1.Development and application of regulatory T cells in corneal transplant rejection
Xin DU ; Ruijuan GUAN ; Zefeng KANG ; Ling LI ; Xin YAN ; Xiaoying ZHANG
International Eye Science 2024;24(8):1246-1249
Corneal transplantation is an effective treatment for corneal blindness, and it is the only hope for patients with corneal blindness. Cornea has no blood vessels and no lymphatic vessels, which is called immune privilege organ, so the success rate of corneal transplantation is significantly higher than that of other organ transplantation, but the rejection reaction after corneal transplantation is still the main reason for the failure of corneal transplantation. The directional movement of immune cells to lymphoid tissue and inflammatory sites is the mainly immune response after organ transplantation. And the regulatory T cells(Treg)play a key role in immune regulation, which can induce immune tolerance by regulating and inhibiting the activation of effector T cells and reduce the rejection reaction after corneal transplantation. In addition, this review also discussed the effectiveness of applying cordyceps sinensis extract FTY720 to enhance the function of Treg. Based on this, we briefly reviewed the sources, mechanism of action and treatment of Treg after corneal transplantation, so as to provide some reference for the subsequent clinical application transformation and basic research.
2.Research status and hotspot analysis of leech in the field of medicine based on bibliometrics
Quancheng XIN ; Yanzhao ZHANG ; Yutong HUA ; Xiuhuan GUO ; Zhaoyuqing SU ; Chuanxin LIU ; Ruijuan YUAN
Chinese Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology 2024;33(9):1064-1073
Objective To analyze the literature of leech in medicine using CiteSpace knowledge map,comprehensively understand the research status,hotspots and development trends of component analysis and pharmacological effects of leech,and provide reference for researchers in the field of leech.Methods CiteSpace 6.1 R3 software was used to analyze the relevant literature of leech in the field of medical research in CNKI and Web of Science databases from 1996 to 2022.The bibliometric and visual analysis of the number of articles,authors,research institutions,keyword co-occurrence,clustering and emergence were carried out.Results A total of 1 115 Chinese articles in CNKI database and 237 English articles in Web of Science database were included.The analysis of Chinese and English literature showed that the author Shi Hongzhuan had the largest number of Chinese articles,and the German author Hildebrandt had the largest number of English articles.Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Academy of Sciences were the institutions with the largest number of articles in Chinese and English respectively.The country with the most published English literature is the United States.Chinese and English keyword co-occurrence and cluster analysis showed that Chinese literature focused on the study of its active ingredient hirudin,including molecular structure,pharmacological efficacy,mechanism of treating thrombosis,coronary heart disease,kidney disease and other diseases,and paid attention to the differences in the active ingredients of different types of leeches.In addition,English literature focused on the clinical external use of living leeches.The emergence of keywords suggested that the mechanism of action,the search and synthesis of hirudin analogues,and the pharmacodynamic mechanism of compatibility application were not only the current research hotspots,but also the future hot spots.Conclusion The analysis of leech components,the pharmacological mechanism of leech in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases,chronic kidney diseases and other diseases have always been the research hotspots.Hirudin analogues,the pharmacodynamic mechanism of compatibility application,network pharmacology,molecular docking and so on may be the future research hotspots and trends of leeches.
