1.Imaging " mismatch" in acute ischemic stroke
Defu ZHANG ; Weiwei SONG ; Haifei ZHENG ; Qingling ZHAI ; Jinbo CHEN
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020;28(9):687-692
Acute ischemic stroke has ischemic penumbra and actual infarct core, and when there is a bigger difference in the volume of the two, it is called " mismatch". It is not only manifested as a mismatch between the clinical manifestations and the infarct core, but also as a mismatch between the infarct core and the perfusion area. The advancement of neuroimaging technology enables this " mismatch" phenomenon to be manifested through different imaging methods or different sequences of the same imaging method, thereby providing more guidance for the further diagnosis and treatment process.
2.Serum GP73 for diagnosing decompensated cirrhosis in population with chronic HBV infections
Qingling ZHAI ; Yubo HUANG ; Xiaohua HAO ; Hongmin LI ; Hui REN ; Hongshan WEI
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2014;28(2):85-86
Objective To evaluate the role of serum GP73 for diagnosing decompensated cirrhosis in population with chronic HBV infections.Methods The present study included three populations:200 patients with chronic HBV infections and receiving liver biopsy; 200 patients with decompensated cirrhosis;and 200 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.All patients were HBsAg-positive over six months.Results Comparing with those in the patients with chronic hepatitis B (67.38 ±57.45 ng/ml),the serum GP73 levels in cirrhosis patients (221.9 ± 108.5 ng/ml) and HCC patients (152.4 ± 102.7 ng/ml) were significantly increased.Taken the population with chronic hepatitis B as "control group",the patients with decompensated cirrhosis as "patients group",the area of ROC analysis was 0.91 (95% CI:0.88-0.94) (P <0.0001).Set the cut-off value at 150 ng/ml,the diagnosing sensitivity and specificity were 72.5% and 93.5%,respectively.Conclusion For patients with chronic HBV infections and a higher GP73 levels,decompensated cirrhosis should be considered,except diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
3.Serum levels of GP73 in patients with autoimmune liver disease
Qingling ZHAI ; Ran LIU ; Zhiqiang WANG ; Yubo HUANG ; Xiaohua HAO ; Xin FENG ; Hongshan WEI
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2014;28(4):268-270
Objective To evaluate the serum levels of GP73 for diagnosing autoimmune liver disease.Methods Three populations were included:80 patients with autoimmune liver disease; 80 patients with chronic hepatitis B,and 80 apparently healthy controls.Results The serum levels of GP73 in patients with autoimmune liver disease (112.3 ± 72.55 ng/ml) were significantly higher than those of patients with chronic hepatitis B (86.44 ± 60.69 ng/ml),and healthy controls (35.84 ± 11.8 ng/ml).However,there were no significant differences was observed in group of subjects with autoimmune hepatitis (107.4 ± 90.6 ng/ml),primary biliary cirrhosis ((89.0 ± 45.38 ng/ml),and primary sclerosing cholangitis (113.3 ± 50.87 ng/ml).Chosen the healthy control as "control group",the patients with chronic hepatitis B as "patients group ",the sensitivity and specificity of GP73 for diagnosing autoimmune liver disease were 75.0% and 97.53%,respectively.The area of ROC analysis was 0.93(95% CI;0.89-0.97).Conclusion The serum GP73 levels was significantly increased in patients with autoimmune liver disease,compared with those of healthy controls.For patients with higher levels of serum GP73,diagnosis of autoimmune liver disease should also be considered,especially for those patients with overlap-syndrome,except for chronic virus hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
4.Effects of nootkatone on depression-like behavior and PKA/CREB/BDNF signaling pathway in hippocampus
Kaixin Wang ; Sanwang Wang ; Qingling Zhai ; Di Zhao ; Jing Liu ; Fantao Meng ; Chen Li ; Jinbo Chen
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2022;57(5):725-730
Objective:
To observe the effects of nootkatone on depression-like behavior, neurogenesis and protein kinase A(PKA)/cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein(CREB)/brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) signaling pathway in hippocampus of chronic unpredictable stress(CUS) treated mice, and to explore the role and molecular mechanism of nootkatone′s antidepressant effect.
Methods:
Male C57 BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 3 groups: the control group(saline), the CUS group(CUS+saline), the CUS+nootkatone group(CUS+nootkatone). The sucrose preference test and forced swim test were used to evaluate the depression-like behaviors. The mRNA expression of BDNF in hippocampus was measured by RTPCR. The expression levels of BDNF, PKA and phosphorylated cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein(p-CREB) in hippocampus were determined by Western blot. The level of neurogenesis was measured by immunofluorescence.
Results:
Compared with the control group, the sucrose preference decreased(P<0.05) and the latency decreased(P<0.05), and immobility time increased in forced swim test(P<0.05) in CUS group, the expression levels of BDNF mRNA(P<0.05) and protein(P<0.05), PKA(P<0.05) and p-CREB(P<0.05) decreased. The sucrose preference of the CUS+nootkatone group increased(P<0.05) and the latency increased(P<0.05), and immobility time decreased in forced swim test(P<0.05), the expression levels of BDNF mRNA(P<0.05) and protein(P<0.05), PKA(P<0.05) and p-CREB(P<0.05) increased in comparison with the CUS group. Compared with control group, the number of hippocampal doublecortin(DCX) labeled neurons decreased(P<0.05) in CUS group. Compared with the CUS group, the number of DCX labeled neurons increased in the CUS+nootkatone group(P<0.05).
Conclusion
The improvement of depressive symptoms in CUS mice by nootkatone may be related to the neurogenesis in dentate gyrus of hippocampus and the activation of PKA/CREB/BDNF signaling pathway.