The Effect of Armillaria mellea Elicitor on Alkaloid Production in Tissue Cultures of Corydalis yanhusuo

It has shown that alkaloid accumulation in tissue cultures of Corydalis yanhusuo orchestrated to some extent the growth in cultures. Some alkaloids, such as tetrahyclropalmatine continued to increase in the static phase of culture growth. The culture solution of Armillaria mellea as an elicitor was able to promote alkaloids accumulation in cultures, as, for example, protopine was increased up to 0.114% DW. by the eliciting but remained at trace level in cultures without elicitor.     

Screening of Potential Biomarkers for Gastric Cancer with Diagnostic Value Using Label-free Global Proteome Analysis

Gastric cancer (GC) is known as a top malignant type of tumors worldwide. Despite the recent decrease in mortality rates, the prognosis remains poor. Therefore, it is necessary to find novel biomarkers with early diagnostic value for GC. In this study, we present a large-scale proteomic analysis of 30 GC tissues and 30 matched healthy tissues using label-free global proteome profiling. Our results identified 537 differentially expressed proteins, including 280 upregulated and 257 downregulated proteins. The ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) results indicated that the sirtuin signaling pathway was the most activated pathway in GC tissues whereas oxidative phosphorylation was the most inhibited. Moreover, the most activated molecular function was cellular movement, including tissue invasion by tumor cell lines. Based on IPA results, 15 hub proteins were screened. Using the receiver operating characteristic curve, most of hub proteins showed a high diagnostic power in distinguishing between tumors and healthy controls. A four-protein (ATP5B-ATP5O-NDUFB4-NDUFB8) diagnostic signature was built using a random forest model. The area under the curve (AUC) values of this model were 0.996 and 0.886 for the training and testing sets, respectively, suggesting that the four-protein signature has a high diagnostic power. This signature was further tested with independent datasets using plasma enzyme-linked immune sorbent assays, resulting in an AUC value of 0.778 for distinguishing GC tissues from healthy controls, and using immunohistochemical tissue microarray analysis, resulting in an AUC value of 0.805. In conclusion, this study identifies potential biomarkers and improves our understanding of the pathogenesis, providing novel therapeutic targets for GC.     

川木香对实验性胃溃疡形成的抑制作用研究

目的:研究川木香对实验性胃溃疡形成的抑制作用.方法:采用利血平型小鼠胃溃疡模型、醋酸型大鼠胃溃疡模型,以雷尼替丁为对照药物,观察动物溃疡指数和溃疡抑制率.结果:川木香单体提取物(去氢木香内酯)、醋酸乙酯提取物、乙醇提取物,抑制利血平型溃疡存在统计学差异(与模型对照组比较,P＜0.01);醋酸乙酯提取物,抑制醋酸型溃疡存在统计学差异(与模型对照组比较,P＜0.05),其中高剂量组作用存在统计学差异(与模型对照组比较,P＜0.01).结论:川木香具有抑制实验性胃溃疡的形成作用,醋酸乙酯提取物可以作为川木香抑制胃溃疡形成的有效部位.     

柴胡复方水提物对大鼠急性胃溃疡预防作用的影响

目的:研究柴胡复方水提物对大鼠急性胃溃疡预防作用的影响.方法:大鼠灌胃给予消炎痛(70 mg/kg)复制急性胃溃疡模型,测定胃溃疡指数和溃疡抑制率,常规苏木素-伊红染色观察胃黏膜病理形态学的改变,一氧化氮硝酸还原酶法测定血清一氧化氮(NO)含量的变化,黄嘌呤氧化酶法测定血清超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的活力,观察柴胡复方水提物对大鼠急性胃溃疡的预防作用.结果:阳性药物Stillen组(100 mg/kg)、柴胡复方水提物低剂量(100mg/kg)和高剂量组(200mg/kg),溃疡指数明显低于溃疡模型组(P＜0.01),溃疡抑制率分别为48％、79％和80.9％,血清SOD较模型组显著降低(P＜0.01);与模型组比较,柴胡复方水提物高低剂量组血清NO降低(P＜0.05);胃组织病理形态学观察,模型组胃黏膜层大量缺失,严重者已脱落坏死,黏膜下层充血、水肿,且有少量纤维素、炎性细胞浸润,阳性药物组和柴胡复方高低剂量组胃组织病变有明显改善.结论:柴胡复方水提物对大鼠急性胃溃疡模型有明显的预防保护作用.     

