1.The role of microRNA-146a in the modulation of CD4 + T lymphocyte in children with psoriasis vulgaris
Youcai TANG ; Enyao LI ; Ming WEI
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2016;31(17):1332-1335
Objective To investigate the effect of miRNA-146a expression on the differentiations and functions of CD4 + T lymphocyte in children with psoriasis vulgaris.Methods Thirty children with psoriasis vulgaris and 30 normal controls were enrolled in this study.Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)was used to detect the expression of miRNA-146a in CD4 + T lymphocytes of the peripheral blood.The CD4 + T lymphocytes were isolated from mononuclear cells prepared with Ficoll-Hypaque density-gradients centrifugation from human peripheral blood by magnetic cells sorting system.The CD4 + T lymphocytes were divided into 3 groups for the experiment:control group,miRNA-146a group,and miRNA-146a inhibitor group.The number of Th1 cells was measured by flow cytometry analysis (FACS).The protein levels and expressions of IFN-γRα were measured by using Western blot and RT-PCR,respectively.The levels of IFN-γ in culture supernatants of CD4 + T lymphocytes were detected by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results Compared with the normal control group,there was significant increase in the expression of miRNA-146a and serum level of IFN-γ in the psoriasis vulgaris group[2.43±0.94vs1.05 ±0.23,(27.69 ±7.64) ng/Lvs (9.75 ±2.81) ng/L] (t=6.651,4.237,allP<0.01).There was a positive correlation between miRNA-146a and serum IFN-γ (r =0.837,P < 0.01).However,in vitro,the number of Th1,and supernatant IFN-γ increased,and the expression of IFN-γRα protein decreased in miRNA-146a group compared with that of the control group(all P < 0.01).And the miRNA-146a inhibitor could attenuate the effect of miRNA-146a effectively.Conclusions The miRNA-146a can promote differentiation and improve the function of Th1,It may play an important role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis vulgaris in children.
2.Study on diagnostic value of CD44 and CD166 in rectal cancer with hepatic me-tastasis
Zhiying SI ; Ying JIN ; Youcai LI
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2015;(8):1105-1108
Objective:To study the clinical significance of tumor tissue of patients with liver metastasis of colorectal cancer CD44,CD166 expression.Methods:Retrospective analysis clinical data in our hospital from Octobor 2008 to October 2013,these data from 76 patients with rectal cancer was divided into the test group ( liver metastasis group, n=40 ) and control group ( without liver metastases group, n=36 ) .All of specimens were identified with qualitative immunohistochemical analysis.Observation the positive expression of CD166/CD44, age, sex, clinical stage, invasion depth, lymph node metastasis, Dukes staging, pathological tissue differentiation parameter correlation and the survival rate.Results: In test group,the positive expression of CD44,CD166 groups were respectively 72.50%,85%;in the control group,the positive expression rates of CD44 and CD166 were 36.11%,41.67%.The two groups have significant difference(P<0.05).In test group,expression of CD44,CD166 has no significant difference(P>0.05) with age,gender, histological differentiation.However it showed significant difference with the depth of invasion, Dukes ( P<0.05 ) .In addition,the survival ratio of the test group was significant lower than control group(P<0.05).Conclusion: In rectal cancer,CD166 and CD44 are a hallmark of liver metastasis,rectal cancer,which could determine the process of development.To explore the expression of CD44 and CD166 is helpful to early diagnosis and treatment scheme of rectal cancer.
3.Changes of lipid levels and body weight during the treatment of bipolar disorder by lithium carbonate combined with olanzapine or lithium
Ming CAO ; Jianjiong ZHONG ; Changxue WANG ; Aiyu JIANG ; Youcai LI
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2011;34(4):24-26
Objective To study the changes of lipid levels and body weight during the treatment of bipolar disorder by lithium carbonate combined with olanzapine or lithium. Methods Lipid and body weight was measured in forty-six patients with bipolar disorder in the first six months (treated by lithium carbonate combined with olanzapine) and in the second six months (treated by lithium only). Then the results were compared with the data before the treatment. Results When the first six months was over,the levels of the total cholesterol, triglyceride and apolipoprotein B increased(P< 0.05 ) ,and when the second six months was over,the levels of the total cholesterol,triglyceride,low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C),and apolipoprotein B increased Significantly (P < 0.05 ). The levels of the total cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL-C were more than the normal level,but apolipoprotein B didn't exceed the normal level. When the first six months was over, the body weight was higher than that before treatment [ (68.70 ± 8.35 ) kg vs. (64.85 ±7.52 ) kg, P < 0.05 ]. When the second six months was over, the body weight [ (71.72 ± 7.96 ) kg ] was higher than that at the end of the first six months (P < 0.05 ). Gender difference showed non-statistical significance.Conclusions The lipid levels and body weight will both increase whether treated with lithium carbonate combined with olanzapine or with lithium only. The lipid level changes apparently in treatment with lithium separately, and the risk of coronary heart disease will increase.
