2.Proteomics Analysis of Heteromorphic Leaves of Populus euphratica Oliv
Ning YUE ; Cai-Xia ZHENG ; Xue BAI ; Jian-Qing HAO ;
China Biotechnology 2006;0(09):-
By exploring the different components of the lysis buffer and optimize the 2-DE conditions,established the best proteomics technical system for Populus euphratica's heteromorphic leaves,while take the heteromorphic leaves in the same blanche as the test materials to find differences between the protein expressions of the leaves.It showed that the lysis solution which containing 2mmol/L thiourea,7mmol/L urea,2% CHAPS,60mmol/L DTT and 0.2% IPG buffer could dissolve the protein better.Through tandem mass spectrum,the results show that heteromorphic leaves are different in photosynthesis and respiration.This research offered valuable informations for understanding the molecular mechanism during leaves development and elucidating the mechanism of the eco-adaptability of Populus euphratica.
4.Applications of three-dimensional visualization technology in individualized diagnosis and treatment oh hepatic hemangioma
Nan XIANG ; Chihua FANG ; Yingfang FAN ; Jian YANG ; Wen ZHU ; Ning ZENG ; Wei CAI
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2014;(20):3299-3301
Objective To investigate the values of three-dimensional visualization technology in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of hepatic hemangioma. Methods Thirty two patients with hepatic hemangioma who had been hospitalized during the period from July 2010 to January 2014 in our hospital were scanned by 64-slice spiral computerized tomography (CT) before surgical treatment. Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction based on the CT data was carried out to achieve dignosis and surgical planning. Assisted with the 3D model , we chose the best surgical procedure for liver resection, protecting the major blood vessels near hemangioma and retaining normal liver tissue as far as possible. Results The location, size and shape of hepatic hemangioma, vascular variation, and spatial relationship with intrahepatic vessel were shown factually by three-dimensional reconstruction. All the hemangiomas were preoperatively assessed to be resectable. The compliance rate for preoperative surgical planning to actual surgery was 100%. Under assistance of the 3D model during surgery , 14 patients received laparoscopic hepatectomy and 18 underwent hepatectomy. Pringle′s maneuver was applied in 18 patients , with blocking time of (15.32 ± 7.12) min and blood loss of (188.63 ± 66.37) mL. The postoperative complications included pleural effusion in 5 patients and incision infection in one patients. Conclusions Three-dimensional visualization technology for the individualized diagnosis and treatment of hepatic hemangioma helps reduce surgical trauma and incidence of postoperative complications.
5.Frequency and significance of CD4~+CD25~+FOXP3~+T regulator cells in the peripheral blood of systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Ji-Lin MA ; Long CAI ; Hua-Ping SHI ; Pu WANG ; Jian-Ning YU ; Xiao-Juan TAO ; Song-Guo ZHENG ;
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2003;0(11):-
Objective To investigate the frequency of CD4~+CD25~+FOXP3~+Treg cells in the peripheral blood of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)patients and its association with disease activity.Methods Pe- ripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC)from 28 patients(including 18 active SLE)and 22 healthy controls were counted and stained for CD4,CD25 and intracellular FOXP3.Cells were examined by 3-color staining on the Epics XL-MC and data were analyzed using EXPO32 software.Disease activity was assessed by systemic lupus erythematousus activity index(SLEDAI).Results The frequency of CD4~+CD25~+FOXP3~+Treg cells was significantly decreased in patients with active SLE compared with patients with inactive SEE and controls [(1.08?0.43)%,(1.58?0.45)% and(1.66?0.34)%,P
6.Antiviral effects of the combination of glycyrrhizin and ribavirin against influenza A H1N1 virus infection in vivo.