胃溃疡、胃癌组织中幽门螺杆菌及真菌基因片段的扩增分析

探讨胃溃疡、胃癌组织中幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,Hp)、真菌(Fungi)单纯感染及混合感染的可能性并进行验证。应用聚合酶链反应(PCR)技术,分别自4例胃溃疡和4例胃癌并伴单纯幽门螺杆菌、真菌及其混合感染病例石蜡包埋组织(FFPE)中扩增Hp及fungi基因特异片段并进行测序分析。成功提取了FF-PE胃组织基因组DNA,并扩增出Hp 16S rRNA及真菌内转录间隔区18S rDNA基因和28S rDNA之间的基因特异条带,测序大小分别为114 bp和357 bp,经在线BLAST比对分析表明所扩增基因与Hp及真菌核苷酸具有高度同源性。胃溃疡、胃癌组织中存在Hp和真菌单纯感染及混合感染。推测Hp与真菌混合感染可能是加重胃溃疡发展和诱发胃癌发生的又一致病因素。积极治疗Hp与真菌混合感染有助于提高胃溃疡的治愈率和减少胃癌的发生。     

Proteomic Analysis in Type 2 Diabetes Patients before and after a Very Low Calorie Diet Reveals Potential Disease State and Intervention Specific Biomarkers

Very low calorie diets (VLCD) with and without exercise programs lead to major metabolic improvements in obese type 2 diabetes patients. The mechanisms underlying these improvements have so far not been elucidated fully. To further investigate the mechanisms of a VLCD with or without exercise and to uncover possible biomarkers associated with these interventions, blood samples were collected from 27 obese type 2 diabetes patients before and after a 16-week VLCD (Modifast ∼450 kcal/day). Thirteen of these patients followed an exercise program in addition to the VCLD. Plasma was obtained from 27 lean and 27 obese controls as well. Proteomic analysis was performed using mass spectrometry (MS) and targeted multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) and a large scale isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) approach. After the 16-week VLCD, there was a significant decrease in body weight and HbA1c in all patients, without differences between the two intervention groups. Targeted MRM analysis revealed differences in several proteins, which could be divided in diabetes-associated (fibrinogen, transthyretin), obesity-associated (complement C3), and diet-associated markers (apolipoproteins, especially apolipoprotein A-IV). To further investigate the effects of exercise, large scale iTRAQ analysis was performed. However, no proteins were found showing an exercise effect. Thus, in this study, specific proteins were found to be differentially expressed in type 2 diabetes patients versus controls and before and after a VLCD. These proteins are potential disease state and intervention specific biomarkers.

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Ghrelin-GHSR通路在急性低氧暴露大鼠胃炎症反应中的调节作用

由胃合成分泌的食欲刺激激素（ghrelin）可通过结合并激活生长激素促分泌激素受体,（growth hormone secretagogue receptor,GHSR）在调节胃功能方面发挥重要作用。急性低氧暴露导致的消化系统营养吸收障碍和胃肠道炎症反应是否通过Ghrelin-GHSR通路调控尚无研究。本研究采用Wistar大鼠为研究对象,随机分为4组：低氧暴露0 h组、12 h组、24 h组和48 h组,低氧干预在10.2%氧浓度的低氧房中进行。干预前后记录体重;通过分子生物学检测指标评价胃组织炎症因子含量、食欲刺激激素和下丘脑GHSR mRNA相对含量和蛋白质表达水平。本研究证实,随着低氧暴露时间的延长,大鼠体重减少量逐渐增加（12 h：3.73±3.08 g、24 h：8.77±5.04 g、48 h：12.53±6.16 g）;胃组织炎症因子IL-2、IL-4、IL-10、TNFα和MCP-1蛋白含量在低氧12 h后增加（4816.9±983.7 / 9074.5±1107.8 / 18895.1±2967.5 / 37.1±9.8 / 143.5±12.5 pg/mL vs. 166.1±34.6 / 38.3±4.2 / 1429.6±123.9 / 1.7±0.3 / 13.5±2.1 pg/mL）,随着低氧时间延长,炎症因子水平逐渐下降至正常水平（24 h：846.4±94.8 / 1269.8±167.9 / 5769.7±892.6 / 7.5±2.1 / 39.3±8.5 pg/mL;48 h：546.5±97.3 / 374.9±84.9 / 1889.7±982.3 / 2.1±0.8 / 24.6±6.4 pg/mL）;低氧12 h后胃组织食欲刺激激素 mRNA水平较0 h组下降（0.49±0.06 vs. 1, P < 0.05）,48 h后上升（3.79±0.54 vs. 1, P < 0.01）,胃组织的食欲刺激激素蛋白含量在低氧24 h和48 h后均出现上升（1.23±0.15 / 1.16±0.12 vs. 1, P < 0.05）;下丘脑GHSR mRNA在低氧48 h后上升（1.99±0.29 vs. 1, P < 0.01）,蛋白质水平在低氧24 h和48 h后均出现下降（0.35±0.06 / 0.48±0.04 vs. 1, P < 0.05）。表明急性低氧暴露会导致Ghrelin-GHSR通路下调,进而促进胃组织炎症反应,而随着低氧暴露时长的延续,Ghrelin-GHSR通路可通过下调胃中炎症因子水平而避免消化系统的进一步损伤。     

