Objective To prepare and identify the monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific to epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) and explore the function of the mAb.Methods The EpCAM antigen expressed by the prokaryotic expression systems was used to immunize the BALB/c mice,and then the splenic cells from the mice were fused with the Sp2/0 cells to produce hybridomas secreting specific mAb.The positive clones were screened by the ELISA.The western blot analysis was used to identify the reactivity of the mAb to the antigen.Then the immunohistochemistry staining was used to detect EpCAM expression in the 3 primary colorectal carcinoma tissues.Results Three mAb specific to EpCAM were obtained by ELISA tests.Western blot results indicated that these three kinds of antibodies could react to the EpCAM antigen,but no response to the GST tag.Immunohistochemical staining results identified that these mAb could give positive signals to the primary colorectal carcinoma tissues from patients.Conclusion Three mAb specific to EpCAM are obtained and identified,which contributes to the diagnosis and therapy of the carcinoma in the future.

Objective To study the related factors of no or weak immune response after inoculation of hepatitis B vaccine .Meth‐ods 120casesofadultreceivedinoculationofhepatitisBvaccineinourhospitalwereenrolled,including60casesofnoweakre‐sponse and 60 cases of normal response ,they were divided into non response group and response group .Related factors of no or weakimmuneresponsewereanalyzed.Results (1)singlefactoranalysis:Therewerestatisticalsignificanceofage,gender,BMI, smoking history ,HBV potential infection ,CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cell content ,IFN‐γand IL‐2 content between two groups ;(2) logistic regression analysis :old age ,male ,smoking history ,high values of BMI ,HPV latent infection ,low content of CD4+ T cells and IFN‐γand IL‐2 ,high content of CD8+ cells were risk factors of no or weak immune response after inoculation of hepatitis B vaccine .Conclusion No or weak immune response after inoculation of hepatitis B vaccine is affected by gender ,age ,smoking ,obesi‐ty ,potential infection of HPV and immune function ,and necessary measure should be taken .

Objective To explore the baggy eyelids anaplasty through posterior orbital septum fat displacement. Methods Orbital septum and posterior orbital septum fat were exposed through palpebral margin incision, internal orbital septum fat was released and sutured with arcuate expansion of capsulopalpebral fascia at the middle lower eyelid, which was taken as the function of tighting the flaccid lower eyelid at transverse direction. On such a basis, the muscle and skin were repaired and so did orbital septum and baggy eyelids.Results Ofthe 38 patients with this operation, baggy eyelids anaplasty was performed with satisfactory results.Conclusion The method of baggy eyelids plasty through posterior orbital septum fat displacement could reduce hemorrhage, prevent enophthalmos and decrease baggy eye palindromia, with better long-term effects.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and related risk factors of infarction secondary to severe traumatic brain injury.Methods 480 traumatic brain injury patients were chosen.Depending on the occurrence of cerebral infarction,patients were divided into TCI groups and non-TCI group,clinical symptoms and signs of TCI group were observed,and its related risk factors was analyzed.Results In 480 cases patients,there were 30 cases of patients with traumatic brain injury secondary to cerebral infarction,the rate was 6.25%.Clinical manifestations included unilateral limb motor and sensory dysfunction,visual dysfunction,language dysfunction,dizziness,headache.10 cases Prognosis were good,6 cases were mild disability,3 cases were severe disability,1 case was plant survival,10 patients died.Univariate analysis showed that the rates of aged ≥50 years,GCS score ＜ 8 points,hernia,hypotension,subarachnoid hemorrhage,large doses of non-dehydrating agent in the TCI group were higher than those of non-TCI group,the differences were statistically significant (x2 =12.311 3,14.725 4,19.867 8,5.296 9,9.242 6,11.713 6,all P ＜ 0.05).Logistic multivariate analysis showed that age ≥50 years,GCS score ＜ 8 points,hernia,cerebral hypotension were important risk factors.Conclusion Brain injury patients with cerebral infarction secondary to clinical manifestations have some characteristics.Age ≥50 years,GCS score ＜ 8 points,hernia,hypotension are important risk factors.

With the development of virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality technology, their application in medical education has become increasingly widespread. With the advantages of virtuality-reality combination, real-time interaction and exact registration, mixed reality technology is expected to improve the drawbacks of traditional medical education, and exerts great potential in virtual classroom, virtual laboratory, anatomy teaching, medical operation training, surgery simulation, and telemedicine education. This article mainly introduces the applications of mixed reality technology in medical education in recent years, and hopes to provide a reference for the integration of mixed reality technology into the field of education.

