Objective To explore the effects of CD40Ig gene transfer in vitro on cardiac allograft survival in mice. Methods The recombinant adenovirus vector carrying murine CD40 extracellular domain and human IgG Fc fusion gene (AdCD40Ig) was constructed. Using BALB/c mice as donors and C57BL/6 mice as recipients, the model of mice abdomen heterotopical heart transplantation was set up. In the experimental group, the isolated donor heart was transfected with AdCD40Ig, then transplanted to recipient. The other groups included empty vector transfected control group, untransfected control group, and syngeneic control group (the donors and the recipients were C57BL/6 mice). The survival time of donor hearts and the infiltration of inflammatory cells in heart allograft were observed. The expression of CD40Ig fusion protein in recipient was identified by Sandwich ELISA; The IFN-? producing cells in recipient was determined by FACS. Results The survival time of the cardiac allograft in experimental group was ( 15.8? 0.7) days, significantly longer than empty vector transfected control group and untransfected control group (P

Pleural effusion is one of the common complications after abdominal surgery, which has a high incidence rate. It not only extends the length of hospital stay and increases the economic burden, but also may affect the prognosis of patients or even endanger lives. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusion are important for postoperative rehabilitation. So far,the relationship between pleural effusion and clinical pathological factors of postoperation has not been revealed clearly and definitely. Preventive measures and the causes are summarized by reading a large number of literatures and combining with clinical experience to reduce incidence rate.

Objective To investigate the mechanism of NK cell in eliminating the Hepatitis B virus during HBV in-fection . Methods Acute HBV infection model was established by injecting adult mice hydrodynamically with 20μg of pGEM4Z/HBV1. 2 plasmid. This model was evaluated by detecting serum level of HBsAg and HBcAg in liver tis-sue at the indicated time points by radioimmunoassay and immunohistochemistry respectively. The variation of fre-quency and absolute number of NK cell was analyzed between wide type ( WT ) mice and HBV plasmid-injected mice. Furthermore, the activation and the IFN-γproduction of NK cell were investigated in these mice by flow cy-tometry. HE staining and alanine transaminase( ALT) dectection were used to observe liver injury. To test whether NK cell and IFN-γwere involved in HBV elimination, we used PK136 antibody to clear NK cell and IFN-γneutral-ization antibody toblock IFN-γeffect. Results After the hydrodynamic injection with 20 μg of pGEM4Z/HBV1.2, the serum level of HBsAg and expression of HBcAg in liver tissue were very high at 1 week, but then decreased gradually. However, these antigens almost became negative at 4 to 5 weeks, which mimic acute HBV infection pa-tients. Compared with NK cell from WT mice, the frequency and absolute number of NK cell increased significantly from HBV mice. Also, the NK cells express higher level of CD69 and produce more IFN-γ. Meanwhile, there was no liver injury in HBV mice. Depletion of NK cell or blocking IFN-γ effect in HBV mice could significantly in-crease the level of HBV related antigens. Conclusion In the mouse model of acute HBV infection, NK cell could promote the HBV elimination through secreting IFN-γ.

Objective To investigate the expression of the long non-coding RNA (IncRNA) H19 in the serum of patients with acute pancreatitis and its clinical significance.Methods A total of 82 patients who were diagnosed with acute pancreatitis in Emergency Department and Department of General Surgery in Shenyang Emergency Center from January 2013 to December 2015 were enrolled,and 20 healthy subjects were enrolled as normal controls.Peripheral blood samples were collected from the patients with acute pancreatitis and healthy subjects,the serum was separated,and RNA was extracted.Real-time PCR was used to measure the expression of lncRNA H19,and the correlation between the expression of H19 and other clinical and pathological parameters was analyzed.The t-test was used for comparison of continuous data between groups,and the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups.The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the value of lncRNA H19 in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.Results The acute pancreatitis group had a significantly higher H19 expression level in serum than the healthy control group (t =2.364,P =0.020).The severe acute pancreatitis group had higher expression of lncRNA H19 than the mild acute pancreatitis group (t =2.111,P =0.037),and the patients with a Balthazar CT grade above grade C had significantly higher relative expression of lncRNA H19 than those with CT grade ≤ C (t =2.312,P =0.022).The ROC curve showed that H19 measurement helped with the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis with an area under the ROC curve of 0.752 (95％ CI:0.636-0.867,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion Patients with acute pancreatitis have increased expression of IncRNA H19 in serum,and therefore,H19 has certain clinical significance in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis and the evaluation of disease severity.

