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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Treatment strategies for early cancers or precancerous lesions of the upper GI tract in patients with cirrhosis and esophagogastric varices (EGVs) are complicated and risky. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in the treatment of such patients and explore optimal treatment strategies. METHODS: We retrospectively enrolled 15 patients with cirrhosis and EGV who underwent ESD for early cancers or precancerous lesions of the upper GI tract from January 2012 to December 2021 at our center. Clinical features, endoscopic findings, treatment methods, adverse events, and follow-up data were analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 15 patients, 1 had a platelet count <30 × 1000/mm3. Five were untreated for EGV, 1 was treated after ESD, 6 were treated before ESD, 1 was treated before and during ESD, and 2 were treated during ESD. The R0 resection rate was 100%. Of the 16 mucosal lesions, 15 were endoscopic resection bleeding (ERB)-0 or ERB-c1, and 1 was ERB-c2. No patient experienced deterioration in liver function. The only adverse events were fever in 2 patients and postoperative bleeding in 2 patients. During a median follow-up of 27 months, 1 patient's esophageal high-grade dysplasia recurred at 19 months. No death resulted from the ESD procedure, liver function injury, or GI tumor itself. CONCLUSIONS: ESD is an effective and safe treatment for early cancers or precancerous lesions of the upper GI tract in patients with cirrhosis and EGV. The incidence of severe adverse events is very low due to the development of individualized clinical treatment strategies.
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Ressecção Endoscópica de Mucosa , Lesões Pré-Cancerosas , Trato Gastrointestinal Superior , Varizes , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Ressecção Endoscópica de Mucosa/efeitos adversos , Ressecção Endoscópica de Mucosa/métodos , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/etiologia , Lesões Pré-Cancerosas/cirurgia , Lesões Pré-Cancerosas/etiologia , Cirrose Hepática/complicações , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of baicalin on human nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) in response to interleukin (IL)-1ß stimulation. METHODS: Viability of NPCs was measured by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. TUNEL staining assay and flow cytometry were performed to detect apoptotic cell death of NPCs. Western blot analysis was conducted to detect the expression levels of proteins. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was applied for the determination of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and IL-6. Oxidative stress indicators including reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, malondialdehyde (MDA) level, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were measured. RESULTS: Baicalin attenuated IL-1ß-caused cell viability reduction and apoptosis in NPCs. IL-1ß-induced increase in Bax expression and decrease in Bcl-2 expression were attenuated by baicalin treatment. IL-1ß-induced production of iNOS, COX-2, IL-6, and TNF-α in NPCs was inhibited by baicalin treatment. Baicalin treatment reversed IL-1ß-induced increase in ROS production and MDA level, as well as decrease in SOD activity. Furthermore, baicalin treatment elevated the expression levels of Col II and Aggrecan and downregulated the expression levels of MMP3, MMP13, and ADAMTS5 in IL-1ß-induced NPCs. A total of 402 related targets of baicalin and 134 related targets of intervertebral disk degeneration were found, and nine intersection targets were screened out. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis showed that mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway was found to be involved in the effects of baicalin. CONCLUSIONS: Baicalin exhibited protective effects on IL-1ß-caused cell viability reduction, apoptosis, oxidative stress, inflammation, and extracellular matrix degradation in NPCs. In addition, we found c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAPK pathways as targets of baicalin through bioinformatic analysis.
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Apoptose , Flavonoides , Núcleo Pulposo , Humanos , Células Cultivadas , Ciclo-Oxigenase 2/metabolismo , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Flavonoides/farmacologia , Interleucina-1beta/farmacologia , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Núcleo Pulposo/metabolismo , Núcleo Pulposo/patologia , Estresse Oxidativo , Piroptose , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Superóxido Dismutase/metabolismo , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , Sistema de Sinalização das MAP QuinasesRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) are commonly found in imaging technologies, but are plagued by high false-positive rates. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify metabolic alterations in SPN etiology and diagnosis using less invasive plasma metabolomics and lipidomics. METHODS: In total, 1160 plasma samples were obtained from healthy volunteers (n = 280), benign SPNs (n = 157) and malignant SPNs (stage I, n = 723) patients enrolled from 5 independent centers. Gas chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (GCâMS) and liquid chromatography-Q Exactive Hybrid Quadrupole-Orbitrap mass spectrometry (LCâMS) were used to analyze the samples for untargeted metabolomics and lipidomics. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: GCâMS-based metabolomics revealed 1336 metabolic features, while LCâMS-based lipidomics revealed 6088 and 2542 lipid features in the positive and negative ion modes, respectively. The metabolic and lipidic characteristics of healthy vs. benign or malignant SPNs exhibited substantial pattern differences. Of note, benign and malignant SPNs had no significant variations in circulating metabolic and lipidic markers and were validated in four other centers. This study demonstrates evidence of early metabolic alterations that can possibly distinguish SPNs from healthy controls, but not between benign and malignant SPNs.
