1.Artificial liver support therapy in patients with liver failure
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2011;18(2):109-112
Despite a combination of all available treatment, the mortality of liver failure is very high,especially in children patients. Artificial liver support methods have been tested for over 50 years. Standard techniques of blood purification like hemodialysis, adsorption, hemo or plasma filtration as well as bioreactorbased approaches using liver cells or tissues have been used. It' s believed that the damaged liver has the ability to return to normal. Artificial liver support systems are expected to be useful for temporary support of liver function. If the liver does not regenerate to normal functions, an artificial liver support system may be useful as a bridge to liver transplantation. In conclusion, artificial liver support method appears to be a reliable therapy for advanced liver diseases and has significantly decreased the mortality of liver failure. Artificial liver support system has been used in children patients as well, but it still needs more researches.
3.Study on the expression of soluble Fas in the placenta of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) patients by fluorescent MGB probe real-time PCR
Qi SHEN ; Zhi ZHANG ; Xiaomei ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2010;17(22):3066-3068
Objective To investigate the the expression of soluble Fas (sFas) in the placenta of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) patients after perinatal. Methods Expression of sFas were detected by Fluorescent MGB Probe Real-Time PCR in 34 severe PIH patients and 30 healthy pregnant women served as normal controls.Results Expression of placenta sFas in 34 patients were significantly higher than those in normal controls.Conclusion PIH patients' placenta had higher expressiom of sFas; Detection of sFas may be helpful to value PIH degrade and sFas would be become a indicative markers of cell proliferation and apoptosis during the perinatal period.
4.Treatment of hemotologic malignancies with autologous Hemopoietic stem cell transplantation cryopreserved by ladder-style freezing from low temperature refrigerator to liquid nitrogen
Tonghua YANG ; Renbin ZHAO ; Xiaomei SHEN
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2006;0(14):-
Objective To explore the influence of cryopreservation by ladder-style freezing from low temperature refrigerator to liquid nitrogen on hemopoietic stem cell(HSC)transplantation.Methods From April 2001 to April 2006,31 cases treated with HSC transplantation were randomized to controlled-rate freezer-liquid nitrogen group(n=15)and refrigerator-liquid nitrogen group(n=16)in Department of Hematology of 1st People's Hospital of Yunnan Province.The hemopoietic reconstitution time was observed,and the viability of HSC was determined by trypan blue exclusion test in two groups.Results No significant differences were found in transfusion values of mononuclear cells(MNC)and CD34+ cells,rates of trypan blue exclusion and time of ANC0.05).Conclusion Cryopreservation of HSC can produce successful engraftment by ladder-style freezing which has cryoprotectant solution containing final concentrations of 3-percent hydroxyethyl starch,4-percent human serum albumin,and 5-percent DMSO,and its effect is the same as traditional controlled-rate method with 10-percent DMSO cryoprotectant.The new freezing procedure is faster and easier,and freezing cost is reduced.
5.The Effects of Wortmannin on Leukemia Cells Proliferation Cycle and BCL-2 Expression
Zhengfa LI ; Xiaomei SHEN ; Renbin ZHAO
Journal of Chinese Physician 2001;0(07):-
Objective To investigate the effects of wortmannin (WT) on leukemia cells cycle and BCL-2 protein expression. Methods 0 25?mol/L PI-3 kinase inhibitor wortmanin was used to treat K562 cells for 24 hours, and Arac was simultaneously used to induce the cell apoptosis. The specific fluoresent staining and FCM analysis were adopted to measure the cell cycle distribution and BCL-2 expression. Results Compared with the control cells, the proliferation index(PI) of the K562 cells treated by wortmannin was significantly lower, the cell number of G1 phase and the percentage of cell apoptosis increased, and the BCL-2 protein expression significantly decreased. Conclusion Wortmannin could inhibitedtheproliferationofK5 6 2cells ,andwascellcyclespecificagent (CCSA) .
6.Construction of rat calcineurin A alpha cDNA recombinant adenovirus vector and its identification.
