1.Effect mechanism of Jaceosidin on immune escape of colorectal cancer cells by regulating cGAS-STING signaling pathway
Yongjie DONG ; Jing DONG ; Feng YUE ; Hui JIA ; Guangchao QIAO
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(3):634-639
Objective:To investigate the effect of Jaceosidin on immune escape of colorectal cancer(CRC)cells by regulating cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenylate synthase(cGAS)-stimulator of interferon gene(STING)signal pathway.Methods:Human CRC cells HCT116 were cultured in vitro and grouped into control group,Jaceosidin-L group(25 μmol/L),Jaceosidin-M group(50 μmol/L),Jaceosidin-H group(100 μmol/L),activator group[100 μmol/L Jaceosidin+10 μmol/L cGAS activator manganese chloride(MnCl2·4H2O)],and inhibitor group(100 μmol/L Jaceosidin+1 μmol/L cGAS inhibitor RU.521);CCK-8 method was applied to de-tect the proliferation of HCT116 cells;flow cytometry was applied to detect apoptosis of HCT116 cells;HCT116 cells were co-cultured with NK cell to detect NK cell killing activity;ELISA was applied to detect the levels of IFN-γ and Granzyme B in the supernatant of co cultured cells;Western blot and qRT-PCR were applied to detect the expression of cGAS-STING signaling pathway and apoptosis related factors.Results:Compared with the control group,the A450 value and Bcl-2 expression of HCT116 cells in the Jaceosidin-L,Ja-ceosidin-M,and Jaceosidin-H groups were obviously reduced,the apoptosis rate,and the expression of cGAS,STING and Bax were obviously increased,and were dose-dependent(P<0.05);compared with the control co culture group,the levels of IFN-γ and Gran-zyme B,and NK cell killing activity in the supernatant of the Jaceosidin-L,Jaceosidin-M,and Jaceosidin-H co culture groups were significantly increased,in a dose-dependent manner(P<0.05);cGAS activator MnCl2·4H2O enhanced the inhibitory effects of high-dose Jaceosidin on HCT116 cell proliferation,immune escape,and the promoting effect on cell apoptosis,cGAS inhibitor RU.521 weakened the inhibitory effects of high-dose Jaceosidin on HCT116 cell proliferation,immune escape,and the promoting effect on cell apoptosis.Conclusion:Jaceosidin inhibits HCT116 cell proliferation,immune escape,and promotes cell apoptosis by activating cGAS-STING signaling pathway.
2.Application of health big data in hospital-based cancer screening study
Chenran WANG ; Zeming GUO ; Xiaoyue SHI ; Yadi ZHENG ; Zilin LUO ; Jiaxin XIE ; Xiaolu CHEN ; Jibin LI ; Yongjie XU ; Wei CAO ; Fei WANG ; Xuesi DONG ; Ni LI ; Jie HE
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2025;46(7):1297-1303
This paper focuses on the application of health big data in cancer screening. Firstly, the sources and characteristics of health big data are introduced, then the commonly used epidemiological designs and analytical techniques in hospital-based cancer screening studies are summarized and the application scenarios of such studies are described. Finally, the challenges and future development in the application of health big data are analyzed to provide reference for the future studies.
3.Review of animal models of Alzheimer's disease applied in traditional Chinese medicine research
Jinying PEI ; Jialin LIU ; Bin LIU ; Xiaohong DONG ; Shuyuan CONG ; Xiumin REN ; Yongjie ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2025;35(5):114-130
Alzheimer's disease(AD)is an age-related neurodegenerative disease that mainly manifests clinically as progressive functional impairments in cognition,memory,and language.With the accelerated transition toward an older population in China,the number of people suffering from AD in China is increasing.The exact pathogenesis of AD remains unclear,with current therapeutic strategies mainly limited to symptomatic treatments.Animal models are important tools for preclinical research,enabling explorations of molecular mechanisms,behavioral functions,and treatment strategies of diseases.Future mechanistic research and drug development of AD should involve the establishment of animal models that are consistent with clinical pathological characteristics.This review summarizes the AD animal models commonly used in research,providing details on the strains,age,modeling method and doses.It also discusses research on traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)components and their pharmacodynamic mechanisms in related AD animal models,aiming to provide references for the development of new animal models and in-depth exploration of the specific pharmacological activities,targets,metabolic pathways,and clinical applications of each TCM component.
4.Application of health big data in hospital-based cancer screening study
Chenran WANG ; Zeming GUO ; Xiaoyue SHI ; Yadi ZHENG ; Zilin LUO ; Jiaxin XIE ; Xiaolu CHEN ; Jibin LI ; Yongjie XU ; Wei CAO ; Fei WANG ; Xuesi DONG ; Ni LI ; Jie HE
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2025;46(7):1297-1303
This paper focuses on the application of health big data in cancer screening. Firstly, the sources and characteristics of health big data are introduced, then the commonly used epidemiological designs and analytical techniques in hospital-based cancer screening studies are summarized and the application scenarios of such studies are described. Finally, the challenges and future development in the application of health big data are analyzed to provide reference for the future studies.
