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ObjectiveTo investigate the therapeutic effect of the frozen and fresh preparations of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells （hUC-MSC） on a rat model of liver cirrhosis after transplantation via the portal vein or the caudal vein. MethodsA total of 70 specific pathogen-free healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into normal group （13 rats fed with ordinary tap water and rat food） and liver cirrhosis model group （57 rats given subcutaneous multi-point injection of mixed carbon tetrachloride/olive oil solution）. At week 8， the growth of rats was observed for both groups， and 3 rats were selected from each group for histopathological examination to confirm the formation of liver cirrhosis. A total of 50 rats were selected from the liver cirrhosis model and were divided into model group， portal vein group+fresh cell preparation group， portal vein+frozen cell preparation group， caudal vein+fresh cell preparation group， and caudal vein+frozen cell preparation group using a random number table， with 10 rats in each group. Fresh or frozen hUC-MSC were transplanted via the portal vein or the caudal vein， and after 4 weeks of administration， the different groups were compared in terms of the changes in liver function parameters and liver fibrosis degree. Continuous data were expressed as mean±standard deviation， and the independent-samples t test was used for comparison between two groups； a one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison between multiple groups， and the least significant difference t-test was used for further comparison between two groups. ResultsAt week 8 of modeling， the model group showed the formation of pseudolobules of different sizes in the liver and met the diagnostic criteria for liver cirrhosis， with significant increases in the levels of alanine aminotransferase （ALT）， aspartate aminotransferase （AST）， total bilirubin （TBil）， and alkaline phosphatase （ALP） compared with the normal group （all P<0.001）， suggesting that the rat model of liver cirrhosis was established successfully. There were significant differences in the levels of ALT， AST， TBil， and ALP between the five groups （F=232.00， 177.10， 112.30， 121.70， all P<0.001）. Further comparison between two groups showed that the model group had significantly higher levels of ALT， AST， TBil， and ALP than the normal group （all P<0.01）， and the portal vein group+fresh cell preparation group， the portal vein+frozen cell preparation group， the caudal vein+fresh cell preparation group， and the caudal vein+frozen cell preparation group had significantly lower levels of ALT， AST， TBil， and ALP than the model group （all P<0.01）. ConclusionThere are significant improvements in liver function and liver fibrosis degree in a rat model of liver cirrhosis at week 4 after the transplantation of hUC-MSC， and frozen or fresh cell preparation and different transplantation approaches have no significant influence on treatment outcome.
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Middle-aged women experienced foreign body sensation in both eyes without obvious causes for many days. The clinician tried to diagnose the patient according to her physical and laboratory examinations. After detecting worm bodies in the patient′s eye, and examining the worms with a microscope, the diagnosis of conjunctival sucking nematodes was confirmed. After targeted treatment, the patient′s symptoms improved significantly.
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Multi-modal therapeutics are emerging for simultaneous diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Polymeric carriers are often employed for loading multiple drugs due to their versatility and controlled release of these drugs in response to a tumor specific microenvironment. A theranostic nanomedicine was designed and prepared by complexing a small gadolinium chelate, conjugating a chemotherapeutic drug PTX through a cathepsin B-responsive linker and covalently bonding a fluorescent probe pheophorbide a (Ppa) with a branched glycopolymer. The branched prodrug-based nanosystem was degradable in the tumor microenvironment with overexpressed cathepsin B, and PTX was simultaneously released to exert its therapeutic effect. The theranostic nanomedicine, branched glycopolymer-PTX-DOTA-Gd, had an extended circulation time, enhanced accumulation in tumors, and excellent biocompatibility with significantly reduced gadolinium ion (Gd
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Objective:To explore the clinicopathologic features and risk factors of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) after kidney transplantation.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted for biopsy-confirmed IgAN patients after transplantation from January 2016 to September 2019. The clinicopathological characteristics and risk factors of IgAN after expanded criteria donor (ECD) donor for kidney transplantation were examined by statistical analysis of general clinical data and Oxford classification during and after transplantation.Results:The diagnostic rate of IgAN after transplantation was around 12.77%. The clinical symptoms occurred at an average of 22.5 months after transplantation. 66.67%(12/18) patients were in stage 3-4 chronic kidney disease (CKD). There were microscopic hematuria (76.92%) and varying degrees of proteinuria (88.89%). The scores of pathological parameters were as follows: 78% patients with mesangial cell proliferation (M1), 17% with endothelial cell proliferation (E1), 65% with segmental sclerosis (S1), 39% with moderate-to-severe tubules atrophy/interstitial fibrosis (T1/T2) and 17% with crescent formation (C1) respectively. Tubuloatrophy/interstitial fibrosis was associated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at biopsy ( P<0.05). Group of urine protein quantification >1g/d and group of <1g/d group had statistically significant differences in segmental sclerosis and adhesion lesion ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Oxford classification is valuable in the clinical evaluations of allograft IgAN: Tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis is associated with a decline of glomerular filtration. And segmental sclerosis and adhesion lesion are correlated with the severity of proteinuria.