3.Risk factors analysis of age-related macular degeneration in Tibetan of plateau area and establishment of nomogram prediction model
Xiaoying ZHANG ; Ruijuan GUAN ; Xin YAN ; Ling LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2022;40(3):260-265
Objective:To determine the prevalence and risk factors for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Tibetan of plateau area, and to establish a nomogram prediction model.Methods:A cross-sectional study was carried out.The 40-year-old and older Tibetan subjects were enrolled by cluster random sampling from Xinghai County and Tongde County with an average altitude of 3 000 meters in Qinghai Province.Questionnaire survey, routine ophthalmic examinations, direct fundus photography and health education were carried out among the subjects.The questionnaire items included age, gender, smoking, drinking, living duration in plateau region, daily sunshine duration, diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.A χ2 test was used to screen significantly factors, and risk factors for AMD were analyzed by logistic regression analysis.The nomogram plot was drawn by R software to establish a predicting model.The study protocol adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by an Ethics Committee of Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital (No.2017-21). Written informed consent was obtained from each subject prior to any medical examination. Results:A total of 1 223 subjects were enrolled, and AMD were detected in 190 subjects with an prevalence of 15.54%.The risk factors for AMD were old age, living duration in plateau region, sunshine duration, smoking, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.Age was the first one of risk factors for AMD ( OR: 20.183, 95% CI: 9.536-29.805, P<0.001), followed by sunshine duration ( OR: 3.785, 95% CI: 1.581-8.721, P<0.001). The nomogram prediction model showed that when the questionnaire score was >150, the probability of suffering AMD was 50%.The decision curve showed that when the threshold probability was >25%, the predicted probability of AMD was the same as the actual probability. Conclusions:Pathogesis of AMD in Tibet is associated with old age, living duration in plateau area, sunshine duration, smoking, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
4.Methodological evaluation on determination of low and medium concentrations water iodine by an automatic iodine analyzer
Haijie LIU ; Fang YANG ; Ruijuan GUO ; Jumei HUANG ; Yuan LIU ; Xin WANG ; Xue ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2019;38(8):671-673
Objective To evaluate feasibility of a method for determining low and medium concentrations water iodine by an automatic iodine analyzer (hereinafter referred to as this method).Methods The low (0-10 μg/L)and medium (0-100 μg/L) concentrations water iodine were determined by an automatic iodine analyzer.Methodological experiments were carried out on this method,including standard curve linearity,detection limit,precision experiment,standard recovery experiment,and standard substance determination.Results The absolute values of the linear correlation coefficients of the low and medium concentrations standard curves were > 0.999 0,and the detection limits were 0.32 and 2.60 μg/L,respectively.Precision:the coefficient of variations were all below 2% (n =18) of low,medium and high iodine concentrations water samples in the range of low and medium concentrations water iodine,and the average recovery rates were 100.7% and 101.1% (n =6),respectively.The determination results of the water iodine standard substance GBW 09113d and GBW 09114d were (8.3 ± 0.3)and (61 ± 2) μg/L (n =6),respectively,which were within the given standard values range.Conclusions This method has higher precision and accuracy,less reagent consumption,less time consumption,and simple operation.It is convenient for large-scale detection,and has strong applicability.
5.A method for detection of selenium in grain by hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry and its application
Haijie LIU ; Ruijuan GUO ; Jumei HUANG ; Yuan LIU ; Xin WANG ; Fang YANG ; Xue ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2018;37(3):248-252
Objective To establish a rapid, simple and accurate method for detection of selenium in grain that is suitable in Chinese situation. Methods Nitric acid and perchloric acid(7: 3, v/v) were used to digest the grain samples by heating on a hot plate. Selenium was determined with hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry. Sample detection limit, precision, accuracy(recovery, method characteristics and method control) were studied. And the grain samples of Shandong Province were determined by this method. Results The lowest detection limit was 4 μg/kg. The coefficient of correlation of working curve was 0.999 9. Intra-day precision was 1.32%, day precision was 4.17%. The total average rate of recovery was 100.5% with a range of 96.7% - 105.5%, and the average rates of recovery were 104.0%, 99.0% and 98.4% (n = 6). The determination results of corn reference material [(0.022 ± 0.006) mg/kg] were in the standard value range [(0.021 ± 0.008) mg/kg]. The determination results of the samples [(0.424 ± 0.096) mg/kg] were consistent with the results of national standard fluorescence method [(0.406 ± 0.108) mg/kg]. The contents of selenium in wheat, maize and sweet potato samples from five regions of Shandong Province were:Shanting:(0.030 3 ± 0.025 2),(0.016 8 ± 0.013 5),(0.015 4 ± 0.002 9) mg/kg; Anqiu:(0.020 3 ± 0.000 1), (0.020 4 ± 0.009 9), (0.017 1 ± 0.007 5) mg/kg; Ju'nan:(0.021 3 ± 0.013 9), (0.018 5 ± 0.007 8),(0.019 9 ± 0.003 6)mg/kg;Yishui:(0.025 7 ± 0.006 2),(0.020 6 ± 0.003 2), (0.018 2 ± 0.003 2) mg/kg; Wulian:(0.020 3 ± 0.004 7), (0.020 1 ± 0.008 9), (0.018 4 ± 0.007 3) mg/kg. Conclusions The method has the advantages of higher precision and accuracy, less time, less pollution, less aciduse, easier operation and repeatability.It is very suitable for measuring selenium content in large amount of food samples.
