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Dong YJ, Guo YF, Ruan Y, Sun SY, Jiang AL, Wang JQ, Shi Y, Wu F. [Association between vitamin D level and grip strength in adults aged 50 and older in Shanghai]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2024; 45:393-400. [PMID: 38514316 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20230630-00409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Objective: To understand the association between vitamin D level and grip strength in people aged ≥50 years in Shanghai. Methods: Data were obtained from the WHO's Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health in Shanghai during 2018-2019. Logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between vitamin D level and grip strength, and a stratified analysis was conducted for different gender, age and dairy product intake groups. Restricted cubic spline was used to evaluate the dose-response association between vitamin D level and low grip strength. Results: A total of 4 391 participants were included in the study, including 2 054 men (46.8%), with an average age of (67.02±8.81) years. And 1 421 individuals (32.4%) had low grip strength; 1 533 individuals (34.9%) had vitamin D deficiency, and 401 individuals (9.1%) had vitamin D deficiency. After adjusted for confounding factors, the logistic regression results analysis showed that individuals with vitamin D deficiency had a higher risk for low grip strength (OR=1.41, 95%CI: 1.09-1.83). In men, after adjusting for confounding factors, vitamin D deficiency was positively associated with the risk for low grip strength (OR=1.67, 95%CI: 1.12-2.50), but there was no significant association between vitamin D level and grip strength in women (OR=1.30, 95%CI: 0.97-1.74). In age group 60-69 years and ≥80 years, there was significant association between vitamin D deficiency and low grip strength after adjusting for confounding factors (OR=1.57, 95%CI: 1.05-2.35; OR=2.40, 95%CI: 1.08-5.31). In people who had daily intake of dairy product <250 ml, there was positive association between vitamin D deficiency and low grip strength, but there was no significant association in people who had daily dairy product ≥250 ml after adjusting for confounding factors. The restrictive cubic spline demonstrated that risk of low grip strength might decreased with the increase of vitamin D levels, however, the difference was not significant (P>0.05). Conclusions: This study demonstrated that there is association between vitamin D level and grip strength. People with vitamin D deficiency have higher risk for low grip strength.
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- Y J Dong
- Division of Chronic and Non-communicable Disease and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Division of Chronic and Non-communicable Disease and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Division of Chronic and Non-communicable Disease and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Division of Chronic and Non-communicable Disease and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Division of Chronic and Non-communicable Disease and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Division of Chronic and Non-communicable Disease and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Office for Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Jiang AL, Ruan Y, Guo YF, Sun SY, Dong YJ, Wang JQ, Shi Y, Wu F. [Association between dietary pattern and frailty among people aged 50 years and over in Shanghai]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2024; 45:257-264. [PMID: 38413066 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20230616-00381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Objective: To investigate dietary patterns of individuals aged ≥50 in Shanghai and analyze their association with frailty. Methods: Using data from the third wave of the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health in Shanghai conducted between 2018 and 2019. We collected the frequency and average intake of food by the food frequency questionnaire. Factor analysis was used to extract dietary patterns, and a frailty index was constructed using the ratio of the cumulative total score of health deficits to 35 health-related variables considered. We used an ordinal multinomial logistic regression model to analyze the association between dietary patterns and frailty. Results: A total of 3 274 participants aged (67.9±9.2) years were included in the study, including 1 971 (60.2%) men and 1 303 (39.8%) women. We extracted four dietary patterns: high-protein-nuts pattern, potato-bean-vegetable-fruit pattern, poultry-meat pattern, and high-oil-salt pattern. After adjusting for confounding factors, the logistic regression analysis showed that compared with the high-oil-salt pattern, the high-protein-nuts pattern was negatively associated with the risk of higher frailty (OR=0.743, 95%CI: 0.580-0.951). We did not find an association between dietary patterns and frailty between the different gender groups. In the age group 50-64, the high-protein-nuts and potato-bean-vegetable-fruit patterns were negatively correlated with a higher degree of frailty than the high-oil-salt pattern. In the low-level physical activity group, the high-protein-nuts pattern was negatively correlated with a higher degree of frailty than the high-oil-salt pattern (OR=0.509, 95%CI: 0.361-0.720). However, we found no significant effect of the high-protein nuts pattern, potato-bean-vegetable-fruit pattern, and poultry-meat pattern on the risk of higher frailty compared to the high-oil-salt pattern in the moderate to high level of physical activity group. Conclusions: Compared to the high-oil-salt pattern, dietary patterns with a higher intake of high-protein nuts, potatoes, legumes, and fruits and vegetables might be associated with a lower risk of higher frailty in residents aged 50-64 years of age than with a high oil and salt pattern. At the same time, it may have a more significant protective effect in people with lower physical activity levels. It is suggested that a diet rich in high-protein foods, nuts, potatoes, beans, vegetables, and fruits may help reduce and delay the risk of frailty.
