1.Clinical Efficacy of Magnesium Isoglycyrrhizinate Combined with Routine Therapy in the Treatment of Pa-tients after Closed Abdominal Trauma Complicated with Liver Damage
Xinmei WU ; Wei ZHU ; Wei LUO ; Zhenyu LUO
China Pharmacist 2016;19(9):1719-1721
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate ( MgIG) in the treatment of patients with liver damage after closed abdominal trauma. Methods:Totally 84 cases of patients with closed abdominal trauma were randomly divided into the observation group (n=42) and the control group (n=42) according to the random number table. The control group was given the conventional treatment, while the observation group was treated with MgIG additionally. The treatment course was 14d. The clinical efficacy and the level changes of albumin, prealbumin, TBiL, AST and ALT before and after the treatment in the two groups were stud-ied and compared, and the adverse reactions during the treatment course were also compared between the groups. Results: The total effective rate of the observation group (90. 48%) was significantly higher than that of the control group(69. 05%, P<0. 05). After the treatment, the plasma albumin and prealbumin levels in both groups were significantly increased (P<0. 05), and those in the ob-servation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0. 05). The serum TBiL, AST and ALT levels in both groups were significantly decreased after the treatment (P<0. 05), and those in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0. 05). There was no serious adverse reaction during the treatment course in both groups. Conclusion:MgIG in the treatment of liver damage after closed abdominal trauma shows notable effect, which can improve liver function obviously with high safety and reliability.
2.18?-glycyrrhetinic acid-induced apoptosis and changed intracellular Ca~(2+) concentration in human breast carcinoma cells
Wei HUANG ; Xinmei CHEN ; Zhiling ZHANG ; Huiling LUO ; Dongfang ZHANG
China Oncology 2001;0(02):-
Background and purpose:18?-glycyrrhetinic acid(GA) is one of the important components of glycyrrhiza.Recent years,studies showed that GA has the effect of proliferation inhibition in human acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells,human liver carcinoma and lung cancer cells.We investigated the effects of GA on induction of apoptosis in human breast carcinoma(MCF7) cells.The previous studies have demonstrated that the dynamic change of intracellular free Ca~(2+) concentration([Ca~(2+)]i)plays important roles in many links of apoptosis-induced process.Therefore we also researched the relationship between GA-induced apoptosis and [Ca~(2+)]i in MCF-7 cells.Methods:After MCF-7 cells were treated with 50-250 ?mol/L GA for 24 h,cell viability for proliferation was assessed by MTT assay.MCF-7 cells treated with 100 ?mol/L and 150 ?mol/L GA for 24 h,the apoptotic rates in MCF7 cells were examined by terminal deoxynucleotide transferase mediated dUTP nick-end-labeling method,flow cytometry with Annexin V/ propidium iodide fluorescent stain and single cell gel electrophoresis assay(SCGE).For cells treated with 150 ?mol/L GA for 24 h,i was measured by Fure-2 fluorescein load method.For cells treated with 150 ?mol/L GA combined with 100 ?mol/L BAPTA-AM or 0.5 mmol/L EGTA for 24 h,cell apoptosis were examined by SCGE.Results:For cells treated with GA from 100 ?mol/L to 250 ?mol/L,the rate of proliferative inhibition was increased significantly(P
3.THE EFFECTS OF ELECTROACUPUNCTURE ON CHOLINESTERASE AND LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITIES OF THE FORMED ELEMENTS IN HUMAN BLOOD (ABSTRACT)
Jinglan WU ; Xinmei CHAI ; Huimin LUO ; Peiwen GAO ; Dehua CAI ; Anmin ZONG ; Zhichun REN
Acta Anatomica Sinica 1954;0(02):-