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Neoplasias Pulmonares , Nódulo Pulmonar Solitário , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Lipidômica , MetabolômicaRESUMO
Cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G) is a well-known natural anthocyanin with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, we explored the role and action mechanism of C3G in high glucose (HG)-induced damage of human nucleus pulposus cells (HNPCs). Cell viability was assessed by CCK-8 assay. TUNEL assay was performed for detecting apoptotic rate. Western blot was performed to determine the expression levels of cl-caspase-3, caspase-3, Bax, Bim, collagen II, aggrecan, MMP-3, MMP-13, and ADAMTS5. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was analyzed using DCFH-DA staining. The Nrf2 was knocked down or overexpressed in HNPCs through transfection with si-Nrf2 or pcDNA3.0-Nrf2. C3G treatment (12.5, 25, and 50 µM) improved cell viability of HNPCs under HG condition. HG-induced cell apoptosis of HNPCs was attenuated by C3G with decreased apoptotic rate and relative levels of cl-caspase-3/caspase-3, Bax, and Bim. C3G treatment caused significant increase in expression levels of collagen II and aggrecan and decrease in the relative levels of MMP-3, MMP-13, and ADAMTS5. After treatment with C3G, ROS generation in HNPCs was markedly reduced. Treatment with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) reversed HG-induced cell apoptosis and extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation. C3G treatment induced the expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 in HG-induced HNPCs. Moreover, knockdown of Nrf2 reversed the inhibitory effect of C3G on ROS production. Summarily, C3G exerted a protective effect on ROS-mediated cellular damage in HNPCs under HG condition, which was attributed to the induction of the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.
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Antocianinas , Núcleo Pulposo , Agrecanas/metabolismo , Agrecanas/farmacologia , Antocianinas/metabolismo , Antocianinas/farmacologia , Apoptose , Caspase 3/metabolismo , Glucose/metabolismo , Glucose/toxicidade , Humanos , Metaloproteinase 13 da Matriz/metabolismo , Metaloproteinase 13 da Matriz/farmacologia , Metaloproteinase 3 da Matriz/metabolismo , Metaloproteinase 3 da Matriz/farmacologia , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/genética , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/metabolismo , Núcleo Pulposo/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Proteína X Associada a bcl-2/metabolismoRESUMO
Chinese cabbage [Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt] has been grown commercially for many decades in Huade County, Inner Mongolia. In 2018 and 2019, an unusual stem and leaf wilt disease with an average disease incidence of approximately 3% was observed. Diseased plants with spindle-shaped stem lesions were collected and small pieces (0.3 × 0.3 cm) of the diseased tissues were cut from the margins of stem lesions, surface sterilized with 75% alcohol for 3 to 5 s, 0.1% NaClO for 2 to 3 min, and washed three times with sterilized water. The treated tissues were placed on 1.5% (w/v) water agar plates and incubated at 25°C for 3 days. The mycelia were cut and transferred onto potato dextrose agar (PDA) for culture purification. Three isolates with similar morphology were obtained and named as BC-2, BC3-2 and BG2. To confirm their pathogenicity, Chinese cabbage (cv. Chunqiuhuang) seed was planted into plugs. After 30 days, the fibrous roots were wounded with a fruit knife and root-dipped in the conidium suspension (1 × 106 conidia/ml) for 20 min. Inoculated seedlings were transplanted in pots (30 × 25 cm) with sterilized nursery soil, with one seeding per pot. The roots of control plants were also wounded and dipped in sterilized water. Five seedlings were inoculated with each isolate and the experiment was repeated three times. Treated seedlings were maintained in a greenhouse at 25 to 28°C under a 12-h photoperiod. Chlorosis and wilting were observed approximately 4 weeks after inoculation, and the outer layer of leaves of the inoculated seedlings developed discoloration and wilted symptoms after 50 days. The symptoms induced by all three isolates were the same as the symptoms observed in the field, whereas no symptoms developed on the control plants. To confirm the Koch's postulates, the fungus was successfully re-isolated from the infected leaves and had similar