1.Effects of formononetin on malignant biological behaviors and angiogenesis of gallbladder cancer cells via regulating the JAK/STAT signaling pathway
WANG Gang ; LIU Qiuhua ; GUO Ke ; ZHU Zhencheng ; SHEN Hao
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2025;32(9):941-947
[摘 要] 目的:探究芒柄花素调节JAK2/STAT3信号通路对胆囊癌细胞GBC-SD恶性生物学行为及血管生成的影响。方法:常规培养GBC-SD细胞并构建其移植瘤裸鼠,将GBC-SD细胞和其移植瘤裸鼠分为对照组、芒柄花素组、colivelin(JAK2/STAT3激活剂)组、芒柄花素 + colivelin组。用MTT法、Transwell实验和流式细胞术分别检测各组细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力,以及凋亡,用ELISA法检测各组细胞血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)分泌水平,血管生成拟态(VM)形成实验检测各组细胞的成管腔能力,移植瘤实验检测芒柄花素对移植瘤生长的影响,免疫组化法检测各组移植瘤组织中CD31和VEGF表达,WB法检测各组细胞和移植瘤组织中JAK2/STAT3通路的磷酸化水平。结果:芒柄花素可明显抑制GBC-SD细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力,促进其凋亡(均P < 0.05),抑制GBC-SD细胞分泌VEGF和VM形成(均P < 0.05),抑制GBC-SD细胞移植瘤的生长及血管生成(均P < 0.05),抑制移植瘤组织中VEGF表达,抑制GBC-SD细胞和其移植瘤组织中JAK2/STAT3通路的磷酸化,colivelin均可逆转芒柄花素的上述作用(均P < 0.05)。结论:芒柄花素通过抑制JAK2/STAT3信号通路抑制GBC-SD细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭、血管形成,促进其凋亡,JAK2/STAT3信号通路是胆囊癌临床治疗的潜在靶点。
2.Analysis on clinical efficacy of ureteroscope-assisted laparoscopic ureteroplasty at lying and running position of healthy side in the treatment of postoperative ureteral stenosis
Hua CHEN ; Tairong LIU ; Qiuhua ZHU ; Leming SONG ; Qiliang ZHAI ; Jiaqi GE ; Jiansheng XIAO
Chinese Journal of Urology 2024;45(1):29-33
Objective:To explore the safety and efficacy of ureteroscopy-assisted laparoscopic ureteroplasty in the healthy side-lying running position for the treatment of ureteral stenosis after pelvic surgery.Methods:The data of 92 patients with ureteral stenosis after surgery admitted to Ganzhou People’s Hospital from June 2017 to February 2023 were retrospectively analysed. There were 31 male patients and 61 female patients, with an average age of (46.4±23.3) years. Of the 92 patients, 53 patients had previously undergone stone fragmentation or stone retrieval surgery for urinary system stones, 35 patients had undergone gynecologic laparoscopic surgery for gynecologic diseases, 2 patients had previous intestinal surgery, and 2 patients had undergone laparoscopic ureteral reconstruction surgery. The mean preoperative serum creatinine was (120.33±16.52) μmol/L, the mean blood urea nitrogen was (14.28 ± 2.47) mmol/L, and the mean renal pelvis dilation was (3.23±2.47) cm. All patients were placed in healthy side-lying running position with general anesthesia. The patient's lower limbs were in the oblique supine position, and the angle of the lower limbs was 60-80°. By using a transabdominal approach, the narrow section of the ureter was mobilized and excised under the guidance of ureteroscopy. The posterior wall of the ureter was sutured and a zebra guidewire was placed into the renal pelvis. An F7 double-J stent was then retrogradely advanced over the guidewire. Then the anterior wall of the ureter was anastomosed to complete the surgery. The operation time, average length of hospital stay, perioperative complications, preoperative and postoperative pyelectasis and renal function changes were recorded, and the clinical efficacy were evaluated by comparative analysis.Results:Of the 92 patients, 90 patients were successfully treated with ureterovesical anastomosis. Two patients underwent ureterovesical reimplantation because of the low position and heavy adhesion of the stenosis segment. There were no cases of conversion to open surgery or intraoperative death. The mean surgery duration was (121.52±22.35) min, the mean drainage tube indwelling time was (3.16±1.23) d, and the mean hospital stay was (6.46±2.37) d. A patient with moderate hydronephrosis exhibited postoperative urinary leakage. Two patients developed symptoms of hematuria after ambulation. Following treatment with bed rest, adequate drainage, and appropriate hemostatic medication, all patients recovered smoothly and were discharged. The double J tube was removed 3 months after operation, and the CT reexamination after extubation showed that the degree of pyelectasis was (2.52±1.54) cm, the average serum creatinine was (89.64±15.21) μmol/L, and urea nitrogen was (9.42±1.36) mmol/L, which was all significantly different from that before operation ( P<0.05). The patients were followed up for 6 to 12 months, and there was no ureteral restenosis. Conclusions:Ureteroscopic-assisted laparoscopic ureteroplasty in the healthy side-lying running position is a safe and effective surgical method for the treatment of short segment (narrow segment <3 cm) ureteral cicatrix stenosis after surgery. And this surgical method has the advantages of accurate positioning of the narrow segment, safe and convenient ureteral free, exact ureteral anastomosis, and easy placement of double J tube.
