Cheek ; pathology ; Choristoma ; Humans ; Salivary Ducts

Objective:To investigate the effects of oxaliplatin (OXA) and teniposide (VM-26) on proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cell line BGC-823.Methods:MTT assay was used to examine the inhibition rate of cell growth when cells were treated at various concentrations of OXA and VM-26 alone or in combination. The apoptosis was examined by flow cytometry (FCM). The protein expression of cell apoptosis associated proteins caspase-9 and livin were examined by immunocytochemistry. Results:OXA or VM-26 effectively inhibited the growth of BGC-823 gastric cancer cells in a concentration-dependent manner at certain range of concentrations. The inhibitory rate of combined treatment with OXA and VM-26 was significantly higher than that of OXA or VM-26 alone (P<0.05). The value of combination index (CI) was 0.46. The rate of apoptosis cells induced by 1.25 μg/mL OXA was 6.13%, 13.86% and 21.48% at 12, 24 and 48 h. The apoptosis rate induced by 0.625 μg/mL VM-26 was 4.60%, 10.72% and 17.07% for 12, 24 and 48 h. In combined treatment group the apoptosis rate was 11.73%, 24.14% and 44.75% at 12, 24 and 48 h, respectively. The difference was significant between combined treatment group and single drug treatment group (P<0.05). Immunnocytochemical analysis showed that the expression of caspase-9 protein was up-regulated after being exposed to OXA (1.250 μg/mL) or OXA plus VM-26 (0.750 μg/mL), while the expression rate of livin protein was down-regulated. There were significant differences among different treatment groups as well as between treatment groups and control group (P<0.05).Conclusion:OXA combined with VM-26 has synergistic effects in inhibiting the growth and inducing apoptosis of gastric cancer BGC-823 cells.

The strategy of silico cloning based on the express sequence tags sequence (ESTs)and genome database is a new technique developed in recent years,and the core of the technique is to use bioinformatics technique to assemble and extend ESTs to get part of cDNA and even all sequence.It has the virtue of low investment,high speed,low and well-targeted technical requirements,etc.The relationship between human disease and genes has been widely confirmed,therefore,silico cloning technology will become the important means of disease research.This paper aims at elaborating the progress of silico cloning in medicine.

This study is to investigate the effect of (2-methyl-n-butyl) shikonin (MBS) on inducing apoptosis of human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901 and the role of ERK1/2 signal pathway in the apoptosis. MTT assay was used to detect SGC-7901 cell proliferation. DNA condensation was measured by DAPI stain. Cell apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry. Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was analyzed by JC-1 staining. The protein expressions of Bcl-2, Bax, Survivin, cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP, p-ERK1/2, ERK1/2, p-JNK, JNK, p-p38 and p38 were detected by Western blotting. The results showed that MBS reduced the cell viability of SGC-7901 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The IC50 at 24 h and 48 h for SGC-7901 cells was 10.113 and 4.196 micromolL(-1), respectively. After being treated with MBS, the typical nuclear condensation was observed in SGC-7901 cells by DAPI stain. Apoptosis in SGC-7901 cells was induced by MBS in a dose dependent manner. The protein expression of Bcl-2 was down-regulated, while the protein expressions of cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP, p-ERK1/2 and p-JNK were up-regulated after MBS treatment. U0126, a specific MAP kinase (MEK1/2) inhibitor, blocked the ERK1/2 activation by MBS. MMP was decreased by MBS treatment. It can be concluded that MBS could inhibit SGC-7901 cell proliferation and induce apoptosis. Mitochondrial apoptosis pathway, ERK1/2 signal pathway and JNK signal pathway might be involved in this process.

BACKGROUND: Sampling the autogenous bone always needs to develop the second operational area or harvest surrounding the implant, which will increase the risk of trauma and infection. Therefore autogenous bone powder may be taken into consideration to reclaim and use for the treatment of local bone defect.OBJECTIVE: To construct experimental models of repairing bone defect by autogenous bone powder and implant material, and observe the biocompatibility between materials and host.DESIGN: Single sample observation.SETTING: College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University.MATERIALS: The experiment was performed at the Animal Experimental Center of Dalian Medical University from August 2005 to April 2006. Five healthy hybrid dogs were used in this study. Titanium nail and Bio-Oss bone implant materials were designed and produced by Xi'an Zhonghang Titanium Biological Materials Co., Ltd.METHODS: The first, second and third premolars of dogs were uprooted and received implantation 3 months later. Four implant sockets were prepared at left and right sides respectively of each dog, totally 40 sockets. One titanium nail was implanted into each socket, totally 40 nails. Autogenous bone powder collected when drilling hole, Bio-Oss implant materials and their mixture at 1:1 were implanted in artificial bone defect at bucca side, respectively, while non-implanted bone was served as blank control.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ①At week 9, recovery of bone mass was recorded. Height of alveolar bone, density of bone trabecula and osseointegration were observed by X-ray film.②Histological change was determined by methylene blue-basic fuchsin method.RESULTS: No titanium nail fell off, so five dogs were all involved in the result analysis.①General condition and bone defect: At week 9 of implantation, wound was well healed, and the titanium nail was stable with total reserved rate of 100%. Compared with blank control, the bone defect mass was less in bones implanted with autogenous bone powder (P＜0.01), and the least in bones implanted with mixed powder, which had optimal recovery.②Recovery of bone mass: X-ray film demonstrated that, 40 titanium nails were closely connected with bone, and the healing was well.③Biocompatibility between materials and host: All titanium nails were closely surrounded by erythroic compact bone, no blue soft tissues were seen between implant materials and bone, and direct bone interface appeared under low power lens.CONCLUSION: It is effective to repair bone defect by autogenous bone powder and implant material in dog models,good hiocompatibility is observed between materials and host.

