1.Association study of CFH gene polymorphisms with schizophrenia in Chinese Han population
Ruijie GENG ; Chenxi BAO ; Yanhua LU ; Xiaoyan CHENG ; Minghuan ZHU ; Si JIA ; Jing ZHAO ; Chen ZHANG ; Qinyu Lü ; Zhenghui YI
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science) 2017;37(7):891-895
Objective·To investigate the correlation of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of complement factor H (CFH) gene with schizophrenia in Chinese Han population.Methods·The genotype,allele,and haplotype frequencies of 5 SNP loci (rs800292,rs 1061170,rs 10801555,rs 10922096 and rs2019727) in CFH gene were compared between 418 patients with schizophrenia (case group) and 655 normal people (control group) by SNaPshot technique.Results·All SNP loci were well genotyped in the subjects.Correlation analysis showed that rs1061170 locus allele frequency distribution difference between case group and control group was statistically significant (corrected P=0.045),while genotype and allele frequencies of other SNP loci were not significantly different (all corrected P>0.05).The frequency of haplotype C-A-T-A-A (rs800292-rs1061170-rs10801555-rs10922096-rs2019727) in case group was different from that in control group (corrected P=0.013).Conclusion·The allele polymorphisms of rsl061170 and the haplotype C-A-T-A-A of rs800292-rs 1061170-rs 10801555-rs 10922096-rs2019727 may be associated with schizophrenia in Chinese Han population.
2.Effect of Shenqi Yiliu Prescription Combined with Cisplatin on Tumor in Hepatoma H22-bearing Mice Based on PTEN/PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway
Xin FENG ; Yongqiang DUAN ; Min BAI ; Yuping YANG ; Liren CAO ; Junrui HU ; Yanhua SI ; Jing CHEN ; Zihan GONG ; Lan MA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(3):96-103
ObjectiveTo investigate the tumor-suppressing effect of Shenqi Yiliu prescription combined with cisplatin in hepatoma H22-bearing mice based on the phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN)/phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway. MethodH22-bearing mice were prepared and randomized into model group, cisplatin group, and cisplatin combined with high-, medium-, and low-dose Shenqi Yiliu prescription groups, with 10 mice in each group. Another 10 healthy mice were randomly selected as normal group. Shenqi Yiliu prescription was given by gavage with the high, medium, low dose of 54.06, 27.03, 13.515 g·kg-1·d-1, respectively, and cisplatin (2.5 mg·kg-1) was administered by intraperitoneal injection, twice a week. Normal group and model group received normal saline. After 13 days of treatment, mice were killed and the tumor inhibition rate was calculated. The pathomorphological changes of tumor were observed based on hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunofluorescence method were used to detect the content of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (p21) and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (p27) in tumor tissue of mice. The levels of PTEN, PI3K and phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-Akt) in tumor tissue were measured by Western blot. ResultCompared with the model group, cisplatin alone and cisplatin in combination with the high-, medium-, and low-dose Shenqi Yiliu prescription decreased tumor mass (P<0.05), particularly the cisplatin in combination with the high-dose Shenqi Yiliu prescription. Necrosis of the tumor tissue was observed in each group, especially the cisplatin combined with high-dose Shenqi Yiliu prescription group. As compared with the model group, cisplatin alone and cisplatin in combination with the high-, medium-, and low-dose Shenqi Yiliu prescription raised the expression of p21, p27, and PTEN (P<0.05) and lowered the expression of PI3K and p-Akt (P<0.05), particularly the cisplatin in combination with high-dose Shenqi Yiliu prescription. ConclusionShenqi Yiliu prescription may regulate the expression of key molecules in PTEN/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, thereby upregulating the expression of downstream proliferation inhibitors p21 and p27, further suppressing the tumor in H22-bearing mice, and enhancing the effect of chemotherapy.