1.Application of non-coding RNA and proteomics in radiation biodosimetry
Xingyu LIU ; Tao WANG ; Changjing ZUO ; Jianming CAI
Academic Journal of Naval Medical University 2024;45(12):1540-1545
An ideal ionizing radiation biomarker should be able to quickly,conveniently and accurately assess the radiation dose received by individuals,and can predict the effect of radiation-induced damage.Radiation dose assessment based on gene or molecular expression profiles is a research focus in the field of radiation biodosimetry.Non-coding RNA and proteomics have the characteristic of high-throughput that allows for rapid and real-time detection,making them highly potential for radiation biodosimetry research.This paper summarizes the research progress of non-coding RNA and proteins as potential radiation biomarkers in recent years,and also reviews their influencing factors and application scenarios.
2.Research progress on the effects of sodium-glucose linked transporter 2 inhibitors on multiple metabolic disorders in metabolic syndrome
Chunxiang XU ; Xiaoxia CAI ; Xingyu QIU ; Liang ZHAO
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2024;53(3):382-389
Metabolic syndrome is a complex group of metabolic disorders with an increasing global incidence rate,posing a serious threat to human health.Sodium-glucose linked transporter 2(SGLT2)inhibitors are a new type of oral hypoglycemic drug.SGLT2 inhibitors not only lower blood glucose level in a non-insulin-dependent manner by inhibiting glucose reabsorption by renal proximal convoluted tubular epithelial cell to promote urinary glucose excretion,but also by improving islet β cell function,reducing inflammatory responses,and inhibiting oxidative stress.In addition,SGLT2 inhibitors can reduce body weight through osmotic diuresis and increase fat metabolism;reduce blood pressure by inhibiting excessive activation of sympathetic nervous system and by improving vascular function.They can also improve blood lipids by increasing degradation of triacylglycerol;reduce blood uric acid by promoting uric acid excretion in kidney and intestine,and by reducing uric acid synthesis.This article reviews the effects and mechanisms of SGLT2 inhibitors on multiple metabolic disorders in metabolic syndrome and explores their potential application in metabolic syndrome treatment.
3.Protective Effect of Ginsenoside Rg3 on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuronal-Galial Interaction Injury Model
Xingyu CAI ; Daofeng YANG ; Xuerui ZHUO ; Yiming SUN
Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Sciences) 2024;55(6):1543-1549
Objective To investigate the protective effect of ginsenoside Rg3 on lipopolysaccharide-induced galial-neuronal interaction injury model.Methods Primary microglia cells and HT-22 cell lines were cultured,and the cells were divided into the control group(CON),the 100 ng/mL LPS group(LPS),the control inflammation model group(CM),the ginsenoside Rg3 group,and the inflammation model plus ginsenoside Rg3 treatment group(CM+Rg3).Ginsenoside Rg3 was administered in the ginsenoside Rg3 group and the CM+Rg3 group at the doses of 2.5,5,10,and 20 μmol/L.Galial-neuronal interaction modeling was performed in the CM group and the CM+Rg3 group.The purity of the primary microglia cells was assessed by immunofluorescence,the viability of the HT-22 cells in each group was assessed by CCK-8,and changes in the levels of inflammatory cytokines,including interleukin(IL)-1β,IL-6,tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α),and IL-10,in the cell samples of each group were assessed with the ELISA kits.The level of cellular oxidative damage was measured with a ROS kit,and the expression of apoptosis-related proteins,including Bax and Bcl-2,was assessed by Western blot.The activity of Caspase-3 enzyme in each group was measured with a Caspase-3 enzyme activity kit.Results The purity of the microglia cultured reached over 95%and was suitable for subsequent experiments.After ginsenoside Rg3 stimulation at different doses,the survival rate of HT-22 was not much different from that of the CON group.The survival rate of neurons after 100 ng/mL LPS stimulation was 98%,indicating that Rg3 and LPS had no effect on the survival of neurons.Compared with that of the CON group,the survival rate of HT-22 cells in the CM group was significantly decreased(P<0.01).Compared with the CM group,the CM+Rg3 group showed a significant increase in the viability of neurons(P<0.0l),indicating that the glia-neuron interaction model was successfully constructed.When Rg3 dose was 10 μmol/L,the HT-22 cells in CM+Rg3 group showed the highest viability(P<0.05).Hence,10 μmol/L Rg3 was selected for further experiments.After 100 ng/mL LPS stimulation,the concentrations of IL-1 β,IL-6,TNF-α,and IL-10 in HT-22 cells were not significantly different from those in the CON group.After 100 ng/mL LPS stimulation,the concentrations of IL-lβ and TNF-α in microglia were higher than those in the CON group(P<0.05),but the concentrations of IL-1 β and TNF-α in the LPS+Rg3 group were lower than those in the LPS group(P<0.05).The concentration of reactive oxygen species in the CM+Rg3 group was slightly higher than that in the CON group,and significantly lower than that in the CM group(P<0.01).The expression of Bax in the CM+Rg3 group was higher than that in the CON group,and lower than that in the CM group.The expression of Bcl-2 was lower in the CON group,and higher than that in the CM group(P<0.01).The Caspase-3 enzyme activity in the CM group was significantly higher than that in the CON group(P<0.01).The Caspase-3 enzyme activity in the CM+Rg3 group was significantly lower than that in the CM group(P<0.01).Conclusion Ginsenoside Rg3 may play a role in the alleviation of neuronal apoptosis by regulating glial cell damage,reducing the secretion of inflammatory factors,and inhibiting neuronal apoptosis.
