1.Regulating effects of miR-144 on Beclin-1 gene expression in ovarian cancer cells SKOV-3
Hongna SHENG ; Yanli WANG ; Fan WU ; Caiyun ZHAO ; Jing LI
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2017;37(7):1021-1025
Objective To detect the influence of rapamycin on the expression of 4 kinds of miRNAs and the effect cell autophagy.To study the relationship of miR-144 and Beclin-1 gene.Methods SKOV-3 cells were treated with 50 ng/mL rapamycin 2 hours and 10 nmol/L 3-methyl adenine 12 hours,the expression of miR-17,miR-20a,miR-144 and miR-155 was detected by RT-qPCR in SKOV-3 cell of different groups,the protein expression of Beclin-1 was detected by Western blot.The targeting effect of miR-144 on Beclin-1 gene was verified by the dual-luciferase reporter assay,Western blot and RT-qPCR.Results The expression of miR-17,miR-144 and miR-155 were in creased compared with NC groups in rapamycin group (P<0.05);miR-17,miR-20a and miR-144 were down regulated compared with NC group in 3-MA group(P<0.05);the protein of Beclin-1 was down expression compared with NC group in rapamycin group.miR-144 could suppress Beclin-1 expression by targeting the specific 3'untranslated region sequence of Beclin-1 gene.Conclusions miR-144 can inhibit the autophagy-related gene Beclin-1 expression and regulate the autophagy process in SKOV-3 cells.
2.Effect of dexmedetomidine on JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway in lung tissues in a rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass
Shilei ZHAO ; Huijuan CAO ; Yuxi LI ; Tiezheng ZHANG ; Yingjie SUN ; Hongna FAN
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2020;40(4):425-428
Objective:To evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine on Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (JAK2/STAT3) signaling pathway in lung tissues in a rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).Methods:Twenty-four clean-grade healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 320-350 g, aged 12-16 weeks, were randomly divided into sham operation group (group S), CBP group, and dexmedetomidine group (group Dex), with 8 rats in each group.In group Dex, dexmedetomidine was intravenously infused in a dose of 5 μg/kg starting from 15 min before CPB followed by infusion of 5 μg·kg -1·h -1 during CPB.Blood samples were collected at 2 h after the end of CPB for blood gas analysis, and oxygenation index (OI) and respiratory index (RI) were calculated.Then the rats were sacrificed by bloodletting.The lung tissues were removed for microscopic examination of the pathological changes which were scored and for determination of wet/dry weight ratio (W/D ratio), contents of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)(by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay), and expression of JAK2, STAT3, phosphorylated JAK2 (p-JAK2) and phosphorylated STAT3 (p-STAT3) (by Western blot). The p-JAK2/JAK2 and p-STAT3/STAT3 ratios were calculated. Results:Compared with group S, the lung injury score, W/D ratio and RI were significantly increased, OI was decreased, the contents of TNF-α and IL-6, p-JAK2/JAK2 ratio and p-STAT3/STAT3 ratio were increased in the other two groups ( P<0.05). Compared with group CPB, the lung injury score, W/D ratio and RI were significantly decreased, OI was increased, the contents of TNF-α and IL-6, p-JAK2/JAK2 ratio and p-STAT3/STAT3 ratio were decreased in group Dex ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The mechanism by which dexmedetomidine attenuates CPB-induced lung injury may be related to inhibiting JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway and reducing inflammatory responses in lung tissues of rats.
3.Clinical Research Progress in Acupuncture for the Treatment of Tourette Syndrome
Mingyuan HAN ; Xiaolin LYU ; Zhongren SUN ; Shaopeng LIU ; Xinyuan CAO ; Yuxin WANG ; Ying FAN ; Xiangxin ZENG ; Hongna YIN
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;31(2):181-185
Tourette syndrome(TS)is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder.Acupuncture can effectively improve the clinical symptoms of TS patients.This article systematically summarized the clinical research status of acupuncture for the treatment of TS in recent years from the aspects of characteristic acupuncture methods,characteristic needles and comprehensive therapies,and put forward suggestions and prospects for systematically elaborating the peripheral-central mechanism of acupuncture for TS around the intestinal immunity and brain network mechanism in the future,so as to provide reference for optimizing clinical research and treatment.