1.Incomplete Freund′s adjuvant-induced myeloid cells inhibit T cell activity
Yuqing LIU ; Baojing YIN ; Yibo YAO ; Zibing WANG
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2015;(3):344-346
Objective:As a promising strategy,tumor vaccine is at the forefront of novel approaches to tumor treatment.Since tumor antigens derived from self proteins are often less immunogenic alone,they must be administered with a potent immunostimulatory adjuvant to induce robust T-cell response.IFA was widely used and considered to be one of the most effective adjuvant available for con-sistently producing high titer antibodies to diverse antigens.However,IFA-containing tumor vaccines do not produce positive results.The reasons are unclear.Methods:BALB/c mice were s.c.injected with one single dose of IFA.At indicated days, spleen cells were collected and detected for CD11b+cells.MTT method was used to analyze the effect of CD11b+cells on T cell proliferation.ELISA method was used to determine the influence of CD11b+cell on IFN-γ-secreting ability of T cells.Results:In the spleen of mice treated with IFA,the proportion of CD11b+cell was augmented.IFA-induced CD11b+cells inhibit the proliferation and tumor antigen-induced IFN-γ-secreting ability of T cells.Conclusion:This finding may help to understand the low therapeutic efficacy of cancer vaccines recently observed in some clinical trials using Freund′s adjuvant and underscores the necessity of adjuvant selection for active immuno-therapy.
2.Important role of ELMO1 in invasion and migration of breast cancer cells induced by IL-8
Changjie ZHANG ; Xinwei XU ; Hongli LI ; Yuqing LIU ; Chonggao YIN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2016;32(10):1452-1456,1457
Aim To explore the relationship between IL-8 and ELMO1 in breast carcinoma and the mecha-nisms of IL-8 induced invasion and metastasis. Meth-ods Under the IL-8 stimulation, chemotaxis assay was examined to detect the chemotaxis ability of breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 . ELMO1 protein levels in breast cancer cell lines were detected using Western blot. MDA-MB-231 cells were transfect-ed with small RNA interference plasmids in order to downregulate ELMO1 expression, and overexpression plasmids were used to upregulate the expression of EL-MO1 in MCF-7 cells. Matrigel invasion assay and chemotaxis assay were used to detect the in vitro inva-sion and chemotaxis ability of breast cancer cells with IL-8 stimulation. Results IL-8 induced chemotaxis of the different breast cancer cell lines in a dose-depend-ent manner. After transient transfection, Western blot results showed that ELMO 1 protein levels observably decreased in SiELMO1/MDA-MB-231 cells compared with Scr/MDA-MB-231 cells, while the expression of ELMO1 protein levels significantly increased in MCF-7/ELMO1 cells compared with the MCF-7/Con cells;with IL-8 stimulation, SiELMO1/MDA-MB-231 cells showed significantly decreased chemotaxis ability com-pared with Scr/MDA-MB-231 cells. MCF-7/ELMO1 cells showed significantly increased chemotaxis ability compared with MCF-7/Con cells; the invasion assay showed under the stimulation of IL-8 , and the invasion ability was significantly reduced in SiELMO1/MDA-MB-231 cells compared with Scr/MDA-MB-231 cells ( P<0. 05 ) . The invasion ability was significantly en-hanced in MCF-7/ELMO1 cells compared with MCF-7 cells( P<0. 05 ) . Conclusion IL-8 promotes the in-vasion and migration of breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 , and ELMO1 plays an important role in IL-8 induced chemotaxis and invasion.
3.Study on pharmacokinetic of sertraline in chinese healthy volunteers
Yuqing XIONG ; Changchang YIN ; Huijie ZHANG ; Wenwei XU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 1986;0(05):-
0.05).Conclusion The pharmacokinetic characteristic of sertraline in Chinese healthy volunteers(in 50~150mg process) were fitted with linear kinetic model.
