BRCA1 Haploinsufficiency Is Masked by RNF168-Mediated Chromatin Ubiquitylation

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Chronic metformin intake and gastric cancer: A pooled analysis within the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project

IntroductionThe association between chronic use of metformin and risk of gastric cancer (GC) has been investigated with contradicting results. We aimed to study the association between chronic use of metformin and GC by using data from the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project, an epidemiological consortium of case-control studies on GC.MethodsData from three studies of the StoP Project with available information on metformin intake were analyzed.Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate study-specific odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between chronic use of metformin and GC risk. Analyses were adjusted for sex, age, socioeconomic status, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol drinking status, and history of diabetes. Study-specific ORs and 95% CIs were then pooled with a random-effects model.The dose-response relationship between the duration of metformin intake and GC was assessed with a one-stage logistic model, and the duration of intake was modelled using second-order fractional polynomials.ResultsThe OR of GC in metformin users versus non-users was 1.01 (95% CI=0.61, 1.67). The association between metformin and GC did not change among different strata of study participants’ characteristics or when restricting the analyses to those with a history of diabetes.The dose-response analysis showed a slightly reducing trend in the OR of GC and a borderline significant association with increasing duration of metformin intake.ConclusionsThe results of our study do not clearly support an association between chronic use of metformin and GC, warranting further research.     

术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH与原发性肝癌患者手术切除术后早期复发的关系研究

摘要 目的：研究术前三叶因子1（TFF1）、热休克蛋白70（HSP70）、天冬氨酸-天冬酰胺β羟化酶（ASPH）与原发性肝癌（PHC）患者手术切除术后早期复发的关系。方法：选取2018年1月～2019年12月我院收治的83例PHC患者,均行手术切除治疗,术后均随访2年,根据是否复发分为复发组49例以及未复发组34例。比较两组术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH水平差异,收集患者基线资料,采用多因素Logistic回归分析PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发的危险因素,采用受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线分析术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH水平预测PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发的效能。结果：复发组术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH水平均高于未复发组（P＜0.05）。复发组肿瘤直径≥5 cm、肿瘤数目为多发、有血管侵犯的患者比例高于未复发组（P＜0.05）。多因素Logistic回归分析结果显示：肿瘤直径≥5 cm、多发肿瘤、血管侵犯及术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH高水平是PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发的危险因素（均OR＞1,P＜0.05）。ROC曲线分析结果显示：术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH联合检测预测PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发的曲线下面积为0.815,明显高于上述三项指标单独检测的0.704、0.713、0.707。结论：术前TFF1、HSP70、ASPH与PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发密切相关,联合检测三项指标水平可能有助于预测PHC患者手术切除术后早期复发。     

Histochemical,ultrastructural, and three-dimensional observation of smooth muscle cells in human gastric mucosa

The present study was undertaken to clarify the histochemical and ultrastructural properties and the three-dimensional distribution of the smooth muscle cells (SMCs) located in the lamina propria (LP) of the human gastric mucosa. Standard paraffin sections obtained from stomachs surgically resected for gastric cancer were immunostained for alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), vimentin, desmin, laminin, and type IV collagen. In addition, 100-m-thick sections were fluorostained for alpha-SMA and CD34, while three-dimensional images were prepared by confocal laser scanning microscope. Ultrastructural studies were carried out using normal gastric biopsy specimens. The results indicated that SMCs in the LP differed between the upper and lower regions, SMCs in the lower LP being fairly typical SMCs, whereas those in the upper LP had apparently lost reactivity for desmin but gained that for vimentin. The basal lamina became sparser, but a fibronexus was occasionally seen in SMCs in the upper LP. Three-dimensional images revealed bundles of SMCs in the upper LP encircling several foveolae to form acinus-like structures and, in the upper LP, SMCs branching into fine fibrils with a brush-like (corpus) or besom-like (i.e., a twiggy witchs broom) appearance (antrum).     

Immunohistochemical and electron-microscopic identification of neuroendocrine cells in the stomach of uremic rats

Many disturbances in electrolyte and hormonal balance in the body induced by functional impairment of renal parenchyma may affect the activity of amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation (APUD) cells, which constitute a very important link in the regulation of homeostasis. The aim of the present study was the morphological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural estimation of enteroendocrine cells in the stomach of uremic rats. Fragments of gastric pylorus were collected 1, 2 and 4 weeks after nephrectomy. Paraffin embedded sections were stained with H + E and by silver impregnation. For identification of neuroendocrine cells, immunohistochemical reactions were performed using specific antibodies against somatostatin, synaptophysin, neuron-specific enolase and anti-calcitonin gene related peptide. The analysis showed an increased number of APUD cells in the stomach of uremic rats compared to control rats, which may be a morphological expression of their hyperfunction in the functional impairment of renal parenchyma. These results suggest that chronic renal failure can modulate the secretory processes of APUD cells.     

