1.Mechanism of Weiliuan Mixture in Regulating Ferroptosis and Inhibiting Progression of Gastric Cancer Based on Transcriptome
Jingxiao LI ; Shenlin LIU ; Xi ZOU ; Minghao QI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(6):125-135
ObjectiveTo observe the inhibitory effect of the Weiliuan mixture (WLAHJ) on the subcutaneous xenograft tumor of MKN-74 gastric cancer cells, and explore the potential anti-gastric cancer mechanism of WLAHJ by using transcriptomic sequencing technology to reveal related genes and pathways. Methods30 Balb/c nude mice were randomly divided into model, low-, medium-, and high-dose(15,30,45 g·kg-1) WLAHJ and 5-FU (0.025 g·kg-1) groups to build a subcutaneous xenograft tumor model with MKN-74 human gastric cancer cells. After modeling,each group was continuously treated with the corresponding drugs for 28 days. During the treatment period, the body weight and tumor size of the mice were observed and recorded every 2 days. At the end of the treatment, the mice were sacrificed, and required samples were collected to calculate the tumor inhibition rate of WLAHJ on the subcutaneous xenograft tumor. High-throughput transcriptomic sequencing (RNA-seq) technology was used to analyze the differentially expressed genes in the subcutaneous tumor tissues of the model group and the medium-dose WLAHJ group, thus exploring the potential mechanism of WLAHJ in gastric cancer intervention. Immunofluorescence experiments were conducted to detect the protein expression levels of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11), transferrin receptor protein-1 (TFR-1), and acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 (ACSL4) in subcutaneous xenograft tumors of each group. Cell counting kit-8(CCK-8) and colony formation assays were used to detect the viability and anti-proliferative ability of human gastric cancer AGS and MKN-74 cells at different concentrations of WLAHJ. Kits were used to detect the levels of Fe2+, reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in cells. Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of GPX4, SLC7A11, TRF-1, ACSL4, spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1 (SAT1), arachidonic acid 15-lipoxygenase (ALOX15), and key proteins in the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. ResultsThe mechanism of WLAHJ in gastric cancer intervention may be related to ferroptosis and the PI3K/Akt /mTOR signaling pathway. The growth of subcutaneous xenograft tumors in nude mice of the WLAHJ and 5-FU groups(P<0.05,P<0.01), GPX4, and SLC7A11 dropped significantly(P<0.01), while TFR-1, ACSL4, SAT1, and ALOX15(P<0.05,P<0.01)increased significantly compared with those in the model group. The levels of ROS, Fe2+, and MDA increased in the WLAHJ and 5-FU groups and the proliferation of gastric cancer cells, SOD activity, the ratios of phosphorybation (p)-mTOR/mTOR, p-PI3K/PI3K, and p-Akt/Akt protein expressions(P<0.05,P<0.01)decreased compared with those in the blank group. ConclusionThe mechanism of WLAHJ in treating gastric cancer may be related to the regulation of the PI3K/ Akt /mTOR signaling pathway to intervene in ferroptosis.
2.The constituent elements, experiences, and popularization significance of the palliative care model of integrated elderly care and medical services
Zehuan HUANG ; Mengdong XIN ; Lidan QI ; Long ZHAO ; Minyu WANG ; Lu QIN ; Zhenhua LU ; Zhao LI ; Yue HE ; Xi ZENG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2025;38(7):914-923
Under the trend of increasing aging, integrated elderly care and medical services is an important measure to optimize the supply of elderly care services and promote the good death of the elderly. Using the cooperative production theory and the classical grounded theory, a qualitative analysis was conducted on 38 cases of elderly palliative care and 25 cases of hospital-based palliative care under the integrated elderly care and medical services model from a hospital in Nanning City using Nvivo 20.0 software. This paper found that the integrated elderly care and medical services mode emphasized the deep integration of medical and elderly care services by integrating resources and improving service efficiency, to achieve the basic experience of comprehensive health care for the elderly. The promotion of these experiences has a positive significance for building a multi-agent cooperative production system, strengthening personnel training, perfecting the performance distribution mechanism, and further promoting the development of the national palliative care pilot.