Objective To observe the effect of Wenxiao Decoction in treating the patients with carotid atherosclerostic (CAS) plaque and assess the safety. Methods Sixty patients with CAS plaque were randomly allocated to treatment group (33 cases) and control group (27 cases). The control group was given routine therapy, and the treatment group was given Wenxiao Decoction additionally. And they were further divided into half-year treatment group and half-year control group, 1-year treatment group and 1-year control group. Carotid artery color Doppler ultrasound and hepatorenal function were examined before and after treatment. Results Compared with the control groups after therapy, the average numbers of plaques, maximal plaque thickness, Crouse plaque integral were decreased both in 1-year and half-year treatment groups (P<0.05, P<0.01). The plaque stability of 1-year treatment group was better than that of half-year treatment group. The average numbers of plaques, plaques size and Crouse plaque integral increased in control groups after routine therapy (P<0.05, P<0.01). Bilateral common carotid artery diameter, intima-medial thickness (IMT) and hepatorenal function had no statistical difference between before and after treatment both in treatment and control groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Wenxiao Decoction is effective and safe in treatment of CAS plaque, and plaque stability is more obvious with the extension of treatment time.

We wished to understand the genetic characteristics of enteric cytopathic human orphan (ECHO) virus type 6 (ECHO6) circulating in China. First, the partial VP1 coding region of six strains of the ECH-O6 virus isolated from cases of hand, foot and mouth diseases during routine surveillance in Hunan Province (China) from 2009 to 2014 were sequenced. Those sequences were analyzed along with 138 sequences of ECHO viruses covering five provinces of China and countries outside China retrieved from the GenBank database. A phylogenetic tree based on partial VPI was constructed, and it indicated that Chinese strains of the ECHO virus could form two distinct evolutionary branches: branch 1 and branch 2. All isolates of the ECHO virus from Hunan Province belonged to the 2c subranch, which revealed that they may share a common evolutionary origin. ECHO strains in branch 2 may be the predominant strains in China due to their wide geographic distribution and long period of circulation. We used nucleotide differences of >30%o as the basis of cluster division. ECHO, viruses could be divided into four clusters (A-D). Cluster D could be divided further into ten subclusters on the basis of nucleotide differences of 15%-30%. All ECHO6 isolates from Hunan Province belonged to the D7 subcluster. These data showed that the ECHO6 strains that circulated in Hunan Province in 2009-2014 were closely related to each other, and probably shared a common evolutionary origin. In addition, at least four distinct lineages of ECHO viruses have circulated in China.
Amino Acid Sequence ; China ; epidemiology ; Echovirus 6, Human ; chemistry ; classification ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Echovirus Infections ; epidemiology ; virology ; Evolution, Molecular ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phylogeny ; Sequence Homology ; Viral Proteins ; chemistry ; genetics ; Young Adult

Objective To investigate the effects on self-renewal of pancreatic cancer stem cells by inhibiting hedgehog signaling pathway through cyclopamine. Methods PANC1 stem cells, PANC1 adherent cells and immortalized pancreatic ductal epithelial H6C7 cells were treated with 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10 mol/L of cyclopamine for 24, 48, 72 h. The expression of Smo mRNA and Gli1 mRNA were detected by real-time PCR.Cell growth viability was measured by CCK 8. Cell cycle and apoptosis were determined by flow cytometry.Results Seventy-two hours after cyclopamine treatment, the Smo mRNA expressions of PANC1 stem cells,PANC1 adherent cells and H6C7 cells were 1,0.83 and 2.61; the expressions of Gli mRNA were 57.27,26.35,1; the inhibitory rates were ( 37.85 ± 13.69 ) %, ( 8.53 ± 4.43 ) %, (43.55 ± 28.98 ) %. Compared with PANC1, the expressions of Smo mRNA, Gli1 mRNA and the inhibitory rate of PANC1 stem cells significantly increased ( P ＜ 0.05 ). The proportion of G1 stage of PANC1 stem cells significantly decreased from (67.41 ±6.35)% to (36.53 ±6.03)% (P ＜0.05), and the apoptosis decreased from (10.95 ±5.68) % to ( 5.73 ± 1.42 ) % ( P ＞ 0.05 ). The proportion of G1 stage of PANC1 cells significantly decreased from ( 67.64 ± 6.88 ) % to ( 53.13 ± 1.10 ) % ( P ＜ 0.05 ); the apoptosis decreased from ( 12.08 ±4.12)% to (5.66 ± 1.33)% (P ＞0.05). While both the proportion of G1 stage and apoptosis of H6C7 cells was not significantly different. Conclusions Cyclopamine can inhibit the proliferation of PANC1 stem cells via blocking hedgehog signal pathway, and the mechanism may not be associated with cell apoptosis.

