[Objective]Through the literature retrieval in recent years, knowledge of blood pressure variability prediction and evaluation of hypertension and its complications, and prognostic judgment, review various methods on blood pressure variability changes of traditional Chinese medicine clinical research. [Method]Acupuncture for its target, overal adjustment, green therapy, which has certain advantages in the treatment of abnormal blood pressure variation, in recent years, clinical research has made a lot of useful discussion in this paper on review.[Result]Based on these clinical observations, it indicates the ef-fect of acupuncture on hypertension is significant. [Conclusion]Acupuncture in the treatment of abnormal blood pressure variation has certain advantages, should design the rigorous large sample, multicenter, randomized, blinded, end point of cardiovascular events as indicators of clinical research and the relat-ed experimental research, provide more convincing acupuncture intervention reverse abnormal blood pressure circadian rhythm of scientific basis.

Objective To explore the effects of light on the expression patterns of clock and clock-related genes in peripheral lymphocytes.To develop basic knowledge needed for clinical application of the circadian clock.Methods One hundred Sprague-Dawley rats were housed under constant dark(DD)or normal light-dark(LD 12:12)conditions for six weeks.Peripheral iymphoeytes were collected at different time points.The expression level of the clock gene and melatonin receptor genes mt1 and mt2 were detected using semi-quantitative RT-PCR.The data were analyzed with cosine software.Results Circadian expression of the genes was observed in both groups,but the peak phase,amplitude and strength of expression of each gene differed with the light conditions.Conclusion Light influences the expression of clock and clock-related genes in rats' peripheral lymphocytes.The clock gene might play an important role in regulating the expression of mt1 and mt2.

Soil particles are very heterogeneous in microscopic scale, which is manifested the double-layer structure made of the soil organic matter and mineral matter. In this work, Fourier by transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy ( FTIR-PAS) combined with independent component analysis ( ICA) was utilized for in situ depth-profiling of the manmade complex film, in order to lay a foundation of in situ characterizing the heterogeneous soil organic-mineral complex. The complex film was composed of the PE preservative film and office adhesive tape. The moving velocity of infrared photoacoustic spectrometer was set to 0. 16 cm/s, 0. 32 cm/s and 0. 64 cm/s, respectively. Independent component analysis ( ICA ) was performed on the photoacoustic spectra of the heterogeneous complex film. Results showed that the depth-resolved information of the complex film could be derived by changing the moving velocity, and the estimated thickness of PE film was 5. 4-7. 6 μm, which was close to the actual thickness 7 ± 1 μm. Moverover, the spectral features of the polyethylene ( PE) preservative film and office adhesive tape were extracted from the photoacoustic spectra of the heterogeneous complex film by means of ICA. Depth profiling of complex film samples showed that FTIR-PAS could be used as a new analytical tool to study heterogeneous soils, especially soil organic-mineral complexes.

Background and purpose:Stanniocalcin 1 (STC1) has been reported to be up-regulated in various cancer tissues, and related to malignancy degree of cancer. However, the molecular mechanism of STC1 in lung cancer cells is still not clear. This experiment aimed to investigate the effects of STC1 on cell cycle and apoptosis of lung cancer A549 cells.Methods:A549 cells were transfected with validated siRNA for STC1 A549-STC1-siRNA and a negative control vector RNA A549-Vector. The gene and protein expression of cell cycle-related genes, including CyclinA, CyclinB1, CyclinD1, CyclinE, CDK2 and CDK4, as well as apoptosis-inhibiting genes Bcl-2, Bcl-xl and apoptosis-inducing genes Caspase-3, Bax, Bak and Bid, were detected by real-time lfuorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RTFQ-PCR) and Western blot. The cell cycle distribution was determined with lfow cytometry. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated nick-end labeling (TUNEL) was used to detect cell apoptosis.Results:After transfection with STC1-siRNA, the gene and protein expression of CyclinA, CyclinB1, CyclinD1, CyclinE, CDK2 and CDK4 decreased signiifcantly in A549 cells (P<0.05). The proportion of cells in G0/G1 phase signiifcantly increased,
whereas the proportion of cells in S phase and G2/M phase decreased (P<0.05). The cell cycle was blocked at G0/G1 phase. Furthermore, compared with that in A549-Vector, the gene and protein expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl in A549-STC1-siRNA was reduced signiifcantly (P<0.05), while the expression of apoptosis-inducing genes Caspase-3, Bax, Bak and Bid increased obviously (P<0.05). In addition, the percentage of apoptotic cells significantly increased in A549-STC1-siRNA compared with that in A549-Vector detected by TUNEL method.Conclusion:Down-regulation of STC1 by RNAi can block the cell cycle of A549 cells, inhibit cell proliferation, and promote cell apoptosis.