Xiaomei, SHEN ; Juyan, ZHANG ; Bei, CHENG
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2006;26(1):9-12
Rat calcineurin (CaN) A alpha isoform (Ppp3ca) cDNA recombinant adenovirus vector was constructed in order to explore the effect of CaN on the myocardium apoptosis induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury. Total RNA was isolated from the heart of the adult Wistar rat, and Ppp3ca CDS segment of approximate 1.59 kb size was amplified by reverse transcriptional PCR method. Ppp3ca cDNA segment was cloned into pMD18-T Simple vector for sequencing, and the right clone was named T-Ppp3ca. Ppp3ca cDNA segment obtained from T-Ppp3ca was ligated with pShuttle2-IRES-EGFP to construct a recombinant plasmid pShuttle2-Ppp3ca-IRES-EGFP. Ppp3ca-IRES-EGFP expression cassette containing CMV, Ppp3ca-IRES-EGFP and SV40 polyA DNA fragment (3.97 kb) obtained from pShuttle2-Ppp3ca-IRES-EGFP was connected with pAdeno-X backbone sequence to construct a recombinant plasmid pAdeno-Ppp3ca. After being identified by PCR and enzyme digestion, recombinant plasmid pAdeno-Ppp3ca was packaged in HEK293 cells. Supernatant of adenovirus from HEK293 cells was collected after a visible cytopathic effect (CPE) appeared. The DNA of the recombinant adenovirus was extracted with the standard method. The presence of the recombinant adenovirus was verified by PCR. The results showed that sequencing results verified that the PCR product of Ppp3ca gene was identical to GenBank. Agarose electrophoresis showed the bands of recombined plasmid pAdeno-Ppp3ca and the recombinant adenovirus identified by enzyme digestion and PCR were in the right range corresponding with expectation. It was concluded that the recombinant adenovirus carrying rat calcineurin A alpha (Ppp3ca) cDNA as well as a report gene-enhancer green fluorescent protein gene was successfully constructed in this experiment.
Adenoviridae/*genetics
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Calcineurin/*biosynthesis
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Calcineurin/genetics
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Cloning, Molecular
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DNA, Complementary/genetics
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Genetic Vectors/genetics
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Green Fluorescent Proteins/biosynthesis
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Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics
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Myocardial Reperfusion Injury/*genetics
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Myocardium/chemistry
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Rats, Wistar
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Recombination, Genetic/genetics
7.Construction of rat CnA/EGFP recombinant eukaryotic gene coexpression plasmid
Xiaomei SHEN ; Juyan ZHANG ; Bei CHENG
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2006;0(01):-
Objective To construct rat calcineurin catalytic subunit ?(CnA)/enhanced green fluorescent protein EGFP gene coexpression plasmid for exploring the effect of calcineurin on the myocardium apoptosis induced by ischemia-reperfusion.Methods Total RNA was isolated from the heart of the adult Wistar rat,and CnA CDS segment of approximate 1 590 bp size was amplified by reverse transcription PCR method.CnA cDNA segment was cloned into pMD18-T Simple vector for sequencing,and the right clone was named T-CnA.CnA cDNA segment excised from plasmid T-CnA was ligated with pShuttle2 which had inserted IRES-EGFP segment into before.The DNA of the recombinant plasmid was extracted and was identified by double digesting with Nhe Ⅰ and Not Ⅰ.The right clone was named pShuttle2-CnA-IRES-EGFP.Results Sequencing result verified that the PCR product of CnA gene was identical to GenBank(NM_017041).1% agarose electrophoresis showed the bands of recombinant plasmid pShuttle2-CnA-IRES-EGFP digested by Nhe Ⅰ and Not Ⅰ were in the right range corresponding with expectation(1 590 bp and 5 240 bp).Conclusion Recombinant eukaryotic expression plasmid carrying rat CnA cDNA as well as a report gene-EGFP gene is successfully constructed in this experiment.
