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ObjectiveThe antitumor activity of sesquiterpenoid M36 isolated from Myrrha against human hepatoma HepG2 cells was investigated in this study. MethodHepG2 cells were treated with M36 at different concentrations （0， 2， 4， 6， 8， 10 μmol·L-1）. Firstly， the effects of M36 on the proliferation of human hepatoma HepG2 cells were detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium （MTT）， colony formation assay， and EdU proliferation assay. Hoechst staining， flow cytometry analysis， and Western blot were used to explore the effect of M36 on the apoptosis of human hepatoma HepG2 cells. Acridine orange staining and western blotting were used to examine the effect of M36 on autophagy in HepG2 cells. Finally， Western blot was used to detect protein expression of cancer-related signaling pathways. ResultCompared with the blank group， M36 treatment significantly inhibited the proliferation of human hepatoma HepG2 cells （P<0.01）， and the half inhibitory concentration （IC50） value of M36 for 48 h was 5.03 μmol·L-1， in a dose- and time-dependent manner. M36 was also able to induce apoptosis and autophagy in human hepatoma HepG2 cells. After treatment with 8 μmol·L-1 M36 for 48 hours， the apoptosis rate of HepG2 cells was （42.03±9.65）% （P<0.01）. Compared with the blank group， HepG2 cells treated with 4 and 8 μmol·L-1 M36 for 48 h had a significant increase in cleaved poly ADP-ribose polymerase （cleaved-PARP） protein levels （P<0.01）. Acridine orange staining showed that autophagy was significantly activated in HepG2 cells treated with 4 and 8 μmol·L-1 M36 for 48 h compared with the blank group （P<0.01）， which was further verified by the up-regulation of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 Ⅱ （LC3 Ⅱ）. Western blot results showed that compared with the blank group， the levels of phosphorylated extracellular regulated protein kinase （p-ERK）， phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase （p-p38 MAPK）， phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase （p-JNK）， and its downstream nuclear transcription factors c-Jun and p-c-Jun protein were significantly increased in M36 group （P<0.05， P<0.01）. The mechanism may be related to the up-regulation of MAPK signaling pathway. ConclusionThe sesquiterpenoid M36 isolated from Myrrha inhibits the proliferation of human hepatoma HepG2 cells and promotes apoptosis and autophagy， which may be related to the activation of the MAPK signaling pathway.
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@#Objective To analyze the risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG). Methods The PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Wanfang data, CBM, VIP, CNKI were searched by computer for researches on risk factors associated with the development of AKI after OPCABG from the inception to March 2022. The meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 software. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to evaluate the quality of included studies. Results A total of 18 researches were included, involving 9 risk factors. The NOS score of all included studies was≥6 points. Meta-analysis results showed that age [OR=1.03, 95%CI (1.01, 1.06), P=0.020], body mass index (BMI) [OR=1.10, 95%CI (1.05, 1.15), P<0.001], history of hypertension [OR=1.45, 95%CI (1.27, 1.66), P<0.001], history of diabetes [OR=1.50, 95%CI (1.33, 1.70), P<0.001], preoperative serum creatinine level [OR=2.05, 95%CI (1.27, 3.32), P=0.003], low left ventricular ejection fraction [OR=4.51, 95%CI (1.39, 14.65), P=0.010], preoperative coronary angiography within a short period of time [OR=2.10, 95%CI (1.52, 2.91), P<0.001], perioperative implantation of intra-aortic balloon pump [OR=3.42, 95%CI (2.26, 5.16), P<0.001], perioperative blood transfusion [OR=2.00, 95%CI (1.51, 2.65), P<0.001] were risk factors for AKI after OPCABG. Conclusion Age, BMI, history of hypertension, history of diabetes, preoperative serum creatinine level, low left ventricular ejection fraction, preoperative coronary angiography within a short period of time, perioperative implantation of intra-aortic balloon pump, perioperative blood transfusion are risk factors for AKI after OPCABG. Medical staff should focus on monitoring the above risk factors and early identifying, in order to prevent or delay the onset of postoperative AKI and promote early recovery of patients.
