1.Establishment and evaluation of an orthotopic transplantation tumor model derived from transgenic mouse with spontaneous pancreatic cancer
Qingling AN ; Dengxu TAN ; Ya ZHAO ; Caiqin ZHANG ; Changhong SHI
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2024;32(1):1-8
Objective To establish an orthotopic transplantation tumor model of pancreatic cancer derived from transgenic LSL-KrasG12D/+ LSL-Trp53R172H/+ Pdx1-Cre(KPC)mice.To provide a stable and reliable drug preclinical research animal model to study the developmental mechanism and treatment strategies of pancreatic cancer.Methods Tumor tissue derived from KPC transgenic mice with spontaneous pancreatic cancer was transplanted into the C57BL/6J mouse pancreas.Ultrasound was used to monitor tumor growth.HE and immunofluorescence staining was used to evaluate the pathological characteristics of this model.Results The tumor derived from KPC mice grew steadily on the pancreas of C57BL/6J mice.Tumor cell proliferation index Ki67,matrix fibrosis marker αSMA,and immune cell markers CD45 and CD206 were all stably expressed in the tumor.The model stably retained the pathological features of primary pancreatic cancer.Widespread tumor metastases,which were similar to those observed in patients with pancreatic cancer,developed in this model.Conclusions An orthotopic transplantation model derived from a transgenic mouse with spontaneous pancreatic cancer was established successfully.The model simulates the stromal environment and immune cell infiltration of pancreatic cancer and retains strong stability and uniformity with the original tumor.It can be used as an effective drug preclinical research model to study pancreatic cancer progression and treatment strategies.
2.Construction and Evaluation of Theranostic Near-infrared Fluorescent Probe for Targeting Inflammatory Brain Edema
Jing QIN ; Yong ZHAO ; Caiqin ZHANG ; Bing BAI ; Changhong SHI
Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine 2024;44(3):243-250
Objective A novel compound based on near-infrared fluorescence(NIRF)probe was prepared to achieve dynamic monitoring of an inflammatory brain edema model in mice and real-time evaluation of therapeutic effects through in vivo imaging.Methods The NIRF probe IR-783 was chemically linked with clinical brain edema therapeutic drug furosemide(FSM)to obtain the new compound,IR-783-FSM.The ultraviolet fluorescence properties of the compound were evaluated using an ultraviolet spectrophotometer.The uptake of the compound by mouse macrophage cells RAW 264.7 was detected with in vitro cellular experiments.Its cytotoxicity was evaluated through CCK8 assays.A brain edema model was established in BALB/c mice via intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide(LPS),confirmed by HE staining and dry-wet weight methods for brain tissues.The mice in the brain edema model were divided into control group,IR-783,and IR-783-FSM treatment groups,receiving intraperitoneal injections of PBS,IR-783,and IR-783-FSM,respectively.Real-time in vivo fluorescence imaging was then performed.The mice in each group were euthanized after 10 hours.Ex vivo brain imaging and dry-wet weight measurements were performed to observe the NIRF imaging characteristics and therapeutic effects of IR-783-FSM on brain edema model.Results The newly synthesized compound,IR-783-FSM,retained the excellent near-infrared fluorescence characteristics of IR-783.It could target mouse macrophages with an IC50 of 48.82 μmol/L.A brain edema model could be successfully constructed with intraperitoneal injection of LPS,with significantly higher brain tissue water content compared to the control group(P<0.01).In vivo imaging showed that IR-783-FSM had a significantly stronger fluorescence signal in the brain edema model than IR-783.Compared to the control group,the brain water content was significantly reduced in the 2,5,and 8 mmol/L IR-783-FSM treatment groups(P<0.01).Conclusion The newly synthesized NIRF probe IR-783-FSM facilitates dynamic monitoring of brain edema and real-time evaluation of therapeutic effects.
3.Characterisation of the dynamics of MAOA/FOXA1 in the progression of neuroendocrine differentiation in prostate cancer
Hao HAN ; Hui LI ; Caiqin ZHANG ; Jumei ZHAO ; Xiaoli WEI ; Changhong SHI
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2024;32(6):683-690
Objective To explore the dynamic changes in monoamine oxidase A(MAOA)and forkhead box A1(FOXA1)levels during neuroendocrine differentiation(NED)in prostate cancer,providing new strategies for the treatment of neuroendocrine prostate cancer.Methods Cell models and mouse transplantation models of NED were established through long-term sustained induction with enzalutamide(ENZ).Dynamic expression of MAOA and FOXA1 in NED was detected by Western Blot and Real-time PCR.GEO database data were selected to analyze the dynamic trends in MAOA and FOXA1 levels in multiple NED models.We constructed a mouse transplantation model of human prostate cancer cell lines and analyzed the dynamic expression of MAOA and FOXA1 in the in vivo NED model by immunohistochemistry.MAOA expression was disrupted with lentiviral transfection,and the impact on FOXA1 was detected.Results Both MAOA and FOXA1 concentrations showed dynamic characteristics,increasing and then decreasing during the NED process.Knockdown of MAOA in prostate cancer cells led to decreased expression of FOXA1.This MAOA may play different roles at different stages of NED by acting through FOXA1.Conclusions Both MAOA and FOXA1 levels showed increasing,then decreasing,trends during NED.The expression of MAOA affected the level of FOXA1,and MAOA/FOXA1 may play a dynamic regulatory role in the NED process.
