1.A minireview on lipid metabolism and lipid-associated nutritional interventions in childhood cancers
Yanran SHEN ; Xinyu BI ; Yangyi GONG ; Enming SONG ; Ling TAO
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2024;41(8):934-940
Cancer is a leading cause of mortality in children and results in a significant disease burden. Lipid metabolic reprogramming emerges as a pivotal cancer hallmark, bearing profound implications for understanding tumorigenesis, developing treatment strategies, and improving prognoses. However, research on lipid metabolism and lipid nutritional interventions related to childhood cancers is notably limited compared to adult cancers. This review focused on the current understanding of fatty acid, cholesterol, and phospholipid metabolism in childhood cancers and discussed the correlation between major lipid dietary patterns (such as high-fat, ketogenic, and Mediterranean diets) and the development and progression of childhood cancers. This review also highlighted existing research gaps on the mechanisms of lipid metabolism and the effects of major lipid dietary patterns, and warranted improved research depth, experimental design, and sample size. Therefore, we advocate for future epidemiological, basic science, and multidisciplinary research in the field of childhood cancers to understand more comprehensively and profoundly the role of lipid nutrition in the prevention and treatment of pediatric cancers.
2.SAMHD1 inhibits PD-L1 expression in lung adenocarcinoma cells
Yangyi LI ; Yan GONG ; Conghua XIE
Journal of International Oncology 2022;49(11):658-664
Objective:To explore the correlation between SAM domain and HD domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in lung adenocarcinoma.Methods:The expression of SAMHD1 in lung adenocarcinoma and its effect on prognosis were analyzed by online database GEPIA and Kaplan-Meier Plotter. The expression of SAMHD1 in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines was detected by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) and Western blotting. SAMHD1 gene was silenced in H1975, H1299 and LLC cells by small interfering RNA transfection and lentivirus infection, respectively. The mRNA and protein expression levels of PD-L1 in lung adenocarcinoma cells of control group, siSAMHD1-1 group and siSAMHD1-2 group were detected by qPCR and Western blotting. The membrane PD-L1 level was detected by flow cytometry. A mouse lung adenocarcinoma xenograft model was constructed. The PD-L1 levels in the tumor tissues of control group and shSAMHD1 group were detected by immunohistochemistry. Cell proliferation activities of the control, siSAMHD1-1 and siSAMHD1-2 groups were detected by CCK-8 assays.Results:The GEPIA database results showed that the mRNA expression of SAMHD1 in lung adenocarcinoma was lower than that in normal lung tissue (4.81±0.90 vs. 5.99±0.76, t=20.67, P<0.001) . The median overall survival time of patients with high SAMHD1 expression was significantly longer than that of patients with low SAMHD1 expression (109.0 months vs. 87.7 months, χ2=26.83, P=0.002) . The relative mRNA expression levels of SAMHD1 in A549, PC9, H1299 and H1975 cells were 1.00±0.02, 0.75±0.05, 3.49±0.19 and 7.25±0.38 ( F=589.00, P<0.001) , and the relative protein expression levels were 1.00±0.06, 0.34±0.07, 1.67±0.22 and 2.11±0.63 ( F=15.79, P=0.001) . In H1975 cells, the relative mRNA levels of PD-L1 in the control, siSAMHD1-1 and siSAMHD1-2 groups were 1.00±0.00, 1.54±0.26 and 2.89±0.13 ( F=102.30, P<0.001) , and the relative protein expression levels were 1.00±0.01, 1.50±0.10 and 1.52±0.33 ( F=6.65, P=0.030) . In H1299 cells, the relative mRNA levels of PD-L1 in the three groups were 1.00±0.08, 1.63±0.03 and 2.14±0.03 ( F=368.80, P<0.001) , and the relative protein levels of PD-L1 were 1.00±0.07, 1.88±0.35 and 2.05±0.38 ( F=10.66, P=0.011) . The expression level of PD-L1 in the siSAMHD1-1 and siSAMHD1-2 groups was higher than that in the control group (all P<0.05) . Flow cytometry results showed that in H1975 cells, the fluorescence intensity of membrane PD-L1 in the control, siSAMHD1-1 and siSAMHD1-2 groups were 246.83±27.59, 325.60±8.00 and 308.93±7.60 ( F=17.56, P=0.003) , and in H1299 cells, the fluorescence intensity of membrane PD-L1 in the three groups were 959.00±6.25, 1 084.33±7.64 and 1 085.33±21.22 ( F=86.74, P<0.001) . The fluorescence intensity of PD-L1 in the siSAMHD1-1 group and siSAMHD1-2 group was higher than that in the control group (all P<0.05) . In xenograft mouse model, the H-SCORE of PD-L1 in the shSAMHD1 group was higher than that in the control group (7.99±1.10 vs. 4.49±0.43, t=5.13, P=0.007) . The proliferative activities of H1975 cells in the control group, siSAMHD1-1 group and siSAMHD1-2 group at 72 h were 0.50±0.02, 0.75±0.05 and 0.73±0.06 ( F=25.01, P=0.001) . The proliferative activities of H1299 cells in the three groups at 72 h were 0.80±0.01, 1.00±0.04 and 0.93±0.07 ( F=13.90, P=0.006) . The cell proliferation activity in the siSAMHD1-1 group and siSAMHD1-2 group was higher than that in the control group (all P<0.05) . Conclusion:SAMHD1 silencing induces PD-L1 expression in lung adenocarcinoma.
