1.Expression of miR-483-5p in epithelial ovarian cancer and its effects on cisplatin resistance in epithelial ovarian cancer cells
Pengnan ZHANG ; Hong SUN ; Hongyuan JIANG
China Oncology 2016;26(5):394-398
Background and purpose:Although cisplatin-based chemotherapies are used as the first-line treatment for ovarian cancers, the majority of patients eventually progress with platinum-resistant disease. miR-483-5p is overexpressed in lung cancer. However, the research on miR-483-5p in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is still unclear. This study aimed to investigate the expression of miR-483-5p in EOC and its effects on cisplatin resistance in EOC cells.Methods:This study analyzed the expression of the miR-483-5p by real-time lfuorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RTFQ-PCR) in EOC tissues, normal ovarian tissues, and EOC cells. The role of miR-483-5p in EOC was evaluatedin vitro by lentivirus-mediated knockdown of miR-483-5p or overexpression of miR-483-5p in EOC cell lines. Drug sensitivity assay was carried out by CCK-8 kit.Results:miR-483-5p was upregulated in EOC tissues as compared with normal tissues (P<0.01). Furthermore, miR-483-5p expression in advanced stage (Ⅲ–Ⅳ) EOC was significantly higher than that in early stage (Ⅰ–Ⅱ) EOC (P<0.05). Interestingly, miR-483-5p expression was higher in cisplatin-resistant A2780/CP cells than other cells. Increased miR-483-5p expression caused EOC cell resistance to cisplatin and downregulated the expression of p21 and Bcl-2, whereas reduced miR-483-5p expression induced its sensitivity and upregulated the expression of p21 and Bcl-2.Conclusion:The results suggest that miR-483-5p is highly expressed in EOC and contributes to cisplatin resistance. Thus, miR-483-5p is a potential therapeutic target for ovarian cancer.
2.Emergency establishment and application of biosafety autopsy and pathology platform
Pengnan ZHAO ; Xiaohong YAO ; Zongxing ZHANG ; Jiancheng QI ; Xuequan HUANG ; Zhicheng HE ; Ping CHEN ; Li HAN ; Dixiong XU ; Sibing ZHANG ; Xiuwu BIAN ; Hongyan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2021;34(2):100-105
Objective:Through the establishment and application of the biosafety autopsy pathology platform in Huoshenshan Hospital, the feasibility and application effect of the biosafety autopsy pathology platform were analyzed.Methods:The feasibility and application effect of the biosafety autopsy pathology platform were analyzed by layout design, instruments and equipment preparation, testing methods examination, and effect evaluation.Results:A total number of 26 cases of systematic autopsy and 8 cases of minimally invasive autopsy (puncture) were performed on the biosafety autopsy pathology platform, and no one was infected. Some pathology original findings were identified, including COVID-19 and pathological characteristics of identification, SARS respiratory failure mechanism and treatment significance, systemic distribution and spreading mechanism of the new coronavirus, the " storm" of inflammation pathological basis, some tumor markers rise in pulmonary pathological cell source and the overcast with fibrosis characteristics, such findings play important roles in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19.Conclusions:The study of autopsy pathology is of great significance for the prevention and control of emerging infectious disease, which calls for early intervention. To promote the standard construction of biosafety autopsy platform is the key to the pathological study of emerging infectious diseases. Pathological research and clinical diagnosis and treatment should be combined to inform each other.