1.GPCR48 promotes invasion and metastasis by inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Qiliu PENG ; Shangmou WEI ; Lei ZHANG ; Liying GAN ; Zhen XIE ; Ju QIN ; Zhi ZHANG ; Jinxin WEI
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2021;29(9):849-854
Objective:To observe the G protein-coupled receptor 48 (GPCR48) expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines with different metastatic potential and its characteristics effect on the invasion and metastasis of Huh7 hepatoma cells via epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT).Methods:Western blot was used to detect the protein expression level of GPCR48 in HCC cells with different metastatic potential. The lentivirus vector expressing GPCR48 gene was constructed. GPCR48 was overexpressed in Huh7 hepatoma cells. The GPCR48 overexpression level was detected by real-time PCR and Western blot. Transwell invasion and migration assay was used to detect the Huh7 hepatoma cells invasion and migration ability in the Control, Mock and GPCR48 overexpression group. Real-time PCR and Western blot were used to detect Huh7 hepatoma cells mRNA and protein expression levels of the EMT related markers (E-cadherin, N-cadherin, vimentin, and γ catenin) in the Control, Mock and GPCR48 overexpression groups, respectively. Analysis of variance was used to compare the differences between data sets.Results:GPCR48 protein expression level in metastatic HCC cell lines was significantly higher than non-metastatic HCC cell lines ( P < 0.05). The lentivirus vector expressing the GPCR48 gene had effectively transfected the Huh7 hepatoma cells and stably expressed the GPCR48mRNA and protein. Compared with the Mock and the Control group, Huh7 hepatoma cells invasion and migration ability in the GPCR48 overexpression group was significantly enhanced ( F≥5.54, P < 0.05), and the mRNA and protein expression levels of epithelial phenotypic markers E-cadherin and γ-catenin were decreased ( P < 0.05). The mRNA and protein expression levels of the mesenchymal phenotypic markers N-cadherin and Vimentin were increased ( P < 0.05), indicating that EMT changes occurred in Huh7 hepatoma cells had overexpressed GPCR48. Conclusion:GPCR48 expression level is positively correlated with the metastatic potential of HCC cells. GPCR48 overexpression can down-regulate the expression of epithelial phenotypic markers and up-regulate the expression of mesenchymal phenotypic markers, and induce EMT changes in HCC cells, thus promoting HCC cells invasion and migration.
2.Discussion on the compilation of instructions for the preparation of health standards
Jinxin JU ; Ru XUE ; Erdong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2021;30(2):209-213
According to the requirements of the instructions for the preparation of health standards of Regulations on The Drafting And Review of Health Standards, the drafting and matters needing attention of each part of instructions for the preparation of health standards were analyzed and discussed, and the suggestions on instructions for the preparation of health standards were put forward, so as to provide references for the compilation of instructions for the preparation of health standards.Instructions for the preparation of health standards should fully reflect the whole process of standard compilation and be consistent with the standard text. The compilation of each part should be detailed and appropriate. In order to analyze the relationship with relevant domestic documents and other standards, existing documents and standards should be listed as comprehensively as possible. According to the different adoption of standards and different requirements, the comparative analysis with international standards should be discussed. The basis of main technical contents should be mainly discussed, and the basis for determining technical indicators should be fully detailed and clear. Attention should be paid to the compilation of instructions for the preparation of health standards, which should be treated as standard text and play an important role in instructions for the preparation of health standards.