3.Analysis of the safety and efficacy of PD-1 inhibitor combined with cord blood-derived NK cells in the treatment of advanced malignant solid tumors
FAN Yunxia1 ; GAO Jun1, 2 ; HAN Zhihai3 ; HUANG Bingqiao4 ; QI Bing1 ; CHEN Yinjiashu5 ; XI Feng1 ; WANG Dan6 ; NIAN Peipei5 ; FAN Weijun7
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2025;32(6):628-635
[摘 要] 目的:探索性临床试验初步观察PD-1抑制剂联合脐血NK细胞治疗晚期恶性实体瘤的安全性与疗效。方法:研究对象为2019年12月至2021年12月西安医学院第二附属医院收治的3例晚期实体瘤患者,依据肿瘤类型、参照CSCO指南,采用标准化疗、靶向治疗或贝伐珠单抗联合PD-1抑制剂进行21 d为一疗程的多疗程治疗,期间适时进行脐血NK细胞输注治疗(8 × 107个/次)。每个治疗周期均检测患者靶病灶大小、肿瘤标志物水平、外周血中12种细胞因子水平及淋巴细胞亚群情况,同时评估患者不良反应发生情况。结果:3例患者经PD-1抑制剂联合脐血NK细胞治疗后,2例患者达到疾病稳定(SD;依照RECIST 1.1),其中1例患者持续118 d,另1例患者持续92 d。在NK细胞输注治疗后,患者1肿瘤标志物CA199显著下降到正常值范围内并维持3个随访期,患者2肿瘤标志物CA199、CA242和CA724均出现显著下降。结论:NK细胞与化疗和PD-1抑制剂联合治疗实体瘤具有一定的疗效,本研究中3例患者未出现严重免疫相关不良反应。
4.Effect of safflower yellow on SCOP-induced cognitive impairment in mice based on BDNF/TrkB/CREB pathway
Yan-Qiang QI ; Hong-Xia YE ; Yan-You WANG ; Xia LI ; Ying-Xi HE ; Hui TIAN ; Le LI ; Yan-Li HU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2024;40(10):1858-1865
Aim To investigate the effect of safflower yellow on the learning and memory of scopolamine hydrobromide-induced memory impairment model mice.Methods 6-month-old C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into the control group,model group,SY high-dose group,SY medium-dose group,SY low-dose group,and Huperzine-A group(12 mice in each group).SCOP was used to establish a memory impair-ment model,the spatial learning,memory and cognitive ability of mice with memory impairment were evaluated by behavioral experiments,the function of the choliner-gic nervous system in the cortex of mice was measured by ELISA kit,the pathological changes of brain tissue were observed by Nissl staining,and the expression of synaptic plasticity and BDNF/TrkB/CREB pathway re-lated proteins in the cortical and hippocampus of mice in each group was detected by Western blot.Results Compared with the model group,the learning and mem-ory ability of the mice in each administration group was improved.The neurons in the hippocampus and corti-cal were neatly arranged,the cell morphology tended to be complete,and the number of normal neurons in-creased.The function of the cortical cholinergic nerv-ous system was significantly improved,the expression of synaptic plasticity-related proteins in brain tissue was increased,and the BDNF/TrkB/CREB signaling path-way was activated.Conclusions SY can significantly improve the learning and memory ability of mice with SCOP-induced memory impairment,and its mechanism may play a neuroprotective role by improving choliner-gic nervous system function,activating BDNF/TrkB/CREB signaling pathway,regulating synaptic plasticity,and reduces neuronal damage.
5.Functional Studies on the Regulation of Flowering by PfFT3,a Member of the Perilla PEBP Gene Family
Qi-Feng WANG ; Xiao-Yan FENG ; Hui LI ; Fu-Peng HOU ; Xi GUO ; Jun-Xing LU ; Jian HU ; Tao ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2024;40(8):1173-1184
Perilla frutescens,a short-day plant,is rich in biologically active substances and nutrients.Current research on Perilla frutescens focuses on agronomic traits such as yield and fatty acid accumula-tion,with limited exploration of the flowering process and floral organ development.The molecular regu-latory mechanisms underlying these aspects remain unclear.FLOWERING LOUC T(FT)is a florigen in Arabidopsis,plays critical roles in floral transition.PfFT3 is unannotated by genome but annotated by transcriptomics data to the FT-like subfamily.Its function in controlling flowering is yet to be explored.Here subcellular localization analysis showed that PfFT3 is localized in the nucleus and cytoplasm.The plant over-expression vector pCAMBIAI1303-PfFT3 was constructed and transformed into wild-type(Col-0)and mutant fd-2,fd-3,and ft-10 plants by agrobacterium-mediated inflorescence infiltration as a means of obtaining genetically stable and pure overexpression and backfill transgenic lines in Arabidopsis,respectively.Analysis of the results showed that overexpression of PfFT3 significantly promoted early flowering in Arabidopsis and rescued the late-flowering phenotype of the mutants fd-2,fd-3,and ft-10,and that expression of the exogenous PfFT3 promoted the expression of the downstream endogenous flow-ering genes AtSOC1,AtAP1,AtFUL,and AtLFY.This study demonstrates the positive role of PfFT3 in promoting flowering,providing a foundation for further investigation of PfPEBP function and advancing the breeding of early-flowering Perilla frrutescens cultivars.
