1.Expression of basic fibroblast growth factor in ectopic osteogenesis of autogenetic minimal morselized bone
Zhanjiang HOU ; Jinglong YAN ; Hailiang FU
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2003;0(12):-
Objective To study the expression of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in ectopic osteogenesis of autogenetic minimal morselized bone so as to discuss the bone formation of minimal morselized bone. Methods All 48 rabbits were divided into two groups randomly. Then autogenetic minimal morselized bone and bulk bone were implanted into the muscle bag models of gluteus maximus muscle respectively. Samples were harvested on day 1,3,5,7,11,14,21 and 28 postoperatively and tested by the methods of histology, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH). Results (1) The morselized bone grew faster than the bulk bone and was replaced by neonatal bone on the 28th day. In the group of bulk bone, the ability of osteogenesis was weaker dominated by bone absorption. (2) In the morselized bone group, the expression peaks of bFGF and bFGFmRNA appeared at day 5-7 postoperatively, mainly appeared in the mesenchymal cells, fibroblast, chondrocyte and osteoblast by the method of IHC and ISH. While in the group of bulk bone, the expressions of bFGF and bFGFmRNA were similar to those in the morselized bone group. The difference between the two groups was significant ( P
2.Effects of transforming growth factor-beta 1 plasmid on immune tolerance following sciatic nerve transplantation
Zhanjiang HOU ; Shuo YANG ; Xianglin MENG ; Haochen XIA ; Changdong FAN ; Jinglong YAN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2009;13(53):10473-10476
BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β_1, a potent cell growth and proliferation regulatory proteins, plays an important role in development of anti-graft rejection and graft vascular disease. OBJECTIVE: To observe local injection of TGF-β_1 effects on transplant immune rejection following freezing disposal and nerve allograft. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: The randomized controlled animal study was performed at the Animal Experimental Center, Harbin Medical University from June 2007 to June 2008. MATERIALS: A total of 60 clean SD rats (recipients) were divided into 3 groups: autogenous nerve graft group, nerve allograft group, TGF-β_1 plasmid + nerve allograft group, 20 in each group. A total of 40 Wistar male rats served as donors. pAdTrack-CMV-TGF-β_1 plasmid, pAdEasy-1-Bj51833 cells were presented by the Orthopedic Laboratory of Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University. METHODS: Longitudinal posterolateral incision was made in 40 donor rats to expose sciatic nerve. The whole bilateral sciatic nerve was cut and placed in sterile frozen tubes for 1 week for use. Under the microscope, connective tissue was cut in the biceps muscle and semi-tendon and semi-membrane gap of recipient rats to expose the sciatic nerve. 1-cm sciatic nerve was cut 0.5 cm below the muscle from the plow-shaped hole. Transplantation of frozen autogenous nerve graft and nerve allograft (nerve at equal size) was separately performed in the autogenous nerve graft and nerve allograft groups. In the TGF-β_1 plasmid + nerve allograft group, pAdTrack-CMV-TGF-β_1 plasmid (40 μg) was injected into the local muscle and two sides of transected sciatic nerve of each rat following nerve allograft transplantation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Motor nerve conduction velocity, pathology and axonal counting were examined 3, 6, 9 weeks after surgery. RESULTS: Motor nerve conduction velocity was higher in the TGF-β_1 plasmid + nerve allograft group than in the nerve allograft group (P < 0.01), which did not show significant difference compared with the autogenous nerve graft group. Axonal counting was greater in the autogenous nerve graft and TGF-β_1 plasmid + nerve allograft groups compared with the nerve allograft group 9 weeks following surgery (P < 0.01). Using optical microscope and electron microscope, nerve fibers were normal and well arranged in the TGF-β_1 plasmid + nerve allograft group. Nerve fibers presented vascular proliferation, good myelin sheath. Abundant regenerated myelin sheath was found in nerve fiber. The number of Schwann cells was obviously increased, and there were prosperous cytoplasm, a large amount of rough endoplasmic reticulum, clear mitochondria. In regenerated axons, microfilament closely arranged, which was similar to the autogenous nerve graft group. In the nerve allograft group, the optical microscope and electron microscope showed a few nerve fibers, disorderly arranged, significant demyelination, axon degeneration and disappearance, without regenerated fibers. CONCLUSION: Local injection of TGF-β_1 plasmid could reduce immune rejection after cold sciatic nerve allograft transplantation.
