1.An experimental investigation on the concentration of selective infusion of urokinase in superacute cerebral embolism in dog
Tianyun MA ; Xiangwen MENG ; Shiping YU
Journal of Interventional Radiology 1992;0(01):-
Objective To study the effect of thrombolysis of inta-arterial infusion of different concentrations of urokinase(UK) in dogs. Methods 25 healthy crossbreeding dogs were divided into five groups, with five dogs in each group. Every dog was injected with self-thrombus from carotis interna artery to embolize its distal part or branchers. Treatment with different concentrations of UK was initiated 2 hours after setting up the model of cerebral embolism by carotis interna artery. The dose of each group was: A(control group), 0.9% physiological sodium chloride solution; B,1 200U/ml UK; C,6 000U/mlUK; D, 12 000U/mlUK; E, 60 000U/mlUK. Angiography and CT scannings were performed before and after thrombolysis. Pathologic examination was performed 24 hours after embolism. Results The rate of recanalization of groups A,B were 0 but 100% for groups C,D and E, Judged by angiographies after thrombolysis, group C,D and E had significantly better reperfusion compared with group A,B(P
2.Expressions of bcl-2, programmed death-1 and programmed death ligand-1 in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and their prognostic significances
Yahui CHEN ; Aiping LI ; Dan SHI ; Yulin HU ; Huiqiu CAO ; Tianyun MENG ; Xiaojie LI
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2020;29(4):225-231
Objective:To investigate the expressions and correlation of bcl-2, programmed death-1 (PD-1) and programmed death ligand-1(PD-L1) in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) tissue specimens, and the relationship between chemotherapy efficacy and prognosis of DLBCL patients.Methods:The expressions of bcl-2, PD-1 and PD-L1 in 82 patients with DLBCL who were admitted to Chenzhou First People's Hospital of Hunan Province from May 2011 to April 2014 were detected by using immunohistochemistry, and the correlation of the expressions of bcl-2, PD-1 and PD-L1 with clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis was analyzed.Results:The positive rate of bcl-2, PD-L1 and PD-1 in cancer tissues of DLBCL patients was 53.7% (44/82), 56.1% (46/82) and 32.9% (27/82), respectively. There was a correlation between bcl-2 and PD-L1 expression ( r = 0.306, P = 0.005). Bcl-2 was highly expressed in patients with international prognosis index (IPI) score 3-4 points, non-germinal center B-cell-like (non-GCB) subtype and B symptoms (all P < 0.05); PD-1 was highly expressed in patients with IPI score 3-4 points ( P < 0.05); PD-L1 was highly expressed in patients with IPI score 3-4 points, tumor stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ, B symptoms, ≥60 years old, and non-GCB (all P < 0.05). The overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in bcl-2-negative group were better than those in the bcl-2-positive group, and the differences were statistically significant (both P < 0.05); OS and PFS in PD-L1-negative group were better than those in PD-L1-positive group, and the differences were statistically significant(both P < 0.01). There were no statistical differences in OS and PFS between PD-1-positive group and PD-1-negative group (both P > 0.05). OS and PFS in bcl-2 and PD-L1 co-expression group were worse than those in both negative or any negative group (all P < 0.01), and PFS in bcl-2 and PD-1 co-expression group was worse than those in both negative or any negative group ( P = 0.044). Cox multivariate analysis showed IPI score 3-4 points and B symptoms were the independent influencing factors of OS in DLBCL patients (both P < 0.01); IPI score 3-4 points, B symptoms and PD-L1-positive were the independent influencing factors of poor PFS in DLBCL patients (all P < 0.05). Conclusion:The positive expressions of bcl-2 and PD-L1 are the independent factors for the poor prognosis of DLBCL patients, which may become new targets for the treatment of DLBCL.
3.Regulatory Effect of Wenyang Prescription, Jieyu Prescription, and Wenyang Jieyu Prescription on Pain Sensitivity and Depression-like Behaviors in Mice Induced by Maternal Separation and Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Yang ZUO ; Yonglie ZHAO ; Zihan GONG ; Danhua MENG ; Kaijie SHE ; Yijia ZHANG ; Wenqing LIANG ; Tianyun CHU ; Guangxin YUE
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(14):44-53
ObjectiveTo observe the behavioral and pain threshold alterations, as well as the changes in indexes related to depression and pain in the serum and central system in mice stressed by maternal separation and chronic neuropathic pain, and explore the underlying mechanism of Wenyang prescription (WY), Jieyu prescription (JY), and Wenyang Jieyu prescription (WYJY) in improving depression and pain sensitivity. MethodThe birth date of mice was recorded as PD0. After birth, the mice were divided into a blank group and an experimental group. The neonatal mice in the experimental group underwent maternal separation in PD5-14 at 8 h·d-1. After ablactation, the mice were divided into a maternal separation group, a WY group (Erxian decoction, 5.84 g·kg-1), a JY group (Xiaoyaosan, 12.00 g·kg-1), a WYJY group (16.68 g·kg-1), and a fluoxetine group (2.60 mg·kg-1), with 15 mice in each group. Meanwhile, 15 male mice of the same age without maternal separation were assigned to the normal control group. Mice in the blank group and the maternal separation group were fed on a regular chow diet in PD21-PD90, while the remaining groups were fed on the corresponding drugs. In PD91, sciatic nerve ligation was performed to induce a model of maternal separation and chronic neuropathic pain. The open field test was used to observe the depression-like behaviors of mice in each group, and the mechanical and temperature pain thresholds were measured to detect the pain sensitivity of mice in each group. The serum levels of corticosterone (CORT), substance P, and β-endorphin (β-EP) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the expression of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in the amygdala and β-EP protein in the hypothalamus was detected by immunohistochemistry. The mRNA expression levels of amygdala GR gene (Nr3c1), FK506 binding protein 5 gene (FKBP5), metabolic glutamate receptor 5 gene (GRM5), and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(Real-time PCR). ResultCompared with the blank group, the maternal separation group showed reduced stay time and total distance traveled in the 5-min open field test (P<0.01), reduced mechanical pain threshold (P<0.01), increased serum CORT and β-EP (P<0.01), declining FKBP5 mRNA expression (P<0.01), and increased hypothalamic β-EP expression (P<0.05). Compared with the maternal separation group, the groups with drug intervention showed prolonged stay time (P<0.05, P<0.01) and up-regulated pain thresholds to different degrees. The total distance traveled in the 5-min open field test increased in the WY group, the WYJY group, and the fluoxetine group (P<0.05, P<0.01). The JY group showed decreased serum CORT (P<0.01), reduced β-EP , and increased BDNF mRNA (P<0.01). Nr3c1 and GRM5 mRNA decreased in the WY group (P<0.05, P<0.01). The WYJY group showed decreased serum CORT (P<0.05)and decreased Nr3c1, GRM5, and BDNF mRNA (P<0.05, P<0.01). The levels of β-EP expression were elevated to different degrees in the groups with drug intervention, but the differences were not significant. The levels of GR expression in the WY group, the JY group, and the WYJY group increased (P<0.05). ConclusionWYJY can inhibit central pain sensitization and regulate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal gland (HPA) axis function by enhancing the expression of GR in the amygdala and inhibiting neuroplasticity and excitability in the amygdala to relieve depression-like behaviors and improve somatic hyperalgesia.