1.Protective effect of ulinastatin on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury based on ferroptosis
Shi CHEN ; Yang ZHAO ; Yao ZHOU ; Dongling YU ; Jiao HUANG ; Yuyan LAN
Organ Transplantation 2024;15(5):780-788
Objective To evaluate the protective effect and underlying mechanism of ulinastatin on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury.Methods Twenty-four male SD rats were divided into three groups:sham operation group(Sham group),hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury group(HIRI group)and hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury+ulinastatin pretreatment group(HIRI+UTI group),with 8 rats in each group.The HIRI rat models were established by occluding hepatic portal vein and hepatic artery for 1 h.In the HIRI+UTI group,the rats were intraperitoneally injected with ulinastatin at 30 min before model establishment,and an equivalent amount of normal saline was given in the Sham and HIRI groups.The rats were sacrificed at 6 h after model establishment.Serum samples were collected to detect alanine aminotransferase(ALT)and aspartate aminotransferase(AST)levels.Pathological changes of liver tissues were observed by hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining.Ultrastructural changes of mitochondria in liver tissues were observed by transmission electron microscopy.The expression of glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4)was determined by immunofluorescent staining.The contents of malondialdehyde(MDA),glutathione(GSH),Fe,reactive oxygen species(ROS)and GPX4 were detected.The expression levels of GPX4 and acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family 4(ACSL4)messenger RNA(mRNA)and proteins in liver tissue were measured.Results Compared with the Sham group,serum ALT and AST levels were up-regulated,pathological changes such as congestion,hepatocyte necrosis and abnormal hepatic lobule structure were observed,pathological score was increased,the mitochondria shrank,the membrane density was increased,the mitochondrial crest was damaged or even absent,the contents of ROS,MDA and Fe were elevated,the GSH content was decreased,the fluorescent intensity of GPX4 was weakened,the relative expression levels of ACSL4 mRNA and protein were up-regulated,and the relative expression levels of GPX4 mRNA and protein were down-regulated in the HIRI group(all P<0.05).Compared with the HIRI group,serum ALT and AST levels were down-regulated,liver tissue injury was alleviated,pathological score was decreased,mitochondrial shrinkage and crest breakage were mitigated,the contents of ROS,MDA and Fe were down-regulated,the GSH content was up-regulated,the fluorescent intensity of GPX4 was enhanced,the relative expression levels of ACSL4 mRNA and protein were down-regulated,and the relative expression levels of GPX4 mRNA and protein were up-regulated in the HIRI+UTI group(all P<0.05).Conclusions Ulinastatin may alleviate hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats probably through inhibiting ferroptosis.
2.A prospective randomized multicenter trial for lymphadenectomy in early-stage ovarian cancer: LOVE study
Ting DENG ; Kaijiang LIU ; Liang CHEN ; Xiaojun CHEN ; Hua Wen LI ; Hongyan GUO ; Huijiao ZHANG ; Libing XIANG ; Xin FENG ; Xiaoyu WANG ; Hextan YS NGAN ; Jianguo ZHAO ; Dongling ZOU ; Qing LIU ; Jihong LIU
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2023;34(3):e52-
Background:
The Lymphadenectomy in Ovarian Neoplasms (LION) study revealed that systemic lymphadenectomy did not bring survival benefit for advanced ovarian cancer patients with clinically normal lymph nodes and was associated with a higher incidence of operative complications. However, there is no consensus on whether lymphadenectomy has survival benefit or not in early epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).
Methods
We designed the LOVE study, a multicenter, randomized controlled, phase III trial to compare the efficacy and safety of comprehensive staging surgery with or without lymphadenectomy in stages IA-IIB EOC and fallopian tube carcinomas (FTC). The hypothesis is that the oncological outcomes provided by comprehensive staging surgery without lymphadenectomy are non-inferior to those of conventional completion staging surgery in early-stage EOC and FTC patients who have indications for post-operative adjuvant chemotherapy. Patients assigned to experimental group will undergo comprehensive staging surgery, but lymphadenectomy. Patients assigned to comparative group will undergo completion staging surgery including systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy. All subjects will receive 3–6 cycles of standard adjuvant chemotherapy. Major inclusion criteria are pathologic confirmed stage IA-IIB EOC or FTC, and patients have indications for adjuvant chemotherapy either confirmed by intraoperative fast frozen section or previous pathology after an incomplete staging surgery. Major exclusion criteria are non-epithelial tumors and low-grade serous carcinoma. Patients with severe rectum involvement which lead to partial rectum resection will be excluded. The sample size is 656 subjects. Primary endpoint is disease-free survival.
