Female ; Gestational Age ; Globins ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Male ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; blood

Objective To investigate the prognostic significance of proteolysis-inducing factor (PIF) in gastric cancer patients.Methods Biopsies of the rectus abdominis muscle were obtained intra operatively from 53 gastric cancer patients and 53 subjects undergoing surgery for benign abdominal diseases,muscle and serum PIF,ubiquitin expression,and proteasome proteolytic activities were assessed through reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR),Western blot,and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results PIF was significantly upregulated in muscle of gastric cancer compared to control muscles.PIF was upregulated in 60％ (32/53) muscle of gastric cancer.Over expression of PIF in muscles of gastric cancer were associated with level of serum albumin,tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage,and percent of weight loss.The survival rate of patients with a high expression of PIF was significantly lower than those in patients with low expression (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions PIF was significantly upregulated in muscle of gastric cancer,over expression of PIF in muscles of gastric cancer was associated with level of serum albumin,TNM stage,percent of weight loss,and prognosis.PIF might play an important role in progression and prognosis of gastric cancer.

[Objective]To explore the potential alteration of their osteogenesis and adipocyte differentiation in bone marrow mesenchymal stems cells from mice with immune-mediated aplastic anemia.[Methods]Balb/c mice model of immune-mediated aplastic anemia was established by radiation with sublethal dose of 60Co following the intravenously infusion lymphocytes of DAB/2 mice.The culture of the MSC and CFU-F and pathological examination of bone marrow were carried out 15 days later.The amount of calcium node and the frequency of adipocyte differentiation were evaluated respectively by alizarin red and oil red O.[Result]The number of CFU-F and the number of calcium node in model mice decreased more greatly than normal mice,but the ferenqucy of adipocyte differentiation was more increased greatly in model mice than normal mice;the pathological examination showed in the model mice,the hematopoietic structure was destroyed and filled with abundant adipocyte.[Conclusion]The potention of osteogenesis and adipocyte differentiation was altered in the mice with immune-mediated aplastic anemia.

Objective:To construct I-Ad/IgG2b Fc baculovirus expression vector and express I-Ad/IgG2b Fc dimer fusion protein in Sf9 insect cells.Methods:I-Ad α,I-Ad β and IgG2b Fc gene sequences were amplified from BALB/c mouse lymphocytes by RT-PCR.I-Ad α and I-Ad β were connected with the leucine zipper sequence Fos and Jun respectively by overlapping PCR to form I-Ad α-Fos and I-Ad β-Jun.I-Ad α-Fos and IgG2b Fc fragments were ligated by restriction sites Xba I to form I-Ad α-Fos-IgG2b Fc recombination sequence.I-Ad α-Fos-IgG2b Fc and I-Ad β-Jun fragments were inserted to PPH and PP10,which were the downstream of the promoters in the plasmid pFastBacTMDual,to form pFastBacTMDual+[I-Ad/IgG2b Fc] recombinant plasmids.The constructed vector was identified by PCR,restriction endonuclease and sequencing.The recombinant plasmids pFastBacTMDual+[I-Ad/IgG2b Fc] was transferred into the DH10Bac competent cell to form recombinant baculovirus Bacmid+[I-Ad/IgG2b Fc].The recombinant baculovirus was transfected into Sf9 insect cells by liposome transfection reagent.After infected with Sf9 insect cells,the supernatant was collected and concentrated by PEG20000 to obtain I-Ad/IgG2b Fc dimer fusion protein.The fusion protein was detected by double-antibody sandwich ELISA and Western blot.Results:PCR,restriction enzyme digestion and sequencing confirmed that the recombinant vector pFastBacTMDual+[I-Ad/IgG2b Fc] had the correct sequence.The double antibody sandwich ELISA and Western blot showed that recombinant bacmid could successfully infect Sf9 insect cells,and the expressed fusion protein had the correct conformation.Conclusion:The pFastBacTMDual+[I-Ad/IgG2b Fc] baculovirus expression vector was successfully constructed and expressed in Sf9 insect cells,laying a foundation for the study of I-Ad-restricted T cells.

