1.Differential expression of ultraconserved RNA uc.102-uc.106 cluster and its host gene OLA1 in various tissues
Xin WANG ; Yi ZHANG ; Han XU ; Zichen WEI ; Lei PANG ; Mingchao ZHAO ; Duonan YU
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2024;40(8):1361-1368
AIM:This study aims to investigate the expression differences of the ultraconserved RNA gene cluster uc.102-uc.106 and its host gene Obg-like ATPase 1(OLA1)in various tissues of C57BL/6J mice.METHODS:Five healthy male C57BL/6J mice aged 8~10 weeks were selected,and under normal physiological conditions,various tis-sues and organs,including liver,testis,bone marrow,brain,kidney,blood,lung,colon,thymus,spleen,stomach,heart,lymph nodes and bladder,were collected.Simultaneously,magnetic bead separation technology was employed to extract bone marrow blood cells,including B cells,macrophages,erythroid precursor,and mature red blood cells.The ex-pression levels of uc.102-uc.106 and OLA1 mRNA were determined by RT-qPCR with GAPDH as the internal reference.RESULTS:The OLA1 mRNA exhibited high expression levels in the brain,lymph nodes,testis and thymus of C57BL/6J mice,and low expression levels in the liver,spleen,lung,colon and peripheral blood(P<0.05).The expression trend of the uc.102-uc.106 gene cluster was generally opposite to that of OLA1 mRNA,except for both exhibiting high expression levels in testicular tissue(P<0.05).In blood cells,the OLA1 mRNA and the uc.102-uc.106 gene cluster showed the highest expression levels in B cells and the lowest expression levels in mature red blood cells(P<0.05).CONCLU-SION:This study indicates that OLA1 gene and uc.102-uc.106 gene cluster are expressed in different tissues and blood cells of C57BL/6J mice.Notably,the high expression levels of OLA1 gene and uc.102-uc.106 gene cluster in the mouse testis suggest a potential association with male reproductive functions.
2.Ywhab inhibits growth of mouse B-cell lymphoma 38B9 cells by targeting HSP90aa1
Zichen WEI ; Yi ZHANG ; Han XU ; Xin WANG ; Ting GU ; Lei PANG ; Mingchao ZHAO ; Duonan YU
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2024;40(3):395-403
AIM:To investigate the role of Ywhab in the growth of mouse B-cell lymphoma,and to explore the potential underlying mechanisms.METHODS:The correlation between Ywhab and human diffuse large B-cell lymphoma(DLBCL)was investigated by bioinformatics analysis.Infection with retroviral vector was performed to establish stable mouse B-cell lymphoma 38B9 cell line with overexpression of Ywhab gene,which was verified by RT-qPCR and Western blot.The impact of Ywhab overexpression on 38B9 cell growth both in vitro and in vivo was detected by cell counting,CCK-8 assay,and subcutaneous tumor loading experiments.The expression of apoptosis-related proteins was detected by RT-qPCR and Western blot.Co-immunoprecipitation combined with mass spectrometry(CoIP-MS)was employed to search for proteins specifically binding to Ywhab gene product 14-3-3β,which was confirmed by Western blot and molecu-lar docking analysis.RESULTS:The Ywhab gene exhibited low expression in DLBCL,which was correlated with poor clinical prognosis of DLBCL patients.Compared with normal mouse bone marrow B cells,Ywhab expression was low in 38B9 cells.Overexpression of Ywhab induced apoptosis of 38B9 cells both in vitro and in vivo,promoted the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins Puma,Noxa and Bax at both mRNA and protein levels,and inhibited the mRNA and protein expres-sion of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl2(P<0.05).The 14-3-3β protein specifically bound to Hsp90aa1 and reduced Hsp90aa1 protein levels,thereby suppressing the growth of 38B9 cells.CONCLUSION:Ywhab promotes the apoptosis of B-cell lymphoma cells by binding to Hsp90aa1 and thereby inhibiting the function of Hsp90aa1.
3.Recent progress in vestibular prosthesis.
Peng HAN ; Huandi ZHAO ; Ling ZHANG ; Zichen CHEN ; Yuzhong ZHANG ; Sulin ZHANG ; Pengyu REN ; Qing ZHANG
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2023;37(10):848-852
Bilateral vestibulopathy(BVP) is one of the common diseases in the vestibular nervous system, with an incidence rate of about 4%-7% in the population, which can lead to a variety of body dysfunctions. At present, there are two main treatment methods for BVP. One is vestibular rehabilitation. However, only part of BVP patients can finally benefit from vestibular rehabilitation, and most patients will remain with permanent vestibular dysfunction. Benefiting from the maturity of cochlear implant technology, European and American countries took the lead in the development of vestibular prosthesis(VP) technology to restore the vestibular function in patients with BVP. This review will focus on the development history, principles, future applications and the related research progress of VP in China.
