1.Effect of Fuzhengquxie prescription on epigenetic regulatory protein EZH2 in ovarian cancer cells and its mechanism
Xuemei WANG ; Ming HE ; Tingting ZHANG ; Xiaohua LI ; Xin WANG ; Yanchun WANG
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(1):1-7
Objective To investigate the effect of Fuzhengquxie prescription on the proliferation,apoptosis,invasion,and migration of ovarian cancer cells and its associated mechanism.Methods After Fuzhengquxie prescription was applied to human ovarian cancer SKOV3 cells,the effects on cell proliferation,apoptosis,invasion,and migration were detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide,cell cloning,cell scratch,and Transwell assay experiments.Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)and Western blotting were used to determine the expression levels of the negative epigenetic regulatory protein,EZH2;its related protein,E-cadherin;and the apoptosis-related proteins,Bax and Bcl-2.Results Fuzhengquxie prescription inhibited the growth rate of SKOV3 cells in a concentration-and time-dependent manner,and significantly inhibited the proliferation,invasion,and migration of SKOV3 cells.Western blotting and qRT-PCR results showed that Fuzhengquxie prescription combined with GSK126 inhibited the transcription of EZH2and Bcl-2,promoted the transcription of Baxand E-cadherin,down-regulated the expression of EZH2 and Bcl-2 proteins,and promoted the expression of Bax and E-cadherin proteins.Conclusion Fuzhengquxie prescription inhibited the proliferation,invasion,and migration of SKOV3 cells and induced their apoptosis.It may be involved in regulating the E-cadherin-mediated proliferation,invasion,and migration of ovarian cancer cells by inhibiting the epigenetic regulatory protein EZH2,and regulating the apop-tosis of ovarian cancer cells mediated by Bcl-2 and Bax.
2.Effects of Pingan qushi prescription on traditional Chinese medicine syndrome,adverse events,and compliance in young and middle-aged patients with hypertension
Songbo CHAI ; Yakang DU ; Shujuan ZHANG ; Jiangbo WU ; Xiaofei WANG
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(1):8-14
Objective To investigate the effects of the Pingan qushi prescription on traditional Chinese medicine syndrome,adverse events,and compliance in young and middle-aged hypertensive patients.Methods One hundred thirty-two young and middle-aged patients with hypertension were selected and randomly divided into two groups.After elimination,64 cases were included in each group.For 2 months,the control group was treated with irbesartan tablets,and the observation group underwent the Pingan qushi prescription based on the control group.The blood pressure,curative effect,traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score,safety,adverse events,and prognosis-related indicators were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate of the observation group(96.88%,92.19%)was higher than that of the control group(82.52%,78.13%),and the difference was statistically significant(P = 0.005,P = 0.025).After 1 and 2 months of treatment,the blood pressure,syndrome scores,ALD,PRA,AngⅡ,and ET-1 in the observation group were lower than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).There was no sig-nificant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups(P>0.05).There was no statistically significant difference(P>0.05)in the incidence of adverse events during treatment between the observation group(1.56%)and control group(10.94%).Conclusion The treatment of young and middle-aged community patients with hypertension undergoing the Pingan qushi pre-scription can further improve patients'symptoms,increase blood pressure control,promote prognosis improvement.
3.Effect of low intensity pulsed ultrasound on the migration and phagocytosis of lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW264.7 macrophages
Yumeng GUO ; Yue WANG ; Xiaohan LIU ; Lin WU
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(1):15-19,33
Objective Tto evaluate the effect of low intensity pulsed ultrasound(LIPUS)on the migration and phagocytosis ability of lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-induced RAW264.7 macrophages and on macrophage behavior under inflammation.Methods An in vitro activated RAW264.7 macrophage model was developed using LPS.Cell viability was assessed using a CCK-8 assay to explore the effect of LIPUS on activated and inactivated macrophages.Wound healing assays were employed to measure the effect of LIPUS on macrophage migration,and the Transwell assay was employed when LPS was used as a chemoattractant.Phagocytosis ability was examined using confocal microscopy and flow cytometry by observing the FITC fluorescence signal of internalized pHrodo Green E.coli BioParticles Conjugate.Results An activated RAW264.7 macrophage model was successfully developed using 100 ng/mL LPS.LIPUS inhibited the migration of inactivated macrophages into scratch areas as well as guided cell migration.However,cell viability and phagocytosis remained unchanged.Conclusion LIPUS may inhibit RAW264.7 migration but not affect the phagocytosis ability of the macrophages.
