To investigate whether the Bcl-2 gene family is involved in modulating mechanism of apoptosis and change of cell cycle protein induced by curcumin in acute myeloid leukemia HL-60 cell line and primary acute myelogenous leukemic cells, the Bcl-2 family member Mcl-1, Bax and Bak and cell cycle proteins including P27kipl, P21wafl, cyclin D3 and pRbp- were selected and their expression detected by SABC immuno-histochemical stain method. The attitude of sub-G1 peak in DNA histogram was determined by FCM. The TUNEL positive cell percentage was identified by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated Biotin dUNP end labeling technique. It was found that when HL-60 cells were treated with 25 mumol/L curcumin for 24 h, the expression level of Mcl-1 was down-regulated, but that of Bax and Bak up-regulated time-dependently. There was significant difference in the expression level of Mcl-1, Bax and Bak between the curcumin-treated groups and control group (P < 0.05-0.01). At the same time, curcumin had no effect on progress of cell cycle in primaty acute myelogenous leukemia at newly diagnosis, but could increase the peak of Sub-G1 (P < 0.05), and down-regulate the expression of Mcl-1 and up-regulate the expression of Bax and Bak with the difference being statistically significant. The expression of P27kipl, P21wafl and pRbp- were elevated and that of cyclin D3 decreased in the presence of curcumin. These findings suggested that the Bcl-2 gene family indeed participated in the regulatory process of apoptosis induced by curcumin in HL-60 cells and AML cells. Curcumin can induce apoptosis of primary acute myelogenous leukemic cells and disturb cell cycle progression of HL-60 cells. The mechanism appeared to be mediated by perturbing G0/G1 phases checkpoints which associated with up-regulation of P27kipl, P21wafl and pRbp- expression, and down-regulation of cyclin D3.
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology ; Apoptosis/*drug effects ; Cell Cycle Proteins/*metabolism ; Curcumin/*pharmacology ; Genes, bcl-2/genetics ; HL-60 Cells ; Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute/pathology ; Neoplasm Proteins/biosynthesis ; Neoplasm Proteins/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/biosynthesis ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/*metabolism ; Tumor Cells, Cultured ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein

Objective To investigate the significance of total bilirubin/albumin in predicting bilirubin neurotoxicity.Methods Eighty-three cases with hyperbilirubinemia who treated from May 2007 to August 2010 were selected,the serum total bilirubin and albumin were detected and total bilirubin/albumin was calculated.According to brainstem auditory evoked potential(BAEP)results,the patients were divided into normal BAEP group and abnormal BAEP group and compared.Results There were 27 cases of abnormal BAEP group and 56 cases of normal BAEP group.Total bilirubin and total bilirubin/albumin in abnormal BAEP group were higher than those in normal BAEP group[(356.50±59.23)μmol/L vs.(318.70±55.12)μmol/L,(5.02±0.49)×10-3 vs.(4.56±0.43)×10-3],the differences were significant (P<0.05).Multiple regression analysis showed:abnormal BAEP was closely related to total bilirubin/albumin(r=0.72,P<0.05),whih abnormal BAEP was not obviously related to total bilirubin(r=0.19,P>0.05).Conclusion Total bilirubin/albumin can reflect serum unconjugated bilirubin level of neonatus with hyperbilirubinemia better than total bilirubin,and it can can be taken as one index to evaluate the risk factors of bilirubin neurotoxicity.

Objective:To study the regularity and characteristics of adverse drug reaction ( ADR) in our hospital. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 306 ADR reports collected in our hospital in 2013. The reports were statistically analyzed in re-spect of sex, age, route of drug administration, drug categories, organs/systems involved in ADR and clinical manifestations, classifi-cation of ADR, causality assessment, constituent ratio of the reporters etc. Results:In the 306 ADR reports, the incidence of ADR be-tween the age of 51 and 60 was the highest (20. 26%); the ratio of the ADR induced by intravenously drip administration was the highest in respect of the route of administrations (65. 58%);the radio of ADR induced by antibacterial agents was the highest in re-spect of drug types (20. 78%);digestive system was the maln lesion in ADR cases (23. 91%). The ADR cases were mostly reported by doctors (97. 71%). Conclusion:Our hospital should enhance the ADR monitoring and reporting, promote the clinical rational drug use, reduce or avoid the risk of ADR and protect medication safety of patients.