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- A L Jiang
- Division of Chronic Non-communicable Disease and Injury Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Division of Chronic Non-communicable Disease and Injury Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Division of Chronic Non-communicable Disease and Injury Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Division of Chronic Non-communicable Disease and Injury Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Division of Chronic Non-communicable Disease and Injury Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Division of Chronic Non-communicable Disease and Injury Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Division of Chronic Non-communicable Disease and Injury Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Guo YF, Ruan Y, Sun SY, Huang ZZ, Dong YJ, Jiang AL, Shi Y, Wu F. [Frailty trajectories in people aged 50 years and above in China]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2022; 43:1711-1716. [PMID: 36444452 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20220528-00477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To identify distinct frailty trajectories in a cohort of nationwide community adults aged 50 years and above, and explore the relationship between frailty trajectories and their socioeconomic characteristics and behavioral factors at baseline survey. Methods: Data were from the three waves of "Global Ageing and Adult Health Research" (SAGE) by World Health Organization in China. The frailty index is generated from 32 items. Group-based trajectory modeling using a censored normal model was conducted to identify the patterns in frailty progression over time. Multinomial logistic regression model was used to examine the effect of socioeconomic status and behavioral factors on the frailty trajectories. Results: A total of 4 303 adults aged 50 years and above with complete data from all three rounds of project were included in the final analysis. Three frailty trajectories were identified: low and stable trajectory (LT) (56.8%), moderately increased trajectory (MT) (34.4%) and highly increased trajectory (HT) (8.8%). The results of the multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that the HT group was more likely to be women (OR=1.88, 95%CI:1.22-2.92) and rural residents (OR=1.87, 95%CI:1.29-2.70) compared with the LT group. In terms of household wealth per capita, there was a clear gradient in ORs, the people with lower household wealth were more likely to be classified in the HT group. Conclusion: This study identified three patterns of progression of frailty trajectories in population aged 50 years and above in China and highlighted that interventions should target those vulnerable populations with rapid progression of frailty.
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- Y F Guo
- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institution of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 40530, Sweden
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- Shanghai Institutes of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Background Moxibustion therapy has been found to ameliorate clinical symptoms of functional dyspepsia (FD). We aimed to examine the regulatory effect of moxibustion on the gastrointestinal (GI) motility in FD and explore the underlying mechanism based on the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel 1 (HCN1). Material/Methods Moxibustion therapy was used in FD rats induced by using classic tail-pinch and irregular feeding. Weight gain and food intake were recorded weekly, followed by detecting gastric residual rate (GRR) and small intestine propulsion rate (IPR). Next, western blotting was performed to determine the expression levels of HCN1 in the gastric antrum. qRT-PCR was used to detect HCN1 in the small intestine and hypothalamic satiety center. Double immunolabeling was used for HCN1 and ICCs in gastric antrum and small intestine. Results The obtained results suggested that moxibustion treatment could increase weight gain and food intake in FD rats. The GRR and IPR were compared among the groups, which showed that moxibustion treatment could decrease GRR and increase IPR. Moxibustion increased the expression of HCN1 in the gastric antrum, small intestine, and hypothalamic satiety center. Histologically, the co-expressions of HCN1 and ICCs tended to increase in gastric antrum and small intestine. Meanwhile, HCN channel inhibitor ZD7288 prevented the above-mentioned therapeutic effects of moxibustion. Conclusions The results of the present study suggest that moxibustion can effectively improve the GI motility of FD rats, which may be related to the upregulation of HCN1 expression in gastric antrum, small intestine, and satiety center.
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- Hong-Ling Xiao
- School of Nursing, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China (mainland).,School of Nursing, Tianjin University of Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China (mainland)
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- School of Nursing, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, China (mainland)
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- School of Nursing, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, China (mainland)
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- School of Nursing, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, China (mainland)
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- School of Nursing, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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Gao C, Li M, Jiang AL, Sun R, Jin HL, Gui HW, Xiao F, Ding XW, Fu ZM, Feng JP. Overexpression of the mitochondrial chaperone tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated protein 1 is associated with the poor prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer. Oncol Lett 2018; 15:5451-5458. [PMID: 29552185 PMCID: PMC5840608 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated protein-1 (TRAP-1), a mitochondrial chaperone, contributes significantly to the progression of cancer. However, the understanding of its involvement in the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) remains limited. The aim of the present study was to assess the significance of TRAP-1 expression in CRC. The expression of TRAP-1 was evaluated in corresponding cancerous, paracancerous, lymph node and distant metastatic tissues of 256 cases of CRC by immunohistochemistry. The associations between TRAP-1 expression and the clinicopathological parameters and survival rates of patients was assessed. Out of 256 patients with CRC, TRAP-1 expression was detected in 203 (79.3%). TRAP-1 expression was significantly increased in cancerous tissue compared with that in corresponding paracancerous tissues (P<0.001). Overexpression of TRAP-1 was significantly associated with differentiation (P=0.011), depth of invasion (P=0.006), lymph node metastasis (P<0.001) and tumor-node-metastasis stage (P<0.001). In patients with high TRAP-1 expression, the 5-year overall survival (OS) rate was 38.0%, in contrast to 56.5% in patients with low TRAP-1 expression (P=0.003). Similarly, the 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 26.6% for patients with high TRAP-1 expression and 53.3% for patients with low TRAP-1 expression (P<0.001). Multivariate analyses indicated the TRAP-1 expression is an independent prognostic factor for poorer OS [P=0.015; hazard ratio (HR), 1.914] and PFS (P<0.001; HR, 2.534). Thus, TRAP-1 may serve as a potential biomarker for predicting the prognosis of patients with CRC. Specifically, overexpression of TRAP-1 may predict progression and poor survival in cases of CRC.
