AIM: To investigate the effect oferythropoietin (EPO) on the rats with heart failure (HF) in hypothermia and to explore its underlying mechanism.METHODS: The Sprague-Dawley rats (n=80) were randomly divided into five groups: control group (CON group), HF in low-temperature group (HFLT group), HF in normal temperature group (HFNT group), HF with EPO in low temperature group (HFLT+EPO group), and HF with EPO and LY2940002 in low temperature group (HFLT+EPO+LY group).All rats were housed in artifitial climate chamber.The animals in CON, HFLT, HFLT+EPO and HFLT+EPO+LY groups were under the low-temperature environment, while those in HFNT group were under normal temperature.The heart function was evaluated by echocardiography.The rats were then executed and the hearts were harvested.The apoptosis of myocytes was assessed by TUNEL method.The mRNA expression of Fas and PI3K was detected by fluorescence quantitative PCR (qPCR) and the protein levels of HSP70, Akt and p-Akt in the myocardial tissues were determined by Western blot.RESULTS: The rat cardiac functions in HFLT group were significantly deteriorated compared with HFNT group.The cardiac functions in HFLT+EPO group were improved compared with HFLT group.The cardiac functions in HFLT+EPO+LY group were significantly pejorated compared with HFLT+EPO group.The apoptotic index of the myocardium in HFLT group and HFNT group was significantly higher than that in CON group (P<0.01).The apoptotic index of the myocardium in HFLT group was significantly higher than that in HFNT group (P<0.05).The apoptotic index of the myocardium in HFLT+EPO group was significantly lower than that in HFLT group (P<0.01).The mRNA expression of Fas in HFLT group was significantly higher than that in HFNT group, and no obvious difference of the mRNA expression level of PI3K between HFLT group and HFNT group was observed.The mRNA expression of PI3K in HFLT+EPO group was significantly lower than that in HFLT group and HFLT+EPO+LY group (P<0.05), and that in HFLT+EPO group was significantly higher than that in HFLT group and HFLT+EPO+LY group (P<0.05).The protein levels of p-Akt and HSP70 in HFLT+EPO group was also higher than those in HFLT group and HFLT+EPO+LY group (P<0.05), and no obvious difference of the protein levels of p-Akt and HSP70 in CON, HFLT and HFNT groups was found.The protein level of Akt had no significant difference in each group.CONCLUSION: The pathway of PI3K/Akt may be one of the cardioprotective ways of EPO.EPO activates the PI3K/Akt pathway, upregulates the experssion of HSP70 (an endogenous protective factor) and inhibits the apoptosis, thus protecting the cardiac functions in the rats with HF in hypothermia.

Objective To investigate the effect of the gene polymorphism of cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) on the serum lipid levels in renal transplant patients.Methods Serum total cholesterol (TC),triglyceride (TG),low density lipoprotein (LDL),high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC),apolipoproteins (Apo A1,B,E) and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] were measured. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymophism (PCR-RFLP) was used to detect CETP gene polymorphism in renal transplant recipients.Results Serum levels of TC,TG,HDLC,LDLC,ApoB,ApoE in the renal transplant recipients were increased significantly after transplantation. The allele frequency and the distribution of the TaqⅠ(intron 1) and MSPⅠ(intron 8) genotypes showed no significant difference between the controls and the renal transplant recipients. The serum TG level was significantly higher in renal transplant recipients with the genotype TaqⅠB1/B1 than those in the patients with genotype TaqⅠ B1/B2 and B2/B2. But there was no statistical difference among the serum lipid levels in renal transplant recipients with different MSPⅠgenotypes.Conclusion The serum lipid levels were increased significantly in transplant after transplantation,and the patients with CETP genotype TaqⅠB1/B1 liable to develop hypertrglyceridemia.

0.05),that there was negative expression of PP2Ac protein in the cytoplasm of the human lung squamous carcer and small cell lung cancer while positive expression of PP2Ac protein in intercellular substance,and that there were negtive expression of PP2A in human lung adencarcinoma and overexpression of p-AKT protein in human lung adencarcinoma.Western blot technique analysis showed that there was nomal expression of PP2A protein in normal human lung tissue,and lower expression in YTLMC-90 cell than in nomal human lung tissue.While sharp low expression GLC-82 cell.Adding okadaic acid(OA),an inhibitor of PP2A,the expressiong of p-AKT in GLC-82 cells was sharply higher than in normal lung tissue at 6 h,12 h and 24 h,indicating that inverse correlation between PP2A and p-AKT protein expression.Conclusions PP2A is involved in human lung carcinomar,its expression level is related to histological type of human lung carcer.Activition of AKT(p-AKT)is related tightly to human lung carcer.

