1.Role and Mechanism of Glucocorticoid-induced Transcription Factor 1 in Cognitive Dysfunction in Diabetic Mice
Yingrui LIU ; Jiayi WANG ; Yefeng WANG ; Jiahui LUAN ; Yun GU ; Zhongfu ZUO ; Hongdan YU
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2025;46(5):826-835
ObjectiveTo explore the protective effect of glucocorticoid-induced transcription factor 1 (GLCCI1) on cognitive dysfunction in diabetic mice and its mechanism. MethodsTwenty-four C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into 4 groups, namely Control, DM, DM+AAV-Glcci1, and DM+AAV-NC. The Control group was intraperitoneally injected with saline, while the other groups were all injected with streptozotocin (STZ). Two weeks after successful modeling, the DM+AAV-Glcci1 group was brain stereotactic injected with Glcci1 overexpressing adeno-associated virus, and the DM+AAV-NC group was stereoscopically injected with the control virus. After 12 weeks, the Morris water maze test was used to evaluate the learning and memory abilities of mice in each group. Subsequently, the localized expression of GLCCI1 in the hippocampus were determined by immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry experiments. The myelin morphology in the hippocampus was observed by LFB staining, the neuronal morphology was observed by Nissl staining, and the myelin-related proteins MBP and CNPase were stained by immunohistochemistry. Molecular docking was used to predict the interaction between GLCCI1 and HSPA5. The expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins was detected by Western blot. ResultsThe results of the behavioral experiment showed that compared with the mice in the Control group, DM mice exhibited obvious cognitive dysfunction behaviors (P<0.000 1), and the learning and memory abilities of mice improved after overexpression of Glcci1 (P=0.000 7). The results of immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry showed that GLCCI1 was expressed in hippocampal neuron cells. Compared with Control mice, the expression level of GLCCI1 in DM mice was significantly downregulated (P<0.000 1). The molecular docking results revealed that GLCCI1 interacts with HSPA5. The Western blot results indicated that, compared with the Control group, the expression levels of endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins HSPA5 (P<0.000 1), ATF4 (P<0.000 1), ATF6 (P=0.001 1), and p-ELF2α/elF2α (P=0.000 1) in the DM group were significantly increased; Compared with the DM group, the expression of the corresponding protein HSPA5 (P<0.000 1), ATF4 (P<0.000 1), ATF6 (P=0.000 2), and p-ELF2α/elF2α (P=0.000 1) was significantly down-regulated after overexpression of Glcci1. LFB staining showed that compared with the Control group, the myelin integrity of DM mice decreased significantly (P=0.010 3), the expressions of myelin-related proteins MBP and CNPase decreased significantly (P=0.000 4, P=0.000 2), and Nissl staining observed disordered neuronal arrangement. Compared with the mice in the DM group, the myelin integrity in the hippocampal region significantly increased after overexpression of Glcci1 (P=0.000 3), the expressions of myelin-related proteins MBP and CNPase significantly increased (P=0.001 4, P=0.000 1), and the ordered arrangement of neurons was observed by Nissl staining. ConclusionThe down-regulation of GLCCI1 expression in hippocampal neurons promotes demyelination of hippocampal neurons and thereby induces diabetic cognitive dysfunction. The specific mechanism may be related to endoplasmic reticulum stress.
2.Exploration of the Mechanism of Icariin on Prostate Cancer Based on Network Pharmacology and Animal Experiments
Wenli LIN ; Yanran ZHAN ; Yanfen CHEN ; Jiahui HE ; Yuanjun WEI ; Taofen CHEN ; Xiangtao WENG ; Chiming GU
Herald of Medicine 2024;43(12):1874-1880
Objective To investigate the intervention effects and mechanism of icariin on prostate cancer based on network pharmacology and animal experiments.Methods The targets of icariin were predicted using the SwissTargetPrediction database.Protein-protein interaction networks were constructed with the String database,and core targets were screened using Cytoscape 3.9.1.GO and KEGG enrichment analysis on core targets were conducted with the Metascape database to predict the mechanism of action.A PC-3 tumor-bearing mouse model of prostate cancer was established to observe the inhibitory effects of icariin alone and in combination with paclitaxel on tumor growth.Results Network pharmacology predictions suggested that icariin has potential therapeutic effects on prostate cancer,with core targets potentially including serine/threonine kinase 1(AKT1),B-cell lymphoma-2(BCL2),epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR),heat shock protein 90 alpha family class A member 1(HSP90AA1),heat shock protein 90 alpha family class B member 1(HSP90AB1),nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1(NF-κB1),tumor protein p53,etc.Animal experiments found that compared with the model control group,the tumor volume growth in the icariin group and the paclitaxel group was significantly inhibited,and the serum tumor necrosis factor content was significantly reduced,while testosterone levels did not change significantly.Both groups significantly downregulated the mRNA expression of Notch1,Jagged1 and Hes1(P<0.05),with the combined treatment group showing a more significant inhibitory effect.Conclusions Both network pharmacology and animal experimental results confirmed that icariin has a significant inhibitory effect on prostate cancer.One of the mechanisms of its anti-tumor effects may be the significant inhibition of the activated Notch signaling pathway in tumors.