4.Construction and application of patient-derived pancreatic tumor organoid model
Peng LI ; Minli HUANG ; Dengxu TAN ; Caiqin ZHANG ; Yongbin ZHANG ; Changhong SHI
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(6):40-46
Objective To construct a patient-derived pancreatic tumor organoid(PDO)and evaluate its effectiveness.Methods We collected fresh surgical specimens from pancreatic cancer patients for PDO culture and compared the pathological and genetic characteristics of the PDO model with those of primary tumors.The PDO model was used to evaluate the efficacy of clinical chemotherapy drugs,and the effectiveness of the model was assessed.Results A PDO model of pancreatic cancer was successfully established.Histomorphological analysis indicated that the PDO model maintained the basic pathological characteristics of the primary tumor.Whole-exon sequencing showed that both the organoids and original tumor tissue remained consistent in their gene mutation type and characteristics.Drug screening tests revealed that the PDO model had good sensitivity to gemcitabine and irinotecan.Conclusions A pancreatic cancer PDO was successfully constructed that reflected the histological and genetic characteristics of the original tumor.The model was shown to be effective for drug sensitivity experiments in vitro and is expected to have implications for precision medicine assays.
5.Exploration of Laboratory Animal Science Teaching Practice from Perspectives of Curriculum Ideology and Politics
Ya ZHAO ; Caiqin ZHANG ; Han MENG ; Jing QIN ; Bing BAI ; Yong ZHAO ; Xu GE ; Changhong SHI
Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine 2023;43(6):641-646
The ideological and political content of the laboratory animal science degree course with the basic task of "cultivating morality and cultivating people" is organically integrated into the teaching system of laboratory animal science. It can have a subtle influence on students' thoughts and behaviors. Combined with the curriculum design and professional characteristics of laboratory animal science, this article discussed the ideological and political elements contained in this course, proposed the forms and methods of integrating ideological and political elements into the curriculum design in each chapter. Additionally, the typical cases and characteristic practices of the organic connection of ideological and political education in the teaching system of laboratory animal science were summarized. Practice has proved that integrating the ideological and political elements into the teaching system of laboratory animal science can enhance teacher's awareness and ability of politics, thus effectively improving the compre-hensive quality of students and enhancing the effectiveness of ideological and political education in laboratory animal science.
6.Biological characteristics of Escherichia coli phage and Staphylococcus aureus phage isolated from sewage
Xiangni WANG ; Caiqin MA ; Jinren LIU ; Na LIU ; Xiying WANG ; Jiajia LU ; Chuchu KANG ; Xingmin SHI ; Wang YUAN
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2023;44(5):823-829
【Objective】 Escherichia coli phage (ECP) and Staphylococcus aureus phage (SAP) isolated from sewage were used as research objects, and their biological characteristics were analyzed to provide new experimental materials for the application of phages. 【Methods】 ECP and SAP were purified and cultured by double-layer agar method. Then a series of biological characteristics of these two phages were preliminarily analyzed by electron microscope observation, optimal multiplicity of infection (MOI) test, one-step growth curve test, temperature, pH, chloroform and ultraviolet sensitivity tests, respectively. 【Results】 The results of biological characteristics showed that ECP and SAP were both virulent phages, belonging to myoviridac family. Their optimal MOI was 10-1, and they had strong resistance to ultraviolet light. The cleavage volume of ECP was 76.3 PFU/cell, while that of SAP was 8.3 PFU/cell. ECP had a wide range of temperature tolerance and could stably survive at 30-50 ℃, while SAP was more sensitive to temperature and could be completely inactivated at 50 ℃ for 1 h. ECP could maintain a good lysis activity in the range of pH 5-11, while SAP in the range of pH 6-9. ECP had strong resistance to chloroform and was non-membranous phage, while SAP was more sensitive to chloroform and was a membranous phage. 【Conclusion】 ECP and SAP are both virulent phages and have strong resistance to ultraviolet light. The lysability, temperature, pH, and chloroform tolerance of ECP are stronger than those of SAP.
