乙肝肝硬化肝胆湿热及肝肾阴虚证物质基础研究＊

目的 运用代谢组学技术分析乙肝肝硬化患者肝肾阴虚及肝胆湿热两种典型证候（同病异证）的血清差异代谢产物及其代谢通路，探寻虚、实两种典型证候的内在物质基础，以期从代谢水平上为中医证候分类提供客观依据。方法 对符合纳入标准的111例不同证候的乙肝肝硬化患者（肝胆湿热证40例，肝肾阴虚证41例，隐证(无证可辨）者30例）中医症状及体征进行描述性分析，发现两种不同证型的临床信息分布规律及证候特征；采用气相色谱-飞行时间质谱联用（GC-TOF/MS）技术对乙肝肝硬化患者，以及与之相匹配的60例健康人的血清样本进行检测，经非监督的主成分分析（Principal Components Analysis，PCA）、有监督的偏最小二乘判别分析（Partial Least Square Discriminant Analysis，PLS-DA）及监督的正交偏最小二乘法（Orthogonal Partial Least SquareDiscriminant Analysis，OPLS-DA）分析，找出与乙肝肝硬化疾病本身及其两种典型证候相关的差异性物质；运用MetaboAnalyst 3.0数据库，寻找并解析肝胆湿热及肝肾阴虚虚实两种证候间差异性物质的相关代谢通路。结果 （1）肝胆湿热证中出现频率较高（50%以上）的症状为小便色黄，口干，口苦，口臭或有异味等。肝肾阴虚证中出现频率较高的症状为口干、腰酸、乏力、腿软等。两证共见症/征为口干、尿黄、易怒、舌红。（2）各组间丙氨酸氨基转移酶（Alanine Aminotransferase,ALT）数值无统计学差异（P > 0.05）；与健康组比较，隐证组中白蛋白（Albumin，ALB），肝胆湿热证中总胆红素（Total Bilirubin，TBil）、直接胆红素（Direct Bilirubin，DBil）、谷草转氨酶（Aspartate Transaminase，AST）、碱性磷酸酶（Alkaline Phosphatase，ALP）、谷氨酰转肽酶（Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase，GGT）、总胆汁酸（Total Biliary Acid，TBA）及ALB，肝肾阴虚证TBil、ALP、GGT、TBA、ALB值差异均有统计学意义（P < 0.05）；与隐证比较，肝胆湿热证TBil、DBil、AST、ALP、TBA、ALB，肝肾阴虚证TBA、ALB差异有统计学意义（P < 0.05）；肝胆湿热证与肝肾阴虚证相比，TBil、DBil差异有统计学意义（P < 0.05）。（3）代谢组学检测及代谢通路分析，发现各组之间代谢谱均有良好的区分，并获得各组间的差异性物质。发现肝胆湿热及肝肾阴虚两典型证的共同物质10个，去除疾病（隐证）的信息，则得到两证共同物质6个，涉及的代谢通路为甘氨酸、丝氨酸及苏氨酸代谢和苯丙氨酸代谢；同时，分别获得两证各自特异性的代谢物质各8个，分别涉及亚油酸代谢和甘氨酸、苏氨酸及丝氨酸代谢。结论 运用代谢组学技术，发现肝胆湿热及肝肾阴虚不同证之间既存在病的共同物质（同病），也存在证的差异物质（异证），从而在代谢层面上为中医证候分类的科学性提供科学依据。     

翻转课堂联合CBL教学在中医辨证见习中的应用

目的探讨翻转课堂联合CBL教学法应用于中医学辨证见习教学中的效果。方法将60名学生随机分为两组,每组30名,学生均来自于中南大学湘雅医学院临床医学专业2016级五年制本科。翻转课堂联合CBL教学法被应用于试验组,传统教学模式被应用于对照组,教学效果评价采用理论知识考核与学生满意度调查的双向评价模式。结果试验组的见习内容知识考核卷面成绩和满意度调查得分均高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P <0.05)。结论在中医学辨证见习课中,翻转课堂联合CBL教学法的教学效果优于传统教学模式。     

