1.Study on the serum SOD,MDA and their relationship with T cell subsets in patients with hemorrhagec fever with syndrome
Yongri TAI ; Weizhe CUI ; Xueji HAN ; Al ET
Chinese Journal of Immunology 1985;0(02):-
Objective:To study the correlation between the effects of oxygen free radicals (OFR) with T cell subsets on pathogenesis of hemorrhagic fever with syndrome(HFRS).Methods:Serum levels of SOD and MDA.T cell subsets in 54 patients with HFRS were sequentially investigate and correlation. Results:The level of serum SOD in febrile phase was lower than that of normal control.The level of serum MDA in febrile phase was higher than that of normal group;the sum of CD4 + cell in febrile phase was signficantly lower than that normal group,CD8 + cell was significantly higher than that of control group,and its changes must severe in oliguric phase.The resuts also showed that there was sum correlation existed between MDA and T cell subsets.Conclusion:These findings demonstrated that irregulating immunity of HFRS patients was correlation with OFR.
2.Research progress of long non-coding RNA in medical parasitology
Yannan GAO ; Su HAN ; Xinyi HU ; Shanshan DUAN ; Beibei SUN ; Weizhe ZHANG ; Xiaoli ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2021;40(2):160-163
Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) is defined as non-protein coding transcript longer than 200 nucleotides. In the form of RNA, it affects gene expression at the epigenetic, transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels, and is widely involved in the body's pathophysiological processes. This review summarizes the research progress of lncRNA in the field of parasitology in order to find new targets for the prevention and treatment of parasitic diseases.
3.CircularRNA CDR1as promotes osteogenic differentiation and angiogenesis related genes expression in mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
YANG Weizhe ; HAN Xiangzhen ; ZHENG Meijie ; ZHOU Qiqi ; HE Huiyu
Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases 2022;30(6):390-397
Objective:
To investigate the effects of over expression and low expression of antisense transcripts of circular RNA cerebellar degeneration associated protein 1 (CDR1as) in Balb/C mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on factors related to osteogenesis and angiogenesis.
Methods:
BMSCs were cultured and identified in vitro. The lentiviral (LV) vector containing the overexpressed and silenced circRNA CDR1as genes and the control lentivirus were respectively transfected into mouse BMSCs, and stable cell lines were screened. The cells were divided into the circRNACDR1as over expression group and the over expression control group, and the CircRNACDR1as low expression group and the low expression control group. The components were stained with Alizarin Red S and alkaline phosphatase after 14 and 21 days of osteoinduction; qRT-PCR was used to detect the target genes circRNA CDR1as, osteogenic differentiation markers alkaline phosphatase (ALP), runt- related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), osteocalcin (OCN), osteopontin (OPN), osterix(Osx), collagen I (COL-1), and the mRNA expression levels of vascular endothelial grown factor (VEGF) and angiogenin-1 (Ang-1).
Results:
The results of alizarin red staining and alkaline phosphatase staining showed that the extracellular matrix calcium precipitation and ALP staining area of the over expression experimental group was greater than its control group, and those of the low expression experimental group was less than its control group. As the number of days of osteogenic induction increased, the calcium precipitation and ALP staining in each group also increased. RT-PCR results showed that the mRNA expression levels of circRNA CDR1as, ALP, RUNX2, OCN, OPN, OSX, COL-1, VEGF and Ang-1 in the over expression experimental group BMSCs were significantly increased (P<0.001). In the low expression experimental group, the mRNA expression levels of circRNA CDR1as, ALP, RUNX2, OCN, OPN, OSX, COL-1, VEGF and Ang-1 in BMSCs were significantly reduced (P<0.001).
Conclusion
Over expression of the circRNA CDR1as gene promotes the osteogenic differentiation and angiogenesis of BMSCs. Low expression of the circRNA CDR1as gene inhibits the osteogenic differentiation and angiogenesis of BMSCs.
