To study the morphology of the enteric nervous system and the expression of beta-2 adrenergic (B2A) receptors in primary colorectal cancer.METHODSIn this study, we included forty-eight patients with primary colorectal...To study the morphology of the enteric nervous system and the expression of beta-2 adrenergic (B2A) receptors in primary colorectal cancer.METHODSIn this study, we included forty-eight patients with primary colorectal cancer and nine patients for control tissue from the excision of a colonic segment for benign conditions. We determined the clinicopathological features and evaluated the immunohistochemical expression pattern of B2A receptors as well as the morphological changes of the enteric nervous system (ENS). In order to assess statistical differences, we used the student t-test for comparing the means of two groups and one-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni’s post hoc analysis for comparing the means of more than two groups. Correlations were assessed using the Pearson’s correlation coefficient.RESULTSB2A receptors were significantly associated with tumor grading, tumor size, tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05), while there were no statistically significant associations with gender, CRC location and gross appearance (P > 0.05). We observed, on one hand, a decrease of the relative area for both Auerbach and Meissner plexuses with the increase of the tumor grading, and on the other hand, an increase of the relative area of other nervous elements not in the Meissner plexus or in the Auerbach plexus with the tumor grading. For G1 tumors we found that epithelial B2A area showed an inverse correlation with the Auerbach plexus areas [r(14) = -0.531, P < 0.05], while for G2 tumors, epithelial B2A areas showed an indirect variation with both the Auerbach plexus areas [r(14) = -0.453, P < 0.05] and the Meissner areas [r(14) = -0.825, P < 0.01]. For G3 tumors, the inverse dependence increased for both Auerbach [r(14) = -0.587, P < 0.05] and Meissner [r(14) = -0.934, P < 0.05] plexuses.CONCLUSIONB2A receptors play an important role in colorectal carcinogenesis and can be utilized as prognostic factors. Furthermore, study of the ENS in colorectal cancer may lead to targeted molecular therapies.展开更多
Objective To study the effect of β3 adrenergic receptor (β3AR) Trp64Arg and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma 2 (PPAR72) Prol2Ala polymorphisms on insulin resistance. Methods One hundred and eight...Objective To study the effect of β3 adrenergic receptor (β3AR) Trp64Arg and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma 2 (PPAR72) Prol2Ala polymorphisms on insulin resistance. Methods One hundred and eight dizygotic twin pairs were enrolled in this study. Microsatellite polymorphism was used to diagnose zygosity of twins. Insulin sensitivity was estimated with logarithm transformed homeostasis model assessment (HOMA). PCR-RFLP analysis was performed to detect the variants. As a supplement to the sib-pair method, identity by state (IBS) was used to analyze the association of polymorphisms with insulin sensitivity. Results The genotype frequencies of Trp64Trg, Trp64Arg, and Arg64Arg were 72.3%, 23.8%, and 3.9%, respectively, while the genotype frequencies of Pro12Pro, Pro12Ala, and Ala12Ala were 89.9%, 9.6%, and 0.5%, respectively. For β3AR Trp64Arg the interclass co-twin correlations of Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), blood glucose (GLU), and insulin (INS), homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) of the twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS were greater than those sharing 0-1 allele of IBS, and HOMA4R had statistic significance. For PPAR3t2 Prol2Ala most traits of twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS had greater correlations and statistic significance in body mass index (BMI), WHR, percent of body fat (PBF) and GLU, but there were low correlations of either insulin or HOMA-IR of twin pairs sharing 1 or 2 alleles of IBS. The combined effects of the two variations showed less squared significant twin-pair differences of INS and HOMA-IR among twins sharing 4 alleles of IBS. Condusions β3AR Trp64Arg and PPAR),2 Pro 12Ala polymorphisms might be associated with insulin resistance and obesity, and there might be slight synergistic effects between this two gene loci, and further studies are necessary to confirm this finding.展开更多