3.Effects of ceftriaxone on Nrf2/GPX4 pathway and ferroptosis of cerebral cortex in early brain injury of rats with subarachnoid hemorrhage
Juan DU ; Haifeng QU ; Zehua GONG ; Liang WANG ; Yichao WANG ; Qiuhua ZHANG ; Jianmin LI ; Junjie LIU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2023;32(1):15-23
Objective:To investigate the effects of ceftriaxone(CTX) on nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf2)/glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4) pathway and ferroptosis in early brain injury in rats with subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH).Methods:Forty-eight clean grade male SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group (Sham group), SAH group, SAH+ CTX group and SAH+ CTX+ Nrf2 inhibitor group (SAH+ CTX+ ML385 group) according to the random number table with 12 rats in each group.Seven days before modeling, rats in SAH+ CTX+ ML385 group were injected intraperitoneally with ML385 (30 mg · kg -1) once a day for consecutive 7 days.And 5 days before modeling, rats in SAH+ CTX group and SAH+ CTX+ ML385 group were treated with CTX(200 mg · kg -1) by intraperitoneal injection once a day for five consecutive days.Rats in Sham group and SAH group were intraperitoneally injected with the same amount of 0.9% sodium chloride solution.After 24 hours of modeling, the neurological function score and brain tissue water content of rats in each group were measured.HE staining was used to observe the morphology of neurons in CA1 and CA3 regions of hippocampus.Prussian blue staining was used to observe the iron deposition in cerebral cortex.Spectrophotometer was used to determine the iron content, malonic dialdehyde(MDA) content, glutathione(GSH) content and GPX4 activity in cerebral cortex.Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of Nrf2 and GPX4 proteins in cerebral cortex.SPSS 23.0 was used for statistical analysis.One-way ANOVA was used to compare the mean of multiple groups of samples, and Dunnett- t test was used for further pairwise comparison between groups. Results:There was a statistically significant difference in the neurological function scores of rats in the four groups 24 hours after SAH ( F=48.40, P<0.001). The neurological function score of rats in the SAH group 24 hours after SAH was significantly lower than those in Sham group and SAH+ CTX group (both P<0.05). The brain water content of rats in the four groups 24 h after SAH was statistically significant ( F=49.61, P<0.001). The brain water content of rats in the SAH group 24 h after SAH was significantly higher than that in Sham group and SAH+ CTX group(both P<0.05). There was statistically significant differences in the number of neuronal necrosis in CA1 and CA3 regions of hippocampus in the four groups 24 hours after SAH ( F=17.44, 246.50, both P<0.001). The numbers of neuronal necrosis in CA1 and CA3 regions of hippocampus in SAH group were significantly higher than those in Sham group and SAH+ CTX group, and the numbers of neuronal necrosis in CA1 and CA3 regions of hippocampus in SAH+ CTX+ ML385 group were significantly higher than those in SAH+ CTX group (all P<0.05). Twenty-four hours after SAH, the amount of iron deposited in the cerebral cortex of rats in the four groups was statistically significant ( F=2 363.0, P<0.001). The iron deposition in the cerebral cortex of rats in the SAH group was significantly higher than those in Sham group and SAH+ CTX group (both P<0.05). There were significant differences in iron content, MDA content, GSH content and GPX4 activity in the cerebral cortex of the four groups 24 h after SAH( F=2 380.0, 1 322.0, 789.1, 815.5, all P<0.001). The content of iron and MDA in the cerebral cortex of rats in SAH group were significantly higher than those in Sham group, while the content of GSH and the activity of GPX4 were significantly lower than those in Sham group (all P<0.05). The content of iron and MDA in the cerebral cortex of rats in SAH+ CTX group were lower than those in SAH group, and the content of GSH and the activity of GPX4 were higher than those in SAH group (all P<0.05). At 24 h after SAH, the expression levels of Nrf2 and GPX4 protein in the cerebral cortex of the four groups were statistically significant ( F=888.7, 1 556.0, both P<0.001). The protein expression levels of Nrf2 (0.382±0.014) and GPX4 (0.329±0.019) in the cerebral cortex in SAH group were lower than those in Sham group ((0.746±0.009), (0.953±0.009)) (both P<0.05). The expression levels of Nrf2 (0.631±0.006) and GPX4 (0.833±0.008) protein in the cerebral cortex in the SAH+ CTX group were significantly higher than those in the SAH group (both P<0.05). The expression levels of Nrf2 (0.427±0.009) and GPX4 (0.525±0.011) protein in the cerebral cortex in SAH+ CTX+ ML385 group were significantly lower than those in SAH+ CTX group (both P<0.05). Conclusion:Ceftriaxone may inhibit ferroptosis during EBI in SAH rats by regulating Nrf2/GPX4 signal axis.