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- Chang Gao
- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430034, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430034, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430065, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430034, P.R. China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430034, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430034, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430034, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430034, P.R. China
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Sun R, Liu JP, Gao C, Xiong YY, Li M, Wang YP, Su YW, Lin M, Jiang AL, Xiong LF, Xie Y, Feng JP. Two variants on T2DM susceptible gene HHEX are associated with CRC risk in a Chinese population. Oncotarget 2018; 7:29770-9. [PMID: 27105501 PMCID: PMC5045432 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Increasing amounts of evidence has demonstrated that T2DM (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus) patients have increased susceptibility to CRC (colorectal cancer). As HHEX is a recognized susceptibility gene in T2DM, this work was focused on two SNPs in HHEX, rs1111875 and rs7923837, to study their association with CRC. T2DM patients without CRC (T2DM-only, n=300), T2DM with CRC (T2DM/CRC, n=135), cancer-free controls (Control, n=570), and CRC without T2DM (CRC-only, n=642) cases were enrolled. DNA samples were extracted from the peripheral blood leukocytes of the patients and sequenced by direct sequencing. The χ2 test was used to compare categorical data. We found that in T2DM patients, rs1111875 but not the rs7923837 in HHEX gene was associated with the occurrence of CRC (p= 0.006). for rs1111875, TC/CC patients had an increased risk of CRC (p=0.019, OR=1.592, 95%CI=1.046-2.423). Moreover, our results also indicated that the two variants of HEEX gene could be risk factors for CRC in general population, independent on T2DM (p< 0.001 for rs1111875, p=0.001 for rs7923837). For rs1111875, increased risk of CRC was observed in TC or TC/CC than CC individuals (p<0.001, OR= 1.780, 95%CI= 1.385-2.287; p<0.001, OR= 1.695, 95%CI= 1.335-2.152). For rs7923837, increased CRC risk was observed in AG, GG, and AG/GG than AA individuals (p< 0.001, OR= 1.520, 95%CI= 1.200-1.924; p=0.036, OR= 1.739, 95%CI= 0.989-3.058; p< 0.001, OR= 1.540, 95%CI= 1.225-1.936). This finding highlights the potentially functional alteration with HHEX rs1111875 and rs7923837 polymorphisms may increase CRC susceptibility. Risk effects and the functional impact of these polymorphisms need further validation.
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- Rui Sun
- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Wuhan PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Gao C, Sun R, Xie YR, Jiang AL, Lin M, Li M, Chen ZW, Zhang P, Jin H, Feng JP. The soy-derived peptide Vglycin inhibits the growth of colon cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2017; 242:1034-1043. [PMID: 28492347 DOI: 10.1177/1535370217697383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Vglycin, a novel natural polypeptide isolated from pea seeds, possesses antidiabetic properties. Our previous studies have shown that Vglycin can induce the differentiation of human colon adenocarcinoma cells. We aimed to determine the anticancer activity of Vglycin against colon cancer cells and to elucidate related apoptosis-inducing mechanisms. Treatment with purified Vglycin significantly reduced growth, viability, and colony formation of CT-26, SW480, and NCL-H716 colon cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner while down-regulating the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen. Mouse xenograft studies showed a 38% inhibition of colon cancer growth in mice treated with Vglycin (20 mg/kg/day) at day 21. Furthermore, the potential mechanisms involved in Vglycin-induced cell apoptosis were examined using cell cycle studies, ultrastructural examination, as well as apoptosis-associated pathway analysis. The results showed that Vglycin significantly promoted apoptosis and G1/S phase cell cycle arrest. As revealed by Western blot, the expression of CDK2 and Cyclin D1 was down-regulated in all three Vglycin-treated colon cancer cells, indicating that the CDK2/Cyclin D1 cell cycle pathway involved in the initiation and progression of colon cancer. Moreover, the inhibition of Vglycin-induced cell proliferation in colon cancer cells was accompanied by alteration of the expression levels of the apoptosis-related proteins Bax, Bcl-2 and Mcl-1, and an increase of caspase-3 activity. Together, our results suggest that Vglycin may be another plant-derived peptide that suppresses colon cancer, supporting the continued investigation of Vglycin as therapeutic agent for colon cancer. Impact statement The antidiabetic properties and the capability of inducing differentiation of human colon adenocarcinoma cells of Vglycin have been reported in our previous studies. However, the anticancer potential of Vglycin on colon cancer cells and its possible related mechanisms were still unknown. In this study, we found that Vglycin could reduce growth, viability, and colony formation or colony size of CT-26, SW480, and NCL-H716 colon cancer cells. Moreover, Vglycin decreased tumor volume by 38% in xenograft mice transplanted with CT-26 cells. The mechanisms of these phenomena may be due to the down-regulated CDK2 and Cyclin D1, G1/S phase cell cycle arrest, and the dysregulated expression of Bax, Bcl-2, and Mcl-1. The findings highlight the anticancer potential of Vglycin against colon cancer cells, and suggest Vglycin may be another colon cancer potential suppressive component of plant-derived peptides.