3.Research progress on thirst assessment tools for ICU patients
Junhao DING ; Xuying LI ; Mei GU ; Jiahui LIU ; Xingfeng LI ; Tao WEI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(27):3773-3777
This article reviews the mechanism, risk factors, and assessment tools of thirst in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, in order to provide reference for the rational use of thirst assessment tools and the development of ICU patient thirst assessment tools.
4.Analysis of 240 Cases of Medical Damage Liability Disputes Caused by Medication Error
Lin HU ; Jiahui GU ; Haoxin DU ; Qi BAO ; Aichen YU ; Hao LI ; Ping’an FAN ; Xiaoyan NIE ; Luwen SHI ; Jing CHEN
China Pharmacy 2021;32(5):513-517
OBJECTIVE:To study general chara cteristics and medication of medical damage liability disputes cases caused by medication error , and to provide references for related departments and medical staff for preventing and reducing medication-induced medical disputes. METHODS :A total of 240 cases of medical damage liability disputes cases caused by medication error were collected from Peking University ’s Fabao Law Database during Jan. 2001 to Feb. 2020,and analyzed in terms of general situation ,damage outcome ,level of the hospital involved ,liability judgment and compensation ,types of medication error and drug types. RESULTS :medication-related medical damage liability disputes accounted for 25.3% of overall medical damage disputes ;the most damage result of patients was death (68.3%);medical negligence forensic appraisal was conducted as the main appraisal pattern with a proportion of 57.9%;the average case compensation was 203,000 yuan;the hospitals involved were mainly tertiary hospitals (48.8%);the main type of medication error involved was prescription error ; chemical medicine was mainly involved ,of which the top three categories were systemic antibacterial ,systemic corticosteroids and antipsychotics. CONCLUSIONS :ADR caused by medication errors are the common causes of medical disputes. Medical institutions should focus on improving the relevant systems and processes ,strengthen the construction of pharmaceutical information and automation system ,and reduce the probability of medication errors ;at the same time ,great importance should be paid to the cultivation of pharmaceutical talents in hospital ,give full play to the role of pharmacists ,and strengthen the monitoring and intervention of medication errors. Finally ,the relevant national judicial departments should constantly improve the settlement mechanism of medical damage liability disputes to provide reasonable protection for both doctors and patients.
5.Study on the Health Economic Burden of Hypertension Patients and Its Influential Factors in 7 County-level Public Hospitals from 6 Provinces of China
Jiahui GU ; Chenchen ZHAI ; Taisen HAN ; Zhenhuan LUO ; Qi BAO ; Xiaodong GUAN ; Luwen SHI
China Pharmacy 2020;31(22):2791-2795
OBJECTIVE:To e xplore the health economic burden of hypertension patients at county-level areas and its influential factors in China. METHODS :A questionnaire survey was conducted on hypertension patients in 7 county-level public hospitals from 6 provinces as Hebei ,Shandong,Shanxi provinces by using a convenient sampling method. Catastrophic health expenditure was defined by the standard of “medical and health expenditure exceeding 10% of household income ”. The incidence , average gap and relative gap of catastrophic health expenditure were analyzed. A multi-factor Logistic regression model analysis was used to analyze the influential factors that lead to catastrophi c health expenditure. RESULTS :A total of 1 378 questionnaires were sent out ,and 925 valid questionnaires were collected with effective rate of 67.13% . The incidence of catastrophic health expenditure,average gap and relative gap among hypertension patients were 23.03%,19.37% and 84.12%,respectively. At different income levels ,the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure,average gap and relative gap were 72.67% , 96.79% and 133.18% in the poorest household group ,and were 1.94% ,0.47% and 24.23% in the richest household group. Among different types of medical insurance ,the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure in patients covered by “New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS)”the highest (31.30%). The household income ,complications and the type of health insurance had significant impacts on the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure in hypertension patients (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:The incidence of catastrophic health expenditure in hypertension patients with different income levels is different. As the income level raised ,the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures continued to decrease. But the protection of household health expenditure by NRCMS is weak. It is suggested that a certain policy preference should be given to families with low income and patients with chronic diseases ,so as to ensure the rights and interests of patients with hypertension .
