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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2021.03.043.].
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Gastrointestinal mucositis is one of the most debilitating side effects of the chemotherapeutic agent irinotecan (CPT-11). Andrographolide, a natural bicyclic diterpenoid lactone, has been reported to possess anti-colitis activity. In this study, andrographolide treatment was found to significantly relieve CPT-11-induced colitis in tumor-bearing mice without decreasing the tumor suppression effect of CPT-11. CPT-11 causes DNA damage and the release of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) from the intestine, leading to cyclic-GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)‒stimulator of interferon genes (STING)-mediated colitis, which was significantly decreased by andrographolide both in vivo and in vitro. Mechanistic studies revealed that andrographolide could promote homologous recombination (HR) repair and downregulate dsDNA‒cGAS‒STING signaling and contribute to the improvement of CPT-11-induced gastrointestinal mucositis. These results suggest that andrographolide may be a novel agent to relieve gastrointestinal mucositis caused by CPT-11.
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OBJECTIVE:To explore the effects and safety of Hedan tablets on the levels of blood lipid,inflammatory factors and oxidative stress in coronary heart disease(CHD)patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(DM2). METHODS:A total of 118 pa-tients diagnosed as CHD with DM2 were collected from our hospital during Jul. 2013-Nov. 2015,and then divided into observation group(63 cases)and control group(55 cases)according to random number table. Control group received conventional treatment such as controlling blood glucose,regulating blood lipid,vasodilator,anticoagulant. Observation group additionally received He-dan tablets 1.46 g before meal,tid,on the basis of control group. Both groups received treatment for 6 months. The levels of blood lipid (TC,TG,LDL-C,HDL-C),serum inflammatory factors (TNF-α ,IL-10,IL-6,hs-CRP) and oxidative stress indexes (MDA,SOD,NO)before and after treatment as well as the occurrence of ADR were compared in 2 groups. RESULTS:Before treatment,there was no statistical significance in levels of blood lipid,serum inflammatory factors or oxidative stress indexes be-tween 2 groups(P>0.05). After treatment,the serum levels of TC,TG,LDL-C,TNF-α,IL-6,hs-CRP and MDA in 2 groups were decreased significantly,while those of IL-10,SOD and NO were increased significantly;the observation group was signifi-cantly better than the control group,with statistical significance(P0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Hedan tablets can effectively improve the level of blood lipid,reduce the lev-el of inflammatory factors,relieve inflammatory injury,reduce the level of oxygen free radical,strengthen antioxidant capacity and lighten oxidative stress injury with good safety.
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Objective:To investigate the effect of anastrozole on sex hormone levels and michigan cancer foundation-7 ( MCF-7 ) cell inhibition in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. Methods: Totally 80 women with breast cancer were selected. Among them, 40 cases of patients received the routine management and tamoxifen treatment were included into the control group, and another 40 cases of patients received the routine management and anastrozole treatment were included into the observation group. The changes of sex hormone levels, effects and adverse drug reactions of two groups were compared between basetine and three months after treat-ment, meanwhile, the incidence of MCF-7 cell inhibition between two groups. Results:After treatment, the levels of estradiol( ER) , progesterone(PR) and luteotropic hormone(LH) were lower than baselime, however, the level of testosterone was contrary(P <0. 05). Meanwhile, the level of ER, PR and LH in control group were lower than baselime however, the level of testosterone was cont-ray (P<0. 05). The incidence of MCF-7 cell inhibillion between two grugs at time 72 h were higher than the 48 h, the incedence of MCF-7 cell inhibition in observation group were significantly higher than control groups at time 48 h and 72 h (P<0. 05). The rate of total effective in control group(45. 0%) was lower than the observation group(70. 0%)(P>0. 05). There was no significant differente in the micidence of adverse reactions. Conclusion:Anastrozole used for postmenopausal women with breast cancer has significant effi-cacy, high safety and promising inhibitory effect on MCF-7 cell. It can effectively adjust sex hormone level, reduce occurrence and transfer risks of breast cancer.
