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The pathogenesis theory of"spleen deficiency and stasis toxin"in gastric cancer holds that spleen is the source of generation and transformation of qi and blood,that spleen deficiency is the internal basis of disease and throughout the disease.Stasis toxin is based on spleen deficiency,which is the fundamental pathogenesis of gastric cancer.In the pathological process of gastric cancer,a variety of metabolic substances in tumor cells and tumor microenvironment,mainly glucose metabolic reprogramming,undergo metabolic changes to reconstruct the phenotype and function of tumor-related macrophages,which is consistent with the pathogenesis theory of"spleen deficiency and stasis toxin".Therefore,this article focused on the reprogramming of glucose metabolism in tumor microenvironment to drive the phenotypic remodeling of tumor-related macrophages,explored the scientific connotation of the pathogenesis theory of"spleen deficiency and stasis toxin"of gastric cancer,and provided references for the theoretical and clinical research on the treatment of gastric cancer by TCM.
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Colorectal cancer is one of the common malignant tumors with high morbidity, and changes in lifestyle, dietary structure and environment in China in recent decades have been associated with an increase in the incidence of colorectal cancer. A large number of studies have shown that traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) can be used as a complementary and alternative treatment for colorectal cancer after conventional western medicine treatment. TCM physicians have accumulated a lot of clinical experience in the treatment of patients with stage Ⅰ-Ⅲ colorectal cancer, and have proved that TCM has unique efficacy, but there is still a lack of relevant clinical practice guidelines to standardize and guide the diagnosis and treatment of TCM. Based on this, according to the guideline development process of the World Health Organization Handbook for Guideline Development and the Clinical Evidence Grading Criteria on TCM Based on Evidence Body, under the framework of relevant laws, regulations and technical guidance documents, combined with the evidence of relevant domestic and foreign clinical research in recent years for evidence grading and opinion recommendation, and then the Guidelines for TCM Intervention After Conventional Western Medicine Treatment for Stage Ⅰ-Ⅲ Colorectal Cancer were developed by expert consensus. This guideline introduces the etiology, pathogenesis, syndrome differentiation and treatment of TCM intervention for colorectal cancer, which can provide guiding opinions for TCM clinicians and clinicians of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine engaged in the prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer.
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In recent years, the incidence of colorectal cancer has been rising in China, and with the promotion of early screening and early diagnosis, most colorectal cancers are able to achieve long-term survival through timely diagnosis and treatment. Nevertheless, 30%-70% of patients with early to mid-stage colorectal cancer after radical surgery still have psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and fear of recurrence and metastasis, and they hope to seek help from traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) treatment. In order to further standardize the integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine psychological rehabilitation interventions of stage Ⅰ-Ⅲ colorectal cancer after radical surgery, and to improve the diagnosis and treatment level, under the support of the pilot project of clinical collaboration between Chinese and western medicine for major and difficult diseases of National Administration of TCM, experts in oncology, integrated Chinese and western medicine, psychology, surgery, nursing, evidence-based medicine and other disciplines from 10 units nationwide participated in the work, led by Xiyuan Hospital,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and Beijing Cancer Hospital. Based on the methodology and process of guideline development of the World Health Organization Handbook for Guideline Development and the Regulations for Group Standards of China Association of Chinese Medicine, the Guidelines for Psychological Rehabilitation Intervention Combined Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine After Radical Surgery for Early and Middle Stage Colorectal Cancer have been developed according to the current best evidence, extensive consultation with clinical experts and following the situation of current clinical practice. The guideline provides the psychological characteristics, the needs and willingness to accept psychological rehabilitation, the interventions for psychological rehabilitation, evaluation of efficacy, follow-up review, educational guidance and others of patients with stage Ⅰ-Ⅲ colorectal cancer after radical surgery. It can provide guidance for TCM(integrated Chinese and western medicine) clinicians and psychologists engaged in the psychological rehabilitation of integrated Chinese and western medicine oncology, especially for doctors in primary medical institutions.
