1.The Efficacy of Filodipine and Amlodipine on 24 h Blood Pressure in Pat ients with Essentia1 Hypertension
Changling DING ; Lei LIU ; Bin ZHANG ; Ximei LI
Chinese Journal of Hypertension 2001;9(1):22-23
Objective To Compare the anti hypertensive effects of felodipine and amlodipine on 24 hours blood pressure in patients with essential hypertensin. Method A Radomized, single blind and contro11ed study was perfo rmed and blood pressuree was measured by 24 hours ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Results Felodipine and amlodipine signiflcantly reduced both s ysto1ic and diasto1ic casual b1ood preessure when compared with placebo and no differences were observed between the two drugs. Felodipine and amlodipine reduce 24h mean,daytime mean ambulatory blood pressure.The rapid rise in blood pressure i n the morning hours was well contro11ed by the two drugs. Conclusion:Felodipine and amlodipine used once daily could cont rol 24 h blood pressure effectively in patients of essential hypertension.
2.Effect of shRNA inhibiting hTERT gene expression combined with γ-irradiation on human laryngeal cancer cells
Liu HU ; Fuxiang ZHOU ; Han LEI ; Ximei ZHANG ; Huibing QIU ; Jing DAI ; Chenghu HUANG ; Conghua XIE ; Shiquan LIU ; Yunfeng ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2009;29(3):253-258
Objective To construct an eukaryotic expression vector of human telomerase reverso transcriptase (hTERT) gene specific shRNA, and investigate the effect of pshRNA-hTERT combined with γ-irradiation on telomerase activity and DNA damage. Methods The recombinant expression plasmid pshRNA-hTERT was constructed and transfected into Hep-2 cells. The telomerase activity was examined by the PCR-hased telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP). DNA single-stranded break (SSB) and the DNA double-stranded break (DSB) were detected by Comet assay. The xenograft model of human laryngeal carcinoma with the same genetic background and different radiosensitivity (Hep-2 and Hep-2R) was established in nude mice. The mixture of pshRNA-hTERT and liposome was injected to the transplanted tumor to observe the inhibition of the tumor growth. The cell apoptosis was detected by TUNEL. The hTERT protein expression was determined by streptavidin-peroxidase conjugated method (AP). Results Recombinant expression plasmid pshRNA-hTERT was successfully constructed and transfected into Hep-2 cells. The hTERT expression inhibition rate reached 60.78 %. pshRNA-hTERT not only inhibited telomerase activity of Hep-2 inehiding the increase of telomerase activity induced by γ-irradiation, but also inhibited the repair of the SSB and DSB induced by irradiation in the human laryngeal carcinoma xenograft in nude mice with the same genetic background and different radiosensitivity. The pshRNA-hTERT combined with γ-irradiation could inhibit the growth of transplanted tumor (Hep-2: EPO = 1.79; Hep-2R: EPO = 2.01) with reduced telomerase activity and hTERT protein expression. Conclusions The eukaryotic expression vector pshRNA-hTERT could enhance the radiosensitivity of Hep-2 cells in vitro and the human laryngeal carcinoma xenograft in nude mice which had the same genetic background with different radiosensitivity.
3.Relationship between Apelin and DLL4 levels and clinical stage and efficacy in patient with neovascular glaucoma
Feng ZHU ; Nianjun CHEN ; Wei CAI ; Ximei LI ; Qifeng LEI
International Eye Science 2025;25(7):1130-1134
AIM: To investigate the relationship between Apelin and δ-like ligand 4(DLL4)expression levels and clinical stage and efficacy in patients with neovascular glaucoma(NVG).METHODS: A total of 96 NVG patients(96 eyes)who were admitted to our hospital from January 2022 to March 2024(NVG group)and 96 cataract patients(96 eyes)who underwent cataract surgery in our hospital during the same period(control group)were selected. NVG patients were divided into stage Ⅰ group(22 eyes), stage Ⅱ group(47 eyes)and stage Ⅲ group(27 eyes)according to the clinical stage; furthermore, patients were divided into ineffective group(20 eyes)and effective group(76 eyes)according to efficacy. Aqueous humor Apelin and DLL4 levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The influencing factors of the efficacy in NVG patients were analyzed by multivariate unconditional Logistic regression analysis, the evaluation efficiency of aqueous humor Apelin and DLL4 levels on the efficacy in NVG patients was analyzed by receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve.RESULTS: Compared with the control group, aqueous humor Apelin and DLL4 levels in the NVG group were increased(all P<0.001). Aqueous humor Apelin and DLL4 levels in the stage Ⅰ, stage Ⅱ and stage Ⅲ groups increased in turn(all P<0.001). The effective rate of 96 NVG patients was 79.2%(76/96). Compared with the effective group, aqueous humor Apelin and DLL4 levels in the ineffective group increased(all P<0.001). Clinical stage III, high intraocular pressure, high Apelin and DLL4 were independent risk factors for ineffective treatment in NVG patients(all P<0.05). The area under the curve of the combined evaluation of aqueous humor Apelin and DLL4 levels in evaluating the efficacy of NVG patients was 0.874, which was greater than 0.790 and 0.786 of aqueous Apelin and DLL4 levels alone(all P<0.05).CONCLUSION: Aqueous humor Apelin and DLL4 levels in NVG patients increase, which relate to the increase of clinical stage and poor efficacy, and the combination of aqueous humor Apelin and DLL4 levels is more effective in evaluating the efficacy of NVG patients.
4.Development and application of real-time RT-PCR and S1 protein-based indirect ELISA for porcine deltacoronavirus.
Jingwei WANG ; Ximei LEI ; Pan QIN ; Pengwei ZHAO ; Bin WANG ; Yiwen WANG ; Yiting LI ; Haorui JIN ; Long LI ; Yao-Wei HUANG
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2017;33(8):1265-1275
Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) has been recently recognized as an emerging viral pathogen that causes diarrhea in newborn piglets. A total of 254 small intestinal or fecal samples collected from 10 provinces including Henan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Shandong and Shanghai between 2014 and 2015, were screened by quantitative RT-PCR targeting the viral M gene. Eleven PDCoV positive samples were identified with a total positive rate of 4.33%. An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed based on the recombinant S1 protein of PDCoV. This assay was used to test 609 serum samples of pigs with diarrhea symptoms collected from 10 provinces between 2015 and 2016. The positive rate of PDCoV antibody was 44.17% (269/609). The two methods can be used to monitor the PDCoV epidemiology in the levels of PDCoV specific RNA or antibody, helping better prevent and control PDCoV.