Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in women. Bone is commonly affected in the context of metastatic breast cancer.Once bone metastasis happens, patient would experience poor prognosis and impaired quality of life.However, there is a lack of approaches for more sensitive and specific diagnosis and treatments for breast cancer bone metastasis.Thus, it is im-perative to find new treatment target from molecular mechanism.In this paper, we review the current research progress on the molecular mechanism from several levels including gene profile, proteins and microRNAs.We also review the establishment of animal models of breast cancer bone metastasis.With the achievements acquired in the completed or undergoing researches on breast cancer bone metasta-sis, we hope the finding of the optimal diagnostic and therapeutic targets could lead the breast cancer research into a new era.

Sox-2(SRY related HMG box-2)is an essential embryonic stem cell gene and a necessary transcription factor for maintaining the proliferation and self-renewal capability of embryonic stem cell .Sox-2 is involved in complex cell signal transduction pathway network and adjusting biological behavior of cells .Expression of Sox-2 is adjusted by different factors in transduction , transla-tion and post-translation levels .In recent years , increasing evidences indicate Sox-2 has an important role in tumor development , growth, proliferation, and metastasis, which is involved in various biological behavior of tumor cells in many types of tumors .This pa-per reviews the role of Sox-2 in adjusting tissue and tumor development and complex cell signal transduction pathway network of Sox -2 and clinical values of Sox-2 in tumor diagnosis and treatment until now .

Activated protein kinase ( AMPK) , an important energy receptor , plays a very important role in regulating organ-ism and the energy metabolism of the cell .AMPK has complex relationship with survival of different types of breast cancer cells .Ac-cording to different conditions , AMPK may exist both anti or promoting effect on tumor .In this review , we summarize the relationship between AMPK and breast cancer related signal pathways , AMP and breast cancer endocrine therapy , breast cancer chemotherapy , ra-diotherapy for breast cancer , treatment of triple negative breast cancer and multi drug resistance of the relationship , we also expound some drugs related to AMPK and used in clinical setting .

Objective To evaluate the ethical management status quo of Capital Medical Research Fund in 2007.Methods Cross-sectional study was applied to analyze the ethics management and ethics self-evaluation in applications.Results There were 652 applications,covering with 14 districts and 2 counties in Beijing,from 128 Hospitals.Applicants have some knowledge of the ethical issues in clinical research accounted for 88.7％ ; informed consent of subjects considered in 72.5％ ;the potential risk and protection involved in application accounted for 62.0％; personal privacy protection of subject accounted for 49.4％.Unfortunately,the benefit vs risk assessment was only involved in 28.7％ applications.Applicants from general hospitals had more ethical issue knowledge (90.2％) than those from community hospitals (84.6％).Applicants from university hospitals had more ethical issue knowledge (93.9％) than those from military hospitals (80.2％).Applicants aged 55 0r over had less ethical issue knowledge (70.0％) than other applicants (89.2％).The applicants to study on descriptive research and etiological research had less ethical issue knowledge than others.578 applications filled out the approval from ethics committee or research management department.62.6％ of the written were acceptable.Conclusion The applicants for clinical research had preliminary understanding for ethical issues in Beijing in 2007.Hospital ethics committees or research management departments had conducted clinical research ethical review applications for funds management.It has taken place the external conditions to carry out the ethical management in clinical research fund management.

Objective Analyze the amino acids and acylcarnitines in the blood of patients first diagnosed with uremia using tandem mass spectrometry in order to provide a basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment. Methods 30 patients with uremia were selected as the research objects,while 15 cases of healthy person were served as the control. The values of 11 kinds of amino acids and 2 kinds of acylcarnitines in the two groups were detected using tandem mass spectrometry,and the data were analyzed and compared. Results The levels of alanine(Ala)and tyrosine(Tyr)in uremia group were significantly lower than those in control group(P < 0.05),while the levels of citrulline(Cit),glycine(Gly)and proline(Pro)were significantly higher in uremia group than in control group (P < 0.05). The differences were mainly in non-essential amino acids between the two groups. The levels of free carnitines and total carnitines in uremia group were significantly higher than those in normal group(P < 0.05). Conclusion For the patients first diagnosed with uremia(not treated with replacement therapy),the disturbance of amino acid metabolism mainly in non-essential amino acids were found in their blood,and the carnitine levels were higher than normal levels. The results could provide the basis for clinical nutrition therapy for patients with uremia.

