2.Study on the concentration of 17β-estradiol in BMSCs and different tissues of rats
Junling WANG ; Simin HUANG ; Qiushi WEI ; Xin TAN ; Weimin DENG
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2015;(6):905-907
Objective To investigate the concentration of 17β-estradiol in bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) and different tissues of rats, and study the function of estradiol produced in extragonadal sites prelimi-narily. Methods (1) The concentration of 17β-estradiol in lysate of BMSCs and in supernatant cell culture media were detected by Elisa method after rats BMSCs were serum-free cultured in 0 h , 24 h and 48 h respective ly . (2) The tissues of organs were grinded and broken under ultrasonic wave , then washed and weighed. The con-centration of 17β-estradiol in different tissues was detected by Elisa method. Results Compared with the concen-tration of 17β-estradiol at 24 h, the concentration of 17β-estradiol at 48h significantly increased (P < 0.05). The concentration of 17β-estradiol among different tissues were higher, but the difference is not significant (P > 0.05). Conclusions (1) 17β-estradiol can be secreted by BMSCs , and the concentration is proportional to the time to some degree. But whether the extragonadal estrogen can function locally is still unclear. (2) The concentration of 17β-estradiol is non- gonad dependent but whether it is secreted locally remains to be elucidated. The non- gonad estrogen could be the estrogen source of bone metabolism in order to sustain bone health after menopause.
3.How to Recognize New Framework of Epileptic Knowledge Re-Defined by International League Against Epilepsy
cheng-wei, LIANG ; xin, DENG ; zhao-xia, TIAN
Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2004;0(12):-
A complete explanation of the new idea,grounds,spirit,inner-contradiction of the 3 major documents in the new framework of epileptic knowledge re-defined by International League Against Epilepsy was made in accordance with the International League Against Epilepsy original articles.And the different recognition about them nowadays existed among our nerologists was also deeply explored.
4.Effect of bifidobacterium-mediated CTP-NPRL2 on growth and apoptosis of nude mouse renal carcinoma
Zhengguo DENG ; Wei TANG ; Xin CHEN ; Xiaobo SHI
Chongqing Medicine 2017;46(18):2464-2467
Objective To evaluate the effect of bifidobacterium-mediated CTP-NPRL2 on the growth and apoptosis of nude mouse renal carcinoma.Methods Recombinant plasmid pET15b-CTP-NPRL2 was constructed and transfected into bifidobacterium by electroporation,and then the expression of fusion protein CTP-NPRL2 was verified by Western blot.The nude mouse renal carcinoma model was constructed by subcutaneous injection of renal carcinoma cells suspension.The nude mice with renal carcinoma were equally and randomly divided into the observation group and control group(8 mice in each group).The mice in the observation group were treated with bifidobacterium containing recombinant plasmid pET15b-CTP-NPRL2 through tail vein injection,and the mice in the control group were treated with normal saline.All mice were treated once a week for four weeks,and then executed for evaluating the weight of mice and bearing tumors.Finally,the apoptosis of renal carcinoma was detected by TUNEL staining.Results The mass of nude mice was(26.24±1.98) g in the observation group and(23.28±2.17) g in the control group.The mass of bearing tumors was(1.37±0.12) g in the observation group and(1.68±0.18) g in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The TUNEL detection results showed that the apoptosis index of renal carcinoma cell in the observation group(23.27±5.14)% was significantly higher than that in the control group(10.37±2.58)%,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Bifidobacterium-mediated CTP-NPRL2 has an inhibitory effect on the renal carcinoma growth of nude mouse,and significantly increases the apoptosis of renal carcinoma cells.
