1.Mechanism of gastric bypass surgery in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a rat model
Xiaofeng TIAN ; Hong CAO ; Tianzhou UU ; Danlei CHEN ; Chongwei KE ; Chengzhu ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2011;10(3):210-213
Objective To investigate the mechanism of gastric bypass surgery in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a rat model. Methods Seventy-two 8-week-old GK rats were randomly divided into operation group, sham operation group, diet control group and control group (18 rats in each group) according to the random number table. Rats in the operation group and the sham operation group received gastric bypass surgery and transection and reanastomosis of the gastrointestinal tract, respectively. The food intake was set as 15 g/d for each rat in the diet control group, while rats in the control group were fed ad libitum. The levels of fasting blood glucose ( FBG), postprandial blood glucose (PPBG) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) were detected before operation and at postoperative week 2, 4 and 8. The levels of PPBG and GLP-1 were detected at postoperative week 2, 4 and 8, then 6 rats of each group were sacrificed to detect the apoptosis of islet B cells using the TUNEL method. All data were analyzed using the t test. Results In the operation group, the preoperative levels of FBG and PPBG were (16.2±0.8)mmol/L and (31.1 ± 1. L)mmol/L, respectively, which were significantly higher than (9.2± 0.6) mmol/L and (13.1 ±0.7) mmol/L at 4 weeks after the operation, and (9. 7 ± 0. 7) mmol/L and (12. 3 ± 0.7) mmol/L at 8 weeks after the operation (t = 20. 7, 49. 7; 18. 8, 39. 0, P < 0.05 ). The levels of FBG and PPBG before the operation and at 4 and 8 weeks after the operation in the operation group were significantly lower than those in the sham operation group, diet control group and control group at corresponding time points (t = 27.7, -57.8; 11.3, -59.9; -27.4, -48.2; -13.2, -52.7; -7.0, -24.9; -18.2, -56.4, P<0.05). In the operation group, the levels of fasting GLP-1 and postprandial GLP-1 were ( 10. 7 ± 1. 0) pmol/L and (42.5 ±1.2)pmol/L, respectively, which were significantly lower than (26. 1 ±0.9)pmol/L and (90.7 ± 1.7)pmol/L at4 weeks after the operation, and (25.3 ± 1.2)pmol/L and (90.4 ±2.0)pmol/L at 8 weeks after the operation (t=42.1, -92.4; -29.1, -72.7, P <0.05). The levels of fasting GLP-1 and postprandial GLP-1 before the operation and at 4 and 8 weeks after the peration in the operation group were significantly higher than those in the sham operation group, diet control group and control group at corresponding time points (t = 48.0, 61.9; 38.0, 62.2; 50.9, 65.2; 37.0, 48. 1; 27.5, 51.6; 17.5, 52.9, P<0.05). The number of the apoptotic islet β cells in the operation group was decreased with time. The apoptosis rates in the operation group, sham operation group, diet control group and control group were 5.9%±0.7% , 47.2%± 1.0% , 21. 1%± 1. 2% , 46.5%±1.4% at 4 weeks after the operation, and 6.3%±1. 1% , 47.2%±1.0% , 21.2%±1.2% and 46.0% ± 1.4% at 8 weeks after the operation. The apoptosis rates in the operation group were significantly lower than those in the sham operation group, diet control group and control group at corresponding time points (t = -82. 2, - 67. 0; - 27. 1, - 22. 4; - 55. 2, - 54. 6, P < 0.05). Conclusion After gastric bypass surgery, the level of blood glucose reduces and the level of GLP-1 increases which significantly inhibit the apoptosis of islet B cells in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2.Study on long noncoding RNA LBX2-AS1 regulates glioma cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis through epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway
Songtao WANG ; Minglei WANG ; Chongwei CAO
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2022;45(11):992-997
Objective:To investigate the mechanism of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) LBX2-AS1 regulating glioma cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis through epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway.Methods:From April 2018 to August 2021, glioma U251 cells (U251 cells for short) were divided into control group and observation group, with 4 strains in each group. The control group was routinely cultured, and the observation group was transfected with specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting LBX2-AS1. The proliferation ability of U251 cells was detected by methyl thiazol tetrazolium method, the metastasis rate of U251 cells was detected by scratch test, the apoptosis rate of U251 cells was detected by flow cytometry, and the expression of total protein and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), phosphorylated inositol 3 kinase (p-PI3K), phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-Akt), phosphorylated Ras (p-Ras) and phosphorylated Raf (p-Raf) protein were detected by Western blot.Results:The proliferation ability and metastasis rate of U251 cells in observation group were significantly lower than those in control group: (27.15 ± 1.38)% vs. (63.54 ± 2.47)% and (37.09 ± 3.74)% vs. (82.17 ± 9.24)%, the apoptosis rate of U251 cells was significantly higher than that in control group: (69.17 ± 5.83)% vs. (17.58 ± 1.22)%, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01). The expression of total protein and VEGF, p-PI3K, p-Akt, p-Ras, p-Raf protein of U251 cells in observation group were significantly lower than those in control group (1.52 ± 0.23 vs. 2.39 ± 0.31, 0.73 ± 0.08 vs. 1.68 ± 0.45, 0.57 ± 0.11 vs. 1.89 ± 0.31, 0.68 ± 0.06 vs. 1.74 ± 0.51, 0.84 ± 0.12 vs. 1.99 ± 0.63 and 0.71 ± 0.08 vs. 1.52 ± 0.37), and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01). Conclusions:The lncRNA LBX2-AS1 is highly expressed in glioma cells. Silencing the expression of lncRNA LBX2-AS1 inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of glioma cells through EGFR pathway.
3.Clinical features of severe adenovirus pneumonia with bacterial infection in children
Lifang ZHOU ; Zhenrong OUYANG ; Chongwei HAO ; Junjun LI ; Chenning CAO ; Shuangjie LI ; Yefei LEI
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2022;29(6):446-450
Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics of severe adenovirus pneumonia with bacterial infection in children, so as to provide clinical evidences for early diagnosis and reliable treatment.Methods:A total of 72 pediatric cases with severe adenovirus pneumonia admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the First People′s Hospital of Chenzhou from January 2018 to August 2019 were included.The clinical features, laboratory and imaging data, efficacy of the treatments and prognosis were investigated retrospectively.Patients were divided into with bacterial infection group and without bacterial infection group.The clinical characteristics were analyzed.Results:Among the 72 children, there were 54 males and 18 females, aging from 3 months to 5 years, including 37cases with bacterial infection and 35 cases without bacterial infection.Compared with the group without bacterial infection, the group with bacterial infection had longer heat duration and hospital stay [12.0 (10.0, 18.5) days vs.10.0 (9.0, 12.0) days; 6.0(4.0, 7.0) days vs.11.0(6.5, 16.0) days, P<0.05], the incidences of diarrhea and hepatomegaly were higher[35.1% (13/37) vs.14.3%(5/35); 45.9%(17/37)vs.8.6%(3/35), P<0.05], the proportion of five lobes involved in lung imaging was higher [91.8% (34/37) vs. 57.1%(20/35), P<0.05]. The incidences of complications with respiratory failure, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, and bronchiolitis obliterans in the group with bacterial infection were significantly higher than those of without bacterial infection group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:For children under 2 years old age with severe adenovirus pneumonia, there are prolonged high fever and extensive pulmonary lesions.We should be highly alert to the combination of bacterial infection and timely anti-infection therapy.Children with severe adenovirus pneumonia with bacterial infection have severe clinical manifestations and many complications with respiratory failure, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, and bronchiolitis obliterans.