Objective:To evaluate the inhibitory effect of Small interferirng RNA(siRNA) on human papilloma vinus(HPV)16 E6 oncogenes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) cell line HNE-1,and observe the effects of HPV16 E6 silencing on NPC cell growth.Methods:Four siRNA against the HPV16 E6 gene were designed and transfected into HNE-1 cell respectively using RNAi-Mate transfection reagent.MTT was used to investigate the cellular proliferation after the transfection.RT-PCR was used to detect the expression of HPV16 E6 and protein level of HPV16 E6 was measured by Immunohistochemical staining.Results:After the most effective siRNA was transfected into HNE-1cell,the result of MTT indicated that the cellular proliferation was restrained remarkably,and the highest inhibitory rate was 32%.Meanwhile,RT-PCR and immunohistochemical staining showed that there was a significant decrease in HPV16 E6 mRNA and protein level.Conclusion:These results demonstrated that siRNA against HPV16 E6 could effectively downregulate HPV16 E6 expression in HNE-1 cell line,and inhibit the cellular proliferation.RNAi has great potential in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma as a new gene therapy.

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are multipotent nonhematopoietic progenitor cells capable of differentiating into multiple lineages, such as bone, fat, and cartilage. BMSCs preferentially home to the damaged tissue and are beneficial to tissue repair. In vitro studies have shown that they do not induce immune response and can inhibit immune cells involved in alloantigen recognition and elimination. In animal models, BMSCs have been shown to induce peripheral tolerance and migrate to injured tissues, where they can inhibit the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and promote the survival of damaged cells. The unique properties of MSCs suggest a role in cell therapy and treatment of immunomediated diseases.

Objective To elucidate the MRI appearance of prostatic abscess,the DWI and enhanced MRI features.Methods 12 cases of prostatic abscesses were retrospectively analyzed,the clinical symptom mainly manifested as lower urinary tract symptoms and fever.All of the patients were given routine MR examination including DWI sequence,6 patients received further enhanced MR examination.Results In the 12 cases,there were 4 cases behaved as single type,8 cases as multifocal type.The abscess showed iso-or slightly hypo-signal intensity on T1 WI,hyper-signal intensity on T2 WI,markedly high signal intensity on DWI and correspond-ing markedly low signal intensity on ADC.Complete abscess walls showed iso-or slightly hyper signal on T1 WI,hypo-signal inten-sity on T2 WI.The mature abscess walls were thin and smooth,which showed homogeneously ring enhanced in 4 cases.The imma-ture abscess walls showed uneven thickness and moderately enhanced in 2 cases.Septum in the abscess could be found in 4 cases, which showed similar enhancement to the abscess walls,while the abscess cavity showed non-enhanced.Abscesses involved the sur-rounding structures in 2 cases,the involved area showed obvious hyper-signal on T2 WI fat-suppression sequence.Conclusion DWI is the best sequence in the diagnosis of prostatic abscess,the markedly high signal intensity on DWI is the characteristic sign.The enhanced MRI showed the walls and septa clearly,the extent and involvement of adjacent structures.The multi-parametric MRI is a prominent procedure in the diagnosis of prostatic abcess.

Bone marrow microenvironment is a complex network consisting of hematopoietic stem/pro-genitor cells (HSPCs),non-hematopoietic cells,extracellular matrix and various cytokines.Its components interact to support normal hematopoiesis.Emerging evidence indicates that the dysfunction of mesenchymal stem cells,myeloid-derived suppressor cells,cytokines and the epigenetic alterations of HSPCs in the bone marrow microenvironment could influence normal hematopoiesis.Abnormal hematopoiesis contributes to the occurrence of hematological malignancies,such as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).Animal models have confirmed that bone marrow microenvironment plays an important role in the original generation and maintenance of malignant diseases of hematopoietic system.

Competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) is a class of RNA which includes mRNA,pseudogenes,long non-coding RNA (lncRNA),circular RNA (circRNA).ceRNA weakens its inhibitory effect on mRNA translation through competitive binding with shared microRNA (miRNA).Many studies have confirmed that the disorder of ceRNA is closely related to the occur-ence of breast cancer,gastric cancer,lymphoma and other tumors.With the improvement of researches,ceRNA may be used as a tumor marker of clinical diagnosis and therapeutic target.

Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy(SICM)is a reversible cardiac insufficiency in the early stage of sepsis, and mainly manifests as left ventricular dilation, decreased ejection fraction, and recovery within 7~10 days.Although it is reversible, the incidence and mortality in sepsis are high.The specific mechanism is still unclear.Inflammatory reaction, mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis and other pathophysiological processes play an important role.Its process is complex and involves the interaction between organism and pathogen.The management of SICM is still based on the etiologic treatment of septic shock guided by hemodynamic monitoring and tissue perfusion, with cardio-protective therapy and specific measures.This review summarizes the literatures on the mechanisms and treatments of SICM.

