基于TGF-β/smad信号通路探讨七方胃痛颗粒对人胃腺癌AGS细胞上皮间质转化过程的影响＊

目的 探究七方胃痛颗粒对转化生长因子-β1（TGF-β1）诱导人胃腺癌细胞AGS上皮间质转化（Epithelial-mesenchymal transition， EMT）过程的影响及其潜在分子机制。方法 为了探究七方胃痛颗粒对TGF-β1处理的AGS细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响，实验分为四组：AGS细胞对照组，EMT空白模型组，中药血清组，TGF-β/smad通路抑制剂组，分别利用CCK8、细胞划痕实验和Transwell实验检测细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭能力。此外，通过免疫荧光检测EMT过程中相关蛋白（E-cadherin、N-cadherin、14-3-3ζ、Smad2和p-Smad2/3）的表达水平。结果 与AGS细胞对照组相比，TGF-β1诱导EMT过程，显著促进AGS细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭，下调了E-cadherin的表达，上调了N-cadherin、14-3-3ζ、Smad2和p-Smad2/3的表达；与EMT空白模型组相比，中药血清组、TGF-β/smad通路抑制剂组显著抑制了细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭，上调了E-cadherin的表达，降低了N-cadherin、14-3-3ζ、Smad2和p-Smad2/3的表达。结论 七方胃痛颗粒通过调控TGF-β/smad信号通路从而抑制人胃腺癌AGS细胞的EMT过程。     

香萱益神方对血管性痴呆模型大鼠神经元凋亡机制研究

目的:探讨香萱益神方治疗血管性痴呆(VD)模型大鼠认知功能作用及其对神经元凋亡机制的研究。方法:两血管阻断法建立VD大鼠模型,给予中药方香萱益神方灌胃治疗6周,分别于造模后、中药喂养6周后进行Morris水迷宫行为学检测,测试大鼠认知行为能力改变,行为学测试结束后,检测VD模型大鼠海马中海马组织脑源性神经营养因子(BDNF)表达水平的变化。结果:香萱益神方治疗6周后,血管性痴呆大鼠模型学习记忆能力得到改善,上调脑内海马组织神经营养因子水平,海马神经元凋亡率下降。结论:香萱益神方是治疗血管性痴呆的有效方剂,可以有效改善VD大鼠模型认知行为功能的障碍情况,起到减少海马神经元细胞凋亡,诱导海马神经元细胞修复的作用。香萱益神方可能是通过激活BDNF相关通路,起到保护海马神经元的作用。     

ERCC1在结直肠癌组织中的表达及预后价值

目的:探究核苷酸切除修复交叉互补基因1（excision repair cross-complementation gene 1，ERCC1）表达对结直肠癌（colorectal cancer，CRC）患者铂类辅助化疗的预后价值。方法:选取2011年01月至2013年01月安徽医科大学附属六安医院行CRC根治术后接受mFOLFOX6方案化疗的患者共84例，通过免疫组化方法评估ERCC1在CRC组织中表达情况，分析ERCC1表达与预后的关联。结果:ERCC1高表达30例（35.7%）。Kaplan-Meier曲线显示ERCC1高表达的CRC患者无病生存期（DFS）和总生存期（OS）均缩短（P均<0.001）。多因素COX分析显示ERCC1高表达（DFS HR=4.645，95%CI:2.045~10.548，P<0.001；OS HR=4.898，95%CI:1.971~12.170，P<0.001）是CRC患者预后的不良因素，分析各亚组患者中ERCC1表达与生存相关性得到相似的结果。复发患者中ERCC1高表达的肝肺转移占68.8%（11/16），低表达的腹腔转移为70.0%（7/10），ERCC1表达与首次复发模式显著相关（P=0.006）。结论:ERCC1表达可作为评价CRC患者预后的重要指标。ERCC1表达可能有助于预测CRC患者辅助化疗后首次复发模式。ERCC1表达的预后价值需进一步研究。     

COVID-19, chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease and anti-rheumatic treatments

Clinical Rheumatology - Since December 2019, the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) raises a real public health problem. COVID-19 appeared in Wuhan (Hubei province) in China....     

Putative protective neural mechanisms in prereaders with a family history of dyslexia who subsequently develop typical reading skills

Developmental dyslexia affects 40–60% of children with a familial risk (FHD+) compared to a general prevalence of 5–10%. Despite the increased risk, about half of FHD+ children develop typical reading abilities (FHD+Typical). Yet the underlying neural characteristics of favorable reading outcomes in at‐risk children remain unknown. Utilizing a retrospective, longitudinal approach, this study examined whether putative protective neural mechanisms can be observed in FHD+Typical at the prereading stage. Functional and structural brain characteristics were examined in 47 FHD+ prereaders who subsequently developed typical (n = 35) or impaired (n = 12) reading abilities and 34 controls (FHD?Typical). Searchlight‐based multivariate pattern analyses identified distinct activation patterns during phonological processing between FHD+Typical and FHD?Typical in right inferior frontal gyrus (RIFG) and left temporo‐parietal cortex (LTPC) regions. Follow‐up analyses on group‐specific classification patterns demonstrated LTPC hypoactivation in FHD+Typical compared to FHD?Typical, suggesting this neural characteristic as an FHD+ phenotype. In contrast, RIFG showed hyperactivation in FHD+Typical than FHD?Typical, and its activation pattern was positively correlated with subsequent reading abilities in FHD+ but not controls (FHD?Typical). RIFG hyperactivation in FHD+Typical was further associated with increased interhemispheric functional and structural connectivity. These results suggest that some protective neural mechanisms are already established in FHD+Typical prereaders supporting their typical reading development.