Objective:To investigate the microRNA (miRNA) expression features in ectopic endometrial tissues of endometriosis (EMS) patients.Methods:From April 2018 to October 2019, ectopic endometrial tissues from EMS patients and eutopic endometrial tissues from control women who received treatment in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University were used in subsequent experiments. Differentially expressed miRNAs were screened out in ectopic endometrial tissues by detecting miRNA sequence from Illumina. The potential roles of these differentially expressed miRNAs and their potential targeted genes in pathogenesis of EMS were analyzed by bioinformatics, and the differential expression levels of 6 miRNAs (miR-98-5p, miR-495-3p, let-7c-5p, miR-200b-3p, miR-200c-3p, miR-148b-3p) were validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and subsequently used to build the miRNA-gene regulatory network, then we verified its potential target gene.Results:The microarray results showed that 69 miRNAs might be differentially expressed in ectopic endometrial tissues compared with those in eutopic endometrial tissues (fold change>1.5, P<0.05), including 22 up-regulated miRNAs and 47 down-regulated miRNAs. Gene ontology (GO) analysis showed that the target genes of these differentially expressed miRNAs mainly participated in the protein modification, regulation of development, cell metabolism and morphological structure. KEGG pathway analysis showed that these targeted genes were involved in protein function, autophagy, AGE-RAGE and MAPK signaling pathways. The expression levels of miR-98-5p, let-7c-5p, miR-200b-3p and miR-200c-3p were validated to be significantly altered in ectopic endometrial tissues. The miRNA-gene co-expression network revealed the correlation between the 4 miRNAs and their predicted target genes. qRT-PCR validated results showed that the expression of miR-200b-3p and miR-200c-3p were significantly negatively correlated with ZEB2, while miR-98-5p was negatively correlated with PGRMC1, miR-98-5p and let-7c-5p were positively correlated with ADIPOR2. Conclusion:MiR-98-5p, let-7c-5p, miR-200b-3p and miR-200c-3p were significantly differentially expressed in the ectopic endometrial tissues of EMS patients, which may be involved in the development of EMS.

Objective:To investigate the microRNA (miRNA) expression features in ectopic endometrial tissues of endometriosis (EMS) patients.Methods:From April 2018 to October 2019, ectopic endometrial tissues from EMS patients and eutopic endometrial tissues from control women who received treatment in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University were used in subsequent experiments. Differentially expressed miRNAs were screened out in ectopic endometrial tissues by detecting miRNA sequence from Illumina. The potential roles of these differentially expressed miRNAs and their potential targeted genes in pathogenesis of EMS were analyzed by bioinformatics, and the differential expression levels of 6 miRNAs (miR-98-5p, miR-495-3p, let-7c-5p, miR-200b-3p, miR-200c-3p, miR-148b-3p) were validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and subsequently used to build the miRNA-gene regulatory network, then we verified its potential target gene.Results:The microarray results showed that 69 miRNAs might be differentially expressed in ectopic endometrial tissues compared with those in eutopic endometrial tissues (fold change>1.5, P<0.05), including 22 up-regulated miRNAs and 47 down-regulated miRNAs. Gene ontology (GO) analysis showed that the target genes of these differentially expressed miRNAs mainly participated in the protein modification, regulation of development, cell metabolism and morphological structure. KEGG pathway analysis showed that these targeted genes were involved in protein function, autophagy, AGE-RAGE and MAPK signaling pathways. The expression levels of miR-98-5p, let-7c-5p, miR-200b-3p and miR-200c-3p were validated to be significantly altered in ectopic endometrial tissues. The miRNA-gene co-expression network revealed the correlation between the 4 miRNAs and their predicted target genes. qRT-PCR validated results showed that the expression of miR-200b-3p and miR-200c-3p were significantly negatively correlated with ZEB2, while miR-98-5p was negatively correlated with PGRMC1, miR-98-5p and let-7c-5p were positively correlated with ADIPOR2. Conclusion:MiR-98-5p, let-7c-5p, miR-200b-3p and miR-200c-3p were significantly differentially expressed in the ectopic endometrial tissues of EMS patients, which may be involved in the development of EMS.

