1.Comparison of Genomic Copy Number Variations Among Breast Cancer Subtypes
Zhihui WANG ; Meigong ZHONG ; Qiuxuan CHEN ; Zijie MENG ; Wanting WU ; Yan ZHENG ; Xin ZHANG
Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment 2021;48(4):341-346
Objective To compare genomic copy number variations (CNVs) among different subtypes of breast cancer and analyze specific CNVs in each subtype. Methods AIMS software was used for genotype breast cancer (BasL, Her2, LumA and LumB), and GISTIC2.0 software was used to analyze genome-wide CNVs in tumor tissues from TCGA. We collected and analyzed the information and samples of 324 cases of invasive breast cancer admitted to Jiangmen Central Hospital(JMCH). Fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect the CNV of
2.Ferroptosis in glial cells
Qiuxuan WANG ; Xuyang FENG ; Yue HUANG ; Jingxian HAN ; Xiaoxi LIU ; Xuezhu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2024;40(11):2166-2172
Ferroptosis is a novel form of programmed cell death that relies on the accumulation of intracellular iron ions,causing irreversible damage to cell membranes through extensive lipid peroxidation,ultimately leading to cell death.Ferroptosis is closely associated with various neurodegenerative diseases.The ferroptosis of glial cells can regulate neuronal death by inducing neuroinflammation and affecting oxidative stress,thereby exacerbating the progression of neu-rodegenerative diseases.This review summarizes how ferroptosis occurs in different types of glial cells and its impact on neurons,aiming to deeply understand the effects of glial cell ferroptosis on neurodegenerative diseases and explore the po-tential therapeutic applications of inhibiting this process in treatment.
3.Inhibitory effect of α-lipoic acid on oxidative stress of hypertrophic scar
Ziqiao Ni ; Jinsong Zhang ; Xiang Gao ; Qiuxuan Zhu ; Xin Wang ; Hainian Huang ; Fei Zhu
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2022;57(7):1060-1065
Objective:
To investigate the effect and mechanism of α-lipoic acid(ALA) on the formation of hypertrophic scar(HTS) in rabbit ears.
Methods:
Eighteen New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into normal group, model group and 4%ALA group. After 28 days of treatment, the changes of scar related indexes were evaluated by hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining, Masson pine(Masson) staining and immunohistochemical staining, the changes of oxidative stress related indexes were evaluated, and the expression of antioxidant pathway related proteins was detected by Western blotting.
Results:
The color, texture and volume of scar in 4%ALA group were lighter and softer than those in model group. The results of HE, Masson staining and immunohistochemical staining showed that the number of fibrous cells and the degree of fibrosis in the 4%ALA group were less than those in the model group. In the 4%ALA group, the content of malondialdehyde(MDA) was lower than that of the model group(P<0.001), the content of hydroxyproline(Hyp) was lower than that of the model group(P<0.01), the level of glutathione(GSH) was higher than that of the model group(P<0.01), the activity of T-SOD was higher than that of the model group(P<0.001). Western blotting showed that the content of NRF2 and the expression level of downstream antioxidant proteins in the 4%ALA group were higher than those in the model group.
Conclusion
ALA up-regulates NRF2 signal pathway to reduce the level of oxidative stress in HTS and inhibit scar proliferation in rabbit ears.