Sex-Related Outcomes of Successful Drug-Coated Balloon Treatment in De Novo Coronary Artery Disease

Liu Kun,신은석,전은정,박영준,Scot Garg,김태현,손창배,최병주,Lin Hui,Song Lin Yuan,Wang Zhi,Jiang Hao,Shi Zhentao,Tang Qiang 연세대학교의과대학 2021 Yonsei medical journal Vol.62 No.11

Purpose: Although drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatment is known to be effective for de novo lesions, the influence of sex on angiographic and clinical outcomes remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the angiographic and clinical impact of DCB treatment in patients with de novo coronary lesions according to sex. Materials and Methods: A total of 227 patients successfully treated with DCB were retrospectively enrolled and divided into two groups according to sex. The primary endpoint was late lumen loss (LLL) at 6-month angiography, and the secondary endpoint was target vessel failure (TVF), which included cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization, and target vessel thrombosis. Results: The study enrolled 60 women (26.4%) and 167 men (73.6%). Compared to men, women had a smaller vessel size, larger DCB to reference vessel ratio, and more dissections after DCB treatment (55.0% vs. 37.1%, p=0.016). Women also had a significantly higher LLL compared to men (0.12±0.26 mm vs. 0.02±0.22 mm, p=0.012) at the 6-month follow-up angiography. During a median follow-up of 3.4 years (range 12.7–28.9 months), TVF was similar (women 6.7% vs. men 7.8%, p=0.944). In multivariable analysis, women were independently associated with a higher LLL. Conclusion: LLL was higher in women, but there was no difference in TVF between women and men. Based on multivariable analysis, the women sex was an independent predictor of higher LLL (Impact of Drug-coated Balloon Treatment in de Novo Coronary Lesion; NCT04619277).

LRIG1 Enhances Chemosensitivity by Modulating BCL-2 Expression and Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling in Glioma Cells

Zhentao Guo,Qianxue Chen,Baohui Liu,Daofeng Tian,Shenqi Zhang,Mingchang Li 연세대학교의과대학 2014 Yonsei medical journal Vol.55 No.5

Purpose: Leucine-rich repeats and immunoglobulin-like domains 1 (LRIG1) are an inhibitor of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) that was discovered in recent years, and many studies showed that LRIG1 is a tumor suppressor gene and may be related to tumor drug resistance. In this study, we explored whether LRIG1 protein expression can improve the chemosensitivity of glioma cells and what was its mechanism. Materials and Methods: We collected 93 cases of glioma tissues and detected the expression of LRIG1 and BCL-2. We constructed a multidrugresistance cell line U251/multidrug resistance (MDR) and examined the change of LRIG1 and BCL-2 at mRNA and protein expression levels. LRIG1 expressionwas upregulated in U251/MDR cells and we detected the change of multidrug resistance. Meanwhile, we changed the expression of LRIG1 and BCL-2 and explored the relationship between LRIG1 and BCL-2. Finally, we also explored the relationship between LRIG1 and RTKs. Results: LRIG1 was negatively correlated with BCL-2 expression in glioma tissue and U251/MDR cells, and upregulation of LRIG1 can enhance chemosensitivity and inhibit BCL-2 expression. Furthermore, LRIG1 was negatively correlated with RTKs in U251/MDR cells. Conclusion: These results demonstrated that LRIG1 can improvechemosensitivity by modulating BCL-2 expression and RTK signaling in glioma cells.

Research on a New Hybrid Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Method and its Application

Zhenhua Wang,Zhentao Liu,Xueyan Lan,Jian Liu,Shaowei Wang,Yangming Wu,Yanbing Xue 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Smart Home Vol.10 No.7

In order to overcome the shortcomings of slow convergence speed and easy falling into the local minimum values of the BP neural network, an improved particle swarm optimization(PSO) algorithm is proposed to optimize the redial basic function (RBF) neural network, in order to propose a new hybrid intelligent fault diagnosis(IMPSO-RBFNN) method. In the IMPSO-RBFNN method, the adaptive dynamic adjusting strategy is used to control the inertia weight of the PSO algorithm in order to an improved particle swarm optimization(IMPSO) algorithm. Then the IMPSO algorithm is selected to optimize the parameters of RBF neural network by encoding the particle and continuous iteration of the IMPSO algorithm in order to obtain the optimal combination values of the parameters of RBF neural network. The optimal combination values are regarded as the values of these parameters of the RBFNN for constructing the final IMPSO-RBFNN method. In order to test the effectiveness of the proposed IMPSO-RBFNN method, the data from bearing data center of CWRU is selected in this paper. The experiment results show that the IMPSO algorithm can effectively optimize the weights of RBFNN, the IMPSO-RBFNN method can accurately realize high precision fault diagnosis of rolling bearing.

Glioma Stem Cell-Targeted Dendritic Cells as a Tumor Vaccine Against Malignant Glioma

Baowei Ji,Qianxue Chen,Baohui Liu,Liquan Wu,Daofeng Tian,Zhentao Guo,Wei Yi 연세대학교의과대학 2013 Yonsei medical journal Vol.54 No.1

Purpose: Cancer stem cells have recently been thought to be closely related to tumor development and reoccurrence. It may be a promising way to cure malignant glioma by using glioma stem cell-targeted dendritic cells as a tumor vaccine. In this study, we explored whether pulsing dendritic cells with antigens of glioma stem cells was a potent way to induce specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes and anti-tumor immunity. Materials and Methods: Cancer stem cells were cultured from glioma cell line U251. Lysate of glioma stem cells was obtained by the repeated freezing and thawing method. Dendritic cells (DCs) were induced and cultured from the murine bone marrow cells, the biological characteristics were detected by electron microscope and flow cytometry. The DC vaccine was obtained by mixing DCs with lysate of glioma stem cells. The DC vaccine was charactirizated through the mixed lymphocyte responses and cell killing experiment in vitro. Level of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) in the supernatant was checked by ELISA. Results: After stimulation of lysate of glioma stem cell, expression of surface molecules of DC was up-regulated, including CD80, CD86, CD11C and MHC-II. DCs pulsed with lysate of glioma stem cells were more effective than the control group in stimulating original glioma cells-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes responses, killing glioma cells and boosting the secretion of IFN-γ in vitro. Conclusion: The results demonstrated DCs loaded with antigens derived from glioma stem cells can effectively stimulate naive T cells to form specific cytotoxic T cells, kill glioma cells cultured in vitro.