Dendrite ramification affects synaptic strength and plays a crucial role in memory. Previous studies revealed a correlation between beta 2-adrenergic receptor dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease (AD), although the ...Dendrite ramification affects synaptic strength and plays a crucial role in memory. Previous studies revealed a correlation between beta 2-adrenergic receptor dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease (AD), although the mechanism involved is still poorly understood. The current study investigated the potential effect of the selective β2-adrenergic receptor antagonist, ICI 118551 (ICI), on Aβ deposits and AD-related cognitive impairment. Morris water maze test results demonstrated that the performance of AD-transgenic (TG) mice treated with ICI (AD-TG/ICI) was significantly poorer compared with NaCl-treated AD-TG mice (AD-TG/NaCl), suggesting that β2-adrenergic receptor blockage by ICI might reduce the learning and memory abilities of mice. Golgi staining and immunohistochemical staining revealed that blockage of the β2-adrenergic receptor by ICI treatment decreased the number of dendritic branches, and ICI treatment in AD-TG mice decreased the expression of hippocampal synaptophysin and synapsin 1. Western blot assay results showed that the blockage of β2-adrener- gic receptor increased amyloid-β accumulation by downregulating hippocampal a-secretase activity and increasing the phosphorylation of amyloid precursor protein. These findings suggest that blocking the β2-adrenergic receptor inhibits dendrite ramification of hippocampal neurons in a mouse model of AD.展开更多
目的基于Meta分析评价β_(1)肾上腺素受体(ADRB1)389位点(rs 1801253)基因多态性对比索洛尔疗效的影响。方法通过计算机检索中国知网、维普网、万方数据知识服务平台、Web of Science、PubMed等数据库收集关于ADRB1与比索洛尔研究的文献...目的基于Meta分析评价β_(1)肾上腺素受体(ADRB1)389位点(rs 1801253)基因多态性对比索洛尔疗效的影响。方法通过计算机检索中国知网、维普网、万方数据知识服务平台、Web of Science、PubMed等数据库收集关于ADRB1与比索洛尔研究的文献,检索时间为建库至2023年7月。研究人员对发表的文献进行筛选,并将纳入文献进入质量评价,提取文献数据,对纳入文献结局指标使用Review Manager 5.3软件进行Meta分析。结果最终纳入文献6篇,其中Gly389Gly(GG型)69例,Gly389Arg(GC型)458例,Arg389Arg(CC型)611例。在降收缩压、舒张压及控制心率疗效方面,GG与CC基因型差异无统计学意义(P=0.96,P=0.84,P=0.87),GC与CC基因型差异无统计学意义(P=0.43,P=0.35,P=0.07),GG与GC基因型差异亦无统计学意义(P=0.60,P=0.68,P=0.77)。结论在比索洛尔降压及控制心率方面,ADRB1389位点基因多态性对其疗效影响并不明显。GG、GC及CC 3个基因型之间均未发现明显差异。展开更多
Background Carvedilol, an antagonist of α1- and β-adrenergic receptors, has shown efficacy in reducing all-cause death and arrhythmia death for ischemic heart disease and congestive heart failure in several large-sc...Background Carvedilol, an antagonist of α1- and β-adrenergic receptors, has shown efficacy in reducing all-cause death and arrhythmia death for ischemic heart disease and congestive heart failure in several large-scale trials. It has been found to prevent ventricular remodeling, and recently was reported to reverse down-regulation of Na^+ channel in a chronic heart failure model. This study was conducted to investigate whether carvedilol could reverse the ion remodeling in a myocardial infarction model of rabbit.Methods After the procedure of coronary ligation, animals were randomized to placebo or carvedilol treatment (5 mg/kg). Action potentials, L-type calcium current (I_(ca L)) and the effect of isoproterenol stimulation on I_(ca L) were measured using whole-cell patch method. Evaluation of the expression of calcium channel subunits was carried out by RT-PCR and Western blot. Results The results indicate that mean peak I_(ca L) densities (pA/pF) at +10 mV was reduced in postinfarction myocytes (5.33±0.45, n=25) compared to sham myocytes (6.52±0.21, n=20). Treatment of myocardial infarction rabbits with carvedilol could restore it partially (5.91±0.39, n=20, P<0.05). However, steady-state activation parameters were similar in three groups. With stimulation by isoproterenol (1 μmol/L) I_(ca L) increased in all three groups, but the increase was smaller in postinfarction myocytes. mRNA levels of calcium channel subunit CaA1 gene was decreased but CaB2a, CaB2b and CaB3 mRNA levels did not change after MI. Corresponding change in CaA1 protein was also observed. Conclusions The results demonstrate that carvedilol restores I_(ca L) density and reverse the downregulation of CaA1 postinfarction.展开更多
Postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction is reversible heart failure and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a biochemical marker of ventricular disorders secreted from ventricle, which can be used to assess the sta...Postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction is reversible heart failure and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a biochemical marker of ventricular disorders secreted from ventricle, which can be used to assess the status of left ventricular function. This study investigated the effect of β-adrenergic blocker on concentration of BNP and cardiac function after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in rabbits.展开更多
