1.Comparison of adenosine and exercise stress 201Tl myocardial perfusion imaging for diagnosing coronary heart disease in women
Jiang-jin, LI ; Shu-ren, MA ; Tao, MENG ; Zhi, BAO ; Jian-he, CUI
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2011;31(1):39-41
Objective To compare the diagnostic value of adenosine and exercise stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for detecting coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. Methods One hundred and thirty-eight patients with CHD were randomly divided into two groups: adenosine stress group (n = 69)and exercise stress group (n = 69). All patients underwent myocardial SPECT evaluation. Coronary angiography (CAG), referred as "gold standard" , was performed in each patient within 1 week before or after MPI. The diagnostic value of the two stress MPI was compared with χ2 test or Fisher's exact test. Results In adenosine stress group, the sensitivity, negative predictive value and accuracy were 88.2% (45/51),72.7% (16/22), 88.4% (61/69), respectively, which were not significantly different from those of the exercise stress group (91.7% (44/48), 66.7% (8/12), 81.2% (52/64); χ2 =0. 571, 0. 714, 0.249, P >0.05). However, the false positive rate of adenosine stress (11.1%, 2/18) was significantly lower than that of exercise stress (50.0%, 8/16), P = 0.023. Conclusions Adenosine and exercise stress MPI have similar value for CHD diagnosis in women, however, adenosine stress MPI may have an advantage of low false positive rate.
2.Advances of bacterial flora in mites parasitizing on animals and human
Shu-Mei LI ; Bao-Guo DENG ; Zhi-Fen MENG ; Ming-Lu XU ; Shu-Ke JING
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2017;33(8):741-743
A large number of bacteria were carried by mites parasitizing on animals and human,which including symbiotic and pathogenic bacteria.Mites were an important transmission media and could spread pathogenic bacteria.A total of 184 literatures were collected from database to analye diversity of bacteria carried by mites.There were about 105 species bacteria were carried by 94 mites.These bacteria belong to 9 phylums,22 orders,40 families and 55 genuses(including 17 pathogen and 20 opportunistic pathogen).In this paper,we reviewed the diversity of mites-associated bacteria,which could offer some data for investigation on the relationship between mites and mites-associate bacteria.
3.Preparation of axitinib in biodegradable drug membranes for ocular surface
Zhi-Shu BAO ; Meng-Meng LUO ; Feng DENG ; Kai-Hui NAN
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2017;33(17):1693-1696
Objective To prolong the action time of the drug in the eye and enhance the therapeutic effect,axitinib composite film was prepared for ocular surface repair,anti-infection and inhibit comeal neovascularization.Methods Axitinib as a model,using cast film technology combined with calcium ion cross-linking technology to prepare drug-loaded composite membrane.Determination of drug content by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC),detection of drug release in vitro.Results The composite film was transparent,the thickness was (85 ± 11) μm,the diameter of 200 μm diameter of axitinib drug carrier was (6.5 ± 0.8) μg/film.The drug-loaded films had good corneal dissolvability and histocompatibility.Conclusion After the initial process optimization,the successful preparation of axitinib eye composite film.Composite film has slow release function,greatly increasing the drug in the eye tissue retention time,clinical application prospects.
4.Impact of third-party bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on allogenic skin transplantation.
Bao-xi MENG ; Yan ZHENG ; Yang YANG ; Bei LIU ; Wei XIA ; Shu-zhong GUO ; Zhi-jun WANG ; Chen ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2010;26(2):120-125
OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of the third-party bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on the allogeneic skin transplantation.
METHODS40 female C57BL/6 mice and 50 male BALB/C mice were respectively used as donors and recipients of skin transplantation. 50 BALB/C mice were divided randomly into 5 groups: Blank control group, Cyclophosphamide group BMSCs group, Cyclophosphamide + BMSCs group and CM-DiI staining group, with 10 mice in each group. Before skin transplantation, high-dose abdominal injection of Cyclophosphamide (200 mg/kg, 2 d) was performed in recipient mice. On the transplantation day, a bonus of 1 x 10(5) BMSCs of the SD rat (SD-BMSCs) were injected through the tail vein. The observation of skin grafts, mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC), HE staining, the observation of CM-DiI-labeled SD-BMSCs and FACS were used.