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- Chang Gao
- 1 Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430034, P.R. China
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- 1 Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430034, P.R. China
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- 1 Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430034, P.R. China
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- 2 Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- 1 Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430034, P.R. China
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- 1 Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430034, P.R. China
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- 3 Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- 4 Shandong TianJiu Biotechnology Company, HeZe 274108, Shandong, China
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- 5 Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- 1 Department of Oncology, PuAi Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430034, P.R. China
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Hu WZ, Jiang AL, Qi HP. Physiological behavior and quality of fresh ginseng stored in modified atmospheres generated by several package films. J Food Sci Technol 2014; 51:3862-9. [PMID: 25477654 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-012-0922-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 11/09/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Physiological behaviors and quality attributes of fresh ginseng (Panax Ginseng) stored in modified atmospheres generated by several package films were investigated. The chemical compositions were also measured before and after storage. The respiration rates of fresh ginseng were inhibited effectively by film package, especially in package with lower gas permeability coefficient film. The polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity reduced markedly and high Hunter L (*) value was maintained. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in firmness, weight loss, decay rate and pectin content were found between 0.10 mm packages and 0.05, 0.07 mm packages after 5 months of storage. The best quality parameters of fresh ginseng were obtained from the combination of 0 °C-0.10 mm. Significant difference (p < 0.05) in total saponin content was not found, and the highest total saponin content was also obtained from the combination of 0 °C-0.10 mm. The content of total sugar and reducing sugar increased significantly (p < 0.05), especially for package film with higher gas permeability coefficient. The storage life of fresh ginseng was extended significantly by film packages to 5 months with good quality and lower decay rate, especially for package film with low gas permeability coefficient.
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- W Z Hu
- Department of Food Engineering, College of Life Science, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresource Utilization, Dalian Nationalities University, 18 Liaohe Road West, Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone, Dalian, 116600 China
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- Department of Food Engineering, College of Life Science, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresource Utilization, Dalian Nationalities University, 18 Liaohe Road West, Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone, Dalian, 116600 China
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- Department of Food Engineering, College of Life Science, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresource Utilization, Dalian Nationalities University, 18 Liaohe Road West, Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone, Dalian, 116600 China
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Zhong KZ, Chen WW, Hu XY, Jiang AL, Zhao J. Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of microRNA-107 in human non small cell lung cancer. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014; 7:4545-4551. [PMID: 25120851 PMCID: PMC4129086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNAs which can function as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes in human cancers. Researchers have found that the expression level of miR-107 was decreased in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues and cell lines, however, its clinicopathological and prognostic significance in NSCLC has not been investigated. METHODS Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to analyze the expression of miR-107 in 137 pairs of fresh NSCLC and matched adjacent normal tissue specimens. The chi-square test and Fishers exact tests were used to examine the associations between miR-107 expression and the clinicopathological characters. The overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were analyzed by log-rank test, and survival curves were plotted according to Kaplan-Meier. RESULTS The expression level of miR-107 was significantly lower in tumor tissues than that in corresponding noncancerous tissues (0.4676 ± 0.2078 vs. 1.000 ± 0.3953, P<0.001). Low expression of miR-107 was found to significantly correlate with TNM stage (p=0.001), regional lymph node involvement (p=0.04), and tumor differentiation (p=0.003). Kaplan-Meier analysis with the log-rank test indicated that low miR-107 expression had a significant impact on OS (35.2% vs. 69.3%; P=0.008) and PFS (30.0% vs. 56.2%; P=0.029). In a multivariate Cox model, we found that miR-107 expression was an independent poor prognostic factor for both 5-year OS (HR=2.57, 95% CI: 1.88-10.28; P=0.007) and 5-year PFS (HR=3.08, 95% CI: 2.01-8.92; P=0.003). CONCLUSION The expression of miR-107 was decreased in NSCLC. Low expression of miR-107 was significantly associated with tumor progression and decreased survival in patients with NSCLC, indicating that miR-107 may serve as a novel prognostic marker in NSCLC.
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- Kai-Ze Zhong
- Department of Thoracic surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong UniversityJinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Shandong UniversityJinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Shandong UniversityJinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Shandong UniversityJinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Thoracic surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong UniversityJinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Zhang H, Shan W, Jiang A. The meaning of life and health experience for the Chinese elderly with chronic illness: a qualitative study from positive health philosophy. Int J Nurs Pract 2013; 20:530-9. [PMID: 24237787 DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ageing and the concurrent prevalence of chronic disease in older adults produce a great burden and challenge for family, society and individuals. There is a definite need to build the science about caring for older Chinese adults from their perspective to inform health-care professionals. The aim of the study was to investigate the meaning of life and health experience of Chinese elderly with chronic illness and identify health potential from a positive perspective. A qualitative descriptive study was undertaken to interview 11 older adults ages 64-92 in a day centre. In 2011, the data were collected and analysed by thematic analysis. Four interrelated themes indicated a rich meaning of life and health experience from the older adults: (i) happiness lies in contentment; (ii) sense of responsibility; (iii) letting nature take its course; (iv) and proactive self-balance. These interrelated themes with partial conflict presented a dialectic meaning of life and were interpreted from traditional Chinese culture and compared with positive health philosophy. The significance of finding will encourage nursing practice work with clients and identify the potential and self-help strength of the elderly.
