BACKGROUND Gastric cancer(GC)is a common gastrointestinal malignancy worldwide.Based on cancer-related mortality,the current prevention and treatment strategies for GC still show poor clinical results.Therefore,it is ...BACKGROUND Gastric cancer(GC)is a common gastrointestinal malignancy worldwide.Based on cancer-related mortality,the current prevention and treatment strategies for GC still show poor clinical results.Therefore,it is important to find effective drug treatment targets.AIM To explore the molecular mechanism of 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid(18β-GRA)regulating the miR-345-5p/TGM2 signaling pathway to inhibit the proliferation of GC cells.METHODS CCK-8 assay was used to determine the effect of 18β-GRA on the survival rate of GES-1 cells and AGS and HGC-27 cells.Cell cycle and apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry,cell migration was detected by a wound healing assay,the effect of 18β-GRA on subcutaneous tumor growth in BALB/c nude mice was investigated,and the cell autophagy level was determined by MDC staining.TMT proteomic analysis was used to detect the differentially expressed autophagy-related proteins in GC cells after 18β-GRA intervention,and then the protein-protein interaction was predicted using STRING(https://string-db.org/).MicroRNAs(miRNAs)transcriptome analysis was used to detect the miRNA differential expression profile,and use miRBase(https://www.mirbase/)and TargetScan(https://www.targetscan.org/)to predict the miRNA and complementary binding sites.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the expression level of miRNA in 18β-GRA treated cells,and western blot was used to detect the expression of autophagy related proteins.Finally,the effect of miR-345-5p on GC cells was verified by mir-345-5p overexpression.RESULTS 18β-GRA could inhibit GC cells viability,promote cell apoptosis,block cell cycle,reduce cell wound healing ability,and inhibit the GC cells growth in vivo.MDC staining results showed that 18β-GRA could promote autophagy in GC cells.By TMT proteomic analysis and miRNAs transcriptome analysis,it was concluded that 18β-GRA could down-regulate TGM2 expression and up-regulate miR-345-5p expression in GC cells.Subsequently,we verified that TGM2 is the target of miR-345-5p,and that overexpression of miR-345-5p significantly inhibited the protein expression level of TGM2.Western blot showed that the expression of autophagy-related proteins of TGM2 and p62 was significantly reduced,and LC3II,ULK1 and AMPK expression was significantly increased in GC cells treated with 18β-GRA.Overexpression of miR-345-5p not only inhibited the expression of TGM2,but also inhibited the proliferation of GC cells by promoting cell apoptosis and arresting cell cycle.CONCLUSION 18β-GRA inhibits the proliferation of GC cells and promotes autophagy by regulating the miR-345-5p/TGM2 signaling pathway.展开更多
We previously showed that hydrogen sulfide(H2S)has a neuroprotective effect in the context of hypoxic ischemic brain injury in neonatal mice.However,the precise mechanism underlying the role of H2S in this situation r...We previously showed that hydrogen sulfide(H2S)has a neuroprotective effect in the context of hypoxic ischemic brain injury in neonatal mice.However,the precise mechanism underlying the role of H2S in this situation remains unclear.In this study,we used a neonatal mouse model of hypoxic ischemic brain injury and a lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV2 cell model and found that treatment with L-cysteine,a H2S precursor,attenuated the cerebral infarction and cerebral atrophy induced by hypoxia and ischemia and increased the expression of miR-9-5p and cystathionineβsynthase(a major H2S synthetase in the brain)in the prefrontal cortex.We also found that an miR-9-5p inhibitor blocked the expression of cystathionineβsynthase in the prefrontal cortex in mice with brain injury caused by hypoxia and ischemia.Furthermore,miR-9-5p overexpression increased cystathionine-β-synthase and H2S expression in the injured prefrontal cortex of mice with hypoxic ischemic brain injury.L-cysteine decreased the expression of CXCL11,an miR-9-5p target gene,in the prefrontal cortex of the mouse model and in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV-2 cells and increased the levels of proinflammatory cytokines BNIP3,FSTL1,SOCS2 and SOCS5,while treatment with an miR-9-5p inhibitor reversed these changes.These findings suggest that H2S can reduce neuroinflammation in a neonatal mouse model of hypoxic ischemic brain injury through regulating the miR-9-5p/CXCL11 axis and restoringβ-synthase expression,thereby playing a role in reducing neuroinflammation in hypoxic ischemic brain injury.展开更多