4.The Imaging Analysis of the Spinal Bursting Fracture
Fumin LIANG ; Haozhi YIN ; Xiaoqin FU ; Yuqing SUN ; Xiangde XIAO
Journal of Practical Radiology 1992;0(11):-
Objective To study the value of common X-ray and CT scanning in the spinal bursting fracture (abridged English:BF).Methods By the frontal,lateral X-ray film and CT scanning,the imaging manifestations of BF in 43 cases were analysed,contrasted,summarised and classified .Results Among the BF 43 cases,the classifications were type A(10 cases),type B(15 cases),type C(2 cases),type D(9 cases) and type E(7 cases).The three-post injure had 34 cases,the two-post injure had 9 cases,the spinal canal narrowing:0?was 8 cases,1?was 12 cases,2? was 23 cases;the rear spinal edges discontinuation was 35 cases.Conclusion The diagnostic value of X-ray film to BF is reflecting the bones injured change of spinal fracture type,flexion and damaged rear edge.The CT scanning advantage is showing the fracture lines trend,relative scope,degree of spinal canal deformation and narrow,infering the pressed situation and injured spinal cord.The two methods combine and confirm each other in order to help clinical diagnosis the right treating.
5.The efficacy of different regimens in the salvage therapy of elderly patients with refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Jie SHI ; Kai SUN ; Yin ZHANG ; Yuqing CHEN ; Pingchong LEI ; Yuzhu ZANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2013;(2):184-187
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and toxicities of gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin with R-GemOx or without (GemOx) rituximab regimen in the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in elderly patients.Methods A total of 39 patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma received R-GemOx or GemOx chemotherapy.There were 16 patients in R-GemOx and 23 patients in GemOx group.Patients in both groups received gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2,d1,at land 8 day and oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2,d1 at lday.Patients in R-GemOx additionally received rituximab 375 mg/m2.Every 21-28 days was 1 cycle.The toxicities were evaluated after 1 cycle of chemotherapy.The efficacy was evaluated after 2 cycles of chemotherapy.Results In R-GemOx group,the total response rate was 62.5%,and the clinical benefit rate was 87.5%.In GemOx group,the total response rate was 47.8%,and the clinical benefit rate was 73.9% There was no significant differences between the two groups.There was a significant difference in the median time-to-progression (TTP) between R-GemOx group (6.4 months) and GemOx group (5.0 months) (P < 0.05).The major toxicities were marrow suppression and gastrointestinal reaction,which had no significant differences between the two groups.Conclusions R-GemOx and GemOx regimen are effective and safe for the elderly patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma(DLBCL).But the patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL treated with R-GemOx had a longer median time-to-progression than with GemOx regimen.
6.A comparative study of two intense pulsed light devices for the treatment of facial photoaging
Yin YANG ; Tong LIN ; Qianya SU ; Gaorong JIA ; Yuqing HUANG ; Jing FANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2017;50(4):242-246
Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of two intense pulsed light (IPL) devices for the treatment of facial photoaging.Methods A randomized split-face clinical trial was conducted,and 30 female subjects with facial photoaging were enrolled and randomized to receive treatment with Lumenis One on one half of the face and BBL on the other facial side,once every 3-5 weeks for 5 sessions.Each subject was followed up before the first treatment (the first interview),4 weeks after the third treatment (the second interview),4 weeks after the fifth treatment (the third interview) and 8 weeks after the fifth treatment (the fourth interview).During each follow-up period,global scores for photoaging (GSP) were used to evaluate the photoaging degree on the whole face,a 4-level grading method was applied to evaluate the improvement degree of 5 photoaging signs on each facial side,including wrinkles,skin texture,pigmented spots,telangiectasia and skin tightening,and the visual analogue scale (VAS) to assess pain induced by treatment.After the last treatment,self-assessment on the degree of satisfaction with therapeutic effects was conducted in subjects.Comparisons in the GSP and improvement scores between the two facial sides were conducted by repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA).Results A total of 26 subjects completed all the treatments and follow-up.Evaluation of the whole face showed that the GSP significantly decreased from 3.19 ± 0.75 before the first treatment to 2.15 ± 0.83 at 4 weeks after the third treatment (P < 0.01).At 4 and 8 weeks after the fifth treatment,the GSP decreased to 1.85 ± 0.88 and 1.85 ± 0.97 respectively,and