4.Disulfidptosis-related lncRNAs establish new prognostic features and predict immunotherapeutic response in pancreatic cancer
Mingzheng TANG ; Xiaofeng LI ; Yao RONG ; Zhihang WU ; Guorong MA ; Songhua LIU ; Hui CAI
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(1):20-26
Objective To screen long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)associated with disulfidptosis and investigate the immune landscape between lncRNA and pancreatic cancer,for effective guidance in clinical practice.Methods The normal and pancreatic cancer tissue samples were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas database,and the lncRNA associated with disulfidptosis was identified based on the Cox and LASSO regression analyses.A risk prognosis model was constructed,and its predictive performance was verified using comprehensive methods.An accurate nomogram was construted to predict the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer.The biological differences were analyzed via Gene Ontology,Gene Set Enrichment Analysis,and an immunoassay.The immunotherapy response was estimated using the tumor mutational burden(TMB)score.Results A total of 251 disulfidptosis-related lncRNAs were successfully identified,and three groups of lncRNAs were selected as the reference for the risk model.Pathway analysis showed that immune-related pathways were associated with disulfidptosis-related lncRNA risk models.The risk score was significantly correlated with immune cell infiltration and the ESTIMATE score.Patients with higher risk scores had elevated TMB,indicating that high-risk patients exhibited a better immune checkpoint blockade response.Conclusion The findings of this study contribute to a deeper understanding of disulfidpto-sis-related lncRNA and provide a potential therapeutic strategy for pancreatic cancer.
5.Effects of icariin on BDNF/TkB signaling pathway and synaptic plasticity regulation on fear memory improvement in rats with post-traumatic stress disorder
Xiaochen LIU ; Na JIN ; Yuanze GAO ; Baoxiang SHI ; Wei SHAN
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(1):27-33
Objective To investigate the effects and mechanisms of icariin on changes in fear memory in post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)rats.Methods Thirty male SD rats were used to construct a rat model of single prolonged stress(SPS).The model rats were randomly divided into the SPS,icariin,and icariin + K252a(tyrosine kinase receptor B inhibitor)groups(n= 10 each;another 10 normal rats were used as the control group).The icariin and icariin + K252a groups were administered 20 mg/kg icariin by gavage once per day after SPS,while the control and SPS groups were administered the same dose of normal saline.K252a cells were injected into the lateral ventricles.After 2 weeks,anxiety,depression,and fear memory disorder in rats in each group were detected by the mine experiment,ele-vated cross maze experiment,and conditional fear test.The binding activity of icariin to brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)and the BDNF and TrkB expressions in the rat amygdala were detected by immunohistochemistry.The relative expressions of BDNF and TrkB pro-teins were detected by Western blotting.The expressions of postsynaptic density protein 95(PSD95)and synaptophysin(SYN)in the rat amygdala were detected using immunofluorescence.Results Icariin showed strong binding to BDNF.Compared with the control group,the times of entering the central area and the percentage of movement distance in the central area in the SPS group and the icariin+K252a group were significantly reduced.The open arm entry(OE)and arm opening time(OT)were significantly reduced,the freezing time and defecation times were significantly increased,and the expressions of the BDNF,TrkB,PSD95,and SYN proteins were significantly reduced(P<0.05).Compared with the SPS group,the icariin group rats had significantly increased times of entering the central area and percentages of movement distance in the central area,significantly increased OE and OT,significantly reduced the time of immobilization and defecation,and significantly increased the expressions of BDNF,TrkB,PSD95,and SYN proteins(P<0.05).Conclusion Icariin effectively alleviated the fear memory impairment induced by SPS in rats.This protective effect is related to BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway activation and upregulated PSD95 and SYN expression.
6.Mediating role of peer relationships and self-esteem between family functioning and mobile phone dependency in middle school students
Yang LIU ; Honglin MA ; Feifei GAO
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(1):34-38
Objective To explore the predictive effect of family functioning on mobile phone dependency and clarify the mediating role of peer relationships and self-esteem.Methods A stratified cluster random sampling method was used to collect data related to family functioning,self-esteem,and mobile phone dependency of 1 326 middle school students.SPSS 25.0 software was used to describe the data statistically and compare the differences among the demographic characteristics.Mplus 8.3 software was used to test the mediating effect of self-esteem on family functioning and mobile phone dependency of middle school students and the moderating effect of peer relation-ships.Results Family functioning negatively predicted the mobile phone dependency of middle school students(β=-0.291;95%CI:-0.361--0.224;P<0.001),self-esteem mediated the relationship between family functioning and mobile phone dependency(β=-0.066;95%CI:-0.096--0.044;P<0.001),and peer relationship moderated the mediating role of self-esteem between family func-tioning and mobile phone dependency(β= 0.117;95%CI:0.046-0.188;P= 0.001).Conclusion Family functioning directly affected mobile phone dependency and impacted mobile phone dependency through self-esteem.The mediating effect of self-esteem increases as peer relationships improve.
