1.Treatment of Alzheimer's disease with 1050 nm near-infrared light with specific frequency combined with donepezil hydrochloride: an experimental study
Ni WANG ; Jingting LONG ; Wei JU ; Xiaoxu WANG ; Mei FENG
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2021;20(12):1204-1211
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To explore the potential application value of photobiomodulation and drug combination therapy in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD).Methods:Twenty-five APPswe/PS1dE9 double transgenic mice were randomly divided into model control group, donepezil hydrochloride (DH) group, DH+10 Hz group, DH+20 Hz group, and DH+40 Hz group ( n=5); and 5 C57BL/6J mice were selected as blank control group. Mice in the DH group, DH+10 Hz group, DH+20 Hz group, and DH+40 Hz group were given intragastric administration of DH (1.3 mg/[kg·d] for 4 weeks). The mice in the DH+10 Hz group, DH+20 Hz group, and DH+40 Hz group were irradiated with 1050 nm near-infrared light at 10 Hz, 20 Hz and 40 Hz frequencies for 6 min/d for 4 consecutive weeks. After all these treatments, Morris water maze was used to detect the behavioral cognitive ability of mice in each group; Congo red staining was used to detect the amyloid deposition in hippocampal CA1 area; and ELISA was used to detect the protein expression levels of amyloid protein (Aβ) 1-40 and Aβ 1-42 in the hippocampus. Results:(1) As compared with that in the model control group, the escape latency of mice in the DH+40 Hz group was significantly shortened since the 4 th d of navigation test, and that in the DH group was significantly shortened since the 5 th d of navigation test ( P<0.05); that in the DH+40 Hz group was obviously shortened as compared with that in the DH group without significant difference ( P>0.05). As compared with the those in the model control group, the times of crossing the primary platform of mice in the DH group and DH+40 Hz group were singifcantly increased ( P<0.05), and those in the DH+40 Hz group were similar to those in the DH group. (2) DH+40 Hz group showed scattered brick-red dotted patches, the staining depth and distribution range were obviously smaller than those in the model control group, and the nuclear structure arrangement was more orderly than that in the model control group; the staining depth and number of brick red patches in the DH+40 Hz group were smaller than those in the DH group. (3) The concentrations of Aβ 1-40 and Aβ 1-42 in the hippocampal tissue homogenate of DH+40 Hz group were significantly decreased as compared with those in the model control group ( P<0.05). As compared with those in the DH group, the concentrations of Aβ 1-40 and Aβ 1-42 in hippocampal tissue homogenate of DH+40 Hz group were decreased without significant difference ( P>0.05). Conclusion:The combined treatment strategy of 40 Hz 1050 nm near-infrared light and DH may have the potential to improve the behavioral cognition of AD mice and moderately reduce the deposition of Aβ in the brain tissues.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
2.Analysis of fusion gene expression in acute myeloid leukemia
Qi YAN ; Yani LIN ; Xianqi HUANG ; Lingzhi QIAN ; Jingting MA ; Hong ZHANG ; Long CHEN ; Xuejing CHEN ; Yingchang MI ; Kun RU
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2021;42(6):480-486
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To analyze the genetic landscape of multiple fusion genes in patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and investigate the characteristics of immunophenotypes and mutations.Methods:The results of multiple fusion genes from 4192 patients with de novo AML were retrospectively analyzed from 2016 to 2020. In addition, the immunophenotypical data and the mutational results from high-through put method were statistically investigated and correlated as well.Results:①Among the 52 targets, 29 different types of fusion genes were detected in 1948 patients (46.47%) with AML, which demonstrated an "exponential distribution" . ② As the age increased, the number of patients with fusion gene increased first and then decreased gradually. The total incidence rate of fusion genes and MLL rearrangment in children were significantly higher than those in adults (69.18% vs 44.76%, 15.35% vs 8.36%) . ③The mutations involving FLT3 and RAS signaling pathway contributed most in patients with MLL rearrangment. ④No specific immunophenotypic characteristics were found in AML patients with MLL or NUP98 rearrangements. Conclusion:Nearly half of AML patients were accompanied by specific fusion gene expression, the proportions of different fusion genes in pediatric and adults patients were different by multiple PCR. The gene mutations and immunophenotype of these AML patients have certain rules.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
            
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