1.Expression of ABCG2 in Adriamycin-resistant Human Esophageal Cancer Cells
Liang LIU ; Jing ZUO ; Li ZHAO ; Jing WANG ; Jianwen GUO ; Jianghui LIU ; Lianfu ZUO
Journal of China Medical University 2010;(2):101-104
Objective To explore the expression of ATP-binding cassette transporter C2(ABCG2) in adriamycin(ADM)-resistant human esophageal cancer cells.Methods The ADM-resistant human esophageal cancer cell(Eca109/ADM) was induced by gradually increasing the ADM concentration in the culture medium of human esophageal cancer cell line(Eca109) and long time screening culture.ABCG2 mRNA and protein of ADM-resistant cells was detected by RT-PCR,flow cytometry(FCM) and Western blot.Drug excretion of Eca109/ADM cells was examined by FCM.The drug resistance index to ADM was detected by MTT.Results The expression of ABCG2 in Eca109/ADM cells was higher than that in Eca109 cells.The drug excretion of Eca109/ADM cells was stronger than Eca109 cells.The Ecal09/ADM cells drug resistance index to ADM was 3.29.Conclusion The ADM-resistant cell line Eca109/ADM was established successfully as an ideal chemoresistant cell model.ABCG2 might be involved in the drug resistance of esophageal cancer cell.
2.Research progress of TRAIL network against tumor under the guidance of systems biology
Hui ZUO ; Yuehai SHEN ; Xiaoxi GUO ; Guanlin WANG ; Kwenjen CHANG
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2015;(1):122-125
Tumor is a system-biology illness.Treatment of this intractable disease by any single medicine has not been realistic.In this review, we analyze the anti-tumor network of Tumor Necrosis Factor-related Apoptosis-indu-cing Ligand ( TRAIL ) by a system-biology technology and try to providecin individualized treatment strategy for TRAIL based therapy .
3.Reliability and Validity of Chinese Version of the Reflective Function Questionnaire for Youth
Fangzhou ZUO ; Guo LIU ; Jiyang HAN ; Xiaoen MO ; Xumei WANG
Journal of China Medical University 2016;45(7):601-603,609
Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Reflective Function Questionnaire for Youth(RFQY). Methods School sample:a total of 1 813 students from the fifth grade primary school to the second grade high school were selected for the study(aged 10 to 17 years). Clinical patients:another 52 adolescents(aged under 17 years)with borderline trait who attended Department of Psychiatry in Shengjing Hospital were recruited. All subjects completed the RFQY,basic empathy scale( BES )and emotional intelligence scale(EIS). After 3 weeks,85 students were randomly selected and filled in the questionaires again. Results The internal consistency of the RFQY was 0.73,and the test?retest reliability was 0.686(P<0.001). The RFQY scores of the school students were significantly higher than those in clinical patients(8.71±0.65 vs 8.10±0.89,P<0.001). The RFQY scores of male students were significantly lower than those in female students(8.61±0.67 vs 8.78±0.63,P<0.001). The score increased with the age increased(P<0.001). Conclusion The Chinese version of RFQY shows good reliability and validity , which can be used to measure the reflective function of adolescents in China .
4.Effect of light quality on growth and quality of Pinellia ternata.
Yun CHEN ; Guo-Sheng ZHU ; Qiao-Sheng GUO ; Chang-Lin WANG ; Zuo-Yi LIU
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2013;38(24):4257-4262
Measuring the content of soluble reducing sugar, total sugar, soluble protein, guanosine, alkaloids, and succinic acid of Pinellia ternata tuber were measured by anthrone-sulfuric acid colorimetric method, Coomassie brilliant blue method, RP-HPLC, reverse potentiometric titration, acid dye colorimetry, respectively. The result showed that yellow light could promote the growth and development of P. ternata and increase the content of soluble reducing sugar, total sugar, alkaloids, and succinic acid. Under blue light could promote the content of soluble protein and guanosine. Red and yellow light increased the content of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b, contrastively blue light reduced the content of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. White film through the most uniform spectrum was most conducive to the synthesis of chlorophyll a. As single film, blue film, yellow film were more conducive to the synthesis of chlorophyll a, green film and red film had been relatively beneficial to the synthesis of chlorophyll b. Bulbil formed the largest number and the biggest propagation coefficient of P. ternata under red light showed that it could increase the production of P. ternata under red light.
