1.RKIP induces apoptosis in mast cells sensitized by Echinococcus granulosus cyst fluid by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB signaling pathway
Xue-li PU ; Yu-qian LI ; Jing-ru ZHOU ; Jia-ling WANG ; Chun-sheng WANG ; SUBI·TAILAITI ; Jia-ying LIN ; BATESURONG·BAYINA ; Li-wei CAO ; GULIGEIYA·PAREHATI ; Jian-rong YE
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2025;41(5):508-514
This study explored the effects and underlying mechanism of Raf kinase inhibitory protein(RKIP)on apoptosis in mast cells sensitized by Echinococcus granulosus cyst fluid.Bone marrow-derived mast cells(BMMCs)were isolated and cultured from RKIP knockout(KO)and wild-type(WT)C57BL/6 mice.Cells were divided into control and sensitized groups.The sensitized group was incubated for 24 h in RPMI1640 medium containing 10%serum from mice infected with E.granulosus,then activated for 3 h or 6 h with E.granulosus cyst fluid.The control group was incubated for 24 h in RPMI1640 medium,and then received an equal vol-ume of PBS.Cells and supernatants were collected for analysis.Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD117 and FcεRⅠα on BMMCs.The levels of β-hexosaminidase,IL-4,and TNF-α in the supernatant were quantified with ELISA.Western blot analy-sis was used to assess expression changes in RKIP,apoptosis-related proteins,and pathway proteins in BMMC before and after sensi-tization.Flow cytometry analysis revealed that after 4 weeks of induction,the CD117 and FcεRⅠα double-positivity rates on both WT and KO BMMC exceeded 90%.ELISA indicated that the E.granulosus cyst fluid resulted in significantly greater β-hexosaminidase re-lease(F=16.88,P<0.05),and levels of IL-4(F=16.51,P<0.05)and TNF-α(F=9.78,P<0.05)in the KO sensitized group than the WT sensitized group.With respect to the WT control group,the WT sensitized group showed significantly down-regulated pro-tein expression levels of RKIP(F=8.20,P<0.05)and Bcl-2(F=101.40,P<0.01)after 3 h,but significantly up-regulated levels of p-PI3K(F=8.04,P<0.05),p-Akt(F=32.52,P<0.01),p-P65(F=13.29,P<0.05),and cleaved-caspase-3(F=46.34,P<0.01).With respect to the WT sensitized group,the KO sensitized group showed significantly up-regulated protein expression of p-PI3K(F=8.45,P<0.05),p-Akt(F=8.58,P<0.05),p-P65(F=11.02,P<0.05),and Bcl-2(F=84.50,P<0.001)after 3 h,but significantly down-regulated expression of cleaved-caspase-3(F=15.66,P<0.05).In conclusion,RKIP may inhibit the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB pathway,thereby inducing apoptosis in mast cells sensitized by E.granulosus cyst fluid.This process may help ease aller-gic reactions caused by mast cells in echinococcosis,thus offering a promising new approach for preventing and treating such reactions.