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Objective To explore the correlation between pre-transplantation donor kidney biopsy and short-term renal function after transplantation.Methods This study include 240 kidney transplantation of donation after cardiac death (DCD) from July 2016 to April 2018.Banff's score of donor kidney biopsy was employed for estimating kidney status.Results No significant correlation existed between rate of glomerulosclerosis and delayed graft function (DGF) (P =0.815).The rate of glomerulosclerosis was significantly correlated with 1-week estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and discharge eGFR (P＜0.05).Based upon the glomerulosclerosis rate,the patients were divided into two groups ＜ 20％ (n =220) and ≥20％ (n =20),there was no significant inter-group difference in DGF,1-week eGFR or discharge eGFR (P＞0.05).Arterial fibrosis was significantly positively correlated with DGF and negatively with 1-week eGFR and discharge eGFR (P＜0.05).Statistically significant inter-group differences existed in 1-week eGFR and discharge eGFR that arterial fibrosis scores ＜ 2 (n =19) and ≥2 (n =41) (P＜0.05).Arteriolar hyalinosis score was negatively correlated with 1-week eGFR and discharge eGFR (P＜0.05).Based upon arteriolar hyalinosis scores,they were divided into two groups ＜ 2 (n =193) and ≥2 (n =47).There were significant inter-group differences in DGF,1-week eGFR and discharge eGFR (P＜0.05).Remuzzi scores were negatively correlated with 1-week eGFR and discharge eGFR (P＜0.05).Interstitial fibrosis was significantly positively correlated with DGF (P＜0.05) and negatively with 1-week eGFR and discharge eGFR (P＜0.05).Conclusions Donor kidney glomerulosclerosis rate affects short-term renal function of recipients after transplantation.However,using 20％ as a threshold value is limited in clinical practice.Arterial intimal fibrosis and arteriolar hyalinosis are important factors affecting short-term eGFR.Recipient kidneys with Remuzzi score ＞ 4 had poor renal function after transplantation.Interstitial fibrosis score may be used as a predictor of postoperative DGF and shortterm renal function recovery.It is expected to be discussed more extensively in literature.
