Objective To determine the efficacy of stent based rapamycin (Rapa) and methotrexate (MTX) alone or in combination of them to reduce in stent neointimal hyperplasia Rapamycin is a potent immunosuppressive agent that inhibits smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation by blocking cell cycle progression Methods Stents were coated with PLGA (poly/lactic co glycolic acid) polymer containing 68-96 ?g Rapa or 250-300 ?g MTX or 58-81 ?g Rapa and 120-170 ?g MTX respectively Twenty five stents (metal, n =8; MTX, n =5; Rapa, n =7; Rapa and MTX, n =5) were implanted in the coronary arteries of 25 pigs Results After 28 days, the mean neointimal thickness was (2 18?1 03) mm 2 in the bare metal stent group; (0 94?0 88) mm 2 in the Rapa group; (0 47?0 24) mm 2 in the combination Rapa and MTX group, (3 93?1 48) mm 2 in the MTX group Compared with metal group the mean neointimal thickness was significantly decresed in Rapa groups and combined group The in stent restenosis was 25% (2/8) in metal group and 80% (4/5) in MTX group after 28 days, and there was no restenosis in the other two groups Conclusion Stent based delivery of Rapa via PLGA polymer can feasibly and effectively reduce in stent neointimal hyperplasia by inhibiting cellular proliferation However there are no effects to reduce in stent neointimal hyperplasia by MTX eluting stents in this study

The process of liver metastasis of colorectal cancer includes tumor cells invasion,survival in blood stream,extravasation to the liver and proliferation. It is involved in series of molecular markers,among which vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial growth factor receptor are the major targets.

Objective To explore the prognostic value of ventricular wall motion score (WMS) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) combined with heart failure (HF) in the recent 12 months Methods We selected hospitalized AMI patients in our department from Jan. 2014 to Nov. 2014. Cardiac ultrasound was performed to detect WMS and LVEF within 48 hours and during the 6?month follow?up period and the occurrence of HF was recorded. Results Totally 127 AMI patients were recruited, including 20 cases combined with HF. The WMS was higher in HF group than those in non?HF group (23.55 ± 3.73 vs 20.11 ± 3.13, P<0.01), while the LVEF in HF group was lower than those in non?HF group (48.77 ± 8.08 vs 56.99 ± 5.17, P<0.01). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that WMS and LVEF were both independent predictors of HF in the recent 12 months (P < 0.05). The prediction effect of WMS ROC curve area was 0.81 (P < 0.01) , and LVEF 0.76 (P < 0.05). WMS and LVEF combined assessment area under ROC curve was 0.82 (P < 0.01). Conclusion WMS and LVEF are independent predictors of HF in patients with AMI in the recent 12 months and the combined application of WMS and LVEF can significantly improve the prediction effect.

0.05). Conclusions HF could not only relax cerebral vessels, reduce the CVR and enhance the CBF, but also dilate the femoral vessels of CVS dogs. Nevertheless, the latter action was much weaker. Furthermore, there was no relationship between effects of HF on vascular relaxation and contraction activity and the blood vessel endothelium.

Objective To investigate the clinical significance of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule‐1 and inflammatory factors (CRP ,IL‐17) in elderly patients with colorectal carcinoma .Methods The expression of sICAM‐1 ,CRP and IL‐17 in 76 ca‐ses of elderly patients and 32 cases of youg patients with colorectal cancer were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay be‐fore and after surgery ,and to analyze its clinical significance correlated with pathological parameters .Meanwhile ,60 cases of healthy were controls .Results The serum levels of IL‐17 and sICAM‐1 were higher in patients with different ages of colorectal cancer than those of the normal control group (P<0 .05) ,and the concentrations of the two group after operation were significantly lower than those of the normal control group (P<0 .05) .The CRP levels of the young group and old group were similar to that of the normal control group (P>0 .05) .The level of CRP before operation in the young group was higher than that in the normal control group (P<0 .05) .The levels of serum IL‐17 and sICAM‐1 were significantly different between the young and the old group(P<0 .05) , while the CRP level was similar in the two groups (P>0 .05) .The serum levels of sICAM‐1 and IL‐17 in colorectal cancer patients were associated with the degree of differentiation ,depth of invasion ,lymph node metastasis and TNM staging (P<0 .05) .The level of CRP was significantly correlated with the depth of invasion ,lymph node metastasis and TNM staging (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The serum levels of sICAM‐1 ,CRP and IL‐17 reflect the invasion and metastasis of colorectal cancer in a certain extent ,which play important roles in predicting the development and prognosis of colorectal cancer .

