1.Diagnosis and clinical significance of extracapsular segmental vein tumor thrombus during partial nephrectomy:a report and discussion of 8 cases
Delai FU ; Geng TIAN ; Xiaoshuang TANG ; Chong YAN ; Kayitare FABRICE ; Xiaoyong CHEN ; Ya ZHANG ; Tie CHONG
Journal of Modern Urology 2025;30(11):927-931
Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of renal cell carcinoma patients with extracapsular segmental vein tumor thrombus during partial nephrectomy and to explore the clinical significance,thereby contributing to an advanced comprehension of the pathogenesis of cancer thrombus in renal cell carcinoma.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 209 renal cell carcinoma patients(162 with T1a stage,47 with T1b stage)who underwent partial nephrectomy in our hospital during Sep.2023 and Jul.2025.Among them,8 patients with extracapsular segmental vein tumor thrombus were identified,and the clinical and pathological characteristics were analyzed.Results Among the 8 cases of extracapsular segmental vein tumor thrombus,1 was in T1a stage and 7 were in T1b stage.Preoperativc CT revealed roundish,solid renal masses with heterogeneous density on non-contrast scans,significant enhancement on contrast-enhanced scans,and markedly weaker enhancement in the renal parenchymal phase compared to normal renal tissue.The average tumor diameter was(4.9±0.2)cm,with clear boundaries and no evidence of vascular invasion.Postoperative pathology confirmed clear cell carcinoma in all cases,with International Society of Urological Pathology(ISUP)grades ranging from Ⅰ to Ⅳ,and all surgical margins were negative.After surgery,5 patients received adjuvant immunotherapy.In a median follow-up of 10.3(3.8-22.8)months,no tumor recurrence or metastasis was observed.Conclusion Renal cell carcinoma has a high propensity of vascular invasion,and even clinically staged T1 tumors may develop extracapsular segmental vein tumor thrombus.This finding is significant for clinical prognosis.
2.Mechanisms of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in counteracting D-galactose-induced brain aging
Xiaoxu CHEN ; Xiaoshuang YUAN ; Ting TIAN ; Bingbing LI ; Bo YANG ; Xu YANG ; Tingting TIAN ; Fa CHEN ; Yanju LI ; Dongxin TANG ; Yang LIU ; Feiqing WANG
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2025;33(10):1412-1421
Objective To investigate the effect and potential mechanism of rat mesenchymal stem cells(MSC)on D-galactose-induced brain-tissue aging.Methods A rat brain-aging model was established by injecting D-galactose,and rats in the treatment group received MSC injections via the tail vein.Superoxide dismutase(SOD)activity and malondialdehyde(MDA)levels were assessed in rat brain tissue at the end of the experiment,and pathological changes in brain tissue were observed by hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining.Expression levels of the inflammatory factors interleukin(IL)-1 and IL-6,the pathway proteins brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)-tropomyosin receptor kinase B(TrkB),the negative growth regulators p53 and p16,as well as vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)and basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF)were observed by polymerase chain reaction(PCR)and Western Blot.Results Brain levels of SOD activity were significantly increased and MDA levels were significantly decreased in rats in the modle group compared with the treatment group(P<0.05).The pathological state of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus were improved and the number of neurons and nucleus pulposus ratio in the brain were increased in the treatment group,as shown by HE staining.Expression levels of IL-1,IL-6,p53,and p16 were significantly decreased,while BDNF,TrkB,VEGF,and bFGF were significantly increased in the treatment group compared with the model group,as shown by PCR and Western Blot(P<0.05).Conclusions These result suggest that MSCs potentially mitigate D-galactose-induced cerebral senescence by concurrently modulating the BDNF-TrkB axis to attenuate oxidative/inflammatory damage,while enhancing the secretion of vasculotrophic(VEGF)and neurotrophic(bFGF)factors for neuronal maintenance.