The interaction of anthocyanins with bilitranslocase

Bilitranslocase (TC 2.A.65.1.1) is an organic anion membrane carrier expressed at the sinusoidal domain of the liver plasma membrane and in epithelial cells of the gastric mucosa. Its substrates are sulfobromophthalein, bilirubin, and nicotinic acid. This work reports on the identification of a new class of bilitranslocase substrates, i.e., anthocyanins. Seventeen out thes 20 compounds tested behaved as competitive inhibitors of bilitranslocase transport activity (K(I)=1.4-22 microM). Their structure-activity relationship reveals that mono- and di-glucosyl anthocyanins, the anthocyanin species occurring in food, are better ligands than the corresponding aglycones. Moreover, the first interaction of anthocyanins with the carrier occurs through hydrophilic moieties, such as the 3-glucosyl moiety and the B ring for the monoglucosides, through the 5-glucosyl moiety and the A ring for the diglucosides, and through either the B or the A ring for the aglycones. These findings suggest that bilitranslocase could play a role in the bioavailability of anthocyanins.     

ras基因和表皮生长因子受体在胃癌中的表达及其病理临床意义

应用免疫组化方法检测ｒａｓ基因蛋白和表皮生长因子受体（ＥＧＦＲ）在７５例胃癌组织中的表达,研究它们与胃癌病理特征及预后关系。７５例胃癌ｒａｓ基因表达阳性率为４６．７％,与胃癌的分化程度,生长方式,浸润深度和淋巴转移呈明显正相关（Ｐ＜０．０５）;ＥＧＦＲ表达阳性率６１．３％,癌旁组织及新生血管有阳性表达;ＥＧＦＲ表达与胃癌大体类型,分化程度,生长方式和淋巴结转移呈正相关（Ｐ＜０．０５）;ｒａｓ蛋白表达与ＥＧＦＲ表达有明显关系（Ｐ＜０．０５）;Ｋａｐｌａｎ－Ｍｅｉｅｒ生存分析ｒａｓ蛋白和ＥＧＦＲ表达与胃癌的预后有明显的关系（Ｐ＜０．０１）。两者表达的检测有助于判断胃癌的恶性程度和预后估计。     

糖尿病大鼠ghrelin和nesfatin-1表达动力学及其调控

目的:探讨STZ诱导糖尿病大鼠ghrelin和nesfatin-1动力学及分泌调节变化。方法:STZ诱导糖尿病大鼠模型;采用葡糖糖脱氢酶分析法测量血浆葡萄糖水平;免疫放射分析检测血浆ghrelin、nesfatin-1、胰岛素、胰岛素样生长因子1(IGF-1)、生长激素(GH)含量;采用real-time PCR检测ghrelin m RNA水平变化;免疫组化观察ghrelin和nesfatin-1免疫活性细胞数量。结果:糖尿病大鼠体重显著降低(t=23.16,P<0.01),血糖水平显著升高(t=22.55,P<0.01),血浆胰岛素和IGF-1水平显著降低(t=6.50,t=24.13,P<0.01),但GH水平显著升高(t=3.30,P<0.05)。糖尿病大鼠血浆总ghrelin(t=7.03,P<0.01)和活性ghrelin(t=3.33,P<0.05)水平均显著升高,血浆nesfatin-1水平则显著降低(t=6.24,P<0.01);糖尿病大鼠血浆总ghrelin与GH(r=0.81,P<0.01)和IGF-1水平(r=-0.58,P<0.01)呈显著相关性;与对照组大鼠相比,糖尿病大鼠胃总ghrelin(t=16.86,P<0.01)和活性ghrelin(t=3.30,P<0.05)水平均显著降低;而胃nesfatin-1(t=7.93,P<0.01)水平则显著升高。胃总ghrelin水平与血浆IGF-1水平呈明显相关性(r=0.65,P<0.01);与对照组大鼠相比,糖尿病大鼠胃ghrelin m RNA表达水平显著升高(t=16.8,P<0.01),胃底ghrelin免疫活性细胞数量显著减少(t=3.98,P<0.01);实验中给予大鼠自由饮食,糖尿病大鼠血浆总ghrelin水平显著增加(t=7.53,P<0.01),nesfatin-1水平显著降低(t=5.46,P<0.01)。糖尿病大鼠注射胰岛素后,可使增加的ghrelin水平(t=1.76,P=0.11)和降低的nesfatin-1水平接近正常(t=1.96,P=0.06);且胰岛素可显著反转糖尿病大鼠胃总ghrelin(t=8.54,P<0.01)和nesfatin-1水平(t=2.42,P<0.05);以及注射胰岛素后,糖尿病大鼠胃底ghrelin细胞显著增加,nesfatin-1细胞明显减少(t=3.21,t=2.59,P<0.05)。结论:Ghrelin或nesfatin-1参与糖尿病大鼠能量平衡调控。     

经尿道2微米激光切除术与电切术治疗浅表性膀胱癌的疗效观察

目的:比较经尿道2微米激光切除术与电切术治疗浅表性膀胱癌的临床疗效。方法:按照随机数字表法将2014年1月-2015年1月我院收治的浅表性膀胱癌患者分为两组,观察组(61例)行经尿道2微米激光切除手术,对照组(46例)行电切术,比较两组的手术效果、治疗前后的炎症因子水平及并发症。结果:观察组手术时间、导尿管留置时间、住院时间及术中出血量少于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后两组患者IL-6、IL-10以及TNF-α水平均较治疗前升高,但是观察组治疗后的IL-6及TNF-α水平低于对照组,IL-10水平高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。两组患者术后均发生不同程度的并发症,其中观察组膀胱穿孔、闭孔神经反射的发生率为3.28%、1.64%,分别低于对照组的17.39%、13.04%,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:浅表性膀胱癌采用经尿道2微米激光切除术治疗具有明显的临床手术效果,减少术后并发症,同时对患者炎症因子的影响较小,临床有重要的参考价值。