1.Effect of radiotherapy on cell apoptosis and FHIT gene expression of cervical squamous carcinoma cells
Yuxing YANG ; Xiaoyuan YU ; Xiaowei CHENG ; Meizhen WAN ; Linyan ZHOU
Tumor 2009;(7):677-679
Objective:To explore the effect of radiotherapy on the FHIT protein expression and cell apoptosis of cervical squamous carcinoma and discuss the relationship between FHIT protein expression and cell apoptosis. Methods:Expression of FHIT protein was measured by immunohistochemical method and cell apoptosis was detected by TdT-mediated dUTP terminal nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining in 50 cases of squamous cell cervical carcinoma at ⅡB-ⅢB stages before, during (Dt 10 Gy and Dt 30 Gy), and after radiotherapy. Results:Of the 50 patients, the positive rates of the expression of FHIT protein was 56% at Dt 10 Gy, 68% at Dt 30 Gy, and 84% after radiotherapy, which were significantly increased compared with that before radiotherapy (36%, P<0.05). The positive rates of cell apoptosis was 52% at Dt 10 Gy, 64% at Dt 30 Gy and 78% after radiotherapy, which were significantly elevated compared with that before radiotherapy (28%, P<0.05). In the process of radiotherapy, cell apoptosis was positively related to the expression of FHIT protein (P<0.05). Conclusion:Radiotherapy reinforces the expression of FHIT protein and induces apoptosis cocurrently. FHIT protein has regulatory effects in cell apoptosis induced by radiotherapy.
2.Angiotensin Ⅱ induces nephrin dephosphorylation in podocytes both in vivo and in vitro
Zhilong REN ; Wei LIANG ; Guohua DING ; Cheng CHEN ; Min ZHOU ; Wan XU ; Hongxia YANG
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2012;28(8):622-627
Objective To evaluate the effect of angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ ) on the change of nephrin phosphorylation both in Ang Ⅱ-infused rat model and cultured podocytes.Methods Thirty Wistar rats were subcutaneously embedded with osmotic minipumps and randomly divided into 3 groups according to receiving either Ang Ⅱ at a dose of 400 ng· kg-1· min-1 or Ang Ⅱ +telmisartan at a dose of 3 mg·kg-1 ·d-1,or normal saline as a control group.Blood pressure and 24-hour urinary albumin were measured at 0 d,7 d,14 d,21 d and 28 d of the experiment.Renal histomorphology was evaluated through electron microscopy.The concentrations of Ang Ⅱ both in blood plasma and kidney were detected by radioimmunoassay.In vitro,cultured murine podocytes were exposed to Ang Ⅱ (10-6 mol/L) pretreated with or without losartan (10-5 mol/L) for different time periods.Nephrin and its phosphorylation expression were analyzed by Western blotting.The distribution of F-actin was presented by FITC-phallodin labeling.The change in phenomenon of F-actin was evaluated by cortical F-actin score index (CFS).Results (1)Ang Ⅱ-infused rats exhibited increased Ang Ⅱ concentration,significant hypertension and marked albuminuria.(2)In Ang Ⅱ-infusion group,nephrin expression was decreased (P<0.05).Ang Ⅱ-receiving rats displayed diminished phosphorylation of nephrin.(3)In vitro,the phosphorylation of nephrin was significantly reduced after Ang Ⅱ stimulation for 3-6 hours (P<0.05).(4)Ang Ⅱ stimulatation resulted in irregularly arrangement of F-actin followed by the redistribution of F-actin to podocyte periphery and formation of F-actin ring,in which the CFS obviously increased compared to control (P<0.05).Conclusions Phosphorylation of nephrin is important for the survival status of podocytes.Ang Ⅱ-induced nephrin dephosphorylation may be an important molecular mechanism for Ang Ⅱ-induced podocyte cytoskeleton rearrangement and foot process effacement.
