2.Expression of Th1/Th2 inlfammatory cytokines in rat treatment model of ulcerative colitis
Xiaoqing PENG ; Wei WANG ; Nan LI ; Jian MA
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2013;38(10):1020-1028
Objective: To investigate the expression of Th1/Th2 inflammatory cytokines IL-2, interferon-γ (IFN-γ), IL-4, and IL-10 in rat treatment model of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) -induced ulcerative colitis. Methods: Forty Sprague Dawley (SD) male rats were divided into a normal group, a colitis model group, a sulfasalazine(SASP)-treatment group (SASP group) and a Jiechangning-treatment group (Jiechangning group) (each groupn=10). Disease activity index (DAI) and colorectal histological damage scale were assessed. The expression levels of cytokines IL-2, IFN-γ, IL-4, and IL-10 in the serum and the colon mucosa tissues were detected by enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) and real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).
Results: Compared with the colitis model group, the DAI and colorectal histological damage scale were decreased in the Jiechangning group (bothP<0.05), but there was no obvious difference compared with the SASP group (P>0.05). There was no signiifcant difference in IL-2 expression both in the serum and the colon mucosa tissues before or after the treatment in various groups (P>0.05). Compared with the colitis model group, IFN-γ level both in the serum and the colon mucosa tissues was decreased in the SASP group and the Jiechangning group, with significant difference in the serum (bothP<0.05), but there was significant difference in the colon mucosa tissues only in the Jiechangning group (P<0.05). The serum IL-4 level in the SASP group and the Jiechangning group was increased compared with that in the colitis control group, with significant difference only in the Jiechangning group (P<0.05). There was no difference in IL-4 level in the colon mucosa tissues whether treated or not (P>0.05). IL-10 level both in the serum and the colon mucosa tissues in the SASP group and the Jiechangning group was increased compared with that in the colitis model group, with significant difference (allP<0.05). There was no difference in the expression level of cytokines IL-2, IFN-γ, IL-4, and IL-10 both in the serum and the colon mucosa tissues between the SASP group and the Jiechangning group (allP>0.05).
Conclusion: DSS can break the balance of Th1/Th2 expression in the colon. Jiechangning enema can ameliorate DSS-induced acute experimental colitis in rats by decreasing IFN-γ level and increasing IL-10 level both in the serum and the colon mucosa tissues to regulate the Th1/Th2 balance and improve immunity.
3.Relationship between ambulatory pulse pressure and target organs damage in essential hypertensive patients
Lan MA ; Xiao XU ; Jian-Ping ZHANG ; Wei-Xing HAN ;
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2001;0(03):-
group Nor(P0.05).Conclusions The changes of ambulatory pulse pressure can reflect the degree of EH.The obvious increase of PP and decrease of DBP maybe are the exclusive features of ABPM in EH patients with target organs damage.
4.Expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and receptor I (P55) in pterygium
Bing, WU ; Jian, YANG ; Jin, WEI ; Ping, MA
International Eye Science 2014;(6):1000-1004
AIM:To observe the expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha ( TNF- α) and its receptor I ( P55 ) in different pterygium and discuss the role of TNF-α and receptor I (P55) in pterygium.
METHODS: Immunohistochemistical staining method ( PV) was adopted to detect the expression of TNF-α and receptor I in pterygium ( 72 eyes ) and para-pterygium conjunctival tissue ( 30 eyes ) . The relationship between the expression and clinical-pathological parameters was also analyzed.
RESULTS:The positive rates of TNF-αwere 65. 3% (47/72), 26. 7% (8/30) in pterygium and para-pterygium conjunctival tissue. The positive expression of TNF-α had statistic difference between the two groups (χ2=12. 706, P<0. 01). The positive rates of TNF-α receptor I were 56. 9% (41/72), 16. 7% (5/30) in pterygium and para-pterygium conjunctival tissue. The positive expression of P55 had statistic difference between the two groups (χ2=13. 875, P<0. 01). The positive rate of TNF-αin recurrent pterygium group was higher than primary pterygium group (χ2=6. 547, P=0. 011). There had no statistically significance of the expression intensity between the two groups (F=1. 288, P=0. 393); the positive rate in advanced pterygium group was higher than quiescent pterygium group (χ2=4. 082, P=0. 043). The expression intensity had no statistically significance between the two groups (F=0. 489, P=0. 708). The positive rate of P55 in recurrent pterygium group was higher than primary pterygium group (χ2 =9. 907, P= 0. 002). There had no statistically significance of the two group's expression intensity ( F = 1. 175, P = 0. 424 ); the positive rate in advanced pterygium group was higher than in quiescent pterygium group (χ2=11. 140, P=0. 001). The expression intensity had no statistically significance between the two groups (F=0. 665, P=0. 621).
