1.Telosome: biological function and its relationship with tumor
Yixian GUO ; Wanling SUN ; Changqing XIA
Journal of International Oncology 2012;39(9):654-658
Recent studies show that the structure integrality and function are more important than the length of telomere in maintaining tumor cells reproduction and proliferation.Mammalian telomeres bound by a specialized six-protein(TRF1,TRF2,TIN2,RAP1,POT1 and TPP1 )complex known as telosome or shelterin,has fundamental role in the regulation of telomere activity,maintaining the length and protecting telomere chromosome terminal.Telosome is involved in the complex regulation of cell mitosis process.The study of the role of telomere binding protein complex in tumorigenesis is very important for searching new methods of tumor diagnosis and treatment.
2.Influence of nucleotides metabolism on insulin secretion:an analysis of the primary effect factors
Changqing XIAO ; Ning XIA ; Huanzhong SHI
Chinese Journal of Diabetes 2000;8(4):224-226
ObjectiveTo determine the primary control factors of nucleotides metabolisms on insulin secretion.MethodsNMRI mice isolated islets were used to investigate the amount of insulin secretion and the changes of ATP,ADP,GTP,GDP and UTP in islets when the activity of K+ATP channel was eliminated by diazoxide.ResultsThe above assays demonstrated that insulin secretion increased with the rise of glucose concentration.In the same time,ratio of ATP/ADP,GTP/GDP and level of UTP increased,too.All three indexes correlated with the insulin secretion very well respectively,but only ratio of ATP/ADP can control insulin secretion directly in common influence.ConclusionOur findings suggest that there is the second control site in islets when glucose induces insulin secretion and ATP/ADP ratio is only key factor in this mechanism.
3.Effect of human pancreatic cancer cell supernatant on expression of TIM-3 and function of dendritic cells
Yuanyuan XIA ; Changqing CAI ; Yanan LU ; Huiquan GAN ; Quanbo ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2016;32(4):628-636
AIM:To investigate the influence and mechanisms of human pancreatic cancer tumor microenvironments on T-cell immunoglobulin mucin-3 (TIM-3) expression and function of dendritic cells (DCs).METHODS:Tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells (TIDC) and para-carcinoma tissue DCs were isolated by Ficoll-Hypaque density centrifugation from trypsinized pancreatic carcinoma tissues, and the peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated from pancre-atic cancer patients or healthy people.The expression of TIM-3 on DCs was detected by flow cytometry.DCs isolated from healthy people peripheral blood mononuclear cells were induced by rhGM-CSF and IL-4.The expression of TIM-3 in the DCs treated with the culture supernatants of Capan-2, SW1990 and Panc-1 pancreatic cancer cells or human skin fibroblast (Hs27) cells for 48 h, and in the DCs treated with supernatants of Capan-2 cells, anti-VEGF-R2, anti-IL-10 and EP2 re-ceptor blocking peptide were evaluated by flow cytometry.The releases of IFN-βand IL-12 in the culture supernatants of DCs pretreated with monoclonal antibody ( mAb) to TIM-3 or DNase+RNase, followed by stimulation with apoptotic Ca-pan-2 cells, were detected by ELISA.RESULTS:DCs in tumor microenvironments had higher expression of TIM-3 than the DCs from para-carcinoma tissues and pancreatic cancer patient or healthy people peripheral blood ( P<0.01 ) .TIM-3 expression in the DCs treated with the culture supernatants of Capan-2, SW1990 and Panc-1 pancreatic cancer cells for 48 h was much higher than that in Hs27 cells (P<0.05).Treatment with a combination of anti-VEGF-R2, anti-IL-10 and EP2 receptor blocking peptide largely diminished the upregulation of TIM-3 on the DCs mediated by Capan-2 cell superna-tants (P<0.05).The concentrations of IFN-βand IL-12 in the DCs with high expression level of TIM-3 were lower than those in the DCs with low TIM-3 expression level.Treatment with mAb to TIM-3 resulted in much more IFN-βand IL-12 releases (P<0.01), but DNase+RNase made this effect disappear.CONCLUSION:TIM-3 serves as a negative regula-tor of DCs innate immune responses in the pancreatic cancer microenvironments.The secretion of soluble factors to tumor microenvironment by pancreatic cancer cells, including IL-10, VEGF and PGE2 , may contribute to the regulation of TIM-3 expression.