【目的】观察扶正化瘀通络方治疗高血压脑出血恢复期气虚血瘀证患者的临床疗效及对血清基质金属蛋白酶9(matrix metalloproteinase-9,MMP-9)、S100-β蛋白(S100-βprotein,S100-β)、苏氨酸蛋白激酶(threonine protein kinase,AKT)和Th1...【目的】观察扶正化瘀通络方治疗高血压脑出血恢复期气虚血瘀证患者的临床疗效及对血清基质金属蛋白酶9(matrix metalloproteinase-9,MMP-9)、S100-β蛋白(S100-βprotein,S100-β)、苏氨酸蛋白激酶(threonine protein kinase,AKT)和Th1/Th2平衡的影响。【方法】将130例高血压脑出血恢复期气虚血瘀证患者随机分为对照组和观察组,每组各65例。对照组给予西医常规治疗,观察组在对照组的基础上联合扶正化瘀通络方治疗,疗程为4周。观察2组患者治疗前后美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(NIHSS)评分、健康状况调查简表(SF-36)评分、中医证候积分(主要症状包括乏力、偏瘫、口眼歪斜,次要症状包括头部刺痛、气短)及血清MMP-9、S100-β、AKT和白细胞介素10(IL-10)、超敏C反应蛋白(Hs-CRP)、同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)、白细胞介素6(IL-6)水平的变化情况,并评价2组患者的临床疗效。【结果】(1)治疗4周后,观察组的总有效率为95.38%(62/65),对照组为78.46%(51/65),组间比较,观察组的疗效明显优于对照组(P<0.05)。(2)治疗后,2组患者的NIHSS评分和中医证候积分均较治疗前明显降低(P<0.05),SF-36评分均较治疗前明显升高(P<0.05),且观察组对NIHSS评分和中医证候积分的降低幅度及对SF-36评分的升高幅度均明显优于对照组(P<0.05)。(3)治疗后,2组患者的血清MMP-9、S100-β、AKT水平均较治疗前明显降低(P<0.05),且观察组对血清MMP-9、S100-β、AKT水平的降低幅度均明显优于对照组(P<0.05)。(4)治疗后,2组患者血清Hs-CRP、Hcy、IL-6水平均较治疗前明显降低(P<0.05),血清IL-10水平均较治疗前明显升高(P<0.05),且观察组对血清Hs-CRP、Hcy、IL-6水平的降低幅度及对血清IL-10水平的升高幅度均明显优于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。【结论】对于高血压脑出血恢复期气虚血瘀证患者而言,在西医常规治疗基础上联合扶正化瘀通络方治疗,可有效促进Th1/Th2平衡恢复,减轻氧化应激失衡,提高临床疗效。展开更多
基金Supported by the Ningxia Natural Science Foundation,No.2022AAC03144.
文摘BACKGROUND Gastric cancer(GC)is a common gastrointestinal malignancy worldwide.Based on cancer-related mortality,the current prevention and treatment strategies for GC still show poor clinical results.Therefore,it is important to find effective drug treatment targets.AIM To explore the molecular mechanism of 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid(18β-GRA)regulating the miR-345-5p/TGM2 signaling pathway to inhibit the proliferation of GC cells.METHODS CCK-8 assay was used to determine the effect of 18β-GRA on the survival rate of GES-1 cells and AGS and HGC-27 cells.Cell cycle and apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry,cell migration was detected by a wound healing assay,the effect of 18β-GRA on subcutaneous tumor growth in BALB/c nude mice was investigated,and the cell autophagy level was determined by MDC staining.TMT proteomic analysis was used to detect the differentially expressed autophagy-related proteins in GC cells after 18β-GRA intervention,and then the protein-protein interaction was predicted using STRING(https://string-db.org/).MicroRNAs(miRNAs)transcriptome analysis was used to detect the miRNA differential expression profile,and use miRBase(https://www.mirbase/)and TargetScan(https://www.targetscan.org/)to predict the miRNA and complementary binding sites.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the expression level of miRNA in 18β-GRA treated cells,and western blot was used to detect the expression of autophagy related proteins.Finally,the effect of miR-345-5p on GC cells was verified by mir-345-5p overexpression.RESULTS 18β-GRA could inhibit GC cells viability,promote cell apoptosis,block cell cycle,reduce cell wound healing ability,and inhibit the GC cells growth in vivo.MDC staining results showed that 18β-GRA could promote autophagy in GC cells.By TMT proteomic analysis and miRNAs transcriptome analysis,it was concluded that 18β-GRA could down-regulate TGM2 expression and up-regulate miR-345-5p expression in GC cells.Subsequently,we verified that TGM2 is the target of miR-345-5p,and that overexpression of miR-345-5p significantly inhibited the protein expression level of TGM2.Western blot showed that the expression of autophagy-related proteins of TGM2 and p62 was significantly reduced,and LC3II,ULK1 and AMPK expression was significantly increased in GC cells treated with 18β-GRA.Overexpression of miR-345-5p not only inhibited the expression of TGM2,but also inhibited the proliferation of GC cells by promoting cell apoptosis and arresting cell cycle.CONCLUSION 18β-GRA inhibits the proliferation of GC cells and promotes autophagy by regulating the miR-345-5p/TGM2 signaling pathway.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.82271327(to ZW),82072535(to ZW),81873768(to ZW),and 82001253(to TL).