CONCLUSION:The expression of TNF-α and P55 are changing according to the development of clinical staging and onset. The expression of TNF-α and P55 may be related to clinical classification, staging and patient's working conditions of pterygium. There has no significant difference expression intensity of TNF - α and P55 in clinical staging and onset of pterygium.
5.Analysis of clinicopathologic features and prognosis-related factors in triple-negative breast cancer
Jian LIN ; Meiqi HU ; Wei PENG ; Rongqiang MA
China Oncology 2000;0(06):-
0.05).However,50.0% of T1 patients with TNBCs had lymph node metastasis,which was much higher than the other 2 groups.The recurrence rate in TNBC,non-TNBC or Her-2 positive patients were 57.1%,40.5% and 44.2%,respectively.The triple negative group had higher tumor recurrence rate than the other two groups(P=0.03).The overall 3 year survival rate of the TNBC group was 58.9%,which was much lower than the other two groups(76.4% for the luminal a and b group and 74.8% for the Her-2 positive group(P=0.04).Conclusion:The TNBCs was higher in premenopausal patients well as a higher lymph nodes metastasis rate with small tumor size.Moreover,three years recurrence and mortality rates in this group is higher than the non-TNBC groups.
6.Biological properties of the transcatheter heart valve surface with RGD and EC anti-calcification treatments
Xiaowu WANG ; Yanyan MA ; Jipeng MA ; Wensheng CHEN ; Xufeng WEI ; Jian YANG ; Shiqiang YU
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015;31(7):411-414,427
Objective Anti-calcification and surface modification of the transcatheter heart valve is the priority research area and development direction of bioprosthesis heart valve.In present study,the Arginine-Glycine-Aspartic acid(RGD) coating technology and anti-calcification with epoxy chloropropane(EC) treatment were applied to investigate surface modification property of the transcatheter heart valve compared to the traditional anti-calcification method with glutaraldehyde (GA) treatment to demonstrate the improvement of structure and surface biological properties of the transcatheter heart valve.Methods Morphological characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs) seeded on the transcatheter heart valve with the various anticalcification treatments were observed by scanning electron microscopy and the apoptosis rates of MSCs seeded on the transcatheter heart valve with the various anti-calcification interventions were studied by TUNEL staining.The cell adhesion and expression of the cytoskeletal protein,Vinment of MSCs treated as described were analyzed by cell-counting method and fluorescence immunohistochemical method respectively.Results The apoptosis rate of MSCs was markedly decreased while the expression of vinment and the cell adhesion strength of MSCs were elevated in the groups of GA-EC and RGD-EC treatments.The biological indices of RGD-EC group has significant difference(P < 0.05) compared with GA group.Conclusion Biological properties of the surface of transcatheter heart valve can be remarkably improved by GA-EC and RGD-EC anti-calcification treatments.
7.Pharmacological study on the substitution of effective compounds group for Shuxiong Tablet
Wei WEI ; Jihua FU ; Tuo ZHANG ; Jian MA ; Jianping QI ; Qineng PING
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 1992;0(12):-
AIM:To compare the difference between Shuxiong Tablet(Radix et Rhizoma notoginseng,Flos Carthami,Rhizoma Chuanxiong)(SXT) and its effective compounds group(SECG) in anti-inflammatory,relieving pain,anticoagulation,anti-thrombus and myocardial protection.METHODS:We adopted experiments of carrageenan-induced paw edema,hot water shrink trail,clotting time in mice,and thrombus in arteriovenous shut,and pituitrin induced acute myocardial ischemia in rats.RESULTS:Both of SXT and SECG could inhibit the tumefaction,decrease PGE_2 and SOD in inflammatory tissue;enhance the pain threshhold of mice;extend clotting time;inhibit the thrombosis;inhibit myocardial ischemia,significantly decrease CK,LDH,MDA and increase SOD in myocardial tissue.CONCLUSION:SXT and SECG have the same effects on anti-inflammatory,relieving pain,anticoagulation,anti-thrombus and myocardial protection.Further more,their dose-response relationship curves were similar,suggesting that SECG having the main effective components of SXT,could take place of SXT in clinical research.
