Objective To investigate the microbiostatic mechanism of denuded tongue coating, Proteomic methods were used to find differential expression proteins in denuded tongue. Methods The total protein of normal or denuded tongue coating was separated by means of immobilized pH gradient-based two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). The differential expression protein was analyzed by using ImageMaster 2D analysis software. Image analysis software was used for comparative analysis to find differential expression proteins; Mass spectrometry (mass spectrometry) was applied to get the corresponding peptide fingerprint (peptide mass finger print_ PMF). Search the database to identify differences in protein.Results Establish two-dimensional gel electrophoresis for normal and denuded tongue; Segregation analysis on four groups of proteome of tongue coating showed that gel could be detected in the protein spots at 1082=t=105 and 1143±140 respectively; Compared with normal group, there are eight points of protein expression being regulated upward and seven points down.Altogether 9 differences in protein expression were identified. Conclusion The sound resolution and repeatability Two-dimensional electrophoresis silver staining pattern were established; Some differences in protein expression related to denuded tongue were identified.

Twenty kinds of amino acids are simplified into 3 types: hydrophobic amino acids (H), hydrophilic amino acids (P) and neutral amino acids (N). Each residue is reduced to a bead which locates in the position of the C?琢 atom. The off-lattice model is adopted and the relative entropy is used as a minimization function to predict the tertiary structure of a protein. A new contact intensity function is given to consist with protein design research based on the relative entropy. Testing on several real proteins from Protein Data Bank (PDB) shows the good results obtained with the model and method. The root mean square deviations (RMSD) of the predicted structures relative to the native structures range from 0.30 to 0.70 nm. A foundation for studying protein design using the HNP model and the relative entropy was made.

Objective To explore the relationship between serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP),tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α ) in patients with acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning (AOPP) and their clinical significance.Methods One hundred and twelve patients with AOPP (without sudden death ) were as AOPP group.One hundred and twelve healthy controls were as control group.Serum cTnI,hs-CRP and TNF-α levels were determined by ELISA and compared between two groups.The relationship between serum cTnI and hs-CRP,TNF-α was analyzed.Time for atropinization and acetylcholinesterase activity recovery and days of hospitalization were observed.The effectiveness of AOPP patients in different serum cTnI levels was compared.Results Serum cTnI,hs-CRP and TNF- α levels in AOPP group[0.75 (0.26,0.99) μ g/L,11.57(5.13,21.62) mg/L,( 12.36 ±5.22) μ g/L] were higher than those in control group[0.01 (0,0.03) μ g/L,3.62(2.31,6.80) mg/L,(7.33 ±4.31 ) μ g/L] (P ＜ 0.01 ).Serum cTnI levels were positive correlation with serum hs-CRP and TNF- α levels in AOPP patients (r =0.53,0.62,P ＜ 0.01 ).Time for atropinization and acetylcholinesterase activity recovery and days of hospitalization in higher serum cTnI levels patients ( 56 cases ) [(7.31 ± 1.96),( 15.29 ± 3.66 ),(17.23 ± 3.62) d] was longer than that in lower serum cTnI levels patients (56 cases)[(5.32 ± 1.03),( 11.32 ± 2.59),( 13.66 ± 3.03) d](P＜ 0.01).Conclusions Cardiac insults in AOPP patients are related to inflammation.Sudden death-free AOPP patients with higher cTnI levels have less response to treatments.

The application of the protein design method based on the HNP model and the relative entropy theory is discussed for four structural classes of real proteins, and the results are compared with that of the HP model. Testing on 190 proteins shows that this method is generally effective for the different structural classes of proteins. Further studies show that the success rate of this method on regular secondary structures is higher than that on the random coil. Additionally, the success rate for different types of amino acids is also analyzed. It is found that the success rate on the hydrophilic residues is higher than those of the other two types. Furthermore, the success rate of this method on the conserved residues is higher than the non-conserved residues. The reasons resulting in the difference of the success rate on different systems were also analyzed. All analyses mentioned above make the foundation for the development and the application of this method in the future.