Objective To compare the value of automatic breast volume scanner (ABVS) with enhanced magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) in the diagnosis of breast masses.Methods Seventy-four patients with 80 breast masses underwent preoperative ultrasound examinations including ABVS and MRI.The values of ABVS and MRI in the diagnosis of breast masses were comparatively analyzed.Results Among the 80 breast masses that were surgically removed,37 masses were benign and 43 masses were malignant.The sensitivity,specificity,accuracy,positive predictive value and negative predictive value of ABVSin the diagnosis of breast malignant masses were 94.6％,79.1％,86.3％,79.5％ and 94.4％,respectively,those of MRI were 94.6 ％,86.0 ％,90.0 ％,85.4 ％ and 94.9 ％,respectively,and those of the combination of ABVS and MRI were 94.6％,93.0％,93.8％,92.1％,and 95.2％,respectively.The sensitivity and specificity were not significant difference between ABVS and MRI in the diagnosis of breast malignant masses(P ＞0.05).The specificity of the combination ABVS and MRI in the diagnosis of breast malignant masses were significantly higher than that of ABVS (x2 =4.17,P =0.04).The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of convergence sign in the diagnosis of breast malignant masses were 64.9 ％,97.7 ％ and 82.5 ％,respectively.Conclusions ABVS and MRI are both valuable in the diagnosis of breast masses,and the combination of ABVS and MRI is the most valuable due to high specificity.

100 cases of gastritis verrucosa were classified into acute stage and chronic active stage according to the morpnological and histological characteristics.The CP positive rates in the above two stages were 97% and 68.7%,respectively,while that of the erosion area and the surrounding intact mucosa ' were 83.0% and 45.0%,respectively.The amount of CP was directly related to the degree of inflammatory cell infiltration and erosion.So VG was closely related to CP infection.In the chronic active stage,the detection rates of the Ig coated CP in the tissue section,serum IgA,IgG,and gastric juice IgA were all higher than those in the acute stage (P

Objective We conducted a survey on the awareness rate of stroke in Yangquan residents and analyzed factors affecting awareness to provide basic information for Yangquan residents to prevent and treat stroke in Shanxi.MethodsA questionnaire regarding awareness and basic knowledge of stroke was used in this study and applied to Yangquan residents.A cluster stratified sample of 7983 residents were questionnaired by cross-sectional method.Results7921 returned copies were valid.The awareness rate of stroke in 7921 selected Yangquan residents was 30.14％ (2387/7921). Upon the occurrence of stroke,the awareness rates of the way to see a doctor,the right department to look for medical care and test manners to diagnose the illness as stroke were relatively high in these investigated people,which were 74.03％ (5864/7921),78.17％ (6192/7921) and 84.04％ (6657/7921),respectively.However,the number of people who knew characteristic symptoms and complications of stoke,risk factors that cause stroke and how to treat stroke was 2021 (25.51％),841 ( 10.62％ ),and 902 ( 11.39％ ),respectively,which was relatively low. After multivariate analysis,the awareness rate of stroke in Yangquan residents was positively correlated with an education degree.ConclusionsYangquan residents know little about stroke.Therefore,it is necessary to increase the level of their knowledge regarding stroke by extended propaganda and encourage them to live a healthy life to be able to treat stoke in time and to reduce the possibility of stroke occurring.

