1.Follicle stimulating hormone and tumor angiogenesis
Tao LIU ; Jinghua REN ; Gang WU
Journal of International Oncology 2011;38(8):572-574
Recent researches show that follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) plays an important regulatory role in the angiogenesis of ovarian cancer by influencing the level of some factors such as hypoxia inducefactor-1 ( HIF-1 ) ,vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Meanwhile, recent studies report that FSH and FSH receptor(FSHR) may also participate in the angiogenesis of other solid tumors like lung cancer. FSH is closely related to the tumor angiogenesis, which provides a novel therapeutic target for anti-angiogenesis thera-py.
2.MRI in predication of early hemorrhagic transformation after acute stroke
Gang GUO ; Ren-Hua WU ; Dj MIKULIS ;
Chinese Journal of Radiology 1999;0(10):-
Objective To investigate the relationship among early parenchymal enhancement,post- gadolinium(Gd)hyperintense middle cerebral artery(HMCA),and subsequent hemorrhagic transformation (HT)in patients with hyperacute ischemic stroke.Methods Twenty-four consecutive patients with ischemic stroke who underwent MRI within 6 h[(4.3?1.4)h]of symptom onset were retrospectively reviewed.All of these patients underwent at least one follow-up MRI or non-enhanced CT study at 2 to 7 days.Post-Gd T_1WI were analyzed for parenchymal enhancement and hyperintense MCA.Gradient echo MRI and CT were used for assessment of HT.Results Ten patients developed HT on follow-up imaging (hemorrhagic group).Early parenchymal enhancement was found in 6 patients with HT(P
3.The comparison of 4 schemes for anesthesia in pediatric patients undergoing surgery of transcatheter ventricular septal defect closure
Gang LI ; Changhe REN ; Gangming WU ; Junchao DAI
Chongqing Medicine 2013;(25):2986-2987,2990
Objective To investigate the proper anesthetic administration schemes in pediatric patients undergoing surgery of transcatheter ventricular septal defect closure .Methods A total of 120 pediatric patients with congenital heart diseases of ventricu-lar septal defect ,aged 3-9 years old with ASA physiological status Ⅰ or Ⅱ ,undergoing surgery of transcatheter ventricular septal defect closure were randomly divided into 4 groups with 30 each :ketamine group( K group) ,propofol group( P group) ,ketamine associate with propofol ( KP group) ,sevoflurane group( S group) .Spontaneous respiration were maintained in K ,P ,PK groups ,but mechanical ventilation was adopted after endotracheal tube intubation in S group .The values of MAP ,HR ,SpO2 ,RR were recorded at the following time points :before anesthesia ,incision immediate ,procedure in heart ,completion of operation ,and 30min after oper-ation .awaking time and adverse reactions were recorded .Results Anesthesia and operation were carried out successfully in all pa-tients .Awaking time in P group and KP group markedly shorter than K group (P<0 .01) .The incidence rate of adverse reactions such as cough ,asphyxia and body motion in pediatric patients by mechanical ventilation and sevoflurane inhaled markedly less than other groups(P<0 .01) .Conclusion It is safe that pediatric patients received mechanical ventilation and sevoflurane inhaled after endotracheal intubation undergoing surgery of transcatheter ventricular septal defect closure .
4.Study on biological characteristics of adult adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells and its differentiation into cardiomyocytes in vitro
Gang REN ; Yunfei BIAN ; Xiaojia WU ; Maolian LI ; Chuanshi XIAO
Journal of Chinese Physician 2010;12(7):907-909
Objective To induce adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) differentiation into cardiomyocytes, so as to provide stem cells for myocardial regeneration.Method ADMSCs were isolated and cultured from adult adipose tissue in vitro.They were induced with 10μmol/L 5-azacytidine (5Aza) for 24h.At the 7th, 14th, 21st days after induction, the expression of α-sarcomeric actin, and myosin heavy chain were repeatedly detected by immunocytochemistry.The expression of ANP was detected by RT-PCR.Results At the 7th day after induction, there was no expression of α-sarcomeric actin and MHC.At the 14th day, there was a little expression of α-sarcomeric actin and MHC that could be seen in cells.At the 21st day, there was increased expression of α-sarcomeric and MHC, and the expression of ANP was positive results detected by RT-PCR.Conclusions 5-Aza can induced ADMSCs to differentiate into cardiomyocytes.ADMSCs might be a potential source of cell transplantation for myocardial.
