1.Genetically engineered mice in post-genomics era
Yiping HU ; Yitao ZENG ;
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 1982;0(02):-
Genetically engineered mice is one of the powerful research systems in exploring the gene protein life phenomenon,which is useful in generating the laboratory animal model of human diseases and developing the new drugs. With the development of functional genomics and model organism in life science area, biological medicine research is in need of genetically engineered mice deadly. There are still some problems to be resolved, including death effect, no or low expression and no phenotype. It is essential to improve the basic research related to genetically engineered mice.
2.An Expedient Reliable Double Fluorescent Reporter System for ?C31 Integrase Function Evaluation
Huanyu XU ; Qingwen MA ; Zhaorui REN ; Zhijuan GONG ; Shuzhen HUANG ; Fanyi ZENG ; Yitao ZENG
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2006;0(07):-
A reporter system for ?C31 integrase was developed in NIH3T3 cells.The reporter plasmid coding green fluorescent protein(GFP) coupled with red fluorescent protein(RFP) was co-transfected with the plasmid coding ?C31 integrase, to show the activity of integrase in the cells.Fluorescence activated cell sorter(FACS) was used to measure the proportion of the cells containing red and green fluorescence.The increment of green cells was positively related to the increase in the transfection with plasmid coding ?C31 integrase.Approximately 90% of green cells were observed under a ratio of plasmid-?C31-integrase/reporter plasmid at 10∶1.This suggests that the ?C31 integrase reporter system provides a probe for the function of ?C31 integrase in cells.
3.An Expedient Reliable Double Fluorescent Reporter System for φC31 Integrase Function Evaluation
Huanyu XU ; Qingwen MA ; Zhaorui REN ; Zhijuan GONG ; Shuzhen HUANG ; Fanyi ZENG ; Yitao ZENG
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2009;36(7):929-933
A reporter system for φC31 integrase was developed in NIH3T3 cells. The reporter plasmid coding green fluorescent protein (GFP) coupled with red fluorescent protein (RFP) was eo-transfected with the plasmid coding φC31 integrase, to show the activity of integrase in the cells. Fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS) was used to measure the proportion of the cells containing red and green fluorescence. The increment of green cells was positively related to the increase in the transfection with plasmid coding φC31 integrase. Approximately 90% of green cells were observed under a ratio of [plasmid-φC31-integrase]/[reporter plasmid] at 10 : 1. This suggests that the φC31 integrase reporter system provides a probe for the function of φC31 integrase in cells.
4.Correlation between cognitive disorder after acute cerebral infarction with serum uric acid by multivariate analysis
Yitao HE ; Kefu MA ; Bingshan TANG ; Zhili CAI ; Siling ZENG ; Siyan CHEN
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2015;(3):135-140
Objective To evaluate the correlation between serum uric acid with cognitive disorder after acute cere?bral infarction by prospective study. Methods Four hundred consecutively enrolled patients of acute cerebral infarction were divided into no cognitive impairment group and cognitive impairment group according to the assess of Montreal Cog?nitive Assessment (MoCA). Univariate analysises were conducted in the potential risk factors of cognitive impairment in?cluding age, sex, smoking, alcohol, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, level of education, infarction in key parts, atrial fibrillation, serum uric acid, blood homocysteine between two groups. The statistically significant indicators in univariate analysises were used as independent variables and the scores of MoCA were used as the dependent variable to conduct multiple linear regression analysis. The assessment on the risk of cognitive impairment after cerebral infarction were con?ducted according to serum uric acid, sex, age and TOAST classification further. Results Serum uric acid was indepen?dent risk factors of cognitive disorder after acute cerebral infarction. The risk of cognitive disorder after acute cerebral in?farction was significantly increased in patients with high level of serum uric acid than with normal level and the relative risk was 1.35,95%CI(1.098,1.660). Especially for the young, male or patients with cerebral infarction in classification of small artery occlusion, the risk increased further, and the relative risk was 1.513, 95%CI(1.092, 2.096)1.412, 95%CI (1.125, 1.771)and 1.464, 95%CI(1.128, 1.900)respectively. Conclusion Exaltation of Serum uric acid was indepen?dent risk factor of cognitive disorder after acute cerebral infarction. The risk of cognitive disorder after acute cerebral in?farction was significantly increased in patients with high level of serum uric acid than with normal level, and especially for the young, male and patients with cerebral infarction in classification of small artery occlusion, the risk increased fur?ther.
