The distribution of C_3 phenotype frequencies in the Han population in Cheng-du area was studied by means of cellulose acetate electrophoresis followed byimmunofixation.In 400 unrelated healthy individuals three C_3 phenotypes weredemonstrated.Their frequencies were as follows:SS=397,FS=2 and SSvar=1.Their gene frequencies were as follows:C_3~S=0.9963,C_3~F=0.0025 and C_3~(svar)=0.0013.The C_3 phenotype frequencies were in good agreement with those expec-ted.C_3 phenotyping in the huma bloodstains kept at 37℃ and room temp-lasserature for two days,at 4℃ for 23 days(cotton bloodstains)and for 35 days(g-bloodstains),and -20℃ for at least 87 days could be performed.C_3 ph-enotypingin human serum could be performed at roon temperature for 3 days,as 4℃ for 13days and at -20℃ for at least 106 days.C_3 phenotyping was usedin five casesof paternity dispute.

As an interdisciplinary of stomatology and space medicine, space oral medicine focuses mainly on oral diseases happened under space environment. With the manned space technology stepping into the new era, space oral medicine has been put under the spotlight. This article will review the historical events on this subject, summarize the newly progress especially on craniomaxillofacial bone, tooth-derived stem cell and oral microbiology researches and still put forward future prospect.
Aerospace Medicine ; Biomedical Research ; Humans ; Mouth Diseases ; Oral Medicine ; Stem Cells ; Weightlessness

Objective:This paper studied the electromagnetic-driven pressure control system in the automatic measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP).The accuracy of pressure control directly impacts on the accuracy of IOP measurements,so it calls for precise pressure to achieve closed-loop control.Methods:According to the actual needs of IOP measuring,we got the structural and electromagnetic parameters of the electromagnetic drive system by combining the methods of numerical calculation and ANSYS simulation.Using the FC bus and digital-analog conversion,the microcontroller module controlled the drive current digitally and precisely in order to achieve closed-loop control of pressure.Results:The experimental results showed that in the electromagnetic pressure control system,the pressure range was 0 N～0.48982 N,the accuracy 0.00058 N,the drive current control error about 1% on average.Besides,the electromagnetic force and the excitation current showed a good linear relationship in the same stroke.Conclusions:The electromagnetic pressure control system achieved a good result in closed-loop control of pressure.The control pressure range and control accuracy were in line with the standard of Goldmann applanation tonometer.According to the results,this study laid the foundation for the further development of IOP automatically measuring instruments.

Objective Bevacizumab ( BM ) is an angiogenesis inhibitor widely used in cancer therapy, but its off-target effect of proteinuria may lead to discontinuation of treatment.This study was to explore the mechanisms of BM inducing proteinuria in mice. Methods Twenty-four healthy mice were randomly divided into four groups, saline control, low-dose BM, medium-dose BM, and high-dose BM, treated by injection of normal saline and BM at 10, 35, and 60 mg per kg of the body weight, respectively, though the tail vein.At 4 weeks after injection, 24-hour urine was collected to determine the total urine protein and blood obtained from the eyeballs for biochemical analysis.Then all the mice were sacrificed and the kidneys harvested for observation of pathologic changes in the glomeruli as well as for immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, and real-time PCR analysis. Results Compared with normal saline,BM obviously elevated the level of 24-hour urine protein, with statistically significant differences between the control and the medium-and high-dose BM groups (0.23 ±0.02 vs 1.14 ±0.13 and 1.43 ±0.10, P<0.01), but not between the control and the low-dose BM (0.23 ±0.02 vs 0.29 ±0.07, P>0.05).No significant differences were observed among the four groups in the levels of Cr, BUN, AST and ALT (P>0.05).Under the optical microscope, the kidneys showed normal structures in the control group, no signifi-cant pathologic changes in the low-dose BM, and vacuolus-like alteration with atrophic glomerular endothelial cells in the medium-and high-dose BM groups.Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated the expressions of VEGF and podocin were moderately or strongly positive in the control and low-dose BM groups, by weakly positive or negative in the medium-and high-dose BM groups.Compared with the control group, the expression of the VEGF protein in the renal tissue was significantly decreased in the high-dose BM group (0.76 ±0.09 vs 0.39 ±0.05, P<0.01) but had no remarkable difference from that in the low-dose (0.81 ±0.10) or medium-dose BM (0.64 ±0.08) group (P>0.05), and the expression of the podocin protein was significantly reduced in the medium-dose BM (0.67 ±0.07 vs 0.43 ±0.10, P<0.05) and high-dose BM (0.67 ±0.07 vs 0.19 ±0.04, P<0.01), but not in the low-dose BM group (0.67 ±0.03) (P>0.05).The mRNA expressions of VEGF and podocin were not significantly changed in the low-dose BM group as compared with the control (1.07 ±0.61 and 1.12 ±0.09 vs 1.23 ±0.25 and 1.17 ±0.19, P>0.05) but remarkably de-creased in the medium-dose (0.82 ±0.38 and 0.71 ±0.18) and high-dose BM groups and (0.47 ±0.64 and 0.42 ±0.09) groups (P<0.01). Conclusion Bevacizumab damages glomerular filtration membrane and induce proteinuria partially by down-regulating the protein and mRNA expressions of VEGF and podocin.

OBJECTIVETo establish HPLC fingerprint of Prunella vulgarise for quality control of the herbal medicine.

