1. Mechanisms of histone methylation and acetylation modifying enzymes in ovarian cancer and therapeutic advances
Ling YUE ; Junhong DU ; Xiao LIU ; Yulan LI ; Feixue XU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2022;27(11):1299-1306
Ovarian cancer is the most malignant gynecologic malignancy. In recent years, histone modifying enzymes (HMEs) have been widely studied as an important part of epigenetic modifi-cations in ovarian cancer. Histone modifying enzymes, including histone methyltransferases and demethylases, histone acetyltransferases and deacetylases, play an important role in the prolif-eration and migration of ovarian cancer cells by modifying histone and non-histone proteins, and can regulate the development of chemoresistance. Inhibitors of various histone modifying enzymes play good anti-tumor effects in ovarian cancer by promoting cell growth arrest and apoptosis, inhibi¬ting tumor cell invasion, and increasing chemo¬therapy sensitivity, and are expected to be a new strategy for precision treatment of ovarian cancer. Therefore, this paper will review the mechanism of action and therapeutic potential of histone modifying enzymes involved in methylation and acetylation processes in ovarian cancer.
2.Effect of interlimb-coordinated training on pulmonary function in patients with early primary Parkinson's disease
Jieping WANG ; Juan PENG ; Feixue ZHANG ; Bishuang FAN ; Fangyuan XU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2022;28(8):966-971
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of interlimb-coordinated training on pulmonary function in patients with early primary Parkinson's disease. MethodsFrom February, 2021 to February, 2022, 60 patients with primary Parkinson's disease in Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University were divided into control group (n = 30) and experimental group (n = 30) according to the management, who accepted medicine and medicine combined with interlimb-coordinated training, for twelve weeks, respectively. Before and after treatment, the forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), maximum expiratory flow (PEF) and vital capacity (VC) were measured with pulmonary function instrument, while the peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), anaerobic threshold (AT) and peak power (WRpeak) were measured with Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET), and the maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP) were measured with respiratory driving instrument. ResultsAfter treatment, FEV1, FVC, PEF, VC, VO2peak, AT, WRpeak, MIP and MEP increased in the experimental group (t > 2.087, P < 0.05), and they were more in the experimental group than in the control group (t > 2.079, P < 0.05). ConclusionInterlimb-coordinated training could improve the pulmonary function, aerobic exercise ability and respiratory muscle strength of patients with early primary Parkinson's disease.
3.Screening and identification of core genes for diabetic nephropathy
Xiaojun Wu ; Feixue Ni ; Yuxue Xu
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(4):610-618
Objective :
To screen the core genes of diabetic kidney disease ( DKD) based on bioinformatics , ex- plore the therapeutic targets of DKD , and discuss its possible regulatory mechanism .
Methods :
The expression da- ta matrix of glomerular transcriptome in patients with DKD in GEO database (GSE30528 , GSE47183) was extrac- ted , and the differentially expressed genes ( DEGs) were screened by bioinformatics methods to identify the core differential genes , and then gene expression and enrichment analysis (GSEA) were conducted to predict effective targets .
Results :
By screening and identifying the mRNA expression matrix of DKD , five core genes were screened out. Among them , C1orf21 and NPHS1 were significantly down regulated , and CD48 , COL1A2 , and TGFBI were up regulated . NPHS1 and CD48 were significantly related to immune differences , intercellular communication , and cell surface interaction . Through receiver operating characteristic curve ( ROC) analysis and GSEA analysis and drug target prediction , it might be of great significance for the treatment of DKD .
Conclusion
The core genes screened in this study have significant correlation with DKD , which may be used as effective markers for the treat- ment of diabetes . And then , this study provides a theoretical basis for the treatment and identification of DKD .