文摘We previously showed that hydrogen sulfide(H2S)has a neuroprotective effect in the context of hypoxic ischemic brain injury in neonatal mice.However,the precise mechanism underlying the role of H2S in this situation remains unclear.In this study,we used a neonatal mouse model of hypoxic ischemic brain injury and a lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV2 cell model and found that treatment with L-cysteine,a H2S precursor,attenuated the cerebral infarction and cerebral atrophy induced by hypoxia and ischemia and increased the expression of miR-9-5p and cystathionineβsynthase(a major H2S synthetase in the brain)in the prefrontal cortex.We also found that an miR-9-5p inhibitor blocked the expression of cystathionineβsynthase in the prefrontal cortex in mice with brain injury caused by hypoxia and ischemia.Furthermore,miR-9-5p overexpression increased cystathionine-β-synthase and H2S expression in the injured prefrontal cortex of mice with hypoxic ischemic brain injury.L-cysteine decreased the expression of CXCL11,an miR-9-5p target gene,in the prefrontal cortex of the mouse model and in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV-2 cells and increased the levels of proinflammatory cytokines BNIP3,FSTL1,SOCS2 and SOCS5,while treatment with an miR-9-5p inhibitor reversed these changes.These findings suggest that H2S can reduce neuroinflammation in a neonatal mouse model of hypoxic ischemic brain injury through regulating the miR-9-5p/CXCL11 axis and restoringβ-synthase expression,thereby playing a role in reducing neuroinflammation in hypoxic ischemic brain injury.
文摘【目的】观察扶正化瘀通络方治疗高血压脑出血恢复期气虚血瘀证患者的临床疗效及对血清基质金属蛋白酶9(matrix metalloproteinase-9,MMP-9)、S100-β蛋白(S100-βprotein,S100-β)、苏氨酸蛋白激酶(threonine protein kinase,AKT)和Th1/Th2平衡的影响。【方法】将130例高血压脑出血恢复期气虚血瘀证患者随机分为对照组和观察组,每组各65例。对照组给予西医常规治疗,观察组在对照组的基础上联合扶正化瘀通络方治疗,疗程为4周。观察2组患者治疗前后美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(NIHSS)评分、健康状况调查简表(SF-36)评分、中医证候积分(主要症状包括乏力、偏瘫、口眼歪斜,次要症状包括头部刺痛、气短)及血清MMP-9、S100-β、AKT和白细胞介素10(IL-10)、超敏C反应蛋白(Hs-CRP)、同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)、白细胞介素6(IL-6)水平的变化情况,并评价2组患者的临床疗效。【结果】(1)治疗4周后,观察组的总有效率为95.38%(62/65),对照组为78.46%(51/65),组间比较,观察组的疗效明显优于对照组(P<0.05)。(2)治疗后,2组患者的NIHSS评分和中医证候积分均较治疗前明显降低(P<0.05),SF-36评分均较治疗前明显升高(P<0.05),且观察组对NIHSS评分和中医证候积分的降低幅度及对SF-36评分的升高幅度均明显优于对照组(P<0.05)。(3)治疗后,2组患者的血清MMP-9、S100-β、AKT水平均较治疗前明显降低(P<0.05),且观察组对血清MMP-9、S100-β、AKT水平的降低幅度均明显优于对照组(P<0.05)。(4)治疗后,2组患者血清Hs-CRP、Hcy、IL-6水平均较治疗前明显降低(P<0.05),血清IL-10水平均较治疗前明显升高(P<0.05),且观察组对血清Hs-CRP、Hcy、IL-6水平的降低幅度及对血清IL-10水平的升高幅度均明显优于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。【结论】对于高血压脑出血恢复期气虚血瘀证患者而言,在西医常规治疗基础上联合扶正化瘀通络方治疗,可有效促进Th1/Th2平衡恢复,减轻氧化应激失衡,提高临床疗效。
