1.Changes of myeloid derived suppressor cells and T cells in lung cancer mice
Quanhui ZHENG ; Yingwen LIU ; Xuemei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2015;(5):595-599
Objective:To investigate the changes of CD4+T cells,CD8+T cells and myeloid derived suppressor cells( MDSC) in immune organs of lung cancer mice.Methods: Lung cancer mouse models were made by subcutaneously injection of Lewis lung cancer cell line( LLC).The CD4+T cell,CD8+T cell and MDSC were detected by flow cytometry.Results:Compared to that of normal control mice,the ratio and numbers of CD4+and CD8+T cell were significantly decreased in the spleen and lymph nodes of lung cancer mice.The number of CD4+T cells had no significant change while CD8+T cells decreased in the bone marrow of lung cancer mice.However,the ratio and number of MDSC were significantly increased in the bone marrow,spleen and lymph nodes of lung cancer mice compared to that of normal control mice.Conclusion: The development of lung cancer leads to decreased T cells and increased MDSC;which may induce immune tolerance to tumor cells.
3.Study on role of RIP1 in apoptosis of pancreatic acinar cell in acute pancreatitis
Xiangyu ZHOU ; Yingqiang ZHENG ; Xuemei HE
Chongqing Medicine 2016;45(21):2894-2896,2899
Objective To investigate the role of apoptosis and the regulating role of receptor interacting protein 1(RIP1) in acute pancreatitis .Methods Thirty C57 mice were divided into three groups :control group ,acute edematous pancreatitis (AEP) group and acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) group .The AEP group was continuously injected by cerulein 50 μg/kg for 13 times ,the ANP group was continuously injected by cerulein 50μg/kg for 13 times and lipopolysaccharide 15 mg/kg once;the con‐trol group was injected by the same volume of normal saline for 7 times .The acinar cell apoptosis was observed by the terminal de‐oxynucleotidyl transferase‐mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick‐end labeling (TUNEL) assay .The RIP1 mRNA expression was measured by real time fluorescence PCR .The expression of RIP1 protein was detected by Western blotting .Results The mouse models of AEP and ANP were established successfully .Compared with the control group ,acinar cell apoptosis existed in both AEP and ANP model groups ,moreover compared with the AEP group ,apoptosis in the ANP group were decreased ,the differences were statistically significant(P<0 .05) .Compared with the control group ,the expression of RIP1 mRNA and protein in the AEP group was increased ,while which in the ANP group were decreased ,the differences were statistically significant(P<0 .05) .Conclusion RIP1 participate in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis ,which may associate with acinar cell apoptosis .
4.Design and application of accurately measured aseptic drainage device
Xuemei ZHENG ; Lina QIAO ; Xianzhen JIN ; Chunyan LIAO
Modern Clinical Nursing 2013;(2):84-86
Objective To design a kind of aseptic drainage device with safe practice and accurate measurement for clinical nurses. Methods The experiment group included 63 cases using drainage device with accurate measurement,and control group included 63 cases using disposal drainage bag with scale of visual measurement.The accuracy of drainage liquid measurement was compared between two groups,and bacterial culture was made for the drainage liquid of two groups.Results The measurement error of experiment group and control group was(3.31±1.8)mL and(56.0±5.8)mL,respectively.The difference was significant(t=-4.593,P<0.01).The bacterial culture results showed no obvious difference between two groups(positive rate were 15.9%vs 17.5%,χ2=0.057,P>0.05). Conclusion The accurately measured aseptic drainage device is convenient for nurses to practice in clinics,and its application can reduce workload of nurses and decrease the occurrence of pollution.
5.Detection of antimicrobial resistance and OXA genes in imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from Hohhot region
Chaomei LIU ; Xuemei LI ; Zhiying CHEN ; Xiaohua ZHENG ; Sufang GUO
Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2015;(5):289-293
Objective To realize antimicrobial resistance and carrying status of OXA carbapenemase among imi-penem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (IRAB)isolated from patients of Hohhot,so as to provide guidance for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infection(HAI)caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter bauman-nii .Methods 49 IRAB isolates from 3 tertiary first-class hospitals in Hohhot between January and December 2012 were collected,antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method,four geno-types(blaOXA-51-like ,blaOXA-23-like ,blaOXA-24-like ,blaOXA-58-like )of OXA carbapenemase were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Results All 49 isolated IRAB strains were found to be highly resistant to antimicrobial agents (81 .63%-100.00%)except to minocycline (8.16%);blaOXA-51-like was identified in 49 strains (100.00%),42 (85.71 %)of which also carried blaOXA-23-like gene ,blaOXA-23-lik and blaOXA-51-like were both found in three hospital, blaOXA-24-like and blaOXA-58-like weren’t found.Conclusion IRAB strains present multidrug resistance,resistant to mi-nocycline is the lowest;blaOXA-23-like is the main drug-resistance mechanism of IRAB in Hohhot.
