目的描绘弥漫型胃癌组织中组蛋白H3第27位赖氨酸的三甲基化(H3K27me3)修饰的全基因组分布图谱,通过鉴定H3K27me3所调控的关键靶基因,初步探究H3K27me3修饰重编程可能调控弥漫型胃癌细胞发生发展的作用机制。方法样本来源于2021-2023年...目的描绘弥漫型胃癌组织中组蛋白H3第27位赖氨酸的三甲基化(H3K27me3)修饰的全基因组分布图谱,通过鉴定H3K27me3所调控的关键靶基因,初步探究H3K27me3修饰重编程可能调控弥漫型胃癌细胞发生发展的作用机制。方法样本来源于2021-2023年在陆军特色医学中心消化内科内镜中心及手术室胃肠外科组接受检查或治疗的患者。共收集到正常组患者14例,其中男性6例,女性8例,平均年龄46岁;胃癌组患者14例,其中男性8例,女性6例,平均年龄63岁。采用染色质靶向剪切及转座酶技术(cleavage under target and tagmentation,CUT&Tag)捕获基因组H3K27me3修饰区域,分析H3K27me3修饰重编程特征。整合转录组(RNA‐Seq)测序数据、高通量染色体构象捕获技术(high‐throughput chromosome conformation capture,Hi‐C)及已发表的公共单细胞数据,分析H3K27me3修饰重编程在弥漫型胃癌细胞中所调控靶基因。结果CUT&Tag和RNA测序数据质量符合下游分析标准,正常胃黏膜组织和弥漫型胃癌组织的组蛋白H3K27me3修饰均主要分布于远端基因间区和内含子区。相较于正常组织,胃癌组织的H3K27me3修饰存在显著的重编程特征,表现为H3K27me3总体信号强度明显降低。其中缺失的2912个H3K27me3信号峰可能导致822个肿瘤相关基因的表达上调,这些基因中上调最显著(信号值强度的差异倍数≥2,P<0.05)的56个基因主要富集于哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合体1(mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1,mTORC1)信号通路,其中甲硫氨酸转运体SLC7A5和胱氨酸转运体SLC7A11在胃癌组织中的表达最高。单细胞数据提示,弥漫型胃癌组织中SLC7A11的异常高表达主要存在于肿瘤上皮细胞。利用公共数据和免疫组织化学实验进一步验证SLC7A11在弥漫型胃癌中高表达,且与胃癌患者的不良预后相关。结论组蛋白H3K27me3修饰重编程是弥漫型胃癌的重要表观遗传学特征;组蛋白H3K27me3修饰缺失可能上调肿瘤细胞SLC7A11表达,进而促进肿瘤进展。展开更多
目的通过检测NOD样受体蛋白3(NLRP3)/半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白水解酶-1(Caspase-1)/消皮素D(GSDMD)通路,探讨阿霉素纳米凝胶载药(Nanogel drug loading,NG)对H22肝癌荷瘤小鼠的作用机制。方法将H22肝癌细胞珠每只1.25×106个/100μl接...目的通过检测NOD样受体蛋白3(NLRP3)/半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白水解酶-1(Caspase-1)/消皮素D(GSDMD)通路,探讨阿霉素纳米凝胶载药(Nanogel drug loading,NG)对H22肝癌荷瘤小鼠的作用机制。方法将H22肝癌细胞珠每只1.25×106个/100μl接种于Balb/c小鼠右前肢腋窝皮下,待肿瘤体积至50~60mm3时,将40只Balb/c小鼠随机分为5组(n=8),分别为肿瘤对照组、阿霉素3mg组(DOX-3.0)、阿霉素6mg组(DOX-6.0)、阿霉素纳米凝胶载药3mg组(NG/DOX-3.0)和阿霉素纳米凝胶载药6mg组(NG/DOX-6.0)。各组均采用尾静脉注射给药治疗,分别给予生理盐水(5ml/kg)、DOX(3mg/kg)、DOX(6mg/kg)、NG/DOX(3mg/kg)和NG/DOX(6mg/kg),1次/3d,给药4次,于给药结束第3d处死动物取材。通过苏木精-伊红(hematoxylin-eosin,HE)染色,观察肿瘤生长情况和坏死面积;采用免疫组织化学染色检测NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD凋亡基因的表达情况。结果HE染色与肿瘤对照组比较,各治疗组肿瘤生长状态较差,且DOX-3.0、NG/DOX-3.0、DOX-6.0、NG/DOX-6.0肿瘤坏死面积百分率依次增大,组间差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);与肿瘤对照组比较,DOX-3.0、NG/DOX-3.0、DOX-6.0、NG/DOX-6.0组肿瘤组织中NLRP3、Caspase-1、GSDMD的蛋白阳性表达水平依次减弱,组间差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05),纳米凝胶载药组作用优于单纯阿霉素给药组。结论纳米凝胶载药组治疗H22肝癌的作用优于阿霉素单独用药,它能通过下调NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD通路,有效抑制肿瘤生长、降低药物使用剂量及提高抗癌效果,具有良好发展前景,其作用机制有待于进一步探讨。展开更多