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Bilateral Vestibulopathy/therapy*
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Cochlear Implants
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4.Efficacy analysis of single-agent versus multi-agent adjuvant chemotherapy after radical gastrec-tomy for elderly patients with stage Ⅲ gastric cancer
Zichen WANG ; Yangyang WANG ; Shuchang WANG ; Chaojie WANG ; Enhao ZHAO ; Hui CAO
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2023;22(10):1212-1218
Objective:To compare the efficacy of single-agent versus multi-agent adjuvant chemotherapy after radical gastrectomy for elderly patients with stage Ⅲ gastric cancer.Methods:The propensity score matching and retrospective cohort study were conducted. The clinicopatholo-gical data of 456 elderly patients with stage Ⅲ gastric cancer who underwent D 2 radical resection in the Renji Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine from January 2016 to December 2020 were collected. There were 343 males and 113 females, aged 71(range, 65?89)years. Of the 456 patients, 274 cases undergoing single-agent adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery were divided into single-agent chemotherapy group, 182 cases undergoing double-agent or triple-agent adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery were divided into multi-agent chemotherapy group. Observa-tion indicators: (1) propensity score matching and comparison of general data of patients between the two groups after matching; (2) adverse events during chemotherapy; (3) follow-up. Propensity score matching was done by the 1∶1 ratio, with the caliper value of 0.05. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and comparison between groups was conducted using the t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M(range). Count data were described as absolute numbers, and comparison between groups was conducted using the chi-square test or Fisher exact probability. Comparison of ordinal data between groups was conducted using the non-parameter rank sum test. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to draw survival curves and calculate survival rates, and the Log-Rank test was used for survival analysis. Results:(1) Propensity score matching and comparison of general data of patients between the two groups after matching. Of 456 patients, 306 cases were successfully matched, including 153 cases in the single-agent chemotherapy group and 153 cases in the multi-agent chemotherapy group. The elimination of age, age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index, pathological TNM staging confounding bias ensured comparability between the two groups after propensity score matching. (2) Adverse events during chemotherapy. In terms of hematological adverse events, 6 cases in the single-agent chemotherapy group and 16 cases in the multi-agent chemotherapy group had neutropenia, showing a significant difference in the neutropenia ( χ2=4.90, P<0.05). In terms of non-hematological adverse events, cases with anorexia and nausea were 77 and 50 for the single-agent chemotherapy group, versus 96 and 69 for the multi-agent chemotherapy group, showing significant differences between the two groups ( χ2=4.80, 4.96, P<0.05). (3)Follow-up. All the 306 patients were followed up for 48(range, 8?61)months. The 5-year overall survival rates of the single-agent chemotherapy group and the multi-agent chemotherapy group were 36.08% and 38.31%, respectively, showing no significant difference between the two groups ( hazard ratio=0.93, 95% confidence interval as 0.70?1.20, P>0.05). Results of further analysis showed that the 5-year overall survival rates were 32.41% and 39.40% for 97 patients of the single-agent chemotherapy group and 97 patients with double-agent regimen of the multi-agent chemotherapy group, respectively, showing no significant difference between them ( hazard ratio=1.20, 95% confidence interval as 0.82?1.70, P>0.05). The 5-year overall survival rates were 43.15% and 37.11% for 56 patients of the single-agent chemotherapy group and 56 patients with triple-agent regimen of the multi-agent chemotherapy group, respectively, showing no significant difference between them ( hazard ratio=0.81, 95% confidence interval as 0.65?1.00, P>0.05). Conclusions:For adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly patients with stage Ⅲ gastric cancer, there is no significant survival advantage of double-agent or triple-agent chemotherapy over single-agent oral chemotherapy. However, there is a higher incidence of neutropenia, anorexia, ausea.
5.HIV-1 DNA levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with HIV-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Zhenyan WANG ; Jingna XUN ; Zichen SONG ; Yinzhong SHEN ; Li LIU ; Jun CHEN ; Tangkai QI ; Jianjun SUN ; Wei SONG ; Yang TANG ; Shuibao XU ; Junyang YANG ; Bihe ZHAO ; Renfang ZHANG
Chinese Medical Journal 2023;136(22):2741-2743
6.Efficacy of intrauterine balloon stent or oral estrogen on prevention of adhesion after transcervical resection of septum in septate uterus: Study protocol for a randomized controlled multicenter study in China.