4.Systematic evaluation on nimodipine combined with cerebrospinal fluid exchange in treating subarachnoid hemorrhage
Xia FENG ; Changqing ZHOU ; Xiao HOU ; Yi ZHANG
Chongqing Medicine 2013;(25):2977-2980
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of nimodipine combined with cerebrospinal fluid exchange in treating subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) .Methods The electronic databases and manual retrieval ,and the meta-analytic method were used to conduct the systematic evaluation on the efficacies of nimodipine combined with cerebrospinal fluid exchange versus routine internal medicine therapy for treating SAH in all the included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) .Results 16 RCTs(n=1 076) were included .The methodological quality of all included trials was poor .Compared with the routine internal medicine therapy ,nimodipine combined with cerebrospinal fluid exchange could reduce the occurrence of cerebral vasospasm (RR 0 .33 ,95% CI 0 .25-0 .43 ,P<0 .01) ,hy-drocephalus(RR 0 .28 ,95% CI 0 .18-0 .44 ,P<0 .01) and mortality after SAH (RR 0 .41 ,95% CI 0 .24-0 .70 ,P=0 .001) ,while no difference was found in the occurrence of re-bleeding between two groups(RR 0 .89 ,95% CI 0 .53-1 .50 ,P=0 .67) .Conclusion The current clinical research evidences demonstrate that the combination of nimodipine and cerebrospinal fluid exchange can re-duce the occurrence of cerebral vasospasm and hydrocephalus ,decrease the mortality after SAH But further well-designed multi-center RCTs with larger sample should be carried out to confirm our findings due to the influence of the poor quality of included tri-als .
5.Effect of supplementing qi,nourishing yin and promoting blood flow on serum lipoprotein lipase in type 2 diabetes patients
Zhaohui FANG ; Dianrong JIA ; Changqing XIA ; Xiaoyan SU
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy 2005;0(07):-
Objective:To observe the effect of supplementing qi,nourishing yin and promoting blood flow Chinese herbs on serum lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients.Methods:To determine the serum LPL of 38 cases before and after being treated with supplementing qi,nourishing yin and promoting blood flow Chinese herbal compound Danzhi Jiangtang Capsules.Results:Danzhi Jiangtang Capsules not only can improve T2DM patients in blood sugar,blood lipids and insulin sensitivity index,but also increase the level of serum LPL (P
6.Research on geometric feature of femoral medullary cavity and it's matching with intramedullary nail
Longfu LI ; Guanxing LI ; Xiuhai XIA ; Jianqiang MO ; Xingping WANG ; Dejun LIU ; Changqing HU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2012;32(6):565-569
Objective To investigate the geometric feature of femoral medullary cavity through CT scanning and it's matching with femoral intramedullary nail,and to analysis the reason for difficulties in implanting distal lock pin.Methods Thirty dried femur specimens were measured through CT scanning,and twenty images were taken evenly according to the total length of shaft of femur from each femur.In each image,the data of the central axis point and eight points around medullary cavity wall in X and Y axes were obtained,which were used to reconstruct the three-dimensional models of medullary cavity,central axis,intramedullary nail by computer software.And the models were overlapped for comparison.Then the coronal and sagittal fold line charts for central axis of medullary cavity were drawn.The inserting process of intramedullary nail was simulated to observe whether the nail would punch out of the medullary cavity wall.Results The central axis of femoral medullary cavity and intramedullary nail were overlapped and compared.They matched well in the coronal plane,but the curves of femoral medullary cavity were larger than those of intramedullary nails in sagittal plane.While simulating the inserting process of intramedullary nail,6 nails punched out of the medullary cavity wall in coronal plane (20%,6/30),so did 13 nails in sagittal plane (43%,13/30).Conclusion Intramedullary nails match well with most of the femoral medullary cavities.However,the anatomic structure of the femoral medullary cavity differs individually.Curves of some femoral medullary cavity are large,which can cause deformation of intramedullary nail,and this is the main reason for the failure of distal locking.
