1.The role of miR-221 in the injury induced by hydrogen peroxide in rat myocardial cells
Lizhen FU ; Maoqin HUANG ; Zhiyong LAO ; Mengsheng XIAO ; Dekang ZHU
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2017;27(5):83-88
Objective To explore the role of miR-221 in the injury induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in rat myocardial cells (H9c2).Methods The viability of H9c2 cell induced by cell different concentrations of H2O2 was determined by MTT.The expression of miR-221 was detected by RT-PCR method.The miR-221 inhibitor and negative control were transferred into H9c2 cells by Lipofectamine 2000, then the cells were divided into normal control group, model control group (H2O2 group), negative control group (H2O2+ negative control group), inhibition group (H2O2+miR-221 inhibitor group).The cell viability was measured by MTT assay.Cell apoptosis was detected by acridine orange staining method.The expression of Bcl-2, Bax, phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN, p-protein kinase B (AKT) were assayed by Western Blot.Results 0,25,50,100,200,400 μmol/L H2O2 inhibited H9c2 cell activity gradually, of which 200 mol/L inhibition of cell viability moderate, so as a subsequent induction dose.Compared with normal control group, cell viability was decreased (P < 0.01), cell apoptotic rat was increased (P < 0.01), the expression of Bax and PTEN was upregulated (P < 0.01), the expression of Bcl-2 and p-AKT was downregulated (P < 0.01) in model control group and negative control group.Compared with model control group and negative control group, inhibition group proves the contrary.Conclusions Down-expression of miR-221 could significantly inhibit oxidative stress damage in H9c2 cells, which related to regulation of PTEN/AKT signal pathway.
2.Effect of Triangle hierarchical management among community patients with hypertension
ZHANG Hong ; HU Zhiming ; PAN Xiaofeng ; ZHU Mengsheng ; DAI Weili ; XIE Yili ; ZHU Jianfang
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(4):350-354
Objective:
To evaluate the effect of Triangle hierarchical management among community patients with hypertension, so as to provide insights into the improvements of standardized hypertension management.
Methods:
Patients with newly diagnosed hypertension from 2 community health service centers in Qiantang District of Hangzhou City by the end of 2020 were randomly assigned to the conventional group and the Triangle group. Patients in the conventional group were given health management services according to the requirements of basic public health service standard for one year, while patients in the Triangle group were given Triangle hierarchical management. The blood pressure, self-management behaviors, treatment compliance, smoking, alcohol consumption and exercise were collected using the self-management behavior scale, treatment compliance scale and self-designed questionnaires, and were compared before and after intervention with analysis of covariance and generalized estimation equations.
Results:
Totally 200 patients with hypertension were recruited, including 100 patients in the conventional group and 100 patients in the Triangle group. There were no significant differences between the two groups before implementation of interventions in terms of gender, age, educational level or occupation (P>0.05). The reduction in blood pressure, increase in the score of treatment, diet, exercise and living habitat management and the total score of self-management behaviors, increase in the score of adherence to medication regimens, daily living management behaviors, smoking and alcohol consumption preference and the total score of treatment compliance, and increase in the number of patients with normal standard of quitting smoking, quitting alcohol consumption, exercise and blood pressure were significantly higher in the Triangle group than in the conventional group after intervention (P<0.05).
Conclusions
Triangle hierarchical management may increase the treatment compliance, improve the self-management behavior and facilitate hypertension control among hypertensive patients, which may be popularized for health management among community patients with hypertension.
