1.Immunotherapy for small cell lung cancer: progresses and challenges
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2025;32(1):14-23
[摘 要] 小细胞肺癌(SCLC)是肺癌中恶性程度最高的一种类型,其在全部肺癌病例中约占13%~15%。初治SCLC患者虽然对化疗和放疗具有较高的敏感性,但容易复发,导致患者生存率较低。2018年以来,随着IMpower133和CASPIAN研究相继成功,SCLC进入了免疫治疗时代,化疗联合免疫检查点抑制剂已成为广泛期SCLC的一线治疗标准方案。同时,免疫治疗在局限期SCLC中也取得了初步成功。SCLC的免疫治疗虽然取得了一些进展,但免疫治疗整体上带来的生存获益有限,缺乏有效的预测生物标志物,对复发/难治性SCLC缺少治疗手段,SCLC免疫治疗未来仍面临诸多挑战。本文回顾国内外SCLC免疫治疗临床研究的最新进展,分析不同类型的免疫治疗药物、生物标志物及新型免疫治疗靶点,探讨SCLC免疫治疗的联合策略和发展前景。
2.Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome induces metabolomic changes in expressed prostatic secretions and plasma.
Fang-Xing ZHANG ; Xi CHEN ; De-Cao NIU ; Lang CHENG ; Cai-Sheng HUANG ; Ming LIAO ; Yu XUE ; Xiao-Lei SHI ; Zeng-Nan MO
Asian Journal of Andrology 2025;27(1):101-112
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a complex disease that is often accompanied by mental health disorders. However, the potential mechanisms underlying the heterogeneous clinical presentation of CP/CPPS remain uncertain. This study analyzed widely targeted metabolomic data of expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) and plasma to reveal the underlying pathological mechanisms of CP/CPPS. A total of 24 CP/CPPS patients from The Second Nanning People's Hospital (Nanning, China), and 35 asymptomatic control individuals from First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University (Nanning, China) were enrolled. The indicators related to CP/CPPS and psychiatric symptoms were recorded. Differential analysis, coexpression network analysis, and correlation analysis were performed to identify metabolites that were specifically altered in patients and associated with various phenotypes of CP/CPPS. The crucial links between EPS and plasma were further investigated. The metabolomic data of EPS from CP/CPPS patients were significantly different from those from control individuals. Pathway analysis revealed dysregulation of amino acid metabolism, lipid metabolism, and the citrate cycle in EPS. The tryptophan metabolic pathway was found to be the most significantly altered pathway associated with distinct CP/CPPS phenotypes. Moreover, the dysregulation of tryptophan and tyrosine metabolism and elevation of oxidative stress-related metabolites in plasma were found to effectively elucidate the development of depression in CP/CPPS. Overall, metabolomic alterations in the EPS and plasma of patients were primarily associated with oxidative damage, energy metabolism abnormalities, neurological impairment, and immune dysregulation. These alterations may be associated with chronic pain, voiding symptoms, reduced fertility, and depression in CP/CPPS. This study provides a local-global perspective for understanding the pathological mechanisms of CP/CPPS and offers potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets.
Humans
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Male
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Prostatitis/blood*
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Adult
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Pelvic Pain/blood*
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Metabolomics
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Prostate/metabolism*
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Middle Aged
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Chronic Pain/blood*
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Metabolome
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Case-Control Studies
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Tryptophan/blood*
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Depression/blood*
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Oxidative Stress/physiology*
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Chronic Disease
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Lipid Metabolism/physiology*
3.Psychological stress-activated NR3C1/NUPR1 axis promotes ovarian tumor metastasis.
Bin LIU ; Wen-Zhe DENG ; Wen-Hua HU ; Rong-Xi LU ; Qing-Yu ZHANG ; Chen-Feng GAO ; Xiao-Jie HUANG ; Wei-Guo LIAO ; Jin GAO ; Yang LIU ; Hiroshi KURIHARA ; Yi-Fang LI ; Xu-Hui ZHANG ; Yan-Ping WU ; Lei LIANG ; Rong-Rong HE
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2025;15(6):3149-3162
Ovarian tumor (OT) is the most lethal form of gynecologic malignancy, with minimal improvements in patient outcomes over the past several decades. Metastasis is the leading cause of ovarian cancer-related deaths, yet the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Psychological stress is known to activate the glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1), a factor associated with poor prognosis in OT patients. However, the precise mechanisms linking NR3C1 signaling and metastasis have yet to be fully elucidated. In this study, we demonstrate that chronic restraint stress accelerates epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and metastasis in OT through an NR3C1-dependent mechanism involving nuclear protein 1 (NUPR1). Mechanistically, NR3C1 directly regulates the transcription of NUPR1, which in turn increases the expression of snail family transcriptional repressor 2 (SNAI2), a key driver of EMT. Clinically, elevated NR3C1 positively correlates with NUPR1 expression in OT patients, and both are positively associated with poorer prognosis. Overall, our study identified the NR3C1/NUPR1 axis as a critical regulatory pathway in psychological stress-induced OT metastasis, suggesting a potential therapeutic target for intervention in OT metastasis.