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Objective:To explore the mechanisms of regulation of miR-575 on the proliferation and invasion properties of non-small cell lung cancer cell (NSCLC).Methods:Real-time PCR was selected to detect the expression of miR-575 and BLID in differ ent NSCLC cell lines.CCK-8 assay was processed to measure the alternations of A549 cell proliferation at different time points after transfection of miR-575 mimic and miR-575 inhibitor.The invasion ability of A549 cells was evaluated by transwell.The targeting of BLID by miR-575 was predicted by Targetcan software and verified by dual-Luciferase assay.BLID protein expression level was detected by western blot.Results:miR-575 highly expressed in NSCLC cell lines,including A549,SPC-A1,H1299,H1650 (P＜0.001),miR-575 mimic could efficiently elevated the expression ofmiR-575 in A549 cells (P＜0.001),and strengthened the proliferation and invasion ability of NSCLC cells (P＜0.05),while,transfection of miR-575 inhibitor could down-regulate the expression ofmiR-575,and also inhibit the proliferation and invasion ability of NSCLC cells (P＜0.01).Targetscan software predicted that BLID might be the target gene of miR-575,and dual-luciferase assay revealed that miR-575 could obviously decrease the luciferase reaction of wild type BLID 3'UTR (P＜0.01),besides,miR-575 could down-regulate the protein expression ofBLID (P＜0.01).Real-time PCR results showed that NSCLC cell lines had lower level of BLID mRNA expression compared with 16HBE control cells (P＜0.001),and restore of BLID could markedly inhibited cell proliferation and invasion ability (P＜0.05),which could be reversed by miR-575 co-tranfection (P＜0.01).Conclusion:In NSCLC cells,the expression ofmiR-575 could promote cell proliferation and invasion ability by directly regulating downstream target tumor-suppressor gene BLID expression.
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This study was aimed to analyze the clinical application of Fufang Kushen (FFKS) injection in treating colonic malignant tumors in the real world based on the hospital information system (HIS) database,in order to provide references for clinical application of FFKS injection.The electronic medical records were extracted from 3328 patients with colonic malignant tumors using FFKS injection from 22 large-scale triple-A hospitals nationwide based on the data warehouse of HIS established by the Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.The descriptive analysis of frequency and rate was made on general characteristics,diagnostic characteristics,dosage and characteristics of medication information,characteristics of drug combination,characteristics of discharge outcome and etc.The results showed that the average age of patients treated with FFKS injection for colonic malignant tumors was 61.85 years old,with more males than females.Patients were mainly hospitalized from the department of digestology and oncology.The single dose of medication was usually 10-20 ml.The main course of treatment was 4-7 days.Common clinical medications in combination included Tropisetron injection,thymus peptide injection,oxaliplatin injection,fluorouracil,leucovorin injection and etc.The total efficiency was 39.78％ based on the discharge outcomes.It was concluded that the population characteristics of using FFKS injection to treat colonic malignant tumors were clear and in line with the general rule of colonic malignant tumors.The clinical dosage and scope of FFKS injection in the real world of colonic malignant tumors treatment basically meet the medication instruction.The clinical drug combination type is more extensive.
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Objective: To explore the effect of the aortic arch type on technical indicators in patients with carotid artery stent implantation. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 224 consecutive patients treated in Fu Wai hospital for unilateral carotid artery stent implantation from 2011-01 to 2012-12. We summarized the catheter category, type and the operating techniques including ① retracement, turn and insertion of the catheter, ② retracement, turn of catheter+the guidance of guide wire,③ retracement, turn of catheter+the guidance of guide wire+the supporting of another catheter, ④ using special graphic catheter+the guidance of guide wire+the supporting of another catheter. The procedural X-ray exposure time, dosage of contrast agent and operation related complications were recorded. According to Myla classiifcation, the aortic arches were divided into Myla I, Myla II and Myla III types. Results: There were 7/224 (3.1%) patients with Myla I aortic arch, 113 (50.4%) with Myla II aortic arch and 104 (46.4%) with Myla III aortic arch. A total of 48/104 (46.2%) Myla III patients used special techniques (tech③, tech④), it was more than the patients with Myla I, (1/7,14.3%) and Myla II (17/113, 15.0%), P Myla III was 96.2%, it was lower than those with Myla I (100%) and Myla II (100%), P=0.045. The procedural complication rate in patients with Myla III was 22.1%, it was higher than those with Myla I (0%) and Myla II (8.9%), P=0.007. Conclusion: The aortic arch type is the important inlfuential factor for the techniques used in carotid stent implantation. There were more dififculties and complications for stent implantation in patients with Myla III aortic arch.