3.Gynecological malignant tumor related multiple primary malignant neoplasms: clinical analysis of 30 cases
Li SHI ; Shulin ZHOU ; Yi JIANG ; Yicong WAN ; Jingjing MA ; Shilong FU ; Wenjun CHENG
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2014;49(3):199-203
Objective To investigate the clinical features of gynecological malignant tumor related multiple primary malignant neoplasms (MPMN).Methods Apply retrospective and comprehensive analysis to the clinical data of 30 patients with gynecological malignant tumor related MPMN.Results Synchronous MPMN were found in 9 patients.Their average age was 50.2 years old and their median age was 49 years old.The neoplasms were located at ovary,uterus,cervix,breast and intestine.Metachronous MPMN were found in 21 patients.Their average age was 57.7 and their median age was 57 years old.The median interval between the first and the second primary malignant neoplasm was 4.0 years.The neoplasms were located at breast,ovary,uterus,gastrointestinal tract,uterine cervix,lung etc.In 30 cases,26 of them were treated by surgical operation and further adjunctive treatment of chemotherapy and (or) radiotherapy was conducted as per the neoplasm staging and its pathological results.The rest 4 patients (first primary malignant neoplasms were excised from 3 of them and another one was not treated by surgical operation) received adjunctive treatment of chemotherapy and (or) radiotherapy.Followed ups,which varied from 6 to 60 months,were made to 29 patients and 20 out of the 29 were alive.5-year survival rate of patients with gynecological malignant tumor related MPMN was 47.8%,2-year survival rate was 73.9%,and 1-year survival rate was 88.6%.Conclusion Pay more attention to the patients with gynecological malignant tumor related MPMN,examine the high-risk patients with malignant tumor comprehensively,identify whether it is recurrence,metastasis or new growth of malignant neoplasm,and further ensure early diagnosis and proper treatment,avoiding misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.
4.Study on efficacy of liujunzi decoction combined with zuojin pills in treating acute radioactive duodenitis and their mechanism.
Xiao CHEN ; Zhi-Qing WAN ; Gen-Cheng HAN ; Ji-Dong WANG ; Zhi ZHAO ; Ping ZHOU
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2014;39(2):278-284
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the therapeutic effect of Liujunzi decoction combined with Zuojin pills in treating the radioactive duodenitis and their mechanism, and compare with clinical routine acid suppressants combined with mucous membrane protective preparations to study the mechanism of their efficacy.
METHODAccording to the study of Williams J P and characteristics of duodenitis, and by reference to the radiation enteritis modeling standard, we took the lead in establishing the mouse radioactive duodenal injury model. The model mice were randomly divided into the control group (n = 26), traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) group (n = 16) and the western medicine (oral administration with famotidine 0.5 mL + almagate suspension 0.3 mL per mouse, once a day) group (n = 16). After the standard administrating, such objective indexes as general condition, weight, changes in health score, pathology and expression of inflammatory factors were observed to evaluate the efficacy.
RESULTThe radioactive duodenitis model of mice was successfully established with 12 Gy. Mice in the control group suffered from weight loss, anorexia, low fluid intake, loose stools, and occasionally mucous bloody stool, poor spirit, dim fur, lack of exercise and arch back. Mice in drug intervention groups were generally better than those in the pure irradiation group. The IL-6, IL-1beta, TNF-alpha mRNA expressions in spleen and mesenteric lymph node tissues in TCM and western medicine groups showed a declining trend compared with the control group. Their concentrations in peripheral blood serum also slightly changed. The TCM group revealed notable advantage in reducing inflammatory factors. The microscopic observation showed that a better mucosa repair in intervention groups than the pure irradiation group. The improved Chiu's scoring method showed a statistical significance in the difference between TCM and western medicine groups (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONLiujunzi decoction combined with Zuojin pills could treat acute radiation enteritis, regulate organic immunity, and inhibit acute injury, promote local tissue repair, with the potential to resist such adverse effects as radiation intestinal fibrosis. The regulation of inflammatory factor release is one of efficacy generation mechanisms.
Animals ; Cobalt Radioisotopes ; adverse effects ; Drug Interactions ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Duodenitis ; blood ; drug therapy ; Interleukin-1beta ; blood ; Interleukin-6 ; blood ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mucous Membrane ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Radiation Injuries, Experimental ; blood ; drug therapy ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; blood
5.Studies on neuronal tracing with pseudorabies virus.