7.Experimental study of disinfection effect of a new low-temperature plasma disinfector
Caiqin MA ; Guimin XU ; Xiangni WANG ; Yixin CUI ; Na LIU ; Xingmin SHI ; Guanjun ZHANG
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2021;42(5):774-779
【Objective】 To observe the inactivation effect of a new low-temperature plasma air disinfector on microorganisms in the natural environment and artificial contaminated environment so as to further determine the minimum effective processing parameters. 【Methods】 First, in 0.5 m3 of super clean workbench and 1.05 m3 airtight organic glass cavity in the body, the new low-temperature plasma air disinfector developed was used to inactivate the natural bacteria in the air under different parameters. Then in 1.05 m3 airtight organic glass cavity in the body, the new low-temperature plasma air disinfector was used to treat the Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli under the condition of artificial bacteria spraying. Last, the plate counting method was used to evaluate the inactivation effect of the disinfector on natural bacteria and artificial bacteria in the air. 【Results】 For the low-temperature plasma air disinfector in 0.5 m3 and 1.05 m3 confined space, the lowest effective treatment parameters for inactivated natural bacteria were 13 kV, 5 min or 12 kV, 10 min. For the low-temperature plasma air disinfection machine in 13 kV discharge voltage treatment of different time, compared with before treatment, the killing rate of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus increased significantly after treatment for 20 min (P<0.000 1). Both could meet the requirements of disinfection specifications [100%, (99.98±0.01)%≥99.90%]. 【Conclusion】 The inactivation of natural bacteria and artificial bacteria by the new low-temperature plasma air disinfector has reached the qualified standard of disinfection stipulated in Technical Specifications for Disinfection.
8.Prenatal diagnosis of Jacobsen syndrome in a fetus carried by a pregnant woman with intellectual disability.
Caiqin GUO ; Junfeng WANG ; Ye TANG ; Hao SHI ; Jun LIU ; Li ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2019;36(8):826-288
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the value of combined cytogenetic and molecular techniques for the prenatal diagnosis of a pregnant woman with intellectual disability (ID).
METHODS:
The fetus and its parents were subjected to G-banding karyotyping analysis, single nucleotide polymorphism array (SNP-array) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis.
RESULTS:
G-banding karyotype analysis revealed that the woman has carried a chromosomal microdeletion 46,XX,del(11)(q24), and the fetus was a carrier of 46,XN,del(11)(q24)mat. Subsequent SNP-array and FISH analysis of the pregnant woman indicated that the microdeletion has mapped to 11q24.1-q25. Both the pregnant woman and her fetus were diagnosed with Jacobsen syndrome.
CONCLUSION
Combined use of cytogenetic and molecular genetic techniques can facilitate diagnosis of patients with intellectual disability.
Chromosome Deletion
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Female
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Fetus
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Humans
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In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
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Intellectual Disability
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Jacobsen Distal 11q Deletion Syndrome
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diagnosis
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Karyotyping
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Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
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Pregnancy
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Prenatal Diagnosis
9.Effects of IDEAS visits model on anxiety in ear, nose and throat department patients before day surgery
Xiaoqing SHI ; Yuyan YANG ; Caiqin CAI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2019;25(10):1263-1266
Objective? To explore the effects of IDEAS visits model on anxiety in ear, nose and throat (ENT) patients before day surgery. Methods? Totally 200 ENT patients before day surgery were selected using convenient sampling from July 2017 to June 2018. 5 cases fell off before the end of study. Totally 97 patients admitted between July and December 2017 were finally included into the control group, while 98 patients admitted between January and June 2018 were finally included into the intervention group. Patients in the control group received conventional visits before surgery, whereas patients in the intervention group received visits according to IDEAS model. Blood pressure, pulse rate and Visual Analogue Score (VAS) on pain were compared between the two groups before and after intervention. Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) was used to evaluate the patients' anxiety. Results? There was no statistically significant difference in blood pressure and pulse rate between the two groups before intervention (P> 0.05); blood pressure and pulse rate were lower in the intervention group than in the control group, and the VAS of the intervention group was lower than that of the control group after intervention (P< 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in APAIS scores between the two groups before intervention (P>0.05); while the APAIS score of the intervention group was lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions? IDEAS visits model can reduce the preoperative anxiety in ENT patients before day surgery.
10.Chemoterapeutic drug screening based on patient?derived pancreatic cancer xenograft(PDX)models
He ZHANG ; Xue CHEN ; Caiqin ZHANG ; Yong ZHAO ; Dengxu TAN ; Changhong SHI
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2018;26(1):29-35
Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of chemotherapeutic drugs on pancreatic carcinoma based on patient-derived xenograft(PDX)models,and to screen an individualized treatment strategy. Methods Fresh human pancreatic carcinoma tissues were subcutaneously transplanted into nude mice to establish PDX models which could be stab-ly passaged. The traceability of PDX models was determined by STR analysis. The PDX models were treated with three dif-ferent clinical chemotherapeutic drugs oxaliplatin, gemcitabine and irinotecan, respectively, and the tumor volumes were measured at different times. The therapeutic effect of those drugs was assessed by TGD mathematical model and plasma CA19-9 test. Results The traceability of patient-derived xenograft samples was up to 99.99%. Compared with the con-trol group,the treatment with irinotecan and gemcitabine inhibited tumor growth significantly(P=0.001), and gemcit-abine had even better result. The minimum toxic effect in the mice was induced by irinotecan treatment,followed by gem-citabine treatment. Conclusions Pancreatic carcinoma PDX models are successfully established and can be stably pas-saged. Gemcitabine shows the most inhibitory effect on tumor growth based on TGD mathematical model assessment, and deserves to be recommended as the preferred drug for individual treatment of pancreatic carcinoma.

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