Objective:To explore the diagnostic value of 68Ga-prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-11 PET/MR multiparameter multimodal functional imaging in the diagnosis of naive prostate cancer (PCa), and to analyze its efficacy in the early stages of PCa. Methods:From July to September 2019, 45 suspected or pathologically confirmed PCa patients (average age: 69 years) who met the inclusion criteria were collected to perform 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MR examination in Nanjing First Hospital. After the scanning was completed, the method of region of interest (ROI) was used to semi-quantitatively calculate the tumor radioactive uptake in the fusion image, including the maximum standardized uptake value (SUV max), tumor metabolic volume (MTV) and mean standardized uptake value (SUV mean), and PSMA expression load was calculated(SUV mean×MTV). Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of ROI were measured in ADC images ( b=1 500 s/mm 2). The efficacy of 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MR in the preoperative diagnosis of PCa and the effect on clinical staging were evaluated with the pathological results. The correlation between prostate specific antigen (PSA) and radiation uptake in PCa tissues, PSMA expression load and ADC values was analyzed by Pearson correlation. Independent-sample t test was used to analyze the data. Results:Pathologically, 38 of the 45 patients were with PCa and 7 patients had benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), and metastasis occurred in 12 of the 38 PCa patients. 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MR detected 39 cases of PCa with one of which was false-positive. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MR were 100%(38/38), 6/7, 97.4%(38/39), 6/6 and 97.8%(44/45), respectively. The tumor tissues of PCa often showed focal radioactive uptake, and the T 2 weighted imaging (WI) showed focal low signal and limited dispersion. BPH showed slightly uneven uptake, and T 2WI and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) showed uneven diffuse signals. SUV max of PCa was significantly higher than that of BPH (24.66±19.21 vs 4.97±2.13; t=5.208, P<0.001). ADC values of PCa were significantly lower than that of BPH ((0.91±0.37)×10 -3vs (1.08±0.24)×10 -3 mm/s 2; t=2.816, P<0.05). SUV max and the expression loads of PSMA in PCa were positively correlated with PSA ( r values: 0.42 and 0.71, both P<0.05). ADC values of tumor tissues in PCa were negatively correlated with PSA ( r=-0.37, P=0.013). Conclusion:68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MR has great merits in the early diagnosis and staging of PCa.

Pronunciation obstacle is one of the characteristics of hearing and speech disabled persons. As the main organ of pronunciation,tongue plays an important role in pronunciation training. If the pronunciation visualization is applied to rehabilitation training, this can make the hearing and speech disabled persons intuitively watch the change of the tongue in the process of pronunciation, which may promote the rehabilitation training. On the basis of tongue anatomical structure and movement characteristics, the common movements of tongue in pronunciation are realized after the establishment of three-dimensional tongue muscle model and the relevant data of the tongue Xray images and electropalatography. Using this kind of visualization technology, we can help correction and rehabilitation for the hearing and speech disabled persons.

Objective To investigate the relationship between glucokinase regulator protein ( GCKR) gene polymorphism rs780094 and hyperuricemia in Uygur in Xinjiang. Methods A case-control study including 1 026 patients with hyperuricemia and 1 030 normal subjects was conducted. All the subjects were genotyped for GCKR gene rs780094 by Sequenom MassARRAY system. The results of rs780094 genotype and allele frequency between hyperuricemia group and control group were compared. The associations of different genotypes of rs780094 with blood pressure, blood lipid, and blood glucose were analyzed. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyse the relationship between polymorphism of rs780094 and hyperuricemia in Uygur in Xinjiang. Results The distributions of three genotypes(G/G, A/G, A/A) and two allele frequency (G and A) in GCKR rs780094 revealed statistical difference ( P<0. 05 ) between hyperuricemia group and control group. A tendency toward association with hyperuricemia was observed under dominant model(OR=1. 295, 95%CI 1. 078~1. 554,P=0. 006) and recessive model(OR=1. 284, 95% CI 1. 024 ~1. 611,P=0. 030). The levels of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and total cholesterol were lower in hyperuricemia group with GCKR gene rs780094 loci GG genotype than those with AA+AG genotype. After adjusting confounding factors which had significant difference in the single factor analysis, logistic regression analysis showed that rs780094 A/A and A/G might be risk factors of hyperuricemia in Uygur in Xinjiang (OR=1. 355,95% CI 1. 094 ~1. 679,P=0. 005). Conclusion The GCKR rs780094 is associated with hyperuricemia in Uygur in Xinjiang. The A/A and A/G genotype of the GCKR rs780094 may increase the risk of hyperuricemia.