6.5-Hydroxymethylome in Circulating Cell-free DNA as A Potential Biomarker for Non-small-cell Lung Cancer.
Ji ZHANG ; Xiao HAN ; Chunchun GAO ; Yurong XING ; Zheng QI ; Ruijuan LIU ; Yueqin WANG ; Xiaojian ZHANG ; Yun-Gui YANG ; Xiangnan LI ; Baofa SUN ; Xin TIAN
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2018;16(3):187-199
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common type of lung cancer accounting for 85% of the cases, is often diagnosed at advanced stages owing to the lack of efficient early diagnostic tools. 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) signatures in circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) that carries the cancer-specific epigenetic patterns may represent the valuable biomarkers for discriminating tumor and healthy individuals, and thus could be potentially useful for NSCLC diagnosis. Here, we employed a sensitive and reliable method to map genome-wide 5hmC in the cfDNA of Chinese NSCLC patients and detected a significant 5hmC gain in both the gene bodies and promoter regions in the blood samples from tumor patients compared with healthy controls. Specifically, we identified six potential biomarkers from 66 patients and 67 healthy controls (mean decrease accuracy >3.2, P < 3.68E-19) using machine-learning-based tumor classifiers with high accuracy. Thus, the unique signature of 5hmC in tumor patient's cfDNA identified in our study may provide valuable information in facilitating the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for NSCLC.
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7.Effect of speech recognition outcomes in mandarin-speaking cochlear implant users with updated speech coding strategy
Bei'er QI ; Xin GU ; Ruijuan DONG ; Ziye LIU ; Bo LIU
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2017;24(10):519-524
OBJECTIVE To determine speech perception,tone perception and the subjective preferences of mandarin-speaking adults who received the fine structure processing(FSP) coding strategy,at upgrade from the continuous interleaved sampling(CIS+) coding strategy.METHODS Thirteen mandarin-speaking subjects were tested at switch-over from CIS+ to FSP coding strategy approximately 1-,2-,and 3-month after switch-over with the mandarin hearing in noise test(M-HINT),the mandarin tone identification in noise test(M-TINT),and a visual analogue scale assessing sound and speech assessment(SSA).RESULTS Tone perception improved significantly over time with the FSP coding strategy.There were no significant differences in the MHINT over time,nor when compared to the CIS+ coding strategy.Subjects rated the FSP coding strategy with the OPUS 2 as significantly more "full" and "rich" than with the CIS+ coding strategy after 3-months.CONCLUSION Mandarin-speaking adults can use the FSP coding strategy as well as CIS+ coding strategy.Loss in performance was not observed after switch-over.Tone identification improves over time with the FSP coding strategy,which is beneficial to tonal-language users.