Xiu-xiu CHEN ; Hong-xia ZHOU ; Wen-bao QI ; Zhang-yong NING ; Yong-jiang MA ; Yao-lan LI ; Guo-cai WANG ; Jian-xin CHEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(8):966-972
Ribavirin is a broad-spectrum antiviral agent and glycyrrhizin has activities of anti-inflammation, immunoregulation and anti-viral infections. To enhance antiviral efficacy and weaken side-effects of ribavirin, antiviral effects of the combination of glycyrrhizin and ribavirin were studied in the present study. Firstly, a mouse model of viral pneumonia was established by inoculation of influenza H1N1 virus. Protective effects of glycyrrhizin and ribavirin used alone or in combination against H1N1 virus infection in mice were evaluated based on the survival rate, lung index and virus titer in lungs of mice. Results showed that the combination of glycyrrhizin and ribavirin significantly inhibited the lung consolidation with a 36% inhibition ratio on the lung swell of infected mice. The combination of the two drugs exhibited synergetic effects on survival of infected mice. The combination of 50 mg · kg(-1) · d(-1) glycyrrhizin and 40 mg · kg(-1) · d(-1) ribavirin resulted a 100% protection for infected mice with a synergetic value of 36, which was significantly higher than the control group and each drug alone. This combination also resulted a significant drop of lung virus titer (P < 0.01), as well as inhibition on the production of proinflammatory cytokines IL-6 (P < 0.01), TNF-α (P < 0.01) and IL-1β (P < 0.05) induced by virus infection compared to the control. The treatment of ribavirin plus glycyrrhizin was more effective in influenza A infection in mice than either compound used alone, which suggested a potential clinical value of the combination of the two agents.
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Antiviral Agents
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pharmacology
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Disease Models, Animal
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Drug Synergism
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Glycyrrhizic Acid
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pharmacology
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Inflammation
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immunology
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Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
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drug effects
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Interleukin-1beta
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immunology
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Interleukin-6
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immunology
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Lung
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immunology
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virology
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Mice
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Orthomyxoviridae Infections
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drug therapy
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Pneumonia, Viral
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drug therapy
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Ribavirin
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pharmacology
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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immunology
7.Efficacy observation on acupuncture and moxibustion combined with hot compress of TCM herbs for scleroderma.
Xiao-Ning YAN ; Jian-Rong ZHANG ; Cai-Qing ZHANG ; Qing TIAN ; Le CHEN ; Lu CHEN
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2013;33(5):403-406
OBJECTIVETo assess the clinical efficacy and safety of surrounding needle, moxibustion and hot compress of TCM herbs for localized scleroderma.
METHODSForty-two cases of localized scleroderma were randomly divided into an acupuncture + herb group (23 cases, group A) and a heparin sodium group (19 cases, group B). Both the two groups were orally administrated with centella triterpenes tablets and vitamin E, group A was additionally treated with surrounding needle at local area, moxibustion at affected site and Hegu (LI 4), Zu sanli (ST 36) as well as hot external application of "hot compress herbs" at local location, while group B was treated with external application of heparin sodium cream. Both the two groups were treated for consecutive 6 months, and scores of skin sclerosis, joint pain and function were compared before and after the treatment. Also the efficacy and safety of TCM syndrome were assessed.
RESULTSCompared with that before the treatment, the scores of skin sclerosis, joint pain and joint function in the group A after treatment were significantly decreased (all P < 0.01), the score of skin sclerosis in the group B was improved (P < 0.05), and the three types of score in the group A was obviously lower than those in the group B (both P < 0.05). The total effective rate was 86.4% (19/22) in the group A, which was superior to 52.6% (10/19) in the group B (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONThe surrounding needle, moxibustion and external application of "hot compress herbs" could improve skin sclerosis in patients with localized scleroderma, which has obvious efficacy and relative safety.
Acupuncture Therapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Moxibustion ; Scleroderma, Systemic ; drug therapy ; therapy ; Young Adult
8.Circulating endothelial progenitor cells in traumatic brain injury: an emerging therapeutic target?
Hui-jie WEI ; Rong-cai JIANG ; Li LIU ; Jian-ning ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Traumatology 2010;13(5):316-318
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. Recent clinical investigations and basic researches suggest that strategies to improve angiogenesis following TBI may provide promising opportunities to improve clinical outcomes and brain functional recovery. More and more evidences show that circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), which have been identified in the peripheral blood, may play an important role in the pathologic and physiological angiogenesis in adults. Moreover, impressive data demonstrate that EPCs are mobilized from bone marrow to blood circulation in response to traumatic or inflammatory stimulations. In this review, we discussed the role of EPCs in the repair of brain injury and the possible therapeutic implication for functional recovery of TBI in the future.
