1.The role and regulatory mechanism of RNA binding protein ZFP36in hypoxia/reoxygenation injury of cardiomyocytes
Guo LÜ ; Chaofeng SUN ; Hao ZHANG ; Hongjun LI ; Fang WANG
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2024;45(2):219-227
【Objective】 To explore the role of ZFP36 in cardiomyocyte injury and autophagy induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) so as to clarify its molecular regulatory mechanism. 【Methods】 H9C2 rat cardiomyocytes were infected with ZFP36 overexpressing lentivirus (OE-ZFP36) or its negative control lentivirus (OE-ZFP36 NC) to construct stable cell lines, respectively. Transfection of ATG4D overexpression plasmid (OE-ATG4D) improved the expression of ATG4D. Hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) induced myocardial cell injury. H9C2 cells were mainly divided into control group, H/R group, OE-ZFP36 NC+H/R group, OE-ZFP36+H/R group, OE-ATG4D NC+H/R group, OE-ATG4D+H/R group, OE-ZFP36+OE-ATG4D NC+H/R group, and OE-ZFP36+OE-ATG4D+H/R group. The protein expressions of ATG4D, Beclin1, LC3 and ZFP36 in H9C2 cells were detected by Western blotting. The mRNA levels of ZFP36 and ATG4D in H9C2 cells were detected by Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (qPCR). The viability of H9C2 cells was detected by CCK-8 assay. The levels of interleukin (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) in H9C2 cells were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) in H9C2 cells were detected by DCFH-DA method. SOD detection kit was used to detect the SOD level in H9C2 cells. The apoptosis of H9C2 cells was detected by flow cytometry. LC3 autophagosomes in H9C2 cells were detected by cellular immunofluorescence. Dual-luciferase reporter gene assay was used to detect the binding of ZFP36 and ATG4D mRNA in H9C2 cells. 【Results】 Compared with control group, H/R group showed decreased cell viability, increased IL-6 and TNF-α levels, increased ROS levels and decreased SOD levels, increased cell apoptosis. Up-regulated ATG4D and Beclin1 protein expression, increased LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ ratio, as well as upregulated ZFP36 expression were found in H/R group (all P<0.05). Compared with OE-ZFP36 NC+H/R group, elevated cell viability, decreased IL-6 and TNF-α levels, decreased ROS levels and increased SOD levels, reduced cell apoptosis (P<0.05), and downregulated ATG4D and Beclin1 protein expression, decreased LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ ratio were shown in OE-ZFP36+H/R group (all P<0.05). Compared with infection with OE-ZFP36 NC lentivirus, infection with OE-ZFP36 lentivirus decreased the luciferase activity of ATG4D 3′-UTR reporter gene, decreased the stability of ATG4D mRNA, and downregulated the H/R-induced ATG4D mRNA expression (all P<0.05). Compared with OE-ATG4D NC+H/R group, OE-ATG4D+H/R group had upregulated ATG4D mRNA and protein expression, decreased cell viability, increased IL-6 and TNF-α levels, increased ROS levels, decreased SOD levels and elevated cell apoptosis (all P<0.05). Compared with OE-ZFP36+OE-ATG4D NC+H/R group, OE-ZFP36+OE-ATG4D+H/R group had decreased cell viability, increased IL-6 and TNF-α levels, increased ROS levels, decreased SOD levels and elevated cell apoptosis (all P<0.05). 【Conclusion】 The expression of ZFP36 is upregulated in H/R-induced cardiomyocyte injury. The overexpression of ZFP36 inhibits H/R-induced cardiomyocyte injury and autophagy by regulating ATG4D, thus resisting cardiomyocyte H/R injury. It proves that ZFP36 is an important regulatory molecule against MI/RI.
2.Prediction of the clinical supply of blood components in Xi′an City from 2023 to 2025
Linghao ZHANG ; Jin WANG ; Bei YAO ; Xiaoyue CHU ; Zhendong SUN ; Chaofeng MA
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;58(8):1213-1218
Objective:To construct a prediction model for the clinical supply of blood components in Xi′an City from 2023 to 2025.Methods:Based on the blood supply data of the Blood Management Information System of Shaanxi Provincial Blood Center from January 2013 to December 2022, a gray prediction model and an exponential curve fitting model were used to construct the prediction model, and the optimal prediction model was determined according to the error parameters of the relevant indicators of the model. The supply of blood components in Xi′an from 2023 to 2025 was predicted.Results:The fitting equations of the exponential curve fitting model to predict the supply of suspended red blood cells, platelets and cryoprecipitate in Xi′an were, x(1)( t+1)=1.16e 0.04t, x(1)( t+1)=1.04e 0.12t and x(1)( t+1)=1.01e 1.10t, respectively. The mean absolute errors (mean relative errors) of the exponential curve fitting model in predicting the supply of suspended red blood cells, platelets and cryoprecipitate in Xi′an were 10 488.7 (0.05%), 2 114.9 (0.08%) and 3 089.6 (0.07%), respectively, which were lower than those of the gray prediction model, about 10 488.7 (3.44%), 2 152.78 (8.20%) and 3 441.35 (7.92%), respectively. The exponential curve fitting model predicted that the clinical supply of blood components in Xi′an would increase year by year from 2023 to 2025, and the clinical supply of suspended red blood cells, platelets, and cryoprecipitate in Xi′an would increase to 409 467 U, 69 818 therapeutic volume and 94 724 U, respectively by 2025. Conclusion:The exponential curve fitting model can make a good prediction of the clinical supply of blood components in Xi′an City.
