紫萁贯众单体成分对小鼠SIRS模型的保护作用

目的:建立小鼠全身炎症反应综合征(SIRS)模型,探索紫萁贯众醇提取物中单体成分对羟基苄叉丙酮(4-hydroxybenzylideneacetone,HBAc),3,4-二羟基苄叉丙酮(3,4-dihydroxybenzylideneacetone,DHBAc)对SIRS模型小鼠的保护作用及机制。方法:BALB/c小鼠随机分为正常组,模型组,HBAc,DHBAc低、中、高剂量(25,50,100μg·kg~(-1))组。预防给药7 d后腹腔注射脂多糖(LPS),造模5 h后检测小鼠肛温、呼吸频率、白细胞、血小板计数、白细胞分类、糖脂代谢以及肺组织炎症因子和炎症相关蛋白磷酸化情况。结果:与正常组比较,模型组小鼠腹腔注射LPS(6 mg·kg~(-1))可致小鼠呼吸频率降低(P0.05),体温明显降低(P0.01),外周血白细胞数和单核细胞百分比增加(P0.01),血小板减少(P0.01),血糖水平降低(P0.05),肺组织中白细胞介素-1β分泌增多(P0.01)。与模型组比较,HBAc,DHBAc均明显增加动物呼吸频率,升高动物体温,降低外周白细胞水平以及单核细胞百分比(P0.05,P0.01),并显著升高血糖水平(P0.05,P0.01),减少肺组织中白细胞介素-1β的分泌(P0.01)。结论:腹腔注射LPS致小鼠SIRS模型成立,HBAc,DHBAc对LPS致小鼠SIRS模型有一定的保护作用,可能通过IκB,c-JUN通路发挥抗炎作用。     

Genomic and Transcriptomic Landscape of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers: Subtypes and Treatment Strategies

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Protective role of histone deacetylase 4 from ultraviolet radiation-induced DNA lesions

Ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure is a core factor that leads to skin disease or carcinogenesis through the insufficient repair of DNA lesions. UVB-induced DNA lesions are mainly removed by the nucleotide excision repair (NER) mechanism. The expression of histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) is altered in the skin upon UVB exposure, indicating its possible implication in UVB-induced DNA lesions repair. Here, we investigated the role of HDAC4 in the NER removal of the main classes of UVB-induced DNA lesions consisting of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers and pyrimidine (6-4) pyrimidone photoproducts (6-4PPs). We found that UVB irradiation increased HDAC4 expression at both the mRNA and protein levels. HDAC4 interacted with NER factor XPC, which played an important role in effectively removing the UVB-induced DNA lesions. This study provides an understanding of the HDAC4 function in DNA repair, which will allow the development of efficient strategies to protect the skin from UVR-induced diseases.     