8.Study on MICM Classification on Clinical and Experiment of Leukemia
Zhengfa LI ; Xiaomei SHEN ; Yunjian WANG ; Zijing DIAN ; Baosheng ZHU
Journal of Kunming Medical University 2001;22(1):9-13
To explore the relations of Morphology Immnuophe-notype Cytogenetics Molecular biology(MICM) detection on diagnosis andtreat,emt of leukemia. Methods: 68 cases of leukemia patients had beenanalyzed by morphology(FAB). Immunohistochemistry(Flow Cytometry, FCM). chromosome G banding technique and dual-color fluorescence insitu hybridization (D-FISH).Technique:All patients were treated bychemotherapy. T test and X2 test of significance. Results: 7 cases have acute leukema aberration antigen expression. 5 out of 47 cases acutemyeliod leukemia patients accompany lymhocytic interrelated antigenexpression. 2/l5 cases acute lymphoid leukemia accompany myelocyteinterrelated antigen expression. 2 cases acute lmphoid leukemia are T cell and B cell interrelated antigen mingle expression. had been examined46,XY,t(8,2l) translocation of chromosome and bcr/abl fusion genes inthe acute leukemia patients. 16 out of 20 chronic myeloid leukemia patientshad philadelphia chromosome. 7 out of 20 patients had complicate karyotype. 5 out of 20 patients had bcr/abl fusion gene, l out of 4 patient had bcr/abl fusion gene that Ph chro mosome showed negative in CML. 3/4 cases patients had complicate chromosome. The ratio of CR use l time chemotherapy and the total ratio of CR using 2 times chemotherapywith aberration antigen expression in acute leukemia was significantly lessthan those of the acute leukemia patient had single system antigenexpression(P<0.05). The time of CML-BC with complicate c hromosome karyotype was significantly short than those of Ph showed negative in CML(P<0.05). Conclusion: The MICM classification is more acc urate for diagnosis of leukemia and more significant in guiding the leukemiatreamen.
9.Relation of real object-based diabetic diet teaching with nutrition awareness and blood glucose levels
Yongchun CHEN ; Xiaomei CHEN ; Zhen XU ; Jie SHEN
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2011;05(4):207-210
Objective To assess the awareness of nutrition issues among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to find effective nutrition education models. Methods According to cluster random sampling method,256 T2DM patients from 2 hospitals in Zhengzhou City were enrolled and randomly assigned to the study or control group. The participants in the study group received traditional nutrition education and real object-based diabetic diet guidance, and those in the control group received traditional nutrition education only. Awareness about nutrition and blood glucose levels were compared between the two groups by using independent t test and Chi-square test Results After the intervention, the study group showed significantly higher nutrition scores ( 86. 5 ± 3.8 vs 71.5 ± 4. 6, P < 0. 05 ) and lower 2 h postprandial glucose level ( ( 9. 15 ± 1.06 ) mmol/L vs ( 11.32 ± 0. 84) mmol/L, P < 0. 05 ). Conclusion Real object-based diabetic diet teaching could foster the awareness in nutrition and decrease postprandial blood glucose level in T2DM patients.
10.Investigation of metabolic kinetics and reaction phenotyping of ligustrazin by using liver microsomes and recombinant human enzymes.
Yan TAN ; Xiaomei ZHUANG ; Guolin SHEN ; Hua LI ; Yue GAO
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(3):374-9
The metabolic characteristics of ligustrazin (TMPz) in liver microsomes were investigated in the present study. The reaction phenotyping of TMPz metabolism was also identified by in vitro assessment using recombinant human cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP) and UDP glucuronosyltransferases (UGT). TMPz was incubated at 37 degrees C with human (HLM) and rat liver microsomes (RLM) in the presence of different co-factors. The metabolic stability and enzyme kinetics of TMPz were studied by determining its remaining concentrations with a LC-MS/MS method. TMPz was only metabolically eliminated in the microsomes with NADPH or NADPH+UDPGA. In the HLM and RLM with NADPH+UDPGA, t1/2, K(m) and V(max) of TMPz were 94.24 +/- 4.53 and 105.07 +/- 9.44 min, 22.74 +/- 1.89 and 33.09 +/- 2.74 micromol x L(-1), 253.50 +/- 10.06 and 190.40 +/- 8.35 nmol x min(-1) x mg(-1) (protein), respectively. TMPz showed a slightly higher metabolic rate in HLM than that in RLM. Its primary oxidative metabolites, 2-hydroxymethyl-3, 5, 6-trimethylpyrazine (HTMP), could undergo glucuronide conjugation. The CYP reaction phenotyping of TMPz metabolism was identified using a panel of recombinant CYP isoforms (rCYP) and specific CYP inhibitors in HLM. CYP1A2, 2C9 and 3A4 were found to be the major CYP isoforms involved in TMPz metabolism. Their individual contributions were assessed b) using the method of the total normalized rate to be 19.32%, 27.79% and 52.90%, respectively. It was observed that these CYP isoforms mediated the formation of HTMP in rCYP incubation. The UGT reaction phenotyping of HTMP glucuronidation was also investigated preliminarily by using a panel of 6 UGT isoforms (rUGT). UGT1A1, 1A4 and 1A6 were the predominant isoforms mediated the HTMP glucuronidation. The results above indicate that the metabolism of TMPz involves multiple enzymes mediated phase I and phase II reactions.