1.Sevoflurane regulates cell activity and apoptosis of breast cancer via Circ_001589/miR-588
Chunyu LYU ; Liguo GONG ; Qiang CHEN ; Chen LI ; Chenghai WANG
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2021;15(6):651-656
Objective:To explore the effects and molecular mechanism of circ_001598 on biological behavior of breast cancer (BC) cells.Methods:Sevoflurane in different concentrations were used to treat BC cells and the cell activity and apoptosis were detected. qRT-PCR was used to determine the relative expression of Circ_001598 and miR-588 in BC tissue and cells. The effects of Sevoflurane on Circ_001598, miR-588 expression was detected. Dual luciferase reporter gene assay was used to detect the relationship between Circ_001598 and miR-588. The expression of Circ_001598, miR-588 in BC cells was intervened, then cell activity and apoptosis level was detected by using MTT and flow cytometry individually.Results:Sevoflurane inhibited cell activity of BC cells, and promoted cell apoptosis. Circ_001598 was increased in BC tissue and cells, but Sevoflurane could down-regulate the expression of Circ_001598 (all P<0.05) . Overexpression of Circ_001589 partially saved the effects of Sevoflurane on cell viability and apoptosis. Circ_001598 negatively regulated miR-588 in BC cells. miR-588 expression was down-regulated in BC tissue and cells, but Sevoflurane up-regulated the expression level of miR-588 in BC cells (all P<0.05) . miR-588 transfection partially offseted the effects of Circ_001598 on Sevoflurane induced BC cells apoptosis. Conclusion:Sevoflurane affects BC cell viability and apoptosis via regulating Circ_001589/miR-588.
2.Dexmedetomidine regulates angiogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis through miR-483-3p/CTNNB1 axis
Chunyu LYU ; Qiang CHEN ; Hongyan LI ; Chenghai WANG
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2022;16(6):716-722
Objective:To determine the role and molecular mechanism of dexmedetomidine (DEX) in postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) .Methods:Twenty-seven patients with PMOP admitted to Yantai Yantaishan Hospital from Jan. 2020 to Jan. 2021 were selected as PMOP group, and 20 healthy volunteers were selected as Normal group. The differentially expressed miRNAs in PMOP were screened, clinically, the expression of miR-483-3p and catenin beta 1 (CTNNB1) in serum samples of patients with PMOP was detected by qRT-PCR. In vitro experiment, Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) were induced into osteoblasts, Dex was used to treat BMSCs and intervene the expression of miR-483-3p, CTNNB1 in BMSCs, the expression level of osteogenesis related indexes (RUNX2、OCN、OPN) was detected. After coculturing Human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVECs) with BMSCs, angiogenesis experiment was utilized to detect the angiogenesis ability.Results:Compared with Normal group (1±0.46) (1.03±0.44) , the expression of miR-483-3p (3.23±1.61) was increased in serum of PMOP patients while expression of CTNNB1 (0.50±0.27) was inhibited ( t=5.99, P<0.001) ( t=5.14, P<0.001) . miR-483-3p has a good diagnostic effect on PMOP (AUC=0.86, P<0.001) . After Dex treatment, miR-483-3p level was decreased in BMSCs, CTNNB1 level was increased (all P<0.05) . Dex promoted the expression of RUNX2, OCN, OPN and number of angiogenesis, but this effect was partially reversed by miR-483-3p overexpression (all P<0.05) . CTNNB1 was confirmed as a target gene of miR-483-3p, the inhibition effects of miR-483-3p overexpression on osteogenic differentiation and angiogenesis of BMSCs induced by Dex was partially reversed by CTNNB1 overexpression (all P<0.05) . Conclusion:Dex enhanced CTNNB1 level in PMOP via inhibiting miR-483-3p, subsequently promoted osteogenic differentiation and angiogenesis of BMSCs and inhibited progression of PMOP.
3.Study on the degree and axis of astigmatism in myopic primary and secondary school students
Tianqi HUO ; Lixiao ZHOU ; Liang LYU ; Like GUAN ; Hengjing JI ; Chunyu ZHOU
International Eye Science 2024;24(10):1672-1675
AIM: To study the degree of astigmatism, axial distribution and axial symmetry pattern of binocular astigmatism in primary and secondary school students aged 7-18 years with myopia.METHODS:A total of 239 cases(478 eyes)of primary and secondary school students aged 7-18 years who underwent keratoplasty for myopia correction at the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from 2020 to 2022 were randomly selected, and optometry was performed under ciliary muscle paralysis and was statistically analyzed.RESULTS:Astigmatism degree: 0.25 to 1.00 D accounted for 78.5%, 1.25 to 2.00 D accounted for 17.1%, and >2.00 D accounted for 4.4%. The axial distribution of astigmatism: 86.6% was astigmatism with the rule, 5.9% was astigmatism against the rule, and 7.5% was oblique astigmatism; both genders and different astigmatism degrees were dominated by astigmatism with the rule, and there were differences with the other two axes(both P<0.05). Axial symmetry pattern of astigmatism: the median axial difference in astigmatism between the direct symmetry model and the mirror symmetry model was 7° and 10°, respectively, with no statistical significance in both models(P=0.158), and there was no difference between the two in gender, degree of astigmatism, and axial distribution of astigmatism, but in the age group of 7-12 years old, the difference between the axial astigmatism of the direct symmetry model and the mirror symmetry model was statistically significant(P=0.027).CONCLUSION:The axial distribution of binocular astigmatism in myopic primary and middle school students is mostly astigmatism with the rule; the degree of astigmatism is more common from 0.25 to 1.0 D; however, there is no tendency for axial symmetry pattern of astigmatism.
4.Inhibiting expression of polyamines regulator-1 can enhance the antitumor activity of dexamethasone on human cervical cancer cells
YANG Jianlin ; LI Lun ; ZENG Ziyue ; CAO Chunyu ; LYU Yafeng ; QIN Yu ; WANG Yanlin
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2018;25(7):711-715
Objective: To investigate the influence of inhibiting expression of polyamine-modulated factor (PMF-1) on the antitumor effect of glucocorticoid dexamethasone (DEX) in human cervical cancer Caski cells. Methods: siRNAs which target human PMF-1 gene were designed and synthesized, and their effect on the expression of PMF-1 in Caski cells was evaluated by Western blotting. The PMF-1 down-regulated and control Caski cells were treated with DEX, and then the affect of PMF-1 down regulation on the sensitivity of the tumor cells to DEX was analyzed. MTT method was used to detect cell proliferation, flow cytometry was used to analyze cell cycle, Western blotting method was used to evaluate expression level of glucocorticoids receptor (GR), and HPLC was used to analyze intracellular polyamine content. Results: The transient transfection of Caski cells with siRNAwhich targets PMF-1 gene can significantly reduce the expression level of PMF-1 protein. Compared with the control cells, treating PMF-1 down-regulated Caski cells with DEX can more effectively inhibit cell proliferation(P<0.01), up regulate GR expression, arrest cell cycle at G2 stage(P<0.01), and also significantly reduce intracellular polyamine level(P<0.01). Conclusion:Inhibiting PMF-1 expression can enhance antitumor pharmacological activity of DEX against human cervical cancer cells, and the underlying mechanism may be related with enhanced cell cycle inhibition and decreased intracellular polyamine level.