LINC00941 promoted in vitro progression and glycolysis of laryngocarcinoma by upregulating PKM via activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway

BackgroundLINC00941 has been proved to be related to various tumors, but its relationship with laryngocarcinoma remains vague.MethodsLINC00941 expression in laryngocarcinoma tumor and laryngocarcinoma cells was determined by real time‐quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT‐qPCR). Besides, the five‐year survival of laryngocarcinoma patients with different LINC00941 expression was analyzed with Kaplan–Meier survival analysis, and the clinical characteristics of laryngocarcinoma patients were also recorded. After transfection, cell viability, cell proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle, migration, and invasion were detected by cell counting kit‐8 (CCK‐8), colony formation, flow cytometry, cell scratch, and Transwell assays, respectively. Glycolysis was assessed by the colorimetric method. Expressions of proliferation‐associated proteins, migration‐associated proteins, glycolysis‐associated proteins, and phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signal pathway‐associated proteins were detected by Western blot.ResultsIn laryngocarcinoma tumor tissues and cells, LINC00941 was highly expressed. High expression of LINC00941 decreased the 5‐year survival of laryngocarcinoma patients, and it was positively related to lymph node metastasis and clinical stages. LINC00941 overexpression decreased apoptosis but promoted cell viability, proliferation, cell‐cycle progression, migration, and invasion, and glucose consumption and lactate production in laryngocarcinoma cells. Moreover, LINC00941 overexpression elevated expressions of Ki‐67, PCNA, MMP2, N‐Cadherin, HK2, PFKFB4, and PKM, activated the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signal pathway but reduced E‐Cadherin expression, while LINC00941 silencing had the opposite effects. PKM overexpression reversed the effects of LINC00941 silencing on cellular and glycolytic phenotypes.ConclusionLINC00941 promoted in vitro progression and glycolysis of laryngocarcinoma cells by upregulating PKM via activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.     

The sexual brain,genes, and cognition: A machine‐predicted brain sex score explains individual differences in cognitive intelligence and genetic influence in young children

Sex impacts the development of the brain and cognition differently across individuals. However, the literature on brain sex dimorphism in humans is mixed. We aim to investigate the biological underpinnings of the individual variability of sexual dimorphism in the brain and its impact on cognitive performance. To this end, we tested whether the individual difference in brain sex would be linked to that in cognitive performance that is influenced by genetic factors in prepubertal children (N = 9,658, ages 9–10 years old; the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study). To capture the interindividual variability of the brain, we estimated the probability of being male or female based on the brain morphometry and connectivity features using machine learning (herein called a brain sex score). The models accurately classified the biological sex with a test ROC–AUC of 93.32%. As a result, a greater brain sex score correlated significantly with greater intelligence (p _fdr < .001, ηp2 = .011–.034; adjusted for covariates) and higher cognitive genome‐wide polygenic scores (GPSs) (p _fdr < .001, ηp2 < .005). Structural equation models revealed that the GPS‐intelligence association was significantly modulated by the brain sex score, such that a brain with a higher maleness score (or a lower femaleness score) mediated a positive GPS effect on intelligence (indirect effects = .006–.009; p = .002–.022; sex‐stratified analysis). The finding of the sex modulatory effect on the gene–brain–cognition relationship presents a likely biological pathway to the individual and sex differences in the brain and cognitive performance in preadolescence.     

