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Objective To investigate the effect of transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) with or without intravesical instillation therapy on cancer-specific-survival rate (CSS) of T1 stage non-muscle-invasive bladder transitional cell carcinoma (BTCC) patients. Methods The data of patients diagnosed with T1 stage non-muscle-invasive BTCC from 2010 to 2015 were obtained from the SEER database. The different dividing groups were based on TURBT with or without intravesical instillation therapy. A 1:1 PSM method was used to balance the differences in baseline data between each group. Herein, Kaplan-Meier methods were used to draw survival curves, and the difference between OS and CSS were compared by Log rank test. In addition, univariate and multivariate Cox regressionanalyses were used to explore the independent risk factors of CSS. Results The OS and CSS of patients in the TURBT combined with intravesical instillation therapy group were higher than those of the TURBT alone group (P < 0.05). TURBT combined with intravesical instillation therapy was a protective factor in prognosis with T1 stage non-muscle-invasive BTCC patients (HR=0.783, 95%CI: 0.650-0.942, P < 0.01). Conclusion TURBT combined with intravesical instillation therapy improves the CSS of patients with T1 stage non-muscle-invasive BTCC.
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Objective To investigate the mechanism of glucocorticoid resistance in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) and the effects of Panax Notoginseng Saponins(PNS) on reversing glucocorticoid resistance in lymphocytes. Methods The relevance between P-glycoprotein (P-gp, %) and SLEDAI integrals or clinical effects was analyzed by linear correlation analysis. The lymphocytes from SLE patients were intervened with PNS or verapamil. P-gp of the lymphocytes and Rhodamine 123 (Rh123, %) accumulated in the lymphocytes were assayed by flow cytometry. The percentage of the apoptosis of the lymphocytes stimulated with PNS or verapamil combined with methylprednisolone was identified by double-tagging with Annexin V and propidium iodide (PI) and detected by flow cytometry. Variance analysis or Student's t test was used for statistics. Results The P-gp in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of SLE patients was significantly related to SLEDAI integrals. The difference of P-gp between lymphocytes in the completely remission cases (12.2±2.5)% and lymphocytes in the partial remission or non-effective cases (16.5±4.0)% was statistically significantce. The difference of P-gp and Rh123 between lymphocytes treated with PNS [(11.2±3.1)%,(70.1 ±5.8)% respectively ] and lymphocytes of the control group [ (15.3±2.9)%, (53.9±5.2)% respectively ]was statistically significant. The lymphocytes apoptosis rate in the lymphocytes stimulated with methylprednisone combined with PNS increased significantly compared to the lymphocytes stimulated with methylprednisolone only. Conclusion The action of PNS in suppressing both the expression and the transfer activity of P-gp is possibly the important mechanism to increase the effects of methylprednisolone in inducing lymphocytes apoptosis.
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Objective To explore the mechanism of the inflammatory factors to increase the reanl inferstitial fibrosis by stndying on epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition induced by IL-1?.Methods Mice primary tubular epithelial cells were Cultured in vitro,then stimulated by IL-1? for 3,4,5 days respectively,from which the protein was extracted and the protein expression of ?-SMA and Vimentin was detected with western bloHing;while the cells were stimnlated by IL-1? for 12hs,36hs and 60hs respectively,from which then total RNA was extracted and the mRNA expression of ?-SMA and Vimentin was detected by ranscription-polymerase chain reaction analyses(RT-PCR).those without IL-1?stimulating were regarded as control group.Results The protein levels of ?-SMA,Vimentin in tubular epithelial cells stimulated with IL-1?for 3 days or 4 days were significantly higher than that in normal group cells.Those stimulated for 5 days,the protein levels of ?-SMA,Vimentin in tubular epithelial cells increased very high.The mRNA expression of ?-SMA and Vimentin increased significantly in 12hs in tubular epithelial cells after IL-1?stimulating as compared with normal group cells and presented time-depend.Conclusions IL-1? plays the role of promoting renal interstitial fibrosis by inducing the transdifferentiation of renal tubular epithelial cells and reducing the proliferation cells probably.
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Objective To investigate renal interstitial fibrosis and the expression of inflammatory factor in mice kedney with the Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction(UUO).Methods Mice were randomly assigned to shame operation group (shame proup ), UUO group. The protein expression of?-SMA and Vimentin were assessed by immunohistochemistry and the protein expression of ICAM-1 were assessed by Western-blotting; MCP-1 mRNA were detected by using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analyses(RT-PCR). Results In comparison with the shame group, the mRNA expression, protein levels of ?-SMA, Vimentin of UUO mice groups increased significantly. At the same timre, the protein expression ICAM-1 and the mRNA expression MCP-1 in UUO mice significantly higher than normal group.Conclusions Unilateral ureteral obstruction could induce the transdifferentiation of renal interstitial cells. It may partially related to the high expression of ICAM-1and MCP-1.
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Objective To explore the effects of Sinomenine (Sin) on phenotype transdifferentiation in renal tubular epithelial cells. Methods Mice primary tubular epithelial cells and cell line (MCT) were cultured in vitro. Model group cells were stimulated by IL-1?(10 ng/ml). The cells of Sin group were co-incubated with Sin(10, 100 ,500?mol/L) simultaneously. The cells without IL-1?and Sin treatment were regarded as control group. The protein expression of?-smooth muscle actin (SMA) and Vimentin was assessed by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. The mRNA expression of?-SMA and Vimentin was examined by RT-PCR. Secretion of matrix metalloproteinases was determined by zymography. Results The mRNA expression and protein level of?-SMA and Vimentin, and the enzyme activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in tubular epithelial cells stimulated with IL-1?were significantly higher than those in the controls. Sinomenine significantly reduced the expression levels of protein and mRNA of?-SMA and Vimentin. At the same time, the MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities were reduced markedly. Conclusion Sinomenine can decrease the transdifferentiation in renal tubular epithelial cells stimulated by inflammatory factor IL-1?and prevent renal interstitial fibrosis.
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Objective:To investigate the effects of Tripterygium Wlilfordii on renal interstitial fibrosis and the expression of inflammatory factor in mice kidney with the Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction(UUO).Methods:Mice were randomly assigned to shame operation group(shame proup), UUO group, Tripterygium Wlilfordii and ACEI treatment group after UUO. The protein expression of ?-SMA,ICAM-1 were assessed by immunohistochemistry or Western blot; MCP-1 mRNA were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analyses(RT-PCR). And the change of renal pathology was observed at the same time.Results:In comparison with the shame group, the protein levels of ?-SMA, ICAM-1 and the mRNA expression of MCP-1 in UUO mice and treatment groups increased significantly, meanwhile Tripterygium Wlilfordii and ACEI could significantly reduce the expression of ?-SMA, ICAM-and MCP-1 on levels of protein and gene. The effects of Tripterygium Wlilfordii on ICAM-1 and MCP-1 were more significant than ACEI.Conclusion:Tripterygium Wlilfordii could reduce the transdifferentiation of renal interstitial cells and prevent renal interstitial inflammatory injury.