Objective: Our aim was to study the concentrations and regulatory characteristics of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like factor (HB-EGF) and its functional consequences in inducing the activities of hexokinases (HKs) and net Glc utilization. Methods: The SV40MES13 cell line was used as cell model for this experiment to measure the total activity of Hks by using a standard G6PDH-coupled assay. The net Glc utilization was measured indirectly as Glc disappearance from the medium using the standard Glc oxidase-coupled reaction(Trinder). Results: The HB-EGF induced HKs activity in time- and dose-dependent manners and increased the net Glc utilization by SV40MES13 cells. Conclusion: The HB-EGF plays an important role in pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy by inducing total HKs activity specifically and increases the net Glc utilization in mesangial cells.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses negative impacts on psychological health among healthcare workers. If timely diagnosis and interventions are not given, the pandemic not only threatens physical and psychological health among healthcare workers, and greatly reduces the quality and efficiency of medical treatment. Based on review of national and international publications pertaining to psychological problems and interventions among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, this article describes the prevalence of psychological problems among healthcare workers, influencing factors and psychological interventions, so as to provide insights into the protection of psychological health among healthcare workers.

OBJECTIVE TTo evaluate the clinical manifestations of the laryngeal amyloidosis and its laryngoscopic characteristics.METHODS The clinical data of 11 cases with laryngeal amyloidosis confirmed pathologically was studied retrospectively. RESULTS There were 4 males and 7 females in this study.The age of the patients ranged from 16 to 64 years old (average 43.36?4.16).The duration of symptoms was 4 months to 10 years (average 2.85?0.87 years).Hoarseness presented in 10 patients (90.90%) and dyspnea in 4 patients.The false vocal cord was involved in 8 patients,laryngeal ventricle in 6 patients,true vocal cord in 5 patients and subglottic area in 3 patients observed with fibrolaryngoscope. The appearance of the lesions was mainly described as waxy yellow or yellow-gray submucosal plaques and nodules without ulceration of the overlying mucosa.The laryngostroboscopy demonstrated that the wave of the mucosa and vibration of the involved vocal cords were adynamic or disappeared.CONCLUSION The chief complaint of the laryngeal amyloidosis was hoarseness. Laryngeal amyloidosis is a slowly progressive disease. The lesions commonly involve the false vocal cord, laryngeal ventricle,true vocal cord and subglottic area.

Tyrosine phosphorylation is a key post-translational mechanism that regulates cellular processes and maintains homeostasis.Aberrant changes in tyrosine phosphorylation are often associated with disease states such as metabolicdisorders,cancer and cardiovascular disease.Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) are the enzyme family that regulates protein phosphorylation level of tyrosine residues in the cellular processes and signaling ways.So far,scientists have discovered 112 kinds of human PTPs.Among them,PTP1B is widely and clearly studied.Recently,as an enzyme that play a role in oncogenesis,PTP1B has been wildey studied by scientists.Here,we highlight the relationship between protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B and hematologic neoplasms.

Objective To study the effect of stigma maydis aqueous extract(SMAE) on glucagon in type 2 diabetic rats.Methods Type 2 diabetic male Sprague-Dawley rat mode was induced by high-fat and high-sugar dietary feeds and low dose streptozotocin(STZ). After 8 weeks of treatment,levels of fasting blood glucose(FBG) and glucagon(Glu) in serum were respectively assayed.Immunohistocmical study was adopted to analyze the expression of glucagon in islet cells.Results Compared with model control group,SMAE of middle and high dose remarkably reduced the level of FBG and Glu(P

Objective To investigate the possible mechanisms of fasudil on acute myocardial infarction (AMI)by observing the changes of hemorheology and inflammatory factors.Methods 120 patients diagnosed AMI in our hospital were randomly divided into the two groups:60 cases in the control group were given the conventional treat-ment and the other 60 cases in the treatment group were added fasudil for 2 weeks based on that.Then we analyzed the changes of hemorheology and inflammatory factors.Results 2 weeks later,the whole blood restore viscosity,plasma viscosity,CRP,IL -1β,IL -6 and TNF -βin the two groups were all obviously decreased than those of before(P <0.05),while,packed cell volume in the treatment group was obviously decreased as well (P <0.05).Furthermore, the changes in the treatment group were more significant compared with the controlled group (P <0.05).Conclusion Fasudil intervention on AMI can improve the situation of hemorheology and relieve the inflammation more effectively than conventional treatment.