7.Essential status of teachers in bilingual teaching for clinical courses
Min WANG ; Xia ZHANG ; Yong HAO ; Yue ZHOU ; Zhengfeng ZHANG ; Changqing LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2011;10(4):510-512
Objective to research into the essential status of teachers in bilingual teaching for clinical coulses and its effects on the fields.Methods we have investigated the 46 teachers in resent three years for their interesting,attitude,reasons of negative,methods of the teaching and level of English in bilingual teaching Results 6 teachers expressed their interesting in bilingual teaching,which accounts for 13%.and 100% of the teachers hold the negative attitude because it has nothing to do with the evaluation of their professional title,43 teachers think it is not related to bonus(93.47%),and to Periodical Evaluation(45,97.82%)Conclusion The status of bilingual teaching is not satisfiing and improving the level of Enghsh of teaehers is essential for it.
8.Effects of Apelin on glucose toxicity and islet cells PDX-1 expression
Xuangeng HUANG ; Yingrong LI ; Xiaofei ZHENG ; Hailin PAN ; Hongye SU ; Ning XIA ; Changqing XIAO
Chongqing Medicine 2016;45(33):4633-4635
Objective To study the effects of Apelin on glucose toxicity and islet cells PDX-1 protein expression.Methods The islet β cell line NIT-1 cells were incubated in the medium containing different glucose concentrations(normal glucose concentration group 5.6 mmol/L,high glucose concentration group 16.7 mmol/L,extremely high glucose concentration group 33.3 mmol/L) and +/-Apelin-36 respectively for 3 d.Then the basic insulin secretion amount of islet cells and their secretion amount after glucose stimulation were detected.The intracellular insulin content and the PDX-1 protein and mRNA expression were detected.Results Compared with the normal glucose group,the basic insulin secretion,secretion after stimulation and intracellular insulin in the high glucose group and extremely high glucose group were significantly decreased and PDX-1 protein expression was declined(P< 0.05);compared with non-adding Apelin group,the basic insulin secretion,secretion after stimulation and intracellular insulin in the adding Apelin high glucose group and extremely high glucose group were significantly decreased and PDX-1 protein expression was decreased(P<0.05);the insulin level in islet cells of 6 groups was positively correlated with PDX-1 protein expression and had no correlation with PDX-1 mRNA expression.Conclusion Apelin may participate in the glucose toxic effect by decreasing PDX-1 protein expression,causes the decrease of insulin secretion,thus plays a role in the pathogenesis of diabetes.
9. Research advances in the treatment of hepatic fibrosis
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2017;25(8):566-570
Hepatic fibrosis is a common pathological process in the development of various chronic liver diseases into liver cirrhosis. Based on current research findings, it is widely believed that the process of hepatic fibrosis is reversible, and effective treatment cannot only delay the development of hepatic fibrosis into liver cirrhosis, but also alleviate the degree of hepatic fibrosis. Therefore, the research on the treatment of hepatic fibrosis is of great clinical significance. The article reviews the recent research advances in the treatment of hepatic fibrosis.
10.The quantitative measurement of midkine in serum of patients with acute leukemia and its clinical significance
Ronghua HU ; Yixian GUO ; Congyan LIU ; Wei ZHANG ; Suigui WAN ; Li SU ; Changqing XIA
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2015;24(4):217-219
Objective To explore the meaning of midkine (MK) levels in serum in different development stage of acute leukemia,and to explore the relationship between MK and WT1.Methods The levels of the MK in serum of 86 cases of acute leukemia and 30 cases of normal people were detected by ELISA.Real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR) method was used to determine the expression of WT1 at mRNA level in 15 AML patients.Results The MK level in serum in the new diagnosed group was higher than that in the complete remission group and the normal control group [7.52 (5.44,10.55) ng/ml vs 3.52 (1.56,5.20) ng/ml vs 2.44 (1.89,3.12) ng/ml].There' s no statistical difference between midkine level in new diagnosed acute B cell leukemia (B-ALL) group and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) group [7.88 (5.78,15.78) ng/ml vs 6.25 (4.59,16.33) ng/ml].The clear correlation was found between the level of serum MK and quantities of marrow WT1 gene (r =0.529,P =0.043).Conclusions The level of MK in serum of acute leukemia patients is increased at the time of new diagnosis and decreased at complete remission.ELISA may be a way to measure the status of AL.The location of MK gene is adjacent to WT1 gene and MK' s clinical significance is similar to WT1' s,furthermore,there is a clear correlation between MK in serum and WT1 of marrow in quantities.