1.Role of SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodeling Complex in Tumor Drug Resistance
Gui-Zhen ZHU ; Qiao YE ; Yuan LUO ; Jie PENG ; Lu WANG ; Zhao-Ting YANG ; Feng-Sen DUAN ; Bing-Qian GUO ; Zhu-Song MEI ; Guang-Yun WANG
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2025;52(1):20-31
Tumor drug resistance is an important problem in the failure of chemotherapy and targeted drug therapy, which is a complex process involving chromatin remodeling. SWI/SNF is one of the most studied ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes in tumorigenesis, which plays an important role in the coordination of chromatin structural stability, gene expression, and post-translation modification. However, its mechanism in tumor drug resistance has not been systematically combed. SWI/SNF can be divided into 3 types according to its subunit composition: BAF, PBAF, and ncBAF. These 3 subtypes all contain two mutually exclusive ATPase catalytic subunits (SMARCA2 or SMARCA4), core subunits (SMARCC1 and SMARCD1), and regulatory subunits (ARID1A, PBRM1, and ACTB, etc.), which can control gene expression by regulating chromatin structure. The change of SWI/SNF complex subunits is one of the important factors of tumor drug resistance and progress. SMARCA4 and ARID1A are the most widely studied subunits in tumor drug resistance. Low expression of SMARCA4 can lead to the deletion of the transcription inhibitor of the BCL2L1 gene in mantle cell lymphoma, which will result in transcription up-regulation and significant resistance to the combination therapy of ibrutinib and venetoclax. Low expression of SMARCA4 and high expression of SMARCA2 can activate the FGFR1-pERK1/2 signaling pathway in ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma cells, which induces the overexpression of anti-apoptosis gene BCL2 and results in carboplatin resistance. SMARCA4 deletion can up-regulate epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) by activating YAP1 gene expression in triple-negative breast cancer. It can also reduce the expression of Ca2+ channel IP3R3 in ovarian and lung cancer, resulting in the transfer of Ca2+ needed to induce apoptosis from endoplasmic reticulum to mitochondria damage. Thus, these two tumors are resistant to cisplatin. It has been found that verteporfin can overcome the drug resistance induced by SMARCA4 deletion. However, this inhibitor has not been applied in clinical practice. Therefore, it is a promising research direction to develop SWI/SNF ATPase targeted drugs with high oral bioavailability to treat patients with tumor resistance induced by low expression or deletion of SMARCA4. ARID1A deletion can activate the expression of ANXA1 protein in HER2+ breast cancer cells or down-regulate the expression of progesterone receptor B protein in endometrial cancer cells. The drug resistance of these two tumor cells to trastuzumab or progesterone is induced by activating AKT pathway. ARID1A deletion in ovarian cancer can increase the expression of MRP2 protein and make it resistant to carboplatin and paclitaxel. ARID1A deletion also can up-regulate the phosphorylation levels of EGFR, ErbB2, and RAF1 oncogene proteins.The ErbB and VEGF pathway are activated and EMT is increased. As a result, lung adenocarcinoma is resistant to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs). Although great progress has been made in the research on the mechanism of SWI/SNF complex inducing tumor drug resistance, most of the research is still at the protein level. It is necessary to comprehensively and deeply explore the detailed mechanism of drug resistance from gene, transcription, protein, and metabolite levels by using multi-omics techniques, which can provide sufficient theoretical basis for the diagnosis and treatment of poor tumor prognosis caused by mutation or abnormal expression of SWI/SNF subunits in clinical practice.
