1.Ten-year case review of solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm of pancreas
Cancan ZHOU ; Zheng WANG ; Jiahui LI ; Meng LEI ; Guiping XU ; Zheng WU
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2017;38(4):559-563
Objective To summarize the methods of diagnosing and treating solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm of pancreas SPN so as to provide reference for its early clinical diagnosis.Methods We collected the clinical data of 62 patients with pathologically confirmed diagnosis of SPN treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University between Feb.2004 and Sep.2014.Then we retroactively analyzed and summarized the clinical characteristics,diagnosis and treatment of the disease.Results Among the 62 patients,55 were female and 7 were male;the mean age was (31.58±12.67) years old.The clinical features showed no specificity and the tumor was mostly detected upon physical check-up.The tumor was seen to be located mostly in the body and tail of the pancreas,and the average maximum diameter was (7.81±3.54)cm.We did not find obvious abnormality in routine pre-operative blood test results or liver and kidney functions.The imageological examination indicated tumor occupation in the pancreas.All the patients underwent surgical resection with no complications or death and had a good recovery after operation.Pathological diagnosis after operation was SPN without metastasis in lymph modes.Until the last time we followed up all the patients,we found relapse in two patients (3.2%).Conclusion SPN is a tumor that tends to affect young and middle-aged females.The malignancy grade of SPN is low,and patients with this disease show no specificity in clinical manifestation.The imageological examination is of vital importance in diagnosing SPN and surgical resection is an effective way to treat SPN.
2.Lexiscan can open the blood-brain barrier temporarily and reversibly
Cancan CHANG ; Yang DUAN ; Benqiang YANG ; Jun ZHOU ; Hongyi LI ; Zhihua XU ; Sen LIN
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2018;38(11):741-744
Objective To evaluate the opening level and optimal time window of the blood-brain barrier induced by adenosine A2 receptor agonist ( Lexiscan) via dynamic enhanced MRI. Methods Twen-ty New Zealand white rabbits were divided into experiment group ( group A, n=10) and control group ( group B, n=10) . Rabbits in group A were injected with Lexiscan and rabbits in group B were injected with physiological salt via ear vein, then the coronary scanning was performed. Contrast enhanced MRI was performed at different time points ( 5, 10, 15, 20 min, and then every 10 min, until 2 h) following the in-fusion of Gd-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA). The signal intensity (SI) of region of interest ( ROI) was measured and the percent enhancement of SI was calculated. Evens blue staining results in brain tissues were observed. Pair t test was used to analyze the data. Results The percent enhancement of SI in group A significantly increased to (40. 93±3.70)% at 5 min, reached the maximum of (43.03±3.62)% at 30 min, slowly decreased until 50 min, and got to a stable level at almost 80 min. At each time point, the per-cent enhancement of SI in group A was significantly higher than that in group B ( t values:6.88-20.28, all P<0. 05) . The staining was evident in group A. Conclusions Lexiscan can open blood-brain barrier tem-porarily and reversibly, and the optimal opening time window is 10-50 min post-injection.
3.MR T2WI demonstration of sciatic nerve injury in rabbits
Cancan CHEN ; Di DAI ; Xianhua WU ; Xuejun ZHOU ; Xiubin WANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2018;34(3):321-325
Objective To investigate the relationship between MRI signal,pathological changes and neurological function after sciatic nerve injury in rabbits.Methods Twenty New Zealand white rabbits were randomly and evenly divided into 5 groups,and the right sciatic nerve crush models were established.T2 fat suppression fast recovery spin echo (T2 fs FRFSE) sequence scanning was performed 3 days,7 days,2 weeks,3 weeks and 4 weeks after injury,and TE was set as 30,60 and 90 ms,respectively.Signal intensity ratio (SIR) and relative signal intensity (△S) of proximal and distal part of injured nerve and control side nerve were measured.The relationship between SIR,△S,pathology and rabbit lower limb nerve function were analyzed.Results In the distal part of injured nerve,SIR and △S increased 3-7 days after injury,pathological results showed vacuolar degeneration,and basic toe function lost was found.SIR and △S reached the peak 2 weeks after injury,with most serious disintegration of myelin and toe function disable.SIR,△S and toe function disable gradually recovered,and the nerve regenerated at 3-4 weeks after injury.The injure display rate of T2 fs FRFSE images with TE=90 and 60 ms,SIR of both distal and proximal part of injured nerve were higher than those on images with TE=30 ms (all P<0.05).Conclusion SIR and △S changes on T2 fs FRFSE imaging can be used to predict rabbit nerve injury.