6.Efficacy and Prognosis of Chemotherapy Regimen Containing BTK Inhibitor in Treatment of Recurrent/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Huan CHEN ; Xi-Yang LIU ; Yu CHANG ; Zi-Qi CHEN ; Wen-Qi LI ; Lei ZHANG
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2024;32(1):125-131
Objective:To investigate the efficacy and prognosis of chemotherapy regimen containing Bruton's tyrosine kinase(BTK)inhibitor in the treatment of relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma(R/R MCL).Methods:The clinical data of 134 patients with R/R MCL were collected and analyzed retrospectively.The clinical characteristics of patients and effect of chemotherapy regimen on efficacy,overall survival(OS)and progression-free survival(PFS)were observed.Results:The median age of the patients was 58(56-61)years old,and male to female ratio was about 2.9∶1.Patients with Ann Arbor stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ accounted for 77.6%,extranodal involvement>2 for 43.3%,bone marrow involvement for 60.4%,gastrointestinal involvement for 24.6%,and hepatosplenomegaly for 38.1%.The median follow-up time was 30(2-103)months,overall response rate(ORR)was 41.8%,3-year PFS was not reached,and 3-year and 5-year OS rate was 62.7%and 53.8%,respectively.The ORR of BTK inhibitor group was 56.9%,which was higher than 32.5%of non-BTK inhibitor group(P=0.006).The difference was statistically significant in PFS between the two groups(P=0.002),but was not in OS(P>0.05).The difference was statistically significant in OS between classical and special morphology(P<0.001),but was not in PFS(P>0.05).Ki-67 was an influencing factor for OS and PFS.Multivariate analysis showed that Ki-67,B symptoms,MIPI score,and Ann Arbor stage were independent prognostic factors affecting patients'OS.The second-line treatment regimen was an independent prognostic factor affecting patients'PFS.Conclusions:The chemotherapy regimen containing BTK inhibitors can effectively improve the efficacy and prolong the PFS of R/R MCL patients.Ki-67,B symptoms,MIPI score,and Ann Arbor stage are independent prognostic factors for R/R MCL patients.
7.Relative Quantification for Obtaining the IgG Blood Group Antibodies in Plasma by the Absorption and Elution Test
Xi QI ; Lin-Bao GAO ; Sheng-Xia CHEN
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2024;32(4):1278-1283
Objective:To establish the absorption and elution test for relatively quantitive obtaining anti-A and anti-B blood group IgG antibodies in the plasma of O-type RhD-positive pregnant women.Methods:95 cases of the O-type RhD-positive pregnant women plasma samples were randomly selected for obtaining the IgG antibodies of anti-A and anti-B blood group,with absorption test under 37 ℃ and elution test under 56 ℃,and the IgG anti-A and anti-B antibody titers of plasma and elution were determined by the microcolumn gel anti-human globulin test.The differences and correlation between the titers of IgG antibodies in the eluent and plasma were compared and analyzed.Results:After a logarithmic transformation(Log2),there was no statistically difference between IgG antibody anti-A difference value and anti-B difference value in the eluent and plasma(P>0.05).The titer of IgG antibody in the eluent was positively correlated with the titer of IgG antibody in the plasma(r=0.914).The linear equation for IgG antibody titers fitted by a scatter plot between the eluent and plasma was Y=-3.55+0.96X.Conclusion:The absorption and elution test can be used to obtain the anti-A and anti-B IgG antibodies in the plasma of O-type RhD-positive pregnant women,whose plasma origin IgG titer is greater than 8.Meanwhile,the acquisition of anti-A antibodies was as effective as anti-B antibodies at the same time,and the antibodies obtained are positive proportional to their respective concentrations in the plasma.
8.Effect of transcranial alternating current stimulation on cerebral perfusion in patients with Alzheimer's disease using MRI 3D-ASL
Tao WANG ; Shaozhen YAN ; Hanxiao XUE ; Hanyu XI ; Zhigang QI ; Yi TANG ; Jie LU
Chinese Journal of Geriatric Heart Brain and Vessel Diseases 2024;26(11):1315-1319
Objective To investigate the effect of transcranial alternating current stimulation(tACS)on cerebral blood flow(CBF)in patients with Alzheimer's disease(AD).Methods A ret-rospective study was conducted on 21 mild AD patients admitted in our hospital from September 2019 to April 2022.All of them received tACS treatment for 3 weeks.Mini-mental state examina-tion(MMSE),auditory verbal learning test(AVLT)and MRI were applied to obtain the data at baseline(T0),the end of the treatment(T1)and in three months after treatment(T2).Z-trans-form CBF(zCBF)was performed to reduce individual variability.The changes in MMSE and AVLT scores,as well as brain zCBF and CBF values before and after tACS treatment were ana-lyzed.Spearman correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship of zCBF and CBF with cognitive scores.Results In the AD patients,their MMSE score was significantly increased at T1 than at T0[22.00(20.00,25.00)vs 20.00(18.00,21.50),P<0.01].Based on voxel analysis,the AD patients exhibited significantly increased zCBF in the bilateral frontal and temporal cortex at T1,and in the right frontal and temporal cortex at T2 when compared with the levels at T0(P<0.05).The most pronounced increase in zCBF was observed in the right insular.Based on region of inter-est analysis,increased zCBF and CBF in the right frontal and temporal cortex at T1 were observed(P<0.05).There was a positive correlation between the change of CBF in the right frontal cortex and AVLT-recognition recall at T1(r=0.617,P=0.005)and between the change of CBF in the left frontal cortex and MMSE at T2(r=0.596,P=0.012).Conclusion MRI 3D-ASL can objec-tively evaluate the changes of CBF in AD patients after tACS treatment,and it provides a reliable imaging marker for evaluating the efficacy of tACS.