growth and morphology as the original isolates. The three isolates were cultured for both morphology and molecular identification. The 14-day-old colonies on PDA were buff or salmon pink with few aerial hyphae, and slimy surfaces. Aerial hyphae were sparse with simple or branched conidiophores. Conidia were ellipsoidal, hyaline, surface smooth, septate or aseptate, and (4.0 to 9.7 µm × 2.0 to 3.9 µm). Such characteristics are typical of Plectosphaerella spp. (Palm et al. 1995). For molecular identification, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of rDNA was amplified using the primer pair ITS1/ITS4 (White et al. 1990), and the products were directly sequenced. BLAST analysis showed that the sequences of Isolates BC-2 (511 bp out of 515 bp), BC3-2 (512 bp out of 516 bp) and BG2 (503 bp out of 505 bp) showed 99% identity to an isolate of P. cucumerina (acc. no. KT826571.1) from Bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.] (Yan et al. 2016). The sequences of Isolates BC-2, BC3-2 and BG2 were deposited in GenBank (acc. nos. MW320463, MW320462 and MW320464). Although P. cucumerina was reported causing root rot of cabbage (B. oleracea) in Gansu, China (Li et al. 2017), to our knowledge, this is the first report of P. cucumerina causing Chinese cabbage wilt in Inner Mongolia, China. The presence of the disease could cause significant economic losses in Chinese cabbage production. For this reason, strategies for the management and control of this disease should be implemented.
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance (IR) together cause metabolic diseases, the available evidence fails to link hyperinsulinemia with blood pressure (BP) elevation. To further understand the role of hyperinsulinemia in the pathophysiology of hypertension, we conducted this study to investigate the moderating effect of fasting insulin (FINS) on the association between IR and BP. METHODS AND RESULTS: The health screening data of 72,076 individuals were analyzed for this moderation analysis. IR was indicated by the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), triglyceride-glucose index (TyG), and triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TG/HDLc). In the adjusted model, three IR indicators were considered independent variables; FINS was used as a moderator, and systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) were used as dependent variables. The regression coefficient of the interaction term between the three IR indicators and FINS was significantly negative in all moderation models. Simple slope tests and the Johnson-Neymann technique also indicated that FINS negatively moderated the association between IR and BP. CONCLUSIONS: This moderation analysis showed that FINS negatively mediated the association between IR and BP, suggesting that hyperinsulinemia may buffer, not reinforce, the effect of IR on hypertension.
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Pressão Sanguínea , Hiperinsulinismo , Resistência à Insulina , Pressão Sanguínea/fisiologia , Humanos , Hiperinsulinismo/fisiopatologia , Hipertensão/epidemiologia , Resistência à Insulina/fisiologiaRESUMO
PURPOSE: To explore the potential use of ultra-wide-field (UWF) imaging for screening of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) in AIDS patients. METHODS: Ninety-four patients whose CD4 count was below 200 cells/µL were enrolled in a prospective study. Each patient underwent UWF imaging and indirect ophthalmoscopy. The main outcome measures were the concordance and detection rates of these 2 approaches and the sensitivity and specificity of UWF imaging. RESULTS: Twenty-seven eyes in 18 patients were diagnosed with CMVR by the indirect ophthalmoscopy. UWF imaging missed the diagnosis in 1 eye because of a zone 3 CMVR lesion. The UWF image showed several CMVR patterns and locations: hemorrhagic necrotizing lesion, granular lesion, frosted branch angiitis, and optic neuropathy lesion. The concordance of the 2 approaches was excellent for the diagnosis of CMVR, classification of CMVR pattern, and location of CMVR. The detection rates of UWF imaging and indirect ophthalmoscopy were 14.0% (26/186; 95% CI 0.089-0.190) and 14.5% (27/186; 95% CI 0.094-0.196), respectively (p = 1.000). The sensitivity and specificity of UWF imaging were 96.3 and 100%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: UWF imaging is capable of documentation of different CMVR lesions and AIDS-related CMVR screening when examination by an ophthalmologist is not available.