4.Study of three-dimensional dose distribution based-deep learning in predicting distant metastasis in head and neck cancer
Jiajun CAI ; Yongbao LI ; Fan XIAO ; Mengke QI ; Xingyu LU ; Linghong ZHOU ; Ting SONG
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2023;32(5):422-429
Objective:To investigate the role of three-dimensional dose distribution-based deep learning model in predicting distant metastasis of head and neck cancer.Methods:Radiotherapy and clinical follow-up data of 237 patients with head and neck cancer undergoing intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) from 4 different institutions were collected. Among them, 131 patients from HGJ and CHUS institutions were used as the training set, 65 patients from CHUM institution as the validation set, and 41 patients from HMR institution as the test set. Three-dimensional dose distribution and GTV contours of 131 patients in the training set were input into the DM-DOSE model for training and then validated with validation set data. Finally, the independent test set data were used for evaluation. The evaluation content included the area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), balanced accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, concordance index and Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis.Results:In terms of prognostic prediction of distant metastasis of head and neck cancer, the DM-DOSE model based on three-dimensional dose distribution and GTV contours achieved the optimal prognostic prediction performance, with an AUC of 0.924, and could significantly distinguish patients with high and low risk of distant metastasis (log-rank test, P<0.001). Conclusion:Three-dimensional dose distribution has good predictive value for distant metastasis in head and neck cancer patients treated with IMRT, and the constructed prediction model can effectively predict distant metastasis.
5.Effects of Acupuncture on Gut Microbiota and Central Iinflammation in Rat Model of Migraine based on"Gut-Brain"Theory
Mingsheng SUN ; Xingyu CHEN ; Mengdi ZHOU ; Yi LIU ; Yuqi ZHENG ; Siying HUANG ; Dingjun CAI ; Ling ZHAO
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;25(8):2726-2734
Objective Based on the theory of"gut-brain",this study explored the effect of acupuncture on the gut microbiota and central inflammation in migraine model rats,in order to explore the mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of migraine from the perspective of"gut-brain".Methods The migraine rat model was established by subcutaneous injection of nitroglycerin.They were randomly divided into a model group and an acupuncture group,with 6 rats in each group,and a control group with 6 rats for conventional binding and fixation.Before modeling and on the 1st,5th,and 9th days after modeling,each group used electronic VonFrey to measure the plantar mechanical pain threshold of rats.After the experiment,Elisa was used to detect the expression levels of inflammatory factors IL-6 and TNF-α in the central trigeminal spinal nucleus of the rats in each group.Three-generation Pacbio full-length microbial diversity sequencing was used to perform 16S full-length rDNA sequencing on each group of fecal samples to detect the operational taxonomic unit(OTU)clustering and its abundance,Alpha diversity index,Beta diversity index,species among the samples in each group.differences in abundance.Results In migraine model rats,plantar mechanical pain threshold was significantly decreased(P<0.01),central IL-6 and TNF-α contents were significantly increased(P<0.01),and the structure and abundance of gut microbiota were abnormal.change(P<0.01).Continuous acupuncture treatment can significantly increase the plantar mechanical pain threshold in migraine rats(P<0.01),regulate the diversity of gut microbiota in migraine rats,increase Lactobacillus murine,and reduce the abundance of Lactobacillus enterobacteriaceae.degree(P<0.05),and decreased the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in the central nervous system of migraine model rats(P<0.01).Conclusion Acupuncture can exert the"gut-brain"anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect of acupuncture in the treatment of migraine by regulating the gut microbiota structure and the expression of central IL-6 and TNF-α inflammatory factors in migraine model rats.