4.Naoxin'an Capsule Alleviates Mitochondrial and Oxidative Damage in Chronic Cerebral Ischemia-induced VCI in Rats via Activating CREB/PGC-1α Pathway
Yujuan FENG ; Le WANG ; Guanghui HAN ; Hongni YU ; Dongyue LI ; Weizhe ZHEN ; Tao MA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(23):19-29
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of Naoxin'an capsule against mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage in brains of rats with vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) induced by chronic cerebral ischemia. MethodA total of 150 rats were randomized into modeling group (130 rats) and sham-operated group (20 rats) with the random number table method. The two-vessel occlusion (2-VO) was employed to induce VCI in rats, and finally 87 rats developed VCI. The VCI rats were classified into model group, positive drug group (Aricept, 0.5 mg·kg-1), and low-, medium- and high-dose Naoxin'an capsule groups (0.18, 0.36, 0.72 g·kg-1, separately), with 17-18 rats in each group. The administration lasted 8 weeks. The learning and working memory of VCI rats were assayed by novel object recognition test and Y-maze test. The 8-oxoguanine (8-OxoG) level was measured based on immunofluorescence staining. Spectrophotometry was performed to determine the activity of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, and Ⅳ, mitochondrial swelling, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) and α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (KGDH). The submicroscopic structure of mitochondria was observed with electron microscope. The phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) and the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α), nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF-1), and mitochondrial transcription factor A (mt-TFA) were determined by Western blot. The mitochondrial status Ⅳ H2O2 generation, activity of cerebral superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and malondialdehyde (MDA) content were measured with the photochemical method. ResultCompared with the sham-operated group, model group showed decrease in new object discrimination index (P<0.01) and spontaneous alternation rate in the Y-maze test (P<0.01), increase in ROS production in the brain (P<0.01), reduction in MMP and mitochondrial swelling A value (P<0.01), obvious mitochondrial swelling, vacuoles and cristae fractures in mitochondria, decrease in the level of phosphorylated CREB, expression of PGC-1α, NRF-1 and mt-TFA (P<0.01), and activity of the respiratory chain complexes Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, and Ⅳ (P<0.01), PDH and KGDH in the brain (P<0.01), rise of the production of H2O2 at state IV (P<0.01) and the content of MDA (P<0.01), and reduction in the activity of SOD and GSH-Px (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, each dose of Naoxin'an capsules can improve the new object discrimination index (P<0.05, P<0.01) and the rate of spontaneous alternation (P<0.05, P<0.01), decrease ROS production in the brain (P<0.01), improve the MMP and swelling A value (P<0.05, P<0.01), alleviate mitochondrial swelling and mitochondrial submicroscopic damage, elevate the phosphorylated CREB level, the expression of PGC-1α, NRF-1 and mt-TFA (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the activity of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes Ⅲ, and Ⅳ, PDH and KGDH (P<0.01), decrease state Ⅳ H2O2 generation (P<0.01) and MDA content (P<0.05, P<0.01), and raise the activity of SOD and GSH-Px (P<0.01). ConclusionBy activating the CREB/PGC-1α pathway, Naoxin'an capsule can protect the structure and function of mitochondria, enhance the antioxidant capacity, and inhibit the mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage induced by chronic cerebral ischemia, thus improving the VCI.
5.Effect of Astrocyte-neuron Coupling Imbalance in Development of Alzheimer's Disease and Intervention Mechanism of Kidney-tonifying and Marrow-filling TCM Prescriptions
Guanghui HAN ; Shenghua KANG ; Hongni YU ; Mengjie SUN ; Dongyue LI ; Rui MA ; Weizhe ZHEN ; Tao MA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(8):1-9
Astrocytes are important nerve cells in the central nervous system (CNS), which mainly play a key role in nutrition and support. Astrocytes and neurons undergo close energy coupling and substance coupling, which are closely related and interact with each other. In recent years, many studies have shown that the astrocyte-neuron coupling imbalance plays a central role in the occurrence and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and serves as an important therapeutic target receiving increasing attention. According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory, the main pathogenesis of AD is kidney deficiency and marrow inadequacy, and in clinical medication, kidney-tonifying and marrow-filling TCM prescriptions are often employed with satisfactory results achieved. As reported, many kidney-tonifying and marrow-filling prescriptions exhibit regulatory and protective effects on the imbalance of astrocyte-neuron coupling, suggesting that the effect of kidney-tonifying and marrow-filling prescriptions in treating AD may have some internal relationship with its regulation of the imbalance of astrocyte-neuron coupling. This article reviewed the underlying internal relationship between the imbalance of astrocyte-neuron coupling and the pathogenesis of kidney deficiency and marrow inadequacy in AD and the research progress in the intervention mechanism of TCM for tonifying the kidney and filling the marrow.