miR-361-5p对肾细胞癌ACHN细胞恶性生物学行为的影响

目的：探讨miR-361-5p对肾细胞癌ACHN细胞增殖、侵袭、迁移、凋亡及其细胞周期的影响。方法：将miR-361-5p mimics和miR-361-5p inhibitor分别转染至肾癌ACHN细胞中，用qPCR检测转染细胞中miR-361-5p的表达水平，用MTT法、划痕愈合实验、Transwell实验、流式细胞术分别检测细胞的增殖、迁移、侵袭、细胞周期和凋亡水平。结果：与空白对照组和 Mimics-NC组比较，miR-361-5p mimics组ACHN细胞中miR-361-5p表达水平显著升高（P<0.01），细胞的增殖、侵袭和迁移能力均显著减弱（均P<0.01），而凋亡率升高（P<0.01）。与空白对照组或Inhibitor-NC组比较，miR-361-5p inhibitor组细胞中miR-361-5p表达水平显著下降（P<0.01），细胞的增殖、侵袭和迁移能力均增强（均P<0.01），细胞周期运转加速（P<0.01），凋亡率降低（P<0.05）。结论：miR-361-5p可抑制肾癌ACHN细胞的增殖、侵袭和迁移，并诱导细胞凋亡，其在肾癌发生发展过程中发挥重要的抑制作用。     

Proteomic and bioinformatic analysis of condyloma acuminata: mild hyperthermia treatment reveals compromised HPV infectivity of keratinocytes via regulation of metabolism,differentiation and anti-viral responses

Background: Hyperthermia has proved successful in treating cutaneous human papillomavirus infectious diseases such as plantar wart and condyloma acuminata (CA). Moreover, this treatment provides improved therapeutic efficacy in these conditions as compared with conventional therapies.

Objectives: To investigate the global proteome changes in CA in response to hyperthermia and achieve a better understanding of the mechanisms of hyperthermia therapy against HPV-infectious diseases.

Methods: CA tissue was obtained from patients undergoing pathological examinations. Diagnosis was verified as based on results of both HE staining and HPV-DNA PCR assay. Hyperthermia was achieved with a 44?°C water bath. Differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were identified by iTRAQ labeling, SCX chromatography and LC-MS/MS assay. Validation of proteomic results was performed using real-time qPCR and western blot, while bioinformatic analysis of DEPs was accomplished by R 3.4.1, STRING and Cytoscape softwares.

Results: In response to hyperthermia, a total of 102 DEPs were identified with 37 being upregulated and 65 downregulated. Among these DEPs, hyperthermia induced proteins involved with anti-viral processes such as OAS1, MX1, BANF1, CANX and AP1S1, whereas it inhibited proteins that participated in cellular metabolism, such as GALT, H6PD, EXOSC4 and EXOSC6; protein translation, such as RPS4Y1; as well as keratinocyte differentiation, such as KRT5, KRT27, KRT75, KRT76 and H2AFY2.

Conclusions: Hyperthermia inhibited enzymes and molecules responsible for metabolism modulation and keratinocyte differentiation in CA tissue, whereas it promoted factors involved in anti-viral responses. Such effects may, in part, contribute to the efficacy of local hyperthermia therapy against HPV infection.     

从胰岛微循环探索“脾气散精”环节对血糖稳态的调节机制

减少血糖波动是目前干预糖尿病和预防并发症的重点,也是中医药在糖尿病治疗中的优势所在。越来越多的研究表明,胰岛微循环障碍是胰岛功能下降进而引发血糖波动的关键病理环节,而胰岛微循环局部肾素-血管紧张素系统(renin-angiotensin system,RAS)的过度激活作为胰岛功能失代偿的使动环节,与胰岛内分泌细胞功能密切相关,是研究胰岛功能的关键靶点。中医学认为糖尿病血糖波动与"脾气散精"障碍密切相关,脾不散"精"(血糖),精滞为浊,浊邪壅塞,是血糖稳态失衡的使动环节,亦为糖尿病全病程的关键病机。通过补益"脾"气以促进"胰"中精微物质的布散能够恢复糖调节激素间的平衡,从而减少血糖波动。目前,"脾气散精"对血糖波动的调节机制尚不明确。作者基于以往的临床和科研工作基础,提出"脾气散精"环节通过促进机体胰岛微循环从而发挥其改善胰岛功能、调节血糖稳态的作用,其机制可能与抑制胰岛微循环局部RAS的激活状态相关。RAS系统在胰岛微循环中各信号通路的相互拮抗关系,与中医理论中脾气散精与固精作用的对立制约关系相类似。因此"脾气散精"环节对血糖波动的调节机制有必要从胰岛微循环RAS整体调控的角度进行深入探索,以此揭示中医药调节机体内环境稳态,减少糖尿病患者血糖波动的科学内涵。     

