1.Effects of bone mesenchymal stem cells transplantation on the expression of neuronal nuclear antigen and neurogenin 1 in focal cerebral ischemic rats
Qingjie MOU ; Yansong ZHAO ; Xiaoli WANG ; Fang WANG ; Lizhen CAI
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2014;22(3):176-181
Objective To investigate the effects of bone mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) transplantation on neuronal nuclei (NeuN) and neurogenin 1 (Ngnl) in focal cerebral ischemic rats.Methods A total of 64 healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into normal (N) + phosphate-buffered solution (PBS),middle cerebral occlusion (MCAO)+ PBS,N + BMSC and MCAO + BMSC groups (n =16 in each group).A rat model was induced by the intraluminal suture method.BMSC was cultured in vitro.At 24 h after modeling,brain transplantation was conducted.Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to detect infarct volume in vivo.NeuN/DAP,Ngnl/DAPIimmunofluorescence double-labeling and Western blot were used to detect the expression of NeuN and Ngnl around ischemic brain tissue.Results On day 14 after transplantation,the T1-and T2-weighted imaging revealed that the cerebral cortex and striatum had abnormal signal areas in the rats of the MCAO group.The infarct volume of the MCAO + BMSC group was significantly less than that of the MCAO + PBS group (32.5% ± 4.2% vs.47.9% ± 7.9% ; P < 0.01).Immunofluorescence doublelabeling assay showed that the numbers of cells of NeuN+/DAPI+ (976.2 ± 87.5/mm2 vs.1 908.3 ±127.8/mm2; P < 0.01) and Ngn1 +/DAPI + (251.6 ± 23.1/rmm2 vs.285.1 ± 25.2/mm2 ; P < 0.01) of the MCAO + PBS group were significantly less than those of the N + PBS group,but those of NeuN+/DAPI +(1 439.9 ± 101.7/mm2; P < 0.01) and Ngn1 +/DAPI + (356.3 ± 35.6/mm2; P < 0.01) of the MCAO + BMSC group were significantly more than the MCAO + PBS group.Western blot analysis showed that the protein expression levels of NeuN (0.69 ±0.06 vs.0.91 ±0.09; P <0.01) and Ngn1 (0.53 ±0.05 vs.0.62 ±0.07;P <0.01) of the MCAO +PBS group were significantly lower than those of the N +PBS group,but those of NeuN (0.82 ± 0.07; P < 0.01) and Ngn1 (0.77 ± 0.09; P < 0.01) of the MCAO + BMSC group were significantly higher than the MCAO + PBS group.Conclusions BMSC transplantation may promote the expression of NeuN and Ngn1,and alleviate MCAO caused brain injury.
2.Clinical efficacy of tripterygium wilfordii in the treatment of early diabetic nephropathy and its mechanism
Hui FANG ; Xin MOU ; Xuhuan ZHANG ; Qingjie RENG ; Yuan LI
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2018;25(12):1532-1535
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of tripterygium wilfordii in the treatment of early diabetic nephropathy and its mechanism .Methods 86 patients with early diabetic nephropathy admitted to Jiaxing Hospital of Zhejiang Provincial Armed Police Corps from December 2015 to December 2017 were selected as research subjects.They were randomly divided into two groups according to the digital table ,with 43 cases in each group .The control group was treated by conventional internal medicine , while the observation group was added tripterygium glycosides on the basis of the control group .The clinical efficacy of the two groups and the changes of serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and plasminogen activator -1 (PAI-1) before and after treatment were compared . Results The total effective rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (86.04%vs.58.14%)(χ2 =8.323,P=0.004).The MMP-9 and PAI-1 levels and urinary protein of the two groups after treatment were significantly improved ,but the changes of the observation group [ ( 57 .36 ±10 .24 ) ng/L, (24.39 ±7.66)ng/mL,(70.35 ±12.58)μg/min] were more significant than those of the control group [(85.62 ± 15.42)ng/L,(29.64 ±8.61)ng/mL,(102.57 ±20.36)μg/min](t=10.011,P<0.001;t=2.987,P=0.004;t=3.828,P<0.001).Conclusion The therapeutic effect of tripterygium wilfordii in the treatment of early diabetic nephropathy is significant .The mechanism is related to improving the expression of MMP -9 in kidney tissue and reducing the level of PAI-1.