5.Evaluation of CYRTA21-1, CEA and SPECT in diagnosis of bone metastasis in lung cancer
Yuan REN ; Bo WU ; Jin-Gang GUO ; Xiu-Juan WANG ;
Cancer Research and Clinic 2006;0(11):-
Objective To evaluate the value of CYRTA21-1,CEA and SPECT in diagnosis of bone metastasis in lung cancer.Methods 216 patients with lung cancer were examined by radionuclide bone imaging and serum CYFRA21-1,CEA.20 patients with benign lung disease were also studied.Results 121 of the 216 lung cancer patients were confirmed bone metastasis including 101 multi-metastasis and 20 singu- lar-metastasis. The positive rate was 56.02 %.The serum CYFR21-1,CEA level and positive rate of lung cancer patients with bone metastasis were obviously higher than those of patients without bone metastasis or with benign lung disease.The level of serum CYFR21-1,CEA had significant difference(P
6.Potent rapid antidepressant effects of petroleum ether fraction of Yueju pill associated with BDNF and TrkB up-regulation
Li REN ; Weiwei TAO ; Wenda XUE ; Haoxin WU ; Gang CHEN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2015;(12):1754-1759
Abstact:Aim To identify whether the petroleum e-ther fraction of Yueju pill (YJ-PE)could exhibit a po-tent rapid antidepressant effect and to investigate the underlying biological mechanism involved.Methods Fourty-four male KM mice were randomly assigned to five groups:the control group (saline group),low dosage of YJ-PE,middle dosage of YJ-PE,high dos-age of YJ-PE and ketamine.After a single drug admin-istration,we used tail suspension test (TST)to test the rapid antidepressant effect of YJ-PE in KMmice at 30 min.Another twenty-four male KM mice were ass-inged to three groups:control group,screened effective low dosage of YJ-PE group and ketamine group.We usd TST to assess these mice at 24 h post a single ad-
ministration.Western blot was performed to examine the expression of BDNF and TrkB in hippocampus of KMmice at 30 min and 24 h post a single administra-tion.Results An acute administration of YJ-PE de-creased the immobility time of KMmice in TST and in-creased the expression of BDNF and TrkB as soon as 30min post a single administration and lasted at least for 24 hours.Conclusion YJ-PE (low dosage)ex-hibits a rapid antidepressant-like potent,and the po-tent rapid antidepressant effects of YJ-PE are associat-ed with the up-regulation of BDNF and TrkB.
7.Study of the reliability of the Cybex 6000 dynamometer measuring the shoulder extensor contracted concentrically and eccentrically
Gang XUE ; Changlin HUANG ; Jianqiang WU ; Hongfeng REN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2005;11(4):252-253
ObjectiveTo evaluate the reliability of the Cybex 6000 isokinetic dynamometer in measuring the shoulder extensor contracted concentrically and eccentrically.Methods15 male subjects with no previous shoulder injuries were studied. The extensor muscles groups of asymmetrical shoulder were tested at 60°/s, 120°/s, and 180°/s respectively. Variables studied included peak torque (PT), average power (AP) and total work (TW). The interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to determine the reliability.ResultsHigh test-retest reliability, ICC ranging from 0.86 to 0.97, was demonstrated for all tests.ConclusionThe Cybex 6000 isokinetic dynamometer shows a good reliability in measuring the shoulder extensor isokinetic contracted concentrically and eccentrically.