BACKGROUND: Femoral head necrosis can be induced in adult rabbits when a large dose of steroid has been used for a long time. However, the pathogenesis of steroid-induced femoral head necrosis needs further study.OBJECTIVE: To probe into the mechanism of the disease by light microscope and transmission microscope from morphological perspective based on the model of femoral head necrosis in rabbits.DESIGN: A randomized controlled observation.SETTING: Laboratory of Morphology; Teaching and Research Division of Pathology; Laboratory of Surgery, Weifang Medical College.MATERIALS: The experiment was carried out at the Experimental Center of Morphology, Weifang Medical College, between March 2002 and March 2003. Totally 40 adult New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into control group (n=10), dexamethasone group (n=10) and horse serum group (n=20).METHODS: Control group was given intravenous injection of normal saline of 10 mL/(kg·d) for 7 consecutive days. Dexamethasone group was given intramuscular injection of dexamethasone of 10 mL/(kg ·d)for 7consecutive days. Horse serum group was given intravenous administration of horse serum of 10 mL/kg; 3 weeks later the same volume of horse serum was injected once again, followed intramuscular injection of dexamethasone of 10 mL/(kg·d)for 7 consecutive days. Inferior sections of cartilage of the femoral head necrosis in the experimental animals were obtained 5 and 10weeks later, and then histological and ultrastructural changes were observed under the light microscope and transmission microscope.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Histo-morphological observation of the animals in each group. ② Ultrastructural changes.RESULTS: All the experimental animals survived and entered the result analysis. ① Histo-morphological observation: The cells of inferior sections of cartilage of the femoral head necrosis of the experimental animals in control group were arranged regularly and had a small volume of elliptical bone cells. The cell body was located at bone lacuna, blood vessel arranged well in the medullary cavity of bone. Lesion haracteristics of femoral head in dexamethasone group and horse serum group were similar:Hematopoietic adipose in the medullary cavity of bone was significantly decreased while fat adipose obviously increased; bone trabecula of metaphysis and the inferior sections of cartilage of femoral head were found with ered, and so was the bone nucleus. The number of lacuna of bone was increased. ② Ultrastructural changes: Normal bone cells in control group were elliptical, located at bone lacuna. Nucleus was at one end of the cell with complete karyotheca and many mitochondria in the cytoplasm. In dexamethasone group and horse serum group there were lipid droplets in the osteocytes, narrowed blood capillary in the medullary cavity of bone and injured vascular endothelial cells.CONCLUSION: Corticotropin can induce necrosis of femoral head; the hormone causes accumulated fat adipose in the medullary cavity of bone.The increased internal pressure in the medullary cavity leads to ischemia of femoral head, thus inducing the necrosis of osteocytes.

Objective To evaluate the role of hypoxia inducible factor?1α ( HIF?1α) in reduction of apoptosis in cortical neurons of rats by sevoflurane preconditioning and the relationship with Slit2∕Robo signaling pathway. Methods Primary cortical neurons obtained from neonatal Sprague?Dawley rats were seeded in 6?well (2 ml∕well) or 96?well plates (100 μl∕well) at a density of 1×106∕ml, and randomly divided into 4 groups ( n=24 each ) using a random number table: control group ( C group ) , anoxia?reoxygenation ( A∕R ) group, sevoflurane preconditioning group ( SP group ) and HIF?1α inhibitor 2?methoxyestradiol group ( H group ) . The neurons were subjected to O2?glucose deprivation for 90 min followed by restoration of O2?glucose supply for 24 h. In group SP, the neurons were exposed to 2%sevoflurane for 2 h followed by 5 min washout with phosphate buffered saline for 3 times, and then sevoflurane preconditioning was performed immediately. In group H, sevoflurane preconditioning was performed with 5μmol∕L 2?methoxyestradiol at 72 h of incubation. The apoptosis in neurons was assessed using AnnexinⅤ?FITC∕PI assay, and apoptosis rate ( AR) was calculated. The amount of lactic dehydrogenase ( LDH) released was measured using colorimetric method. The expression of Slit2, Robo1 and Robo4 mRNA and protein was detected by fluorescent quantitative real?time polymerase chain reaction or Western blot. Results Compared with group C, the amount of LDH released and AR were significantly increased, Silt2 and Robo1 mRNA and protein expression was up?regulated, and no significant change was found in Robo4 mRNA and protein expression in A∕R group. Compared with group A∕R, the amount of LDH released and AR were significantly decreased in SP and H groups, and Silt2 and Robo1 mRNA and protein expression was up?regulated, and no significant change was found in Robo4 mRNA and protein expression in SP group. Compared with group SP, the amount of LDH released and AR were significantly increased, and Silt2 and Robo1 mRNA and protein expression was down?regulated in H group. Conclusion HIF?1α mediates reduction of apoptosis in cortical neurons of rats by sevoflurane preconditioning, and the mechanism is associated with Slit2∕Robo1 signaling pathway, but not with Slit2∕Robo4 signaling pathway.