Objective To study the effect of minimal enteral nutrition on the immune system of newborn infants under mechanical ventilation (MV) with intratracheal intubation.Methods Eighty-one patients under MV with intratracheal intubation were divided into two groups:treatment group and control group.Forty patients in treatmet group accepted early minimal enteral nutrition,while other 41 patients in control group accepted normal feeding,then T-lymphocytes (CD3,CD4,CD8),CD4/CD8,immunoglobulins (IgG,IgA,IgM),occurane of secondary infection,time of beginning fully enteral feeding,occurance of abdominal distension were recorded.Results There were no significant differences of T-lymphocytes (CD3,CD4,CD8),CD4/CD8,immunoglobulins (IgG,IgA,IgM) changes between the two groups in which the time of patients beginning MV under intratracheal intubation was less than five days (P ＞ 0.05) ; while comparing patients in the two groups whose MV time was equal or greater than five days,the changes of T-lymphocytes CD3[(37.3 ± 1.6)％,(42.6 ±2.8)％],CD4[(29.1 ±1.7)％,(34.6 ±2.1)％],CD4/CD8 (17.9 ±1.8,18.9 ± 1.6),immunoglobulins IgA[(55.42 ±3.98) mg/L,(129.00 ±7.76) mg/L],IgM[(130.29 ±10.92) mg/L,(317.33 ± 11.64) mg/L] in treatment group were more significant than those in control group(P ＜0.05) ;furthermore the differences of the secondary infection occurance,the time beginning fully enteral feeding,intravenous nutrition and hospital stays in the treatment group [20％ (8/40),(8.56 ± 1.78) d,(10.56 ± 1.78) d,(12.63 ± 1.73) d] were lower significantly than those in the control group [48.78％ (20/41),(10.20 ± 1.65) d,(12.15 ± 1.69) d,(14.15 ± 1.64) d] (P ＜ 0.05).These were no significant differences on abdominal distension and gastric retention between the treatment group [20％ (8/40),17.5％ (7/40)]and the control group [24.39％ (10/41),19.51％ (8/41)] (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Early minimal enteral nutrition in infants under long time MV with intratracheal intubation could improve immune function recovery,reduce the occurance rate of secondary infection,shorten the time beginning fully enteral feeding,intravenous nutrition and hospital stay.

Objective To analyze the related records of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of urticaria in ancient medical books,and to select valuable data as a reference for clinical optimization of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.Methods With the keywords of "Yin Zhen" and "Feng Sao Yin Zhen",the ancient medical records of acupuncture and moxibustion were retrieved from Encyclopaedia of Traditional Chinese Medicine (5th edition) as the research object,to build database including books,publish year,records,number of selected acupoints,acupuncture and moxibustion methods,acupuncture points,and analyze according to the frequency.Results The earliest records were from the Jin Dynasty (A.D.266-420) "A-B classic of acupuncture and moxibustion",the most documented book was the Ming Dynasty Pu Ji Fang (22);63.64％ of the records did not describe the urticaria syndrome classification,while 36.35％ only briefly described the cold and heat.There were 117 single point prescription,4 pair points prescription,11 multi-point prescription.The commonly used interventions were acupuncture combined with moxibustion (41),moxibustion (31) and needling (22).Commonly used acupoints were Quchi (43),Hegu (18),Jianyu (17).The acupoints were mainly from Hand Yangming large intestine meridian (84),as the specific points of five (105) and from upper limb (120).Conclusions Chinese acupuncture treatment of urticaria has a long history.Prescription was usually single prescription,and the lack of the principle of syndrome differentiation,acupoints from the Hand Yangming large intestine meridian were Quchi,Hegu,etc.as the main points.Ancient medical acupuncture treatment program might be suitable for acute urticaria and grassroots units.

