MicroRNAs ( miRNAs) are a kinds of small non-coding RNA that regulate the expression of gene at the posttran-scriptional level and play important roles in a variety of physiological and pathological processes such as proliferation , differentiation and apoptosis.Recently, it has been reported that miRNAs expression abnormalities are closely associated with the initiation and devel -opment of glioma .Moreover , the expression levels of some miRNA are specifically involved in the molecular pathogenesis of glioma , revealing their great potential as a class of novel biomarkers for cancers and therapeutic targets .In this review , we summarizes the lat-est researches on miRNA and glioma .

Method of selecting points in foot-hand same-name meridians was used to treat 24 cases of Osteoarthritis of knee joint, and the therapeutic results showed 15 cases were cured, 4 cases got significant effect and 4 cases got improvement.

Objective: To study the relationship between immune function and psychosocial factors of patients with malignant tumors Method:37 inpatients with malignant tumors were collected They had no chemotherapy or radiotherapy in the past month and without history of immune disease or medication influencing immune system 37 inpatients of internal department without tumor were collected as control All subjects completed EPQ, SCL-90, SAS, SDS, LES, SSRS and DSQ Researchers assessed their mood with HAMA and HAMD, and their immune function by measuring serum IgG, IgA, IgM, C 3, C 4, CH50 and sub-groups of lymphocyte Results:Study group had lower IgM and less CD 16 + than control The level of IgM was associated with course of disease, educational level, gender, personality, defense style, negative life events and social support The level of CD 3 + was associated with depression in addition to other factors mentioned above Conclusion: Patients with malignant tumors have immune dysfunction, which associated with psychosocial factors such as negative life events, social support and depression

Objective To observe the effect of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) therapy on newborn infants of Rh hemolytic disease. Methods IVIG group (n=14) received conventional treatments including albumin administration and phototherapy with additional IVIG therapy at a daily dose of 400 mg/kg given for 1～5 consecutive days,and control group (n=16) only received conventional treatments. Effects were compared between the two groups. Result There were 25 patients with hyperbilirubinemia caused by Rh hemolytic disease received exchange transfusions. IVIG was infused in 12 cases,100% of them had the total serum bilirubin level dropped down during the treatment before the exchange transfusions, vs 5 (38%) of 13 cases in control group (P

Objective To observe the therapeutic effects of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) between the higher dose (1 g/kg) and the lower dose (400 mg/(kg?d)1~3 d) for severe ABO hemolytic disease of newborn. Methods 48 term infants with severe hyperbilirubinemia receiving IVIG were divided into 2 groups. 24 cases in group A with higher dose, while 24 cases in group B with lower dose, another 20 cases without IVIG in the control group C. Phototherapy were used concomitantly for all infants in these 3 groups. The days of life on admission, the days of jaundice appearance, and the peak of serum bilirubin concentration (TB) in each group were macthed. The theraputic effects in TB reduced between each group were compared. Results The infants admitted on the 1st day of life in group A,B,and C were 11, 11, and 8 cases respectively, the range of TB(MTB) in the 3 groups were 230~237?mol/L (13.5~13.9 mg/dl). After treatment, the MTB declined to 203?mol/L (12 mg/dl) in group A within 24hrs, vs 285~316 ?mol/L (17~18 mg/dl) in group B and C,P

Objecitve To investigate the changes of chronotropic response before and after percutaneous coronary intervention ( PCI)in patients with coronary disease .Methods A total of 339 patients with coronary disease was included in this study .All sub-jects underwent treadmill exercise test and coronary angiogram , and some patients underwent PCI if necessary .The parameters of chro-notropic response were recorded and analyzed , including ratio of the highest to predicted heart rates ( rHR) ,chronotropic response in-dex ( CRI) , and heart rate reserve ( HRR) .After coronary angiogram , the score of gensin was recorded and analyzed .Results There was significant difference in the parameter of CRI between unstable angina pectoris and silent myocardial ischemia groups ( P <0.05 ) , CRI were 0.80 ±0.11 and 0.89 ±0.07 , respectively .After coronary angiogram and PCI , there were significant differences in the parameters of rHR, CRI, and HRR between pre-therapy and post-treatment ( t =2.440, 1.977, 2.529, all P <0.05).A nega-tive correlation was found between the parameters of rHR , CRI, and HRR and the score of Gensin ( r =-0.686 , -0.673 , and-0.672, all P <0.05).The significant difference in rHR, CRI, and HRR existed between the groups of <20 and >40 ( t =2.567, 2.223, 2.062, all P <0.05).Conclusions Parameters (rHR, CRI, and HRR) had important clinical values in evaluating the changes of chronotropic response before and after PCI in patients with coronary disease with a negative correlation with the score of Gensin.

AIM:To investigate the effect of NF-κB binding element deletion on transcriptional regulation of (NOX1).METHODS:pGL3-Basic vector inserted with the NOX1 proximal promoter, and the same vector inserted with the NOX1 proximal promoter in the absence of the positive NF-κB binding element, were constructed.After cloning, diges-tion and purification, NOX1 proximal promoter (≈1 415 bp) was inserted into the multicloning site of the pGL3-Basic vec-tor and then sequenced ( pGL3-NOX1-1415) .NF-κB binding elements in the NOX1 promoters were predicted by Alibaba 2.1 software.The positive element was deleted by overlapping PCR.The deletion mutant was inserted into the pGL3 vector in the same way (pGL3-NOX1-1327).The plasmids were transfected into A549 cells, and then the cells were stimulated with TNF-α.The luciferase activity was monitored on MD SpectraMax M5 enzyme-labeled instrument.RESULTS:The se-quences of pGL3-NOX1-1415 and pGL3-NOX1-1327 were identified to be correct.Compared with control group, the lucif-erase activity was significantly higher in the cells transfected with pGL3-NOX1-1327 (P<0.05), but it was significantly lower than that in the cells transfected with pGL3-NOX1-1415 (P<0.05).CONCLUSION: NF-κB plays an essential role in the transcriptional regulation of NOX1 in TNF-α-induced A549 cells.Activated NF-κB binds to specific elements in NOX1 promoter regions to control the transcription.

OBJECTIVE:To analyze the trend of costs of various drugs consumed in hospitals of Guangzhou METHODS:The data were derived from the Hospital Purchasing of Drug Information System in Guangzhou from 1997 to 2000 The expense of each drug was calculated at the price of that year RESULTS:The annual increasing rates of drug expenses in 1998,1999 and 2000 were 17 01%,24 49%,23 11% respectively CONCLUSION:It is a matter of great urgency to rationally use drugs,to eliminate the waste of resources and to lighten the patients'burden

Aim To investigate the effects of bone morphogenic protein(BMP)-7 on the expression of extracelluar matrix components(ColⅠand FN)in human renal proximal tubular cells(HK-2)induced by transforming growth factor-?1(TGF-?1),and to explore the inhibition of BMP-7 on renal interstitial fibrosis.Methods HK-2 cells were treated with TGF-?1,BMP-7,or a combination of both for 48 h.The expression of FN was assessed by indirect immunofluorescence.RT-PCR and Western blot were used to determine the mRNA and protein expression of FN and ColⅠ?1.Results Indirect immunofluorescence staining showed that FN staining in 3 ?g?L-1 TGF-?1 group was considerably stronger than that in control group.By an addition of 200 ?g?L-1 BMP-7,the expression of FN was significantly inhibited.RT-PCR and Western blot showed the mRNA and protein expression of FN and ColⅠ?1 were up-regulated by TGF-?1 after 48 hours significantly(P