Bi LI ; Ling ZHU ; Yuan-Cheng ZHOU ; Wan-Zhu GUO ; Zhi-Wen XU
Chinese Journal of Virology 2014;30(3):333-337
With its abilities of trans-synaptic tracing and self-replication and wide host range, pseudorabies virus (PRV) has been applied in the field of neuroanatomy since the 1970s. Four decades of PRV application have made many advances in researches on neuronal tracing with PRV. Mechanism studies focused on investigating infection of primary neurons and tracing direction in secondary neurons, while application studies focused on development of new pathological strains and innovation of tracing techniques. To date, the mechanism and application of viral tracing are not completely figured out yet. Integration of molecular biology technology will improve the efficiency in related researches.
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6.Evaluation of nephron-sparing surgery for renal cell carcinoma
Qun WAN ; Zhou-Jun SHEN ; Zhong-Yi LI ; Wei-Feng LAN ; Yang-Cheng MAO ;
Chinese Journal of Urology 2001;0(07):-
Objective To evaluate the indications and intraoperative management of nephron-spar- ing surgery (NSS) for renal cell carcinoma (RCC).Methods A total of 53 patients (32 men and 21 women;age range,21 -76 years) with unilateral RCC and a normal contralateral kidney underwent NSS.The disease course ranged from 1 week to 13 months.The unilateral RCCs were detected by B-uhrasonography. Partial nephrectomy was performed on 38 cases of polar RCC and wedge nephrectomy was performed on 15 cases of central RCC.Both renal vein and artery were blocked for 10 - 15 min,and unclamped for 1 -2 min if necessary.The resections were finished within 7 -21 min (mean,12 min).No inosine and regional hypo- thermia were used during operation.Absorbable hemostatic gauze and terylene flake were used to suture renal wound surface.After operation all patients were treated with interferon hypodermic injection of 5 000 000 U every other day for 3 months.Results The diagnosis of RCC with negative cutting margin was confirmed by pathological examination in all patients.The greatest dimension of the renal cancers were<4 cm except for one of 6 cm.The clinical stage was T_1N_0M_0 in all patients.During the follow-up of 6 -48 months,all pa- tients were alive without recurrence and had normal renal function.Conclusions NSS can be rapidly per- formed for T_1 stage renal cancer<4 cm or single clearly localized cancer>4 cm in diameter.The follow-up results are satisfactory.
7.Discussion about the innovative ways of scientific research management according to the current situation and existed problems of research project at hospital level in specialized hospitals
Yanqiong GU ; Qian ZHOU ; Guanghua WANG ; Xing CHENG ; Yanting WU ; Xiaoping WAN
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2017;30(1):35-37,51
To analyze the potential limitations of hospital-level research projects management by summarizing its performance status from 2008 to 2011,including but not limited to lack of time for conducting research,insufficient financial funds,inadequate funding application,inadequate supervision.Thus,since 2014,our hospital has adopted some new measurements for projects management,including full-time research,hierarchical management,full mobilization,the establishment of reward and punishment measures,which significantly improved the quality of hospital-level research projects,and the rate of longitudinal follow-up project,research enthusiasm of medical staff,and sustainable development of hospital science and technology.
8.Determination of the Initial Time of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesion by Real-time Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound
Dan LIU ; Aiyun ZHOU ; Cheng ZHANG ; Fan XIAO ; Wan ZHU ; Liyun LUO
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2017;25(4):274-277
Purpose To evaluate the value of real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) combined with comparative observation in determining the initial time of peripheral lung lesion,and to provide a new method for the diagnosis of peripheral lung disease by CEUS.Materials and Methods Sixty patients with peripheral lung disease diagnosed by chest X-ray or CT examination were examined by CEUS,and the lesions and perfusion of surrounding lung tissue were observed in real time and comparatively.The time of initial enhancement of peripheral lung lesion was determined by real-time comparative observation method,that is,to compare the time of contrast agent to reach the peripheral lung lesion with the time to reach the adjacent gas-containing lung tissue.All lesion specimens were obtained by surgery or ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsy,and the pathological diagnosis was performed.According to the pathological results,the peripheral lung lesions were classified into the malignant group,the chronic inflammation group and the pneumonia group.Results Sixty cases of peripheral lung lesions were identified as 38 cases of malignant tumors (including 15 cases ofsquamous cell carcinomas,9 cases of adenocarcinoma cell carcinomas,2 cases of large cell carcinomas,9 cases of small cell carcinomas and 3 cases of metastatic carcinomas),14 cases of chronic inflammation lesions (including 7 cases of tuberculomas,3 cases of inflammatory pseudotumors and 4 cases of lung abscess) and 8 cases of pneumonia.The detection rates of pulmonary arterial phase and bronchial artery phase using the real-time comparative observation method were 100% (60/60) and 85% (51/60),respectively.The initial time of pulmonary arterial phase and bronchial artery phase were (6.1 ± 0.9) s and (10.5 ± 1.6) s,respectively.The initial time of pulmonary arterial phase was sooner than bronchial artery phase,the difference was statistical significance (P<0.05).Conclusion The real-time CEUS combined with comparative observation method has important diagnostic value in judging the initial enhancement time of peripheral lung lesion and can provide a new method for the accurate diagnosis of peripheral lung disease,which is worth popularizing.
