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Zheng ZF, Lin GT, Zhong Q, Wu D, Lu J, Wang JB, Chen QY, Lin JX, Cao LL, Lin M, Zheng SP, Xie JW, Zheng CH, Huang CM, Li P. Effect of sarcopenia on short-term and long-term outcomes of older patients with locally advanced gastric cancer: a multicenter study. Surg Endosc 2024; 38:1151-1162. [PMID: 38082017 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10638-1] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of preoperative sarcopenia on the short-term and long-term outcomes in older patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC). METHODS Clinicopathological data of older patients with LAGC who underwent radical surgery were retrospectively analyzed. Sarcopenia was defined as a skeletal muscle index of less than 36.4 cm2/m2 for men and less than 28.4 cm2/m2 for women. Comparing the postoperative complications and survival between sarcopenia and non-sarcopenia groups using multicenter data. RESULTS A total of 406 older patients with LAGC were included in the analysis, including 145 (35.7%) with sarcopenia and 261 (64.3%) with non-sarcopenia. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that sarcopenia was an independent risk factor for postoperative complications with CD grade ≥ II (OR 1.616; P < 0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis showed that the 5-year overall survival (OS) and 5-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) in the sarcopenia group were lower than those in the non-sarcopenia group (P both < 0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analyses showed that sarcopenia was an independent prognostic factor for 5-year OS and RFS (P both < 0.05). The 5-year recurrence rate in the sarcopenia group was 57.2%, which was significantly higher than that in the non-sarcopenia group (46.4%; P = 0.036). Recurrence pattern analysis showed that the incidence of distant metastases in patients with sarcopenia (42.8%) was significantly higher than non-sarcopenia (31.4%; P = 0.022). CONCLUSION Sarcopenia serves as a valuable predictor of both short-term and long-term outcomes in older patients with LAGC. Therefore, the significance of assessing preoperative nutritional status and implementing thorough postoperative follow-up for older LAGC patients with sarcopenia should be emphasized.
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- Zi-Fang Zheng
- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Public Technology Service Center, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
- Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
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Yao F, Wang L, Chen O, Wang Q, Yang X, Zheng S. Whether anticoagulation is needed for ovarian vein thrombosis in non-pregnant patient? Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2024; 63:129-130. [PMID: 38216255 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2023.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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- FengXiang Yao
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinyun County People's Hospital, Jinyun, Zhejiang, China
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Zhang Y, Zheng SP, Hou YF, Jie XY, Wang D, Da HJ, Li HX, He J, Zhao HY, Liu JH, Ma Y, Qiang ZH, Li W, Zhang M, Shan H, Wu YY, Shi HY, Zeng L, Sun X, Liu Y. A predictive model for frequent exacerbator phenotype of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Thorac Dis 2023; 15:6502-6514. [PMID: 38249857 PMCID: PMC10797373 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-23-931] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Background The frequent exacerbator phenotype of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is characterized by experiencing at least two exacerbations per year, leading to a significant economic burden on healthcare systems worldwide. Although several biomarkers have been shown to be effective in assessing AECOPD severity in recent years, there is a lack of studies on markers to predict the frequent exacerbator phenotype of AECOPD. The current study aimed to develop a new predictive model for the frequent exacerbator phenotype of AECOPD based on rapid, inexpensive, and easily obtained routine markers. Methods This was a single-center, retrospective study that enrolled a total of 2,236 AECOPD patients. The participants were divided into two groups based on the frequency of exacerbations: infrequent group (n=1,827) and frequent group (n=409). They underwent a complete blood count, as well as blood biochemistry, blood lipid and coagulation testing, and general characteristics were also recorded. Univariate analysis and binary multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to explore independent risk factors for the frequent exacerbator phenotype of AECOPD, which could be used as components of a new predictive model. The receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve was used to assess the predictive value of the new model, which consisted of all significant risk factors predicting the primary outcome. The nomogram risk prediction model was established using R software. Results Age, gender, length of stay (LOS), neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, direct bilirubin (DBil), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), and the glucose-to-lymphocyte ratio (GLR) were independent risk factors for the frequent exacerbator phenotype of AECOPD. The area under the curve (AUC) of the new predictive model was 0.681 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.653-0.708], and the sensitivity was 63.6% (95% CI: 58.9-68.2%) and the specificity was 65.0% (95% CI: 60.3-69.6%). Conclusions A new predictive model based on demographic characteristics and blood parameters can be used to predict the frequency of acute exacerbations in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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- Yan Zhang
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Chongqing Nanpeng Artificial Intelligence Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Nanpeng Artificial Intelligence Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Chongqing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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Wang P, Luo CH, Song Y, Cao LF, Luan H, Zheng SP, Zhu DJ, Tian G. Pericardial adipose tissue-derived leptin promotes myocardial apoptosis in high fat diet-induced obese rats through JAK2/ROS/NKA signaling pathway. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying cardiac structural and functional changes in obesity are complex and linked to adipocytokines released from pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) and cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Although leptin is involved in various pathological conditions, its role in paracrine action of pericardial adipose tissue on myocardial apoptosis remains unknown.
