1.Effects of Bushen Jianpi formula on farnesoid X receptor-mediated inhibition of hepatocellular carcinoma AH-130 cell-induced cachexia in rats and its underlying mechanism
FENG Siqia ; ZHONG Yia ; LI Shiyinga ; LI Yuna ; WU Zhonghuab ; TANG Xiaowenc ; ZHOU Zhangjiea ; WU Tingtinga
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2024;31(12):1204-1210
[摘 要] 目的:探讨补肾健脾方(BSJP)介导法尼醇X受体(FXR)抑制肝癌细胞AH-130诱导的癌性恶病质(CC)大鼠模型的作用及其机制。方法:腹腔注射AH-130细胞建立肝癌CC大鼠模型,实验分为空白对照组、模型对照组、FXR激动剂(CDCA)组、BSJP组和BSJP + CDCA组。建模后,用CDCA、BSJP连续治疗大鼠16 d,每周称量大鼠体质量。实验结束时开腹,取腹主动脉血、粪便及附睾、腹股沟和肩胛区棕色脂肪质量。采用液相色谱-质谱法(LC-MS)检测大鼠血清和粪便中胆汁酸组分及含量,WB、qPCR法检测大鼠空肠、棕色及白色脂肪组织中FXR、Wnt家族成员10b(Wnt10b)、β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)、解偶联蛋白1(UCP-1)的表达。结果:与空白对照组相比,模型对照组大鼠体质量明显降低(P < 0.01);与模型对照组相比,CDCA、BSJP、BSJP + CDCA组大鼠体质量均增加(均P < 0.01)。与空白对照组相比,模型对照组附睾、腹股沟和肩胛区域及总棕色脂肪质量均上升(均P < 0.05);与模型对照组相比,各治疗组大鼠附睾、腹股沟区、棕色脂肪质量均下降(均P < 0.05),而肩胛区棕色脂肪组织质量下降无差异(P > 0.05);各治疗组总棕色脂肪质量均显著下降(P < 0.05或P < 0.01)。LC-MS分析显示,各组大鼠血清及粪便中胆汁酸组成及含量均发生改变。qPCR、WB法结果证实,与模型组相比,BSJP和BSJP + CDCA可促进大鼠回肠、棕色脂肪及白色脂肪组织中FXR mRNA和蛋白表达升高(均P < 0.05),Wnt10b、β-catenin、UCP-1 mRNA和蛋白表达均下降(均P < 0.05)。结论:BSJP能够抑制肝癌AH-130细胞诱导的大鼠CC,并减轻由此引起的体质量下降和棕色脂肪组织的形成,其机制可能涉及调控FXR并通过抑制棕色脂肪中与Wnt通路相关的Wnt10b、β-catenin和UCP-1的表达来实现。
2.Long-term treatment of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma with sequential brachytherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy
Allison Y. ZHONG ; Sangwoo S. KIM ; Austin HOPPER ; Greg WHITE ; Sayuri MIYAUCHI ; Riley N. JONES ; Dan SCANDERBEG ; Loren K. MELL ; Elizabeth WEIHE ; Nathalie BOUTROS ; Stephen W. DOGGETT ; Andrew B. SHARABI
Radiation Oncology Journal 2024;42(3):237-243
Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignancy that is difficult to treat and often metastasizes to the lung. Systemic chemotherapies are not effective for this tumor type, thus local therapies are frequently used. Here, we report a case demonstrating the use of extensive ablative interventions in controlling the progression of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma. A patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma developed numerous metastases to his lungs and liver. Local ablative therapies including interstitial brachytherapy and SBRT were used to treat approximately 80 different metastases over the course of a decade. Over 850 brachytherapy seeds were implanted in this patient, and the tumor control and patient outcome were good. As of the most recent follow-up in March 2024, the patient has survived for approximately 12 years since his diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma. To our knowledge, this case represents the most brachytherapy treatments reported in a single patient. It highlights the utility of interstitial brachytherapy and SBRT in treating extensive lung and liver metastases.
3.Long-term treatment of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma with sequential brachytherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy
Allison Y. ZHONG ; Sangwoo S. KIM ; Austin HOPPER ; Greg WHITE ; Sayuri MIYAUCHI ; Riley N. JONES ; Dan SCANDERBEG ; Loren K. MELL ; Elizabeth WEIHE ; Nathalie BOUTROS ; Stephen W. DOGGETT ; Andrew B. SHARABI
Radiation Oncology Journal 2024;42(3):237-243
Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignancy that is difficult to treat and often metastasizes to the lung. Systemic chemotherapies are not effective for this tumor type, thus local therapies are frequently used. Here, we report a case demonstrating the use of extensive ablative interventions in controlling the progression of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma. A patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma developed numerous metastases to his lungs and liver. Local ablative therapies including interstitial brachytherapy and SBRT were used to treat approximately 80 different metastases over the course of a decade. Over 850 brachytherapy seeds were implanted in this patient, and the tumor control and patient outcome were good. As of the most recent follow-up in March 2024, the patient has survived for approximately 12 years since his diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma. To our knowledge, this case represents the most brachytherapy treatments reported in a single patient. It highlights the utility of interstitial brachytherapy and SBRT in treating extensive lung and liver metastases.