4.Inhibitory effects of Allicin on apoptosis injury in hippocampus of young rats with lead poisoning
Shuang HU ; Zhenyan GAO ; Xiaolan YING ; Cancan ZHOU ; Chonghuai YAN ; Jianwen LIU
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2018;33(21):1652-1656
Objective To investigate the inhibitory effect of Allicin on the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons induced by lead in rats.Methods Sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 3 weeks were randomly divided into 6 groups,10 rats in each group,which were low dose group(A-L),medium-dose group(A-M) and high dose (A-H) Allicin group and lead exposure group (Pb group),dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) group and blank control group.The blank control group animals were treated with ultrapure water,and the other 5 groups received 1.0 g/L lead acetate aqueous solution instead of ultrapure water after 20 days and they were treated them with compounds by oral gavage.The doses of Allicin in group A-L,A-M group and A-H group were 2.7 mg/kg and 5.4 mg/kg,and 10.8 mg/kg,respectively.The DMSA dose was 10.8 mg/kg,and the Pb group was given 9 g/L saline.After the model was established,the rats were sacrificed to collect whole blood and hippocampus.Blood lead and tissue lead concentrations were measured,and the level of apoptosis in hippocampus was observed by TUNEL staining.The levels of cysteine-containing aspartate-specific proteases (caspase)-3,caspase-9,poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase (PARP) mRNA and caspase-3,caspase-9,PARP activated protein and cytochromes C distribution in the hippocampus cells were detected by using real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR),Western blot,and immunofluorescence staining.Results (1) Lead levels in the blood lead and hippocampus of rats in A-L group,A-M group and A-H group [(190.54±11.33) μg/L,(0.28 ±0.03) μg/L;(159.55 ±16.94) μg/L,(0.22 ±0.06) μg/L;(l16.62 ±8.85) μg/L,(0.19 ±0.01) μg/L] were lower than those in Pb group [(271.34 ±21.23) μg/L,(0.31 ±0.04) μg/L],and there were significant differences (all P < 0.05).The blood lead and hippocampal lead levels in the DMSA group [(50.12 ± 7.44) μg/L,(0.15 ± 0.03) μg/L] were lower than those in the A-L group,A-M group and A-H group.(2) The results of TUNEL staining showed that the apoptosis levels of hippocampus in A-L group,A-M group and A-H group were lower than that in Pb group [(2.81 ±0.17)%,(2.08 ±0.28)%,(1.33 ±0.08)% vs.(4.23 ±0.17)%],and there were significant differences (all P < 0.05);the apoptosis level of hippocampus in the DMSA group [(2.63 ± 0.32) %] was higher than that in the A-M group and the A-H group,which was lower than that in the Pb group.(3) qPCR results showed that the levels of caspase-3,caspase-9 and PARP mRNA in A-H group were down-regulated compared with Pb group (1.07 ± 0.05,1.02 ± 0.02,1.11 ± 0.02 vs.1.34 ± 0.02,1.26 ±0.05,1.93 ± 0.07).The differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05).The expression levels of caspase-3 and PARP mRNA in A-L group and A-M group were down-regulated (1.21 ± 0.05,1.43 ± 0.12,1.16 ± 0.02,1.20 ± 0.06 vs.1.34 ± 0.02,1.93 ± 0.07),and there were significant differences (all P < 0.05),and there was no significant change in caspase-9 mRNA;the mRNA levels of caspase-3,caspase-9 and PARP in A-H group (1.07 ± 0.05,1.02 ± 0.02,1.11 ± 0.02) were lower than those in DMSA group (1.14 ± 0.02,1.15 ± 0.08,1.32 ±0.05).(4) Western blot results:compared with Pb group,the expression levels of activated caspase-3,caspase-9 and PARP protein in A-H group were down-regulated (A-H group:0.44 ± 0.15,0.58 ± 0.25 and 0.31 ±0.19,0.23 ±0.07 vs.Pb group:0.69 ±0.13,0.72 ±0.22 and 0.55 ±0.21,0.43 ±0.10),the expression of activated caspase-9 protein in A-M group was lower than that in Pb group (A-M group:0.59 ±0.18 vs.Pb group:0.72 ± 0.22),and there were significant differences (all P < 0.05);the expression of activated caspase-3 and RARP protein in A-H group was lower than that in DMSA group.(5) Fluorescence staining showed that the expression of cytochrome C in cytoplasm of A-L group,A-M group and A-H group were significantly lower than that of Pb group and DMSA group.Conclusion Allicin can inhibit the apoptosis of hippocampus cells in rats with lead poisoning through mitochondrial pathway.The effect of Allicin on apoptosis inhibition may be better than DMSA.