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- Heng Zhang
- School of Nursing, Secondary Military Medical University, Shanghai, China; School of Nursing, NanJing University of Chinese Medicine, JiangSu, China
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Xia W, Zeng JP, Chen LB, Jiang AL, Xiang L, Xu J, Cui X, Han EJ. Inhibition of beta-amyloid precursor protein gene in SK-N-SH cells by piperlonguminine/dihydropiperlonguminine components separated from Chinese herbal medicine Futokadsura stem. CHINESE J PHYSIOL 2007; 50:157-63. [PMID: 17982913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive and memory decline. Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a transmembrane protein, it has been known to play an important role in AD pathogenesis. Previous studies have shown that a Chinese herb Futokadsura stem can selectively inhibit the expression of amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene. We want to find the effective components in Futokadsura stem which have the inhibitory effect. Futokadsura stem was separated and purified with chemical methods, and then different separation components were added on SK-N-SH cells in different concentrations. Using MTT methods, we detected proliferation activity of SK-N-SH cells which were treated with different separation components of Futokadsura stem. Using RT-PCR, Western blot methods, we detected APP gene expression in SK-N-SH cells after they are treated with different Futokadsura stem separation components. We found that piperlonguminine/dihydropiperlonguminine components (1:0.8) separated from Futokadsura stem acetic ether extracts could selectively inhibit the expression of APP gene in SK-N-SH cells in mRNA and protein levels. This inhibition effect is concentration-dependent. Under experimental concentrations, the components did not affect the proliferation activity of SK-N-SH cells. These data suggest that piperlonguminine/dihydropiperlonguminine components are the effective components in Futokadsura stem which can inhibit the expression of APP gene.
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- Wen Xia
- Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Zhang HN, Yu CX, Zhang PJ, Chen WW, Jiang AL, Kong F, Deng JT, Zhang JY, Young CY. Curcumin downregulates homeobox gene NKX3.1 in prostate cancer cell LNCaP. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2007; 28:423-30. [PMID: 17303007 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2007.00501.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIM To elucidate the effect and the mechanisms of curcumin on the expression of the human homeobox gene NKX3.1 in the prostate cancer cell LNCaP. METHODS The expression change of NKX3.1 in cells incubated with varying concentrations of curcumin was observed by Western blotting and RT-PCR. A dual luciferase reporter assay was used to test the effect of curcumin on the activity of the NKX3.1 1040 bp promoter. Curcumin-treated cells disposed to a designated amount of androgen analog R1881 and the androgen receptor (AR) antagonist flutamide, then the expression of NKX3.1 or the activity of the NKX3.1 promoter were investigated by Western blotting or reporter gene assay, respectively. Finally, Western blotting and electrophoretic mobility shift assay were performed to demonstrate the effect of curcumin on the expression of AR and its binding activity to the androgen response element (ARE). RESULTS Curcumin downregulated the expression of NKX3.1 and the activity of the NKX3.1 1040 bp promoter in LNCaP cells. R1881 increased the expression of NKX3.1, and the AR antagonist flutamide decreased the expression of NKX3.1 in LNCaP cells, while curcumin could inhibit androgen-AR mediated induction of NKX3.1 expression. Curcumin decreased the expression of AR and the binding activity to ARE directly. CONCLUSION Curcumin could downregulate NKX3.1 expression in LNCaP cells. It could also inhibit the androgen-AR mediated induction of NKX3.1 expression by downregulating AR expression and blocking its DNA binding activity.
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- Hui-Na Zhang
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, Shandong University, Ji-nan 250012, China.
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Shi P, Chen WW, Hu XY, Yu CX, Zhang PJ, Jiang AL, Zhang JY. [Up-regulates the expression of maspin gene in prostate cancer cell line LNCaP]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 2006; 41:1152-6. [PMID: 17290611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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AIM To study the effect of curcumin on the apoptosis of prostate cancer cell line LNCaP and regulation of expression of maspin gene. METHODS MTT and DNA electrophoresis were used to examine the cell growth and apoptosis of prostate cancer cell line LNCaP after treated with different doses of curcumin. The expression of maspin gene at transcription level and translation level was also detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting. pGL3-maspin luciferase expression vector, containing 847 bp (- 764 -/+ 83) DNA of maspin gene 5' promoter region, was transient transfected into LNCaP cell. Through detecting the activity of luciferase, the effect of curcumin on the promoter of maspin was studied. RESULTS Curcumin inhibited cell growth, induced the apoptosis and enhanced the expression of maspin gene in LNCaP cells. CONCLUSION Curcumin up-regulated expression of maspin gene in LNCaP cells through enhancing the transcription activity of promoter of maspin gene.
