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

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 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 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 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 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 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 .

AIM: To investigate the effects of curcumin (Cur) on the expression of High mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1), interleukin-1β(IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) in amyloid-β(Aβ)-induced primary rat microglial cells.METHODS: Microglia were derived from the cerebral cortices of postnatal rat brains.The cells were i-dentified by immunocytochemistry using mouse anti rat Iba-1 monoclonal antibody.A cell model using primary rat microgli-al cells incubated with Aβ25-35 as an inflammation model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) was set up.The morphological char-acters of primary rat microglial cells were observed.The concentration of Aβ25-35 and the treatment concentration of curcumin were selected by CCK-8 assay.Cultured primary rat microglial cells were divided into 5 groups: normal cell group, Aβ25-35 group, Cur group, Aβ25-35 +Cur group and Aβ25-35 +DMSO group.The expression of HMGB1, NF-κB, and receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) was detected by Western blot.The levels of HMGB1, IL-1β, and TNF-αin the culture supernatant were measured by ELISA.RESULTS: The purity of primary microglias determined by Iba-1 immuno-fluorescence was more than 95%.The protein levels of HMGB1, RAGE and NF-κB were significantly increased after Aβ25-35 stimulation.After treatment with Cur, the protein levels of HMGB1, RAGE and NF-κB were significantly decreased (P <0.05).The levels of HMGB1, IL-1βand TNF-αin the supernatant were significantly increased after Aβ25-35 stimula-tion.Cur significantly decreased the level of HMGB1, IL-1βand TNF-αin the supernatant.CONCLUSION: Curcumin significantly inhibits neuroinflammation stimulated by Aβ25-35 in primary rat microglial cells.

Objective To investigate the effects of total flavonoids in Gingko Biloba on glucose and lipid metabolism and liver function in rats with insulin resistance. Methods Forty SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group,model group,total flavonoids in Gingko Biloba group and rosiglitazone group(positive drug control group)(n=10).Models of insulin resistance were established by high glucose and high fat diet in model group,total flavonoids in Gingko Biloba group and rosiglitazone group.After treatment for 12 weeks,serum glucose,serum lipids,and parameters of insulin resistance,liver function and anti-oxidation capability were detected in each group,and histologic observations of liver tissues were conducted with adipose staining. Results The serum glucose,insulin resistance index(HOMA-IR),insulin action index(IAI),serum total cholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG),liver malondialdehyde(MDA) and serum transaminase activity in total flavonoids in Gingko Biloba group were significantly lower than those in model group(P

Objective To explore the neural damage induced by acute exposure to methamphetamine (METH).Methods The mice were administrated with METH,then the stereotyped behavior of mice was evaluated,and spatial recognition memory was analyzed by Y-maze test.In addition,nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity was detected by kit,and the apoptotic proteins including Bax,Bcl-2,Caspase-3 were assayed by using Western blot.The DNA injury induced by METH was observed by using the comet assay.Moreover,mitochondrial membrane potential was detected to assess the toxic effects of METH on mitochondria by JC-1.With the Western blot assay,the phosphorylation of MAPK signaling pathways were also investigated.Results Acute METH exposure significantly increased the stereotyped behavior in mice,and spatial recognition ability of mice was obviously decreased.On the molecular level,total nitric oxide synthase (TNOS) and induced nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) were increased,and the apoptotic proteins,such as Bax and cleaved caspase-3 were markedly enhanced.With the comet assay,it showed that METH exposure resulted in DNA damage.In parallel,mitochondrial membrane was damaged which manifested as mitochondrial membrane potential decreased.With the western blot,It was further found that METH enhanced the activation of MAPKs.However,p38 MAPK signahng pathway was demonstrated to be the only one factor involved in METH-induced neural damage.Conclusion METH induced neural damage,and MAPK signaling pathways might be involved in this process,since inhibition of p38 MAPK signaling pathway significantly ameliorated METH-induced neural damage.