1.Expression of Claudin-5 and ZO-1 in Early Brain Injury after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Rats
Duo CHEN ; Jiangwei YUAN ; I_ei SONG ; Xiangtai WEI ; Junhong GUAN ; Yunhui LIU ; Zhihong ZONG
Journal of China Medical University 2010;(9):713-716
Objective Aimed to clarify the molecular mechanism after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) by investigating the expression of tight junction protein Claudin-5 and ZO-1 and the effects of SP600125 on them. Methods Seventy-five male Sprague Dawley rats (300 to 350 g) were randomly divided into sham,SAH,SAH + DMSO (dimethyl sufoxide) solution,SAH +SP600125 (C-Jun N-terminal kinase inhibitor)10 mg/kg,and SAH +SP600125 30 mg/kg groups. The standard endovaseular perforation was performed to produce experimental SAH. The JNK inhibitor SP600125 was intraperitoneally administered at 1 hour before and 6 hours after SAH. Results At 24 hours after SAH,signs of microvessels injury were observed in brain cortex. Compared with the sham group,expression of Claudin-5 and ZO-1 was sig- nificantly decreased (P 〈 0.05 ). JNK inhibitior SP600125 suppressed the decrease of Claudin-5 and ZO-1 expression, attenuated blood-brain barrier disruption in rats after SAH. Conclusions The blood-brain barrier disruption is an important mechanism of early brain injury after SAH. JNK inhibitor SP600125 improves neurological outcomes and provides neuropmtecfion against acute events after SAH such as bloodbrain barrier disruption and cell apoptosis.
2.Phase Ⅱ clinical trail of patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma treated with a humanized anti-programmed death-1 monoclonal antibody combined with rituximab:report in the 54th ASH annual meeting
Fuliang CHU ; Jr WESTIN ; Ming ZHANG ; Yu JING ; Yafen LI ; Jinle TANG ; Yunhui ZONG ; Bin LIU ; Re DAVIS ; Ss NEELAPU ; Lin YANG
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2013;22(2):77-80
Objective A phase Ⅱ trial of anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody CT-011,an anti PD-1 humanized monoclonal antibody combined with rituximab therapy in patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma (FL) were conducted.Methods In order to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CT-011,the impacts of CT-011 on immune cells both from the peripheral blood (PB) samples and tumor microenvironment were examined.PB and core needle biopsies from involved lymph nodes were collected prior to and on day 14 after the first infusion of CT-011.PB mononuclear cells (PBMC) were analyzed by multiparametric flow cytometry to determine various immune cell subsets.Whole genome gene expression profiling (GEP) was performed on core needle biopsies.Results A significant increase in the absolute number of PB immune cells were observed in day 14 samples compared with baseline including total lymphocyte count (P < 0.01),CD+3 T cells (P =0.01),CD+4 T cells (P < 0.01).Comparison of GEP from core needle biopsies obtained pretreatment and day 14 (n =8 pairs) showed up regulation of several genes associated with T cell activation.Conclusion Administration of CT-011 was associated with increase in the numbers of CD+4 T cells and resulted in activation of T cells in the PB and the tumor microenvironment in FL.These results provide insight into the mechanism of action of CT-011 and offer a predictive biomarker for selection of patients for future clinical trials with this class of agents in FL.