Rho/Rock信号转导通路中的关键因子RhoA、Rock Ⅰ、p-LMC在后发性白内障动物模型中的表达

目的 建立SD大鼠后囊膜混浊(posterior capsular opacification,PCO)动物模型,检测Rho/Rock通路中的关键因子RhoA、Rho激酶Ⅰ(Rho associated coiledcoil forming protein kinase-Ⅰ,Rock Ⅰ)和肌球蛋白轻链(phosphorylated myosin light chain,p-MLC)在PCO中的表达.探讨Rho/Rock通路在PCO形成过程中的作用.方法 选用健康SD大鼠30只,随机分为对照组(0d)和实验组(3d、7d、14 d、28 d),每个时间点各6只.所有大鼠(右眼)均行晶状体囊外摘出术,显微镜下观察不同时间点术眼前节的炎症反应及PCO发生情况.ELISA法检测不同时间点房水中TGF-β的表达.处死大鼠后摘除眼球行组织病理学检查,免疫组织化学和Western Blot法检测RhoA、Rock Ⅰ、p-MLC在晶状体后囊上的表达.结果 随着术后观察时间的推移,PCO混浊程度逐渐增加,HE染色显示晶状体上皮细胞不同程度的增生、移行.对照组术后0d、3d、7d、14 d、28 d房水中TGF-β的表达量分别为(37.28±1.31)μg·L-1、(40.29±3.17) μg·L-1、(42.12±3.45) μg·L-1、(60.42±4.75) μg·L-1、(68.69±8.06)μg·L-1,实验组各时间点与对照组相比,差异有统计学意义(F=137.158,P＜0.05);不同时间点两两相比,差异均有统计学意义(均为P＜0.05).术后0d、3d、7d、14 d和28 d晶状体后囊膜上RhoA蛋白相对表达量(RhoA/GAPDH)分别为1.00±0.00、1.49±0.01、1.57±0.03、1.77±0.02和1.97±0.02,实验组各时间点与对照组相比,差异有统计学意义(F=94.546,P＜0.05);不同时间点两两相比,差异均有统计学意义(均为P＜0.05).Rock Ⅰ蛋白的表达量(Rock Ⅰ/GAPDH)分别为1.00±0.00、0.35±0.12、1.42 ±0.14、1.78±0.09和1.95±0.14,实验组各时间点与对照组相比,差异有统计学意义(F=30.942,P＜0.05);不同时间点两两相比,差异均有统计学意义(均为P＜0.05).p-MLC蛋白的相对表达量(p-MLC/GAPDH)分别为1.00±0.00、1.44±0.08、1.47±0.13、1.63±0.10和2.12±0.20,实验组各时间点与对照组相比,差异有统计学意义(F =34.313,P＜0.05);不同时间点两两相比,差异均有统计学意义(均为P＜0.05).结论 RhoA、Rock Ⅰ、p-MLC在PCO形成过程中表达逐渐增多,Rho/Rock信号转导通路可能与PCO的发生、发展有关.     

健康教育路径对提高肠造口病人自我护理能力的效果观察

目的 探讨健康教育路径对提高肠造口病人自我护理能力的效果.方法 将83例肠造口病人随机分为观察组(42例)和对照组(41例,),观察组采用肠造口病人健康教育路径方法,对照组采用随机健康教育方法.结果 两组病人在自我护理能力和满意度的差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05).结论 对肠造口病人采用健康教育路径方法,能提高病人的自我护理能力和满意度.     

Hippo pathway monomerizes STAT3 to regulate prostate cancer growth

Prostate cancer ranks among the most commonly diagnosed malignancies for men and has become a non‐negligible threat for public health. Interplay between inflammatory factors and cancer cells renders inflammatory tissue environment as a predisposing condition for cancer development. The Hippo pathway is a conserved signaling pathway across multiple species during evolution that regulates tissue homeostasis and organ development. Nevertheless, whether Hippo pathway regulates cancer‐related inflammatory factors remains elusive. Here, we show that high cell density–mediated activation of the Hippo pathway blunts STAT3 activity in prostate cancer cells. Hippo pathway component MST2 kinase phosphorylates STAT3 at T622, which is located in the SH2 domain of STAT3. This phosphorylation blocks the SH2 domain in one STAT3 molecule to bind with the phosphorylated Y705 site in another STAT3 molecule, which further counteracts IL6‐induced STAT3 dimerization and activation. Expression of a nonphosphorylatable STAT3 T622A mutant enhances STAT3 activity and IL6 expression at high cell density and promotes tumor growth in a mice xenograft model. Our findings demonstrate that STAT3 is a novel phosphorylation substrate for MST2 and thereby highlight a regulatory cascade underlying the crosstalk between inflammation and the Hippo pathway in prostate cancer cells.     

