1.The relation of aquaporinl gene expression and kidney injury in rats with disseminated intravascular coagulation
Yanfen ZHANG ; Yanan ZHANG ; Yingyu JIN ; Xiaomin XIN ; Peng PENG
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009;18(7):715-718
Objective To characterize the effects of AQP1 expression on kidney damage in rat disseminated intravascular coagulation(DIC) caused by lipopolysaccharide(LPS) dosing. Method Fifty male Wistar rats (clean grade) were randomly assigned into 5 groups of 10 rats. The 10 control rats were dosed with 10 ml of 0.9%NaCl solution by a drip via the vena caudalis within 4 h, and blood and tissues were obtained after treatment completion. In the DIC groups, the rats were dosed with LPS (30 mg/kg body weight in 10 ml of 0.9% NaCl solution) by a drip via the vena caudalis within 4 h, and blood and tissues were obtained at 4, 6, 8 and 10 h. The blood platelet(PLT) count, prothrombin time(PT) , activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT), fibrin(FIB) and D-dimer(D-D) were detected. Hematoxylin and eosin(HE) staining was used to examine the pathologic changes in the lung and kidney tissues of each group (both hematologic parameters and tissue pathologic changes were used to judge the course of DIC). The AQP1 gene expression levels in the kidney tissues from the groups were evaluated by the mRNA levels using RT-PCR. Statistical analyses were performed by the SNK- q method. Results The PLT count, PT, APTT, FIB and D-D examinations revealed remarkable changes in all DIC groups compared with the control group (P < 0.01). The AQP1 mRNA level was significantly decreased in the DIC group at 4 h compared with the control group (P < 0.01) , and further decreased to the minimum level in the DIC group at 6 h. Moreover, cloudy swelling of renal tubular cells was observed at 6 h and cell degeneration and necrosis were observed at 8 h among the DIC groups. Conclusions Downregulation of AQP1 mRNA expression occurred before damage to the renal tubular cells in DIC, indicating that AQP1 expression may be involved in the kidney damage observed in rat DIC.
2.Correction of traumatic eyeball depression by bone grafting through a conjunctiva approach
Xia WANG ; Xin YANG ; Yanfen CAO ; Hongsen BI
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2013;19(4):256-259
Objective To explore the corrective effect of traumatic eyeball depression through bone grafting without extra facial skin incision.Methods Six cases of traumatic fracture of all around eye socket with obvious eyeball depression deforming were treated.Under the local anaesthesia,the corresponding conjunctiva approaching was chosen according to the site of orbital fracture.Bone grafting with medial conjunctiva approach was chosen to the medial eye socket wall fracture,the lateral conjunctiva approach was chosen to the lateral wall fracture,and the inferior conjunctiva approach was chosen to the inferior wall fracture.The size and the shape of bone transplant should be estimated by the CT films previously.Results All the six cases were obviously improved.As the surgery was performed under the local anaesthesia,the movement of eyeball and the vision could be adjusted and be kept watch on timely.The surgery was less trauma and easy recovery,without new skin incision and eyeball functioning affection for all six cases.Conclusions The surgical approach is one of a way of reforming eyeball depressing.
3.Effect of Jinlida on cholesterol-related genes in skeletal muscle in fat-induced insulin resistance ApoE-/- mice
Xin JIN ; Yanfen ZHANG ; Yao BEI ; Qilong HE ; Shengshan ZHOU ; Huixin ZHANG ; Wenwen CUI
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2014;(11):1600-1604
Aim To investigate the effect of Jinlida on cholesterol-related genes in skeletal muscle in fat-in-duced insulin resistance ApoE-/ - mice. Methods Ten male C57 BL/6 J mice were selected as normal group ( NF );50 male ApoE-/ - mice with a high-fat feeding after 16 weeks ( HF) were divided into model group, rosiglitazone ( LGLT ) , Jinlida low dose group ( JLDL, 0. 95 g · kg-1 · d-1 ) , Jinlida medium dose group ( JLDM, 1. 9 g·kg-1 ·d-1 ) , Jinlida high dose group (JLDH, 3. 8 g·kg-1·d-1), which were per-formed intragastric administration for 8 weeks. Oil red O staining of mouse skeletal muscle was used for fat ac-cumulation. Insulin receptor ( INSR) , insulin receptor body substrate-1 ( IRS-1 ) , low-density lipoprotein re-ceptor ( LDLR ) , cholesterol sensor ( SCAP ) mRNA and protein expression in mouse skeletal muscle were measured by quantitative reverse transcription PCR ( RT-PCR ) and Western blot. Results Compared with NF group, fasting blood glucose ( FBG) , choles-terol ( TC ) , triglyceride ( TG ) and low density lipo-protein cholesterol ( LDL-C ) of HF mice were signifi-cantly elevated, while high-density lipoprotein ( HDL-C ) significantly decreased ( P < 0. 05 ) . Compared with HF group, Jinlida group could reduce to varying degrees FBG, TC, TG and LDL-C in mice, and in-crease HDL-C ( P <0. 05 ) . Jinlida could downgrade fasting serum insulin ( FINS ) level, and improve the insulin sensitive index ( ISI ) ( P < 0. 05 ) . Jinlida could obviously improve skeletal muscle fat accumula-tion of mice. Compared with NF group, skeletal mus-cle INSR, IRS-1, LDLR mRNA and protein levels of HF group were significantly decreased ( P <0. 05 ) , while SCAP mRNA and protein level increased signifi-cantly (P<0. 05). Compared with HF group, Jinlida could increase to varying degrees INSR, IRS-1, LDLR mRNA and protein levels ( P < 0. 05 ) , and lower SCAP mRNA and protein levels ( P<0. 05 ) . Conclu-sion Jinlida can alleviate fat-induced insulin resist-ance in ApoE-/ - mice through regulation of cholester-ol-related gene expression.