To identify the role of spinal cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 in the development and maintenance of postoperative pain, we examined the changes of COX-1 protein expression in lumbar spinal cord by immunohistochemistry and Western blot technique in rat plantar incision model at different time points (pre-incision or 2 h, 4 h, 6 h,12 h, 1 d, 2 d, 3 d, 5 d and 7 d after incision). We also studied the anti-allodynic effects of the COX inhibitors by intrathecal administration of non-selective COX inhibitors (ketorolac), selective COX-1 (SC-560) or COX-2 inhibitor (NS-398) immediately or 2 h, 24 h after incision. The mechanical allodynia was evaluated by using paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) response to mechanical stimulation on pre-incision, 2 h, 1 d, 2 d, 3 d, 5 d and 7 d after incision or 30 min after drug treatment. The result showed that COX-1 immunoreactive cells mainly focused in the superficial laminae of lumbar spinal dorsal horn and expression of spinal COX-1 protein increased after incision, peaked at 4 h (P＜0.01) and lasted for 12 h. Postoperative treatment with both SC-560 and ketorolac significantly alleviating the mechanical allodynia induced by skin incision, but NS-398 had no such effect. This study demonstrates that spinal COX-1 involves in the development and maintenance of postoperative hypersensitivity and intrathecal COX-1 inhibitor has anti-allodynic effect on incision pain in the rat.

BACKGROUND: It has been shown that patients managed with hemodialysis experience decrease of quality of life. But there are a few reports about the relationship between the self-management behavior such as dietary behavior, taking medicine, management behavior of physical sign etc and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in hemodialysis patients.OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between self-management behavior and HRQOL in Chinese hemodialysis patients,especially potential association of self-management behavior variables with indicators of HRQOL in order to improve their quality of life (QOL).DESIGN: Sampling investigation based on hemodialysis patients.SETTING: Nursing department and dialysis center in a university hospital. PARTICIPANTS: This research was completed in the Nursing Department of First Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University. Totally 120hemodialysis patients,63 males and 57 females,aged 19 -79 years old with the mean age of(52 ± 12),were selected from the First and Second Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University,the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University,the Central and the Second Hospital of Shenyang Medical College,from July to September 2003. Inclusion criteria: Patients above 18years old,dialysis history more than 3 months with twice or three times every week,understanding the questionnaires and being volunteers. Exclusion criteria: Patients with acute disease and mental disorder.METHODS: Self-administered questionnaire was used to measure self-management behavior and short-form 36 health survey(SF-36) was used to measure HRQOL of patients with hemodialysis. Correlation and multivariate regression analysis were used to test the relationship between self-management behavior and HRQOL.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Self-management behavior and HRQOL.RESULTS: Totally 107 questionnaires were available. Multivariate regression analysis indicated that management of physical,psychosocial activity was the significant factor of.physical component summary(regression coefficient = 2.709,R2 =0. 150,P<0.01),and management of physical sign,psychosocial behavior was the significant factor of mental component summary(regressioncoefficient=1.126,R2=0.041,P<0.05).CONCLUSION: Improving hemodialysis patients' management of physical,psychosocial activity and management of physical sign could help hemodialysis patients to raise their HRQOL.

Objective To investigate the correlation between family environment,cognitive disposition,self-esteem and adolescent social phobia.Methods 110 adolescents with social phobia and 142 healthy control subjects were selected.They were surveyed by Family Environment Scale of Chinese version (FES-CV),cognitive appraisal orientation test (CAOT),and Self-Esteem Scale (SES).Moreover,the adolescents with social phobia were administered with Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SAD).Results When compared with the controls,the score of adolescent social phobia group showed significantly lower score in total and optimistic factor of CAOT,cohesion,expressiveness,achievement,activerecreational orientation,organization and self-esteem; but higher in conflict factor.The analysis of the results showed that SAD was significantly and negatively correlated with the score of total and optimistic factor of CAOT,cohesion,expressiveness and SES,while was significantly and positively correlated with the score of conflict factor.The seriousness of the condition was significantly negatively related to the score of optimistic factor,cohesion,expressiveness and SES,while the onset age was significantly positively related to them.The clinical course was significantly negatively related to the cohesion,expressiveness and self-esteem,while was significantly positively related to the score of conflict.Conclusions Negative cognitive disposition,lower cohesion,less expressiveness,higher conflict and lower self-esteem are the major factors that could affect the onset of adolescent social phobia.The more negative the cognitive disposition is,the lower the cohesion,the expressiveness and the self-esteem are,the earlier the onset age and the more serious the illness is.The longer clinical course is in ration to lower cohesion,less expressiveness,higher conflict and lower self-esteem.

Chiari Ⅰ malformation is a congenital anomaly of posterior brain.There has been many theories for its pathogenesis.Recent years,researchers have sunmarized new theories about the pathogenesis of syringomyelia associated Chiari Ⅰ malformation.However,the exact pathogenesis of Chiari Ⅰ malformation has not been clarified.There are a lot of surgical treatments of Chiari Ⅰ malformation.Importantly,there remains no consensus about the best and generally applicable treatment.

Objective: To investigate Leptin resistance of patients with metabolic syndrome. Methods: 50 patients with metabolic syndrome and 30 health persons as control were investigated. Body mass index(BMI)、waist to hip ratio(WHR)、blood pressure(Bp) were recorded. Serum Leptin、plasma glucose、insulin、total cholesterol(TC)、triglyceride(TG)、high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL C)、low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL C)、lipoprotein(a) were determined,and HOMA IR was calculated. Results: Compared to controls, serum Leptin concentration was significantly higher in metabolic syndrome〔(23.82?15.63)?g/L vs (11.20?4.70)?g/L, P