5.Detection of heterogeneous type II collagen transplantation mediated cytotoxic response in vitro.
Yan SHEN ; Yi TANG ; Cancan ZHONG ; Peihong LIANG ; Xuefang HUANG ; Haiyan ZHOU ; Honghui CHEN ; Weiguo LIANG
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2007;24(1):162-165
To detect the cellular immunity state of New Zealand white rabbit immunized by pig type II collagen. The New Zealand white rabbit was immunized by type II collagen for sixty days. The plasma was collected at a regular interval and the anti-type II collagen antibodies were examined. At the sixtieth day, the peripheral circular lymphocytes and the lymphocytes separated from spleen cells of rabbit and lymph nodes were collected and were stimulated by type II collagen in vivo again. The regulation of reactive cellular proliferation caused by the stimulation was detected. The experiment samples were divided into two groups. The first group was the positive control group by adding different concentrations of PHA and the non-specific immunity was assayed. The different concentrations of type II collagen were added to the second group and the specific immunity was assayed. The lymphocytes of normal rabbits showed proliferation by PHA stimulation but no proliferation by the first stimulation of type II collagen. Obvious proliferation due to the stimulation of both PHA and type II collagen in the immunized rabbit were observed. It shows that certain concentration of heterogeneous collagen may cause an increase of anti-type II collagen antibody in immunized rabbit and may cause a proliferation of lymphocytes in rabbit spleen and peripheral blood. The heterogeneous type II collagen causes cellular immunity in vivo.
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6.Establishment of the fingerprint of Temurin- 5 powder and content determination of 4 components
Cancan SUN ; Jing ZHOU ; Tuerhong SUBIYINUER ; Guizhi MA
China Pharmacy 2022;33(4):452-457
OBJECTIVE To establish the fing erprint of Temurin- 5 powder,conduct chemical pattern recognition analysis ,and determine the contents of 4 components simultaneously. METHODS The fingerprints of 10 batches of Temurin- 5 powder were established and similarity evaluation was performed by using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)combined with the Similarity Evaluation System of Chromatographic Fingerprints of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2012 edition);common peaks were identified by comparing with mixed substance control. The common peaks were analyzed by systematic cluster analysis and principal component analysis with SPSS 26.0 software. The HPLC method was used to determine the contents of gallic acid , geniposide,chlorogenic acid and ellagic acid in 10 batches of samples. RESULTS A total of 15 common peaks were identified from the fingerprints of 10 batches of Temurin-5 powder,and the similarity was 0.997-0.999. It was identified that peak 1 was gallic acid ,peak 3 was geniposide ,peak 5 was chlorogenic acid and peak 12 was ellagic acid. Among the 10 batches of samples , S4 and S 9 were grouped into one category ,S6-S8 were grouped into one category ,and the other batches of samples were grouped into one category. The accumulative variance contribution rate of first three principal components was 89.245%. The linear ranges of gallic acid ,geniposide,chlorogenic acid and ellagic acid were 5.55-177.5,15.98-511.5,2.56-82.0 and 13.48-431.5 μg/mL, respectively. RSDs of precision ,stability(24 h)and repeatability tests were all less than 2%(n=6 or n=7). The average recoveries were 101.56%,102.21%,98.60% and 96.62%,respectively,RSDs were 1.90%,1.61%,1.58% and 1.73%(n=6). Average contents of above components were 5.03-5.64,10.38-12.16,1.40-1.69,6.47-7.11 mg/g,respectively. CONCLUSIONS The established fingerprint is stable and feasible ,and the content determination method meets the relevant regulations. Combined with chemical pattern recognition analysis ,it can be used for the quality control of Temurin- 5 powder.
