1.AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON CHRONIC SPORTS INJURIES IN QUADRICEPS AND CALF MUSCLES AND THEIR INSERTION AREAS
Danyun LU ; Yulan JIN ; Gang CHEN ;
Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine 1982;0(01):-
The experiment was designed to simulate active training with animal model. A dynamic and static trai-ning program for adult rats was carried out 30-60'/day, lasted from 25 to 232 days. The rats were killedperiodical1y in batches and the sections were prepared for exploring histological changes in knee and ankle areas on L/M. Degenerative cbanges in quadriceps and gastrocanemius muscles appeated by degrees aftet a period of in-tensive training. The nuclei proliferated in chains or clusters arranged in the center and the edge of thefibers. The number of nuclei for each chain or cluster could be as much as 20 or 30. Meanwhile, therewere also ischemic changes in small vessels. All these were the characteristic changes induced by mictotraumain muscles under repeated active and strenous training. In calcaneal and patellar ateas, there were changes of cartilaginous degeneration, necrosis and prolifera-tion (cartilaginous exostoses and osteophytes) too. The typical changes of enthesiopatby---degeneration, necrosis and proliferation (osteophyte) could beobserved in calcaneal tendon and its insertion area and in superior insertion atea of lower patella. The occur-rence of enthesiopathy in this experiment migbt be related to tke stress of traction force within muscle andcartilage during running in upward treadmill.
2.Effects of miR-200a on the proliferation of lung cancer cells by inhibiting YAP1
Lu XU ; Yusong FANG ; Danyun WANG ; Zongming WANG ; Peng XU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2017;44(7):311-315
Objective: To investigate the effects of miR-200a on the proliferation of lung cancer cells and to identify its direct target genes. Methods:Real-time PCR was performed to analyze the miR-200a expression in 15 paired clinical specimens of non-small cell lung cancer and adjacent noncancerous tissues, human lung cancer cell lines (A549, NCI-H520, and SK-MES-1), and one human normal lung bronchial epithelial cell line (16HBE). The effects of miR-200a on the proliferation of A549 lung cancer cells were detected through CCK-8 method. The candidate target genes of miR-200a were identified by bioinformatics screening and then verified by dual luciferase reporter gene assay, real-time PCR, and Western blot. The effects of YAP1 downregulation on the proliferation of A549 lung cancer cell line were also observed through CCK-8 method. Results:The miR-200a expression in non-small cell lung cancer tissues and lung cancer cell lines was significantly decreased (P<0.01). The upregulation of miR-200a expression could significantly inhibit the pro-liferation of A549 lung cancer cells (P<0.01). Dual luciferase reporter gene indicated that miR-200a could directly affect the 3′-untrans-lated region of the YAP1 gene to inhibit luciferase activity (P<0.01). Real-time PCR and Western blot revealed that the upregulation of miR-200a expression could significantly reduce the mRNA and protein expression levels of YAP1 in A549 lung cancer cells (P<0.01). CCK-8 method indicated that the downregulation of YAP1 could significantly prevent the proliferation of A549 lung cancer cells (P<0.01). Conclusion:MiR-200a inhibits the proliferation of lung cancer cells by targeting YAP1. Thus, miR-200a elicits tumor suppression effects.
3.Serological detection and E gene sequence analysis of dengue virus isolated from 484 patients in
Yecheng LU ; Yu LIANG ; Jingjiao ZHOU ; Wanshan CHEN ; Danyun FANG ; Junmei ZHOU ; Fuchun ZHANG ; Lifang JIANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;2(2):98-101
Objective To detect dengue virus infection by serological method and to determine the sequences of E gene of dengue virus isolated from Guangzhou in 2006.so as to clarify the possible origin of dengue fever.Methods IgM and IgG antibodies to dengue virus were detected by immunochromatographic test(ICT);NSI antigen and IgM antibody were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).The virus was cultured and isolated from the serum samples within 2 days using C6/36 cell lines and was identified by immuno-fluorescence assay(IFA)and RT-PCR.The E gene of isolated virus DV1-GZ42/06 was sequenced;homological analysis and phylogenetic tree analysis were performed by comparing with the reference strains and epidemic virus strains.Results The positive rates of IgM and IgG of dengue virus in patients were 89.5%(433/484)and 38.0%(184/484)by ICT,respectively.The positive rates of NS1 antigen were 92.7%(38/41)in day 1 to day 2,83.3%(70/84)in day 3 to day 5,and 10.9%(5/46)in day 6 to day 10;and the IgM detection rates were 2.4%(1/41),51.2%(43/84)and 97.8%(45/46)at the same period by ELISA.Twenty-five strains of dengue virus were isolated from 41 serum samples(6 1.O%)and were identified as type 1 dengue virus by IFA and RT-PCR.The sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the E gene showed that the homology between the isolated Guangzhou/42/06 strain and standard strain Hawaii/45 was 94.6%.and it had a high homology with the Thailand/NI09V104,Vietnam/06.and Vietnam/07 isolates(99.0%,98.6%and 98.6%,respectively)and belonged to the same cladogram,but had low homology with the isolated strain from Guangdong before 2006.Conclusions The detection of NS1 antigen is important in the early diagnosis of dengue fever.The outbreak of dengue fever in Guangzhou in 2006 was possibly caused by the cases from neighboring countries.