2.Impact of anticentromere antibody on the clinical features and prognosis of patients with primary biliary cholangitis
Shengzhu HE ; Guiqin ZHOU ; Kexin QIAO ; Yaxing LIU ; Bin LI ; Ying FENG ; Xianbo WANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(5):872-877
ObjectiveTo investigate the impact of anticentromere antibody (ACA) on the clinical features and prognosis of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) by comparing clinical classification, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) response, GLOBE score, and UK-PBC score between ACA-positive PBC patients and ACA-negative PBC patients. MethodsA total of 749 patients who were admitted to Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, from August 2013 to December 2022 and were diagnosed with PBC were enrolled and divided into ACA-positive group with 147 patients and ACA-negative group with 602 patients. According to their conditions on admission, the two groups were compared in terms of the distribution of clinical types, i.e., chronic progression-type PBC, portal hypertension-type PBC, and standard jaundice/liver failure-type PBC. There were 261 patients with complete data after 1-year follow-up, among whom there were 53 patients with positive ACA and 208 with negative ACA. A statistical analysis was performed, and propensity score matching was performed based on sex and age at a ratio of 1∶2. The two groups were compared in terms of 1-year UDCA response rate, GLOBE score, and UK-PBC score before and after matching. The independent-samples t test or the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of continuous data between two groups, and the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between two groups. ResultsCompared with the ACA-negative group, the ACA-positive group had a significantly higher age (61.28±10.35 years vs 56.74±12.17 years, t=4.164, P<0.001), a significantly higher proportion of female patients (93.9% vs 77.6%, χ2=20.221, P<0.001), a significantly higher proportion of patients with portal hypertension (48.3% vs 27.6%, χ2=23.289, P<0.001), and a significantly lower proportion of patients with jaundice/liver failure (24.5% vs 38.5%, χ2=10.205, P<0.001). After 1-year follow-up, for the 261 PBC patients with complete data, there was no significant difference in UDCA response rate before propensity score matching between the ACA-positive group and the ACA-negative group (41.5% vs 41.8%, P>0.05), and there was a significant difference in the proportion of patients with a GLOBE score of >0.3 between the ACA-positive group and the ACA-negative group (92.5% vs 80.3%, χ2=3.935, P=0.047). There were 53 patients in the ACA-positive group and 106 patients in the ACA-negative group after propensity score matching, and there were no significant differences between the two groups in UDCA response rate, GLOBE score, and UK-PBC score (all P>0.05). ConclusionACA-positive patients tend to have an older age, with a higher proportion of female patients or patients with portal hypertension, while there is a relatively low proportion of patients with jaundice/liver failure. Positive ACA has no significant impact on UDCA response rate, GLOBE score, and UK-PBC score.
3.Construction and application of the "Huaxi Hongyi" large medical model
Rui SHI ; Bing ZHENG ; Xun YAO ; Hao YANG ; Xuchen YANG ; Siyuan ZHANG ; Zhenwu WANG ; Dongfeng LIU ; Jing DONG ; Jiaxi XIE ; Hu MA ; Zhiyang HE ; Cheng JIANG ; Feng QIAO ; Fengming LUO ; Jin HUANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2025;32(05):587-593
Objective To construct large medical model named by "Huaxi HongYi"and explore its application effectiveness in assisting medical record generation. Methods By the way of a full-chain medical large model construction paradigm of "data annotation - model training - scenario incubation", through strategies such as multimodal data fusion, domain adaptation training, and localization of hardware adaptation, "Huaxi HongYi" with 72 billion parameters was constructed. Combined with technologies such as speech recognition, knowledge graphs, and reinforcement learning, an application system for assisting in the generation of medical records was developed. Results Taking the assisted generation of discharge records as an example, in the pilot department, after using the application system, the average completion times of writing a medical records shortened (21 min vs. 5 min) with efficiency increased by 3.2 time, the accuracy rate of the model output reached 92.4%. Conclusion It is feasible for medical institutions to build independently controllable medical large models and incubate various applications based on these models, providing a reference pathway for artificial intelligence development in similar institutions.
4.Research progress of large-scale brain network of Alzheimer's disease based on MRI analysis
Ying-Mei HAN ; Yijie LI ; Heng ZHANG ; Jing LV ; Yi ZHANG ; Yingbo QIAO ; Nan LIN ; Huiyong XU ; Feng WANG
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2024;40(4):575-579
With the advent of an aging society,Alzheimer's disease(AD)has gradually become a major ailment affecting the elderly.AD is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with cognitive impairments.In AD patients,brain network connections are disrupted,and their topological properties are also affected,leading to the disintegration of anatomical and functional connections.Anatomical connections can be tracked and evaluated using structural magnetic imaging(MRI)and diffusion tensor imaging(DTI),while functional connections are detected through functional MRI to assess their connectivity status.This review incorporates the findings of previous scholars and summarizes the current research of AD.It mainly discusses the imaging characteristics of large-scale brain network changes in AD patients,so as to provide researchers with scientific and objective imaging markers for AD prediction and early diagnosis,as well as future research.