3.Comparative study on repairing effects at different time points after peripheral nerve injury
Zhanjiang HOU ; Shuo YANG ; Xianglin MENG ; Haochen XIA ; Changdong FAN ; Jinglong YAN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2009;13(46):9084-9087
BACKGROUND:It is proved by a number of experiments that such a structure as Bungner band-Schwann cell-basilar membrane,which is formed at 2 or 3 weeks after nerve injury,is the ideal microenvironment for neural regeneration. However,the sprouting of nerve fiber close to broken ends takes place at several hours after nerve injury,which shows that the regeneration of nerve fiber and the formation of required microenvironment don't occurred at the same time.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the best repairing time for peripheral nerve injury.DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING:A randomized control animal experiment was performed in the Animal Experiment Centre,Harbin Medical University from June 2007 to June 2008.MATERIALS:A total of 20 New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into four groups,namely,an immediate repairing group and the other three groups that were repaired respectively at week 2,week 4 and month 3 after injury.METHODS:Peripheral nerve injury models of New Zealand rabbits were established. The immediate repairing group received suture immediately after injury;For the other three groups,the two broken ends of their nerves were fixed on sarcoiemmas temporarily and their wounds were sutured layer by layer. Then they were opened respectively at week 2,week 4 and month 3 after injury,to receive epineural suture with non traumatic 10-0 nylon suture under operating microscope,after which wounds were sutured again.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Nerve electrophysiological observation,axon number,light microscope and electron microscope observation of sutured nerve segments in each group.RESULTS:Nerves repaired at week 2 after injury had a slower nerve conduction velocity than those at week 4 and month 3 after injury (P<0.01);There was no difference of significance between the immediate repairing group and the group repaired at week 2 after injury (P>0.05). According to the comparison among the four groups:it had the best repairing effect to repair nerve at week 2 after injury,with normal course and neat arrangement of nerve fibers,vascular proliferation in nerve fibers,myelin sheaths with better structure,Schwann ceils with active function,as well as regenerated axons with intensively arranged microfilaments;Repairing at week 4 after injury had the worst effect,with rare nerve fivers disorderly arranged,myelin sheath and axons significantly degenerated,most nerve fibers demyelinated with axons disappeared,and no regenerated nerve fibers seen;Repairing at month 3 saw the worse repairing effect,with more nerve fiber damaged and disorderly arranged,myelin sheath and axons significantly degenerated,nerve fibers rarely regenerated,less Schwann cells,as well as cytoplasm did not well develope;The effect of immediate repairing after injury was better,with nerve fibers unobviously damaged and well arranged,myelin sheath and axons lightly degenerated,large amounts of myelin sheaths regenerated in nerve fibers,Schwann cells increased obviously,as well as cytoplasms better-developed. Axon counting result was better in the group repaired at week 2 after injury than the otherthree groups,with the minimum in the group repaired at week 4 after injury.CONCLUSION:Repairing at week 2 after injury can get a better result than at any other time points,accordingly two weeks after nerve injury is the best time for repairing peripheral nerve injury.
