Relationship between serum uric acid level and hyperglycemia: a prospective cohort study / 中华健康管理学杂志

Objective:To investigate the correlation between serum uric acid level and hyperglycemia.Methods:A medical examination cohort of the staff of our hospital was constructed. From February 1 st, 2011, to December 31 st, 2011, 3 937 staff members without hyperglycemia were selected, and baseline data were collected through a questionnaire survey, physical examination, measurement of blood lipid and blood glucose, assessment of kidney function, and other laboratory tests. The subjects were followed up during the annual physical examination for 7 years, from January 1 st, 2012, to December 31 st, 2018. They were divided into four groups according to serum uric acid level: uric acid<360 μmol/L, 360≤uric acid<420 μmol/L, 420≤uric acid<480 μmol/L, and uric acid≥ 480 μmol/L. With the occurrence of hyperglycemia as the outcome indicator; uric acid level as the observation index; uric acid<360 μmol/L as the control group; and gender, age, body mass index, smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia as confounding factors, Cox regression was performed before and after adjusting confounding factors to analyze the relationship between different uric acid levels and the incidence of hyperglycemia in the entire sample, in the male staff, and in the female staff. Results:The 7-year cumulative incidence of hyperglycemia in the four groups were 15.7%, 34.0%, 38.8%, and 43.8%, respectively ( Z=148.94, P<0.01). In the male staff, the 7-year cumulative incidence rates in the four groups were 23.4%, 29.9%, 34.7%, and 35.8%, respectively ( Z=11.17, P<0.01). In the female staff, the 7-year cumulative incidence rates in the four groups were 14.2%, 42.5%, 52.2%, and 65.0%, respectively ( Z=141.84, P<0.01. After adjusting for gender, age, body mass index, smoking, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, the risk of hyperglycemia in the 360≤uric acid<420 μmol/L, 420≤uric acid<480 μmol/L, and uric acid≥ 480 μmol/L groups were 1.73 (1.39-2.15), 1.86 (1.42-2.45), and 1.95 (1.34-2.85) times higher than that in the control group (all P<0.05). Among female staff, the risk of hyperglycemia in the 360≤uric acid<420 μmol/L, 420≤uric acid<480 μmol/L, and uric acid≥ 480 μmol/L groups were 2.18 (1.62-2.94), 3.41 (2.24-5.20), and 3.02 (1.69-5.40) times, respectively, and were also higher than those in the control group (all P<0.01). Conclusion:With the increase of serum uric acid level, the risk of hyperglycemia in medical staff increases, which is mainly manifested in female staff.

The correlation between hyperhomocysteinemia and hyperuricemia in the population undergoing physical examination / 中华健康管理学杂志

Objective:To investigate the correlation between hyperhomocysteinemia (HCA) and hyperuricemia (HUA).Methods:A total of 8 465 individuals who received a medical examination at the Xiangya Hospital Health Management Center of Central South University were selected as research subjects from January to June 2018. The multi-factor binary Logic regression method was adopted and four different models. The ratio ( OR) and its 95% trusted interval ( CI) between Hhcy group and normal control group were analyzed. Results:Compared to the normal control group, the OR(95% CI) of the probability of HUA in the Hhcy population was 3.272 (95% CI: 2.839 to 3.771, P<0.001) without correcting other factors; After correcting the influence of age and gender, the OR (95% CI) of the Hhcy population with HUA probability was 2.111 (95% CI: 1.811-2.461, P<0.001); After correcting age, gender, Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, triglycerin, low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein, the OR(95% CI) of the Hhcy population with HUA probability was 2.163 (95% CI: 1.845 to 2.535, P<0.001); After correcting age, sex, BMI, blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, triglycerin, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, drinking, smoking, exercise time, and exercise intensity, the OR (95% CI) of the Hhcy population had a HUA probability of 2.209(95% CI: 1.845 to 2.646, P<0.001). Conclusion:The cross-sectional study confirmed that Hhcy was positively correlated with HUA. Reducing homocysteine levels may be a new approach to the health management of HUA.