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Objective: To explore the effect and mechanism of Casticin (CAS) on the proliferation, migration and invasion of bladder cancer T24 cells. Methods: T24 cells were cultured in vitro and divided into control group, 5, 10, 20 μmol/L CAS groups, si-NC group, si-TM7SF4 group, CAS+ pcDNA group and CAS+ pcDNA-TM7SF4 group. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) was used to detect cell proliferation; Transwell was used to detect cell migration and invasion; western blot was used to detect the protein expressions of cyclin D1, p21, MMP-2, MMP-9 and TM7SF4, and real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to detect the expression of TM7SF4 mRNA. Results: The inhibition rates of T24 cells in the 5, 10, 20 μmol/L CAS groups were (17.68±1.41)%, (33.54±3.16)% and (61.44±5.50)%, respectively, higher than (0.00±0.00)% of the control group (P<0.001), but the numbers of migration and invasion were 72.83±5.66, 59.13±4.27, 41.25±3.22 and 55.83±5.15, 42.19±3.06, 31.13±3.22, respectively, lower than 86.11±5.16 and 68.82±5.29 of the control group (P<0.001). The protein expression levels of cyclin D1, MMP-2, MMP-9, TM7SF4 and the expression levels of TM7SF4 mRNA in the 5, 10, and 20 μmol/L CAS groups were lower than the control group (P<0.001). However, the protein expression levels of p21 were 0.37±0.03, 0.51±0.04, and 0.66±0.06, respectively, higher than 0.25±0.03 in the control group (P<0.001). The inhibition rate of T24 cells in the si-TM7SF4 group was (50.35±4.67)%, higher than (6.31±0.58)% in the si-NC group (P<0.001), but the numbers of migration and invasion were 53.51±4.18 and 42.92±3.81, lower than 85.26±4.99 and 67.93±4.64 of the si-NC group (P<0.001). The protein expression levels of TM7SF4, CyclinD1, MMP-2, MMP-9 in the si-TM7SF4 group were lower than the si-NC group (P<0.001). However, the protein expression level of p21 in the si-TM7SF4 group was higher than the si-NC group (P<0.001). The inhibitory rate of T24 cells in the CAS+ pcDNA-TM7SF4 group was (21.45±2.46)%, lower than (64.06±4.49)% of the CAS+ pcDNA group (P<0.001), but the number of migration and invasion in the CAS+ pcDNA-TM7SF4 group were 75.66±6.57 and 59.35±5.40, higher than 40.43±3.85 and 30.25±3.32 in the CAS+ pcDNA group (P<0.001). The protein expression levels of TM7SF4, CyclinD1, MMP-2 and MMP-9 in the CAS+ pcDNA-TM7SF4 group were higher than the CAS+ pcDNA group (P<0.001), but the protein expression level of p21 was lower than the CAS+ pcDNA group (P<0.001). Conclusion: CAS may suppress the proliferation, migration and invasion of bladder cancer T24 cells by inhibiting the expression of TM7SF4.
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Female , Humans , Male , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Movement , Cell Proliferation , Cyclin D1 , Flavonoids , Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/genetics , Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/genetics , MicroRNAs/genetics , RNA, Messenger , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/geneticsABSTRACT
TGR5 is a bile acid-activated G protein-coupled receptor and plays an important role in the physiological and pathological processes of the biliary system. This article describes the normal expression of TGR5 in the liver and bile duct under normal physiological conditions and its functions including the regulation of bile acid secretion and metabolism and cytoprotection. This article also summarizes the changes in the expression and function of TGR5 under pathophysiological conditions and the mechanism of TGR5 in affecting the development and progression of biliary tract diseases through inflammatory response and cell proliferation and apoptosis. TGR5 may be a potential target for the treatment of biliary tract diseases in the future.
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Objective To systematically evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy (RPD) versus traditional laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD), and to provide a reference for clinical research and practice. Methods Chinese and English databases such as PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang Data, and VIP were searched to include the cohort studies comparing the clinical efficacy of robot-assisted laparoscopy and traditional laparoscopy in pancreaticoduodenectomy. The quality of included articles was evaluated based on Cochrane systematic review, and Stata15.1 software was used to perform a meta-analysis of related outcome measures extracted. Results A total of 12 cohort studies were included, with 1630 patients in total, and there were 683 patients in the RPD group and 947 patients in the LPD group. The meta-analysis showed that there were significant differences between the RPD group and the LPD group in postoperative bleeding rate (odds ratio [ OR ]=0.66, 95% confidence interval [ CI ]: 0.48-0.91, P < 0.05), rate of conversion to laparotomy ( OR =0.41, 95% CI : 0.30-0.56, P < 0.05), estimated intraoperative blood loss (weighted mean difference [ WMD ]=-0.77, 95% CI : -1.33 to -0.22, P < 0.05), and length of postoperative hospital stay (WMD=-0.45, 95% CI : -0.80 to -0.11, P < 0.05). Country of publication might be one of the sources of heterogeneity in the incidence rate of postoperative complications between subgroups ( P < 0.05). Conclusion Compared with traditional LPD, da Vinci RPD can reduce postoperative bleeding rate, intraoperative blood loss and rate of conversion to laparotomy and shorten postoperative hospital stay, and meanwhile, it does not increase the operation time and the incidence rate of postoperative complications. Both surgical procedures are safe and feasible.