8.An empirical study on medical selection of flying cadets with hernia disease between PLAAF and USAF
Hao LI ; Huahua WEI ; Xueming WEI ; Haiyang ZHOU ; Zhongli MA ; Keshun ZHU ; Jian WANG ; Zhikang ZOU
Military Medical Sciences 2016;40(9):755-758
Objective To analyze the disease spectrum of abdominal external hernia during medical selection of flying cadets and compare the medical standards between US Air Force and Chinese PLA Air Force in order to improve the system of medical selection.Methods The data about abdominal external hernia among flying cadets during Chinese PLAAF medical selection between 2012 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed and compared with the medical standards of the USAF flying cadets.Results Twenty-nine candidates were eliminated because of hernia,including 4 cases of hiatal hernia,3 cases of umbilical hernia and 22 cases of inguinal hernia.4.70% of the candidates were eliminated because of hernia disease.Empirical research showed difference in hernia standards between China and the USA.Conclusion Compared with Chinese medical selection standards,the USAF standards give more weight to whether the symptoms of disease impact air safety and efficiency.Our medical selection standards need to be improved by learning from foreign practices.
9.Imaging analysis of spiral fractures of distal third of the tibia fracture with occult posterior malleolar fracture
Zhiping GUO ; Jian ZHAO ; Shiling LI ; Yingze ZHANG ; Wei ZHANG ; Wei CHEN ; Xiaohui MA ; Junli LU
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2012;46(6):544-547
Objective To analyze the diagnostic value of MSCT and MRI in detecting the distal third of tibia shaft fracture complicated with occult posterior malleolar fracture.Methods One hundred and fifty-one patients with the distal third of tibia shaft spiral fracture underwent X-ray examination.For patients without posterior malleolar fracture on X-ray,MSCT and MR imaging were further performed.A binomial test was used to evaluate the significance of the differences between MSCT and MRI in the detection of posterior malleolar fractures and cortical involvement.Results A total of 126 (83.4%) in 151tibia shaft fracture were found to be associated with posterior malleolar fracture.Twenty-seven ( 21.4% ) cases with posterior malleolar fracture were detected on X-ray.MSCT and MR examination were performed in 124 cases.Ninety-nine posterior malleolar occult fractures were detected on MRI,which included 81cases showed on MSCT.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of posterior malleolar occult fracture on MRI were 100% (99/99),100% (25/25) and 100% ( 124/124),while they were 81.8% (81/99),100% (25/25)and 85.5% (106/124) for MSCT respectively.The accuracy of posterior malleolar occult fracture on MRI was significant higher than MSCT ( Z =2.56,P =0.01).Seventy-eight cortical fractures were found on MSCT among 99 posterior malleolar occult fractures,while 51fractures were found on MRI.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of cortical fracture involvement were 100% (78/78),100% (21/21) and 100% ( 99/99) for MSCT,while they were 65.4% (51/78),100% (21/21) and 72.7% (72/99) for MRI respectively.The accuracy of cortical fracture involvement on MSCT was significant higher than MRI ( Z =4.02,P =0.00).Conclusions MRI has a higher accuracy than MSCT in detecting the distal third of tibia shaft fracture complicated with occult posterior malleolar fracture,while MSCT has a higher accuracy than MRI in detecting cortical fracture involvement.
10.Expression of caudal related homeodomain transcription 2 in colon cancer and its relationship with metas-tasis
Jian ZHANG ; Rongchao YING ; Wei WEI ; Jingjing XIANG ; Huicheng JIN ; Shenglin MA
Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2014;(6):479-481
Objective To study the expression of caudal related homeodomain transcription 2 ( CDX2 ) protein in human colon cancer , and study the relationship between protein expression and colon cancer metasta -sis.Methods With immunohistochemical technique in peroxidase notation , pathological specimens of 80 cases of colon cancer were selected , including 47 cases of distal metastasis , and 33 cases without cancer metastasis . CDX2 protein expression in cancer tissue and the related data were statistically analyzed .Results Patients'sex, age and location of colon tumors had no statistical relation with CDX 2 protein expression(P>0.05).CDX2 pro-tein was statistically different in well-differentiated(100.00%), moderately-differentiated(80.00%), and poor-ly-differentiated(33.33%) tumor tissues.The difference had statistical significance (P<0.05), The expression of CDX2 protein reduced with the reduction in the degree of colorectal adenocarcinoma differentiation , rs =0.217, indicating that CDX2 protein expression was positively correlated with the malignant degree of colon canc -er.Positive CDX2 protein expression was significantly lower in metastatic colon cancer tissues (72.3%) than in non-metastatic tissues ( 90.9%) , and the difference had statistical significance .Lymph node metastasis could down regulate CDX2 protein expression in colorectal cancer .Conclusion CDX2 protein is positively correlated with the differentiation degree of colon cancer and distal metastasis can down regulate CDX 2 protein expression .