Studies have shown that cholesterol metabolism plays an important role in tumorigenesis and development.At the same time, it is also shown an important application value in predicting the prognosis of malignant tumors.Cholesterol can improve the long-term quality of life and survival of cancer patients by appropriating risk stratification of these malignant tumors.

Objective To investigate whether serum miRNA-720 and miRNA-484 can be used as non-invasive biomarkers of colon cancer.Methods Real time-polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the expressions of miRNA-720 and miRNA-484 in serum from 104 colon cancer patients(divided intoⅠ~Ⅱ-stage group andⅢ~Ⅳ-stage group)compared with 60 ad-ditional healthy controls.ROC curve was performed to analyse the diagnostic usefulness of both miRNAs distinguishing be-tween different stages of colon cancer patients.Results Compared with healthy controls,the miRNA-720 was upregulated close to 2 times inⅠ~Ⅱ-stage group (t=1.997,P<0.05),and was upregulated about 3 times inⅢ~Ⅳ-stage group (t=2.133,P<0.05).The miRNA-484 was downregulated almost 2 times inⅠ~Ⅱ-stage group (t=2.585,P<0.05),but was upregulated over 3 times in Ⅲ~Ⅳ-stage group (t=3.416,P<0.01).The area under the ROC curve (AUC)for the diag-nosis of colon cancer were 0.76 (95%CI:0.67~0.86)and 0.79 (95%CI:0.69~0.89)respectively.The combined use of both miRNAs could make the AUC up to 0.87 (95%CI:0.77~0.96).Conclusion Serum miRNA-720 and miRNA-484 can be used as non-invasive biomarkers to diagnose early colon cancer.They can also distinguish between different stages of co-lon cancer patients.

Objective To analysis the features of Montreal classification,serum markers,treatment and prognosis of Chinese patients with Crohn's disease(CD),and to estimate the relationships between clinical classification and anti-sarccharomyces cerevisiae antibody(ASCA),treatment and prognosis.Methods A retrospective study of 102 consecutive definite CD eases were performed and all subjects were classified into subtypes according to Montreal classification.The results of ASCA,extra-intestinal manifestation,treatment and disease behavior at follow-up were recorded and compared among different subtypes.Results The A2 subtype(52.9%)was dominated in Chinese CD patients.Ileocolon location(40.2%)and stricture lesion (53.9%)were common.The complication rate was dependent on disease course(P＜0.05),and intestinal fistula was associated with disease location(P=0.074).B1 subtype had higher progressive rate than B2 subtype(P=0.018).ASCA was not associated with disease loeation,disease behavior,treatment and disease progression(P＞0.05).Conclusions Crohn's disease mainly attack young people with male predominance.Early-onset CD patients have higher ASCA positive rate and disease progressive rate.The disease behavior progresses associated with disease course,and the rate of complication and the increase of surgery.The penetrating behavior is the main cause for surgery.Montreal classification is useful to predict the disease course,the need for surgery as well as the prognosis.

Nutritional and metabolic disorders are the common problems in PICU. They often lead to deterioration in child nutrition and vice versa. Reasonable assessment of the energy consumption can provide theoretical basis for proper nutrition support in critically ill children. In this review, the methods of evaluating the energy consumption which included energy metabolism measurement and prediction equations were introduced, and the importance of indirect calorimetry was emphasized. Meanwhile, the research situation of energy consumption assessment at home and abroad and the current status of its clinical application were also reviewed.

Objective To investigate the protection and mechanism of procyanidins (PC) against H2O2 induced oxidative damage of human trabecular meshwork cells (HTMC) in order to provide an experimental foundation for glaucoma clinical treatment.Methods HTMC were cultured and then divided randomly into 5 groups.As untreated group:Normal cultured HTMC;Control group:Normal cultured HTMC + H2O2 (500 μmol · L-1 for 1 hour);Treated group:Normal cultured HTMC + H2O2 (500 μmol ·L-1 for 1 hour) + PC (PC fmal concentrations were 0.02 g · L-1,0.05 g · L-1,0.10 g· L-1).Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to investigate the expression of mitochondrial complex Ⅰ mRNA.Results Compared with untreated group (1.000 0 ± 0.000 0),the differences of mitochondrial complexⅠ mRNA expression in 0.02 g · L-1 PC (0.401 3 ±0.010 3),0.05 g · L-1 PC (0.791 5 ± 0.008 5) groups were statistically significant (all P ＜ 0.01),but the 0.10 g ·L-1 PC group (1.043 0 ± 0.062 2) had no significant differences (P ＞ 0.05).The differences between PC treated groups and control group were statistically significant (P ＜0.01),which showed HTMC treated with PC could increase the expression of mitochondrial complex Ⅰ mRNA.The differences in each PC treated groups were statistically significant (P ＜ 0.01),which showed the expression of mitochondrial complex Ⅰ mRNA were increased along with the concentration of PC gradually increased.Conclusion Exogenetic PC can increase the expression of mitochondrial complex Ⅰ mRNA in the oxidative damaged HTMC,and in a certain range of concentration,the protective effects of PC have the positive relationship of dose-effect,which suggest that PC may be a good candidate for further study of the clinical treatment of glaucoma.

