BACKGROUND:Body mass is a critical factor affecting plantar pressure,and the systematic study on plantar pressure with different body mass has not been reported.OBJECTIVE:To measure the plantar pressure of normal people with different body weight,so as to provide reference for the application of plantar pressure.METHODS:Totally 80 healthy people with different body weight were enrolled,and the dynamic plantar pressure was measured by the Footscan 2 meter flat foot pressure distribution system (RSscan,Belgium).The participants were divided into four groups (n=20 per group) according to the classification criteria for prevention and control of overweight and obesity in Chinese adults,such as underweight,normal weight,overweight group,and obesity groups,and a comparative analysis was conducted.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) The peak pressure and impulse of each region of the foot were significantly increased with body mass index increasing (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with the normal weight people,the pressure of the part foot area of the overweight subjects and each part foot area of the obese subjects were significantly increased (P ＜ 0.05).(2) The percentage of the medial plantar contact area accounting the total contact area of the foot was significantly increased with body mass index increasing (P ＜ 0.01);the percentage in the obese group was significantly higher than that in the normal group (P ＜ 0.05).(3) These results show that the plantar pressure and impulse are increased in overweight and obese subjects due to weight gain,and foot will appear with pathological changes with time going.Obese people suffer from arch drop due to weight gain,and increase in contact area of midfoot,which are easy to cause flatfoot.Overweight especially obese,should pay attention to control weight,do appropriate exercise,wear suitable shoes,protect the foot,further to prevent the occurrence of foot injury and flatfoot.

Compound algin capsule (CAC) was developed to treat the patients with Helicobacter pylori (HP)positive gastritis and digestive ulcer. The results showed that the e-liminating rate of HP was 67.4%,the disappeating rate of gastritis was 75%,and the ulcer healing rate 97. 8%. The symptom relief rate in CAC group was 88% ,which was significantly higher than the control group (68. 6% ,P

[Summary] This review summarized the evolution of surgical timing and procedure skills of postnatal repair in the treatment of congenital diaphragmatic hernia ( CDH ) .Minimally invasive repair of diaphragmatic hernia was highlighted.The current status, difficulties, and future trends of surgical intervention for CDH were analyzed.

Objective To investigate the effects of catalase on expression of cytokines and activation of nuclear factor-?B in the intestinal mucosa in rat with ulcerative colitis(UC). Methods UC was reproduced in rats with the oral innoculation of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS).The expressions of TNF-?, IL-1? and IL-8 in the intestinal mucosa of rats were respectively determined by a semi-quantatitive assay, RT-PCR. The activation of NF-?B in the intestinal mucosa were assessed with electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). Results Comparing the mice challenged with DSS alone and to those treated with catalase, both symptoms and the lesions in the colonic mucosa were milder in the animals pretreated with catalase during the induction of colitis than that of control group and catalase treatment after induction of colitis group. Furthermore, the expressions of TNF-?, IL-1?, IL-8 were significantly down-regulated(P

Objective To study the effect of the tissue components purified from earthworm on the thioredoxin system and its pharmcological mechanism. MethodsAcetate buffer purified the tissue components from the earthworm. The catalyzing activity of the thioredoxin reductases was dynamically measured on the 340nm wavelengthby the NADPH, an indicator by means of the reaction between the tissue components and thioredoxin system. ResultsThe absorbency of the NADPH was almost unchanged in the process of the reaction between the purified tissue components of earthworm and the thioredoxin reductase. On the contrary, the solvent to purify earthworm liquid and the clear liquid from boiled purified earthworm liquid had not above mentioned function. ConclusionsThere are some kinds of proteins in the tissue components of the earthworm, which could inhibit the activity of the thioredoxin reductase.

Objective To predict the target genes and function of has-miR-26b,has-miR-1972,has-miR4485,has-miR-4498,and has-miR-4743 by bioinformatics analysis,and provide the theoretical basis for the further research.Methods The targets of the five microRNAs were predicted by Target Scan,miRBD,and DIANA-microT-CDS,and the result were analyzed by gene ontology and pathway analysis using FunNet.Results 734 predicted targets were obtained by finding the intersected genes of Target Scan,miRBD,and DIANA-microT-CDS.GO analysis showed that biological processes regulated by the differentially expressed microRNAs included diverse terms,among which some terms (e.g.,central nervous system development,neuron differentiation,axonogenesis,synaptic transmission,learning,and memory,etc.) had direct relationship with the central nervous system and brain functions.The pathway analysis showed that a significant enrichment in several pathways related to neuronal brain function,such as axon guidance,glutamatergic synapse,Wnt signaling pathway,mTOR signaling pathway,VEGF signaling pathway,etc.Among the five microRNAs,has-miR-26b,has-miR-1972,has-miR-4498 might have more important regulatory functions.Conclusion Bioinformatic analysis indicates that has-miR-26b,has-miR-1972,has-miR-4485,has-miR-4498,and has-miR-4743 are closely related to the mechanism and pathogenesis of major depressive disorder.