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Objective To investigate the mechanism of action of toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2),myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88),and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.Methods One hundred twenty-fiwe adult male SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group,cerebral ischemia group and T2.5 (TLR2 antagonist) treatment group.A model of middle cerebral artery occlusion was induced by suture method.T2.5 (0.121 2 μg/g) was injected into jugular vein at the beginning of reperfusion in the T2.5 treatment group.Cerebral infarction volume,brain edema,bloodbrain barrier permeability and neurological deficit score were measured at 24 h after reperfusion.Western blotting was used to determine the expression levels of TLR2,MyD88 and MMP-9 at different time points in the ischemic cortex.Results Western blot analysis showed that compared with the sham operation group,the expression levels of TLR2 and MyD88 in the ischemic group increased significantly from 6 h after ischemia-reperfusion and lasted for 24 h (all P ＜ 0.05),while MMP-9 increased significantly at 24 h after ischemia-reperfusion (P ＜ 0.05).At 24 h after ischemia-reperfusion,the blood-brain barrier permeability,brain edema degree,cerebral infarction volume,and neurological deficit score in the ischemic group were significantly higher than those in the sham operation group (all P ＜0.05);at this time,the expression levels of TLR2,MyD88 and MMP-9 in the T2.5 treatment group were significantly lower than those in the ischemic group (all P＜ 0.05),and the blood-brain barrier permeability,brain edema degree,cerebral infarction volume,and neurological deficit score were significantly reduced (all P＜ 0.05).Conclusion TLR2,MyD88 and MMP-9 might be involved in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.TLR2 antagonist T2.5 might inhibit the expression of MMP-9 through TLR2-MyD88 signaling pathway,thus alleviating cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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Annexin A2, a multifunctional tumor associated protein, promotes nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) activation by interacting with NF-κB p50 subunit and facilitating its nuclear translocation. Here we demonstrated that two ginsenosides Rg5 (G-Rg5) and Rk1 (G-Rk1), with similar structure, directly bound to Annexin A2 by molecular docking and cellular thermal shift assay. Both Rg5 and Rk1 inhibited the interaction between Annexin A2 and NF-κB p50 subunit, their translocation to nuclear and NF-κB activation. Inhibition of NF-κB by these two ginsenosides decreased the expression of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs), leading to caspase activation and apoptosis. Over expression of K302A Annexin A2, a mutant version of Annexin A2, which fails to interact with G-Rg5 and G-Rk1, effectively reduced the NF-κB inhibitory effect and apoptosis induced by G-Rg5 and G-Rk1. In addition, the knockdown of Annexin A2 largely enhanced NF-κB activation and apoptosis induced by the two molecules, indicating that the effects of G-Rg5 and G-Rk1 on NF-κB were mainly mediated by Annexin A2. Taken together, this study for the first time demonstrated that G-Rg5 and G-Rk1 inhibit tumor cell growth by targeting Annexin A2 and NF-κB pathway, and G-Rg5 and G-Rk1 might be promising natural compounds for targeted cancer therapy.
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Humans , Active Transport, Cell Nucleus , Annexin A2 , Chemistry , Genetics , Metabolism , Antineoplastic Agents , Chemistry , Metabolism , Pharmacology , Apoptosis , Biological Products , Chemistry , Metabolism , Pharmacology , Cell Nucleus , Metabolism , Down-Regulation , Drug Discovery , Gene Knockdown Techniques , Ginsenosides , Chemistry , Hep G2 Cells , Molecular Docking Simulation , Molecular Targeted Therapy , NF-kappa B p50 Subunit , Metabolism , Protein ConformationABSTRACT
Objective:To determine the changes of the main components after compatibility of compound Mailuqishen(MLQS), and to explore its anti-tumor effect in the H22 tumor-bearing mice.Methods:The contents of ginsenoside and amino acid in MLQS were detected by HPLC, and the content of polysaccharide was detected by phenol-sulfuric acid.A total of 144 female Kunming mice were randomly divided into normal control group, model group, positive control group, low dose of MLQS group, medium dose of MLQS group, high dose of MLQS group, ginseng geng group, ginseng group and antler plate group (n=16).Except normal control group, the mice in the other eight groups were used to establish the H22 tumor-bearing mouse models, then the mice were treated with drugs at next day.The tumor weights, inhibitory rates of tumor, spleen and thymus indexes of the H22 tumor-bearing mice were detected 10 d after administration.The morphological changes of tumor and spleen tissue were examined by HE staining, and the apoptotic rates of H22 tumor cells were tested by flow cytometry.Results:As calculation with the ginseng and antler plate single herb, the contents of ginsenosides, polysaccharides and amino acids in MLQS were significantly higher than those of single herbs (P<0.05).Compared with model group, the inhibitory rates of tumor in various administration groups were significantly increased(P<0.01);the spleen indexes and thymus indexes of the mice in different doses of MLQS groups were significantly increased(P<0.01);the apoptotic rates of tumor cells were markedly increased(P<0.05).Compared with model group, the tumor tissue of the mice in various administration groups was destroyed, the cells were sparse and irregular, and the tumor presented necrotic lesions;the morphology of spleen tissue was normal with discernible fringe, and the lymphocytes arranged densely.Conclusion:The contents of ginsenosides, polysaccharides, and amino acids in compound MLQS are significantly increased compared with those of single herbs, and its anti-tumor effect is stronger than the single herbs.
