1.The effect of nicorandil and trimetazidine on myocardial microcirculation in patients with NSTEMI after elective PCI
Liye WEI ; Yue XIA ; Guoqing QI ; Zhiyu YANG ; Hongliang ZHAO ; Qingwen ZHANG
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2017;33(9):1483-1486
Objectives To assess the effect of nicorandil and trimetazidine on myocardial microcirculation reperfusion in patients with NSTEMI after elective PCI. Methods 80 patients with NSTEMI were randomly assigned to four groups: normal medicine group (CON), nicorandil group (NIC), trimetazidine group (TMZ) and Combination group (NIC+TMZ). The coronary angiography and PCI were performed after 10 days. MCE was taken since 72 hours after operation. Results There were no significant differences in baseline characteristics between the four groups (P > 0.05). The A, β and A ·β of group NIC were significantly higher than group CON (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences between the group TMZ and the group CON (P>0.05). The A,βand A·βof group NIC+TMZ were significantly higher than group NIC or TMZ (P<0.05). Conclusions Nicorandil can improve the situation of myocardial reperfusion after elective PCI in patients with NSTEMI, and it has some synergetic effect when combined with trimetazidine.
2.The Suppression Effects of Fat Mass and Obesity Associated Gene on the Hair Follicle-Derived Neural Crest Stem Cells Differentiating into Melanocyte by N6-Methyladenosine Modifying Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor
Zhiwei SHANG ; Haixia FENG ; Liye XIA
International Journal of Stem Cells 2023;16(2):135-144
Background and Objectives:
Melanocyte (MC), derived from neural crest stem cell (NCSC), are involved in the pro-duction of melanin. The mechanism by which NCSC differentiates to MC remains unclear. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification was applied to discuss the potential mechanism.
Methods:
and Results: NCSCs were isolated from hair follicles of rats, and were obtained for differentiation. Cell via-bility, tyrosinase secretion and activity, and transcription factors were combined to evaluated the MC differentiation.RT-qPCR was applied to determine mRNA levels, and western blot were used for protein expression detection. Total m6A level was measured using methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP) assay, and RNA immunoprecipitation was used to access the protein binding relationship. In current work, NCSCs were successfully differentiated into MCs.Fat mass and obesity associated gene (FTO) was aberrant downregulated in MCs, and elevated FTO suppressed the differentiation progress of NCSCs into MCs. Furthermore, microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (Mitf), a key gene involved in MC synthesis, was enriched by FTO in a m6A modification manner and degraded by FTO. Meanwhile, the suppression functions of FTO in the differentiation of NCSCs into MCs were reversed by elevated Mitf.
Conclusions
In short, FTO suppressed the differentiating ability of hair follicle-derived NCSCs into MCs by m6Amodifying Mitf.
3.Dose reconstruction method for photon external radiation accident based on human voxel phantom
Yuan ZHAO ; Liye LIU ; Qinjian CAO ; Xueli HOU ; Hongjuan PAN ; Hua LI ; Yu WANG ; Yunshi XIAO ; Sanqiang XIA
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2019;39(8):624-628
Objective To study the method of dose reconstruction in human body under the photon external radiation accident condition,and to verify the accuracy of the method for the local dose distribution.Methods Based on the open source Monte Carlo tool kit Geant 4 and using the human voxel phantom recommended by ICRP Publication 103,the dose reconstruction method under the condition of external radiation accident was studied to evaluate the average absorbed dose,organ absorbed dose and local dose distribution.To validate the code,several irradiation experiments were implemented in some standard radiation fields by putting TLDs in the tissue equivalent physical phantom ART.A voxel phantom was used to reconstruct the radiation doses,which was created based on the CT scan image of the ART phantom with resolution of 1.57 mm× 1.57 mm× 10.00 mm.The result of experiment were compared with those of dose reconstruction simulation.Results The relative uncertainty of the measured values was 10.9%.The relative uncertainty of the dose reconstruction simulation values was 7.10% at the non-tissueinterface area and 16.6% at the tissue-interface area.For 451 measuring points,the average of the simulated value divided by the measured value was 0.972,with the standard deviation of 0.083 8.In the range of 0.95-1.05,0.90-1.10 and 0.80-1.20,and the proportions were 49.2%,79.4% and 96.4%,respectively.Conclusions The method of Monte Carlo dose reconstruction based on human voxel phantom meets the accuracy requirement of actual uses both at the whole body or organ level and at the local dose distribution level.It can be used as a powerful tool for dose assessment of the exposed people in an external radiation accidents and provide support for diagnosis and treatment.
4.The measurement method of gamma ray air absorbed dose rate based on LaBr3(Ce) detector
Qinjian CAO ; Sanqiang XIA ; Meng HE ; Liye LLU ; Yunshi XIAO ; Xiaodun LI ; Yan JIAO
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2021;30(2):154-158
Objective Based on the lanthanum bromide scintillator detector, the calculation method of G(E) function was developed to measure the air absorbed dose rate. Methods Firstly, the gamma energy spectrumof the lanthanum bromide detector were simulated and the response functions with different energies were determined with Monte Carlo simulation method. Then, the G(E) function was calculated by the least square method. Finally, the air absorbed dose rate measured by the lanthanum bromide detector using G(E) function conversion method was compared with the theoretical calculation value based on the point source experiments. Results The experimental verification results showed that the relative deviation between thecalculated value with G(E) function and the theoretical calculation value wasmostly controlled within ± 6%, which verified the accuracy of G(E) function. Conclusion The results showed that the method of G(E) function could be applied to calculate the gamma radiation dose rate based on the in-situ the gamma spectrum with LaBr3 detector.
5.Interference of CD38 monoclonal antibody in blood compatibility testing and its countermeasures: A general consensus among experts
Jianqing MI ; Xiaohong CAI ; Shaoyuan WANG ; Lihua HU ; Ting NIU ; Deqing WANG ; Chengcheng FU ; Chunyan SUN ; Dong XIANG ; Wen GAO ; Tianhong MIAO ; Liye ZHONG ; Baohua QIAN ; Gang AN ; Rong XIA ; Rong GUI ; Jing LIU ; Xiaofeng TANG ; Jue XIE ; Jia GAN ; Jiang WU ; Danhui FU ; Li QIN ; Jian HOU ; Xuefeng WANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2021;34(4):327-334
With continuous discovery of tumor immune targets and continuous changes in antibody research and development technology, antibody drugs are becoming more and more widely used in clinical practice. However, some targets are not only expressed on tumor cells, but also on red blood cells. Therefore, the clinical application of antibodies against the corresponding targets may interfere with the detection of blood transfusion compatibility, resulting in difficulty in blood matching or delay of blood transfusion. This consensus summarizes the current solutions for the interference of CD38 monoclonal antibody (CD38 mAb) in transfusion compatibility testing. After analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of different methods, polybrene and sulfhydryl reducing agents [dithiothreitol (DTT) or 2-mercaptoethanol (2-Me)], as a solution for CD38 mAb interference in blood compatibility testing, are recommended for Chinese patients, so as to eliminate blood transfusion interference produce by CD38 mAb and further provide a pre-transfusion workflow for clinicians and technicians in Department of Blood Transfusion.