Background and purpose:Overexpression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase(hTERT)plays a critical role in the process of immortalization of tumor cells.This study aims to investigate siRNA's effects on endogenous hTERT mRNA level and growth of breast cancer cells by targeting hTERT with its specific siRNA.The ultimate goal was to further elaborate the possible mechanism of immortalization in breast cancer cells.Methods:Real-Time RT-PCR was used to determine the hTERT transcripts in various breast cancer cells.hTERT siRNA was transfected into MCF7 cells with lipofectamine 2000.Cell growth was illustrated by growth curve,and cells apoptosis percentage was measured with Flow Cytometry(FACS).The relative expression levels of immortalization-related genes were evaluated with Real-Time RT-PCR.Results:Overexpressions of hTERT were demonstrated in all tested breast cancer cell lines.The inhibitory effects of hTERT siRNA were shown on both hTERT mRNA levels and cell growth from day 4 post transfection.Apoptosis was induced by hTERT siRNA as well.Certain immortalization-related genes were reduced by more than 50%,such as RAC1,PCYT2,FDFT1 and ATP5G2.Conclusions:hTERT siRNA specifically inhibited hTERT at mRNA level as well as cell growth.The apoptosis and downregulation of immortalization-related genes due to hTERT siRNA was demonstrated.

Background and purpose:The effects of triiodothyronine(T3)on breast cancer remain unclear.The aim of this study was to investigate the expression and correlation of estrogen receptor-?(ER-?)and thyroid hormone receptor-?(TR-?)in breast cancer cell lines,and to determine the changes of relevant receptors expression and its possible mechanism due to T3 treatment.Methods:Real-Time PCR was used to analyze the expressions of ER-? and TR-? at mRNA level in seven breast cancer cell lines.The expression level of retinoid X receptor-?(RXR-?)and these two receptors after T3 treatment were determined as well.The gene profile was further determined in SK-BR-3 cells treated with T3.Results:The expressions of ER-? and TR-? were quite low in SK-BR-3,MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-435 cells,but high in MCF7,BT20,BT474 and T47D cells.ER-?,TR-? and RXR-? were upregulated due to T3 treatment in ER-?(-)cells,but not in ER-?(+)cells.In SK-BR-3 cells,T3 treatment led to up-regulation of E2F1,TGF-?1R,TGF-?2R and hTERT,but down-regulation of TGF-?1 and p21.Conclusions:The expressions of ER-? and TR-? are correlated in breast cancer cells;the effect of T3 treatment on hormone receptors is associated with endogenous ER-? level.

Objective: To discuss the relation between dampness-heat syndrome of GBS and neuroendocrine-immunoregulatory network.Methods: 34 patients with GBS were divided into dampness-heat syndrome group and nondampness-heat syndrome group by syndromes differentiation of TCM.The autonomic nerve function,the level of immunoglobulin,cortisol(COR) and adrenocorticotropin(ACTH) of these two groups were detected.The datas were compared with that of normal control group.Results:① There were significant difference in function of autonomic nerve between the two groups(damp-heat syndrome group and nondamp-heat syndrome group) and normal control group.There is difference between dampness-heat syndrome group and nondampness-heat syndrome group,too.Dampness-heat syndrome group mainly showed sympathetic nerve excitement(60.0%).In nondampness-heat syndrome group,the incidence of sympathetic nerve excitement is 35.7%;parasympathetic nerve excitement is 28.6%.② In dampness-heat syndrome group the level of IgG was higher than that in nondampness-heat syndrome group and normal control group.The level of IgA was higher than that in normal control group(P

Objective　To observe the characteristics and statistics in the bi-variable distribution of thyroid volume (ml) and urine iodine level (μg/L) of children aged 8,9,10 years in China,1999.Methods　Classing analysis.Results　①Data of 12982 cases collected from all country are analyzed with cluster method and three clusters are delimitated as follows;②in first cluster,according to the calculation of median,the volume of thyroid gland is small (2.2ml) and the level of urinary iodine is high (369.1μg/L);③in second cluster,the volume of thyroid gland is middle size (3.4ml) but the level of urinary iodine is significantly lower (88.0μg/L) than that in the first cluster;④in third cluster,the thyroid volume is highest (4.1ml) and the level of urine iodine is high (363.4μg/L),too;⑤the meanings of the classifying results are discussed in detail.Conclusions　The results of the cluster analysis reported here and the typical analyses of the previous papers suggested that no low iodine problems be found out but the correlation between the increasing of thyroid volume and the higher level of urine iodine be observed by us in the studies.

