1.Assessment of melanosome transfer by selective incorporation of 14C-thiouracil into nascent melanin
Qiong ZHOU ; Tiechi LEI ; Shizheng XU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2008;41(6):380-383
Objective To establish a method to quantitatively assess melanosome transfer with incorporation of 14C-thiouracil (TU) into nascent melanin. Methods To characterize whether 14C-TU was exclusively incorporated into melanin-producing cells, the same number of mouse melan-a or SP-1 keratinocytes were labeled with 14C-TU for 12 hours and 48 hours, respectively, followed by the measurement of radioactivity. Mouse melan-a melanocytes were pre-labeled with 1 Ci/mL 14C-TU, and cocultured with mouse SP1 keratinocytes to develop an assay system for melanosome transfer to keratinocytes. Following co-culture, the keratinocytes with transferred radioactivity were separated from melanocytes at different time points via two times of differential trypsinization. Transferred radioactivity in keratinocytes, denoting the amount of melanosome transfer, was measured with liquid scintillation counting. Meanwhile, the effects of forskolin, a PKA activator, and nicotinamide on melanosome transfer were also investigated with this assay system.Results The incorporated radioactivity in melan-a cells was 66- or 80-fold as high as that in SP-1 cells,indicating that 14C-TU would be a suitable tracer for melanosome transfer in co-culture with keratinocytes. A purity of 84.5% was achieved for keratinocytes with transferred radioactivity by twice differential trypsinization.As shown by this assay, there was an approximately 0.67-fold decrease in melanosome transfer with the treatment of 1 g/L nicotinamide and 2.3-fold increase with 20μmol/L forskolin treatment. After coculture with SP1 cells for 8-12 hours, melan-a cells developed well-extending dendrites with detectable melanosome transfer, while no proliferation of melan-a cells induced by forskolin was seen. Conclusion An optimized protocol for selective incorporation of 14C-TU into nascent melanin has been successfully applied to the quantitative measurement of melanosome transfer from melanocytes to keratinocytes induced by forskolin or nicotinamide.
2.Clinical Study on Treatment of Uterine Leiomyoma with Different Dosages of Mifepristone
Shaoxia LEI ; Honghe LU ; Qiong ZHOU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2001;3(5):332-334
Objective To explore the therapeutic effect of treatment of uterine leiomyoma with different dosages of mifepristone and the effects of mifepristone on sex hormones.Methods The patients of uterine leiomyoma were divided into two groups,group A included 45 patients who were mifepristone orally given neoplasma,25mg per day for 3~6 months,group B included 30 patients who took mifepristone 12.5mg per day for 3~6 months.The size of uterus and uterine leicomyoma were detected with type B sonarography and serum sex hormones level were tested with radioimmunoassay before the treatment.Results Amenorrhea was found during the treatment of two groups and after tree months' the symptoms were improved,the size of uterine leiomyoma in group A was meanly decreased by 52.56% and 61.69% respectively,after six months' treatment;The size of uterine leiomyoma in group B was averagely decreased by 48.61% after three months' treatment and by 52.12% after six months' treatment.There was no significant difference between A and B group after three months' treatment(P>0.05),But there was significant difference between the two groups after six months' treatment and it dependent on the time of the treatment.Contents of serum estradiol and progestagen of the two groups were droped dwon significantly after treatment(P<0.01).Conclusions Mifepristone applied to treat the uterine leiomyoma have definitve therapeutic effect,and less side effects.Therefore,mifepristone provides a new avenue to treat uterine leiomyoma and suggesting its best dosage is 25mg every day.