7.Clinical characteristics analysis of acute pancreatitis
Qiqi WANG ; Yali CHENG ; Cancan ZHOU ; Mengyuan GONG ; Haonan LIU ; Zheng WANG ; Qingyong MA ; Zheng WU
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2023;22(S1):38-43
Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics of acute pancreatitis.Methods:The retrospective case-control study was conducted. The clinical data of 558 patients with acute pancreatitis who were admitted to The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University from June 2015 to June 2023 were collected. There were 352 males and 206 females, aged (46±15)years. Observation indicators: (1) general situations of acute pancreatitis patients; (2) etiology of acute pancreatitis patients; (3) severity of acute pancreatitis patients; (4) chronic diseases in acute pan-creatitis patients; (5) complications in acute pancreatitis patients; (6) subgroup analysis of patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and comparison between groups was conducted using the t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M( Q1, Q3), and comparison between groups was conducted using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. Count data were described as absolute numbers, and comparison between groups was conducted using the chi-square test or Fisher exact probability. Comparison of ordinal data was analyzed using the rank sum test. Bonferroni correction was used for pairwise comparison. Results:(1) General situations of acute pancreatitis patients. There were significant differences in gender, age, total duration of hospital stay, smoking, and alcohol consumption between the first episode of acute pancreatitis patients and the recurrent acute pancreatitis patients ( P<0.05). (2) Etiology of acute pancreatitis patients. There were significant differences in gallstones and hyperlipidemia between the first episode of acute pancreatitis patients and the recurrent acute pancreatitis patients ( P<0.05). (3) Severity of acute pancreatitis patients. Of the 443 patients with first episode of acute pancreatitis and 115 patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis, cases with mild acute pancreatitis, cases with moderate-severe acute pancreatitis, cases with severe acute pan-creatitis were 320 and 83, 24 and 9, 99 and 23, showing no significant difference between them ( P>0.05). (4) Chronic diseases in acute pancreatitis patients. There were significant differences in com-plication as hyperlipidemia, fatty liver and diabetes between the first episode of acute pancreatitis patients and the recurrent acute pancreatitis patients ( P<0.05). (5) Complications in acute pancrea-titis patients. There was no significant difference in terms of acute necrotic collection, acute peripan-creatic fluid accumulation, walled-off necrosis, pancreatic pseudocyst, infectious pancreatic necrosis, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, respiratory system complications, circulatory system complications, renal complications, sepsis, abdominal compartment syndrome, or pancreatic ence-phalopathy between the first episode of acute pancreatitis patients and the recurrent acute pancrea-titis patients ( P>0.05). (6) Subgroup analysis of patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis. ① Combination with chronic diseases. Of the 115 patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis, cases with mild acute pancreatitis, cases with moderate-severe acute pancreatitis, cases with severe acute pancreatitis were 83, 9, 23, and there were 25, 8, 11 cases of them with hyperlipidemia, respectively, showing a significant difference among them ( P<0.05). ② Complications. Of the 115 patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis, there were 44 cases with hyperlipidemia and 71 cases without hyper-lipidemia, and there were significant differences in acute peripancreatic fluid accumulation and renal complications between them ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Recurrent acute pancreatitis is more common in males. Compared with first episode of acute pancreatitis, cases with recurrent acute pancreatitis usually have younger age, shorter total duration of hospital stay, higher proportion of smoking and drinking. The etiology of recurrent acute pancreatitis is composed of lower levels of biliary diseases and higher levels of hyperlipidemia. Patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis have higher proportion of comorbidities as hyperlipidemia, fatty liver and diabetes. There was no signifi-cant difference in the incidence of complications between first episode of acute pancreatitis and recurrent acute pancreatitis. Compared with recurrent acute pancreatitis patients without concomi-tant hyperlipidemia, recurrent acute pancreatitis patients with concomitant hyperlipidemia are more prone to acute peripancreatic fluid accumulation and renal complications.
