BACKGROUND: There have been no reports available about the direct effect of beer on serum enzyme activity.OBJECTIVE: To observe the changes of the activity of various serum enzymes of the subjects in the in vivo and in vitro experiments after drinking bear.DESIGN: An observational controlled experiment.SETTING: The Institute of Basic Medicine of Taishan Medical College.PARTICIPANTS: The experiment was performed at the Institute of Basic Medicine of Taishan Medical College between March 2005 and April 2005.We selected 17 college students, aged 19 to 35 years, from Taishan Medical College, including undergraduate students and graduate students. In formed consents were obtained from the subjects before the experiment was conducted.METHODS: ① In vivo experiment: 3 mL of venous blood was collected from the subjects 3 hours after the ordinary diet as the control. Then, the subjects drank beer at an amount of 4 mL/kg according to their body mass immediately. 3 mL of blood was collected respectively 15, 30, 45, 60, 90,120, 80 minutes later to measure the changes of the activity of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, al kaline phosphatase, creatine kinase , lactate dehydrogenase, diastase and lipase. ② In vitro experiment: 17 fresh serum samples were added into two test tubes separately with 0.5 mL of serum in each tube. 20 μL of normal saline was added to the tube of the control and 20 μL of beer was added into the test tube. The direct effect of beer on the activity of various enzymes was observed.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The changes of the activity of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, al kaline phosphatase, creatine kinase , lactate dehydrogenase, diastase and lipase of the serum on the in vivo and in vitro experiment .RESULTS: Totally 17 students were involved and all the students entered the stage of result analysis with no loss in the midway. ① In vivo experiment: Beer significantly decreased the activity of serum aspartate aminotransferase (418.08 ±58.68,383.41 ±63.01)nkat/L, significantly in creased the activity of serum alkaline phosphatase, (367 8.57±436.25,396 2.96±400.91)nkat/L (x2=19.00-20.00,P ＜ 0.01). The activity of other enzymes was all increased at different degrees. ② In vitro experiment: Beer inhibited the activity of various enzymes in vitro to a certain degree.CONCLUSION: Beer has some effect on enzyme activity in vivo and in vitro, thus affecting the body metabolism. Over drinking beer can affect health. In the routine detection of serum enzymes, attention should be given to avoid the interference caused by over drinking beer to make sure the experimental results are precise and reliable.

BACKGROUND: It is indicated in research that mildly modified low density lipoprotein (mm-LDL) is related to atherogenesis and it not only stores LDL and provides very strong biological activity, but also expresses many kinds of bioactive substances, like macrophage colony stimulating factor (MCSF) induced in cell culture and in animal body.OBJECTIVE: Differential display-PCR (DD-PCR) technique is used to study the genetic expressed difference in mm-LDL inducing vascular endothelial cells so as to lay the foundation for further explanation of the relationship between mm-LDL and arteriosclerosis.DESIGN: Repeated measurement was designed.SETTING: Taishan Medical College.MATERIALS: The experiment was performed in Basic Institute of Taishan Medical College from July 2003 to July 2004. Medium of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) was M199. Culture was done at 37 ℃, in 50 mL/L CO2. When cells grew to the fusion state, mm-LDL was added in the medium to the terminal concentration of 400 mg/L and then,induction was followed in 30 hours.METHODS: DD- reverse transcription (RT)-PCR technique was used to analyze genetic expression difference of human vascular endothelial cells induced with mm-LDL and reverse Northern analysis was performed to testify DD genetic fragments.mRNA in liver of mice.RESULTS: Human vascular endothelial cells induced with inm-LDL displayed some up and down-regulated genetic fragments. Up-regulated genes included thymosin 34, FGFRI protooncogene-chaperone protein, FK506 binding protein, rTSβ protein and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (Ⅰ-CAM-1). Down-regulated genes included Apo bec-1 binding protein-l, cytochromeB561 and ERP72.CONCLUSION: DDRT-PCR testifies that mm-LDL induces changes of some genetic expression of human umbilicus vein endothelial cells in vitro and pathological changes of mm-LDL vascular endothelial cells, terminally results in atherogenesis.