4.The Medial Prefrontal Cortex-Basolateral Amygdala Circuit Mediates Anxiety in Shank3 InsG3680 Knock-in Mice.
Jiabin FENG ; Xiaojun WANG ; Meidie PAN ; Chen-Xi LI ; Zhe ZHANG ; Meng SUN ; Tailin LIAO ; Ziyi WANG ; Jianhong LUO ; Lei SHI ; Yu-Jing CHEN ; Hai-Feng LI ; Junyu XU
Neuroscience Bulletin 2025;41(1):77-92
Anxiety disorder is a major symptom of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with a comorbidity rate of ~40%. However, the neural mechanisms of the emergence of anxiety in ASD remain unclear. In our study, we found that hyperactivity of basolateral amygdala (BLA) pyramidal neurons (PNs) in Shank3 InsG3680 knock-in (InsG3680+/+) mice is involved in the development of anxiety. Electrophysiological results also showed increased excitatory input and decreased inhibitory input in BLA PNs. Chemogenetic inhibition of the excitability of PNs in the BLA rescued the anxiety phenotype of InsG3680+/+ mice. Further study found that the diminished control of the BLA by medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and optogenetic activation of the mPFC-BLA pathway also had a rescue effect, which increased the feedforward inhibition of the BLA. Taken together, our results suggest that hyperactivity of the BLA and alteration of the mPFC-BLA circuitry are involved in anxiety in InsG3680+/+ mice.
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Prefrontal Cortex/metabolism*
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Basolateral Nuclear Complex/metabolism*
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Mice
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Anxiety/metabolism*
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Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics*
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Male
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Gene Knock-In Techniques
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Pyramidal Cells/physiology*
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Mice, Transgenic
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Neural Pathways/physiopathology*
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Microfilament Proteins
5.Association between Fish Consumption and Stroke Incidence Across Different Predicted Risk Populations: A Prospective Cohort Study from China.
Hong Yue HU ; Fang Chao LIU ; Ke Yong HUANG ; Chong SHEN ; Jian LIAO ; Jian Xin LI ; Chen Xi YUAN ; Ying LI ; Xue Li YANG ; Ji Chun CHEN ; Jie CAO ; Shu Feng CHEN ; Dong Sheng HU ; Jian Feng HUANG ; Xiang Feng LU ; Dong Feng GU
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2025;38(1):15-26
OBJECTIVE:
The relationship between fish consumption and stroke is inconsistent, and it is uncertain whether this association varies across predicted stroke risks.
METHODS:
A cohort study comprising 95,800 participants from the Prediction for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in China project was conducted. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect data on fish consumption. Participants were stratified into low- and moderate-to-high-risk categories based on their 10-year stroke risk prediction scores. Hazard ratios ( HRs) and 95% confidence intervals ( CIs) were estimated using Cox proportional hazard models and additive interaction by relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI), attributable proportion (AP), and synergy index (SI).
RESULTS:
During 703,869 person-years of follow-up, 2,773 incident stroke events were identified. Higher fish consumption was associated with a lower risk of stroke, particularly among moderate-to-high-risk individuals ( HR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.47-0.60) than among low-risk individuals ( HR = 0.64, 95% CI: 0.49-0.85). A significant additive interaction between fish consumption and predicted stroke risk was observed (RERI = 4.08, 95% CI: 2.80-5.36; SI = 1.64, 95% CI: 1.42-1.89; AP = 0.36, 95% CI: 0.28-0.43).
CONCLUSION
Higher fish consumption was associated with a lower risk of stroke, and this beneficial association was more pronounced in individuals with moderate-to-high stroke risk.
