2.Protective effect of GLP-1 against AGEs-induced H9 C2 myocardial cell apoptosis
Jun ZHANG ; Xiang GU ; Wenyin HUANG ; Puhua ZHANG ; Changchang YING ; Huan YU ; Yiping ZHANG ; Lili WANG ; Weidong LI
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2017;33(1):120-125,126
Aim To investigate the protective effect of Glucogon like pep tide-1 (GLP-1 )on H9C2 cardio-myocytes against AGEs-induced apoptosis and the po-tential molecular mechanisms.Methods H9 C2 car-diomyocytes cells cultured in vitro were divided into the following groups:normal control group ,1 0 0 mg · L-1 AGEs group,100 mg·L-1 AGEs+10 nmol·L-1 GLP-1 group,100 mg·L-1 AGEs+5 mmol·L-1 N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC)group.Cell viabillity rate was meas-ured by CCK-8 assay,ROS production was measured by DCFH-DA fluorescent probe;Cells in different groups were stained with Annexin V-FITC/PI and then apoptotic rate was detected by flow cytometry;Nucleus morphology was observed under fluorescence micro-scope after being incubated with Honchest 33258;Bax, Bcl-2 mRNA gene expression was measured using RT-PCR;Western blot was applied to assess the apoptotic components expression including Bax and Bcl-2.Re-sult Compared with control group,cell viability rate in AGEs group was decreased in a dose-dependent manner;cell apoptosis and ROS production in H9 C2 cells were remarkably increased in AGEs group.How-ever,compared with AGEs group,GLP-1 reduced ROS production and ameliorated cell apoptosis caused by AGEs;the expression of pro-apototic proteins Bax was decreased,the expression of anti-apoptotic proteins like Bcl-2 was increased. Conclusion GLP-1 protects H9 C2 cardiomyocytes against AGEs-induced apoptosis, which may be related to the reduction of the active oxy-gen (ROS).
3. Characteristics of epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections in children
Lin DONG ; Xuyu ZHANG ; Changchang LI ; Zhe LI ; Yongqiang XIA
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2017;55(9):683-688
Objective:
To study the epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections in children, and to guide the choice of antimicrobials and the control of nosocomial infection.
Method:
Clinical data, bacteriology and antimicrobial susceptibility test results were collected retrospectively in hospitalized children who were diagnosed with gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections in Yuying Children′s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from January, 2010 to December, 2015.
Result:
A total of 399 cases (253 male and 146 female) were identified. The age ranged from 16 hours to 16 years (median age 10.1 months). The majority of cases were collected from division of neonatology (
4.Changes in EGFR, FOXA2 and MUC5AC expression in respiratory syncytial virus-infected human bronchial epithelium cells and effects of rosiglitazone intervention
Jie DING ; Yiwei DONG ; Wenjing YE ; Changchang LI ; Wei ZHAO ; Xiaofang CHEN ; Kangkang YANG ; Haiyan LI ; Lin DONG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2019;39(5):358-364
Objective To investigate the mechanism of epidermal growth factor receptor-forkhead transcription factor A2 (EGFR-FOXA2) pathway-involved high secretion of mucus in human bronchial epitheli-um (HBE) cells after respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and to evaluate the effects of intervention using agonist ( rosiglitazone ) and antagonist ( GW9662 ) of peroxidase proliferation activated receptor γ( PPARγ) and EGFR inhibitor ( AG1478 ) . Methods HBE cells were randomly divided into six groups: A group ( AG1478+RSV) , B group ( rosiglitazone+RSV) , C group ( GW9662+RSV) , D group ( RSV) , E group (0. 1% dimethyl sulfoxide DMSO) and F group (HBE cell control group). Two hours before RSV infection, A, B and C groups were respectively treated with 10 μmol/L of AG1478, rosiglitazone and GW9662. Expression of EGFR, PPARγ and FOXA2 at mRNA level in each group was detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR 12 h, 24 h and 48 h after HBE cells were infected with or without RSV. Expression of phosphorylated-EGFR ( p-EGFR) and EGFR at protein level was detected by Western blot. ELISA was performed to measure the expression of mucin-5AC (MUC5AC). Results Compared with F group, EGFR expression at mRNA lev-el, p-EGFR/EGFR protein ratio and MUC5AC expression at protein level were increased in a time-dependent manner in A, B, C and D groups at 12 h, 24 h and 48 h. Compared with group F, the expression of PPARγat mRNA level in A, B, and D groups increased at each time point. Moreover, PPARγ expression gradually in-creased over time in A and B groups, reaching the peaks at 48 h, but was in decline in D group. Expression of FOXA2 at mRNA level in RSV-infected HBE cells was declined at each time point compared with that in group F, especially in D group. Compared with group D, A and B groups showed significantly decreased EGFR ex-pression at mRNA level, p-EGFR/EGFR protein ratio and MUC5AC expression at protein level, but markedly increased FOXA2 expression at mRNA level. Conclusions RSV infection increased the expression of MUC5AC at protein level in HBE cells. PPARγand EGFR-FOXA2 signaling pathways were involved in the hypersecretion of airway mucus during RSV infection.
5.Dietary exposure assessment of chlorate in infant formula
Shenghao YU ; Yiqi LI ; Lujing ZHANG ; Changchang YAN ; Shaojie PENG
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(5):401-406
ObjectiveTo investigate chlorate contamination level in infant formula sold in Shanghai, and to evaluate the dietary exposure risk to infants in Shanghai. MethodsWith the risk monitoring data of chlorate in infant formula sold in Shanghai in 2020, combined with the dietary consumption data of infants, the dietary exposure of chlorate in infant formula was assessed via the point assessment method. ResultsIn 2020, the overall detection rate of chlorate in 120 infant formula samples was 98.3% (118/120), the mean content was 124.5 μg⋅kg-1, the 50 percentile value was 64.6 μg⋅kg-1, and the maximum value was 1 475.0 μg⋅kg-1. The mean and 95 percentile value of daily chlorate intake from infant formula for infants aged 0‒36 months in Shanghai were 1.10 and 1.84 μg⋅kg-1, accounting for 36.7% and 61.3% of the tolerable daily intake (TDI) of chlorate (3μg⋅kg-1), respectively. The mean, 50 percentile value and 95 percentile value of daily chlorate exposure of infants in different month-age groups (0‒6 months, 6‒12 months, 12‒36 months) through infant formula were lower than the TDI value. ConclusionThe health risk of daily chlorate intake from infant formula for infants and young children aged 0‒36 months in Shanghai is at an acceptable level.