Objective: To investigate the effect of cell division cycle 42 (Cdc 42) gene on the formation of filopodia suppressed by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and to explore the probable signal transduction pathway involving Cdc 42 in the inhibition effects on migration and invasion abilities of breast cancer cells induced by NSAIDs. Methods: MCF-7 cells were divided into four groups: blank control group, NS-398 (100 μmol/L)-treated group, cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) small interfering RNA (siRNA)-transfected group and the negative siRNA-transfected group. The expressions of Cox-2 and Cdc42 mRNAs were detected by real-time fluorogentic quantitative PCR(RFQ-PCR), and the expressions of Cox-2 and Cdc42 proteins were measured by Western blotting. Actin-tracker Green fluorescent probe was used to examined the morphology of filopodias in MCF-7 cells. The invasion ability of MCF-7 cells was detected by using the Martrigel-coated Transwell. Results: The filopodias in MCF-7 cells disappeared in the NS-398-treated group, and the invasion ability of MCF-7 cells was also significantly decreased in this group compared with that in the blank control group (P<0.05). There was no difference in the expression level of Cox-2 mRNA or protein between the blank control group and the NS-398-treated group (P>0.05), and the difference was also not seen in the expression of Cdc42 mRNA or protein between these two groups (P>0.05). The active-Cdc42 level was significantly decreased in the NS-398-treated group compared with that in the blank control group (P<0.05). The filopodias in the Cox-2 siRNA-transfected group disappeared, and the invasion ability of MCF-7 cells transfected with Cox-2 siRNA was significantly decreased compared with that in the negative siRNA-transfected group (P<0.05). The active-Cdc42 level was also significantly decreased in MCF-7 cells transfected with Cox-2 siRNA compared with those transfected with negative siRNA (P<0.05). Conclusion: NSAIDs can suppress the invasion ability of breast cancer cells. This effect may be achieved by inhibiting the activity of Cox-2, decreasing the expression level of active-Cdc42, and suppressing the formation of filopodias.

Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pneumoconiosis ; diagnosis

Objective To observe the clinical behaviors of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) for early diagnosis to improve the therapeutic efficacy Methods Eighty seven cases with different grades of CIN confirmed with colposcopy and pathological examination were reviewed for the clinical features and the results from colposcopy, pathology, testing for HPV (human papillomavirus) All patient were treated with various methods and followed up Results Most patients with CIN were in childbearing period and sought for medical advices because of increased leucorrhagia and/or bloody leucorrhea, postcoital bleeding for a comparatively long course Chronic cervicitis was often found in these patients Contact bleeding and HPV infection were common in patients with CINⅡand CIN Ⅲ Patients with CIN Ⅰ were regular followed up or treated with electrocautery, those with CIN Ⅱ were treated with conization or hysterectomy, and for those with CIN Ⅲ, hysterectomy was performed The outcomes of all patients were satisfactory after treatment Conclusion The most common sign for the patients with CIN is postcoital bleeding For correct diagnosis of CIN, colposcopy and together pathological examimotion is recommended High risk HPV detection is a good prognostic factor After treatment, the patients with different grades of CIN should be followed up regularly