Objective To retrospectively analyze the perioperative complications of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) for recurrent lumbar disc herniation and identify potential risk factors that correlate with those complications.Methods All of 71 patients with recurrent lumbar disc herniation were treated surgically with PLIF,discharged from our department between January 2008 and December 2014.Demographic and operation data were collected and perioperative complications were recorded.We analyzed whether the clinical factors (age,gender,BMI,co-morbidity,smoking,time of recurrence,blood loss,operation segment,operation time) were in correlation with perioperative complication by univariate analysis.Then we integrated the statistically significant indicators into Logistic regression equation to determine the related risk factors for complication.Results The study group consisted of 71 cases,including 42 males and 29 females.The age was 19 to 64 years old with an average of 50.6 years old,and the average BMI was 23.6 kg/m2.26 cases had perioperative complications,while there were two or more complications in 5 patients,and no mortalities.Neurologic deterioration or neuropathic pain (10 cases,14.1％) and dural tears (6 cases,8.5％) were the most common intraoperaitive complications.The other complications included nerve root or cauda equine injury,deep or superficial wound infection,urinary tract infection,respiratory system complication,cardio-vascular complication and delirium.Univariate analysis suggested that age,gender,co-morbidity,smoking,time of recurrence,operation segment,operation time were not associated with perioperative complication.The multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed BMI and blood loss were closely related to perioperative complication.Conclusion Complications of posterior spinal fusion surgery for recurrent lumbar disc herniation are affected by many factors.The most common complications are transient neurologic deterioration or neuropathic pain and dural tears.BMI and blood loss are independent risk factors.

Objective To observe the change of serum neuroglobin(NGB)of normal full-term and fetal distress infants,and to explore the sensitivity and validity of NGB as potential biomarker for brain injury.Methods The technique of double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to measure NGB was established,and stable data standard curve was gained.Serum NGB of umbilical cord artery in 35 normal full-term(17 male,18 female)and 32 newborn infants were measured.The differece of serum NGB in gender,and the changes in serum NGB of fetal distress infants were analyzed,who were probably injured by anoxia.The results were analyzed by Stata 7.0 software.Results The standard curvilinear equation was Y=exp(-5.881 532+11.955 890?X)+2.281 506E-02(linear correlation coefficient r=0.999 4 P0.05);the average NGB in the serum of umbilical cord artery of fetal distress infants was(149.7?43.2)?g/L,which was significantly higher than that of normal full-term infants(t=2.941 6 P

Objective To investigate and analyze the anxiety‐depression emotion in tumor patients in a tumor hospital to pro‐vide the scientific basis for mental intervention of the tumor patients .Methods Totally 100 tumor patients were surveyed by using the Beck Depression Inventory(Beck) ,Self‐Assessment Anxiety Scale(SAS) and self‐designed general condition information ques‐tionnaire .Results Among 100 tumor patients ,86 cases (86% ) had the depression emotion and 90 cases(90% ) had the anxiety e‐motion .In the comparison of anxiety‐depression emotion among different tumor sites ,disease entities ,genders ,age and educational levels ,except the depression emotion had the statistical difference between the patients with primary school degree and the patients with the cultural level higher than junior middle school (P<0 .05) ,the comparison in other indexes had no statistical differences (P>0 .05) .Conclusion The patients with tumor had higher occurrence rate of anxiety‐depression emotion .The mental intervention should be paid attention to improve their life quality .

