OBJECTIVETo comparatively study the effects of Rhubarbs from different regions on blood lipid and antioxi dation of hyperlipidemia rats.

METHODSMale rats were randomly divided into 9 groups ( n = 8) and fed with high-fat diet to replicate the hyperlipidemia model. Meanwhile, Rheum tanguticum was administrated intragastrically at two doses (3.0 g/kg and 1.0 g/kg), once a day for continuous 28 days. The effects of Rheum tanguticum planted in Gannan (RT-GN), Rheum tanguticum planted in Xinin (RT-XN) and Rheum plmatum planted in Lixian (RP-LX) were evaluated through detecting the parameters of blood lipids, blood viscosity and antioxidant system.

RESULTST-GN, RT-XN and RP-LX in the range of 1.0-3.0 g/kg could decrease the blood levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein (LDL) and malonaldehyde (MDA) in blood. Besides, they could reduce blood viscosity, increase high density lipoprotein (HDL) level and upregulate the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px). Interestingly, their effects on blood viscosity was obviously in a dose dependent manner. In addition, the effects of RT-GN on LDL, MDA and blood viscosity were not significantly different from those of RT-XN and better than those of RP-LX.

CONCLUSIONThe RT has better hypolipidemic effects than the RP, but RT-GN and RT-XN are not different from the above effects.

Animals ; Antioxidants ; metabolism ; Blood Viscosity ; Cholesterol ; blood ; Diet, High-Fat ; Disease Models, Animal ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; pharmacology ; Glutathione Peroxidase ; metabolism ; Hyperlipidemias ; drug therapy ; Lipids ; blood ; Lipoproteins, HDL ; blood ; Lipoproteins, LDL ; blood ; Male ; Malondialdehyde ; blood ; Rats ; Rheum ; chemistry ; Superoxide Dismutase ; metabolism ; Triglycerides ; blood

ObjectiveTo study the nursing characteristics in surrounding period of operation for treating carotid artery stenosis with stenting angioplasty. MethodsThe nursing procedure for 78 cases with carotid artery stenosis were reviewed to form the duties and items of nursing, including cooperation between doctors and nurses, mentality nursing, instruction of convalescence in the pre-operation, during operation and post-operation. ResultsAll the cases has successfully finished their operative procedure and none serious complication has been found. ConclusionThe nursing play a important role in the stenting angioplasty of carotid artery.

Objective To analyze the expression level of CD44v6 in small cell lung cancer and the concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) in serum,to explore the clinical significance of them in small cell lung cancer.Methods The expression level of CD44v6 was detected by immunohistochemical methods in 80 cases of small cell lung cancer as patients group,who were treat in People''s Hospital of Jiangyin from January 2014 to January 2016.Another 80 cases of healthy subjects as control group.Used ELISA method to detect the concentration of VEGF of the two groups of patients in the blood.Analyzed the relationship between VEGF,CD44v6 with the survival time of patients.Results The CD44v6 expression in small cell lung cancer was positive in 6 cases,the total positive expression rate was 7.5%.The serum levels of VEGF in patients group((490.9±342.7) ng/L) was significantly different from that in the control group((180.8±67.5) ng/L),and the difference was statistically significant(P=0.024).There was no correlation between the survival time and the expression of CD44v6 in small cell lung cancer(P=0.723).The survival time of small cell lung cancer was negatively correlated with the concentration of VEGF in serum.Conclusion There is a significant correlation between serum VEGF concentration and survival time in patients with small cell lung cancer,which is one of the prognostic factors in patients with small cell lung cancer.

Cathartics ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Rheum ; chemistry

Objective To study the exact function of human gene 5 transactivated by pre-S1 protein of hepatitis B virus(PS1TP5)by investigating the gene expression of PS1TP5 in yeast cells. Methods Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)was performed to amplify the gene of PS1TP5 using the mRNA of HepG2 cells as template and the gene was cloned into pGEM-T vector.The gene of PS1TP5 was cut from pGEM-T-PS1TP5 vector and cloned into yeast expressive plasmid pGBKT7,then pGBKT7-PS1TP5 was transformed into yeast cell AH109.The yeast protein was isolated and analyzed with sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE) and Western hybridization.Results PS1TP5 gene was successfully amplified and identified by DNA sequencing.The digested fragment was cloned into pGBKT7 vector and transformed into yeast cell AH109.The results of SDS-PAGE and Western assay showed that the relative molecular weight of the expressed product was about 36 950,and PS1TP5 protein existed in yeast cells.Conclusion The findings suggest that PS1TP5 can be successfully expressed in yeast cell.

