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Jiang X, Zheng H, Yuan Z, Lan K, Wu Y. HIMS-Net: Horizontal-vertical interaction and multiple side-outputs network for cyst segmentation in jaw images. Math Biosci Eng 2024; 21:4036-4055. [PMID: 38549317 DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2024178] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Jaw cysts are mainly caused by abnormal tooth development, chronic oral inflammation, or jaw damage, which may lead to facial swelling, deformity, tooth loss, and other symptoms. Due to the diversity and complexity of cyst images, deep-learning algorithms still face many difficulties and challenges. In response to these problems, we present a horizontal-vertical interaction and multiple side-outputs network for cyst segmentation in jaw images. First, the horizontal-vertical interaction mechanism facilitates complex communication paths in the vertical and horizontal dimensions, and it has the ability to capture a wide range of context dependencies. Second, the feature-fused unit is introduced to adjust the network's receptive field, which enhances the ability of acquiring multi-scale context information. Third, the multiple side-outputs strategy intelligently combines feature maps to generate more accurate and detailed change maps. Finally, experiments were carried out on the self-established jaw cyst dataset and compared with different specialist physicians to evaluate its clinical usability. The research results indicate that the Matthews correlation coefficient (Mcc), Dice, and Jaccard of HIMS-Net were 93.61, 93.66 and 88.10% respectively, which may contribute to rapid and accurate diagnosis in clinical practice.
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- Xiaoliang Jiang
- College of Mechanical Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou 324000, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou 324000, China
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- Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
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Wang S, Zhao Y, Song Y, Qiao G, Di Y, Zhao J, Sun P, Zheng H, Huang H, Huang H. ERBB2D16 Expression in HER2 Positive Gastric Cancer Is Associated With Resistance to Trastuzumab. Front Oncol 2022; 12:855308. [PMID: 35463314 PMCID: PMC9021701 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.855308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (ERBB2; formerly HER2)isoform ERBB2ΔEx16 (ERBB2d16) was oncogenic by mediating epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), immune evasion, and resistance cell death to the anti-HER2 (trastuzumab) therapy. However, its physiological implications in gastric cancer were unclear. In this study, we examined a total of 110 patients with either locally advanced or metastatic HER2+ gastric cancer for the expression of ERBB2d16 and EMT markers, and the infiltration of CD3+ T cells in tumor tissues, and evaluated their relevance with the responses to the standard chemotherapy plus trastuzumab according to the RECIST criteria. We found that the ERBB2d16 isoform was present at a relatively high level in about half of the tumor samples examined (53/110) and an elevated ERBB2d16/ERBB2 ratio was positively associated with the expression of high E-cadherin and low vimentin indicating EMT, and with poor CD3+ T cell infiltration and strong intratumoral expression of programmed death 1 (PD-1) and programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) as well as reduced diversity of T cell receptor clones. Moreover, the progression-free survival and overall survival of patients treated with trastuzumab were substantially shorter in those with a high ERBB2d16/ERBB2 ratio. In agreement, analysis by Cox proportional hazards models confirmed that high ERBB2d16 expression was a risk factor associated with an adverse prognosis. Thus, our data fit well with an oncogenic role of ERBB2d16 in gastric cancer by promoting EMT and immunosuppression. We also found that ERBB2d16 expression resists gastric cell death in patients treated with trustuzumab, and the ERBB2d16/ERBB2 ratio may serve as a novel prognostic maker for patients with gastric cancer that receive trastuzumab therapy.
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- Shuo Wang
- Department of Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Wang H, Liu H, Li J, Wei S, Liu X, Wan H, Zheng P, Zheng H. Effect of Ect2 Expression on the Growth of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells with Paclitaxel Intervention. Onco Targets Ther 2020; 13:12905-12918. [PMID: 33376345 PMCID: PMC7756022 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s275725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Object To identify the expression levels of ECT2 (epithelial cell transforming sequence 2) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) before and after administration of paclitaxel (PTX) and explore the interaction between ECT2 and PTX in breast cancer treatment. Methods Lentiviral (LV) packaging ECT2 overexpression and interference plasmids were constructed for in vitro assays. The effects of ECT2 expression on the TNBC cell line (HCC1806), particularly its roles in the proliferation, invasion, migration and apoptosis and cell cycle, were evaluated using the CCK-8 and other methods before and after PTX treatment. In nude mouse xenograft settings were performed to detect cell apoptosis and Ki-67 expression levels by TUNEL and immunohistochemical staining, respectively. Results In the vitro assays, before and after the PTX treatment, comparison of the LV-ECT2 and sh-ECT2 groups and the remaining three groups (control, LV-NC, sh-NC) showed statistically significant differences in terms of cell proliferation, invasion and migration and apoptosis and changes in the cell cycle. In the vivo assays, the control, LV-ECT2 and sh-ECT2 groups markedly outweighed the corresponding PTX-treated groups. The LV-ECT2, PTX, sh-ECT2 and sh-ECT2-PTX were all significantly different from the control group in terms of body weight and tumour size changes. Cell apoptosis occurred in the PTX, sh-ECT2 and sh-ECT2-PTX groups. About the Ki-67 proliferation index, the PTX, LV-ECT2-PTX, sh-ECT2 and sh-ECT2-PTX groups were significantly different from the control group. Conclusion ECT2, which is a major driving factor in the growth of breast cancer cells, plays an important role in regulating TNBC growth. PTX therapy had significantly improved efficacy after silencing ECT2. This finding indicates that the inhibition of ECT2 expression may facilitate the treatment of breast cancer as a new regimen and provide a theoretical basis for the development of new targeted drugs as a replacement for PTX in breast cancer treatment.
