AIM: To investigate the effects of myofibrillogenesis regulator-1 (MR1) on myocardial hypertrophy. METHODS: Three stem-loop structures of rMR1 mRNA were selected as targets to establish RNA interference carriers. After transient transfection with plasmids, cultured cardiomyocytes of neonatal were used to perform RT-PCR for choosing the first target to carry out RNA interference blocking MR1 gene. In order to observe the effect of MR1 gene silence on myocardial hypertrophy induced by angiotensin Ⅱ (AngⅡ), the radiation intensity of tritium-leucine ([3H]-Leu) was used to label the cardiomyocytes. Morphological observation, protein extraction and Western blotting were also used to investigate protein synthesis rate, cell surface area and expression of rMR1. RESULTS: The radiation intensity of tritium-Leucine in AngⅡ group increased 21.4% (P

Objective To compare the dosimetric difference in planning target volume(PTV)and organ at risk(OAR)with conventional and the three-dimensional treatment planning for limlted-stage small cell lung cancer.Methods Ten patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer were chosen in the present study.Two treatment planning were designed twice respectively with the Cadplan R 3.1.2 treatment planning system for each patient in two-course.The total radiation dose was 50 Gy.The dosimetric parameters were assessed with dose volume histograms in PIT and OAR.Results For the first course,the dose homogeneity indices(HI)of PTV1,conformal indices(CI)of PTV2,contralateral lung V3o and eontralateral mean lung dose in the three-dimensional treatment planning were better than that in the conventional treatment planning.For the second course,the HI,CI and mean dose of PTV1,CI and mean dose of PTV2 in the three-dimensional treatment planning were better than that in the conventional treatment planning.Conclusions By comparison with conventional treatment planning,the three-dimensional conformal treatment planning could meet the demands of dosimetrie requirements well for limited-stage small cell lung cancer with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy,but with no significant dnsimetric differences in the OAR.

Objective The kinds and activities of proteolytic enzymes of tongue,esophagus,craw,muscular stomach,glandular stomach,duodenum,large intestine,pancreas,liver in digestive system of Buteo buteo were studied to provide basic information for taxonomy and evolvement study of wild birds. Methods The experiment was carried out at 4℃ by using gelatine polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(G-PAGE) ameliorated by Xu Cunshuan. Results 1.At least 26 kinds of proteolytic enzymes were found in digestive system of Buteo buteo.2.The kinds and activities of proteolytic enzymes in the digestive system of Buteo buteo were affected by pH.The activities of proteolytic enzymes was the weakest in the acid environment and the strongest in the alkaline environment,showing that the activity of the alkaline proteolytic enzymes were stronger than that of the neutral proteolytic enzymes,and that of the acid proteolytic enzymes were weakest.3.Duodenum and pancreas had more kinds and stronger activities of proteolytic enzymes than those in tongue,esophagus and craw in any pH value condition.4.The proteolytic enzymes with 75 and 70?kD molecular weight existed in every organ of digestive system except pancreas and liver in any pH condition.Conclusion The similarity of the kinds and the activities of proteolytic enzymes exist in the organs with similar structure and similar functions. The proteolytic enzyme of 75 and 70?kD molecular weight,whose pH-dependent activity is not obvious,exists widely in digestive system of Buteo buteo.The activity of proteolytic enzyme with 198?kD molecular weight is found in every organ of digestive system under pH 8.5 condition.

Objective The kinds and activities of proteolytic enzymes of organs in the digestive system of Grus grus were studied to provide basic information for the taxonomy and evolvement study of wild birds. Methods The experiment was carried out at 4℃ by using gelatine polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(G-PAGE) ameliorat. Results 1.Altogether 26 kinds of proteolytic enzymes were found in the digestive system of Grus grus in all pH value conditions.2.The kinds and activities of proteolytic enzymes in the digestive system of Grus grus were affected by pH.The activities of proteolytic enzymes were weakest in the acid environment and strongest in the neutral environment,which shows that the activities of the neutral proteolytic enzymes were stronger than those of the alkaline proteolytic enzymes,and those of the acid proteolytic enzymes were weakest.3.The kinds and activities of proteolytic enzymes of the same organ varied tremendously in different pH value conditions.The proteolytic enzymes of different organs had different optimal pH values.4.Proteolytic enzymes with 19?kD molecular weight existed in every organ of the digestive system except glandular stomach in all pH conditions.Proteolytic enzyme with 66 and 22?kD molecular weight was found in every organ of the digestive system in the neutral environment.Conclusion The optimal pH value of proteolytic enzymes in the digestive system of Grus grus is 7.0.The distribution,activity and pH-dependency of proteolytic enzymes of 66?kD,22?kD,19?kD molecular weight are the important characteristic of proteolytic enzymes in the digestive system of Grus grus.

ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical feature, management, outcome and prognosis of chest pain during pregnancy.MethodsClinical data of 13 gravidas with chest pain admitted to the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital from January, 2013 to December, 2017 were analyzed retrospectively.Results Among the 13 cases, nine had acute chest pain (happen within 72 hours); two had chronic chest pain lasting over one month, and the other two had paroxysmal subacute chest pain (72 h to less than 30 d). Seven cases were complicated by cardiogenic disease/death including six with aortic dissection (patients No.1-6) and one with myocardial infarction (patient No.7). The remaining six cases were complicated by a variety of different non-cardiac conditions including transverse colon cancer (patient No.8), spontaneous pneumothorax (patient No.9), reflux esophagitis (patient No.11), intercostal neuralgia (patient No.12), acute leukemia (patient No.13) and idiopathic disease (patient No.10). Eight women underwent cesarean section, three delivered vaginally (patients No.8, No.10 and No.12), and two (patients No.7 and No.13) were aborted in the first trimester. Patient No.7 chose abortion in early pregnancy, 12 days after stent implantation, and was lost to follow up after discharge. Patient No.13 underwent induced abortion following two courses of chemotherapy against acute leukemia and was also lost to follow up. Patient No.2 died due to the septic shock and subsequent multi-organ dysfunction syndrome after cesarean section and aortic surgery. The remaining ten cases did not report any abnormalities during follow-up. Among the 11 neonates, seven were preterm infants. All of the 11 babies were normal in follow-ups except one preterm infant (case 8) showed growth retardation at 11 months old.ConclusionsChest pain during pregnancy may be caused by various reasons, and the severity varies greatly, and may even result in maternal and infant deaths in some circumstances. Early identification diagnosis and timely intervention are required to improve maternal and fetal outcomes.

Objective To study the effects of dichloroacetate (DCA) on cell colony-forming,cell invasion and cell migration of the bladder cancer cells and to study the underlying mechanism.Methods The bldder cancer cells T24 were randomly divided into two groups:the observation group and the control group.Cells in the observation groups were treated with 5 mmol/L,10 mmol/L and 20 mmol/L dichloroacetate,and the control group was treated with the same amount of dimethyl sulfoxide.Colony formation assays were detected with Giemsa staining.Cell wound scratch assay and Transwell assay were applied to evaluate the ability of the T24 cell invasion and migration.Realtime PCR and Western blot were applied to detect the expression of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related marker,including E-cadherin,N-cadherin,vimentin,Snail and Slug.Results Compared with the control group,the colony formation assays of T24 cells constantly decreased along with the increased doses in the observation group(P ＜ 0.01).The cell wound scratch assay showed that the scratch width of the observation groups were significantly higher along with the increased doses and prolonged time than that in the control group (P ＜ 0.01).The transwell assay showed that the invasion ability of the observation groups were significantly discreased along with the increased doses than that in the the control group (P ＜ 0.01).The expression levels of E-cadherin mRNA and protein in combination the control group were higher than those in the the observation groups (P ＜ 0.05).However,the expression levels of N-cadherin,vimentin,Snail and Slug mRNAs and proteins in combination the control group were lower than those in the the observation groups (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Dichloroacetate can inhibit the colony-forming,invasion and migration of bladder cancer T24 cells,and its mechanism may inhibit the expression of epithelial mesenchymal transition in T24 cells by down-regulating the expression of nuclear transcription factor Snail and Slug.