Objective:To introduce a newly modified surgical approach and explore the clinical efficacy of en bloc kidney transplantation from deceased infant donors to adults.Methods:Four cases of en bloc kidney transplantation from deceased infant donor to adult were performed with a new modified surgical approach in renal transplantation and dialysis center of the Second People's Hospital of Shanxi Province from January 2017 to September 2019. All 4 cases were cardiac death donors. There were 3 males and 1 female donors, aged (54 ± 22.69) d and weighing (5.6 ± 0.79) kg. There were 1 male and 3 female recipients, aged (41.5 ± 5.97) years and weighing (45 ± 3.56) kg. For lowering operative difficulties and preventing hemodynamic disturbances, bilateral kidneys were sutured and fixed during trimming. Then end-to-side anastomosis was performed between donor kidney abdominal aortic valve and recipient external iliac artery and between donor renal inferior vena cava valve and recipient external iliac vein.Results:All operations were successful without vascular or urinary complication. The average duration of donor kidney repair was 20 min and the average duration of transplantation 68.75 min. The functions of transplanted kidney recovered well during a follow-up period of 12 months. The long-term survivals of recipient and transplanted kidney were satisfactory.Conclusions:The newly modified surgical approach of en bloc kidney transplantation from deceased infant donor to adult has optimized operative handling. With a higher success rate, vascular complications are lowered. A wider popularization is recommended.

Objective To investigate the function and necessity of ICU to supervise and cure the patients after comprehensive correction of facial skeletal contouring. Methods 178 patients were examined carefully and perfectly before operation to obviate taboo. After comprehensive correction of facial skeletal contouring operation, all the patients were transferred into ICU in order to be supervised and cured comprehensively. Results 26 (14. 61 %) patients had hypoxemia ( SPO2 ≤90 %),11(6. 18 %)kaliopenia (K+≤3. 5 mmol/L) and 18 (10. 11 %) hypertension. 21 patients appeared arhythmia. Among these 21 arhythmia patients, 15 (8.43 %) patients had pyknocardia (HR≥100/min), 3 (1. 69 %) atrial premature beat, 1 (0.56 %) fibrillation atrial, 2 (1. 12 %) premature ventricular contraction, 1 (0. 56 %) Ⅱ degree atrioventricular block. 8 patients had respiratory tract obstruction. 2 (1. 12 %) had hemorrhea of mandible and 1 transfused 600 ml blood. 17 (9. 55 %) patients had restlessness. 65 patients had nausea and vomitting. All patients in ICU having postoperative complications had been deal with corresponding management. There were no respiratory failure,hemorrhagic shock, cardiac arrest after operation in 178 patients. Conclusions ICU can offer timely, continuous, and systemic supervision and cure to patients after comprehensive correction of facial skeletal contouring,and reduce the postoperative emergency rate.

To understand the expression and effect of mismatch repair genes, hMSH2 and hMLH1, and to investigate anti-leukemic cell proliferation mechanism of curcumin, the levels of both genes were detected by multiple comparative RT-PCR. The protein of hMSH2 was determined by flow cytometry (FCM) and the gene mutation of hMSH2 and hMLH1 were detected by PCR-SSCP and microsatellite instability assay. After UV irradiation, the gene expression of hMSH2 and hMLH1 was not increased and showed no response. This phenomenon was not ascribed to gene mutation, because PCP-SSCP and microsatellite instability assay revealed no abnormal gel-shift band in both genes. After irradiation and addition of curcumin, the expression of hMSH2 mRNA increased and the cellular apoptotic rate also increased at the same time. The difference was statistically significant as compared with groups without addition of curcumin and control groups (P < 0.05). Our results suggested that when MMR system was inhibited by the same agents, curcumin can remove this suppression and switch to cellular apoptosis.
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; Base Pair Mismatch ; drug effects ; genetics ; Curcumin ; pharmacology ; DNA Repair ; drug effects ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; drug effects ; HL-60 Cells ; radiation effects ; Humans ; MutS Homolog 2 Protein ; Neoplasm Proteins ; metabolism ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational ; Proteins ; drug effects ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; drug effects ; Ultraviolet Rays