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- Ping Shi
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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Jiang AL, Zhang PJ, Chen WW, Liu WW, Yu CX, Hu XY, Zhang XQ, Zhang JY. Effects of 9-cis retinoic acid on human homeobox gene NKX3.1 expression in prostate cancer cell line LNCaP. Asian J Androl 2006; 8:435-41. [PMID: 16763719 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00171.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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AIM To study the regulatory effects of 9-cis retinoic acid (RA) on the expression of human homeobox gene NKX3.1 in prostate cancer cell line LNCaP. METHODS Flow cytometry, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting were performed to evaluate the effects of 9-cis RA on NKX3.1 expression and cell cycle of LNCaP cells. To identify a regulatory region within the NKX3.1 promoter contributing to the regulation induced by 9-cis RA, we have constructed an NKX3.1 promoter-reporter plasmid, pGL3-1040bp, and its 5'-deletion mutants, which were transfected into LNCaP cells with treatment of 9-cis RA in indicated concentrations. RESULTS With the treatment of 9-cis RA, the NKX3.1 promoter activity was increased in reporter gene assay and NKX3.1 expression was enhanced at both mRNA and protein levels in LNCaP cells. We found that the region between -936 and -921 in the upstream of NKX3.1 gene involved the inducible regulation by 9-cis RA treatment. In flow cytometry, 9-cis RA treatment caused accumulation of cells in the G(1) phase of the cell cycle and a fewer cells pass through to G(2)/M. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrated that 9-cis RA as a differentiating agent can arrest prostate cancer cells in G(1) phase and reduce cell mitosis, and upregulate the expression of human homeobox gene NKX3.1, which is thought to play an important role in prostate differentiation and to act as a tumor suppressor gene in the prostate.
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- An-Li Jiang
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical School of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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He ML, Yuan HQ, Jiang AL, Gong AY, Chen WW, Zhang PJ, Young CYF, Zhang JY. Gum mastic inhibits the expression and function of the androgen receptor in prostate cancer cells. Cancer 2006; 106:2547-55. [PMID: 16691616 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Accumulating evidence suggests that the androgen receptor (AR) may play an important role in the development and progression of prostate cancer. To find new, useful compounds that effectively may attenuate the function of AR in prostate cancer cells, the authors investigated the effect of gum mastic, a natural resin, on AR activity. An androgen-responsive prostate cancer cell line LNCaP was used as a model for this study. Gene transfer, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis, electrophoretic mobility shift assay, and Western blot analysis were used to test the effect of gum mastic on the expression and function of the AR. To demonstrate the inhibitory effect of gum mastic on the function of the AR, the expression of androgen-regulated genes, including prostate-specific antigen (PSA), human kallikrein 2 (hK2), and NKX3.1 were measured. In addition, transient transfection assays with the PSA promoter and the AR promoter also were used to test the effects of mastic. The results showed that gum mastic inhibited the expression of the AR at the transcriptional level, resulting in the down-regulation of both AR messenger RNA and protein levels. Therefore, the function of the AR was inhibited, as reflected by the reduced expression of NKX3.1 and PSA and by androgen-stimulated growth. Because gum mastic exhibited a strong in vitro potency to attenuate the expression and function of the AR, further investigation will be required to determine whether this naturally occurring substance has in vivo potency to inhibit prostate cancer development.
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MESH Headings
- Androgens/pharmacology
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cyclin D1/genetics
- Cyclin D1/physiology
- Disease Progression
- Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Homeodomain Proteins/genetics
- Homeodomain Proteins/physiology
- Humans
- Male
- Mastic Resin
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/chemistry
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/genetics
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/pathology
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/physiopathology
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- Prostate-Specific Antigen/analysis
- Prostate-Specific Antigen/genetics
- Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Prostatic Neoplasms/physiopathology
- Prostatic Neoplasms/prevention & control
- Protein Binding/drug effects
- Receptors, Androgen/analysis
- Receptors, Androgen/drug effects
- Receptors, Androgen/genetics
- Receptors, Androgen/physiology
- Resins, Plant/pharmacology
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Tissue Kallikreins/genetics
- Tissue Kallikreins/physiology
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Factors/physiology
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
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- Mei-Lan He
- Institute of Cancer Research, Life Science School, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Jiang AL, Zhang PJ, Hu XY, Chen WW, Kong F, Liu ZF, Yuan HQ, Zhang JY. Identification of a positive Cis-element upstream of human NKX3.1 gene. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2005; 37:773-8. [PMID: 16270157 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2005.00104.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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NKX3.1 is a prostate-specific homeobox gene related to prostate development and prostate cancer. In this work, we aimed to identify precisely the functional cis-element in the 197 bp region (from -1032 to -836 bp) of the NKX3.1 promoter (from -1032 to +8 bp), which was previously identified to present positive regulatory activity on NKX3.1 expression, by deletion mutagenesis analysis and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). A 16 bp positive cis-element located between -920 and -905 bp upstream of the NKX3.1 gene was identified by deletion mutation analysis and proved to be a functional positive cis-element by EMSA. It will be important to further study the functions and regulatory mechanisms of this positive cis-element in NKX3.1 gene expression.