To prepare the polyclonal antibody against the 3D polymerase of foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV), the 3D polymerase gene of this virus was amplified by PCR and doubly digested with BamH I and Nde I. Then, it were cloned into expression vector pET-30a(+) to obtain the recombinant plasmid pET-3D and this plasmid was transformed to E.coli BL21(DE3) with induction by IPTG.The target protein was identified and purified with SDS+PAGE, and the inclusion bodies were extracted. The purified target protein was used as antigen to immunize New Zealand rabbits to prepare the polyclonal antibody against 3D polymerase of FMDV, which was then characterized by indirect ELISA and Western blotting. As demonstrated by SDS-PAGE, the target protein with a molecular weight at 46 ku was expressed. The polyclonal antibody showed high affinity and obvious specificity and its titer was above 1:8 000. This polyclonal antibody may lay a foundation for the further studies on the biological functions and epitopes of the 3D polymerase of FMDV.

In this study, we explored the rationality of processing methods and mechanism of Aconiti Lateralis Radix (Fuzi) through comparing the chemical contents of diester alkaloids (DAs) and monoester alkaloids (MAs) in the raw material of Fuzi and its processed products. The results showed that the toxicity potency of MAs is at least lower than 1/64 to 1/180 of the toxicity potency of DAs. The contents of DAs in processed Fuzi decreased to 1/76.5 to 1/38.3 of the value of raw Fuzi. The contents of MAs in processed Fuzi significantly increased by 4.6 to 5.2 fold or basically the same as that of the raw Fuzi. The values of MAs/DAs of processed Fuzi were enhanced by 30 to 390 fold of the raw Fuzi. It was found that the contents of DAs were insignificantly different between "Wu dan fu pian" (steaming or stir-frying without Danba) and "Dan fu pian" (steaming or stir-frying with Danba). The result suggested that the abilities of "eliminating toxicity" of different processing methods were equivalent at all. In contrast, the contents of MAs contained in "Wu dan fu pian" were of 5.3 to 8.7 fold higher than the values in "Dan fu pian". This result suggested the processing method by steaming or stir-frying without Danba might have better effect for "conserving property" than the method processed with Danba stipulated by China Pharmacopoeia. We believe that the new processing method without Danba can be recommended in further application due to it offers a simple procedure and it will not introduce inorganic impurities in the products.

Objective To investigate the diagnosis, therapeutic monitoring and prognosis value of the total procollagen type 1 amino-terminal propeptide(tP1NP), beta-C-terminal telopeptide(β-CTx)and bone alkaline phosphatase(BAP)in the bone metastasis of lung cancer.Methods With the case-control study method, the serum levels of tP1NP, β-CTx and BAP in 196 lung cancer patients, including 109 patients with bone metastases,87 patients without bone metastases,and 106 healthy controls at the Shanghai Sixth People′s East Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University between 2014 and 2015 were quantitatively detected by chemiluminescent immunoassay.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was calculated to assess the diagnostic value.Survival curve was performed by Kaplan-Meier method. Results The concentration of tP1NP,β-CTx and BAP in the lung cancer patients with bone metastasis were significantly higher than that in the lung cancer patients without bone metastasis(Z=-5.642,P<0.001;Z=-3.783,P<0.01;Z=-8.923,P<0.01).ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC of tP1NP, β-CTx and BAP were 0.874,0.776 and 0.678 respectively(P<0.05).The AUC of the combined three markers was 0.925(95%CI 0.867-0.963),with sensitivity of 77.11% and specificity of 98.11%.The levels of tP1NP and β-CTx were associated with the clinical response.The concentration of tP1NP,β-CTx were significantly decreased in patients achieved remission(t=4.607,P<0.05;t=5.355,P<0.05). Survival analysis showed that higher concentration of tP 1NP was correlated with poor prognosis[OR=3.287, 95%CI(1.118-9.661),P<0.05].Conclusions The levels of tP1NP,β-CTx and BAP cloud be used for the differential diagnosis of bone metastasis of lung cancer,and the combined usage was more effective. tP1NP and β-CTx cloud be used in therapeutic monitoring of lung cancer patients with bone metastasis. Moreover,tP1NP could be used as prognostic biomarker in lung cancer patients.