1.Application of static and dynamic virtual defecography in the etiological diagnosis of constipation
Fangmei CAO ; Xiaoli SUN ; Zhiqiang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2013;20(18):2745-2746
Objective To explore the applied value of static and dynamic of virtual defecography technology in the etiological diagnosis of constipation.Methods 50 patients with constipation were included.Conventional cleaning enema was performed firstly.Then they were injected the virtual defecography agentwith lateral position,filling the rectum,sigmoid and descending colon.Thirdly,siting on the qualities commode,adjusting height coincides with the left and right femur,displaying the pubic symphysis and coccyx dynamic acquisition image acquisition with the speed of 4/s,the dynamic changes of the rectum and anal canal were analyzed and measured.Results Among 50 patients,32 cases with rectocele,1 case with rectal bend,2 cases with anal canal stenosis,7 cases with rectal prolapse,4 cases pelvic floor spasm syndrome,and 4 cases with no cause.Conclusion Static and dynamic virtualdefecography was an important method in the etiological diagnosis of patients with constipation.
2.Regulatory role of serum miR-224 in invasiveness and metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma.
Mindan HUANG ; Xiongbo WU ; Hui CAO ; Qiang ZHAN ; Min XIA ; Qunyan ZHOU ; Xiaogang CAI ; Fangmei AN
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2015;23(10):748-753
OBJECTIVETo investigate the expression profile of serum micro (mi)RNAs in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and investigate the regulatory contribution of miRNAs to the invasive and metastasis.
METHODSMicroarray analysis was carried out using serum samples collected from 30 patients with CCA, bile duct cancer tissues and the corresponding normal tissues collected from 10 patients, and serum samples from 50 healthy volunteers. The miRNAs identified as dysregulated in CCA were verified by RT-PCR. Focused analysis on miR-224 was carried out using the human CCA cell lines HCCC-9810 and RBE to investigate the role of this miRNA in IL-6 expression (using IL-6 induction), cell growth, invasiveness and metastasis (using miR-224 mimic transfection). The one-way ANOVA test was used for statistical analysis.
RESULTSForty-three miRNAs were dysregulated in CCA (vs. non-CCA, P<0.01), of which 22 were upregulated and 21 were downregulated. RT-PCR data showed that the miR-224 was significantly upregulated in serum as well as in cancer tissue from CCA patients. Induction of HCCC-9810 and RBE cells with IL-6 showed a time-dependent upregulation of miR-224. Furthermore, the HCCC-9810 and RBE cells transfected with miR-224 mimic showed enhanced cell growth, invasiveness and migratory ability.
CONCLUSIONIL-6 may promote the invasive and metastatic properties of CCA through upregulated miR-224. Studies of the differentially expressed serum miRNAs in CCA may help to further elucidate the pathogenic processes of this disease and aid in the development of a novel and effective therapeutic strategy.
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; Cholangiocarcinoma ; Down-Regulation ; Humans ; Interleukin-6 ; MicroRNAs ; Microarray Analysis ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Transfection ; Up-Regulation
3.Screening of IGF-1, NOS, FGF23 and Sclerost-Targeted Mechanoresponsive MicroRNAs
Yixiong QIN ; Zhen CAO ; Huan YANG ; Biao HAN ; Fangmei YU ; Tingting HU ; Yong GUO
Journal of Medical Biomechanics 2021;36(6):E970-E977
Objective To screen the secretory factor-related, mechanoresponsive microRNAs (miRNA) of osteocytes. Methods Cyclic mechanical tensile strain (ε=2.5,f=0.5 Hz) was applied to osteocytes and osteoblasts cultured in vitro respectively, and the differentially expressed miRNAs only in the osteocytes were screened out by using miRNA chip. Through bioinformatics technology, in these differentially expressed miRNAs, the target genes of secretory factors including insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1), nitric oxide synthesase (NOS), fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and sclerostin (SOST) were further screened out. Then the selected miRNAs were compared with the biochip detected, differentially expressed miRNAs in femur bone of the mice which were trained on treadmill, and four of these miRNAs were randomly selected for quantitative PCR verification. Results For the 77 differentially expressed miRNAs only in the mechanically strained osteocytes in vitro, 22 miRNAs whose target genes were the 4 secreted factors (IGF-1, NOS, FGF23 and SOST), were screened out. Moreover, a total of 11 miRNAs in the 22 miRNAs were differentially expressed in femur bone of the treadmill trained mice with the same trend as those in osteocytes in vitro, and the randomly selected miR-361-3p, miR-3082-5p, miR-6348 and miR-706 were confirmed to be differentially expressed with the same trend in femur bone and osteocytes. Conclusions These mechanoresponsive miRNAs differentially expressed only in osteocytes, such as miR-361-3p, miR-3082-5p, miR-6348 and miR-706, probably influence osteoblastic differentiation or bone metabolism through regulating the secretory factors.
4.The mechanism of resveratrol promoting FNDC5 degradation in skeletal muscle of male obese mice
Fangmei Yu ; Qiongqiong Cao ; Dongmei Xu ; Yueming Long ; Heng Zhou ; Li Gui ; Yunxia Lu
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(3):412-417
Objective:
To investigate the mechanism of resveratrol promoting fibronectin type Ⅲ domain-containing 5 (FNDC5) degradation in skeletal muscle of male obese mice.
Methods:
Six-week-old male C57BL /6 mice were randomly divided into three groups : standard control diet ( SCD) ,high-fat diet ( HFD) and high-fat diet treated with resveratrol (HFD + RES) .HFD + RES group was intervened with resveratrol via gavage [400 mg / kg · d) ] while fed HFD for 20 weeks.The body mass,serum TG,TC,LDL-C and HDL-C levels were detected.The pathological changes in skeletal muscle were detected by HE staining.The expression of FNDC5,SIRT1,SIRT2,LC3, p62,Beclin-1,ATG5,ATG7 was assessed by immunohistochemistry,RT-PCR and Western blot respectively.
Results:
The body mass ,serum TG ,TC and LDL-C levels increased significantly ,meanwhile HDL-C levels decreased in HFD group.Lipid deposition between skeletal muscle fibers were obvious in HFD group.The immuno- histochemistry results showed that protein expression levels of SIRT1,SIRT2 and LC3 obviously decreased,while the protein levels of FNDC5 and p62 obviously increased.The expression levels of FNDC5 significantly increased, while the gene expression levels of SIRT1,SIRT2,LC3,Atg7 and Beclin-1 obviously decreased.All these responses were attenuated by treatment with RES.
Conclusion
RES has obvious effects of lipid-lowering and promoting FNDC5 degradation in skeletal muscle tissues,which may be related with SIRT1 and SIRT2-induced autophagy, thus resulting in degradation of FNDC5 .