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Objective:To isolate and purify a polysaccharide CALB-2 fraction from Aurantii Fructus,and analyze its basic chemical structure, morphological characteristics and bioactivity. Method:A refined CALB-2 was obtained from Aurantii Fructus by hot water extraction,then separated and purified by ion exchange resin,ion exchange agarose gel and propylene dextran gel to obtain homogeneous polysaccharide CALB-2. The molecular mass of CALB-2 was determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Monosaccharide composition analysis of CALB-2 was conducted by methylation analysis and Smith degradation. Structural analysis and morphological characterization were conducted by infrared scanning (IR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. Antioxidant activity of CALB-2 was studied by using H2O2-induced cardiomyocyte oxidative damage model. Result:CALB-2 was a homogeneous polysaccharide and the molecular weight of CALB-2 was estimated to be 3.57×107 Da,which was proved to be a kind of highly branched acidic polysaccharides in IR analysis, methylation analysis and Smith degradation, mainly present in form of 1→3,4 bonds. Through SEM observations,we indicated that the molecular morphology of CALB-2 was amorphous solid. The in vitro activity test showed that CALB-2 had obvious protective effects on injury of H9c2 myocardial cells induced by H2O2. Conclusion:CALB-2 is a kind of homogeneous polysaccharide extracted from Aurantii Fructus, with an anti-cardiomyocyte oxidative damage effect, laying a theoretical foundation for further study of Aurantii Fructus polysaccharides.
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Objective To determine the effect of denticleless E3 ubiquitin protein ligase(DTL)on the proliferation and clone formation of multiple myeloma(MM)cells and investigate the related mechanism. Methods Mononuclear cells were extracted from 34 MM patients.Mononuclear cells harvested from 14 healthy volunteers were used as controls.Quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the change of DTL at mRNA level.Furthermore,12 MM patients and 2 controls were selected,in whom the change of DTL at protein level was detected by Western blot.Human MM cell line RPMI8226 was divided into control(CON)group and DTL-short hairpin RNA(DTL-shRNA)group,which was infected with the CON and DTL-shRNA virus,respectively,for 48 hours.The infection efficiency was detected by using flow cytometry,the knock-down efficiencies at mRNA and protein levels were detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot,the change of cell counts in the next 0,24,48,72,96 hours were measured with CCK8 assay.The CON and DTL-shRNA cells were cultured in semisolid medium.Ten days later,inverted phase microscopy was used to measure the number of colones that contain more than 50 cells,annexin V/propidium iodide double staining to detect apoptosis,and propidium iodide staning to detect cell cycle.Finally,Western blot was empoyed to detect the phosphorylation of P65 and inhibitory subunit-κBα(IκBα)in nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB)pathway and electrophoretic mobility shift assay(EMSA)to detect the NF-κB transcriptional ability. Results The DTL expression was(1.00±0.12)and(9.36±3.71),respectively in the bone marrow mononuclear cells of healthy volunteers and in the CD138+cells of MM patients(t=3.65,P=0.0024).DTL was also highly expressed in MM CD138+positive cells at protein level.After RPMI8226 was infected by CON and DTL-shRNA virus for 48 hours,green fluorescent protein-positive cells accounted for more than 90%.The relative expression of DTL was(1.00±0.01)and(0.21±0.04)(t=33.19,P<0.0001)at mRNA level and(0.52±0.13)and(0.11±0.02)at protein level(t=5.399,P=0.0057).CCK8 revealed that CON and DTL-shRNA cells proliferated by(1.00±0.03)vs.(1.00±0.02),(2.19±0.28)vs.(1.47±0.13),(3.50±0.14)vs.(2.24±0.19),(5.43±0.41)vs.(3.08±0.14),(7.42±0.17)vs.(4.29±013)after 0,24,48,72,and 96 hours(F=24.58,P=0.001).The number of colone containing more than 50 cells was in 76±4 in CON group and 0 in DTL-shRNA group(P<0.01).The proportion of G1 stage cells was(28.61±8.64)% in CON group and(57.25±10.37)% in DTL-shRNA group(t=3.675,P=0.0213).The proportion of annexin V+in CON and DTL-shRNA groups was(3.21±0.89)% vs.(34.71±18.68)%(t=2.895,P=0.0443).After RPMI8226 was infected with CON or DTL-shRNA virus for 48 hours,the relative expression of phosphorylation P65 was(1.52±0.14)vs.