1.Research Progress on the Relationship Between Reproductive Tract Microbes and Tubal Pregnancy
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2024;16(3):749-755
Recent studies have demonstrated a close association between human health, disease susceptibility, and microbial communities. In women of reproductive age, alterations in the reproductive tract microbiota have been linked to various pregnancy outcomes. Traditionally, tubal pregnancy has been attributed to fallopian tube inflammation, developmental or functional abnormalities, and surgical interventions. However, emerging research on microbiota has revealed that dysbiosis of the reproductive tract microbiome, such as vaginal microbial imbalance, may impair endometrial receptivity and consequently increase the risk of tubal pregnancy. Through a comprehensive literature review, this article summarizes current research progress on the correlation between reproductive tract microbiota and tubal pregnancy, aiming to explore potential pathogenic mechanisms and provide valuable insights for further clinical investigations.
2.Progress on anti-inflammatory natural products
Xiaoli HOU ; Mingxue SUN ; Huanhuan GAO ; Kai XIAO
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2015;(1):20-27
Inflammation is the defense response of the living tissues possessing vascular system to stimulations of various injury factors ,which plays a vital role in the initiation and progression of many major diseases .Drugs used to treat inflammation in the clinical mainly include non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) ,steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (SAIDs) and traditional Chinese medicine .As synthetic anti‐inflammatory drugs used in clinical currently have obvious adverse reactions , more and more attention were paid to seek anti‐inflammatory drugs from natural medicines .Reviews reported before mainly fo‐cus on anti‐inflammation mechanism of natural medicine ,however ,there are few reports on the summary of anti‐inflammatory natural products .Active natural products which were reported to possess anti‐inflammatory effects in recent years were summa‐rized in order to provide information for further study of anti‐inflammatory drugs research .
3.Dosimetric analysis of 3D-printed minimally invasive-guided template in the brachytherapy treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer
Yongxia ZHANG ; Xiangkun YUAN ; Junjun MIAO ; Guangying HOU ; Yuanyuan CHEN ; Qiong LIU ; Huanhuan LYU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2020;40(7):519-523
Objective:To investigate the dosimetry advantage of 3D-printed minimally invasive guided template used in local advanced cervical cancer intracavitary combined with interstitial radiotherapy.Methods:A total of 68 cases with locally advanced cervical cancer who were admitted to Hebei Cangzhou Hospital of intergrated traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine from May 2016 to August 2019 were selected. All the patients had eccentric tumor or large tumor (tumor diameter >5 cm) after radiotherapy. Intensity modulated radiotherapy was used for external radiotherapy, and intracavitary combined with interstitial radiotherapy was used for brachytherapy. The prescription dose of high-risk clinical target volume (HR-CTV) is 6 Gy/fraction, once a week, five fractions in total. Sixty-eight patients were randomly divided into two groups, 35 cases in the template group who received minimally invasive 3D printing guided template assisted intrauterine tube implantation and insertion needle implantation, and 33 patients in the free implantation group who received free hand intrauterine tube implantation and insertion needle implantation. The position and depth of the insertion needle were adjusted by CT-guidance, and the final CT image was transmitted to the Oncentra Brachy treatment planning system, then the target volume and organs at risk were delineated for planning and treatment.Results:A total of 340 brchytherapy plans were made, including 175 in the template group and 165 in the free implantation group. The D90 values of the HR-CTV and intermediate-risk clinical target volume (IR-CTV) in the template group were increased ( t=3.63, 2.45, P<0.05), and D2 cm3 values (dose of 2 cm 3 of organ at risk) of bladder, rectum and sigmoid colon were significantly decreased ( t=-2.81, -2.54, -2.33, P<0.05). At the same time, the average CT scanning times of each treatment in the template group was (1.78±0.53) times, the average duration of each treatment was (11.35±3.98) min, and the average number of needles used in each implant treatment was (5.21±1.37). The result of free implantation group was higher than that of the template group. The differences were statistically significant ( t=-2.26, -4.53, -3.21, P<0.05). Conclusions:For localized advanced cervical cancer patients with eccentric or large tumors, the 3D printed minimally invasive guided template for intracavitary and interstitial implantation has obvious dosimetry advantages, and the operation is simpler and the duration is shorter.
4.Clinical efficacy of A-PRF on alveolar ridge preservation:A meta analysis
Yu HOU ; Huanhuan YUAN ; Zhengya LIU ; Wei WEI ; Shumin WANG ; Junling LI ; Shuai KANG
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2024;40(3):371-376
Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of A-PRF in the preservation of alveolar ridge after tooth extraction.Methods:Electronic databases of VIP,CNKI,Wanfang,CQVIP,Medline,Pubmed and Cochrane library were searched.The meta-analysis was performed by using Revman 5.4.Results:5 RCTs including 217 patients were identified.A-PRF can significantly reduce the vertical bone absorption of the extraction socket,can increase the amount of new bone formation in the extraction socket(P<0.05).However,A-PRF can not effectively reduce the horizontal bone absorption and can not improve the bone density in the extraction socket(P>0.05).Conclusion:A-PRF is effective in the alveolar ridge preservation after tooth extraction.