6.Efficacy of the biopsy strategy combining 6-core systematic and 3-core MRI-targeted biopsy in the detection of prostate cancer
Xiang TU ; Xingyu XIONG ; Chichen ZHANG ; Diming CAI ; Shengjiang BAI ; Weitao ZHENG ; Tianhai LIN ; Zhenhua LIU ; Lu YANG ; Qiang WEI
Chinese Journal of Urology 2022;43(12):914-919
Objective:To investigate the efficacy of the biopsy strategy combining 6-core systematic and 3-core MRI-targeted biopsy on prostate cancer (PCa) detection in biopsy-na?ve patients.Methods:The clinical data of 121 biopsy-na?ve patients who underwent transperineal prostate biopsy in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from July 2018 to January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The average age was (64.7±9.1) years old. Pre-biopsy prostate-specific antigen (PSA) was (12.4±7.5)ng/ml, f/t PSA was 0.13±0.05. Prostate volume was (43.1±26.1) ml and PASD was (0.35±0.27) ng/ml 2. The prostate-imaging and data system (PI-RADS) score of MRI before biopsy was reported to be 3 for 29 patients (24.0%), 4 for 54 patients (44.6%) and 5 for 38 patients (31.8%). All 121 patients underwent 12-core systematic biopsy combined with a 3-core or 5-core MRI-targeted biopsy, of which 61 patients underwent 3-core targeted biopsy and 60 underwent 5-core targeted biopsy. There was no significant difference in the pre-biopsy clinical data between the two groups ( P>0.05). A 6-core systematic biopsy was redefined as the results of 6 cores among the 12-core systematic biopsy. We compared the detection rates among the single 12-core systematic biopsy, 6-core systematic biopsy, MRI-targeted biopsy (3-core or 5-core), and different systematic biopsy combing with targeted biopsy for any PCa and clinically significant PCa, and we also analyzed the cumulative cancer detection rates for MRI-targeted biopsy of different cores. Results:Of the 121 patients in this study, the biopsy results were negative for 43 patients (35.5%) and positive for 78 (64.5%). The detection rate of clinically significant PCa was 55.4% (67/121). The detection rate of the 6-core systematic biopsy combined with MRI-targeted biopsy was 62.0% (75/121) for PCa and 55.4% (67/121) for clinically significant PCa, which was of no difference compared with that for the 12-core systematic biopsy combined with MRI-targeted biopsy ( P>0.05), but the 6-core systematic biopsy combined with MRI-targeted biopsy avoided the overdiagnosis of 3 patients with Gleason score 3+ 3. The detection rate of PCa for MRI-targeted biopsy was 57.9% (70/121), including 42.1% (51/121) for the first core, 55.4% (67/121) for the first two cores, and 57.9% (70/121) for the first three cores. Compared with the single-core targeted biopsy for suspicious lesions, the first 2-core targeted biopsy ( OR=1.7, 95% CI 1.0-2.8) and 3-core targeted biopsy ( OR=1.9, 95% CI 1.1-3.1) can significantly increase the detection rate of PCa, while the fourth or fifth core of targeted biopsy can not increase the detection rate additionally (60%, 36/60). Conclusion:For patients with suspected PCa, the prostate biopsy strategy combing 6-core systematic and 3-core MRI-targeted biopsy performs no inferior than the current 12-core systematic biopsy combined with MRI-targeted biopsy.
7.Research progress of circRNA in breast cancer drug resistance
Xingyu CHEN ; Ru YI ; Deyuan FU ; Fenglin CAI
International Journal of Surgery 2022;49(10):713-717
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, and it seriously threatens women′s life and health. circular RNA (circRNA) play a key role in the development and drug resistance of various cancers, including breast cancer. circRNA is an endogenous RNA molecule with a single-stranded closed structure, which has unique biological characteristics and function, and is a current research hotspot. This article will review circRNA as potential biomarkers to predict breast cancer drug resistance and therapeutic targets.