Objective To observe and scale knee joint space of the patients who suffered adults' Kaschin-Beck disease (KBD) in Shangzhi City of Heilongjiang Province in order to acquire basic knowledge for upcoming intervention trial. Methods Clinical test was proceeded in adults aged above 40 in Guanghui Village of Shangzhi City in 2007. In typical patients, bilateral knee X-ray was taken and knee joint space was scaled. Three points were chosen on inner and outer epicondyle of each knee and results were recorded. Results There were 307 peoples over the age of 40 in the village. Two hundred eighty-two accepted clinical test, in a rate of 91.9%. Eighty out of 282 suffered KBD, accounting for 28.4%. When the patients' condition became more serious, measurements from flank, middle, inside points on outer epicondyle of joint space presented a narrowing trend [degree Ⅰ: (5.85±0.17), (4.84±0.17), (4.36±0.18)mm; degree Ⅱ: (5.11±0.43), (4.24±0.34), (3.48±0.28)nun; degree Ⅲ: (3.59± 0.78), (3.10±0.56), (2.14±0.62)mm; Fflank,middle,inside= 6.547,5.372,10.302, all P < 0.05], but those on inner epicondyle of joint space did not[degree Ⅰ:(3.66±0.17), (3.47±0.17), (3.73±0.18)mm; degree Ⅱ:(3.55± 0.34), (3.54±0.29), (4.35±0.35)mm; degree Ⅲ: (3.19±0.72), (3.92±0.66), (4.51±0.72)ram; Finside,middle,flank= 0.351,0.356,1.883, all P > 0.05]. Joint space < 5.00 mm were found in 618, among which 363 were measured on inner epieondyle, obviously greater than those measured on outer epicondyle of joint space(255), the difference being statistically signifieant(χ2=9.59, P<0.05). Conclusions Adult cases of KBD occur in Guanghui Village. Knee joint space of adult patients narrows obviously, the more serious, the narrower, especially occurring more obviously on outer epicondyle, but frequently on inner epicondyle.

Objective　To discover and discuss the charac ter and statistics of frequency distribution of thyroid volume (TV) in Chinese c hildren aged 8,9,10 years for setting up an effective strategy to control the endemic goiter in China.Methods　The TV is measured by B-ultrasonography.The da ta of a great sample collected from all country are treated with computer centra lly in Chinese Research Center for Endemic Disease Control.Results　①In 1999,the statistics of TV(ml) of children aged 8,9,10 years in China are 3.6 of mean,3.4 of median,3.0 of mode,5.9 of 95% point and 7.9 of 99% point.②The values of 95% point in frequency distribution of TV in 8,9,10 years of boy in order are 4.8,5.6 and 6.3,and in girl they are 5. 2,5.8 and 6.5.③The disparity in medians of TV of children is very significant between the studied provinces;the lowest is Shanghai,the mediums are Anhui and Sh anxi,and the higher ones are Chongqing,Guizhou and Xinjiang,and the medians of the TV in these three categories are 1.2,3.7 and 4.0 in order.④Differential effe cts of palpation method in detection of TV are discussed carefully in this paper .Conclusions　The cause inducing to the significant diffe rences of children TV in several regions in China is not known yet,but it is not the nutritional problem of iodine certainly.