4.Long-term treatment of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma with sequential brachytherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy
Allison Y. ZHONG ; Sangwoo S. KIM ; Austin HOPPER ; Greg WHITE ; Sayuri MIYAUCHI ; Riley N. JONES ; Dan SCANDERBEG ; Loren K. MELL ; Elizabeth WEIHE ; Nathalie BOUTROS ; Stephen W. DOGGETT ; Andrew B. SHARABI
Radiation Oncology Journal 2024;42(3):237-243
Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignancy that is difficult to treat and often metastasizes to the lung. Systemic chemotherapies are not effective for this tumor type, thus local therapies are frequently used. Here, we report a case demonstrating the use of extensive ablative interventions in controlling the progression of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma. A patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma developed numerous metastases to his lungs and liver. Local ablative therapies including interstitial brachytherapy and SBRT were used to treat approximately 80 different metastases over the course of a decade. Over 850 brachytherapy seeds were implanted in this patient, and the tumor control and patient outcome were good. As of the most recent follow-up in March 2024, the patient has survived for approximately 12 years since his diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma. To our knowledge, this case represents the most brachytherapy treatments reported in a single patient. It highlights the utility of interstitial brachytherapy and SBRT in treating extensive lung and liver metastases.
5.Long-term treatment of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma with sequential brachytherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy
Allison Y. ZHONG ; Sangwoo S. KIM ; Austin HOPPER ; Greg WHITE ; Sayuri MIYAUCHI ; Riley N. JONES ; Dan SCANDERBEG ; Loren K. MELL ; Elizabeth WEIHE ; Nathalie BOUTROS ; Stephen W. DOGGETT ; Andrew B. SHARABI
Radiation Oncology Journal 2024;42(3):237-243
Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignancy that is difficult to treat and often metastasizes to the lung. Systemic chemotherapies are not effective for this tumor type, thus local therapies are frequently used. Here, we report a case demonstrating the use of extensive ablative interventions in controlling the progression of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma. A patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma developed numerous metastases to his lungs and liver. Local ablative therapies including interstitial brachytherapy and SBRT were used to treat approximately 80 different metastases over the course of a decade. Over 850 brachytherapy seeds were implanted in this patient, and the tumor control and patient outcome were good. As of the most recent follow-up in March 2024, the patient has survived for approximately 12 years since his diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma. To our knowledge, this case represents the most brachytherapy treatments reported in a single patient. It highlights the utility of interstitial brachytherapy and SBRT in treating extensive lung and liver metastases.
6.Long-term treatment of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma with sequential brachytherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy
Allison Y. ZHONG ; Sangwoo S. KIM ; Austin HOPPER ; Greg WHITE ; Sayuri MIYAUCHI ; Riley N. JONES ; Dan SCANDERBEG ; Loren K. MELL ; Elizabeth WEIHE ; Nathalie BOUTROS ; Stephen W. DOGGETT ; Andrew B. SHARABI
Radiation Oncology Journal 2024;42(3):237-243
Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignancy that is difficult to treat and often metastasizes to the lung. Systemic chemotherapies are not effective for this tumor type, thus local therapies are frequently used. Here, we report a case demonstrating the use of extensive ablative interventions in controlling the progression of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma. A patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma developed numerous metastases to his lungs and liver. Local ablative therapies including interstitial brachytherapy and SBRT were used to treat approximately 80 different metastases over the course of a decade. Over 850 brachytherapy seeds were implanted in this patient, and the tumor control and patient outcome were good. As of the most recent follow-up in March 2024, the patient has survived for approximately 12 years since his diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma. To our knowledge, this case represents the most brachytherapy treatments reported in a single patient. It highlights the utility of interstitial brachytherapy and SBRT in treating extensive lung and liver metastases.
7.Prevalence of Echinococcus infections in wild carnivores based on copro - DNA tests in Serthar County of Sichuan Province.
L YANG ; Y YANG ; W YU ; Q WANG ; B ZHONG ; K HUA ; Y LIU ; Y HUANG
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2023;35(5):492-496
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the prevalence of Echinococcus infections in wild carnivores in Serthar County, Sichuan Province, so as to provide insights into echinococcosis control in local areas.
METHODS:
Stool samples were collected from wild carnivores in Serthar County, Sichuan Province in May 2021, and the host sources of stool samples and Echinococcus infections were identified using PCR assays. The prevalence of E. multilocularis, E. granulosus and E. shiquicus infections was estimated in different hosts.