4.A systematic survey of LU domain-containing proteins reveals a novel human gene, LY6A, which encodes the candidate ortholog of mouse Ly-6A/Sca-1 and is aberrantly expressed in pituitary tumors.
Dan LIU ; Chunhui XU ; Yanting LIU ; Wen OUYANG ; Shaojian LIN ; Aining XU ; Yuanliang ZHANG ; Yinyin XIE ; Qiuhua HUANG ; Weili ZHAO ; Zhu CHEN ; Lan WANG ; Saijuan CHEN ; Jinyan HUANG ; Zhe Bao WU ; Xiaojian SUN
Frontiers of Medicine 2023;17(3):458-475
The Ly-6 and uPAR (LU) domain-containing proteins represent a large family of cell-surface markers. In particular, mouse Ly-6A/Sca-1 is a widely used marker for various stem cells; however, its human ortholog is missing. In this study, based on a systematic survey and comparative genomic study of mouse and human LU domain-containing proteins, we identified a previously unannotated human gene encoding the candidate ortholog of mouse Ly-6A/Sca-1. This gene, hereby named LY6A, reversely overlaps with a lncRNA gene in the majority of exonic sequences. We found that LY6A is aberrantly expressed in pituitary tumors, but not in normal pituitary tissues, and may contribute to tumorigenesis. Similar to mouse Ly-6A/Sca-1, human LY6A is also upregulated by interferon, suggesting a conserved transcriptional regulatory mechanism between humans and mice. We cloned the full-length LY6A cDNA, whose encoded protein sequence, domain architecture, and exon-intron structures are all well conserved with mouse Ly-6A/Sca-1. Ectopic expression of the LY6A protein in cells demonstrates that it acts the same as mouse Ly-6A/Sca-1 in their processing and glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchoring to the cell membrane. Collectively, these studies unveil a novel human gene encoding a candidate biomarker and provide an interesting model gene for studying gene regulatory and evolutionary mechanisms.
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5.Development and reliability and validity tests of the Quality of Life Scale for Patients with Aplastic Anemia
Min XU ; Menghua YE ; Ting LIU ; Xinrui HUANG ; Fang CHENG ; Xiaohong LI ; Qiuhua SUN
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2023;58(23):2880-2888
Objective To develop the Quality of Life Scale for Patients with Aplastic Anemia(QLS-AA)and to test its reliability and validity.Methods According to the concept category and the four-dimensional model of quality of life,the scale item pool was initially constructed through literature review and qualitative interview.The draft of the QLS-AA was formed through expert inquiry,cognitive interviews and expert consultation.A questionnaire survey was conducted on 429 patients with aplastic anemia from the hematology departments of a tertiary general hospital in Zhejiang Province and a tertiary hematology hospital in Tianjin with the convenient sampling method from December 2021 to November 2022,and the item analysis and reliability,validity test of the pre-test scale were carried out.Results 422 valid questionnaires were collected,and the effective questionnaire recovery rate was 98.37%.3 common factors were extracted by exploratory factor analysis,and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 66.113%.The scale level consensus content validity index was 0.821,the scale level average content validity index was 0.970,the item level content validity index was 0.833~1.000,and the correlation coefficient with SF-36 was 0.719.The Cronbach's α was 0.944,and the split half reliability was 0.882,and retest reliability was 0.931.The final QLS-AA includes 3 dimensions with 39 items.Conclusion The process of developing QLS-AA in this study is scientifically standardized,and the scale has good reliability and validity,which can effectively evaluate the quality of life for patients with aplastic anemia.
