Obsevation on the circulating endothelial cells (CEC) can be used to study the changes of the vascular endothelial cells (VEC) in vivo,which is quite valuable in its clinical application.Neverthiless.the origin of CEC remains not clarified.In this study,the origin of CEC was investigated with cultures of the endothelial cells of human umbilical vein.It was found that CEC is a kind of cells existing in circulating blood and originating from desquamated VEC under physiological conditions.The direct proof of this conversion was provided.And the conversion of VEC to CEC is a process of steady progression.

Objective To predict protein transduction domain (PTD) which is a short peptide with the ability to pull diverse molecules across cell membranes.Methods Every peptide segment including PTDs and peptide sequence from SwissProt database was represented by 68 numerical values,which reflected their physicochemical and conformational properties related to the PTD' s membrane penetrating function.Transductive support vector machine (TSVM) and support vector machine(SVM),combined with cluster method,was introduced to predict new PTDs from the peptide segments,which were extracted from SwissProt database.Results TSVM prediction model achieved 94%±4% accuracy and SVM model achieved 94%±5% accuracy.1210 possible PTDs were predicted using the classifiers based on these two models.Conclusion The research provides a guide to find more PTDs in molecular biology experiments and will be helpful in the understanding of the mechanism of PTDs and their function in vivo.

After the dogs were inflicted with blast injury,high velocity shell fragment injury on one extremity,and blast-fragment combined injury,the morphological changes of the lungs were examined under gross inspection and with optical and transmission electron microscopes,and the lung/body weight index and lung water ratio were determined.It was found that high velocity shell fragment injury on one extremity could intensify the blast injury on the lungs by one grade.

The changes of mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) and 6-keto-PGF1a and TXB2 in the plasma and lung tissues of 3 groups of dogs (7 in each group) with blast injury (group Ⅰ),high velocity shell fragment injury on one of the extremities (group Ⅱ),and combined injury of the both (group Ⅲ) were investigated.It was found that PAP and TXB2 in the plasma and lung tissues increased after all the 3 kinds of injuries.The changes of PAP was most marked in group Ⅰ while those of TXB2 was more marked in groups Ⅲ and Ⅲ than in group Ⅰ.6-kcto-PGF1a increased in the plasma and lung tissues after blast and shell fragment injury but decreased in the plasma and showed no changes in the lung tissues after combined injury.The significance of these changes of 6-keto-PGF1a and TXB2 in the 3 kinds of injuryies were discussed.

The effects of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) on the activity of plasmogen acitva-tor inhibitor (PAD and the morphology of the cells were observed in the original passage of cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). It was found that the TNF effect on the PAI was determined by the dosage of TNF, that is, 500U/ml of TNF could significantly activate PAT activity while 2500U/ml markedly inhibit it. Morphdogical observation canfirmed that 2500U/ml of TNF could injure HUVEC to form a kind of cells whose morphology was quite similar to that of circulating endothelial cells originating from peripheral blood.These findings suggest that TNF can stimulate HUVEC to increase the PAI acivity but too large a dosage of TNF could injure the metabolic function and structure of HUVEC.

Objective To investigate the effect of nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) on crossorgan sensitization and bladder function disorders in rat model with visceral hypersensitivity. Methods The model of cross-organ sensitization was induced by basic OVA-sensitization combined with colon mustard oil instillation in 44 female SD rats. All rats were then divided into control group (n= 14,infusion with 0.9% NaCl solution), model group (n= 14) and N/OFQ group (n= 16, infusion with N/OFQ). The anti-nociceptive effect of N/OFQ were evaluated by using the visceromotor response (VMR) to grade bladder distention (0. 5～2.0 ml, 20 s). Bladder function was evaluated with the cystometry by measuring voiding pressure and micturition frequency. Results The rats in model group had a significant increase of VMR response at 1.0 ml, 1.5 ml and 2.0 ml of pressure when compared to those in control group (P=0. 006,0. 015 and 0. 0331, respectively). However, N/OFQ treatment was able to reverse the increased VMR response in N/OFQ group at 1.5 ml and 2.0 ml of pressure (P=0. 016 and 0. 031, respectively). It was showed that mustard oil significantly reduced bladdervoiding pressure (P＜0. 01) and significantly increased micturition frequency (P＜0.01)in model group when compared to control group. The N/OFQ reversed the decrease of voiding pressure (P=0. 0038) and the increase of micturition frequency in N/OFQ group( P = 0. 001). Conclusions These findings indicate that the rat model of cross-organ sensitization was able to be established successfully by the basic OVA-sensitization combined with colon mustard oil instillation. N/OFQ has an antinociceptive effect on cross-organ hypersensitivity and attenuates changes in bladder urodynamic function.

