NUP210 and MicroRNA-22 Modulate Fasto Elicit HeLa Cell Cycle Arrest

Purpose@#Cervical cancer is one of the most fatal diseases among women in under-developed countries. To improve cervical cancertreatment, discovery of new targets is needed. In this study, we investigated the expression of NUP210, miR-22, and Fas in cervicalcancer tissues and their functions in cell cycle regulation. @*Materials and Methods@#We detected and compared the expression levels of NUP210, miR-22, and Fas in cervical cancer tissueswith paired normal tissues using immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.NUP210 was knocked down in HeLa cells via lentivirus, followed by cell cycle and proliferation analysis. Using a luciferase reporterassay, we explored the link between miR-22 and NUP210. We overexpressed miR-22 in HeLa cells and analyzed cell cycle and proliferationfunction. We then overexpressed miR-22 in NUP210 knockdown cells to explore the connection between Fas and miR-22-NUP210 signaling. @*Results@#We found that NUP210 was overexpressed in cervical cancer patients. Knocking down NUP210 restored cell apoptosisand proliferation. We confirmed miR-22 as a regulator of NUP210 and verified that miR-22 was inhibited in cervical cancer development.We also found that restoring miR-22 expression could induce cell apoptosis. Finally, we found that miR-22-regulated expressionof NUP210 could alter Fas expression and, in turn, elicit cell cycle arrest and proliferation. @*Conclusion@#miR-22 in cervical cancer is downregulated, resulting in NUP210 overexpression and inhibition of Fas-induced cellapoptosis.

Value of systolic to diastolic velocity ratio and 25-hydroxyvitamin D evaluation in early prediction of preeclampsia / 实用医学杂志

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of maternal serum 25(OH)D level and bilateral uterine artery S/D mean in early prediction of pre-eclampsia(PE). Methods Sixty normal pregnancy women(normal group),40 mild preeclampsia women(MPE group)and 60 severe preeclampsia women(SPE group)who were examined in Changzhou First People′s Hospital and Changzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital between January 2016 and June 2018 were included. The mean value of S/D of bilateral uterine artery was measured from 15th to 20th weeks in all the 3 groups,and serum 25(OH)D level of the mother was measured at 24th week. Meanwhile, the ROC curves of S/D mean value,serum 25(OH)D level and combined detection were drawn to compare the area under each curve(AUC),and the diagnostic efficiency of S/D mean value,serum 25(OH)D level and combined detection PE were also calculated. Results The incidence of adverse pregnancy outcome in SPE group was significantly higher than that in MPE group,and that in MPE group was significantly higher than that in normal group(P < 0.05). The mean value of S/D of bilateral uterine artery in SPE group was(4.09 ± 0.62),which was higher than that in MPE group(3.26 + 0.55)and in normal group(2.62 ± 0.51),while the mean value of S/D in MPE group was significantly higher than that in normal group and the difference was statistically significant(P < 0.05). The level of serum 25(OH)D in SPE group was(32.44 ± 5.84),which was significantly lower than that in MPE group(37.15 ± 5.90)and in normal group(42.57 ± 7.44),while the serum 25(OH)D level in MPE group was significantly lower than that in normal group,and the difference was statistically significant(P < 0.05). The mean value of S/D of bilateral uterine artery in the pre-eclampsia group was negatively correlated with 25(OH)D level(r = -0.66,P < 0.01). The area under the ROC curve separately detected by S/D mean value and 25(OH)D level was 0.787 and 0.719 respectively,both of which were lower than that by jointly detection(0.908)and the difference was statistically significant(P < 0.001). Conclusion Both the mean S/D value of bilateral uterine arteries and serum 25(OH)D level can be used for the diagnosis and monitoring of pre-eclampsia,and the diagnostic efficacy of the combined detection is superior to that of single detection.

A meta-analysis of diagnostic value of gene detection for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis / 中华传染病杂志

Objective To systematically assess the diagnostic value of gene detection for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) .Methods A literature search was performed in the database of PubMed ,Web of Science ,Cochrane Library and China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI) from databases establishing to March 2015 .Relevant studies on diagnostic value of gene detection for SBP were retrieved .Quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies (QUADAS ) was applied for the included studies .Meta-analysis was conducted using bivariate random effects model .Summary receiver operator characteristic curves (SROC) was conducted to calculate area under curve (AUC) and was compared using Z test .Results Five studies with 423 specimen involved were included in the meta-analysis .The pooled sensitivity ,specificity ,diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) ,positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio of gene detection for the diagnosis of SBP were 0 .56 (95% CI:0 .49 -0 .62) ,0 .88 (95% CI:0 .83 -0 .92 ) ,9 .94 (95% C I:1 .76-56 .27 ) ,4 .35 (95% C I:1 .05 -18 .10 ) and 0 .47 (95% C I:0 .25 -0 .88 ) , respectively .The pooled sensitivity was significantly higher than that of bacterial culture (0 .25[95% CI:0 .19-0 .31]) .The AUC of SROC of gene detection was 0 .810 9 ,which was significantly higher than that of bacterial culture (AUC=0 .659 8 ,Z=3 .14 ,P<0 .01) .Subgroup analysis was conducted in patients with polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN)≥250 × 106/L in ascites .All the diagnostic indices of gene detection were inferior to those of bacterial culture for SBP ,except for the sensitivity of gene detection for SBP (0 .64[95% CI:0 .53 -0 .74] vs 0 .39[95% CI:0 .29 -0 .51]) .The diagnostic value of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) detection for SBP was inferior to that of bacterial culture in all the aspects except for the sensitivity (0 .54 [95% CI:0 .47 -0 .61 ] vs 0 .25 [95% CI:0 .19 -0 .31 ]) . Conclusions Gene detection shows higher sensitivity than bacterial culture .The diagnostic value of gene detection is influenced by diagnostic standards .qPCR also shows high sensitivity for SBP diagnosis ,while the diagnostic value was inferior to bacterial culture .More researches with high quality are required to validate the results of this study .

Extraction technology of ursolic acid from Sambucus chinensis Lindl / 中成药

Objective: To study the extraction technology of ursolic acid from sambucus chinensis Lindl. Methods: The method of ethanol extraction and agglutination separation was adopted for extracting ursolic acid. Results: The extraction rate was 90%, its purification was 98%, the product was recognized to be ursolic acid by physicochemical contents and spectral identification. Conclusion: This method is advanced, practical, reasonable and feasible. It can be applied in industrial production.