METHODA sunfire C18 analytical column was used. The mobile phase A was 1% acetic acid, and mobile phase B was methanol. The elution was in gradient mode and detection wavelength was set at 290 nm. The flow rate was 1.0 mL x min(-1) and the column temperature at 30 degrees C. The analysis time was 60 min.

RESULTThe similarity of 10 batches of P. vulgaris was not lower than 0.810. The fingerprints of the herbal medicine were classified P. vulgaris on the results of cluster analysis.

CONCLUSIONThis method is available for quality evaluation and control the quality of P. vulgaris.

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of microneedle radiofrequency for minimally invasive interventional treatment of bromhidrosis. Methods: From March 2016 to June 2017, Thirty-one bromhidrosis patients were treated with microneedle radiofrequency equipment (Bodytite armpits). Clinical follow up was then evaluated with Park standard. Results: Six to twelve months after surgery (average 8.58 months), malodor were totally eliminated in thirty patients. One patient with residual malodor was cured by second operation. There were no significant scars in all patients. Five patients were observed with mild pigmentation. Conclusions The microneedle radiofrequency treatment is a simple, efficient and safe method for minimally invasive interventional treatment of bromhidrosi.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of splenic autotransplantation in patients with severe splenic trauma. Methods A prospective case-control study were performed in 120 patients with traumatic spleen rupture including the treatment group 72 patients and the control group 48 patients. The treatment group were treated with splenectomy plus spleen autotransplantation and the control group merely under splenectomy. Compare the operation time,operative blood loss,postoperative hospital stay,postoperative complications and the immune indexes before and different period after operation. Results Autologous spleen transplantation takes more time than merely splenectomy(P<0.05),but the operative blood loss,postoperative hospital stay and postopera-tive complications were no significant difference. 1 days after operation,the immune indexes of two groups were significantly lower than those before operation(P < 0.05),and 1 week after operation the immune indexes of two groups were significantly elevated(P<0.05).The immune indexes of the treatment group were better than those of the control group 3 months after operation(P < 0.05),and there was no significant difference compared with preoperative. Conclusion Splenectomy cause the decrease in the immune function,but the immune function can quickly rise to a certain level in short term.The splenic autotransplantation can effectively restore the immune func-tion to the preoperative level.

The high incidence and untreated rate of root caries, a common and frequently occurring oral disease with challenging treatment in elderly individuals, is the main cause of tooth loss among elderly people, as rapid development results in pulpitis and periapical periodontitis or residual crown and root, which has been regarded as one of the common chronic oral diseases seriously affecting the quality of life of elderly people. Thus, early intervention and prevention are important. Traditional dental materials for preventing root caries have been widely used in clinical practice; however, they have the disadvantages of tooth coloring, remineralization and low sterilization efficiency. A series of new dental materials for preventing root caries have gradually become a research hotspot recently, which have the advantages of promoting the mineralization of deep dental tissue, prolonging the action time and enhancing adhesion. Future caries prevention materials should be designed according to the characteristics of root surface caries and the application population and should be developed toward simplicity, high efficiency and low toxicity. This review describes current research regarding anti-caries prevention material application, serving as a theoretical underpinning for the research of root caries prevention materials, which is important for both promotion in the effective prevention of root caries and improvement in the status of oral health and the quality of life among old people.

Mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaf is a well-established traditional Chinese botanical and culinary resource. It has found widespread application in the management of diabetes. The bioactive constituents of mulberry leaf, specifically mulberry leaf flavonoids (MLFs), exhibit pronounced potential in the amelioration of type 2 diabetes (T2D). This potential is attributed to their ability to safeguard pancreatic β cells, enhance insulin resistance, and inhibit α-glucosidase activity. Our antecedent research findings underscore the substantial therapeutic efficacy of MLFs in treating T2D. However, the precise mechanistic underpinnings of MLF's anti-T2D effects remain the subject of inquiry. Activation of brown/beige adipocytes is a novel and promising strategy for T2D treatment. In the present study, our primary objective was to elucidate the impact of MLFs on adipose tissue browning in db/db mice and 3T3-L1 cells and elucidate its underlying mechanism. The results manifested that MLFs reduced body weight and food intake, alleviated hepatic steatosis, improved insulin sensitivity, and increased lipolysis and thermogenesis in db/db mice. Moreover, MLFs activated brown adipose tissue (BAT) and induced the browning of inguinal white adipose tissue (IWAT) and 3T3-L1 adipocytes by increasing the expressions of brown adipocyte marker genes and proteins such as uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) and beige adipocyte marker genes such as transmembrane protein 26 (Tmem26), thereby promoting mitochondrial biogenesis. Mechanistically, MLFs facilitated the activation of BAT and the induction of WAT browning to ameliorate T2D primarily through the activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/sirtuin 1 (SIRT1)/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) signaling pathway. These findings highlight the unique capacity of MLF to counteract T2D by enhancing BAT activation and inducing browning of IWAT, thereby ameliorating glucose and lipid metabolism disorders. As such, MLFs emerge as a prospective and innovative browning agent for the treatment of T2D.
Mice ; Animals ; Adipose Tissue, Brown ; Sirtuin 1/pharmacology* ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism* ; AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism* ; Morus/metabolism* ; Flavonoids/metabolism* ; Prospective Studies ; Signal Transduction ; Adipose Tissue, White ; Plant Leaves ; Uncoupling Protein 1/metabolism* ; Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha/metabolism*