Humans
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China/epidemiology*
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Male
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Female
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Stroke/etiology*
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Middle Aged
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Prospective Studies
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Incidence
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Aged
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Animals
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Fishes
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Risk Factors
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Diet
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Seafood
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Adult
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Cohort Studies
6.Study on the fit testing for the workers wearing hearing protection device in machinery manufacturing enterprises
Yanan WANG ; Shibiao SU ; Chunhua LIAO ; Xi ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2024;42(1):16-21
Objective:To investigate the occupational noise hazards in five machinery manufacturing enterprises, and to evaluate the individual noise reduction values and influencing factors of workers wearing hearing protection device (HPD) by individual fit testing.Methods:From November 2021 to January 2022, 5 machinery manufacturing enterprises in Bao'an District of Shenzhen were selected to conduct an occupational health survey to understand the noise exposure level of workers. The 3MTM E-A-RfitTM fitness test system was used to test the baseline individual sound attenuation value level (PAR) of the daily wear of the ear protecters for 485 workers in typical noise working positions. Workers whose PAR values could not meet the requirements of noise reduction at work were instructed to wear and repeated tests were conducted. PAR results of the workers before and after the intervention were collected and analyzed.Results:The noise workers who received the suitability test were mainly distributed in 24 types of work, the job noise exposure level was 80.2 dB (A) ~ 95.0 dB (A), and the job noise excess rate was 52.5% (138/263). The median baseline PAR [ M ( Q1, Q3) ] for 485 workers was 6.0 (0.0, 14.0) dB. The baseline PAR of male workers, those with more than 15 years of working experience, those with more than 15 years of using ear guards, those who considered ear guards comfortable to wear, those with college degree or above, and those exposed to noise level 90 dB (A) were higher, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). A total of 275 workers (56.7%) did not pass the baseline PAR test, and there was no statistically significant difference in the intervention rate of workers in different noise groups ( P>0.05). PAR in subjects who did not pass baseline after intervention increased from 0.0 (0.0, 3.0) dB to 15.0 (12.0, 18.2) dB. Conclusion:The workplace noise hazard of machinery manufacturing enterprises is serious, and there is a great difference between the baseline PAR and the nominal value of the hearing guard worn by the noise exposed workers. The intervention measures can effectively improve the protective effect of wearing ear protectors.
7.Effect of Huoxue Yiqi Decoction Combined with Pinggan Qianyang Muzu Powder on Blood Lipid Metabolism and Cardiac Function in Female Patients with Essential Hypertension
Xi-Xun LIAO ; Kai-Ge ZHOU ; Yue-Hua LI ; Jie CHEN
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;41(5):1123-1129
Objective To investigate the effects of Huoxue Yiqi Decoction(composed of Carthami Flos,Crataegi Fructus,Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma,and Astragali Radix)combined with Pinggan Qianyang Muzu Powder(composed of Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis,Prunellae Spica,Chrysanthemi Flos,Lonicerae Japonicae Flos and Cassiae Semen)on blood lipid metabolism and cardiac function in female patients with essential hypertension.Methods A total of 220 female patients with essential hypertension of qi deficiency and blood stasis type were randomly divided into observation group and control group,with 110 cases in each group.The control group was treated with conventional western medicine,and the observation group was treated with Huoxue Yiqi Decoction orally combined with Pinggan Qianyang Muzu Powder for foot bath on the basis of treatment for the control group.The course of treatment for the two groups covered one month.Before and after treatment,the two groups were observed in the changes of blood pressure,blood lipid,traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome scores and cardiac function indicators of left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF)and stroke volume(SV).After treatment,the clinical efficacy of the two groups was evaluated.Results(1)After one month of treatment,the total effective rate of the observation group was 95.45%(105/110),and that of the control group was 84.55%(93/110).The intergroup comparison(tested by chi-square test)showed that the efficacy of the observation group was superior to that of the control group(P<0.01).(2)After treatment,the TCM syndrome scores of primary symptoms and secondary symptoms in the two groups were decreased when compared with those before treatment(P<0.05),and the decrease in the observation group was superior to that in the control group(P<0.01).(3)After treatment,the levels of systolic blood pressure(SBP)and diastolic blood pressure(DBP)in the two groups were lower than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the decrease of SBP and DBP levels in the observation group was significantly superior to that in the control group(P<0.01).(4)After treatment,the levels of blood lipid indicators of total cholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG)and low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)in the two groups were lower than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C)were higher than those before treatment(P<0.05).The decrease of TC,TG and LDL-C levels and the increase of HDL-C level in the observation group were significantly superior to those in the control group(P<0.01).(5)After treatment,the levels of cardiac function indicators of LVEF and SV in the two groups were higher than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the increase of LVEF and SV levels in the observation group was significantly superior to that in the control group(P<0.01).Conclusion The combination of Huoxue Yiqi Decoction and Pinggan Qianyang Muzu Powder exerts certain effect in the treatment of female patients with essential hypertension of qi deficiency and blood stasis type.The combined therapy is effective on controlling blood pressure,improving blood lipid metabolism and cardiac function indicators.
