1.Effects of tetrandrine onβ-glucan induced RAW264 .7 cells proliferation
Lanfang GUO ; Xiaoqing CHENG ; Huiyan NI ; Xiaofen XU ; Ping WEN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(19):2577-2578
Objective To observe effects of tetrandrine on β-glucan induced RAW 264 .7 cells proliferation .Methods RAW 264 .7 cells model was established .Four methyl thiazol tetrazolium(MTT) was used to detect the effects of different concentrations of tetrandrine on the proliferation of RAW264 .7 cells .The levels of interleukin(IL)-6 ,tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) ,prostaglan-din E2 (PGE2 ) and IL-10 in the culture supernatant were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) .Results MTT results showed that the growth curves of different concentrations of tetrandrine on RAW264 .7 cells had biphasic affections .ELISA results suggested that tetrandrine could inhibit the IL-6 ,TNF-α,PGE2 expressions and promote IL-10 expression .Conclusion Effects of tetrandrine onβ-glucan induced RAW264 .7 cells proliferation are relative to inhibition of IL-6 ,TNF-α,PGE2 expressions and promotion of IL-10 expression .
2.Research Progress of Biomarkers in Early Diagnosis and Monitoring in Newborn with Brain Injury
Huiyan MAI ; Bin WANG ; Yanchen CHEN ; Yan CHENG ; Jun CHEN
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2017;17(27):5376-5379
Brain injury is one of the most serious diseases in neonatal period,which can cause cerebral palsy,motor development delay,cognitive dysfunction and learning difficulties and other sequelae,and severely affects the health development and quality of life of the newborn.Neonatal brain injury (NBI) is a wide range of diseases caused by a variety of causes,its clinical manifestations lack specificity,clinically,it is difficult to judge the severity,duration and the time of prenatal injury,and it has been paid much attention to by scientific researchers and clinicians.At present,imaging method is a major means of NBI diagnosis,but imaging examination is usually a lag and limitations.Levels of humoral biomarkers change early after brain injury,and early brain injury can be predicted by detecting their changes.In recent years,a variety of sensitive brain damage biomarkers have been detected in various body fluids of newborns,mainly including neuron-specific enolase (NSE),ubiquitin carboxyl hydrolase L1 (UCH L1),S100B protein,tau protein,myelin basic protein (MBP),glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and activin A and so on.the application and research progress of these commonly used biomarkers in NBI are reviewed in this paper.
3.Real time three-dimensional ultrasound in assessment of pelvic floor organ movement and levator hiatus in postpartum women
Huiyan YANG ; Hong WEN ; Rui CHENG ; Xiaorui LIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2017;33(7):1037-1040
Objective To observe and evaluate the location of the three compartments of the pelvic floor organ and levator hiatus area in the postpartum women by transperineal real time three-dimensional ultrasound.Methods Sixty eases of maternal with the matching age and body mass index (BMI;postpartum group) and 35 non-fertile women (control group)were selected.The distance between the lower edge and the reference line was measured by the transperineal ultrasound at rest and Valsalva movement in the lowest point of bladder,cervix and rectum.Meanwhile,the area of levator hiatus under Valsalva action was measured by real time 3-dimensional ultrasound.The differences were compared between two groups.Results In the postpartum group,the lowest point of the bladder and cervix was lower than the control group at rest and Valsalva movemen (both P<0.05).Rectum location in the rest state difference between the two groups had no statistical significance (t=0.405,P =0.398).The area of the levator hiatus of the postpartum group was significantly larger than that of the control group at the rest and Valsalva movement (t=11.253,9.625,P<0.001).Conclusion Transperineal real time 3-dimensional ultrasound can dynamically observe the position,movement of pelvic floor organ and the area of levator hiatusin of the female.To evaluate the pregnancy and childbirth have obvious effect on the pelvic floor support tissues.