Objective To detect cytokeratin in routine pathology negative regional lymph nodes postoperatively in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). To investigate the relationship of lymph node micrometastasis in P-TNM stages NSCLC and survival rates. Methods From Jan. 1996 to Dec. 2003, 107 paraffin-embedded specimens of T1-T4N0-N1M0 NSCLC patients were collected. Anti-cytokeratin(CK) an- tibody AE1/AE3 was applied to detect cytokeratin with Envision~(TM) method in routine pathological negative re- gion lymph nodes in NSCLC, and selected negative control, positive control and blank control. The pulmo- nary hilar lymph node micrometastasis was upward regulated with stage pCK-N1, mediastinal lymph node mi- crometastatsis was upward regulated with stage pCK-N2. The result applied to SPSS11.0 software to process. Results The CK positive rate was 29.9% in all the patients. The CK positive rate was 27% (21/78), 30% (7/23), 67% (4/6)in stage p-Ⅰ, p-Ⅱand p-Ⅲ, respectively. All these data showed the tendency by which detectable rate increased and was accompanied by disease progress. Comparing the annual survival rate and median survival time of the non-micrometastasis group with the mierometastasis group in two groups, the survival rate difference was statistically significant. Comparing the annual survival rate and median sur- vival time in pCK-ⅢA stage with p-Ⅰ-Ⅱstage, pCK-ⅢA stage annual survival rate and median survival time was significantly different (P=0.020). Similarly, comparing the survival rate in pCK-ⅡB stage with p-ⅠB stage, pCK-ⅡB stage survival rate was significantly different(P=0.059). Comparing the survival time of pCK-ⅢA stage with p-Ⅲstage, pCK-ⅡB stage, with p-ⅡB stage, euther survival time difference was statistically significant (P=0.838, 0.518). Conclusions The rate of positive cytokeratin increase is ac- companied by the disease progress in NSCLC. Positive cytokeratin has disadvantagious prognosis. It is showed that pCK-N1 may be equal to p-N1 and pCK-N2 which also may be equal to p-N2. Micrometastasis may affect the UICC staging currently in use.

Coronary Artery Disease ; pathology ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional

OBJECTIVE To investigate the distribution and the resistance of pathogens from the children with VAP in PICU,and to analyze the reasons of antibiotics resistance of the pathogens.METHODS The sputum obtained from the children with final diagnosis of VAP in PICU was cultured and identified from Jan 2005 to Dec 2006.The resistance of the bacteria identified to antibiotics used frequently was determined by Kirby-Bauer method.RESULTS A total of 187 strains were isolated from sputum specimens,of which Gram-negative bacilli and Gram-positive cocci accounted for 76.5% and 23.5%,respectively.Acinetobacter baumannii(17.7%),Escherichia coli(16.0%),Pseudomonas aeruginosa(15.0%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae(13.9%) were the most frequently isolates of Gram-negative bacilli.Their resistant rates to ?-lactam antibiotics were high,especially the ESBLs-producing strains in E.coli and K.pneumoniae.The Staphylococcus epidermidis(5.9%),Staphylococcus aureus(4.8%) and Enterococcus faecalis(4.3%) were the most common strains of Gram-positive cocci.No vancomycin-resistanct strains were found,but resistance rates to ?-lactam antibiotics and other antibiotics were high in S.epidermidis and S.aureus.CONCLUSIONS The main strains cultured from the sputum specimens of children with VAP in PICU are Gram-negative bacilli with high resistance rates to antibiotics,especially the ESBLs producing bacilli to ?-lactam antibiotics.Staphylococcus are the main Gram-positive cocci.

Objective To identify the role of RNA-editing enzyme ADAR1 (adenosine deaminase acting on RNA) in EV71 infection and virus mutation.Methods RNAi technology was applied to establish ADAR1 knock-down stable cell lines.Then the cells were served to evaluate the role of ADAR1 in EV71 infection by MTT assay for detecting virus-induced cell viability,virus plaque assay for quantification of the virus titer and the cellular susceptibility to the virus,and Western blot for virus protein expressions.ADAR1-mediated RNA editing can result in the genetic A-G and T-C mutations.To further determine whether the effects of ADAR1 on EV71 infection were correlated with ADAR1-mediated EV71 RNA editing and therefore increased the viral mutations during the infection,the characteristics of EV71 mutation were analyzed based on the different full-length viral genomes from epidemic regions.The viral genome was also sequenced from the infected ADAR1 knock-down cells.Results After ADAR1 knock-down,the cell viability decreased quickly after the virus infection,and formed much more and larger sizes of plaques than the control cells.The virus capsid protein VP1 expressions and virus titer in the cells culture media were both increased in ADAR1 knockdown cells.Statistic analysis showed that A-G and T-C mutations were the major mutations of EV71,which were believed to be the hot sites for RNA-editing.However,the results of viral RNA genomic sequencing data indicated that ADAR1 did not edit EV71 genome directly.Conclusions ADAR1 was a restriction factor for controlling EV71.However,ADAR1 does not directly edit EV71 genome.