5.Review of animal models of Alzheimer's disease applied in traditional Chinese medicine research
Jinying PEI ; Jialin LIU ; Bin LIU ; Xiaohong DONG ; Shuyuan CONG ; Xiumin REN ; Yongjie ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2025;35(5):114-130
Alzheimer's disease(AD)is an age-related neurodegenerative disease that mainly manifests clinically as progressive functional impairments in cognition,memory,and language.With the accelerated transition toward an older population in China,the number of people suffering from AD in China is increasing.The exact pathogenesis of AD remains unclear,with current therapeutic strategies mainly limited to symptomatic treatments.Animal models are important tools for preclinical research,enabling explorations of molecular mechanisms,behavioral functions,and treatment strategies of diseases.Future mechanistic research and drug development of AD should involve the establishment of animal models that are consistent with clinical pathological characteristics.This review summarizes the AD animal models commonly used in research,providing details on the strains,age,modeling method and doses.It also discusses research on traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)components and their pharmacodynamic mechanisms in related AD animal models,aiming to provide references for the development of new animal models and in-depth exploration of the specific pharmacological activities,targets,metabolic pathways,and clinical applications of each TCM component.
6.Effect mechanism of Jaceosidin on immune escape of colorectal cancer cells by regulating cGAS-STING signaling pathway
Yongjie DONG ; Jing DONG ; Feng YUE ; Hui JIA ; Guangchao QIAO
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(3):634-639
Objective:To investigate the effect of Jaceosidin on immune escape of colorectal cancer(CRC)cells by regulating cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenylate synthase(cGAS)-stimulator of interferon gene(STING)signal pathway.Methods:Human CRC cells HCT116 were cultured in vitro and grouped into control group,Jaceosidin-L group(25 μmol/L),Jaceosidin-M group(50 μmol/L),Jaceosidin-H group(100 μmol/L),activator group[100 μmol/L Jaceosidin+10 μmol/L cGAS activator manganese chloride(MnCl2·4H2O)],and inhibitor group(100 μmol/L Jaceosidin+1 μmol/L cGAS inhibitor RU.521);CCK-8 method was applied to de-tect the proliferation of HCT116 cells;flow cytometry was applied to detect apoptosis of HCT116 cells;HCT116 cells were co-cultured with NK cell to detect NK cell killing activity;ELISA was applied to detect the levels of IFN-γ and Granzyme B in the supernatant of co cultured cells;Western blot and qRT-PCR were applied to detect the expression of cGAS-STING signaling pathway and apoptosis related factors.Results:Compared with the control group,the A450 value and Bcl-2 expression of HCT116 cells in the Jaceosidin-L,Ja-ceosidin-M,and Jaceosidin-H groups were obviously reduced,the apoptosis rate,and the expression of cGAS,STING and Bax were obviously increased,and were dose-dependent(P<0.05);compared with the control co culture group,the levels of IFN-γ and Gran-zyme B,and NK cell killing activity in the supernatant of the Jaceosidin-L,Jaceosidin-M,and Jaceosidin-H co culture groups were significantly increased,in a dose-dependent manner(P<0.05);cGAS activator MnCl2·4H2O enhanced the inhibitory effects of high-dose Jaceosidin on HCT116 cell proliferation,immune escape,and the promoting effect on cell apoptosis,cGAS inhibitor RU.521 weakened the inhibitory effects of high-dose Jaceosidin on HCT116 cell proliferation,immune escape,and the promoting effect on cell apoptosis.Conclusion:Jaceosidin inhibits HCT116 cell proliferation,immune escape,and promotes cell apoptosis by activating cGAS-STING signaling pathway.