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida , Retinite por Citomegalovirus , Retinite por Citomegalovirus/diagnóstico , Humanos , Oftalmoscopia , Estudos Prospectivos , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the treatment of primary osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoarthritis of Kashin-Beck disease (KBD). METHODS: This study enrolled 77 KBD patients (77 knees, KBD-TKA) and 75 OA patients (75 knees, OA-TKA) who underwent TKA from September 2008 to June 2018. Clinical assessments for each patient were performed pre-operatively and last follow-up. The efficacy measures included the visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score, range of motion (ROM), Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) score, and short form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) as well as related influencing factors between the two groups. RESULTS: All patients were followed up; the follow-up time of KBD-TKA was 14-132 months, with an average of 72.68 ± 37.55 months; OA-TKA was 15-120 months, with an average of 49.2 ± 28.91 months. There was no difference in pre-operative VAS score (7.29 vs. 7.24) and SF-36 (PCS) score (4.87 vs. 5.49) between KBD-TKA and OA-TKA (P > 0.05), while compared with OA, KBD-TKA had significantly worse pre-operative ROM (75.48° vs. 82.87°), HSS score (36.40 vs. 41.84), and SF-36 (MCS) score (26.28 vs. 28.73) (P < 0.05). At the final follow-up, there was no significant difference in VAS score (1.13 vs. 1.16), ROM (105.79 vs. 105.79), and HSS score (92.06 vs. 92.25) between KBD-TKA and OA-TKA (P > 0.05), while compared with OA, KBD-TKA had significantly worse SF-36 (PCS) score (36.90 vs. 42.00) and SF-36 (MCS) score (55.16 vs. 59.70) (P < 0.05). In a multivariate regression, controlling for multiple potential confounders, diagnosis of KBD was associated with poor quality of life after surgery, whereas pre-operative pain was specifically associated with post-operative pain. However, preoperative gender, age, BMI, and the angles of knee prosthesis (before and after surgery) were not associated with post-operative outcome. CONCLUSION: Patients with KBD undergoing primary TKA have excellent outcomes, comparable with OA at the final follow-up, in spite of worse pre-operative ROM, HSS score, and SF-36(MCS) score. However, KBD patients are worse than OA in terms of general health. Pre-operative age, gender, BMI, and the angles of knee prosthesis were not the factors influencing the clinical efficacy of TKA. The diagnosis of KBD was an independent risk factor for poor quality of life after TKA. Pre-operative pain was a clinically important predictor of outcome.
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Artroplastia do Joelho , Doença de Kashin-Bek , Osteoartrite do Joelho , Osteoartrite , Artroplastia do Joelho/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Doença de Kashin-Bek/diagnóstico , Doença de Kashin-Bek/epidemiologia , Doença de Kashin-Bek/cirurgia , Articulação do Joelho/cirurgia , Osteoartrite/cirurgia , Osteoartrite do Joelho/cirurgia , Qualidade de Vida , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
We aimed to investigate the effect of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) on immune function of the spleen and reactive oxygen species (ROS) during post-resuscitation in a porcine model. After 8 min of untreated ventricular fibrillation and 6 min of basic life support, pigs were randomized into two groups: Group 1 received VA-ECMO and Group 2 received conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation. After successful return of spontaneous circulation, the hemodynamic status was determined and blood samples were collected at 0, 1, 2, 4, and 6 h. Surviving pigs were euthanized 6 h after return of spontaneous circulation, their spleens were harvested and the T-cells were separated. Then, we investigated immune function parameters of the spleen and ROS levels. VA-ECMO increased the return of spontaneous circulation and 6 h survival rate after return of spontaneous circulation. Compared with the conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation group, the VA-ECMO group showed increased superoxide dismutase and decreased malondialdehyde and ROS levels. Furthermore, VA-ECMO was associated with a high rate of CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+, high levels of interleukin 2, interferon γ, and interferon γ/interleukin 4, as well as high proliferation of lymphocytes. The apoptotic rate of T-cells was lower in the VA-ECMO group than it was in the conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation group. VA-ECMO increased immune function of spleen and decreased ROS levels during post-resuscitation. Further research is expected to illustrate whether the differences in immune responses are due to ROS or some other perfusion related effect on spleen.