三七总皂苷调控PI3K/AKT信号通路预防糖尿病大血管病变的机制

目的从PI3K/AKT信号通路研究三七总皂苷(panax notoginseng saponins,PNS)预防糖尿病大血管病变的机制。方法雄性SD大鼠分为对照组、模型组和治疗组,模型组和治疗组大鼠高脂饲料喂养6周后给予链脲佐菌素单次腹腔注射(30 mg·kg^-1体质量)建立2型糖尿病模型,成模后治疗组给予PNS灌胃干预(100mg·kg^-1体质量)。血糖仪检测大鼠空腹尾静脉血糖(FBG),ELISA法测定血清空腹胰岛素(FINS)和糖化血红蛋白(GHbA1c)水平,苏木素-伊红(HE)染色观察腹主动脉病理形态改变,荧光定量PCR检测腹主动脉标记物MMP2、MMP9、CD34、VEGF及PI3K、AKT mRNA相对表达,Western Blot法观察PI3K和AKT蛋白表达情况。结果模型组和治疗组大鼠在STZ注射造模后,FBG均显著高于对照组(P<0.01和P<0.01),两组间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。模型组和治疗组血清INS均显著高于对照组(P<0.01和P<0.01),治疗组INS显著低于模型组(P<0.05)。HE染色显示,与对照组比较,模型组动脉壁变薄,平滑肌细胞增多,排列紊乱,内膜不光滑;治疗组较模型组明显改善。模型组MMP2、MMP9表达较对照组显著上调(P<0.05和P<0.01),治疗组MMP9较模型组显著下调(P<0.01)。模型组CD34、VEGF表达较对照组显著上调(P<0.05和P<0.01),治疗组CD34较模型组显著下调(P<0.05)。模型组大鼠PI3K表达较对照组显著上调(P<0.05),治疗组PI3K表达较模型组显著下调(P<0.05)。模型组PI3K蛋白、p-AKT蛋白表达均显著高于对照组(P<0.01和P<0.01),治疗组PI3K、p-AKT均显著低于对照组(P<0.01和P<0.05),模型组p-AKT/AKT显著高于对照组(P<0.05),治疗组p-AKT/AKT较模型组有显著降低趋势,且与对照组差异无统计学意义。结论PNS可能通过下调PI3K/AKT信号通路预防糖尿病大血管病变。     

肺腺癌中关键lncRNA的表达及免疫相关分析

目的:通过鉴定与肺腺癌（LUAD）预后相关的长非编码RNA（lncRNA）,研究LUAD的发生机制及其预后意义,确定与LUAD预后相关的敏感性生物标志物,并对其进行免疫途径相关性分析。方法:从肿瘤基因组图谱数据库(TCGA)中获取与LUAD相关的数据,通过单因素Cox回归分析及套索算法（LASSO）筛选lncRNA,使用多因素Cox回归进行预后风险评分分析,建立预后风险模型,用计算曲线下面积（AUC）和Kaplan-Meier（K-M）生存分析方法评价模型的稳健性和准确性。利用K-M生存分析方法确定与生存状态相关的潜在生物标志物,并通过ImmLnc平台对其进行免疫途径相关性研究。结果:从49个与生存相关的lncRNAs中确定了12个预后相关生物标志物,通过K-M生存分析,MIR34AHG和PRKCA-AS1被确定为与预后相关的生物标志物(P＜0.05)。模型的3年和5年生存率的AUC分别为0.82和0.846。与MIR34AHG相关的免疫途径分别为“细胞因子受体”(P＜0.05),“抗原处理和提呈”(P＜0.05),与PRKCA-AS1相关的免疫途径为“抗原处理和提呈”(P＜0.05)。结论:通过对生物信息大数据的分析,我们确定了两个关键lncRNAs及其相关的免疫途径,为LUAD的预后评估提供了新的生物标志物。