5.Clinical trial of spironolactone combined with sacubitril/valsartan in the treatment of patients with hypertensive nephropathy
Lin-Lin WANG ; Jia-Li FENG ; Sheng-Jun LIU ; Zhen-Hua QIAO ; Xiu-Ling JIA ; Xiao-Li HAN
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2024;40(8):1091-1095
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of spironolactone combined with sacubitril/valsartan in the treatment of patients with hypertensive nephropathy.Methods The patients with hypertensive nephropathy were randomly divided into control group and treatment group.The control group was treated with sacubitril/valsartan(100-200 mg·d-1 in the morning),and treatment group was combined with low-dose spironolactone treatment(20 mg·d-1 in the morning)on the basis of control group.Both groups were treated continuously for 12 weeks.The clinical efficacy was compared;the blood pressure,urinary microalbumin(mAlb),urinary β2 microglobulin(β2-MG)and serum cystatin C(Cys-C),transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1),connective tissue growth factor(CTGF)and angiotensin Ⅱ(Ang Ⅱ)and adverse drug reactions were observed before and after treatment.Results There were 87 cases in treatment group and 86 cases in control group were included respectively.After treatment,the total effective rates in treatment group and control group were 95.40%(83 cases/87 cases)and 82.56%(71 cases/86 cases),with significant difference(P<0.05).After treatment,the systolic blood pressure values in treatment group and control group were(124.65±9.65)and(130.27±8.93)mmHg,the diastolic blood pressure values were(75.08±7.14)and(80.45±7.35)mmHg,urinary mAlb levels were(42.58±5.65)and(51.28±6.64)mg·L-1,urinary β2-MG levels were(0.46±0.17)and(0.75±0.25)mg·L-1,24 h urinary protein quantitation levels were(138.49±46.64)and(216.48±65.27)mg,serum Cys-C levels were(0.63±0.26)and(0.85±0.24)mg·L-1,TGF-β1 levels were(98.67±21.43)and(112.46±26.72)pg·mL-1,CTGF levels were(1 206.54±236.56)and(1 340.51±248.25)pg·mL-1,Ang Ⅱ levels were(101.55±17.62)and(115.65±20.08)pg·mL-1,all with significant difference(all P<0.05).The incidence of adverse drug reactions in treatment group and control group were 6.90%(6 cases/87 cases)and 2.33%(2 cases/86 cases),with no significant difference(P>0.05).Conclusion Compared with sacubitril/valsartan alone,spironolactone combined with sacubitril/valsartan can better reduce blood pressure,improve renal function and delay progression of renal fibrosis in the treatment of hypertensive nephropathy,and has definite efficacy,with good safety.
6.Distribution of urinary tract pathogens and susceptibility to nenofloxacin and levofolxacin in patients with community-acquired urinary tract infection
Zhen DU ; Shan CHEN ; Liang CUI ; Huiling WU ; Zhan GAO ; Jin YANG ; Gang CUI ; Jiajing WANG ; Tiehuan SHU ; Ninghan FENG ; Ludong QIAO
Chinese Journal of Urology 2024;45(1):24-28
Objective:To investigate the distribution characteristics of urinary tract pathogens in patients with community-acquired urinary tract infection and their sensitivity to nenoxacin and levofloxacin.Methods:This prospective, multicenter clinical trial included patients with community-acquired urinary tract infection who were admitted to urological clinics at 9 clinical research centers from November 2021 to August 2022.Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18-70 years with community-acquired acute uncomplicated cystitis(AUC), recurrent acute episodes of urinary tract infection(rUTI), and non-febrile complicated urinary tract infection(cUTI) with signs of urinary tract irritation and abnormal elevation of routine white blood cells in urine. Exclusion criteria: ①Patients who received effective antimicrobial therapy within 72 h before enrollment and lasted for more than 24 h. ②Fever (>37.3℃) or symptoms of upper urinary tract infection such as low back pain, tapping pain in the kidney area, etc. ③Indwelling urinary catheter. At the first visit, clean midstream urine samples were taken for bacterial culture, and the distribution characteristics of urinary pathogens of different types of urinary tract infections were analyzed. Extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) were measured for Gram-negative bacteria. The susceptibility of nenoxacin and levofloxacin to urinary tract pathogens was determined by disk diffusion method. Drug resistance rate, sensitivity rate were analyzed between different disease groups.Results:There were 404 enrolled patients from 9 hospitals, including 364 (90.1%) females and 40 (9.9%) males. A total of 177 strains of pathogenic bacteria were isolated, among which the highest proportion of Escherichia coli was 66.1% (117/177).Klebsiella pneumoniae was followed by 6.8% (12/177) and Streptococcus agalactis 5.1% (9/177). The bacterial spectrum distribution of AUC and rUTI were similar, and the proportions of Escherichia coli were 70.6% (85/119) and 65.9% (29/44), respectively. However, the proportions of Escherichia coli isolated from cUTI patients were only 28.6% (4/14) and Enterococcus faecalis 7.1%(1/14). The overall detection rate of ESBLs in Gram-negative bacteria was 30.9%(43/139). The sensitivity rate of nenoxacin was 74.6%(91/122), and the resistance rate was 25.4%(31/122). The overall sensitivity rate of levofloxacin was 44.9%(70/156) and the resistance rate was 36.5%(57/156). The rate of resistance of urinary tract pathogens to levofloxacin was 48.2% (27/56) in patients with previous urinary tract infection history, and 30.0% (30/100) in patients with no previous urinary tract infection history, the difference was statistically significant( P=0.023).The sensitivity rate of Gram-negative bacteria to nenofloxacin was 70.7% (65/92) and that to levofloxacin was 50.0% (46/92, P<0.001). The sensitivity of Gram-positive bacteria to nenofloxacin was 80.0% (16/20), and that to levofloxacin was 70.0% (14/20, P=0.009). Conclusions:The bacterial profile of out-patient community acquired urinary tract infection varies greatly according to different diseases. The proportion of Escherichia coli in AUC and rUTI patients is higher than that in cUTI. The detection rate of ESBLs in Gram-negative bacteria was lower than the domestic average.Patients with a history of urinary tract infection had a high risk of treatment failure with levofloxacin. The sensitivity of common urinary tract pathogens to nenofloxacin was higher than levofloxacin.