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- Hongkun Wang
- Department of Pathology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Pathology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan City, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan City, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan City, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan City, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan City, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan City, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan City, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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Lin C, Zheng H, Huang Y, Chen Z, Luo F, Wang J, Guo L, Qiu B, Lin Z, Yang H. Homogeneous electrochemical aptasensor for mucin 1 detection based on exonuclease I-assisted target recycling amplification strategy. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 117:474-479. [PMID: 29982116 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.06.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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A sensitive and homogeneous electrochemical aptasensor was fabricated for the detection of mucin 1 (MUC1) by combining a well-designed DNA bulge-loop (L-DNA) structure with high-efficient exonuclease I (Exo I)-assisted target recycling amplification strategy. The L-DNA probe was constructed via the hybridization of the MUC1 aptamer and methylene blue (MB) labeled complementary DNA (cDNA) (cDNA-MB) and hence could not diffuse freely to the negatively charged ITO electrode surface due to the strong electrostatic repulsion, so small electrochemical signal was detected. The addition of MUC1 caused the dissociation of L-DNA structure due to the specificity between aptamer and MUC1. Then Exo I was implemented to digest the released cDNA-MB into mononucleotides and then produced short MB-labeled mononucleotides fragments (MB-MFs). As the MB-MFs contained few negative charges, it diffused easily to the negatively charged ITO electrode surface and resulted in the enhanced electrochemical signal. Meanwhile, the MUC1-aptamer complex was also specifically digested by Exo I, resulting in the liberation of MUC1 and hence realized the target recycling and then caused the amplification of the electrochemical signal. The enhanced electrochemical signal has a good linear relationship with logarithm of MUC1 concentration in the range of 1.0 pg mL-1-50 ng mL-1 with a limit of detection of 0.40 pg mL-1 (S/N = 3). Additionally, the fabricated aptasensor has been successfully applied to detect MUC1 in serum samples with satisfactory results and thereby it exhibits great potential in the practical application of clinical diagnosis.
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- Cuiying Lin
- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China.
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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Wang HK, Liang JF, Zheng HX, Xiao H. Expression and prognostic significance of ECT2 in invasive breast cancer. J Clin Pathol 2017; 71:442-445. [DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2017-204569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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AimsTo investigate the expression of epithelial cell transforming sequence 2 (ECT2) in invasive breast cancer and its prognostic significance.MethodsECT2 immunohistochemical detection was performed in 165 breast cancer specimens and 100 normal control tissues. Univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression model analysis was used to confirm independent prognostic factors. The PHREG procedure linear hypotheses testing method was used to analyse survival data.ResultsExpression of ECT2 in breast cancer was significantly higher than that of the normal control group (p<0.001), and it was related to tumour grade, the status of lymph node metastasis, TNM staging, recurrence status, menopausal status, and the Ki-67 proliferation index (p<0.05), and not related to age, tumour size, tumour type, expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor 2, and triple-negative disease (p>0.05). Univariable analysis showed that expression of ECT2, the status of lymph node metastasis, triple-negative disease and Ki-67 proliferation index were related to the overall survival of patients with breast cancer (p<0.001, p=0.006, p=0.001, p=0.041, respectively). PHREG procedure linear hypotheses testing results for overall survival revealed that high expression of ECT2, lymph node metastasis, triple-negative disease and high Ki-67 proliferation index predicted lower overall survival rates. Multivariable Cox regression indicated that high expression of ECT2 and triple-negative disease were independent prognostic factors for patients with breast cancer (p<0.001, p=0.004, respectively).ConclusionsExpression of ECT2 may be one of the main causes of the occurrence and development of breast cancer, and high expression of ECT2 as an independent prognostic factor predicts a poor prognosis. ECT2 could also be a potential molecular target for designing therapeutic strategies for breast cancer.