Objective:To explore the expression levels of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) and ATP-binding cassette superfamily G member 2 (ABCG2) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues, and to observe the correlations of their expressions with clinicopathological features and prognosis of patients.Methods:The tissue samples from 82 patients with NSCLC who underwent surgical treatment from January 2016 to November 2018 in Taishan Hospital of Shandong Province were selected. The expressions of ALDH1 and ABCG2 in fresh cancer tissues and adjacent tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry. χ 2 test was used to analyze the correlations of ALDH1 and ABCG2 expressions with clinicopathological features of patients; Pearson method was used to analyze the correlation between ALDH1 and ABCG2; Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test was used to analyze the correlations of ALDH1 and ABCG2 expressions with the overall survival (OS) of patients; Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze the influencing factors of OS. Results:The positive expression rates of ALDH1 and ABCG2 in NSCLC tissues were higher than those in adjacent tissues, and the differences were statistically significant [60.98% (50/82) vs. 12.19% (10/82), 51.22% (42/82) vs. 3.66% (3/82), χ 2 values were 42.051 and 46.582, both P < 0.01]. ALDH1 expression was positively correlated with ABCG2 expression in NSCLC tissues (P < 0.05). The positive expression rates of ALDH1 and ABCG2 in patients with TNM stage Ⅱ-Ⅲ were higher than those in patients with stage Ⅰ [70.00% (35/50) vs. 46.88% (15/32), 60.00% (30/50) vs. 37.50% (12/32), both P < 0.05], and the positive expression rates of ALDH1 and ABCG2 in patients with lymph node metastasis were higher than those in patients without metastasis [75.00% (27/36) vs. 50.00% (23/46), 66.67% (24/36) vs. 39.13% (18/46), both P < 0.05]. The median follow-up time was 22.5 months, a total of 2 patients were lost to follow-up, and the median OS time was 25.4 months. The OS rate of ALDH1-positive patients was lower than that of ALDH1-negative patients (χ 2 = 5.124, P = 0.031), and the OS rate of ABCG2-positive patients was lower than that of ABCG2-negative patients (χ 2 = 6.969, P = 0.008). Multivariate Cox analysis showed that age (OR = 1.241, 95% CI 1.021-2.535, P = 0.045), lymph node metastasis (OR = 1.521, 95% CI 1.102-4.281, P = 0.012), TNM stage (OR = 2.104, 95% CI 1.289-6.150, P = 0.018), ALDH1 (OR = 2.435, 95% CI 1.214-8.654, P = 0.001), and ABCG2 (OR = 1.503, 95% CI 1.148-5.696, P = 0.021) were independent influencing factors of OS for patients with NSCLC. Conclusions:The expressions of ALDH1 and ABCG2 in NSCLC tissues are increased, and they are associated with lymph node metastasis and TNM staging. The OS rate in ALDH1-positive and ABCG2-positive patients is low. ALDH1 and ABCG2 may be prognostic markers for NSCLC.

Balloon Occlusion ; Esophageal and Gastric Varices ; Humans ; Polyethylene Glycols ; Sclerotherapy

Objective To investigate the mouse liver blood vessel images using phase contrast X-ray imaging with synchrotron radiation. Methods 6 female C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into two groups, 3 mice in each group. In one group, livers excised after hgated arteries, veins and common bile duct. In another group, iodine infused via the portal vein and drained from inferior vena cave until all the blood in the portal veins and hepatic veins was displaced. After infusion, arteries, veins and common bile duct were ligated and livers were excised. Results Blood vessel images were clearly produced by diffraction enhanced imaging. This method can discriminate vessels down to about 40 μm in diameter without contrast agent. Using a contrasting agent more details could be produced. In one liver lobe, the entire branch of the portal vein could be clearly produced by one by one phase contrast image from the main axial blood vessels of liver lobe to the nine generation of branching. Conclusions Phase contrast imaging has the advantage of good contrast and high spatial resolution. [Key wnrds] Synchrotron radiation; Phase contrast imaging; Diffraction enhanced imaging; Blood vessel; X-rays