1.Research progress on the molecular biomarkers for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after surgery
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2017;23(4):277-281
Tumor recurrence is the main factor affecting the postoperative prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.The forecast of tumor recurrence by monitoring biomarker can effectively improve the prognosis of such disease.To improve the detection rate of early cancer recurrence can be achieved by detecting the level of the alpha-fetoprotein (AFP),Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive fraction of AFP (AFP-L3),des-γ-carboxyprothrombin (DCP),or combined detection.In recent years,the researches on the miRNA and Long Noncoding RNAs (LncRNA),which are key regulators in the upstream of signal pathways,could provide a new way for HCC recurrence monitoring.The combined detection of biomarkers in different control levels,maybe is the effective measure to improve the tumor recurrence detection rate,and is also the focus of the further research.
2.Influence of Environmental Temperature on Formaldehyde Emission from Blockboard
Xiao-Heng WANG ; Xing-Rong LIU ;
Journal of Environment and Health 2007;0(10):-
Objective To study the effect of temperature on the emission of tbrmaldehyde trom the blockboard.Methods A 0.25 m3 simulation chamber was used to explore the emission of formaldehyde from blockboard at the temperature of 15,17,19,21, 23,25,27,and 29 ℃,respectively.The relative humidity,the ventilation velocity and the loading factor in simulation chamber was (50?1)%,1.0 L/min,and(1?0.03)m~2/m~3 respectively.Results A hyperbolic logarithm variation in formaldehyde concentration with time in the chamber was observed at different temperatures.Formaldehyde concentration in the chamber increased remarkably once the temperature exceeded 25 C.The chamber stabilization formaldehyde concentration varied with temperature in accordance with an exponent equation of y=0.921 9?0.024 9e~(0.176 4x)(R~2=0.996 9).Conclusion The temperature can greatly influence formaldehyde emission from the blockboards.Higher temperature will facilitate formaldehyde emission from the blockboards.
3.Recognition of anti-VEGF therapy base on the mechanism of VEGF in wet age-related macular degeneration
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2012;30(4):289-292
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of visual impairment among older population worldwide,and wet AMD is more threatened to vision because of the choroidal neovascularization.Some physical therapies are thought to destroy the lesions but can not improve the visual acuity.Therefore,anti-VEGF drug therapy is becoming a new approach to the management of wet AMD.Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) is thought to play an important role in the complicated pathogenesis,which can be addressed by disease reduction strategies.Among the anti-VEGF drug therapies,anti-VEGF monoclonal antibodies are proved to maintain and improve visual acuity.Other therapies have been or now being developed for the treatment of neovascular AMD with the goal of inhibiting VEGF.These inhibitors include VEGF receptor decoy aflibercept,small interfering RNA-based therapies (bevasiranib) and tyrosine kinase inhibitors (vatalanib),which could offer the potential for further advances.To completely realize the active mechanism of VEGF in wet AMD is helpful for the rational use of anti-VEGF drugs.
4.Research progress on hypoglycemic effect and its mechanism of action of medicinal fungal polysaccharides.
Rong DAI ; Ru-ming LIU ; Jian-hui XIAO
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2015;40(2):174-179
Due to substantial morbidity and high complications, diabetes mellitus is considered as the third "killer" in the world. Medicinal fungal polysaccharides, as water-soluble macromolecular substances with low toxicity, exhibit diversified pharmacological actions such as immune regulation, anti-tumor, antivirus, antioxidant, anti-aging, hypoglycemic effect and improving liver and kidney function. In recent year, a number of investigators reported medicinal fungal polysaccharides showed good anti-diabetes and hypoglycemic activity, and their acting mechanisms involved in glycometabolism and β cell function, e. g. promoting glycogen synthesis, promoting glycolysis, inhibiting the activity of α-glucosidase, promoting insulin secretion, increasing insulin sensitivity, enhancing antioxidation. Therefore, the hypoglycemic activity and its mechanisms of action of medicinal fungal polysaccharides showed characteristics of multiple effects, multi-target, and multi-pathway regulation. These finding suggest that medicinal fungal polysaccharides are a promising source for the development of discovery of anti-diabetic agent.
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5.Bioactivity of several podophyllotoxin analogues
Yanqing LIU ; Shougang ZHANG ; Jie CHENG ; Hang XIAO ; Rong GAO
Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2003;0(03):-
Objective: The bioactivity of four podophyllotoxin analogues were tested against 3rd instar larvae of Culex pipiens pallens and 5 h instar larvae of Pieris rapae L.Methods:WHO bioassay and leaf-dlpping method. Results: ①Deoxypodophyllotoxin and ?-apopicropodophyllotoxin exhibited toxicity(against) Culex pipiens pallens,and their LC_(50) were 0.001 48 and 0.001 68 g/L,respectively.②All the four podophyllotoxin analogues displayed inhibitory effect on the growth and development against Culex pipiens pallens,their pupation rates were delayed comparing with control.③Deoxypodophyllotoxin,?-apopicropodophyllotoxin and Podophyllotoxin exhibited toxicity against Pieris rapae L,the LC_(50) 96 h after treatment were 0.045 4?0.078 2 and 0.159 7 g/L,respectively.④All the four podophyllotoxin analogues showed antifeedant activity against Pieris rapae L,their AFC_(50)were 0.016 1,0.018 7,0.039 4 and(0.273 9) g /L,respectively.⑤All four podophyllotoxin analogues displayed inhibitory effect on the growth and development against Pieris rapae L,but the extent of each compound were very different. Conclusion: Based on the data obtained in this investigation,it is possible that the dissimilarity in the structure of the analogues leads to their different bioactivity.