RESULTSThe skin graft survival time was significantly prolonged in the Cyclophosphamide + BMSCs group, as compared with the blank control group, the Cyclophosphamide group, the BMSCs group respectively. When BMSC and lymphocyte mixed at the ratio of 1:1 and 1:10, rat BMSCs inhibited T lymphocyte proliferation. More angiogenesis and less lymphocyte infiltration were found in the experimental group than them in other groups. Red fluorescent cells were found in CM-DiI staining group under long-term observation. The SD-BMSCs can he detected by flow cytometry in the cell group and the Cyclophosphamide + BMSCs group.
CONCLUSIONSBMSCs can survive in the heterogeneous recipient body; the third-party BMSCs transplantation can prolong skin graft survival time; BMSCs can inhibit T lymphocyte activation and proliferation.
Animals ; Cells, Cultured ; Female ; Male ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Skin Transplantation ; Transplantation, Homologous
5.Study of immuno-tolerance mechanism of the third-party bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in allogenic transplantation.
Bing-di QI ; Bao-xi MENG ; Yang YANG ; Bei LIU ; Chi-chi LI ; Wei XIA ; Shu-zhong GUO ; Chen ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2011;27(3):207-212
OBJECTIVETo study the immuno-tolerance mechanism of the third-party bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in the allogeneic transplantation.
METHODSForty female C57BL/6 mice and forty male BALB/C mice were respectively used as donors and recipients in skin allogenic graft model. Forty male BALB/C mice were divided randomly into 4 groups: blank control group, CP group, BMSCs group , CP + BMSCs group, with 10 mice in each group. Before skin graft, high-dose abdominal injection of cyclophosphamide (200 mg/kg, 2 d, q. d.) was performed in recipient mice in CP and CP + BMSCs groups. On the transplantation day, a bonus of 2 x 10(6) BMSCs from the SD rat (SD-BMSCs) were injected through the tail vein in the BMSCs and CP + BMSCs groups. The observation and HE staining of skin grafts were used. The expressions of CD29, CD34, CD45 and CD90 of cells were analyzed by using flow cytometry in order to identify BMSCs. The CD4+, CD25+, Foxp3 and Treg cells of spleen were detected by flow cytometry. Cytokine in peripheral blood of recipient mice were measured by ELISA, including TGF-beta, IL-10 and IFN-gamma. T cells were co-cultured with 60Co-irradiated bone marrow MSCs from different individuals. The proliferative activity of T cells were evaluated with MTT assay.
RESULTSThe skin graft survival time was significantly prolonged in the CP + BMSCs group, as compared with that in the blank control group, the CP group, the BMSCs group, respectively. Cells cultured by whole bone marrow adherent cultivation showed CD29 (99.7%), CD44+ (96.7%), CD34- (1.6%), CD45- (1.3%). Compared with the control group and CP group, the ratio of the CD4+, CD25+, Foxp3+ and Treg cells significantly increased in the SD-BMSCs group and CP + BMSCs group (P < 0.05). Analysis of peripheral blood by ELISA showed significant high level of TGF-beta, IL-10 and low level of IFN-gamma in BMSCs group and CP group,compared with that in control group. When co-cultured with BMSCs from different individuals, T- lymphocytes proliferation decreased apparently in SD-BMSCs group and C57-BMSCs group (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference between SD-BMSCs group and C57-BMSCs group (P > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONSThe immunotolerance mechanism of the third-party bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in the allogeneic transplantation might be associated with its effect on the proliferation of Treg cells and increasing expression of TGF-beta and IL-10, decreasing expression of IFN-gamma.