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Feng R, Gong J, Wu L, Wang L, Zhang B, Liang G, Zheng H, Xiao H. MAPK and Hippo signaling pathways crosstalk via the RAF-1/MST-2 interaction in malignant melanoma. Oncol Rep 2017; 38:1199-1205. [PMID: 28677804 DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to expound on the interactions between the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and Hippo pathway members, and to further elucidate the molecular mechanisms of melanoma tumorigenesis. Four melanoma cell lines (C32, HS695T, SK-MEL-28 and A375) were used in the present study. Western blotting was used to assess the expression levels of the MAPK and Hippo pathway effector proteins: rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma-1 proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase (RAF-1); serine/threonine kinase 3 (STK3; also known as MST-2); yes-associated protein (YAP); and tafazzin (TAZ). Immunoprecipitation was used to identify interactions between the effector proteins of the Hippo and MAPK pathways. RAF-1 was knocked down in melanoma cells using siRNA transfection, and cell proliferation, migration and invasion were determined by the MTT, wound-healing and Transwell invasion assays, respectively. Additionally, the cell cycle and apoptosis were analyzed by flow cytometry 48 h after RAF-1 knockdown. We found that the expression levels of the four proteins were variable, and that the HS695T cells expressed the highest levels of RAF-1. Immunoprecipitation studies revealed that RAF-1 bound to MST-2 in melanoma cells. Knockdown of RAF-1 inhibited the expression of YAP and TAZ, but did not affect MST-2 expression. Additionally, RAF-1 knockdown in melanoma cells significantly inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion, and induced apoptosis in these cells. Collectively, our results indicate that the RAF-1/MST-2 interaction may be a novel link between the MAPK and Hippo pathways.
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- Ruizheng Feng
- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, P.R. China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, P.R. China
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- Department of Gerontology, Shanxi Dayi Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030000, P.R. China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, P.R. China
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Li F, Wu G, Zheng H, Wang L, Zhao Z. Synthesis, colon-targeted studies and pharmacological evaluation of an anti-ulcerative colitis drug 4-Aminosalicylic acid-β-O-glucoside. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 108:486-494. [PMID: 26717200 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.12.021] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A glycoside prodrug of 4-aminosalicylic acid (4-ASA) with d-glucose was synthesized for targeted drug delivery to inflammatory bowel. The in vitro assessment of 4-aminosalicylic acid-β-O-glucoside (4-ASA-Glu) as a colon-specific prodrug was studied using colitis rat with the healthy one as control. The stability studies in aqueous buffers (pH 1.2, 6.8 and 7.4) indicated that 4-ASA-Glu was stable over a period of 12 h. The incubation of 4-ASA-Glu with cecal or colonic contents of healthy rats at 37 °C released 4-ASA in 77 or 80% of the dose in 12 h, respectively. The amount of 4-ASA liberated from the incubation of 4-ASA-Glu in cecal or colonic contents of colitis rats at 37 °C was 69 or 79% in 12 h respectively, while less than 9% 4-ASA was detected from the incubation of 4-ASA-Glu with the homogenates of stomach or small intestine. The curative effect of 4-ASA-Glu was evaluated in 2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) induced experimental colitis model in male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. It was found that 4-ASA-Glu possess significantly ameliorate effect than sulfasalazine, oral 4- and 5-aminosalicylic acid.
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- Feifei Li
- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- First Clinical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China.
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Liu SQ, Zhang KN, Zheng HX, Mei RH, Zhang X, Ding YM. [Comparison of mannitol and hypertonic saline in treatment of intracranial hypertension of rabbits]. Zhejiang Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2012; 41:166-170. [PMID: 22499513] [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: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of mannitol and hypertonic saline (HS) in treatment of intracranial hypertension (ICH) of rabbits. METHODS The animal mode of ICH was established by perfusing artificial cerebrospinal fluids (aCSF) with controlled pressure into the cerebral ventricles of rabbits. The mean arterial pressure, respiratory rate, tidal volume, perfusion rate of aCSF and water content of cerebrum were investigated in rabbits with ICH after a single bolus of 20% mannitol (5 ml/kg), 7.5% HS (2.2 ml/kg) or 23.4% HS (2.2 ml/kg). RESULTS After the intracranial pressure was elevated from 15 cmH₂O to 75 cmH₂O, the mean arterial pressure was increased and the tidal volume was decreased. After treatment by 20% mannitol, 7.5% HS or 23.4% HS, the increased percentage of mean arterial pressure and the decreased percentage of tidal volume were similar to the changes in control group. However, the perfusion rate of CSF was increased and water content of cerebrum was decreased after treatment by either 20% mannitol or 23.4% HS, but not by 7.5% HS. No different effects were found between 20% mannitol and 23.4% HS. CONCLUSION With the similar osmotic burden, 20% mannitol is more effective in treating ICH than 7.5% HS. With higher osmotic load, the efficacy of HS is enhanced, and 23.4% HS may be used as an alternative to mannitol in treatment of ICH.
