1.MTA1 in tumor progression and metastasis
International Journal of Surgery 2011;38(1):56-59
MTA1 is a composition of Nurd,which may deacetylate histone and non-histone to affect gene transcription and protein expression. Since it is often overexpressed in many tumors and closely related to invasion,metastasis and prognosis of the malignancy, MTA1 might be exploited as a tumor marker for clinical application. This article reviews the structure and function of MTA1 and some new research progress on the tumor metastasis related to MTA1.
2.Application of SELDI-TOF-MS in searching for biomarkers for colorectal cancer
International Journal of Surgery 2008;35(11):757-760
SELDI-TOF-MS is a novel proteomic technique.It reveals some new biomarkers which could be used for early diagnosis,preoperative staging and predicting response to radiochemotherapy of colorectal cancer.These new biomarkers were validated to be more sensitive and specific than traditional hiomarkers.SELDI-TOF-MS will be a useful tool for early diagnosis and tailor-made therapy of eolorectal cancer.
3.Effects of different degrees and duration of hypothermia on traumatic brain injury in dogs
Zhixia YANG ; Jian SUN ; Zhiping WANG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2010;30(6):747-750
Objective To investigate the effects of different degrees and duration of hypothermia on severe traumatic brain injury in dogs. Methods Thirty-six one-year-old healthy dogs weighing 13-15 kg were used in this study. Traumatic brain injury model was estabhshed according to the method described by Feeney. Orthogonal design was used in this experiment. Two empirical factors: temperature (factor A) and duration (factor B) were used. Body temperature was maintained at 38 ℃ (A1), 31 ℃ (A2) or35 ℃ (A3) for 6 h (B1) or 12 h (B2).The dogs were divided into 6 groups: group A1B1 , A1B2, A2B1, A2B2, A3B1 and A3B2. Blood gas analysis was performed after the target temperature was maintained for the target duration. Neurological deficit was assessed and scored (0 = no deficit, 500 = severe neurological deficit) and blood samples were obtained at 24, 48 and 72 h after brain injury for determination of serum concentrations of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and myelin basic protein (MBP) and plasma S-100β protein concentration. Brains were removed at the 72 h after brain injury for determination of Bcl-2 and Bax expression and detection of apoptosis in the brain. Results Hypothermia significantly decreased serum NSE, MBP and plasma S-100β concentrations, neuronal apoptosis and NDS scores;up-regulated Bcl-2 expression and down-regulated Bax expression in brain tissue in the 4 hypothermia groups (group A2B1, A2B2, A3B1 and A3B2) as compared with the control groups (group A1 B1, A1 B2). Best neuroprotective effects were observed in group A3 B1 (35 ℃ for 6 h) in terms of serum NSE, NBP and plasma S-100β concentrations, neuronal apoptosis and cerebral Bax and Bcl-2 expression, but there was no significant difference in the NDS scores among the 4 hypothermia groups. Conclusion Hypothermia can provide neuroprotection in a dog model of traumatic brain injury but the neuroprotective effect is independent of the degree and duration of hypothermia.
4.Effects of Levocarnitine on Peripheral Blood T Cell Subsets and Inflammatory Factors in Diabetic Patients Underwent Peritoneal Dialysis
Lurong YANG ; Lin YANG ; Zhixia SONG ; Chuan'e HE ; Lan MA ;
China Pharmacy 2017;28(20):2837-2840
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of levocarnitine on peripheral blood T cell subsets and inflammatory factors in diabetic patients underwent peritoneal dialysis. METHODS:A total of 100 diabetic patients underwent peritoneal dialysis in se-lected as research objects were divided into conventional therapy group and levocarnitine group according to random number table, with 50 cases in each group. Conventional therapy group received peritoneal dialysis and conventional therapy. Levocarnitine group was additionally given levocarnitine 1.0 g added into 0.9% Sodium chloride injection 20 mL intravenously,3 times a week,on the basis of conventional therapy group for 12 weeks. CD3+,CD4+,the proportion of Th1 and Th2,the contents of TNF-α,INF-γ, IL-10 and IL-4 in supernatant were all detected before and after treatment. The expression of T-bet and GATA-3 were compared be-tween 2 groups. RESULTS:After treatment,CD3+,CD4+,Th2 cells,GATA-3 expression and IL-10,IL-4 levels were significantly increased,the expression of Th1 cells,T-bet content and TNF-αand INF-γwere significantly reduced,and levcarnitine group was sig-nificantly better than conrentional therapy group,with statistically significant (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Levocarnitine can im-prove inflammatory reaction and the expression of related transcription factors by promoting T cell subsets and Th1/Th2 cell subsets.
