Animals ; Antioxidants ; pharmacology ; Cerebellum ; cytology ; Dietary Supplements ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Fruit ; chemistry ; Male ; Muscle Fatigue ; drug effects ; Neurons ; drug effects ; pathology ; Oxidative Stress ; drug effects ; Physical Exertion ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Vegetables ; chemistry

Specific activation of toll-Like Receptor 9 (TLR9) by ligand CpG DNA/ODN can initiate downstream signaling.The activation of TLR9 signaling is regulated by Granulin,high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) and soluble TLR9.Interestingly,TLR9 is no longer only presented in the immune cells,but also expressed in many kinds of tumor cells.TLR9 is involved inmaintaining and promoting the malignant biological behaviors of tumor cells.Elucidation of the function of TLR9 inherent signaling pathways in the tumor cells will provide a novel idea for oncotherapy.

Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal ; therapeutic use ; Breast Neoplasms ; chemistry ; therapy ; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating ; chemistry ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Medical Oncology ; standards ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; Receptors, Estrogen ; analysis ; Receptors, Progesterone ; analysis ; Societies, Medical ; Tamoxifen ; therapeutic use ; United States

Breast Neoplasms ; therapy ; China ; Female ; Humans

Objective To understand the current status of advanced schistosomiasis patients, so as to provide the reference for improving the medical care of them in Shanggao County. Methods The data of advanced patients in Shanggao County were collected from the Information Management System for the Advanced Schistosomiasis Chemotherapy and Assistance in Jiangxi Province and a field survey including the epidemiological investigation physical examinations and B ultrasound examinations was performed in 2014. All the data were analyzed statistically and compared with those in 2010. Results Among the 128 ad?vanced schistosomiasis patients the male female ratio was 2.46 1 the average age was 68.02±6.19 years and the patients old?er than 65 years contributed to 64.84%for the all. The proportions of clinically types of ascites splenomegaly multiple granulo?ma in the colon dwarf general and haemorrhage were 57.81% 12.50% 2.34% 0 26.57% and 0.78% respectively. The ultrasound examinations revealed the average diameter of the main trunk of portal vein was 12.70 ± 1.91mm in 2014 which was significantly broader than that of 12.05 ± 0.34mm in 2010 P < 0.01 . Conclusions The advanced schistosomiasis patents in Shanggao County decreases with years and shows an aging trend. Some advanced schistosomiasis patients are worse therefore the chemotherapy and salvation work still should be strengthened.

Breast Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; genetics ; metabolism ; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating ; genetics ; metabolism ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17 ; genetics ; Female ; Genetic Heterogeneity ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Polyploidy ; Receptor, ErbB-2 ; genetics ; metabolism

In eukaryotes,the cell(s) material exchange has long existed in its proliferation and apoptosis,while the exchange of nucleus and cytoplasm only through the shuttle movement of the nuclear pore complex (NPC). NPC in the nuclear membrane,achieves the protein,RNA and other substances's transport task through the shuttle movement between nucleus and cytoplasm of eukaryotes.Specific nuclear pore proteins regulate specific transport path,and because of this,the transport and regulation through the NPC is highly selective and coordination,so the NPC play an important role in gene expression,cell signaling networks and maintain the environment.Some of them will change the structure properties of membrane,affecting mitosis,and some can be combined with the kinase leading to abnormal biochemical reactions,or combined with other biological factors in angiogenesis,cell migration or apoptosis of cells leading to abnormal changes,and leading to tumorigenesis.

Objective To recognize the possibility of Y fragment deletion of Amelogenin gene intuitively and simply according to the genotyping graphs.Methods By calculating the ratio of total peak height of genotyping graphs, the statistics of equilibrium distribution between Amelogenin and D3S1358loci,Amelo-genin X-gene and Amelogenin Y-gene, and different alleles of D3S1358loci from 1968 individuals was analyzed after amplified by PowerPlex? 21 detection kit.Results Sum of peak height of Amelogenin X allele was not less than 60% that of D3S1358loci alleles in 90.8% female samples, and sum of peak height of Amelogenin X allele was not higher than 70% that of D3S1358loci alleles in 94.9% male samples.Conclusion The result of genotyping after amplified by PowerPlex? 21 detection kit shows that the possibility of Y fragment deletion should be considered when only Amelogenin X-gene of Amelo-geninis detected and the peak height of AmelogeninX-gene is not higher than 70% of the total peak height of D3S1358loci.

Objective There have been few research on the relationship between expression of HDAC4 and chemotherapy resistance in human lung adenocarcinoma.The present study aims to investigate the expression and clinical significance of HDAC4 in human lung adenocarcinoma tissues.Methods We selected 72 tissues in lung adenocarcinoma patients with docetaxel-resistant from January 2006 to December 2007 in Department of Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, then evaluated the recent efficacy according to the RECIST criteria and divided the tissues into sensitive(n=32, included complete remission and partial remission) and insensitive(n=40, included stability and progress) groups.The expression of HDAC4 in tissues≥the HDAC4 optimal relative expression cut-off value(78.7) was high level HDAC4 group(n=35), otherwise it was low level HDAC4 group(n=37).QRT-PCR analysis was performed to detect the HDAC4 expression levels in sensitive group and insensitive group.Analyzed the progression free survival in high level HDAC4 group and low level HDAC4 group.Results The expression of HDAC4 was significantly higher in the insensitive group compared with the sensitive group [(1.42±0.30) vs (0.60±0.15), P<0.01].The median progression free survival was significantly shortened in the high level HDAC4 group compared with the low level HDAC4 group (10.2 months vs 5.8 months, P<0.05).ConclusionThe expression of HDAC4 increased in docetaxel-resistant lung adenocarcinoma patients, and it is expected to be a predictive indicator of the resistance of docetaxel.

The 1,095 bp gene encoding peroxidase from Coprinus cinereus was synthesized and integrated into the genome of Pichia pastoris with a highly inducible alcohol oxidase. The recombinant CiP (rCiP) fused with the a-mating factor per-pro leader sequence derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae was secreted into the culture medium and identified as the target protein by mass spectrometry, confirming that a C. cinereus peroxidase (CiP) was successfully expressed in P. pastoris. The endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductase 1 (Ero1) and protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) were co-expressed with rCiP separately and simultaneously. Compared with the wild type, overexpression of PDI and Erol-PDI increaseed Cip activity in 2.43 and 2.6 fold and their activity reached 316 U/mL and 340 U/mL respectively. The strains co-expressed with Erol-PDI was used to high density fermentation, and their activity reached 3,379 U/mL, which was higher than previously reported of 1,200 U/mL.
Coprinus ; enzymology ; Culture Media ; Cytoplasm ; Fermentation ; Glycoproteins ; metabolism ; Mass Spectrometry ; Mating Factor ; Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors ; metabolism ; Peptides ; Peroxidases ; biosynthesis ; Pichia ; metabolism ; Protein Disulfide-Isomerases ; metabolism ; Protein Folding ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; metabolism