6.Comparison of preliminary effects of mitral valve replacement and mitral valve repair in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Shuai PANG ; Zonghao CHEN ; Pengchao SANG ; Tengfei GU ; Xiaohu HAN ; Jiahui LI ; Jinda YUAN ; Peipei LIU
Clinical Medicine of China 2020;36(5):460-464
Objective:To compare the preliminary clinical effect of mitral valve replacement and mitral valvuloplasty on hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with mitral regurgitation.Methods:From January 2010 to December 2013, the patients undergoing cardiac surgery at Bakulev Cardiovascular Surgery Research Center in Russia were randomly divided into two groups: Forty-one patients received left ventricular outflow tract hypertrophy myocardial resection (Morrow operation) combined with mitral valve replacement (MVR) as MVR group; Forty-seven patients received Morrow surgery combined with mitral valve repair (MVr) as MVr group.The primary end point: death, secondary end point: thrombosis complications (cerebral infarction, peripheral arterial embolism), recurrence of mitral regurgitation and left ventricular outflow tract pressure difference were compared between the two groups.Results:In the MVr group, 6 cases were converted to MVR and were excluded from the study.The survival rates of MVR group and MVR group were 78.9% and 96.6%, respectively , and the thromboembolic free survival rates of MVR group and MVr group were 83.2% and 100%, respectively. The differences were statistically significant( P=0.034, 0.026, respectively). There was no significant difference in mitral regurgitation and left ventricular outflow tract pressure difference between MVR group and MVR group 24 months after operation( P=1.000, 0.934, respectively). Conclusion:Operation combined with MVR or MVr is an effective method to relieve left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and mitral regurgitation. Morrow operation combined with MVr can improve survival rate and reduce thrombosis complications.
7.Effect of p53 mutation mediated by APOBEC3B on NSCLC metastasis
Jiahui YE ; Yongsheng CHEN ; Kai LUO ; Zhimin HE ; Yixue GU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2019;21(3):373-378
Objective APOBEC3B (A3B) is an important member of the apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide (APOBEC) family.This study aimed to investigate its important role in the metastasis of small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods The statistical relationship between A3 B and clinicopathological data was analyzed in 249 cases of NSCLC.Sanger sequencing was used to detect mutations in exon 5,6,7 and 8 of P53 in 74 cases of lung cancer.A3B overexpression cell line was constructed in human lung adenocarcinoma cells HCC827 to observe the change of cell migration and metastasis capacity.Results A3B was highly expressed in NSCLC tissues compared with normal lung tissues.The expression of A3B was closely related to the lymph node metastasis of NSCLC and the mutation rate of p53 was positively correlated with the expression of A3B.In vitro experiment,it showed enhanced migration and increased metastatic potential in cells after overexpression of A3B.Conclusions A3B-mediated mutations in P53 may play a key role in the metastasis of NSCLC.