OBJECTIVETo screen and identify differentially expressed proteins of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) during endothelial differentiation.

METHODSMSCs were induced to endothelial differentiation with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and epithelial growth factor (EGF) mixture. The whole cell proteins were extracted and isolated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. After gel was analyzed by Imagemaster 5.0 software, differentially expressed proteins were partially selected and identified by MALDI-TOF-MS.

RESULTSThe differentiated MSC highly expressed endothelial cells related markers, CD31, CD34 and FVIIIAg were 56.8%, 38.8% and 14.5% respectively by flow cytometer. Compared with the primary cultured MSC, the differentiated cells differentially expressed 91 proteins. Among the 19 identified proteins, 11 up-regulated and 8 down-regulated, which include cytoskeletal proteins, such as myosin, filamin, vimentin and vinculin; cell metabolism enzymes, such as ORP-150, ERO1-α, Delta(3,5)-Delta(2,4)-dienoyl-CoA isomerase, protein disulfide-isomerase A3, FAS and enolase 3; nuclear factors, such as TAR DNA binding protein, guanine nucleotide binding protein and hypoxia up-regulated protein 1; VEGF receptors, such as KDR and so on.

CONCLUSIONSCytoskeletal proteins, metabolism enzymes and KDR were all involved in endothelial differentiation of MSC. These proteins may be the regulatory targets for endothelial differentiation of MSC.

Animals ; Bone Marrow Cells ; cytology ; metabolism ; Cell Differentiation ; Cells, Cultured ; Endothelial Cells ; cytology ; metabolism ; Male ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; metabolism ; Proteome ; analysis ; Proteomics ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar

Endometriosis (EM) is one of the most common gynaecological disorder affecting women in their reproductive age. Mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of EM remains poorly understood, however inflammatory responses have been reported to be significantly involved. The efficacy of 6-shogaol on proliferation of endometriotic lesions and inflammatory pathways in experimentally-induced EM model was explored in this study. EM was stimulated in Sprague-Dawley rats by implantation of autologous endometrium onto the peritoneum abdominal wall. Separate groups were treated with 6-shogaol (50, 100 or 150 mg/kg b.wt/day) via oral gavage for one month period. Gestrinone (GTN) group received GTN (0.5 mg/kg/day) as positive control. Five weeks after implantation, the spherical volume of ecto-uterine tissues was determined. Treatment with 6-shogaol significantly reduced the implant size. Histological analysis reported atrophy and regression of the lesions. 6-shogaol administration effectively down-regulated NF-κB signaling, VEGF and VEGFR-2 (Flk-1) expression in the endometriotic lesions. Excess production of IL-1β and IL-6 (pro-inflammatory cytokines), PGE2 and nitric oxide (NO) were reduced. Overall, the results of the study reveal the efficacy of 6-shogaol against endometriosis via effectively suppressing proliferation of the lesions and modulating angiogenesis and COX-2/NF-κB-mediated inflammatory cascades.
Abdominal Wall ; Atrophy ; Dinoprostone ; Endometriosis* ; Endometrium ; Female ; Gestrinone ; Humans ; In Vitro Techniques* ; Interleukin-6 ; Nitric Oxide ; Peritoneum ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2

OBJECTIVETo construct a eukaryotic expression vector of transmembrane-4-L-six-family-1 (TM4SF1) gene and study its effect on the migration and invasion of colorectal cancer cells.

