Relationship between tRNA-derived fragments and human cancers

tRNA-derived fragments, a class of small noncoding RNAs (sncRNAs), have been identified in numerous studies in recent years. tRNA-derived fragments are classified into two main groups, including tRNA halves (tiRNAs) and tRNA-derived small RNA fragments (tRFs), according to different cleavage positions of the precursor or mature tRNAs. Instead of random tRNA degradation debris, a growing body of evidence has shown that tRNA-derived fragments are precise products of specific tRNA modifications and play important roles in biological activities, such as regulating protein translation, affecting gene expression, and altering immune signaling. Recently, the relations between tRNA-derived fragments and the occurrence of human diseases, especially cancers, have generated wide interest. It has been demonstrated that tRNA-derived fragments are involved in cancer cell proliferation, metastasis, progression and survival. In this review, we will describe the biogenesis of tRNA-derived fragments, the distinct expression and function of tRNA-derived fragments in the development of cancers, and their emerging roles as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers and precise targets of future treatments.     

35例新型冠状病毒肺炎患者中医临床特征分析

目的分析广东省新型冠状病毒肺炎患者临床资料及中医证候,为该病的防治提供科学依据。方法将2020年1月23日至2020年2月14日本院收治的35例新型冠状病毒肺炎患者纳为研究对象,收集患者的基本情况、流行病学史及疾病史,通过血液生化分析及胸部CT检查患者临床情况,由5名高级职称中医师对患者舌象进行诊断,并根据《广东省新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎中医药治疗方案(试行第一版)》进行辨证。结果新型冠状病毒肺炎患者年龄分布较广,平均年龄为(44.00±15.17)岁,以男性居多,57.14%的患者有武汉及周边地区旅居史,42.86%的患者有确诊患者接触史;50%以上的患者淋巴细胞绝对值降低,CD3、CD4和、CD8降低以及C反应蛋白增加;胸部CT显示,80%以上的患者出现肺部病变,其中双肺病变占60%,病变类型以斑块状阴影居多;多数患者伴有发热(85.71%)、咳嗽(80.00%)、肌肉酸痛(42.86%)、乏力(40.00%)等临床症状;患者的证型主要是湿邪郁肺(45.71%),其次为邪热壅肺(37.14%),病机特点以湿为主,其次为热;舌苔以腻苔为主,舌质以红和淡红为主。结论新型冠状病毒肺炎患者的中医证型以湿邪郁肺为主,致病特点以"湿"为主,可针对性地采取中医治疗。     

宣威地区与非宣威地区肺癌患者临床流行病学特征及病理类型特点分析

目的:分析宣威地区与非宣威地区的肺癌临床流行病学与病理特征。方法:以云南省肿瘤医院（昆明医科大学第三附属医院）2015年3月至2015年5月手术治疗的肺癌患者为研究对象，共295例，收集患者相关信息。将其分为宣威地区、非宣威地区进行统计。对患者的临床资料进行回顾性分析，包含病理类型、年龄、性别、吸烟史等。结果:宣威地区、非宣威地区肺癌患者男女比例为1.19∶1和1.69∶1。宣威地区患者平均年龄为［53.41±8.74(34~85)］岁，中位年龄53岁。非宣威地区肺癌患者平均年龄为［58.68±8.63(38~78)］岁，中位年龄59岁。宣威地区肺癌高发年龄为40~59岁段。宣威地区I期肺癌患者占比、T1期肺癌患者占比、N0期肺癌患者占比均高于非宣威地区。宣威地区男性腺癌鳞癌比远高于非宣威地区，差异有显著统计学意义。结论:宣威地区女性肺癌发病率更高，发病年龄更趋年轻化，腺癌比例高，吸烟与宣威地区男性腺癌高发关系不密切。     

