1.Changes in the disease burden of liver cancer caused by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in China 1990-2019
Xuhong CHEN ; Mengdie LI ; Yi YUAN ; Liping ZHANG
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2023;34(5):25-29
Objective To describe and analyze the disease burden and its changing trend of liver cancer caused by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in China from 1990 to 2019, and to provide reference for reducing the morbidity and mortality of liver cancer in China. Methods Based on data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD2019) study, different gender and age groups were selected. The morbidity, mortality, and disability adjusted life year (DALY) rate were used to analyze the disease burden of liver cancer caused by NASH in China from 1990 to 2019. The time trend was analyzed by using the Joinpoint regression model, and the annual percent of change (APC) and annual average percentage change (AAPC) of morbidity, mortality and DALY rate were calculated. Results Compared with 1990, the incidence rate, mortality rate and DALY rate of liver cancer caused by NASH in 2019 decreased by 4.05%, 12% and 25.79%, respectively. Age-standardized morbidity, standardized mortality and standardized DALY rates decreased by 49.50%, 54.72% and 58.45%, respectively. In 2019, the incidence rate, mortality data and DALY rate of liver cancer caused by NASH increased with age, and the highest mortality rate was among people over 85 years old. The average annual change percentage (AAPC) of age-standardized incidence rate, standardized mortality rate and standardized DALY rate of liver cancer caused by NASH from 1990 to 2019 were -2.65% [95% CI(-3.09%,-2.21 %),P<0.001], -2.86%[95% CI(-3.34%,-2.38 %),P<0.001], and -2.91%[95% CI(-3.23%,-2.58%),P<0.001],respectively. The AAPC of all indexes in males was higher than that in females. Conclusion From 1990 to 2019, the disease burden of liver cancer caused by NASH in China showed an overall downward trend. The AAPC of all indexes in males is higher than that in females, and the elderly population is a high-risk group.
2.Qualitative Study on the Psychological Experience of Cancer Patients after Withdrawing from Drug Clinical Trials
Yihong JIANG ; Jinhong YANG ; Yanfen LI ; Tingting WANG ; Shujuan CHEN ; Yuxiu LIU
Chinese Medical Ethics 2023;36(6):624-629
【Objective:】 To understand the real psychological feelings of cancer patients after withdrawing from drug clinical trials, and provide reference for clinical healthcare professionals to serve personalized care for patients in the transitional period after withdrawing from drug clinical trials. 【Methods:】 With the descriptive phenomenology method, 11 subjects who withdrew from drug clinical trials in the oncology department of a tertiary hospital in Shandong Province were selected by intentional sampling method to conduct semi-structured in-depth interviews. Colaizzi seven-step analysis method was used to analyze and sort out records, and refine themes. 【Results:】 The psychological experiences of cancer patients after withdrawing from drug clinical trials were summarized into four themes: benefits of participating in clinical trials, losses of withdrawing from clinical trials, attitudes towards future treatment, and expectations of receiving help. 【Conclusion:】 Cancer patients face great psychological pressure after withdrawing from drug clinical trials and require deep emotional support and humanistic care. Nursing staff should take personalized care measures to meet the special problems of patients’ psychological needs, so as to help patients smoothly pass through the withdrawal stage and enter subsequent treatment.
3.miR-30b-3p Inhibits the Proliferation and Invasion of Lung Adenocarcinoma by Targeting COX6B1.
Lin CHEN ; Xinlu CHEN ; Lu LIU ; Yanqiao ZHAO ; Wei ZUO ; Chonggao YIN ; Hongli LI
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2022;25(8):567-574
BACKGROUND:
Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most common clinical histological subtype of lung cancer and microRNAs (miRNAs) are a type of small non-coding RNAs which play a central role in cells. miR-30b-3p plays a key effect in many types of carcinoma, but there is still very little research on how it works in lung adenocarcinoma. The role and mechanism of miR-30b-3p in the proliferation and invasion of LUAD were explored in this study, to provide new targets for inhibiting the proliferation and invasion of LUAD.
METHODS:
NCBI database was used to screen out miRNA with obvious differential expression, and the differential expression and survival curve were searched by StarBase database. Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the relative expression of miR-30b-3p in each lung adenocarcinoma cell line. 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) cell proliferation assay and Transwell invasion assay were used to detect the proliferation and invasion of A549 cells in each group. The target genes of miR-30b-3p were determined by the target gene prediction websites. Western blot assay was used to detect the expression of COX6B1 in each group of A549 cells. Double luciferase assay was used to verify the targeted binding relationship between miR-30b-3p and COX6B1.