6. Experimental study of miRNA200a regulating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in silica-induced mouse lung epithelial cells
Xin WANG ; Qiang ZENG ; Xueying YANG ; Jing LIU ; Yitao LIU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2018;36(1):47-50
Objective:
To observe the effect of overexpression of miRNA200a (miR-200a) recombinant lentivirus on the expression of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in mouse lung epithelial cell line MLE-12 induced by silica (SiO2) .
Methods:
The mice were divided into SiO2 control group (SiO2) , virus control group (SiO2+Lv-NC) group and overexpressing miR-200a virus group (SiO2+Lv-miR-200a). The expression of β-catenin, MMP2, MMP9, TCF-4 and Cyclin D1 mRNA and protein were detected by realtime-PCR and western blot after incubating cells for 18 h stimulating at the final concentration of 200 μg/ml of SiO2.
Results:
The expression of miR-200a in MLE-12 cells of SiO2+Lv-miR-200 a group was significantly higher than that in SiO2 group and SiO2+Lv-NC group. The mRNA and protein expression of β-catenin, MMP2, MMP9, TCF-4 and Cyclin D1 in MLE-12 cells of SiO2+Lv-miR-200a group were significantly lower than those in SiO2 group and SiO2+Lv-NC group (
7.The expression of serum miRNAs in pneumoconiosis complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis patients
Yitao LIU ; Qiang ZENG ; Shuxin LI ; Deyi YANG ; Weiyi XING ; Linmin FENG ; Ming ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2016;34(7):525-527
Objective To inquiry the changes of serum miRNAs expression in pneumoconiosis complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis patients.Methods The study subjects (all subjects are male) were divided into three groups:I stage pneumoconiosis (38 cases)、Pneumoconiosis complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis (12 cases) and healthy control (40cases).The first two groups come from Tianjin worker's sanatorium and healthy control group came from a Hospital Health Screening Center.RT-qPCR was used to detect the expression levels of miR-21,miR-200c,miR-16,miR-204,miR-206,miR-155,let-7g,miR-30b,miR-192,miR-29a in serum.Results Compared with the healthy control group,the expression levels of miR-204,miR-206,miR-21,miR-16,miR-29a,miR-155,miR-200c in other two groups are different (P<0.05);Compared with the I stage pneumoconiosis,the expression levels of miR-155 is significantly higher (P<0.05) and miR-29a is significantly lower (P<0.05).Conclusion Compared with the I stage pneumoconiosis,the expression levels of miR-155 and miR-29a are significantly different,suggesting that these two miRNAs may play a important role in the process of pneumoconiosis complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis
8.Health hazards and hearing loss risk assessment of workers exposed to noise in an automobile manufacturing enterprise
Tao LIU ; Jing LIU ; Cheng HAN ; Yitao LIU ; Qiang ZENG ; Qing GU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2022;40(6):434-438
Objective:To investigate the current situation of occupational exposure to noise among noise workers in an automobile manufacturing enterprise in Tianjin, understand the impact of noise on workers' nervous system and hearing, and assess the risk of hearing loss among noise workers.Methods:In May 2021, 3516 workers in an automobile manufacturing enterprise were investigated by using a self-made questionnaire"Noise Workers Questionnaire" and cluster sampling method. The occupational noise hygiene survey and occupational hazards detection were carried out in their workplaces. They were divided into noise exposure group and non-noise exposure group according to whether they were exposed to noise or not. The general characteristics, hearing and nervous system symptoms of the two groups of workers were compared, and the risk of hearing loss was assessed.Results:There were 758 workers in the noise exposure group, aged (26±5) years old, with a working age of 3.0 (2.0, 6.0) years exposed to noise. 2758 workers in the non-noise exposure group, aged (25±6) years old, with a working age of 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) years. There were statistically significant differences in the distribution of workers'education level, working age and memory loss between the two groups (χ 2=37.98, 38.70, 5.20, P<0.05). The workers in the noise exposure group showed a decreasing trend of insomnia, dreaminess, sweating and fatigue with the increase of working age (χ 2trend=6.16, 7.99, P<0.05). The risk classification of binaural high-frequency hearing loss for workers in all noise positions until the age of 50 and 60 was negligible, the risk of occupational noise deafness was low for workers in stamping and welding noise positions until the age of 60. Conclusion:The occupational noise exposed to automobile manufacturing workers may cause certain harm to their nervous and auditory systems. Noise protection measures should be taken to reduce the risk of hearing loss and occupational noise deafness.
