1.Establishment of an osimertinib-resistant human non-small cell lung cancer cell line and its subsequent sensitivity to themotherapeutic drugs
Dou DU ; Juan ZHOU ; Ying QIU ; Haochuan MA ; Jiapeng JI ; Weimin ZHANG
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2019;35(4):516-519,524
Objective Establishment of an osimertinib-resistant PC-9/ZDOR cell line of human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) , and exploration of its drug resistance mechanisms and the sensitivity of themotherapeutic drugs. Methods An osimertinib-resistant PC-9/ZDOR cell line was induced by increasing doses of osimertinib to gefitinib-resistant cells PC-9/ZD. Mutation analysis of EGFR genes was performed by NGS. Cell growth was measured by CCK-8 assay and the sensitivity of chemotherapy was determined via analysis of resistance index (RI).The expression of EGFR and its signal transduction protein was determined by western blot. Results (1) An osimertinib-resistant human NSCLC cell line PC-9/ZDOR was successfully established with resistance index of 44. (2) The evidence from NGS data showed the mutation and amplification of EGFR was eliminated in PC-9/ZDOR cells. (3) The data from Western blot showed that the expression of EGFR and its phosphorylated form protein such as P-AKT and P-ERK was significantly decreased in PC-9/ZDOR cells when compared with those in PC-9/ZD cells (P <0.05). (4) The sensitivity of PC-9/ZDOR cell lines to docetaxel, gemcitabine and paclitaxel was significantly higher than that of PC-9/ZD cell lines (P < 0.05) , while the sensitivity of PC-9/ZDOR cell lines to cisplatin and pemetrexed was similar to the one of PC-9/ZD cell lines (P> 0.05). Conclusions The PC-9/ZDOR cell lines is an osimertinibresistant human NSCLC cell line. Elimination of EGFR gene mutation and/or the decrease of protein expressions of EGFR, p-EGFR, p-ERK and p-AKT maybe serve as the mechanisms of acquired resistance to osimertinib. This osimertinib-resistant cell line, PC-9/ZDOR, showed a elevated level of sensitivity to taxanes and gemcitabine.
2.Association of serum NLR and SII with postmenopausal osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures and their predictive value for short-term prognosis
Zimeng LI ; Haochuan LIU ; Lingli MA ; Yulong LIU
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2023;17(6):744-747
Objective:To explore the correlation between serum NLR and SII levels and postmenopausal osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) and to analyze the short-term prognostic value.Methods:A total of 132 patients with postmenopausal OVCF admitted to our hospital from Dec. 2018 to Dec. 2021 were selected as the study group, and 98 patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis but did not suffer from OVCF were selected as the control group. According to the recurrence of postmenopausal OVCF fractures, the ROC curves of NLR and SII were plotted, and their prognostic value for postmenopausal osteoporosis OVCF was analyzed.Results:NLR level was 2.96±0.41 and STI level was 39.41±23.45 in the control group. The level of NLR was 3.42±0.32 and SII was 431.77±31.14 in the research group ( P<0.05) . Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that lumbar bone density ( OR=0.030, 95%CI: 0.001-0.832, P=0.042) , NLR level ( OR=29.43, 95%CI: 9.840-103.6, P=0.001) and SII level ( OR=1.048, 95%CI: 1.034-1.066, P=0.001) were all risk factors affecting postmenopausal OVCF. NLR (3.77±0.22) and SII (441.32±29.68) in the recurrent fracture group were higher than NLR (3.27±0.22) and SII (426.87±30.57) in the non-recurrent fracture group, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05) , multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed lumbar spine bone density ( OR=8.56×10 4, 95% CI: 3.884-2.992×10 10, P=0.045) , NLR level ( OR=1.243×10 -8, 95% CI: 2.911×10 -13-1.072×10 -5, P=0.001) and SII level ( OR=0.938, 95% CI: 0.885-0.976, P=0.008) were all influencing factors affecting the postoperative treatment effect of postmenopausal OVCF, and ROC results showed that both NLR (AUC=0.86, 95% CI: 0.77-0.94, P<0.001) and SII (AUC=0.76, 95% CI: 0.67-0.85, P<0.001) had good prognostic value for postmenopausal OVCF. Conclusion:NLR and SII are risk factors for OVCF in postmenopausal osteoporosis patients, and have good short-term prognostic value.