Objective:To investigate the local application of exogenous VEGF on survival of rats random flaps after radiotherapy.Methods:45 four-month old Wistar rats were taken as experimental objects and divided into 3 groups randomly to construct animal models of random flaps and simulated radiotherapy with 60Co radioactive source with 6 Gy,500 cGy/min.All the rats were killed 28 days after radiotherapy were carried out.The vitality of flaps was observed 7 days and 28 days after radiotherapy.Flaps were evaluated with cytological staining experiments,histopathological experiments and SDH measurements.Results:The group which applied VEGF was greatly distinguished from control groups(P

Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a newly discovered proinflammatory cytokine in recent years. It has wide biological activities; therefore it may be one of the important factors in the occurrence and development of certain diseases. The article mainly reviews the current situation of the study on the related roles of IL-17 in nervous system diseases.

Objective To study the function of γδT lymphocytes in patients with lung cancer.Methods γδT lymphocytes in peripheral blood of the 124 preoperative patients with lung cancer(experiment group) and 56 healthy donors(control group) were detected by Flow Cytometry. Results The percentage of γδT cells(CD+3 γδTCR+) was (6.54±2.90) % in control group and (3.76±2.81) % in experiment group (t =3.568,P ＜0.001). The γδT cells in peripheral blood of patients with lung cancer was less than that of healthy donors (t =3.568, P ＜0.001). There was significant difference in expression of γδT cells in the peripheral blood between the all test groups and healthy control group (P =0.000). Compared with control group, γδT cells of the peripheral blood in experiment group were correlated with TNM stage, general types, pathological changes position and histology grades (P ＜0.05). The expression of γδT cells in the peripheral blood were not associated with age, gender (P ＞0.05). Conclusion The results suggested that the dysfunction of γδT had important function on the development of lung cancer.

Objective To evaluate the changes and clinical significance ot the serum levels of homocysteine (Hcy) in gastric cardia cancer patients before and after surgery.Methods Serum Hcy concentrations of 102 patients with gastric cardia cancer (including 69 case of males) and 50 healthy human were measured by enzymatic cycling assay.Results Total Hcy levels were significantly increased in male patient group compared with the levels in control group (t =5.143,P =0.001).Hcy levels were significantly lower in postoperative group compared with preoperative group [(17.08±5.31) μmol/L vs (20.34±9.26) μmol/L,(14.07±4.87) μmol/L vs (20.34±9.26) μmol/L,P ＜ 0.05].Compared with Ⅳ stage group and other TNM stage groups,significantly lower levels of Hcy were detected in patients with gastric cardia cancer (t =2.306,3.285,P =0.030,0.002).Hcy levels in patients with gastric cardia cancer were also significantly higher than those in the tumor length ＜ 3 cm,3-5 cm and ＞ 5 cm groups (t =2.461,2.147,P =0.017,0.038).Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated a statistically significant association between serum Hcy concentration and gastric cardia cancer incidence (OR =1.136,95 ％ CI 1.010-1.278,P =0.033).Increasing serum Hcy levels were significantly associated with a decreasing risk of metastatic lymph node (OR =0.865,P =0.010).Conclusion Serum Hcy levels are directly associated with risk of male patients with gastric cardia cancer,and play important roles in the development of gastric cardia cancer.

Objective To construct the eukaryotic expression vector of pcDNA3.1-PEA-15 and express it in the human esophageal cancer (EC-109) cells,and to explore the effect of PEA-15 on EC-109 cells.Methods The PEA-15 gene was amplified from EC-109 by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and ligated to eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.1.After confirmation of recombinant plasmid was correctly by endonuc]eases digestion and DNA sequencing,the construct was transfected it into EC-109 through liposome inducing.The expression of PEA-15 in transfected EC-109 was detected by RT-PCR and Western blot.The cell growth inhibition ratio was evaluated by MTT assay.Results RT-PCR indicated that PEA-15 was highly expressed in EC-109 cells.The amplified fragment by RT-PCR was coincident with hypothesis enzyme digestion analysis and DNA sequencing confirmed that the pcDNA3.1-PEA-15 was constructed successfully.The expression of PEA-15 gene was increased obviously in the transfected EC-109 detected by RT-PCR and Western blot respectively (t =4.078,5.269,P ＜ 0.05).The cell growth inhibition ratio in the group which transfected pcDNA3.1-PEA-15 was significantly lower compared with the pcDNA3.1 transfect group after 72 hours (t =6.163,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The recombinant eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.1-PEA-15 is constructed successfully,and it can be expressed in EC-109.It also shows that PEA-15 has the function on cell growth which suggests that PEA-15 can inhibit the apoptosis of EC-109 cells and its expression involved in esophageal cancer development.