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We prepared gold nanostar (GNS) through seed growth method firstly,then formation of COX-2 siRNA(siCOX-2) and GNS composite modified with polyethylene glyco (PEG),2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucos (DG) and 9-D-arginin (9R) was prepared.Mterwords,paclitaxel temperature sensitive liposome (PTX-TSL) was prepared by film dispersion method.Finally,siCOX-2 delivery systerm (PTX-TSL-(siCOX-2(9R/DG-GNS)))was obtained by hydrosulfuryl ligand reaction between siCOX-2 (9R/DG-GNS) and PTX-TSL The successful build of siCOX-2 (9R/DG-GNS) was vetified by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR),sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacryl amide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE),and ultraviolet spectrophotometry and agarose gel electrophoresis method.Particle size of PTX-TSL-(siCOX-2(9R/DG-GNS)) was (292 ± 14) nm and Zeta potential was about -(2.59 ± 0.12) mV,which were measured by Zetasizer Nano ZS90.The morphology of PTX-TSL-(siCOX-2 (9R/DG-GNS)) measured by transmissionelectronmicroscopy showed homogeneous star structure with phospholipid bilayer on the surface,and it showed good thermal conversion efficiency under radiation of 808 nm laser.Differential scanning calorimetry test showed that PTX-TSL phase transition temperature is about 42.6 ℃.The drug loading content(using dialysis method) and encapsulation efficiency of PTX-TSL were about 7.5％ and 95.4％,at the same time,the release process experiment of PTX-TSL showed that it had a good temperature sensitive release performance.It is hopeful that this siCOX-2 system can be used for reducing drug resistance of PTX and improving the treatment effect of PTX through the synergistic antitumor drug resistance effect of siCOX-2.
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Objective To investigate the influence of rosuvastatin on inflammatory factors and immune func-tion in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)with pulmonary heart disease.Methods 80 COPD patients with pulmonary heart disease were randomly divided into two groups,40 cases in each group.The control group was treated with conventional medicine comprehensive treatment,the observation group was given rosuvastatin based on the control group.The inflammatory cytokines (TNF -α,IL -1 and hs -CRP)changes,immunoglobulin IgM,IgG and IgA changes situation,and heart,lung function changes related indicators were compared between the two groups before and after the treatment.Results After treatment,the TNF -α,IL -1 and hs CRP levels of the observation group were significantly lower than those before treatment(t =145.5,35.35,57.5,all P <0.05)and those of the control group(t =160.75,11.45,32.99,all P <0.05).After treatment,the IgM,IgG and IgA levels of the observa-tion group were significantly lower than those before treatment (t =4.89 of 18.29,3.42,all P <0.05)and those of the control group (t =2.55 9.67,2.342,all P <0.05 ).After treatment,the FEV1 ,FEV1 /FVC and LVEF of the observation group were significantly higher than those before treatment(t =40.44 33.64,33.79,all P <0.05),while the PAP level was significantly lower than that before treatment (t =24.12,P <0.05),and the FEV1 ,FEV1 /FVC and LVEF of the observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group after treatment(t =16.30, 15.82,18.72,all P <0.05),while the PAP level was significantly lower than that of the control group after treatment (t =13.43,P <0.05).Conclusion Combined rosuvastatin therapy for COPD patients with pulmonary heart disease can effectively reduce body inflammatory response,improve immune function and myocardial contractility,so it can promote functional recovery of heart and lung in patients.
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Objective To explore the relationship between quality life and TCM constitutions of elderly patients with hypertension in a community in Shanghai; To provide the basis for the suitable and feasible community elderly hypertension management method. Methods Through multistage stratified sampling method, 808 elderly patients with hypertension in the community were investigated for their life quality and TCM constitutions on the basis of inform consent and voluntary participation. The life quality and TCM constitution characteristics as well as the relationship were analyzed by applying the statistic analysis software. Results Among the investigated elderly patients with hypertension in the community, 97.28% cases’ overall life quality was above the middle level and 91.46% cases’ self-evaluated health and quality of life scores were above the middle level. 54.70% cases were gentleness type, and the biased constitution was dominated by qi deficiency, yang asthenia, yin asthenia and phlegmatic hygrosis. The relationship between life quality and TCM constitutions may be existent. If TCM constitutions tended to be gentleness type, the physical score and the psychological score would be higher, which leaded to better quality of life. Conclusion TCM constitution characteristics are associated with quality life of elderly hypertension patients in the community. Intervention targeted on the results of TCM constitution identification would be better to prevent and control hypertension and improve health level and quality of life.