Animals ; Bone Marrow Cells ; immunology ; Female ; Immune Tolerance ; Interferon-gamma ; immunology ; Interleukin-10 ; immunology ; Male ; Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; immunology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Skin Transplantation ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory ; immunology ; Transforming Growth Factor beta ; immunology ; Transplantation, Homologous
6.Comparison between dexmedetomidine and fentanyl for sedation during awake tracheal intubation
Xiao-Hong ZHAO ; Yu-Feng GAO ; Hui-Shu WANG ; Meng-Zhi PAN ; Bao-Ji HU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine 2017;24(3):396-399
Objective:To evaluate the sedative effect of dexmedetomidine and fentanyl for awake tracheal intubation.Methods:This study was conducted on a total of 60 elderly inpatients scheduled for elective orthopedic surgery, who were randomly divided into two groups.The patients in the experimental group were given dexmedetomidine 1 μg/kg, and the control group was given fentanyl 1 μg/kg.Prior to tracheal intubation, local anesthesia was applied to the trachea mucosa and larynx.The intubation condition was evaluated by the cough severity score and the post-intubation tolerance score.Incidence of hemodynamic changes, Ramsay sedation score, respiratory rate and hypoxic episodes (SpO2<90 %) were recorded and compared between two groups.At 24-hour follow-up, adverse events such as hoarseness and sore throat were also assessed.Results:Compared with the control group, the cough severity score of the experimental group decreased significantly, the Ramsay sedation score increased significantly, the mean arterial pressure decreased significantly, and the number of hypoxic episodes (O2 saturation <90%) decreased significantly (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in adverse events (hoarseness and sore throat) between the two groups.Conclusions:Compared with fentanyl, dexmedetomidine can provide adequate sedation for elderly patients with hemodynamic stability during awake tracheal intubation.
7.Estrogen protects the dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra against damage induced by 6-hydroxydopamine.
Jin-Lan MENG ; Yuan-Yi MA ; Hai-Yun LUO ; Shu-Zhen KONG ; Yong-Wen HE ; Bao-Cai DONG ; Shi-Hao WU ; Min HE
Acta Physiologica Sinica 2008;60(3):369-374
Substantial evidence strongly implies that sensory gating P50 (also called P50 auditory evoked potential, P50) and dopaminergic neurotransmitters are related. In animal experiment, P50 can be recorded in an awake and quiet state with freedom of movement. Until now there is lack of animal experimental data on the supportive effect of estrogen on function of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra (SN) in physiological state. In the present study, female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were used as subjects. The animals were divided randomly into four groups: (1) control group (normal animals); (2) Parkinson's disease (PD) model group: the right SN was lesioned with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA); (3) PD model with bilateral ovariectomized group (OVX-PD): bilateral ovariectomy was performed before administration with 6-OHDA; (4) estrogen + PD model with bilateral ovariectomized group (OVX-E(2)-PD): physiological dose of estrogen was given to the bilateral ovariectomy animals before administration with 6-OHDA. P50 induced by two brief acoustic stimuli were recorded in the right SN and the number of TH(+) dopaminergic neurons in the SN stained by immunohistochemistry was calculated after the determination of P50. The results showed that in the PD model group, the testing/conditioning (T/C) ratio of P50 decreased by 40.60% and the number of TH(+) cells in the right SN decreased by 64.74% as compared with that in the control group (P<0.01); In the OVX-PD group, the T/C ratio of P50 decreased by 45.88% and the number of TH(+) cells was reduced by 57.26% as compared with that in the PD group (P<0.01). Administration with 6-OHDA into the SN pars compacta of ovariectomized rats caused more decrease in the number of TH(+) cells as well as more damage to the function of sensory gating in SN. While in OVX-E(2)-PD group, intramuscular injection with estrogen at physiological dose 3 d before 6-OHDA administration decreased the degree of damage to the SN functionally and morphologically, and its degree of injury corresponded to PD group. These results indicate that the mechanism of protection of dopaminergic neurons in the SN provided by physiological level of estrogen is by promoting the resistibility of the neurons to harmful stimulation. If the gonads are resected resulting in a lack of estrogen, the degree of injury to the function and morphology of dopaminergic neurons in SN induced by 6-OHDA increases. Replacement of estrogen at physiological level on time is necessary. Sensory gating P50 in SN may reflect dynamically the protection of estrogen against dopaminergic neurons depletion in vivo.