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- An-Li Jiang
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical School of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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He ML, Jiang AL, Zhang PJ, Hu XY, Liu ZF, Yuan HQ, Zhang JY. Identification of androgen-responsive element ARE and Sp1 element in the maspin promoter. CHINESE J PHYSIOL 2005; 48:160-6. [PMID: 16304843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Maspin is a serine protease inhibitor (serpin) with tumor-suppressing function in mammary gland. It is down-regulated in primary prostate cancer cells and lost in metastatic cells. To better understand the transcriptional regulation of maspin gene, the 860bp (-765 approximately +95) of its promoter sequence was amplified by PCR from the human genomic DNA. Then this 860bp sequence and a series of deletions from 5' and 3' ends were inserted into the upstream of luciferase reporter gene respectively. Results from dual luciferase reporter assay and electrophoretic mobility shift assay indicated that there were a negative androgen-responsive element (ARE) in the region of -277 to -262 and a positive Sp1 element in the region of +14 to +35, respectively. In addition, androgen receptor (AR) can recognize and bind to the ARE element, and then inhibit the activity of maspin promoter.
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- Mei-Lan He
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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Jiang AL, Hu XY, Zhang PJ, He ML, Kong F, Liu ZF, Yuan HQ, Zhang JY. Up-regulation of NKX3.1 expression and inhibition of LNCaP cell proliferation induced by an inhibitory element decoy. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2005; 37:335-40. [PMID: 15880262 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2005.00047.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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NKX3.1 is an androgen-regulated prostate-specific homeobox gene that is thought to play an important role in prostate development and cancerogenesis. NKX3.1 acts as a tumor suppressor gene specifically in the prostate. Up-regulation of NKX3.1 gene offers a promising gene therapy for prostate cancer. The decoy strategy has been developed and is considered a useful tool for regulating gene expression and gene therapy. In our previous studies, we identified a 20 bp inhibitory element upstream of the NKX3.1 promoter. In this study, we focused on using the 20 bp inhibitory element decoy to block negative regulation of the NKX3.1 gene and to up-regulate NKX3.1 expression using synthetic double-stranded oligodeoxynucleotides of the 20 bp inhibitory element. We found in an electrophoretic mobility shift assay experiment that the 20 bp inhibitory decoy presented competitive binding to a specific binding protein of the 20 bp inhibitory element in prostate cancer cell line LNCaP. In luciferase reporter gene assays, we found that the 20 bp inhibitory decoy could enhance NKX3.1 promoter activity, and RT-PCR and Western blot analysis revealed that NKX3.1 expression was up-regulated effectively by the transfection with the 20 bp inhibitory decoy. Furthermore, cell proliferation was inhibited by up-regulated NKX3.1 expression induced by the 20 bp inhibitory decoy.
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- An-Li Jiang
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical School of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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Jiang AL, Zhang JY, Young C, Hu XY, Wang YM, Liu ZF, Hao ML. Molecular cloning and characterization of human homeobox gene Nkx3.1 promoter. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2004; 36:64-7. [PMID: 14732878 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/36.1.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nkx3.1 is a prostate-specific homeobox gene related strongly to prostate development and prostate cancer. To study its regulation of transcription, 1.06 kb 5' flanking region of Nkx3.1 gene and its 5' deletion mutants (861, 617, 417 and 238 bp) were obtained by PCR and cloned into pGL(3)-basic, a promoter-less luciferase reporter vector, to examine their promoter activities driving the reporter gene transcription. pRL-TK, a Renilla luciferase reporter vector was used as internal control, and pGL(3)-control and pGL(3)-basic were used as positive and negative control respectively. The promoter activities were determined by dualluciferase reporter assay 48 h after pGL(3) constructs were cotransfected with pRL-TK into prostate cancer cell LNCaP. The results showed that dual-luciferase reporter assay (M(1)/M(2)) of pGL(3)-1.06 kb cotransfection with pRL-TK was 2.7, which was about 1.5-fold higher than that of pGL(3)-control cotransfection with pRL-TK and 50-fold higher than that of pGL(3)-basic cotransfection with pRL-TK. The results also showed that the relative activities (M(1)/M(2)) were 0.71, 0.84, 0.44 and 2.07 respectively for pGL(3)-861 bp, pGL(3)-617 bp, pGL(3)-417 bp, pGL(3)-238 bp, the last one still had 80% promoter activity compared with pGL(3)-1.06 kb, which showed that deletion from 1.06 kb to 238 bp had small effects on promoter activity. The conclusion was that the 238 bp fragment containing a TATA box and two CAAT boxes had strong promoter activity. However, the deletion from 1.06 kb to 861 bp reduced activity 3.8-fold while the deletion from 417 bp to 238 bp enhanced activity 4.7-fold, which indicated that these deleted sequences might contain some important positive or negative regulatory elements. It will be important to identify the elements within the Nkx3.1 promoter that contribute to regulation of the gene transcription in the future studies.
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- An-Li Jiang
- Department of Biochemistry, School of medicine, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250012, China.