Longitudinal study on the relationship between hyperlipidemia and hyperuricemia in medical workers / 中华健康管理学杂志

Objective To investigate the relationship between hyperlipidemia and hyperuricemia.Methods From February 1,2012 to May 31,2017,a physical examination queue for serving and retired employees in Xiangya Hospital was established.As the survey's baseline,height,weight,waist circumference,blood lipids,blood pressure,blood glucose,creatinine,and serum uric acid were collected.The normal group was the control group,and the dyslipidemia group was the exposure group.The occurrence of hyperuricemia was investigated during follow-up.A multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze hyperlipidemia.Four different clinical types (hypercholesterolemia,hypertriglyceridemia,mixed hyperlipidemia,and low high-density lipoprotein hyperlipidemia) and hyperuricemia had an incidence of hazard ratio (HR) and confidence interval (95％CI).Results A total of 1 553 people entered the follow-up cohort.A total of 5 297 patients were followed up for an average of 3.4 years.Three hundred and ninety-four cases of hyperuricemia were collected.The density of hyperuricemia was 744/10 000 years.The hyperuricemia group was followed up for 2 509 years,with hyperuricemia occurring in 142 cases,and hyperuricemia in the hyperlipidemia group of 566/million years.The hypercholesterolemia,high triglyceride,mixed hyperlipidemia,and low-density lipoprotein groups were followed up for 1 431,403,580,92 years,respectively,and high uric acid occurred respectively.In 105,64,72 and 11 cases,the incidence of disease was 734/million years,1 588/million years,1 241/million years,1 196/million years;the difference was statistically significant (P＜ 0.01).Hyperlipidemia and its four clinical types,hypercholesterolemia,hypertriglyceridemia,mixed hyperlipidemia,and hypodic lipoproteinemia,were associated with hyperuricemia.HR (95％CI) was 1.971 (1.604-2.421),1.441 (1.120-1.855),3.103 (2.309-4.169),2.434 (1.833-3.233),2.336,respectively.(1.265-4.316),P＜ 0.01;after adjusting the influence of age,sex,body mass index,hypertension,hyperglycemia,and hyper creatinine,HR (95％CI) was 1.885 (1.533-2.317),1.450 (1.127-1.866),2.881 (2.141-3.876),2.118 (1.588-2.825),2.451 (1.326-4.528) P＜0.01.Conclusions Hyperlipidemia and its four different clinical types (hypercholesterolemia,hypertriglyceridemia,mixed hyperlipidemia,and low-density lipoproteinemia) are all associated with the onset of hyperuricemia.

Purification and identification of HMGB1 secreted by liver cells and immune cells / 中南大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVE@#To purify and identify HMGB1 secreted by liver cells HepG2 and immune cells U937.@*METHODS@#We cultured the liver cell lines HepG2 and immune cell lines U937, and stimulated them with HMGB1 (400 ng/mL) for 20 h. Then the supernatant was collected. Ultrafiltration centrifugation, CM-Sepharose cation, DEAE-Sepharose anion exchange chromatography, Sephadex G75-gel filtration chromatography, and immunoprecipitation were used for purification. The molecular weight and identity of HMGB1 was confirmed by SDS-PAGE and Western blot.@*RESULTS@#A sharp stained protein band with a molecular weight of about 26 kD was obtained by SDS-PAGE analysis and shown to be HMGB1 confirmed by Western blot.@*CONCLUSION@#High purified HMGB1 can be separated from these two cell lines.

Correlation with expression of HMGB1 mRNA and clinicopathological features of endometrial carcinoma / 中国医师杂志

Objective To investigate the expression of HMGB1 mRNA in endometrial carcinoma and its correlation with clinicopathological features of endometrial carcinoma. Methods Semi-quantitative RT-PCR method was used to detect the expression level of HMGB1 gene in 56 cases of endometrial carcinoma and 20 cases of normal endometrium. Results The expression of HMGB1 mRNA in endometrial carcinoma (0. 3512 ± 0. 0985 ) was significantly higher than that in normal endometrium (0. 2208 ± 0. 0170 ).There was a significant difference in the two groups( P ＜0. 05 ). Grouping by clinicopathological features,the expression of HMGB 1 mRNA in endometrial carcinoma had a correlation with clinical-surgical stage ( P＜0. 05), metastasis of lymph nodes ( P ＜ 0. 05), and depth of myometrial invasion ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). Conclusion The high level of HMGB1 mRNA indicated that HMGB1 might play an essential role in the genesis, growth, invasion and metastasis of endometrial carcinoma.

