1.Expression characteristics of annexin A2 in dermal papilla cells with aggregative behavior
Rushan XIA ; Hui SUN ; Shiqin TAO ; Lei CAO ; Lijia YANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2015;48(10):719-722
Objective To analyze the expression characteristics of annexin A2 in dermal papilla cells (DPCs) with aggregative behavior.Methods Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot were performed to measure the mRNA and protein expressions of annexin A2 respectively in DPCs with or without aggregative behavior.Results The mRNA expression level of annexin A2 was significantly higher in DPCs with aggregative behavior than in those without aggregative behavior (0.50 ± 0.15 vs.0.35 ± 0.19, t =8.26, P < 0.05).Western blot showed that annexin A2 had two isoforms, including one isoform with a relative molecular mass of 40 000 and the other one with a relative molecular mass of 36 000.The annexin A2 isoform with a relative molecular mass of 40 000 was highly expressed in both DPCs with aggregative behavior and those without aggregative behavior, while the other isoform was only expressed in DPCs with aggregative behavior.Conclusion Annexin A2 may be closely related to the aggregative growth of DPCs.
2.A preliminary analysis of the secretome of aggregated dermal papilla cells
Rushan XIA ; Jing GU ; Shiqin TAO ; Lijia YANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2014;47(10):699-702
Objective To study the expression ot secreted proteins in aggregated dermal papilla cells (DPCs).Methods DPCs were isolated from human scalp tissue and subjected to primary culture and subculture.Aggregated and non-aggregated DPCs served as the subject of this study.Secreted proteins were prepared from these cells and subjected to two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.Differentially expressed proteins were screened by the PDQuest image analysis software.Protein spots were digested and identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry,and finally analyzed using the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) non-redundant (Nr) protein database.Results Two-dimensional electrophoresis maps with good repeatability and high resolution were established.Image analysis of 2-D gels revealed that the average number of detected protein spots was 1 134 ± 52 and 1 078 ± 36 in aggregated and nonaggregated DPCs respectively,and the majority of these protein spots were matched between aggregated and nonaggregated DPCs.Twenty-eight protein spots showed more than 5-fold difference between the two groups of cells,and 10 proteins were preliminarily identified as differentially expressed proteins by peptide-mass fingerprinting.Of these differentially expressed proteins,8 proteins including Rhogdi 1,filamin A,cystatin C,fibronectin,cyclophilin A,procollagen C proteinase enhancer 1,tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 were up-regulated,and 2 proteins including neuropolypeptide h3 and matrix metalloproteinase-3/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 complex were down-regulated in aggregated DPCs compared with non-aggregated DPCs.Conclusions Differentially expressed proteins between aggregated and non-aggregated DPCs are mainly implicated in cell signaling pathway,cellular proliferation and differentiation,extracellular matrix synthesis and degradation,and so on.
4.Acne rosacea-a pedigree with ten cases.
Rushan XIA ; Lei CAO ; Ling FANG ; Huizi XIONG ; Lijia YANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2019;36(7):747-747
5.Identification and Quality Evaluation of Dendrobium flexicaule and Its Related Species
Ting SUN ; Yuzhen YANG ; Shuxiao HU ; Yao LU ; Cun ZHANG ; Rushan HU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(20):128-134
ObjectiveTo identify Dendrobium flexicaule and its related species, and analyze the differences in polysaccharide composition and D-mannose content, so as to provide theoretical basis for the accurate identification and quality control of Dendrobium medicinal materials. MethodNine samples of Dendrobium (S1-S9) were identified by DNA barcoding and infrared spectroscopy, and the contents of polysaccharides and D-mannose were determined by ultraviolet spectrophotometry (UV) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), respectively. UV detection condition was 488 nm, HPLC detection conditions were the mobile phase of 20 mmol·L-1 ammonium acetate solution-acetonitrile (81.5∶18.5) and the detection wavelength at 250 nm. ResultDNA barcoding results showed that samples S1-S3 were D. nobile, samples S4-S5 were D. officinale, sample S6 was D. huoshanense, and S7-S9 were D. flexicaule. One-dimensional infrared spectroscopy showed that only D. nobile had stable characteristics at the wavenumber of 1 570-1 467 cm-1, showing a "W" shape, while no absorption peak was found at the wavenumber of 842-740 cm-1, but the other Dendrobium samples had stable absorption peaks at the wavenumber of 842-740 cm-1. In the first derivative spectrum, at the wavenumber of 785 cm-1, D. huoshanense presented a "V" shape, while the rest of Dendrobium presented a "W" shape. At the wavenumber of 1 110 cm-1, D. flexicaule had a stable characteristic peak. In the second derivative spectrum, at the wavenumber of 1 125 cm-1, D. officinale presented an "M" shape, and the rest of Dendrobium was approximately "W" shape. The results of determination showed that the contents of polysaccharides in samples S1-S9 were 9.35%, 9.12%, 32.78%, 49.38%, 48.97%, 32.48%, 32.95%, 39.41% and 25.32%, and their contents of D-mannose were 1.39%, 0.47%, 13.57%, 3.04%, 33.85%, 23.57%, 16.64%, 17.47% and 19.49%, respectively. Among them, D. flexicaule had high polysaccharide and D-mannose contents. ConclusionBoth DNA barcoding and infrared spectroscopy can be used to identify D. flexicaule and its related species, and infrared spectroscopy is cost-effective and easy to operate. At the same time, D. flexicaule has high contents of polysaccharides and D-mannose, which can provide a scientific basis for rapid identification of D. flexicaule and its relatives, and provides a reference for its quality control, and resource development and utilization.
6. Clinical observation of 43 cases of acute poisoning caused by herbicide marked diquat
Yuxuan WU ; Jinsong ZHANG ; Li QIAO ; Hao SUN ; Jianrong CHEN ; Lijun LIU ; Jiyang XU ; Hong SUN ; Yeping DU ; Zhiguang TIAN ; Rushan YANG
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019;28(10):1287-1291
Objective:
To analyze the relationship between clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with acute herbicide poisoning marked diquat.
Methods:
A multi-center, retrospective clinical study of patients with acute diquat poisoning admitted into Emergency Department was conducted from June 2015 to August 2018 in 8 hospitals in Jiangsu Province.
Results:
A total of 43 patients (22 males and 21 females) were collected and the peak age of poisoning ranged 20-39 years old. The only route of poisoning was ingestion. Among these cases, suicide was the most common cause of poisoningaccounting for 90.70%. In emergency treatment, the constituent ratios of gastric lavage, hemoperfusion and glucocorticoid were 87.50%, 72.50% and 42.50%, respectively. The total mortality increased to 60.00% after follow-up, while the in-hospital mortality was 18.60%. The mortality of patients with toxic dose < 50 mL was 11.11%.
Conclusions
The incidence of acute herbicide poisoning with "diquat" as commercial component is gradually increasing. At present, the mortality is very high. Ingestion poisoning dose is the key factor affecting prognosis, and the prognosis of patients with oral dose > 50 mL is poor.