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Reanimação Cardiopulmonar , Oxigenação por Membrana Extracorpórea , Baço/imunologia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Fibrilação Ventricular/terapia , Animais , Reanimação Cardiopulmonar/métodos , Oxigenação por Membrana Extracorpórea/métodos , Hemodinâmica , Interleucinas/análise , Interleucinas/imunologia , Masculino , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/análise , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/imunologia , Baço/citologia , Baço/patologia , Suínos , Porco Miniatura , Linfócitos T/patologia , Fibrilação Ventricular/imunologia , Fibrilação Ventricular/patologia , Fibrilação Ventricular/fisiopatologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Depression is one of the most common mental disorders characterized mainly by low mood and loss of interest or pleasure. About a third of patients with depression do not respond to classic antidepressant treatments. Recent evidence suggests that Mrp8/14 (myeloid-related protein 8/14) plays a crucial role in cognitive dysfunction and neuroinflammatory diseases, yet its role in mood regulation remains largely uninvestigated. In the present work, we explored the potential role of Mrp8/14 in the progression of depression. METHODS: After 4 weeks of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS), depressive-like symptoms and Mrp8/14 were determined. To verify the effects of Mrp8/14 on depressive-like behaviors, the inhibitor TAK-242 and recombinant Mrp8/14 were used. Furthermore, the molecular mechanisms in Mrp8/14-induced behavioral and biological changes were examined in vivo and ex vivo. RESULTS: Four-week CUMS contributed to the development of depressive symptoms. Mrp8 and Mrp14 were upregulated in the hippocampus and serum after exposure to CUMS. Pharmacological inhibition of Mrp14 attenuated CUMS-induced TLR4/NF-κB signaling activation and depressive-like behaviors. Furthermore, central administration of recombinant Mrp8, Mrp14, and Mrp8/14 resulted in neuroinflammation and depressive-like behaviors. Mrp8/14-provoked proinflammatory effects and depressive-like behaviors were improved by pretreatment with a TLR4 inhibitor. Moreover, pharmacological inhibition of TLR4 reduced the release of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in Mrp8/14-activated BV2 microglia. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that the hippocampal Mrp8/14-TLR4-mediated neuroinflammation contributes to the development of depressive-like behaviors. Targeting the Mrp8/14 may be a novel promising antidepressant approach.
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Calgranulina A/metabolismo , Calgranulina B/metabolismo , Depressão/patologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/fisiologia , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Animais , Calgranulina A/antagonistas & inibidores , Linhagem Celular Transformada , Citocinas/metabolismo , Depressão/tratamento farmacológico , Depressão/etiologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Preferências Alimentares/efeitos dos fármacos , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Hipocampo/efeitos dos fármacos , Imunossupressores/farmacologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Microglia/efeitos dos fármacos , Microglia/metabolismo , Quinolinas/farmacologia , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Estresse Psicológico/complicações , Sacarose/administração & dosagem , Sulfonamidas/farmacologiaRESUMO
Our previous study has reported that the proactive secretion and role of central high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) in lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive behavior. Here, the potential mechanism of HMGB1 mediating chronic-stress-induced depression through the kynurenine pathway (KP) was further explored both in vivo and in vitro. Depression model was established with the 4-week chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS). Sucrose preference and Barnes maze test were performed to reflect depressive behaviors. The ratio of kynurenine (KYN)/tryptophan (Trp) represented the enzyme activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). Gene transcription and protein expression were assayed by real-time RT-PCR and western-blot or ELISA kit respectively. Along with depressive behaviors, HMGB1 concentrations in the hippocampus and serum substantially increased post 4-week CUMS exposure. Concurrent with the upregulated HMGB1 protein, the regulator of translocation of HMGB1, sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) concentration in the hippocampus remarkably increased. In addition to HMGB1 and SIRT1, IDO, the rate limiting enzyme of KP, was upregulated at the level of mRNA expression and enzyme activity in stressed hippocampi and LPS/HMGB1-treated hippocampal slices. The gene transcription of kynurenine monooxygenase (KMO) and kynureninase (KYNU) in the downstream of KP also increased both in vivo and in vitro. Mice treated with ethyl pyruvate (EP), the inhibitor of HMGB1 releasing, were observed with lower tendency of developing depressive behaviors and reduced activation of enzymes in KP. All of these experiments demonstrate that the role of HMGB1 on the induction of depressive behavior is mediated by KP activation.