目的:系统评价乌拉地尔在男性良性前列腺增生(BPH)患者下尿路症状(LUTS)治疗中的潜在价值。方法:从PubMed、MEDLINE、Web of science、中国知网、万方数据库中鉴定和收集随机对照试验(RCT)或临床观察性研究。利用RevMan软件进行固定效...目的:系统评价乌拉地尔在男性良性前列腺增生(BPH)患者下尿路症状(LUTS)治疗中的潜在价值。方法:从PubMed、MEDLINE、Web of science、中国知网、万方数据库中鉴定和收集随机对照试验(RCT)或临床观察性研究。利用RevMan软件进行固定效应模型和随机效应模型的Meta分析。计算合并效应尺度以加权均数差及其95%可信区间(95%CI)表示。结果:共纳入3项短期(1个月内)观察性研究和1项RCT,共142例患者。发现乌拉地尔显著改善了患者的IPSS(MD=-5.57,95%CI:-7.98~-3.16,P<0.00001)、夜尿频率(MD=-0.7,95%CI:-1.16~-0.24,P=0.003)、残余尿率(MD=-6.97;95%CI:-12.57~-1.37,P=0.01)、平均尿流率(MD=2.04;95%CI:0.52~3.56,P=0.008)和最大尿流率(MD=4.29;95%CI:0.58~8.01,P=0.02),而残余尿量(MD=-35.93;95%CI:-78.62~6.76,P=0.10)在患者服药前后无统计学差异。结论:乌拉地尔是一种有效的缓解BPH患者LUTS的药物。但由于目前的RCT研究数量及质量有限,仍需高质量、大规模的RCT研究进一步证实这一结论。展开更多
基金Supported by the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation,CNCS-UEFISCDI,project No.PN-IIRU-TE-2014-4-0582,contract No.160/01.10.2015
文摘To study the morphology of the enteric nervous system and the expression of beta-2 adrenergic (B2A) receptors in primary colorectal cancer.METHODSIn this study, we included forty-eight patients with primary colorectal cancer and nine patients for control tissue from the excision of a colonic segment for benign conditions. We determined the clinicopathological features and evaluated the immunohistochemical expression pattern of B2A receptors as well as the morphological changes of the enteric nervous system (ENS). In order to assess statistical differences, we used the student t-test for comparing the means of two groups and one-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni’s post hoc analysis for comparing the means of more than two groups. Correlations were assessed using the Pearson’s correlation coefficient.RESULTSB2A receptors were significantly associated with tumor grading, tumor size, tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05), while there were no statistically significant associations with gender, CRC location and gross appearance (P > 0.05). We observed, on one hand, a decrease of the relative area for both Auerbach and Meissner plexuses with the increase of the tumor grading, and on the other hand, an increase of the relative area of other nervous elements not in the Meissner plexus or in the Auerbach plexus with the tumor grading. For G1 tumors we found that epithelial B2A area showed an inverse correlation with the Auerbach plexus areas [r(14) = -0.531, P < 0.05], while for G2 tumors, epithelial B2A areas showed an indirect variation with both the Auerbach plexus areas [r(14) = -0.453, P < 0.05] and the Meissner areas [r(14) = -0.825, P < 0.01]. For G3 tumors, the inverse dependence increased for both Auerbach [r(14) = -0.587, P < 0.05] and Meissner [r(14) = -0.934, P < 0.05] plexuses.CONCLUSIONB2A receptors play an important role in colorectal carcinogenesis and can be utilized as prognostic factors. Furthermore, study of the ENS in colorectal cancer may lead to targeted molecular therapies.
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30371223)the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (2001CB510310).
文摘Objective To study the effect of β3 adrenergic receptor (β3AR) Trp64Arg and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma 2 (PPAR72) Prol2Ala polymorphisms on insulin resistance. Methods One hundred and eight dizygotic twin pairs were enrolled in this study. Microsatellite polymorphism was used to diagnose zygosity of twins. Insulin sensitivity was estimated with logarithm transformed homeostasis model assessment (HOMA). PCR-RFLP analysis was performed to detect the variants. As a supplement to the sib-pair method, identity by state (IBS) was used to analyze the association of polymorphisms with insulin sensitivity. Results The genotype frequencies of Trp64Trg, Trp64Arg, and Arg64Arg were 72.3%, 23.8%, and 3.9%, respectively, while the genotype frequencies of Pro12Pro, Pro12Ala, and Ala12Ala were 89.9%, 9.6%, and 0.5%, respectively. For β3AR Trp64Arg the interclass co-twin correlations of Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), blood glucose (GLU), and insulin (INS), homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) of the twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS were greater than those sharing 0-1 allele of IBS, and HOMA4R had statistic significance. For PPAR3t2 Prol2Ala most traits of twin pairs sharing 2 alleles of IBS had greater correlations and statistic significance in body mass index (BMI), WHR, percent of body fat (PBF) and GLU, but there were low correlations of either insulin or HOMA-IR of twin pairs sharing 1 or 2 alleles of IBS. The combined effects of the two variations showed less squared significant twin-pair differences of INS and HOMA-IR among twins sharing 4 alleles of IBS. Condusions β3AR Trp64Arg and PPAR),2 Pro 12Ala polymorphisms might be associated with insulin resistance and obesity, and there might be slight synergistic effects between this two gene loci, and further studies are necessary to confirm this finding.
