bcl-2 (P<0.05). Conclusion:In liver cancer cel s, miR-497 could target Bcl-2 to inhibit cel proliferation and enhance cell apoptosis.
5.The proteomics research of 4-amino-2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl retinate on human leukemia K562 cells
Yao MENG ; Dongling ZHANG ; Quan XIA ; Jinfang GE ; Feihu CHEN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2016;(1):27-32
Aim To explore the proteomics mechanism of the differentiation induction effect of 4-amino-2-trif-luoromethyl-phenyl retinate(ATPR)on human leukemi-a K562 cells. Methods Human leukemia K562 cells were incubated with the same concentration (1 × 10 - 6 mol·L - 1 ) of ATPR or ATRA for 48 hours. The total cell proteins were collected, purified and digested by trypsin, solid phase extraction, and the peptides were detected by ESI-LC-MS / MS. The difference of the pro-tein expression between the cells treated with ATPR and ATRA was compared by using the Discoverer Pro-teome 1. 2 software, and the molecular function, the biological process and other information of those pro-teins were analyzed based on the DAVID, KEGG, STRING databases. Results 120 specific proteins were identified only in the ATPR group, 143 only in the ATRA group, and 422 other proteins in both groups. Results of DAVID analysis showed that ATPR-induced specific proteins were mainly involved in 39 biological processes of proteins and macromolecules metabolism, protein transport and localization and so on. Results of KEGG analysis revealed that ATPR-in-duced proteins participated in signal pathways, mainly metabolic pathways, PI3K-Akt signal pathway, TGF-beta signal pathway and other pathways in cancer. String protein interaction network analysis displayed that ATPR-induced proteins, like EIF3A, EIF6, RPL3, RPL8, RPL13, RPL7A, RPL21, RPS3, RPS14, NACA, BTF3, NHP2L1, PPP2CA proteins had direct interactions with more than or equal to 10 associated proteins. Conclusion The differentiation induction effect of ATPR on K562 cells might be as-cribed to the ATPR-induced proteins interaction net-work and the specific central proteins it induced, which are involved in the regulation of cell prolifera-tion, differentiation and apoptosis.
6.Diagnosis and treatment of peliosis hepatis
Quan SUN ; Qiang YUAN ; Guangxing MENG ; Zhi DU ; Yijun WANG
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2015;14(2):167-169
Peliosis hepatis is a rare benign hepatic vascular disease.There is the lack of specific clinical features and preoperative diagnosis.A patient with intermittent liver area pain was admitted to the Third Central Hospital of Tianjin in April 2014.The patient with space-occupying lessions of the right lobe of liver was preliminarily diagnosed as with hepatocellular tumor or vasogenic tumor by computed tomography and B ultrasound examinations and then received liver resection combined with cholecystectomy.The result of postoperative pathological examination confirmed peliosis hepatis with adenomatous hyperplasia of liver cells.The patient was followed up till October 20,2014 without recurrence.
7.Clinical Distribution and Drug Resistance Analysis of 60 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolates
Jun MENG ; Sufang GUO ; Yongmei ZHANG ; Quan FU
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology 2009;0(23):-
OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical distribution and drug resistance status of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and provide clinical guidance for treatment.METHODS Sixty clinical isolates of S.maltophilia were identified with GNI+ cards of VITEK-32.Drug sensitivitiy were detected by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method.The data were analyzed by WHONET5.3 software.RESULTS Thirty-eight strains were isolated from sputum(63.3%).Infection caused by S.maltophilia mainly occurred at the departments of respiratory diseases,ICU,old cadre,et al.Sixty isolates of S.maltophilia were highly resistant to imipenem,aminoglycosides and most of ?-lactam antibiotic,but showed the lowest resistance rate(16.7%) to SMZ/TMP.Then resistance rate of S.maltophilia to minocycline,levofloxacin,cefoperazone/sulbactam,piperacillin/tazobactam,and ticarcillin/clavulanic acid was 18.3%,20.0%,21.7%,25.0% and 30.0%,respectively.CONCLUSIONS The drug resistance of S.maltophilia is extremely severe.Among different areas of china the drug resistance is obviously different.Treatment based on drug susceptibility test should be adapted as soon as possible.
8.Effect of Post-conditioning in Brain Injury Induced by Myocardial IR on Inflammatory Factor and GFAP
Lian LIU ; Zhongyuan XIA ; Quan YUAN ; Bo ZHAO ; Meng JIANG
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2017;17(27):5206-5209
Objective:To evaluate the effect of post-conditioning in brain injury induced by myocardial I/R on inflammatory factor and GFAP.Methods:Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly allocated into 3 groups (n=8):group Sham,group IR,group IPost.Myocardial IR was induced by occlusion of the anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery for 30 min.group IPost received 3 cycles of 10 s reperfusion followed by 10 s ischemia at the end of myocardial ischemia.The rats were sacrificed at 120 rain of reperfusion and the brains were removed for microscopic examination,inflammatory factors and GFAP.Results:Compared with group Sham,IL-6,IL-8 were significantly increased,IL-10 was down-regulated in group IR(P<0.01).Post-conditioning can decrease IL-6,IL-8 and up-regulated IL-10(P<0.01).When compared with group Sham,the expression of GFAP was higher in group IR(P<0.05),however,the GFAP in group IPost is the most among these three groups(P<0.01).Conclusion:Post-conditioning could protect brain by decreasing inflammatory factors,increasing GFAP,which both from brain injury induced by myocardial ischemia reperfusion.
9.The expression of Sema3a/Nrp1 signal axis in the periodontal tissue with chronic periodontitis and it's role in bone destruction
Ying LIN ; Quan XING ; Xianling GAO ; Meng XU ; Zhengmei LIN
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2017;33(2):143-147
Objective:To explore the role of Semaphorins 3A(Sema 3A) and its receptor Neuropilin-1 (Nrp1) in the development of chronic periodontitis of rats and clinical samples.Methods:20 SD rats were divided into 2 groups.Rats in the experimental group were induced into chronic periodontitis models.Rats in control group were not treated.After 8 weeks,maxilla of all the rats were collected for micro-CT scanning and IHC staining.The distance from cementoenamel junction to alveolar bone crest(CEJ-ABC) and the IOD of Sema3A/Nrp1 positive staining in rats were analyzed.20 clinical samples of chronic periodontitis(n =10) and normal periodontal tissues (n =10) were collected for immunofluorescence and qRT-PCR analysis.Results:The CEJ-ABC distance of chronic periodontitis group was higher than that of the control group(P < 0.05).The IOD of Sema3A/Nrp1 in experimental group was lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05) and with a negative correlation with bone loss (P < 0.05).Immunofluorescence and qRT-PCR analysis showed that the expression level of Sema3a/Nrpl in clinical samples with chronic periodontitis was also lower than that of the healthy subjects(P < 0.05).Conclusion:The reduced Sema3A/Nrp1 plays an important role in the development of bone destruction in chronic periodontitis.
10.Clinical study of breast-conserving operation for breast cancer
Quan SHI ; Yin LAN ; Zhonjun WU ; Jianqiang MENG ; Shume LIU
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 1994;0(05):-
0.05) . Conclusions The effect of early-stage of breast cancer treatment by breast-conserving therapy plus other adjunct therapies is satisfactory . It can be as the first choice for the treatment of patients with early-stage of breast cancer.