6.Measures of controlled low central venous pressure in major hepatectomy
Xiuzhen LIU ; Mingying LI ; Chaonan REN ; Qiuhua ZHAO ; Wenbing SUN
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2020;26(6):469-471
Major hepatectomy (MH) is a common treatment for benign and malignant liver diseases. Controlled low central venous pressure (CLCVP) is an important measure to reduce the intraoperative blood loss and transfusion requirement during MH. In this paper, the application standard of CLCVP at MH is discussed, and the specific measures to achieve CLCVP including fluid restriction, drug application, body gesture adjustment, reduction of tidal volume, suspension of respiratory ventilation, and infrahepatic inferior vena cava clamping (complete and partial) are systematically summarized.
7.Analysis of beta-globin gene variants in Liuzhou area of Guangxi.
Lizhu CHEN ; Shiqiang LUO ; Ning TANG ; Qiuhua WANG ; Zehui XU ; Liuqun QIN ; Jingren WANG ; Qingyan ZHONG ; Jiaolian YA ; Xiaoli LIU ; Ren CAI ; Jun HUANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2020;37(4):378-383
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the composition and distribution of beta-thalassemia-associated genotypes in Liuzhou area of Guangxi, China.
METHODS:
From January to December 2017, 13 847 individuals who came for premarital examination, maternity examination or health check were recruited with informed consent. The subjects were analyzed by reverse dot blotting (RDB) for 17 common beta-thalassemia-associated variants among the Chinese population. Individuals with inconsistent results by blood test, electrophoresis, and RDB were subjected to Sanger sequencing to detect rare variants of the beta globin gene.
RESULTS:
In total 2098 individuals were found to harbor beta-thalassemia-associated variants, which included 2075 heterozygotes (98.90%), 12 compound heterozygotes (0.57%) and 11 homozygotes (0.52%). CD41-42 (48.43%) and CD17 (31.45%) were the most common variants. Three hundred and thirty eight-individuals were found to also carry heterozygous variants of the alpha globin gene, with the most common types being --SEA/aa, -a3.7/aa, aCSa/aa, -a4.2/aa. Through Sanger sequencing, rare genotypes such as beta-32/betaN, betaCD41-42/betaIVS-II-5 and betaCD30/betaN were detected.
CONCLUSION
Liuzhou area has a high incidence of beta-thalassemia, but with a complex variant spectrum and clinical phenotypes different from other regions. Genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis for the carrier population is crucial for the reduction of the related birth defects. Our result may provide valuable information for the prevention and control of beta-thalassemia in this area.
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8.Evaluation of Schneiderian membrane state using fiber optic endoscope during maxillary sinus floor elevation with lateral window
Xuemin PI ; Hong PAN ; Caiyue ZHANG ; Deping CHEN ; Qian LIU ; Lu WANG ; Qiuhua YUAN ; Dan TAO ; Yucheng SU
Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2020;55(11):897-901
Objective:To observe the status of the sinus membrane using fiber optic endoscope during the lateral window approach sinus floor elevation to provide a reference for clinicians when evelvating the sinus mucoperiosteum.Methods:Sixty-six patients (72 sides) who underwent maxillary sinus floor elevation in Beijing Ruicheng Stomatology Hospital from September 2016 to December 2019 were selected, including 40 males and 26 females, aged 26-80 years old [(56.2±11.5) years]. And fiber optic endoscopy was used to observe the maxillary mucoperiosteum during the operation.Results:The status of maxillary sinus mucoperiosteal during lateral window approach sinus floor elevation can be divided into four categories: ① Class Ⅰ, complete periosteal, no damage to mucoperiosteum; ②Class Ⅱ, periosteal injury, unexposed laminae propria; ③Class Ⅲ, periosteal Rupture, exposed lamina propria; ④ Class Ⅳ, mucoperiosteum perforation, rupture of periosteum, lamina propria and epithelial layer. A total of 72 operations were performed, including 18 cases of class I, 28 cases of class Ⅱ, 4 cases of class Ⅲ, and 22 cases of class Ⅳ.Conclusions:The status of maxillary sinus mucoperiosteal during lateral window approach sinus floor elevation can be divided into four categories. Fiberoptic endoscopy as a clinical auxiliary examination method can improve the operator′s control of the status of the maxillary sinus membrane and assist the peeling of the mucosa.