妊娠早期胎儿颈部透明层厚度与胎儿预后的前瞻性队列研究

目的探讨妊娠早期胎儿颈部透明层(NT)厚度与胎儿预后的关系。方法收集2015年12月至2018年12月于南京大学医学院附属鼓楼医院行妊娠早期胎儿NT厚度测量的单胎孕妇,共4958例建立前瞻性研究队列,进行妊娠早期胎儿结构超声筛查、妊娠早期血清学筛查、妊娠中期超声筛查及对新生儿出生后28 d的体格检查。根据妊娠早期超声筛查的结果,分为胎儿NT增厚(≥3.0 mm)者167例与NT厚度正常者4791例;将胎儿NT增厚的孕妇,分为胎儿单纯NT增厚者86例与NT增厚合并结构异常者81例。分析不同NT厚度胎儿的预后,并重点对单纯NT增厚与NT增厚合并结构异常胎儿的妊娠结局进行分析。妊娠早期超声筛查发现胎儿结构异常或血清学筛查结果为高风险的孕妇,经绒毛穿刺取样术行染色体微阵列分析(CMA)检测以明确产前诊断。结果(1)胎儿NT厚度正常孕妇的妊娠结局:共4791例孕妇,包括胎儿NT厚度正常且无结构异常者4726例,其中妊娠中期及产后新诊断结构异常83例,4688例活产;胎儿NT厚度正常但结构异常的孕妇65例,其中61例孕妇终止妊娠,4例活产。(2)胎儿单纯NT增厚孕妇的妊娠结局:86例孕妇中,66例(76.7%,66/86)行CMA检测,3例胎儿诊断为21三体综合征;除7例孕妇选择终止妊娠外,余79例行妊娠中期超声检查、新生儿出生后28 d体格检查、新生儿电话随访至6~21个月均未发现发育异常。(3)胎儿NT增厚合并结构异常孕妇的妊娠结局:81例孕妇中,73例(90.1%,73/81)行CMA检测,其中32例的胎儿为染色体非整倍体异常。70例选择终止妊娠,2例妊娠中期自然流产,9例活产。(4)NT增厚是否合并结构异常胎儿的产前诊断结果及预后比较:单纯NT增厚的胎儿染色体非整倍体的发生率为3.5%(3/86),合并结构异常者为39.5%(32/81),两者比较,差异有统计学意义(χ2=32.7,P<0.01);胎儿单纯NT增厚孕妇的健康新生儿存活率为91.9%(79/86),合并结构异常者为9.9%(8/81),两者比较,差异有统计学意义(χ2=112.3,P<0.01)。结论妊娠早期,超声筛查胎儿NT及结构,能提高出生缺陷的产前筛查率。单纯NT增厚胎儿的染色体非整倍体的发生率较低,新生儿健康存活率较高。     

上皮-间质转化在子宫腺肌病中作用的研究进展

子宫腺肌病(ADS)是子宫内膜腺体及间质侵入子宫肌层导致的以子宫局灶或弥漫性增大为主要改变的良性疾病,其具体发病机制尚不清楚。目前多数研究者认为ADS是基底层内膜细胞增生、侵入到肌层间质的结果。在上皮-间质转化(EMT)过程中,上皮细胞失去细胞极性,细胞间紧密连接和黏附连接减弱,获得了浸润性和游走迁移能力,成为具有间质细胞功能和特性的细胞。EMT在肿瘤形成中赋予细胞迁移、浸润的能力,而ADS发生、发展过程中子宫内膜细胞侵入肌层的生物学行为与之非常相似。已有研究表明EMT在ADS形成中具有重要作用。目前ADS的临床治疗面临较多的挑战,因此阐明ADS的发生机制是寻求临床早期预防、治疗ADS有效方法的关键。     

The influence of processed total non-forward and non-motile sperm count on the outcome of artificial insemination with the husband’s semen

BackgroundArtificial insemination with the husband’s semen (AIH) is an economical and noninvasive method of infertility treatment. However, AIH’s pregnancy rate is much lower than in vitro fertilization (IVF) as its multiple and complex uncertainty factors. Semen quality has been one of the main factors which affect the pregnancy outcome of AIH.MethodsThe relevant parameters of 1,142 AIH cycles were retrospectively studied, including the general parameters and the semen quality parameters among clinical pregnancy, biochemical pregnancy, non-pregnancy group, age, infertility duration, infertility type, body mass index (BMI), cycle count, morphology in previously semen examination, and semen quality parameters on the day of AIH.ResultsThe statistically significant difference was only found on processed total non-forward and non-motile sperm count (N-TFMSC). The mean processed N-TFMSC in the biochemical pregnancy group was 6.37±4.27 million, significantly higher than the other two groups (vs. 4.40±3.15 million or vs. 4.48±3.60 million, P<0.05). The study was then divided into two groups according to processed N-TFMSC, Group 1 ≤5.0 million, and Group 2 >5.0 million. A statistical increase in biochemical pregnancy rate was observed when the processed N-TFMSC was >5.0 million (2.72% vs. 0.90%).ConclusionsProcessed N-TFMSC may be one of the independent factors on AIH’s outcome; it should be given equal attention the same as processed total forward motile sperm count (TFMSC).