1.Low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the diagnosis and treatment of cranial dystonia
Ningjiang LIU ; Benshu ZHANG ; Bingdi XIE ; Huaying TAO ; Linyang CUI
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2008;41(6):389-392
Objective To study the therapeutic effects of low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation(rTMS)in cranial dystonia.Methods Twenty cranial dystoina patients were treated with low frequency rTMS.Their motor threshold,cortical silent period(CSP)were evaluated before and after the rTMS and after 1,2,6 months as well as the spares and Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale(TWSTRS)to evaluate the effects of rTMS in the treatment of cranial dvstonia.Results The patients scored(23.5±14.0)significantly lower after l and 2 months(17.6 ±14.3,18.5±14.2,t=2.632,2.149.both P<0.05).But there was an increasing tendeney of the score after 2 months.The 2-month efficient rate of low-frequency rTMS Was 60%(12/20),yet the long-term effect of rTMS was still to be studied.There was a very significant improvment of relaxed(46.5%±7.3%vs49.9%±9.2%,t=-3.235.P<0.05)and active threshold(40.2%±5.9%/)5 43.9%±8.8%,t=-2.339,P<0.05),prolongation of CSP((96.1±24.5)ms vs(121.6±27.7)ms,t=-7.223,P=0.000).Conclusion The low frequency rTMS is efficient to relieve the clinical symptoms of cranial dystonia.
2.In vitro study on mesothelin antibody-tagged nanoprobe targeting human pancreatic cell line BxPC3
Mingzhi LU ; Wenjun LE ; Shaobin CUI ; Bingmei SUN ; Bingdi CHEN ; Chengwei SHAO
Chinese Journal of Pancreatology 2014;14(6):389-391
Objective To observe the targeted function of a mesothelin antibody modified nanoprobe in human pancreatic cancer BxPC3 cell.Methods The Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoprobe was prepared by St(o)ber method,and then quantum dots (CdTe) and mesothelin antibody was crosslinked to obtain the properties of targeting and fluorescent.Fluorescent nano Fe3O4@SiO2 probes and BxPC3 cells were incubated in vitro for 30 min.Its targeting performance was tested by the CCD imaging system and magnetic separation technology.HepG-2 and K562 cells with low expression of mesothelin were selected as reference cells.Results This preparation method of nanoprobe could produce a uniform and narrow distribution particle with particle size mainly ranging from 120 to 140 nm.The cell adsorption experiments showed that the adsorption efficiency of BxPC3,HepG-2 and K562 by nanoprobe without crosslinking antibody were less than 20%,as a non-specific adsorption; and the adsorption efficiency of BxPC3,HepG-2 and K562 by crosslinking mesothelin antibody nanoprobe were (53.9 ± 1.8) %,(8.0 ± 2.1) % and (8.9 ± 2.3) % respectively,and the adsorption capacity with BxPC3 was significantly increased.Conclusions The nanoprobe modified by mesothelin antibody can effectively recognize BxPC3 cells which highly expressing mesothelin.
3.Protective Effect of Aqueous Extract of Arctium lappa Roots on HCl/EtOH-induced Acute Gastric Ulcer in Rats Based on Akt/NF-κB Signaling Pathway
Bingdi CUI ; Hui GUO ; Man GONG ; Xiaoqian LIU ; Erping XU ; Liping DAI ; Zhimin WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(2):1-9
ObjectiveTo investigate protective effect of Arctium lappa root aqueous extract (ALR-AE) on hydrochloric acid/ethanol (HCl/EtOH)-induced acute gastric ulcer in rats based on protein kinase B/nuclear transcription factor-κB (Akt/NF-κB) signaling pathway. MethodRats were randomly divided into 5 groups, namely normal group, model group, ranitidine group (35 mg·kg-1), ALR-AE low dose group (50 mg·kg-1, ALR-AE-L group) and ALR-AE high dose group (100 mg·kg-1, ALR-AE-H group). Different doses of ALR-AE were orally administered twice daily for three consecutive days before the animals were subjected to HCl/EtOH (60% ethanol in 150 mmol·L-1 HCl) to induce acute gastric ulcer. For the gastric tissue samples, the ulcer surface was recorded by electronic imaging technique, and then the ulcer inhibition rate was calculated using ImageJ 1.8.0, hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining were used to observe the pathological changes and mucoprotein distribution, respectively. The levels of oxidative stress factors of malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in rat gastric tissues were determined by colorimetric method, the levels of pro-inflammatory mediators of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-1β were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), protein levels of phosphorylation and non-phosphorylation of Akt, NF-κB p65, NF-κB inhibitor protein α (IκBα) and IκB kinase α (IKKα) were evaluated by Western blot. ResultCompared with the normal group, the gastric tissue of the model group was severely damaged, and the area of gastric ulcer were significantly enlarged (P<0.01), the levels of MDA, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β in gastric tissue were significantly increased (P<0.01), levels of GSH-Px and SOD were significantly decreased (P<0.01), and phosphorylation levels of Akt, NF-κB p65, IKKα and IκBα in gastric tissue were significantly increased (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, ALR-AE significantly attenuated HCl/EtOH-induced gastric tissue damage, significantly increased ulcer inhibition rate (P<0.01), and dose-dependently reduced the levels of MDA, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β (P<0.05, P<0.01), and elevated GSH-Px and SOD levels (P<0.01), ALR-AE-L group could significantly inhibit the phosphorylation levels of Akt (P<0.05), and ALR-AE-H group could significantly inhibit phosphorylation levels of Akt, NF-κB p65, IKKα and IκBα (P<0.05, P<0.01). ConclusionALR-AE has a significant protective effect on HCl/EtOH-induced acute gastric ulcers in rats, and its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of inflammatory mediator expression and reduction of oxidative stress levels mediated by Akt/NF-κB signaling pathway.