3.The relationship between HPV pseudovirus-neutralizing antibody titers and antibody titer determined by ELISA method
Jianqiang LEI ; Qiong SHEN ; Gaoxia ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2009;29(11):1049-1054
Objective To study the relationship of HPV pseudo-neutralizing titers detected by two different reporter genes: Zoanthus sp. green fluorescent protein (ZsGreen) and secreted alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) , and the relationship between HPV the pseudovirus-neutralizing antibody titer and the antibody titer determined by ELISA method. Methods The plasmids with expression cassettes of the HPV capsid protein L1 and L2 genes after codon optimization and the plasmid with reporter gene (ZsGreen or SEAP) were co-transfected into 293FT cells. The cell lysate supernatants were collected after 48 h culture, then the pseudovirus was purified through POROS column chromatography from the supernatants. After the titer of pseudovirus bulk were measured, HPV-16 and HPV-18 pseudovirus-neutralization assays were carried out for determining the titer of sera collected from immunized mice with HPV candidate vaccine and Gardasil HPV vaccine. Results In statistical analysis, the two reporter gene systems for the detection of the pseudovirus neutralizing antibody titer are highly relevant to each other (Spearman coefficient; r = 0. 760). And their neutralizing antibody titers bear a high degree of correlation with the antibody titer (Spearman coefficient: r= 0.577 and r =0. 741). Conclusion ZsGreen and SEAP pseudovirus neutralizing antibody titers are highly relevant to each other. The neutralizing antibody and the antibody titer are also relevant. These results reveal some mechanism of HPV vaccines to prevent the virus from invading the host cells, and are absolutely useful in the protection efficiency evaluation of the HPV-16 and HPV-18 candidate vaccines.
4.Construction and enlightening for the sharing of elaborate resources of pathology and patho-physiology
Lei WANG ; Qiong LU ; Heping WU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2015;(8):761-763,764
In order to reinforce the development and sharing of elaborate educational resources and improve the educational quality, the course team completed the transformation and upgrading of the original fine course for the construction of national high-quality resource sharing class. In the con-struction of courses the organic combination of course content, method, skills, quality was focused on, and the transformation and upgrading of the course achieved further optimization of the excellent resources and full sharing.
5.Histological changes of the dermal-epidermal junction of superficial scarin rabbit ears induced by ultrapulse CO2 fractional laser
Ying LEI ; Qiong WANG ; Jun TAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2017;23(2):125-128
Objective To explore the effects of wound healing and histological changes by utilizing ultrapulse CO2 fractional laser for the treatment of superficial scar in dermal-epidermal junction (DEJ) in rabbit ears.Methods We adopted traditional iodophor treatment and moist exposed burn ointment treatment repairing the wound and utilizing ultra pulse CO2 fractional laser for the treatment of rabbit ears superficial scar.The superficial scars in rabbit ear were induced with ultra pulse CO2 fractional laser.In 1,2,4,8 weeks tissue samples would be taken.Using electron microscopy we observed DEJ ultrastructure and light microscopy to observe the histological changes of the dermal papilla and PAS staining for epidermis basement membrane.Results The wound healing time of moist exposed burn ointment group was shorter than that of iodophor group (P<0.05).The number of hemidesmosomes and anchoring fibers in the moist exposed burn ointment group on the 8th week was more than the 1th week,The number of hemidesmosomes and anchoring fibers in the iodophor group on 8th week was more than 1th week (P <0.05).The number of hemidesmosomes and anchoring fibers in the iodophor group was less than the moist exposed burn ointment group (P<0.05).Conclusions U1trapulse CO2 fractional laser can cause ultra structural changes in scarring dermal-epidermal junction area,wet wound healing environment promotes the reconstruction of DEJ district organization,and rebuilding the function of the scar skin has the positive significance.
