1.Function and mechanism of PAR6 gene in the occurrence and development of tumor
Xiuxiu HOU ; Zhiqiang LING ; Minghua GE
Journal of International Oncology 2015;(5):347-350
Cell polarity is a common feature of many different types of cells,and it is essential to the normal differentiation and function of cells. Partitioning defective 6( PAR6)gene encodes PAR6 protein, which is crucial to asymmetric cell division and polarized growth. PAR6 protein as a member of the PAR6 polarity complex,affects the synthetic of centrosome and protein recruitment to the centrosome. The abnormal number of centrosomal and the loss of cell polarity may eventually lead to the occurrence of tumor.
2.Effect of JNK pathway, endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress on pancreatic islet β cell function
Zhiqiang HOU ; Hongliang LI ; Guangwei LI
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2008;24(3):348-350
Though the mechanisms involved in the induction of pancreatic islet β cell dysfunction and apoptosis under diabetes conditions are still not clear, previous studies have shown that triggered or aggravated endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress play essential roles in impairment of β cell functions, especially the JNK pathway which can be activated by both of them.
3.The Influences of Dopamine on Glutamate Receptor NMDA NR_1 and NMDA NR_(2A) in the Cochlea of Guinea Pigs
Zhiqiang HOU ; Lisheng YU ; Xingqi LI
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2010;18(2):153-156
Objective To study the correlation between dopamine and glutamate receptor NMDA NR_1 and NMDA NR_(2A),and to share the understanding of the mechanism of dopamine in the synaptic complex of inner hair cells.Methods Forty guinea pigs were divided randomly into four groups and the whole intacochlear perfusions were performed.The perfused cochleas were taken out as preparations 2 hours after perfusing,the contralateral cochleas were also taken out as the normal control group in the group perfused with artifical perilymph solutions.All the preparations were divided into 5 groups:①normal control cochleas;②perfused with artificial perilymph solutions;③perfused with artifical perilymph solutions containing 10 mmol/L dopamine;④perfused with artificial perilymph so lutions containing 30 mmol/L dopamine;⑤perfused with artifical perilymph solutions containing 50 mmol/L dopa mine.The semi-quantitive RT-PCR was used to observe the difference in the amount of glutamate receptor NMDA NR_1、NMDA NR_(2A).Results Dopamine inhibited the compound action potential(CAP),the increase of CAP threshold was observed and correlated with the contentration of dopamine in the perfusion solution.Regarding the amount of glutamate receptor NMDA NR_1 mRNA,there was no significant difference between group ① and group ② (P>0.05).But a significant difference was observed the other 3 groups when compared to group ①(P<0.05).No significant difference was detected among the 5 groups in the amount of glutamate receptor NMDA NR_(2A) (P>0.05).Conclusion Dopamine may inhibit the cochlear auditory afferent nerve.The significant correlation between dopamine and glutamate receptor NMDA NR_1 was observed,the amount of glutamate receptor NMDA NR_1 decreased along with the increasing of the contentration of dopamine in the perfusion solution.And there was no significant correlation between dopamine and glutamate receptor NMDA NR_(2A).
5.Metal analysis of fusion or nonfusion fixation for thoracolumbar burst fractures
Tieniu MEI ; Fei LUO ; Tianyong HOU ; Zehua ZHANG ; Zhiqiang LI
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2012;28(6):488-495
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of internal fixation with or without fusion in the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures.Methods Clinical controlled trails related to the application of pedicle screw instrumentation with or without fusion for thoracolumbar fractures before March,2012were obtained by searching PubMed,Science Direct,Medline and CNKI.Quality evaluation was made on the included literature,from which data were extracted to integrate various rescarch results by using RevMan 5.1.The quantitative data were analyzed based on the effect scale of mean difference (MD) and bilateral 95% confidence interval (CI).The numeration data were analyzed in the use of effect scale of odds ratio (OR) and bilateral 95% CI.The merging of some data was manually completed.Results After retrieving,eight English and one Chinese papers of the clinical controlled trials,and two related Meta analysis were obtained.With exclusion of one repetitive research,eight papers were involved in the review.Meta analysis demonstrated that fusion and non-fusion fixation had no significant differences in aspects of correction of kyphotic angle,correction and correction loss of vertebral body height,neurological function improvement,complication rate,and length of hospital stay.While compared with the fusion fixation,non-fusion fixation showed a more serious correction loss of kyphotic angle,a fewer blood loss and a shorter operation time.Conclusions Non-fusion fixation shows the similar efficacy with fusion fixation in the treatment of some thoracolumbar burst fractures pertaining to releasing compression,restoring spinal stability and preventing complications,but it can also significantly decrease operation time and blood loss.Furthermore,non-fusion fixation may markedly improve patients' quality of life since it restores motion of the instrumented segment after removal of implant and decreases the risk of adjacent segmental degeneration.