4.Pathological comparison of lipopolysaccharide-and graphite particle-induced acute lung injury
Wenwen CUI ; Yanfen ZHANG ; Yao BEI ; Xin JIN ; Kejian LIU ; Hongtao WANG
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2014;(5):22-26,31
Objective To compare the differences of lung pathological changes of acute lung injury in mice in-duced by lipopolysaccharide ( LPS) and graphite particles, and to explore the possible mechanisms of acute lung injury in-duced by fine particles of different origins.Methods 140 male specific-pathogen-free Kunming mice weighing 18-20 g were randomly divided into 7 experimental groups, in addition to the normal control group.The experimental groups were treated by intratracheal instillation of LPS solution or graphite powder suspension in different doses, respectively, to induce acute lung injury in the mice.The mortality of the mice was observed, and pathological changes of the lung tissues were ex-amined by light and transmission electron microscopy.Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of neutrophil elastase ( NE) in lung tissues , and real-time quantitative PCR was used to detect mRNA expression of monocyte chemotac-tic protein-1 ( MCP-1) in the lung tissue .Results Compared with the normal control group, some pathological changes were observed in the lung tissues of the groups L ( LPS) and G ( graphite) .There were numerous macrophages in the lung tissues in the group G mice, and exudate, mainly neutrophils, in the lung tissues of the group L.The NE protein expres-sion in the lung tissue was significantly higher than that of the normal control group ( P<0.05) , and there was also a sig-nificant difference between the groups L and G (P<0.05).The MCP-1 mRNA expression in lung tissues was higher in the control group (P<0.01), and there was also a significant difference between the groups L and G (P<0.01).Conclu-sions Diverse types of particulate matters induce different pathological changes in the lungs, therefore the mechanism may also be different in the inflammatory responses.It means that the lung injuries caused by fine particles of mixed composition may have complex mechanisms.
5.Effect of Lianhuaqingwen capsules on inflammatory cytokines and junction protein expression in mice with acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharides
Wenwen CUL ; Xin JLN ; Yanfen ZHANG ; Hongtao WANG ; Yao ML ; Qilong HE
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2015;(2):213-219
OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of Lianhuaqingwen capsules ( LHQW ) on junction protein expression in mouse lung tissue of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury ( ALl). METHODS 120 male mice were randomly divided into six groups: normal control, model, model+dexa-methasone 5 mg.kg-1 , model +LHQW 2, 4 and 8 g.kg-1 groups. Dexamethasone and LHQW were administered orally, once daily, for 7 d. 24 h after the last administration, LPS solution was instilled into the tracheas of mice except the normal control group to prepare the mouse model of ALl. 24 h after the establishment of the ALl model, the mice were sacrificed and the pathological changes in the mouse lung tissue were observed by optical microscopy and ultrastructure of alveolar epithelium was observed by transmission electron microscopy. The cell percentage of positive expression of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) in the peripheral blood T lymphocytes was detected by flow cytometry. The expressions of con-nexin 43 ( Cx43), occludin and zonula occludens protein-1 ( ZO-1) in lung tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Under the light microscope, the mouse lung of model group showed a large amount of inflammatory cell infiltration and alveolar wall thickening. Compared with model group, inflammatory cell infiltration was reduced in model+dexamethasone, model+LHQW 2,4 and 8 mg.kg-1 groups. Under the electron microscope, the mouse alveolar epithelial cells of model group showed injury. Compared with model group, the damage was reduced in model+dexamethasone, and model+LHQW 2, 4 and 8 mg.kg-1 groups. The cell percentage of TNF-α positive expression in peripheral blood T lympho-cytes in normal control, model, model+dexamethasone, model+LHQW 2,4 and 8 mg.kg-1 groups was (3.6±0.9)%, (6.4±0.8)%, (2.8±0.7)%, (4.7±1.6)%, (4.0±1.5)% and (3.6±1.2)%, respectively. The percentage in model group was obviously higher than that in normal control group( P<0.01), but was lower in the four drug treatment groups than in model group(P<0.05, P<0.01). The expression of Cx43, occludin and ZO-1 in lung tissue of model group was lower than that of normal control group(P<0.01), but higher in model+dexamethasone, model + LHQW 4 and 8 mg.kg-1 groups than in model group(P<0.05). CONCLUSION LHQW may alleviate ALl induced by LPS and play a protective role by inhibiting inflammatory cell infiltration and improving protein connection expression in alveolar epithelial cells and pulmonary vascular endothelial cells.