6.Clinical Study on Treatment of Uterine Leiomyoma with Different Dosages of Mifepristone
Shaoxia LEI ; Honghe LU ; Qiong ZHOU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2001;0(05):-
0 05),But there was significant difference between the two groups after six months' treatment and it dependent on the time of the treatment.Contents of serum estradiol and progestagen of the two groups were droped dwon significantly after treatment(P
7.Genetic analysis of chorionic villi specimen in spontaneous abortion using various methods
Qiong LEI ; Qiong WANG ; Canquan ZHOU ; Baojiang CHEN ; Zheng CHEN ; Yanwen XU ; Yanhong ZENG
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009;44(4):253-256
Objective To explore the efficacy of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA)combined with fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH)and comparative genomie hybridization (CGH)combined with FISH in genetic analysis of chorionic villi specimen(CVS)of spontaneous abortion.Methods CGH+FISH and MLPA+FISH were used for genetic analysis of 29 CVS from spontaneous abortion and 6 normal CVS from selective abortion,in the mean time,those results were compared with conventional eytogenetic karyotyping.Results The report time were 40 hours in MLPA+FISH and 120 houm in CGH+FISH.The mean time of chorionic villi culture was(240±72)hours.The successful rate of specimen analysis were 97%(34/35)in CGH,100%(35/35)in MLPA,100%(35/35)in FISH and 91%(32/35)in conventional cytogenetic karyotyping.Apart from 1 case failed in CGH analysis,the results from MLPA+FISH were almost similar to that from CGH+FISH,however,that 1 specimen failed in CGH were detected successfully by MLPA+FISH.The discrepancy rate were 13%(4/31)in CGH+FISH and 12%(4/32)in MLPA+FISH respectively when compared with conventional cytogenetic analysis.Conclusions MLPA+FISH analysis present shorter detecting time and achieve 100%tale of successful report.This combined method was an important adjuvant approach to conventional cytogenetic karyotyping in CVS from spontaneous abortion.
8.The Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Multiple Function Protein ICP27
Lei ZHAO ; Wenbo ZHU ; Qiong DING ; Guiqiang PENG ; Chunfu ZHENG
Virologica Sinica 2008;23(6):399-405
The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infected-cell protein 27 (ICP27) is an essential,highly conserved protein involved in various steps of HSV-1 gene regulation as well as in the shut-off of host gene expression during infection.It functions primarily at the post-transcriptional level in inhibiting precursor mRNA splicing and in promoting nuclear export of viral transcripts.Recently,many novel functions performed by the HSV-1 ICP27 protein were shown,including leptomycin B resistance,inhibition of the type I interferon signaling,regulation of the viral mRNA translation and determining the composition of HSV-1 virions.
9.Application of 3M transparent dressing joint 3MTM CavilonTM No Sting Barrie Film in the skin care after peripherally inserted central catheter
Lei TAN ; Qiong HOU ; Wenhui CAO ; Xiaolan LI
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(19):1450-1452
Objective To evaluate the skin protection of the 3M transparent dressing joint 3MTM CavilonTM No Sting Barrie Film after peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC).Methods A total of 120 PICC catheter patients with lung cancer (observation time last about 3 months from starting the rearing pipe on the day to pipe-taken) were selected.They were divided into 2 groups by random digits table method with 60 cases each.Control group was given 3M transparent dressings stick in the PICC fixed place skin.Observation group was given 3M transparent dressings paste joint 3MTM CavilonTM No Sting Barrie Film.The incidence of complications in the PICC fixed place skin were observed and compared between 2 groups.Results The skin allergy,phlebitis,skin damage,total complications were 5,4,1,10 cases in control group after PICC catheter and 2,1,3,6 cases in observation group,and there was significant difference in the incidence of the total complications,x2=4.23,P<0.05.Conclusion Using 3M transparent dressings joint 3MTM CavilonTM No Sting Barrie Film for skin care after PICC catheter,can effectively protect the skin after PICC catheter,reduce the incidence of adverse reactions.
10.The Nucleocytoplasmic Transport of Viral Proteins
Qiong DING ; Lei ZHAO ; Hong GUO ; Alan C. ZHENG
Virologica Sinica 2010;25(2):79-85
Molecules can enter the nucleus by passive diffusion or active transport mechanisms, depending on their size. Small molecules up to size of 50-60 kDa or less than 10 nm in diameter can diffuse passively through the nuclear pore complex (NPC), while most proteins are transported by energy driven transport mechanisms. Active transport of viral proteins is mediated by nuclear localization signals (NLS), which were first identified in Simian Virus 40 large T antigen and had subsequently been identified in a large number of viral proteins. Usually they contain short stretches of lysine or arginine residues. These signals are recognized by the importin super-family (importin α and β) proteins that mediate the transport across the nuclear envelope through Ran-GTP. In contrast, only one class of the leucine-rich nuclear export signal (NES) on viral proteins is known at present. Chromosome region maintenance 1 (CRM1) protein mediates nuclear export of hundreds of viral proteins through the recognition of the leucine-rich NES.