2.RKIP induces apoptosis in mast cells sensitized by Echinococcus granulosus cyst fluid by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB signaling pathway
Xue-li PU ; Yu-qian LI ; Jing-ru ZHOU ; Jia-ling WANG ; Chun-sheng WANG ; SUBI·TAILAITI ; Jia-ying LIN ; BATESURONG·BAYINA ; Li-wei CAO ; GULIGEIYA·PAREHATI ; Jian-rong YE
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2025;41(5):508-514
This study explored the effects and underlying mechanism of Raf kinase inhibitory protein(RKIP)on apoptosis in mast cells sensitized by Echinococcus granulosus cyst fluid.Bone marrow-derived mast cells(BMMCs)were isolated and cultured from RKIP knockout(KO)and wild-type(WT)C57BL/6 mice.Cells were divided into control and sensitized groups.The sensitized group was incubated for 24 h in RPMI1640 medium containing 10%serum from mice infected with E.granulosus,then activated for 3 h or 6 h with E.granulosus cyst fluid.The control group was incubated for 24 h in RPMI1640 medium,and then received an equal vol-ume of PBS.Cells and supernatants were collected for analysis.Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD117 and FcεRⅠα on BMMCs.The levels of β-hexosaminidase,IL-4,and TNF-α in the supernatant were quantified with ELISA.Western blot analy-sis was used to assess expression changes in RKIP,apoptosis-related proteins,and pathway proteins in BMMC before and after sensi-tization.Flow cytometry analysis revealed that after 4 weeks of induction,the CD117 and FcεRⅠα double-positivity rates on both WT and KO BMMC exceeded 90%.ELISA indicated that the E.granulosus cyst fluid resulted in significantly greater β-hexosaminidase re-lease(F=16.88,P<0.05),and levels of IL-4(F=16.51,P<0.05)and TNF-α(F=9.78,P<0.05)in the KO sensitized group than the WT sensitized group.With respect to the WT control group,the WT sensitized group showed significantly down-regulated pro-tein expression levels of RKIP(F=8.20,P<0.05)and Bcl-2(F=101.40,P<0.01)after 3 h,but significantly up-regulated levels of p-PI3K(F=8.04,P<0.05),p-Akt(F=32.52,P<0.01),p-P65(F=13.29,P<0.05),and cleaved-caspase-3(F=46.34,P<0.01).With respect to the WT sensitized group,the KO sensitized group showed significantly up-regulated protein expression of p-PI3K(F=8.45,P<0.05),p-Akt(F=8.58,P<0.05),p-P65(F=11.02,P<0.05),and Bcl-2(F=84.50,P<0.001)after 3 h,but significantly down-regulated expression of cleaved-caspase-3(F=15.66,P<0.05).In conclusion,RKIP may inhibit the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB pathway,thereby inducing apoptosis in mast cells sensitized by E.granulosus cyst fluid.This process may help ease aller-gic reactions caused by mast cells in echinococcosis,thus offering a promising new approach for preventing and treating such reactions.
3.Post-stroke dysphagia treated with four-step acupuncture therapy for opening orifices and benefiting throat combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation: a randomized controlled trial.
Xue CAO ; Hong-Juan ZHANG ; Gang XU ; Xing-Xing MA ; Xiu-Ling PU ; Wen-Juan MA ; Di ZHANG ; Zhao-di TIAN ; Wei-Hua ZHANG
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2023;43(6):611-614
OBJECTIVE:
To observe the clinical efficacy on post-stroke dysphagia treated with four-step acupuncture therapy for opening orifices and benefiting throat combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation.
METHODS:
Sixty patients with post-stroke dysphagia were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 30 cases in each group. The neuromuscular electrical stimulation was adopted in the control group. Besides the treatment as the control group, in the observation group, the four-step acupuncture therapy for opening orifices and benefiting throat was supplemented. Step 1: the three areas of scalp acupuncture on the affected side were stimulated. Step 2: pricking method was operated on the posterior pharyngeal wall. Step 3: bleeding technique was operated at Jinjin (EX-HN 12) and Yuye (EX-HN 13). Step 4: deep insertion of needle was operated at three-pharynx points. The needles were retained for 30 min at the three areas of scalp acupuncture and the three-pharynx points. The intervention of each group was delivered once daily, 6 times a week, at the interval of 1 day. One course of treatment was 1 week and 4 successive courses were required. The rating of Kubota water swallow test, the score of standardized swallowing assessment (SSA) and the rating of Rosenbek penetration- aspiration scale (PAS) were observed before and after treatment in patients of the two groups. The incidence of clinical complications and clinical efficacy were compared between the two groups.
