非那雄胺在慢性中心性浆液性脉络膜视网膜病变患者中的应用

目的评估非那雄胺治疗慢性中心性浆液性脉络膜视网膜病变(central serous chorioretinopathy,CSC)的有效性及安全性。方法选取2017年3月至2019年6月在本院确诊的慢性CSC患者31例40眼,采用单臂试验对患者进行非那雄胺治疗。使用非那雄胺治疗后6个月,对患者的视网膜神经上皮层(retinal neuroepithelial layer,RNL)下积液状况,ETDRS视力以及黄斑中心凹视网膜厚度(central foveal thickness,CFT)进行检查。结果非那雄胺治疗后1个月,有10眼(25.0%)RNL下积液完全消退。持续治疗2个月、3个月、4个月、5个月、6个月,分别有7眼(17.5%)、6眼(15.0%)、7眼(17.5%)、3眼(7.5%)及3眼(7.5%)RNL下积液消退,仅有4眼(10.0%)在治疗后6个月RNL下积液仍存在。患眼EDTRS视力非那雄胺治疗后1个月为(50.00±16.11)个字母,与治疗前(46.16±16.67)个字母差异无统计学意义(P=0.2213);治疗后2个月(53.39±14.67)个字母,较治疗前显著升高(P=0.0003);治疗后3个月、4个月、5个月、6个月,分别为(57.39±12.76)个字母、(58.52±12.39)个字母、(59.13±10.76)个字母及(60.42±10.96)个字母,与治疗前相比差异均有统计学意义(均为P<0.0001)。而患眼CFT自治疗后1个月、2个月、3个月、4个月、5个月、6个月分别为(274.10±22.74)μm、(273.00±17.22)μm、(263.50±12.81)μm、(263.90±10.62)μm、(259.70±12.48)μm及(252.60±11.00)μm,与治疗前(296.60±35.41)μm相比,差异均有统计学意义(均为P<0.05)。所有患者均无服药后身体不适或并发症发生。结论非那雄胺对于慢性CSC的治疗安全且有效,有望成为慢性CSC的治疗选择。     

芪地固肾方治疗特发性膜性肾病的临床分析

目的:回顾性分析芪地固肾方治疗特发性膜性肾病(IMN)的临床疗效与安全性。方法:选取2014年1月至2017年6月陕西中医药大学附属医院肾病科门诊及住院IMN患者141例,根据用药方案分为西药组(西药标准疗法)、中西药结合组(芪地固肾方+西药标准疗法)和中药组(芪地固肾方)3组各47例,观察3组患者治疗后临床疗效、复发率及不良反应等。结果:治疗6个月后,中西药结合组和西药组总有效率72.34%、68.09%高于中药组,治疗12个月时3组有效率比较差异无统计学意义,治疗18个月后中药组和中西药结合组总有效率75.76%、78.72%高于西药组。中药组和中西药结合组在治疗12个月和18个月后较西药组在提高中医证候疗效、减少中医证候积分上更具优势。中药组和中西药结合组复发率更低,3组均未出现严重不良反应。结论:芪地固肾方能提高IMN缓解率,在提高中医证候疗效、降低复发率上更具优势,远期疗效可观,值得进一步推广应用。     

EZH2在乳腺癌中的差异表达及临床意义

目的:利用整合生物信息学手段分析EZH2（enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit）基因在乳腺癌中的表达及其临床意义。方法:在肿瘤基因组计划数据库（The Cancer Genome Atlas，TCGA）中下载乳腺癌与正常乳腺组织的基因表达谱数据，进一步利用Ualcan数据库和人类蛋白质图谱（The Human Protein Atlas）数据库数据分析EZH2基因在乳腺癌中的mRNA及蛋白表达水平。利用Ualcan数据库分析EZH2基因的甲基化水平并筛选其共表达基因；对EZH2及其共表达基因进行GO（Gene Ontology）富集分析和KEGG通路分析以明确EZH2的共表达基因参与的生物学过程和相关通路；使用Kaplan-Meier生存分析法分析乳腺癌患者的总生存期、无病生存期、无远处转移生存期及后进展生存期与EZH2基因表达水平的关系并绘制生存曲线。结果:与正常乳腺组织相比，EZH2在乳腺癌组织中的mRNA及蛋白表达量明显升高。而EZH2的甲基化程度在乳腺癌组织与正常乳腺组织中则差异不明显。同时，EZH2的表达水平与年龄、乳腺癌分期及乳腺癌分子分型等因素密切相关。EZH2及其共表达基因主要参与了核碱基的调节、细胞周期调控、染色体分离、DNA复制、DNA修复等生物学过程，并参与了细胞周期、DNA 复制、M/G1期转化、M期、有丝分裂前中期、ATM通路等生物学通路。此外，EZH2基因表达水平高的乳腺癌患者的总生存期、无病生存期、无远处转移生存期及后进展生存期均明显低于EZH2基因低表达的患者。结论:EZH2在乳腺癌组织中高表达并且与患者不良预后密切相关。同时，EZH2的表达水平与乳腺癌的发生、发展密切相关。EZH2在乳腺癌诊断、靶向治疗及预后分析中具有重要的临床意义。     

Necroptotic TNFα-Syndecan 4-TNFα Vicious Cycle as a Therapeutic Target for Preventing Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis

Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJOA) is a chronic degenerative disease for which the underlying mechanism still remains unclear. Compared with apoptosis and autophagy, necroptosis causes greater harm to tissue homeostasis by releasing damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). However, the role of necroptosis and downstream key DAMPs in TMJOA is unknown. Here, rodent models of TMJOA were established by the unilateral anterior crossbite (UAC). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and immunohistochemistry of receptor interacting protein kinase 3 (RIPK3)/phosphorylation of mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein (pMLKL) were conducted to evaluate the occurrence of necroptosis in vivo. The therapeutic effects of blocking necroptosis were achieved by intra-articularly injecting RIPK3 or MLKL inhibitors and using RIPK3 or MLKL knockout mice. In vitro necroptosis of condylar chondrocyte was induced by combination of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases (SMAC) mimetics and carbobenzoxy-valyl-alanyl-aspartyl-[O-methyl]- fluoromethylketone (z-VAD-fmk). The possible DAMPs released by necroptotic chondrocytes were screened by quantitative proteomics and blocked by specific antibody. Translucent cytosol, swollen organelles, and ruptured cell membranes, features of necroptosis, were frequently manifested in chondrocytes at the early stage of condylar cartilage degeneration in TMJOA, which was accompanied by upregulation of RIPK3/pMLKL. Inhibiting or knocking out RIPK3/MLKL significantly prevented cartilage degeneration. DAMPs released by necroptotic condylar chondrocytes, such as syndecan 4 (SDC4) and heat shock protein 90 (HSP90), were verified. Furthermore, blocking the function of SDC4 significantly attenuated the expression of TNFα in cartilage and synovium, and accordingly increased cartilage thickness and reduced synovial inflammation. Thus, the necroptotic vicious cycle of TNFα-SDC4-TNFα contributes to cartilage degeneration and synovitis, and can serve as a potential therapeutic target for treating TMJOA. © 2022 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).     

Immune responses against hepatitis C virus genotype 3a virus-like particles in mice: A novel VLP prime-adenovirus boost strategy

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection represents a major health threat to global population. In India, approximately 15–20% of cases of chronic liver diseases are caused by HCV infection. Although, new drug treatments hold great promise for HCV eradication in infected individuals, the treatments are highly expensive. A vaccine for preventing or treating HCV infection would be of great value, particularly in developing countries. Several preclinical trials of virus-like particle (VLP) based vaccine strategies are in progress throughout the world. Previously, using baculovirus based system, we have reported the production of hepatitis C virus-like particles (HCV-LPs) encoding structural proteins for genotype 3a, which is prevalent in India. In the present study, we have generated HCV-LPs using adenovirus based system and tried different immunization strategies by using combinations of both kinds of HCV-LPs with other genotype 3a-based immunogens. HCV-LPs and peptides based ELISAs were used to evaluate antibody responses generated by these combinations. Cell-mediated immune responses were measured by using T-cell proliferation assay and intracellular cytokine staining. We observed that administration of recombinant adenoviruses expressing HCV structural proteins as final booster enhances both antibody as well as T-cell responses. Additionally, reduction of binding of VLP and JFH1 virus to human hepatocellular carcinoma cells demonstrated the presence of neutralizing antibodies in immunized sera. Taken together, our results suggest that the combined regimen of VLP followed by recombinant adenovirus could more effectively inhibit HCV infection, endorsing the novel vaccine strategy.     

新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间肺癌患者的应对措施

新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)是近段时间我国面临的重大公卫事件，我国是肺癌大国，为了加强肺癌患者对这一疾病的认识，在疫情期间，使广大肺癌患者做好自身疾病的管理，做好对新型冠状病毒肺炎的预防。本文结合肺癌患者自身特点，对新型冠状病毒肺炎的易感性、鉴别诊断、防护、治疗，以及肺癌患者的随访、抗肿瘤用药、营养、手术等方面进行探讨，并结合两者的关系综合归纳，可以为广大肺癌患者更好地应对疫情提供参考。