Investigating Trends in Research on China’s Sport Policy Using Social Network Analysis and Topic Modeling

Yongdi Wang,김경식,Haixia Yue,Zhentao Liu,Sihong Sui,Wang Mingyi 아시아스포츠융합과학회 2023 Asia Pacific Journal of Applied Sport Sciences Vol.4 No.1

PURPOSE The purpose of the current study was to examine the research trend on China’s sport policy. We proposed three research questions: (a) have the research keywords for China’s sport policy changed over time; (b) which research keywords best represent the past 30 years of research on China’s sport policy; and (c) what are the primary topics of that research? METHOD We searched the core journals on CNKI to determine trends in 30 years of research on China’s sport policy and directions for future research. In order to achieve this goal, we conducted social network analysis using 437 articles published between 1993 and 2020. RESULT First, we found that China’s sport policy-related keywords did not change significantly. Second, the primary keywords over this 30-year period included the following: sport, policy, China, development, system, implementation, innovation, and industry. Third, sport policy scholars focused most often on the sport industry, followed by sport policy development, school sports, sport governance, and mass sports. CONCLUSION To develop sport policy research in China further, private academic organizations (e.g., China’s Society for Sport Policy) need to conduct sport policy studies.

Impact of Dissection after Drug-Coated Balloon Treatment of De Novo Coronary Lesions: Angiographic and Clinical Outcomes

Lin Hui,신은석,전은정,백영준,Scot Garg,김태현,손창배,최병주,Liu Kun,Song Lin Yuan,Wang Zhi,Jiang Hao,Shi Zhentao,Tang Qiang 연세대학교의과대학 2020 Yonsei medical journal Vol.61 No.12

Purpose: Dissection after plain balloon angioplasty is required to achieve adequate luminal area; however, it is associated with ahigh risk of vascular events. This study aimed to examine the relationship between non-flow limiting coronary dissections andsubsequent lumen loss and long-term clinical outcomes following successful drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatment of de novocoronary lesions. Materials and Methods: A total of 227 patients with good distal flow (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction flow grade 3) followingDCB treatment were retrospectively enrolled and stratified according to the presence or absence of a non-flow limiting dissection. The primary endpoint was late lumen loss (LLL) at 6-month angiography, and the secondary endpoint was target vesselfailure (TVF, a composite of cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization, and target vesselthrombosis). Results: The cohort consisted of 95 patients with and 132 patients without a dissection. There were no between-group differencesin LLL (90.8%) returning for angiography at 6 months (0.05±0.19 mm in non-dissection and 0.05±0.30 mm in dissection group, p=0.886) or in TVF (6.8% in non-dissection and 8.4% in dissection group, p=0.799) at a median follow-up of 3.4 years. In a multivariateanalysis, the presence of dissection and its severity were not associated with LLL or TVF. Almost dissections (93.9%) were completelyhealed, and there was no newly developed dissection at 6-month angiography. Conclusion: The presence of a dissection following successful DCB treatment of a de novo coronary lesion may not be associatedwith an increased risk of LLL or TVF (Impact of Drug-coated Balloon Treatment in de Novo Coronary Lesion; NCT04619277).

Gaseous signal molecule SO2 regulates autophagy through PI3K/ AKT pathway inhibits cardiomyocyte apoptosis and improves myocardial fibrosis in rats with type II diabetes

Zhao Junxiong,Wu Qian,Yang Ting,Nie Liangui,Liu Shengquan,Zhou Jia,Chen Jian,Jiang Zhentao,Xiao Ting,Yang Jun,Chu Chun 대한약리학회 2022 The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology Vol.26 No.6

Myocardial fibrosis is a key link in the occurrence and development of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Its etiology is complex, and the effect of drugs is not good. Cardiomyocyte apoptosis is an important cause of myocardial fibrosis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of gaseous signal molecule sulfur dioxide (SO2) on diabetic myocardial fibrosis and its internal regulatory mechanism. Masson and TUNEL staining, Western-blot, transmission electron microscopy, RT-qPCR, immunofluorescence staining, and flow cytometry were used in the study, and the interstitial collagen deposition, autophagy, apoptosis, and changes in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathways were evaluated from in vivo and in vitro experiments. The results showed that diabetic myocardial fibrosis was accompanied by cardiomyocyte apoptosis and down-regulation of endogenous SO2-producing enzyme aspartate aminotransferase (AAT)1/2. However, exogenous SO2 donors could up-regulate AAT1/2, reduce apoptosis of cardiomyocytes induced by diabetic rats or high glucose, inhibit phosphorylation of PI3K/AKT protein, up-regulate autophagy, and reduce interstitial collagen deposition. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that the gaseous signal molecule SO2 can inhibit the PI3K/AKT pathway to promote cytoprotective autophagy and inhibit cardiomyocyte apoptosis to improve myocardial fibrosis in diabetic rats. The results of this study are expected to provide new targets and intervention strategies for the prevention and treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy.