1.Evidence summary for targeted temperature management in brain injury patients with ICU
Tiantian GAI ; Zimeng LI ; Yu CUI ; Ruonan HOU ; Ludan XU ; Yin HE
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2023;58(21):2653-2661
Objective To evaluate and summarize the evidence related to targeted temperature management in brain injury patients with ICU for health care workers and decision makers.Methods We systematically searched from the guideline websites,domestic and foreign databases and association official websites to collect the literature including guidelines,expert consensuses,clinic decision-making,evidence summaries and systematic reviews,according to the 6s evidence model.The search time limit was from January 2012 to April,2023.Evidence was extracted after the quality evaluation of the literature was conducted by evidence-based researchers.Results A total of 19 articles were incorporated,including 6 guidelines,3 clinic decision-making,5 expert consensuses,4 systematic reviews and 1 evidence summary.Finally,25 pieces of best evidence were formed from 10 aspects,temperature range,starting time,body temperature monitoring,pipeline management,analgesia and sedation management,mechanical ventilation and oxygenation management,hemodynamic support,nutrition management,condition monitoring and prognosis evaluation.Conclusion The best evidence for management of targeted temperature in brain injury patients with ICU in this study is scientific and comprehensive,providing the evidence-based basis for medical staff to standardized management of targeted temperature in critically ill patients in clinical practice.
2.AZD1775 and anti-PD-1 antibody synergistically sensitize hepatoma to radiotherapy.
Yichun YIN ; Jian WANG ; Junxuan YI ; Kaiyue ZHANG ; Zimeng YIN ; Shunzi JIN ; Baisong ZHENG
Chinese Medical Journal 2024;137(2):222-231
BACKGROUND:
Radiation (IR)-induced DNA damage triggers cell cycle arrest and has a suppressive effect on the tumor microenvironment (TME). Wee1, a cell cycle regulator, can eliminate G2/M arrest by phosphorylating cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1). Meanwhile, programed death-1/programed death ligand-1 (PD-1/PDL-1) blockade is closely related to TME. This study aims to investigate the effects and mechanisms of Wee1 inhibitor AZD1775 and anti-PD-1 antibody (anti-PD-1 Ab) on radiosensitization of hepatoma.
METHODS:
The anti-tumor activity of AZD1775 and IR was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-y1)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay on human and mouse hepatoma cells HepG2, Hepa1-6, and H22. The anti-hepatoma mechanism of AZD1775 and IR revealed by flow cytometry and Western blot in vitro . A hepatoma subcutaneous xenograft mice model was constructed on Balb/c mice, which were divided into control group, IR group, AZD1775 group, IR + AZD1775 group, IR + anti-PD-1 Ab group, and the IR + AZD1775 + anti-PD-1 Ab group. Cytotoxic CD8 + T cells in TME were analyzed by flow cytometry.
RESULTS:
Combining IR with AZD1775 synergistically reduced the viability of hepatoma cells in vitro . AZD1775 exhibited antitumor effects by decreasing CDK1 phosphorylation to reverse the IR-induced G2/M arrest and increasing IR-induced DNA damage. AZD1775 treatment also reduced the proportion of PD-1 + /CD8 + T cells in the spleen of hepatoma subcutaneous xenograft mice. Further studies revealed that AZD1775 and anti-PD-1 Ab could enhance the radiosensitivity of hepatoma by enhancing the levels of interferon γ (IFNγ) + or Ki67 + CD8 T cells and decreasing the levels of CD8 + Tregs cells in the tumor and spleen of the hepatoma mice model, indicating that the improvement of TME was manifested by increasing the cytotoxic factor IFNγ expression, enhancing CD8 + T cells proliferation, and weakening CD8 + T cells depletion.
CONCLUSIONS
This work suggests that AZD1775 and anti-PD-1 Ab synergistically sensitize hepatoma to radiotherapy by enhancing IR-induced DNA damage and improving cytotoxic CD8 + T cells in TME.
Humans
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Animals
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Mice
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/radiotherapy*
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Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism*
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Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/genetics*
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Apoptosis
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Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
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Cell Line, Tumor
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G2 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints
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Liver Neoplasms/radiotherapy*
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Tumor Microenvironment
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Pyrazoles
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Pyrimidinones