(0.82±0.11)(t=6.81,P=0.0024),the P65 relative expression was(0.25±0.04)vs.(0.24±0.08)(t=0.19,P=0.85),the CON and DTL-shRNA phosphorylation-IκBα relative expression was(0.19±0.03)vs.(0.13±0.02)(t=2.882,P=0.0449),and the IκBα was(0.22±0.05)vs.(1.01±0.06)(t=17.52,P<0.0001).Detection of the transcriptional ability of DTL-shRNA NF-κB by EMSA further confirmed the down-regulation of DTL suppressed the NF-κB transcriptional ability. Conclusions DTL is highly expressed in MM cells,and down-regulation of DTL suppresses the cell proliferation,inhibit the colony formation,and induce cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest.The effect of DTL on the biological functions of MM cells is related to the change of NF-κB pathway.
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Humans , Apoptosis , Case-Control Studies , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation , Multiple Myeloma , Pathology , NF-kappa B , Metabolism , Signal Transduction , Tumor Cells, Cultured , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases , MetabolismABSTRACT
Objective To identify the expression of ribosomal protein S9(RPS9)in multiple myeloma(MM)and explore its effect on the biological characteristics of myeloma cells and the corresponding mechanisms. Methods Bone marrow mononuclear cells were harvested in 10 healthy volunteers(CON group)and bone marrow CD138 +cells from 30 MM patients(CD138+group).Quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qPCR)was performed to detect RPS9 expression at mRNA level.In three cases from CON group and 11 cases from CD138+group,Western blot was performed to detect RPS9 at protein level.GSE19784 dataset was employed to detect the relationships of RPS9 expression with the overall survival rate,nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB),small ubiquitin-like modifier(SUMO),and ubiquitin pathway.After the RPS9 knock-down vector was constructed,flow cytometry was performed to detect the infection efficiency and qPCR and Western blot to detect the knock-down efficiency.RPMI8226 was divided into CON group and RPS9-short hairpin RNA(shRNA)group,in which annexin V allophycocyanin/propidium iodide(PI)double staining was performed to detect the change of apoptosis,CCK8 to detect the proliferation change,and PI staining to detect cell cycle change.After sentrin-specific protease 1(SENP1)overexpression vector was constructed,Western blot was performed to detect the phosphorylation of P65 and inhibitory subunit-κBα(IκBα)from NF-κB pathway in CON,RPS9-shRNA,and RPS9-shRNA-SENP1 cells;in addition,annexin V/PI double staining was also performed to detect the apoptosis in these three cells. Results The relative expression of RPS9 in CON group and CD138+group was(1.00±0.12)and(5.45±0.71),respectively(t=4.291,P=0.0036).Western blot showed RPS9 expression was high in most myeloma CD138+cells.The high expression of RPS9 was associated with both extramedullary invasion and overall survival in GSE19784 dataset.After RPMI8226 was infected with CON or RPS9-shRNA lentivirus for 48 hours,flow cytometry confirmed that the infection efficiencies were above 90% in both groups.qPCR and Western blot confirmed that RPS9 expression was inhibited at both mRNA and protein levels.After RPMI8226 CON and RPS9-shRNA infected with virus for 48 hours,the proportion of annexin V-positive cells in CON and RPS9-shRNA cells was(3.47±0.37)% and(18.60±64.00)%(t=9.015,P=0.0008).The proliferation index significantly differed between CON group and RPS9-shRNA group at 72 hours(t=6.846,P=0.0024).When CON and RPS9-shRNA were infected with virus for 48 hours,the proportion of G2 phase cells was(29.28±3.42)% and(10.43±1.43)%,respectively(t=9.329,P=0.0007).The RPS9 expression was positively correlated with SENP1 in GSE19784 dataset and negatively correlated with IκBα coding gene NFKBIA.Western blot further confirmed that RPS9 knockdown inhibited the expression of SENP1,inhibited the phosphorylation of NF-κB subunit P65 and inhibitor IκBα,and promoted the expression of IκBα.Overexpression of SENP1 not only impeded this effect but also reduced RPS9-induced apoptosis. Conclusions RPS9 is highly expressed in MM CD138+cells and is associated with overall survival and extramedullary infiltration.Inhibition of RPS9 can promote apoptosis,cell cycle arrest,and proliferation of myeloma cells.RPS9 can affect the activation of NF-κB pathway and cell apoptosis through SENP1,suggesting that SENP1 may be a key factor in the biological effect of RPS9.