5.Effect of lipid emulsion on mitochondrial energy metabolism during bupivacaine-induced myocardiotoxicity in rats
Danni LYU ; Zhixia BAI ; Libin YANG ; Xuexin CHEN
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2015;35(11):1344-1346
Objective To investigate the effect of lipid emulsion on mitochondrial energy metabolism during bupivacaine-induced myocardiotoxicity in rats.Methods H9c2 cells were inoculated in 96-well plates at a density of 1 × 105cells/ml, and were randomly divided into 4 groups (n =18 each) using a random number table: control group (group C) , bupivacaine group (group B) , lipid emulsion group (group LE) , and bupivacaine + lipid emulsion group (group B + LE).The cells were incubated in the normal culture medium in group C.In group LE, the cells were incubated in the culture medium containing 1% lipid emulsion.In group B, the cells were incubated in the culture medium containing 1 mmol/L bupivacaine.In group B + LE, the cells were incubated in the culture medium containing 1 mmol/L bupivacaine and 1% lipid emulsion.After 24 h of incubation, the contents of ATP, ADP, and AMP were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography, and apoptotic rate was calculated by Hoechst33342/ PI staining.Results Compared with group C, the contents of ATP, ADP and AMP were significantly decreased, and apoptotic rate was increased in group B (P<0.05), and the contents of ATP and ADP in group LE and ATP content in group B + LE were increased, and no significant changes were found in apoptotic rate in LE and B+LE groups (P>0.05).Compared with group C, the contents of ATP, ADP and AMP were significantly increased, and apoptotic rate was decreased in LE and B+LE groups (P< 0.05).Compared with group LE, the contents of ATP, ADP and AMP were significantly decreased (P< 0.05), and no significant change was found in apoptotic rate in group B+LE (P>0.05).Conclusion The mechanism by which lipid emulsion reduces bupivacaine-induced myocardiotoxicity may be associated with improved mitochondrial energy metabolism in rats.
6.Effect of glutathione on liver antioxidative function of microcystin-LR-induced mice
Zhixia HAN ; Ting YANG ; Chunlian ZHANG ; Wei XIONG ; Qingbi ZHANG
Chongqing Medicine 2016;45(18):2457-2459
Objective To study the effect of glutathione(GSH)on liver antioxidative function of microcystin‐LR(MC‐LR)‐in‐duced mice .Methods Forty healthy clean class KM 5‐week old mice were selected and divided into five groups by the random sam‐pling method ,including the norml saline control group ,GSH control group ,MC‐LR group ,MC‐LR+low dose GSH group and MC‐LR+high dose GSH group ,8 cases in each group ,half male and half female .The experiment lasted for 15 d by intraperitoneal injec‐tion of MC‐LR ,then the liver histopathological changes ,liver tissue activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) ,glutathione peroxidase (GSH‐Px)and content of malondialdehyde(MDA) were detected .Results Compared with the normal saline control group ,liver cell GSH level ,SOD and GSH‐Px activities in the MC‐LR group were significantly decreased (P<0 .05) ,while the MDA level was sig‐nificantly increased (P<0 .05) .Compared with the MC‐LR group ,the GSH level ,SOD and GSH‐Px activities in the MC‐LR+low dose GSH group and MC‐LR+high dose GSH group were significantly increased (P<0 .05) ,while the MDA level was significant‐ly decreased(PP<0 .05) .Conclusion The GSH intervention can alleviate MC‐LR induced mouse liver oxidative toxicity and has protective effect on the liver to some extent .
7.Impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on nasopharyngitis and upper re-spiratory tract infection among patients with type 2 diabetes:a network meta-analy-sis
Zhixia LI ; Shanshan WU ; Zhirong YANG ; Siyan ZHAN ; Feng SUN
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2016;48(3):454-459
Objective:To systematically review the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs)on two common respiratory system adverse events (RSAE:nasopharyngitis and upper re-spiratory tract infection)among type 2 diabetes (T2DM).Methods:Medline,Embase,Clinical trials and Cochrane library were searched from inception through May 201 5 to identify randomized clinical trials (RCTs)assessed safety of GLP-1 RAs versus placebo or other anti-diabetic drugs in T2DM.Network meta-analysis within a Bayesian framework was performed to calculate odds ratios for the incidence of RSAE.Results:In the study,50 RCTs were included,including 1 3 treatments:7 GLP-1 RAs (exenati-de,exenatide-long-release-agent,liraglutide,lixisenatide,taspoglutide,albiglutide and dulaglutide), placebo and 5 traditional anti-diabetic drugs(insulin,metformin,sulfonylureas,sitagliptin and thiazo-lidinediones ketones).Compared with insulin,taspoglutide significantly decreased the incidence of naso-pharyngitis (OR =0.67,95%CI:0.46 -0.96).Significant lowering effects on upper respiratory tract infection were found when taspoglutide versus placebo (OR =0.57,95%CI:0.34 -0.99)and insulin (OR =0.39,95%CI:0.23 -0.73).The result from the network meta-analysis based on Bayesian theo-ry could be used to rank all the treatments included,which showed that taspoglutide ranked last with mi-nimum risk on nasopharyngitis and upper respiratory tract infection.Conclusion:Taspoglutide was associ-ated with significantly lowering effect on RSAE.