RESULTS:
Compared with those before treatment, the rating of Kubota water swallow test, the scores of SSA and the rating of PAS of patients in the two groups were decreased after treatment (P<0.01), and the values of the observation group were lower than those of the control group after treatment (P<0.05). The incidence of clinical complications in the observation group was 13.3% (4/30), lower than 36.7% (11/30) in the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate in the observation group was 93.3% (28/30), which was better than 70.0% (21/30) in the control group (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION
The four-step acupuncture therapy for opening orifices and benefiting throat combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation can improve the swallowing function of patients with post-stroke dysphagia and reduce the incidence of clinical complications.
Humans
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Pharynx
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Deglutition Disorders/therapy*
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Stroke/complications*
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Water
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Electric Stimulation
4.Effect of simulated altitude of 6 500 m hypoxia environment on reproductive function of female mice
Wenjie PU ; Wei MA ; Juanwen MA ; Ling WANG
Chinese Journal of Reproduction and Contraception 2023;43(11):1140-1145
Objective:To explore the effect of simulated 6 500 m altitude hypoxia on the fertility of BALB/c female mice.Methods:In this study, 50 6-week-old BALB/c female mice were randomly divided into control group and plateau groups according to body weight. The plateau group divided into plateau 3-day group,plateau 5-day group,plateau 10-day group and plateau 15-day group, every group included 10 female mice. A low pressure hypoxic animal test chamber was used to establish a simulated low pressure hypoxia mouse model at an altitude of 6 500 m, the daily light/dark ratio was 12 h∶12 h. In each group, the hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) level in the mouse ovary was tested by Western blotting (WB) and immunohistochemistry (IHC), mouse ovarian tissue morphology and the changes in the numbers of the egg follicles were observed by hematoxylion and eosin (HE) staining pathological section, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to get the serum values of reproductive hormone.Results:1) Compared with control group [(3 417.67±316.02) μg/L], the levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) decreased in all groups of the plateau, among them, plateau 10-day group [(2 643.50±210.01) μg/L], the plateau 5-day group [(2 195.50±160.88) μg/L] and plateau 15-day group [(2 174.40±709.23) μg/L] showed significant differences (all P<0.05). Compared with control group [(68.02±2.80) U/L], the levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) decreased in the plateau 5-day group [(64.20±4.11) U/L, P=0.029], plateau 10-day group [(59.05±5.16) U/L, P<0.001] and plateau 15-day group [(57.46±3.58) U/L, P<0.001]. Compared with control group [(6.71±1.01) U/L], the levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) decreased in the plateau 5-day group, plateau 10-day group and plateau 15-day group, among them, the plateau 10-day group [(5.18±0.30) U/L] and plateau 15-day group [(4.86±0.53) U/L] showed significant differences compared with control group ( P=0.005, P<0.001). Compared with control group [(105.56±5.43) pmol/L], the levels of estradiol in the plateau 5-day group [(90.92±5.08) pmol/L] and the plateau 15-day group [(81.46±3.96) pmol/L] showed significant differences compared with control group ( P=0.038, P<0.001). Compared with control group[(13.63±0.69) μg/L], the levels of progesterone in plateau groups were decreased, the plateau 3-day group [(11.45±0.65) μg/L], the plateau 5-day group [(8.86±0.72) μg/L], plateau 10-day group [(9.56±0.53) μg/L] and plateau 15-day group [(9.29±0.64) μg/L] showed significant differences compared with control group (all P<0.001). 2) Compared with control group, the numbers of ovarian follicles decreased, atretic follicles increased, granulosa cells apoptosis and venous vascular expansion were observed. 3) IHC showed that the ratio of HIF-1α positive cells increased with the extension of hypoxia. WB showed that the expressions of HIF-1α in the plateau groups increased compared with control group (all P<0.001). 4) Compared with control group (0.408±0.083), the ovarian index were decreased in plateau 3-day group (0.271±0.087), plateau 5-day group (0.114±0.035), plateau 10-day group (0.076±0.052) and plateau 15-day group (0.109±0.026), the difference was significant among the five groups ( P<0.001). Conclusion:Exposure to the simulated low oxygen environment of 6 500 m altitude makes the mouse ovarian tissue hypoxia, which causes certain adverse effects on the fertility of female mice, and provides a theoretical basis for the next research on female fertility protection.