The hypoxia tolerance of mice was significantly increased by repetitive action of auto-hypoxia. The tolerance duration of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th run was 1.8 2.5 3.0 and 3.6 times longer than that of the Ist one. The survival time of mice that had been exposed to hypoxia repeatedly for four runs was 10 times longer than that of the control animals when both of them were placed in the same low pressure chamber and was 4 times longer while KCN was administrated. The survival time under low oxygen pressure in mice injected with brain extract of resistant mice was 1.8 and 2.1 times longer than that of the saline-injected or normal mice's brain extract-injected animals respectively. These results indicate that some plastic or adaptic changes might occur in the tissue cells particularly in the brain cells during acute and repeated hypoxia. They lead the animals' hypoxia tolerance to a very high level. Water soluble antihypoxic or hypoxia-resistant elements might exist in the brain of hypoxia resistant animals, which were extractable, transferable, and permeable to the blood brain barrier.

The present experiment was carried out on mice.The changes in contentsof 12 essential trace elements in the brain of mice were measured by inductivelycoupled plasma emission following acute and repetitive exposure to hypoxia.Followingrepeat exposure to hypoxia for one or two runs, the contents of non-soluble in brainhomogenats as was notably decreased,while that of the soluble V was markedly increased,when compared with that of normal group.When the animals were fed for two daysafter four runs of hypoxia,the contents of As,Fe,Cu,Co,Cr,B,and V were all signi-ficantly or very significantly changed in comparison with the normal value.Further stu-dies are needed to find out the biological importance of these changes and the relationshipbetween them and hypoxia tolerance.

Animals ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Idarubicin ; administration & dosage ; Leupeptins ; administration & dosage ; Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Neoplastic Stem Cells ; drug effects ; metabolism ; pathology ; physiology

Objective: To study the effect of combining bcr abl Aspo and c myb Aspo on K562 cells. Methods: Cells were exposed to oligomers. Cell inhibitory rate was determined by typan blue dye exclusion. CFU K562 cells were cultured in 0.8% methylcellulose. P210 was measured by flow cytometry. Cellular bcr abl mRNA was detected by RT PCR semiquantitative analysis. Cell apoptosis was measured by flow cytometry and observed by electron microscope. Results: When the concentration of both bcr abl Aspo and c myb Aspo was 5 ?mol/L, K562 cells were still growth in clone state. The growth inhibitory rate was 61 7% at 120 h. P210 was depressed at 24 h and went up to 25.7% at 120 h. The apoptosis rate was 22.5%. While K562 cells were dealt with 10 ?mol/L bcr abl Aspo and 10 ?mol/L c myb Aspo, the cells were growth in dispersal. The cell growth inhibitory rate reached to 92.2% and 64.3% of K562 cells were induced to apoptosis at 120 h. P210 was complelely depressed untill 120 h. The decrease of bcr abl mRNA was from 69.2% to 85.3% after incubation 48 h with 5 ?mol/L Aspo and 10 ?mol/L. Conclusion: It emerges coordination to combine bcr abl Aspo and c myb Aspo on K562 cells, and enhances the anti leukemia effect.

AIM:To study the effects of Se-methylselenocysteine(MSC) on the growth and apoptosis of human liver carcinoma cell line,HepG_2 cells and the molecular mechanism of effects.METHODS: After HepG_2 cells treated with various concentrations of MSC,survival and apoptosis were determined by MTT assay and light microscope,apoptosis and cell cycle were determined by flow cytometry.Malignant phenotype was determined by soft agarose growth assay.Cyclin D1 mRNA expression was determined by RT-PCR and Caspase-3 activity was measured by Caspase-3 activity assay kit.RESULTS: After being treated with 25(?mol?L~(-1)) MSC for 24 h,the survival of HepG_2 cells was decreased,a marked apoptosis and S phase arrest characteristic was observed in time-and dose-dependent manner.Soft agatose growth assay showed MSC inhibited HepG_2 cells growth in soft agarose.RT-PCR and Caspase-3 assay showed that HepG_2 cells treated with 25(?mol?L~(-1)) MSC for 24 and 48 hours,the expression of Cyclin D1 mRNA was down-regulated by 38% and 47%,while Caspase-3 activity was up-regulated by((39.61)?(6.65))%and((118.73)?(6.48))%.HepG_2 cells treated with 50(?mol?L~(-1)) MSC for 24 and 48 h,the expression of Cyclin D1 mRNA was down-regulated by 53% and 82%, whereas Caspase-3 activity was up-regulated by((80.66)?(9.31))% and((152.67)?(7.95))%.CONCLUSION: MSC can inhibit the growth of HepG_2 cells,and induce apoptosis and S phase arrest of HepG_2 cells.The phenotype alterations of HepG_2 cells might relate with inhibition of Cyclin D1 expression and Caspase-3 activity by MSC in the cells.