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Aim To investigate the protective effects of Aplysin on ethanol-induced oxidative damage in rat pri-mary hepatocytes. Methods Rat primary hepatocytes were obtained via the portal vein collagenaseⅣin situ perfusion technique followed by a Percoll density gradi-ent centrifuge. MTT test was used to determine the op-timum dose of Aplysin and ethanol, and detect the cell vitality in primary hepatocytes. Supernatants of primary hepatocytes were harvested to measure AST and LDH level, and the SOD, GSH-PX activities and MDA con-tent in primary hepatocytes were observed. Flow cy-tometry was used to detect the cell apoptosis rate. DNA damage in primary hepatocytes was detected by single-cell gel electrophoresis assay. The level of mitochon-drial membrane potential in primary hepatocytes was tested by fluorogenic probe JC-1 . The CYP2 E1 activity in primary hepatocytes was detected by colorimetry. The proteins of CYP2 E1 were detected by Western blot. Results 300 mmol·L-1 dose of ethanol and 30 mg·L-1 dose of Aplysin were the optimal dosages and were used in the subsequent experiments. Hepatocyte vitality was significantly increased in Aplysin group compared to that in ethanol group, and Aplysin inhibi-ted the release of AST and LDH(P<0. 05). For Apl-ysin treatment group, the activities of hepatocyte SOD and GSH were significantly increased, and MDA was markedly lowered as compared with those in ethanol group( P <0. 05 ) . Aplysin could alleviate hepatocyte apoptosis significantly, and hepatocyte DNA damage rates of Ⅱ ~Ⅲ level and Ⅳ level were significantly lowered in Aplysin treatment group as compared with those in ethanol group, and Aplysin had evident im-provement in alcohol induced mitochondria damage of hepatocyte. Primary hepatocyte activities and protein expression of CYP2 E1 were markedly lowered in Aply-sin treatment group as compared with those in ethanol group(P<0. 05). Conclusion Aplysin has protective effects on liver oxidative damage induced by alcohol of primary cultured rat hepatocytes by blocking CYP2 E1 activation, relieving oxidative stress, and sharpening the oxidation resistance ability.
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Chitosan(CS)surface was modified with hydrophobic octyl groups to prepare N-octyl chitosan(nitro-gen-octyl chitosan;OC).Then hydrophilic group carboxyl-polyethylene glycol-amino (PEG);tumor-targeting lig-and D-glucosamine(DG);and membrane-penetrating peptide 9-D-arginine(9R)were linked to OC successively. Then the DG and 9R modified chitosan micelle (DG/9R-PEG-OC)with tumor-targeting and transmembrane effect was prepared.By hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (1 H NMR)and sodium dodecyl sul-fate polyacryl amide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE);the successful formation of DG/9R-PEG-OC was certified;with particle size of 151.8 nm and Zeta potential of 16.5 mV.The morphology of chitosan micelle observed by transmission electron microscope was homogeneous spherical structure.The drug loading content (DLC)(using fluorescein as a model drug)and encapsulation efficiency (EE)were about 28.2% and 75.0% measured by UV-visible spectrophotometer.Meanwhile;the drug showed a controlled releasing profile out of the micelle.Cellu-lar uptake experiments indicated DG/9 R-PEG-OC micelle had a significant tumor-tageting and transmembrane effects;especially on HepG2 cells;which exbihited high expression of the glucose transporter.Thus DG/9R-PEG-OC micelle could be a promising drug targeted delivery system of hydrophobic antitumor drugs.
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Objective To explore the influence of multi-disciplinary diabetes-oriented nursing team on blood glucose control knowledge of nursing not working in endocrinology department. Methods The multi-disciplinary diabetes-oriented nursing team was established. The team members trained the nurses not working in the endocrinology department with blood glucose control knowledge. The pre-and post-training effects were compared by way of testing their mastery of blood glucose control knowledge. Result The nurse's mastery of blood glucose control knowledge after training was significantly enhanced than those before. Conclusion The multi-subject diabetes-oriented nursing team is effective in improving the knowledge of blood glucose control of the nursing not working in endocrinology department so that the nurses can carry out timely and professional instructions for the patients and thus the nurses quality and therapeutic effect can also be improved.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the value of neutrophils/lymphocytes ratio (NLR) on predicting the cardiovascular events at hospital discharge and ≥ 12 months follow-up for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by meta-analysis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Both English and Chinese databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Wanfang database from their reception to June 2014 were searched to identify randomized controlled studies or non-randomized controlled studies that reported relationship between NLR and the prognosis of patients with STEMI undergoing PCI.The Newcastle-OttawaScale (NOS) system was employed to assess the quality of literatures enrolled in this study. Two reviewers assessed the quality of each trial and extracted data independently. A standardized form and RevMan 5.2 software were used to extract information, and perform quantitative analysis, respectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 1 953 patients from 6 clinical trials were included in this meta-analysis. The risks of all-cause mortality (RR:0.29, 95% CI: 0.19-0.46, P<0.001), major adverse cardiac events (RR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.31-0.46, P<0.001), nonfatal myocardial infarction (RR: 0.43, 95% CI: 0.28-0.67, P<0.001), stent thrombosis (RR: 0.32, 95% CI: 0.19-0.53, P<0.001), and TIMI flow after PCI procedure < 3 grade (RR: 0.34, 95% CI: 0.14-0.86, P = 0.020) were significantly lower in patients with NLR ≤ 3.30 compared patients with NLR > 3.30 at hospital discharge. During ≥ 12 months follow-up, the risks of death (RR: 0.33, 95% CI: 0.23-0.45, P<0.001), major adverse cardiac events (RR: 0.27, 95% CI: 0.20-0.35, P < 0.001) were significantly lower. Whereas nonfatal myocardial infarction was not significantly different (RR: 0.42, 95% CI: 0.05-3.45, P = 0.420) in patients with NLR ≤ 3.30 compared patients with NLR > 3.30.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Results from this meta-analysis show that the NLR could predict short- and long-term prognosis in patients with STEMI undergoing PCI. This finding needs to be validated by large-scale clinical trials in the future.</p>
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Humans , Lymphocytes , Myocardial Infarction , Neutrophils , Percutaneous Coronary Intervention , PrognosisABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the application of hepatitis C virus RNA and antibody detection method in population screening.Methods The colloidal gold rapid test method and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)were adopted to detect hepatitis C virus (HCV)antibodies,and the real-time quantitative PCR (RT-PCR)was adopted to detect HCV-RNA viral load.Results (1)Among 539 samples,266 cases were antibody negative and 263 cases were antibody positive.(2)Among 67 cases in the HCV-RNA viral load 0.05).Conclusion In order to reduce the missed diagnosis rate and diagnose hepatitis C as early as possible,the above laboratory detection methods should be jointly applied and the comprehensive analysis should be conducted in population screening.
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N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) capped quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized by a hydrothermal method and coated with 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose (DG), polyethylene glycol (PEG), and 9-D-arginine (9R). The optical properties, morphology and structure of 9R/DG-coated CdTe QDs were characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectrometry, fluorescence spectrum, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer (LC-MS), sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and transmission electron micrographs (TEM). Furthermore, the biocompatibility, tumor targeted ability and transmembrane action of 9R/DG-coated CdTe QDs were studied. Results indicated that 9R/DG-coated CdTe QDs was constructed successfully by ligand exchange. The 9R/DG-coated CdTe QDs with the size of 8-10 nm had good dispersity and the absorbance and fluorescence peaks of CdTe QDs after modification were red shifted from 480 nm to 510 nm and 627 nm to 659 nm, respectively. In addition, the CdTe QDs modified by PEG, DG and 9R displayed good biocompatibility, high targeted ability to the cancer cells with glucose transporter type 1 (GLUT1) receptor high expression and obvious transmembrane ability.