Cystitis glandularis is a hyperplastic disease originated from the bladder mucosa, cystitis glandularis is a rare clinical disease, there is no standard diagnosis and treatment. The etiology and pathogenesis of cystitis glandularis are still unknown, it can be diagnosed according to clinical manifestations, laboratory and auxiliary examinations, and the diagnosis of cystitis glandularis mainly depends on pathological results. Cystitis glandularis has a cancerous tendency. The clinical treatment methods of cystitis glandularis include conservative treatment, surgical treatment and surgical combined with drug therapy, but different types of treatment methods are different, and most patients are treated by surgery combined with drug perfusion of the bladder.This article will review the research progress in diagnosis and treatment of cystitis glandularis.

Objective To express and identify of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) extracellular fragment in Pichia pastoris and to provide basis for the related researches. Methods The human TLR4 extracellular cDNA fragment was amplified by PCR and after confirming by DNA sequence analysis, was inserted into the Pichia pastoris expression vector pPIC9K containing AOX1 promoter and lead sequence of ? factor gene to form a pPIC9K/TLR4 extracellular recombinant expression plasmid. The recombinant plasmid was transformed into GS115 and high copies transformants were screened with G418. After being identified by colony PCR, transformants were cultured in flasks and induced by 1% methanol. The expression products were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and were identified by Western blot analysis. Results The sequencing showed that TLR4 extracellular gene was identical to that in Genbank. The analysis for the recombinant plasmid DNA digested by enzyme demonstrated that the recombinant expression plasmids of pPIC9K/TLR4 extracellular were constructed successfully. After screening by G418, 200 high-copy-number of transformants were acquired. The special TLR4 extracellular gene segment was obtained by identification with colony PCR, which showed that TLR4 extracellular gene of 5 clones were inserted into Pichia pastoris. After methanol induction for 4 d, the expression proteins came up to 50.35% of total proteins in medium supernatant as shown by SDS-PAGE. Western blot analysis proved that the expression protein could bind to TLR4 monoclonal antibody specifically. Conclusion TLR4 extracellular protein is expressed and identified successfully by Pichia pastoris system, which can provide basis for the researches of further screening of high expression colony, protein purification, and functional research.

OBJECTIVE To explore the characteristics of cochlear hair cell injuries in guinea pigs exposed to blast underpressure(BUP). METHODS The guinea pigs were killed 14 days after exposure to experimental BUP. Their basilar membranes were stained by silver nitrate and the hair cell injuries were quantitatively assessed using the light microscope. RESULTS The outer hair cells(OHCs) of the guinea pigs clearly appeared to be injured following exposure to the experimental BUP at a peak underpressure varying between -22.4kPa and -63.3kPa. The most obvious injury was in the second turn and OHC loss was smallest in the first row and more severe in the second and third rows. OHC loss was seen in all of three experimental groups of animals following exposure to BUP. Furthermore, the higher the peak of underpressure, the more obvious the injury of OHCs. Quantitative morphological analysis of cochlear hair cells showed that the total OHC loss rates in all the experimental groups of guinea pigs exposed to BUP were significantly higher than that of control group animals(P

Objective To investigate the efficacy of percutaneous renal access with balloon dilation for staghorn calculi.Methods Eighty-nine cases with PCNL were enrolled from February 2012 to March 2015.Clinical data including the time for setting the renal access, operation time, residual stone rate, complications were analyzed.Results Eighty-nine cases established nephrostomy tracts successfully.The average time for setting the renal access was (5.7 ± 1.0) min (4-8 min).The average of operation time was (62.6 ± 14.1) min (37-87min).The average of Hemoglobin decline rate was (6.3 ± 2.5)％ (2.8％-16.9％).The residual stone rate was 12.5％.Conclusions PCNL with ballon dilation is a fast, safe and effective means for staghorn calculi.It is worth using for staghorn calculi.