3.Efficacy of lymph node dissection on stage IIICr of cervical cancer before CCRT: study protocol for a phase III, randomized controlled clinical trial (CQGOG0103)
Misi HE ; Mingfang GUO ; Qi ZHOU ; Ying TANG ; Lin ZHONG ; Qing LIU ; Xiaomei FAN ; Xiwa ZHAO ; Xiang ZHANG ; Gang CHEN ; Yuanming SHEN ; Qin XU ; Xiaojun CHEN ; Yuancheng LI ; Dongling ZOU
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 2023;34(3):e55-
Background:
Cervical cancer is still present a major public health problem, especially in developing countries. In International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2018, allowing assessment of retroperitoneal lymph nodes by imaging and/or pathological findings and, if deemed metastatic, the case is designated as stage IIIC (with r and p notations). Patients with lymph node metastases have lower overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS), and survival after recurrence, especially those who have unresectable macroscopical positive lymph nodes. Retrospective analysis suggests that there may be a benefit to debulking macroscopic nodes that would be otherwise difficult to sterilize with standard doses of radiation therapy. However, there are no prospective study reporting that resecting macroscopic nodes before concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT) would improve PFS or OS of cervical cancer and no guidelines for surgical resection of bulky lymph nodes. The CQGOG0103 study is a prospective, multicenter and randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating lymph node dissection on stage IIICr of cervical cancer.
Methods
Eligible patients are histologically confirmed cervical squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, adeno-squamous cell carcinoma. Stage IIICr (confirmed by computed tomography [CT]/magnetic resonance imaging/positron emission tomography/CT) and the short diameter of image-positive lymph node ≥15 mm. 452 patients will be equally randomized to receive either CCRT (pelvic external-beam radiotherapy [EBRT]/extended-field EBRT + cisplatin [40 mg/m2] or carboplatin [the area under curve=2] every week for 5 cycles + brachytherapy) or open/minimally invasive pelvic and para-aortic lymph node dissection followed by CCRT. Randomization is stratified by status of para-aortic lymph node. The primary endpoint is PFS. Secondary endpoints are OS and surgical complications. A total of 452 patients will be enrolled from multiple hospitals in China within 4 years and followed up for 5 years.
4.Development of the Early Warning Assessment Scale of Nursing Risk after General Anesthesia for Patients in Dental Hospitals
Xiuli WANG ; Xiao CHEN ; Ye ZHANG ; Tongxia ZHAO ; Dongling LIU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(5):633-638
Objective:To develop the Early Warning Assessment Scale of Nursing Risk after General Anesthesia for Patients in Dental Hospitals, so as to provide reference for clinical nurses to identify and predict nursing risk in the early stage.Methods:The entry pool of the Early Warning Assessment Scale of Nursing Risk after General Anesthesia for Patients in Dental Hospitals was formed by consulting the relevant domestic and foreign article, referring to the results of the previous qualitative interviews, and retrospective analysis of the patient's medical records. After two rounds of Delphi expert consultation and project analysis, the initial assessment scale was formed. From January to December 2021, 115 inpatients in the Hospital of Stomatology of Jilin University after general anesthesia were selected by convenient sampling to test the predict performance of the scale.Results:The expert authority coefficients of the two rounds of consultation were 0.855 and 0.825 respectively. The Early Warning Assessment Scale of Nursing Risk after General Anesthesia for Patients in Dental Hospitals included 25 items. Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale was 0.721. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of subjects was 0.865 [95% confidence interval (0.790, 0.939) ]. When the cutoff value was 15.500, the sensitivity of the scale was 0.722, the specificity was 0.899, the Jordan index was 0.621, and the predict performance was the best.Conclusions:The Early Warning Assessment Scale of Nursing Risk after General Anesthesia for Patients in Dental Hospitals is scientific and feasible, and can be used for the assessment and early warning of postoperative nursing risk of patients under general anesthesia in stomatological hospitals in China, helping nurses to identify the nursing risk of patients at an early stage.
5.Bone metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma: facts and hopes from clinical and translational perspectives.