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Objective:This study aimed to investigate the relationship between estrogen receptor (ER) and Bcl-2 in cervical can-cer and precancerous lesions. Methods:ER and Bcl-2 were evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 20 non-tumor tissues, 30 low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasias, 70 high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasias, and 80 cervical cancers. Results:The positive rate of ER was 75%in non-tumor tissues;this rate decreased with disease severity (χ2=24.266, P<0.01). The overexpression of ER protein was remarkably lower in cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CIN) Ⅱ-Ⅲ and carcinomas than in non-tumorous cervices. Differences were not significant between CINⅠand non-tumorous cervices (χ2=0.751, P=0.386). Furthermore, ER expression was not correlated with histological type and tumor grade. The positive rate of Bcl-2 was 75.38%in squamous cell carcinoma. This rate increased with dis-ease severity (χ2=27.715, P<0.01). The Bcl-2 protein overexpression was remarkably higher in CINⅠ, CINⅡ-Ⅲ, and carcinomas than in non-tumorous cervices. Bcl-2 expression was also not correlated with histological type (P=0.500);by comparison, Bcl-2 expression was correlated with tumor pathological grade (χ2=4.862, P=0.027). The co-expression of ER and Bcl-2 was 38.57%and 15.38%in CINⅡ-Ⅲand squamous cell carcinoma, respectively;the differences between these two values were significant (χ2=9.108, P=0.003). A cor-relation between ER and Bcl-2 was observed in CINⅡ-Ⅲ(r=0.506, P<0.01);no correlation was observed between other groups. Con-clusion: ER expression was inversely correlated with Bcl-2 in cervical cancer progression. The co-expression of these markers may have an important function in the course of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
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Objective To investigate the correlations of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) protein expression in renal interstitium with foam cells formation,tubulointerstitial lesion and serum cholesterol in glomerulonephropathy.Methods Five patients with Alport syndrome,28 patients with membranous proliferative glomerular nephritis (MPGN),35 patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS),36 patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) and 34 patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) were enrolled in the study.Expression of ABCA1 protein was detected by immunohistochemical method.The relative area of foam cells in renal interstitium was semi-quantified and the correlations of ABCA1 protein expression in renal interstitium (except for renal tubules) with the relative area of foam cells,integration of tubulointerstitial lesion (TIL) and serum cholesterol were examined using t test and linear correlation analysis.Results In renal interstitium,monocyte-macrophages,foam cells and renal tubular epithelial cells expressed ABCA1 protein.ABCA1 protein expression in renal interstitium with foam cells infiltration was significantly higher as compared to that without foam cells infiltration (P＜ 0.05),but there was no correlation between ABCA1 expression and foam cells area (P＞0.05).In MPGN,FSGS,IMN patients,there was a positive correlation between ABCA1 protein expression in renal interstitium and integration of TIL (P＜0.05).There was a positive correlation between serum cholesterol level and ABCA1 protein expression in renal interstitium (P＜0.05).Conclusions In glomerulonephropathy,cholesterol may promote the ABCA1 expression in renal interstitium.ABCA1 may have double-effects on transportation of cholesterol.ABCA1 may take part in the process of tubulointerstitial lesion.
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Purpose To observe the pathologic types of glomerular diseases which have high renal interstitial foam cells infiltration and to evaluate the relationship between infiltration of foam cells (FC) in renal interstitial tissue and pathologic parameters.Methods A total of 2 862 patients who had received renal biopsy were enrolled in this study. Patients with Alport syndrome (AS,n=5), membranous proliferative glomerular nephritis (MPGN,n=28), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS,n=144), idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN,n=132), IgA nephropathy (IgAN,n=893) were divided into two groups:FC+ group with foam cells and FC- group without foam cells.Results Infiltration of foam cells in renal interstitial tissue was commonly seen in AS.The frequency of interstitial foam cells was 46.43% in MPGN, 20.14% in FSGS, 13.64% in IMN, and 6.27% in IgAN. It was found that the segmental glomerular sclerosis and interstitial fibrosis were more severe in FC+ group than that in FC- group.Conclusions The renal interstitial foam cells are most common in patients with AS, but also seen in patients with MPGN, FSGS, IMN and IgAN. There might be a relationship between glomerular sclerosis, interstitial fibrosis and infiltration of foam cells. The present of foam cells in the renal interstitial tissue may contribute to the progression of renal diseases.