1.Strengthening laboratory construction to promote experimental teaching reform
Meijun HAN ; Yajie LI ; Changqian ZENG ; Zibin LIN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2003;0(03):-
Based on our school's specific conditions, to make full use of the laboratory, improve students' ability of practice and innovation, for the past few years, Medical College of Dalian University has intensified the soft and hard ware construction of the labs, has done some exploration in the management structure and mechanism innovation of laboratory, and has constructed various experimental and innovative platform and experimental teaching reform etc.The effect of lab construction has been em erging and the quality of students has been bettered greatly.
2.Research of HIF-1α,ALDH1 and Hedgehog signaling pathway cooperation involved in activation of cancer stem cell in triple negative breast cancer
Lin HUANG ; Meijun TENG ; Jingnan XU ; Chunjie ZHANG ; Kezhen ZHONG ; Mingyang CHENG ; Yajun TAO
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2017;33(5):697-701,706
Objective:To explore the cooperation and clinical significance of HIF-1α,ALDH1 and Hedgehog signaling pathway in the activation of cancer stem cell(CSC) in triple negative breast cancer(TNBC).Methods: ALDH1+(Aldehyde dehydrogenase1)breast cancer stem cells and ALDH1-breast cancer cells were selected from MDA-MB-231 cells by magnetic activated cell sorting system(MACS),qRT-PCR method was employed to analyze the expression differences of HIF-1α and Hedgehog signaling molecules Sonic hedgehog(SHH),patched1(PTCH1),Smoothened(SMO) and Glioma-associated oncogene homoglog1(GLI1) in ALDH1+ breast cancer stem cells and ALDH1-breast cancer cells.Immunohistochemical method was applied to study the expressions of HIF-1α and ALDH1 and the relationships among HIF-1α,ALDH1 and Hedgehog signaling molecules in TNBC.Results: The expressions of HIF-1α mRNA,SMO mRNA and GLI1 mRNA in ALDH1+ breast cancer stem cell were higher than those in ALDH1-breast cancer cell(P all<0.05).The positive expression rates of HIF-1α were 90.0% and 70.0%,and the positive rates of ALDH1 were 93.3 % and 66.7 % in TNBC and non-TNBC,respectively(P all<0.05).Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that the expression of HIF-1α was positively related with that of ALDH1 in TNBC(r=0.53,P<0.01).HIF-1α expression was correlated with lymph node metastasis and TNM stage(P all<0.05),ALDH1 expression was correlated with histological grade and TNM stage(P all<0.05).In addition,the expression of HIF-1α was positively related with that of Hedgehog signaling molecules SHH(r=0.584,P<0.01),SMO(r=0.467,P<0.01) and GLI1(r=0.439,P<0.05),the expression of ALDH1 was positively related with that of SHH(r=0.426,P<0.05) and GLI1(r=0.394,P<0.05).Conclusion: HIF-1α and Hedgehog signaling pathway were activated in ALDH1+ breast cancer stem cell.HIF-1α,ALDH1 and Hedgehog molecules may cooperate with each other to activate breast CSC to promote the malignant progression of TNBC.
3.The research status and prospects of microRNA-glial regulatory network in radiation-induced brain injury
Mingqian OU ; Furong SUN ; Weihao FAN ; Lili CUI ; Minhua LI ; Meijun LIN ; Yangsheng YU ; Shiyun LIANG ; Haihong ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2020;40(7):564-569
Radiation-induced brain injury (RBI) is the most serious complication of head and neck tumor after radiotherapy. The pathogenesis of RBI is complicated, and the clinical course is irreversible, while no effective treatment available. The activation of glial cells is one of the main theories of RBI, and the prevention and treatment of RBI by targeting glial cells is the focus of current research. As a post-transcriptional regulatory factor, microRNA (miRNA) has been confirmed to be involved in regulatingglial cell radiosensitivity, inflammation type transformation, autophagy, exosomatic, long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), circular RNA (circRNA) and other related pathways, thereby mediating the occurrence and development of cascade reaction of inflammatory injury and neurological function repair of central nervous system (CNS) disease. Therefore, the establishment of miRNA - glial regulatory network may provide a new strategy for the prevention and treatment of RBI.
4.Meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Therapeutic Efficacy of Compound Xuanju Capsules Combined with Chemical Medicine versus Chemical Medicine Alone in the Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Yizheng ZHONG ; Jiahua HUANG ; Meijun PAN ; Fan HUANG ; Weipeng SUN ; Lu ZHANG ; Jing LIN ; Jingjing CHEN ; Pengpeng XIE ; Langchi HE ; Wei FAN ; Kaimin GUO
China Pharmacy 2019;30(17):2404-2409
OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the efficacy of Compound xuanju capsules combined with chemical medicine versus chemical medicine alone in the treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), in order to provide evidence-based medicine guidelines for clinical medication. METHODS: Retrieved from PubMed, Embase, Cochrane library, CBM, VIP, CJFD and Wanfang database from database establishment to Apr. 5, 2019, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about therapeutic efficacy (total response rate, ovulation rate, pregnancy rate, FSH level, LH level, testosterone level, degree of endometrial thickening) of Compound xuanju capsules combined with chemical medicine (trial group) versus chemical medicine alone (control group) in the treatment of PCOS were collected. After data extraction and quality evaluation of included studies with modified Jadad scale, Meta-analysis was conducted by using STATA 14.0 software. Trial sequential analysis (TSA) was conducted by using TSA 0.9 software. RESULTS: A total of 15 RCTs were included, involving 1 259 patients. The results of Meta-analysis showed that the total response rate [RR=1.27,95%CI(1.13,1.44),P<0.001], ovulation rate [RR=1.18,95%CI(1.03,1.37),P<0.001], pregnancy rate [RR=1.34,95%CI(1.11,1.61),P<0.001], serum hormone level {FSH [SMD=-0.66,95%CI (-0.51, -0.82),P<0.001], 95%CI(-1.76,-1.41),P<0.001], LH [SMD=-1.24,95%CI(-1.39, -1.08),P<0.001], testosterone [SMD=-1.59,95%CI(-1.76,-1.41),P<0.001]} and endometrial thickness [SMD=1.20,95%CI(1.04,1.37),P<0.001] of the trial group were better than those of the control group, with statistical significance. The results of TSA were reliable. CONCLUSIONS: In the treatment of PCOS, Compound xuanju capsules combined with chemical medicine is better than chemical medicine alone in improving total response rate, pregnancy rate, ovulation rate and endometrial thickness, and reducing serum hormone levels.