6.Role of mammalian target of rapamycin protein in oxidative stress-induced lung injury and pulmonary fibrosis in immature rats
Longhui LI ; Shaohua WANG ; Dongmei ZOU ; Xuemei ZHENG ; Jian DENG
Chinese Journal of Neonatology 2017;32(3):220-225
Objective To study the changes of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β),connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and collagen 1 (COL1) in newborn rat's lung tissue and the expressions of 4EBP1 (eukaryotic promoter) and P7OS6K (mammalian target of rapamyein pathway downstream target protein) after rapamycin and hyperoxia intervention,and to study the influence of mammalian target of rapamyein (mTOR) pathway on hyperoxic lung injury and the possible intervention methods.Method A total of 48 21-day-old neonatal rats were assigned into 8 groups (n =6),including air control group,3 d group (3 days after hyperoxic exposure),7 d group (7 days after hyperoxic exposure),14 d group (14 days after hyperoxic exposure),air + RAPA group (air + rapamycin),3 d + RAPA group (3 days after hyperoxic exposure + rapamycin),7 d + RAPA group (7 days after hyperoxic exposure + rapamycin) and 14 d + RAPA group (14 days after hyperoxic exposure + rapamycin).In the hyperoxic group,newborn rats were exposed to 90% oxygen for 3,7,14 days respectively.The rats in the hyperoxia + rapamycin intervention groups received intraperitoneal injection of rapamycin and inhaled high concentrations of oxygen for 3,7,14 days respectively.Air ± rapamycin group received intraperitoneal injection of rapamycin for 3 days.To study the pathological changes of lung tissures after hyperoxia and rapamycin intervention,we used ELISA to detect the changes of TGF-β,CTGF and COL1 and Western blot to detect the variations of mTORC1,P70S6K and 4EBP1 expression.Result TGF-β,CTGF,COL1 levels at 3 days,7 days and 14 days after hyperoxic exposure (TGF-[β:33.7±2.8 vs.58.6 ±3.1 vs.98.8 ±1.5 ng/mg,CTGF:50.1 ±1.8 vs.68.7 ± 2.2 vs.94.4 ±2.5 ng/mg,COL1:471.9 ±5.7 vs.529.7 ±7.0 vs.556.4 ±8.5 ng/mg) were significantly higher than the air control group (TGF-β:25.5 ± 1.9 ng/mg,CTGF:41.7 ± 1.4 ng/mg,COL1:414.4 ± 8.9 ng/mg) (P < 0.01).While the levels in rapamycin intervention group were significantly lower than all the hyperoxia + rapamycin intervention groups (P < 0.01).The lung tissue pathological grades in 3 d + RAPA group and 7 d + RAPAgroup were significantly lower than those in the 3 d group and 7 d group (3.5 ± 0.8 vs.6.3 ± 2.3 and 9.7 ± 2.0 vs.14.0 ± 2.4) (P < 0.01).The mTORC1,P70S6K,4EBP1 expressions in 3 d + RAPA group were lower than 3 d group (mTORC1:0.26 ± 0.04 vs.0.29±0.08,P70S6K:0.29±0.01 vs.0.31 ±0.08,4EBP1:0.31 ±0.06 vs.0.33 ±0.06) (P<0.05),while the expressions in 7 d + RAPA and 14 d + RAPA groups were significantly lower than 3 d + RAPAgroup (P <0.01).Conclusion mTOR signal pathway may be involved in the repairing process of hyperoxic-induced lung fibrosis.Rapamycin can reduce the levels of TGF-β,CTGF and COL1 and inhibit the expressions of mTOR pathway downstream target protein P70S6K and 4EBP1,thus reduce lung injury atearly stage.