A survey on professional knowledge levels was conducted from April to October 2019 among 388 general practitioners (GPs) from 46 community health service centers and 30 township health centers of 6 provinces selected by stratified random sampling method. The overall knowledge test score was 31.82—84.09(56.94±9.19) points, and the pass rate was 36.3% (141/388). There were significant differences in test scores among participants with different types of work units, regions, provinces, marital status, educational background, professional titles, types of employment, length of service, and training status (all P<0.05). Multivariate regression analysis showed that educational background ( B=-2.835), professional title ( B=-8.867), and participation in professional course training ( B=2.214) were the influencing factors of knowledge level (all P<0.05). The pass rates in knowledge of prevention/health management (13.7%, 53/388) and policies and regulations (12.1%, 47/388) were low. The results show that the levels of professional knowledge among GPs working in grassroots health institutions are relatively low, and suggest that continuing education should be strengthened to improve the professional knowledge level of GPs in primary care institutions, particularly, knowledge of health policies and regulations, disease prevention and health management.

Objective To investigate the frequencies of human leukocyte antigen ( HLA)-DRB1 alleles of Chinese Marrow Donor Program (CMDP) donors in seven markets of Jiangsu Han population. Methods 2787 donors from CMDP Jiangsu Branch were typed in HLA-DRB1 locus using polymerase chain reaction-sequence-based typing (PCR-SBT) method or polymerase chain reaction-reverse sequence specific oligonucleotide probes (PCR-rSSOP) method. Frequencies of HLA-DRB1 were separately calculated in seven markets and a comparison was made among them. Results A total of 38,33,26,36,37,31,26 alleles in DRB1 locus were separately found in Huai-an, Xuzhou, Taizhou, Suqian, Nanjing, Changzhou, Yangzhou population. The most frequent HLA-DRB1 alleles in Huai-an, Xuzhou, Suqian respectively were DRB1 * 07:01, 09:01, 15:01,12:02; In Nanjing and were DRB1 * 09:01,07:01, 15:01, 12:02; In Yangzhou were DRB1 * 09:01,07:01,15:01,08:03; In Taizhou were DRB1 *09:01, 07:01, 04:05, 15:01; In Changzhou were DRB1 *09:01,07:01, 12:02, 08:03. Conclusion The above results reflected the distribution of HLA-DRB1 alleles in seven markets of Jiangsu Han population, which held abundant polymorphism, and a certain uniqueness in every market. The HLA-DRB1 allele distribution of Nanjing, Yangzhou were the closest groups to northern China, Huaian, Xuzhou, Suqian, Changzhou, Taizhou were close to northern China except DRB1 * 09:01,07:01 in different frequencies. These findings could guide the selection of future donor in CMDP Jiangsu Branch. It also could serve as foundation for HLA related disease research, studies of population genetics and anthropology in Chinese Han population.

Objective To investigate the relationship between hematocrit(HCT) and the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Methods A community-based health examination survey in individuals who were randomly selected from residents living in the urban area of Xuzhou was carried out in 2006.2 798 subjects without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease were included in the present study.Subjects were divided into two groups according to HCT level,group A (HCT ≤ 0.49 L/L) and group B (HCT ＞ 0.49 L/L).Serum alanine aminotransferase,aspartate aminotransferase,triglycerides,total cholesterol,high density lipoprotein-cholesterol,low density lipoproteincholesterol,fasting plasma glucose,and imaging examinations were determined.Results The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease was higher in group B than that in group A (26.5％ vs 15.9％,P＜0.01),and the difference was statistically significant.Logistic regression showed that the incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease was increased along with elevated levels of HCT.Conclusions HCT is found to be correlated with the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.