Objective To determine the relationship between zinc and nutritional status or immunity in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Methods Forty-five stable CAPD patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis were enrolled in this study. The dietary zinc intake and serum zinc levels were investigated, and the results were compared with the gender- and age-matched healthy populations (n = 45). The relationship between dietary zinc intake and serum zinc levels and subjective global assessment (SGA) score, blood cell counts, serum albumin (ALB), prealbumin (PA), C-reactive protein (CRP),and lymphocyte subsets were analyzed. Results The percentages of inadequate dietary zinc intake (P= 0. 007)and low blood zinc (P = 0. 036) were significantly higher in CAPD patients than in healthy group. CD8 levels were significantly lower (P = 0. 000) while CD4/CD8 ratio was significantly higher (P = 0. 033) in CAPD patients than in healthy group. In CAPD patients, correlation analysis showed that dietary zinc intake was significantly correlated with serum prealbumin levels (r = 0. 577, P = 0. 000), but was negatively correlated with SGA score (r = - 0.354,P = 0. 015) and CRP (r = - 0.354, P = 0. 015); however, it was not significantly correlated with lymphocyte subsets and CD4/CD8 ratio. Serum zinc level was significantly positively correlated with hemoglobin (r= 0. 411, P=0.005), hematocrit (r=0.345, P=0.023), WBC (r=0.318, P=0.035), SGA score (r=0.417, P=0. 005), and CRP (r=0.342, P = 0. 027), but was not significantly correlated with lymphocyte subsets and CD4/CD8 ratio. Conclusions Zinc deficiency is common among patients with CAPD. Adequate dietary zinc intake can facilitate protein synthesis and improve the overall nutritional status. High serum zinc concentrations are beneficial for the synthesis of hemoglobin and the improvement of anemia.

Objective To investigate the clinical features and the gene mutation of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type3 and type7.Methods The trinucleotide repeat mutations were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR),agarose gel electrophoresis method,and DNA sequencing in 13 patients,4 related members and 4 common members from 3 spinocerebellar ataxia families.Results Among the 13 patients,four patients had SCA3/MJD(CAG) n expansion mutation(n = 65 ～ 74),nine patients had SCA7 allele expansion for 40 ～ 52 times.Patients with type 3 or 7 showed significant difference in nervous system injury.Conclusion The difference of clinical feature might be used in diagnosis of SCA3/MJD and SCA7,but genotype determination would be the only method of definite diagnosis.

Objective To observe the effect of nicotine(NIC) on the activation and resultant death of microglia induced by LPS. Methods The animal model that exposed to chronic nicotine treatment was established and LPS was injected intraperitoneally to induce the activation of microglia. Furthermore, the CD11b-positive microglia in cerebral cortex, hippocampal and substantia ngra were observed through immunohistochemical staining. BV2 cells(Microglial cell line of mouse) were subcultured, simultaneously the following kits were used including CCK-8 kit assay for cell activity, Nitric oxide assay kit assay for NO release, RT-PCR assay for the iNOS,TNF-α,IL-1β,IL-6,COX-2,IRF-1,Caspase-11 mRNA expression, Western blotting assay for the protein expression of P-I-κB and Caspase-3. Results Nicotine suppressed the CD11b-positive microglia expression in cerebral cortex,hippocampal and substantia ngra induced by LPS;Nicotine inhibited the activation-induced cell death (AICD), attenuated NO release, reduced iNOS,TNF-α,IL-1β,IL-6,COX-2,IRF-1,Caspase-11 mRNA expression, decreased the protein expression including P-I-κB and Caspase-3 of BV2 cells. Conclusion Nicotine pretreatment can suppress the activation and resultant death of microglial cells induced by LPS, which suggests that nicotine may play a neuroprotective role on inflammatory reaction of brain.;

OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standard for Prostatitis capsules. METHODS:TLC method was performed to qualitatively identify Pseudostellaria heterophylla,Acortw tatarinowii,Sargentodoxa cuneata,Rubia cordifolia and Vaccaria segeta-lis in the preparation. HPLC method was adopted to determine the content of leonurine in the preparation. The determination was performed on Agilent Eclipse XDB-C18 column with mobile phase consisted of methanol-0.025 mol/L potassium dihydrogen phos-phate(pH adjusted to 2.5)(24 : 76,V/V)with phosphoric acidat the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelength was set at 277 nm,and column temperature was 30 ℃. The sample size was 10 μL. RESULTS:The TLC spots of P. heterophylla,A. tatari-nowii,S. cuneate,R. cordifolia,and V. segetalis were clear and well-separated without interference from negative control. The lin-ear range of leonurine were 4.05-81.00 μg/mL(r=0.9999). RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were all lower than 2.0%. The recovery was 98.47%-103.83%(RSD=2.04%,n=9). CONCLUSIONS:Established standard can be used for quali-ty control of Prostatitis capsules.

Objective:To find an applicable condition of the single-plasma-sample method (SPSM) to measure the glomerular filtration(GFR) with 99m Tc-Diethylene Triamine Pentaacetic Acid ( 99m Tc- DTPA) , and predict the value of 99m Tc-DTPA plasma clearance by dual plasma sample method (DPSM ) from that by SPSM.Methods:Three hundred and thirty five patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) were selected (192 males and 143 females). The average age was 51.91?14.76 years. The GFR was determined simultaneously by 2 methods: (1) SPSM (sGFR); (2) DPSM (tGFR), using DPSM as reference standard, sGFR calculated from the different SPSM was compared with tGFR. An equation was developed to predict tGFR from sGFR. GFR estimated by abbreviated Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation (aGFR) was evaluated as the criterion in selection of DPSM and SPSM. The condition that DPSM could be substituted by SPSM in GFR measurement was given. Results: When tGFR ≥ 30 mL/ (min?1.73 m2), all of the sGFR were significantly correlated with tGFR. Among them, Watson modified Christensen and Groth’s equation at sample time=240 min tended to be the most accurate (r=0.977, RMSE=10.91), and tGFR could be predicted from sGFR using the equation: Predicted tGFR mL/(min?1.73 m2)=7.755 4+0.789 3?sGFR+0.002 4 ?sGFR2 (n=297, r2= 0.959 1 , P