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  1. Article ; Online: Skimmianine attenuates liver ischemia/reperfusion injury by regulating PI3K–AKT signaling pathway-mediated inflammation, apoptosis and oxidative stress

    Cheng-long Huo / Bing Wang / Xuewen Zhang / Zhen-Gang Sun

    Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2023  Volume 12

    Abstract: Abstract Liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common injury after liver transplantation and hepatectomy. Skimmianine (Ski) has antibacterial, antiviral pharmacological effects. However, it is not clear whether Ski has a protective effect against ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common injury after liver transplantation and hepatectomy. Skimmianine (Ski) has antibacterial, antiviral pharmacological effects. However, it is not clear whether Ski has a protective effect against liver I/R injury. In the present study, we established a mouse liver I/R model and an AML12 cell hypoxia-reoxygenation (H/R) model, both pretreated with different concentrations of Ski. Serum transaminase levels, necrotic liver area, cell viability, inflammatory factors, oxidative stress and apoptosis-related levels were measured to assess the protective effect of Ski against liver I/R injury. Western blotting was used to detect apoptosis-related proteins and PI3K–AKT pathway-related proteins. Mice and cells were also treated with PI3K inhibitor LY294002 to assess changes in indicators of liver injury. The results showed that Ski significantly reduced transaminase levels, liver necrosis area, oxidative stress, and apoptosis levels in mice with I/R. Ski also inhibited cell injury and apoptosis after H/R. Moreover, Ski activated phosphorylation of PI3K–AKT pathway-related proteins after liver I/R and cell H/R. Importantly, the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 effectively reversed the alleviation of I/R injury caused by Ski. These results confirm that Ski exerts a protective effect against liver I/R injury through activation of the PI3K–AKT pathway.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: A comprehensive analysis of gasdermin family gene as therapeutic targets in pan-cancer

    Cheng-Long Huo / Yan Deng / Zhen-Gang Sun

    Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2022  Volume 19

    Abstract: Abstract Six members of the gasdermin family are involved in various biological functions in malignant tumors. The present study aimed to perform a comprehensive analysis of gasdermin family genes in pan-cancer. Raw data was acquired from the genotype- ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Six members of the gasdermin family are involved in various biological functions in malignant tumors. The present study aimed to perform a comprehensive analysis of gasdermin family genes in pan-cancer. Raw data was acquired from the genotype-tissue expression (GTEx) and the Cancer Genome Atlas. High inter-tumor heterogeneity in the expression between paracancerous and tumor tissues was observed across cancers. Survival analysis confirmed that the risk or protective effects of gasdermin family members on prognosis depended on the cancer types. The mutation frequency appeared to be high, and the mutation group had a worse prognosis. Besides, gasdermin family genes were associated with immune infiltrate subtypes, stromal and immune cell infiltration levels, TMB, MSI, immune checkpoint gene expression, and tumor stemness scores. Moreover, gasdermin family gene expressions affected the expressions of MMR genes and methyltransferases and could predict cancer cells sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs. Subsequently, the findings were double-checked in LIHC and PAAD. GSEA results indicated the gasdermin family genes mainly involved in tumor metabolism and immune microenvironment remodeling related signaling pathways. In conclusion, our findings confirmed that gasdermin family genes were potential therapeutic cancer targets in pan-cancer.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Development and Validation of a Prognostic Signature Associated With Tumor Microenvironment Based on Autophagy-Related lncRNA Analysis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Yan Deng / Feng Zhang / Zhen-Gang Sun / Shuai Wang

    Frontiers in Medicine, Vol

    2021  Volume 8

    Abstract: Objective: The present study aimed to establish a prognostic signature based on the autophagy-related long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) analysis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods: Patients with HCC from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The present study aimed to establish a prognostic signature based on the autophagy-related long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) analysis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods: Patients with HCC from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were taken as the training cohort, and patients from the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) were treated as the validation cohort. Autophagy-related lncRNAs were obtained via a co-expression network analysis. According to univariate and multivariate analyses, a multigene prognostic signature was constructed in the training cohort. The predictive power of the signature was confirmed in both cohorts. The detailed functions were investigated using functional analysis. The single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) score was used to evaluate the tumor microenvironment. The expression levels of immunotherapy and targeted therapy targets between the two risk groups were compared. Finally, a nomogram was constructed by integrating clinicopathological parameters with independently predictive value and the risk score.Results: Four autophagy-related lncRNAs were identified to establish a prognostic signature, which separated patients into high- and low-risk groups. Survival analysis showed that patients in the high-risk group had a shorter survival time in both cohorts. A time-independent receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve and principal component analysis (PCA) confirmed that the prognostic signature had a robust predictive power and reliability in both cohorts. Functional analysis indicated that the expressed genes in the high-risk group are mainly enriched in autophagy- and cancer-related pathways. ssGSEA revealed that the different risk groups were associated with the tumor microenvironment. Moreover, the different risk groups had positive correlations with the expressions of specific mutant genes. Multivariate analysis showed that the risk score also exhibited excellent predictive power irrespective of clinicopathological characteristics in both cohorts. A nomogram was established. The nomogram showed good discrimination, with Harrell's concordance index (C-index) of 0.739 and good calibration.Conclusion: The four autophagy-related lncRNAs could be used as biological biomarkers and therapeutic targets. The prognostic signature and nomogram might aid clinicians in individual treatment optimization and clinical decision-making for patients with HCC.
    Keywords hepatocellular carcinoma ; long non-coding RNA ; autophagy ; prognostic signature ; TCGA ; ICGC ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
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  4. Article ; Online: Prognostic significance of preoperative systemic inflammatory biomarkers in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after microwave ablation and establishment of a nomogram

    Shuai Wang / Yan Deng / Xiao Yu / Xue-Wen Zhang / Cheng-Long Huo / Zhen-Gang Sun / Hong Chang

    Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2021  Volume 13

    Abstract: Abstract The study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of preoperative systemic inflammatory biomarkers including albumin to globulin ratio (AGR), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR), and platelet to ... ...

