背景:程序性细胞死亡受体1(programmed death receptor-1,PD-1)在高糖环境下影响骨髓间充质干细胞成骨分化的作用机制尚不清楚。目的:探讨高糖环境中PD-1对大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞成骨分化的影响及其调控机制。方法:将大鼠骨髓间充质干细...背景:程序性细胞死亡受体1(programmed death receptor-1,PD-1)在高糖环境下影响骨髓间充质干细胞成骨分化的作用机制尚不清楚。目的:探讨高糖环境中PD-1对大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞成骨分化的影响及其调控机制。方法:将大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞随机分为正常糖组(5.6 mmol/L)、高糖组(30 mmol/L)、PD-1过表达组、PD-1过表达空载组、PD-1敲低组、PD-1敲低空载组、PI3K/AKT通路抑制剂组(PD-1敲低+5μmol/L LY294002)。通过在高糖培养基中培养大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞来模拟体外糖尿病环境,采用qRT-PCR检测大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞中PD-1及其配体PD-L1和成骨标志物Runx2、OSX的mRNA表达,采用碱性磷酸酶染色和茜素红S染色观察成骨分化能力,采用CCK-8检测细胞增殖情况,采用Western blot检测PD-1、PD-L1、p-PI3K、p-AKT的蛋白表达。结果与结论:①高糖组PD-1及PD-L1表达显著高于正常糖组,高糖组骨髓间充质干细胞的成骨分化能力较正常糖组显著下降;②敲低PD-1表达可以促进骨髓间充质干细胞的成骨分化、增加细胞增殖活性,同时激活PI3K/AKT通路;③加入PI3K/AKT通路抑制剂LY294002后,骨髓间充质干细胞成骨分化能力显著下降。结果表明:PD-1依赖于PI3K/AKT信号通路抑制高糖环境下大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞的成骨分化。展开更多
BACKGROUND The efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization(TACE)combined with lenvatinib plus programmed cell death protein-1(PD-1)for unresectable hepato-cellular carcinoma(HCC)have rarely been evaluated a...BACKGROUND The efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization(TACE)combined with lenvatinib plus programmed cell death protein-1(PD-1)for unresectable hepato-cellular carcinoma(HCC)have rarely been evaluated and it is unknown which factors are related to efficacy.AIM To evaluate the efficacy and independent predictive factors of TACE combined with lenvatinib plus PD-1 inhibitors for unresectable HCC.METHODS This study retrospectively enrolled patients with unresectable HCC who received TACE/lenvatinib/PD-1 treatment between March 2019 and April 2022.Overall survival(OS)and progression-free survival(PFS)were determined.The objective response rate(ORR)and disease control rate(DCR)were evaluated in accordance with the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors.Additionally,the prognostic factors affecting the clinical outcome were assessed.RESULTS One hundred and two patients were enrolled with a median follow-up duration of 12.63 months.The median OS was 26.43 months(95%CI:17.00-35.87),and the median PFS was 10.07 months(95%CI:8.50-11.65).The ORR and DCR were 61.76%and 81.37%,respectively.The patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Classification(BCLC)B stage,early neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)response(decrease),or early alpha-fetoprotein(AFP)response(decrease>20%)had superior OS and PFS than their counterparts.CONCLUSION This study showed that TACE/lenvatinib/PD-1 treatment was well tolerated with encouraging efficacy in patients with unresectable HCC.The patients with BCLC B-stage disease with early NLR response(decrease)and early AFP response(decrease>20%)may achieve better clinical outcomes with this triple therapy.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND The efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization(TACE)combined with lenvatinib plus programmed cell death protein-1(PD-1)for unresectable hepato-cellular carcinoma(HCC)have rarely been evaluated and it is unknown which factors are related to efficacy.AIM To evaluate the efficacy and independent predictive factors of TACE combined with lenvatinib plus PD-1 inhibitors for unresectable HCC.METHODS This study retrospectively enrolled patients with unresectable HCC who received TACE/lenvatinib/PD-1 treatment between March 2019 and April 2022.Overall survival(OS)and progression-free survival(PFS)were determined.The objective response rate(ORR)and disease control rate(DCR)were evaluated in accordance with the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors.Additionally,the prognostic factors affecting the clinical outcome were assessed.RESULTS One hundred and two patients were enrolled with a median follow-up duration of 12.63 months.The median OS was 26.43 months(95%CI:17.00-35.87),and the median PFS was 10.07 months(95%CI:8.50-11.65).The ORR and DCR were 61.76%and 81.37%,respectively.The patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Classification(BCLC)B stage,early neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)response(decrease),or early alpha-fetoprotein(AFP)response(decrease>20%)had superior OS and PFS than their counterparts.CONCLUSION This study showed that TACE/lenvatinib/PD-1 treatment was well tolerated with encouraging efficacy in patients with unresectable HCC.The patients with BCLC B-stage disease with early NLR response(decrease)and early AFP response(decrease>20%)may achieve better clinical outcomes with this triple therapy.