Objective:To observe the efficacy of cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells on patients with advanced lung cancer. Methods:A total of 90 patients with advanced lung cancer were identified from January 2011 to December 2013. CIK therapy was given to 41 pa-tients in the observation group, whereas the other 49 patients in the control group received the best support treatments without che-motherapy or radiotherapy within one month of inclusion. Following up was conducted for the patients in the two groups, and KPS scores, median survival, and adverse reactions compared. Results:The KPS score in the observation group was higher than that of the control group after treatment (P=0.034). The median survival period of the observation group was eight months, which was one month longer than that of the control group (P=0.044). Major adverse reactions included fever, joint pain, and insomnia, which were recorded 51.22%, 36.58%, and 29.27%of occurrence, respectively. Conclusion:CIK cell therapy improved the quality of life and pro-longed the survival of advanced lung cancer patients with tolerable adverse reactions.

Objective To investigate the value of 99Tcm-Duramycin SPCET/CT in the detection of vulnerable plaque (VP) in atherosclerotic (AS) rabbit models.Methods Sixteen New Zealand male rabbits were randomly divided into three groups:group A (sham-operated group,n =4),group B (stable plaque group,n =4) and group C (VP group,n =8).Group A was fed on normal diet,and the other 2groups were fed on cholesterol diet for 12 weeks.Femoral artery dissection sham-operation was done in group A and group B,while balloon-induced abdominal aorta wall injury was produced in group C after 2 weeks'feeding.Animals were injected with 99Tcm-Duramycin (74 MBq/kg) and then SPECT/CT imaging was performed at the end of 4,8,and 12 weeks,respectively.Abdominal aortas were explanted for ex vivo imaging and histological characterization of plaque.The apoptosis index (AI) was calculated.One-way analysis of variance was used to analyze data.Results There was no radioactive uptake by the abdominal aorta in each group at the end of 4 weeks and no uptake in group A and group B at the end of 8 weeks.There was slightly uptake radioactive uptake by the abdominal aorta in group B at the end of 12 weeks and in group C at the end of 8 weeks.There was intense uptake at the lesions of AS rabbits in group C at the end of 12 weeks,and the T/NT value significantly higher than that of the other two groups (3.40±0.22 vs 2.12±0.65,2.68±0.18,F=198.775,P＜0.05).The result was confirmed in the ex vivo imaging of the explanted aorta.The AI of group C was significantly higher than that of group A and B ((25.4±6.32) ％ vs (0±0.02)％,(5.3± 1.97)％,F=70.260,P＜0.05).Conclusions 99Tcm-Duramycin scimigraphy could identify the apoptosis of VP in the rabbit AS models.It is a promising non-invasive method to diagnose AS plaques.

Objective To investigate the relationship between serum secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (SFRP4) and the first-phase of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from pancreatic β cell under different glucose tolerance statuses. Methods Fifty-six patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus ( T2DM group), 52 patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT group), and 42 subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT group) underwent intravenous glucose tolerance test. Fasting serum SFRP4 and interleukin ( IL)-1β were assayed by ELISA. Acute insulin response ( AIR), the area under the curve of the first-phase (0-10 min) insulin secretion (AUC), glucose disposition index(GDI), homeostasis model assessment for β cell function index(HOMA-β), and insulin resistance index(HOMA-IR) were calculated. Results (1) The levels of SFRP4 and IL-1β in T2DM group and IGT group were significantly higher than that in NGT group [(184. 38 ± 61. 34 or 141. 64 ± 40. 46 or 95. 46 ± 20. 13)ng/ ml, P<0. 01]. AIR, AUC, and GDI in T2DM group and IGT group were significantly lower than those in NGT group(P<0. 01), and these results were more significantly reduced in T2DM group compared with those in IGT group. (2) SFRP4 was negatively correlated with AIR, AUC, GDI, HOMA-β (P<0. 01), and positively correlated with fasting plasma glucose, 2 h plasma glucose after glucose loading, HbA1C , IL-1β, and high sensitive C-reactive protein(P<0. 01). (3) Multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that AUC, HOMA-IR, and serum IL-1β level were independently associated with SFRP4. Conclusion The concentration of serum SFRP4 is closely correlated with the glycolipid metabolic disorder, the first-phase of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, and chronic low-grade inflammation. SFRP4 may be involved in the mechanism of β cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus.