Objective:To explore the effect of Glycogen synthase kinase-3?(GSK-3?)on cell proliferation in human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549 and its potential mechanisms.Methods:MTT assay was employed to evaluate the effects of trichostatin A(TSA)and pretreatment with SB216763(a specific inhibitor of GSK-3?)on the proliferation of A549 cells.Western Blot was employed to analyze the protein levels of GSK-3?and phosphorylated GSK-3?(pGSK-3?).Cell life cycle was examined by flow cytometry analysis.The immunocytochemical method was employed to analyze the protein levels of p27.Results:TSA could inhibit the proliferation of A549 cells in a dose-dependent manner and the cell cycle was arrested in G0/G1 phase in A549 cells treated with TSA.While pre-treatment of A549 cells with SB216763 attenuated TSA induced growth inhibiting and cell cycle arrest.TSA did not alter the levels of GSK-3?but decreased pGSK-3?expression and up-regulated p27 expression.As expected,SB216763 increased the levels of pGSK-3?,consistent with inhibition of GSK-3?activity.Inhibition of GSK-3?activity down regulated p27 protein level.Conclusion:GSK-3?was involved in the inhibition of effect induced by TSA on lung carcinoma cells proliferation process.GSK-3?may exert this effect by stabilization of p27 which may be one of the downstream molecules.

[Summary] This article reviewed the clinical features in two diabetes cases complicated with nasal‐brain mucormycosis by pathology and pulmonary mucormycosis. In one patient with diabetes combined with pulmonary mucormycosis ,manifestations of chest pain and hemoptysis ,the right upper lung biopsy tip morphology was consistent with Mucor ,successfully cured with amphotericin and operation treatment. The other patient with diabetes‐complicated nasal mucormycosis with headache and nasal cavity clump , showed black caseous matter ,finally hemiplegia. A nasal cavity tumor was proved by pathological examination. After treatment with fluconazole and operation ,the patientdied. Mucormycosisis rare and may be secondary to diabetes and hypoimmunity disease. It needs rapid diagnosis and treatment.

Objective:To observe the expression of interleukin-17 and the infiltration of eosinophilic cells in nasal polyps and allergic rhinitis, and investigate the roles of IL-17 and eosinophils in the etiology of nasal polyps and allergic rhinitis.Method:A study was conducted on 21 patients of nasal polyps, 18 ones of allergic rhinitis and 12 normal individuals. Immunohistochemical stain with the rabbit monoclonal antibodies of IL-17 was carried out.The eosinophilic cells infiltrated in different tissues were stained with HE, then counted under high power filed.The data was analyzed with ANOVA of SPSS12.0 software.Result:Many IL-17 stained cells were found in the samples of nasal polyps and allergic rhinitis, which were significantly higher than those in normal individuals(P<0.05). Positive cell number in tissues of allergic rhinitis was similar to that in nasal polyps, but higher than in normal individuals. As for HE staining, there was no significant deviation of numbers of eosinophilic cell in tissue between allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps,while which differed from the normal ones(P<0.05).Conclusions:①IL-17 is a newly cytokine which expressed in mucosa of allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps tissue. It indicates the degree of immunological reaction and inflammatory reaction, and can be used as an index to research the mechanism of nasal polyps as well as allergic rhinitis.②The eosinophilic cells count was correlated with the amount of IL-17 positive cells in nasal ployps and with allergic rhinitis correlation coefficients were R=0.606(P<0.01)and R=0.446(P<0.05) respectively . It seems that eosinophils, which are regulated by IL-17, play an important roles in the development of nasal polyps and allergic rhinitis.

Objective To investigate the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of Fas ligand (FasL) and fulminant hepatitis B in Han Chinese. Methods HBV infected subjects were enrolled in this case-control study, including 233 cases of inactive HBsAg carrier, 68 patients with fulminant hepatitis B,100 cases of spontaneous hepatitis B clearance, 102 patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) related cirrhosis and 112 patients with HBV related primary hepatocellular carcinoma. The blood samples and clinical data were collected. FasL-844T/C polymorphisms of enrolled subjects were examined by TaqMan real time fluorescent genotyping polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). A adjusted odds ratios (OR)and 95% confidence intervals (CI)were calculated using the Logistic regression model. Results After adjusting the factors of gender and age, binary Logistic regression analyses indicated that the genotype frequencies of FasL-844 CC,CT,TT in inactive HBsAg carriers were 50. 64% ,39. 91% and 9. 44% respectively, and those in cases of fulminant hepatitis B were 79. 41%, 17. 65% and 2. 94%, respectively. The analysis also revealed that FasL-844CC genotype in inactive HBsAg carriers was high risk factor of developing fulminant hepatitis B (OR =4. 729,95%CI:0. 510 - 21. 282,P = 0. 043), while there were no statistic significances in other cases (P>0. 05). Conclusion The inactive HBsAg carriers harboring FasL-844CC may have greater susceptibility to fulminant hepatitis B, which need arouse high attention.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relation between serum myostatin with body mass index (BMI) and PaO₂/PaCO₂ in men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS: A cohort of outpatients with stable COPD was evaluated. We evaluated the myostatin, PaO₂/PaCO₂ and BMI, and the patients were stratified by BMI. The plasma level of myostatin and PaO₂/PaCO₂ was measured by high sensitivity ELISA or blood gas analysis. RESULTS: PaCO₂ and myostatin increased significantly compared with those in the control group (P<0.05), but PaO₂ decreased significantly. There was positive correlation between myostatin and PaCO₂ (P<0.05), and negative correlation between myostatin and BMI/FEV1/pred value/PaO₂ (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Patients with higher myostatin levels had a lower BMI, lower PaO₂ and higher PaCO₂, with poor pathogenetic condition and prognosis. Myostatin may be a potential treatment target in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Blood Gas Analysis ; Body Mass Index ; Humans ; Male ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; Myostatin ; blood ; Prognosis ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ; blood

Objective To study the effect and mechanism of autophagy in gastric cancer cells induced by β-sitosterol in vivo and in vitro,providing experimental evidence for antitumor study of β-sitosterol on gastric cancer.Methods Human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells were cultured in vitro.The control group was treated with phosphate buffer (PBS) only,and the experimental group was treated with different concentrations of β-sitosterol.Tetrazolium salt colorimetry (MTT) was used to detect the inhibitory effect of β-sitosterol on gastric cancer cells.Flow cytometry was used to detect the apoptotic effect of β-sitosterol on gastric cancer cells.Green fluorescent protein labeling (GFP) was used to detect the induction of autophagy by β-sitosterol.Western blot was used to detect the expression of signal pathway proteins phosphorylated phosphoinositid 3-kinase (p-PI3K),phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-AKT) and phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamycin (p-mTOR).The nude mice model of gastric cancer was established by SGC-7901 cells.β-sitosterol was injected abdominally once every 3 days for 42 days.The weight and volume of transplanted tumors were observed.The expression of LC3-Ⅱ and LC3-Ⅰ in transplanted tumors was detected by immunohistochemistry.Results β-sitosterol could inhibite the viability and promote the apoptosis of SGC-7901 cells,inducing the autophagy of SGC-7901 cells when its concentration reached 20 μmol/L.The autophagy rate of experimental group was (19.32 ±2.51,32.25 ±3.18,57.45 ±4.02,78.93 ±4.21),which was significantly higher than that in the control group (7.28 ± 2.83,P ＜ 0.05).In the experimental group,the expression of p-PI3K,p-AKT and mTOR was down-regulated by β-sitosterol,which was significantly different from that in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).The inhibition rate of the experimental group was (69.8 ± 3.6) ％,and the weight and volume of the transplanted tumors were significantly reduced compared with those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).β-sitosterol increased the expression of LC3-Ⅱ,decreased expression of LC3-Ⅰ,leading the rise of ratio of LC3-Ⅱ to LC3-Ⅰ in nude mouse tumor (t =7.28,P =0.008).Conclusions β-sitosterol can inhibite proliferation and promote apoptosis of SGC-7901 cells.The antitumor mechanism may related to the autophagy induced by beta-sitosterol through PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the expression of interleukin-17 and the infiltration of eosinophilic cells in nasal polyps and allergic rhinitis, and investigate the roles of IL-17 and eosinophils in the etiology of nasal polyps and allergic rhinitis. METHOD: A study was conducted on 21 patients of nasal polyps, 18 ones of allergic rhinitis and 12 normal individuals. Immunohistochemical stain with the rabbit monoclonal antibodies of IL-17 was carried out. The eosinophilic cells infiltrated in different tissues were stained with HE, then counted under high power filed. The data was analyzed with ANOVA of SPSS12.0 software. RESULT: Many IL-17 stained cells were found in the samples of nasal polyps and allergic rhinitis, which were significantly higher than those in normal individuals (P < 0.05). Positive cell number in tissues of allergic rhinitis was similar to that in nasal polyps, but higher than in normal individuals. As for HE staining, there was no significant deviation of numbers of eosinophilic cell in tissue between allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps,while which differed from the normal ones (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS 1. IL-17 is a newly cytokine which expressed in mucosa of allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps tissue. It indicates the degree of immunological reaction and inflammatory reaction, and can be used as an index to research the mechanism of nasal polyps as well as allergic rhinitis. 2. The eosinophilic cells count was correlated with the amount of IL-17 positive cells in nasal polyps and with allergic rhinitis correlation coefficients were R = 0. 606 (P < 0 01)and R = 0.446 (P < 0.05) respectively. It seems that eosinophils, which are regulated by IL-17, play an important roles in the development of nasal polyps and allergic rhinitis.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Case-Control Studies ; Eosinophils ; metabolism ; Female ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Interleukin-17 ; metabolism ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasal Mucosa ; metabolism ; Nasal Polyps ; metabolism ; pathology ; Rhinitis ; metabolism ; pathology ; Young Adult

Objective To observe the effect of Hp infection on the expression of Foxp3 and ROR in peripheral blood of patients with hepatitis C cirrhosis ,and to explore the effect of Hp infection on the regulation of Treg cells. Methods Totally 42 hepatitis C cirrhosis patients with Hp infection were chosen as observation group and 30 patients without as control group. Gene expressions were determined by RE-PCR and relative cell factors were detected by ELISA in two groups. Results Expression of FoxP3 and RORγt in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group;the expression level of IL-10,IL-6,IL-17,TGF-β1 and IFN-γin observation group was significantly higher than that in control group but IL-2 expression level was lower than that in control group and expression of IL-10 and TGF-βwas positively correlated with Foxp3 expression and was negatively correlated with IL-2. Conclusion Through inducing the high expression of Treg cells ,Hp may promote the expres-sion of IL-10,TGF-β1,IL-6 and IL-17,inhibit the expression of IL-2 and IFN-γ,imbalance of Treg/Th17 and Th1/Th2 balance in the body and promote the liver inflammation and fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C liver cirrhosis.

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of drilling and drainage combined with atorvastatin calcium tablets in treatment of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH).Methods Totally,46 patients with CSDH,admitted to and received therapy in our hospital from January 2014 to January 2017,were selected for this research.These patients were divided into control group (n=16) and experimental group (n=30) according to therapeutic schemes.The patients from the control group underwent drilling and drainage.Besides that,the patients from the experimental group were given atorvastatin calcium tablets additionally,20 mg/d×2 months.Two months after that,the curative efficacy,hematoma volume before and after operation,pneumocephalus volume one week after operation,duration of tube drainage,length of hospital stay,China stroke scale (CSS) scores,activities of daily life-Barthel index scale (ADL-BI) and visual analog scale (VAS) score were compared between the patients from the two groups.Results Two months after treatment,patients from the experimental group had significantly decreased hematoma volume as compared with those from the control group (P＜0.05).The hematoma volume in both groups 2 months after treatment was significantly decreased as compared with that before treatment (P＜0.05).The pneumocephalus volume,indwelling time of drainage tube,and hospital stays in the experimental group were significantly shorter/lower than those in the control group (P＜0.05).The CSS scores and VAS scores in the experimental group 2 months after treatment were significantly lower than those in the control group (P＜0.05).The ADL-BI scores in the experimental group 2 months after treatment were significantly higher than those in the control group (P＜0.05).The ADL-BI scores in both groups 2 months after treatment was significantly increased as compared with those before treatment (P＜0.05).Conclusion As compared with simple use of drilling and drainage,drilling and drainage combined with atorvastatin calcium tablets can help hematoma absorption,decrease incidence of pneumocephalu,and improve prognosis effectively.