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Background To study the pathogenesis and management of diabetic retinopathy (DR) has an important clinical significance.With the development of biomedical photonics in recent years,photobiomodulation therapy has been paid more and more attention.However,the sudy on biological regulation of light to DR is rarely reported.Objective This study was to explore the photobiomodulating effects on the apoptosis of retinal neuronal cells induced by high glucose environment and tried to offer a basis for the management of DR.Methods The retinal neurons were isolated from Wistar rats using immunomagnetic beads and primarily cultured in Neurobasal,and the cells were identified by Nissl staining.The cells were divided into normal control group,high-glucose group and high-glucose+LED group.The glucose at the concentration of 25 mmol/L was added into medium for 48 hours in the high-glucose group,and the cells induced by high-glucose were irradiated in incubator by LED for consecutive 300 seconds per time in a 12-hour interval with the wavelength of 620 nm,maximal power of 1 W,central light radiation exposure of 6.67 mW/cm2 and spot diameter of 2.0 cm.The apoptosis rate of the cells was assayed by flow cytometry;the intracellular Ca2+ content was determined by laser scanning confocal microscope;the relative expression level of phosphorylated serine-threonine kinase (p-AKT) protein in the cells was detected by Western blot.Results The cells grew well 2-3 days after cultured with the polygon and oval shape,and nucleolus were visible.More neuronal processes were obtained in 5-7 days after culture.Nissl staining showed the blue violet color in cytoplasma of neurons.The proportion of neurons and glial cells was 91％.The apoptosis rates of the cells were (7.634±3.176)％,(33.642 ±9.315)％ and (23.914±6.375)％ in the normal control group,high-glucose group and high-glucose+LED group,respectively,and the apoptosis rates of high-glucose group and high-glucose + LED group were significantly higher than that in the normal control group,while the apoptosis rate in the high-glucose+LED group was lower than that in the high-glucose group (all at P＜0.01).The fluorescence of Ca2+ in the cytoplasma was strong in the highglucose group and weak in the normal control group.The fluorescence pixel values in the high-glucose group and highglucose+LED group were significantly higher than that in the normal control group,and that in the high-glucose+LED group was reduced in comparison with high-glucose group (all at P＜0.05).The expressing band of p-AKT protein was strong in the normal control group and weak in the high-glucose group.The relative expressing levels were 10.34± 3.18,2.16±0.46 and 7.15 ±1.72 in the normal control group,high-glucose group and high-glucose+LED group,and relative expression level of high-glucose+LED group was significatly lower than that in the high-glucose group (P＜ 0.05).Conclusions High-glucose environment inhibits PI3K/AKT pathway and calcium homeostasis of retinal neurons,which results in cell apoptosis.Low intensity of LED light irradiation activates the anti-apoptotic PI3K/AKT pathway and therefore reduces apoptosis induced by high glucose.
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Objective To investigate the effect of cetuximab combined with FOLFOX4 chemotherapy on expressions of cancer suppressor gene PTEN and P13K in colon cancer tissue of elderly patients.Methods 62 cases of elderly patients with colon cancer from October 2013 to July 2015 in our hospital were selected and divided into two groups according to the different therapy.The control group (n=27) received pure FOLFOX4 chemotherapy and treatment group(n=35)received cetuximab on the basis of FOLFOX4 chemotherapy, with a consecutive treatment of 4 courses.The clinical curative effect and expressions of PTEN and P13K in colon cancer tissue were compared between two groups.Results There were no significant difference in effective rate and disease control rate between treatment group and control group (51.4% vs.44.4%,χ2 =0.298,P=0.585;80.0%vs.62.9%,χ2 =2.223, P=0.136 ).After treatment, the cells positive rate of PTEN in treatment group was higher than that in control group post-treatment (82.86%vs.59.26%, P<0.05), and the cells positive rate of P13K in treatment group was lower than that in control group (37.14%vs.62.96%, P<0.05). Conclusion Cetuximab combined FOLFOX4 chemotherapy regimen could increase expression of PTEN and reduce P13K expression, which effect is remarkable in the treatment of elderly colon cancer.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>A component-knockout approach was established to discover active components from traditional Chinese medicine.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>According to the principle of gene knockout technique, an experiment workflow for component-knockout method was developed, which is distinct from the bio-guided screening method. The differences of therapeutic efficacies between different combinations of individual components were analyzed by some statistical methods including Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), whilst a set of criterias were established to assess active components. By comparing the difference of drug efficacy between the original formulae and the mixture being knockout certain component, the active components can be identified.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The presented component-knockout method was applied to discover the active components of Shenmai formulae for the synergistic effects on the cyclophosphamide chemotherapy for S180 tumor-bearing mice. The results indicated that panoxadiol, a type of ginsenosides, were the effective components of Shenmai formulae.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A new method for identifying effective components from Chinese medicinal formulae was developed and successfully applied to discover the active components of Shenmai Formulae, which possesses the synergistic actions towards chemotherapy process.</p>