6.Effects of fosinopril and losartan on renal Klotho expression and oxidative stress in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Rong TANG ; Qiaoling ZHOU ; Zhichun LIU ; Zhou XIAO ; Pouranan VEERARAGOO
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2011;36(1):27-33
Objective To explore effects of fosinopril and losartan on renal Klotho expression and oxidative stress in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and the mechanisms underlying the protection against renal damage. Methods Fifteen male SHRs (22 weeks old) were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=5 in each group): a SHR group, a fosinopril group [10 mg/(kg?d)], and a losartan group [50 mg/(kg?d)]. Age-matched Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats were chosen for a control group. Eight weeks later, tail arterial pressure, 24 hours urinary protein (Upro),urinary N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAGase) were measured. Renal pathological changes were examined under light microscopy by HE staining. The renal mRNA and protein expression of Klotho were determined by RT-PCR, immunohistochemical staining or Western blot. The levels of total antioxidant capacity (TAOC), malondialdehyde (MDA), Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD), Mn superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) were determined.Results The typical pathological characteristics of hypertensive renal damage were observed in the kidney of the SHR group.Compared with the SHR group, the systolic pressure, Upro, and urinary NAGase, the content of MDA and renal pathological damage was reduced while the renal Klotho expression and activities of TAOC, Cu/Zn-SOD, CAT, and GSH-Px were increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01) in the fosinopril or losartan group. There was no significant difference in renal Mn-SOD level among the 4 groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Fosinopril and losartan can exert protection against hypertensive renal damage through upregulating Klotho expression as well as reducing oxidative stress.
7.Exploration of the socialized management model of medical transportation service in large-scale grade three hospital
Rong ZHANG ; Huigen HUANG ; Dongmei XIAO ; Yong HU ; Congming LIU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2010;26(25):69-71
Objective To discuss the socialized management model of medical transportation service in large-scale grade three hospital.Methods Selected a company through a competitive bidding,using dual management model of company and nursing department.The nursing department developed and implemented a unified regulatory system,introduce competition mechanism,participate incentives reform quality inspection programs,hold multi-sect oral coordination meetings regularly and also the hospital and company projeot management meetings.Results Socialization of medical transportation service not onlyreduced the problem of the hospital management cost to solve the hospital's birth control and labor,but also improved the satisfaction of patients and medical staff to the transportation members,it provided a strong support system to clinical service.Conclusions Implementation of social management in allied transportation service in hospital is feasible.The company management,nursing supervision model is a new path for transportation management.It is a guarantee of mechanism innovation,intensive training,strict management and supervision of a stable multi-party transport team to provide high-quality transportation service.
8.DNA strand breakage of pulmonary cells of rats induced by beryllium oxide.
Xiao-yu ZHANG ; Zhi-hong LIU ; Rong LUO
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2008;26(3):174-175
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9.Activation of PPARαimproves PPARγ-induced fatty liver in the mouse
Liang BAI ; Rong WANG ; Xiao LUO ; Sihai ZHAO ; Enqi LIU
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2015;(4):342-346
Object To investigate the effect of PPARαactivation on PPARγ-induced fatty liver in the mouse. Methods Wild type mice ( C57BL/6) aged 4 to 5 weeks were used as animal models.All mice were divided into four groups.The mice in the first group were fed with chow diet.The mice in the second group were fed with a diet containing 0.125%Wy-14,643, an agonist of PPARa, for 8 days.The mice in the third group were injected with Ad/PPARγvia tail vein for 5 day.The mice in the fourth group were firstly fed with Wy-14,643 diet for 3 days and then injected with Ad/PPARγvia tail vein for another 5 day.Mouse livers were collected and photographed.The effect of PPARαactivation on PPARγ-induced fatty liver was observed by H&E and Oil red O staining.Results Compared with the controls, wild-type mice treated with Wy-14,643 for 8 days exhibited marked hypertrophy of hepatocytes with increased cytoplasmic eosinophil-ia and proliferation of peroxisomes.The liver size was significantly increased in the wild-type mice treated with Ad/PPARγfor 5 days, and over-expression of PPARγstrongly induced hepatic steatosis.Importantly, the wild-type mice pretreated with Wy-14,643 for 3 days and then given Ad/PPARγinjection exhibited dramatically the increase of liver size, which might be due to the dual function of PPARa and PPARγ.Compared with the Ad/PPARγgroup, the Wy-14,643 pretreat-ment group showed a reduced hepatic steatosis.Conclusions Activation of PPARαby Wy-14,643 effectively improves PPARγ-stimulated hepatic steatosis, which provides a novel target for prevention and therapy of fatty liver.
10.Effects of recombinant human interleukin 11(rhIL-11) on proliferation, migration and invasion of pulmonary adenocarcinoma A549 cells
Rong XIAO ; Mafei KANG ; Meiqing LUO ; Cuimei DONG ; Xiuli LIU
Tianjin Medical Journal 2016;44(1):46-49
Objective To observe the effects of recombinant human interleukin 11(rhIL-11) on proliferation, migration and invasion of A549 cells, and the mechanism thereof. Methods Final concentrations of 0, 10, 20, 50 and 100μg/L rhIL-11 were added into pulmonary adenocarcinoma A549 cells. The cell proliferation was detected by MTT. The wound-healing, transwell migration assay were used to validate the capability of the migration and invasion of A549 cells. Matrix metallopro-teinases (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 protein expressions were revealed by Western blot assay. Results The proliferation of A549 cells was not significantly changed by rhIL-11. The cell capability to migrate and invade was significantly increased 24 h af-ter treatment with rhIL-11 (P<0.05). The expression levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were significantly un-regulated, and which were increased with the increased concentrations of rhIL-11 (P<0.05). Conclusion rhIL-11 can promote the migra-tion and invasion of A549 cells, and the up-regulation of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression might be one of the mechanisms.