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OBJECTIVE@#To explore the differential expression of microRNA (miRNA) in HPV16-positive squamous carcinoma of the cervix in the Uygur of southern Xinjiang and to predict the target genes of the miRNAs. @*METHODS@#Samples of HPV16-positive squamous carcinoma of the cervix from 5 Uygurs were collected for miRNA microarray assay. The differentially expressed miRNAs were selected for further verification by real-time quantitative RT-PCR. The software, including targetscan, miRwalk, miRanda and pictar, were used to predict the target genes of the verified miRNAs. @*RESULTS@#Eighteen differentially expressed miRNAs were identified by miRNA microarray assay. The significantly differentially expressed miRNA-138 and miRNA-720 were verified by real-time quantitative RT-PCR. According to the prediction, the target genes for miRNA-138 were EZH2, LYPLA1, ARHGEF3, CLNS1A, EIF4EBP1, GNAI2, LIMK1, RHOC, ROCK2, SLC20A1, TERT, and H2AFX, while for miRNA-720 were EZH2, AGAP2, SPOCK2, FGF14, HNRNPA2B1, QKI, FOXG1, ACVR1B, DNMT3A, EPHB2, LATS2, KRAS, CCND2, NBN, ENAM, AMELX, PRNP, and CALB1. @*CONCLUSION@#miR-138 and miR-720 are the down-regulated target miRNAs in HPV16-positive squamous carcinoma of the cervix in the Uygur of southern Xinjiang. The common target gene for miR-138 and miR-720 is EZH2, which might be related to cervical squamous carcinoma invasion and metastasis.
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Female , Humans , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell , Metabolism , Virology , China , Down-Regulation , Human papillomavirus 16 , MicroRNAs , Metabolism , Papillomavirus Infections , Metabolism , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms , Metabolism , VirologyABSTRACT
Background and purpose:Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancer in Xinjiang, especially for Uygur from southern Xinjiang and its pathogenesis is not clear. MicroRNA (miRNA) is a class of small non-coding RNA playing an important regulatory role. Its expression and dysfunction is closely related to the development of tumors. In this study, we screen and preliminary analyse expression of miRNA in cervical squamous cell carcinoma samples with human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 positive of Uygur patients. The target genes of miRNA were predicted.Methods:miRNAs were pre-screened by using miRNA microarray technology in 5 cases of HPV16 positivity Uygur patients from southern Xinjiang with cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Fifteen cases specimens were examined by qRT-PCR for preliminary veriifcation, and 83 cases of cervical cancer were detected and analysed the expression of miRNA; Targeted genes were predicted by using four softwares of target scan, miRwalk, miRanda and Pictar.Results:Eighteen differentially expressed miRNAs were selected by SAM software in 5 cases of HPV16 positivity southern Xinjiang Uygur cases with cervical squamous cell carcinoma.miRNA-138 and miRNA-720 were found expressed signiifcantly different by initial veriifcation. Contrasted with 40 normal cases, miR-138 and miR-720 were down-regulated in 83 Uygur patients from southern Xinjiang with cervical squamous cell carcinoma (P0.05). miRNA-720 was correlated with clinical stage and tumor size (P<0.05); And the commonly targeted gene between miRNA-138 and miRNA-720 was EZH2.Conclusion:miRNA-138 and miRNA-720 were downregulated in Uygur patients from southern Xinjiang with cervical squamous cell carcinoma, and the common target gene was EZH2.The expression of miR-720 and miR-138 were correlated with relevant risk factors of invasion and metastasis.
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the value of screening hospital urinary tract infection with UF-100 automated urine analyzer. METHODS It was to count the bacteria and white blood cells in 422 urine specimens with UF-100 as well as to culture the specimens quantitatively.Then the sensitivity and specificity of UF-100 counts and the correspondence of the two methods were evaluated with Yerushalmy mode. RESULTS Compared with the culture results,UF-100 showed a sensitivity of 81.5%,specificity of 63.9%,positive predictive value of 29.1%,negative predictive value of 95.0%,false positive rate of 30.5%,false negative rate of 2.8% and an accuracy of 67.2%. CONCLUSIONS The UF-100 is excellent in analyzing urine specimens,and its bacteria counts can be a valuable indicator in screening hospital urinary tract infection.
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OBJECTIVE To explore clinic effect of antibiotics intervention during perioperative period guided by rational usage of antibiotics.METHODS Selected all the discharged patients of Oct 2003 and Apr 2004 as group without intervention and that of Oct 2004,Apr and Oct 2005,and Apr and Oct 2006 as group with intervention,to analyze their antibiotics usage data.RESULTS After continuous intervention,antibiotics utilization ratio promoted,especially the antibiotics half an hour pre-operation utilization ratio of clean-contaminated incision and contaminated incision improved from 48.9% and 14.3% in pre-intervention group to 88.2% and 50.0% in post-intervention group,respectively,antibiotics cost to total drug fee ratio decreased from 30.51% to 24.06%.CONCLUSIONS Effective and feasible intervention can promote antibiotics prophylaxis utilization during perioperative period and decrease incision infection and medical expense.