Paris saponin I induces G(2)/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human gastric carcinoma SGC7901 cells / 华中科技大学学报（医学）（英德文版）

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Paris saponin I (PS I) on human gastric carcinoma cell growth and apoptosis and to explore the potential mechanisms. The proliferation of SGC7901 cells was monitored by the MTT cell viability assay, while the nuclear morphology of apoptotic cells was assessed by Hoechst 33258 staining. Flow cytometry was performed to analyze the cell cycle progression of propidium iodide (PI)-stained SGC7901 cells and the apoptotic rate of annexin V/PI-stained cells. Western blotting was used to examine the expression of several cell cycle proteins, including cyclin B1 and Cdk1, and the apoptosis-regulated proteins Bcl-2, Bax, cytochrome c, procaspase-9, and procaspase-3. The MTT assay demonstrated that PS I could induce significant dose- and time-dependent inhibition of SGC7901 cell proliferation. Marked morphological changes, including condensation of chromatin, nuclear fragmentation and apoptotic bodies were clearly shown on Hoechst 33258 staining. PSI treatment also resulted in the disruption of the cell cycle at G(2)/M and the induction of apoptosis. Following PSI treatment, the cell cycle-related proteins cyclin B1 and Cdk1 were down-regulated. Expression of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax was increased, while anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 decreased. PSI treatment resulted in elevated cytoplasmic cytochrome c and activation of the apoptotic proteases caspase-9 and caspase-3. These data indicate that PS acts as an inhibitor of proli I feration in SGC7901 cells by inducing cell cycle arrest and mitochondria-dependent apoptosis. PSI is a potential therapeutic agent against human gastric carcinoma.

Study of Huoxue Qianyang granules in revising the left ventricular hypertrophy of spontaneous hypertension rats / 中西医结合学报

OBJECTIVE: To study the mechanism of Huoxue Qianyang Granule (HXQYG), a traditional Chinese compound medicine, in revising the left ventricular hypertrophy of hypertension. METHODS: Spontaneous hypertension rats (SHR) were randomly divided into seven groups: untreated group, Songling Xuemaikang (SLXMK)-treated group, captopril-treated group, high-, medium- and low-dose HXQYG-treated groups, and normal control group. The systolic blood pressure (SBP) and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) were measured. The content of angiotensin II (Ang II) in left ventricular tissue was determined by radioimmunoassay. The expressions of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) protein and mRNA in left ventricular tissue were analyzed separately by immunohistochemical method and RT-PCR. RESULTS: (1) SBP and LVMI were higher in the untreated group than those in the normal control group, and they were lower in the high- and medium-dose HXQYG-treated groups than those in the untreated group, but higher than those in the captopril-treated group, and without significant difference as compared to those in the SLXMK-treated group. (2) The content of Ang II and expressions of ACE protein and mRNA in the left ventricular tissue in the untreated group were higher than those in the normal control group, and they were lower in the HXQYG-treated groups than those in the untreated group, but higher than those in the captopril-treated group, and without significant difference as compared to those in the SLXMK-treated group. CONCLUSION: HXQYG can reverse the left ventricular hypertrophy of SHR, which may be due to decreasing the amount of Ang II and expressions of ACE protein and mRNA in the left ventricular tissue.

Research on primary culture model of pancreatic islets in rats / 中国临床药理学与治疗学

AIM: To develop a simple, convenience, and inexpensive method on primary culture model of pancreatic islets in rats for the study of anti-diabetic drugs. METHODS: The pancreases of SD rats were separated from the pancreatic duct with cold Hank' s solution and picked. Then the pancreases were cut into pieces and repeatedly digested by collagenase at 37℃ for the short durations of the experiment. The isolated islets were identified by dithizone staining and the viability was evaluated by trypan blue staining. Pancreatic islets were incubated in RPMI 1640 or DMEM for 14 - 16 h, then they were transferred to new culture plates with the same medium mentioned above. Determination of insulin content of su-pernate and cell lysate and the experiment of insulin secretion by stimulation of glucose and implantation of micewith STZ-induced diabetes were used for evaluated the function of islets. RESULTS: The viability of isolated pancreatic islets was more than 95% and the purity of cultured islets was about 85% . The insulin synthesis, secretion and sensitivity of islets stimulate by glucose which were cultured in RPMI 1640 were higher than that in DMEM. The levels of blood glucose recovered to normal in type 1 diabetic mice after islets implantation. CONCLUSION : The islets got in this study have higher purity and viability with the normal biological activity for about 7 days by this method and they can be used as a cell model for the study of diabetes in vitro .