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Humans , Apoptosis , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation , Cysteine Endopeptidases , Metabolism , Multiple Myeloma , Metabolism , Ribosomal Proteins , Metabolism , Signal TransductionABSTRACT
Aim To investigate the protective effect of Citrus aurantium L. polysaccharides-B(CALB) on ra-diation induced by 60Co γ-ray in mice. Methods The BALB/c mice were randomly divided into blank control group, radiation model group, CALB administration group (high, medium and low dose), and positive control group(black fungus polysaccharide,HP). The mice were administered orally for 30 days. After the last administration for three hours,the survival rates on the 2nd day and the 14th day of the blank control group and the irradiated mice after the single radioac-tive irradiation (7 Gy) with 60Co γ-ray were meas-ured. In addition, DNA content and micronucleus of bone marrow cells, SOD, GSH-Px activities, MDA content in serum, liver and brain tissues in mice, TChE activity in brain tissues and spleen and thymus index of mice were detected after one-time whole body irradiation with 60Co γ-ray (3 Gy). Results Each dose group of CALB could significantly improve the survival rate of irradiated mice,increase the DNA con-tent of mouse bone marrow cells and reduce the number of micronuclei in bone marrow cells. In addition, CALB could also increase the thymus and spleen index and the levels of SOD and GSH-Px in serum,brain and liver tissues of mice,and reduce the content of MDA. Conclusion CALB has protective effect on radiation injury,which can be used for further development and utilization of Fructus aurantii.
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Phosphoglycerate mutase 1 (PGAM1) is upregulated in many cancer types and involved in cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis. However, the relationship between PGAM1 and prostate cancer is poorly understood. The present study investigated the changes in PGAM1 expression in prostate cancer tissues compared with normal prostate tissues and examined the cellular function of PGAM1 and its relationship with clinicopathological variables. Immunohistochemistry and Western blotting revealed that PGAM1 expression was upregulated in prostate cancer tissues and cell lines. PGAM1 expression was associated with Gleason score (P = 0.01) and T-stage (P = 0.009). Knockdown of PGAM1 by siRNA in PC-3 and 22Rv1 prostate cancer cell lines inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and enhanced cancer cell apoptosis. In a nude mouse xenograft model, PGAM1 knockdown markedly suppressed tumor growth. Deletion of PGAM1 resulted in decreased expression of Bcl-2, enhanced expression of Bax, caspases-3 and inhibition of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression. Our results indicate that PGAM1 may play an important role in prostate cancer progression and aggressiveness, and that it might be a valuable marker of poor prognosis and a potential therapeutic target for prostate cancer.