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Depressão/metabolismo , Proteína HMGB1/metabolismo , Animais , Depressão/fisiopatologia , Transtorno Depressivo/metabolismo , Proteína HMGB1/fisiologia , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Hidrolases/genética , Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenase/metabolismo , Cinurenina/genética , Cinurenina/metabolismo , Quinurenina 3-Mono-Oxigenase/genética , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Atividade Motora , Piruvatos/farmacologia , Sirtuína 1/metabolismo , Estresse Psicológico/metabolismo , Triptofano/metabolismoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Abundant reports indicated that depression was often comorbid with type 2 diabetes and even metabolic syndrome. Considering they might share common biological origins, it was tentatively attributed to the chronic cytokine-mediated inflammatory response which was induced by dysregulation of HPA axis and overactivation of innate immunity. However, the exact mechanisms remain obscure. Herein, we mainly focused on the function of the NLRP3 inflammasome to investigate this issue. METHODS: Male C57BL/6 mice were subjected to 12 weeks of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS), some of which were injected with glyburide or fluoxetine. After CUMS procedure, behavioral and metabolic tests were carried out. In order to evaluate the systemic inflammation associated with inflammasome activation, IL-1ß and inflammasome components in hippocampi and pancreases, as well as corticosterone and IL-1ß in serum were detected separately. Moreover, immunostaining was performed to assess morphologic characteristics of pancreases. RESULTS: In the present study, we found that 12 weeks' chronic stress resulted in depressive-like behavior comorbid with insulin resistance. Furthermore, antidiabetic drug glyburide, an inhibitor of the NLRP3 inflammasome, was discovered to be effective in preventing the experimental comorbidity. In brief, it improved behavioral performance, ameliorated insulin intolerance as well as insulin signaling in the hippocampus possibly through inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation by suppressing the expression of TXNIP. CONCLUSIONS: All these evidence supported our hypothesis that chronic stress led to comorbidity of depressive-like behavior and insulin resistance via long-term mild inflammation. More importantly, based on the beneficial effects of blocking the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, we provided a potential therapeutic target for clinical comorbidity and a new strategy for management of both diabetes and depression.
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Transtorno Depressivo/tratamento farmacológico , Transtorno Depressivo/metabolismo , Glibureto/uso terapêutico , Hipoglicemiantes/uso terapêutico , Resistência à Insulina/fisiologia , Animais , Comorbidade , Transtorno Depressivo/psicologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BLRESUMO
High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) has been implicated as a key factor in several neuroinflammatory conditions. Our previous study suggested that the release of central HMGB1 acts as a late-phase mediator in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced depression. Recent findings indicate that the redox state of HMGB1 is a critical determinant of its immunomodulatory properties. Here, we aimed to investigate the potential mechanisms that link the redox states of HMGB1 to depression in mice. Distinct redox forms of recombinant HMGB1 (rHMGB1) were used that included fully reduced HMGB (fr-HMGB1), which acted as a chemokine, and disulfide-HMGB1 (ds-HMGB1), which possessed cytokine activity. Fr-HMGB1 in vivo was partially oxidized into ds-HMGB1; thus, the mutant protein non-oxidizable chemokine-HMGB (nonoxid-HMGB1) was applied. Concurrent with depressive behavior induced by four-week stress exposure, the HMGB1 concentrations in the serum and cerebral cortex substantially increased. Therefore, a single dose of rHMGB1 (200ng/5µl/mice) or vehicle was administered to mice via intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection. The receptor inhibitors of TLR4/RAGE/CXCR4 (TAK-242/FPS-ZM1/AMD3100) (3mg/kg) were intraperitoneally injected 30min prior to rHMGB1 treatment. Depressive-like behavior was measured 20h post i.c.v. injection. Administration of fr-HMGB1 prolonged the immobility duration in the tail suspension test (TST) and decreased sucrose preference. In addition to depressive behavior, the hippocampal TNF-α protein slightly increased. These depressive behaviors and upregulation of hippocampal TNF-α were alleviated or abrogated by pretreatment with the inhibitors AMD3100, FPS-ZM1, and TAK-242. Alternatively, nonoxid-HMGB1 failed to induce TNF-α protein or prolong the immobility duration. As expected, ds-HMGB1 administration substantially upregulated hippocampal TNF-α protein, increased the immobility time in the TST and decreased sucrose preference. Moreover, both glycyrrhizin and TAK-242 improved ds-HMGB1-induced depressive behavior. Furthermore, TAK-242 significantly blocked the upregulation of hippocampal TNF-α protein and protected hippocampal myelin basic protein from ds-HMGB1-induced reduction. These drugs had no effect on the total or central distance in the open field test. Collectively, this initial experiment demonstrates the role and receptor mechanisms of HMGB1 under different redox states on the induction of depressive-like behavior. Both ds-HMGB1 and fr-HMGB1 may induce depressive-like behavior in vivo mainly via neuroinflammatory response activation.