Background:Immune checkpoint inhibitors play an important role in the treatment of solid tumors,but the currently used immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting programmed cell death-1(PD-1),programmed cell death ligand-...Background:Immune checkpoint inhibitors play an important role in the treatment of solid tumors,but the currently used immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting programmed cell death-1(PD-1),programmed cell death ligand-1(PD-L1),and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4(CTLA-4)show limited clinical efficacy in many breast cancers.B7H3 has been widely reported as an immunosuppressive molecule,but its immunological function in breast cancer patients remains unclear.Methods:We analyzed the expression of B7H3 in breast cancer samples using data from the Cancer Genome Atlas Program(TCGA)and the Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)databases.MicroRNAs were selected using the TarBase,miRTarBase,and miRBase databases.The regulatory role of the microRNA hsa-miR-214-3p on B7H3 was investigated through dual-luciferase reporter assays,which identified the specific action sites of interaction.The expression levels of B7H3 and hsa-miR-214-3p in human breast cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues were quantified using Western blotting and quantitative PCR(qPCR).In vitro experiments were performed to observe the effects of modulating the expression of B7H3 or hsa-miR-214-3p on breast cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis.Additionally,the regulatory impact of hsa-miR-214-3p on B7H3 was examined.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays(ELISA)and flow cytometry were employed to assess the effects of co-cultured breast cancer cells and normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMCs)on immune cells and associated cytokines.Results:In breast cancer tissues,the expression level of B7H3 is inversely correlated with that of hsa-miR-214-3p,as well as with the regulatory effects on breast cancercell behavior.Hsa-miR-214-3p was found to inhibit breast cancer cell growth by downregulating B7H3.Importantly,our research identified,for the first time,two binding sites for hsa-miR-214-3p on the 3’UTR of B7H3,both of which exert similar effects independently.Co-culture experiments revealed that hsamiR-214-3p obstructs the suppressive function of B7H3 on CD8^(+)T cells and natural killer cells.Conclusions:This study confirms the existence of two hsa-miR-214-3p binding sites on the 3’UTR of B7H3,reinforcing the role of hsamiR-214-3p as a regulatory factor for B7H3.In breast cancer,hsa-miR-214-3p reduces tumor cell proliferation and enhances the tumor immune microenvironment by downregulating B7H3.These findings suggest new potential targets for the clinical treatment of breast cancer.展开更多
