1.Effect of Clinically Equivalent Doses of Xuesaitong and Ginaton Injections on Cerebral Ischemia Reperfusion Injury of Rats
Xiaoyu CAO ; Zhaofei LI ; Gang WANG ; Qiongfang CHEN ; Xiufen YANG
Herald of Medicine 2017;36(2):154-158
Objective To observe the curative effect of clinically equivalent doses of Xuesaitong and ginaton injections on cerebral ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury of rats.Methods Male rats were randomly divided into five groups:normal control group,sham-operation group,model control group,Xuesaitong group and ginaton group.The cerebral ischemia rat model was established by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO).Rats in the Xuesaitong group were given 20 mg·kg-1 of Xuesaitong injection,and rats in the ginaton group were intravenously injected with 7.5 mg· kg-1of ginaton immediately after I/R injury and once daily for 7 days.Rats in the sham-operation group and model control group were given the same volume of 0.9% sodium chloride solution.The score of ethology,volume of cerebral infarction,mortality,superoxide dismutase (SOD),malondialdehyde (MDA),xanthine oxidase (XOD),nitrogen oxide (NO) and NO synthase (NOS) in seruu were examined.Results Compared with model control group,Xuesaitong and ginaton effectively reduced behavioral score 96 h (P < 0.05),120 h (P<0.01),144 h (P<0.01) and 168 h (P<0.01) after I/R injury,the volume of cerebral infarction 168 h after I/R injury and NO content (P < 0.05).But they had no effects on NOS,SOD,MDA,and XOD contents.Conclusion Curatively injecting Xuesaitong and ginaton can effectively reduce cerebral I/R injury,but no significant difference in curative efficacy is observed between Xuesaitong and ginaton at clinically equivalent doses.
2.Percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation repairs single segment of thoracolumbar fracture:activity improvement during 12 months of follow-up
Qiang ZHANG ; Ruilong LI ; Liuzhu YANG ; Zhaofei LI ; Jin LUO ; Mou SU ; Dadi LIANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2016;20(9):1242-1248
BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation in repair of single segment of thoracolumbar fracture can overcome quadrilateral effect, get better biomechanical properties, meanwhile, it also can provide three-point fixation, reduce suspension effect, and reduce the formation of kyphosis. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical efficacy and incidence of complications of the percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation for treatment of single segment thoracolumbar fractures. METHODS:Totaly 36 patients with single segment thoracolumbar fractures treated by percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation were enroled. A total of 36 vertebral bodies were treated: T11=5, T12=8, L1=17, L2=6. The visual analog scale scores before treatment and at 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment, the Oswestry disability indexes before treatment, at the first week and at the 12th month after treatment, the Cobb angle before treatment, the first day and at the 12th month after treatment were compared and observed. The incidence of complications was recorded. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The visual analog scale scores at 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment was significantly lower than those before treatment (P < 0.001). The Oswestry disability indexes before treatment, at the first week and at the 12th month after treatment were significantly lower those that before treatment (P < 0.001).The Cobb angle before treatment, at the first day and at the 12th month after treatment was significantly smaler than that before treatment (P < 0.001). Only three (8%) patients had complications, including pedicle screw penetrating pedicle into the spinal canal, pedicle screws loosing and the infection in puncture site. These results suggest that percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation for treatment of single segment thoracolumbar fractures can correct kyphosis, improve the thoracolumbar motion, quickly relieve patient’s back pain, and the incidence of complications is low.
3.Percutaneous vertebroplasty repairs non-osteoporotic single-segmental vertebral traumatic compression fractures
Qiang ZHANG ; Jin LUO ; Liuzhu YANG ; Ruilong LI ; Zhaofei LI ; Xinping YAN ; Bo WU ; Dadi LIANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2016;20(4):534-538
BACKGROUND: It is stil controversial about whether percutaneous vertebroplasty can be as an option for treatment of non-osteoporotic single-segmental vertebral traumatic compression fractures. OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of percutaneous vertebroplasty in repair of non-osteoporotic single-segmental vertebral traumatic compression fractures. METHODS: Total y 20 patients who underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty in repair of non-osteoporotic single-segmental vertebral traumatic compression fractures between March 2010 and January 2013 were col ected. The variation of visual analog scale scores and the Oswestry disability index scores of patients was observed before and after the repair. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The visual analog scale scores and the Oswestry disability index scores of patients were significantly reduced after repair compared with those before repair, moreover, the visual analog scale scores and the Oswestry disability index scores of patients at the 3, 6, 12 and 18 months after repair were similar. (2) Al patients had no adverse effects and complications. (3) These results suggest that percutaneous vertebroplasty in repair of non-osteoporotic single-segmental vertebral traumatic compression fractures quickly relieves back pain and improves the actives of thoracolumbar segments.
4.SPECT/CT imaging of tumor-infiltrating CD8 + T cell to predict the efficacy of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in mice
Kui LI ; Liquan GAO ; Xiujie YANG ; Rui SONG ; Huiyun ZHAO ; Zhaofei LIU
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2022;42(10):607-612
Objective:To prepare 99Tc m-hydrazinonicotinamide(HYNIC)-αCD8/Fab ( 99Tc m-αCD8/Fab), and explore the predictive value of 99Tc m-αCD8/Fab SPECT/CT imaging for the efficacy of anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) immunotherapy. Methods:The αCD8/Fab was modified with HYNIC- N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) and IRDye800-NHS to form HYNIC-αCD8/Fab and IRDye800-αCD8/Fab (Dye-αCD8/Fab), respectively. 99Tc m-αCD8/Fab was prepared in sodium bicarbonate buffer (pH=8.5), with SnCl 2 being used as the reducing agent. The labeling yield and radiochemical purity of 99Tc m-αCD8/Fab and its stability in PBS and fetal bovine serum (FBS) were tested in vitro. The mouse spleen and human peripheral blood lymphocytes were isolated for cell-specific binding and blocking experiments of 99Tc m-αCD8/Fab in vitro. SPECT/CT imaging was used to analyze the specific binding ability of the 99Tc m-αCD8/Fab probe in CT26 colon cancer mouse models (BALB/c). The near infrared fluorescence imaging and SPECT/CT imaging were performed to detect the intra-tumoral CD8 + T cell infiltration after anti-PD-1 therapy in tumor bearing mice, and the results were further verified by HE and immunofluorescence staining. CD8 + T cell depletion study was performed to determine the role of CD8 + T cells in the tumor responses to anti-PD-1 therapy. Two-way analysis of variance was used to compare the data difference. Results:The labeling yield of 99Tc m-αCD8/Fab was 90% with a high radiochemical purity (95%) and good stability in vitro (radiochemical purity still more than 80% after 720 min in PBS and FBS). 99Tc m-αCD8/Fab could specifically bind to mouse CD8 + T cells ((10.30±0.81) percent added radioactive dose (%AD)/10 6 cells), compared with the binding ability in human peripheral blood lymphocytes group and CD8 antibody blocking group ((1.78±0.61) and (1.59±0.25) %AD/10 6 cells; F=10.07, P<0.001). SPECT/CT imaging showed that 99Tc m-αCD8/Fab had markedly higher tumor uptake in the CT26 colon cancer mouse models. Near-infrared fluorescence imaging showed that the tumor uptake of 99Tc m-αCD8/Fab in the responsive group was significantly higher than in the nonresponsive group after anti-PD-1 treatment ((8.9±1.1)% vs (7.1±0.8)%; F=4.69, P=0.024), and SPECT/CT imaging found the similar result. HE and immunofluorescence staining of tumor and lymph nodes showed that the proportion of lymphocyte infiltration was higher in the responsive group. Furthermore, CD8 + T cell depletion significantly reversed the therapeutic effect of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in tumor-bearing mice. Conclusions:In this study, 99Tc m-αCD8/Fab was successfully obtained. CD8-specific SPECT imaging could sensitively visualize the tumor-infiltrating CD8 + T cells, suggesting the potential application value to predict and evaluate the efficacy of immunotherapy in the clinical settings.
5.Postmortem analysis of vagus nerve pathology and intestinal neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease
Zhaofei YANG ; Lei SUN ; Daqing KOU ; Tianbai LI ; Zhigang SUN ; Weidong LE
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2019;52(5):387-393
Objective To investigate the roles of neuroinflammation and pathology of peripheral nervous system in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD).Methods Immunohistochemical staining was performed to examine the nodose ganglia (containing vagus nerve) and intestine of an autopsy case of PD.The neuroinflammation and morphological changes of vagus nerve and enteric nervous system were observed.Results The expressions and distributions of glial fibrillary acidic protein and ionized calcium binding adapter molecule 1,two typical glia cell biomarkers,were different in vagus nerve and intestinal mucosa.Tumor necrosis factor α and inducible nitric oxide synthase were expressed in intestinal mucosa and myenteric plexus of the PD patient.There was a strong inflammatory reaction in the myenteric plexus,which distributed diffusely.Conclusion Satellite glial cells and intestinal inflammatory response may play a role in the pathogenesis of PD.
6.High glucose inhibition of miR-126-5p promotes renal tubular epithelial cell injury
Qiong JIANG ; Ting YANG ; Zhaofei LI ; Yan ZHOU ; Qingchun LI ; Xiaohui CHEN ; Mingjie HE ; Aimin ZHONG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2023;25(12):1829-1834
Objective:To explore the differential expression profile of miRN in the development of diabetes nephropathy (DN), and further explore the mechanism of miR-126-5p involved in high glucose induced injury of renal tubular epithelial cells.Methods:Firstly, we downloaded existing chip data from the Gene Expression Integrated Database (GEO) and used GEO2R, miRanda, gene ontology (GO) analysis, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis to mine differential miRNAs. Subsequently, a high glucose induced HK-2 cell injury model was used and divided into three groups: high glucose model group, si-HOTAIR group, and si HOTAIR+ miR-126-5p inhibitor group. The three groups of cells were sequentially transfected with siRNA-NC, siRNA-HOTAIR, and siRNA-HOTAIR+ miR-126-5p mimic, and cultured in a medium containing 60 mmol/L glucose. Flow cytometry was used to detect changes in apoptosis levels in each group, while cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) was used to detect changes in cell proliferation.Results:Through data mining analysis using GEO, it was found that compared to ordinary mice, DN mice had 74 upregulated miRNAs and 80 downregulated miRNAs in their kidney tissue. Enrichment analysis results showed that miRNAs could target signaling pathways such as Wnt, PKG, MAPK, and Rap1, and miR-126-5p was significantly downregulated. In the high glucose induced HK-2 cell injury model, the experimental results showed that the inhibitory effect on cell proliferation activity was more significant at a high glucose concentration of 60 mmol/L ( P<0.05); High glucose stimulation significantly reduced the expression of miR-126-5p ( P<0.05). The results of flow cytometry showed that compared with the high glucose model group, the apoptosis rate of the si-HOTAIR group significantly decreased ( P<0.05), while the apoptosis rate of the si-HOTAIR+ miR-126-5p inhibitor group significantly increased ( P<0.05). The CCK-8 experiment showed that compared with the high glucose model group, the cell viability of the si-HOTAIR group significantly increased ( P<0.05); The cell viability of the si-HOTAIR+ miR-126-5p inhibitor group was inhibited ( P<0.05). Conclusions:miR-126-5p can inhibit high glucose induced apoptosis in HK-2 cells and protect them.