营养风险与腹膜后肿瘤患者住院时间的相关性研究

目的 探讨营养风险与腹膜后肿瘤患者住院时间的相关性。方法 采用回顾性研究，选取2012年1月至2018年12月四川大学华西医院血管外科新入院腹膜后肿瘤患者60例，采用营养风险筛查表评估患者营养风险，收集患者体质指数、围术期血红蛋白和白蛋白水平、住院天数、术后恶心呕吐发生情况、术后排气、排便时间和首次进食时间。采用单因素分析比较不同患者住院时间，采用多重线性逐步回归分析患者住院时间的影响因素。结果 纳入的60例腹膜后肿瘤患者中，40例患者（66.7%）术前存在营养风险，52例患者（86.7%）术后存在营养风险；单因素分析显示，患者术前、术后营养风险 （术前P<0.001，术后P=0.043）、术前白蛋白 （P=0.019）、术后血红蛋白 （P=0.019）、术后白蛋白（P=0.025） 水平以及术后恶心呕吐 （P=0.001） 均会影响患者的住院时间；患者住院时间与围术期营养风险筛查工具评分、术后首次进食时间、术后排气时间和排便时间具有相关性，且相关性强（r=0.759~0.770； P<0.01）；多因素分析显示术前营养风险是腹膜后肿瘤患者住院时间的重要预测因素（β=0.399）。结论 术前营养风险是腹膜后肿瘤患者住院时间的预测因子。     

Basic fibroblast growth factor promotes doxorubicin resistance in chondrosarcoma cells by affecting XRCC5 expression

Chondrosarcoma is the second most common form of bone cancer and is characterized by its ability to produce an extracellular matrix of the cartilage. High-grade chondrosarcoma is highly aggressive and can metastasize to other parts of the body. Chondrosarcoma is resistant to both conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy; hence, the current main treatment is still surgical resection. Doxorubicin (Dox) has been shown to significantly improve patient survival compared with untreated chondrosarcoma. However, for patients with metastasis, surgical resection alone can hardly treat them. In addition, drug resistance is one of the leading causes of death in patients with chondrosarcoma. Secreted proteins can mediate cell-cell interactions in the cancer microenvironment, which may be associated with the development of drug resistance. In the present study, chondrosarcoma cells were treated with Dox, the conditioned medium was then collected and changes in secreted proteins were analyzed using the antibody array. Results showed that the Dox-treated group had the highest secretion of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), indicating the effect of bFGF on Dox sensitivity in chondrosarcoma. Furthermore, lentiviral-mediated knockdown and treatment of exogenous recombinant protein were employed to further investigate the effect of bFGF on Dox resistance. Results demonstrated that bFGF can promote the expression of X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 5 (XRCC5), leading to Dox resistance. Secreted bFGF is likely to be detected in serum, in addition to being a biomarker for predicting Dox resistance, the combination of Dox and bFGF/XRCC5 blockers may be a new therapeutic strategy to improve the efficacy of Dox in future.     

Endostar,an Antiangiogenesis Inhibitor,Combined With Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

This phase II randomized clinical trial aimed to assess the efficacy and toxicity of Endostar, an antiangiogenesis inhibitor, combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC). Patients with LACC were randomly assigned to either CCRT plus Endostar (CCRT+E arm) or CCRT alone (CCRT arm). All patients received pelvic intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and brachytherapy. Weekly cisplatin was administered concurrently with IMRT. Patients in the CCRT+E arm also received concurrent Endostar every 3 weeks for two cycles. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS) and acute toxicities. The exploratory endpoint was the impact of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2) expression on long-term survival. A total of 116 patients were enrolled. Patients in the CCRT+E arm and in the CCRT arm had similar acute and late toxicity profile. The 1- and 2-year PFS were 91.4% versus 82.1% and 80.8% versus 63.5% (p=0.091), respectively. The 1- and 2-year distance metastasis-free survival (DMFS) were 92.7% versus 81.1% and 86.0% versus 65.1% (p=0.031), respectively. Patients with positive VEGFR2 expression had significant longer PFS and overall survival (OS) compared with those with negative VEGFR2 expression. Patients in the CCRT+E arm had significantly longer PFS, OS, and DMFS than those in the CCRT arm when VEGFR2 expression was positive. In conclusion, CCRT plus Endostar significantly improved DMFS but not PFS over CCRT alone. The addition of Endostar could significantly improve survival for patients with positive VEGFR2 expression.     