3.Diagnosis and clinical significance of extracapsular segmental vein tumor thrombus during partial nephrectomy:a report and discussion of 8 cases
Delai FU ; Geng TIAN ; Xiaoshuang TANG ; Chong YAN ; Kayitare FABRICE ; Xiaoyong CHEN ; Ya ZHANG ; Tie CHONG
Journal of Modern Urology 2025;30(11):927-931
Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of renal cell carcinoma patients with extracapsular segmental vein tumor thrombus during partial nephrectomy and to explore the clinical significance,thereby contributing to an advanced comprehension of the pathogenesis of cancer thrombus in renal cell carcinoma.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 209 renal cell carcinoma patients(162 with T1a stage,47 with T1b stage)who underwent partial nephrectomy in our hospital during Sep.2023 and Jul.2025.Among them,8 patients with extracapsular segmental vein tumor thrombus were identified,and the clinical and pathological characteristics were analyzed.Results Among the 8 cases of extracapsular segmental vein tumor thrombus,1 was in T1a stage and 7 were in T1b stage.Preoperativc CT revealed roundish,solid renal masses with heterogeneous density on non-contrast scans,significant enhancement on contrast-enhanced scans,and markedly weaker enhancement in the renal parenchymal phase compared to normal renal tissue.The average tumor diameter was(4.9±0.2)cm,with clear boundaries and no evidence of vascular invasion.Postoperative pathology confirmed clear cell carcinoma in all cases,with International Society of Urological Pathology(ISUP)grades ranging from Ⅰ to Ⅳ,and all surgical margins were negative.After surgery,5 patients received adjuvant immunotherapy.In a median follow-up of 10.3(3.8-22.8)months,no tumor recurrence or metastasis was observed.Conclusion Renal cell carcinoma has a high propensity of vascular invasion,and even clinically staged T1 tumors may develop extracapsular segmental vein tumor thrombus.This finding is significant for clinical prognosis.
4.Mechanisms of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in counteracting D-galactose-induced brain aging
Xiaoxu CHEN ; Xiaoshuang YUAN ; Ting TIAN ; Bingbing LI ; Bo YANG ; Xu YANG ; Tingting TIAN ; Fa CHEN ; Yanju LI ; Dongxin TANG ; Yang LIU ; Feiqing WANG
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2025;33(10):1412-1421
Objective To investigate the effect and potential mechanism of rat mesenchymal stem cells(MSC)on D-galactose-induced brain-tissue aging.Methods A rat brain-aging model was established by injecting D-galactose,and rats in the treatment group received MSC injections via the tail vein.Superoxide dismutase(SOD)activity and malondialdehyde(MDA)levels were assessed in rat brain tissue at the end of the experiment,and pathological changes in brain tissue were observed by hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining.Expression levels of the inflammatory factors interleukin(IL)-1 and IL-6,the pathway proteins brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)-tropomyosin receptor kinase B(TrkB),the negative growth regulators p53 and p16,as well as vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)and basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF)were observed by polymerase chain reaction(PCR)and Western Blot.Results Brain levels of SOD activity were significantly increased and MDA levels were significantly decreased in rats in the modle group compared with the treatment group(P<0.05).The pathological state of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus were improved and the number of neurons and nucleus pulposus ratio in the brain were increased in the treatment group,as shown by HE staining.Expression levels of IL-1,IL-6,p53,and p16 were significantly decreased,while BDNF,TrkB,VEGF,and bFGF were significantly increased in the treatment group compared with the model group,as shown by PCR and Western Blot(P<0.05).Conclusions These result suggest that MSCs potentially mitigate D-galactose-induced cerebral senescence by concurrently modulating the BDNF-TrkB axis to attenuate oxidative/inflammatory damage,while enhancing the secretion of vasculotrophic(VEGF)and neurotrophic(bFGF)factors for neuronal maintenance.
5.Transvesical robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a report of 13 cases
Hang BI ; Delai FU ; Jianping LI ; Xiaoshuang TANG ; Haiwen CHEN ; Qidong LUO ; Qi CHEN ; Ning NAN ; Li WANG ; Tie CHONG ; Zhaolun LI
Journal of Modern Urology 2023;28(5):413-416
【Objective】 To share the technical key points and experience of transvesical robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (TvRARP). 【Methods】 The clinical data of 13 patients with prostate cancer (PCa) receiving TvRARP during Nov.2021 and May 2022 were collected. The operation time, estimated blood loss, blood transfusion rate, catheter removal time, postoperative length of hospital stay, immediate urinary continence rate, postoperative IIEF-5 score and perioperative complications were evaluated. 【Results】 The operation time was (142±39) min, estimated intraoperative blood loss was (76±40) mL, and no transfusion was needed. The median postoperative IIEF-5 score was 16 (12-22), hospital stay 3 (2-5)days, and catheter removal time 7(5-14)days. Of all 13 patients, 12(92.3%) achieved immediate urinary continence at the removal of catheter. There were no postoperative complications of Clavien Ⅲ and above. Clavien Ⅰ-Ⅱ complications were observed in 4 patients (30.8%). 【Conclusion】 TvRARP is feasible and safe for selected patients with clinically localized PCa, which can ensure promising postoperative urinary continence and preserve erectile functional.
6.Association analysis of various obesity-related indices and vitamin D deficiency in middle-aged and elderly population in Lanzhou
Hang MIN ; Fang YANG ; Donghu ZHEN ; Xulei TANG ; Hongxia CHE ; Conghui GUAN ; Nan ZHAO ; Lijuan LIU ; Jie HAN ; Yue YE ; Mengran GUO ; Xiaoshuang XU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2023;31(1):1-8
Objective:To analyze and compare the association between different obesity-related indices and vitamin D deficiency in middle-aged and elderly population dwelled in Lanzhou city.Methods:From May, 2011 to September, 2012, middle-aged and elderly individuals with complete baseline data were included via randomly cluster sampling from 3 communities in Lanzhou. The subjects were divided into 4 subgroups by vitamin D levels and various obesity-related indices were compared across subgroups with the same gender. The relationship between the obesity-related indices and the severity of vitamin D deficiency was analyzed using Spearman correlation analysis, and the effects of different obesity-related indices on the severity of vitamin D deficiency was analyzed using multivariate logistic regression analysis.Results:A total of 9 437 residents were included. The overall prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was 97.7%. Compared with the group with lower vitamin D level, participants in the group with higher vitamin D level showed evidently lower body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), lipid accumulation product (LAP), visceral adiposity index (VAI) and triglyceride/ high density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio in the total population and females, while only WC, LAP, VAI and TG/HDL-C in the males (all P<0.05). Spearman correlation analysis showed that BMI, WC, LAP, VAI and TG/HDL-C were positively correlated with the severity of vitamin D deficiency in the total population and the females, while only LAP, VAI and TG/HDL-C in the males (all P<0.05) . Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that higher levels of these obesity related indices were correlated with more severe vitamin D deficiency in the total population and the females, while only higher LAP, VAI and TG/HDL-C in the males (all P<0.05). The effects of higher LAP was the most prominant in the total population ,the females and the males. Conclusion:Various obesity phenotypes are closely related to vitamin D deficiency in middle-aged and elderly women, while only visceral obesity and abnormal lipid metabolism are related to vitamin D deficiency in middle-aged and elderly men, with LAP being the most important influencing factor.
7.Changes in Protein Phosphorylation during Salivary Gland Degeneration in Haemaphysalis longicornis
Qi XIAO ; Yuhong HU ; Xiaohong YANG ; Jianna TANG ; Xiaoshuang WANG ; Xiaomin XUE ; Mengxue LI ; Minjing WANG ; Yinan ZHAO ; Jingze LIU ; Hui WANG
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2020;58(2):161-171
The ticks feed large amount of blood from their hosts and transmit pathogens to the victims. The salivary gland plays an important role in the blood feeding. When the female ticks are near engorgement, the salivary gland gradually loses its functions and begins to rapidly degenerate. In this study, data-independent acquisition quantitative proteomics was used to study changes in the phosphorylation modification of proteins during salivary gland degeneration in Haemaphysalis longicornis. In this quantitative study, 400 phosphorylated proteins and 850 phosphorylation modification sites were identified. Trough RNA interference experiments, we found that among the proteins with changes in phosphorylation, apoptosis-promoting Hippo protein played a role in salivary gland degeneration.
8.Effect of rat adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells on macrophages phenotype in skin wound
Meihong JI ; Xiujun TANG ; Xiaoran XU ; Xiaoshuang YANG ; Zairong WEI ; Dali WANG
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2018;34(7):648-654
Objective To investigate the effect of local injection of rat adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs)on the phenotype of macrophages in skin wound.Methods The cryopreserved primary SD rat ADSCs were resuscitated and then sub-cultured.ADSCs of the third generation were used in the experiments.Thirty six SD rats were divided into ADSCs group (n =18) and control group (n =18) by random numbers table method.The full thickness skin wounds were established on bothsides of the spine.After the model establishment 0.2 ml ADSCs suspension labeled by live cell stain Chloromethylbenzamido derivatives of 1,l'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3',3'-tetramethylindo-carbocyanine perchlorate (CM-Dil) with the concentration of 5 × 106/ml was subcutaneously annularly injected in the skin wound of SD rats in ADSCs group.The SD rats in control group were given 0.2 ml serum-free Dulbecco modified Eagle medium (DMEM).On 3,7,and 14 days after injury,six rats were selected from each group to measure the wound area and healing rate.The healed wound tissues were harvested to observe the morphology by HE staining.The expressions of interleukin (IL)-10 were detected by immunohistochemistry staining.The double-positive expressions of CD68 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) (M1 type macrophages) and of CD68 and arginase-1 (Arg-1) (M2 type macrophages) were detected by immunofluorescent staining.The distribution of CM-Dil-labeled ADSCs in healed wound tissue 14 days after injury was observed by inverted fluorescence microscope.Results (1) At day 3 after injury,the wound areas in two groups were covered with crust and surrounding redness,and the wound healing rates were slightly different;at day 7 after injury,the wound area of ADSCs group was significantly smaller than that of control group,and the healing speed and rate of ADSCs group was significantly higher than that of control group (P < 0.01);at day 14 after injury,the healing rate of ADSCs group was nearly 99% (P < 0.01),and the healing skin tissue texture of ADSCs group was better than that of control group.(2) At day 3 after injury,there were a large number of inflammatory cells and disorganized collagen fiber in the wound areas of two groups;at day 7 after injury,the inflammatory cells infiltration reduced in ADSCs group compared with control group,and the collagen fiber arrangement in control group was in disorder;at day 14 after injury,the inflammatory cells in both groups obviously decreased,and ADSCs group had more new vessels and more orderly arrangement of collagen fiber than control group.CM Dil labeled ADSCs were seen in the healing wound tissue in ADSCs group.(3) At day 3 after injury,there was little difference in M1 type macrophage distribution in the two groups;ADSCs group had more M2 type macrophage cells than control group significantly (P <0.01);the expression of IL 10 in ADSCs group was not high,which did not differ from that of control group;at days 7 and 14 after injury,ADSCs group has fewer M1 type macrophage cells,more M2 type macrophage cells,and higher expressions of IL-10 than control group (P < 0.01).Conclusion The ADSCs trasplantation can promote the change from M1 type to M2 type macrophages,facilitating wound regeneration and healing.
9.Influence of Pixu Fang 1 (Spleen-deficiency Formula 1) on protein and gene expressions of myosin light chain in rats with functional dyspepsia-spleen deficiency pattern
Lin LYU ; Fengyun WANG ; Xudong TANG ; Xiaolan YIN ; Xiaoshuang SHI ; Yuanzhi DUAN
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;40(9):729-735
Objective To investigate the intervention of Pixu Fang 1 (Spleen-deficiency Formula 1) to the protein and mRNA expressions of myosin light chain (MLC) in gastric tissue in rats with functional dyspepsia (FD)-spleen deficiency pattern(SDP).Methods SD rats (n =60,aged 7 d) were randomly divided into normal group (n =10) and FD-SDP model group (n =50).The normal group was orally given 2% sugar solution and FD-SDP model group was given 0.1% iodoacetamide sugar solution in a dose of O.2 mL each rat a day for 6 d.The FD-SDP model group was fed with normal forage until rats aged 6 weeks and additionally given modified multiple platform method (MMPM) continuously for 14 d.After modeling,FD-SDP model group was divided randomly into model group (distilled water,10 mL/kg · d),domperidone group (3.125 mg/kg · d),low-dose Pixu Fang 1 group (low-dose group,1.275 g/ kg · d),mid-dose Pixu Fang 1 group (mid-dose group,2.550 g/kg · d) and high-dose Pixu Fang 1 group (high-dose group,5.100 g/kg · d,each n =10),and all groups were given orally corresponding medicinal for 14 d.The protein and mRNA expressions of MLC in gastric tissue were detected by using immunohistochemistry technique,Western blotting and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).Results Compared with normal group,MLC protein expression decreased in model group detected by immunohistochemistry technique and Western blotting,and MLC mRNA expression decreased in model group detected by RT-PCR (P <0.01).Compared with model group,MLC protein expression increased in low-dose group,mid-dose group and high-dose group detected by immunohistochemistry technique (P < 0.05,P < 0.01).MLC protein expression increased in mid-dose group and high-dose group detected by Western blotting (P < 0.O1).MLC mRNA expression increased in high-dose group detected RT-PCR (P < 0.01).Conclusion There are decreases of protein and mRNA expressions of MLC in FD-SDP rats,and Pixu Fang 1 can up-regulate these expressions.
10.1H-proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in patients with multiple system atrophy and cognitive dysfunction.
Xiaoshuang XIANG ; Xuan HOU ; Zhanfang SUN ; Gaofeng ZHOU ; Beisha TANG ; Hong JIANG
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2015;40(6):639-645
OBJECTIVE:
To detect metabolic changes of bilateral frontal lobe in patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) and cognitive dysfunction by 1H-proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS).
METHODS:
N-acetylaspartate (NAA)/creatine(Cr), choline (Cho)/Cr, myoinositol (mI)/Cr in three sides of frontal lobe were detected by 1H-MRS in 48 healthy controls, 23 patients with MSA and cognitive dysfunction and 19 patients with MSA but without cognitive dysfunction.
RESULTS:
NAA/Cr of bilateral frontal lobes in patients with MSA and cognitive dysfunction was significantly decreased compared with MSA patients without cognitive dysfunction and healthy controls (P<0.05). mI/Cr of right frontal lobes was significantly increased in patients with MSA and cognitive dysfunction compared with healthy controls (P<0.05). There was a negative correlation between NAA/Cr of bilateral frontal lobes and duration while a positive correlation between NAA/Cr of bilateral frontal lobes and MoCA score in patients with MSA and cognitive dysfunction.
CONCLUSION
There is a decrease in NAA/Cr and an increase in mI/Cr in frontal lobes in patients with MSA and cognitive dysfunction, which may be associated with cognitive dysfunction in MSA patients.
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