LIN28A attenuates high glucose-induced retinal pigmented epithelium injury through activating SIRT1-dependent autophagy

AIM:To evaluate the effects of LIN28A(human)on high glucose-induced retinal pigmented epithelium(RPE)cell injury and its possible mechanism.METHODS:Diabetic retinopathy model was generated following 48h of exposure to 30 mmol/L high glucose(HG)in ARPE-19 cells.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)and Western blot tested the expression of the corresponding genes and proteins.Cell viability as well as apoptosis was determined through cell counting kit-8(CCK-8)and flow cytometry assays.Immunofluorescence assay was adopted to evaluate autophagy activity.Caspase 3 activity,oxidative stress markers,and cytokines were appraised adopting their commercial kits,respectively.Finally,ARPE-19 cells were preincubated with EX527,a Sirtuin 1(SIRT1)inhibitor,prior to HG stimulation to validate the regulatory mechanism.RESULTS:LIN28A was downregulated in HG-challenged ARPE-19 cells.LIN28A overexpression greatly inhibited HGinduced ARPE-19 cell viability loss,apoptosis,oxidative damage as well as inflammatory response.Meanwhile,the repressed autophagy and SIRT1 in ARPE-19 cells challenged with HG were elevated after LIN28A overexpression.In addition,treatment of EX527 greatly inhibited the activated autophagy following LIN28A overexpression and partly abolished the protective role of LIN28A against HG-elicited apoptosis,oxidative damage as well as inflammation in ARPE-19 cells.CONCLUSION:LIN28A exerts a protective role against HG-elicited RPE oxidative damage,inflammation,as well as apoptosis via regulating SIRT1/autophagy.

Analysis of risk factors for early stent thrombosis in the Chinese population:A multicenter restrospective study

BACKGROUND:The predictive scoring systems for early stent thrombosis(EST)remains blank in China.The study aims to evaluate the risk factors and conduct a prediction model of EST in the Chinese population.METHODS:EST was defined as thrombosis that occurs within the first 30 days after primary percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).Patients from ten Chinese hospitals diagnosed as stent thrombosis(ST)from January 2010 to December 2016 were retrospectively included as the study group.A control group(1 case:2 controls)was created by including patients without ST,major adverse cardiovascular events,or cerebrovascular events during follow-up.The present study evaluated 426 patients with single-vessel lesions and ultimately included 40 patients with EST and 80 control patients,who were included to identify factors that predicted EST and to develop a prediction scoring system.The other 171 patients without integrated 1:2 pair were used for external validation.RESULTS:EST was independently associated with a low hemoglobin concentration(adjusted odds ratio[OR]0.946,95%confi dence interval[95%CI]0.901-0.993,P=0.026),a high pre-PCI Synergy between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery(SYNTAX)score(OR 1.166,95%CI 1.049-1.297,P=0.004),and a DAPT(DAPT)duration of<30 days(OR 28.033,95%CI 5.302-272.834,P<0.001).The simple EST prediction score provided an area under the curve(AUC)of 0.854(95%CI 0.777-0.932,P<0.001)with 70.0%sensitivity and 90.0%specifi city,and 0.742(95%CI 0.649-0.835,P<0.001)with 54.5%sensitivity and 81.0%specifi city for external validation dataset.CONCLUSIONS:EST may be independently associated with DAPT discontinuation within 30 days,a low hemoglobin concentration,and a high SYNTAX score.The scoring system also has a good ability to predict the risk of EST and may be useful in the clinical setting.

Screening study of transition metal oxide catalysts supported on ceria-modified titania for catalytic oxidation of toluene

Six transition metal oxides were added in ceria-modified titania using a sol-gel method for catalytic oxidation of toluene.An MnOx based catalyst was found to be the most active one,with which toluene could be decomposed completely at 200 oC.The greatest Mn/Ti and molar ratio of the mobile oxygen to the total oxygen concentration,together with a large surface area and a low reduction peak-starting temperature,would result in its best activity in toluene oxidation.