5.Immune reconstitution and influencing factors in HIV infected men who have sex with men with access to antiviral therapy in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from 2005 to 2021
Ni CHEN ; He JIANG ; Huanhuan CHEN ; Qiuying ZHU ; Xiuling WU ; Jianjun LI ; Nengxiu LIANG ; Qin MENG ; Xuanhua LIU ; Jinghua HUANG ; Wenxuan HOU ; Zhaoquan WANG ; Guanghua LAN
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2024;45(4):529-535
Objective:To analyze immune reconstitution and influencing factors in HIV infected men who have sex with men (MSM) with access to antiviral therapy (ART) in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Guangxi) during 2005-2021.Methods:The data were collected from Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System. The study subjects were HIV infected MSM with access to the initial ART for ≥24 weeks in Guangxi from 2005 to 2021 and HIV RNA lower than the detection limit within 24 months. The proportion of infected MSM who had immune reconstitution after ART was calculated. Cox proportional hazard regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of immune reconstitution. Software SPSS 24.0 was used for statistical analysis.Results:A total of 3 200 HIV infected MSM were enrolled, in whom 15.56 % (498/3 200) had no immune reconstitution, 14.78% (473/3 200) had moderate immune reconstitution, and the rate of complete immune reconstitution was 69.66% (2 229/3 200). The M ( Q1, Q3) of ART time for immune reconstitution was 12 (5, 27) months. Multivariate Cox proportional risk regression model analysis results showed that compared with those with initial ART at age ≥30 years, WHO clinical stage Ⅲ/Ⅳ illness, baseline BMI <18.50 kg/m 2 and baseline CD4 +T lymphocyte (CD4) counts <200 cells/μl, HIV infected MSM with initial ART at age <30 years, WHO clinical stageⅠ/Ⅱ illness, baseline BMI≥24.00 kg/m 2 and baseline CD4 counts ≥200 cells/μl were more likely to have complete immune reconstitution. Conclusions:In the HIV infected MSM in Guangxi, failures to achieve moderate and complete immune reconstitution were observed. Surveillance and ART regimen should be improved for key populations, such as those with older age and low baseline CD4 counts.
6.Pan-Cancer Analysis of Disulfidptosis-Related Genes Affecting Prognosis and Tumor Microenvironment
Jingyang SUN ; Rongxuan JIANG ; Liren HOU ; Huanhuan DONG ; Yihan LIN ; Niuniu DONG ; Guangjian ZHANG ; Yanpeng ZHANG
Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment 2025;52(1):52-61
Objective To assess the potential role of disulfidptosis-related genes (DRGs) in pan-cancer on prognosis and immunity on the basis of bioinformatics approaches. Methods Pan-cancer RNA-seq data, mutation profiles, clinical information, TMB, MSI, stemness scores, and tumor and immune microenvironment data contained in TCGA and various open-source online databases, and multi-group R-language algorithms were used for comprehensive analysis. The expression levels of DRGs at the cellular level were experimentally validated using qPCR. Results LRPPRC, NCKAP1, NDUFS1, and NUBPL had a better prognosis in renal clear cell carcinoma (P<0.001), whereas SLC7A11, NCKAP1, and SLC3A2 had a worse prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (P<0.001). TME analysis showed that LRPPRC was negatively correlated with immune cells, stromal cells, and estimated scores in all tumor types. TMB analysis revealed the potential research value of DRGs for PD-1/PD-L1 therapy in pan-cancer. Drug sensitivity analysis showed that SLC7A11 (r=0.454), SLC3A2 (r=0.366), and NCKAP1 (r=0.455) were significantly associated with Kahalide F (P<0.01). Experimental validation demonstrated the overall higher expression levels of GYS1 and NCKAP1 than normal cells in lung adenocarcinoma, colon adenocarcinoma, esophageal squamous carcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma (P<0.05). Conclusion Pan-cancer analysis of DRGs indicates that DRGs may serve as important biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of renal clear-cell carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma.
7.Immunogenicity of the truncated NDV F protein surface-displayed on Lactobacillus casei.
Huanhuan LIU ; Shudong LI ; Yuqing YANG ; Xiaoying SUN ; Yan LI ; Xinyang LIU ; Xiaoyan CHEN ; Lianmei ZHANG ; Yongfei BAI ; Xilin HOU ; Liyun YU
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2019;35(8):1453-1462
To evaluate immune efficacy of the recombinant Lactobacillus casei, we constructed pLA-Newcastle disease virus (NDV)-F/L. casei and obtained the expression products. PCR amplified the NDV F gene carrying part of the major epitopes. The target gene was inserted to the shuttle plasmid pLA, and then transformed into Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) in order to screen positive recombinant plasmid. The positive recombinant plasmid was transformed into L. casei by electroporation to construct pLA-NDV-F/L. casei. The positive strains were identified by PCR. The reactivity of the recombinant bacteria was identified by Western blotting and the protein expression was detected by indirect immunofluorescence, flow cytometry and laser confocal microscopy. The 14-day-old chickens in each group were vaccinated by oral plus nose drops. The pLA-NDV-F/L. casei twice immunization group and three times immunization group, the commercial vaccine group, the pLA/L. casei group, the unchallenge PBS and the challenge PBS group were established. IgG in serum and sIgA in the lavage fluid of intestinal, nasal and lung were detected by ELISA. The protection rate of chickens was evaluated. The results showed that 94.10% of the recombinant bacteria expressed the F protein. The recombinant protein was highly expressed on the surface of L. casei with a protein size of 62 kDa, which specifically bound to anti-NDV serum. The levels of anti-F IgG and sIgA antibodies in each test group were significantly higher than those in the control groups. The duration of antibody in the pLA-NDV-F/L. casei three-time immunization group lasted 28 days longer than that in the twice immunized group, and there was no significant difference between antibody peak values. The attack protection rates in each group of immunized pLA-NDV-F/L. casei three times, twice, attenuated vaccine, pLA/L. casei and PBS were 80%, 80%, 90%, 0% and 0%, respectively. Therefore, the antigenic protein of NDV F was successfully expressed by L. casei expression system, which has of reactogenicity and immunogenicity, and could induce protective immune responses in chickens.
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