Purpose
This study was designed to investigate the role of PAT-derived leptin on myocardial apoptosis in high fat diet-induced obese rats.
Methods and results
Hearts were isolated from lean or high fat diet-induced obese Wistar rats for myocardial remodeling studies. Obese rats had abnormal myocardial structure, diastolic dysfunction, greatly elevated cardiac apoptosis and increased oxidative stress level. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) detected significantly higher than circulating leptin level in PAT of obese, but not lean rats. Western blot and immunohistochemical analyses demonstrated increased leptin receptor density in obese heart. H9c2 rat cardiomyoblasts after exposed to PAT-conditioned medium of obese rats exhibited pronounced reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated apoptosis, which was partially reversed by leptin antagonist. Moreover, leptin derived from PAT of obese rats inhibited Na+/K+-ATPase activity of H9c2 cells through stimulating ROS, thereby activating calcium-dependent apoptosis. Pretreatment with specific inhibitors revealed that JAK2/STAT3 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways was involved in the leptin-induced myocardial apoptosis.
Conclusion
PAT-derived leptin induces myocardial apoptosis in high fat diet-induced obese rats via activating JAK2/STAT3/ROS signaling pathway and inhibiting its downstream Na+/K+-ATPase activity.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main funding source(s): Nature Science Foundation of ChinaKey Projects of Shaanxi Science and Technology Research and Development Plan
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- P Wang
- the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi an Jiaotong University, Cardiovascular department, Xi'an, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi an Jiaotong University, Cardiovascular department, Xi'an, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi an Jiaotong University, Cardiovascular department, Xi'an, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi an Jiaotong University, Cardiovascular department, Xi'an, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi an Jiaotong University, Cardiovascular department, Xi'an, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi an Jiaotong University, Cardiovascular department, Xi'an, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi an Jiaotong University, Cardiovascular department, Xi'an, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi an Jiaotong University, Cardiovascular department, Xi'an, China
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Tai Y, Gao JH, Zhao C, Tong H, Zheng SP, Huang ZY, Liu R, Tang CW, Li J. SK-Hep1: not hepatocellular carcinoma cells but a cell model for liver sinusoidal endothelial cells. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2018; 11:2931-2938. [PMID: 31938418 PMCID: PMC6958242] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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SK-Hep1 cells serve as a cell model of hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatocyte biology. However, SK-Hep1 cells are markedly different from normal hepatocytes and other hepatocellular carcinoma cells in their gene expression and protein levels. Furthermore, endothelial-specific makers and morphological characteristics are found in SK-Hep1 cells, indicating an endothelial origin. To confirm their cell phenotype, we investigated and compared the surface ultrastructure, endothelial function, and molecular markers of SK-Hep1 cells in vitro and in vivo. The results revealed that SK-Hep1 cells expressed endothelial-specific makers and exhibited the endothelial function of endocytosis and tubular formation. Capillary-like structures with CD31 expression were also observed in SK-Hep1 allografts in nude mice. Moreover, SK-Hep1 cells possessed fenestrae without diaphragms, consistent with liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, as seen by electron microscopy. In conclusion, SK-Hep1 cells would be better considered a cell model for liver sinusoidal endothelial cells instead of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
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- Yang Tai
- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
- Division of Peptides Related with Human Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
- Division of Digestive Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
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- Division of Peptides Related with Human Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
- Division of Digestive Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
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- Division of Scanning Electron Microscopy, Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
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- Division of Peptides Related with Human Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
- Division of Digestive Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
- Division of Peptides Related with Human Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
- Division of Digestive Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China
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Chen X, Gui X, Deng L, Ho WZ, Zhou L, Liu Z, Zheng S. Polymorphisms of the NS3 Proteins of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1b Are Associated with Liver Cirrhosis. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2016; 32:892-4. [PMID: 27118612 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2016.0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Polymorphisms of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein and NS3 have been described to be associated with liver cirrhosis (LC) and/or hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 1b (HCV 1b). Here, we determine whether there is an association between LC and polymorphisms of viral core protein and NS3 in patients in Hubei province, China. A total of 42 patients with chronic HCV 1b (21 patients with LC and 21 with chronic hepatitis [CH]) were enrolled, amino acid sequence of the core protein and N-terminus of NS3 were obtained by direct sequencing and compared with the prototype strain HCV-J. No significant difference of amino acid polymorphisms was observed between isolates from LC and CH patients in the core protein. However, in the N-terminus of NS3, amino acid polymorphisms at positions A1072T (Ala 1072 chronic Thr 1072 cirrhosis), I1074V (Ile 1074 chronic Val 1074 cirrhosis), and T1098N/I (Thr 1098 chronic Asn or Ile 1098 cirrhosis) correlated significantly with LC. These findings indicate that the polymorphisms of HCV at these sites may be the risk factors for the development of LC in patients with chronic HCV 1b.