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Objective:To investigate the effect of anastrozole on sex hormone levels and michigan cancer foundation-7 ( MCF-7 ) cell inhibition in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. Methods: Totally 80 women with breast cancer were selected. Among them, 40 cases of patients received the routine management and tamoxifen treatment were included into the control group, and another 40 cases of patients received the routine management and anastrozole treatment were included into the observation group. The changes of sex hormone levels, effects and adverse drug reactions of two groups were compared between basetine and three months after treat-ment, meanwhile, the incidence of MCF-7 cell inhibition between two groups. Results:After treatment, the levels of estradiol( ER) , progesterone(PR) and luteotropic hormone(LH) were lower than baselime, however, the level of testosterone was contrary(P <0. 05). Meanwhile, the level of ER, PR and LH in control group were lower than baselime however, the level of testosterone was cont-ray (P<0. 05). The incidence of MCF-7 cell inhibillion between two grugs at time 72 h were higher than the 48 h, the incedence of MCF-7 cell inhibition in observation group were significantly higher than control groups at time 48 h and 72 h (P<0. 05). The rate of total effective in control group(45. 0%) was lower than the observation group(70. 0%)(P>0. 05). There was no significant differente in the micidence of adverse reactions. Conclusion:Anastrozole used for postmenopausal women with breast cancer has significant effi-cacy, high safety and promising inhibitory effect on MCF-7 cell. It can effectively adjust sex hormone level, reduce occurrence and transfer risks of breast cancer.
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Objective To seek the ancients’ method for acupuncture treatment of epigastric pain and explore the ancients’ regularities in point selection for acupuncture treatment of this disease to provide a reference and basis for guidance of modern clinical treatment. Method Search words related to epigastric pain were established. A database was set up. Frequency analysis and data mining technique-associated rules were used to investigate the use frequencies of different acupoints and meridians, and regularities in acupoint combination in ancient acupuncture treatment of epigastric pain. Result In ancient acupuncture treatment of epigastric pain, the points more frequently used and more accepted were Zhongwan (CV12), Zusanli (ST36), Neiguan (PC6), Shangwan (CV13), Geshu (BL17), Gongsun (SP4) and Jianli (CV11). Meridian points were the main ones. The points of meridians going through the epigastrium were often selected. Acupoint combination was mainly based on syndrome differentiation-based point selection plus symptomatic point selection.
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With the purpose of providing more references of acupuncture for chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG), the research achievements and action mechanism of acupuncture for CAG during past 20 years are summarized and analyzed. It is found that acupuncture could improve immune function, adjust central neural pathways, regulate gastroi-ntestinal hormone, increase stomach blood flow, regulate cytokines, increase gastric dynamics, control the gastric acid secretion, improve inflammatory response and regulate cell proliferation and apoptosis, which could strengthen gastric mucosa barrier. In addition, several problems and defects of related studies were pointed out, and reference and suggestion are provided for further clinical researches.
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Objective To investigate the protective effects of trigonelline in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes during hypoxia /reoxygenation and its mechanism .Methods The neonatal rat cardiomyocytes was randomly divided into the normal control group , the hypoxia/reoxygenation group and the trigonelline group .Flow cytometry was used to determine the apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential .The levels of SOD and MDA were measured in different groups .Western blot method was used to measure the procaspase‐9 ,cleaved caspase‐9 ,procaspase‐3 and cleaved caspase‐3 protein level .Results Trigonelline could inhibit apoptosis (P<0 .05) ,enhanced activity of SOD (P<0 .05) ,reduce production of MDA (P<0 .05) ,stabilize the mitochondrial membrane potential (P<0 .05) and activate caspase‐9 and caspase‐3 in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes during hypoxia/reoxygenation .Conclusion Trigo‐nelline could protect myocardial cells from injury caused by hypoxia and reoxygenation ,and the mechanism may be associated with anti‐lipid peroxidation and stabilizing mitochondria membrane potential .
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Background and purpose:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a malignancy which is the third incidence and the fourth mortality in the worldwide. The main reason for the development of CRC is that the changes of genetic and epigenetic causes the tumor suppressor gene methylation silencing. This study aimed to investigate the plasma and stool GATA5 gene promoter methylation was detected in clinical diagnosis of CRC. Methods: To collect the paired plasma and stool specimens of 34 cases of healthy and 43 cases of patients with CRC. Methylation speciifc PCR (MSP) was respectively detected the GATA5 gene methylation levels of GATA5 gene in plasma and stool. And then separately analyzed their correlations with clinical and pathological parameters in gastric carcinoma. Results: The result of MSP showed that GATA5 gene promoter methylation rates in plasma and stool of CRC patients were 60.74%, 76.60%, respectively, were higher than those of healthy persons (6.47%, 32.35%). And the differences were statistically signiifcant (P=0.006 7, P=0.000 2, respectively). GATA5 gene methylation rates in plasma of CRC patients were closely related to clinical stage (P=0.000 5) and lymph node metastasis(P=0.020), while GATA5 gene methylation rates in stool of CRC patients had no signiifcant with clinical and pathological parameters. Conclusion:Detection of faecal GATA5 gene methylation level and supplemented plasma GATA5 gene methylation level can become a simple, non-invasive, sensitive and speciifc method for clinical diagnosis of CRC.
