Objective To understand the clinical value on the detection of carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA (CEA mRNA), cytokeratin 19 mRNA (CK19 mRNA) and telomerase in blood for the monitoring of blood metastasis of lung cancer. Methods CEA mRNA and CK19 mRNA were detected by reverse transcriptase-nested primers-polymerase chain reaction, telomerase was detected by telomeric repeat amplification protocol-hybridism-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in peripheral blood. Results The positive rates of the three tumor markers in lung cancer group were much higher than the non-tumor group and the health group (P<0.001). The sensibility of CEA mRNA and telomerase were much higher than CK19 mRNA (P<0.01). The positive rates of the markers in TNM stages Ⅲ and Ⅳ were much higher than in stages Ⅰ (P<0.05 to P<0.01). Conclusion It had high value that detecting CEA mRNA, CK19 mRNA and telomerase in peripheral blood on the discovery of blood metastasis of lung cancer. Among them, the clinical value of CEA mRNA and telomerase are higher than CK19 mRNA, and combined assay of the markers can improve the sensibility.

Objective To explore the effect of glycine on the intestinal barrier of rats with obstructive jaundice.Methods The male Wistar rats weighing 220—260g were randomly assigned to three groups(n=20): sham operation group(A),common bile ligation gruop(B),common bile duct ligation plus glycine group(C).Except sham operation group(A),rat models with obstructive jaundice in the other groups were set up by double ligation of the common bile duct.The rats in group C was fed with 5% glycine solution for 5 d.From the second day after the operation,the rats in group C were fed according to the preoperative standard.On the 21th day after operation,the rats were killed and serum bilirubin(BIL) and the amount of nitric oxide(NO) in intestinal tissue were determined,the morphological changes of the intestine were observed,the villus height and mucosal thickness were measured.Results Compared with group A,the serum BIL and the amount of NO in intestinal tissue were increased and the villus height and mucosal thickness were reduced in group B(P0.05) compared with group A.Conclusion Glycine can decrease the level of NO in the intestinal tissue and improve the damaged intestinal barrier obviously.

Objective To evaluate endoscopically insertion of feeding tube via nose(EIFTN). Method Jejunal feeding tube was placed endoscopically via the nose in all 136 coma patients. Results This procedure was successful in all patients. The procedure took an average time of 5 minutes. In patients with deep coma,the procedure had no influence on HR,MAP, ECG and SaO2; In semicoma patients, HR and R increased during the procedure (t=3.902, P

Objective To explore the changes of serum amyloid A (SAA) level and its clinical significance in patients with post-stroke depression (PSD). Methods One hundred and sixty-four patients with acute ischemic stroke, admitted to our hospital from January 2016 to June 2017 were assessed with Hamilton Depression Scale-17 (HAMD-17) to evaluate the depression degrees, and accordingly, they were divided into PSD group (n=57) and non-PSD group (n=107). Healthy volunteers who were examined in the corresponding period were selected as healthy control group (n=50). The SAA level was determined with ELISA in subjects of the 3 groups. Clinical data were collected; single factor analysis and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were performed to select the risk factors of PSD. Results The SAA level in PSD group ([18.85±5.25] mg/L) was significantly higher than that in the non-PSD group ([15.25±5.75] mg/L) and healthy control group ([7.65±4.50] mg/L, P<0.05); that in the non-PSD group was significantly higher than that in the healthy control group (P<0.05). Single factor analysis showed that differences in education level, introversion, economic status, living alone, marital status, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores≥9 at admission, complications, and proportion of key area infarction (frontal lobe and basal ganglia) had statistical significance between PSD group and non-PSD group (P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that introversion, poor economic status, living alone, NIHSS scores≥9, infarction of key areas, and elevation of SAA level (OR=1.545, P=0.035, 95％ CI: 1.257-1.898) were independent risk factors for PSD (P<0.05). Conclusion SAA used as one of the detection biomarkers has great significance in early diagnosis, intervention and clinical prevention for PSD.

Objective To investigate the relationship between serum cathepsin S (Cat S) and cystatin C(Cys C) expression levels with carotid arterial plaque property in the patients with ischemic stroke(IS).Methods A total of 336 cases of atherosclerotic cerebral infarction were divided into the stable plaque and unstable plaque group according to the carotid arterial ultrasound.Contemporaneous 114 individuals undergoing healthy physical examination served as the control group.Fasting blood was collected from all subjects entering the groups for detecting serum Cat S and Cys C.Results The serum Cat S and Cys C levels and Cat S/Cys C ratio (Cat S/Cys C) had statistically significant difference between the two groups (P＜0.05),moreover the Cat S level in the unstable plaque group of the patients with cerebral infarction was increased compared with that in the stable plaque group,while serum Cys C level was decreased compared with that in the stable plaque group (P＜0.05).The Cat S levels were (75.34-±-15.45)pg/mL and (60.12±18.53)pg/mL and the Cys C levels were (0.73±0.62)mg/L and (0.93±0.53)mg/L,the Cat S/Cys C ratios were (103.68±2.52) and (64.64± 9.24) respectively,the difference between the two groups had statistical significance (P＜0.05).The Spearman correlation analysis showed that the serum Cat S level and Cat S/Cys C ratio had obviously positive correlation with carotid arterial unstable plaque (r=0.498,P＜0.05;r=0.753,P＜0.01);while the level of serum Cys C was negatively correlated with the unstable plaque (r=-0.213,P＜0.05).Conclusion Serum Cat S/Cys C level has a certain correlation with carotid arterial plaque property in ischemic stroke patients,which may become the serological indicators for predicting carotid arterial plaque.

Accelerated forgetting has been identified as a feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the therapeutic efficacy of the manipulation of biological mechanisms of forgetting has not been assessed in AD animal models. Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac1), a small GTPase, has been shown to regulate active forgetting in Drosophila and mice. Here, we showed that Rac1 activity is aberrantly elevated in the hippocampal tissues of AD patients and AD animal models. Moreover, amyloid-beta 42 could induce Rac1 activation in cultured cells. The elevation of Rac1 activity not only accelerated 6-hour spatial memory decay in 3-month-old APP/PS1 mice, but also significantly contributed to severe memory loss in aged APP/PS1 mice. A similar age-dependent Rac1 activity-based memory loss was also observed in an AD fly model. Moreover, inhibition of Rac1 activity could ameliorate cognitive defects and synaptic plasticity in AD animal models. Finally, two novel compounds, identified through behavioral screening of a randomly selected pool of brain permeable small molecules for their positive effect in rescuing memory loss in both fly and mouse models, were found to be capable of inhibiting Rac1 activity. Thus, multiple lines of evidence corroborate in supporting the idea that inhibition of Rac1 activity is effective for treating AD-related memory loss.