Zhao HUANG ; Jingyuan WEN ; Yufei WANG ; Shenqi HAN ; Zhen LI ; Xuemei HU ; Dongling ZHU ; Zhenxiong WANG ; Junnan LIANG ; Huifang LIANG ; Xiao-Ping CHEN ; Bixiang ZHANG
Frontiers of Medicine 2022;16(4):551-573
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and bone metastasis (BM) suffer from greatly reduced life quality and a dismal prognosis. However, BM in HCC has long been overlooked possibly due to its relatively low prevalence in previous decades. To date, no consensus or guidelines have been reached or formulated for the prevention and management of HCC BM. Our narrative review manifests the increasing incidence of HCC BM to sound the alarm for additional attention. The risk factors, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic approaches of HCC BM are detailed to provide a panoramic view of this disease to clinicians and specialists. We further delineate an informative cancer bone metastatic cascade based on evidence from recent studies and point out the main factors responsible for the tumor-associated disruption of bone homeostasis and the formation of skeletal cancer lesions. We also present the advances in the pathological and molecular mechanisms of HCC BM to shed light on translational opportunities. Dilemmas and challenges in the treatment and investigation of HCC BM are outlined and discussed to encourage further endeavors in the exploration of underlying pathogenic and molecular mechanisms, as well as the development of novel effective therapies for HCC patients with BM.
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6.Cognition of dental medical and nursing staff on the risk early warning management of inpatients: a qualitative study
Tongxia ZHAO ; Ye ZHANG ; Xiuli WANG ; Xiao CHEN ; Dongling LIU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2021;27(28):3834-3839
Objective:To explore the current status of cognition of medical and nursing staff in dental hospitals on the risk early warning management of inpatients, so as to provide a reference for the further construction of an emergency and critical illness risk early warning system for inpatients in dental hospitals.Methods:This study adopted the phenomenological research method in qualitative research. From January to August 2020, purpose sampling was used to select 15 medical and nursing staff from a number of dental hospitals in Zhejiang Province, Jilin Province, Liaoning Province, and Shanxi Province as the research objects. The semi-structured in-depth interview was conducted with medical and nursing staff, and the interview data was transcribed, coded, categorized, described, and summarized.Results:A total of four themes were summarized, namely, the insufficient management ability of medical and nursing staff to grasp the emergency and critical illness risk early warning of inpatients, the difficulty of medical and nursing staff to implement the risk early warning of emergency and critical illness of inpatients, the status quo of the demand of medical and nursing staff for the risk early warning management of emergency and critical illness of inpatients, and specialized indicators for medical and nursing staff to improve the risk early warning management of inpatients.Conclusions:The medical and nursing staff of dental hospitals have a lack of understanding of the risk early warning management of inpatients. There is an urgent need to improve risk cognition and first aid capabilities in order to establish an emergency and critical illness risk early warning management system for inpatients in dental hospitals.
7.Effects of angiotensin-(1-7) on hippocampal expressions of GFAP and GDNF and cognitive function in rats with diabetes mellitus.
Dongling ZHANG ; Qian XIAO ; Huiqiong LUO ; Kexiang ZHAO
Journal of Southern Medical University 2015;35(5):646-651
OBJECTIVETo explore the effects of angiotensin-(1-7) on the learning and memory abilities and the expressions of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in the hippocampus of diabetic rats.
METHODSForty male SD rats were randomly assigned into 4 groups, namely the control group, diabetic group, Ang(1-7)-treated diabetic group (DM1 group), and Ang-(1-7)- and Mas receptor antagonist A779-treated diabetic group (DM2 group). Diabetic rat models were established by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (60 mg/kg). The cognitive function of the rats was assessed with Morris water maze (MWM) test. The expressions of GDNF in the hippocampus were examined by RT-PCR and Western blot. Nissl staining was performed to evaluate the morphological changes in rat hippocampus. The expressions of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP, a key indicator of astrocytic reactivity) and caspase-3 were measured by immunohistochemistry.
RESULTSCompared with the control group, the diabetic rats exhibited significantly impaired learning and memory abilities (P<0.05) with lowered expression of GDNF and increased caspase-3 expression in the hippocampus (P<0.05) and significant hippocampal neuronal and astrocyte injuries (P<0.05). Treatment with Ang(1-7) obviously improved the learning and memory abilities of the diabetic rats (P<0.05), increased GDNF and GFAP expressions (P<0.05), lowered caspase-3 expression (P<0.05), and increased the number of surviving neurons in the hippocampus (P<0.05). Such effects of Ang(1-7) effect was blocked by treatment with A779 of the diabetic rats.
CONCLUSIONAng(1-7) can alleviate cognitive dysfunction in diabetic rats possibly by up-regulating the expressions of GFAP and GDNF and promoting neuron survival in the hippocampus.