7.Expression and in vitro activity of a neutralizing antibody against West Nile virus that reduces antibody-dependent enhancement
Xiangjun HAO ; Nan CHEN ; Wanlu ZHU ; Jing WANG ; Guojiang CHEN ; Chunxia QIAO ; Xinying LI ; Beifen SHEN ; Jiannan FENG ; Lihui CHAI ; He XIAO
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2024;44(1):44-49
Objective:To establish an antibody expression system to reduce the antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) effect of target antibody.Methods:Site-directed mutagenesis was used to mutate the 234 and 235 sites of the Fc region of the mammalian cell antibody expression vector-L234A and L235A to establish the antibody expression vector pFRT-IgG1κ-FcM. An antibody Wt-WNV with significant ADE effect obtained in previous work was selected and expressed by the pFRT-IgG1κ-FcM system to obtain mutant antibody FcM-WNV. The binding ability of FcM-WNV to target antigen West Nile virus envelope protein-DⅢ (WNV E-DⅢ) was detected by ELISA, and the its binding ability to human high-affinity IgG Fc receptor hFcγRⅠ (hCD64 ) was analyzed by flow cytometry. The neutralizing activity of FcM-WNV in vitro was detected by pseudovirus infection of host cells (BHK21 and K562). Results:The expression levels of FcM-WNV and Wt-WNV were comparable, and FcM-WNV could recognize and bind to WNVE-DIII in a concentration-dependent manner. Compared with Wt-WNV, the binding ability of FcM-WNV to hCD64 was significantly weakened, showing a significant decrease in fluorescence intensity. Consistent with the previous experimental results, Wt-WNV at a concentration of 5 μg/ml significantly enhanced the infection of K562 by WNV pseudovirus, while FcM-WNV at a concentration of 5 μg/ml could effectively block pseudovirus infection in both K562 and BHK21 cells.Conclusions:The established antibody expression system can effectively reduce the ADE effect of the target antibody.
8.Research progress of circulatory truncated B-type natriuretic peptides
Qiao WANG ; Peng XIAO ; Li′na FENG ; Jingyi REN
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;47(3):323-331
The incidence and mortality rate of heart failure (HF) are increasing annually, resulting in a huge medical and economic burden worldwide. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is the gold standard biomarker of HF recommended by national and international guidelines for the diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of HF. Recent studies suggest that BNP can be truncated in multiple forms by different enzymes rather than complete fragments in circulation, which can be contributing to the diagnosis and classification of HF. The immunoassay mostly used in clinics are unable to distinguish different truncated BNP forms due to cross-reactivity of antibody, while mass spectrometry is more accurate because it can easily distinguish through their mass-to-charge ratios. With the maturation of ambient ionization mass spectrometry and ion mobility mass spectrometry, it can help to simplify sample pre-treatment and improve the separation efficiency, in order to explore the clinical value of the heterogeneity of BNP truncated forms.