4.Consensus and controversy about the study of mild behavioral impairment and dementia
Cheng ZHAO ; Huiyan YU ; Bin QIN
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2018;51(7):551-554
Dementia is a clinical syndrome characterized by cognitive impairment and decreased daily activity.In recent years, more and more studies have shown that there are neuropsychiatric syndromes in people with normal cognitive function , thus increasing the risk of dementia.This population has been defined as mild behavioral impairment (MBI).MBI is now considered to be one of the prodromal symptoms of dementia, and there have been some researches and consensus on the definition , diagnosis and screening scale of MBI, but there are still a lot of controversies.For this reason, we systematically reviewed the research progress of MBI , to clarify the evidence on the definition , diagnostic criteria and screening methods of MBI, and to summarize the consensus and controversy of the research on the correlation between MBI and dementia, aiming to draw attention to the applicability and necessity of MBI diagnostic criteria in clinical practice.
6.Structural changes of gut microbiota in patients with Parkinson's disease
Cheng ZHAO ; Huiyan YU ; Wei LI ; Jing SHI ; Bin QIN
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2018;51(7):498-503
Objective To investigate the structural changes of gut microbiota in patients with Parkinson's disease ( PD).Methods Twenty-four PD patients and 14 healthy controls from Beijing Hospital in 2015 were recruited in this cross-sectional study.The general clinical information was collected and all subjects were assessed with Parkinson's disease related scales.The gut microbiota status between two groups was analyzed after extracting feces'DNA and carrying out high-throughput sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA.Results At the phylum level, actinobacteria (0.76%(0.13%, 1.85%) vs 0.14%(0.07%, 0.30%), Z=2.784, P<0.01) were significantly increased and bacteroidetes (57.28%(48.75%, 64.95%) vs 63.78%(56.72%, 68.21%), Z=-4.963, P<0.01) were significantly decreased in PD patients compared to healthy controls.At the class level, bacilli (0.52%(0.11%, 2.10%) vs 0.13%(0.05%, 0.16%), Z=2.693, P<0.01), negativicutes (5.04%(2.93%, 14.02%) vs 2.87%(1.46%, 4.43%), Z=2.360, P=0.018), actinobacteria (0.60%(0.10%, 1.59%) vs 0.12%(0.04%, 0.20%), Z=2.512, P=0.011 ), gammaproteobacteria ( 1.72%( 0.58%, 5.46%) vs 0.43%(0.24%, 2.19%), Z=2.179, P=0.029) were significantly increased in PD patients compared to healthy controls.At the family level, veillonellaceae (3.78%(0.53%, 13.82%) vs 0.49%(0.08%, 3.14%), Z=2.754, P<0.01), streptococcaceae (0.33%(0.09%, 0.69%) vs 0.19%(0.14%, 0.24%), Z=1.770, P=0.004), enterobacteriaceae (1.04%(0.40%, 4.95%) vs 0.20%(0.10%, 0.45%), Z=2.784, P<0.01 ), lactobacillaceae ( 0.079%( 0.014%, 0.575%) vs 0.003%(0.002%, 0.028%), Z=3.119, P<0.01), bifidobacteriaceae (0.60%(0.09%, 1.57%) vs 0.11%(0.03%, 0.19%), Z=2.481, P=0.012) were significantly increased and pasteurellaceae (0.009%(0.002%, 0.047%) vs 0.110%(0.022%, 0.898%), Z=-2.545, P=0.010) were significantly decreased in PD patients compared to healthy controls.Conclusions The structures of gut microbiota in PD patients and healthy controls were significantly different at the levels of phylum , class, and family.All these changes are potentially associated with the development of PD pathology.
8.Sulforaphane Ameliorates Diabetes-Induced Renal Fibrosis through Epigenetic Up-Regulation of BMP-7
Lili KONG ; Hongyue WANG ; Chenhao LI ; Huiyan CHENG ; Yan CUI ; Li LIU ; Ying ZHAO
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal 2021;45(6):909-920
Background:
The dietary agent sulforaphane (SFN) has been reported to reduce diabetes-induced renal fibrosis, as well as inhibit histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity. Bone morphologic protein 7 (BMP-7) has been shown to reduce renal fibrosis induced by transforming growth factor-beta1. The aim of this study was to investigate the epigenetic effect of SFN on BMP-7 expression in diabetes-induced renal fibrosis.