枇杷叶紫珠化学成分及其细胞毒活性和抗炎活性

目的研究枇杷叶紫珠Callicarpa kochiana的化学成分及其细胞毒活性和抗炎活性。方法枇杷叶紫珠90%丙酮提取物采用硅胶、Sephadex LH-20、MCI、ODS、重结晶、半制备HPLC进行分离纯化,根据理化性质及波谱数据鉴定所得化合物的结构。采用CCK8法、Griess法、ELISA法测定化合物4~5的细胞毒活性和抗炎活性。结果从中分离得到5个化合物,分别鉴定为3,7,3’,4’-tetramethyl-quercetin (1)、pachypodol (2)、14α-hydroxyisopimaric acid(3)、14α-hydroxy-7,15-isopimaradien-18-oic acid (4)、(16R)-16,17-dihydroxyphyllolladan-3-one (5)。化合物4在一定浓度范围内对7种肿瘤细胞具有不同程度的抑制作用,并可以减少RAW264. 7细胞NO、IL-10、MCP-1、TNF-α的释放量。结论化合物1~5均为首次从该植物中分离得到,化合物4具有细胞毒活性和抗炎活性。     

肾上腺嗜铬细胞瘤的临床病理特征分析

目的探讨肾上腺嗜铬细胞瘤(PCC)的临床病理特征。方法收集22例PCC患者的临床病历资料,分析临床表现、病理特征、免疫组织化学特征、鉴别诊断、治疗和预后。结果患者中位年龄46岁(23~67岁);男性13例、女性9例;临床常见症状包括高血压、腹胀腹痛;Ⅰ期10例、Ⅱ期12例;中位随访时间为72.5个月(14.9~117.7个月),其中1例复发、1例转移,其余患者均未发生复发及转移;CgA、Syn和CD56阳性表达率分别为95.2%、95.2%、100.0%,CK、Melan-A阴性表达率分别为90.5%和100.0%,Ki-67增殖指数低于10%,S100阳性表达率为76.2%。结论肾上腺PCC发病率低,但有转移和复发的可能,需要定期随访。     

Melatonin safeguards against fatty liver by antagonizing TRAFs‐mediated ASK1 deubiquitination and stabilization in a β‐arrestin‐1 dependent manner

Melatonin has been previously shown to prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), yet the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we identified a previously unknown regulatory action of melatonin on apoptosis signal‐regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) signaling pathway in the pathogenesis and development of NAFLD. Although melatonin administration did not alter food intake, it significantly alleviated fatty liver phenotypes, including the body weight gain, insulin resistance, hepatic lipid accumulation, steatohepatitis, and fibrosis in a high‐fat diet (HFD)‐induced NAFLD mouse model (in vivo). The protection of melatonin against NAFLD was not affected by inactivation of Kupffer cell in this model. In NAFLD mice liver, ASK1 signal cascade was substantially activated, evidence by the enhancement of total ASK1, phospho‐ASK1, phospho‐MKK3/6, phospho‐p38, phospho‐MKK4/7, and phospho‐JNK. Melatonin treatment significantly suppressed the ASK1 upregulation and the phosphorylation of ASK1, MKK3/6, MKK4/7, p38, and JNK. Mechanistically, we found that lipid stress triggered the interaction between ASK1 and TNF receptor‐associated factors (TRAFs), including TRAF1, TRAF2, and TRAF6, which resulted in ASK1 deubiquitination and thereby increased ASK1 protein stability. Melatonin did not alter ASK1 mRNA level; however, it activated a scaffold protein β‐arrestin‐1 and enabled it to bind to ASK1, which antagonized the TRAFs‐mediated ASK1 deubiquitination, and thus reduced ASK1 protein stability. Consistent with these findings, knockout of β‐arrestin‐1 in mice partly abolished the protection of melatonin against NAFLD. Taken together, our results for the first time demonstrate that melatonin safeguards against NAFLD by eliminating ASK1 activation via inhibiting TRAFs‐mediated ASK1 deubiquitination and stabilization in a β‐arrestin‐1 dependent manner.