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Animals , Humans , Male , Mice , Apoptosis/genetics , Caspase 3/metabolism , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Movement/genetics , Cell Proliferation/genetics , Gene Deletion , Gene Knockdown Techniques , Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/metabolism , Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/metabolism , Mice, Nude , Neoplasm Invasiveness/genetics , Neoplasm Transplantation , PC-3 Cells , Phosphoglycerate Mutase/genetics , Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism , RNA, Small Interfering , Transplantation, Heterologous , bcl-2-Associated X Protein/metabolismABSTRACT
Even in the era of novel targeted agents, switching to a second-line nonsteroidal antiandrogen (NSAA) is still widely used in treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), especially in undeveloped countries. However, whether prior treatment with a second-line NSAA would impact the efficacy of abiraterone acetate (Abi) remains uncertain. In the current study, 87 mCRPC patients treated with Abi were analyzed. Among them, 21 were treated with a second-line NSAA (from bicalutamide to flutamide) before receiving abiraterone, while the remaining 66 received Abi directly. Therapeutic efficacy of Abi was compared between those with and without prior second-line NSAA using Kaplan-Meier curves, log-rank test, and Cox regression models. The therapeutic efficacy of Abi was similar between those with or without the prior switching treatment of flutamide, in terms of either prostate-specific antigen progression-free survival (PSA-PFS, 5.5 vs 5.6 months, P = 0.967), radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS, 12.8 vs 13.4 months, P = 0.508), overall survival (OS, not reached vs 30.6 months, P = 0.606), or PSA-response rate (71.4% [15/21] vs 60.6% [40/66], P = 0.370). This is the first time that the impact of prior switching of treatment to a second-line NSAA on the efficacy of Abi in mCRPC patients has been addressed. Our data support that, use of prior sequential bicalutamide and flutamide does not seem to preclude response to abiraterone, although larger cohort studies and, ideally, a randomized controlled trial are needed. These findings will facilitate doctors' decision-making in the treatment of mCRPC patients, especially for those with previous experience of switching NSAA second-line treatments in the clinic.
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Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Abiraterone Acetate/therapeutic use , Androgen Antagonists/therapeutic use , Anilides/therapeutic use , Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/therapeutic use , Disease-Free Survival , Flutamide/therapeutic use , Kaplan-Meier Estimate , Nitriles/therapeutic use , Nonsteroidal Anti-Androgens/therapeutic use , Prostate-Specific Antigen/analysis , Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/drug therapy , Retrospective Studies , Survival Analysis , Tosyl Compounds/therapeutic use , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective To detect the expression and the role of the long non -coding RNA AK046999 in the development of mouse cerebral cortex.Methods 1) The AK046999 locus was obtained from the UCSC genome browser ,and the coding ability of protein was predicted by Coding Potential Calculator ; 2) The expression profile of AK046999 in the development of mouse cerebral cortex was analyzed by immunofluorescence and in situ hybridization;3)The AK046999 knockout mouse was constructed by TALEN technique and identified at the level of DNA and RNA; 4)The phenotype of knockout mouse cerebral cortex was analyzed by immunofluorescence and TUNEL assay.Results 1)AK046999 had weak coding ability and could be considered as non -coding RNA; 2)AK046999 was highly expressed in VZ /SVZ of the development of mouse cerebral cortex; 3)The AK046999 knockout mouse was successfully constructed; 4) Immunofluorescence results showed that there were no obvious changes in the markers of PAX6, TBR2 and NEUROD2 compared with the control, and apoptotic cells also had no obvious change.Conclusions The AK046999 is expressed in the cerebral cortex of developing mouse and AK046999 knockout has no effect on proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of neural progenitor cells in the cerebral cortex .
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OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the association between serum levels of S100A8/S100A9 and clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer patients. @*METHODS@#A total of 82 patients with CRC and 14 healthy controls were enrolled for this study. The levels of S100A8 and S100A9 in serum were detected by ELISA assay. The association between S100A8/S100A9 and clinicopathological features was analyzed by student-t test and one-way ANOVA. Receiver Operating Characteristic curve was used to analyze diagnostic efficiency of serum S100A8 and S100A9 for colon rectal cancer. Logistic regression model was also established to analyze the possible risk factors for elevation of S100A8/S100A9. @*RESULTS@#The levels of S100A8 and S100A9 were (1 403.3±593.7) and (2 890.3±994.9) pg/mL in patients with colon cancer, and (712.8±265.3) and (1 492.7±564.6) pg/mL in controls, respectively, with significant difference between the two groups (P<0.01). The similar results were found in rectal cancer patients, with a level of S100A8 and S100A9 at (1 417.7±666.5) and (3 026.7±887.6) pg/mL, respectively. Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of S100A8 and S100A9 are better than traditional biomarkers. The levels of S100A9 in serum of CRC patients were correlated with clinical stages and distant metastasis. Serum levels of S100A9 in patients of stage III [(3 111.9±178.5) pg/mL] and stage IV [(3 831.4±278.5) pg/mL] were significantly (P<0.01) higher than that in stage I [(2 276.1±167.4) pg/mL], whereas there was significant change in S100A8 levels. Logistic regression showed the possible risk factors for the elevation of S100A9, including depth of invasion, lymphatic metastasis and degree of differentiation (P<0.05). @*CONCLUSION@#Serum level of S100A8 and S100A9 in CRC patients were significantly increased and serum level of S100A9 was positively correlated with the malignant features of CRC.