8.Selection of 4 kinds of neurocutaneous perforator flap with vascular anastomosis for repair of hand and foot wounds
Yongqing XU ; Xiaoqing HE ; Xuesong CHEN ; Xingyu FAN ; Liangbing MEI ; Kaixuan DONG ; Yi CUI ; Yueliang ZHU ; Jun LI ; Xingbo CAI ; Xia LI
Chinese Journal of Microsurgery 2020;43(4):331-337
Objective:To compare the clinical effects of 4 kinds of neurocutaneous perforator flap with vascular anastomosis for repair of hand and foot wounds.Methods:From January, 2005 to September, 2019, 112 patients with hand and foot wounds were treated, there were 78 cases of fingers, 11 cases of first web, 5 cases of palm, 6 cases of hand and 12 cases of foot. The defect area was 2.0 cm×1.5 cm-21.0 cm×12.0 cm. All 112 cases were repaired by neurocutaneous perforator flaps anastomosed with blood vessels. Types of flap were applied: Radial collateral artery perforator flap (with posterior cutaneous nerve of forearm) in 30 cases. The flap area was 5.0 cm×2.0 cm-13.0 cm×6.0 cm. Superficial peroneal artery flap (without superficial peroneal nerve) anastomosed with blood vessels in 15 cases. The flap area was 2.5 cm×2.0 cm-9.0 cm×6.0 cm. Lateral superficial sural artery perforator flap (with superior sural cutaneous nerve) in 26 cases. The flap area was 2.5 cm×1.8 cm-7.0 cm×5.0 cm. Peroneal artery perforator flap (with middle and lower sural nerve) in 41 cases. The flap was harvested with area of 2.5 cm×1.8 cm-23.0 cm ×14.0 cm to repair the wounds of feet, back of hands, first web, palm and fingers. CTA images were observed in 40 clinical patients, and the occurrence rate of radial collateral artery, superficial peroneal artery, superficial lateral sural artery, and peroneal artery were measured. Anastomosis cutaneous nerve in 97 cases, and no cutaneous nerve anastomosis 15 cases (superficial peroneal artery flap).Results:The peroneal artery perforator flap (41 cases) and radial collateral artery perforator flap (30 cases) were harvested. The incidence of perforator vessels was both 100%, and incidence of superficial sural artery was 80.8% (21/26 cases). In the other 19.2% (5/26 cases), the superficial medial sural artery was replaced by too thin vessels. The utilization rate of superficial peroneal artery was 60.0% (9/15 cases), the other 40.0% (6/15 cases) were converted to peroneal artery perforator flap. All flaps survived except 1 case of superficial perforator flap of lateral sural artery, which underwent necrosis at the distal end and healed after dressing change. One hundred and one cases were followed-up, including 90 cases for repairing soft tissue defects in hands and 11 cases in feet. The followed-up time ranged from 12 to 120 months, with an average of 36.6 months. There were 40 cases with excellent function, 45 cases with good function and 5 cases with fair function. There were 78 cases of cutaneous nerve anastomosis of hand flap, and the sensory function was above S 3 level. There were 12 cases without anastomosis of cutaneous nerve of hand flap, and the sensory function reached S 3 level in 3 cases and S 2 level in 9 cases. In 11 cases, the cutaneous nerve was anastomosed to repair the soft tissue defect of the foot, and the sensory function was above S 3 level. The radial collateral artery perforator flaps were relatively bulky and needed to be treated by fat removal. The other 3 kinds of three flaps were not bulky. Conclusion:The perforating vessels of peroneal artery and radial accessory artery have larger diameter and easy to harvest. The superficial peroneal artery and the lateral superficial sural artery are relatively small in caliber, especially the superficial peroneal artery. Among the 4 kinds of cutaneous nerve nutrient vascular flaps, the radial accessory artery perforator flap was the most bloated. Sensory nerve innervation flaps were found in the upper segment of lateral sural cutaneous nerve, posterior forearm cutaneous nerve and middle and lower segment of sural nerve. The superficial peroneal artery perforator flap was accompanied by superficial peroneal nerve that did not send cutaneous branches into the flap. The upper segment of superficial peroneal nerve was only a passing nerve.