8.Influence of Yuejuganmaidazao Decoction on depression-like behavior and m-TOR and Akt expression in hippocampus of PPD offspring
Ruyan WU ; Cai LU ; Weiei TAO ; Baomei XIA ; Wenda XUE ; Li REN ; Haoxin WU ; Gang CHEN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2016;32(7):1022-1026
Aim To observe the rapid antidepressant effect of Yuejuganmaidazao Decoction on postpatum de-pression offspring , and analyze its influence on the Akt and mTOR expression .Methods After postpartum de-pression model was established , the offsprings were randomly divided into the following groups: control group(CTL-F1,n =8), vehicle group (Veh,n =8) and YG group ( YG, n =8 ) .Veh group was treated with vehicle , YG group was treated with Yueju gan-maidazao Decoction(8.3 g· kg -1 ).Forced swimming test(FST) was measured 24 hours after single adminis-tration.The phosphorylation and total level of Akt and m-TOR in the hippocampus was detected by Western blot.Results The immobility time in YG group was significantly shorter than that in Veh group ( P <0.01 ) , and the expression of p-Akt and p-mTOR in the hippocampus was significantly increased ( P <0.05 ) .Conclusion Yuejuganmaidazao Decoction may rapidly alleviate depression-like behaviors of PPD offsprings through upregulation of Akt and mTOR ex-pression .
9.Inhibitory effect of Corilagin on the inflammatory response of irradiated microglia BV-2 cells
Ming LUO ; Gang WU ; Li FAN ; Ruiguang ZHANG ; Jinghua REN ; Jihua DONG ; Xiaorong DONG
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2010;30(6):682-686
Objective To explore the inhibitory effects of Corilagin on the production of proinflammatory cytokines in microglia induced by radiation. Methods The cytotoxicity of Corilagin was measured by MTT assay. Microglia BV-2 cells were irradiated 0 or 32 Gy after pretreated with Corilagin for 12 hours. Realtime-PCR was used to detect the mRNA levels of inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-1β,TNF-α on several time-points. The content of nitric oxide (NO) was determined with nitrate reductase method. The translocation of NF-κB was measured by Western blot and immunocytochemical stain.Confocal microscopy was used to observe the expression of Iba-1 and Nemo. Results No cytotoxicity was detected on BV-2 cells with 1-10 μg/ml Corilagin. Iba-1 expression in microglia cells was activated by irradiation, the expression levels of inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-1β, TNF-α and NO were also elevated. Whereas, the production of IL-1 β, TNF-α in activated microglia cells was significantly inhibited with 5 μg/mL corilagin ( tIL-1β = 6. 341, tTNF-α = 3.41 1, tNO = 3. 134, P < 0. 05 ). Corilagin significantly inhibited the expression of Nemo and the translocation of NF-κB p65. Conclusion Corilagin could inhibit the activation of irradiated microglia cells and down-regulate the expression of inflammatory cytokines, via inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway.
10.The association between RASSF1 gene polymorphisms and lung cancer susceptibility among people in Hubei Province of China.
Geqiong, XIAO ; Tao, ZHANG ; Jie, YAO ; Jinghua, REN ; Wenmiao, CAO ; Gang, WU
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2009;29(5):646-9
The relationship between Ala/Ser polymorphism in 133 codon of exon 3 region of the RASSF1 gene and genetic susceptibility of lung cancer in Hubei province Han population was investigated by a case-control study. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique was adopted to analyze the polymorphism of codon 133 of exon 3 in the RASSF1 gene of 100 pathologically diagnosed lung cancer patients, and 100 healthy controls. The relationship between different genotypes and the susceptibility of lung cancer was analyzed. Among 200 blood samples from Han people in Hubei Province, including 100 from lung cancer patients and 100 from healthy controls, the frequencies of Ala/Ala, Ala/Ser, Ser/Ser genotype of the RASSF1 in lung cancer patients were 83%, 16%, 1%, and those in healthy controls was 93%, 7%, 0% respectively, with the difference being statistically significant between two groups (P<0.05). The individuals with Ala/Ser genotype had higher risk of suffering from lung cancer, with an OR of 2.341, and 95% CI of 1.009-6.393 respectively. It was concluded that RASSF1Ala133Ser was a susceptible genetic factor of lung cancer. Ala/Ser genotype increased the risk of lung cancer.