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5.Adipophilin induces expression of inflammatory factors through ERK1/2-AP-1 signaling pathway
Zhonghua YUAN ; Yanmei TAN ; Yuan TAO ; Jiangbo WANG ; Dongming GUO ; Zuo WANG ; Chaoke TANG ; Guoping TIAN
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2015;(11):1998-2004
AIM:To observe the effects of adipose differentiation-related protein ( adipophilin) on the expres-sion of inflammatory factors in RAW264.7 macrophage and to clarify the related mechanism.METHODS:The cell models with high expression and low expression of adipophilin were constructed by transfecting PA317 packaging cells with stable high or low expression adipophilin retroviral vectors into the RAW264.7 cells.The concentrations of IL-6, MCP-1 and TNF-αin the cell culture medium were detected by ELISA.The protein levels of AP-1, p-AP-1, ERK1/2 and p-ERK1/2 were measured by Western blot.The protein levels of adipophilin, p-ERK1/2 and p-AP-1 and the releases of the inflamma-tory factors in the RAW264.7 cells treated with or without ERK1/2 inhibitor PD98059 or AP-1 inhibitor curcumin were de-termined.RESULTS:The RAW264.7 cells with high expression of adipophilin had higher levels of IL-6, MCP-1 and TNF-α, and higher protein levels of p-AP-1 and p-ERK1/2 than those in the cells with low expression of adipophilin. ERK1/2 inhibitor had no significant effect on the expression of adipophilin, but the protein expression of ERK1/2 and AP-1 was significantly inhibited (P<0.05).The administration of AP-1 inhibitor curcumin had no significant effect on the protein expression of adipophilin and ERK1/2, but the protein expression of AP-1 was significantly inhibited (P<0.05). At the same time, the releases of inflammatory factors IL-6, MCP-1 and TNF-αwere significantly decreased.CONCLU-SION:Adipophilin may regulate the expression of inflammatory factors through ERK1/2-AP-1 pathway in RAW264.7 mac-rophages.
6.Analysis of the management staff and funds allocation in the new rural cooperative medical system in Guangxi
Yanli ZUO ; Sheng WANG ; Yusha GUO ; Fang SU ; Caiyuan WU ; Shu LI
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2014;30(8):629-631
Objective To learn the management staff and funds allocation of the NRCMS in Guangxi,and come up with solution accordingly.Methods Collection of the annual report data of NRCMS in Guangxi from 2009 to 2012,and calculation of the management personnel and funds expenditure.Results The management personnel of NRCMS in Guangxi is found with a 1000-person gap between the actual staffing and approved staffing quota; the management funds rise year by year which come mostly from fiscal appropriation.Yet it accounts for less than 2.00% and with a high rate of surplus; per-capita funds for management personnel rise significantly,along with their per-capital salaries,yet the highest fall below 25000 yuan per year per person.Conclusion Staffing quota should be fixed more rationally to ensure the number and competence of NRCMS management staff; more funds and better use of management funds are required.
7.Five Years Follow-Up in Children with Secundum Artrial Septal Defect Using Amplatzer Occluder Device
tao, LI ; tong-guo, PAN ; zuo-jun, WANG ; jia-rong, ZHANG
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2004;0(07):-
Objective To evaluate the efficiency of transcatheter closure of secundum artrial septal defect (ASD) using Amplatzer occluder device in 5 years.Methods There were 18 children with ASD.Each ASD was occluded using Amplatzer occluder device through the percutaneous procedure.The closure procedure was guided by fluoroscopy and transthoracic echocardiography.All patients were followed up by physical examination,color flow echocardiography,chest radition,electrocardiography at 48 h,1month,3 month,6 month,one year,two years,three years,four years and five years.Results Cardiac murmur disappeared or lightened.Arrhythmia and right heart volume in all patients were improved after the procedure.A case revealed a trival shunt of short duration and vanished after one month color flow echo.A case has “spring′s beat” in heart when she goes to bed in three years after the procedure.Another patient had serious headach after closure and recoved after heparin therapy.Conclusions Transcatheter closure of secundum ASD using amplatzer occluder device is safe and efficient by follow-up.In order to prevent cerebral embolism,heparin should be injected in vein in two days.