A novel silica monolithic stationary phase functionalized with butylaminopropyl ligands for capillary electrochromatography(CEC) has been presented. The monolithic capillary columns were prepared by a sol-gel) process and subsequent a chemical modification. The amino groups on the surface of the stationary phase are meant to generate a substantial anodic electroosmotic flow (EOF). The butyl and propyl groups provide) hydrophobic properties. To evaluate the column performance, effects of buffer pH and organic modifier content on the EOF and electrochromatographic retention behavior of alkylbenzenes, organic acids and anilines were investigated. The monolithic stationary phase exhibited reversed phase (RP) chromatographic behavior toward neutral solutes. The model organic acid anion solutes were separated by the mixed mode mechanism, which comprised RP interaction, weak anion-exchange, and electrophoresis. Basic compounds such as anilines) were well separated on the butylaminopropyl silica monolithic column without peak tailing.

Objective: To investigate whether lipopolysaccharide induced parkin expression and mitophagy in macrophages.Methods:The murine peritoneal primary macrophages were aseptically isolated from Kunming mice and cultured in complete medium.The mitochondrial membrane potential of macrophages was detected by flow cytometry,after the cells were stimulated with 200 ng/ml LPS and labeled mitochondria with JC-1.The parkin mRNA level of macrophages was detected by RT-PCR, protein levels of parkin and autophagic related protein LC3 Ⅱ and LC3 Ⅰ were determined by Western blot.The distribution and co-localization of parkin with LC3 and mitochondria in macrophages were respectively observed by laser scanning confocal microscope, before and after the cells were treated with LPS.Results: Flow cytometry results after JC-1 staining showed that mitochondrial membrane potential in macrophages was declined after stimulation with 200 ng/ml LPS, and continuously decreased with prolonged treatment time.The mRNA levels of parkin were increased slightly within 6 h after LPS stimulation,but parkin proteins were increased significantly within 6 h after LPS stimulation.The results of parkin distribution showed that parkin was evenly distributed in the cytoplasm at normal status, but became the obvious punctate distribution after LPS stimulation in macrophages.Western blot results showed LC3 Ⅱ/LC3 Ⅰ levels were increased after LPS stimulation, indicating the appearance of macrophage autophagy.Confocal microscopy showed that there were co-localization of parkin,LC3 and mitochondrial in macrophages after LPS stimulation.Conclusion:Parkin expression is increased significantly and mediated mitochondrial autophagy in macrophages after LPS stimulation, which is involved in the clearance of damaged mitochondria,thereby playing a role in regulating macrophage inflammatory response.

0.05). Expression of MDR1 had a positive ~correlation with mutant p53 accumulation and HER2 expression(P0.05 ).In univariate analyses,TNM staging, axillary lymph node metastasis, mutant p53 accumulation, and HER2 over-expression were negatively correlated with DFS and OS, and MDR1 over-expression significantly reduced OS but not DFS. In multivariate analysis, axillary lymph node metastasis, over-expression of MDR1 and HER2 were independent risk factors for prognosis. Conclusions ~Induction of multidrug resistance and poor response to chemotherapy and endocrinotherapy may be the chief reasons for poor prognosis of breast cancer with mutant p53 accumulation, and HER2 and MDR1 over-expression. ~Determination of the above genes′expression in breast cancer tissue can be of use in deciding the degree of ~malignancy , metastasis phenotype and prognosis of brest cancer. Increasing anthracycline dose may increase the ~overall response rate to chemotherapy and improve prognosis in patients with mutant p53 accumulation, HER2 and MDR1 over-expression, especially HER2 over-expression.