8.Study on the Method of"Unblocking Governor Vessel and Nourishing the Mind,Conducting Qi back to Its Source"on the Treatment of Multiple System Atrophy
Qian JIANG ; Gang-Hui JIANG ; Mu-Xi LIAO
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;41(9):2390-2395
Combined with clinical practice,it is found that the clinical manifestations of multiple system atrophy are complex and diverse,but the pathogenesis of traditional Chinese medicine can be summarized as kidney deficiency and empty marrow as the core,and yang deficiency as an important factor.Tongyuan therapy can communicate with the brain and kidney by unblocking and regulating the governor vessel,so that the kidney essence can nourish the brain marrow,stimulate the yang qi of the whole body,nourish the original spirit and the spirit of the zang-fu organs,and nourish the muscles of the limbs.Make much of use conception vessels and abdominal front Mu point to tonify the kidney and cultivate the vital qi,strengthen the spleen and replenish qi,so that the prenatal and postnatal essence can be regulated simultaneously.Clinically,it can be based on the combination of acupuncture and Chinese medicine,which has guiding significance for the treatment of multiple system atrophy.
9.Expression of enolase and laminin in the vagina of bacterial vaginosis of mice
Rui Zhang ; Yiqing Wu ; Haixu Yin ; Chang Li ; Aixin Ma ; Junzhu Wang ; Huihui Bai ; Zhaohui Liu ; Qinping Liao
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(11):1939-1943
Objective:
To investigate the differences in enolase and laminin levels in vaginal epithelial tissues between mice successfully infected withGardnerellaand mice not infected with Gardnerella, providing information for further exploration of the correlation between enolase and laminin levels and the incidence of bacterial vaginosis.
Methods:
Gardnerella strains isolated, purified, and identified from vaginal secretions of patients with bacterial vaginosis were used to infect the vagina of mice and establish a mouse model of bacterial vaginosis. Successful and failed mice was defined as successful and failed groups, respectively. Differential expression of enolase and laminin in the vaginal epithelial tissue of two groups of mice was detected by Western blot. Modeling success rate was statistically analyzed, and the expression differences of enolase and laminin was compared between two groups.
Results:
One strain of Gardnerella vaginalis infected 10 SPF grade KM mice, 7 mice met the diagnostic criteria for bacterial vaginosis, and 3 mice failed to model, with a success rate of 70%. Western blot was used to detect protein expression levels, and the levels of laminin and enolase in the successfully modeled mouse vaginal epithelial tissue were significantly higher than those in the failed modeling group, with statistical differences between the two groups(P<0.05).
Conclusion
Enolase and laminin may be involved in the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis, however, further research is needed to determine the mechanisms through which they trigger the occurrence and development of the disease.
10.A Comprehensive Study of the Association between LEPR Gene rs1137101 Variant and Risk of Digestive System Cancers
Qiong Wei HU ; Guang Wei ZHOU ; Wei Guang ZHOU ; Xi Jia LIAO ; Xing Jia SHI ; FengYang XIE ; Heng Shou LI ; Yong WANG ; Hong Xian FENG ; Li Xiu GU ; Feng Bi CHEN
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2024;37(5):445-456
Objective The leptin receptor,encoded by the LEPR gene,is involved in tumorigenesis.A potential functional variant of LEPR,rs1137101(Gln223Arg),has been extensively investigated for its contribution to the risk of digestive system(DS)cancers,but results remain conflicting rather than conclusive.Here,we performed a case-control study and subsequent meta-analysis to examine the association between rs1137101 and DS cancer risk. Methods A total of 1,727 patients with cancer(gastric/liver/colorectal:460/480/787)and 800 healthy controls were recruited.Genotyping of rs1137101 was conducted using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP)assay and confirmed using Sanger sequencing.Twenty-four eligible studies were included in the meta-analysis. Results After Bonferroni correction,the case-control study revealed that rs1137101 was significantly associated with the risk of liver cancer in the Hubei Chinese population.The meta-analysis suggested that rs1137101 is significantly associated with the risk of overall DS,gastric,and liver cancer in the Chinese population. Conclusion The LEPR rs1137101 variant may be a genetic biomarker for susceptibility to DS cancers(especially liver and gastric cancer)in the Chinese population.


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