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Objective:To investigate the diagnostic value of the promoter methylation of plasma RNF180 gene and its protein ex-pression for the detection of gastric cancer. Methods:Methylation-specific polymerase-chain reaction (MSP) and enzyme-linked immu-no-sorbent assay (ELISA) were performed to detect DNA methylation and protein expression of the RNF180 gene, respectively. The correlations of DNA methylation and protein expression of the RNF180 gene with the clinico-pathological parameters of gastric carcino-ma were then separately analyzed. Results:MSP showed that the methylation rates of the RNF180 gene were 62.75%and 21.88%in the plasma of patients with gastric carcinoma and healthy volunteers, respectively;this result indicated that the two groups significantly differed (P0.05). Conclusion:The RNF180 gene is expressed at a hypermethylation rate, and the corresponding protein expression level is de-creased in the plasma of individuals with gastric carcinoma. Therefore, RNF180 gene methylation in plasma could be applied to detect microinvasion for the clinical diagnosis of gastric cancer.
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HepG2 cells were incubated with dexamethasone,glucocorticoid receptor (GR) antagonist RU486,and pioglitazone for 24 or 48 h.Glucose concentration in culture medium was detected.The results showed that 10 μmol/L RU486 blocked the surge of glucose concentration by 48 h of dexamethasone treatment and the glucose concentration in RU486 + pioglitazone group was higher than pioglitazone group( P＜0.05 ),suggesting that the cross talk between PPARγ and GR may exist in hepatic glucose metabolism.
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A case of arginine vasopressin receptor 2 ( AV PR2 ) mutation in a boy with congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus was reported.Genomic DNA of the boy and his family members was extracted.The entire coding region of the AVPR2 gene were amplified by PCR.The amplified products were purified and sequenced.The results were compared with the normal one of the gene bank.The impact of the mutation on AVPR2 structure was discussed with respect to homology structure model.The analysis identified a T to G transition in exon 2 of the AVPR2 gene,resulting in substitution of leucine for arginine at amino acid residue 168.Furthermore,the patient′s mother and sister were heterozygous for this mutation,and the father was normol.
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A novel hemizygous frameshift mutation in exon1of DAX-1 gene (993delC) was found in a patient with late-onset adrenal hypoplasia congenita and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.This mutation led the stop codon to appear in advance of 59 amino acids.His mother and two sisters were the carriers of this hemizygous mutation while his father and brother were wild-type.After glucocorticoid hormone replacement therapy, the clinical symptom was improved, but the level of ACTH was not suppressed.
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Lewy body (LB), an eosinophilic inclusion localized in the neuronal perikaryon, consists of a wide range of proteins, including the consistent organization and the selective composition. Treatment of PC12 cells with synthetic proteasome inhibitor (PSI) at 10 μmol/L for 48 hours induced the formation of inclusions, which were detected by eosin staining and immunostaining for α-synuclein. To investigate the potential new components of PSI-induced inclusions in vitro, pure intact inclusions were successfully obtained by fractionation and subjected to two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) then analyzed with unequivocal matrixassisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit 5 (eIF-3ε), eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF-2) and mitochondrial elongation factor Tu (EF-Tumt) were identified. The results suggest that 3 eukaryotic translation factors recruited in PSI-induced inclusions may influence formation of the intermediate organelles following the inhibition of proteasomes.
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Proteomic analysis is an effective way to identify protein constituent in Lewy bedy-like inclusions (or aggresome) in vitro. Exposure to synthetic proteasome inhibitor (PSI, 10 μmol/L) for 48 hours was used to induce the formation of cytoplasmic proteineous inclusions (termed as PSi-induced inclusions) in PC12 cells.The proteomic approaches of biochemical fractionation, two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-D) and identification via peptide mass fingerprints (PMF) were deployed, and 20 protein components of LBs were identified,i ncluding 2 proteins involved in the production of synaptic neurotransmitter, 6 subunits of the 26 S proteasome,2 cytoskeleton proteins, 2 subunits of mitochondrial complexes, 1 anti-oxidant protein, and 7 chaperone proteins and (or) chaperone-like proteins. The results suggested that these LB protein components might had been recruited in PSI-induced inclusions formed in PC12 cells under the condition of proteasome inhibition.