RESULTS:
A total of 583 stool samples were collected from wild carnivores, including 147 stool samples from fox, 154 from wolf, 227 from wild dogs and 11 from lynx. The overall prevalence of E. multilocularis, E. granulosus and E. shiquicus infections was 5.68%, 0.19% and 14.20% in canine stool samples, and no E. granulosus infection was detected in fox stool samples, while the prevalence of E. multilocularis and E. shiquicus infections was 0.68% and 47.62% in fox stool samples (χ2 = 88.41, P < 0.001). No E. granulosus or E. shiquicus infection was detected in wolf stool samples, and the prevalence of E. multilocularis infection was 10.39% in wolf stool samples. The prevalence of E. multilocularis, E. granulosus and E. shiquicus infections was 5.73%, 0.44% and 2.20% in canine stool samples (χ2 = 12.13, P < 0.01). In addition, the prevalence of E. multilocularis infections was significantly higher in wolf stool samples than in canine and fox stool samples (χ2 = 13.23, P < 0.01), and the prevalence of E. shiquicus infections was significantly higher in fox stool samples than in canine and wolf stool samples (χ2 = 187.01, P < 0.001). No Echinococcus infection was identified in 11 lynx stool samples.
CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of Echinococcus infections is high in wild canines in Serthar County, Sichuan Province. Wolf, wild dog and fox all participate in the wild life cycle of E. multilocularis in Serthar County, and wolf and wild dogs may play a more important role.
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8.α/Sulfono-γ-AA peptide hybrids agonist of GLP-1R with prolonged action both in vitro and in vivo.
Yan SHI ; Candy LEE ; Peng SANG ; Zaid AMSO ; David HUANG ; Weixia ZHONG ; Meng GU ; Lulu WEI ; Vân T B NGUYEN-TRAN ; Jingyao ZHANG ; Weijun SHEN ; Jianfeng CAI
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(4):1648-1659
Peptides are increasingly important resources for biological and therapeutic development, however, their intrinsic susceptibility to proteolytic degradation represents a big hurdle. As a natural agonist for GLP-1R, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is of significant clinical interest for the treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus, but its in vivo instability and short half-life have largely prevented its therapeutic application. Here, we describe the rational design of a series of α/sulfono-γ-AA peptide hybrid analogues of GLP-1 as the GLP-1R agonists. Certain GLP-1 hybrid analogues exhibited enhanced stability (t 1/2 > 14 days) compared to t 1/2 (<1 day) of GLP-1 in the blood plasma and in vivo. These newly developed peptide hybrids may be viable alternative of semaglutide for type-2 diabetes treatment. Additionally, our findings suggest that sulfono-γ-AA residues could be adopted to substitute canonical amino acids residues to improve the pharmacological activity of peptide-based drugs.
9.Study on the distribution of ABO blood group in patients with pancreatic cancer
Xiaoliang YANG ; Xiaoqin ZHOU ; Jing LI ; Xia ZHONG ; Kun WANG ; Xiaoyan TANG ; Xing GU
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2023;36(2):152-155
【Objective】 To investigate whether there is a correlation between the differences in ABO blood group distribution in patients with pancreatic cancer, and to evaluate the relative risk. 【Methods】 Patients with pathological diagnosis or discharge diagnosis of pancreatic cancer who underwent ABO blood group typing in our hospital from January 2017 to October 2021 were selected, and the blood group distribution of patients and the correlation were analyzed. 【Results】 There was a statistically significant difference between the pancreatic cancer group and the control group (P<0.05). The study showed that type A may be a relative risk factor for pancreatic cancer patients (χ2=42.44, P<0.001), and type B may play a protective role (χ2=16.28, P<0.01). Significant differences were found in distribution between different gender groups (χ2=64.35, P<0.05). The test results showed that type A may be a risk factor for pancreatic cancer in men (χ2=35.2, OR=1.7, 95%CI=0.59-1.02, P<0.001), and type O may play a protective role in pancreatic cancer(χ2=18.22, OR=0.6, 95%CI=0.25-0.32, P<0.01); type A may be a relative risk factor for female pancreatic cancer patients (χ2=7.06, OR=1.4, 95%CI=0.59-1.02, P<0.001), while type B may play a protective role (χ2=20.32, OR=0.5, 95%CI=0.32-0.43, P<0.01). In pancreatic cancer group, the risk factors of blood type A were higher than those of non-A group, and the protective effect of type B was significantly higher than that of non-B group. 【Conclusion】 The distribution of blood group and relative risk factors in pancreatic cancer patients suggest that A type is predominant; in the population with A blood group, more attention should be paid to early prevention and early treatment, so as to reduce the risk of disease.

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