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Depressão/induzido quimicamente , Depressão/psicologia , Proteína HMGB1/genética , Proteína HMGB1/farmacologia , Inflamação/induzido quimicamente , Inflamação/psicologia , Anedonia , Animais , Proteína HMGB1/química , Elevação dos Membros Posteriores , Hipocampo/efeitos dos fármacos , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Humanos , Injeções Intraperitoneais , Injeções Intraventriculares , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Atividade Motora , Oxirredução , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/farmacologia , Estresse Psicológico/psicologia , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismoRESUMO
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are a class of steroid hormones that regulate multiple aspects of glucose homeostasis. In skeletal muscle, it is well established that prolonged GC excess inhibits glucose uptake and utilization through glucocorticoid receptor (GR)-mediated transcriptional changes. However, it remains obscure that whether the rapid non-genomic effects of GC on glucose uptake are involved in acute exercise stress. Therefore, we used electric pulse stimulation (EPS)-evoked contracting myotubes to determine whether the non-genomic actions of GC were involved and its underlying mechanism(s). Pretreatment with dexamethasone (Dex, 10 µM) significantly prevented contraction-stimulated glucose uptake and glucose transporter 4 (Glut4) translocation within 20 min in C2C12 myotubes. Neither GC nuclear receptor antagonist (RU486) nor protein synthesis inhibitor (cycloheximide, Chx) affected the rapid inhibition effects of Dex. AMPK and CaMKII-dependent signaling pathways were associated with the non-genomic effects of Dex. These results provide evidence that GC rapidly suppresses glucose uptake in contracting myotubes via GR-independent non-genomic mechanisms. AMPK and CaMKII-mediated Glut4 translocation may play a critical role in GC-induced rapid inhibition of glucose uptake.
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Dexametasona/química , Glucose/metabolismo , Fibras Musculares Esqueléticas/metabolismo , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Animais , Anti-Inflamatórios/química , Cálcio/metabolismo , Proteína Quinase Tipo 2 Dependente de Cálcio-Calmodulina/metabolismo , Diferenciação Celular , Linhagem Celular , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Cicloeximida/química , Genômica , Transportador de Glucose Tipo 4/metabolismo , Camundongos , Mifepristona/química , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Fosforilação , Condicionamento Físico Animal , Transporte Proteico , Receptores de Glucocorticoides/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Esteroides/química , Transcrição GênicaRESUMO
PURPOSE: To evaluate the rate of overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2), mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and evaluate their correlation with clinicopathological parameters and prognosis. METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study conducted from 2003 to 2008 among 184 NSCLC patients who underwent tumor resection. Each patient's clinical history and tumor characteristics were obtained from histopathology reports and medical records. EGFR, MDM2 and MMP2 expression were assessed by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining of the tissue specimens. RESULTS: MDM2 overexpression was observed in 70 (38%) of the patients studied, and was significantly higher in younger patients (p=0.01). Only 46 (25%) of patients had overexpression of MMP2. EGFR positive staining occurred in 105 (57%percnt;) of the evaluated tumor specimens and was more frequent in specimens with squamous cell carcinoma (p<0.001), the elderly (p<0.001), and in smokers (p<0.001). Independent risk factors for mortality were older age (adjusted odds ratio/aOR 1.3=), being a smoker (aOR 10), having stage II disease (aOR 10.8) or stage III/IV disease (aOR 28.3), expression of EGFR (aOR 5.9) and MMP2 (aOR 4.1). However, the expression of MDM2 independently predicted a reduced risk of death (aOR 0.3). CONCLUSION: Overexpression of MMP2 and EGFR were independent risk factors for mortality in NSCLC patients, while overexpression of MDM2 independently predicted a reduced risk of death.
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Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/química , Receptores ErbB/análise , Neoplasias Pulmonares/química , Metaloproteinase 2 da Matriz/análise , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-mdm2/análise , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/mortalidade , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/patologia , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/terapia , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Feminino , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Modelos Logísticos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/mortalidade , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/terapia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Razão de Chances , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Prognóstico , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores de Proteção , Fatores de Risco , Regulação para CimaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a family of endogenous, small, noncoding single-stranded RNAs that act as post-transcriptional gene regulatory elements. MiRNA polymorphisms may be associated with susceptibility to congenital heart disease (CHD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of miRNA single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on CHD susceptibility. METHODS: We genotyped two functional SNPs, miR-196a2 rs11614913 and miR-146a rs2910164, in a case-control cohort of 173 Chinese patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and 207 non-CHD controls. RESULTS: When the miR-196a2 rs11614913 TT homozygote genotype was used as the reference group, the TC genotype was not associated with an increased risk of TOF. The CC genotype was associated with a borderline significantly increased risk for TOF. In the recessive model, when the miR-196a2 rs11614913 TT/TC genotypes were used as the reference group, the CC homozygote genotype was associated with a significantly increased risk of TOF (OR = 1.96, 95% CI = 1.18-3.25, p = 0.01). The miR-146a rs2910164 C>G polymorphism was not associated with developing TOF. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggested that the miR-196a2 rs11614913 T>C polymorphism may play a role in the development of TOF. Future larger studies that include populations of other ethnicities are required to confirm these findings. KEY WORDS: Congenital heart disease; MiRNA; Molecular epidemiology; Polymorphisms; Tetralogy of Fallot.