7.Clinical application of intravenous dexmedetomidine combined with target-controlled remifentanil in anesthesia of ERCP surgery in older adult patients
Ning CHEN ; Dandan SONG ; Zhihui QIU ; Ming XU ; Bo CUI ; Yugang DIAO
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(1):39-45
Objective To explore the safety and feasibility of intravenous dexmedetomidine(Dex)combined with targeted infusion of remifentanil in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)anesthesia in older adult patients.Methods From January to August 2021,98 older adult patients(≥65 years old)undergoing ERCP were randomly divided into TRP and TRD groups.The TRP group was anesthetized with target-controlled infusion of propofol and remifentanil and the TRD group was treated with Dex combined with target-controlled infusion of remifentanil.mean arterial pressure(MAP),heart rate(HR),electrocardiogram(ECG),respiratory rate(RR),pulse oxygen saturation(SpO2),bispectral index(BIS)before anesthesia induction(T0),immediately after induction of anesthesia(T1),endoscopic introduction(T2),duodenal papilla intubation(T3),endoscopy withdrawal(T4)and postoperative awakening(T5)were observed.Arterial blood gas analysis at different time points(T0,every 15 min after anesthesia induction and T5),PaO2,and PaCO2,were recorded at the above mentioned time points;and the remifentanil concentration in target-controlled infusion,operation time,recovery time(from infusion of remifentanil to consciousness recovery),anesthesia recovery time(from consciousness recovery to leaving the operating room),intraoperative body movement,Aldrete scores out of the room,Visual Analogue Scale(VAS)at 60 min after surgery,occurrence of post-operative adverse reactions,as well as the satisfaction of anesthesiologists,endoscopists,and patients were recorded.Results Compared with the TRP group,MAP at T1 and T3,SpO2 and RR at T1,T2,T3,and T4,and BIS at T2,T3,T4,and T5 increased,whereas HR at T1,T2,T3,and T4 decreased;the number of mandibular rests,incidence of hypoxemia,Aldrete score,and satisfaction increased,whereas the VAS score at 60 min after surgery decreased in the TRD group(P<0.05).There were no statistically significant differences in postoperative adverse reactions,PaO2 and PaCO2,target-controlled infusion remifentanil concentration,operation time,recovery time,and anesthesia recovery time between the two groups.Conclusion Compared with the target-controlled infusion of propofol-remifentanil,intravenous infusion of Dex combined with target-controlled infusion of remifentanil can reduce the incidence of hypoxemia in older adult patients during ERCP surgery,and the anesthesia regimen can meet the anesthesia needs of ERCP surgery,which is safe and feasible.
8.Three-dimensional modeling of modified Le Fort Ⅰ osteotomy of the maxilla and finite element analysis of postoperative occlusion
Chuqing LIU ; Yang LI ; Shaoyang BI ; Yangyang LIN
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(1):46-50
Objective To establish a smooth three-dimensional(3D)geometric model of the maxilla based on CT data using four dif-ferent software packages,to mimic the modified Le Fort Ⅰ osteotomy and its fixation scheme,and to perform a finite element analysis of the postoperative occlusion.Methods CT data were preliminarily processed using Mimics software to produce an STL 3D model.The model was then imported into Inspire Studio software to create a smoothed PolyNURBS geometric model.SpaceClaim software was used to model the surgical osteotomy and fixation schemes.Finally,ANSYS Workbench was used to conduct a 3D finite element analysis simu-lating the patient's occlusion after surgery.Results The simulation results showed that the connection relationship of the finite element model was accurately established under the molar occlusion condition.Under a total occlusal force of 6 N,the maximum equivalent stress of the titanium plate was 73 MPa.Conclusion The maxillary modeling and analysis method used in this study can produce a smooth geometric model suitable for finite element simulation.The results of this study can provide reference for various fixation schemes in orthognathic surgery.