Blood-Brain Barrier
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Brain Injuries
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physiopathology
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therapy
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Endothelial Cells
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cytology
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Neurogenesis
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physiology
9.Value of laparoscopic virtual reality simulator in laparoscopic suture ability training of catechumen.
Jian-liang CAI ; Yi ZHANG ; Guo-feng SUN ; Ning-chen LI ; Xiang-hua ZHANG ; Yan-qun NA
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2012;50(12):1096-1098
OBJECTIVETo investigate the value of laparoscopic virtual reality simulator in laparoscopic suture ability training of catechumen.
METHODSAfter finishing the virtual reality training of basic laparoscopic skills, 26 catechumen were divided randomly into 2 groups, one group undertook advanced laparoscopic skill (suture technique) training with laparoscopic virtual reality simulator (virtual group), another used laparoscopic box trainer (box group). Using our homemade simulations, before grouping and after training, every trainee performed nephropyeloureterostomy under laparoscopy, the running time, anastomosis quality and proficiency were recorded and assessed.
RESULTSFor virtual group, the running time, anastomosis quality and proficiency scores before grouping were (98 ± 11) minutes, 3.20 ± 0.41, 3.47 ± 0.64, respectively, after training were (53 ± 8) minutes, 6.87 ± 0.74, 6.33 ± 0.82, respectively, all the differences were statistically significant (all P < 0.01). In box group, before grouping were (98 ± 10) minutes, 3.17 ± 0.39, 3.42 ± 0.67, respectively, after training were (52 ± 9) minutes, 6.08 ± 0.90, 6.33 ± 0.78, respectively, all the differences also were statistically significant (all P < 0.01). After training, the running time and proficiency scores of virtual group were similar to box group (all P > 0.05), however, anstomosis quality scores in virtual group were higher than in box group (P = 0.02).
CONCLUSIONThe laparoscopic virtual reality simulator is better than traditional box trainer in advanced laparoscopic suture ability training of catechumen.
Adult ; Computer Simulation ; Humans ; Inservice Training ; Laparoscopy ; education ; Male ; Suture Techniques ; education
10.Effect of curcumin on radiosensitization of CNE-2 cells and its mechanism.
Qi-Rui WANG ; Hao-Ning FAN ; Zhi-Xin YIN ; Hong-Bing CAI ; Meng SHAO ; Jian-Xin DIAO ; Yuan-Liang LIU ; Xue-Gang SUN ; Li TONG ; Qin FAN
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2014;39(3):507-510
OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of curcumin (Cur) on radiosensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell CNE-2 and its mechanism.
METHODThe effect of curcumin on radiosensitivity was determined by the clone formation assay. The cell survival curve was fitted by Graph prism 6. 0. The changes in cell cycle were analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM). The differential expression of long non-coding RNA was detected by gene chip technology. Part of differentially expressed genes was verified by Real-time PCR.
RESULTAfter 10 micro mol L-1 Cur had worked for 24 h, its sensitization enhancement ratio was 1. 03, indicating that low concentration of curcumin could increase the radiosensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells; FCM displayed a significant increase of G2 phase cells and significant decrease of S phase cells in the Cur combined radiation group. In the Cur group, the GUCY2GP, H2BFXP, LINC00623 IncRNA were significantly up-regulated and ZRANB2-AS2 LOC100506835, FLJ36000 IncRNA were significantly down-regulated.
CONCLUSIONCur has radiosensitizing effect on human nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE-2 cells. Its mechanism may be related to the changes in the cell cycle distribution and the expression of long non-coding IncRNA.
Cell Cycle ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Survival ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Curcumin ; pharmacology ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Humans ; RNA, Long Noncoding ; genetics ; Radiation Tolerance ; drug effects