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Humans , Calgranulin A , Calgranulin B , Colorectal Neoplasms , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Lymphatic Metastasis , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Objective: To study the chemical constituents in the fruits of Physalis alkekengi var francheti. Methods: The piperazine constituents were isolated and purified with repeated silica gel column chromatography and RP-preparative HPLC. Their structures were determined by NMR spectroscopy. Results: Thirteen compounds were isolated and elucidated as (3S, 6R)-3-isopropyl-6-(2- methyl propyl)-2, 5-piperazine diketone (1), (3S, 6S)-3-isobutyl-6-isopropyl-2, 5-piperazine diketone (2), (3S, 6S)-3, 6-two(2-methyl propyl)-2, 5-piperazine diketone (3), (3S, 6S)-3, 6-di-isopropyl-2, 5-piperazine di-ketone (4), (3S, 6R)-3-(2-methyl propyl)-6-benzyl- 2, 5-piperazine diketone (5), (3S, 6S)-3-isobutyl-6-benzyl-2, 5-piperazine diketone (6), (3S, 6S)-3-isopropyl-6-(p-hydroxy benzyl)-2, 5-piperazine diketone (7), (3S, 6R)-3-isopropyl-6-(p-hydroxy benzyl)-2, 5-piperazine diketone (8), (3S, 6R)-3-(2-methyl propyl)-6- (p-hydroxy benzyl)-2, 5-piperazine diketone 9), (3S, 6S)-3-isobutyl-6-(p-hydroxy benzyl)-2, 5-piperazine diketone (10), (3S, 6S)-3- isopropyl-6-benzyl-2, 5-piperazine diketone (11), (3S, 6R)-3-isobutyl-6-(2-methyl propyl)-2, 5-piperazine diketone (12), and (3S, 6S)-3-benzyl-6-(p-hydroxy benzyl)-2, 5-piperazine diketone (13). Conclusion: Compounds 1-13 are firstly obtained from this plant.
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Objective To study the distribution rule of syndrome factors in each diagnosis and staging of colorectal cancer.to Analyze the relationship between the syndrome factors and the clinical presentations of colorectal cancer,and then to provide a basis for further studying of the distribution and combination rule of syndrome factors in colorectal cancer.Methods The clinical data of patients with colorectal cancer was collected from Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2011.1-2011.12.According to the related standard,the spleen,large intestine,kidney,liver,qi deficiency,qi stagnation,wet,heat,blood stasis,poison,yang deficiency,yin deficiency,and blood deficiency altogether 13 common syndrome factors of colorectal cancer were selected.Retrospective study method was adopted to study the distribution of syndrome factors.And SPSS 17.0 statistical software was used to analyze the relationship between the syndrome factors and the clinical presentations of colorectal cancer.Results 6 clinical presentations include loose stool had a relationship with syndrome factor of liver; 7 clinical presentations include dark tongue had a relationship with syndrome factor of spleen; 4 clinical presentations include blood stool had a relationship with syndrome factor of large intestine; 8 clinical presentations include emaciation had a relationship with syndrome factor of kidney; 6 clinical presentations include tired with qi deficiency; red tongue with wet syndrome factor; 2 clinical presentations include dark tongue had a relationship with blood stasis syndrome factor,8 clinical presentations include pantothenic acid had a relationship with qi stagnation syndrome factor; 10 clinical presentations include pale tongue had a relationship with blood deficiency syndrome factor; red tongue had a relationship with heat syndrome factor; unsmooth pulse had a relationship with poison syndrome factor.Conclusions The syndrome factors of qi deficiency,spleen and qi stagnation are more common in colorectal cancer.11 in 13 syndrome factors have several relative clinical presentations.But the diagnosis of syndrome factor based on clinical presentations need further study.