6.Expression and significance of Mnk2 and eIF4E in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Bo ZENG ; Yanfen FENG ; Qitao HUANG ; Jingfu CHEN ; Xin ZHANG ; Xiangqian HAN ; Shuishen ZHANG ; Jianyong ZOU ; Chunhua SU ; Zhenguang CHEN ; Honghe LUO ; Yiyan LEI
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2017;33(2):349-352
AIM: To investigate the expression and significance of MAPK-interacting kinase-2 ( Mnk2 ) and eukaryotic initiation factor 4E ( eIF4E) in the patients with resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ( ESCC ). METHODS:The protein expression of Mnk2 and eIF4E in ESCC tissues (98 cases) and normal esophageal tissues (20 cases) were assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC), and their correlations with clinicopathological features were statisti-cally analyzed.RESULTS:The over-expression rate of Mnk2 and eIF4E was 68.4%(67/98) and 61.2%(60/98), re-spectively.The expression of Mnk2 had a positive correlation with eIF4E (P<0.05).Clinicopathologic analysis showed that Mnk2 expression was significantly correlated with T classification ( P<0.05 ) and clinical stage ( P<0.05 ) .CON-CLUSION:The over-expression of Mnk2 was significantly related to the tumor invasive depth , TNM stages and expression of eIF4E in ESCC.Expression of Mnk2 and eIF4E may have a cooperative formation mechanism in the development of ESCC.
7.Research progress in therapies for ischemic cerebrovascular diseases
Dongliang WANG ; Yanfen DU ; Xin LI
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2022;45(4):362-367
Ischemic cerebrovascular disease (ICVD) is the most common type of nervous system disease in clinical practice in China at present. It is the important leading cause of death after heart disease and tumors. Ischemic cerebrovascular disease has a high rate of occurrence and mortality. It is easy to cause problems such as limb dysfunction, language disorders, nerve dysfunction, etc. It has a great negative effect on the quality of life of patients, and seriously affects the quality of their lives. Although the current research on the treatment of the disease has achieved certain results, single therapies can only treat some key parts of the disease and cannot completely reverse the whole process. At present, thrombolysis, antiplatelet aggregation, degradation of plasma fibrin, anticoagulation, and hemodilution are mainly used in clinical treatment. It is critical to select appropriate treatment methods based on the pathological characteristics of patients to improve efficacy and prognosis. In this review, the research progress in therapies for ischemic cerebrovascular disease was reviewed, both at home and abroad.