6.Clinical significance of detection of CD_4~+CD_(25)~(high)CD_(127)~(low) regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of NHL patients
Zhiqiang ZHAO ; Qiaohua ZHANG ; Wen SU ; Shuling HOU ; Jianxia HE
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2010;19(3):172-174,190
Objective To investigate the change of CD_4~+CD_(25)~(high)CD_(127)~(low)> regulatory T cells (Trcg cells) sub-group level in peripheral blood of non-Hodgkin lymphama (NHL) patients, and to explore its clinical significance. Methods Treg cells levels in peripheral blood of lymphoma patients and normal were detected by flow cytometry, followed by statistical analysis. Results In the 65 cases of NHL patients, Treg cells in peripheral blood were (6.72±1.38) %, higher than that in the normal control group (5.65±0.68) % (P <0.05). Percentage of Treg cells are significantly different between clinical stages and normal: [P <0.05, normal control group (5.65±0.88) %, Ⅰ -Ⅱ period (6.08±1.18) %, Ⅲ-Ⅳ period (6.95±0.85) %]. The percentage of Treg cells are also different among pathological types of patients and normal [P <0.05, normal control group (5.65± 0.68) %. The percentage of Treg diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (5.83±0.95) % and other subtypes of lymphoma (7.83±1.76) %]were observed. It is not sure that Treg cells percentage among patients with different levels of lactate dehydrogenase and normal are significantly different. [P >0.05, normal control group (5.65±0.68) %, patients with normal LDH group (6.97±1.20) %, patients with lactate dehydrogenase (6.54±1.02) %]. Conclusion Treg cells induced by tumor and could inhibit the immune cells, Treg cells percentage in peripheral blood of tumor patients is higher than that the normal control group, and increased with the clinical staging, so the percentage of Treg cells may serve as a clinical indicator to evaluate tumor load.
7.Clinical effect of laparoscopy combined with choledochoscopy on choledocholithiasis
Kezhu HOU ; Yunxia WANG ; Zhiqiang FU ; Hua GONG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2015;34(11):1242-1244
Objective To explore the clinical effect of laparoscopy combined with choledochoscopy on choledocholithiasis.Methods Totally 134 elderly patients with choledocholithiasis were treated in our hospital from Jan 2013 to Dec 2014, who were randomly divided into observation group and control group (n=67 for each), treated with laparoscopy combined with choledochoscopy, and traditional surgery, respectively.The operation time, bleeding volume, exhaust time, in-hospital stay, complications and residual stones rate were compared between the two groups.Results The operation time was higher in observation group than in control group [(124.6±21.2) min vs.(94.7± 17.9) min, t=8.821, P<0.001].The bleeding volume were less in observation group than in control group[(43.8±10.4) ml vs.(113.5±37.6) ml, t=14.624, P<0.001].The exhaust time and in hospital time were decreased in observation group than in control group[(27.6 ±5.5) h vs.(43.4±8.1) h, (7.4±2.4) d vs.(10.3±2.8) d, t=13.209 and 6.437, P<0.001 for both].The incidences of postoperative pain and other complications were lower in observation group than in control group [6.0% vs.28.4%, 16.4% vs.43.3%, x2=11.810and 11.547, P=0.001 for all].Conclusions The laparoscopy combined with choledochoscopy has advantages to minimize the surgical injury, reduce the bleeding volume and promote the postoperative recovery in treating choledocholithiasis in elderly patients.
8.Advanced glycosylation end products increase cellular inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques
Weiru ZHANG ; Fanfan HOU ; Shangxi LIU ; Zhijian GUO ; Zhanmei ZHOU ; Zhiqiang LIU
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 1997;0(06):-
Objective To test the hypothesis that advanced glycosylation end products(AGEs) increase cellular inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques. Methods Fifty rabbits were randomly divided into five groups. Hypercholesterolemic (0.5% cholesterol in diet) rabbits received repeated intravenous injection of either AGEs modified rabbit serum albumin (AGEs-RSA ) (group A) or unmodified RSA (group B) for 10 weeks. Rabbits treated with either hypercholesterolemic diet (group C)or with a normal diet(group D) or with a normal diet, and intravenous injection of AGEs-RSA (group E) were served as controls. Aortas were harvested at the 10th week, and lipid deposition was quantitated by oil red 0 staining. Macrophage (RAM-11 positive cells) and T lymphocyte (CD43 positive cells) infiltration, smooth muscle cell(?-actin positive cells) migration and proliferation were determined by using immunohistochemical staining and image-analysis techniques. Results Atherosclerotic plaques could be found in animals fed with hypercholesterolemic diet.Lipid deposition in plaque was significantly higher in group A (71.86%?8.3%) than those in group B (53.76%?3.72%)and group C (56.67%?9.2%). Infiltrations of macrophage[ (23.1?8.5)/0.01 mm2]and T lymphocyte[ (15.1 ? 3.8)/0.01 mm2]as well as migration and proliferation of smooth muscle cell [ (19.2?5.7)/0,01 mm2] in atherosclerotic lesions were significantly increased in animals treated with hypercholesterolemic diet and received injection of AGEs-RSA (group A) when compared with group B [macrophage (14.4? 5.9)70.01 mm2; T lymphocyte (9.1?2.6)/0.01 mm2; smooth muscle cell (12.9?3.8)/0.01 mm2]and group C[macrophage (15.4?4.4)/0.01 mm2; T lymphocyte (10.5?2.2)/0.01 mm2, smooth muscle cell (13.8?3.9)/0.01 mm2]. Neither plaque nor a cellular inflammation was found in animals fed with normal diet (group D)and in those received repeated injections of AGEs-RSA (group E). Conclusion AGEs increase cellular inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques and may accelerate formation of atherosclerosis in AGEs associated diseases.