Aim To investigate the effect of α1-anti-trypsin Z variant (ATZ)overexpression on cell autoph-agy.Methods HEK 293T cells were transfected with pcDNA3.1 zeo+/ATM or pcDNA3.1 zeo+/ATZ,e-qual amount of empty vector was used as control.Cells were treated with NH4Cl for 4 hours and processed for detecting ATZ,LC3 and p62 by immunoblot.Mean-while ,expression and intracellular localization of ATZ, LC3 in 293 T cells were observed with double labeled immunofluorescence.The mRNA levels of autophagy-related genes were measured by real-time PCR.Immu-nohistochemistry was used to observe the morphology of ATZ-positive cells.Results Compared with the control,higher LC3Ⅱ levels and LC3 puncta were observed in ATZ transfected cells.Meanwhile,the levelsof p62 were decreased in ATZ transfected cells,andreversed by NH4 Cl (25 mmol·L -1 )treatment.Overexpression of ATZ increased the mRNA levels of Atg5and Atg12,but had no obvious influence on Beclin1.ATZoverexpressing cells presented abnormal morphologies.The nuclei became reduced,condensed,and even disappeared in ATZpositive cells.Conclusion ATZ overexpression increases autophagy activity whichmay be related to increasing Atg5 and Atg12 levels.

Objective:To analyze normal pure tone hearing thresholds patients with aural fullness using evoked otoacoustic emission in order to detect the early cochlear impairment. Method: Forty-three normal pure tone hearing thresholds patients(72 ears,aural fullness group)with aural fullness were served as subjects and 30 normal volunteers(60 ears,control group)as controls. Transiently evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) and distortion product evoked otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) were tested with Capella otoacoustic emission machine.The DPOAE detection rate and amplitudes at all frequencies,the passing rate and wave signal noise ratio (SNR), wave reproducibility,band SNR and band reproducibility of TEOAE were recorded and analyzed.Result:①Only on the frequency points of 0. 50 kHz and 0. 75 kHz,the detection rate of DPOAE in aural fullness group was lower than that in control group(P＜0. 05). There was no significant difference in the rate among other frequency points(P＞0. 05). ②The passing rate of TEOAE was 100% in control group and 90.28% in aural fullness group.There were statistical differences between two groups(X~2=6. 16, P＜0. 05).③Compared with the control group,the DPOAE amplitudes at all frequencies,the wave signal noise ratio(SNR), wave reproducibility,band SNR and band reproducibility of TEOAE in patients with aural fullness were significantly decreased.There were statistical differences(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01). Conclusion:Some patients of normal hearing thresholds with aural fullness have had early harm of outer hair cell in cochlear.TEOAE and DPOAE may be used to detect these lesions early before the hearing impairment occurred.

Objective To study the influence of crosstalk phenomenon on the measurement of gross radioactivity in drinking water.Methods The gross activity in different standard materials with different thickness and area was measured using national standard method.Results There was no obvious change in crosstalk factor with the increase of 241Am powder amount in the measurement,whereas the larger amount of uranium used might lead to larger crosstalk factor.The different measurement channels resulted in different crosstalk factors.The influence of beta radioactivity on alpha radioactivity measurement was significant.On the contrary,the alpha-to-beta crosstalk factor was negligible.The area of sample plate imposed no significant influence on crosstalk factor.Conclusions The gross beta activity can be corrected to decrease the influence of alpha radioactivity using powder standard samples,when simultaneous alpha and beta counting mode is applied in measurement grass radioactivity in drinking water.

Objective To investigate the relationships of pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) with serum protein S100B, cytokines and plasma procalcitonin (PCT) in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Methods A prospective controlled study was conducted, 160 subjects admitted in the Critical Care Medicine and Respiratory Disease Departments in the Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University/Changzhi Municipal People's Hospital from January 2012 to August 2013 were enrolled in the study, including 80 patients with AECOPD (AECOPD group) and 80 COPD under stable condition (SCOPD group). Meanwhile 100 healthy people having passed physical examinations were chosen as healthy control group. The levels of blood routine and plasma PCT were examined, PAP was evaluated by modified Simpson, sequation with echocardiography, serum S100B was measured by radioimmunoassay, and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure interleukins (IL-18, IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α). The linear correlation analysis was carried out for the various indicators. Results The gender and age in different groups were matched. Compared with the healthy control group, the levels of white blood cell count (WBC), ratio of neutrophil granulocyte (PMN), PAP, PCT and S100B, IL-18, IL-1β, and TNF-αwere significantly higher in SCOPD and AECOPD groups [WBC (×109/L):0.84±0.22, 1.94±0.64 vs. 0.73±0.12, PMN: 0.70±0.09, 0.85±0.08 vs. 0.54±0.05, PAP (mmHg, 1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa): 39±5, 47±8 vs. 24±5, PCT (μg/L): 0.41±0.08, 6.35±2.14 vs. 0.11±0.01, S100B (μg/L): 0.081±0.017, 0.101±0.028 vs. 0.041±0.011, IL-18 (ng/L): 162±19, 181±27 vs. 112±19, IL-1β(ng/L): 55±12, 75±14 vs. 34±10, TNF-α(ng/L):67±17, 89±18 vs. 35±17, all P<0.05], and the increase in level of indexes was more significant in AECOPD group than that in the SCOPD group (all P < 0.01). Serum S100B was significantly positively correlated with PCT, IL-18, PMN and PAP (r value was 0.36, 0.41, 0.39, 0.35, all P<0.05), and plasma PCT was also significantly positively correlated with PMN and PAP (r value was 0.41, 0.37, both P<0.05). Conclusion The level of serum S100B might have positive obvious correlation to the changes of plasma PCT, cytokines and PAP.