Adolescent ; Adult ; China ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Motor Activity ; Rural Population ; Suburban Population ; Urban Population

[ ABSTRACT] AIM:To observe the influences of different concentrations of MG132 on apoptosis and beta-amyloid protein ( Aβ) generation in SH-SY5Y cells, and to explore the underlying mechanism.METHODS:SHSY-5Y cells were incubated with MG132 for 24 h.The final concentrations of MG132 were 2.5, 5 and 10μmol/L.The cell viability was de-termined by MTT assay.The cell apoptosis was assessed by flow cytometry.The levels of Aβwere measured by ELISA. The relative protein levels were detected by Western blot.RESULTS:In the SH-SY5Y cells, MG132 reduced the cell via-bility, induced the cell apoptosis, increased the level of Aβ, and increased the expression of the related proteins for Aβgeneration in a concentration-dependent manner.CONCLUSION: MG132 induces apoptosis and increases the levels of Aβ1-42 and Aβ1-40 by regulating the proteins related to Aβgeneration in the SH-SY5Y cells.

Objective:By exploring the source of children's total fluoride intake and the relationship between children's total fluoride intake and dental fluorosis prevalence, to calculate the benchmark dose (BMD) of children's total fluoride intake and its 95% confidence lower limit (BMDL), and to provide the basis for revision of "Total Fluoride Intake for Inhabitants" (WS/T 87-2016).Methods:The villages that had water improvement for 5 years and more in 6 provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei, Anhui, Henan and Shaanxi were selected as survey sites in April 2014. The water fluoride content of these villages was 0.3 - 3.0 mg/L, tap water samples from the centralized water supply were collected, and fluoride content was detected by ion selective electrode method. Children aged 8 to 12 years were selected, children's dental fluorosis was checked by Dean's method. Children's dietary and drinking water volume were surveyed by duplicate portion study (measurement for 3 d), and dietary fluoride content was detected according to the "Method for Determination of Fluorine in Foods". The mean and standard deviation of drinking water fluoride intake, dietary fluoride intake, and total fluoride intake were measured. According to the dose-response relationship between children's total fluoride intake and the detection rate of dental fluorosis, BMD and BMDL were calculated, and the reference dose (RfD) was calculated based on BMDL.Results:The mean of water fluoride of all 29 villages was 1.26 mg/L (from 0.41 to 2.85 mg/L). Totally 3 043 children aged 8 to 12 years were checked, and the detection rate of dental fluorosis was 30.2% (919/3 034). The lowest detection rate of dental fluorosis was 2.0% (2/100) and the highest was 71.4% (30/42) in the 29 villages. The children's dietary and drinking water volume of 769 person-time aged 8 to 12 years were surveyed, the children's daily drinking water fluoride intake, dietary fluoride intake, and total fluoride intake were (0.83 ± 0.66), (1.13 ± 0.61) and (1.96 ± 0.89) mg/d, respectively. The BMD of children's daily total fluoride intake was 2.43 mg, the BMDL was 2.21 mg, and the RfD was 2.21 mg.Conclusion:The BMD of 8 to 12 years old children's daily total fluoride intake is the same as the allowable limit (2.4 mg) of the national standard "Total Fluoride Intake for Inhabitants" (WS/T 87-2016).

The growth curves and diet of 185 babies in rural area near Beijing from 6 months to 18 months old have been studied. Infants were divided into 3 groups according to their diet taken:(1) 89 babies had breast milk only;(2) 66 babies took more than 250g animal milk per day besides breast milk;(3) 30 babies who did not have breast milk and only animal milk was taken. All the babies were gradually transferred to an ordinary cereal based diet during the weaning period. To half of them a soybean and cereal based formula fortified with minerals and vitamins was supplied, which would provide 6.6g protein and 141 kcal and some other nutrients per day.The results showed that the growth curves of body weight and height of children were much better than the data obtained in 1975, but still lagged behind that of the urban children, especially for the body weight. The weight curves of the babies who took animal milk seemed higher than the other groups. Female babies who were fed with breast milk and supplemented with the weaning food have a better weight and height curves than non-supplemented ones, but this was not seen in males. The hemoglobin contents of the babies who took animal milk when they were 18 months old were lower than that of the 6 months old, but there were no differences in the breast milk groups, and the lowering of the hemoglobin level in the animal milk groups could be corrected by adding weaning food in the diet. When the babies were 6 months old, 39.3% of them had a hair zinc content below the lower limit of the normal range, and it became to 47.6% when they were 18 months old. So zinc deficiency of the babies were present in this local area, and it should be fortified into the weaning food.