Objective: To optimize the vacuum belt drying process of Shiwei Penan Granules. Methods: On the base of single factor experiments, feeding rate, heating temperature, and drying time were selected as the main factors, with composite score of moisture content of dry paste, rates of polydatin and paeoniflorin transfer as the response values, response surface methodology was used to optimize the vacuum belt drying process. Results: Optimal parameters were as follows: The feeding rate was 1.6 kg/h, heating temperatures was 105℃, drying time was 104 min; Under these conditions, moisture content of dry extract was 2.80% on average, the transfer rate of polydatin was 92.55%, and the transfer rate of paeoniflorin was 94.77% on average, the composite score was 95.35 on average, RSD=0.42%. Conclusion: The condition optimized by using response surface methodology is stable and reasonable, which could guide industrial production and keep high transfer rate of effective component.

Objective To observe the influence of coal burning fluorosis on learning and memory ability in rats and reveal its possible mechanisms. Methods Healthy 48 SD rats were divided into control, low-fluoride and high-fluoride group. All rats in fluoride exposed groups were fed with the eom polluted by drying processes with burning coal containing high level of fluoride obtained from the endemic fluorosis area to produce the animal model of fluorosis. The experiment period were 3,6 mouths, respectively. The ability of leaning and memory was measured by Morris test and cholinesterase activity detected by photometric method at 3 or 6 month after experiment, respectively. Results Fluoride contents signifieantlly influenced the escape latency, the numbers of crossing the platforms and the time of staying the platforms(the value of F was 29.29,6.47,6.50, respectively, P<0.01).In addition, the numbers of crossing the platforms and the time of staying the platforms were influenced by the exposed time(the value of F was 16.11,45.59, P<0.01). Furthermore, the fluoride contents and the exposed time had an interaction between the numbers of crossing the platforms and the time of staying the platforms (the value of F was 4.67,5.68, P<0.05 or<0.01). Three months after the experiment, the mean values of escape latency [(14.71± 4.85)s] of rats in highly fluoride exposed group were significantly prolonged as compared with controls [(9.28±4.22)s]; 6 month after the experiment, the mean values of escape latency[(12.42±8.03)s, (17.48± 8.05)s] of rats in both groups exposed to fluoride were significantly prolonged as compared to controls [(7.04± 3.29)s, P<0.05]. The decreased numbers of crossing the platforms[(1.62±0.87)number] and the declined time of staying the platforms[(16.70±5.02)s] were found in the rats exposed to high fluoride as compared to controls [(3.53±1.67 )number, (23.33±5.35)s, P<0.05]. The fluoride contents obviously influenced the activities of acetylcholinesterase and butylcolinesterase (the value of F was 12.83,13.27, P<0.01). On the other hand, the times of breeding also influnced the activities of butylcolinesterase (the value of F was 16.26, P<0.01). In 3 months of the experiment, the activities of butylcolinesterase [(0.55±0.12)kU/g] in low fluoride exposed group were significantly decreased in comparison with controls[(0.73±0.10)kU/g, P<0.05]. The activities of acetylcholinesterase[(0.62±0.42)kU/g] and butylcolioesterase[(0.58±0.10)kU/g] in high fluoride group were significantly decreased as compared to eontrois[(1.41±0.52), (0.73±0.10)kU/g, P<0.05]. The correlation analysis showed that there was a negative correlation between the cholinesterase and the escape latency(r=-0.68, P< 0.01), and a positive correlation between the cholinesterase and the time of staying the platforms(r=0.57, P< 0.01). Conclusions The ability of learning and memory in rats with coal buring fluorosis was decreased, which might be connected to the decreased activity of cholinesterase in a dose-effect correlation.