Aim To study the effect of simvastatin on the production of reactive oxygen species ( ROS ) and the secretion of interleukin-1 beta ( IL-1β) in oxidized low density lipoprotein ( oxLDL )-induced macropha-ges. Methods After the murine macrophage J774A. 1 was treated with 0,50,100,200 mg·L-1 oxLDL, the contents of aggregated lipid in macrophages were ob-served and determined by oil red O staining. Then, the oxLDL-primed macrophages were treated with 0 . 5 ,1 . 0μmol·L-1 simvastatin, the production of ROS was de-termined by flow cytometry and the expressions of pro-caspase-1 , cleaved caspase-1 and mature IL-1βon pro-tein level were determined by Western blot. Results The oil red O staining results showed that oxLDL could induce obvious lipid aggregation in macrophages, and reached the saturation point with 100 mg·L-1 concen-tration. Flow cytometry results indicated that oxLDL could induce the production of ROS in macrophages, up to 167% ± 0. 47%, and ROS level decreased to 139% ± 0. 97% in a dose-dependent manner after treatment with simvastatin. Western blot indicated that simvastatin could inhibit the expression of cleaved caspase-1 and mature IL-1β in macrophages triggered by oxLDL;compared with oxLDL group, the expression of cleaved caspase-1 and mature IL-1β decreased in simvastatin treated group, and all results had statistical significance ( P<0. 05 ) . Conclusion In the lipid ag-gregation model of macrophages induced by oxLDL, simvastatin can inhibit the production of ROS, caspase-1 activation, and secretion of IL-1β in macrophages.

Objective To investigate the expression of far upstream element binding protein 1 (FUBP1) gene in gastric cancer,and analyze its effect on proliferation and invasion of gastricc cancer cells.Methods The expression of FUBP1 in gastric cancer tissues was detected by real-time PCR.The relationship between FUBP1 expression and clinic pathological factors of gastricc cancer was analyzed by one-way ANOVA.The silence vector for FUBP1 was constructed and transfected into gastricc cancer SGC7901 cells,and the transfected effects were then detected by real-time PCR.The influence of FUBP1 silence on cell proliferation and invasion in SGC7901 cells were detected by CCK8 method and Transwell assay.Results FUBP1 expression was increased markedly in gastricc cancer tissues.Following the depressing of differentiation and the increase of invasion depth and metastatic lymph nodes,the FUBP1 expression was up-regulated in primary gastric carcinoma significantly.The pS-FUBP1 vector could silence the FUBP1 expression in SGC7901 cells.FUBP1 silence inhibited SGC7901 cell proliferation amd invasion.Conclusion FUBP1 was high-expressed in gastricc cancer,and related with genesis and progress of gastric cancer,silence of FUBP1 expression can inhibit the cell proliferation and invasion in gastric cancer cells.

Objective: To evaluate the role of 2B-containing NMDA receptors (NR2B) in sevoflurane anesthesia-induced cognitive dysfunction in aged rats. Methods: Thirty-two healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats, aged 18 months, weighing 570-630 g, were divided into 4 groups (n=8 each) using a random number table method: control group (group C), sevoflurane anesthesia group (group S), sevoflurane anesthesia plus NR2B specific inhibitor Ro 25-6981 group (group S+ RO) and Ro 25-6981 group (group RO). S and S+ RO groups inhaled 3% sevoflurane for 4 h. Ro 25-6981 1 mg/kg was intraperitoneally injected at 15 min before inhaling sevoflurane in group S+ RO.Morris water maze test was performed at 2 days after the end of anesthesia to assess cognitive function.The rats were then sacrificed, and hippocampal tissues were obtained for determination of the expression and phosphorylation of ERK1/2 by Western blot. Results: Compared with group C, the escape latency was significantly prolonged, the frequency of crossing the original platform was reduced, the time of staying at the original platform quadrant was shortened, and the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was decreased in group S (P<0.05), and no significant change was found in the escape latency in S+ RO and RO groups (P>0.05). Compared with group S, the escape latency was significantly shortened, the frequency of crossing the original platform was increased, the time of staying at the original platform quadrant was prolonged, and the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was increased in group S+ RO(P<0.05). There was no significant difference in ERK1/2 expression among the four groups (P>0.05). Conclusion The mechanism by which sevoflurane anesthesia induces cognitive dysfunction is related to up-regulating the expression of NR2B and inhibiting the activity of ERK1/2 in aged rats.