OBJECTIVETo analyze the nutritional ingredients of daily consumed pre-packaged foods in Chinese adult residents.

METHODSFrom October to December 2013, the nutrition labels of pre-packaged foods consumed in continuous 7 days by 706 adult residents were collected by multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling in 18 communities with 360 households in 9 cities in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shenyang, Haerbin,Jinan,Zhengzhou, Changsha and Nanning. The contents of energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, sodium and the percentages of low-fat and low-sodium foods were compared among 7 different kinds of foods including baked foods, convenient foods, leisure foods, puffed foods, milk, beverages and seasonings.

RESULTS871 kinds of pre-packaged foods were collected. The median (min, max) of energy contents of puffed foods, baked foods and leisure foods were 2 155(1 638-2 785) kJ/100 g, 1 980 (582-2 639) kJ/100 g, 1 575 (353-3 015) kJ/100 g respectively. The median (min, max) of fat contents of puffed foods, baked foods and leisure foods were 30.0 (5.0-40.9) g/100 g, 20.5 (0.3-40.5) g/100 g, 15.1 (0-71.4) g/100 g respectively. The contents of carbohydrate of baked foods, convenient foods and puffed foods were high relatively, the medians (min, max) of which were 58.1(19.8-82.5), 56.5(0-90.7), and 56.1(42.6-75.8)g/100 g respectively. The sodium content of seasoning was the highest, which was 2 177 (20-12 000) mg/100 g. The protein content of beverage was the lowest, which was 0.4(0-17.8)g/100 ml.

CONCLUSIONThe energy and fat contents of puffed foods, baked foods and leisure foods were high. The carbohydrate contents of baked foods, convenient foods and puffed foods were high relatively. The sodium content of seasonings was high. The protein contents of beverages were low.

Adult ; Beverages ; China ; Cities ; Dietary Carbohydrates ; Dietary Fats ; Dietary Proteins ; Food ; Food, Preserved ; Humans ; Nutrition Surveys ; Nutritive Value ; Sodium, Dietary

OBJECTIVETo observe the effects of κ-opioid receptor agonist U50, 488H on myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury and related mechanism.

METHODSRats were randomly divided into sham operation, myocardial ischemia and reperfusion(I/R, 30 min ischemia followed by 120 min reperfusion), and MI/R+U50, 488H (1.5 mg/kg) and I/R+U50, 488H+ selective κ-opioid receptor antagonist Nor-BNI (2 mg/kg, n = 8 each). The infarction size and the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias were observed.Real-time PCR and DAB staining were used to define the myocardium Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4) expression. Myeloperoxidase level, TNF-α induction and the expression of NF-κB were also examined in rats.

RESULTSAfter I/R, the expressions of myocardial TLR4 and NF-κB increased significantly both in ischemia area and area at risk. Compared with I/R, κ-opioid receptor stimulation with U50, 488H significantly attenuated the expressions of TLR4 and NF-κB and reduced myeloperoxidase (MPO) levels, myocardial TNF-α production, myocardial infarct sizes and the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias and arrhythmia score (2.9 ± 0.7 vs. 4.4 ± 0.9, P < 0.05) , above effects of U50, 488H were partly abolished by co-treatment with Nor-BNI.

CONCLUSIONThese data provide evidence for the first time that κ-opioid receptor stimulation could attenuate myocardial I/R injury via downregulating TLR4/NF-κB signaling in rats.

3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; Brugada Syndrome ; Cardiac Conduction System Disease ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Down-Regulation ; Heart Conduction System ; abnormalities ; Myocardial Infarction ; Myocardial Ischemia ; metabolism ; Myocardium ; NF-kappa B ; Naltrexone ; analogs & derivatives ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Receptors, Opioid, kappa ; physiology ; Reperfusion Injury ; Signal Transduction ; Toll-Like Receptor 4 ; physiology ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha