1.PET hypoxia imaging and progress of enhancing radio-sensitivity in hypoxic tumor
Zheng LUO ; Hua ZHU ; Xinfeng LIN ; Shaowen XIAO ; Zhi YANG
Journal of International Oncology 2014;(7):507-511
Hypoxiaisoneofthemostimportantfactorsinfluencingcancertherapyandclinicalprogno-sis.With positron emission tomography (PET)widely adopted in clinical practice,the development and appli-cation of PET hypoxia imaging agents has been much popular in the field currently.PET hypoxia imaging can detect tumor hypoxia region noninvasively,which has important significance for optimizing cancer treatment decisions and improving the prognosis of cancer.
2.Fibroblast Growth Factor and Angiogenesis After Stroke
Xi CHENG ; Jiping YANG ; Gelin XU ; Xinfeng LIU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2008;16(8):604-607
Increasing cerebral blood flow in ischemic penumbra helps to promote neurological function recovery.Fibroblast growth factor is closely associated with angiogenesis after stroke;it may improve cerebral blood flow in ischemia penumbra,and thus contributes to neurological function recovery.Its application will become a novel approach in the treatment of ischemic stroke.
3.Protective Effect of Shen Fu Injection on Cardiac Function in Sepsis Rats Through p38MAPK Pathway
Yuanyuan LUO ; Xinfeng LIN ; Jinfang YUE ; Li YANG
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;34(3):394-397
Objective To investigate the protective effect of Shen Fu Injection (SFI) on cardiac function in sepsis rats and to explore the possible mechanism.Methods Forty SD male rats were randomly divided into 4 groups,namely normal control group,sham operation group,model group,SFI group.The sepsis model was established by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP).Thirty-six hours later,the arterial blood and left ventricular myocardium tissues were collected,and then the serum levels of tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α and interleukin(IL)-1 were detected and the levels ofphosphorylated p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38MAPK) and p38-mitogenactivated protein kinase (p38MAPK) in the supernatant of myocardial homogenate were detected.Results Thirty-six hours after modeling,left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left ventricular fractional shortening(LVFS) of the rats in the model group were significantly lower than those in the sham operation group (P < 0.05).The heart function in SFI group was much improved compared with the model group (P < 0.05).The serum TNF-α and IL-1 levels as well as p-p38/p38MAPK level in the supernatant of myocardial tissue of SFI group were lower than those in the model group (P < 0.05).There were no significant differences of the above indexes between the sham operation group and the normal control group (P > 0.05).Conclusion SFI has protective effect against sepsis myocardial injury.The mechanism may be related with the inhibition of p38MAPK phosphorylation in the myocardium,thereby reducing the release ofinflammatory cytokines in the pathway.
4.Correlation of Serum Levels of IL-21, TGF-β1, TNF-α and IgA1 in Children with Allergic Purpura and Occurrence of Purpura Nephritis
Xinfeng YANG ; Huirong WANG ; Hao TIAN ; Guoming NIE ; Minshu ZOU
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2017;17(22):4295-4298
Objective:To research the correlation of serum levels of IL-21,TGF-β1,TNF-α and IgA1 in children with allergic purpura and the purpura nephritis.Methods:57 cases with allergic purpura who were treated in our hospital from November 2015 to May 2016 were selected and 29 cases were diagnosed with general allergic purpura,and another 28 cases were diagnosed with purpuric nephritis.30 healthy children were selected as the control group.Then the serum levels of IL-21,TGF-β1,TNF-α,IgAl,immunoglobulin A (IgA),C3 and C4 between the three groups were observed and compared.Results:The serum levels of IL-21,TGF-β1,TNF-α,IgA1 and IgA in the purpuric nephritis group were higher than those of the control group and the general allergic purpura group,and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05);The serum levels of IL-21,TGF-β1,TNF-α,IgA1 and IgA in the general allergic purpura group were higher than those of the control group,and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05);There was no statistically significant difference about the C3 and C4 in the three groups (P>0.05).Conclusion:The serum levels of IL-21,TGF-β1,TNF-α and IgA1 may be involved in the development ofhenoch-schonlein purpura and purpura nephritis.
5.Magnetic resonance imaging of carotid atherosclerotic plaque
Song YANG ; Zhiming ZHOU ; Gelin XU ; Xinfeng LIU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2009;17(5):356-360
Stroke is one of the diseases that seriously threats the health of the elderly, and atherosclerosis is the main cause of ischemic stroke. Became it is closely associated with stroke, carotid carotid atherosclerosis has been one of the research hot spots in neurology. In recent years, the development of MRI techniques has provided a new approach for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of atherosclerotic plaque, and has reflected its unique superiority, This article reviews the applications of MRI in the evaluation of carotid atherosclerotic plaques.
6.Progress in Cerebral Microbleeds
Song YANG ; Zhiming ZHOU ; Xinfeng LIU ; Gelin XU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2008;16(12):902-907
As a marker of cerebral microangiopathy with a hemorrhagic tendency, the occurrence of cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) in various cerebrovascular diseases and its significance are increasingly receiving attention by the researchers and clinicians both from foreign and domestic, This article reviews the pathogenesy and imaging diagnosis, the correlations between CMBs and spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, ischemic stroke and cerebral amyloid angiopathy, as well as the guiding significance in thrombolysis, anticoagulation and antiplatelet aggregation therapy in ischemic stroke.
7.Aspirin resistance
Wenting ZHANG ; Xuanye YUE ; Fang YANG ; Xinfeng LIU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010;18(10):750-755
Aspirin can effectively prevent ischemic cerebrovascular disease. However, as the existence of "aspirin resistance" phenomenon, ischemic events still occur in some patients during the aspirin treatment. This article mainly reviews the mechanisms, screening methods and treatment measures of aspirin resistance.
8.Influence of left-thoracic radiotherapy on heart function and quality of life in patients with breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery
Fei LONG ; Xinfeng ZHANG ; Cong WANG ; Yang LI
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2013;22(6):578-583
Objective: To observe the influence of left-thoracic radiotherapy on heart function and quality of life in patients with breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery. Methods: A total of 35 patients with breast cancer, who recently received breast-conserving surgery and left-thoracic radiotherapy, were continuously selected as radiotherapy group. They received routine echocardiography (ECG), tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and evaluation of Chinese questionnaire of quality of life in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CQQC) before and after radiotherapy. The results were compared with those of 31 patients (control group), who received radical mastectomy without breast radiotherapy in the same period. Results: There were no significant difference in left heart function indexes by ECG and TDI, all dimensional and total scores of CQQC between two groups before radiotherapy (P>0.05 all). After five-week treatment, compared with evaluation before radiotherapy and control group after treatment, there were significant decrease in E [(0.90±0.32) cm/s vs. (0.90±0.38) cm/s vs. (0.86±0.29) cm/s], E/A [(1.28±0.46) vs. (1.28±0.45) vs. (1.20±0.38)], Em [(10.12±1.93) cm/s vs. (9.95±1.64) cm/s vs. (7.51±1.12) cm/s], Em/Am [(1.25±0.26) vs. (1.24±0.23) vs. (0.90±0.15)] (P<0.05 all), all dimensional scores (P<0.05~<0.01)and total score [(67.36±7.87) scores vs. (63.75±7.26) scores vs. (52.83±6.40) scores] (P<0.01)of CQQC in radiotherapy group. Conclusion: There are often decrease in left heart function and quality of life in patients with breast cancer undergoing left-thoracic radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery, so it’s necessary to perform targeted rehabilitative treatment.
9.Direct radio-labeling of 99Tcm-IgG and its biologic distribution study
Hua ZHU ; Jinming ZHANG ; Xinfeng LIN ; Xiaojun ZHANG ; Ye HONG ; Zhi YANG
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2014;34(5):396-400
Objective To establish a novel direct radio-labeling method for 99Tcm-IgG and evaluate the biologic distribution of 99Tcm-IgG.Methods IgG protein was modified with 2-mercaptoethanol.Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE),UV-vis spectrophotometer,matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) were used to identify the concentration,integrity of the modified protein.Then radiolabeled IgG-SH with 99TcmO4-was analyzed with radio-HPLC.The product was prepared as frozen kits.The distribution and metabolic process of 99Tcm-IgG were observed in New Zealand white rabbits.Results The relative molecular mass of IgG-SH and IgG measured by SDA-PAGE were similar.The relative molecular mass measured by MALDI-TOF was 1.47× 105.The radiolabeling yield was over 95%,the specific activity was 1.7× 105 GBq/mmol.All the radioactive conjugates of 99Tcm-IgG showed excellent stability in vitro.And more than 95% conjugates retained their original structures for 6 h in 5% BAS.Gamma imaging in New Zealand white rabbits showed blood retention in first 4 h after injection,and prominent uptake of radiotracers in the liver,kidneys,and urinary bladder at 24 h after injection,which indicated that 99Tcm-IgG was excreted mainly through the renal route.99Tcm-IgG kept its original biological activity after the modification.Conclusions Direct radio-labeling of 99Tcm-IgG was successfully established.The methods may be useful for radio-modification of monoclonal antibody.
10.Glutamine and tumor metabolism and their applications in nuclear medicine
Fei LIU ; Hua ZHU ; Xinfeng LIN ; Zheng LUO ; Nan LI ; Zhi YANG
Journal of International Oncology 2015;42(2):122-125
Many tumors depend on glutamine for energy.Glutamine metabolism is recognized as a distinctive feature in addition to Warburg effect in tumors.Nuclear medicine molecular tracer techniques represented by positron emission tomography (PET) provide a good means for early diagnosis and prognosis of tumors.PET imaging can detect glutamine metabolism region in tumors noninvasively,which can provide new diagnosis and therapeutics for glutamine-addicted tumors.