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8.Vitamin C inhibits benzoapyrene-induced cell cycle changes partly via cyclin D1/E2F pathway in human embryo lung fibroblasts.
Ai GAO ; Bing-Ci LIU ; Xiang-Lin SHIT ; Chuan-Shu HUANG ; Xiao-Wei JIA ; Bao-Rong YOU ; Meng YE ; Fu-Hai SHEN ; Hong-Ju DU
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2006;19(3):239-244
OBJECTIVETo study the molecular mechanism of the inhibitory effects of vitamin C on benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P)-induced changes of cell cycle in human embryo lung fibroblast (HELF) cells.
METHODSThe stable transfectants, HELF transfected with antisense cyclin D1 and antisense CDK4, were established. Cells were cultured and pretreated with vitamin C before stimulation with B[a]P for 24 h. The expression levels of cyclin D1, CDK4, E2F1, and E2F4 were determined by Western blot. Flow cytometric analysis was employed to detect the distributions of cell cycle.
RESULTSB[a]P significantly elevated the expression levels of cyclin D1, E2F1, and E2F4 in HELF cells. Vitamin C decreased the expression levels of cyclin D1, E2F1, and E2F4 in B[a]P-stimulated HELF cells. Dose-dependent relationships were not found between the different concentrations of vitamin C (10, 100, 500, 1000, and 5000 micromol/L) and the expression levels of cyclin D1, E2F1, and E2F4 in HELF cells. The expression levels of cyclin D1, E2F1, and E2F4 in B[a]P-treated transfectants were lower than those in B[a]P-treated HELF cells. The expression levels of cyclin D1 and E2F4 treated with vitamin C and antisense cyclin D1 were decreased compared with those treated with antisense cyclin D1 alone. The effects of vitamin C combined with antisense CDK4 on the expression levels of cyclin D1 and E2F1/E2F4 were similar to those of antisense CDK4 alone. B[a]P progressed HELF cells from G1 to S phase. Both vitamin C and antisense cyclin D1 suppressed the changes of cell cycle progressed by B[a]P. However, antisense CDK4 did not attenuate the above changes. Vitamin C combined with antisense CDK4 markedly suppressed B[a]P-induced changes of cell cycle as compared with antisense CDK4. But the inhibitory effects of vitamin C combined with antisense cyclin D1 on B[a]P-induced changes of cell cycle were similar to those of vitamin C alone or antisense cyclin D1 alone.
CONCLUSIONSB[a]P progressed HELF cells from G1 to S phase via intracellular signaling pathway of cyclin D1/E2F. Vitamin C may modulate this signaling pathway to protect cells from injury caused by B[a]P.
Ascorbic Acid ; pharmacology ; Benzo(a)pyrene ; Blotting, Western ; methods ; Cell Cycle ; drug effects ; physiology ; Cells, Cultured ; Cyclin D1 ; metabolism ; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4 ; metabolism ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; E2F1 Transcription Factor ; metabolism ; Fibroblasts ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; G1 Phase ; drug effects ; physiology ; Humans ; Lung ; cytology ; embryology ; RNA, Antisense ; genetics ; S Phase ; drug effects ; physiology ; Transfection ; methods
9.ERK and JNK/AP-1 pathways involved in benzo(a)pyrene induced cell cycle changes in human embryo lung fibroblasts.