5.Effect of simulated altitude of 6 500 m hypoxia environment on reproductive function of female mice
Wenjie PU ; Wei MA ; Juanwen MA ; Ling WANG
Chinese Journal of Reproduction and Contraception 2023;43(11):1140-1145
Objective:To explore the effect of simulated 6 500 m altitude hypoxia on the fertility of BALB/c female mice.Methods:In this study, 50 6-week-old BALB/c female mice were randomly divided into control group and plateau groups according to body weight. The plateau group divided into plateau 3-day group,plateau 5-day group,plateau 10-day group and plateau 15-day group, every group included 10 female mice. A low pressure hypoxic animal test chamber was used to establish a simulated low pressure hypoxia mouse model at an altitude of 6 500 m, the daily light/dark ratio was 12 h∶12 h. In each group, the hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) level in the mouse ovary was tested by Western blotting (WB) and immunohistochemistry (IHC), mouse ovarian tissue morphology and the changes in the numbers of the egg follicles were observed by hematoxylion and eosin (HE) staining pathological section, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to get the serum values of reproductive hormone.Results:1) Compared with control group [(3 417.67±316.02) μg/L], the levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) decreased in all groups of the plateau, among them, plateau 10-day group [(2 643.50±210.01) μg/L], the plateau 5-day group [(2 195.50±160.88) μg/L] and plateau 15-day group [(2 174.40±709.23) μg/L] showed significant differences (all P<0.05). Compared with control group [(68.02±2.80) U/L], the levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) decreased in the plateau 5-day group [(64.20±4.11) U/L, P=0.029], plateau 10-day group [(59.05±5.16) U/L, P<0.001] and plateau 15-day group [(57.46±3.58) U/L, P<0.001]. Compared with control group [(6.71±1.01) U/L], the levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) decreased in the plateau 5-day group, plateau 10-day group and plateau 15-day group, among them, the plateau 10-day group [(5.18±0.30) U/L] and plateau 15-day group [(4.86±0.53) U/L] showed significant differences compared with control group ( P=0.005, P<0.001). Compared with control group [(105.56±5.43) pmol/L], the levels of estradiol in the plateau 5-day group [(90.92±5.08) pmol/L] and the plateau 15-day group [(81.46±3.96) pmol/L] showed significant differences compared with control group ( P=0.038, P<0.001). Compared with control group[(13.63±0.69) μg/L], the levels of progesterone in plateau groups were decreased, the plateau 3-day group [(11.45±0.65) μg/L], the plateau 5-day group [(8.86±0.72) μg/L], plateau 10-day group [(9.56±0.53) μg/L] and plateau 15-day group [(9.29±0.64) μg/L] showed significant differences compared with control group (all P<0.001). 2) Compared with control group, the numbers of ovarian follicles decreased, atretic follicles increased, granulosa cells apoptosis and venous vascular expansion were observed. 3) IHC showed that the ratio of HIF-1α positive cells increased with the extension of hypoxia. WB showed that the expressions of HIF-1α in the plateau groups increased compared with control group (all P<0.001). 4) Compared with control group (0.408±0.083), the ovarian index were decreased in plateau 3-day group (0.271±0.087), plateau 5-day group (0.114±0.035), plateau 10-day group (0.076±0.052) and plateau 15-day group (0.109±0.026), the difference was significant among the five groups ( P<0.001). Conclusion:Exposure to the simulated low oxygen environment of 6 500 m altitude makes the mouse ovarian tissue hypoxia, which causes certain adverse effects on the fertility of female mice, and provides a theoretical basis for the next research on female fertility protection.
