1.Effect of Macelignan on the autophagy and apoptosis of hippocampal neuron HT22 cells induced by oxidative stress
Sha LI ; Xin-Ge CHU ; Xin-Ru QIU ; Li LI ; Guang-Hai YAN ; Chun-Ai CUI
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2024;40(13):1865-1868
Objective To explore the regulatory mechanism of Macelignan on oxidative stress-mediated neuronal injury in autophagy and apoptosis.Methods Murine hippocampal neuronal HT22 cells were treated with 2.5 mmol·L-1 glutamic acid(Glu)to establish an oxidative stress cell model.The cells were divided into normal group(normal cultured cells),model group(2.5 mmol·L-1 Glu)and experimental-L,-M,-H groups(2.5,5,10 μmol·L-1Macelignan treatment),inhibitor group(2.5 mmol·L-1 Glu+10 μmol·L-1 Macelignan+10 μmol·L-1 LY294002).Aoptosis rate was detected by flow cytometry;the protein expression level of autophagy-related protein LC3B(LC3B),anti-SQSTM1/p62(p62),p21,B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2)and Bcl-2 associated X protein(Bax)was detected by Western blot.Results The apoptosis rates in the normal group,model group and experimental-L,-M,-H groups were(4.58±1.25)%,(8.75±0.55)%,(6.30±1.71)%,(5.97±2.27)%and(5.49±1.71)%.The difference between model group and normal group was statistically significant(P<0.01).The difference between experimental-L,-M,-H groups and model group was statistically significant(all P<0.01).The levels of LC3B in normal group,model group,experimental-L,experimental-M,experimental-H groups and inhibitor group were 0.28±0.02,0.74±0.02,1.02±0.04,0.70±0.03,0.26±0.02 and 0.21±0.01;p62 levels were 0.49±0.08,0.33±0.03,0.50±0.07,0.59±0.01,0.64±0.13 and 0.65±0.06;p21 levels were 0.87±0.02,1.18±0.03,0.98±0.03,0.88±0.03,0.72±0.06 and 0.81±0.02;Bcl-2/Bax levels were 1.74±0.23,1.11±0.10,1.38±0.05,1.66±0.26,1.58±0.29 and 1.53±0.09,respectively.The differences between model group and normal group,between model group and experimental-H group,between model group and inhibitor group,were also statistically significant(all P<0.01).Conclusion Macelignan can reduce the damage of hippocampal neurons induced by glutamate acid by regulating the process of autophagy and apoptosis,and has obvious neuroprotective effect.
2.Preoperative peripheral blood CD4/CD8 ratio in predicting the prognosis of patients with coronary atherosclerotic heart disease after off-pump coronary artery
CHU Chenghao ; ZHANG Chengxin ; ZHU Rui ; LI Xin ; GE Shenglin
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2020;27(01):20-25
Objective To investigate the role of preoperative peripheral blood CD4/CD8 ratio in predicting the prognosis of patients with coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CAD) after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG). Methods A total of 118 patients with CAD who underwent OPCABG in our hospital from September 2016 to April 2017 were included in the study, including 82 males and 36 females aged 62.74±4.50 years. The primary end point was the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Patients were divided into a high CD4/CD8 group (≥1.40, 62 patients) and a low CD4/CD8 group (<1.40, 56 patients) according to the results of flow cytometry. The correlation between CD4/CD8 ratio and prognosis of patients after OPCABG and the value of CD4/CD8 ratio for predicting postoperative MACE were evaluated. Results Median duration of follow-up was 23.25 (20.91, 24.70) months, during which 21 patients (17.80%) experienced MACE and 4 patients (3.39%) were lost to follow-up. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that high CD4/CD8 group had a significantly higher MACE rate than the low CD4/CD8 group did (log-rank χ2=5.797, P=0.02). The results of adjusted Cox proportional hazards model showed that CD4/CD8 ratio (HR=3.103, 95%CI 1.557-6.187, P<0.01) was an independent risk factor of MACE in patients with CAD after OPCABG. The receiver operating characteristic curve showed that area under curve was 0.778 (95%CI 0.661-0.894, P<0.01), the optimal cut off value was 2.24, the sensitivity was 57.1%, and the specificity was 87.6%. Conclusion Preoperative peripheral blood CD4/CD8 ratio is an independent predictor of MACE after OPCABG in patients with CAD.