1.The correlation of cesarean scar pregnancy and placenta accrete on ultrasound
Yuanming, HUANG ; Dongping, HUANG ; Yanping, TU ; Jin, RAO ; Yunxiang, PAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Ultrasound (Electronic Edition) 2017;14(5):368-372
Objective To explore ultrasonographic characteristics and prognosis of cesarean scar pregnancy in the ultrasound.Methods To conducted a retrospective study of 8 cases of diagnoses of cesarean scar pregnancy in ultrasound in our hospital from January 2013 to August 2015.All cases had ultrasonographic examinations regularly during the pregnancy and were confirmed placenta increta by cesarean section or prenatal MRI (6 cases).The imaging characteristics of 8 cases of pregnant women in early pregnancy by transvaginal ultrasound,and the positions of gestational sac and chorion frondosum were observed.Ultrasonic follow-up results,numbers of cesarean delivery,final diagnosis,and pregnancy outcome were analyzed.Results Eight cases of patients were diagnosed cesarean scar pregnancy,and all of ceses were diagnosed placenta increta by ultrasound from 11 weeks to 24 weeks of gestation.It was found that the positions of chorion frondosum were located in the lower edge of gestational sac in Two-dimensional ultrasound and the chorion frondosum was covered in cesarean section scar.The echoes of proliferous chorion frondosum were stronger than the rest of chorion leve and decidua reflexa,and the thickness of proliferous chorion frondosum were thicker than the rest of chorion leve and decidua reflexa.In the follow-up ultrasound of 8 cases in the second trimester,the original position of chorion frondosum which covered and the position of placenta were roughly similar.The position of placenta did not move up with the gestational weeks,in addition,appeared as placenta previa and covered in cesarean section scar.Five patients had strong childbearing willing of continue to conceive,one case of which needed hysterectomy,four of which underwent cesarean section delivery with alive births after using bilateral iliac arteries balloon occlusion.The rest 3 cases underwent induction of labor after using bilateral iliac arteries balloon cclusion.Conclusions Cesarean scar pregnancy in first pregnancy may be develop as placenta accreta in second and third trimester pregnancy.If chorion frondosum was observed to cover cesarean section scar by ultrasound in early pregnancy,scar pregnancy diagnosis was established.Pregnant women who have strong willing to continue their pregnancy should be pay more attentin to thiers placenta previa and placenta percreta in second and third trimester pregnancy.Close follow-up are needed.
2.The effect of 8-OH-DPAT and dapoxetine on gene expression in the brain of male rats during ejaculation.
Xijun QIN ; Xiaojun MA ; Dongping TU ; Zuliang LUO ; Jie HUANG ; Changming MO
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2017;7(3):381-389
The 5-HTreceptor agonist 8-hydroxy-2-[di--propylamino] tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) promotes ejaculation of male rats, whereas dapoxetine delays this process. However, the gene expression profile of the brain at ejaculation following administrationof these two compounds has not been fully elucidated. In the present study, a transcriptomic BodyMap was generated by conducting mRNA-Seq on brain samples of male Sprague-Dawley rats. The study included four groups: pre-copulatory control (CK) group, ejaculation (EJ) group, 0.5 mg/kg 8-OH-DPAT-ejaculation group (DPAT), and 60 mg/kg dapoxetine-ejaculation (DAP) group. The resulting analysis generated an average of approximately 47 million sequence reads. Significant differences in the gene expression profiles of the aforementioned groups were observed in the EJ (257 genes), DPAT (349 genes) and the DAP (207 genes) compared with the control rats. The results indicate that the expression ofandwas significantly different after treatment with 8-OH-DPAT, whereas the expression ofwas significantly different after treatment with dapoxetine. Other genes, such as,and, exhibited significant differences in expression after the two treatments and are related to bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma and sexual addiction. The present study reveals the basic pattern of gene expression that was activated at ejaculation in the presence of 8-OH-DPAT or dapoxetine, providing preliminary gene expression information during rat ejaculation.
3.Cloning and characterization of squalene synthase and cycloartenol synthase from.
Huan ZHAO ; Qi TANG ; Changming MO ; Longhua BAI ; Dongping TU ; Xiaojun MA
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2017;7(2):215-222
Mogrosides and steroid saponins are tetracyclic triterpenoids found in. Squalene synthase (SQS) and cycloartenol synthase (CAS) are key enzymes in triterpenoid and steroid biosynthesis. In this study, full-length cDNAs ofandwere cloned by a rapid amplification of cDNA-ends with polymerase chain reaction (RACE-PCR) approach. ThecDNA has a 1254 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding 417 amino acids, and thecDNA contains a 2298 bp ORF encoding 765 amino acids. Bioinformatic analysis showed that the deduced SgSQS protein has two transmembrane regions in the C-terminal. Bothandhave significantly higher levels in fruits than in other tissues, suggesting that steroids and mogrosides are competitors for the same precursors in fruits. Combinedprediction and subcellular localization, experiments in tobacco indicated that SgSQS was probably in the cytoplasm or on the cytoskeleton, and SgCAS was likely located in the nucleus or cytosol. These results will provide a foundation for further study ofandgene functions in, and may facilitate improvements in mogroside content in fruit by regulating gene expression.
4.Cloning and expression offrom.
Dongping TU ; Xiaojun MA ; Huan ZHAO ; Changming MO ; Qi TANG ; Liuping WANG ; Jie HUANG ; Limei PAN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2016;6(6):614-622
CYP450 plays an essential role in the development and growth of the fruits of. However, little is known about thegene in. Here, based on transcriptome data, a full-length cDNA sequence ofwas cloned by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid-amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) strategies.is 1677 bp in length (GenBank accession No. AEM42985.1) and contains a complete open reading frame (ORF) of 1422 bp. The deduced protein was composed of 473 amino acids, the molecular weight is 54.01 kDa, the theoretical isoelectric point (PI) is 8.8, and the protein was predicted to possess cytochrome P450 domains.gene was highly expressed in root, diploid fruit and fruit treated with hormone and pollination. At 10 days after treatment with pollination and hormones, the expression of Sghad the highest level and then decreased over time, which was consistent with the development of fruits of. Hormonal treatment could significantly induce the expression of. These results provide a reference for regulation of fruit development and the use of parthenocarpy to generate seedless fruit, and provide a scientific basis for the production of growth regulator application agents.