9.Study on the mechanism of herb cake-partitioned moxibustion inhibiting tumor growth in colitis-associated colorectal cancer based on KDM4D receptor
Hongxiao XU ; Yiran WANG ; Jing XU ; Yan HUANG ; Yu QIAO ; Feifei LI ; Guona LI ; Jimen ZHAO ; Feng LI ; Ziyi CHEN ; Kunshan LI ; Mu'en GU ; Huangan WU ; Yanping YANG
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2024;22(1):1-11
Objective:To explore the inhibitory mechanism of herb cake-partitioned moxibustion on tumor growth in colitis-associated colorectal cancer(CAC)based on histone lysine demethylase 4D(KDM4D). Methods:Inbred male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a normal group,a CAC group,a herb cake-partitioned moxibustion group,and an inhibitor group.Except the normal group,rats in the other three groups were treated with azoxymethane(AOM)combined with dextran sulfate sodium(DSS)to make CAC rat models.Rats in the normal group and the CAC group did not receive interventions;rats in the herb cake-partitioned moxibustion group received moxibustion at Qihai(CV6)and bilateral Tianshu(ST25),2 cones for one point each time,once a day for 30 d with 1-day rest every week;rats in the inhibitor group received intraperitoneal injection of KDM4D inhibitor,5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline(5-c-8HQ),once a day for 30 d.After intervention,the general condition,colon length,tumor number and volume,and histopathological colon changes were observed.The expression of adenomatous polyposis coli(APC),axis inhibitor(Axin),cyclin D1,matrix metalloproteinase(MMP)-7 and MMP-9 mRNAs were detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.The proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA),cleaved caspase3,KDM4D,APC,and Axin proteins were detected by immunohistochemistry. Results:Compared with the normal group,the general condition was poor,the colon length was significantly shortened(P<0.01),the number and volume of colonic tumors were increased(P<0.01),the structure of glandular duct was obviously disordered with"back-to-back"and cowall phenomenon,and also high-grade adenocarcinoma formed;the protein expression levels of PCNA and KDM4D were significantly increased(P<0.01),while cleaved caspase3,APC,and Axin were significantly reduced(P<0.01);the mRNA expression levels of cyclin D1,MMP-7,and MMP-9 were significantly increased(P<0.01),while APC and Axin were significantly reduced(P<0.01)in the CAC group.Compared with the CAC group,the general condition was improved,the length of colon was significantly increased(P<0.01),the number and volume of the colonic tumors were reduced(P<0.05),and the colon tissues showed epithelial cell proliferation with enlarged and deep staining nuclei,dysplasia and inflammatory cell infiltration;the protein expression levels of PCNA and KDM4D were significantly reduced(P<0.01),while the cleaved caspase3,APC,and Axin were significantly increased(P<0.01);the mRNA expression levels of cyclin D1,MMP-7,and MMP-9 were reduced(P<0.05),while the APC and Axin were increased(P<0.05)in the colon tissues of rats in the herb cake-partitioned moxibustion group and the inhibitor group. Conclusion:Herb cake-partitioned moxibustion regulated abnormally expressed KDM4D in CAC rats,activated APC and Axin,the upstream molecules of Wnt/β-catenin pathway,inhibited abnormally activated downstream molecules of Wnt/β-catenin pathway.This may be a key mechanism of herb cake-partitioned moxibustion in inhibiting CAC tumor growth.
10.Effect of Tongdu Huoxue Decoction on Lumbar Spine Function and Serum Inflammatory Factor Levels in Patients with Acute Lumbar Disc Herniation
Yumo XIONG ; Zichen LI ; Ying LI ; Qiangbing XIAO ; Lihua WANG ; Hao HU ; Ruibing FENG ; Jie QIAO ; Yan HU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(13):135-141
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of Tongdu Huoxue decoction in the treatment of acute lumbar disc herniation (LDH). MethodA total of 316 patients with acute LDH admitted to the orthopedic outpatient department of Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Honghu City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2020 to June 2023 were randomly divided into two groups. 156 cases in the control group (two cases with stopped follow-up) were treated with meloxicam tablets, while 153 cases in the observation group (five cases with stopped follow-up) were treated with Tongdu Huoxue decoction. Both groups were treated for three months. The clinical efficacy, McGill Pain Score Scale (SF-MPQ), Oswestry Dysfunction Index (ODI) score, and the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores of the two groups before and after treatment were compared. The serum levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) of the patients before and after treatment were determined by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The NDI-092 type electromyography-evoked potential instrument was adopted to measure the motor conduction velocity and clinical efficacy of the tibial and common peroneal nerves in patients of the two groups before and after treatment, and the clinical safety of the two groups of patients was compared. ResultAfter treatment, the total effective rate in the observation group was 95.4% (146/153), significantly higher than that in the control group of 76.3% (119/156) (χ2 =23.18, P<0.05). After treatment, both groups showed significant reductions in SF-MPQ and ODI scores, as well as the levels of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α (P<0.05), with the observation group showing a more significant reduction (P<0.05). Both groups showed a significant increase in JOA scores and motor conduction velocities of the tibial and common peroneal nerves after treatment (P<0.05), with the observation group showing a more significant increase (P<0.05). ConclusionTongdu Huoxue decoction can alleviate lumbar and leg pain in acute LDH, improve lumbar spine function, and suppress inflammatory reactions. It is highly safe and is worthy of clinical promotion.

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