1.Efficacy of liraglutide in the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease:a Meta analysis
Hong LI ; Shiyun PU ; Qinhui LIU ; Xin HUANG ; Jiangying KUANG ; Lei CHEN ; Jing SHEN ; Shihai CHENG ; Tong WU ; Yanping LI ; Li MO ; Wei JIANG ; Jinhan HE
Chongqing Medicine 2017;46(15):2098-2101
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of liraglutide in the treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease(NAFLD).Methods Randomized controlled trials(RCTs)that evaluated the efficacy of liraglutide for NAFLD treatment were searched in multiple databases,including Pubmed,EMBASE,the Cochrane library,CNKI,Wanfang database and VIP.Literature identification and data extraction were based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria.RevMan 5.3 software was used for Meta-analysis.Results A total of 7 RCTs with 500 patients of NAFLD were included.Improved liver histology,or improved the level of alanine aminotransferase[WMD=-25.32,95%CI(-37.22,-13.41),P<0.01] and aspartate aminotransferase[WMD=-24.56,95%CI(-35.10,-14.03),P<0.01] were seen in 12-48 weeks liraglutide treatment.However,liraglutide could not decreased the level of serum cholesterol[WMD=-14.38,95%CI(-48.95,-20.20),P=0.42] and triglyceride[WMD=-15.55,95%CI(-36.20,-5.10),P=0.14].Conclusion liraglutide has the therapeutic effect of NAFLD.
2.CXCL1 as a potential therapeutic target for diabetic nephropathy
Xin HU ; Lizhuo WANG ; Yao ZHANG ; Wenjun PEI ; Jinhan CHENG ; Chaoqun XIONG ; Yue QIAN ; Qiuheng ZHANG ; Xu WU ; Ying YANG ; Jialin GAO
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2023;39(12):1056-1066
Objective:To screen highly expressed inflammatory factors in diabetic nephropathy models using protein microarray, analyze differential genes and their regulatory networks, and predict potential therapeutic small molecular compounds.Methods:The inflammatory factor microarray was used to screen the inflammatory factors with the same tendency in the cell model and animal model of diabetic nephropathy. The differential genes screened by R language were enriched and analyzed by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG). STRING builds a protein interaction network online, Cytoscape software analyzes the core subnetwork, and Connectivity Map searches for and predicts small molecule compounds.Results:Diabetic nephropathy model was established using 16-week-old db/db mice and mesangial cells stimulated with high glucose, and the expression of C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1(CXCL1) was elevated in both models. Multiple GEO datasets indicated a strong association between the high expression of CXCL1 and diabetic nephropathy. Specifically, GSE30122 showed an upregulation of 30 genes and a downregulation of 23 genes. GO enrichment analysis focused on biological processes such as humoral immunity and lipopolysaccharide response; While KEGG enrichment was mainly in pertussis and coagulation cascade pathways. CytoHubba identified 10 hub genes, such as ALB, LUM, and CXCL1. In addition, 10 small molecule compounds were predicted as potential therapeutic drugs using Connectivity Map.Conclusions:CXCL1 may serve as a key gene in the occurrence and development of diabetic nephropathy. ALB, LUM, CXCL1, MMP7, TGFBI, CCL2, S100A4, SOX9, VCAN, and CLU may participate in the regulatory network centered around CXCL1. There are 10 small molecular compounds demenestrating the potential to be therapeutic agents.
3.Fifth epidemiological investigation on tumor prevalence among medical X-ray workers in Chongqing, China
Mengyun WU ; Jinhan WANG ; Kui LI ; Cheng YE ; Wei LI
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2022;31(3):266-272
Objective To provide scientific data for the study of tumor prevalence among medical X-ray workers. Methods In a cohort study, radiation exposure and tumor occurrence were collected from medical X-ray workers and normal persons (control) in Chongqing, China. SPSS 24 software was used to calculate the incidence density of tumor in the follow-up cohort, as well as the relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval of various malignant tumors. Results A total of 934 subjects were followed up. By the end of the investigation, 109 cases of malignant tumor were recorded. Compared with the control group, the RRs of liver cancer and colorectal cancer were both 3.4. Dose-specific RR was calculated for the worker groups. Compared with the two groups with < 80 mGy and 80~200 mGy cumulative doses, the group with > 200 mGy cumulative dose showed 2.05 and 2.1 RRs for solid cancer, and 1.89 and 2.17 RRs for whole cancer, respectively. Conclusion The risk of liver cancer and colorectal cancer is higher for medical X-ray workers in Chongqing, and the risk of solid cancer and whole cancer is higher in the high cumulative dose group. Therefore, radiation workers should pay attention to the optimization of protection.