Objective:To investigate the clinical value of continuous increase of blood lactic acid (Lac) in prognosis evaluation of patients with sepsis.Methods:From January 2016 to December 2018, 84 patients with sepsis in the Department of Critical Medicine of Lanzhou First People's Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. According to the final outcome, the patients were divided into death group and survival group. The general condition, initial Lac, Lac at 6, 12, 18, 24 h, and the duration of Lac>2 mmol/L (T Lac>2) were compared between the two groups. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to analyze the sensitivity and specificity of gender, age, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ), initial lac, 6, 12, 18, 24 h lac, T Lac>2 in evaluating the prognosis of patients with sepsis. At the same time, the relationship between these parameters and the prognosis of patients was analyzed by Cox regression analysis to evaluate the clinical value of the time of continuous increase of blood lactate in the prognosis of patients with sepsis. Results:There was no significant difference in age, gender, APACHE Ⅱ score and initial lac between the two groups ( P>0.05). The Lac of death group was higher than that of survival group at 6, 12, 18 and 24 h after treatment ( P<0.05), and T Lac>2 in death group was significantly longer than that in survival group ( P<0.05). Cox regression analysis showed that age, gender, APACHE Ⅱ score, initial Lac, 6, 12, 18, 24 h lac had no significant effect on the prognosis of sepsis patients, while T Lac>2 was significantly correlated with survival rate and death risk. The longer T Lac>2 was, the lower the survival rate and the higher the risk of death. At the same time, ROC curve analysis showed that gender, age, APACHE Ⅱ score and area under the curve (AUC) of initial lac showed that these indicators could not effectively evaluate the prognosis of patients ( P>0.05). The area under the curve of T Lac>2 was the largest, and the evaluation of prognosis was the best, followed by 24 h Lac and 18 h, 12 h and 6 h Lac. In addition, the sensitivity of T Lac>2, 24, 18, 12, 6 h for sepsis mortality risk assessment were 90.9%, 81.8%, 81.8%, 81.8%, 88.6%, and the specificity were 71.4%, 52.5%, 52.5%, 47.7% and 25.2%, respectively. Conclusions:Transient increase of lactic acid can not evaluate the prognosis of patients with sepsis, but the duration of lactic acid increase has a significant impact on the prognosis of patients with sepsis. The longer the increase of Lactic acid (T Lac>2) is, the lower the survival rate and the higher the risk of death. The sensitivity and specificity of lactic acid duration in evaluating the risk of death were higher than those of other parameters, and the prognostic efficacy was the best.

Objective To explore the predictive value of the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, energy metabolism and serum thyroid hormone levels on the severity and prognosis of patients with liver failure and their correlation. Methods This study collected clinicopathological data from 60 liver failure patients, e.g., end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, energy metabolism, and serum thyroid hormone levels. The χ 2 test was performed to analyze the categorical variables, while the Mann-Whitney U test and independent sample t test were performed to assess the continuous variables between the two groups. Spearman correlation coefficient test was used to evaluate correlation of each index. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the optimal cut-off points of serum total triiodothyronine (TT3) and free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels in predicting prognosis of the patients. Results The rates of low TT3 and FT3 levels in liver failure patients were 78.2% and 69.1%, respectively, whereas the low TT3 rates were 95.2% and 67.6% and the low FT3 rates were 90.5% and 55.9% in survival and non-survival groups of patients, respectively (both P < 0.05). Moreover, the MELD score was significantly higher in the non-survival patients than in survival patients [26.0(21.0-29.0) vs 21.0 (19.0-24.0), Z =-3.396, P =0.001], while TT3 and FT3 levels were significantly lower in the non-survival patients than in the survival patients [0.69(0.62-0.73) vs 0.83(0.69-0.94) and 2.17(1.99-2.31) vs 2.54(2.12-2.86), respectively; Z =-2.884、-2.876, all P < 0.01]. The MELD score was negatively associated with serum TT3, FT3, and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels and the respiratory quotient (RQ) ( r =-0.487、-0.329、-0.422、-0.350, all P < 0.01), whereas the RQ was associated with serum TT3 and FT3 levels ( r =0.271、0.265, all P < 0.05). The optimal cutoff values in predicting the severity and survival of patients was 0.75 nmol/L and 2.37pmol/L with the sensitivity values of 67.6% and 64.7% and the specificity of 90.5% and 81.0%, respectively. Conclusion Abnormal thyroid hormone levels and low respiratory quotient could be used to predict the severity and prognosis of patients with liver failure.