3. Application of pegylated recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor to prevent chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in patients with lymphoma: a prospective, multicenter, open-label clinical trial
Huiqiang HUANG ; Bing BAI ; Yuhuan GAO ; Dehui ZOU ; Shanhua ZOU ; Huo TAN ; Yongping SONG ; Zhenyu LI ; Jie JIN ; Wei LI ; Hang SU ; Yuping GONG ; Meizuo ZHONG ; Yuerong SHUANG ; Jun ZHU ; Jinqiao ZHANG ; Zhen CAI ; Qingliang TENG ; Wanjun SUN ; Yu YANG ; Zhongjun XIA ; Hailin CHEN ; Luoming HUA ; Yangyi BAO ; Ning WU
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2017;38(10):825-830
Objective:
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pegylated recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (PEG-rhG-CSF) in prophylaxis neutropenia after chemotherapy in patients with lymphoma.
Methods:
This was a multicenter, single arm, open, phase Ⅳ clinical trial. Included 410 patients with lymphoma received multiple cycles of chemotherapy and PEG-rhG-CSF was administrated as prophylactic. The primary endpoint was the incidence of Ⅲ/Ⅳ grade neutropenia and febrile neutropenia (FN) after each chemotherapy cycle. Meanwhile the rate of antibiotics application during the whole period of chemotherapy was observed.
Results:
①Among the 410 patients, 8 cases (1.95%) were contrary to the selected criteria, 35 cases (8.54%) lost, 19 cases (4.63%) experienced adverse events, 12 cases (2.93%) were eligible for the termination criteria, 15 cases (3.66%) develpoed disease progression or recurrence, thus the rest 321 cases (78.29%) were into the Per Protocol Set. ②During the first to fourth treatment cycles, the incidences of grade Ⅳ neutropenia after prophylactic use of PEG-rhG-CSF were 19.14% (49/256) , 12.5% (32/256) , 12.18% (24/197) , 13.61% (20/147) , respectively. The incidences of FN were 3.52% (9/256) , 0.39% (1/256) , 2.54% (5/197) , 2.04% (3/147) , respectively. After secondary prophylactic use of PEG-rhG-CSF, the incidences of Ⅳ grade neutropenia decreased from 61.54% (40/65) in the screening cycle to 16.92% (11/65) , 18.46% (12/65) and 20.75% (11/53) in 1-3 cycles, respectively. The incidences of FN decreased from 16.92% (11/65) in the screening cycle to 1.54% (1/65) , 4.62% (3/65) , 3.77% (2/53) in 1-3 cycles, respectively. ③The proportion of patients who received antibiotic therapy during the whole period of chemotherapy was 34.39% (141/410) . ④The incidence of adverse events associated with PEG-rhG-CSF was 4.63% (19/410) . The most common adverse events were bone pain[3.90% (16/410) ], fatigue (0.49%) and fever (0.24%) .
Conclusion
During the chemotherapy in patients with lymphoma, the prophylactic use of PEG-rhG-CSF could effectively reduce the incidences of grade Ⅲ/Ⅳ neutropenia and FN, which ensures that patients with lymphoma receive standard-dose chemotherapy to improve its cure rate.
4.Mechanism of Killing Effect of Thioridazine on Human Lung Cancer PC9 Cells
GONG LI ; WANG YI ; TONG SIHAO ; LIU LIU ; NIU LING ; YUAN YUAN ; BAO YANGYI
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2015;(12):727-733
Background and objectiveRecent research shows thioridazine which is a kind of phenothiazine anti-psychotic drugs can inhibit the proliferation of various tumor cellsin vitro, but the role of thioridazine on lung cancer has not been reported. So we choose PC9 cell lines as the research object, the aim is to oberve the killing effect of thioridazine on PC9 cells and investigate its possible mechanism.MethodsAtfer being treated with different concentrations of thioridazine, the proliferation of PC9 cells was determined by methyl thiazolyltetrazolium (MTT) assay. Flow cytometry was used to measure the cell cycle distribution and apoptosis. The expressions of cell cycle-associated protein CyclinD1 and apoptosis-related proteins Caspase-3, Caspase-8, Caspase-9, Bcl-2, Bax and Bcl-xl were detected by Western blot.Results hTe proliferation of PC9 cells was signiifcantly inhibited by thioridazine in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Flow cytometry showed that cell cycle was arrested in G0/G1 phase and the apoptotic rates were signiifcantly increased with the increasing concentration of thioridazine. Compared with the control group, the differences were statistically signiifcant (P<0.05). Western blot analysis showed that, compared with the control group, thioridazine reduced the expressions of CyclinD1, Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl (P<0.01) and increased the expression of Bax (P<0.01). In the mean time, thioridazine promoted the activities of Caspase-3, Caspase-8 and Caspase-9 (P<0.01).ConclusionhTe mechanism of thioridazine inhibiting the proliferation of PC9 cells may be related to stimulation of Caspase apoptotic pathway, down-regulation of CyclinD1, Bcl-2, Bcl-xl and up-regulation of Bax.

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