5.Expression Levels of IL-6 mRNA in PBMNCs from Patients with IDDM,NIDDM and Normals by RT-PCR Procedure
Wei HUANG ; Deng-Shun WANG ; Xin-Yuan LI ; Wei-Zheng WU ; Gui-Cheng NI ;
Chinese Journal of Immunology 1985;0(05):-
Whether or not an abormal expression of IL-6 mRNA in PBMNCs from IDDM patientswas examined using a hihgly sensitive,specific and semiquantitative protocal,i.e.reverse tran-scription and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).The relative levels of IL-6mRNA in PBM-NCs from 12 early IDDMpatients (8.20?3.85yr),29 newly diagnosed NIDDM patients(54.85?9.12yr)23 normal childrens (8.20?3.26yr) and 12 normal adults (31.92?11.22yr)weredetermined.Significantly high expresion levels of IL-6 mRNA were found in PBMNCs from pa-tients with IDDM (P
6.Protective effect of neuroglobin on retinal ganglion cell in glaucoma mice model
Xin, WEI ; Xu-yang, LIU ; Ying-ping, DENG ; Xiao-ming, CHEN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2012;(11):987-993
Background Neuroglobin (Ngb) is a newly discovered member of globin superfamily.It is thought to regulate cell survival under hypoxia or oxidative stress condition.Ngb is expressed at a high level in retinal neuron,suggesting that retina may be one of important functional sites of Ngb.Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the protective role of endogenous Ngb on retina ganglion cells (RGCs) following chronic high intraocular pressure(IOP)in mice and the underlying mechanisms.Methods This study included the in vitro and in vivo experiment.RGCs derived from adult C57BL/6J wild type(WT) mice and Ngb-transgenic(Ngb-Tg) mice which cultivated by our laboratory were incubated with 5.0,7.5,10.0 mmol/L glutamic acid for 3 days.RGCs survival rate was calculated for the ration of dead and survival cells using a double labeling kit to evaluate the influence of Ngb on RGCs survival rate in the addition of glutamic acid.Chronic ocular hypertension models were established by injection of fluorescent microballon(MB) (10 μm)into the anterior chamber of WT mice and Ngb-Tg mice,The mice were divided into WT control group(n=18),Ngb-Tg control group(n=30),WT+MB single injection group(n=38),Ngb-Tg+MB single injection group (n =38),WT+MB twice injection group (n =6) and Ngb-Tg + twice injection group (n=6).In addition,WT+PBS injection group (n =6) and Ngb-Tg+ PBS injection group (n =6) were designed as negative controls to identify if it can affect IOP or not.The mice were sacrificed on 0 day(control group),3 days and 1,4,8 weeks followed the MB anterior chamber injection.Real-time PCR,Western blot and immunoytochemistry were used respectively for the analysis of the expressions of Ngb mRNA and protein in mouse retina,and the survival rates of RGCs were compared between the two types mice.Dihydroethidium (DHE) in retina was detected after cardiac perfusion and ATP level in mouse retina homogenate was analyzed.Results The RGCs survival rate was significantly higher in Ngb mice compared with WT mice in 5.0,7.5 and 10.0 mmol/L glutamic acid treatcd groups (t =2.810,3.020,3.110,P< 0.01).IOP of WT+ MB single injection group and Ngb-Tg+ MB single injection group were elevated in comparison with the WT control group and WT+PBS injection group and the high IOP remained for 4 weeks.Ngb level was raised in the WT+MB single injection group on the third day following injection,but the Ngb concentration remained a high level in the Ngb-Tg mice during the period of the experiment duration.The RGCs apoptosis rate was elevated both in the WT mice and Ngb-Tg mice 1,4,8 weeks after injection of MB,however,the cell apoptosis rate was higher in WT mice than that of Ngb-Tg mice(P<0.05).DHE content in retina in the Ngb-Tg+MB single injection group was significantly lower than that in the WT+MB single injection group (t =3.212,P=0.008),and ATP content in retina was elevated in the Ngb-Tg+MB single injection group compared with WT+MB single injection group(t =2.864,P<0.01).Conclusions It is suggested that Ngb might be a neuroprotective molecules against RGCs death by decreasing oxidative stress and improving mitochondria function.
7.Assessment of Exposure to PM2.5,CO and O_3 for Elders in a Community in Winter in Beijing Using Microenvironment Measurements and Time-Activity Data
Shao-Wei WU ; Fu-Rong DENG ; Xin-Biao GUO ; Al ET ;
Journal of Environment and Health 2007;0(09):-
Objective To estimate the exposure level of PM2.5,CO and O_3 in the elders in a community in Beijing.Methods The concentrations of PM2.5,CO and O_3 in 10 main activity sites of the elders were measured and 24 h time-activity data of 30 elders was collected by recording of activity log paper,Nov.28,2007—Jan.17,2008.Results The 24 h average exposure concentrations of PM2.5,CO and O_3 for the elders were(146.54?6.60)?g/m~3,(2.67?0.18)mg/m~3 and(32.30?2.79)?g/m~3, respectively,there was no significant difference in the exposure level of PM2.5 and O_3 between male and female elders except CO (P
8.The relationship between the serum SRC-3 levels and the bone loss severity in the postmenopausal women
Weimin DENG ; Qiushi WEI ; Xin TAN ; Simin HUANG ; Junling WANG ; Yu SHAO ; Hairong SU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2014;(24):3932-3934
Objective To investigate the relationship between the serum SRC-3 levels and the bone loss severity in postmenopausal women. Methods Fifty-eight PMW with osteopenia or osteoporosis and nineteen healthy PMW were enrolled in this study from June 2012 to September 2013. BMD at the lumbar spine and femoral neck were observed by DXA Lunar Prodigy Vision. The levels of serum SRC-3 were detected by ELISA. The diagnosis value was evaluated by the ROC curves analysis. Results The levels of serum SRC-3 were significant higher in the normal group than those in the osteopenia or the osteoporosis groups (P<0.001 for both), no statistical significance was found between the osteopenia and the osteoporosis group(P=0.056). The levels of serum SRC-3 were negatively correlated with the BMD diagnosis grading (r=-0.543, P < 0.001). By using the ROC curve analysis, the serum level of SRC-3 for PMW with osteoporosis and osteopenia were found to be 0.297 ng/mL and 0.347 ng/mL, respectively. The levels of serum SRC-3 were positively associated with BMI (r=0.395, P<0.001) and LS-BMD (r=0.503,P<0.001) in the postmenopausal women. Conclusion SRC-3 might be an useful index to reflect the severity of lumbar spine bone loss.
9.Hypoxia promotes apoptosis of neural stem cells and down-regulates miR-26 a
Fang LI ; Hongyan WEI ; Yubin DENG ; Xin LI ; Hengjie LI ; Chunlin HU ; Yuanzheng LU ; Xiaoxing LIAO
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2015;(1):81-86
AIM: To investigate the effect of cobalt chloride (CoCl2) on the apoptosis of neural stem cells (NSCs) and the expression of microRNA-26a (miR-26a) in vitro, and to explore the mechanisms of NSC apoptosis in-duced by CoCl 2 .METHODS:NSCs were exposed to CoCl 2 at different doses (200~600μmol/L) for 24 h.The cell via-bility and apoptosis were measured by CCK-8 assay and TUNEL method.The expression of miR-26a-3p, miR-26a-5p, GSK-3β, caspase-3, Bcl-2 and Bax was examined by real-time PCR.The protein levels of Bcl-2 and Bax were detected by Western blotting .RESULTS: The cell viability was inhibited and the apoptosis of NSCs was increased significantly by CoCl2 in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05).CoCl2 at concentration of 400μmol/L for 24 h was used to induce apopto-sis and the expression of miR-26a was down-regulated compared with control (P<0.05).Exposure to CoCl2 at concentra-tion of 400μmol/L up-regulated the expression of GSK-3β, caspase-3 and Bax , down-regulated the expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-2/Bax (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:CoCl2 at concentration of 400μmol/L induces the apoptosis of NSCs obviously . CoCl2 may induce the NSC apoptosis by mitochondrial apoptotic pathway .Declining miR-26a may be related to NSC apopto-sis.
10.Teaching practice and thinking of short-term skill training in urology
Jie LI ; Xin GOU ; Siming LIANG ; Yuanzhong DENG ; Wei TANG ; Zhikang YIN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2017;16(3):318-321
With the deepening of the reform of public hospitals at the county level,as well as the development of medical technology personnel training and medical technology development in county hospitals,county hospitals should be able to make use of the latest technology to undertake the common diseases and frequently occurring diseases of county residents.So at present,the teaching hospitals affiliated to medical universities should carry out the short-term training of the latest special techniques in the training of the regular doctors.Department of Urology of the first Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,in the 3 month training cycle,with improving the self-learning ability of the refresher doctors as the core,carried out the hand by hand teaching of small classes and introducing model teaching,which achieved good results.