文摘目的描绘弥漫型胃癌组织中组蛋白H3第27位赖氨酸的三甲基化(H3K27me3)修饰的全基因组分布图谱,通过鉴定H3K27me3所调控的关键靶基因,初步探究H3K27me3修饰重编程可能调控弥漫型胃癌细胞发生发展的作用机制。方法样本来源于2021-2023年在陆军特色医学中心消化内科内镜中心及手术室胃肠外科组接受检查或治疗的患者。共收集到正常组患者14例,其中男性6例,女性8例,平均年龄46岁;胃癌组患者14例,其中男性8例,女性6例,平均年龄63岁。采用染色质靶向剪切及转座酶技术(cleavage under target and tagmentation,CUT&Tag)捕获基因组H3K27me3修饰区域,分析H3K27me3修饰重编程特征。整合转录组(RNA‐Seq)测序数据、高通量染色体构象捕获技术(high‐throughput chromosome conformation capture,Hi‐C)及已发表的公共单细胞数据,分析H3K27me3修饰重编程在弥漫型胃癌细胞中所调控靶基因。结果CUT&Tag和RNA测序数据质量符合下游分析标准,正常胃黏膜组织和弥漫型胃癌组织的组蛋白H3K27me3修饰均主要分布于远端基因间区和内含子区。相较于正常组织,胃癌组织的H3K27me3修饰存在显著的重编程特征,表现为H3K27me3总体信号强度明显降低。其中缺失的2912个H3K27me3信号峰可能导致822个肿瘤相关基因的表达上调,这些基因中上调最显著(信号值强度的差异倍数≥2,P<0.05)的56个基因主要富集于哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合体1(mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1,mTORC1)信号通路,其中甲硫氨酸转运体SLC7A5和胱氨酸转运体SLC7A11在胃癌组织中的表达最高。单细胞数据提示,弥漫型胃癌组织中SLC7A11的异常高表达主要存在于肿瘤上皮细胞。利用公共数据和免疫组织化学实验进一步验证SLC7A11在弥漫型胃癌中高表达,且与胃癌患者的不良预后相关。结论组蛋白H3K27me3修饰重编程是弥漫型胃癌的重要表观遗传学特征;组蛋白H3K27me3修饰缺失可能上调肿瘤细胞SLC7A11表达,进而促进肿瘤进展。
文摘目的通过检测NOD样受体蛋白3(NLRP3)/半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白水解酶-1(Caspase-1)/消皮素D(GSDMD)通路,探讨阿霉素纳米凝胶载药(Nanogel drug loading,NG)对H22肝癌荷瘤小鼠的作用机制。方法将H22肝癌细胞珠每只1.25×106个/100μl接种于Balb/c小鼠右前肢腋窝皮下,待肿瘤体积至50~60mm3时,将40只Balb/c小鼠随机分为5组(n=8),分别为肿瘤对照组、阿霉素3mg组(DOX-3.0)、阿霉素6mg组(DOX-6.0)、阿霉素纳米凝胶载药3mg组(NG/DOX-3.0)和阿霉素纳米凝胶载药6mg组(NG/DOX-6.0)。各组均采用尾静脉注射给药治疗,分别给予生理盐水(5ml/kg)、DOX(3mg/kg)、DOX(6mg/kg)、NG/DOX(3mg/kg)和NG/DOX(6mg/kg),1次/3d,给药4次,于给药结束第3d处死动物取材。通过苏木精-伊红(hematoxylin-eosin,HE)染色,观察肿瘤生长情况和坏死面积;采用免疫组织化学染色检测NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD凋亡基因的表达情况。结果HE染色与肿瘤对照组比较,各治疗组肿瘤生长状态较差,且DOX-3.0、NG/DOX-3.0、DOX-6.0、NG/DOX-6.0肿瘤坏死面积百分率依次增大,组间差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);与肿瘤对照组比较,DOX-3.0、NG/DOX-3.0、DOX-6.0、NG/DOX-6.0组肿瘤组织中NLRP3、Caspase-1、GSDMD的蛋白阳性表达水平依次减弱,组间差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05),纳米凝胶载药组作用优于单纯阿霉素给药组。结论纳米凝胶载药组治疗H22肝癌的作用优于阿霉素单独用药,它能通过下调NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD通路,有效抑制肿瘤生长、降低药物使用剂量及提高抗癌效果,具有良好发展前景,其作用机制有待于进一步探讨。
基金funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(grant number 2022A1515012315)Guangdong Medical Science and Technology Research Fund Project(grant number A2023185)+2 种基金the Discipline Construction Project of Guangdong Medical University(grant number 4SG22005G)the 2023 Provincial Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund Enterprise Joint Fund Project(grant number 2023A1515220149)Southern Medical University Shunde Hospital 2023 Research Initiation Programme Project(SRSP2023016).