9.Correlation of the SNPs of FGFR1, FGF10, FGF18 with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without palate in Chinese population
Weidong WAN ; Shunlu YANG ; Jiayin LIU ; Yugui CUI ; Xiaoping ZHOU ; Fangfang GUO ; Hongyu CHENG ; Lu CHENG ; Pengfeng XIAO ; Zuhong LU
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2009;41(4):409-413
Objective:To explore the relationship between the polymorphisms in gene FGFR1, FGF10, FGFI8 and the nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NS CLP) in Chinese population. Methods: Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral lymphocytes of 75 patients with NS CLP and their parents and 75 unimpaired healthy children. The polymorphisms in FGFRI gene rs13317, p. E467K, p. M3691 and p. S393S, FGF10 gene rs1448037 and FGFI8 gene rs4043716 were detected by applying three-dimensional (3-D) polyacrylamide gel microarray technology. The data were performed using statis-tical analysis : the genotype frequenc+ y and allele frequency between patients with NSCL/P and control subjects were performed. Haplotype relative risk (HRR) , family based association test (FBAT) , and transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) in nuclear family were performed. Results: There were no poly-morphism in FGFR1 gene p. E467K, p. M369I and p. $393S site, the corresponding base was all G. The polymorphisms of rs13317 and rs1448037 were detected and their genotype frequency and allele frequen-cy showed no significant difference between 75 patients with NSCL/P and 75 normal children. TDT, HRR and FBAT were also no significant differences. The genotype frequency of gene FGF18 rs4043716 showed significant difference, but allele frequency were no significant difference. TDT, HRR and FBAT were also no significant difference. Conclusion: Our studies suggest an association between gene FGF18 rs4043716 and the NS CLP in Chinese population, and no association among gene FGFR1 rs13317, p. FA67K, p. M3691, p. S393S and gene FGF10 rs1448037.
10.Effects of Enriched Rehabilitative Training on the Functional Recovery and Neuronal Dentritic Growth Following Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion in Rats
Ming-gao CHENG ; Wei-jing LIAO ; Wan-tong YANG ; Cheng JIANG ; Qin ZHOU ; Lanqing MENG ; Wanshun WEN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2006;12(3):203-206
ObjectiveTo study the effect of enriched rehabilitative training on the functional recovery and neuronal dentritic growth following cerebral ischemia/reperfusion.Methods32 male Wistar rats,weighting 180~200 g,were randomly divided into a ischemic group(n=16) and a sham-operation group(n=16) after beforehand trainings.Rats were subjected to 2 h of right middle cerebral artery occlusion before reperfusion.After surgery,the ischemic group were randomly divided into a ischemia + enrichment(IE) group and a ischemia + standard housing(IS) group;the sham-operation group were randomly divided into a sham + enrichment(SE) group and a sham + standard housing(SS) group.After 24 h reperfusion,IE and SE groups were housed in enriched cages,and given enriched rehabilitative training according to the scheme.At the same time,IS and SS groups were housed in standard cages without any training.The functions of 4 groups were evaluated at 24 h,1 week,2 weeks,3 weeks and 4 week after operation.Dentritic growth of layer V pyramidal cells of the undamaged forelimb motor cortex was examined using Golgi-Cox procedure.ResultsIE group showed better function than IS group in all behavioral test.There was no significant difference in limb-placement test at 3 weeks(P>0.05) and in footfault test at 4 weeks(P>0.05) after operation between IE and SE group.The mean of basilar dentrite branching points in IE group was significantly greater than that of other groups(P<0.01).ConclusionEnriched rehabilitative training can promote functional recovery and enhance neural plasticity after cerebral ischemia/ reperfusion in rats.