6.Mechanism of Dihuang Yinzi in Improving Astrocyte Injury and Glycolysis in AD Mice via PI3K/Akt Pathway
Hongni YU ; Mengjie SUN ; Fengli WANG ; Shenghua KANG ; Guanghui HAN ; Dongyue LI ; Weizhe ZHEN ; Tao MA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(8):10-18
ObjectiveTo explore the mechanism of Dihuang Yinzi in improving astrocyte injury and glycolysis in Alzheimer's disease (AD) mice via regulating the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway, thereby improving the cognitive function of AD mice. MethodForty male APP/PS1 transgenic mice aged four months were randomly divided into a model group and a model + Dihuang Yinzi (0.25 g·kg-1) group, with 20 mice in each group. Forty C57BL/6J mice with the same background and same age were randomly divided into a control group and a control + Dihuang Yinzi (0.25 g·kg-1) group, with 20 mice in each group. The mice in the control + Dihuang Yinzi group and the model + Dihuang Yinzi group were administered with Dihuang Yinzi by gavage, and those in the control group and the model group received an equal volume of sterilized normal saline, once a day for 150 days. Morris water maze test was performed to test the ability of navigation and space exploration of mice. The protein expression of p-PI3K, PI3K, p-Akt, Akt, phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1), and aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 family member B2 (ALDH3B2) in mouse brain tissues was measured by Western blot. An immunofluorescence assay was performed to detect astrocyte morphology and the expression level of ALDH3B2. ResultAs compared with the control group, the model group showed prolonged escape latency during the 2nd to 5th days of the location-based navigation (P<0.05, P<0.01), reduced number of times crossing the target area of the platform, shortened residence time in the target quadrant (P<0.05, P<0.01), prolonged residence time in the opposite quadrant (P<0.05), increased surface area of the cell body and total length of cell protrusions of astrocytes (P<0.05, P<0.01), and down-regulated protein expression of p-PI3K, p-Akt, ALDH3B2, and PFK-1 (P<0.01), while the above experimental indexes were not significantly different in the control + Dihuang Yinzi group. Compared with the model group, the model + Dihuang Yinzi group showed shortened escape latency of APP/PS1 mice during the 2nd to 5th days of the location-based navigation (P<0.05, P<0.01), increased number of times crossing the platform, prolonged target quadrant residence time (P<0.05, P<0.01), shortened residence time in the opposite quadrant (P<0.05), reduced surface area of the cell body and total length of cell protrusions of astrocytes (P<0.05), and up-regulated protein expression of p-PI3K, p-Akt, ALDH3B2, and PFK-1 (P<0.01). ConclusionDihuang Yinzi can improve the learning and memory ability of AD mice by activating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway and up-regulating the protein expression of PFK-1 and ALDH3B2 to protect against astrocyte injury in brain tissues and improve glycolysis.
7.Prostate ductal adenocarcinoma with prostate mucinous adenocarcinoma: a case report and literature review
Rexiati NIHATI ; Hong CAO ; Weizhe HAN ; Zhizhuang CHEN ; Jiageng SHI ; Zhuang WU ; Yuan LYU ; Chunyong JIANG ; Tao LIU ; Yongzhi WANG ; Xinghuan WANG ; Zhonghua YANG
Journal of Modern Urology 2024;29(12):1055-1059
[Objective] To summarize the clinical manifestations, pathological characteristics, treatment options and prognosis of the world's first case of prostate ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) complicated with prostate mucinous adenocarcinoma (PMA). [Methods] The clinical and follow-up data of a patient with PDA and PMA treated in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University were retrospectively analyzed, and relevant literature in PubMed and CNKI databases was retrieved. [Results] The patient sought medical attention due to dysuria, frequent urination, urinary urgency and urinary pain for more than half a year, and was admitted to hospital 3 times in total.The initial diagnosis upon the first admission was benign prostatic hyperplasia complicated with prostatic abscess.After 2 months, the patient was readmitted due to worsening symptoms, received transurethral bladder neck incision+ cystoscopy+ transurethral plasma resection of the prostate, and postoperative diagnosis confirmed PDA with local PMA.Three months after surgery, the patient had bleeding.After auxiliary examinations revealed extensive metastasis, he received hormonal therapy.After 9 months, the patient died due to multiple lung metastases. [Conclusion] Early diagnosis has a significant impact on the treatment and prognosis, but there have been no previous reports of PDA combined with PMA, so the lack of specific biomarkers in the early stage has led to missed diagnosis or misdiagnoses.There is no specific treatment for PDA with PMA. Radical prostatectomy was not satisfactory in the treatment of this case.