1.Potential mechanism of microRNA in hepatitis B virus infection by using genechip and public database data
Shenglong LIN ; Xiangmei WANG ; Huaxi MA ; Dongqing ZHANG ; Wenjun WU ; Jiahuang LIN ; Ziyuan LIAO ; Minghua LIN ; Ruidan ZHENG ; Haibing GAO
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2020;38(11):717-722
Objective:To investigate the potential mechanism of microRNA (miRNA) in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.Methods:The peripheral blood samples were collected from four chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients who visited Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University in 2017, and those were also collected from four healthy controls. Affymetrix GeneChip microRNA 4.0 was applied to detect the expressions of miRNA between CHB patients and healthy controls. The CHB relative differential expressions of miRNA were obtained. The functions of CHB relative miRNA were analyzed by the combination of bioinformatics tools and public database data.Results:A total of seven miRNA were differentially expressed in the peripheral blood of CHB patients. Among them, miRNA-122-5p (log 2 fold change (log 2FC)=7.78, P=0.007 3), let-7c-5p (log 2FC=3.52, P=0.019 6), miRNA-6794-5p (log 2FC=1.15, P=0.033 2), and miRNA-1226-5p (log 2FC=0.68, P=0.034 3) were up-regulated, while miRNA-619-5p (log 2FC=-1.83, P=0.002 6), miRNA-1273g-3p (log 2FC=-2.69, P=0.025 1), and miRNA-4440 (log 2FC=-3.99, P=0.047 8) were down-regulated. Further analysis showed that these miRNA could directly interact with HBV gene sequence and impact the replication of the virus. Among them, miRNA-122-5p, miRNA-6794-5p and miRNA-1226-5p could negatively regulate target genes expression to influence the formation of ficolin-1 rich granule, ficolin-1 rich granule lumen, podosome and membrane ruffle, which participated in the cell membrane movement and cell-matrix adhesion. Conclusion:MiRNA could impact the molecular movement in the cell membrane and facilitate HBV entry to liver cells, playing an important supporting role in HBV infection process.
2.Effect of visceral fat area on the prognosis of patients with radical gastrectomy
Xiaowen LI ; Guanglin QIU ; Haijiang WANG ; Panxing WANG ; Jiahuang LIU ; Mengke ZHU ; Xinhua LIAO ; Lin FAN ; Xiangming CHE
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2022;43(3):419-425
【Objective】 To investigate the predictive value of visceral fat area (VFA) in patients with gastric cancer after radical gastrectomy. 【Methods】 A retrospective analysis was performed on 195 patients who underwent radical gastrectomy in the Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University from January 2014 to December 2017. CT image data and clinicopathological data within 1 week before surgery were collected. VFA was calculated by software, and the patients were divided into VFA-H group (n=96) and VFA-L group (n=99). The relationship between VFA in different groups and long-term prognosis was compared. 【Results】 CT examination results showed that VFA value was (111±62) cm2, and BMI was positively correlated with VFA value (r=0.640, P<0.001). ROC curve showed that VFA was more valuable in predicting the prognosis of gastric cancer (AUC=0.703, P<0.001) and better than BMI. Cox regression analysis of prognostic factors in gastric cancer patients: Univariate analysis showed that age, tumor length, TNM stage and VFA were the influencing factors for prognosis, while multivariate analysis showed that TNM stage III and VFA-L were independent risk factors for prognosis of gastric cancer patients. 【Conclusion】 VFA has a good predictive ability and can be used to evaluate the prognosis of gastric cancer patients after operation.