9.The features of idiopathic membranous nephropathy in elderly patients and its correlation with the expression of the expression of phospholipase A2 receptor
Xiaobin LIU ; Qiuhua ZHANG ; Yue ZHANG ; Yong CHEN ; Shaojun LIU ; Bin LIU ; Zhijian ZHANG ; Zhigang HU ; Biao HUANG ; Liang WANG ; Zhuxing SUN
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2018;37(6):621-625
Objective To investigate the clinico-pathological features of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN ) and the expression of phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R ) in elderly patients. Methods A total of 109 elderly patients with IMN confirmed by renal biopsy at Wuxi People's Hospital from July 2008 to February 2015 were included.Data were retrospectively collected. Results (1)Participating patients with IMN had a mean age of (67.3 ± 5.4)years ,and 67.9% of them had hypertension and 65.1% had nephrotic syndrome.Compared with non-elderly patients ,elderly patients had a higher proportion with hypertension (67.9% vs.25.2%)(P=0.000) ,higher systolic pressure[(143.1 ± 15.2)mmHg vs. (127.3 ± 13.3)mmHg](P= 0.000) ,higher diastolic pressure [(88.4 ± 10.0)mmHg vs. (80.2 ± 8.4)mmHg](P= 0.000) ,more severe tubulointerstitial lesions [(3.1±1.9)points vs.(2.0±1.9)points](P=0.000),and lower eGFR[(70.9±22.9)ml·min-1· 1.73 m -2vs. (90.6 ± 27.1 ) ml·min-1·1.73 m -2] ( P = 0.000 ). (2 ) There were more severe tubulointerstitial lesions[(4.7 ± 1.8)points vs. (2.4 ± 1.7)points ,2.9 ± 1.6 points](P = 0.000 , 0.000)and lower eGFR[(50.4 ± 17.4)ml·min-1·1.73 m -2vs. (80.3 ± 19.7)ml·min-1·1.73 m -2, (72.3 ± 21.4)ml·min-1·1.73 m -2](P=0.000 ,0.000)in elderly patients of pathological stage Ⅱ, compared with patients of pathological stages Ⅰ and Ⅰ-Ⅱ. (3)The rate of positive PLA2R was 82.4%.Patients with positive PLA2R had higher proteinuria[(4.5 ± 2.3)g vs. (2.9 ± 1.1)g](P=0.042) ,lower eGFR[(66.8 ± 21.8)ml·min-1·1.73 m -2vs. (97.7 ± 16.0)ml·min-1·1.73 m -2](P=0.000) ,and more severe tubulointerstitial lesions [(3.1 ± 2.0)points vs. (1.7 ± 1.1)points](P=0.037)than patients with negative PLA2R. (4)Multiple regression analysis showed that PLA2R positive rate(P=0.008) ,tubulointerstitial lesion(P=0.000) ,and level of cholesterol(P=0.025)were negatively correlated with eGFR (R2=0.572). Conclusions Compared with non-elderly patients , elderly patients with IMN have poorer prognosis as a result of higher blood pressure and more severe tubulointerstitial lesions.Elderly patients with IMN of advanced pathological stages and positive PLA2R have more severe kidney injury and tubulointerstitial lesions ,resulting in poor prognosis.
10.Protective effect of PEDF on H9C2 myocardial cells under hypoxia condition
Zhu WANG ; Zhongxin ZHOU ; Qiuhua GUAN ; Zhiwei LIU ; Hongyan DONG ; Zhongming ZHANG
Chongqing Medicine 2017;46(26):3605-3607,3610
Objective To investigate the protective effects and possible mechanism of pigment epithelium derived faetor (PEDF) on myocardial cells H9C2 under hypoxia and serum-free condition.Methods H9C2 cells were culture in vitro and performed the hypoxia and serum-free processing.The cells were divided into the control group (H9C2),hypoxia group (hypoxia + H9C2),PEDF group(hypoxia+H9C2 +PEDF) and mitochondrial fission inhibitor(Mdivi-1) group(hypoxia+h9C2+Mivi-1).The apoptotic rate was detected by TUNNEL staining.The proteins levels of dynamin related peptide1 (Drp1) and cleaved-caspase 3 were measured by Western blot.Electron Microscopy and MitoTracker Red were used to detect the mitochondria morphology,the mitochondrial membrane potential was evaluated by cationic dye JC-1.MitoSOXTM was used to detect mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS).Results Hypoxia induced mitochondrial fission(P<0.05).The hypoxia group (6 h) and control group had statistical difference(P<0.05).PEDF reduces mitochondrial fission under hypoxia condition(P<0.05),which had statistical difference between the PEDF group and hypoxia group (6 h)(P<0.05).PEDF and Mdivi-1 could decrease cell apoptosis under hypoxia condition(24 h),compared with the hypoxia group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion PEDF decrease cell apoptosis by inhibiting H9C2 cells mitochondrial fission under hypoxia condition.

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