Single-cell sequencing reveals the cell map and transcriptional network of sporadic vestibular schwannoma.

In this study, based on three tumor samples obtained from patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma, 32,011 cells were obtained by single-cell transcriptome sequencing, and 22,309 high-quality cells were obtained after quality control and double cells removal. Then, 18 cell clusters were obtained after cluster analysis, and each cluster was annotated as six types of cells. Afterward, an in-depth analysis was conducted based on the defined six cell clusters, including characterizing the functional characteristics of each cell subtype, describing the cell development and differentiation pathway, exploring the interaction between cells, and analyzing the transcriptional regulatory network within the clusters. Based on these four dimensions, various types of cells in sporadic vestibular schwannoma tumor tissues were described in detail. For the first time, we expanded on the functional state of cell clusters that have been reported and described Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, which have not been reported in previous studies. Combined with the data of sporadic vestibular schwannoma and normal tissues in the gene expression omnibus (GEO) database, the candidate biomarkers of sporadic vestibular schwannoma were explored. Overall, this study described the single-cell map of sporadic vestibular schwannoma for the first time, revealing the functional state and development trajectory of different cell types. Combined with the analysis of data in the GEO database and immunohistochemical verification, it was concluded that HLA-DPB1 and VSIG4 may be candidate biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma.

Risk factors of depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with digestive organic disease / 中国基层医药

Objective To explore the prevalence and possible risk factors of depressive /anxious symptoms of patients with digestive disease .Methods Totally 245 patients with digestive diseases were recruited consecutively .Face-to-face interview and the hospital anxiety and depression scale ( HADS) ,self-rating anxiety scale ( SAS) and self-rating depression scale ( SDS) were employed to collect the clinical data .The non-condition logistic regression was performed to analyze the data .Results The prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients with organic diseases in digestive system was 36.3%.Among them,the higher incidence of depression and anxiety symptoms were digestive system tumors , peptic ulcer , acute pancreatitis and cirrhosis .The educational degree was correlated with simple depression,pure anxiety,depression complicated with anxiety (χ2 =8.781,P=0.013;χ2 =7.976,P=0.018;χ2 =15.807,P=0.003),the degree of high school or above was a protective factor ,the OR values were 0.347, 0.373,0.301.The gender was also correlated with depression ,anxiety,depression complicated with anxiety (χ2 =4.343,P=0.031;χ2 =1.056,P=0.017;χ2 =2.382,P=0.03),female was the risk factor of mental illness ,the OR values were 2.72,2.438,2.671.The age was correlated with depression ,depression complicated with anxiety (χ2 =9.872,P=0.002;χ2 =15.710,P=0.031),the age of over 40 years old was the risk factor of mental illness ,the OR values were 5.137,5.731.The occupation was correlated with depression (χ2 =6.017,P=0.017),the non-physical labor was the risk factors of depression , the OR value was 2.752.Conclusion There is a higher prevalence of depression and anxious symptoms in patients with digestive organic diseases .Female,senior high school or lower ,older than 40 years,and non-manual work are the risk factors of these symptoms .

Effect of DJ-1 silencing by RNA interference on growth of xenografted human laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma Hep-2 cells in nude mice / 浙江大学学报·医学版

To investigate the effect of silencing DJ-1 on xenografted human laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) Hep-2 cells in nude mice.Xenograft model of human LSCC was established by subcutaneous transplantation of Hep-2 cells in 24 nude mice. The LSCC-bearing nude mice were randomly divided into 3 groups (=8 in each):DJ-1 siRNA low dose group and DJ-1 siRNA high dose group were injected in tumors with 20 μg of DJ-1 siRNA or 40 μg of DJ-1 siRNA in 50 μL, respectively; control group was injected with 5% glucose solution in 50 μL, twice a week for 3 weeks. The weight and size of tumors were measured before injection. The animals were sacrificed 48 h after the final treatment, and the tumors were harvested and weighed. The apoptosis and proliferation of tumor cells were determined; the expressions of Caspase-3 and Ki-67 in tumor specimens were detected with immunohistochemistry. The expression of DJ-1, PTEN, survivin mRNA and protein in tumor tissues were detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively.Tumor weight in low dose group[(0.66±0.15)g] and high dose group[(0.48±0.11)g] were significantly lower than that in control group[(0.83±0.16)g, all<0.05]. The inhibition rates of low dose group and high dose group were (20.48±0.18)% and (42.16±0.13)%, respectively. Immunohistochemistry showed that the expression of Caspase-3 was increased and Ki-67 was reduced in tumor specimens, compared with the control group (all<0.05). RT-PCR and Western blot results showed that in low dose group and high dose group the mRNA and protein expression of DJ-1 and survivin significantly decreased (all<0.05), while PTEN mRNA and protein content increased (all<0.05).High dose DJ-1 siRNA can inhibit the tumor growth in human LSCC xenograft nude mouse model, which indicates that down-regulating DJ-1 and survivin, and up-regulating PTEN expression may lead to blockage of PI3K-PKB/Akt signaling pathway and promoting tumor cell apoptosis.