7.Determination of Adenosine Based on Ru(bpy)2+3/AuNPs/SWCNTs/Adenosine Aptamer Electrochemiluminescence Sensor
Xuemei FAN ; Shumin WANG ; Zhejian LI ; Xueyan JIA ; Xingwang ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2017;45(9):1353-1359
Based on the AuNPs/Nafion composite membrane technology and immobilization of amino adenosine aptamer using carboxyl carbon nanotubes on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode, a electrochemiluminescence sensor was preparated.The sensor was characterized by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical luminescence.The result showed that the sensor had a good stability and reproducibility.Adenosine and adenosine aptamer could form G-tetrahedral structure, leading a decrease of ECL intensity.Under the optimum experimental conditions, the relative ECL intensity showed a good linear relationship to the negative logarithm of adenosine concentration in the range of 1.0×10-11-1.0×10-7 mol/L, the linear equations was ΔIECL=-890lgC-5050 with a detection limit of 5.0×10-12 mol/L.The RSD was 2.7% in 11 times measurement of adenosine (1.0×10-10 mol/L).The recovery was 97.1%-110.0% in the determination of real adenosine sample.
8.Effect of Oxymatrine Ointment on Mice with Chronic Eczema
Lihua ZHANG ; Yan CHEN ; Xuemei FANG ; Shuting ZHENG
China Pharmacist 2017;20(1):46-48,49
Objective: To observe the effect of oxymatrine ointment on chronic eczema in mice, and preliminarily explore the mechanism. Methods:Thirty-two Kunming mice were randomly divided into four groups including oxymatrine ointment group, blank model group, blank ointment group and positive drug group treated with compound dexamethasone acetate cream. Eczema skin was con-tinuously treated with drugs for 14 days. The mice were sacrificed on the 15th day, and the eczema skin was clipped from back to make histological sections. The changes of inflammation were observed, and the inflammatory cell count was obtained. Meanwhile, heart blood was collected, and serum was obtained by centrifugation. The serum levels of IL-4 and IL-1β were determined by ELISA. Re-sults:The inflammatory cell count in oxymatrine ointment group and the positive drug group was lower than that in the blank model group and the blank ointment group (P<0. 05). The pathology results showed that oxymatrine ointment could improve chronic eczema symptoms, reduce the inflammatory cell infiltration and decrease edema, which was similar to the effects of compound dexamethasone acetate cream. In the respect of molecular immunology, the IL-4 and IL-1βlevels in serum showed no significant changes in oxymatrine ointment group (P>0. 05). Conclusion: Oxymatrine ointment has certain anti-inflammatory effect on eczema, and the mechanism needs to be studied further.
9.Intra-cellular Signal Pathway and Synthesis of Prostaglandin E_2 During Invasion of Macrophage by Toxoplasma gondii
Biwen PENG ; Dali ZHENG ; Xuemei JIANG ; Jianyin LIN ; Mingsen JIANG
Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases 1987;0(01):-
Objective To investigate the signal transduction pathway of arachidonic acid(AA) and prostaglandin E-2(PGE-2) synthesis in macrophage invaded by Toxoplasma gondii. Methods Synthesis of AA and PGE-2, expression of COX_2 mRNA and protein following stimulation infection by Toxoplasma gondii were evaluated in RAW264^7 cells by ELISA, RT_PCR and Western blotting after treatment with calcium channel blocker verapamil, chelator of extracellular calcium EGTA and inhibitor of CaM trifluoperazine (TFP), selective PKC inhibitor H7. Results Production of AA and PGE-2 induced by tachyzoite was significantly inhibited by EGTA, TFP and BAPTA/AM, and the PGE-2 production was inhibited by H7, with a reduced expression of COX_2 mRNA and protein in a dose_dependent manner. Conclusion The parasite down_regulates macrophage functions by affecting PKC signaling pathways, and triggers a biochemical cascade whose signals ultimately conduct to the secretion of immunosuppressive molecules PGE-2.
10.Analysis of AIDS Prevention in Colleges from the Perspective of Peer Education
Min SHI ; Zheng LI ; Jingxue JIA ; Xuemei YANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2017;30(2):252-255
Objective:To improve students' knowledge and skills of AIDS prevention,analyze the effect of interactive peer education,and explore effective ways to carry out peer education.Methods:From September 2015 to May 2016,the freshmen in one college of Xi'an were investigated of AIDS knowledge,attitude and behavior using questionnaire as baseline data.Seven hundred peers of them received education with the methods of brainstorming,group discussion and questions,and case analysis.Then a questionnaire survey was conducted again to evaluate the effect of peer education.Results:After the intervention peer education,the scores of basic AIDS knowledge,prevention knowledge,relevant attitude and the rate of positive behavioral selection were significantly increased (P <0.05).Approximately 92.50% of the students thought that having sex with only one partner can reduce the spread of AIDS and 81.76% of the students were willing to help AIDS patients.Conclusions:Interactive peer education for college students has a good applicability,the effect is remarkable,and it is worth popularizing in colleges.