1.Rehabilitation outcomes for 51 earthquake victims with spinal cord injury
Yongqiang LI ; Ying LIU ; Mingpu DING ; Jianan LI ; Xia ZHANG ; Sijing CHEN ; Wenchao YI
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2010;32(5):359-362
Objective To analyze the outcomes of clinical management and rehabilitation interventions for earthquake victims with spinal cord injury. Methods Comprehensive rehabilitation intervention was conducted for 3 to 4 months with 51 earthquake victims with spinal cord injuries. The study involved their physical examination and on site interviews during hospitalization, and follow-up by telephone. Etiology, severity, complications and outcomes of rehabilitation and clinical management were analyzed. Results In 9.8% of the patients the spinal cord injury was at C7 or above, 5.9% at C8 to T6 , 68.6% at T7 to L2 , 13.7% at L3 to S2 and 2.0% at S2 or below. There were 22 complete injuries and 29 incomplete. After 4 months of training, 76.5% of the wounded reached wheelchair independence, 78.4% ambulated with an orthosis and 88.2% were partially independent in the activities of daily living.Conclusions The comprehensive rehabilitation intervention allowed most of the victims to resume an independent life. Their long-term care remains a challenge.
2.Construction and mechanism of a small cell lung cancer cell line resistant to EP chemotherapy scheme
Mingpu LIU ; Hongmei WANG ; Yuanli WU ; Duanfang ZHOU ; Weiying ZHOU
Journal of Army Medical University 2024;46(18):2092-2100
Objective To construct the etoposide (VP-16)combined with cisplatin (DDP) chemotherapy scheme (EP chemotherapy scheme)resistant small cell lung cancer (SCLC)cell line H446/EP and to identify the drug resistance characteristics and explore the mechanism.Methods NCI-H446 cells were treated with increasing concentrations of VP-16 and DDP to construct an H446/EP cell line.H446/EP and NCI-H446 cells were used as the research objects.The cell viability was detected by MTT assay,and the resistance index (RI)of H446/EP cells was calculated.Cell cloning assay and Incucyte cell proliferation (label-free)assay were used to detect cell proliferation ability.Transcriptome sequencing was performed to analyze the enrichment of differentially expressed genes (DEGs)in the 2 cell lines.Western blotting was applied to detect the protein expression levels of drug resistance,DNA damage repair (DDR),and autophagy markers.Results MTT assay showed that the resistance index (RI)of H446/EP cells to VP-16,DDP,and DOX were 6.14,3.43,and 1.96,respectively.The results of cell cloning assay and Incucyte cell proliferation assay indicated that the proliferation ability was significantly higher in the H446/EP cells than the NCI-H446 cells (P<0.01).Transcriptome sequencing and pathway enrichment analysis displayed that the DEGs between H446/EP and NCI-H446 cells were enriched in tumor chemoresistance,DDR,and autophagy pathways.Western blot results showed the expression levels of MRP1,BCRP,RAD51,γ-H2AX,and LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ were significantly increased,and that of p62 was obviously decreased in the H446/EP cells when compared with the NCI-H446 cells (P<0.05).Conclusion An EP chemotherapy-resistant H446/EP cell line is successfully constructed.Stronger proliferation ability,increased expression of efflux transporters,and enhanced DDR and autophagy may be the mechanisms of the resistance of SCLC to EP chemotherapy scheme.