Objective To review the authors′ experience in the diagnosis and management of Hirschsprung′s disease (HD) in newborn during a 7 year′s period (1995～2002),and evaluate a new therapeutic regime. Methods Clinical data of all 155 newborn HD cases were analyzed. Protocols were compared before and after May 2000. Results Barium enemas, anorectic manometry and rectal biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of HD in 155 newborn cases. Two stage radical procedure was performed in 107 cases , and one stage in 48 cases. One hundred and forty-seven cases were cured. Postoperative pneumonia occurred in 25 cases, wound dishences in 8 cases with 8 deaths. There was substantial difference in the incidence of complications, hospital stay and mortality between the two periods. Conclusions (1) Gastrointestinal perforation in neonatal HD cases should be managed by rectal biopsies during the exploration. (2)Different surgical treatment should be adopted in HD cases less than one month of age.

AIM:To investigate whether Smad pathway participates the process of extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) induced the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). METHODS: Human umbilical artery smooth muscle cells (hUASMCs) were divided into four groups: control group, PDGF (platelet derived growth factor) group, ERK blocking agent group and PDGF+ERK blocking agent group. MTT assay was used to detect the proliferation of hUASMCs (A value). Immunohistochemical technique was used to detect the expression of PCNA, phosphorylated ERK (p-ERK) and phosphorylated Smad2/3 (p-Smad2/3) protein in hUASMCs. The expression of Smad2/3 mRNA in hUASMCs was detected by RT-PCR. RESULTS: The proliferation of hUASMCs and the expression of PCNA, p-ERK and p-Smad2/3 proteins in hUASMCs in PDGF group were increased obviously than those in other groups (P

AIM:To investigate the role of side population ( SP) cells in multidrug resistance of colon cancer cells and microRNA biomarkers of SP cells in colon cancer cells .METHODS:SP cells in colon cancer cells were sorted by flow cytometry .The cell viability was measured by MTT method .MicroRNA expression profiles were detected by mi-croRNA chip.MicroRNA expression was verified by real-time PCR.RESULTS:The ratios of SP cells in HCT-15, HT-29 and LoVo colon cancer cell lines were 16.75%, 13.02%and 9.52%, respectively.In all 3 colon cancer cell lines, IC50 of the antitumor drugs including 5-fluorouracil , oxaliplatin and adriamycin for the SP cells were significantly higher than those for non-SP cells (P<0.05).MicroRNA profiling showed that miR-5000-3p, miR-5009-3p and miR-552 were all up-regulated in the SP cells of all 3 colon cancer cell lines .This result was verified by real-time PCR.CONCLUSION:miR-5000-3p, miR-5009-3p and miR-552 are all up-regulated in the SP cells of colon cancer cell lines , and may be the poten-tial microRNA biomarkers of SP cells in colon cancer .

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of microRNA (miRNA) in peripheral venous blood for depressive disorder.Methods Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was used to verify expression level of miRNAs in peripheral blood of non-specific mental retardation children,which were aberrantly expressed in depressive disorder patients,and then Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC)curve was employed to confirm the sensitivity and specificity of abnormal miRNA expression in depressive disorder and non-specific mental retardation.Results MiR-1972,miR-26b,miR-4485,miR-4498 and miR-4743 were upregulated significantly in case group of depressive disorder(P＜0.05),meanwhile miR-4485 and miR-4743 in aforementioned 5 miRNAs also upregulated significandy in patients of non-specific mental retardation(P＜0.05),but miR-26b showed no significant difference between case group of non-specific mental retardation and the control group (P＞0.05).The ROC curve of miR-26b in depressive disorder patients and their control group showed that the sensitivity and specificity were 0.609,0.664 respectively,and the area square under the curve was 0.614(P=0.021).The ROC curve of miR-26b in patients of depressive disorder and non-specific mental retardation indicated that the sensitivity and specificity were 0.784 and 0.471,and area square under the curve was 0.643 (P=0.003).Conclusion miR-26b probably have diagnostic value for depressive disorder,which may comorbidity with non-specific mental retardation.But genetic and psychosocial mechanism of comorbidity still needs further exploration.