4.Marine algae polysaccharide derivant in treatment of osteoporosis in rats
Yanli SI ; Dongxia LI ; Youcai LIU ; Zhibin QIAN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2011;15(24):4519-4521
BACKGROUND: We have previously reported that marine algae polysaccharide derivant can significantly promote bone cell growth.OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of marin algae polysaccharide derivant in treatment of osteoporosis.METHODS: Sixty female Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group, treatment group and model group. There were 20 rats in each group. The rats in treatment group and model group were respectively treated with retinoic acid to induce osteoporosis. The rats in treatment group were gavaged the marine algae polysaccharide derivant 10 mg/kg, and the rats in model group were gavaged the glucose 10 mg/kg orally for 14 days. Changes of rat femur bone histological examination and histomorphometry parameters were observed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The mean Trabecular Number (Tb.N), the mean Trabecular Thickness (Tb.Th) and the percent Trabecular Area (Tb.Ar%) were significantly decreased in the model group compared with control group. The mean trabecular separation (Tb.Sp) was greatly increased. After intake of marine algae polysaccharide derivant, Tb.N, Tb.Th and Tb.Ar% of the treatment group were significantly more than that of the model group. The Tb.Sp was obviously reduced. These indicate that marine algae polysaccharide derivant can increase bone mass and have a therapeutic and preventional effect on the osteoporosis.
5.Study and Application of Information System for Hospital Material Flow Management
Junlan LIU ; Dongxue HAN ; Yafang LI ; Youcai TAO ; Zhi CAO
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 1989;0(03):-
Objective To develop an information system for hospital material flow management.Methods The system,taking financial accounting and hard assets controlling as the primary purpose and making the flow rebuild as the masterstroke,mainly consisted of seven functions as follows: management of medical material and non-hygiene material,management of antisepsis providing department,management of hard assets,management of drug,management of storehouse materials economical using and support in peacetime and war time,management of biohazard waste and management of the budget of finical IC card department.Results The system formed the information chain of the whole hospital material flow process and effectively controlled the hospital medical costs and operational costs.Furthermore,the system firstly developed the storehouse material economical using and support management system both in peacetime and war time in our country.Conclusion The information system for hospital material flow management can resolve the problem of financial and material management divorce and promote the hospital holistic management level.
6.Colonoscopic diagnosis of gonorrheal proctocolitis
Youcai XU ; Fei LI ; Qiaosheng WEN ; Al ET
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2001;0(01):-
Objective To study the endoscopic manifestation of gonorrheal proctocolitis.Methods Retrospectively reviewed and analysed the clinical and endoscopic smaples of 6 gonorrheal proctocolitis cases on the findings of clinical endoscopic features,pathology,mucus smear and cultures.Results Colonoscopic features of rectum and distal sigmoid mucosa revealed varying grades of edema,congestion and abundant mucus in 6 cases;supurative secretion in 3 cases;scattered bleeding spots,local erosive and superficial ulceration in 2 cases. Pathological findings were chronic inflammation in 4 cases,local erosion,necrosis with superficial ulceration in 2 cases.Rectum mucus smear and mucus culture were positive for gonococcus in all 6 cases.Conclusion The colonoscopic and pathological features of proctocolitis merely showed the non-specific changes even in the severe cases.The gram stain and culture of rectal mucus,particularly the later,gave the highest diagnostic significance.
7.Quality Criteria of Lianqi Bushen Capsule
Jiwei XIA ; Youcai WAN ; Yun LI ; Daoqing LIU
China Pharmacy 2001;0(07):-
OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standard of Lianqi bushen capsule.METHODS: TLC was employed to identify Panax ginseng in Lianqi bushen capsule,while the content of trigonelline was determined by RP-HPLC.The determination was performed on Kromasil C18(150 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m)column and mobile phase consisted of methanol-0.05%sodium dodecyl sulfonate-acetic acid(20 ∶ 80 ∶ 0.1)with flow rate of 1 mL?min-1.The detection wavelength was set at 265 nm and column temperature was set at 30 ℃.RESULTS:P.ginseng can be identified by TLC.The linear range of trigonelline was 10~200 ?g?mL-1(r=0.999 9) and average recovery was 98.86%(RSD=1.4%,n=5).CONCLUSION:The standard is used for the quality control of Lianqi bushen capsule.
8.Expression of HPV L1 protein and p16 in cervical lesions
Li LI ; Wenbin HUANG ; Yue HUANG ; Youcai ZHAO ; Xiaobin YANG ; Jinsong WANG ; Jianhua ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2009;(6):576-579
Purpose To study the expression of HPV L1 protein and p16 in various cervical lesions and to explore the value of HPV L1 protein and p16 immunostaining in predicting the progression from CIN1 to CIN3 and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).Methods Expression of HPV L1 protein and p16 in 18 cases of CIN1, 9 cases of CIN2, 8 cases of CIN3 and 6 cases of SCC was detected by immunohistochemistry.Results The average positive rates of HPV L1 protein in cervical lesions were 26.8%, and HPV L1 protein was positive in 38.9% of CIN1 and 44.4% of CIN2, but in 0 of CIN3 and SCC. In contrast, the average positive rate of p16 protein in cervical lesions was 68.3%, p16 protein was positive in 38.9% of CIN1and 77.8% of CIN2, but in 100% of CIN3 and SCC. p16-/HPV L1+ and p16-/HPV L1- cases represented 61.1% of CIN1, but 0 of CIN3 and SCCs, whereas p16+/HPV L1- cases represented 100% of CIN3 and SCC.Conclusions Expression of HPV L1 protein decreases whereas p16 protein increases with lesion progression. p16+/HPV L1- cases have the potential for progression, whereas p16-/HPV L1+ and p16-/HPV L1- cases may not be progressive lesions or potentially in remission.