代谢组学信息获取与数据预处理瓶颈问题探讨

经过近15 年的快速发展,代谢组学已逐步成熟并渗透到生命科学和医学研究领域的各个层面。随着认识的不断深入,各种影响代谢组学研究的细节因素和技术瓶颈逐步被揭示。从生物样品采集与制备、原始数据采集、数据预处理和方法学验证等方面系统探讨了影响代谢组学研究的主要瓶颈问题,以期推动代谢组学研究的精细化和规范化发展。     

Preventive Effects of Tocotrienol on Stress-Induced Gastric Mucosal Lesions and Its Relation to Oxidative and Inflammatory Biomarkers

This study aimed to investigate the possible gastroprotective effect of tocotrienol against water-immersion restraint stress (WIRS) induced gastric ulcers in rats by measuring its effect on gastric mucosal nitric oxide (NO), oxidative stress, and inflammatory biomarkers. Twenty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to four groups of seven rats. The two control groups were administered vitamin-free palm oil (vehicle) and the two treatment groups were given omeprazole (20 mg/kg) or tocotrienol (60 mg/kg) orally. After 28 days, rats from one control group and both treated groups were subjected to WIRS for 3.5 hours once. Malondialdehyde (MDA), NO content, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were assayed in gastric tissue homogenates. Gastric tissue SOD, iNOS, TNF-α and IL1-β expression were measured. WIRS increased the gastric MDA, NO, and pro-inflammatory cytokines levels significantly when compared to the non-stressed control group. Administration of tocotrienol and omeprazole displayed significant protection against gastric ulcers induced by exposure to WIRS by correction of both ulcer score and MDA content. Tissue content of TNF-α and SOD activity were markedly reduced by the treatment with tocotrienol but not omeprazole. Tocotrienol significantly corrected nitrite to near normal levels and attenuated iNOS gene expression, which was upregulated in this ulcer model. In conclusion, oral supplementation with tocotrienol provides a gastroprotective effect in WIRS-induced ulcers. Gastroprotection is mediated through 1) free radical scavenging activity, 2) the increase in gastric mucosal antioxidant enzyme activity, 3) normalisation of gastric mucosal NO through reduction of iNOS expression, and 4) attenuation of inflammatory cytokines. In comparison to omeprazole, it exerts similar effectiveness but has a more diverse mechanism of protection, particularly through its effect on NO, SOD activity, and TNF-α.     

胃溃疡患者血清多肽类激素及胃粘膜中单胺类神经递质的水平及其临床意义

目的:分析胃溃疡患者血清多肽类激素及单胺类神经递质的水平变化及其临床意义。方法:选取2014年8月-2015年8月在我院经胃镜检查确诊为胃溃疡的患者103例作为研究组,另选取54例健康志愿者作为对照组。检测两组血清中胃动素(MTL)、肾上腺髓质素(AM)、胃肠激素胃泌素(Gas)、生长抑素(SS)及降钙素基因相关肽水平(CGRP),以及胃黏膜中血管活性肠肽(VIP)、5-羟色胺(5-HT)、去甲肾上腺素(NE)、P物质(SP)水平。结果:胃溃疡患者血清Gas,AM及MTL明显高于对照组,而SS及CGRP明显低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。胃溃疡活动期患者血清Gas,AM及MTL明显高于愈合期及瘢痕期患者,而SS及CGRP低于愈合期及瘢痕期患者,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);胃溃疡愈合期患者血清Gas,AM及MTL高于瘢痕期患者,而SS及CGRP低于瘢痕期患者,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。胃溃疡患者胃粘膜内5-HT,SP及NE明显低于对照组,而VIP明显高于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。胃溃疡活动期患者胃粘膜5-HT,SP及NE明显低于愈合期及瘢痕期患者,而VIP明显高于愈合期及瘢痕期患者,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);胃溃疡愈合期患者胃粘膜5-HT,SP及NE明显低于瘢痕期患者,而VIP明显高于瘢痕期患者,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:胃溃疡患者血清多肽类激素及胃黏膜中单胺类神经递质的水平变化与疾病进展密切相关,对胃溃疡的诊断及疗效评价具有指导意义。     

Gastroprotective and Antioxidant Effects of Lobaria pulmonaria and Its Metabolite Rhizonyl Alcohol on Indomethacin‐Induced Gastric Ulcer

Two lichen metabolites, rhizonaldehyde ( 1 ) and rhizonyl alcohol ( 2 ), were isolated from the acetone extract of Lobaria pulmonaria by chromatographic methods, and their chemical structures were determined by UV/VIS, IR, and 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR spectroscopic methods. The gastroprotective and in vivo antioxidant activities of extracts of L. pulmonaria and its metabolites, 1 and 2 , were investigated in indomethacin‐induced ulcer models in rats. The gastric lesions were significantly reduced by acetone, hexane, and CHCl₃ extracts, with 75.3–41.5% inhibition. Rhizonyl alcohol ( 2 ) significantly reduced the gastric lesions with an inhibition rate of 84.6–42.8%, whereas rhizonaldehyde ( 1 ) significantly increased the gastric lesions. Antioxidant parameters and myeloperoxidase activities were also evaluated in the gastric tissues of the rats. Indomethacin caused oxidative stress, which resulted in lipid peroxidation in gastric tissues by decreasing the levels of the antioxidants as compared to healthy rat tissues. In contrast to indomethacin, all extracts and rhizonyl alcohol ( 2 ) caused a significant decrease in lipid peroxidation levels and an increase in antioxidant parameters, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione‐S‐transferase, and reduced glutathione in gastric tissues. The administration of rhizonyl alcohol ( 2 ) also resulted in a decrease in gastric myeloperoxidase activity increased by indomethacin. The gastroprotective effect of rhizonyl alcohol ( 2 ) can be attributed to its antioxidant properties and its suppressing effect on neutrophil infiltration into gastric tissues.     

MiR-942-3p as a Potential Prognostic Marker of Gastric Cancer Associated with AR and MAPK/ERK Signaling Pathway

Gastric cancer is a common tumor with high morbidity and mortality. MicroRNA (miRNA) can regulate gene expression at the translation level and various tumorigenesis processes, playing an important role in tumor occurrence and prognosis. This study aims to screen miRNA associated with gastric cancer prognosis as biomarkers and explore the regulatory genes and related signaling pathways. In this work, R language was used for the standardization and differential analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles. Samples were randomly divided into a testing group and a training group. Subsequently, we built the five miRNAs (has-miR-9-3p, has-miR-135b-3p, has-miR-143-5p, has-miR-942-3p, has-miR-196-3p) prognostic modules, verified and evaluated their prediction ability by the Cox regression analysis. They can be used as an independent factor in the prognosis of gastric cancer. By predicting and analyzing potential biological functions of the miRNA target genes, this study found that the AR gene was not only a hub gene in the PPI network, but also associated with excessive survival of patients. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that hsa-miR-942-3p could be a potential prognostic marker of gastric cancer associated with the AR and MAPK/ERK signaling pathways. The results of this study provide insights into the occurrence and development of gastric cancer.     

外源乙烯对长春花生理水平和生物碱积累的影响

药用植物长春花中含有100多种萜类吲哚生物碱（TIAs）,其中具有抗肿瘤功效的长春碱和长春新碱受到关注。为了研究外源乙烯处理对长春花生长情况、生理状态和萜类吲哚生物碱合成的整体影响,本文以长春花幼苗为实验材料,使用外源乙烯处理后对比了不同生长条件下长春花的生物量积累、根茎伸长、光合参数以及生物碱含量等指标,分析了生物碱合成与其他指标之间的相关性。结果表明,外源乙烯处理使长春花乙稀释放量上升,乙烯信号响应因子erf基因表达量提高。乙烯利抑制长春花幼苗生物量积累、根纵向生长,促进茎秆横向加粗生长,由非气孔因素导致净光合速率（P_n）和气孔导度（G_s）下降。外源乙烯促进异胡豆苷（STR）、长春质碱（CAT）、文多灵（VIN）和长春碱（VINB）积累,并且促进长春碱合成途径中关键酶基因str和CrPRX上调表达。相关性分析结果表明,次生代谢产物的积累、生长指标、光合参数之间存在明显的相关性;长春质碱、文多灵、长春碱与茎秆直径（SD）显著正相关（P < 0.05）,与生物量（B）、株高（H）、根长（RL）、净光合速率（P_n）呈显著负相关（P < 0.05）。本文为研究外源乙烯调控长春花生物碱积累的机制提供理论基础。     

