1.Angiogenesis and scar inhibition after subcutaneous implantation of Shengji Yuhong collagen
Dongyang CAO ; Chang YAO ; Dexuan CHEN ; Weihe BIAN ; Xiaoqing ZHANG ; Heng YIN ; Mengmeng GUO
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2013;(34):6144-6151
BACKGROUND:Shengji Yuhong col agen showed good curative effect of promoting angiogenesis and tissue healing compared with Shengji Yuhong Gao and col agen alone or gelatin alone.
OBJECTIVE:To explore the curative effect and mechanism of subcutaneous implantation of Shengji Yuhong col agen in rabbits in promoting angiogenesis and repair.
METHODS:Shengji Yuhong col agen as the experimental group and collagen as the control group was implanted inside the rabbit subcutaneous pockets of the back of New Zealand rabbits. The implanted samples and
surrounding tissues were obtained at 3, 7, 14, 28 and 56 days fol owing surgery. Pathological sections were made and the repair of surrounding tissue was observed. Hemoglobin levels in col agen were measured.
Immunofluorescence and CD34 dyeing marking method were utilized to observe capil ary angiogenesis. Western blot assay was employed to examine vascular endothelial growth factor and angiogenin-1 expression.
Immunohistochemistry was used to observe the secretion of typeⅠ and Ⅲ col agen on the surrounding tissues.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The experimental group showed increased subcutaneous vascularization. There were reduced inflammatory exudation, granulation tissue hyperplasia, and mature fiber connective tissue at 28 days.
Angiogenesis and hemoglobin contents were greater in the experimental group than in the control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). At 3 and 7 days fol owing surgery, vascular endothelial growth factor and angiogenin-1 expression was greater in the experimental group than that in the control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The secretion of type Ⅰ col agen was
identical between the experimental and control groups. However, the secretion of type Ⅲ col agen was higher in the experimental group than in the control group at 28 and 56 days (P<0.05), and the proportion of type Ⅰ and Ⅲ
col agen was lower in the experimental group than in the control group at 28 and 56 days (P<0.01). These suggested that Shengji Yuhong col agen can significantly promote angiogenesis in the surrounding tissues with the possible
mechanisms of adjusting the protein expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and angiogenin-1. At the same time, it has the function of regulating col agen formation with better ratio of typeⅠ and type Ⅲ col agen to acquire higher
quality of wound healing with reduced scar formation.
2.Structure, Immunogenicity and Clinical Value of Chlamydiaphage Capsid Protein 3.
Weifeng YAO ; Yiju LI ; Jing YUAN ; Lei WANG ; Qunyan LI ; Mengmeng SONG ; Guiling LU ; Litao ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Virology 2015;31(4):420-424
We wished to assess the role of chlamydia micro virus capsid protein Vp3 in recombinant molecules, chart its molecular evolution, screen the wild-type strain, and reveal its value in clinical research. Using a protein BLAST multiple-alignment program, we compared various strains of Chlamydia micro virus capsid protein Vp3 sequences. Using a "distance tree" of those results, we created a phylogenetic tree. We applied the Karplus-Schulz method of flexible-region analyses for highly conserved alignments of amino-acid sequences. Gamier-Robson and Chou-Fasman methods were employed to analyze two-level structures of sequences. The Emini method was used for analyses of the accessibility of surface epitopes. Studies of hydrophilic proteins were undertaken using Kyte-Doolittle and Hopp-Woods methods. Analyses of antigen epitopes helped to reveal the antigen index using the Jameson-Wolf method. All sequences in the six strains of chlamydia micro virus capsid protein Vp3 were highly conserved, with the main differences being between Vp3 protein in Chp1 and the other five strains of the micro virus. The viral strain of Vp3 protein was based mainly on micro-alpha helix structures, and multiple epitopes were noted in highly conserved regions. Vp3 protein was highly conserved structurally, and was an important protein of the chlamydiaphage capsid. Vp3 protein has a complicated molecular structure, highly conserved regions with strong immunogenicity, and has considerable research value.
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3.Cytogenetic and molecular genetic analysis of Klinefelter syndrome in a fetus of Duchenne muscular dystrophy family
Na HAO ; Mengmeng LI ; Fengxia YAO ; Xiaotong TIAN ; Jing ZHOU ; Zhengqing QIU ; Yulin JIANG ; Juntao LIU
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2021;24(6):444-449
A 44-year-old pregnant woman (G5P3) who had delivered two children with DMD was admitted and underwent prenatal diagnosis at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in 2019. (1) The karyotype of the fetus in 2019 was 47,XXY. The fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) result showed a nucish(CSPX×2, CSPY×1)[100] and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) suggested sex chromosome abnormality. Based on the above results, the fetus was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. Fetal short tandem repeat (STR) linkage analysis and Sanger sequencing indicated a heterozygous mutation of c.9543delG(p.Trp3181CysfsTer2). (2) Sanger sequencing of the proband found a novel frameshift mutation of c.9543delG(p.Trp3181CysfsTer2 ) in exon 65 of the DMD gene. (3) The male fetus performing prenatal diagnosis in 2008 was found to have the same maternal gene markers as the proband with the same genotype. While the genotype of the fetus in 2009 obtained a different maternal gene marker from the proband and did not detect the same DMD gene mutation. This fetus was delivered at full term and was good during follow-up. (4) The elder brother and cousin of the proband had the same frameshift mutation in exon 65 of the DMD gene as the proband. The mother of the proband was a heterozygous carrier of the mutation.