BACKGROUND: Long-term excessive intake of beer might lead to change of intra-corporal tissue or activity of serum enzyme.OBJECTIVE: Observation on relations between intake of beer and fat synthesis of rats and activity of enzyme correlated with catabolism in rats.DESIGN: Matched observations randomly of animal experiments.SETTING: Basic Medical Institute of Taishan Medical College.MATERIALS: The experiments were completed in Basic Medical Institute of Taishan Medical College from December 2004 to February 2005. Totally 60 SD rats were selected and categorized into 6 groups with 10 rats in each group. The rats were perfused with 9 mL/kg, 18 mL/kg, 27 mL/kg, 36 mL/kg, and 45 mL/kg beer respectively according to their fat; The rats in control group were fed with water in stead of beer.METHODS: All rats in each groups were narcotized and executed after continuous feeding 1 week, biochemical analysis and enzyme assay were made respectively after blood samples were adopted, and liver, subcutaneous fat, mesentery fat tissue and gastrocnemius muscle were preserved.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① The level of fat, blood glucose, insulin and blood-lipid of rats in each group after feeding 1 week . ② The enzymatic activity of liver and fat tissue of rats in each group after feeding 1 week . ③ The activity of hormone sensitive lipase and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) of rats in each group after feeding 1 week.RESULTS: Totally 60 rats were channeled into result analysis without any loss. ① Comparison of the levels of fat and biochemical specifications of rats in each group after feeding 1 week: The contents of fat, serum free fatty acid (FFA), high-density of lipoprotein (LP) cholesterol, hepar triacylglycerol and liver cholesterol in beer 36 mL/kg group were higher than those in control groups (x2=19.44-20.01, P ＜ 0.01). ② Comparison of the levels of the enzymatic activity of liver and fat tissue of rats in each group after feeding 1 week: The activities of liver, subcutaneous fat, and liver microsome, I.e. Triacylglycerol alternation protein, phosphatidyl phosphohydrolase, malic enzyme, glucose-6-phasphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) of mesentery tissue in beer 36 mL/kg group were higher than those in control groups (x2=15.02-16.00, P ＜ 0.05). ③ The comparison on level of the activity of hormone sensitive lipase and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) of rats in each group after feeding 1 week: The activity of gastrocnemius muscle of hormone sensitive lipase in beer 36 mL/kg group were prominently lower than those of control groups (P ＜ 0.01), but the activity of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) (P ＜ 0.01) of subcutaneous fat were prominently higher than those in control groups (P ＜ 0.01). The activities of lipoprotein lipase (LPL)of mesentery fat tissue, subcutaneous fat and gastrocnemius muscle tissue in beer 36 mL/kg group were prominently higher than those in other beer groups and control groups (x2=19.00-20.00, P ＜ 0.01).CONCLUSION: The intake of a certain amount of beer (36 mL/kg) might promote the capability of liver in synthesis and the transport of triacylglycerol in rats. The acceleration of lipid synthesis and storage of fat tissue such as mesentery fat tissue and the increase of fat decomposition and mobilization in peripheral tissue such as muscular tissue and subcutaneous fat would finally lead to the increase of fat.

Background and purpose:The incidence of liver cancer is high in China. Primary liver cancers usually occur in patients with liver cirrhosis, which is a challenge for the early diagnosis of liver cancer. Our purpose is to investigate the efifcacy of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the early identiifcation and diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by regularly tracking and supervising the high risk population. Methods:A total of 320 high risk patients of HCC admitted in our hospital from February 2011 to November 2013 were enrolled in this prospective study. All patients underwent conventional ultrasound and hepatic CEUS. The differential diagnosis of malignant HCCs from benign ones was based on the enhancement patterns of hepatic lesions in different phases on CEUS. Results:Twenty patients were diagnosed as small HCC among 320 HCC high risk patients who were under regular surveillance using CEUS and all were pathologically conifrmed. Seven of the 20 HCC cases were smaller than 1.0 cm and 13 measured 1.1-2.0 cm. There were 6 (30.0%) HCCs presented as“early wash-in and slow wash-out”atypical pattern of HCC. The small size of the lesion and iso-echogenicity were the main factors of atypical pattern of HCC on CEUS.Conclusion:Ultrasonography and CEUS surveillance is a useful strategy for the early detection of small HCCs in high risk patients, which can help them to receive proper therapeutic management in time.

The effect of altering the promoter region of ubiquitous chromatin-opening element (UCOE) and matrix attachment region (MAR) on stable and efficient expression of genes was investigated. Four different promoters were tested, namely, oct4 containing an enhancer region, sox2 having a CpG island, nanog having no regulatory elements, and CMV containing a CpG island and an enhancer region. Eight reporter plasmids were constructed: pOCT4-UCOE, pOCT4-MAR, pSOX2-UCOE, pSOX2-MAR, pNANOG-UCOE, pNANOG-MAR, pCMV-UCOE, and pCMV-MAR. Stable and efficient expression was observed when UCOE combined with the oct4 promoter, whereas the sox2 was the best promoter suited for MAR. Comparison of the stable clones of oct4-UCOE and sox2-MAR showed that UCOE-regulated expression is more stable and efficient than MAR-regulated expression. When CpG island-containing promoter is linked with UCOE, stable and efficient expression could be observed. These data suggest that an enhancer region in the promoter leads to high, yet unstable expression when combined with UCOE, whereas CpG islands stabilize expression. In conclusion, UCOE and MAR interact with regulatory elements on the promoter by altering the chromatin open state and chromatin loop to regulate gene expression.
Chromatin/genetics* ; CpG Islands/genetics* ; Gene Expression ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics*