1.Application of Infliximab on inflammatory bowel disease in children
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2020;35(19):1514-1517
Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic and nonspecific intestinal disease that is mainly treated with drugs.At present, Infliximab (IFX) is the only biological agent applied for children with inflammatory bowel disease in China.It is essentially a biosynthetic chimeric monoclonal antibody, and can be combined with tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α) on T cells inhibition of inflammatory response through cytotoxicity and induction of lymphocyte apoptosis.IFX can induce remission in the short term and maintain remission in the long term.It can also promote mucosal repair, improve the quality of life and reduce complications.Clinical studies revealed that there were a proportion of patients who respond poorly or ineffectively to IFX treatment.Furthermore, due to the high cost of biological agents, bio generic drugs are gradually starting to be developed and applied.This article provided an overview of the application of IFX on inflammatory bowel disease in children.
2.Expression of hsa_circ_0128298 in hepatocellular carcinoma and its functional roles in tumor growth
Yi LI ; Mingzhu KONG ; Baihui ZHU ; Lin CHEN ; Weihua CAI ; Shaoqing JU ; Feng WANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science 2019;37(8):568-573
Objective:
To investigate the expression of circular RNA hsa_circ_0128298 in hepatocellular harcinoma (HCC) and evaluate its function in the growth process of HCC.
Methods:
qPCR was used to detect the expressions of hsa_circ_0128298 in 50 HCC tissues, corresponding paracancerous tissues and HCC cells. The effects of hsa_circ_0128298 on HCC growth was analyzed by CCK-8 kit, flow cytometry and western blot assays. The values of hsa_circ_0128298 for the diagnosis and prognosis of HCC were assessed by ROC curve and survival curve analyses.
Results:
Compared with the paracancerous tissues, the expression of hsa_circ_0128298 was significantly increased in HCC tissues ( U =846.0, P =0.005). The area under ROC curve (AUCROC) was 0.661, 95% confidence interval ( CI ) was 0.560 to 0.753, sensitivity was 80.0% and specificity was 50.0%. HCC patients with high expression of hsa_circ_0128298 displayed less overall survival time than those with low expression of hsa_circ_0128298 ( χ 2=6.294, P =0.012). RNA interference of hsa_circ_0128298 (si-hsa_circ_0128298) significantly inhibited HCC cell proliferation and induced cell cycle arrest at G0/G1, and also induced mRNA upregulation and protein expression of cyclin p21. Meanwhile,si-p21 partially reversed the proliferation inhibition and cell cycle arrest of HCC cells induced by si-hsa_circ_0128298, and restore its growth and proliferation potential.
Conclusion
The highly expressed hsa_circ_0128298 in HCC could promote the growth of HCC by regulating the expression of p21 and promise to be a new target for diagnosis and treatment of HCC.