9.The expression of serum miRNAs in pneumoconiosis complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis patients
Yitao LIU ; Qiang ZENG ; Shuxin LI ; Deyi YANG ; Weiyi XING ; Linmin FENG ; Ming ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2016;34(7):525-527
Objective To inquiry the changes of serum miRNAs expression in pneumoconiosis complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis patients.Methods The study subjects (all subjects are male) were divided into three groups:I stage pneumoconiosis (38 cases)、Pneumoconiosis complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis (12 cases) and healthy control (40cases).The first two groups come from Tianjin worker's sanatorium and healthy control group came from a Hospital Health Screening Center.RT-qPCR was used to detect the expression levels of miR-21,miR-200c,miR-16,miR-204,miR-206,miR-155,let-7g,miR-30b,miR-192,miR-29a in serum.Results Compared with the healthy control group,the expression levels of miR-204,miR-206,miR-21,miR-16,miR-29a,miR-155,miR-200c in other two groups are different (P<0.05);Compared with the I stage pneumoconiosis,the expression levels of miR-155 is significantly higher (P<0.05) and miR-29a is significantly lower (P<0.05).Conclusion Compared with the I stage pneumoconiosis,the expression levels of miR-155 and miR-29a are significantly different,suggesting that these two miRNAs may play a important role in the process of pneumoconiosis complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis
10.Health hazards and hearing loss risk assessment of workers exposed to noise in an automobile manufacturing enterprise
Tao LIU ; Jing LIU ; Cheng HAN ; Yitao LIU ; Qiang ZENG ; Qing GU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2022;40(6):434-438
Objective:To investigate the current situation of occupational exposure to noise among noise workers in an automobile manufacturing enterprise in Tianjin, understand the impact of noise on workers' nervous system and hearing, and assess the risk of hearing loss among noise workers.Methods:In May 2021, 3516 workers in an automobile manufacturing enterprise were investigated by using a self-made questionnaire"Noise Workers Questionnaire" and cluster sampling method. The occupational noise hygiene survey and occupational hazards detection were carried out in their workplaces. They were divided into noise exposure group and non-noise exposure group according to whether they were exposed to noise or not. The general characteristics, hearing and nervous system symptoms of the two groups of workers were compared, and the risk of hearing loss was assessed.Results:There were 758 workers in the noise exposure group, aged (26±5) years old, with a working age of 3.0 (2.0, 6.0) years exposed to noise. 2758 workers in the non-noise exposure group, aged (25±6) years old, with a working age of 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) years. There were statistically significant differences in the distribution of workers'education level, working age and memory loss between the two groups (χ 2=37.98, 38.70, 5.20, P<0.05). The workers in the noise exposure group showed a decreasing trend of insomnia, dreaminess, sweating and fatigue with the increase of working age (χ 2trend=6.16, 7.99, P<0.05). The risk classification of binaural high-frequency hearing loss for workers in all noise positions until the age of 50 and 60 was negligible, the risk of occupational noise deafness was low for workers in stamping and welding noise positions until the age of 60. Conclusion:The occupational noise exposed to automobile manufacturing workers may cause certain harm to their nervous and auditory systems. Noise protection measures should be taken to reduce the risk of hearing loss and occupational noise deafness.