Objective To study the effect of minielctrocholecystectomy(MEC) for gallbladder stone. Methods The clinical data of 4,200 cases(1991-2000) undergoing MEC were analysed restrospectively; the results of different operotors for the MEC were compared. Results All 4,200 cases were cured. Of them, 41 cases(0.98%) had serious complications, including intraoperative bleeding in 4 cases(0.09%), biliary tract injury in 18(0.43%); stress ulcer in 8(0.19%), and residual stones of biliary tract in 11(0.26%). Conclusions MEC has the following advantages: less trauma, short operation time, fast postoperative recovery and lower expense. The different operotors on MEC have distinguish difference in the results. It is important to preven the complications of MEC.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the results of antimicrobial susceptibility for clinically isolated Corynebacterium striatum strains and investigate the distribution of minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC) of the antibiotics commonly used in clinic against C.striatum.METHODS C.striatum was identified with API Coryne System(bioMerieux,France).Antimicrobial susceptibility test was conducted by agar dilution method.RESULTS MIC90 of imipenem,vancomycin and rifampin against C.striatum was 8,0.5 and 2 ?g/ml,and that of amikacin,gentamicin,tobramycin,and minocycline was 8-16?g/ml,but MIC90 of the other antibiotics was 32-≥256 ?g/ml.The main source of 32 isolates was from bronchofibroscopic secretion.CONCLUSIONS The activity of vancomycin,rifampin and imipenem against C.striatum shows stable susceptibility,but of amikacin,gentamicin,tobramycin and minocycline shows inferiority.However,the susceptibility to other antibiotics is low.So vancomycin,rifampin and imipenem are the optimal antibiotics to treat the infections caused by C.striatum.

Objective To probe multislice spiral computed tomography(MSCT) features of superacute cerebral infarction.Methods 19 cases with superacute cerebral infarction were retrospectively analysed.MSCT scans were performed in all patients at 1～6 h after onset,and the lesions were proved by MSCT or MR at 3 h～5 d after onset.MSCT signs of superacute cerebral infarction were observed.Results 17 cases and 2 cases were diagnosed and suspectively diagnosed with superacute cerebral infarction by CT at first visit of patients.CT features of superacute cerebral infarction included hypodense of cerebral parenchyma in 19 cases,local cerebral swelling in 13 cases and hyperdense sign of cerebral artery in 3 cases.Conclusion MSCT plain scan has significant value in diagnosis of superacute cerebral infarction.

A near infrared spectroscopy ( NIRS) method was used for rapid quality evaluation of ferulic acid content in chrysanthemum morifolium cv. ( Chuju) continuous cropping soil. Standard leverage, studentized residual and Mahalanobis distance were calculated to eliminate abnormal samples. After the initial near infrared spectrum was treated by two second derivative and Norris smoothing filter noise, 6000-4000 cm-1 wave number range and 7 factors were chosen for partial least squares ( PLS) calibration model. The results showed that good correlation was presented between the calibration set/validation set and the values determined by high performance liquid chromatography, and the calibration correlation coefficient ( Rc ) and validation correlation coefficient ( Rcv ) were 0. 9914 and 0. 9935, respectively. Root mean square error of calibration (RMSEC), root mean square error of validation (RMSEP) and root mean square error of cross-validation (RMSECV) were 0. 484, 0. 539 and 0. 615, respectively. This method was accurate, reliable, simple, rapid and nondestructive, and could be applied to the fast analysis for ferulic acid in continuous cropping soil.