9.The attitude and actual participation of decision making regarding nursing care among patients with breast cancer
Hanping FANG ; Hongjuan LIU ; Chun CAI ; Ying XIA ; Xingyu PENG ; Yanli ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2019;35(7):525-529
Objective To describe and compare the attitude and actual participation of decision-making regarding nursing care of patients with breast cancer, and to identify the related factors. Methods To investigate 480 cases of inpatients with breast cancer in 3 Grade ⅢA hospitals in Wuhan through questionnaire and self-designed general information questionnaire. Results There were significant differences (χ2=28.3, P<0.01) between the attitude and actual participation of decision making regarding of nursing care. The results of Logistic regression analysis showed that patients with higher education level (B=1.574, P=0.002), less children (B=-2.716, P<0.01) and higher income (B=0.323, P<0.01) , had a more active attitude to participate decision making; patients who were younger (B=-6.001, P=0.015), with higher education level (B=1.643, P=0.000), shorter duration of disease (B=-2.413, P=0.022), and lower degree of TNM stage (B=0.618, P=0.012), actually participated more often in decision making. Conclusions The actual participation was inconsistent with the attitude of decision-making regarding nursing care among patients with breast cancer. And patients′ demographic characters were related to their participation of decision making, which suggested that nurses should make a comprehensive assessment of willingness and capacity of patients′decision-making participation, identify the facilitators and barriers, and take measures to support patients to take an active part in the decision making to improve the quality of nursing care.
10. Feasibility and safety of the medial approach "four-step method" in the laparoscopic mobilization of splenic flexure
Zejian LYU ; Wulin WU ; Zhenbin LIN ; Weijun LIANG ; Junjiang WANG ; Jiabin ZHENG ; Xingyu FENG ; Guanfu CAI ; Deqing WU ; Yong LI
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2019;22(7):668-672
Objective:
To investigate the feasibility and safety of the medial approach "four-step method" in the laparoscopic mobilization of splenic flexure.
Methods:
A retrospective cohort study was performed. Clinical data of 157 colorectal cancer patients undergoing the medial approach "four-step method" in the laparoscopic mobilization of splenic flexure at Gastrointestinal Surgical Department of Guangdong Provincial People′s Hospital from July 2015 to June 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Of 157 cases, 17 were transverse colon cancer, 94 were descending colon cancer, 25 were sigmoid cancer and 21 were rectal cancer; 89 were male and 68 were female; mean age was (61.8±10.3) years and mean body mass index was (23.2±3.7) kg/m2. The medial approach "four-step method" in the laparoscopic mobilization of splenic flexure was performed as follows: (1) The root vessels were treated with the "provocation" technique to expand the Toldt′s gap. This expansion was extended from the lateral side to the peritoneum reflex of left colonic sulcus, from the caudal side to the posterior rectal space, and from the cephalad side to the lower edge of pancreas. (2) The left colonic sulcus was mobilized, converging with the posterior Toldt′s gap. Mobilization was carried out from cephalad side to descending colon flexure, freeing and cutting phrenicocolic ligament and splenocolic ligament, and from caudal side to peritoneal reflex. (3) Gastrocolic ligament was moblized. Whether to enter the great curvature of stomach omentum arch when the gastrocolic ligament was cut, that was, whether to clean the fourth group of lymph nodes, should be according to the tumor site and whether serosal layer was invaded. (4) Transverse mesocolon was moblized and transected at the lower edge of the pancreatic surface, merging with the posterior Toldt′s gap, and from lateral side to lower edge of the pancreatic body, merging with the lateral left paracolonic sulcus. Safety and short-term clinical efficacy of this surgical procedure was summarized.
Results:
All the patients completed this procedure. During operation, 3 cases were complicated with organ injury, including 1 case of colon injury, 1 case of spleen injury and 1 case of pancreas injury. No operative death and conversion to open surgery was found. The average operation time was (147.5±35.1) minutes, the average intra-operative blood loss was (40.8±32.7) ml and the average number of harvested lymph node was (16.1±5.8), including (4.0±2.3) of positive lymph nodes. The first exhaust time after surgery was (41.3±20.6) hours, the fluid intake time was (1.5±1.3) days, the postoperative hospital stay was (5.2±2.3) days. Eight (5.1%) cases developed postoperative complications, and all were improved and discharged after conservative treatments. According to the TNM classification system, postoperative pathology revealed that 31 patients were stage I, 51 were stage II, 53 were stage III, 22 were stage IV.
Conclusion
The medial approach "four-step method" is safe and feasible, which can effectively decrease the operation difficulty of the laparoscopic mobilization of the splenic flexure.

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