文摘Background:Immune checkpoint inhibitors play an important role in the treatment of solid tumors,but the currently used immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting programmed cell death-1(PD-1),programmed cell death ligand-1(PD-L1),and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4(CTLA-4)show limited clinical efficacy in many breast cancers.B7H3 has been widely reported as an immunosuppressive molecule,but its immunological function in breast cancer patients remains unclear.Methods:We analyzed the expression of B7H3 in breast cancer samples using data from the Cancer Genome Atlas Program(TCGA)and the Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)databases.MicroRNAs were selected using the TarBase,miRTarBase,and miRBase databases.The regulatory role of the microRNA hsa-miR-214-3p on B7H3 was investigated through dual-luciferase reporter assays,which identified the specific action sites of interaction.The expression levels of B7H3 and hsa-miR-214-3p in human breast cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues were quantified using Western blotting and quantitative PCR(qPCR).In vitro experiments were performed to observe the effects of modulating the expression of B7H3 or hsa-miR-214-3p on breast cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis.Additionally,the regulatory impact of hsa-miR-214-3p on B7H3 was examined.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays(ELISA)and flow cytometry were employed to assess the effects of co-cultured breast cancer cells and normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMCs)on immune cells and associated cytokines.Results:In breast cancer tissues,the expression level of B7H3 is inversely correlated with that of hsa-miR-214-3p,as well as with the regulatory effects on breast cancercell behavior.Hsa-miR-214-3p was found to inhibit breast cancer cell growth by downregulating B7H3.Importantly,our research identified,for the first time,two binding sites for hsa-miR-214-3p on the 3’UTR of B7H3,both of which exert similar effects independently.Co-culture experiments revealed that hsamiR-214-3p obstructs the suppressive function of B7H3 on CD8^(+)T cells and natural killer cells.Conclusions:This study confirms the existence of two hsa-miR-214-3p binding sites on the 3’UTR of B7H3,reinforcing the role of hsamiR-214-3p as a regulatory factor for B7H3.In breast cancer,hsa-miR-214-3p reduces tumor cell proliferation and enhances the tumor immune microenvironment by downregulating B7H3.These findings suggest new potential targets for the clinical treatment of breast cancer.
文摘目的探究血清瓜氨酸组蛋白H3(citrullinated histone H3,CitH3)、降钙素原(procalcitonin,PCT)及白细胞介素-10(interleukin-10,IL-10)对体外心肺复苏(extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation,ECPR)后急性肺损伤(acute lung injury,ALI)的预测价值。方法择取2021年1月至2024年4月行ECPR的患者126例,入院次日空腹采血测定患者血清CitH3、PCT、IL⁃10水平。根据ECPR后ALI发生与否分为ALI组与非ALI组,对比两组临床资料及血清CitH3、PCT、IL-10水平,Logistic多因素回归分析ECPR后ALI发生的危险因素。另外受试者工作特征(receive operating characteristic,ROC)曲线分析血清CitH3、PCT、IL-10对ALI的预测价值。结果因6例患者未配合完成相关检查等被剔除,最终纳入120例患者,其中住院期间ALI发生28例(ALI组),ALI未发生92例(非ALI组)。ALI组入院时急性生理学和慢性健康状况评分(Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Scoring System,APACHEⅡ)、序贯器官衰竭评估(Sequential Organ Failure Assessment,SOFA)、心肺复苏到自主循环恢复时间均大于非ALI组(P<0.05);ALI组血清CitH3、PCT、IL-10水平均高于非ALI组(P<0.05)。Logistic多因素回归分析显示心肺复苏到自主循环恢复时间、血清CitH3、PCT及IL-10是ALI发生的独立危险因素(P<0.05)。ROC曲线显示,血清CitH3、PCT、IL-10单一及3项联合预测ALI发生的曲线下面积(area under curve,AUC)分别为0.886、0.837、0.852、0.951,3项联合的AUC均大于PCT、IL-10单一检测(P<0.05)。结论ECPR后ALI发生患者血清CitH3、PCT、IL-10水平上升,对ALI发生有一定的预测价值,特别是联合检测效能更显著。
