1.The research progress in endoplasmic reticulum stress with the correlation of osteoporosis
Minjie RUI ; Suyang ZHEN ; Yang GUO ; Yong MA
Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2016;29(8):877-882
ERS is a kind of universal existence in various cellular stress response.Recently, the research shows that ERS may affect bone metabolism balance from different ways.However, the specific mechanism is still not clear.The relationship between ERS and osteoporosis needs further research.This article will firstly introduce the pathways of ERS, then the relationship between the ERS and osteoporosis will be discussed from pancreatic beta cells, osteoblasts, osteoclasts and mesenchymal stem cells.Lastly, I will give perspectives on the future research on treatment of osteoporosis drug.
2.Research advances of exosome miRNA-mediated drug-resistance in pancreatic cancer
Zhigang WANG ; Rui YANG ; Minjie PENG ; Xiaowu LI
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2021;20(4):471-478
In recent years, many researchs have found that microRNA (miRNAs) has differential expression in pancreatic tissues, pancreatic cancer cells and drug-resistant pancreatic cancer cells, and miRNAs can change the sensitivity of pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapy drugs by acting on downstream target genes.The molecular mechanism of drug resistance in tumors is complex. In the drug-resistance of pancreatic cancer, miRNAs can mediate drug resistance in pancreatic cancer cells by affecting epithelial-mesenchymal transformation, DNA damage and repair, downstream signaling pathways, non-coding RNA, related coding genes, pancreatic cancer stem cells and other mechanisms. Therefore, the investigation of drug resistance mechanism and related miRNAs in pancreatic cancer will help to find new anti-drug resistance treatment methods. The authors summarize exosome miRNAs invloved in regulating chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer, in order to provide theoretical support for clinical treatment and find new targeted therapy of pancreatic cancer.
3.Relationship of GABABR2 Polymorphism with Obesity and Metabolic Phenotype
Tingfan ZHI ; Rui SHI ; Minjie XU ; Duanyang XIE ; Lijuan ZHENG ; Xiaoyan JIANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2015;21(10):1162-1167
Objective To investigate the association of the polymorphism of rs3750344 and rs1435252 of G-protein family GABABR2 gene with obesity in population of Uygur and Han. Methods 785 Uygur subjects from Xinjiang and 425 Han subjects from Jinan Maternity and Child Care Hospital were recruited by epidemiology survey. Exposure indicators such as body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol (Tch), triglyceride (TG), fasting glucose (Glu) concentration were measured. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of rs3750344 and rs1435252 of GABABR2 gene were typed with Taqman. Linkage disequilibrium and haplotype were analysed with Haploview software. Results The frequency of rs1435252 was significantly different in AA carries of Uygur subjects between overweight group (12.5%) and normal weight group (6.6%), the subject with AA genotype significantly increased risk of overweight (OR=1.43, 95% CI: 1.06~1.91). The frequency of rs1435252 was significantly different in A alleles carries of Han subjects between obesity group (80.0%) and normal weight group (65.2%), the subject with A alleles significantly increased risk of obesity (OR=2.13, 95%CI: 1.18~3.86). The C alleles of rs3750344 significantly decreased risk of obesity (OR=0.69, 95%CI: 0.49~0.97) in Uygur, but the significance disappeared after controlling for covariates of age and gender. Conclusion The rs1435252 A allele of GABABR2 gene is a risk factor for overweight or obesity in population of Uygur and Han.
4.Multimodality imaging evaluation of the treatment effect and mechanism of bone marrow mesenchy-mal stem cells transplantation in swine with acute myocardial infarction
Min CAI ; Rui SHEN ; Lei SONG ; Minjie LU ; Shihua ZHAO ; Yue TANG ; Xianmin MENG ; Guisheng FENG ; Zongjin LI ; Zuoxiang HE
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2015;(6):420-427
Objective To evaluate the effect and mechanism of bone morrow MSCs transplantation in swine with AMI by cell biology and molecular imaging methods including PET/CT, SPECT, and MRI. Methods Twenty?four Chinese mini?swine ( ( 25 ± 5 ) kg ) were randomly divided into 2 groups: MSCs group ( n=12) and control group ( n=12) . Myocardial infarction was induced in swine hearts by occlusion of the LAD. Thirty minutes later, the MSCs group received autologous MSCs transplantation through in?tramyocardial injection into the peri?infarcted areas (2×107,2 ml) and the control group was subjected to cell culture medium in the same way. At the 1st and 4th weeks after MSCs transplantation, myocardial glu?cose metabolism, myocardial perfusion and cardiac function were evaluated in the two groups through PET/CT, SPECT and MRI. The minimum FDG mean signal intensity ( MSI ) , summed MSI, SRS, SRS%, LVEF, ESV, stroke volume ( SV) and cardiac output ( CO) were calculated. On the 4th week, HE and Masson′s Trichrome stains were performed. Mann?Whitney u test and non?parametric Wilcoxon test were used. Results (1) As evaluated by PET in the 1st week, the MSI and summed MSI in MSCs group were less than those in control group ( 22. 10 ± 3. 18 vs 35. 70 ± 3. 02, z=-2. 65; 1 013. 50 ± 29. 37 vs 1 084. 00 ± 21?15, z=-1.97;both P<0.05) . Compared to the minimum MSI and summed MSI in the 1st week, those in MSCs group increased significantly (34.00±4.25, z=-2.81;1 075.50±28.30, z=-2.80;both P<0?01) in the 4th week. SRS and SRS% decreased in the 4th week compared to those in the 1st week (20.20±2.24 vs 23.80±1.58, (29.80±3.31)% vs (35.10±2.34)%;both z=-2.08, both P<0.05). The averaged MSI in left ventricular infarction area (MSI<70) also increased (56.25±3.54 vs 48.14±2.71;z=-2.80, P<0.01). The a?bove?mentioned parameters had no statistically significant differences in the 4th week compared to those in the 1st week in the control group (all P>0.05). (2) In the 1st week, the perfusion variables had no signifi?cant differences between the two groups ( P>0.05) . There was no significant difference in any perfusion vari?ables between the 1st and 4th weeks in the two groups, respectively (P>0.05). (3) As evaluated by MRI, the cardiac functional parameters had no significant differences between the two groups at the 1st week. In the MSCs groups, LVEF increased significantly ((54.41±2.62)% vs (47.54±2.43)%;z=-2.60, P<0.01) and ESV reduced significantly ((22.85±1.91) vs (27.07±1.67) ml;z=-2.70, P<0.01) in the 4th week com?pared to those in the 1st week; SV and cardiac CO in the 4th week also increased significantly ((29.35± 1?84) vs (26.52±1.46) ml, (2.23±0.14) vs (1.96±0.13) L/min;z=-2.09 and -1.99, both P<0?05). In the control group, there were no significant differences in the cardiac functional parameters between the 1st and 4th weeks ( all P>0.05) . Conclusions Four weeks after MSCs transplantation for AMI, cardiac func?tion and myocardial glucose metabolism improved significantly but without significant myocardial perfusion improvement. Therefore, the cardiac function improvement might be associated with increased myocardial glucose metabolism.
5. Protective effects of N-acetyl-L-cysteine against binge drinking-induced fatty liver in mice
Mo XIAO ; Rui YANG ; Minjie GUAN ; Ning ZHAO ; Keqin XIE ; Tao ZENG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2018;36(3):169-173
Objective:
To investigate the roles of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) against binge drinking-induced fatty liver in mice.
Methods:
SPF male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 3 groups, i.e. control group, model group, and NAC/ethanol group (