    Abstract Abstract The study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of preoperative systemic inflammatory biomarkers including albumin to globulin ratio (AGR), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR), and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and establish a nomogram in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after microwave ablation (MWA). 192 HCC patients receiving MWA as initial therapy from the first ward of hepatobiliary surgery were classified as training cohort. Whereas, 84 patients from the second of hepatobiliary surgery were classified as validation cohort. Kaplan–Meier (KM) method and univariate analyses showed that AGR, NLR, LMR, and PLR were significantly associated with OS in the training cohort. Multivariate analysis including clinicopathologic features screened out independent predictors including ascites, tumor size, cancer embolus, AGR, and PLR. Based on those variables, a nomogram for predicting OS was established. The C-index was 0.794 in the training cohort and 0.772 in the validation cohort. Calibration plots identified the nomogram performed well with an ideal model. Compared with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system and simple tumor size, the nomogram showed better predictive ability. Besides, the nomogram discovered the highest diagnostic accuracy in predicting postoperative clinical outcome than the combination of the present models with tumor size. In conclusion, the constructed nomogram could accurately predict individualized survival probability and might support clinician in individual treatment optimization and clinical decision-making.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Effect of laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer on immune status and CRP in patients

    Hao Chen / Ye Huang / Zhen-Gang Sun / Xiao-Hong Pan / Ke-Nan Zhang

    Journal of Hainan Medical University, Vol 23, Iss 19, Pp 76-

    2017  Volume 79

    Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effect of laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer on the immune status and CRP. Methods: A total of 90 patients with colorectal cancer treated in our hospital from January 2017 to June 2017 were randomly divided ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To investigate the effect of laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer on the immune status and CRP. Methods: A total of 90 patients with colorectal cancer treated in our hospital from January 2017 to June 2017 were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group, each with 45 cases. The observation group received laparoscopic surgery, while the control group was given open surgery. The changes of immune indexes and CRP in two groups before and after 3 d and after 7 d were compared. Results: (1) In the control group, the postoperative 3 d and postoperative 7 d, CRP index were (7.87±2.01) mg/ dL, (2.81±1.03) mg/dL, the observation group postoperative 3 d and postoperative 7 d, CRP index were (7.01±1.33) mg/dL, (1.59±0.81) mg/dL, compared with before treatment, the difference was statistically significant. The CRP in the observation group postoperative 7 d were significantly lower than those in the control group at the same time period, the difference was significant. The IgM and IgG index level of control group postoperative 3 d respectively (137.04±23.46) IU/mL and (114.36±27.18) IU/mL, compared with preoperative and observation group postoperative 3 d index level (163.07±30.19) IU/mL, (130.24±31.16) IU/ mL decreased significantly, the difference was significant. (2) The control group postoperative 3 d CD4 + and CD8 + index level were respectively (0.49±0.05)×10 9 /L, (0.29±0.08)×10 9 /L. CD8 + index level of 7 d after operation was (0.31±0.10)×10 9 /L, which were significantly decreased than 1 d before operation and significantly lower than the same period of observation group indicator level (0.59±0.09)×10 9 /L, (0.35±0.11)×10 9 /L, (0.37±0.12)×10 9 /L, the differences were statistically significant. Conclusion: Compared with open surgery, laparoscopic surgery has less influence on the immune function of patients, and has less inflammatory and stress damage, so it is worthy of clinical application.
    Keywords Colorectal cancer ; Laparoscopic surgery ; Immune status ; CRP ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 796
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Editorial Board of Journal of Hainan Medical University
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    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: Two Highly Stable Luminescent Lead Phosphonates Based on Mixed Ligands

    Xiao-Ou Cai / Meng Sun / Yu-Jing Shao / Fang Liu / Qun-Li Liu / Yan-Yu Zhu / Zhen-Gang Sun / Da-Peng Dong / Jing Li

    ACS Omega, Vol 3, Iss 12, Pp 16443-

    Highly Selective and Sensitive Sensing for Thymine Molecule and VO3– Anion

    2018  Volume 16452

    Keywords Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher American Chemical Society
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  7. Article ; Online: Terbium Oxalatophosphonate as Efficient Multiresponsive Luminescent Sensors for Chromate Anions and Tryptophan Molecules

    Cheng-Qi Jiao / Meng Sun / Fang Liu / Ya-Nan Zhou / Yan-Yu Zhu / Zhen-Gang Sun / Da-Peng Dong / Jing Li

    ACS Omega, Vol 3, Iss 12, Pp 16735-

    2018  Volume 16742

    Keywords Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher American Chemical Society
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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