7.Expression levels of USF2 and USP10 in peripheral blood of patients with sepsis complicated with acute kidney injury and their clinical significance
Xin YU ; Yongjie WANG ; Zhenxiao LI ; Haitao SONG ; Chunli DONG ; Liangliang ZHANG ; Haitao ZHANG ; Xiaoran WANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(10):1233-1237,1242
Objective To investigate the expression levels and the clinical significance of upstream tran-scription factor 2(USF2)and ubiquitin-specific protease 10(USP10)in peripheral blood of patients with sep-sis combined with acute kidney injury(AKI).Methods A total of 259 patients with sepsis were selected from Jilin Provincial People's Hospital from January 2018 to December 2022.Patients were divided into AKI group(107 cases)and non AKI(NAKI)group(152 cases)according to whether they had AKI or not.General clini-cal data were collected and the expression levels of USF2 and USP10 in peripheral blood were detected.Pear-son analysis was used to investigate the correlation between USF2,USP10,and renal function.Binary Logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the factors influencing sepsis patients with AKI.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was drown to analyze the value of USF2 and USP10 in diagnosing AKI in patients with sepsis.Results The expression level of serum USF2 in AKI group was higher than that in NAKI group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05),while the serum USP10 expression level in AKI group was lower than that in NAKI group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).In AKI group,USF2 expression was positively correlated with urea nitrogen(BUN),serum creatinine(Scr)and Cys-tatin C(CysC)(P<0.05),while USP10 expression was negatively correlated with BUN,Scr and CysC(P<0.05).High sequential organ failure assessment(SOFA)score,septic shock and high expression of USF2 were risk factors for AKI in sepsis patients(P<0.05),and high expression of USP10 was protective factor(P<0.05).The area under the curve(AUC)of single detection of USF2 and USP10 for diagnosing AKI in patients with sepsis was 0.742(95%CI:0.676-0.808)and 0.781(95%CI:0.724-0.839),respectively.The AUC of the combination of USF2 and USP10 for diagnosing AKI in patients with sepsis was 0.907(95%CI:0.865-0.948),which was higher than that of single detection(P<0.05).Conclusion Increased expression of USF2 and decreased expression of USP10 in peripheral blood of patients with sepsis are associated with in-creased risk of AKI and decreased renal function.
8.Verification researches of black hole illusion:progress
Xiaomin ZHANG ; Longbao DONG ; Yongjie YAO
Journal of Navy Medicine 2024;45(9):993-998
Aviation accidents caused by the illusion of black holes have occurred frequently,but there is no reasonable and consistent explanation for the internal mechanism and causal relationship of this problem,and further exploration is still needed.This article gives an overview of the phenomenon of black hole illusion,then reviews various mechanism hypotheses,verification and evaluation for the early stage of black hole illusion,and elaborates a novel mechanism hypothesis—line deviation illusion,and its verification methods.We also sum up identification and prevention strategies for black hole illusion,aiming to lay a foundation for subsequent research.
9.High expression of variable domain of heavy-chain antibodies in Expi293F cells with optimized signal peptide and codons.
Shuzhen TAN ; Hu DONG ; Songjia PAN ; Suyu MU ; Yongjie CHEN ; Yun ZHANG ; Shiqi SUN ; Huichen GUO
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2024;40(11):4219-4227
The variable domain of heavy-chain antibody (VHH) has been developed widely in drug therapy, diagnosis, and research. Escherichia coli is the most popular expression system for VHH production, whereas low bioactivity occurs sometimes. Mammalian cells are one of the most ideal hosts for VHH expression at present. To improve the yield of VHH in Expi293F cells, we optimized the signal peptide (SP) and codons of VHH. Firstly, the fusion protein VHH1-Fc was used to screen SPs. The SP IFN-α2 showed the highest secretion as quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Subsequently, codon optimization by improving GC3 and GC content doubled the yield of VHH1 and kept its binding activity to Senecavirus A (SVA). Finally, the mean yields of other 5 VHHs that fused with SP IFN-α2 and codon-optimized were over 191.6 mg/L, and these VHHs had high recovery and high purity in the culture supernatant. This study confirms that SP IFN-α2 and codon optimization could produce VHHs in Expi293F cells efficiently, which provides a reference for the large-scale production of VHHs.
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10.Exploration on teaching reform of cancer epidemiology course
Yongjie XU ; Xueyan LI ; Xuesi DONG ; Wei CAO ; Chao QIN ; Jiang LI ; Liang ZHAO ; Fei WANG ; Changfa XIA ; Wanqing CHEN ; Ni LI
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;56(7):1027-1030
This study aims to explore optimized teaching mode of cancer epidemiology for undergraduates, and provide scientific ideas and basis for improving teaching quality. Non-randomized concurrent control study was used. Undergraduates, enrolled in 2018, from the department of preventive medicine in A and B medical universities were selected as research objects. Traditional teaching mode was used for cancer epidemiology course in A medical university, and innovative teaching mode named "one core, four dimensions" was adopted in B medical university. After the course, questionnaire method was used to investigate self-cognition of students, teaching satisfaction and class preparation time of teachers in B Medical University. The post-class test method was used to compare the students′ grades of cancer epidemiology in the two universities. The results indicated that among the 58 students of B medical university, 94.83% (55/58) students were familiar with common types of epidemiological studies and 86.21% (50/58) mastered the evaluation indicators of screening research. Among the nine teaching faculties from B medical university, seven reported that the new teaching plan helped students to learn frontier knowledge of cancer epidemiology, and eight reported the new teaching model was conducive to the interaction between teachers and students. The text score of students in B medical university was 50.34±4.90, significantly higher than that in A medical university (46.21±4.91, t=5.20, P<0.001). The optimized teaching mode of cancer epidemiology is highly praised by students and teachers, which has the potential to improve students′ grasp of cancer epidemiology, the ability to combine theory with practice, and the teaching effect of cancer epidemiology.

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