4.Peripheral nerve transplantation with growth factors for acute spinal cord injury
Zhanjiang HOU ; Shuo YANG ; Xianglin MENG ; Haochen XIA ; Changdong FAN ; Jinglong YAN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2010;14(2):249-252
BACKGROUND: At present the strategy of nerve regeneration and repairng are main promoting nerve intrinsic regeneration capacity and improving the micro-environment. Studies have shown a number of combined treatment which could promote the regeneration and growth of nerve axon.OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility and effect of rat spinal cord injury repaired by peripheral nerve combined growth factor. METHODS: Sixty healthy adult female SD rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: nerve graft group, nerve graft combined growth factor group, spinal cord transaction group and laminectomy group. Taking T_9 as the center, a longitudinal incision was conducted in rat skin, revealing dural sac, spinal cord was transected and removed 3 mm, 2-cm segment of the eighth to tenth intercostal nerve was obtained from nerve graft group and nerve graft combined with growth factor group, autologous intercostal nerve was cross-transplanted into spinal defect (proximal white matter and distal gray matter, distal white matter and proximal gray matter) after pruning appropriately. The transplanted intercostal nerves were fixed with fibrin glue in nerve graft group, while those in nerve graft combined growth factor group were fixed with fibrin glue containing 2.1 mg/L acidic fibroblast growth factor, followed by dural suture~ Stump of broken ends was done in spinal cord transection group, while laminectomy was performed in laminectomy group. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: At 90 days post-surgery, somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) and motor evoked potential (MEP) were determined, the motor function of hind limbs was evaluated by the Basso. Beattie.Bresnahan (BBB) test at 70 days. Both SEP and MEP were led in the laminectomy group, but not lead in spinal cord transection group; in nerve graft group, 3 rats showed bilateral SEP, 4 led unilateral SEP, 4 led bilateral MEP, 3 led unilateral MEP; in nerve graft combined with growth factor group, 5 led bilateral SEP and 2 led unilateral SEP, 5 led bilateral MEP and 2 led unilateral MEP. The SEP and MEP latency and amplitude in the nerve graft group and nerve graft combined growth factor group were significantly superior to the spinal cord transection group (P < 0.01), autologous rib nerve graft group was better than nerve graft combined growth factor group (P <0.01). In the laminectomy group, awake rats following anesthesia returned to normal exercise, rats in spinal cord transection group continued to extend limbs and rotated within 3 months, rats in other two groups recovered functions obviously 3 weeks post-surgery and gradually restored throughout the entire observation period. Nerve graft group and nerve graft combined growth factor group showed significantly increased BBB score compared with spinal cord transection were (P < 0.01), and the nerve graft combined growth factor group was superior to nerve graft group (P < 0.01). The peripheral nerve graft can promote the spinal function following spinal cord injury, while the nerve combined growth factor can better restore the function.
5.Long non-coding RNA and cervical cancer.
Wenhui FU ; Gan HOU ; Dinan HUANG
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2019;35(4):598-606
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are members of RNA that are structurally similar to mRNA. They cannot encode proteins because they do not have a conserved open reading frame. LncRNAs were once regarded as abnormalities or noises or without any biological function after gene transcription. With the further development of research, it has been found that it can participate in normal or abnormal biological processes as an important regulator. LncRNAs are closely related to the development of nervous system function, metabolic disorders and tumors. LncRNAs abnormally expressed in cervical cancer participate in the regulation of various biological processes of cervical cancer by inhibiting or promoting tumors. This article reviews the recent reports on the abnormal regulation, molecular regulation mechanism and potential clinical application of lncRNAs in cervical cancer.
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RNA, Long Noncoding
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RNA, Messenger
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
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genetics
6.Construction and expression of hTNF-alpha fusion protein mediated by MMP1.
Qiaojiajie ZHAO ; Gan HOU ; Dinan HUANG ; Shuyong CHEN
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2011;28(3):534-537
This paper is aimed to present a research on fusion protein of human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (hTNF-alpha), matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP1), and foldon sequence using the methord of gene engineering. We transformed the recombinant plasmid, which contains the DNA sequences of hTNF-alpha, MMP1, and foldon sequence, into Rosetta2, and successfully induced the fusion protein to express under given conditions by isopropyl beta-D-1-Thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG). Then we purified the expression product through a glutathione S-transferase (GST) resin and collected the interested protein. This research may lay the groundwork for scientific research and clinical application.
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Escherichia coli
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genetics
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metabolism
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Humans
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Matrix Metalloproteinase 1
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biosynthesis
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genetics
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins
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biosynthesis
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genetics
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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biosynthesis
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genetics
7.Human pot1 gene exon12 mutation screening in cultured human carcinoma cell strains (lines).
Gan HOU ; Di-nan HUANG ; Ying-hua JIANG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2006;26(7):991-993
OBJECTIVETo screen the exon12 mutation of pot1 gene in cultured human carcinoma cell strains (lines).