8.Analysis on external quality control results for iodine deficiency disorders laboratories in Shandong in 2016
Xin WANG ; Liang ZHANG ; Jie XI ; Qian LI ; Ruijuan GUO ; Fang YANG ; Xiaoming WANG ; Xuesong WANG
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2017;36(9):688-691
Objective To evaluate the testing ability of iodine in the disease control and prevention institutes at all levels in Shandong,and to raise their testing ability.Methods The testing ability of salt iodine,water iodine and urinary iodine of iodine deficiency disorders laboratories at provincial,prefectural and county levels in Shandong in 2016 was evaluated.The testing results of salt iodine were evaluated by using reference value ± uncertainty.The testing results of water iodine and urinary iodine of all the participatory laboratories were evaluated by using standard Z score generated from laboratories participated in the examination.Results One provincial and 17 prefectural salt iodine,water iodine and urinary iodine laboratories and 30 county level salt iodine laboratories took part in the national examination.Both the feedback rate and qualified rate of the testing results were 100%.The 65 urinary iodine laboratories at the county level took part in the provincial examination.The feedback rate was 92.3% (60/65),and the qualified rate was 75.4% (49/65).Conclusions The results of the national examination have showed that the testing ability at all levels of the laboratory is maintained at a higher level;the results of the provincial examination have showed that the testing ability of most of the county level urinary iodine laboratories is relatively stable at a higher level.The testing ability of some county level urinary iodine laboratories is low.We should focus on strengthening the county level urinary iodine laboratory construction.
9.Analysis of genetic variation diversity of porcine circovirus-2 virus genome isolated from Shanxi area
Xin WU ; Fan MENG ; Jingming YAO ; Zhenhua FAN ; Juanping WANG ; Yichao HAN ; Ruijuan MI ; Yipeng XUE ; Yue ZHAO ; Wenjun LIU
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2017;37(8):1442-1450
In order to study genetic variation diversity of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) strains in Shanxi,the genomic sequences of nine PCV2 strains including SXQX,SXCZ,SXTY2,SXJC,SXJX,SXLL,SXPY,SXPG and SXXY recently isolated from some areas of Shanxi from 2013 to 2016,was cloned,sequenced and received by GenBank.The amplified PCV2 genomic sequences,ORF2 sequences and Cap protein amino acid of these nine strains were analysed and compared with those of published 28 PCV2 strains by DNAStar,drawing phylogenetic tree.The results showed that the genomic sequences of SXJX,SXJC and SXXY PCV2 strains were 1 768 bp,and the others were 1 767 bp,which accounted for 33% and 67%,respectively.The homologies of nucleotide sequences of the nine strains were 94.7%-99.8%,the homologies of nucleotide sequences of the nine strains with the 28 isolates from different regions of the world PCV strain were 93.9%-99.9%,and the homologies of nucleotide sequences of the nine strains with the domestic vaccine strains were 95.1%-99.8%.The phylogenetic analysed that SXJX,SXJC and SXXY belonged to genotype PCV-2D,SXLL,SXPY and SXCZ belonged to genotype PCV-1C,and SXTY14,SXPG and SXQX belonged to genotype PCV-1A/1B.Thus it proved that the epidemic strain of PCV2 was mainly PCV-2b in Shanxi.The homologies of ORF2 nucleotide sequences and Cap amino acid of the nine strains were 90.0%-100.0% and 87.1 %-100.0% respectively,the homologies of ORF2 nucleotide sequences and Cap amino acid of the nine strains with the 28 isolates from different regions of the world PCV strain were 87.6%-100.0% and 84.1%-100.0% respectively,and the homologies of ORF2 nucleotide sequences and Cap amino acid of the nine strains with the domestic vaccine strains were 91.0%-100.0% and 89.3%-100.0% respectively.The Cap amino acids of SXQX,SXJX,SXTY14,SXPG,SXJC and SXXY PCV2 were 233,ORF2 of SXQX,SXTY14 and SXPG located at 1 033-1 734 bp,ORF2 of SXXY,SXJX and SXJC located at 1 033-1 734 bp,and the Cap amino acids of SXCZ,SXLL and SXPY PCV2 were 234,ORF2 of them located at 1 030-1 734 bp,in addition,the positions of 1 030-1 734 bp were more three bases TCA than other ORF2 genome sequence of 1 767 bp,resulting in increasing a K (Lys) of amino acid sequencein at the 234 position.Also Cap protein of 9 PCV2 strains showed more amino acid variation in addition to the only high-ly conserved glycosylation sites (NYS) (pp.143-145 amino acid).It provided theoretical basis for the PCV2 immune prevention of research in Shanxi,and the data of basic theory of molecular pathogenesis of PCV2.