The cholinesterase(ChE)and lactate dehydrogenase(LDH)activities in blood smears of 37 patients were observed before and 20 minutes after electroacupuncture.Hegu and Zusanli were mainly chosen as the acupuncture points.Karnovsky method was used to demonstrate ChE,activity,and tetrazolium-formazan reaction for LDH activity. Before acupuncture,all formed elements of blood showed both ChE and LDH acti- vities.In red blood cells ChE and LDH activities were localized at the cell membrane, while in white blood cells they were found throughout the cytoplasm as colored granu- les.The granulocytes showed greater ChE and lesser LDH activities than the lymph- ocytes.The platelets also showed greater LDH and ChE activities,especially the former. On the whole,platelets and leucocytes,as compared with erythrocytes,showed greater activities for ChE and LDH. Under microscopic observation,according to the amount and color of granules,the degrees of GhE and LDH activities for each kind of blood formed elements before and after acupuncture were recorded as different markes,such as +、++、+++ and so on.The degrees of GhE or LDH activity in various formed elements of blood were compared by means of statistical tests.After acupuncture,both GhE and LDH activities of all blood formed elements were increased(p
4.EFFECTS OF ELECTROACUPUNCTURE ON CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY OF THE HUMAN BODY
Jinglan WU ; Anmin ZONG ; Xinmei CHAI ; Zhichun REN ; Dehua CAI ; Huimin LUO ; Peiwen GAO ; Zuofang HU
Acta Anatomica Sinica 1955;0(03):-
70 patients including 60 cases under acupuncture anesthesia and 10 cases under drug anesthesia were observed. Before and 20 minutes after acupuncture the blood samples were taken from the patient ear lobes respectively, and in some patients taken once again 24 hrs after acupuncture. The electroacupuncture point Hegu or Zusanli was mainly adopted. As the method for detection of cell-mediated immunity(CMI) in vitro the improved microtechnique of whole blood for E-rosette (active and nonactive) and lymphocyte transformation tests was used. In performance of active rosetting the total leucocyte count and the differential lymphocyte count were done for calculation of absolute number of active rosette forming cells (RFC). The mean value of increase of active RFC was 12.7?1.43, the decrease was 6.8?1.77 after acupuncture. The increment of the absolute number of active RFC was 175?63.59. However no marked effect on the drug anesthesia group was found. In the lymphocyte transformation assay the increase was 12.7?1.49, the decrease was 7.0?2.19, and the enhancement effect still exhibited 24 hrs after acupuncture. In these tests an increase was mostly found in those with a lower or a usual CMI level; a decrease often found in those with a higher CMI level prior to acupuncture. The increase or decrease level in the results of three kinds of test (active, nonactive RFC and lymphocyte transformation) was similar, the increase range was 12~13%, the decrease range 6~7%. As the former compared with the latter, the promotion was prominent by all means.
5.Clinical significance of BNP,cTnI,T3 combined detection in elderly heart failure
Youjun LUO ; Xinmei ZHOU ; Yuan XIAO
China Modern Doctor 2014;(18):60-62
Objective To investigate the clinical significance of BNP, cTnI, T3 combined detection in elderly heart failure. Methods A total of 138 cases of elderly patients with heart failure (HF group) selected from October 2012 to December 2013 in our hospital were retrospectⅣe analyzed, according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification standards will HF cardiac function of patients 60 cases of class Ⅱ, Ⅲ-Ⅳ grade 78 cases. The control group was 70 cases, were selected to our hospital for physical examination of healthy subjects on the same period with HF patients. BNP, cTnI, T3 were alone tested and joint detected. Results BNP, cTnI levels of NYHA Ⅱ level, NY-HAⅢ-Ⅳ-class before treatment were higher than the control group , T3 levels were lower than the control group;BNP, cTnI levels of NYHAⅢ-Ⅳ-class before treatment were higher than NYHA Ⅱ level, T3 levels were lower than NYHA Ⅱ level; BNP NYHAⅢ-Ⅳ level after treatment, cTnI levels before treatment appeared reduce, T3 levels ap-pear higher, the difference was significant (P<0.05). BNP+cTnI+T3 detect sensitⅣe were higher than BNP, cTnI, T3 alone testing, the difference was significant(P<0.05). Conclusion BNP, cTnI, T3 joint detection has high sensitⅣity for early diagnosis of HF has important significance.