METHODSThe chromosomal DNA was extracted from 27 cultured carcinoma cell strains (lines). The exon 12 of pot1 gene was amplified by PCR, and the product was purified and screened. The screening results were compared with the data of GenBank and NCBI and the exon 12 mutations in cultured human carcinoma cell strains (lines) analyzed.
RESULTSThe exon12 sequence of pot1 could be specifically amplified using the designed primers. Direct sequence analysis of the PCR products after purification showed that 4 of the 5 carcinoma cell lines of the female genital system such as Hela and HO8910-PM cells shared the same transition (G17722-->C) in exon12 of human pot1 gene resulting in a conversion of G1385-->C in the cDNA and amino acid change of Leu454-->Phe in the translated polypeptide. The rest of the 23 cell strains (lines) from different origins showed no such mutation.
CONCLUSIONThe exon12 (17,722 bp) is a mutant region specific for female genital system tumor.
Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Cell Line, Tumor ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; Exons ; genetics ; Female ; HeLa Cells ; Humans ; K562 Cells ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Neoplasms ; genetics ; pathology ; Point Mutation ; Telomere-Binding Proteins ; genetics
8.Experimental study of immunostimulatory DNA sequence in conjunction with an allergen increasing allergic rhinitis in rats.
Shifu ZHANG ; Lilan CHENG ; Gan HOU ; Jiquan TAN
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2007;21(17):800-802
OBJECTIVE:
To observe the suppressive effects of immunostimulatory DNA sequences (ISS) in conjunction with dermato phalloides farinae allergen (Df) on nasal cavity inflammation in rats of experimental allergic rhinitis (AR).
METHOD:
Thirty-two rats were divided into 4 groups: group ISS(A), group ISS+ Df (B), group Df (C) and group normal saline (D). Rats in groups A,B and C were sensitized and challenged with Df. Blood samples were obtained every week for six weeks, Df specific IgE was measured by ELISA. The nasal mucosa were studied pathologically. The levels of serum interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), IL-12, IL-4 and IL-5 were determined by ELISA.
RESULT:
The serum level of sIgE in group B was significantly lower than that in group C in six weeks, but that in group A was not significantly different to that in group C. The mean levels of serum IFN-gamma and IL-12 in A, B group were significantly higher than in C group (P < 0.01). But IL-4 and IL-5 level was much lower (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSION
ISS+ Df have inhibited effectiveness on allergic nasal cavity inflammation in rats and its action time is 6 weeks.
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immunology
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blood
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Pyroglyphidae
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immunology
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
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therapy
9.Application of pushing endoscopic submucosal dissection in large area of early cancer and precancerous lesions of cardia
Ying XIONG ; Jing HAN ; Yanan ZHU ; Yujie CHEN ; Congran HOU ; Zhanjiang YU ; Xuemei GAO ; Jinzhuo ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2021;38(6):479-483
To explore the application value of pushing endoscopic submucosal dissection (PESD) in treatment of large area of early cardiac cancer or precancerous lesions. Form January 2017 to January 2020, patients diagnosed as having early cardiac cancer or high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia with largest lesion diameter greater than 2.0 cm at the Baoding NO.1 Central Hospital were enrolled in the study. Patients who received PESD with water-injected knife were included in the PESD group (26 cases), and compared with those who received conventional ESD with common mucosal incision (the conventional ESD group, 17 cases) at the same period. The procedure time, the complete resection rate of lesions and the incidence of complications were analyzed.There were no difference in lesion size between the two groups ( P>0.05). The procedure time of PESD group was 53.7±18.2 min, which was 91.5±26.5 min in the conventional ESD group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.001). In the PESD group, 7 cases (26.9%) had intraoperative hemorrhage. In the conventional ESD group, 8 cases (47.1%) had intraoperative bleeding, and 2 (11.8%) had intraoperative perforation. There were significant differences in the incidence of hemorrhage and perforation between the two groups (all P<0.001). Compared with conventional ESD, PESD can effectively improve the dissection speed, reduce the incidence of complications, and make endoscopic surgery safer and faster.