RESULTS:
The expression of miR-30b-3p in lung adenocarcinoma tissues and lung adenocarcinoma cells was downregulated (P<0.05). Low expression levels of miR-30b-3p were associated with poor prognosis in patients with lung adenocarcinoma (P=0.005,8). Overexpression of miR-30b-3p could inhibit the proliferation and the invasion of lung adenocarcinoma cells (P<0.05). Double luciferase assay proved that miR-30b-3p could target and bind to COX6B1 (P<0.05). Western blot analysis showed that the overexpression of miR-30b-3p could downregulate the expression of COX6B1 in A549 cells (P<0.05). EdU cell proliferation assay and Transwell invasion assay showed that the overexpression of miR-30b-3p could reverse the promoting effect of upregulation of COX6B1 on proliferation and invasion in lung adenocarcinoma cells (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
miR-30b-3p acts as a tumor suppressor gene in lung adenocarcinoma, and it can inhibit the proliferation and invasion of lung adenocarcinoma by targeting the expression of COX6B1.
Adenocarcinoma of Lung/pathology*
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Cell Movement/genetics*
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Cell Proliferation/genetics*
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms/pathology*
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MicroRNAs/metabolism*
4.miR-144-3p Inhibits the Invasion and Metastasis of Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells by Targeting IRS1.
Jun BAI ; Yaqiong HU ; Xinlu CHEN ; Lin CHEN ; Liping ZHANG ; Chonggao YIN ; Hongli LI
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2021;24(5):323-330
BACKGROUND:
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression, influence cellular processes, and promote disease development. Variations in miRNA expression have been observed in many diseases, including hepatitis, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of miR-144-3p on the invasion and metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma by targeting recombinant insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1).
METHODS:
The expression of miR-144-3p in patients with lung adenocarcinoma was queried through bioinformatics database. MirTarPathway was used to analyze the KEGG enrichment pathway of miRNA. The expression and plasmid transfection efficiency of miR-144-3p in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines were detected by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Transwell assay was used to detect the changes of cell invasion and migration ability in different groups. Bioinformatics determined the key genes (Hub genes) of miR-144-3p; Double luciferase target assay was used to detect the mutual binding of miR-144 and IRS1. Western blot assay was used to detect the expression of IRS1 in different cell lines and the expression of after overexpression of miR-144.
RESULTS:
The expression of miR-144-3p in lung adenocarcinoma tissues was decreased, qRT-PCR results indicated that the expression of miR-144-3p in lung adenocarcinoma cell A549 was significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the overexpressed plasmid was successfully transfected (P<0.05). Overexpression of miR-144 decreased the ability of cell migration and invasion (P<0.05). The expression of IRS1 was up-regulated in lung adenocarcinoma tissues. Survival analysis showed that patients with lung adenocarcinoma with high IRS1 expression had a poor prognosis (P<0.05). Double luciferase assay results showed that miR-144 could specifically identify 3'-UTR of IRS1 and inhibit reporter enzyme expression (P<0.05). Western blot indicated that the expression of IRS1 was increased in A549 cells (P<0.05). After overexpression of miR-144, the expression level of IRS1 protein was decreased (P<0.05). Transwell experiment proved that miR-144-3p could inhibit invasion and metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma cells by targeting IRS1 (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
MiR-144-3p inhibits the invasion and migration of A549 cells through targeted regulation of IRS1, thus playing an anticancer role in tumors.
5.Clinical analysis on 34 cases with uterine sarcoma
Weifang CHEN ; Jiangyu ZHANG ; Yi WANG
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2016;32(16):2692-2694
Objective To analyze the clinical features of the uterine sarcoma with different histological types and improve the capability of diagnosis and therapy. Methods Thirty-four cases with uterine sarcoma treatment were analyzed respectively , among which there were 19 cases with malignant endometrial interstitial sarcomas (55.8%), 6 cases with leiomyosarcoma (18%), 9 with malignant mixed tumor (26%). Results (1) The average age of patients were about 46 , patients with endometrial interstitial sarcomas aged 28 ~ 60 were more common in relatively younger , and patients with malignant mixed tumor aged about 56 were more common in postmenopausal women. Incidence rate of patients with endometrial interstitial sarcomas were more common (55.8%). (2) The patients usually manifested with abnormal vaginal bleeding (76%). Diagnosis curettage were the most commonly used before operation, which the positive rate was 65.3% and postoperative pathological di-agnosis was 35%. (3) 26 patients underwent one stage surgical treatment.7 patients underwent two stage surgical treatment. Surgical methods were the removal of the uterine double accessories and pelvic lymph node dissection. The five year survival rate was 77.7% (14/18). Conclusions The age range of uterine sarcoma is more exten-sive. Preoperative diagnosis can be diagnosed by curettage, and may also be missed. It should be paid attention to the operation of the examination examination , timely delivery of frozen examination to improve the diagnostic rate. and the appropriate surgical choice are meaningful methods to improve the prognosis.
