Disease Susceptibility ; HLA-DQ beta-Chains ; genetics ; HLA-DRB1 Chains ; genetics ; Humans ; Pneumoconiosis ; genetics ; Polymorphism, Genetic

Adult ; Aged ; Ceruloplasmin ; analysis ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; N-Acetylneuraminic Acid ; blood ; Nephelometry and Turbidimetry ; Pneumoconiosis ; complications ; Pulmonary Fibrosis ; diagnosis ; etiology

Aged ; Coal Mining ; Humans ; Lung Injury ; etiology ; Middle Aged ; Pneumoconiosis ; complications ; Pulmonary Emphysema ; complications

Female stress urinary incontinence (FSUI) is a common disease of women in department of urology, which severely affects elderly physical and mental health of women. The molecular mechanism of FSUI is still unclear. Nitric oxide synthase (NOS), cyclooxygenase (COX) and their respective products nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin (PG) are closely related with FSUI. In this paper, the distribution of NOS and COX in female lower urinary tract and the research development of NOS, COX and their products with FSUI are summarized.

?Silent information regulator protein 1 ( SlRT1 ) is a kind of histone deacetylases class lll on which cell metabolism coenzyme NAD+ is dependent. By the transcriptional regulation, it participates in the regulation of gene transcription, energy metabolism and cell aging process, which can prolong the lifespan of organisms and delay the development of various age-related diseases and has attracted much attention in the field of anti - aging research. ln recent years, studies have shown that SlRT1 occupies an important position in the pathogenesis of many ophthalmic diseases, especially in ocular surface diseases, glaucoma, cataracts, uveitis, and ocular fundus diseases, etc. There is a possibility that the promotion of SlRT1 activity would be the new drug target of ophthalmic therapy. The paper will review studies on SlRT1 and ophthalmic diseases.

Lipoxygenase ; metabolism ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Teratogens

Purpose:Analysing the imaging performance of solitary plasmacytoma of spine,to raise the awareness and the diagnosis accuracy.Materials and Methods: Five cases of spinal solitary plasmacytoma confirmed by clinical pathology were retrospectively analysed,to sum up the imaging performance characteristics.Results: All lesions were single vertebra involved,3 cases in thoracic and 2 cases in lumbar,3 cases occurred vertebral compression fracture.X-ray and CT showed osteolytic destruction,expansive growth and soft tissue mass,MRI showed diversity of signals,and remarkable enhancement after contrast injection.Conclusions: X-ray presents lower diagnostic sensitivity,but contributes to exclude multiple myeloma.CT and MRI can depict the morphological features and extent of tumor regions definitely,CT shows better than MRI on the thickening trabecula and residual bone in the tumor,MRI can provide a lot of information for plasmacytoma,including the diagnosis,identification and staging,which is considered as the best imaging diagnostic methods of plasmacytoma.

Acupuncture Therapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Chronic Disease ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pterygopalatine Fossa ; innervation ; Rhinitis ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Smell ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Objective To make molecular diagnosis for puerile spinal muscular atrophy(SMA).Methods Genomic DNA was extracted directly from the blood of both the case group(10 children with SMA) and the control group(including 19 parents of SMA patients and 20 healthy individuals).Two methods,polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP) and allele-specific PCR,were used to analyze exon 7 of SMN gene from genomic DNA,and consequent electrophoresis of PCR products on agarose gel was performed.Results Genotyping results obtained by both methods were in complete agreement for all of the samples analyzed.In conventional PCR-RFLP,part of the PCR products(189bp) from genomic DNA of all 39 members in the control group remained intact after digestion with Dra I,while the PCR products from genomic DNA of all 10 SMA children in the case group was completely digested by Dra I.In allele-specific PCR,exon 7 of both SMN1 and SMN2 could be seen when genomic DNA of all 39 members in the control group was used,while only SMN2's exon 7 could be seen when genomic DNA of all 10 SMA children in the case group was used.Conclusion Homozygous deletion of SMN1 was present in all 10 SMA children in the case group,while homozygous deletion of SMN1 was not detected in all 39 members in the control group.The combination of PCR-RFLP and allele-specific PCR,both their results can be references for each other,offers efficient and accurate methodology for molecular diagnosis of SMA.

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of interventional therapy for the atherosclerotic renal artery occlusion (ARAO). Methods During the period of June 2001-Dec. 2007, 16 patients with ARAO (total of 16 occluded arteries) underwent interventional managements, including percutaneous endovascular renal artery revascularization, balloon dilatation angioplasty and stent placement. Follow-up survey was made at regular intervals. The patent condition of the renal artery was evaluated with ultrasonography and digital subtraction angiography. The blood pressure and the renal function were determined and the data were statistically analyzed in order to assess the intermediate and long-term effect of the interventional therapy. Results Of 16 patients, technical success was achieved in 15 (93.8%) and failure occurred in one. During a follow-up period of 9 - 24 months, 3 patients died. According to the data obtained at each patient’s last follow-up survey, the hypertension fell to normal in 3 (25.0%), was improved in 7 (58.3%) and showed no marked change in 2 patients (16.7%), with a clinical efficacy of 83.3% (10 / 12). The renal function was improved in 2 (16.7%), stabilized in 6 (50%) and deteriorated in 4 patients (33.3%), with an effective rate of 66.7% (8 / 12). Conclusion For the treatment of atherosclerotic renal artery occlusion, the interventional therapy carries high successful rate and can effectively lower the blood pressure level, in addition, it can also protect the renal function in a certain degree.