Angiotensin I ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Astrocytes ; Caspase 3 ; metabolism ; Cognition ; Cognition Disorders ; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ; physiopathology ; Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ; metabolism ; Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein ; metabolism ; Hippocampus ; cytology ; metabolism ; Male ; Memory ; Neurons ; Peptide Fragments ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Streptozocin
8.Literature Analysis of Moxifloxacin-induced Adverse Drugs Reactions in 3 445 Cases
Dongling ZHAO ; Qinghui QU ; Ruilin LI ; Ying HAN ; Xiping WANG
China Pharmacy 2015;(21):2913-2915
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the characteristics and regularity of moxifloxacin-induced adverse drug reaction(ADR) and provide reference for the rational clinical use of drugs. METHODS:Retrieved from CNKI (2005-2014) about the moxifloxa-cin-induced ADR,3 445 cases and the related ADR information were statistically analyzed. RESULTS:Moxifloxacin-induced ADR had a certain relationship with gender,and the male had a high incidence,especially the elderly patients. ADR could appear within 10 min;the clinic features were allergic reaction,the nervous system and digestive system at most. CONCLUSIONS:Great impor-tance should be attached to ADR monitoring and rational use of drug to reduce or avoid the occurrences of moxifloxacin-induced ADR.
9.Effects of angiotensin-(1-7) on hippocampal expressions of GFAP and GDNF and cognitive function in rats with diabetes mellitus
Dongling ZHANG ; Qian XIAO ; Huiqiong LUO ; Kexiang ZHAO
Journal of Southern Medical University 2015;(5):646-651
Objective To explore the effects of angiotensin-(1-7) on the learning and memory abilities and the expressions of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in the hippocampus of diabetic rats. Methods Forty male SD rats were randomly assigned into 4 groups, namely the control group, diabetic group, Ang(1-7)-treated diabetic group (DM1 group), and Ang-(1-7)-and Mas receptor antagonist A779-treated diabetic group (DM2 group). Diabetic rat models were established by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (60 mg/kg). The cognitive function of the rats was assessed with Morris water maze (MWM) test. The expressions of GDNF in the hippocampus were examined by RT-PCR and Western blot. Nissl staining was performed to evaluate the morphological changes in rat hippocampus. The expressions of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP, a key indicator of astrocytic reactivity) and caspase-3 were measured by immunohistochemistry. Results Compared with the control group, the diabetic rats exhibited significantly impaired learning and memory abilities (P<0.05) with lowered expression of GDNF and increased caspase-3 expression in the hippocampus (P<0.05) and significant hippocampal neuronal and astrocyte injuries (P<0.05). Treatment with Ang(1-7) obviously improved the learning and memory abilities of the diabetic rats (P<0.05), increased GDNF and GFAP expressions (P<0.05), lowered caspase-3 expression (P<0.05), and increased the number of surviving neurons in the hippocampus (P<0.05). Such effects of Ang(1-7) effect was blocked by treatment with A779 of the diabetic rats. Conclusion Ang(1-7) can alleviate cognitive dysfunction in diabetic rats possibly by up- regulating the expressions of GFAP and GDNF and promoting neuron survival in the hippocampus.
10.Effects of angiotensin-(1-7) on hippocampal expressions of GFAP and GDNF and cognitive function in rats with diabetes mellitus
Dongling ZHANG ; Qian XIAO ; Huiqiong LUO ; Kexiang ZHAO
Journal of Southern Medical University 2015;(5):646-651
Objective To explore the effects of angiotensin-(1-7) on the learning and memory abilities and the expressions of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in the hippocampus of diabetic rats. Methods Forty male SD rats were randomly assigned into 4 groups, namely the control group, diabetic group, Ang(1-7)-treated diabetic group (DM1 group), and Ang-(1-7)-and Mas receptor antagonist A779-treated diabetic group (DM2 group). Diabetic rat models were established by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (60 mg/kg). The cognitive function of the rats was assessed with Morris water maze (MWM) test. The expressions of GDNF in the hippocampus were examined by RT-PCR and Western blot. Nissl staining was performed to evaluate the morphological changes in rat hippocampus. The expressions of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP, a key indicator of astrocytic reactivity) and caspase-3 were measured by immunohistochemistry. Results Compared with the control group, the diabetic rats exhibited significantly impaired learning and memory abilities (P<0.05) with lowered expression of GDNF and increased caspase-3 expression in the hippocampus (P<0.05) and significant hippocampal neuronal and astrocyte injuries (P<0.05). Treatment with Ang(1-7) obviously improved the learning and memory abilities of the diabetic rats (P<0.05), increased GDNF and GFAP expressions (P<0.05), lowered caspase-3 expression (P<0.05), and increased the number of surviving neurons in the hippocampus (P<0.05). Such effects of Ang(1-7) effect was blocked by treatment with A779 of the diabetic rats. Conclusion Ang(1-7) can alleviate cognitive dysfunction in diabetic rats possibly by up- regulating the expressions of GFAP and GDNF and promoting neuron survival in the hippocampus.

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