8.Prefrontal cortex activation in women with perimenopausal depression: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study
Cancan YU ; Jiao SHI ; Zhengxian XU ; Xiaodong SONG ; Ziyi WU ; Xingchen ZHOU ; Mengyang WANG ; Dan WANG ; Shangjie CHEN ; Min WANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2023;32(10):894-900
Objective:To explore the relative concentration changes of oxygenated hemoglobin (Oxy Hb) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and brain region activation during emotional face recognition tasks in women with perimenopausal depression.Methods:From February to April 2023, forty perimenopausal women were recruited, including 20 women with perimenopausal depression (experimental group) and 20 women with non-perimenopausal depression (control group). All participants were evaluated by the modified Kupperman score, 24-item Hamilton depression scale (HAMD-24), and patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) equipment was used to measure the relative concentration of Oxy-Hb in the PFC in two groups under the emotional face recognition task. Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS 26.0 software. Data were analyzed by a t-test, rank sum test, and Pearson correlation. Results:There were statistically significant differences in the results of the modified Kupperman score((23.20±3.66), (18.10±1.28)), HAMD-24((15.95±5.47), (3.35±1.84)), and PHQ-9(7.00(5.00, 10.75), 1.50(1.00, 3.00)) scales between the the experimental group and control group ( P<0.05). There was a positive correlation between the modified Kupperman score and the HAMD-24 score in the experimental group ( r=0.685, P=0.01). The reaction time of the experimental group in identifying negative and neutral emotional faces was statistically significant compared to the control group( t=4.01, 4.80, both P<0.05). Compared with identifying neutral emotions, PFC activation was stronger in the experimental group and control group when identifying negative emotions ( P<0.05). The PFC activation in the experimental group was stronger than that in the control group when identifying negative emotions ( P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the activation level between the two groups when identifying neutral emotions ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Women with perimenopausal depression exhibit specificity in emotional processing, with increased PFC activation when identifying negative emotions, impaired emotional processing function of PFC, and dysfunction of aerobic metabolism.
9.Identification of Medium-Length Antineurofilament Autoantibodies in Patients with Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis
Shisi WANG ; Cancan XU ; Xiaobo SUN ; Yifan ZHOU ; Yaqing SHU ; Shangzhou XIA ; Zhengqi LU ; Wei QIU ; Xiaofen ZHONG ; Lisheng PENG
Journal of Clinical Neurology 2020;16(3):470-479
Background:
and Purpose: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a severe central nervous system disorder mediated by NMDAR antibodies that damages neurons. We investigated the correlation between cytoskeletal autoantibodies and the clinical severity in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis.
Methods:
Non-NMDAR autoantibodies were identified by screening matched cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and the serum samples of 45 consecutive patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis and 60 healthy individuals against N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 1-transfected and nontransfected human embryonic kidney 293T cells. Immunocytochemistry was performed to assess antibody binding in rat brain sections and primary cortical neurons. Cell-based assays and Western blotting were applied to identify autoantibodies targeting medium neurofilaments (NFMs). We compared clinical characteristics between patients with NMDAR encephalitis who were positive and negative for anti-NFM-autoantibodies.
Results:
Anti-NFM autoantibodies were detected in both the serum and CSF in one patient (2%) and in the serum only in six patients (13%). No antibodies were detected in the serum of healthy controls (7/45 vs. 0/60, p=0.0016). Four of the seven patients with anti-NFM autoantibodies in serum were children (57%), and three (43%) had abnormalities in brain magnetic resonance imaging. These patients responded well to immunotherapy, and either no significant or only mild disability was observed at the last follow-up. Anti-NMDAR encephalitis did not differ with the presence of anti-NFM autoantibodies.
Conclusions
Anti-NFM autoantibodies may be present in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis, indicating underlying neuronal damage. A large cohort study is warranted to investigate the clinical differences between patients with NMDAR encephalitis according to their antiNFM antibody status.
10.Synergistic effects of resveratrol with gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer chemotherapy by inhibiting PARP1
Shuai WU ; Cancan ZHOU ; Liang HAN ; Qingyong MA ; Zheng WU
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2022;43(6):850-855
【Objective】 To investigate the effects of resveratrol on gemcitabine chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer and the possible molecular mechanism. 【Methods】 Gemcitabine resistant cell lines were screened by continuous low concentration increasing induction. High-throughput RNA-seq was used to analyze the differential expression enrichment pathway, COMET assay was used to detect DNA damage, Western blotting was used to detect related pathway indicators, and Chou-Talalay was used to calculate drug combination synergistic index. AutoDock predicts docking targets for small molecules and proteins. 【Results】 DNA damage repair related pathways were activated in drug-resistant cell lines compared with their parents. Resveratrol enhanced the DNA damage effects induced by gemcitabine (P<0.01). Resveratrol inhibited the expression of PARP1, a key molecule of DNA damage repair, and played a synergic effect with gemcitabine (CI<1). Resveratrol has docking targets with the CAT domain of PARP1. 【Conclusion】 Resveratrol can inhibit PARP1, a key molecule of chemotherapy resistance, and has a synergistic effect with gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer chemotherapy.