8.Quality Evaluation of the Literatures about Medical Insurance Budget Impact Analysis in China and the United States
Pengcheng LIU ; Jiahui GU ; Mingyu BAI ; Yaqi DONG ; Jia’er LIN ; Xihan LIN ; Wensi WU ; Nan PENG ; Rong SHAO ; Wenbing YAO
China Pharmacy 2019;30(12):1684-1691
OBJECTIVE: To provide experience and reference for the study of medical insurance budget impact analysis (BIA) in China. METHODS: Retrieved from PubMed, ProQuest, CNKI, Wanfang database and CBM, related literatures about medical insurance BIA research in China and the United States were collected since the establishment of the database. The basic information, analysis results and data sources were summarized and sorted out, and descriptive analysis of the included literature was carried out on basis of seven key elements such as model design, research perspective, treatment cost, reference scenario, target population, research time limit and discount/inflation, sensitivity analysis. RESULTS: A total of 72 literatures were included in this study, involving 24 (33.33%) studies in China, 48 (66.67%) studies in the United States; the indications of 45 studies were chronic diseases (62.50%), and those of 21 studies were acute diseases (37.50%). Among the research methods, 49 studies (68.06%) used BIA alone and 23 studies (31.94%) adopted BIA combined with pharmaceutical economics. In terms of model design, 50 studies (69.44%) adopted cost calculation models. In terms of research perspective, 60 studies (81.94%) were based on the perspective of medical insurance department research. In the calculation of treatment cost, 69 studies (95.84%) included drug cost. In terms of reference scenarios, 61 studies (84.72%) compared the economics of different drug-based treatment groups. For target population, only 31 (43.06%) studies used real world data. In terms of research duration and discount/inflation, 14 studies (19.44%) used treatment or length of hospitalization to indicate research duration, and 19 studies (26.39%) used discount rate or inflation rate to adjust costs. As for sensitivity analysis, 62 studies (86.11%) conducted sensitivity analysis, of which 49 (68.06%) used single factor sensitivity analysis. CONCLUSIONS: There are still some limitations in medical insurance BIA research literature in China and the United States, such as unreasonable use of data, incomplete coverage of the cost, and unreasonable setting of sensitivity analysis variables. It is recommended that BIA research should standardize data sources to improve the quality of budget evidence quality, reasonably evaluate market size to improve the authenticity of prediction, scientifically set variables and their scope of change to improve the stability of results, establish BIA research paradigms or evaluating standards so as to guide BIA research scientifically.
9.Study on International Experience of Medical Insurance Budget Impact Analysis and Its Enlightenment to China
Yaqi DONG ; Jiahui GU ; Pengcheng LIU
China Pharmacy 2018;29(12):1652-1657
OBJECTIVE:To put forward relevant suggestions for formulating and implementing medical insurance budget impact analysis(BIA)research guideline in China. METHODS:The medical insurance BIA guidelines or relevant documents were retrieved from ISPOR,Canada and the United States. Their similarities and differences were compared. The experiences of them were summarized in respects of research framework,data source and report format of medical insurance BIA. RESULTS &CONCLUSIONS:ISPOR,Canada,USA and other guidelines or relevant documents have some similarities in normalization requirements of research perspectives,target population calculation based on natural reason and epidemiological data,3-5 years as the research time limit and some other respects. But the calculation of additional costs as drug price addition,distribution fee should be specifically adjusted according to the unique characteristics of the health systems of countries or regions. Based on the actual conditions of our own health care system,our country can draw up the guidelines for medical insurance BIA impact analysis,which contain model design,research perspective,target population,current use of intervention measures,prediction on the effects of new intervention measure introduction on the market,cost,time range,discount and uncertainty analysis of current and new interventions,situational analysis and verification,so as to better play its role in the formulation and adjustment of medical insurance catalogues and in drug price negotiations.
10.Optimization of the establishment protocol of a mouse model of MBA/TPA-induced skin cancer
Jiahui SUN ; Hui SHAN ; Xiaoyu PAN ; Yuchao GU
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2017;25(1):31-35
Objective To induce skin cancer in BALB/c mice using DMBA as initiator and TPA as tumor promot-er. Through optimizing the doses and frequencies of DMBA administration to establish a stable skin cancer model with less time and causing less skin damage. Methods Shaving the back of mice to expose a piece of skin around 2 cm × 2 cm. The mice were divided into a blank control group and four treatment groups randomly. These four groups were given 1, 2, 4, 7 times 100μg/100μL DMBA/acetone, respectively, in the first week, and twice 4μg/100μL TPA/acetone per week in the next 11 weeks. The body weight changes, time of tumor formation and number of tumors formed were recorded during the experiment. The mice were sacrificed at 12th week and samples of tumor tissue and adjacent normal skin tissue were taken for pathological examination using HE staining. Results Tumors were observed at the 7th week in the group with once DMBA administration in the first week and at the 4th week in the group with twice DMBA administration in the first week. Skin cancers were formed also in the group with 4?time DMBA administration in the first week, however, with signif?icantly more severe skin damages. The mice receiving DMBA everyday in the first week died at the 3th week. Conclusions The best induction protocol for skin cancer in BALB/c mice should be twice DMBA in the first week followed by twice TPA

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