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- XiaoPing Chen
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- ABSL-III Laboratory at the Center for Animal Experiment, Wuhan University School of Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- ABSL-III Laboratory at the Center for Animal Experiment, Wuhan University School of Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuxue, Huanggang, China
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- Health Centre of Dougang Town, Xiaonan District, Xiaogan, China
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Lei CJ, Yao C, Pan QY, Long HC, Li L, Zheng SP, Zeng C, Huang JB. Lentivirus vectors construction of SiRNA targeting interference GPC3 gene and its biological effects on liver cancer cell lines Huh-7. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2015; 7:780-6. [PMID: 25129460 DOI: 10.1016/s1995-7645(14)60136-x] [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: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To build GPC3 gene short hairpin interference RNA (shRNA) slow virus vector, observe expression of Huh-7 GPC3 gene in human liver cell line proliferation apoptosis and the effect of GPC3 gene influencing on liver cancer cell growth, and provide theoretical basis for gene therapy of liver cancer. METHODS Hepatocellular carcinoma cell line Huh-7 was transfected by a RNA interference technique. GPC3 gene expression in a variety of liver cancer cell lines was detected by fluorescence quantitative PCR. Targeted GPC3 gene sequences of small interfering RNA (siRNA) PGC-shRNA-GPC3 were restructured. Stable expression cell lines of siRNA were screened and established with the help of liposomes (lipofectamine(TM2000)) as carrier transfection of human liver cell lines. In order to validate siRNA interference efficiency, GPC3 siRNA mRNA expression was detected after transfection by using RT-PCR and Western blot. The absorbance value of the cells of blank group, untransfection group and transfection group, the cell cycle and cell apoptosis were calculated, and effects of GPC3 gene on Huh-7 cell proliferation and apoptosis were observed. RESULTS In the liver cancer cell lines Huh-7, GPC3 gene showed high expression. PGC-shRNA-GPC3 recombinant plasmid was constructed successfully via sequencing validation. Stable recombinant plasmid transfected into liver cancer cell lines Huh-7 can obviously inhibit GPC3 mRNA expression level. CONCLUSIONS The targeted GPC3 siRNA can effectively inhibit the expression of GPC3.
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- Chang-Jiang Lei
- Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University (Wuhan City Fifth Hospital), Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University (Wuhan City Fifth Hospital), Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Integrated Department, Branch of Jianqiao, Hanyang Affiliated Hospital of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University (Wuhan City Fifth Hospital), Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University (Wuhan City Fifth Hospital), Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University (Wuhan City Fifth Hospital), Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University (Wuhan City Fifth Hospital), Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University (Wuhan City Fifth Hospital), Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Zheng SP, Zheng SJ, Wu RL, Huang FY, Cao LM, Jiao CL. Enhanced efficacy in anti-tumour activity by combined therapy of recombinant FGFR-1 related angiogenesis and low-dose cytotoxic agent. Eur J Cancer 2007; 43:2134-9. [PMID: 17720490 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.07.014] [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] [Received: 03/12/2007] [Revised: 07/03/2007] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (FGFR-1) has been used as a target for anti-angiogeneic therapy of cancer. The strategies of combining anti-angiogenic biotherapy with chemotherapeutic drugs show potential and promise for cancer therapy. In this study, we evaluated the anti-tumour efficacy of chicken FGFR-1 (cFR-1) vaccine combined with low-dose gemcitabine in two mice tumour models. We found that both the cFR-1 vaccine and low-dose gemcitabine can suppress tumour growth to some extent. Remarkably, the combination strategy produces an apparent decrease in tumour volume, microvessel density and tumour cell proliferation, and an increase of apoptosis without obvious side-effects compared with either therapy alone. Moreover, the combination strategy also demonstrated synergistic indices against tumour growth and angiogenesis. Furthermore, auto-antibodies against mouse FGFR-1 were identified. These findings support the idea that the combination strategy synergistically strengthens anti-tumour activity via suppression of tumour angiogenesis without overt toxicity in tumour-bearing mice.