Systematic Analysis of the Gene Expression in the Livers of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Implications on Potential Biomarkers and Molecular Pathological Mechanism

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The molecular pathological mechanism of NASH is poorly understood. Recently, high throughput data such as microarray data together with bioinformatics methods have become a powerful way to identify biomarkers and to investigate pathogenesis of diseases. Taking advantage of well characterized microarray datasets of NASH livers, we performed a systematic analysis of potential biomarkers and possible pathological mechanism of NASH from a bioinformatics perspective.CodeLink Human Whole Genome Bioarrays were analyzed to find differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between controls and NASH patients. Four methods were used to identify DEGs and the intersection of DEGs identified by these methods was subsequently used for both biomarker prediction and molecular pathological mechanism analysis. For biomarker prediction, rank aggregation was used to rank DEGs identified by all these methods according to their significance of different expression. Alcohol dehydrogenase 4 (ADH4) exhibited the highest rank suggesting the most significant differential expression between normal and disease condition. Together with the previous report demonstrating the association between ADH4 and the pathogenesis of NASH, our data suggest that ADH4 could be a potential biomarker for NASH. For molecular pathological mechanism analysis, two clusters of highly correlated annotation terms and genes in these terms were identified based on the intersection of DEGs. Then, pathways enriched with these genes were identified to construct the network. Using this network, both for the first time, amino acid catabolism is implicated to play a pivotal role and urea cycle is implicated to be involved in the development of NASH.The results of our study identified potential biomarkers and suggested possible molecular pathological mechanism of NASH. These findings provide a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the pathogenesis of NASH and may facilitate the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of NASH.     

埃索美拉唑对糜烂性胃溃疡患者血清ERK1/2及EGFR水平的影响

目的:探讨埃索美拉唑对糜烂性胃溃疡患者血清ERK1/2及EGFR水平的影响及临床疗效。方法:收集我院糜烂性胃溃疡患者106例,随机分为实验组和对照组。对照组予以奥美拉唑治疗,实验组予以埃索美拉唑治疗。检测并比较两组患者治疗前后血清ERK1/2及EGFR水平变化,观察患者溃疡面积、愈合情况以及临床症状的改善情况等。结果:与治疗前比较,治疗后两组患者血清ERK1/2及EGFR水平上升,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);与对照组比较,实验组治疗后ERK1/2及EGFR水平较高,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。与治疗前比较,治疗后两组患者溃疡面积均减小,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);与对照组比较,实验组治疗后溃疡愈合情况更显著,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。与治疗前比较,治疗后两组患者临床症状均获得缓解,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);与对照组比较,实验组治疗后症状改善更明显,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:埃索美拉唑可调节糜烂性胃溃疡患者血清ERK1/2及EGFR水平,改善溃疡情况,缓解临床症状,提高临床疗效,值得临床推广应用。     

Effects of High Glucose on Cell Viability and Differentiation in Primary Cultured Schwann Cells: Potential Role of ERK Signaling Pathway

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus and hyperglycemia is considered to be the major factor in the development and progression of DPN. Because of the contribution of Schwann cells (SCs) to the pathology of DPN, we investigated the effects of high glucose on cell proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation in primary cultured SCs. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and Hoechst staining showed that high glucose inhibited SCs proliferation and increased apoptosis ratio in time and concentration dependent manner. Western blot and real-time quantitative PCR analysis revealed that the major myelin proteins and genes expressions including P0, MAG and Krox-20, were downregulated time dependently in SCs exposed to high glucose from 48 to 96 h. To further elucidate the underlying pathogenic mechanisms, we also explored the role of ERK signaling pathway in high glucose induced SC injury, which has been proved to drive demyelination of peripheral nerves. The western blot analysis showed that compared with control group phosphorylation level of ERK was increased by 14.3 % in SCs exposed to high glucose for 72 h (P < 0.01). Using immunocytochemistry analysis, we observed that the ERK specific inhibitor U0126 blocked the ERK activation induced by high glucose and reversed the inhibitory effect of high glucose on P0 expression. Taken together, these results suggest that high glucose can cause damage in primary cultured SCs and may exert the inhibitory effect on SC differentiation and myelination through ERK signaling activation.