9.Clinical pathological study of the anterior lens capsule abnormalities in familial congenital aniridia with cataract
Zhiqiang HOU ; Yansheng HAO ; Wei WANG ; Zhizhong MA ; Yanfeng ZHONG ; Shujuan SONG
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2003;0(05):-
Objective: To observe the pathological changes of the lens and anterior lens capsule of the patients with familial congenital aniridia, and discuss the histopathological etiology of the fragility of the anterior capsule and the significance of surgical project. Methods: Anterior lens capsules and lens specimens were obtained from aniridic patients during cataract surgery. The intraoperative behavior of each capsule was noted, after which the specimens were submitted for histopathologic evaluation and electron microscope examination. Results: The anterior lens capsule was extremely fragile and remarkably thin. Degenerative changes(degeneration, necrosis, loss) of the lens epithelium and discontinuity of the lens epithelium were found in some specimens. Proliferation and double layer of the epithelial cells in some area of the specimens can be seen also. Ply structure of the anterior capsule became thin or disappeared. Conclusion: Degenerative or proliferative changes of the lens epithelial cells were associated with the thinness and extreme intraperative fragility of the anterior lens capsules in familial aniridia with cataract. Greater awareness of anterior capsule fragility in some aniridic patients with cataract may reduce the risk of capsule complications and lead to safer surgical outcomes.
10.Antitumor activities and mechanisms of isoliquiritigenin
Zhiqiang WANG ; Xiuying ZHANG ; Wenguang LI ; Shuangsheng HUANG ; Yuanyuan LIU ; Lamei HU ; Cuilan HOU ; Xiaoyu ZHANG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2015;(8):1159-1164,1165
Aim To investigate the effects of isoliquiri-tigenin ( ISL) on anti-angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo and its mechanisms. Methods We assessed the antiangiogenic activities of ISL on proliferation viabili-ty, migration and tube formation of human microvascu-lar endothelial cell line-1 (HMEC-1) in vitro. The cell proliferation viability was assessed using the Sulforho-damine B ( SRB ) assay. Modified Boyden Transwell chamber assay was done to study the effect of ISL on HMEC-1 cells migration. 2′, 7′-dichlorofluorescein di-acetate ( DCFH-DA) was used to measure the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species ( ROS ) , which was induced by VEGF. Metalloproteinase-2 ( MMP-2 ) and metalloproteinase-9 ( MMP-9 ) expressions by HMEC-1 cells were assessed through gelatin zymogra-phy assay. HMEC-1 cells cycle was detected by flow cytometry. Moreover, we investigated the in vivo anti-angiogenic activity of ISL on chicken embryos nap al-lantoic membrane model ( CAM ) . Results ISL con-centration-dependently inhibited the growth of HMEC-1 cells as well as SW620 and A549 cells. ISL signifi-cantly and concentration-dependently suppressed the migration activity of HMEC-1 cells. Tube sample struc-ture formation further confirmed the effect of ISL on an-ti-angiogenesis. Moreover, ISL also inhibited intracel-lular ROS level, MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression by HMEC-1 cells. ISL induced endothelial cell apoptosis at a low concentration ( ISL 12 . 5 μmol · L-1 ) and blocked the cells in S phase of mitosis at higher con-centrations ( ISL 25~100 μmol·L-1 ) . Furthermore, ISL distinctly inhibited the angiogenesis of chick em-bryos in vivo. Conclusions ISL has anti-tumor and angiogenesis effects on HMEC-1 cells. The mechanism may be related to intracellular ROS scavenging and ap-optosis induction of HMEC-1 cells.