no significant difference was observed between the two GSPs (P > 0.01).Evaluation of each facial side showed that improvement scores of skin texture,pigmented spots,telangiectasia and skin tightening on the two facial sides all increased at first and then decreased over the treatment time (Ftime =18.75,10.25,12.83,15.73,respectively,all P < 0.05),and the improvement scores significantly increased at 4 weeks after the fifth treatment compared with those at 4 weeks after the third treatment (all P < 0.017).There were no significant differences in the improvement scores of skin texture,telangiectasia and skin tightening between the third and the fourth interview,but the improvement score of pigmented spots decreased slightly at 8 weeks after the fifth treatment compared with that at 4 weeks after the fifth treatment (P < 0.017).During the whole treatment period,no evident improvement was observed in wrinkles (Ftime =3.17,P > 0.05),and improvement scores of 5 photoaging signs did not differ between the Lumenis One-treated side and BBL-treated side (all P > 0.05).In addition,the VAS pain score was significantly lower in the BBL-treated side than that in the Lumenis One-treated side (4.62 ± 1.54 vs.5.80 ± 1.74,t =2.87,P < 0.05).Most subjects were satisfied with the therapeutic effects (88.46%,23/26).Conclusion Both Lumenis One and BBL can be applied to treat facial photoaging safely and effectively,and improve signs of photoaging such as pigmented spots and skin texture,but the degree of pain on the BBL-treated side is milder than that on the Lumenis One-treated side.
7.Clinical observation of arsenic trioxide with ATRA on newly-diagnosed patients of acute promyelocytic leukemia
Pingping BAI ; Yin ZHANG ; Baogen MA ; Xiaoli YUAN ; Me SHI ; Yuqing CHEN
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2011;20(5):278-281
Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficacy and side effects of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) with ATRA on newly-diagnosed patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Methods 35 patients of newly-diagnosed APL received As2O3 with ATRA treatment. The therapeutic effects were compared with As2O3 treatment on 33 patients. The dose were adjusted according with As2O3 0.16 mg·kg-2·d-1 and ATRA 25 mg·m-2·d-1 until complete remission (CR). The CR rate, period to CR, the incidence of early death and side effects were observed in two groups. Results There was no significant difference in CR rate, in which 94.3 % for As2O3 with ATRA group and 90.9 % for As2O3 group (P >0.05). Significant difference was observed in the period to CR, in which the medium time to CR was 26.1 days for As2O3 with ATRA group and 30.5 days for As2O3 group (P <0.05). No significant differences was detected in APL associated syndrome, the occurrence of cytoxic responses and the incidence of early death. The death rate was higher in high WBC group than that in middle and low WBC group, with statistical difference (P <0.05), but there was no obvious difference between lower WBC and middle WBC group (P >0.05). Conclusion The treatment combined with As2O3 and ATRA could lessen the time of reaching CR. The WBC count > 10×l09/L was one of the main causes of therapy associated death and the APL differentiation syndrome should be detected and given attention immediately.
8.Identification of novel B(A)803 C→G allele mutation in Chinese population and induction of severe hemolytic disease of the newborn
Youwan YE ; Zhihui DENG ; Shuming ZHOU ; Qiong YU ; Xuenian YIN ; Qian LI ; Yuqing SU ; Yanlian LIANG
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2008;31(1):68-71
Objective To investigate serological blood typing of the ABO locus which contradict to general law of inheritance in parentage,and the underlying reasons for severe hemolytic disease of newborn(HDN).Methods To research the family whose newborn is AB phenotypes,mother is O phenotypes and father is AB phenotypes.The familiy were genotyped by parentage tests, serological tests,PCR-SSP and direct DNA sequencing at exons 6 and 7 of ABO gene.At the salne time,HDN was detected by micro column gel Coombs (MGCT), and the primary fingerposts of the routine blood tests. Biochemical tests were dynamically observed.Results The results of parentage tests showed that three-generation pedigree have parent-child relationship. The red blood cell(RBC)of this AB phenotypes of this family members strongly agglutinated(4+)with diverse monoelonal anti-A and anti-B antibodies,and their serum did not contain anti-A and anti-B antibodies in blood anti-typing.PCR-SSP can not detect their A and B gene,but DNA sequencing at exons6 and 7 of ABO gene revealed that it had the B(A)803C→G mutation.Conclusions The genetm basis of this parentage are B(A)803G blood gene which harbored both A and B difunctionality of glyeosyhransferases.This was the first report that severe HDN resulting from a large number of A and B antigens in RBC of B(A)phenotype of a newborn,which has clinical significance on ABO locus.