9.Influences of plumbagin on phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signaling pathway in rats with hepatic fibrosis
Xiaowei CHEN ; Weiwei ZHANG ; Jinxia CHEN ; Youcai ZHANG ; Yongping CHEN ; Ji LI
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2013;31(9):519-523
Objective To explore the influences of plumbagin on phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/ protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway in rats with carbon tetrachloride induced liver fibrosis.Methods Forty male SD rats were assigned to control group,model group,2 mg/kg plumbagin treated group and 3 mg/kg plumbagin treated group,with 10 rats in each group.Rats of the control group were injected with 0.9% NaCl solution (2 mL/kg) intraperitoneally,while rats of the other three groups were injected with 60% carbon tetrachloride/peanut oil (2 mL/kg,3 times a week for 6 weeks) intraperitoneally.Since the third week after modeling,rats of plumbagin treated groups were treated with intraperitoneal injection of plumbagin at a dose of 2 mg/kg and 3 mg/kg (twice a week for 4 weeks),respectively.Serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT),aspartate aminotransferase (AST),albumin (Alb) were monitored routinely.Hyaluronic acid (HA) and laminin (LN) were measured by radioimmunoassay after 6 weeks; protein expression of liver PI3K,Akt and phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) were evaluated by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry,respectively.Comparison of means among groups was performed by univariate analysis of variance.Results The hepatic fibrosis model was successfully established after 6 weeks.Serum levels of ALT,AST,HA and LN of model group were significantly higher than those of control group (all P<0.05).Serum levels of ALT,AST,HA and LN of 2 mg/kg plumbagin treated group and 3 mg/kg plumbagin treated group were significantly lower than those of model group,and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05).The protein expressions of PI3K and Akt in each group were comparable (all P>0.05).The p-Akt protein was mainly expressed in nucleus of hepatocytes.The levels of p-Akt protein in control group,model group,2 mg/kg plumbagin treated group and 3 mg/kg plumbagin treated group were 0.0821±0.0003,0.7374±0.0037,0.3679 ±0.0332 and 0.1327±0.0561,respectively,and that in model group was significantly higher than control group (t =851.302,P<0.05),but those in plumbagin treated groups were both lower than model group (t=71.858 and 28.363,all P<0.05).Conclusions Plumbagin presents anti-fibrotic effects in the liver,by down-regulating the expression of p-Akt during the development of fibrosis,which might be one of the antifibrotic mechanisms.
10.Synergistic effect of high mobility group protein B1 on calcium phosphate-induced release of inflammatory cytokines from macrophages
Youcai FENG ; Yaoliang DENG ; Zhiwei TAO ; Xiang WANG ; Chengyang LI ; Peng HUANG ; Bo WU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2014;(33):5317-5322
BACKGROUND:More and more evidence suggests that macrophages and inflammation reactions are involved in the formation and development of nephrolithiasis. Previous studies have found that calculi crystals can stimulate macrophages to release high mobility group protein B1.
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the synergistic effect of high mobility group protein B1 in calcium phosphate induced release of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factorαand monocyte chemotactic factor 1 from human macrophages.
METHODS:(1) The induced U937 cells were respectively stimulated with RPMI (blank), 100 mg/L calcium phosphate, 100μg/L high mobility group protein B1 and 100 mg/L calcium phosphate+100μg/L high mobility group protein B1 for 1, 2 and 4 hours to col ect cellsupernatant. (2) The induced U937 cells were respectively stimulated with 100 mg/L calcium phosphate, 100 mg/L calcium phosphate+10μg/L high mobility group protein B1, 100 mg/L calcium phosphate+50μg/L high mobility group protein B1, 100 mg/L calcium phosphate+100μg/L high mobility group protein B1 for 4 hours to col ect cellsupernatant. Levels of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factorαand monocyte chemotactic factor 1 were determined by ELISA.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The levels of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factorαand monocyte chemotactic factor 1 in the cellculture supernatant of 100 mg/L calcium phosphate group and 100μg/L high mobility group protein B1 group were both higher than those in the blank group in a time-dependent manner (P<0.05). The levels of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factorαand monocyte chemotactic factor 1 in the cellculture supernatant of different concentrations of high mobility group protein B1 groups were al higher than those in the 100 mg/L calcium phosphate group in a concentration-dependent manner (P<0.05). The results suggest that both calcium phosphate and high mobility group protein B1 can induce the release of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factorαand monocyte chemotactic factor 1 from human macrophages and the high mobility group protein B1 has the synergistic effect with calcium phosphate to induce interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factorαand monocyte chemotactic factor 1 from human macrophages.