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- Shu-qin Liu
- Department of Basic Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058,China
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Xiao H, Zheng HX, Wu LN, Liang G, Zhao YZ, Liang JF. [Therapeutic effect of in vitro 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine combined with imatinib on gastrointestinal stromal tumor]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2012; 15:266-270. [PMID: 22454175] [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: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine(5-aza-CdR) combined with imatinib on the proliferation, motility, invasion, and apoptosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GIST) cells in vitro. METHODS MTT assay was used to investigate the effect of the two agents on proliferation of GIST882. Plate colony forming assay was used to determine the number of colony-forming. Motility and invasion abilities were tested to evaluate the inhibitory effect of each agent. Flow cytometry was used to observe apoptosis and cell cycle. RESULTS 5-aza-CdR or imatinib effectively inhibited the growth of GIST882 cells in concentration- and time-dependent manner. The inhibitory rate of combined treatment using 5-aza-CdR and imatinib was significantly higher than that of 5-aza-CdR or imatinib alone(P<0.05). After treatment for 48 h, the apoptosis rates of 5-aza-CdR group (1000 μg/L) and imatinib group (100 μmol/L) were (11.7±1.2)% and (14.6±0.8)%, respectively. Compared with the control group (2.8±0.3)%, the difference was statistically significant(P=0.000). Furthermore, the difference in apoptosis rate was significant between combined treatment group (19.4±1.1)% and single drug treatment group(vs. 5-aza-CdR group, P=0.000, vs. imatinib group, P=0.013). 5-aza-CdR raised G0/G1 ratio and reduced S ratio of GIST882. Imatinib and combined group had no apparent influence on the cell cycle of GIST882 cells. CONCLUSION 5-aza-CdR may be a potential agent of GIST treatment in the near future.
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- Hong Xiao
- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Shanxi Medical Univercity, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Bai XP, Zheng HX, Fang R, Wang TR, Hou XL, Li Y, Chen XB, Tian WM. Fabrication of engineered heart tissue grafts from alginate/collagen barium composite microbeads. Biomed Mater 2011; 6:045002. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-6041/6/4/045002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Liang JF, Wang HK, Xiao H, Li N, Cheng CX, Zhao YZ, Ma YB, Gao JZ, Bai RB, Zheng HX. Relationship and prognostic significance of SPARC and VEGF protein expression in colon cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2010; 29:71. [PMID: 20565704 PMCID: PMC2895582 DOI: 10.1186/1756-9966-29-71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Accepted: 06/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background SPARC (secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine) is closely related with the progress, invasion and metastasis of malignant tumor and angiogenesis. Methods Using human colon adenocarcinoma tissues (hereinafter referred to as colon cancer) and their corresponding non-diseased colon from 114 patients' biopsies, the expression of SPARC and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were investigated by immunohistochemistry staining to assessment the relationship between SPARC and VEGF, as well as their prognostic significance in patients. Evaluation of VEGF expression level with the same tissues was used to establish the antigenic profiles, and the marker of CD34 staining was used as an indicator of microvessel density (MVD). Results SPARC expression was mainly in the stromal cells surrounding the colon cancer, and was significant difference in those tissues with the lymph node metastasis and differentiation degree of tumor. Expression of SPARC was significantly correlated with the expression of VEGF and MVD in colon cancer tissues. Patients with low or absence expressing SPARC had significantly worse overall survival and disease-free survival in a Single Factor Analysis; Cox Regression Analysis, SPARC emerged as an overall survival and disease-free survival independent prognostic factor for colon cancer. Conclusion The low expression or absence of stromal SPARC was an independent prognostic factor for poor prognosis of colon cancer. SPARC maybe involved in the regulation of anti-angiogenesis by which it may serve as a novel target for colon cancer treatment as well as a novel distinctive marker.