8.A preliminary study of resting state regional homogeneity imaging in first-episode adolescent depres-sion
Peipei LYU ; Shuying LI ; Huanhuan LIU ; Wenbo ZUO ; Huirong GUO ; Weili CHANG ; Yali WANG ; Zehua LI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2016;(2):139-143
Objective To investigate the abnormal brain activity of first-episode depression by rest-ing state functional magnetic resonance imaging ( fMRI) .Methods Twenty-one adolescent participants diag-nosed with depression(AD) and 18 healthy controls ( HC) were recruited.Resting state fMRI brain scans were performed on all participants.Regional homogeneity ( ReHo) approach was applied to preprocess the fMRI datasets.The value of ReHo maps were obtained in the whole brain.Results ReHo values in the AD group were higher than those in the healthy controls in the right inferior temporal gyrus ( MINI:66,-24,-20) ,left upper cingulate cortex (-27,47,-6) ,frontal polar (-24,59,14) ,after upper left cingulate cortex (-1,-16,35),after the bottom left cingulate cortex (-2,-38,32),left praecuneus (-1,-48,65) com-pared with that in the healthy controls (P<0.05) .ReHo in the AD group decreased in the right middle tempo-ral gyrus (45,-34,32) compared with that in the healthy controls (P<0.05).Conclusion Extensive ReHo abnormalities were found in the brains of patients with first-episode,drug-naive depression,and these abnor-malities in spontaneous neural activity may contribute to the neuropathology of adolescent depression.
9.Protective effect of thymosin β4 on severe acute pancreatitis in rats
Xiaobo HE ; Weixing WANG ; Liming LIU ; Jia YU ; Teng ZUO ; Qiao SHI ; Wenyi GUO
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2014;23(10):1083-1087
Objective To investigate the protective effects and mechanisms of intraperitoneal administration of thymosin β4 on severe acute pancreatitis in rats.Methods Fifty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly (random number) divided into sham operation (SO) group,severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) group and thymosin β4 (Tβ4) pretreatment group (n =18 in each group).SAP rat model was prepared by retrograde injection of 5% sodium taurocholate into the biliopancreatic duct.Rats in Tβ4 group were treated with thymosin β4 (6 mg/kg) by intraperitoneal administration prior to SAP modeling.Six rats in each group were sacrificed at 3,6,12 hours,respectively after modeling.The serum levels of amylase,tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α),interleukin-1 β (IL-1 β),and interleukin-6 (IL-6)were detected,and pathological scores of the tissue of pancreas head were evaluated under light microscope.Pancreatic nuclear factor-kappa 1B (NF-κB) p65 and IκB α levels were detected by the Western blot.All data were analyzed by using the analysis of variauce or t test.Results The levels of serum amylase of SAP 3,6 and 12 hours groups were (3221 ±394) U/L,(4509 ±474) U/L and (6280 ±728) U/L,which were significantly higher than (2598±416) U/L,(3639 ±373) U/L and (4782 ±466) U/L of the Tβ4 groups (t =-2.666,-3.530,-4.245,P < 0.05).The levels of serum TNF-α of the SAP 3,6 and 12 hours groups were (247.7 ± 18.5) pg/mL,(313.5 ± 17.7) pg/mL and (359.3 ±22.6) pg/mL,which were higher than (182.3 ± 13.6) pg/mL,(258.9 ± 14.9) pg/mL and (278.1 ± 16.3) pg/mL of the Tβ4 groups (t =-6.964,-5.769,-7.152,P < 0.05).The levels of serum IL-1 β of the SAP 3,6 and 12 hours groups were (258.2±10.5) pg/mL,(345.1 ±22.0) pg/mL and (430.9 ±25.4) pg/mL,which were higher than (170.3 ± 12.4) pg/mL,(263.5 ± 13.3) pg/mL and (303.7 ± 16.1) pg/mL of the Tβ4 groups (t =-13.258,-7.762,-10.355,P < 0.05).The levels of serum IL-6 of SAP 3,6 and 12 hours groups were (266.3 ±11.5) pg/mL,(355.0 ±24.4) pg/mL and (429.2 ±33.7) pg/ mL,which were higher than (171.1 ± 13.0) pg/mL,(234.9 ± 19.2) pg/mL and (277.2 ± 19.2) pg/ mL of the Tβ4 groups (t =-13.401,-9.474,-9.582,P < 0.05).The pancreatic pathological scores of the SAP3,6 and 12 hours groups were (6.25 ±0.94),(8.83 ±0.82) and (12.08 ±1.16),which were higher than (4.17 ± 0.93),(6.33 ± 0.82) and (7.33 ± 1.25) of the Tβ4 groups (t =-3.867,-5.303,-6.823,P < 0.05).The relative expression of pancreatic NF-κB p65 in SO group was (0.95 ±0.11),which was significantly lower than (2.40 ±0.17) of the SAP 12 hours group (t =-17.368,P< 0.05).The relative expression of pancreatic NF-κB p65 in Tβ4 group was 1.50 ± 0.10,which was significantly lower than SAP 12 hours group (t =10.917,P <0.05).The relative expression of pancreatic IκB α in SO group was (1.93 ±0.11),which was significantly higher than (0.78 ±0.18) of the SAP 12 hours group (t =13.260,P < 0.05).The relative expression of pancreatic IκB α in Tβ4 group was (1.12±0.10),which was significantly higher than SAP 12 hours group (t =-4.112,P < 0.05).Conclusions Thymosin β4 has the protective effect on SAP rat model,and the mechanism may be associated with inhibition of NF-κB signaling pathway and decreased proinflammatory cytokines.
10.Feasibility of automatic spectral imaging protocol selection and adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction in reducing radiation and iodine contrast dose in abdominal CTA
Xiaoping YIN ; Ziwei ZUO ; Yingjin XU ; Jianing WANG ; Huaijun LIU ; Ning GUO
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2017;33(4):603-607
Objective To investigate the feasibility of automatic spectral imaging protocol selection (ASIS) and adaptive statiatical iterative reconstruction (ASiR) technique to reduce radiation dose and dose of contrast agent.Methods Sixtyfour patients underwent routine abdominal examination were randomly divided into two groups.The test group used ASIS technique,with 30% ASiR and 50% ASiR reconstruction algorithm.The control group used 120 kVp tube voltage,FBP reconstruction method.The noise of liver,pancreas,sacrospinal muscle,CNR of liver and pancreas,subjective image score in arterial phase and portal venous phase were compared between the image of 70 keV+30% ASIR and control group.CNR of abdominal aorta and its branchs,CNR of portal vein,and subjective image score were statistically analyzed between im age 55 keV+50% ASiR and control group in the arterial phase and portal venous phase.Results Compared with control group,CT dose index volume for arterial phase and portal venous phase in test group decreased by 23.68%,23.57% and dose length product decreased by 25.61%,18.45 %,total contrast injection decreased 16.86 %,the noise of liver,pancreas and sacrospinal muscle in 70 keV+30% ASiR were lower than those of control group in abdominal arterial and portal phase (all P<0.05).CNR of abdominal aorta,superior mesenteric artery,celiac axis and score in 55 keV+50% ASiR were higher than those of control group in abdominal arterial phase (all P<0.05),CNR of portal vein and score in portal phase had no statistically difference (all P> 0.05).Conclusion Combining of ASIS and ASiR including 70 keV + 30% ASiR and 55 keV+50% ASiR,images are superior to that of the conventional 120 kVp+FBP scan mode for abdominal CT image and vessel image quality,which can reduce the radiation dose and the dose of contrast agent.