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Hippophae rhamnoides is one of the most representative economy crops for its wide uses of biological diversity and abundance of resource. As the key healthy food development and ecology protection, H. rhamnoides has been developed widely. Meanwhile, the development of H. rhamnoides has obtained great achievements. Nowadays, H. rhamnoides is still a necessary economy crop, while it has great influence on ecology protection. This paper discussed the phytochemistry, pharmacology, clinical application and product development, and propounded some suggestions for future research and economy development to get comprehensive benefit of H. rhamnoides and to serve for well-off society.
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Pesquisa Biomédica/métodos , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/química , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/uso terapêutico , Hippophae/química , Pesquisa Biomédica/tendências , Flavonoides/química , Flavonoides/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Estrutura Molecular , Fitoterapia/métodos , Fitoterapia/tendências , Polifenóis/química , Polifenóis/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
This article describes a low noise and ultra-high input impedance active electrode (AE) interface chip for dry-electrode EEG recording. To compensate the input parasitic capacitance and the ESD leakage, power/ground/ESD bootstrapping is proposed. This design integrates chopping stabilization technique to suppress flicker noise of the amplifier which has never been tackled in previous bootstrapped AE design. Both on-chip and off-chip input routing is active shielded to minimize wire parasitic. Fabricated in a 0.18µm CMOS process, the AE core occupies about 0.056mm2 and draws 17.95µA from a 1.8V supply. The proposed AE achieves 100GΩ input impedance at 50Hz and over 1GΩ at 1kHz with a low input-referred noise of 382nVrms integrated from 0.5Hz to 70Hz. This design is the first 100GΩ@50Hz input impedance chopper stabilized AE compared to the state-of-the-art. Dry-electrode EEG recording capability of the proposed AE are verified on three types of experiments including spontaneous α-wave, event related potential and steady-state visual evoked potential.
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The FcγRs found on macrophages (Ms) and dendritic cells (DCs) efficiently facilitate the presentation or cross-presentation of immune-complexed Ags to T cells. We found that the MHC class I-related neonatal FcR for IgG (FcRn) in both Ms and DCs failed to have a strong effect on the cross-presentation of immune complex (IC) OVA Ag to CD8(+) T cells. Interestingly, endosomal FcRn enhanced the presentation of the monomeric OVA-IC to CD4(+) T cells robustly, whereas FcRn in phagosomes exerted distinctive effects on Ag presentation between Ms and DCs. The presentation of phagocytosed OVA-ICs to CD4(+) T cells was considerably enhanced on wild-type versus FcRn-deficient Ms, but was not affected in FcRn-deficient DCs. This functional discrepancy was associated with the dependence of IgG-FcRn binding in an acidic pH. Following phagocytosis, the phagosomal pH dropped rapidly to <6.5 in Ms but remained in the neutral range in DCs. This disparity in pH determined the rate of degradation of phagocytosed ICs. Thus, our findings reveal that FcRn expression has a different effect on Ag processing and presentation of ICs to CD4(+) T cells in the endosomal versus phagosomal compartments of Ms versus DCs.
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Antígenos/imunologia , Células Dendríticas/imunologia , Endossomos/imunologia , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe I/imunologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Fagossomos/imunologia , Receptores Fc/imunologia , Animais , Apresentação de Antígeno/imunologia , Antígenos/genética , Western Blotting , Proliferação de Células , Células Cultivadas , Apresentação Cruzada/imunologia , Células Dendríticas/metabolismo , Endocitose/imunologia , Endossomos/metabolismo , Feminino , Citometria de Fluxo , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe I/genética , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe I/metabolismo , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Imunoglobulina G/imunologia , Imunoglobulina G/metabolismo , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Camundongos Transgênicos , Ovalbumina/genética , Ovalbumina/imunologia , Fagossomos/metabolismo , Ligação Proteica , Receptores Fc/genética , Receptores Fc/metabolismo , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Linfócitos T/metabolismoRESUMO
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