Ai GAO ; Bing-ci LIU ; Chuan-shu HUANG ; Xiang-lin SHI ; Xiao-wei JIA ; Bao-rong YOU ; Meng YE
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2006;24(2):72-76
OBJECTIVETo study the role of mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)/activator protein-1 (AP-1) pathway in benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P)-induced changes of cell cycle in human embryo lung fibroblasts (HELF).
METHODSAP-1 luciferase activity was determined by the Luciferase reporter gene assay using a luminometer. The expression levels and activity of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK), c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 were determined by Western blot. Flow cytometric analysis was employed to detect the distributions of cell cycle. The dominant negative mutant of ERK2, JNK1 and p38 were applied to detect the upstream or downstream relationship of signaling pathways.
RESULTSB(a)P treatment resulted in a marked activation of AP-1 and its upstream MAPK, including ERK, JNK and p38 in human embryo lung fibroblasts (HELF). B(a)P exposure also led to increase the population of cells at S phase compared to control (P < 0.01) with a concomitant decline of cells at G(1) phase. B(a)P-induced cell cycle alternation was markedly impaired by stable expression of a dominant negative mutant of ERK2 or JNK1, but not p38. B(a)P-induced AP-1 transactivation was inhibited by the overexpression of dominant-negative mutant of ERK2 or JNK1, but not p38. Inhibition of the activation of AP-1 by curcumin, a chemical inhibitor of AP-1, significantly inhibited the cell cycle changes in response to B(a)P treatment.
CONCLUSIONERK and JNK, but not p38, mediated benzo(a)pyrene-induced cell cycle changes by AP-1 transactivation in HELF.
Benzo(a)pyrene ; pharmacology ; Blotting, Western ; Cell Cycle ; drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Fibroblasts ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Flow Cytometry ; Humans ; Lung ; cytology ; embryology ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 ; metabolism ; physiology ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8 ; metabolism ; physiology ; Phosphorylation ; Transcription Factor AP-1 ; metabolism ; p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases ; metabolism
10.Clinicopathologic features of primary osteosarcoma in elderly patients.
Yi DING ; Xiao-hui NIU ; Yi DING ; Shu-qin MENG ; Bao-yue LIU ; Fa-jun YANG ; Xia HUANG ; Xiao-yuan HUANG
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2011;40(6):373-376
OBJECTIVETo study the clinical manifestations, radiologic findings, pathologic diagnosis and differential diagnosis of primary osteosarcoma in elderly patients.
METHODSTwelve cases of primary osteosarcoma occurring in patients older than 60 years were encountered during the period from 1985 to 2010. The clinical manifestations, radiologic features and pathologic findings were studied and the follow-up data were analyzed.
RESULTSThe sites of involvement included long bones (number = 7), ilium (number = 1), craniofacial bones (number = 2) and soft tissue (number = 2). Radiologic examination showed a mixture of osteosclerotic and osteolytic lesions in 10 patients, soft tissue lesions with high-density areas in 2 patients and soft tissue lesions with periosteal reaction in 8 patients. Histologically, most cases showed features of conventional osteosarcoma. There were 2 cases of malignant fibrous histiocytoma-like osteosarcoma, 2 cases of chondroblastic osteosarcoma and 1 case of well-differentiated intraosseous osteosarcoma. Immunohistochemical study played little role in pathologic diagnosis. Ten patients had undergone amputation, including one patient who had received adjuvant chemotherapy beforehand. Nine patients had follow-up information available. Three of them died of lung metastasis and 1 died of cardiovascular disease.
CONCLUSIONSPrimary osteosarcoma rarely occurs in elderly patients and can easily be missed. Correlation with clinical, radiologic and histologic features is important for arriving at a correct diagnosis.
12E7 Antigen ; Aged ; Antigens, CD ; metabolism ; Bone Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Cell Adhesion Molecules ; metabolism ; Chondrosarcoma ; pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Femoral Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Ilium ; Lung Neoplasms ; secondary ; Lymphoma ; pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Osteitis Deformans ; pathology ; Osteosarcoma ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Radiography ; Soft Tissue Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Vimentin ; metabolism