8.Preparation, Characterization and Application for Genomic DNA Extraction of a Magnetic Microsphere with Surface Charge Switching
Huabin HUANG ; Zhixia ZHUANG ; Chaoyong YANG ; Xiaoru WANG
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2014;(11):1598-1603
SuperparamagneticSiO2@Fe3O4microspherewithcore-shellstructurewaspreparedbythe method of hydro-thermal and St?ber method, and modified by (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane ( APTES) . The obtained amino-Fe3 O4@SiO2 microsphere with controlled surface charge properties was characterized by SEM and TEM, and the surface electric property of amino-microsphere was investigated by Zeta potential measurement. The microsphere was used to extract DNA from human blood, and the solid phase extraction method by microspheres was developed. The mechanism of action between Aminated-Fe3 O4@SiO2 microsphere and DNA was explored, and the gel electrophoresis and PCR test were done on the extraction product. The result showed that genomic DNA with high purity was successfully extracted from whole blood by using amino-Fe3 O4@SiO2 microsphere, with the extraction rate about 70%, the saturated adsorption capacity for DNA was about 40 ng/μg, and the elution could be directly used for further bio-analysis.
9.Role of mitochondrial permeability transition pore in lipid emulsion-induced inversion of bupivacaine myocardiotoxicity in rats
Libin YANG ; Zhixia BAI ; Danni LYU ; Haibo LIU ; Xuexin CHEN
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2015;35(9):1050-1053
Objective To evaluate the effect of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) in lipid emulsion-induced inversion of bupivacaine myocardiotoxicity in rats.Methods H9c2 cells were inoculated in 6-well plates at a density of 105 cells/ml, and were randomly divided into 4 groups (6 wells in each group, 2 ml/well) using a random number table: control group (group C) , bupivacaine group (group B) , lipid emusion + bupivacaine group (group LB) , and lipid emusion + bupivacaine + atractyloside group (group LBA).Phosphate buffer solution 100 μl was added to the culture medium in group C.In group B, bupivacaine was added to the culture medium with the final concentration of 1 mmol/L.In group LB, lipid emusion and bupivacaine were added to the culture medium with the final concentrations of 1% and 1 mmol/L, respectively.In group LBA, lipid emusion, bupivacaine and atractyloside (an mPTP opener) were added to the culture medium with the final concentrations of 1%, 1 mmol/L and 30 μmol/L, respectively.All the cells were incubated for 24 h.After the end of incubation, the expression of Bcl-2, Bax, phosphorylated Bad (p-Bad) , caspase-3, activated caspase-3, caspase-9,activated caspase-9 and cytochrome c (Cyt c) was detected using Western blot.The expression of Bcl-2 mRNA, Bax mRNA, Bad mRNA, caspase-9 mRNA and Cyt c mRNA was detected using real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.The ratios of Bax/Bcl-2, activated caspase-3/caspase-3, activated caspase-9/caspase-9, and Bax mRNA/Bcl-2 mRNA were calculated.Results Compared with group C,the ratios of Bax/Bcl-2, activated caspase-3/caspase-3, activated caspase-9/caspase-9, and Bax mRNA/ Bcl-2 mRNA were significantly increased, the expression of p-Bad was down-regulated, and the expression of Cyt c, Bad mRNA, caspase-9 mRNA and Cyt c mRNA was up-regulated in group B (P<0.05) , and no significant change was found in the parameters mentioned above in group LB (P>0.05).Compared with group B, the ratios of Bax/Bcl-2, activated caspase-3/caspase-3, activated caspase-9/caspase-9, and Bax mRNA/Bcl-2 mRNA were significantly decreased, the expression of p-Bad was up-regulated, and the expression of Cyt c, Bad mRNA, caspase-9 mRNA and Cyt c mRNA was down-regulated in LB and LBA groups (P< 0.05).Compared with group LB, the ratios of Bax/Bcl-2, activated caspase-3/caspase-3, activated caspase-9/caspase-9, and Bax mRNA/Bcl-2 mRNA were significantly increased, the expression of p-Bad was down-regulated, and the expression of Cyt c, Bad mRNA, caspase-9 mRNA and Cyt c mRNA was up-regulated in group LBA (P < 0.05).Conclusion The mechanism underlying lipid emulsioninduced inversion of bupivacaine myocardiotoxicity is related to inhibited mPTP opening in rats.
10.Observation of effect of metformin and exercise therapy for IGT.
Fengting WEI ; Yinghui GUO ; Jingbo SUN ; Zhixia YANG ; Haichao ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2010;17(16):2225-2226
Objective To observe the effect of metformin and exercise therapy for IGT. Methods 86 patients with IGT were given metformin and exercise therapy,the range of glucose,BMI and symptoms improvement were observed before and after the therapy. Results After 6 months therapy,the fasting blood glucose and 2 h after oral administration of 75 g glucose levels were significantly reduced(P<0.01=,BMI reduced(P<0.05=.72 cases (83.7%)were back to normal glucose tolerance,14 cases maintained IGT(those unable to adhere to exercise and no diet controlled),0 case became DM. Conclusion Metformin and exercise therapy had good efficacy in curing IGT.