Shan DENG ; Zichen ZHAO ; Limin FENG ; Xiaowu HUANG ; Sumin WANG ; Xiang XUE ; Lei YAN ; Baorong MA ; Lijuan HAO ; Xueying LI ; Lihua YANG ; Lan ZHU
Chinese Medical Journal 2023;136(24):3016-3018
7.Application of holographic image in transperineal prostate targeted biopsy
Lei WANG ; Zichen ZHAO ; Hongfeng GUO ; Manli NA ; Mengshen LI ; Yi WANG ; Ningchen LI ; Yanqun NA
Chinese Journal of Urology 2022;43(2):111-115
Objective:To investigate the feasibility and accuracy of transperineal prostate targeted biopsy guided by holographic image.Methods:Clinical data of 10 patients with transperineal prostate targeted biopsy guided by holographic image in Peking University Shougang Hospital between May and September 2020 were analyzed retrospectively. The average age was (70.9±10.3) years old, the median PSA was 15.1(6.02-1110.14) ng/ml, prostate MRI were performed before biopsy and the PI-RADS scores were all ≥ 3, and the number of suspicious target lesions was 1.4±0.5. CT examinations of urinary system were performed on the premise of mild lithotomy position and positioning stickers pasted on the skin of perineum and lower abdomen. The original data of CT and MRI were obtained, holographic image models were firstly made separately and then fused into a complete model, and the puncture paths were planned for the target lesions. At the time of puncture, the patient took the same body position as in CT scan, the operator wore a mixed reality head mounted display (HoloLens glasses), and the skin positioning stickers were used for visual registration between the holographic model and the real human body. Then under the guidance of the virtual puncture path, the puncture biopsy gun was placed, fired after reaching the predetermined depth, a transrectal ultrasound probe was placed to clarify the position of the puncture needle, and the objective accuracy of puncture was judged by comparison of ultrasound and MRI images. If the first shot was judged to be inaccurate, it was allowed to make a supplementary shot after adjusting the angle. After holographic guided biopsies, cognitive fusion targeted biopsies and 12-needle systematic biopsies were performed routinely, and the proportion of positive needles of the three different biopsy methods were calculated respectively.Results:All the 10 cases were successfully completed, including 16 holographic image guided shots, 28 cognitive fusion targeted shots and 116 systematic shots. The objective accuracy of holographic image guided biopsy after first shot judgments was 68.8% (11/16), while it raised to 87.5% (14/16) after supplementary shots. The proportion of positive needles in the three puncture methods were 56.3% (9/16), 42.9% (12/28) and 19.8% (23/116), respectively ( P=0.002). The results of subjective questionnaire showed that holographic model was helpful to improve the spatial understanding of lesions. The satisfaction of intraoperative holographic registration and guided puncture were 90% and 60%, respectively. No puncture related complication occurred in this group. Conclusion:The study preliminarily confirmed the feasibility of holographic image-guided prostate targeted biopsy. This new puncture method has better objective accuracy, and the proportion of positive needles is significantly better than systematic biopsy.
8.Clinical efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture for Parkinson's disease
Jingyi LIU ; Zichen ZHANG ; Yadan ZHAO ; Haixia CHEN ; Yinjie CUI ; Zhifang XU
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2022;44(11):1323-1327
Acupuncture can improve the motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and the effect of acupuncture combined with drug therapy is better than that of drug therapy alone. The possible mechanism includes inhibiting α-synuclein aggregation, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation, inhibiting the apoptosis of dopaminergic neurons, and achieving a neuroprotective effect. The points mainly selected for Acupuncture treatment for this disease are Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Taichong (LR 3), Xuehai (SP 10), and other points. Early use of acupuncture and acupuncture combined with medical treatment strategy is worthy of clinical application.
9.Application of holographic image and navigation in robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Gang ZHU ; Kai ZHANG ; Lei WANG ; Jingjing LU ; Hongbo LI ; Zichen ZHAO ; Yanqun NA
Chinese Journal of Urology 2021;42(4):278-282
Objective:To evaluate the clinical value of the holographic image and navigation in robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP) .Methods:From Sept. 2020 to Dec. 2020, 5 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer in Beijing United Family Hospital were included in this study. The mean age was 57 years(38-69 years). Before the operation, the engineers established the holographic image based on the enhanced MRI images. The holographic images were used in pre-surgery planning. During the operation, the navigation was achieved by real time fusing holographic images with the robotic surgery endoscopic views. Some important structure such as prostate, bladder neck and the tumor could be observed and monitored in real time. The No.1 patient had high-risk prostate cancer, underwent RARP+ extended pelvic lymph node dissection; The No.2 patient had low-risk prostate cancer, underwent RARP, and the right side neurovascular bundle (NVB) was preserved; The No.3 patient had low-risk prostate cancer, underwent RARP, and the bilateral side NVB was preserved; The No.4 patient had low-risk prostate cancer, underwent RARP, and the right side NVB was preserved; The No.5 patient had high-risk prostate cancer, underwent RARP+ extended pelvic lymph node dissection, and the bilateral side NVB was preserved.Results:All the 5 cases surgeries were successful, no conversion to open surgery, the mean operation time was 161.7min (160-250min), the mean blood loss was 426.7 ml(60-1000 ml). The pathological results were pT 3bN 0 cM 0, pT 2aN 0 cM 0, pT 2aN 0 cM 0, pT 2aN 0 cM 0 and pT 3aN 1 cM 0, respectively. There was no over Clavien Dindo Ⅱ perioperative complications. 4 patient achieved continence when catheter removal. The PSA level and erectile function were monitored in the follow up. Conclusions:Holographic image navigation might have clinical value in RARP.

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