6.INHIBITORY EFFECT ON ANGIOGENESIS AND GLIOMA GROWTH OF TUMOR-BEARING RATS OF VEGF ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE
Weifang LI ; Guangji ZHANG ; Chen ZHU
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army 1983;0(02):-
To observe the inhibitory effects of VEGF antisense oligonuoleotide on angiogenesis and glioma growth of tumor bearing rats. 1?10 6 C 6 glioma cells(20?l) were seeded with high flow microinfusion into right caudate nucleus of all rats with sterotactic technique. In the treatment groups Ⅰ and Ⅱ 1 000 ?mol/L, 2 000 ?mol/L VEGF antisense oligonucleotide was respectively given at the site of seeding twice 1 and 2 weeks after cell inoculation. The control group received only 20?l Hank′s solution twicely. Three weeks after cell inoculation, the general condition of the treated rats were better, while rats in control group were in precarious conditions. The inhibition rate of tumor growth was 91 5% in the treated group Ⅰ, 100% in the treated group Ⅱ. The expressions of VEGF mRNA, VEGF, and MVD were significantly different between treatment and control groups. The results indicated that VEGF was required for the maintenance of angiogenesis in the tumor, and inhibition of VEGF might be a therepeutic strategy in the treatment of glioma.
8.INHIBITION OF VEGF EXPRESSION IN C_6 GLIOMA CELLS WITH VEGF ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES
Weifang LI ; Guangji ZHANG ; Chen ZHU
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army 1982;0(01):-
To observe the inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) expression in C 6 glioma cells with VEGF antisense oligonucleotides.VEGF expression in C 6 glioma cells was examined quantitatively and qualitatively with immunofluorescence flow cytometric analysis and immunohistochemistry.Results showed that VEGF antisense ODNs inhibited the VEGF expression in C 6 glioma cells,and the inhibition was concentration dependent.This indicates that VEGF antisense ODNs can effectively suppress the VEGF expression in C 6 glioma cells.
9.Exploring the development trends in community nursing in Shanghai
Jufang WANG ; Weifang SUN ; Lihong CHEN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 1996;0(01):-
Objective To explore the development trends in community nursing. Methods The current situation of community nursing in Shanghai was analyzed by means of questionnaire surveys and literature review. Subjects A total of 3 173 questionnaires were distributed to community nurses, hospital nurses, community residents, and hospitalized patients and 2 942 of them were retrieved, the rate of retrieval being 93.8%. Results The demand for community nursing was not satisfied, the number of community nurses was insufficient and their general quality was low. Conclusion The scope of services in community nursing needs to be expanded with demand as a guide, more community nurses need to be cultivated, and the quality of the nursing contingent needs to be enhanced.
10.Study on the role of classical complement pathway in the development of benign lymphoepithelial lesions of lacrimal gland
Yu-Yue JIN ; Rui LIU ; Jing LI ; Yuan-Yuan CHEN ; Qian-Nan MA ; Jian-Min MA ; Yi DING
International Eye Science 2022;22(11):1776-1781
AIM: To analyze the role of complement system(CS)and its classical pathway in the pathogenesis of lacrimal gland benign lymphoepithelial lesions(LGBLEL).METHODS: The tissues of patients with LGBLEL or orbital cavernous hemangioma(CH)were collected. Proteomics analysis was used for the identification of different proteins. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR), immunohistochemical staining(IHC)and Western Blotting were employed to verify the changes of the differential proteins in CS signal pathway, in order to identify its role in the pathogenesis of LGBLEL.RESULTS: The results of proteomic analysis showed that the expression levels of proteins C3, C5, C9 and C1q in CS signal pathway in the lacrimal gland tissues of LGBLEL patients were all changed compared with those of orbital CH patients.The results of RT-PCR showed that the mRNA expression levels of C1qA, C5 and C9 in patients with LGBLEL were significantly higher than those patients with orbital CH. The results of IHC showed that the expression levels of C1qA, C3, C5 and C9 were significantly increased in patients with LGBLEL compared with those patients with orbital CH. The results of Western Blotting showed that the protein expression levels of C1qA, C3, and C9 were significantly increased in patients with LGBLEL compared with those patients with orbital CH.CONCLUSION: The CS has been shown to participate in the pathogenesis of LGBLEL and its classical pathway may be one of the pathways which plays a role.