METHODSA pair of specific primers of TM4SF1 gene (GenBank: BC034145.1) was used to acquire the open reading frame of TM4SF1 by RT-PCR. The amplified sequence was ligated to a PEZ-M29 vector, which, after identification, was transiently transfected in colorectal cancer cell lines HCT116 and DLD1. Western blotting and immunocytochemistry were used to analyze the transfection efficiency, and scratch and Transwell tests were performed to analyze the changes in the migration and invasion of HCT116 and DLD1 cells after transfection.

RESULTSCell scratch and Transwell assays revealed that transfection with the recombinant plasmid, PEZ-M29/TM4SF1, caused up-regulated expression of TM4SF1 and promoted the migration and invasion of HCT116 and DLD1 cells.

CONCLUSIONOur results demonstrated that TM4SF1 is closely related to the invasion and metastasis of colorectal cancer cells in vitro.

Antigens, Surface ; biosynthesis ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Movement ; Cell Proliferation ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; pathology ; Genetic Vectors ; HCT116 Cells ; Humans ; Neoplasm Proteins ; biosynthesis ; Transfection

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of precursor of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (proBDNF) on cultured hippocampal neuron and its intracellular mechanism. METHODS: The hippocampal neurons were dissociated from E18 rats and cultured in neurobasal medium, and then the cells were treated with proBDNF, preBDNF(propeptide of proBDNF) and proBDNF antiserum,respectively. Thirty minutes, 1 hour or 48 hours later, the cells were stained with Nissl solution, and the immunocytochemistry methods of ELK-p (Ets domain protein), ErK2(extracellular signal regulated kinase) and c-fos were performed. RESULTS: The expressions of ELK-p, ErK and c-fos were significantly upregulated in the cultured hippocampal neurons after they were treated with proBDNF protein,and the immuno-positive staining was also obvious in some nuclei. While the endogenous proBDNF was neutralized by proBDNF antiserum treatment, the expressions of ELK-p, ErK and c-fos were downregulated and many cells showed swelling and vasoculation. The immunoreactivity in preBDNF treated cells was similar to that in normal cultured cells. CONCLUSION proBDNF plays an important role in sustaining the hippocampal neuron survival through upregulating the ELK and ErK pathways.
Animals ; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ; pharmacology ; Cell Survival ; drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Hippocampus ; cytology ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 ; metabolism ; Neurons ; cytology ; metabolism ; Protein Precursors ; pharmacology ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets ; metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos ; metabolism ; Rats ; Signal Transduction

OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical phenotype and genetic etiology of a child with early-onset severe obesity. METHODS: A child who presented at the Department of Endocrinology, Hangzhou Children's Hospital on August 5, 2020 was selected as the study subject. Clinical data of the child were reviewed. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood samples of the child and her parents. Whole exome sequencing (WES) was carried out on the child. Candidate variants were verified by Sanger sequencing and bioinformatic analysis. RESULTS: This child was a 2-year-and-9-month girl featuring severe obesity with hyperpigmentation on the neck and armpit skin. WES revealed that she has harbored compound heterozygous variants of the MC4R gene, namely c.831T>A (p.Cys277*) and c.184A>G (p.Asn62Asp). Sanger sequencing confirmed that they were respectively inherited from her father and mother. The c.831T>A (p.Cys277*) has been recorded by the ClinVar database. Its carrier frequency among normal East Asians was 0.000 4 according to the 1000 Genomes, ExAC, and gnomAD databases. Based on the guidelines from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), it was rated as pathogenic. The c.184A>G (p.Asn62Asp) has not been recorded in the ClinVar, 1000 Genomes, ExAC and gnomAD databases. Prediction using IFT and PolyPhen-2 online software suggested it to be deleterious. Based on the guidelines from the ACMG, it was determined as likely pathogenic. CONCLUSION The c.831T>A (p.Cys277*) and c.184A>G (p.Asn62Asp) compound heterozygous variants of the MC4R gene probably underlay the early-onset severe obesity in this child. Above finding has further expanded the spectrum of MC4R gene variants and provided a reference for the diagnosis and genetic counseling for this family.
Female ; Humans ; Computational Biology ; East Asian People ; Genetic Counseling ; Genomics ; Mutation ; Obesity, Morbid/genetics* ; Child, Preschool ; Pediatric Obesity/genetics*