Objective: To investigate the anti-apoptosis competence and the expression of glutathione- S-transferase-π (GST-π) of tumor spheres from lung cancer cell line A549. Methods: The tumor spheres were achieved from lung cancer cell line A549 cultured in serum-free medium. The apoptosis rates of both tumor spheres and primary A549 cells after treatment with cisplatin were detected by immunofluorescence assay with Annexin V-FITC+PI and JC-1 stainings, and the expressions of GST-π protein were also examined in the tumor spheres and the primary A549 cells as well as their grafted tumors in nude mice by Western blotting and fluorescence immunohistochemistry, respectively. Results: Immunofluorescence assay showed that the apoptosis rate was significantly higher in tumor spheres than that in primary A549 cells. Compared with the primary A549 cells and their corresponding grafted tumors, the expression levels of GST-π protein were significantly higher in the tumor spheres and their corresponding grafted tumors. Conclusion: Tumor spheres from lung cancer cell line A549 have a strong capability of drug-resistance, which is probably associated with the up-regulated expressions of drug-resistance proteins in these tumor spheres.

Objective To analyse the cause,therapeutic modalities and prognosis of late recurrent retinal detachment after scleral buckling.Methods A total of 657 patients(657 eyes) underwent scleral buckling,and the clinical data of 16 patients(16 eyes) with recurrent retinal detachment 6 months after the procedure were retrospectively analysed. ResultsLate recurrent retinal detachment occurred in 6 to 45 months after primary surgery,(23.87?18.46)months in average,in 2.44% of all the patients.Among the 16 patients with recurrent retinal detachment,11 experienced new retinal breaks,and old breaks reopened in the other 5.Proliferative vitreoretinopathy(PVR) grade B was found in 4 patients,grade C in 10,and grade D in 2.Fifteen patients were reoperated,among whom 4 received scleral buckling,and the other 11 vitreoretinal surgery.After reoperation,the retina was reattached in 13 cases.The patients were followed up for 4 to 16 months,and no new recurrence was observed. Conclusion Late recurrent retinal detachment after scleral buckling is rare and PVR seems to be an important factor.Reoperation based on the vitreoretinal condition can yield better prognosis.

Objective To investigate the factors affecting rural women suffering from postpartum depression in order to provide scientific basis for rational intervention.Methods 368 rural pierperas whose deliveries were in the First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University were surveyed by trained professional nurses with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale from May 1,2013 to April 30,2014.The data were processed by chi square test and unconditional logistic regression analysis to find the independent risk factors associated with postpartum depression.Results There were 347 valid questionnaires.The incidence of depression after delivery was 25.1％ (87/347).Logistic regression analysis showed that the low income family [OR=1.982 (1.238-2.562)],the inconformity of actual and expected baby gender [OR=0.465 (0.183-0.759)] and the mother-in-law as caregiver of pierpera [OR=2.459 (1.950-2.913)] were independent risk factors for postpartum depression of rural women,three of them are significant statistically,P＜0.05.Conclusions Understanding the risk factors for postpartum depression and being targeted to guide individually can reduce the incidence of postpartum depression.

Objective To explore the diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis (TSC) combined with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis (HLH).Methods One case diagnosed of TSC combined wiht LCH and secondary with HLH in infancy was retrospectively analyzed.Results One year and 4-month-old Uyghur boy when he was 4-month-old,there was onset of infantile spasm.Gene detection was performed when he was one year old and showed the absence of the exon 3 to 10 ofTSC2 gene.The diagnosis of TSC was confirmed.Meanwhile,the boy also suffered with skin rash all around,fever,hepatosplenomegaly,and bone defect.The diagnosis of LCH was confirmed by skin biopsy.In addition,the boy was complicated HLH.Conclusions It is rarely seen that TSC combined with LCH,and secondary HLH in one case.The clinical features were complex and need to be differetiate.