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- Jian-fang Liang
- Dept of Pathology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan City, Shanxi, China
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Liang J, Wu L, Xiao H, Li N, Wang H, Cheng C, Bai R, Zhao Y, Zheng H. Use of myocardin in the classification of mesenchymal tumors of the uterus. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2010; 29:55-62. [PMID: 19952936 DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0b013e3181b1cdb0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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It can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between the 2 main types of uterine mesenchymal neoplasms; uterine smooth muscle tumors (SMTs) and endometrial stromal sarcomas (ESSs), particularly when the ESSs show smooth muscle differentiation or the SMTs are highly cellular. The aim of this study was to investigate myocardin expression in normal uterus myometrium, in SMTs, and in ESSs and to determine whether myocardin can be used as a useful diagnostic tool in the classification of problematic uterine mesenchymal tumors. Immunohistochemical staining was performed in each group. Besides myocardin, all cases were also stained for other smooth muscle markers (h-caldesmon, desmin, smooth muscle actin) and for CD10. All tested markers were analyzed in 21 conventional leiomyomas (LMs), 21 highly cellular leiomyomas (HCLs), 12 leiomyosarcomas (LMSs), 3 endometrial stromal nodules (ESNs), 11 ESSs, and 15 normal uterus myometrium. Myocardin was expressed in all normal uterine myometrium and in SMTs (even in the regions with epithelioid features) moderately or strongly, at least topically, whereas in endometrium, in ESNs and in ESSs, except in the regions of smooth muscle differentiation, it was negative. All ESNs, 11 of 11 ESSs and 14 of 15 endometrium were negative for h-caldesmon, but all SMTs and normal uterine myometrium were positive for h-caldesmon except for 2 LMSs, 2 HCLs, and for the regions with epithelioid features in 2 LMs. Desmin was stained in all normal uterine myometrium and in SMTs (except those of the regions with epithelioid features), but it was negative in 1 HCL and 1 LMS. One of 3 ESNs and 2 of 11 ESSs were expressed in desmin. Smooth muscle actin was negative in all ESNs, 2 LMSs, and 2 HCLs, and positive in all myometriums, LMs (except for the regions with epithelioid features), 1 ESSs, and 1 proliferative phase endometrium. Eight of 11 ESSs and all ESNs were positive for CD10, as was 1 HCL, and 2 LMSs. All uterine myometrium, 3 ESSs, and 3 endometriums were negative for CD10. Our study indicates that the myocardin is expressed in normal and neoplastic uterine smooth muscle cells sensitively and that the evaluation of myocardin expression is useful in distinguishing SMTs from ESSs.
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- Jianfang Liang
- Department of Pathology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan City, Shanxi province, China
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Zheng HX, Huang Y, Frassetto LA, Benet LZ. Elucidating rifampin's inducing and inhibiting effects on glyburide pharmacokinetics and blood glucose in healthy volunteers: unmasking the differential effects of enzyme induction and transporter inhibition for a drug and its primary metabolite. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2008; 85:78-85. [PMID: 18843263 DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2008.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The effects of single doses of intravenous (IV) ciprofloxacin and rifampin and of multiple doses of rifampin on glyburide exposure and blood glucose levels were investigated in nine healthy volunteers. A single IV dose of rifampin significantly increased the area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) of glyburide and its metabolite. Blood glucose levels were significantly lower than those observed after dosing with glyburide alone. Multiple doses of rifampin induced an increase in liver enzyme levels, leading to a marked decrease in glyburide exposure and blood glucose levels. When IV rifampin was administered after multiple doses of rifampin, the inhibition of hepatic uptake transporters masked the induction effect; however, the relative changes in AUC for glyburide and its hydroxyl metabolite were similar to those seen under noninduced conditions. The studies reported here demonstrate how measurements of the levels of both the parent drug and its primary metabolite are useful in unmasking simultaneous drug-drug induction and inhibition effects and in characterizing enzymatic vs. transporter mechanisms.
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- H X Zheng
- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Liang JF, Zheng HX, Li N, Cheng CX, Xiao H, Wang HK. [Prognostic value of P16 gene methylation and P16 protein expression in gastrointestinal stromal tumor]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2007; 10:372-5. [PMID: 17659467] [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: 05/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the methylation status of P16 gene promoter and the expression of P16 protein in gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GIST) and to explore the prognostic value. METHODS Methylation status of the P16 promoter was detected by methylation- specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) and the expression of P16 protein by immunohistochemistry in 62 patients with GIST. RESULTS The status of P16 gene methylation and the expression of P16 protein were significantly different among the patients with different subclassification of GIST using Fletcher's scheme (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). And there were significant differences in progressive disease (PD) among various levels of P16 expression (P < 0.01). P16 gene methylation was closely related to P16 protein. P16 gene methylation accounted for 75% in the tumor tissue with less than 50% P16 positive cells, and accounted for only 10% in the tumor tissue with more than 50% P16 positive cells (P< 0.01). CONCLUSION P16 immunohistochemical assessment can be used as a prognostic index for GIST. The patients with more than 50% fraction of cells with low P16 immunostaining have poor prognosis.
