1.Effect of genistein on cell cycle and apoptosis in PC12 cells transfected with APP695MT gene
Fengbin WANG ; Zhenyu DING ; Youhua KONG ; Yanan WANG ; Ning LI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2012;21(2):123-125
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of Genistein (GST) on cell cycle and apoptosis in PC12 cells transfected App695MT gene.MethodsPC12 cells were transfected with pIRES2-EGFP plasmid or pIRES2-EGFP/APP695MT expression plasmid,and then were divided into control vectortransfected group,APP695 transfected group and GST treatment group.Flow cytometry was applied to detect cell cycle and apoptosis,laser confocal microscope was used to observe morphological changes of cell apoptosis.ResultsCompared with control vectortransfected group,PC12 cells in APP695 transfected group increased significantly in G0 and G1 phase,and less into S phase,cell proliferation index was decreased significantly( (55.6 ±0.57)%,P<0.0l ),apoptosis rate was increased significantly( (77.10 ± 12.53)%,P<0.01 ).Emitted red fluorescence increased significantly when cell death,cell body swelling,organelle disintegration,nuclear condensation or fragmentation.Compared with APP695 transfected group,PC12 cells in GST( 15μ mol/L) treatment group,decreased significantly in G0 and G1 phase,and more into S phase,cell proliferation index was increased significantly ( ( 61.57 ± 0.47 ) %,P < 0.01 ),apoptosis rate was decreased significantly ( (46.00 ± 8.43 ) %,P < 0.01 ).Cell death was significantly reduced red fluorescence,emitted green fluorescence was significantly enhanced,compared with APP695 transfected group cell morphology improved.ConclusionGST can improve APP695MT gene caused cell cycle arrest,promote cell to S phase transition,reduce apoptosis rate in PC12 cells,and have a protective effect on transfected cells.
2.High dose of intravenous immunoglbulin in treatment of presensitized patients awaiting kidney transplantation patients
Aimin ZHANG ; Junhua ZHENG ; Zhilian MIN ; Youhua ZHU ; Renqian ZHONG ; Xiantao KONG ; Anmei DENG ;
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 1981;0(03):-
Objective: To investigate the effect of intravenous immunoglobulin in highly sensitized patients awaiting organ transplantation. Methods: IVIG was used to reduce donor specific anti HLA alloantibodies in vitro and in vivo . Fifteen patients received IVIG′s suppressive experiment in vitro by random panel lymphocytotoxicity test. The serum of patients were divided into 2 groups: one was diluted with equal volume of IVIG and the other was diluted with PBS solution, and then reacted with lymphocytes from healthy donors randomly. Of them 5 patients received the treatment by IVIG. Four patients were administrated with 0.5 g/kg. Period of treatment was 4 weeks. One patient received 8 weeks infusion in same dose, 2 patients resulted in PRA drop to 10% had received kidney and pancreas kidney transplantation. Results: The percentage of RPLT in experimental group was lower than that in control group. After large dose of infusion of IVIG, the patients showed a reduction in absolute PRA of 2% 51% (mean decrease: 23%). Two patients had undergone subsequent transplantation and no serious rejection occurred. Conclusion: Treatment with IVIG is a valuable tool for the transplantation of immunized patients. The effect of IVIG is dose dependent and can be achieved in 3 weeks.