1.Research progress on mental health status and its influencing factors of the elderly in intergenerational raising
Xiangmin TAN ; Yuxin HUANG ; Ni NING ; Chenyang PENG ; Siyuan TANG ; Mei SUN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2022;28(6):833-837
With the development of social economy and the full opening of the three-child policy, more and more elderly people will become the main force in raising grandchildren in the future, and the mental health of the elderly in intergenerational raising has become the focus of the whole society. This article summarizes the causes of the intergenerational raising, the mental health status of the elderly in intergenerational raising, and reviews the influencing factors of the mental health of the elderly in intergenerational raising, in order to provide a reference for the construction of the social security system for the elderly and young people in China.
2.Effect and underlying mechanism of glutamine on radiosensitivity of colon cancer cells
Heng LU ; Xiangmin NI ; Shengcai YU ; Xinyu LIANG ; Wenyi ZHU ; Zhongjun LI ; Jian WANG
Journal of Army Medical University 2024;46(9):1007-1014
Objective To observe the effect of different concentrations of glutamine(Gln)on the radiosensitivity of colorectal cancer HT-29 cells and explore the possible mechanism.Methods According to different Gln concentrations,HT-29 cells at logarithmical growth were divided into control group(2 mmol/L,as the basal medium concentration group)and experimental groups Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ(4,6 and 8 mmol/L).After a 2-hour pre-treatment,all groups were exposed to 8 Gy irradiation of a Co-60 radiation source.CCK-8 assay and clonal formation assay were used respectively to explore the effects of different Gln concentrations on cell viability and cell radiosensitivity after irradiation.The level of reactive oxygen species(ROS)in each group was measured in 24 h after irradiation,and the apoptotic rate was detected with flow cytometry in 48 h after irradiation.The protein expression levels of Nrf2,HO-1,and cleaved-Caspase3 were determined by Western blotting.Results In 24 h after Gln intervention,the cell viability of experimental groups Ⅱ and Ⅲof non-irradiated HT-29 cells was significantly higher than that of the control group and of experimental group Ⅰ(P<0.05).In 24 h after radiation,the cell viability of each experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group(P<0.05).In 14 d after radiation,there were more clone formation in each experimental group than the control group(P<0.05).The ROS level was significantly lower in each experimental group than the control group in 24 h after radiation(P<0.05).After 48 h of radiation,the apoptotic rate was notably lower in each experimental group than the control group(P<0.05).The expression level of Nrf2 in the experimental group Ⅰ was higher than that of the control group(P<0.05),those of Nrf2 and HO-1 in the experimental groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ were higher than those of the control group and experimental group Ⅰ(P<0.05).While the expression of cleaved-Caspase3 in the experimental groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ was lower than the control group and experimental group Ⅰ(P<0.05),and it in the experimental group Ⅲ was lower than that of experimental group Ⅱ(P<0.05).Conclusion Gln can significantly reduce the radiosensitivity of HT-29 cells,which is associated with its reducing oxidative stress damage and reducing cell apoptosis.Our results suggest that Gln might be detrimental to radiation therapy in patients with colorectal cancer.
3.Magnetic resonance imaging based on a granzyme B promoter-driven reporter gene expression monitors CAR-T cell activation
Xiaoying NI ; Yong QIN ; Xiaoya HE ; Jie HUANG ; Xiangmin ZHANG ; Huiru ZHU ; Qian HU ; Jinhua CAI
Journal of Army Medical University 2024;46(17):1959-1968
Objective To investigate the feasibility of granzyme B(GB)promoter-controlled ferritin heavy chain(FTH1)reporter gene expression for monitoring the activation status of chimeric antigen receptor T cells(CAR-T)by magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).Methods Cytotoxic T lymphocytes(CTLs)were screened by Ficoll density gradient centrifugation and flow sorting.The GB promoter and FTH1 gene were ligated together with disialoganglioside 2(GD2)CAR,and lentiviral vectors were transfected into CTLs to construct GD2-CAR-T/pGB-FTH1 cells.GD2-CAR-T/pCMV-FTH1,GD2-CAR-T,and T cells served as control cells.CytoTox96@non-radioactive cytotoxicity was used to detect the killing effect of each group of cells after co-culture with human neuroblastoma cells(SK-N-SH).ELISA was employed to detect the coincubation factor as well as the amount of GB secretion.Western blotting,Prussian blue staining and cellular MRI were applied to detect the expression of the FTH1 gene after co-culture.Results CTLs were successfully obtained,and then GD2-CAR-T/pGB-FTH1,GD2-CAR-T/pCMV-FTH1 and GD2-CAR-T cells were constructed.The killing effect,co-incubation factor and GB secretion of the above 3 groups of cells were significantly higher than those of the T cells,and the level of GB expression was highest at day 1,and then decreased in order at day 3 and day 7 after co-culturing with SK-N-SH cells.The relative expression of FTH1 and iron content of the GD2-CAR-T/pGB-FTH1 cells showed the same trend as GB expression,and the MRI signals were gradually increased.There were no significant differences in the relative expression of FTH1,iron content and MRI signals in the GD2-CAR-T/pCMV-FTH1 cells at all time points.No FTH1 expression or iron aggregation was observed in the GD2-CAR-T and T cells groups.Conclusion MRI based on the FTH1 reporter gene driven by the granzyme B promoter can reflect the GB expression level and tumor killing effect of CAR-T cells,which provides a potential real-time visual means to monitor the cell activation status for CAR-T therapy.