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- Jian-fang Liang
- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Shanxi Medical Univercity, Taiyuan 030001, China.
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Zheng HX, Zeevi A, McCurry K, Schuetz E, Webber S, Ristich J, Zhang J, Iacono A, Dauber J, McDade K, Zaldonis D, Lamba J, Burckart GJ. The impact of pharmacogenomic factors on acute persistent rejection in adult lung transplant patients. Transpl Immunol 2005; 14:37-42. [PMID: 15814280 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2004.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2004] [Accepted: 11/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Persistent rejection in the face of treatment and multiple episodes of rejection are associated with the development of chronic rejection and graft loss in solid organ transplantation. The factors that create an environment for rejection that persists in the face of treatment are as yet not understood. The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk factors, including human multidrug resistance gene (MDR1), cytochrome P4503A5 (CYP3A5) and cytokine gene polymorphisms, associated with acute persistent rejection (APR) in lung transplant patients. One hundred and twenty-five adult lung transplant patients were studied. MDR1 G2677T, C3435T and CYP3A5 polymorphisms were assessed by direct sequencing of the polymorphic region in patient DNA. Cytokine genotyping for five cytokines was performed using the polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primers (PCR-SSP) technique. Multivariate regression analysis was used to identify the predictors of acute persistent rejection. The dependent variable was the presence or absence of acute persistent rejection based on lung biopsies during the first postoperative year. The independent variables were MDR1 G2677T and C3435T, CYP4503A5 and cytokine polymorphisms, survival status, age, gender, survival days and HLA mismatches. The MDR1 C3435T polymorphism and age were independently associated with acute persistent rejection (p = 0.025, odds ratio = 0.29, 95% CI 0.1-0.86 and p = 0.016, odds ratio = 0.94, 95% CI 0.89-0.98, respectively). For the MDR1 C3435T polymorphism, 72% of patients with the C allele had acute persistent rejection in comparison to 52% for TT patients (p = 0.04). For age, a significant difference was found between the nonrejection group and the rejection group (mean+/-S.D. 52.1+/-11.2 vs. 44.4+/-12.3, p = 0.01). This is the first report of the association of a drug disposition genotype with drug-resistant acute rejection in organ transplant patients. The major predictor of acute persistent rejection in the first postoperative year for lung transplant patients was the MDR1 C3435T genotype. This association could be due to drug resistance, altered drug disposition or other immunologic effects associated with P-glycoprotein (P-gp) function. Future prospective treatment algorithms should be developed that will incorporate the knowledge of gene polymorphisms into treatment regimens to improve the outcome following lung transplantation.
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- H X Zheng
- School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Avenue, PSC-100, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Zheng HX, Webber SA, Zeevi A, Schuetz E, Zhang J, Lamba J, Boyle GJ, Wilson JW, Burckart GJ. The impact of pharmacogenomic factors on steroid dependency in pediatric heart transplant patients using logistic regression analysis. Pediatr Transplant 2004; 8:551-7. [PMID: 15598322 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2004.00223.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Many pharmacogenomic predictors of drug response are now available, and include both drug metabolism-disposition factors and drug targets. Information on statistical approaches to analyzing large clinical data sets in relation to genetic polymorphisms is limited. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether logistic regression could identify pharmacogenomic predictors of outcome in a large data set in a complex transplant patient population. Seventy pediatric heart transplant patients were studied. Patients were followed for at least 1 yr post-transplantation as outpatients, and weaned from corticosteroids if clinically appropriate. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the predictors of steroid dependency. The dependent variable was the presence or absence of steroid therapy at 1 yr post-transplantation. The independent variables were the patients' transplant age, gender, MDR1 C3435T and G2677T, CYP3A53B and cytokine polymorphisms. By chi-square test for the MDR1 C3435T polymorphism, 12 of 18 (67%) patients in the CC group were still on prednisone, whereas only 18 of 47 (38%) of the CT/TT group were still receiving prednisone (p = 0.04). For the IL-10 groups, two of 15 patients with the high producer genotype (13.3%) remained on prednisone, in comparison with 16 of 28 patients with the intermediate producer genotype (57.1%) and 15 of 26 patients with the low producer genotype (57.7%, p = 0.01). Logistic regression analysis confirmed MDR1 C3435T (p = 0.021), and IL-10 polymorphisms (intermediate producer genotype p = 0.015; low producer genotype p = 0.013) as independent risk factors for steroid dependency at 1 yr after transplantation. This approach identifies pharmacogenomic factors, which can be studied more extensively in larger data sets, and used in prospective studies to individualize immunosuppressive therapy following solid organ transplantation.