6.Construction of pVAX-WIF-1 Eukaryotic Expression Vector and Its Anti-tumor Effect on Lung Cancer
AN NING ; LUO XINMEI ; YE SUJUAN ; WANG YU ; YANG WEIHAN ; JIANG QIANQIAN ; ZHU WEN
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2015;(7):409-415
Background and objectiveWIF-1 is an important tumor-suppressing gene in lung cancer, and its encoding protein WIF-1 can reduce proliferation and promote apoptosis by inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin signaling in lung can-cer. hTis study constructs a eukaryotic expression plasmid carrying WIF-1 using FDA-approved clinical plasmid pVAX and explores the anti-tumor effect of pVAX-WIF-1 on A549 lung cancer cellsin vitro andvivo.MethodshTe DNA fragment of human WIF-1 coding sequence was ampliifed by PCR and was cloned into the multiple cloning sites of eukaryotic expression vector pVAX to construct pVAX-WIF-1. A recombinant plasmid was transfected into lung cancer A549 cells, and the expression ofWIF-1 genes was veriifed by Western blot atfer transfection. Subsequently, the effect of pVAX-WIF-1 on cell apoptosis and proliferation was identiifed by MTT assay, staining A549 cells with Hoechst 3235, and lfow cytometry. Finally, the A549 sub-cutaneous xenogratf was established to detect the effect of pVAX-WIF-1 on lung tumor growthin vivo.Results hTe results of restriction enzyme digestion, PCR, and sequencing indicated that eukaryotic expression plasmid pVAX-WIF-1 was successfully constructed. hTe protein expression level of WIF-1 was increased in the transfected A549 cells. Further results showed that transfection with pVAX-WIF-1 signiifcantly inhibited proliferation and promoted apoptosis in A549 cells. Moreover, pVAX-WIF-1 signiifcantly inhibited the tumor growth of the A549 subcutaneous xenogratfin vivo.ConclusionhTe recombinant eukaryotic expression vector pVAX-WIF-1 was successfully constructed. Transfection with pVAX-WIF-1 could signiifcantly inhibit proliferation and promote apoptosis of lung cancer A549 cells and also effectively inhibit the tumor growth of the A549 subcutaneous xenogratfin vivo. Our research can contribute to clinical applications of WIF-1 in lung cancer gene therapy.
7.Correlation analysis between vitamin A, D and E levels with the altitude, seasonal variation and other factors in children with 0-6 years old in Tibetan Plateau of Ganzi Prefecture
Ping HUANG ; Xinmei LIN ; Quansheng WANG ; Gang KE ; Zhengrong WEI ; Duping GUO ; Xueguo BA ; Yongxiao YUAN ; Qun WANG ; Hongyan DING ; Maoyun HE ; Ligui XIAN ; Liping ZHANG ; Yufei WANG ; Lianhui YU ; Kehong KUANG ; Qingping LUO ; Zhu CHEN ; Hongmei LI ; Jing LUO ; Yilan XU
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2021;36(22):1736-1741
Objective:To detect serum levels of vitamin A (Vit A), vitamin D(Vit D)25-hydroxy vitamin D[25-(OH)D] and vitamin E(Vit E) in children aged 0-6 years in Tibetan Plateau of Garzi Prefecture, thus providing references for physical examinations and prevention of 4 key diseases (rickets, malnutrition anemia, pneumonia and diarrhea) in children in plateau areas by relevant government departments.Methods:A total of 2 122 children who participated in physical examination in 12 townships of Xiangcheng County and 14 townships of Daocheng County, Garzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province from April 2017 to April 2019 with 0-6 years old were recruited for surveying physical measurements and collection of venous blood.Serum Vit A and Vit E levels were detected by high performance liquid chromatography.Serum levels of 25-(OH)D were detected by high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.The relationship between Vit A, Vit E and 25-(OH)D levels with the gender, age, seasonal change and altitude was analyzed.Results:The serum Vit A level, subclinical Vit A deficiency rate and marginal vitamin A deficiency rate were(1.05±0.27) μmol/L, 8.15%(173/2 122 cases) and 45.99%(976/2 122 cases), respectively in 2 122 children with 0-6 years old.There were significant differences in the serum Vit A level, the subclinical Vit A deficiency rate and the marginal vitamin A deficiency rate in children with different ages, seasons and altitudes (all P<0.05). The serum level of 25-(OH)D and 25-(OH)D deficiency rate insufficient rate were (24.65±6.45) ng/L, 6.03%(128/2 122 cases) and 16.59%(352/2 122 cases), respectively.There were significant differences in the serum level of 25-(OH)D, 25-(OH)D deficiency rate and 25-(OH)D insufficient rate in children with different ages and seasons (all P<0.05). The mean serum Vit E level, Vit E deficiency rate and Vit E insufficient rate were (7.81±1.74) mg/L, 2.78%(59/2 122 cases) and 29.59%(628/2 122 cases), respectively.There were significant differences in serum Vit E level, Vit E deficiency rate and Vit E insufficient rate in children with different ages and seasons (all P<0.05). The mean serum levels of Vit A and Vit D remained the lowest before the age of 1 year, and their deficiencies at this age were the most significant.The mean serum level of Vit E remained the lowest in >1-2 years old, and its deficiency and insufficient at this age were the most significant.Vit A, D and E levels were significantly affected by seasonal changes, which were significantly higher in the summer than in the spring, autumn and winter.In addition, Vit A and 25-(OH)D were significantly affected by the altitude, which were the lowest above 4 km altitude. Conclusions:The overall serum levels of Vit A, 25-(OH) D and E in children with 0-6 years old in Tibetan Plateau areas of Ganzi Prefecture are lower than those in plain areas.Vit A, 25-(OH) D and Vit E levels significantly differed in the age, season and altitude, which are related to the lack of local resources, insufficient maternal nutrition during pregnancy and insufficient intake after birth, as well as temperature and light caused by changes in local seasons and altitude.Therefore, it is necessary to make reasonable supplements during pregnancy to prevent vitamin deficiency.