4.Clinical Study of Self-made Hong-huang Antioxidant Inhibiting Oxidative Stress Reaction During Chemotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancer
Yinzi YUE ; Weihe BIAN ; Chang YAO ; Xiaomei REN ; Xiaoqing ZHANG ; Mengmeng GUO ; Yu YING ; Ling CHEN
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(7):11-14
ObjectiveTo observe the hong-huang antioxidant on oxidative stress in patients with breast cancer during chemotherapy, including their related blood indexes, blood rheology changes, and the effects on TCM clinical symptoms and symptoms of stress.MethodsA total of 60 cases of breast cancer patients during chemotherapy from Jiangsu Province Hospital of TCM was randomly divided into treatment group and control group, 30 cases in each group. On the basis of conventional therapy, patients in treatment group were given hong-huang antioxidant (100 mL per bag) from the 1st day to the 14th day of chemotherapy, 2 bags for each day (morning and evening). Patients in control group were given foundation treatment the same as the treatment group. Patients in the two groups had their serum NO, the content of SOD, and blood rheology tested on the day before chemotherapy, and the 4th, 7th, 14th days during chemotherapy. Meanwhile, their symptom score and the integral of stress reaction and TCM symptoms were also assessed. ResultsOn the 4th day, serum NO of treatment group decreased, while SOD content increased,without statistical significance between the two groups (P>0.05). Serum NO on the 7th, 14th days was significantly lower than that in the control group, but the content of SOD was higher than that in the control group, with statistical significance between the two groups (P<0.05). Hemorheology on the 4th day significantly decreased after treatment (P<0.05), and was significantly better than that in the control group (P<0.05); Clinical symptoms and stress symptoms integral in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group on the 4th, 7th, 14th days of chemotherapy, with statistical significance (P<0.05).Conclusion Hong-huang antioxidant can significantly improve the oxidative stress status, serological indexes, related blood rheology indexes, and clinical symptoms in patients with breast cancer.
5.Study of Abnormal Heart Rate Variability and Its Acupuncture Intervention in Anxiety Disorder
Xia XIAO ; Wei HE ; Yanfei JIA ; Mengmeng YANG ; Jingjin WEI ; Hong YAO ; Qizhi ZHOU
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(6):592-594
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a reliable, innocuous and sensitive new index to measure cardiac autonomic nervous function. Anxiety disorder is often accompanied by autonomic nerve dysfunction and its main sign is abnormal HRV. Acupuncture can affect HRV indices, correct abnormal HRV and improve cardiac autonomic nerve dysfunction to relieve anxiety. This article sorts out and analyzes recent years’ studies on abnormal HRV in anxiety disorder, the effect of acupuncture on HRV and acupuncture regulation of abnormal HRV in anxiety disorder to provide a therapeutic basis for clinical acupuncture intervention in abnormal HRV in anxiety disorder.
6.The Clinical Value of Chlamydia Phage Vp2 Protein
Weifeng YAO ; Guiling LU ; Yanqiu XIE ; Wang YU ; Mengmeng SONG ; Shiying LI
Tianjin Medical Journal 2014;(7):634-637
Objective To evaluate the effect of chlamydiaphage virus protein 2(Vp2) on the recombinant virus and virus screening research, and it clinical value thereof. Methods To compare the Vp2 protein sequences to get the conserva-tive region with COBALT. A phylogenetic tree was built with ProteinBlast of Distance tree. The amino acid sequence in the high conservative region was predicted by the methods of Gamier-Robson and Chou-Fasman, and its flexibe regions were predicted by Karplus method. The hydrophilicity plot was predicted by Kyte-Doolittle and Hopp-Woods method. The sur-face probability was analysed by Emini, and the antigenic index was analysed by Jameson-Wolf method. Results The six Chlamydiaphage Vp2 proteins were the highly conserved sequences. There were obvious differences between Chp1Vp2 and other 5 Vp2 proteins. There were the main structure-alpha helix and some cell epitopes in the high conserved region. Con-clusion Vp2 protein is the important component of chlamydia phage capsid with the conservative nature. Vp2 protein has complicated structures and high conservative region with strong immunogenicity, playing a practical value of research in vi-rus recombinantment and screening the wild strains of chlaymdia trachomatis phage.