10.Effects of human microRNA-181a-5p on proliferation and migration of gastric cancer cells
Mengna JIU ; Ruijuan XIN ; Xiaogang LIU ; Yaning FENG ; Feihu BAI
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2016;36(6):397-402
Objective To preliminarily explore the effects of human microRNA-181a on migration of gastric cancer cells and its mechanism.Methods The expression of miRNA-181a-5p in gastric cancer cell line GC9811 and peritoneal high metastasis gastric cancer cell line GC9811-P were tested by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR ). GC9811 cell line was transfected byendogenous synthetic analog mimic and its homologous negative control of miRNA-181a-5p,which were considered as up-regulated group and its control group respectively;GC9811-P were transfected by miRNA inhibitor and its homologous negative control of miRNA-181a-5p,which were considered as down-regulated group and its control group respectively.After miRNA-181a-5p was up or down-regulated,cell proliferation,migration and apoptosis capabilities of gastric cells were detected by matrix thiazolyl tetrazollium (MTT)assay,cloning-forming assay,Transwell migration test,wound healing assays and apoptosis test.After miRNA-181a-5p was up or down regulated,the changes of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)14 expression were determined by Western blot.Independent sample t test was performed for mean comparison between samples and chi square test was used for rate comparison.Results The results of qRT-PCR showed the relative expression quantity of miRNA-181a-5p in GC9811 was 1 .000 00 ± 0.021 26 and in GC9811-P was 3.175 61 ±0.106 76,and the difference was statistically significant (t =34.620,P <0.01 ).The results of MTT assay indicated that the cell proliferation rate of up-regulated group was higher than that of up-regulated control group,and that of down-regulated group was lower than down-regulated control group.The cloning-forming assay demonstrated that the number of clone forming and clone forming rate of up-regulated group,up-regulated control group,down-regulated group and down-regulated control group were 234.00±10.12 and 46.8%,93.00±9.61 and 18.6%,51 .00 ±7.96 and 10.2%,99.00±8.05 and 19.8%,respectively.The differences between up-regulated group,down-regulated group and their control group were statistically significant (t = 17.500,7.344,χ2 = 12.27, 9.51 ,all P <0.01).The results of Transwell migration experiment showed the number of cells migrated through membrane hole of up-regulated group was 164.00±19.31 ,and which was higher than that of up-regulated control group (87.00±23.04,t=4.436,P <0.05);that of down-regulated group was 157.00± 11 .50,and which was lower than that of down-regulated control group (234.00 ±12.12,t =7.982,P <0.05).The result of wound healing assays indicated that the rate of migration distance of up-regulated group,up-regulated control group,down-regulated group and down-regulated control group were 2.09 ± 0.18,1 .27 ±0.23,1 .15 ±0.15 and 1 .67 ±0.12,respectively.The differences between up-regulated group,down-regulated group and their control group were statistically significant (t =4.863 and 4.689, both P <0.05).The results of apoptosis experiments demonstrated that the apoptosis rate of up-regulated group,up-regulated control group,down-regulated group and down-regulated control group were (6.10± 1 .02 )%,(9.10 ± 2.13 )%,(12.70 ± 1 .23 )%,(8.70 ± 2.54 )%,respectively,and there was no statistically significant difference between up-regulated group,down-regulated group and their control group (both P *0.05).The results of Western blot showed that the grey value of up-regulated group was 561 .881 ±35 .740,which was higher than that of up-regulated control group (275 .784±23.520);that of down-regulated group was 579.565 ±37.950,which was lower than that of down-regulated control group (1 312.760±51 .270),and the differnces were statistically significant (t =11 .580 and 19.910,both P <0.01).Conclusion miRNA-181a-5p highly expresses in peritoneal high metastasis gastric cancer cell line GC9811-P and promoted the proliferation and migration of gastric cancer cell line GC9811 and GC9811-P with a tendency to suppress apoptosis.

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