8.The efficacy of simultaneous single shot-echo planar imaging and readout segment of long variable echo trains sequences diffusion-weighted imaging for diagnosis of malignant breast lesions
Hui ZHANG ; Yanfen XIN ; Yongmeng ZHU ; Junyu GUO ; Yuning PAN ; Xinzhong RUAN
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2024;58(3):279-285
Objective:To compare the image quality and the diagnostic efficiency for breast malignant lesions using simultaneous multi-slice single shot echo planar imaging (SMS+SS-EPI) and readout segment of long variable echo trains (RESOLVE) for breast diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI).Methods:This study was a cross-sectional study. Clinical and imaging data of 102 patients with breast lesion from March 2021 to February 2023 in the First Hospital Affiliated to Ningbo University were prospectively analyzed. All patients underwent routine breast MRI scans and cross-sectional RESOLVE and SMS+SS EPI sequence DWI, and the image quality of 2 types sequences of DWI was evaluated. The subjective evaluation was based on a 5-point scale, including geometric distortion, artifact blurring, fat suppression, overall image quality, and lesion conspicuity of the breast. The objective evaluation included signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value of the lesion. Wilcoxon signed rank sum test was used to compare the subjective and objective parameters between the two sequences. Finally, the receiver operating characteristic curve and area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the effectiveness of ADC values for diagnosing breast malignant lesions based on two sequence images.Results:All 102 female patients had single lesions, aged from 25 to 68 years and 60 lesions were malignant and 42 were benign. The acquisition time for SMS+SS-EPI sequence imaging was 1 min 50 s, and the acquisition time for RESOLVE sequence imaging was 3 min 43 s.The subjective scores from both SMS+SS-EPI and RESOLVE sequence were over than 3 points. The geometric distortion, artifact blurring, and overall image quality scores of RESOLVE sequence images were higher than those of SMS+SS-EPI (all P<0.001). The overall lesion conspicuity score, malignant lesion conspicuity score, and benign lesion conspicuity score of DWI and ADC images combined with SMS+SS-EPI sequence were higher than those of the RESOLVE sequence (all P<0.05). There were no statistically difference in SNR, CNR, overall ADC value, malignant ADC value, and benign ADC value between SMS+SS-EPI and RESOLVE sequence DWI images of breast lesions (all P>0.05). The AUC of RESOLVE sequence ADC value in diagnosis of breast cancer was 0.973, the sensitivity was 0.929, and the specificity was 0.915; The AUC of SMS+SSC-EPI sequence ADC value in diagnosis of breast cancer was 0.956, the sensitivity was 0.977, and the specificity was 0.850. Conclusions:In breast DWI, the subjective score of SMS+SS EPI image quality can basically meet the diagnostic requirements and the conspicuity of lesions is better than that of the RESOLVE sequence. Both have good diagnostic efficacy for malignant breast lesions.
9.Correlation analysis between lower extremity CTA and ABI about diabetic lower extremity disease
Weihong HE ; Xin ZHAO ; Xi FU ; Tingsong FANG ; Qi KE ; Yanfen RAO
Journal of Practical Radiology 2017;33(11):1736-1739
Objective To investigate the correlation between lower extremity CTA and ankle brachial index (ABI) of the diabetic lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD),and to study the difference of the examination methods.Methods 80 patients of clinical diagnosed with diabetic LEAD that underwent CTA check were enrolled.The indexes of ABImax,ABImin,ABIave and lower limb atherosclerosis integral (LEAI) of the 80 patients were calculated respectively,and the relationship and correlation were analyzed between ABI and LEAI in different degree of lower extremity arterial calcification.Results ABI index of 58 (58/80) cases could be determined,with an average of 0.87.CTA results displayed that below-the-knee artery had a high incidence of atherosclerosis.According to the degree of arterial calcification,non-calcified in 4(4/58) cases,mild in 20(20/58),moderate in 10(10/58),and severe in 24(24/58).The patients with moderate and severe calcification,means the arterial calcification,had lower ABI (P =0.001),higher LEAI (P < 0.001),and higher pressure of brachial artery(P =0.03).There was weak correlation between ABImax and LEAI(r =-0.48) and the best correlation between ABIave and LEAI(r=-0.59).The correlations between ABI and LEAI of non calcified cases were better than that of calcified ones.Conclusion ABI monitoring of diabetic LEAD has some limitations.Diabetic lower extremity artery CTA has important clinical value that can accurately assess the degree of arterial calcification and occlusion.
10. Advances in the research of the relationship between skin regulatory T cells and wound healing and immune diseases
Yuewen XIN ; Yanfen CHAI ; Yongming YAO
Chinese Journal of Burns 2020;36(2):156-160
As the body′s largest organ, skin harbors a large amount of immune cells to regulate both innate and adaptive immune responses. Regulatory T cells (Tregs), as a subset of T lymphocytes with negative regulatory functions, play an important role in maintaining the immune homeostasis of different tissue. However, researches of skin Tregs are largely limited and uncompleted as compared with other tissue. In recent years, a comprehensive understanding is increasingly showing the specialized functions of Tregs in skin, including the orchestration of tissue wound healing, involvement in hair follicle recycling, and modulation of proper immune homeostasis. In this review, we outline the classification and characteristics of Tregs in skin, distribution, migration routes, immune effects, and relationship with wound healing, which aims to deepening our understanding towards the immunological effects of T lymphocytes subsets in skin and its regulatory pathways.