LncRNA UCA1对肺癌细胞放射敏感性影响及机制研究

目的 研究长链非编码RNA (LncRNA) UCA1对肺癌细胞增殖、凋亡及放射敏感性影响及其机制。方法 运用qRT-PCR法检测肺癌细胞A549、H1299和人正常肺细胞HBE中UCA1、miR-513a-5p表达。将si-con组(转染si-con)、si-UCA1组(转染si-UCA1)、miR-513a-5p组(转染miR-513a-5p mimics)、miR-NC组(转染miR-NC)、IR+si-con组(转染si-con+照射)、IR+si-UCA1组(转染miR-NC+照射)、IR+miR-513a-5p组(转染miR-513a-5p mimics+照射)、IR+miR-NC组(转染miR-NC+照射)、IR+si-UCA1+anti-miR-513a-5p组(共转染si-UCA1和anti-miR-513a-5p+照射)均用脂质体法转染至A549、H1299细胞,然后部分组进行4Gy照射。MTT法检测各组细胞增殖,克隆形成实验检测细胞增敏比,流式细胞术检测各组细胞凋亡,双荧光素没报告基因检测实验检测各组细胞的荧光活性。结果 与HBE细胞相比,A549、H1299细胞中UCA1表达显著升高(P<0.05),miR-513a-5p表达显著降低(P<0.05)。抑制UCA1、过表达miR-513a-5p均可明显抑制A549、H1299细胞增殖、促进凋亡、提高放射敏感性(放射增敏比为1.897、2.146和1.615、1.872)。miR-513a-5p可抑制野生型UCA1细胞的荧光活性,且UCA1可负向调控miR-513a-5p的表达。抑制miR-513a-5p可逆转抑制UCA1对细胞的放射敏感性的增强作用。结论 抑制LncRNA UCA1可增强放射对肺癌细胞敏感性,其机制可能与靶向抑制miR-513a-5p有关。     

原发性干燥综合征患者血液学异常的临床探讨

目的：探讨原发性干燥综合征（primary Sj?gren’s syndrome，pSS）的血液学异常。方法：40例pSS患者全部行外周血细胞分析，其中20例行骨髓形态学检查。40例pSS患者外周血细胞检查结果与正常值下限对比分析。结果：40例pSS患者均存在血液学异常，主要为血细胞减少，其中4例合并严重血小板减少，血小板计数<10×109个/L，3例合并自身免疫性溶血性贫血（auto?immune hemolytic anemia，AIHA），2例合并骨髓增生异常综合征?难治性血细胞减少伴多系发育异常（myelodysplastic syndrome of the refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia，MDS?RCMD），1例合并血栓性血小板减少性紫癜（thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura，TTP），1例合并急性髓系白血病?M2型（acute myeloid leukemia?M2，AML?M2），1例合并B细胞淋巴瘤。结论：pSS相关的血液系统损害可波及一系、二系甚至三系，极少数pSS首发表现为MDS、TTP、AML和恶性淋巴瘤。     

臭茉莉叶总黄酮提取工艺优化及月周期变化研究

目的:采用超声辅助正交试验法优化臭茉莉叶总黄酮的提取工艺,并进一步研究臭茉莉叶中总黄酮1年内每月含量变化趋势,探讨臭茉莉叶最佳采收时间。方法:以提取液中总黄酮含量为指标,选择乙醇浓度(%)、超声时间(min)、料液比、提取温度(℃)等为考察因素,采用正交试验法L9(34)确定臭茉莉叶提取液中总黄酮的最优工艺。结果:臭茉莉叶所含总黄酮最优提取工艺条件:乙醇浓度70%、超声时间60min、料液比1∶25、提取温度50℃。3月份总黄酮/药材量是0.0235mg·g-1为最高。结论:该提取工艺快捷以及操作简便,适用于臭茉莉叶总黄酮的提取。结合总黄酮月周期变化规律,可以确定1年中5月份和7月份为最佳采摘期。