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of microencapsules cells transfected with nerve growth factor (NGF) gene to the sciatic nerve regeneration following sciatic nerve injury in rats.MethodsMicroencapsules containing cells transfected with NGF gene were prepared using drop generative technique and cells were cultured in vitro. Animal model of sciatic nerve cut and sutured was established with Sprague-Dawely rats, and ninety-six animals were randomly divided into group A (in vivo implantation of microencapsules cells transfected with NGF gene), group B (in vivo implantation of microencapsule), group C (in vivo implantation of cells transfected with NGF gene), and group D (negative control group). The nerve conductive velocity (NCV), nerve action potential (NAP), sciatic nerve function index (SFI) were detected in the 4th, 8th and 12th week postimplantation.ResultsThe microencapsules cells transfected with NGF gene in microencapsules retained reliable cell viability and function. The expanded cells formed cell aggregates, with confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), exhibited green fluorescence material in the cell. The NGF concentration in supernatant were arriving at 269 pg/ml when cultured for 10 days. The results of NCV, NAP and SFI tests in group A were higher than those in the other groups (P<0.05).ConclusionAfter implantation, microencapsules cells transfected with NGF gene may secrete NGF continuously in vivo, and has significant improvement effect on nerve regeneration following sciatic nerve injury.

Objective: To investigate the clearance effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with an oxygen-releasing photosensitizer methylene blue (MB) formula on Enterococcus faecalis in the root canal. Methods : Groups were divided into the MB group and oxygen release MB group. Samples in the MB group were mixed with 50 μmol/L MB solution, and samples in the oxygen release MB group were mixed with 50 μmol/L MB in oxygen release emulsion. N-acetyl-L-tryptophan amide (NATA) and 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran (DPBF) were used to detect the oxidative activity and singlet oxygen generation of different formulas of MB (MB group, oxygen-releasing MB group), and the oxygen-releasing capacity of the oxygen-releasing photosensitizer formula was analyzed. The single root canal anterior teeth were collected, and the Enterococcus faecalis root canal infection model of isolated teeth was constructed. The distribution of Enterococcus faecalis in the root canal was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The isolated teeth with Enterococcus faecalis root canal infection were divided into three groups: the conventional root canal therapy group, MB-PDT therapy group, and oxygen-releasing MB-PDT therapy group, with 10 teeth in each group. Bacterial samples in the root canals of each group were obtained, the number of colonies was analyzed(CFU/mL) after 24 h of in vitro culture, and the clearance rate of Enterococcus faecalis in the root canal by photodynamic therapy was evaluated. The remaining isolated teeth with Enterococcus faecalis root canal infection were divided into 3 groups, with 5 samples in each group. Bacterial samples at a depth of 1 000 μm in the dentin tubules of the upper root, middle root and lower root segment were obtained and cultured in vitro for 24 h for calculations. The number of colonies (CFU/mL) was analyzed, and the clearance rate of Enterococcus faecalis in the dentin tubules of different segments of the root canals in each group was analyzed. Results : The oxidation activity and singlet oxygen generation capacity in the oxygen-releasing MB group were stronger than those in the MB group. Scanning electron microscope detection showed that Enterococcus faecalis was distributed in dentinal tubules, indicating that the model of root canal infection in vitro was successfully constructed. The clearance rate of Enterococcus faecalis in the oxygen-releasing MB-PDT therapy group was higher than that in the conventional therapy group and the MB-PDT therapy group (P<0.05). Oxygen-releasing PDT significantly improved the bactericidal effect in the lower dentinal tubules, and the clearance rate of Enterococcus faecalis was better than in the other two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Photodynamic therapy with the oxygen-releasing photosensitizer MB can achieve a better root canal bactericidal effect and can significantly improve the clearance effect of Enterococcus faecalis in the deep dentin of the lower root segment.