3.Effect of endocrine drugs on tumor markers and endometrium after breast cancer surgery
Jianjun SHI ; Mengsheng CUI ; Xiaolan ZHU ; Xuedong HOU ; Fei PEI ; Yang BAI
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2023;46(12):1149-1152
Objective:To investigate the effects of endocrine drugs on tumor markers and endometrium after breast cancer surgery.Methods:Eighty-eight patients with endocrine therapy for breast cancer admitted to the Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College from November 2018 to March 2022 were selected, 44 patients taken orally tamoxifen citrate tablets were enrolled in the study group, 44 patients taken orally anastrozole tablets were enrolled in the control group, the patients in the two groups were treated for 12 months. The tumor markers, endometrial thickness were compared between the two groups before treatment and 12 months after treatment. The drug safety was compared too.Results:After treatment, the serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) and glycochain antigen 15-3 (CA15-3) in both groups were decreased, and the level of tumor markers in the study group were lower than those in the control group: (3.01 ± 0.23) μg/L vs.(3.89 ± 1.15) μg/L, (4.22 ± 1.21) kU/L vs. (7.38 ± 2.19) kU/L, (16.76 ± 2.19) kU/L vs. (19.87 ± 2.21) kU/L, there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). The endometrial thickness in the study group at 6 months and 12 months after treatment were higher than those in the control group: (7.23 ± 0.22) mm vs. (6.21 ± 0.19)mm, (7.98 ± 0.24) mm vs. (6.47 ± 0.22) mm, there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). At 12 months after treatment, the scores of functional dimension, emotional dimension, social/family dimension and physical dimension in functional assessment of cancer therapy (FACT-G) scale in the study group were significantly higher than those in the control group ( P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in adverse reactions between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Tamoxifen citrate tablets can effectively inhibit the levels of serum tumor markers and improve the quality of life of patients, and anastrozole tablets can significantly reduce the endometrial thickness of breast cancer patients.
4. Involvement of intracellular organelle stress, autophagy and ferroptosis in cobalt chloride-induced vascular smooth muscle cell injury
Yan LEI ; Xiaoyong PENG ; Tao LI ; Liangming LIU ; Mengsheng DENG ; Dongdong ZHANG ; Yingguo ZHU ; Jianmin WANG ; Zhaoxia DUAN ; Guangming YANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2024;29(1):1-10
AIM: To investigate the relationship between vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) injury, organelle stress response and autophagic cell death (autophagy) and ferroptosis induced by the chemical hypoxia inducer cobalt chloride (CoCl2) through the bioinformatics analysis and in vitro cell experimentation. METHODS: The dataset GSE119226 of VSMC treated with cobalt chloride was acquired from the gene expression database (GEO). The R language was used to investigate the relationship between CoCl2 treatment and organelle stress response (Golgi stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress) and two forms of cell death (ferroptosis and autophagic cell death). With primary cultured rat VSMC (rVSMC) and CoCl2-induced anoxia model, the changes in cell viability were detected by CCK-8 method, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were measured using DCFH-DA method. The expression levels of HIF-1α (a key molecule in hypoxia), Golgi stress markers GM130 and p115, endoplasmic reticulum stress markers GRP78 and CHOP, autophagy markers LC3-II / LC3-I and Beclin1, and ferroptosis markers GPx4 and xCT were detected by Western blot. The effect of inducing or inhibiting organelle stress and cell death on the CoCl2-induced cell damage was also observed. RESULTS: Differentially expressed genes analysis of GSE119226 dataset showed that CoCl2 treatment of VSMCs had significant effects on organelle function and stress response, autophagy and ferroptosis-related genes, in which endoplasmic reticulum stress, protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum, regulation of Golgi to plasma membrane protein transport, autophagy / autophagic cell death, and ferroptosis pathways were remarkably enriched. The results of in vitro experiment showed that compared with normal rVSMC, cell viability was significantly decreased after CoCl2 treatment, as well as HIF-1α protein expression and ROS levels in rVSMCs were increased. In rVSMC treated with Co-Cl2, the expression levels of Golgi structural proteins GM130 and p115 (reflecting the occurrence of Golgi stress) were decreased, while the markers GRP78 and CHOP (reflecting the occurrence of endoplasmic reticulum stress) were increased. At the same time, CoCl2 treatment also reduced the expression of autophagy markers LC3-II/LC3-I and Beclin1 (indicating the decrease levels of autophagy), while the expression of ferroptosis markers GPx4 and xCT were decreased (indicating the occurrence of ferroptosis). Compared with CoCl2 treatment group, induced Golgi stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, or ferroptosis could further reduce cell viability, while inhibition of these processes could improve cell viability. On the other hand, increasing the level of autophagy can improve the cell viability. CONCLUSION: Hypoxia induced by cobalt chloride can lead to VSMC injury. Golgi stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, ferroptosis, and the reduction of autophagy level play an important role in it. Inhibition of organelle stress response and ferroptosis, or increase of autophagy level can improve VSMC injury caused by cobalt chloride.