9.Genetic analysis and PGT-SR outcome of a male carrier of exceptional complex chromosome rearrangement
Dun LIU ; Yun-Qiao DONG ; Chuang-Qi CHEN ; Xing-Su YU ; Jin YAN ; Feng-Hua LIU ; Xi-Qian ZHANG
National Journal of Andrology 2024;30(7):627-633
Objective:To investigate the clinical and genetic characteristics of a male carrier of exceptional complex chromo-some rearrangement(CCR)and the outcome of preimplantation genetic testing for chromosomal structural rearrangement(PGT-SR).Methods:Using the modified high resolution G banding technique and whole-genome low-coverage sequencing(WGLCS),we analyzed the cellular karyotype and molecular karyotype of a male carrier of CCR,performed an analysis of the single-sperm chromosome copy number and conducted PGT-SR for the patient by next-generation sequencing(NGS).In addition,we reviewed the literature on repor-ted male carriers of CCRs and summarized their normal/balanced sperm ratios and PGT-SR outcomes.Results:The karyotype of the patient was 46,XY,der(5)inv(5)(q14.3q23.2)t(5;14;11)(q23.2;q31.1;q21),der(11)t(5;14;11);der(14)t(5;14;11),with the translocation breakpoints located in the intergenic region.Single-sperm sequencing revealed 20.0%(7/35)of normal haploids in the male's spermatozoa,and the results PGT-SR showed a proportion of 25.0%(4/16)of normal/balanced embryos.After thawing and transferring of 2 euploid blastocysts,a healthy male infant was successfully delivered.Conclusion:The proportion of normal hap-loids in the spermatozoa of male CCR carriers may be higher than theoretically predicted,and PGT-SR can effectively improve the preg-nancy outcome in male CCR carriers and provide valuable data for genetic counseling.
10.A national multi-center prospective study on the perioperative practice of enhanced recovery after surgery for choledochal cysts in children
Ming YUE ; Jiexiong FENG ; Yan′an LI ; Yuanmei LIU ; Zhigang GAO ; Qi CHEN ; Hongwei XI ; Qiang YIN ; Chengji ZHAO ; Yuzuo BAI ; Wanfu LI ; Libin ZHU ; Weibing TANG ; Hongqiang BIAN ; Huizhong NIU ; Zhiheng GUO ; Heying YANG
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2024;39(11):827-832
Objective:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of enhanced recovery after surgery(ERAS) in the perioperative period of congenital choledochal cysts in children.Methods:This is a multicenter prospective randomized controlled study. The clinical data of 273 pediatric congenital choledochal cysts(CCC) patients who underwent surgery at 14 medical centers with complete follow-up data were collected through the medical data analysis platform. Among them, 123 cases in ERAS group were managed perioperatively in strict accordance with ERAS mode, and 150 cases in conventional group were managed according to traditional mode. The length of hospital stay,time to first farting, time to complete feeding, the incidence of complications, cost and readmission rate within 30 days,stress indexes and liver function were compared between the two groups.Results:Compared with the conventional group, median time to start farting (2.0 d vs. 3.0 d, P<0.001), median time to complete feeding (5.0 d vs. 7.0 d, P<0.001), median postoperative hospitalization time (6.0 d vs. 9.0 d, P<0.001),the median total length of stay(13.0 d vs. 15.0 d, P<0.001) were shorter,the median hospitalization cost (37,000 yuan vs.43,000 yuan P<0.001) was lower, and stress indexes recovered quickly. The incidence of postoperative hospital stay and readimission rate within 30 d were not statistically different between the two groups. Conclusion:It is safe and feasible to implement ERAS for children with CCC in the perioperative period, which can reduce stress response, speed up recovery,and save medical costs.

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