1.Relationship between nuclear factor-κB as well as p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis and lung injury induced by severe acute pancreatitis and therapeutic effect of proline dithiocarbamate
Kejun ZHANG ; Caixia SONG ; Xuelong JIAO ; Shisong LIU ; Chuandong SUN ; Chunwei LI ; Peige WANG ; Changying ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2010;19(9):921-926
Objective To investigate the expression of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) in acute lung injury (ALI) induced by severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), and the therapeutic role of proline dithiocarbamate (PDTC). Method SD rats weighed 200~ 250 g were randomly(random number) divided into sham operation group (A group, n = 18), ALI group (B group, n = 18) and PDTC treatment group (C group, n = 18). The model of SAP was eastablished by injecting 1 mL/kg of sodium tauarocholate into the pancreatic capsule of the rats in B group and C group. The model rats in C group were treated with PDTC one hour after modeling. Six rats of each group were sacrificed 6 h,12 h, and 24 hours after modeling. The histopathological changes in lung and pancreas were observed. The levels of NF-κB p65 and PUMA in lung were detected by using Western blotting, and the expressions of bcl-2, bax and caspase-3 mRNA in the lung were detected by using RT-PCR. The lung tissue was taken for examination under transmission electron microscope. TUNEL was used for detection of apoptotic alveolar epithelial cells. Results Six to 24 hours after modeling, the pathological scores in lung of ALI group were significantly higher than those of control group and PDTC group after sodium taurocholate injection ( P < 0.05). The levels of NF-κB p65 and PUMA, and the expressions of bax and caspase3 mRNA in ALI group at different intervals were higher than those in control group and PDTC group ( P < 0.05),whereas the expression of bcl-2 mRNA in ALI group was lower than that in control group and PDTC group ( P <0.05). The NF-κB p65 was correlated closely and positively with PUMA ( r= 0.987, P < 0.01). Higher activity of caspase-3 acrtive units was seen in ALI group than that in control group and PDTC group ( P < 0.05). The microvilli disappeared in ALI group 24 hours later. The apoptosis index in ALI group was higher than that in control group and PDTC group ( P < 0.05). Conclusions The apoptosis of alveolar epithelial cells of rats in ALI group is caused by PUMA activated by NF-κB. PDTC treatment can inhibit apoptosis of alveolar epithelial cells of rats in ALI group by inhibiting the activation of NF-κB.
2.Experience in treatment of complex congenital intestinal atresia in children.
Shisong ZHANG ; Yurui WU ; Hongzhen LIU ; Yunpeng ZHAI ; Wei LIU
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2018;47(3):255-260
OBJECTIVETo summarize experience in the treatment of complex congenital intestinal atresia in children, so as to investigate the key points and effect of the operation.
METHODSMedical notes of 49 children with complex intestinal atresia treated between January 2012 and January 2018 were reviewed. The information of age, sex, age at operation, full-term or premature, birth weight, clinical manifestation, auxiliary examination, preliminary diagnosis, treatment process, discharge diagnosis, pathological results and prognosis of patients were analyzed.
RESULTSAll patients underwent surgical treatment, including 42 cases with laparotomy (85.7%) and 7 with laparoscopic surgery (14.3%); 1 case undergoing laparoscopic surgery was converted to laparotomy due to meconium peritonitis. The mean operation time was (147±43) min (70-270 min); the mean fasting time after surgery was (8±3) d (4-16 d); the mean parenteral nutrition time was (12±6) d (3-30 d). Eleven cases were discharged against medical after operation and lost to follow-up. Among rest 38 children, 1 child (2.6%) received intestinal resection and ostomy five days after operation due to gastrointestinal perforation; 1 child (2.6%) received conservative treatment one month later due to adhered intestinal obstruction and left hospital with cure; 1 child (2.6%) received enterodialysis and ileostomy eight days after operation due to anastomotic leak, and received the operation for the closure of fistula after three months; 4 children had complications including fluid and electrolyte disorders, anemia, hypoproteinemia and so on, and recovered after conservative treatments. Postoperative follow-up showed that 1 child with duodenal atresia had lower body weight at 6 month after operation, but the body weight returned to normal when the child was one year old; 1 child with preterm labor of 32 weeks was treated with enteral nutrition, and gradually restored the normal diet after 6 months. Growth retardation was not observed in other children.
CONCLUSIONSWith active treatment and reservation of normal bowel tube as much as possible during the operation, the prognosis of children with complex intestinal atresia is usually favorable.
3. Molecular characteristics of the untranslated segment-specific region of the hemagglutinin segments in H5N6 and H7N9 influenza viruses in Shenzhen
Yanci CHEN ; Xin WANG ; Bo PENG ; Weihua WU ; Hui LIU ; Yijie GENG ; Qing ZHENG ; Shisong FANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2017;31(4):291-294
Objective:
Exploring the molecular characteristic of global and Shenzhen district H5N6 and H7N9 influenza viruses HA untranslated regions(UTRs).
Methods:
Mega7.0 and DNAStar 7.1.0 were used to construct phylogenetic tree and nucleotide analysis.
Results:
From 2014 to 2015, 3 strains of H5N6 influenza virus from Shenzhen were compared with the other H5NX influenza viruses, the nucleotide homology of HA-3’UTR was 77.4%-100%, which did not have obvious mutated sites. The nucleotide homology of H5N6-HA-5’UTR was 91.7%-100%, and the sites of 24 and 31 sites were mutated. From 2013 to 2014, 11 strains of H7N9 influenza virus from Shenzhen were compared with the other H7NX influenza viruses, the nucleotide homology of H7N9-HA-5’UTR was 76.8%-100%, which had multi-mutated sites on 2-6, 9, 10, 12 and 15-17 positions.
Conclusions
HA-UTR from human-infected H5N6 and H7N9 influenza viruses isolated in Shenzhen district has unique molecular characteristics, its conserved region has relatively high homology and the segment-specific region has genetic polymorphism.