Methods:
Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice and age-matched controls were subcutaneously injected with SFN or vehicle for 4 months to measure the in vivo effects of SFN on the kidneys. The human renal proximal tubular (HK11) cell line was used to mimic diabetic conditions in vitro. HK11 cells were transfected to over-express HDAC2 and treated with high glucose/palmitate (HG/Pal) to explore the epigenetic modulation of BMP-7 in SFN-mediated protection against HG/Pal-induced renal fibrosis.
Results:
SFN significantly attenuated diabetes-induced renal fibrosis in vivo. Among all of the HDACs we detected, HDAC2 activity was markedly elevated in the STZ-induced diabetic kidneys and HG/Pal-treated HK11 cells. SFN inhibited the diabetes-induced increase in HDAC2 activity which was associated with histone acetylation and transcriptional activation of the BMP-7 promoter. HDAC2 over-expression reduced BMP-7 expression and abolished the SFN-mediated protection against HG/Pal-induced fibrosis in vitro.
Conclusion
Our study demonstrates that the HDAC inhibitor SFN protects against diabetes-induced renal fibrosis through epigenetic up-regulation of BMP-7.
9.Advances in the application of resistance training in cardiovascular function and exercise capacity of cancer patients
Ran WEI ; Yuzhu LIU ; Yingjie CAI ; Yufei GUO ; Huiyan CHENG ; Tieying SHI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(33):4611-4615
Cardiovascular dysfunction and reduced exercise capacity are common adverse effects of anti-cancer treatments, severely impacting the prognosis and quality of life of cancer patients. This review summarizes the intervention protocols and application effects of resistance training on cardiovascular function and/or exercise capacity in cancer patients. The aim is to provide a reference for the practice of exercise interventions targeting cardiovascular function and exercise capacity among cancer patients in China.
10.Disease burden of acute viral hepatitis in Guangdong Province, 1990-2019
Jiamin QIU ; Fangfang ZENG ; Chen CHENG ; Huiyan WEN ; Shiqi HUANG ; Dan LIU ; Jinlei QI ; Peng YIN ; Maigeng ZHOU ; Ying XU ; Zhiping LIU ; Qingsong MEI ; Heng XIAO ; Zheng XIANG ; Xiaofeng LIANG
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2024;45(3):365-372
Objective:To examine the burden and trends of acute viral hepatitis in Guangdong Province from 1990 to 2019, and provide reference evidences for hepatitis prevention and control in the province.Methods:Data on acute viral hepatitis (hepatitis A, B, C, and E) in Guangdong from 1990 to 2019 were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 database. The incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) data were analyzed by age and gender, and the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was calculated to describe the changing trends in disease burden.Results:From 1999 to 2019, the standardized incidence, prevalence, mortality, and DALY of acute viral hepatitis in Guangdong were higher than the national averages. In 2019, 51.43% (2 245 087/4 365 221) of acute viral hepatitis cases in Guangdong Province were mainly attributed to hepatitis B, and 77.18% (106/138) of deaths were due to acute hepatitis B. In different age groups, except for acute hepatitis B, which was more common in adults, the incidence rates of other types of viral hepatitis such as hepatitis A, B, and E showed an overall decreasing trend with age. The mortality rates of different types of acute viral hepatitis, except for the <5 age group, increased with age. The overall incidence and mortality rates of acute viral hepatitis were higher in men than in women.Conclusions:The overall burden of acute viral hepatitis in Guangdong declined in 2019, but remained higher than the national level. Further efforts are needed to strengthen hepatitis prevention and screening in different population in Guangdong Province, especially in children and the elderly.