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- S P Zheng
- Pathology Department of Affiliated Hospital and Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicine, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571101, People's Republic of China
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With vast territory and abundant biomass resources China appears to have suitable conditions to develop biomass utilization technologies. As an important decentralized power technology, biomass gasification and power generation (BGPG) has a potential market in making use of biomass wastes. In spite of the relatively high cost for controlling secondary pollution by wastewater, BGPG is economically feasible and can give a financial return owing to the low price of biomass wastes and insufficient power supply at present in some regions of China. In this work, experimental data from 1 MW-scale circulating fluidized bed (CFB) BGPG plants constructed recently in China were analyzed; and it was found that the unit capital cost of BGPG is only 60-70% of coal power station and its operation cost is much lower than that of conventional power plants. However, due to the relatively low efficiency of small-scale plant, the current BGPG technology will lose its economic attraction when its capacity is smaller than 160 kW or the price of biomass is higher than 200 Yuan RMB/ton. The development of medium-scale BGPG plants, with capacity ranging from 1000 to 5000 kW, is recommended; as is the demonstration of BGPG technology in suitable enterprises (e.g. rice mill and timber mill) in developing countries where large amounts of biomass wastes are available so that biomass collection and transportation can be avoided and the operation cost can be lowered.
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- C Z Wu
- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Liu JJ, Guo Y, Zheng SP, Zhang MH. [Research on the selecting suspension cell line of higher productivity of flavonol glycoside by hypoxia stress as well as the stability in subcultures]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2001; 17:94-7. [PMID: 11330197] [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: 02/19/2023]
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Investigate the influence of culture media to growth and flavonol glycoside synthesis of calli introduced from seedling of Ginkgo biloba. 6 cell lines were selected from calli by hypoxia stress. Among these cell lines the best one TZ-1 which growth index was 4.12 and the flavonol glycoside content was 1.25% in dried cell which was enhanced 257.1% compared with callus. The stability in subcultures was investigated: The average content of flavonol glycoside was 1.25% in dried cells and the growth index was 3.99 during 6 subcultures. Which variation coefficient was separately 0.065 and 0.048. The results show that hypoxia stress is a efficient method to select suspension cell line of higher productivity of flavonol glycoside.
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- J J Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central-south University of Technology, Changsha 410082, China
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Guo J, Sugimoto C, Kitamura T, Ebihara H, Kato A, Guo Z, Liu J, Zheng SP, Wang YL, Na YQ, Suzuki M, Taguchi F, Yogo Y. Four geographically distinct genotypes of JC virus are prevalent in China and Mongolia: implications for the racial composition of modern China. J Gen Virol 1998; 79 ( Pt 10):2499-505. [PMID: 9780057 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-79-10-2499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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JC polyomavirus (JCV) is ubiquitous in humans, persisting in renal tissue and excreting progeny in urine. It has been shown that the genotyping of urinary JCV offers a novel means of tracing human migrations. This approach was used to elucidate the racial composition of modern China. JCV isolates in the Old World were previously classified into nine distinct genotypes. One of them (B1) has a wide domain, encompassing part of Europe and the entirety of Asia. By constructing a neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree, all B1 isolates detected so far were classified into four distinct groups (B1-a to -d), each occupying unique domains in the world. According to this revised classification system of JCV DNAs, four genotypes (CY, SC, B1-a and -b) were found to be prevalent in China and Mongolia (Mongolia was studied instead of Inner Mongolia, which is part of China). There was a remarkable variation in the incidence of genotypes among the sites of sample collection. CY was more frequently detected in Northern China, SC was predominant in Southern China and B1-b was detected only in Mongolia. B1-a was spread throughout China. These data were statistically analysed and the observed regional differences in the incidence of genotypes were found to be significant. It is likely that these differences in JCV distribution in China reflect the intermingling of different population groups that constitute modern China.
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- J Guo
- Department of Viral Infection, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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