3.Prediction of the clinical supply of blood components in Xi′an City from 2023 to 2025
Linghao ZHANG ; Jin WANG ; Bei YAO ; Xiaoyue CHU ; Zhendong SUN ; Chaofeng MA
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;58(8):1213-1218
Objective:To construct a prediction model for the clinical supply of blood components in Xi′an City from 2023 to 2025.Methods:Based on the blood supply data of the Blood Management Information System of Shaanxi Provincial Blood Center from January 2013 to December 2022, a gray prediction model and an exponential curve fitting model were used to construct the prediction model, and the optimal prediction model was determined according to the error parameters of the relevant indicators of the model. The supply of blood components in Xi′an from 2023 to 2025 was predicted.Results:The fitting equations of the exponential curve fitting model to predict the supply of suspended red blood cells, platelets and cryoprecipitate in Xi′an were, x(1)( t+1)=1.16e 0.04t, x(1)( t+1)=1.04e 0.12t and x(1)( t+1)=1.01e 1.10t, respectively. The mean absolute errors (mean relative errors) of the exponential curve fitting model in predicting the supply of suspended red blood cells, platelets and cryoprecipitate in Xi′an were 10 488.7 (0.05%), 2 114.9 (0.08%) and 3 089.6 (0.07%), respectively, which were lower than those of the gray prediction model, about 10 488.7 (3.44%), 2 152.78 (8.20%) and 3 441.35 (7.92%), respectively. The exponential curve fitting model predicted that the clinical supply of blood components in Xi′an would increase year by year from 2023 to 2025, and the clinical supply of suspended red blood cells, platelets, and cryoprecipitate in Xi′an would increase to 409 467 U, 69 818 therapeutic volume and 94 724 U, respectively by 2025. Conclusion:The exponential curve fitting model can make a good prediction of the clinical supply of blood components in Xi′an City.
4.The application value of emergency bedside echocardiography in the diagnosis and treatment of reverse-Takotsubo syndrome
Chaofeng GUO ; Xiaojing WANG ; Aiju LI ; Hongyu WANG ; Guangxin SUN ; Ling WANG
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care 2024;31(2):162-166
Objective To explore the clinical application value of emergency bedside echocardiography(EB-Echo)in the diagnosis and treatment of reverse-Takotsubo syndrome(r-TTS).Methods A retrospective study method was conducted,the EB-Echo imaging and clinical data of 10 patients already diagnosed with r-TTS and admitted to the department of critical care medicine of Zhengzhou People's Hospital from January 2014 to December 2021 were selected.The r-TTS group,while data from 33 concurrently admitted patients with classic Takotsubo syndrome(TTS)were selected as the classic TTS group.Comparisons were made in terms of EB-Echo detection rates,diagnosis times,cardiac function indicators[left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),left ventricular stroke volume(LVSV)],blood volume indicators[inferior vena cava diameter(IVCD),collapse degree of inferior vena cava(cIVC)],complications[acute left ventricular outflow tract obstruction(ALVOTO),acute mitral regurgitation(AMR),and pulmonary hypertension(PH)],and prognosis between the two groups.Results The detection rate of EB-Echo in the r-TTS group was significantly higher than that in the classic TTS group[100.0%(10/10)vs.66.7%(22/33),P<0.05],and the diagnosis time was significantly shorter(minutes:26.80±3.77 vs.41.18±6.61,P<0.05).In terms of cardiac function indicators,both LVEF and LVSV were significantly lower in the r-TTS group compared to the classic TTS group[LVEF:0.36±0.05 vs.0.41±0.04,LVSV(mL):36.43±4.30 vs.40.65±5.09,both P<0.05].However,there were no significant differences in blood volume indicators(IVCD and cIVC)between the r-TTS group and the classic TTS group[IVCD(mm):15.02±1.88 vs.14.94±1.75,cIVC:(0.43±0.06)%vs.(0.44±0.07)%,both P>0.05].Concerning complications,the incidence of ALVOTO was slightly lower in the r-TTS group compared to the classic TTS group[0%(0/10)vs.21.2%(7/33),P>0.05],while the incidences of AMR and PH were similar between the two groups[AMR incidence:40.0%(4/10)vs.24.2%(8/33),PH incidence:30.0%(3/10)vs.18.2%(6/33),both P>0.05].After a follow-up ranging from 6 months to 3 years,no deaths were reported in the r-TTS group,whereas there was one fatality in the classic TTS group.Nevertheless,the mortality difference between the groups was not statistically significant.Conclusion EB-Echo demonstrates significant clinical value in the early diagnosis,guiding therapy,and enhancing prognosis of r-TTS.
