Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal ; therapeutic use ; Breast Neoplasms ; chemistry ; therapy ; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating ; chemistry ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Medical Oncology ; standards ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; Receptors, Estrogen ; analysis ; Receptors, Progesterone ; analysis ; Societies, Medical ; Tamoxifen ; therapeutic use ; United States

Breast Neoplasms ; therapy ; China ; Female ; Humans

Aged ; Humans ; Male ; Palatal Neoplasms ; pathology ; Uvula ; pathology

Asthma ; Child ; Cough ; Humans ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; complications ; diagnosis ; therapy

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of puncturing Renying (ST 9) in the treatment of poststroke dysphagia. Methods: Sixty cases of poststroke dysphagia were randomized into two groups, a control group in which 30 cases were given rehabilitation training, and a treatment group in which 30 cases were treated by puncturing Renying (ST 9) and rehabilitation training, with a course of four weeks. Results: The total effective rate for dysphagia was higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Puncturing Renying (ST 9) is quite effective for poststroke dysphagia.

[Summary] The ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament ( OPLL ) is caused by environmental , genetic and other factors.With the development of genomics research , researchers have found that mutations are important factors inducing OPLL . Despite the genomics research on OPLL has made important advances , no highly correlation has been found between OPLL and the exact single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) loci.The pathogenesis of OPLL needs further exploration .

Adult ; Craniotomy ; methods ; Humans ; Male ; Nasal Cavity ; pathology ; Paranasal Sinuses ; pathology ; Skull Base Neoplasms ; surgery ; Teratoma ; surgery

Objective To study the effects of Chinese herb ingredients with different properties on transporters (URAT1 and OAT4) involved in renal urate reabsorption and serum uric acid level in acute hyperuricemia mice. Methods The OAT4, URAT1- overexpressed monoclonal cell line (MDCK-hOAT4, HEK293-hURAT1) was constructed. The inhibition effect and the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of different ingredients to transport activity of OAT4 and URAT1 mediating 14C-uric acid were determined. The effects of protocatechuic, liquiritigenin and isoliquiritigenin on serum uric acid levels in acute hyperuricemia mice were studied by the acute hyperuricemia mice induced by potassium oxonate and xanthine. Results The results indicated that nobiletin,liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin, licochalcone A with bitter flavor showed strong inhibition to OAT4. The IC50 of nobiletin, liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin, and licochalcone A on OAT4 were 0.556 μmol/L, 18.40 μmol/L, 6.831 μmol/L, and 6.825 μmol/L, respectively. Protocatechuic acid and liquiritigenin showed strong inhibition to URAT1 with IC50 of 7.709 μmol/L and 14.54 μmol/L, respectively. Liquiritigenin can significantly reduce the level of serum uric acid of acute hyperuricemia mice, increase the excretion of uric acid, and reduce the level of serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen. Conclusion Nobiletin, liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin and licochalcone A can inhibit the transport activity of OAT4, while protocatechuic acid and liquiritigenin can inhibit the transport activity of URAT1. Liquiritigenin can significantly reduce the level of serum uric acid in acute hyperuricemia mice and protect kidney, the mechanism of which may be associated with the decreasing reabsorption of uric acid by inhibiting the activity of URAT1 and OAT4.

Objective: To transfect a recombinant short hairpin RNA(shRNA)expression vector targeting Livin gene isoform(BIRC71,BIRC72)into the cervical cancer cell line(Hela cell),in an attempt to observe RNAi-mediated silen- cing on Livin gene and the induction of Hela apoptosis.Methods: Hela cells were transfected with the recombinant plas- mid pGenesil-1-BIRC71,pGenesil-1-BIRC72 and pGenesil-1-HK via Lipofectamine~(TM)2000.The expression levels of Livin was determined in Hela cells before and after transfection by fluorescence quantitative real-time PCR and Western blotting. The apoptosis rate of cells was determined by FCM 24,48 and 72h after transfection.Results: The transfection efficiency at 48h was higher than those at 24 and 72h.After transfection with pGenesil-1-BIRC71 and pGenesil-1-BIRC72,gene and protein levels of Livin were significantly reduced(P