6.Effects of vaccines on the viral negative conversion of children with COVID-19.
Ying Zi YE ; Yan Ming LU ; Pu XU ; Chun Mei LU ; Yi Wei CHEN ; Hui HU ; Qiao Ling FAN ; Xiao Yan ZHANG ; Li Bo WANG ; Hui YU ; Ting ZHANG ; Jian Guo ZHOU ; Wenhao ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2022;60(12):1302-1306
Objective: To explore the effect of vaccination on viral negative conversion of children with COVID-19. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted. A cohort of 189 children aged 3-14 years with COVID-19 admitted to Renji Hospital (South branch) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from April 7th to May 19th 2022 was enrolled in the study. According to the vaccination status, the infected children were divided into an unvaccinated group and a vaccinated group. Age, gender, severity, clinical manifestations, and laboratory tests, etc. were compared between groups, by rank sum test or chi-square test. The effects of vaccination on viral negative conversion were analyzed by a Cox mixed-effects regression model. Additionally, a questionnaire survey was conducted among the parents of unvaccinated children to analyze the reasons for not being vaccinated. Results: A total of 189 children aged 3-14 years were enrolled, including 95 males (50.3%) and 94 females (49.7%), aged 5.7 (4.1,8.6) years. There were 117 cases (61.9%) in the unvaccinated group and 72 cases (38.1%) in the vaccinated group. The age of the vaccinated group was higher than that of the unvaccinated group (8.8 (6.8, 10.6) vs. 4.5 (3.6, 5.9) years, Z=9.45, P<0.001). No significant differences were found in clinical manifestations, disease severity, and laboratory results between groups (all P>0.05), except for the occurrence rate of cough symptoms, which was significantly higher in the vaccinated group than in the non-vaccinated group (68.1% (49/72) vs. 50.4% (59/117),χ2=5.67, P=0.017). The Kaplan-Meier survival curve and Cox mixed-effects regression model showed that the time to the viral negative conversion was significantly shorter in the vaccinated group compared with the unvaccinated group (8 (7, 10) vs. 11 (9, 12) d, Z=5.20, P<0.001; adjusted HR=2.19 (95%CI 1.62-2.97)). For questionnaire survey on the reasons for not receiving a vaccination, 115 questionnaires were distributed and 112 valid questionnaires (97.4%) were collected. The main reasons for not being vaccinated were that parents thought that their children were not in the range of appropriate age for vaccination (51 cases, 45.5%) and children were in special physical conditions (47 cases, 42.0%). Conclusion: Vaccination can effectively shorten the negative conversion time of children with COVID-19 and targeted programs should be developed to increase eligible children's vaccination rate for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
Child
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Female
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Male
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Humans
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COVID-19/prevention & control*
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COVID-19 Vaccines
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Retrospective Studies
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SARS-CoV-2
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China/epidemiology*
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Vaccines
7.Construction and evaluation of a gradient stress model of PC12 cells induced by corticosterone.
Ming-Zhe LI ; Long-Fei XU ; Zhao-Li CHEN ; Xin-Xing WANG ; Ling-Ling PU ; Wei-Li LIU ; Tian-Hui WANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology 2022;38(3):284-288
Objective: A gradient stress model of PC12 cells induced by corticosterone was established to provide a basis for the evaluation and regulation of cell stress. Methods: The effect of corticosterone on cell viability was observed by measuring PC12 cell viability at different concentrations of corticosterone (0~1 000 μmol/L) after different intervention times (8~48 h) to screen the cell models for optimal intervention conditions. Key stress indicators (MDA, SOD, NADH, LDH) were measured spectrophotometrically and microscopically to evaluate the models. Results: When the concentration of corticosterone was below 200 μmol/L and the intervention time was 12 h, the cell viability was below half inactivation rate, which could reduce the confounding factors due to the decrease of cell viability in each group. Compared with the blank control group, corticosterone increased the levels of MDA, NADH and LDH,and decreased the levels of SOD in the model group in a concentration-dependent manner (P<0.01), which was consistent with the construction of the gradient stress model. Conclusion: A gradient stress injury model of PC12 cells was successfully established, with intervention concentrations of 0 μmol/L, 25 μmol/L, 50 μmol/L, 100 μmol/L, 150 μmol/L and 200 μmol/L corticosterone at an intervention time of 12 h. The degree of stress injury of the cell model was increased gradually, which could be used as a basis and object for conducting cell stress injury assessment and regulation experiments.