5.Progress in the application of 3D printing technology in liver surgery
Yuan SUN ; Fengxian WEI ; Chaofeng GAO ; Zekun ZHAO ; Zhiming ZHOU ; Xiaodong XU
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2024;28(17):131-136
3D printing, an emerging technology, can assist improving surgical efficiency of liver surgery. 3D-printed organ models facilitate surgeons in surgical planning, enabling the simulation of surgical procedures and guiding interventions through surgical navigation. Furthermore, 3D printing harnesses the potential of utilizing tissue or cells from specific individuals to generate grafts for liver surgeries, thereby addressing the issue of graft shortage and advancing the development of personalized medicine.
6.Research progress on perioperative nutritional management for gastric cancer
Chaofeng GAO ; Zekun ZHAO ; Fengxian WEI ; Yuan SUN ; Zhiming ZHOU ; Xiaodong XU
Practical Oncology Journal 2023;37(6):519-523
Gastric cancer is one of the common tumors in the world and a major cause of cancer death.Although the 5-year survival rate of gastric cancer patients has increased greatly with the improvement levels of diagnosis and treatment,the high malnutri-tion rate of gastric cancer patients still has a significant impact on their overall survival and quality of life.Malnutrition is considered an independent prognostic factor for cancer patients,early detection of malnutrition in gastric cancer patients and more reasonable peri-operative nutritional support play an important role in the survival and prognosis of gastric cancer patients.This article combines exist-ing research at domestic and abroad to review the nutritional risk screening and assessment of gastric cancer patients during periopera-tive period,as well as the research progress of perioperative nutritional support and immunonutrition,in order to provide more compre-hensive nutritional management strategies for patients with gastric cancer during the perioperative period.
7.Correlation between human immunodeficiency virus reservoir and poor immune reconstitution of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients
Zhaoyun CHEN ; Yan SUN ; Xue ZHANG ; Yuqi HUO ; Xuan YANG ; Yan CAI ; Kun CAO ; Chaofeng LI ; Lixia XU
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2022;40(2):84-89
Objective:To analyze the correlation between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 reservoir and poor immune reconstitution of HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, and to investigate the influence of HIV-1 reservoir on the immune reconstitution.Methods:Cross-sectional survey was conducted to measure HIV-1 RNA and T lymphocyte subsets from 219 patients with HIV/AIDS who had been treated with anti-retroviral therapy (ART) for more than two years with HIV RNA lower than the limit of detection. Among them, there are 195 patients from the Sixth People′s Hospital of Zhengzhou, 12 patients from Shangqiu Municipal Hospital and 12 patients from Zhoukou Infectious Diseases Hospital. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were collected and HIV-1 DNA was detected. The measurement data of normal distribution were analyzed by two independent sample t-test. The measurement data of skewness distribution were analyzed by rank sum test. Spearman′s rank correlation was used for correlation analysis. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to predict the predictive value of occurrence of poor immune reconstitution AIDS patients. Results:There were 121 patients with poor immune reconstitution and 98 patients with healthy immune reconstitution. HIV-1 DNA was (2.50±0.52) copies/1×10 6 PBMC in the group with poor immune reconstitution, which was significantly higher than the healthy immune reconstitution group ((2.11±0.66) copies/1×10 6 PBMC, t=4.78, P<0.001). The CD4 + T lymphocyte counts in the group with poor immune reconstitution was 192(139, 227)/μL, which was lower than that in the healthy immune reconstitution group (573(457, 730)/μL). The difference was statistically significant ( Z=12.68, P<0.001). HIV-1 DNA was reversely correlated with CD4 + T lymphocyte counts and CD4 + /CD8 + T lymphocyte ratio (after adjusting the influence of age and ART time, r=-0.277 and -0.316, respectively, both P<0.001). The area of ROC curve for HIV-1 DNA to predict poor immune reconstitution was 0.679(95% confidence interval ( CI) 0.604 to 0.750). The HIV-1 DNA threshold value was 100 copies/1×10 6 PBMC with the sensitivity of 90.13% and specificity of 42.91%. The area of ROC curve of CD4 + /CD8 + T lymphocyte ratio to predict poor immune reconstitution was 0.905 (95% CI 0.863 to 0.942). The threshold value of CD4 + /CD8 + T lymphocyte ratio was 0.536 with the sensitivity of 77.68% and specificity of 89.84%. Conclusions:There is correlation between HIV-1 DNA and poor immune reconstitution in HIV/AIDS patients. The value of HIV-1 DNA higher than 100 copies/1×10 6 PBMC and CD4 + /CD8 + T lymphocyte ratio lower than 0.536 could be used as predictor of poor immune reconstitution.