9.Prognostic risk factor analysis and prognosis prediction model construction for patients with small bowel adenocarcinoma based on the SEER database
Weiye YUAN ; Xianhao XIAO ; He SONG
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(1):51-59
Objective To explore the risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients with small bowel adenocarcinoma(SBA),construct the SBA survival risk model,and evaluate the clinical predictive value.Methods Clinical information and prognosis data of 2 639 patients included in the surveillance,epidemiology,and end results(SEER)database were retrospectively analyzed.Overall survival(OS)and disease specific survival(DSS)were used as prognostic indicators.The training group and validation group were randomized at a 7 ∶ 3 ratio using univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis.Prognostic factors affecting SBA sur-vival were screened,and a prognostic prediction model was constructed.The receiver operation characteristic curve,model valida-tion by validation group,and clinical decision curve.Results Age(P<0.01),tumor site(P = 0.018),size(P = 0.042),T stage(P<0.01),detection rate of positive lymph nodes(P<0.01),single tumor focus(P<0.01),and secondary liver metastasis(P<0.01)were independent risk factors affecting prognosis of OS in patients with SBA;age(P<0.01),tumor size(P= 0.022),T stage(P<0.01),detec-tion rate of positive lymph nodes(P<0.01),single tumor focus(P<0.01),and secondary liver metastasis(P<0.01)were independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of DSS in patients with SBA.The nomogram,survival risk assessment model,and calibration prediction curve were consistent with the actual curve.Conclusion Age,tumor size,T stage,detection rate of positive lymph nodes,single tumor focus,and secondary liver metastasis were independent risk factors for OS and DSS in patients with SBA.Tumor site was also an inde-pendent risk factor for OS in SBA patients.The established prognostic prediction model has good predictive value,can effectively evaluate the prognosis of SBA patients,and can provide reasonable treatment advice for patients.
10.Effects of the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist on synaptic plasticity in sevoflurane-induced cognitive dysfunction in aged rats and its mechanism
Jiarui ZOU ; Keyan CHEN ; Zhen ZHANG
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(1):60-66,74
Objective To investigate the effect of the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist on synaptic plasticity in flurane-induced cognitive dys-function in aged rats.Methods Thirty 18-month-old Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control,model,and drug groups.The model group inhaled a 50%oxygen gas mixture(2 L/min)and 2%sevoflurane and were then treated with 5μL 0.9%NaCl;the drug group inhaled a 50%oxygen mixture(2 L/min)and 2%sevoflurane for 4 h and then the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist(3μg)was injected into the left ventricles of the rats;and the control group inhaled a 50%oxygen mixture(2 L/min)for 4 h.The water maze method was used to assess the learning memory of the rats and histopathological changes in the rat hippocampus were examined by HE staining.Nissl and Golgi staining were used to identify any changes to the neurons and synapses in hippocampal tissue.The MeCP2,p250GAP,PSD-95,GAP-43,and Syn expression levels were determined by immunofluorescence assay and the PKA,CREB1,and BDNFmRNA levels were determined using real-time PCR.Western blotting was performed to determine the PKA,CREB1,p-CREB1,and BDNF expression levels.Results The water maze data showed that the escape latency was significantly prolonged in the model group compared to the control group and,after treatment with the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist,the escape latency significantly decreased in the drug group compared to that of the model group(P<0.05).Moreover,the number of platform crossings was significantly lower in the model group than in the control group,but the number of platform crossings in the drug group was significantly higher than that in the model group(P<0.05).Compared to the control group,the hippocampal neurons in the model group had irregular morphology,loosely arranged and enlarged sur-rounding tissue gaps,deeply stained nuclei,a reduced number of Nissl bodies in the neurons,and a significantly reduced dendritic spine density and number of branches.After treatment with the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist,the hippocampal neurons in the drug group had a regular morphology,relatively complete structure,uniform arrangement,increased numbers of Nissl bodies in the neurons,and a signifi-cantly increased dendritic spine density and number of dendritic branches.Compared to the control group,MeCP2,PSD-95,GAP-43,Syn,PKA,CREB1,p-CREB1,and BDNF expression levels significantly decreased and p250GAP expression significantly increased in the rat brain tissue from the model group(P<0.05),but the PKA,CREB1,and BDNF mRNA levels significantly decreased(P<0.05).Furthermore,compared to the model group,the MeCP2,PSD-95,GAP-43,Syn,PKA,CREB1,p-CREB1,and BDNF expres-sion levels significantly increased along with the PKA,CREB1,and BDNF mRNA levels(P<0.05)in the drug group.However,the p250GAP protein expression level significantly decreased(P<0.05).Conclusion The 5-HT1A receptor antagonist improves learning memory in rats with sevoflurane-induced cognitive dysfunction.Specifically,it enhances PSD-95,GAP-43,and Syn expression levels,pro-motes synaptic remodeling,and protects rat hippocampal neuronal cells by activating the CREB/BDNF pathway.

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