7.The effects of Chuanglingye decoction on angiogenesis and wound healing
Yongkang ZHU ; Peng HE ; Yanlei XU ; Chang YAO ; Weihe BIAN ; Lin CHEN ; Yinzi YUE ; Dongyang CAO ; Mengmeng GUO
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(5):430-434
Objective To evaluate the effects of Chuanglingye decoction on angiogenesis and wound healing. Methods With a series of dosages of Chuanglingye decoction, their optimal effects of angiogenesis were searched for through the chicken embryo allantois membrane model(CAM). The vascular endothelial cell proliferation experiment (MTT) and the migration assay were used for the detection of effects. The gauze loading with Chuanglingye decoction of 0.2 ml as the experimental group and with saline of 0.2ml as the control group were applied on the total skin mechanical round wound of 1.5cm diameter and changed every other day. The sizes of area were detected on the day of 0,3,7,14 and 28 as well as the scores of inflammatory response, contains of TNF-αand Il-6 were detected on the day of 3 and 7. Results The CAM experiments showed that the angiogenic effects of 0.2 ml and 0.3 ml dosage of the Chuanglingye group were significantly lower than those of the control group(P<0.05). The 0.2 ml dosage of Chuanglingye decoction was chosen for the further experiment. The HUVEC proliferation rate of the experimental group decreased 21%, as compared with the results of control group. The cell migration movement of 12 hours, 24 hours in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group. For theanimal experiments, the area sizes of the wound were similar in the experimental and control group without any significant differences. The scores of inflammatory response and contains of TNF-α(768±107)ng/L,(380±47)ng/L and Il-6(664±133)ng/L,(363±43)ng/L in the experimental group were significant decreased than those of the control group on the day of 3(958± 140)ng/L,(2215±314)ng/Land 7(512±62)ng/L,(1562±174)ng/L. Conclusion It showed that Chuanglingye decoction had negative effects on vascular endothelial cell migration and proliferation and thus inhibiting angiogenesis. These effects did not infer the process of the wound healing due to its ameliorating the inflammatory response which may be a help to wound healing.
9. Application of vector flow mapping technique in the assessment of left intraventricular pressure gradients in heart failure patients
Yao XU ; Mengmeng LI ; Mingjun XU ; Yun ZHANG ; Mei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2019;28(12):1019-1024
Objective:
To evaluate the changes of intraventricular pressure differences (IVPDs) and intraventricular pressure gradients (IVPGs) in different phases of cardiac cycle in patients with heart failure(HF) patients by relative pressure imaging based on vector flow imaging(VFM).
Methods:
Forty-nine HF patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) lower than 0.50 hospitalized in Qilu Hospital of Shandong University from November 2018 to January 2019, including thirty-three patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF group) and fifteen patients with midrange ejection fraction (HFmrEF group), and forty-three controls were enrolled in this study. Clinical data and echocardiographic images were collected and the conventional left ventricular diameter, mass, volume, and systolic and diastolic function parameters were measured. IVPDs and IVPGs during isovolemic systole (IC), rapid ejection (RE), isovolemic diastole (IR), rapid filling (RF) and atrial systole (AC) phases were obtained by the VFM technique. The changes of IVPDs and IVPGs in different phases between the HF and control groups, and their correlations with conventional ultrasound parameters were analyzed.
Results:
IVPDs and IVPGs in heart failure group were significantly reduced compared with the control group especially in isovolumic relaxation phase(all
10. The differences of left ventricular configuration between Chinese and international standard by echocardiography in Chinese adults with hypertension
Yuanyuan SHENG ; Mengmeng LI ; Xiaoyi LI ; Anqi YANG ; Mingjun XU ; Yu ZHANG ; Guihua YAO ; Yun ZHANG ; Mei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2018;27(6):461-466
Objective:
To compare the distribution characteristics of left ventricular configuration in Chinese adult patients with hypertension under Chinese and international standard using echocardiography.
Methods:
A total of 201 patients with primary hypertension were included in the study.Left ventricular end systolic left atrial diameter (LAD), ascending aortic diameter (AO), left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVDd), left ventricular posterior wall thickness (PWTd) and ventricular septal thickness (IVSd) were measured and then relative wall thickness (RWT), left ventricular mass (LVM), left ventricular mass index (LVMI) were calculated. Left ventricular systolic left atrial volume (LAV) was measured by Simpson′s biplane method and left atrial volume index (LAVI) was then calculated. Ganau classification was done according to Chinese and international standard respectively. The differences of left ventricular configuration in hypertension were compared.
Results:
According to the Chinese standard, the analytic results of left ventricular configuration showed that there were 103 cases (51.2%) in normal configuration (NG) group, 28 cases (13.9%) in concentric remodeling (CR) group, 52 cases (25.9%) in eccentric hypertrophy (EH) group and 18 patients (9.0%) in hypertrophic (CH) group, respectively. Whereas, according to the international standard, there were 47 cases (23.4%) in NG group, 93 cases (46.3%) in CR group, 18 cases (8.9%) in EH group and 43 cases (21.4%) in CH group.Each group in the configuration analysis had significant difference between Chinese and international standard (