This study was aimed to choose the best fixing method of electrocardiogram (ECG) measurement in mice by comparison of ECG index in three different fixing ways. Changes of ST amplitude and heart rate in ECG were measured in the self-made mouse sets, tape bundling or breathing anesthesia state. The amplitudes of the ST seg-ment in C57BL6 mice and β1/β2-AR double knockout mice were elevated in tape bundling or breathing anesthesia state in comparison with that in the self-made mouse sets (all P < 0.01). The heart rate under the tape bundling state in C57BL6 mice was significantly faster than that in the self-made mouse sets (P< 0.05 or P< 0.01). And the heart rate under anesthesia in β1/β2-AR double knockout mice was significantly slower than that in tape bundling state or the self-made mouse sets (both P < 0.01). It was concluded that relative to the binding and anesthesia method, fixing mouse in the self-made mouse sets, which can more truly reflect the physiological or pathological states, is a relatively good fixing method of ECG measurement in experimental study.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea ; etiology ; surgery ; Child ; Endoscopy ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures ; adverse effects ; Paranasal Sinuses ; surgery ; Postoperative Complications ; surgery ; Young Adult

The conductivity and permittivity of blood in mice were measured by the AC electrical impedance method at frequency range of 0.1-100MHz, and then the changes of the Cole-Cole parameters of dielectric spectra of blood from phenylhydrazine-induced anemia mice were observed by numerical calculation and curve fitting residual analysis of the Cole-Cole equation. The results showed that hematocrit (Hct) of the mice with phenylhydrazine injection was significantly reduced; the permittivity(epsilon) spectroscopy of blood moved to the low insulating region and its permittivity decreased; conductivity (kappa) spectrum curve of blood moved to the high conductivity zone and conductivity increased; the 2nd characteristic frequency was lower than that in the normal group. There was phenylhydrazine dose dependent in the changes of the Cole-Cole parameters of dielectric spectra of blood.
Anemia ; blood ; Animals ; Blood Physiological Phenomena ; Electric Conductivity ; Electric Impedance ; Hematocrit ; Mice

Objective To assess the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis in adult patients with KaschinBeck disease(KBD) in endemic area, and to investigate the association between KBD and atherosclerosis. Methods B-mode ultrasound was used to investigate carotid atherosclerosis in patients with KBD over 40 years old in Shanhe farm and Shangzhi city and residents in Shuangcheng county in 2009. Ultrasonography images were saved and graded according to intima media morphology. Results The prevalence rates of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with KBD from the 5 villages affiliated to Shanhe farm were 50.0%(26/52),37.3%( 19/51 ),42.5%(30/71 ),58.2% (39/67) and 44.0% (22/50) , respectively. The prevalence rates of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with KBD from the 5 villages affiliated to Shangzhi city were 63.0% (34/54), 45.3% (24/53), 47.2% (25/53), 60.0% (30/50)and 51.9% (28/54), respectively. The prevalence rates of carotid atherosclerosis in people without KBD in the 5 control villages affiliated to Shuangcheng county were 63.9% (46/72),43.1% (31/72),57.1% (40/70),46.9% (30/64) and 53.0%(35/66), respectively. Ten villages in KBD endemic area and 5 villages in control area were investigated. The prevalence rates of carotid atherosclerosis in the 15 villages were standardized and compared by Wilcoxon test. The differences were not significant between two KBD endemic areas and one control( T = 25.0,24.5,all P ＞ 0.05). There was no significant difference in prevalence of atherosclerosis in the 3 areas(x2 = 0.36, P＞0.05). Comparing the severity of carotid atherosclerosis in 3 locations, the difference was statistically significant (x2 = 15.28, P ＜ 0.05) and there was significant difference statistically between the subjects in Shangzhi city and that in the control group(x2 = 8.92, P ＜ 0.05). There was no significant difference between the detection rate of atherosclerosis and the severity of KBD, and similar results in the grade of atherosclerosis and the severity of KBD were found (x2 = 1.88,5.07, all P ＞ 0.05). Conclusions The prevalence rate of carotid atherosclerosis in historical endemic area in Heilongjiang province is not higher than that in the control area.