The role of central catecholamine (CA) and angiotensin Ⅱ (AⅡ) in one-kidney Grollman hypertensive rats was investigated. Arterial blood pressure was measured by indirect tail-plethysmography, and the contents of norepinephrine(NE), epinephrine(E) and AⅡ in hypothalamus and medulla oblongata were determined by means of fluorimetry and immunoradioassay respectively. The results showed that during the maintenance period of one-kidney Grollman hypertension the brain contents of NE E and AⅡ were significantly higher than that of the age-matched sham-wrapped rats. Separate intracerebroventricular injections of 6-OHDA and captopril not only induced significant decline of arterial blood pressure but also induced reduction of NE, E and AⅡ in the brain areas. Besides, the arterial baroreflex sensitivity in one-kidney Grollman hypertensive rats was markedly decreased. It suggests that the increase of NE, E and AⅡ and the decrease of the arterial baroreflex sensitivity may play an important role in one-kidney Geallmon hyportension.

Castration-resistant prostate cancer is a fatal disease with rapid progress. This malignancy usually presents with metastasis and poor prognosis. This type of disease also often causes 100%mortality, of which the median survival time is less than 20 months. Thus, treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer remains challenging, and the underlying mechanisms of this cancer have yet to be identified. Several new therapies for castration-resistant prostate cancer have been proposed, such as androgen receptor antago-nists, immunotherapeutic drugs, taxanes, antiangiogenic agents, radionuclides, and bone-targeting drugs. These therapies can im-prove the survival time of patients. The advances in the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer are briefly reviewed in this ar-ticle.

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Depression ; psychology ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To explore the effects of estrogen and angiotensin Ⅱ receptor 1 inhibitor（saralasin）on cell proliferation,cell cycle and apoptosis in endometrial carcinoma cell line HEC-1A.Methods Immunocytochemical assay was applied to detect the expression of AT1-R,PI3K,p-Akt and ERK protein in HEC-1A cell.The effects of estrogen and saralasin on cell proliferation,cell cycle distribution and apoptosis of HEC-1A cell were detected by MTT assay and fluorescence activated cell sorting technique.The expression of ERK and p-Akt protein in HEC-1A cell treated with estrogen and saralasin were analyzed by Western blot.Results The expression of AT1-R,PI3K,pAkt,and ERK protein was found in HEC-1A cell.Estrogen stimulated the proliferation of HEC-1A cell,decreased G0~G1 phase proportion and increased S phase proportion significantly,minimized the number of apoptotic cells,and up-regulated the expression of ERK protein.Saralasin obviously inhibited the proliferation and induced apoptosis of estrogen induced HEC-1A cell,increased G0~G1 phase proportion and decreased S phase proportion,and down-regulated the expression of ERK protein.Conclusion Estrogen could promote the proliferation of HEC-1A cell through AT1-R.AT1-R inhibitor saralasin could inhibit the proliferation and induce the apoptosis of estrogen induced HEC-1A cell.The down-regulation of ERK protein expression by interrupting the mitogen-activated protein kinase（MAPK）signaling pathway might be involved in the possible mechanism.Thus saralasin could be a valid approach to treat ER-negative endometrial carcinoma.

Objective To investigate the antibiotic-resistant gene mecA and the prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) gene, toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST-Ⅰ) gene in S. aureus. Methods A total of 74 S. aureus were collected from clinical specimens. The mecA, PVL and TSST-Ⅰ genes were detected by PCR.Results PVL gene was identified in 22 S. aureus isolates. The prevalence of PVL was 29.7% in S. aureus, 36.6% in MRSA and 21.2% in MSSA. The difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). The prevalence of MRSA was 55.4% in 74 S. aureus. The prevalence of TSST-Ⅰ gene was 6.8%. TSST-Ⅰ gene was not detected in MSSA.Conclusions MRSA strains show highly resistant to antibiotics. PVL- and TSST-Ⅰ-positive S. aureus are more pathogenic.

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This paper introduced the development of 36-Item Short Form of Health Survey (SF-36), and application of researches in China, especially the applications in gynecological chronic pelvic pain related diseases, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis,etc. It would be a tool of assessment for clinical study if combined with the specific disease quality of life questionnaires.

Objective To explore the characteristics and its influential factors of bone mineral density (BMD) changes in partial androgen deficiency in aging male patients.Methods 186 aging male patients with partial androgen deficiency and 125 healthy persons were selected, and their BMD in the first to fourth lumber spine and the proximal left femur was measured with the dual-energy X BMD measuring instrument.The biochemical and bone metabolic markers and sexual hormones were collected, and the relationship between changes of BMD in the patients with partial androgen deficiency, age, BMI, sexual hormones and bone metabolic markers were observed by multivariate stepwise regression analysis.Results There was no significant difference in BMD at the lumbar spine between two groups( P ＞ 0.05 ), but BMD in PADAM group was lower than control groups at the hip[Neck: (0.831 ±0.136) g/cm2 vs (0.954 ±0.143) g/cm2,War's: (0.712 ± 0.127 ) g/cm2 vs ( 0.811 ± 0.149 ) g/cm2,Troch: ( 0.697 ± 0.124 ) g/cm2 vs ( 0.764 ±0.131 )g/cm2, P ＜ 0.05 )].The incidence of PADAM and control group with osteopenia were 48.9% and 36%, and the osteoporosis was 33.3% and 20.8%, respectively.The bone mineral density was positively correlated to BMI at the first to fourth lumber spine and the proximal left femur in the patients with PADAM and negatively correlated to age and serum level of androgen.Conclusion BMD in PADAM group was significantly decreased, and age and low BMI and androgen deficiency wwere the risk factors of low BMD in PADAM patients.

Objective To investigate the expression of HPV-DNA and p16,Ki-67 proteins in intraepithelial lesion of cervix (CIN) so as to provide the aluable evidence for the early clinical diagnosis and genetic therapy of the CIN.Methods Hybrid capture2 was used to detect HPV DNA in 35 cases of CIN Ⅰ,44 cases of CIN Ⅱ,and 20 cases of CIN Ⅲ.Immunohistochemical MaxVision was used to research the expression of p16 and Ki-67 protein in CIN Ⅰ,CIN Ⅱ and CIN Ⅲ.The results were analyzed with clinicopathological factors.Results Positive expression rates of HPV-DNA were 31.4 ％ (11/35),63.6 ％ (28/44),85.0 ％ (17/20) in CIN Ⅰ,CIN Ⅱ and CIN Ⅲ,respectively.The expression rates of p16 in the three groups were 65.7 ％ (23/35),97.7 ％ (43/44),100.0 ％ (20/20),there were statistically significant difference (x2 =21.30,P =0.00).The expression rates of Ki-67 in the three groups were 77.1％ (27/35),79.5 ％ (35/44),95.0 ％ (19/20),there were no difference (x2 =3.00,P =0.22).Conclusions HPV infection is closely related to the occurrence and development of CIN.p16,Ki-67 can be used as objective marks in diagnosis of CIN.

Chronic Disease ; Constipation ; surgery ; Humans