Objective To evaluate the influence of ankle pump motor on deep vein thrombosis after surgical operation.Methods 138 cases of patients after surgical operation who were assessed as high risk patients,were randomized into the study group (70 cases)and the control group (68 cases),routine nursing was adopted in the control group,while in the study group,ankle pump motor was adopted in addition.The incidence of deep vein thrombosis was compared between two groups.Results No deep vein thrombosis was found in the study group,while 1 case of thrombosis was detected in the control group,but there was no statistic difference.Conclusions Ankle pump motor was easy and convenient,and can prevent deep vein thrombosis by promoting the reflux of the lower limbs,improving the recovery of patients after operation,and increasing nursing quality as well.

36 rabbits were divided into control and experimental groups.In the experimen-tal group,the left renal artery was ligated or the left renal artery and vein wereligated simultaneously.All the animals were alive.After 3—8 months of the opera-tion,the rabbits were killed.The establishment of collateral circulation and theanatomical,histological and histochemical changes of the kidny were observed.The resultsobtained were as follows:1.Ligation of the left renal vessels causes atrophy of theleft kidney on account of the failure of collateral circulation establishment.Theright kidney of the experimental group showed obviously compensatory hypertrophy.The weight of the compensatory hypertrophied kidneys obviously increased.2.Thecompensatory hypertrophic growth of kidneys is due to the hypertrophy of existingn(?)phrons and the hyperplasia connective tissue.3.comparison of the controls,inthe JGI,PAS and AlP reactions with the compensatory hypertrophied kidneys,there were no striking differences.The results suggest that the compensatory hyper-trophied kidneys were normal at least on the renin secretion and reabsorption func-tion.

Objective To investigate methods for prenatal molecular diagnosis of fetuses at high risk for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy(X-ALD).Methods The amniotic fluid was obtained and genomic DNA was isolated from amniotic fluid cells.Maternal contamination was evaluated by paternity test.PCRRFLP,sequencing and denaturing high performance liquid chromatography(DHPLC)were used to detect the ABCD1 gene of fetal genome.Results In the pedigree 1,the PCR product(799 bp)of the fetus 1 and her father(normal control)could be digested with BcnI. No P560L mutation,which was present in the index patient,was detected in the ABCD1 gene from the genomic DNA of the fetus 1 using direct sequencing.In the pedigree 2,the PCR product(232 bp)of the fetus 2 and her father could not be digested with MaeI and no Q177X mutation,which was present in the propositus,was detected in the ABCD1 gene from the genomic DNA of the fetus 2 using direct sequencing.In the pedigree 3,the PCR product(271 bp)was digested with AciI.the pattern of the fetus 3 and the propositus being the same,and the R617C mutation was found in the ABCD1 gene from the genomic DNA of the fetus 3 using direct sequencing.In the pedigree 4,the PCR product(269 bp)was analyzed with the DHPLC,and the pattern of elution peaks of the fetus 4 and her father was similar,but different from that of the propositus.No K276E mutation was detectable in the ABCD1 gene from the genomic DNA of the fetus 4 by using direct sequencing.Judging from the sex of the fetuses,fetuses 1 and 2 were normal homozygotes,fetus 3 was an ALD hemizygote,and fetus 4 was a normal hemizygote.Conclusion A new protocol for X-ALD prenatal molecular diagnosis is proposed,which would ensure the accuracy of prenatal diagnosis.

Objective To explore the effect of health belief model on compliance behavior of patients with PICC(peripherally inserted central catheter).Methods According to admission order,75 cases of PICC were divided into control group(n=36)and observation group(n=39).Patients in the control group received conventional health education and regular visits after discharge and besides the regular methods,patients in the observation group were intervened by health belief model for the compliance behavior.All patients of two groups were investigated with self-designed scale for compliance behavior.Result The compliance behavior of the observation group was better than that of control group with significant difference(P<0.05).Conclusion The health belief model of education can improve the compliance behavior of PICC patients after discharge from hospital.

BACKGROUND:Although several prosthetic methods, such as artificial denture and dental implants, are clinical therapies to tooth loss, they are thought to have safety and usage time issues. With the development of biological and biomaterial sciences, recently, tooth tissue engineering has attracted more and more attention.
OBJECTIVE:To reflect advances and problems of tissue engineering technologies for promotion of tooth regeneration.
METHODS:Using the keywords of“tissue engineering, tooth regeneration”in English and Chinese, PubMed and CNKI databases from 2007 to 2013 were retrieved. A total of 65 literatures addressing tooth regeneration and tissue engineering were col ected, including 25 Chinese articles and 40 English articles. Published early, repetitive, and similar researches were excluded. Final y, 48 articles were included.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The combination of stem cells and suitable scaffolds is widely used in tooth regeneration today, and growth factors or bone marrow which can produce promote tooth regeneration are added as wel , which has achieved partial or whole tooth regeneration. But there are apparent deficiencies in studies which focus on mechanisms behind tooth regeneration.