Advances in impacts of osteoprotegerin and insulin-like growth factor-1 on bone remodeling in osteoarthritis / 中华地方病学杂志

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a kind of chronic and frequently-occurring disease in the elderly.It is also called degenerative disease.Pain,stiffness,swelling,deformity and dysfunction of joints are the main clinical manifestations,which seriously affect the quality of life.Kaschin-Beck Disease (KBD) is a kind of endemic diseases;its main feature is cartilage degeneration and necrosis.Although KBD becomes a typical OA in late stage,it is different from OA.Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 participate in the bone growth,repair,and alteration.In this paper,we summarized clinical manifestations and pathological changes of OA,and reviewed the current situation and development of OPG and IGF-1 in OA bone remodeling.

Clinical correlation of plasma N -terminal probrain natriuretic peptide and 6 min walk test performance in patients with chronic heart failure / 中国基层医药

Objective To explore the clinical effect and prognosis of plasma N -terminal probrain natriuret-ic peptide (NT -proBNP)and 6 min walk test performance (6 -MWT)in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).Methods 100 patients with CHF were selected as observation group,and 50 healthy people were selected as control group.They were grouped by NYHA degree,28 cases were NYHA Ⅱ,56 cases were NYHA Ⅲ and 16 cases were NYHA Ⅳ.The plasma level of NT -proBNP,6 -MWT,left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF),early diastolic peak mitral flow velocity to late diastolic peak mitral flow velocity (E /A)were measured.Results The plasma NT -proBNP level of CHF patients was positively correlated with NYHA degree (r =0.683,P <0.01);6 -MWT was neg-atively correlated with NYHA degree(r =-0.518,P <0.01).For CHF patients,significant correlation was observed between NT -proBNP and 6 -MWT (r =-0.789,P <0.05).Plasma NT -proBNP level was correlated with dias-tolic HF,systolic HF and mixed type heart failure (r =-0.678,P <0.01;r =-0.845,P <0.01;r =-0.759,P <0.01).Conclusion Plasma NT -proBNP,6 -MWT can serve as a marker for the detection and evaluation of heart failure.Meanwhile,the higher the NT -proBNP level,the shorter the 6 -MWT,the more serious the heart failure,the poorer the prognosis.

Growth inhibitory effect of microRNA-519b-3p on larynx squamous Hep-2 cells / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of microRNA-519b-3p (miR-519b-3p) on laryngeal carcinoma Hep-2 cell growth, and to analyze the underlying molecular mechanisms.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The effects of miR-519b-3p on the growth and cell cycle of Hep-2 cells transfected with miR-519b-3p mimic were tested by MTT assay and flow cytometry, respectively. The mRNA and protein expressions of the related genes were tested by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot, respectively. The expressions of miR-519b-3p were tested by real-time RT-PCR in 48 pairs of laryngeal carcinoma and adjacent tissue samples.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The expression of miR-519b-3p in laryngeal carcinoma tissues was significant lower than that in adjacent non-cancerous tissues (S(ΔCt) = 2.989, t = 2.693, P < 0.01) . Increasing the level of miR-519b-3p inhibited significantly Hep-2 cell proliferation, arrested the cell cycle in the G2/M phase (10.29% ± 4.63%, t = 4.395, P < 0.05) , and decreased significantly the percentage of cells in the S phase (7.56% ± 2.05%, t = 3.555, P < 0.05) , with the increase in the expression of cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) 1 and the decrease in the expressions of CDK 2 and Cyclin A. RT-PCR and Western blot showed that miR-519b-3p down-regulated the protein but not mRNA expressions of HuR and cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2) genes.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The expression of MiR-519b-3p as carcinoma suppressor gene is low in laryngeal carcinoma. The cell cycle of Hep-2 cells was arrested in the G2/M phase by MiR-519b-3p.</p>