9.The effect of different dosage of aspirin on inflammatory biomarkers and prognosis in acute coronary syndrome
Wenlin REN ; Lifen SONG ; Yuqing LIANG ; Ruijie LI ; Zhinong YIN ; Yuyun XU ; Dayi HU
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2009;48(12):1008-1011
Objective To observe and assess the effect of different dosages of aspirin on inflammatory biomarkers, hemorheology (platelet aggregation rate) and clinical prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome ( ACS). Methods ACS patients were randomly assigned to receive different dosages of aspirin treatment orally. Patients in group A,B and C took 100 mg, 500 mg and 1000 mg of aspirin per day respectively. They were treated and followed-up for 1 year. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein ( hsCRP) , IL-6, tumor necrosis TNFot and platelet aggregation rate were examined and major adverse cardiac events( MACE) were recorded. Results A total of 312 patients with ACS were enrolled in the study. The baseline characteristics of the three groups were not different with respect to age, gender, cardiovascular risk profile, level of inflammatory biomarkers and concomitant treatment before and after randomization. The levels of baseline serum hsCRP, IL-6 and TNFa were higher in subjects of the study as compared with normal reference value (P<0. 05, <0. 05, <0. 01) and they decreased significantly after therapy with 3 different doses of aspirin (detected at 30 days, 6 months and 12 months, P <0. 001 ) , but there were no significant differences among the three groups( P >0. 05) . Rehospitalization , MACE and the change of platelet aggregation ratio were not significantly different among the three groups. The incidence of gastrointestinal complaints was significantly higher in groups B and C than in group A ( P < 0. 05 ). Conclusions The levels of serum inflammatory biomarker increase in patients with ACS. Aspirin therapy may decrease the level of inflammatory markers significantly, but increasing the dosage of aspirin from 100 mg to 1000 mg daily does not decrease the level of inflammatory markers and the clinical MACEs further. However, the incidence of gastrointestinal complaints increase significantly with the increase of aspirin dosage.
10.Gab2 promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer through GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway
Hongyan TIAN ; Xiao LI ; Zhiliang SUN ; Hongli LI ; Yuqing LIU ; Chonggao YIN
China Oncology 2016;26(2):134-139
Background and purpose:More and more evidence has showed that Grb2 binding protein-2 (Gab2) is associated with tumor invasion and metastasis. However, the relationship between Gab2 and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer is not clear. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of Gab2 on EMT markers and the mechanism of Gab2 on breast cancer invasion and metastasis.Methods:Immunohistochemical methods were used to detect the expressions of Gab2, E-cadherin and vimentin in 80 cases of breast cancer tissues, and the correlations between them were analyzed. Western blot was used to detect the expression of Gab2 in breast tissues. After MDA-MB-231 cells were transfected with siRNA plasmid, wound healing assay was used to detect the invasive ability of transfected cells induced by epithelial growth factor (EGF) in vitro. Then Western blot was used to analyze the protein expressions of E-cadherin, vimentin, phosphorylated GSK-3β (p-GSK-3β) and nuclear Snail.Results:Gab2 was negatively correlated with the expression of E-cadherin and positively correlated with the expression of vimentin in breast cancer tissues (P<0.05). The expression of Gab2 in breast cancer tissues was higher than that in normal breast tissues adjacent to breast cancer. In vitro, Gab2 expression was significantly knocked down in MDA-MB-231 cells transfected with Gab2 siRNA plasmid (SiGab2/MDA-MB-231cells). Meanwhile, the invasive ability of SiGab2/MDA-MB-231cells was decreased with EGF stimulation. The expression of E-cadherin was increased in SiGab2/MDA-MB-231cells. However, the expressions of vimentin, p-GSK-3β and nuclear Snail were decreased in SiGab2/MDA-MB-231cells.Conclusion:Gab2 can promote the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer by EMT through GSK-3β/Snail signaling pathway.