8.Analysis of drug resistance in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who failed antiviral therapy
Zhaoyun CHEN ; Yan SUN ; Chaofeng LI ; Chunli LIU ; Xuan YANG ; Xue ZHANG ; Yuanyuan CHEN ; Yan CAI ; Kun CAO ; Qingxia ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2021;39(8):480-484
Objective:To investigate the drug resistance of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who failed antiviral therapy.Methods:A total of 156 AIDS patients with antiviral therapy failure at the Sixth People′s Hospital of Zhengzhou from October 2017 to December 2018 were selected. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 ViroSeq? genotyping method was used for the detection of HIV resistance, and Stanford University HIV drug resistance database (http: ∥hivdb.stanford.edu/) was used for testing results comparison.Results:Among the 156 AIDS patients with antiviral therapy failure, 122(78.21%) developed drug resistance. One hundred and six (67.95%) cases were multi-resistant to nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), among which, 104 (66.67%) were resistant to lamivudine, emtricitabine and abacavir. One hundred and eighteen (75.64%) were resistant to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), and 118 (75.64%) were multi-resistant to efavirenz and nevirapine. And seven (4.49%) were resistant to protease inhibitor (PI). There were 16 resistant sites for NRTI, with 87 (71.31%) most frequent M184V/I mutations. There were 13 resistant sites for NNRTI, with 49 (40.16%) K103N/R mutations. There were 11 resistant sites for PI, with 49 (40.16%) A71V/T mutations. The antiviral drugs lamivudine and emtricitabine were moderately and highly resistant in 102 (83.61%) cases, efavirenz and nevirapine were moderately and highly resistant in 117 (95.90%) cases. Once drug resistance developed, these drugs were likely to be moderate or high resistance. There were 29 (23.77%), 48 (39.34%), and five (4.10%) cases were resistant to zidovudine, tenofovir and lopinavir/ritonavir, respectively. The resistance barrier of these drugs was relatively high.Conclusion:The incidence of drug resistance in patients with AIDS treatment failure is high, and multi-drug resistance is serious with various sites of drug resistance.
9. Curative effect of dual antiplatelet therapy for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome after percutaneous coronary intervention
Chaofeng SHEN ; Mingjuan SHI ; Jindong SUN ; Hong YUAN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2018;25(11):1444-1447
Objective:
To observe the effect of ticagrelor for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods:
A total of 200 patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome after PCI were enrolled in this study.And the patients were randomly divided into the observation group (18 months treatment group, 100 cases) and control group (12 months treatment group, 100 cases) according to the digital table.The control group was given dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for 12 months, and then, suspended the usage of ticagrelor.The observation group was treated by DAPT for 18 months.The major adverse cardiovascular events (MACCE) and the secondary end point events were observed.
Results:
The incidence rate of MACCE between the two groups had no statistically significant difference (χ2=0.298,
10.Protective effects of Baibu Tang on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice
Weina XIE ; DING DING ; Jing SUN ; Chaofeng ZHANG ; Mian ZHANG ; Xianghong XU
Journal of China Pharmaceutical University 2018;49(4):483-489
This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of Baibu Tang on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. After intratracheally giving bleomycin(3. 5 mg/kg), mice were orally administered Baibu Tang once a day for 14 consecutive days, takingnintedanib as a positive control. The anti-fibrotic effects were assessed by the hydroxyproline level and the histopathological changes in H&E or Masson stained lung tissues. The results revealed that the lung coefficient, hydroxyproline content, inflammation and collagen deposition were increased significantly in the lung tissue of the model mice. Both ethanol and water extracts of Baibu Tang significantly improved all the pathological indexes in mice, but the effect of the ethanol extract was better than that of the water extract. Baibu Tang with Baibu(root of Stemona tuberosa)containing different components(neotuberostemonine, tuberostemonine and stemoninine, respectively)could significantly reduce hydroxyproline level and collagen deposition in the lung tissue of bleomycin-induced mice, and there was no significant difference in their activity. This result showed that the changes in the chemical composition of Stemona tuberosa(Baibu, monarch drug for Baibu Tang)have little effect on the anti-fibrosis activity of Baibu Tang, and its mechanism and material basis need further investigation.


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