Objective To investigate the effects of same calorie intake of different enteral nutrition (EN) on blood glucose in patients with mechanical ventilation.Methods A total of 60 critically ill patients who were admitted to the Department of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Taizhou Combined Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital and received mechanical ventilation from January 2015 to January 2017 were selected. According to the random number table method, the patients were divided into a control group and a study group, 30cases in each group. The patients in the control group were given EN suspension (nutrison fibre), patients in the study group received EN emulsion (fresubin diabetes), on the first day, 1/3 standard calorie was supplied, if the patient had no any discomfort, on the second day 1/2 standard heat was given, from the third day to the tenth day they took the full amount and achieved complete EN (TEN).The fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2 hours postprandial blood glucose (2 h PBG) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1) level before and after the EN for 10 days were observed, the gastrointestinal tolerance, dosage of insulin, inflammation related indexes, the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and fatality were analyzed in the two groups.Results Compared with those before EN support, the FBG and 2 h PBG were decreased after the support for 10 days in both groups, the dosage of insulin used was decreased, and the degrees of decrease were more marked in the study group than those in the control group [FBG (mmol/L): 8.03±1.69 vs. 8.87±1.75, 2 h PBG (mmol/L): 8.25±1.98 vs. 10.43±2.34, dosage of insulin (U/d): 38.02±3.24 vs. 40.87±3.48, allP < 0.05], but there was no statistical significant difference in HbA1 level between the two groups [(7.36±1.53)% vs. (7.37±1.29)%,P > 0.05]. The incidence of gastrointestinal intolerance was lower in study group than that in control group [6.67% (2/30) vs. 10.0% (3/30)], but there was no statistical significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). Compared with those before EN support, the levels of γ-interferon (IFN-γ) were significantly increased (P < 0.05), while the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukins (IL-6 and IL-8) levels were significantly decreased after 10 days of EN support, but no statistical significant differences were found (allP > 0.05) between the two groups. During the treatment in the two groups, the incidence of VAP and mortality were relatively low, and there were no statistical significant differences were seen between the two groups (bothP > 0.05).Conclusions The blood glucose control of fresubin diabetes in patients with mechanical ventilation is superior to that of nutrison fibre, fresubin diabetes can reduce the dosage of insulin, decrease the levels of inflammatory factors and conducive to the prognosis of the patients.

Objective To investigate the predictive value of serum adiponectin level on morbidity of acute myocardial infarction, and to evaluate its impact on prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods We prospectively recruited patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who had underwent primary PCI. Their serum adiponectin levels were measured. The TIMI blood flow classification of culprit vessel was recorded after PCI. Echocardiography was performed in 24 h after PCI to evaluate left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were recorded including cardiac death, recurrent nonfatal myocardial infarction, target vessel reascularization, and readmission for heart failure after 18 months′ followed-up. Results 108 consecutive patients with STEMI and 38 control patients without coronary artery stenosis were recruited. The serum adiponectin level in STEMI group was significantly lower than that in control: (1 413.9 ± 218.8) ng/L vs.(1 756.3 ± 205.5) ng/L (P<0.01). STEMI patients with LVEF < 50% had lower serum adiponectin level compared with LVEF ≥50%: (1 334.1 ± 226.3) ng/L vs. (1 453.0 ± 213.8) ng/L , P<0.01. The serum adiponectin level in the TIMI 0-2 group after PCI was significantly lower than that in the TIMI 3 group:(1 350.7 ± 214.9) ng/L vs. (1 430.6 ± 218.5) ng/L, P < 0.01. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that lower serum adiponectin level was an independent predictor of STEMI ( OR=0.992, 95% CI 0.987-0.996, P<0.01). MACE occurred in 22 patients (20.4% ). Cox regression analysis revealed that lower serum adiponectin level remained an independent predictor of MACE ( OR=0.996, 95% CI 0.993-0.999, P < 0.01). Conclusions Lower serum adiponectin level is significantly associated with morbidity of STEMI and adverse prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Gibbons have experienced extensive karyotype rearrangements during evolution and represent an ideal model for studying the underlying molecular mechanism of evolutionary chromosomal rearrangements. It is anticipated that the cloning and sequence characterization of evolutionary chromosomal breakpoints will provide vital insights into the molecular force that has driven such a radical karyotype reshuffle in gibbons. We constructed and characterized a high-quality fosmid library of the white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) containing 192,000 non- redundant clones with an average insert size of 38 kb and 2.5-fold genome coverage. By end sequencing of 100 randomly selected fosmid clones, we generated 196 sequence tags for the library. These end-sequenced fosmid clones were then mapped onto the chromosomes of the white-cheeked gibbon by fluorescence in situ hybridization, and no spurious chimeric clone was detected. BLAST search against the human genome showed a good correlation between the number of hit clones and the number of chromosomes, an indication of unbiased chromosomal distribution of the fosmid library. The chromosomal distribution of the mapped clones is also consistent with the BLAST search result against human and white-cheeked gibbon genomes. The fosmid library and the mapped clones will serve as a valuable resource for further studying gibbons' chromosomal rearrangements and the underlying molecular mechanism as well as for comparative genomic study in the lesser apes.
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