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- H X Zheng
- School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Ding YQ, Zheng HX, Wang DS, Lu BZ, Xu JQ. Localization of Barrington's nucleus in the pontine dorsolateral tegmentum of the rabbit. J Hirnforsch 1999; 39:375-81. [PMID: 10536870] [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: 02/14/2023]
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The localization of Barrington's nucleus in the dorsolateral pons of the rabbit and its projections to the sacral spinal cord were examined by using retrograde and anterograde labeling methods combined with immunohistochemistry. After injection of wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase (WGA-HRP) or a fluorescence tracer, tetramethylrhodamine-dextran amine (TMR), into the sacral spinal cord segments, a cluster of neurons labeled with WGA-HRP or TMR were seen in the pontine dorsolateral tegmentum. To identify whether the retrogradely labeled neurons were situated within the locus coeruleus, the sections containing TMR-labeled neurons through the pons were incubated with anti-tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) antibody and observed under epifluorescence microscope. It was shown that the cluster of TMR-labeled neurons in the dorsolateral tegmentum were surrounded by TH-positive neurons, but they were negatively immunostained with TH-like immunoreactivity. In anterograde experiment, injection of WGA-HRP into the dorsolateral tegmentum resulted in many anterogradely labeled nerve fibers and terminals in the sacral spinal cord, including the sacral parasympathetic nucleus. The present results suggest that the cluster of neurons in the dorsolateral tegmentum of the rabbit may correspond to Barrington's nucleus revealed in the rat and cat, and thus may be involved in micturtion reflex of the rabbit.
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- Y Q Ding
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
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Ding YQ, Zheng HX, Wang DS, Xu JQ, Gong LW, Lü Y, Qin BZ, Shi J, Li HL, Li JS, Shigemoto R, Kaneko T, Mizuno N. The distribution of substance P receptor (NK1)-like immunoreactive neurons in the newborn and adult human spinal cord. Neurosci Lett 1999; 266:133-6. [PMID: 10353345 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(99)00283-9] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Substance P receptor (i.e. NK1)-like immunoreactive (SPR-LI) neurons were observed in the newborn and adult human spinal cord. Substance P receptor-like immunoreactive neuronal cell bodies were seen most frequently in lamina I, and were scattered throughout the remaining laminae of the dorsal horn and the area around the central canal. Some neurons in the intermediolateral nucleus also showed weak immunoreactivity. The pattern of distribution of SPR-LI neurons in the adult spinal cord was essentially the same as that in the newborn spinal cord. However, SPR-LI neurons cell bodies were seen much more frequently in the newborn than in the adult dorsal horn, especially in lamina II.
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- Y Q Ding
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, People's Republic of China
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To evaluate patients complaining of subjective tinnitus, this study examined their response to peroral betahistine mesilate, vitamin B complex and diazepam in combination. Because three drugs were used together, it remains to be seen whether a single drug or a combination of drugs was effective. We issued questionnaires to 67 patients with tinnitus associated with sensorineural hearing loss of unknown etiology or tinnitus, despite normal hearing in pure tone audiometry and lack of distinct systemic disorders. Our original questionnaire contained seven items and allotted points for each item to facilitate evaluation. After prescribing the above drugs and observing patients' progress for 5 weeks, 50 of the 67 subjects were evaluated again by the same questionnaire. The present study evaluates tinnitus of patients as an example of clinical applications; this was not a controlled double blind study. It was found that, after patients took the prescribed medication, the total number of points were significantly reduced (paired t-test, P < 0.001). After medication, cases of bilateral tinnitus were significantly reduced from 27 to 14, and cases of two types of tinnitus sound, were significantly decreased from 22 to 11 (chi 2-test, P < 0.05). After 5 weeks of administration, 54% of patients felt treatment had been effective. Preliminary results suggest this peroral multi-drug treatment may provide relief for some patients with subjective tinnitus. However, long-term efficacy of the treatment was not investigated.
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- K Ohsaki
- Division of Clinical Otology, University Hospital, University of Tokushima, School of Medicine, Japan
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In the present study, direct projections from the lumbosacral cord to Barrington's nucleus in the rat were investigated by using retrograde and anterograde tracing techniques. After injection of cholera toxin B subunit (CTb) into Barrington's nucleus, a number of moderately CTb-labeled neurons were observed in the lumbosacral cord, with a slight ipsilateral dominance; most were located in the spinal parasympathetic and dorsal commissural nuclei of the lumbosacral cord. In addition, some retrogradely labeled neurons were found in the periaqueductal gray (PAG). These findings were confirmed by an anterograde labeling experiment. After biotinylated dextran amine (BDA) was injected into the lumbosacral cord, dense BDA-labeled axon terminals were found in Barrington's nucleus as well as in the PAG. Injection of BDA into the PAG resulted in many BDA-labeled terminals in Barrington's nucleus. The present results provided clear evidence for a direct projection from the spinal parasympathetic and dorsal commissural nuclei to Barrington's nucleus that could subserve conveying bladder-filling information from the lumbosacral cord to Barrington's nucleus in the micturition reflex of the rat.