Central Nervous System Diseases ; complications ; Humans ; Pulmonary Edema ; etiology

Objective To study the difference of galectin-3 and HBME-1 expression between benign and malignant thvreid nodules and to evaluate their clinical value.Methods Using immunohistochemical SP method,the paraffin-embedded tissues of 30 ewes papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC)and 30 cases nodular goiter(NG) were examined to deteet the expression of Galectin-3 and HBME-1.Results The rates of positive staining of Galectin-3.HBME-1.Galectin-3 combined with HBME-1 in PTC were 93.3%(28/30),83.3%(25/30)and 100.0%(30/30),respectivdy,were higher than that of NG[20.0%(6/30),6.7%(2/30)and 26.7%(8/30)].There were significant differences between PTC and NG(X2＝32.85,35.65,34.74,all P＜0.01).The sensitivity,specificity,positive predietive value.negative predictive value and accuracy rate of using Galectin-3,HBME-1,Galectin-3 combined with HBME-1 in differentiation NG from FrIE were 93.3%,83.3%,100.0%;80.0%,93.3%,73.3%;82.3%,92.6%,78.9%:92.3%,84.8%,1 00%;86.7%,88.3%,86.7%,respectively.Conclusion Immunohistochemical stains of Galectin-3 and HBME-1 may be used as two lnarkel's for differentiating PTC and NG,it is especially sensitive when the two markers are jointly used.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Organophosphate Poisoning ; Pesticides ; poisoning ; Young Adult

Objective · To explore the correlation between variants located in 3' untranslated regions (3'UTR) of NOTCH1 and JAG1 genes and conotruncal heart defects (CTD). Methods · Six hundred CTD children without 22q11 deletion and three hundred healthy children were enrolled in this hospital-based case-control study. Variants located in the 3'UTR regions of NOTCH1 and JAG1 genes were detected by high-throughput sequencing. The accuracy of the variants were verified by PCR and Sanger sequencing. Online software PicTar, TargetScan and microRNA.org were used to make functional predictions. Results · One mutation and three SNPs were found in the 3'UTR of NOTCH1. Three mutations and six SNPs were found in the 3'UTR of JAG1. The genotypic distributions of two SNPs (rs3840074 and rs8708) located in JAG13'UTR between CTD group and the controls were statistically significant (both P<0.05). Results of prediction showed that all the four mutations and two meaningful SNPs could bind to microRNA. Conclusion · The variants located in 3'UTR regions of NOTCH1 and JAG1 genes may be related to the occurrence of CTD.

OBJECTIVE:To analyze the differences of drug instructions between hospital directory and OTC standard model in-structions,and to provide reference for enhancing instruction management and reducing the safety risk of clinical drug use. METH-ODS:1 324 drugs of hospital directory in a hospital in 2014 were compared with OTC directory from CFDA websites. The instruc-tion of drug types included in OTC directory were compared OTC model instruction. According to the degree of risks which the dif-ferences may bring,differences were divided into four levels for analysis as negligible,general,important and severe. RESULTS:244 drugs belonged to OTC,of which 32.38%were different from standard model instructions. The four risk levels rates of negligi-ble,general,important and severe accounted for 29.11%,34.18%,7.59% and 29.11%,respectively. Among important risk,the difference of“indication limit”occupied the highest proportion,being 50.00%. Among severe risk,the difference of“forbidden for special disease”and“forbidden for pregnant women”accounted for 43.48% and 39.13%. CONCLUSIONS:There are problems, such as the absence of important medication information,statement conflicts. The hospital and administration departments should en-hance the standard management of drug instruction to guarantee safe and rational drug use in the clinic.

A novel type of carbon nanotube-coated Au nanoparticle and [bmim]BF4 composite modified glassy carbon electrode was fabricated by a layer-by-layer self-assembly technique. The electrochemical performance of acetaminophen (ACOP) on the modified electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The Nafion/GNPs/RTIL/MWNTs/GC electrode showed an excellent electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of ACOP and accelerated electron transfer between the electrode and ACOP. For ACOP, the reversible electrochemical process was observed on the Nafion/GNPs/RTIL/MWNTs/GC electrode, while irreversible electrochemical process occurred on the GC electrode. For the Nafion/GNPs/RTIL/MWNTs/GC electrode, the anodic peak potential of ACOP was moved from 0.562 V to 0.413 V, with a potential drop of 149 mV. At the same time, the reduction peak potential was 0.384 V, and the potential difference was only 29 mV. It was shown that the modified electrode possessed higher electrocatalytic activity and more sensitive effect for the detection of ACOP than both MWNTs/GC electrode and GC electrode. The effects of the different experimental conditions on the electrochemical behaviors of ACOP were explored. Under the optimum conditions of preparation and experimental, the linear calibration curves of ACOP were obtained in a wide range of 2 x 10(-1) to 4.0 x 10(-4) mol x L(-1) with a correlation coefficient 0.999 2 and a detection limit of 2.6 x 10(-8) mol x L(-1) (the ratio of signal to noise, 3:1). The recovery rate was 97.9%-100.8%. This method can be used to determine ACOP in paracetamol tablets with satisfactory results.