基金supported by the Key Laboratory of Brain Disease Bioinformation of Jiangsu Province of China,No.Jsbl1202
文摘Dendrite ramification affects synaptic strength and plays a crucial role in memory. Previous studies revealed a correlation between beta 2-adrenergic receptor dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease (AD), although the mechanism involved is still poorly understood. The current study investigated the potential effect of the selective β2-adrenergic receptor antagonist, ICI 118551 (ICI), on Aβ deposits and AD-related cognitive impairment. Morris water maze test results demonstrated that the performance of AD-transgenic (TG) mice treated with ICI (AD-TG/ICI) was significantly poorer compared with NaCl-treated AD-TG mice (AD-TG/NaCl), suggesting that β2-adrenergic receptor blockage by ICI might reduce the learning and memory abilities of mice. Golgi staining and immunohistochemical staining revealed that blockage of the β2-adrenergic receptor by ICI treatment decreased the number of dendritic branches, and ICI treatment in AD-TG mice decreased the expression of hippocampal synaptophysin and synapsin 1. Western blot assay results showed that the blockage of β2-adrener- gic receptor increased amyloid-β accumulation by downregulating hippocampal a-secretase activity and increasing the phosphorylation of amyloid precursor protein. These findings suggest that blocking the β2-adrenergic receptor inhibits dendrite ramification of hippocampal neurons in a mouse model of AD.
文摘Background Carvedilol, an antagonist of α1- and β-adrenergic receptors, has shown efficacy in reducing all-cause death and arrhythmia death for ischemic heart disease and congestive heart failure in several large-scale trials. It has been found to prevent ventricular remodeling, and recently was reported to reverse down-regulation of Na^+ channel in a chronic heart failure model. This study was conducted to investigate whether carvedilol could reverse the ion remodeling in a myocardial infarction model of rabbit.Methods After the procedure of coronary ligation, animals were randomized to placebo or carvedilol treatment (5 mg/kg). Action potentials, L-type calcium current (I_(ca L)) and the effect of isoproterenol stimulation on I_(ca L) were measured using whole-cell patch method. Evaluation of the expression of calcium channel subunits was carried out by RT-PCR and Western blot. Results The results indicate that mean peak I_(ca L) densities (pA/pF) at +10 mV was reduced in postinfarction myocytes (5.33±0.45, n=25) compared to sham myocytes (6.52±0.21, n=20). Treatment of myocardial infarction rabbits with carvedilol could restore it partially (5.91±0.39, n=20, P<0.05). However, steady-state activation parameters were similar in three groups. With stimulation by isoproterenol (1 μmol/L) I_(ca L) increased in all three groups, but the increase was smaller in postinfarction myocytes. mRNA levels of calcium channel subunit CaA1 gene was decreased but CaB2a, CaB2b and CaB3 mRNA levels did not change after MI. Corresponding change in CaA1 protein was also observed. Conclusions The results demonstrate that carvedilol restores I_(ca L) density and reverse the downregulation of CaA1 postinfarction.
基金This study was supported by a grant from the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (No.YS-011-A23-19).
文摘Postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction is reversible heart failure and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a biochemical marker of ventricular disorders secreted from ventricle, which can be used to assess the status of left ventricular function. This study investigated the effect of β-adrenergic blocker on concentration of BNP and cardiac function after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in rabbits.
文摘目的:系统评价乌拉地尔在男性良性前列腺增生(BPH)患者下尿路症状(LUTS)治疗中的潜在价值。方法:从PubMed、MEDLINE、Web of science、中国知网、万方数据库中鉴定和收集随机对照试验(RCT)或临床观察性研究。利用RevMan软件进行固定效应模型和随机效应模型的Meta分析。计算合并效应尺度以加权均数差及其95%可信区间(95%CI)表示。结果:共纳入3项短期(1个月内)观察性研究和1项RCT,共142例患者。发现乌拉地尔显著改善了患者的IPSS(MD=-5.57,95%CI:-7.98~-3.16,P<0.00001)、夜尿频率(MD=-0.7,95%CI:-1.16~-0.24,P=0.003)、残余尿率(MD=-6.97;95%CI:-12.57~-1.37,P=0.01)、平均尿流率(MD=2.04;95%CI:0.52~3.56,P=0.008)和最大尿流率(MD=4.29;95%CI:0.58~8.01,P=0.02),而残余尿量(MD=-35.93;95%CI:-78.62~6.76,P=0.10)在患者服药前后无统计学差异。结论:乌拉地尔是一种有效的缓解BPH患者LUTS的药物。但由于目前的RCT研究数量及质量有限,仍需高质量、大规模的RCT研究进一步证实这一结论。