Animals
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Cell Survival
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Corticosterone/pharmacology*
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NAD/pharmacology*
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PC12 Cells
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Rats
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Superoxide Dismutase
8.Management experience of a designated hospital for children with coronavirus disease 2019.
Jian-Guo ZHOU ; Qiao-Ling FAN ; Chun-Mei LU ; Pu XU ; Gang-Feng YAN ; Ling-Feng CHUNYU ; Ya-Zun LIU ; Yi-Wei CHEN ; Yan-Ming LU ; Ting ZHANG ; Hui YU ; Li-Bo WANG ; Jiang-Jiang XU ; Wen-Hao ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2022;24(8):839-845
The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought great challenges to the traditional medical model. During the outbreak of COVID-19 in Shanghai, China, from March to May, 2022, there was a significant increase in the number of pediatric cases due to high transmissibility, immune escape, and vaccine breakthrough capacity of Omicron variants. The designated hospitals for children with COVID-19 served as a connecting link between children's specialized hospitals and mobile cabin hospitals. From April 7 to June 2, 2022, a total of 871 children with COVID-19 were admitted to Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (South Branch), a designated hospital for children with COVID-19. Among these patients, 568 (65.2%) were children under 3 years old, 870 (99.9%) were mild or moderate, and 1 was severe. This article reports the experience in the management of pediatric cases in this designated hospital, which included the following aspects: establishing an optimal case-admission process; strengthening multidisciplinary standardized diagnosis and treatment; optimizing the management, warning, and rescue system for severe COVID-19; implementing family-centered nursing care; formulating an individualized traditional Chinese medicine treatment regimen; optimizing the discharge process and strengthening bed turnover; implementing strict whole-process control to reduce the risk of nosocomial infection; constructing a structured medical record system and using information platforms to adapt to the work mode of large-volume cases; conducting scientific research and sharing the experience in diagnosis and treatment.
COVID-19
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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China
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Hospitals, Pediatric
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Humans
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SARS-CoV-2
9.Safety and feasibility of stereotactic radiation therapy on porcine ventricular septum: a preliminary study.
Zhao Wei ZHU ; Xu Ping LI ; Ya Wen GAO ; Yi Chao XIAO ; Fang MA ; Chun Hong HU ; Xian Ling LIU ; Jun LIU ; Mu ZENG ; Liang TANG ; Yi Yuan HUANG ; Pu ZOU ; Zhen Jiang LIU ; Sheng Hua ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2022;50(9):907-912
Objective: To explore the safety and feasibility of stereotactic radiation therapy (SBRT) strategy for irradiating porcine ventricular septum, see if can provide a preliminary experimental evidence for clinical SBRT in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Methods: Five male pigs (39-49 kg, 6 months old) were used in this study. Pigs were irradiated at doses of 25 Gy (n=2) or 40 Gy (n=3). Delineation of the target volume was achieved under the guidance of 3-dimensional CT image reconstruction, and SBRT was then performed on defined target volume of porcine ventricular septum. Blood biomarkers, electrocardiogram and echocardiography parameters were monitored before and after SBRT. Pathological examination (HE staining, Masson staining) was performed on the target and non-target myocardium at 6 months post SBRT. Results: SBRT was successful and all animals survived to the designed study endpoint (6 months) after SBRT. Serum cardiac troponin T (cTnT) level was significantly higher than the baseline level at 1 day post SBRT, and reduced at 1 week after SBRT, but was still higher than the baseline level(P<0.05). Serum N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) was also significantly increased at 1 day post SBRT (P<0.05) and returned to baseline level at 1 week post SBRT. The serum NT-proBNP level was (249±78), (594±37) and (234±46) pg/ml, respectively, and the cTnT was (14±7), (240±40) and (46±34) pg/ml, respectively at baseline, 1 day and 1 week after SBRT in the 40 Gy dose group. The serum NT-proBNP level was (184±20), (451±49) and (209±36) pg/ml, respectively, the cTnT values were (9±1), (176±29) and (89±27) pg/ml, respectively at baseline, 1 day and 1 week after SBRT in the 25 Gy dose group. Both NT-proBNP and cTnT values tended to be higher post SBRT in the 40 Gy dose group as compared with the 25 Gy dose group, but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). The left ventricular ejection fraction and the left ventricular end-diastolic diameter remained unchanged before and after SBRT (P>0.05). The interventricular septum thickness showed a decreasing trend at 6 months after SBRT, but the difference was not statistically significant ((9.54±0.24) mm vs. (9.82±8.00) mm, P>0.05). The flow velocity of the left ventricular outflow tract, and the valve function and morphology were not affected by SBRT. At 6 months after SBRT, HE staining revealed necrosis in the irradiated target area of the myocardium in the 40 Gy dose group and the 25 Gy dose group, and the degree of necrosis in the irradiated interventricular septum was more obvious in the 40 Gy dose group as compared with the 25 Gy group. The combined histological analysis of the two groups showed that the necrotic area of the irradiated target area accounted for (26±9)% of the entire interventricular septum area, which was higher than that of the non-irradiated area (0) (P<0.05). There was no damage or necrosis of myocardial tissue outside the target irradiation area in both groups. The results of Masson staining showed that the percentage area of myocardial fibrosis was significantly higher in the irradiated target area than non-irradiated area ((12.6±5.3)% vs. (2.5±0.8)%, P<0.05). Conclusion: SBRT is safe and feasible for irradiating porcine ventricular septum.
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Feasibility Studies
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Male
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Necrosis
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Radiosurgery/methods*
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Stroke Volume
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Swine
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Ventricular Function, Left
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Ventricular Septum
10.Surgical treatment of primary liver cancer:a report of 10 966 cases
Yongxiang XIA ; Feng ZHANG ; Xiangcheng LI ; Lianbao KONG ; Hui ZHANG ; Donghua LI ; Feng CHENG ; Liyong PU ; Chuanyong ZHANG ; Xiaofeng QIAN ; Ping WANG ; Ke WANG ; Zhengshan WU ; Ling LYU ; Jianhua RAO ; Xiaofeng WU ; Aihua YAO ; Wenyu SHAO ; Ye FAN ; Wei YOU ; Xinzheng DAI ; Jianjie QIN ; Menyun LI ; Qin ZHU ; Xuehao WANG
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2021;59(1):6-17
Objective:To summarize the experience of surgical treatment of primary liver cancer.Methods:The clinical data of 10 966 surgically managed cases with primary liver cancer, from January 1986 to December 2019 at Hepatobiliary Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, were retrospectively analyzed. The life table method was used to calculate the survival rate and postoperative recurrence rate. Log‐rank test was used to compare the survival process of different groups, and the Cox regression model was used for multivariate analysis. In addition, 2 884 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) with more detailed follow‐up data from 2009 to 2019 were selected for survival analysis. Among 2 549 patients treated with hepatectomy, there were 2 107 males and 442 females, with an age of (56.6±11.1) years (range: 20 to 86 years). Among 335 patients treated with liver transplantation, there were 292 males and 43 females, with an age of (51.0±9.7) years (range: 21 to 73 years). The outcomes of hepatectomy versus liver transplantation, anatomic versus non-anatomic hepatectomy were compared, respectively.Results:Of the 10 966 patients with primary liver cancer, 10 331 patients underwent hepatectomy and 635 patients underwent liver transplantation. Patients with liver resection were categorized into three groups: 1986-1995(712 cases), 1996-2008(3 988 cases), 2009?2019(5 631 cases). The 5‐year overall survival rate was 32.9% in the first group(1986-1995). The 5‐year overall survival rate of resected primary liver cancer was 51.7% in the third group(2009‐2019), among which the 5‐year overal survival rates of hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and mixed liver cancer were 57.4%, 26.6% and 50.6%, respectively. Further analysis was performed on 2 549 HCC patients with primary hepatectomy. The 1‐, 3‐, 5‐, and 10‐year overall survival rates were 88.1%, 71.9%, 60.0%, and 41.0%, respectively, and the perioperative mortality rate was 1.0%. Two hundred and forty‐seven HCC patients underwent primary liver transplantation, with 1‐, 3‐, 5‐, and 10‐year overall survival rates of 84.0%, 64.8%, 61.9%, and 57.6%, respectively. Eighty‐eight HCC patients underwent salvage liver transplantation, with the 1‐, 3‐, 5‐, and 10‐year overall survival rates of 86.8%, 65.2%, 52.5%, and 52.5%, respectively. There was no significant difference in survival rates between the two groups with liver transplantation ( P>0.05). Comparing the overall survival rates and recurrence rates of primary hepatectomy (2 549 cases) with primary liver transplantation (247 cases), the 1‐, 3‐, 5‐, and 10‐year overall survival rates in patients within Milan criteria treated with hepatectomy and transplantation were 96.3%, 87.1%, 76.9%, 54.7%, and 95.4%, 79.4%, 77.4%, 71.7%, respectively ( P=0.754). The 1‐, 3‐, 5‐year recurrence rates were 16.3%, 35.9%, 47.6% and 8.1%, 11.7%, 13.9%, respectively( P<0.01). The 1‐, 3‐, 5‐, 10‐year overall survival rates in patients with no large vessels invasion beyond the Milan criteria treated with liver resection and transplantation were 87.2%, 65.9%, 53.0%, 33.0% and 87.6%, 71.8%, 71.8%, 69.3%, respectively( P=0.003); the 1‐, 3‐, 5‐year recurrence rate were 39.2%, 57.8%, 69.7% and 29.7%, 36.7%, 36.7%, respectively ( P<0.01). The 1‐, 3‐, 5‐, and 10‐year overall survival rates in patients with large vessels invasion treated with liver resection and transplantation were 62.1%, 36.1%, 22.2%, 15.0% and 62.9%, 31.8%,19.9%, 0, respectively ( P=0.387); the 1‐, 3‐, 5‐year recurrence rates were 61.5%, 74.7%, 80.8% and 59.7%, 82.9%, 87.2%, respectively( P=0.909). Independent prognostic factors for both overall survival and recurrence‐free survival rates of HCC patients treated with liver resection included gender, neoadjuvant therapy, symptoms, AST, intraoperative or postoperative blood transfusion, tumor number, tumor size, cirrhosis, macrovascular invasion, microvascular invasion, and pathological differentiation. Propensity score matching analysis of 443 pairs further showed that there was no significant difference in overall survival rate between anatomical liver resection and non‐anatomical liver resection( P=0.895), but the recurrence rate of non‐anatomical liver resection was higher than that of anatomical liver resection( P=0.035). Conclusions:In the past decade, the overall survival rate of HCC undergoing surgical treatment is significantly higher than before. For HCC patients with good liver function reservation, surgical resection can be performed first, and salvage liver transplantation can be performed after recurrence. The effect of salvage liver transplantation is comparable to that of primary liver transplantation. As for the choice of liver resection approaches, non‐anatomical resection can reserve more liver tissue and can be selected as long as the negative margin is guaranteed.

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