1.Mechanism of breast cancer metastasis suppressor gene 1 inhibiting tumor metastasis
Li MAO ; Caiping CUI ; Jing ZHANG ; Ping ZHOU
Journal of International Oncology 2016;43(8):619-621
Breast cancer metastasis suppressor gene 1 (BRMS1) significantly reduces the invasion and metastasis of cancer cells.BRMS1 gene expression is decreased or deleted in the cells of various malignant tumors.BRMS1 gene can inhibit tumor cells invasion and metastasis by means of regulating gene transcription and protein translation by phosphoinositide signaling and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathways,repairing intercellular communication and interacting with the mSin3-histone deacetylase (HDAC) complex,estrogen receptor and other proteins.BRMS1 gene may be a new target for the gene treatment of tumor metastasis.
2.A comparison of the sensitivity of three gel electrophoresis methods for the RFLP analysis of mycobacterial heat shock protein 65 gene
Caiping ZHANG ; Hongsheng WANG ; Yumiao FENG ; Lin LIN ; Pangen CUI ; Min CHEN ; Qinxue WU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2013;(4):281-282
Objective To compare the performance of 2% (w/v) agarose gel,2% (w/v) Metaphor agarose gel and 10%(w/v) nondenaturating polyacrylamide gel in the PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of mycobacterial heat shock protein 65 (hsp65) gene.Methods This study included 8 Mycobacteria strains,including clinical isolates and standard strains of Mycobacteria tuberculosis and Mycobacterium intracellulare.Bacterialsuspension of these strains was prepared with the concentration of bacterial cells varying from 10 to 106per milliliter.PCR was performed to amplify the hsp65 gene with a pair of universal primers followed by the digestion of amplicons with two restriction endonucleases,BstE Ⅱ and Hae Ⅲ.Then,the restriction enzyme-digested fragments were subjected to electrophoresis in 2% agarose gel,2% Metaphor agarose gel and 10% nondenaturating polyacrylamide gel respectively.Results As analysis of variance showed,the three gel electrophoresis methods were statistically different in sensitivity for the RFLP analysis of mycobacterial hsp65 gene (F =36.379,P < 0.01).Least significance difference (LSD) procedure revealed that the 2% agarose gel-based electrophoresis was less sensitive than the 2% Metaphor agarose gel-and 10% non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel-based electrophoresis (both P < 0.01),and no significant differences were observed between the 2% Metaphor agarose gel-and 10% non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel-based electrophoresis (P > 0.05).Conclusion The 2% Metaphor agarose gel-and 10%nondenaturating polyacrylamide gel-based electrophoresis methods appear to be more sensitive than the 2% agarose gel-based electrophoresis method for the PCR-RFLP analysis of mycobacterial hsp65 gene.
3.Drug susceptibility test for 16 Mycobacteria tuberculosis isolates from patients with cutaneous tuberculosis
Caiping ZHANG ; Jiang JI ; Lin LIN ; Yiqin YANG ; Pangen CUI ; Yumiao FENG ; Xiaoyu YUE ; Liang ZHAO ; Xuesi ZENG ; Qinxue WU ; Hongsheng WANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2009;42(6):371-373
Objective To test the drug susceptibility of 16 Mycobactena tuberculosis isolates from patients with cutaneous tuberculosis,and to provide a basis for the treatment of this entity.Methods Sixteen strains of mycobacterium were isolated from patients with cutaneous tuberculosis.and they were consistently identified as M.tuberculosis by biochemistry and molecular biology.Absolute concentration method was used to test the susceptibility of these isolates to isoniazid.streptomycin.rifampicin and ethambutol.For two strains resistant to streptomycin,PCR and sequencing were performed to analyse the mutation of rpsL gene.Results Out ofthe 16 strains of M tuberculosis.2 were resistant to streptomycin but sensitive to isoniazid,rifampicin and ethambutol,and 14 were sensitive to isoniazid,streptomycin,rifampicin and ethambutol.Sequencing of the rpsL gene revealed a mutation of AAG to AGG at codon 43 in one streptomycinresistant strain and a substitution of CGC bv CAC at codon 54 in another resistant strain.Conclusions In past five years,the resistance ratio of M tuberculosis was low in patients with cutaneous tuberculosis,and streptomycin resistance predominated in these strains.
4.Experience of Using Shengyang Yiwei Decoction (升阳益胃汤) in the Treatment of Pediatric Diseases
Yumeng YANG ; Caiping CUI ; Xiaoya CHEN ; Jianmin WANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(3):304-307
It is believed that Shengyang Yiwei Decoction (升阳益胃汤, SYD) is effective in regulating the flow of Qi (气), and can treat various diseases caused by the disorder of the spleen and stomach Qi. In clinical practice, based on the pathological characteristics of children often having insufficient spleen, and adhering to the principle of treating different diseases with the same method, the focus is placed on the core pathogenesis of spleen and stomach Qi disharmony. We use SYD in various pediatric conditions such as allergic rhinitis, post COVID-19 condition, urethral syndrome, and dysfunctional uterine bleeding in adolescence, and emphasize the treatment is flexibly tailored to the symptoms.