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Guo HB, Jiang AL, Chen HL. Chemical Modification of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferases. Sheng Wu Hua Xue Yu Sheng Wu Wu Li Xue Bao (Shanghai) 2002; 30:449-453. [PMID: 12168012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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The essential groups of three N-acetylglucosaminyltransferases (GnTs) of rat kidney were studied by using chemical modification and substrate protection methods. It was found that the amino and indolyl groups were the common essential groups of GnT-III, GnT-IV and GnT-V. Amino group was proposed to participate in the binding of common donor substrate--UDP-GlcNAc. Indolyl group might be the binding group of acceptor substrate--Gn(2)M(3)Gn(2)-PA heptosaccharide glycan for GnT-III and GnT-IV, and it might be the essential group but not substrate-binding for GnT-V. Guanidino group was also supposed to be one of the donor substrate-binding groups of GnT-III, but was a non-substrate-binding essential group for GnT-IV and a non-essential group for GnT-V, respectively. Carboxyl group might be the binding group of acceptor substrate for GnT-V, but the non-substrate-binding essential group for GnT-III and non-essential for GnT-V, respectively. In contrast, sulfhydryl, hydroxyl and imidazolyl groups were found to be non-essential groups of the three GnTs. The effects of amino sugars on GnT-III and GnT-V also showed the difference in essential groups in the active centers of GnT-III and GnT-V.
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- Hua-Bei Guo
- Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Public Health, Department of Biochemistry, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Guo HB, Jiang AL, Ju TZ, Chen HL. Opposing changes in N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-V and -III during the cell cycle and all-trans retinoic acid treatment of hepatocarcinoma cell line. Biochim Biophys Acta 2000; 1495:297-307. [PMID: 10699467 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(99)00157-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The changes in N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-V and -III (GnT-V, GnT-III) during the cell-cycle of synchronized 7721 human hepatocarcinoma cell line were investigated. Using an HPLC method to assay GnT and flow cytometry (FCM) for cell cycle analysis, it was found that GnT-V showed the highest activity, but GnT-III reached the lowest activity when G(2)/M cells were most abundant. In contrast, GnT-V declined to the minimum while GnT-III elevated to maximum when G(0)/G(1) cells were most predominant. The opposing changes were more obvious when the activities of GnT-V and GnT-III were expressed as relative activities (activity of GnT-V or GnT-III/the sum of activities of GnT-V plus GnT-IV plus GnT-III). These opposing changes of GnT-V and GnT-III during the cell cycle might result from the different regulatory mechanisms of GnT-V and GnT-III expression in the cell cycle. The alterations in the structures of cell surface N-glycans were compatible with the changes of the activities of GnTs. The results from immunocytochemistry and Northern blot showed that the protein and mRNA contents of GnT-V were not significantly changed during the cell cycle. The activity of a cell cycle regulating protein kinase, p34(cdc2) kinase, correlated to the activity of GnT-V. These findings suggested that the change of GnT-V activity in cell cycle was not the consequence of the alteration of gene transcription or enzyme protein synthesis, but might be caused by the post-translational regulation. The decrease in GnT-V and the corresponding increase in GnT-III activities were also found after the cells were treated with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), and the mechanism of this might be different from that in the cell cycle.
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- H B Guo
- Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Health, Department of Biochemistry, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, PR China
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Guo HB, Jiang AL, Chen HL. [Changes with cell cycle of N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase III, IV and V in 7721 human hepatocarcinoma cells]. Shi Yan Sheng Wu Xue Bao 1998; 31:383-91. [PMID: 12016961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
Abstract
In order to investigate the changes of N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase (GlcNAc-T) III, IV and V in cell cycle, the synchronization of 7721 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells was performed using serum hunger method. The percentages of cells in different phases during cell cycle were measured by flow cytometry (FCM) and the cell cycle was checked by determining the activity of cellular p34cdc2 kinase. It was found that the activities of GlcNAc-T III increased in G0/G1 cell peak phase and had correlation with the cell percentage of G0/G1 phase (r = 0.760, P < 0.05), while GlcNAc-T V showed the highest activity when G2/M cells were most abundant and had an apparent correlation with the cell percentage of G2/M phase (r = 0.868, P < 0.001). The changes of GlcNAc-T IV activity seemed not related to the cell cycle. The changes in opposite directions of relative activities (percentage of total GlcNAc-T III, IV, V) of GlcNAc-T III and GlcNAc-T V were observed during cell cycle (r = -0.951, P < 0.001), suggesting that these two enzymes might be regulated differently and functioned oppositely in the cells: GlcNAc-T V may be related to the proliferation of 7721 cells, while GlcNAc-T III may be related to the non-mitotic silence phase of the cells, or, it may be a factor against proliferation. Immunohistochemical results showed that the protein content of GlcNAc-T V was not significantly changed during cell cycle, and had no correlation with the activity of GlcNAc-T V, suggesting that the changes of GlcNAc-T V activity in cell cycle might not be resulted from the alteration of enzyme protein synthesis. The correlation between the activities of GlcNAc-T V and p34cdc2 kinase (r = 0.752, P < 0.05) was observed in cell cycle, implicating that GlcNAc-T V might possibly be regulated by p34cdc2 kinase.
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- H B Guo
- Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Research, Ministry of Public Health, Shanghai, China
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Jiang AL, Chen BR, Chen UP. [Study of objective-based instruction in basic nursing teaching]. Zhonghua Hu Li Za Zhi 1995; 30:546-8. [PMID: 8716078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Jiang AL. [How to write instructional objectives in cognitive domain]. Zhonghua Hu Li Za Zhi 1995; 30:98-100. [PMID: 7664386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Jiang AL, Yu MF. [Emergency care of multiple traumatic injuries]. Zhonghua Hu Li Za Zhi 1989; 24:198-200. [PMID: 2776262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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