8.Effects of miR⁃145⁃3p on mitophagy in MPP + Ⅳinduced PD cell model by regulating the CaMkkβ/AMPK/CREB pathway
Xiaodong Wen ; Ning Luo ; Xinmei Zhou ; Jianzheng Lu ; Zhen Zeng ; Yi Zhang ; Chunling Wang
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(11):1846-1853
Objective :
To investigate the effect and mechanism of miR⁃145 ⁃3p on mitophagy in 1 ⁃methyl⁃4 ⁃pheny⁃lpyridiniumion ( MPP + ) Ⅳinduced Parkinson ′ s disease ( PD) cell model .
Methods :
Human neuroblastoma cells SH⁃SY5Y) were divided into control group , model group , mimics group , calmodulin⁃dependent protein kinase kinaseβ (CaMkkβ) inhibitor ( STO⁃609) group , mimics + STO⁃609 group , cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element⁃binding protein (CREB) inhibitor (KG⁃501) group , mimics + KG⁃501 group and STO⁃609 + KG⁃501 group . Cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry , autophagosome structure was observed by transmission electron microscopy , and apoptosis , autophagy and CaMkkβ/adenylate activated protein kinase ( AMPK) /CREB pathway related protein expression were detected by Western blot .
Results :
Compared with control group , the apoptosis rate , Bcl⁃2 ⁃associated X protein (Bax) , cysteine proteinase⁃3 (Caspase⁃3) and microtubule⁃associated protein light chain 3 ⁃I (LC3 ⁃ Ⅰ ) protein expression levels in model group increased (P < 0. 01) , and the autophagosome structure decreased . The protein levels of B cell lymphoma⁃2 (Bcl⁃2) , autophagy gene (Beclin⁃1) , microtubule⁃associated protein light chain 3 ⁃ Ⅱ ( LC3 ⁃ Ⅱ ) , phosphorylated calmodulin⁃dependent protein kinase kinaseβ(p⁃CaMkkβ) , phosphorylated cadenylate activated protein kinase ( p⁃AMPK) , and phosphorylated cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element⁃binding protein ( p⁃CREB) decreased ( P < 0. 01) . Compared with model group , the apoptosis rate , Bax , Caspase⁃3 and LC3 ⁃ Ⅰ protein expression levels in mimics group decreased (P <0. 05 ) , and the autophagosome structure increased . The protein levels of Bcl⁃2 , Beclin⁃1 , LC3 ⁃ Ⅱ , p ⁃CaMkkβ , p ⁃AMPK , p ⁃CREB increased (P < 0. 05) . The trend of STO⁃609 group and KG⁃501 group was the same and opposite to mimics group . Compared with mimics group , the apoptosis rate , Bax , Caspase⁃3 and LC3 ⁃ Ⅰ protein expression levels in the mimics + STO⁃609 group and the mimics + KG⁃501 group increased (P < 0. 01) , and the autophagosome structure decreased . The protein levels of Bcl⁃2 , Beclin⁃1 , LC3 ⁃ Ⅱ , p ⁃CaMkkβ , p ⁃AMPK , p ⁃CREB protein levels decreased (P < 0. 01) . Compared with STO⁃609 group , the apoptosis rate , Bax , Caspase⁃3 and LC3 ⁃ Ⅰ pro⁃tein expression levels of STO⁃609 + KG⁃501 group increased ( P < 0. 01) , and the autophagosome structure decreased . The protein levels of Bcl⁃2 , Beclin⁃1 , LC3 ⁃ Ⅱ , p ⁃CaMkkβ , p ⁃AMPK and p ⁃CREB decreased ( P <0. 05) .
Conclusion
miR⁃145 ⁃3p can inhibit the apoptosis of MPP + Ⅳinduced PD cell model and promote mitophagy , and its mechanism may be related to the activation of the CaMkkβ/AMPK/CREB pathway .