To investigate whether the Bcl-2 gene family is involved in modulating mechanism of apoptosis and change of cell cycle protein induced by curcumin in acute myeloid leukemia HL-60 cell line and primary acute myelogenous leukemic cells, the Bcl-2 family member Mcl-1, Bax and Bak and cell cycle proteins including P27kipl, P21wafl, cyclin D3 and pRbp- were selected and their expression detected by SABC immuno-histochemical stain method. The attitude of sub-G1 peak in DNA histogram was determined by FCM. The TUNEL positive cell percentage was identified by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated Biotin dUNP end labeling technique. It was found that when HL-60 cells were treated with 25 mumol/L curcumin for 24 h, the expression level of Mcl-1 was down-regulated, but that of Bax and Bak up-regulated time-dependently. There was significant difference in the expression level of Mcl-1, Bax and Bak between the curcumin-treated groups and control group (P < 0.05-0.01). At the same time, curcumin had no effect on progress of cell cycle in primaty acute myelogenous leukemia at newly diagnosis, but could increase the peak of Sub-G1 (P < 0.05), and down-regulate the expression of Mcl-1 and up-regulate the expression of Bax and Bak with the difference being statistically significant. The expression of P27kipl, P21wafl and pRbp- were elevated and that of cyclin D3 decreased in the presence of curcumin. These findings suggested that the Bcl-2 gene family indeed participated in the regulatory process of apoptosis induced by curcumin in HL-60 cells and AML cells. Curcumin can induce apoptosis of primary acute myelogenous leukemic cells and disturb cell cycle progression of HL-60 cells. The mechanism appeared to be mediated by perturbing G0/G1 phases checkpoints which associated with up-regulation of P27kipl, P21wafl and pRbp- expression, and down-regulation of cyclin D3.
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Cell Cycle Proteins ; metabolism ; Curcumin ; pharmacology ; Genes, bcl-2 ; genetics ; HL-60 Cells ; Humans ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ; pathology ; Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein ; Neoplasm Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; metabolism ; Tumor Cells, Cultured ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein

OBJECTIVETo identify the human hematopoietic stem cells from the human/goat xenogeneic model with molecular techniques.

METHODSDNA and total RNA were extracted from 11 transplanted goat peripheral blood cells. Human CD(34), GPA and SRY genes were amplified with PCR in these samples, and CD(34), GPA mRNA transcripts were detected using RT-PCR in 5 and 6 goat peripheral blood cells, respectively. Southern blot analysis was performed in 8 goat DNAs to detect the human specific alpha-satellite sequence. Meanwhile FISH was also performed to detect the human cells in goat blood with a probe of human Y chromosome.

RESULTSHuman CD(34) and GPA genes could be detected with PCR in all the 11 goats, and SRY gene did in 5 goats transplanted with hematopoietic stem cells derived from male human babies. Southern blot showed that human specific alpha-satellite sequence was present in 8 goats. By RT-PCR, human CD(34) mRNA was detected in 5 experimental goats, GPA mRNA was found in the other 6 experimental goats and FISH assay showed that some peripheral blood cells of the human/goat xenogeneic model were positive.

CONCLUSIONExistence of human cells in the recipient goats was identified by molecular detection, which was feasible for the examination of human/goat xenogeneic models.

Animals ; Antigens, CD34 ; genetics ; Blotting, Southern ; Female ; Genes, sry ; genetics ; Glycophorin ; genetics ; Goats ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; methods ; Hematopoietic Stem Cells ; cytology ; metabolism ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; Male ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Transplantation Chimera ; genetics ; Transplantation, Heterologous