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- Y Q Ding
- Department of Anatomy and K.K. Leung Brain Research Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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Gong LW, Ding YQ, Wang D, Zheng HX, Qin BZ, Li JS, Kaneko T, Mizuno N. GABAergic synapses on mu-opioid receptor-expressing neurons in the superficial dorsal horn: an electron microscope study in the cat spinal cord. Neurosci Lett 1997; 227:33-6. [PMID: 9178852 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(97)00286-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 02/04/2023]
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A double-immunocytochemical electron microscope study was performed in the cat to examine whether GABAergic axons might be in synaptic contact with spinal neurons expressing mu-opioid receptor (MOR) in laminae I and II of the spinal dorsal horn at the lumbar cord segments. Structures showing MOR-like immunoreactivity (-LI) and those showing GABA-LI were labeled, respectively, with diaminobenzidine/peroxidase-reaction products and immunogold particles. Approximately one-third of dendritic profiles with MOR-LI in laminae I and II were postsynaptic to axon terminals with GABA-LI; about one-fourth of somatic profiles with MOR-LI were also postsynaptic to axon terminals with GABA-LI. The results suggest that activation of MOR on postsynaptic neurons may modulate effects which are induced by GABA released from presynaptic neurons.
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- L W Gong
- Department of Anatomy and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China
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Lü Y, Zheng HX, Ding YQ, Gong LW, Qin BZ, Li JS. Coexistence of mu-opioid receptor-like and substance P-like immunoreactivities in the cat dorsal root ganglionic neurons. J Hirnforsch 1997; 38:243-6. [PMID: 9176736] [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: 02/04/2023]
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Coexistence of mu-opioid receptor (MOR)-like immunoreactivity (LI) and substance P (SP)-LI in the neurons of the cat dorsal root ganglia (DRG) was examined by a double immunofluorescence histochemical method. Approximately 91% of SP-LI neurons in the DRG showed MOR-LI. However, SP-LI was exhibited in approximately 28% of the neurons labeled with MOR-LI. These morphological findings indicated that the MOR exist on most of the primary afferent SP-containing terminals, and suggest that MOR may regulate SP release from the primary afferent terminals in the cat dorsal horn.
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- Y Lü
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University Xi an, People's Republic of China
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Li YQ, Wang ZM, Zheng HX, Shi JW. Central origins of substance P-like immunoreactive fibers and terminals in the spinal trigeminal caudal subnucleus in the rat. Brain Res 1996; 719:219-24. [PMID: 8782885 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00071-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 02/02/2023]
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After trigeminal rhizotomy, some substance P-like immunoreactive (SP-LI) fibers and terminals in the spinal trigeminal caudal subnucleus (Vc), specially in its superficial laminae (laminae I and II), still remained in the rat. Employing a combination of Fluoro-Gold retrograde tracing and immunofluorescence histochemical staining for SP, we found that the main central origins of these SP-LI fibers and terminals were midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG), nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) and other raphe nuclei, and nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis pars alpha; all of them are important structures of the endogenous pain control system. The present results provided morphological evidence for PAG or NRM stimulation could inhibit neuronal activities in the Vc evoked by orofacial nociceptive stimulation and also suggested that SP might be an important neurotransmitter or neuromodulator for endogenous pain control system.
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- Y Q Li
- Department of Anatomy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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Ohsaki K, Fujimura T, Sugiura T, Tamura K, Nakagiri S, Zheng HX, Hatano A, Kimura A. Reproducibility of pitch-matching test for tinnitus. Using a heptatonic scale. Scand Audiol 1990; 19:123-6. [PMID: 2371536 DOI: 10.3109/01050399009070763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We evaluated the reproducibility of measured values obtained using a heptachord pitch-matching test (PMT). Investigation of the measured values by considering the minimum unit width limits of the testing scale revealed that the coincidence ratios of the measured values of intra-daily variations, intra-weekly variations and eight values measured consecutively in one test were as high as 100%, 94.8% and 83.3%, respectively. We therefore concluded that the reproducibility of this method is satisfactory. The measured values obtained by both ordinary one-octave-interval and heptachord PMT are compared in this article.
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- K Ohsaki
- Division of Clinical Otology, University Hospital, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Japan
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Gao JH, Xu ZK, Zheng HX. Late result of pediatric thumb reconstruction by free toe transplantation. Chin Med J (Engl) 1983; 96:865-7. [PMID: 6428822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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