Objective To observe the effect of PI3K/AKT signal passageway on renal tubulointerstitial fibrogenesis of UUO rats.Methods Thirty Sprague Dawley rats were divided into two groups,the sham-operated group and the uuo model group.The model group's left ureter was dissociated to be obstructed.The sham-operated group was dissociated left ureter only without obstruction.Five rats of each group were killed respectively at 5,10,15(days after) surgery.Histological changes of renal tubular interstitium was observed by HE and Masson staining.Immunohistochemistry was performed on left renal tubular interstitium for AKT1,phospho-AKT1,TGF-?1 in renal(tubulointerstitum) at each time point.Results AKT1,phospho-AKT1and TGF-?1 were faintly stained in the sham-operated kidneys.Immunostaining of AKT1,phospho-AKT1 and TGF-?1 in renal tubulointerstitium increased(progressively) starting from 5 to 15 days after UUO(vs sham-operated group,P

Focal adhesion kinase(FAK),the non-receptor tyrosine kinase,has been implicated in regulating a number of fundamental biological signal transudation pathways that control cell proliferation,survival,adhesion,motility.Many researches have reported that FAK highly expressed in many cancers and involved in the process of cancer development,such as initial,progress,metastasis,multi-drug resistance of cancer.FAK has been the hotpot in cancer research,and it will be a new target in cancer therapy.

Bone fracture is the most serious outcome of osteoporosis,the morbidity has been linked to age,gender and races.The characteristics of osteoporotic fracture include reduced bone quality,a delay in bone fracture union process,and a high incidence of re-fracture.The therapy of osteoporotic fracture includes surgical management and osteoporosis treatment.Osteoporosis treatment can improve bone quantity and bone quality,decrease the rate of fracture.The rule of surgical management is simpleness,safety,and efficacy.Because of poor bone quality,internal fixation and implant are easy lossened.Ideas for future research,such as development of a new implant with rigidity and elasticity like bone tissue,development of a new drug which can improve bone mass and quality quickly.Regardless of surgical management for osteoporotic fracture,pharmacological treatment of osteoporosis is also necessary.In order to get a good outcome of osteoporotic fracture treatment,both surgical management and osteoporosis treatment are important.

Objective To investigate the protective effect of therapy with different combined neuroprotective agents.Methods Using suture occlusion technique,the right middle cerebral artery in rats was occluded.All animals were randomly assigned before surgery to following groups: control group,FDP-treated group,MK-801-treated group,NAC-treated group,combination-treated group and sham operation group.The apoptosis of neurons was detected with TUNEL stained.The expression of caspase-3 was detected with immunohistochemistry and Westernblot.Results After(6) and(24 h) of cerebral ischemia,both apoptosis of neurons and the expression of caspase-3 in the combination-treated group were significantly decreased than those in single agent group(P

Objective To investigate the relationship between STAT3 signal transduction pathway and proliferation as well as apotosis of vascular smooth muscle cells in rat.Methods VSMCs of rats were treated with AG490(a selective JAK2 inhibitor).MTT assay and flow cytometry were used to measure the proliferation and apoptosis.(RT-PCR) was performed to detect the levels of JAK2 mRNA expression from VSMCs.The expression of STAT3,(P-STAT3),JAK2,P-JAK2,cyclin D1 and BCL-2 proteins was measured by Western blot.Results High expression of JAK2 mRNA was detected in VSMCs and there was obvious decline of JAK2 mRNA after AG490 treating((P

Angiocentric Glioma has been newly identified as an epilepsy associated tumory. Up to now,reported cases are still scarce. The tumor causes drug-resistant epilepsy. On histological findings,monomorphous bipolar tumor cells are arranged around vessels. Imaging studies show that the tumor is diffused or rimlike hyperintensity on T1-weighted SE sequences and a stalklike extension to the ventricle on T2-weighted sequences. The World Health Organization listed this new entity in its fourth edition of the WHO classification of tumors of the central nervous system published in 2007.

Objective To investigate the basic electrical rhythms in vivo and distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal(ICC),and the effect of blockade of C-KIT on them in the Balb/c murine small intestine.Methods New-born murine were intraperitoneally with injected antibody to C-KIT(ACK_(2))(100 ?g) every second day,and control groups were injected saline.The basic electrical rhythms in vivo were determined and the distribution of ICC was observed by immunohistochemistry when the murine were 10 days postpartum.Results The basic electrical rhythms in vivo were proximal cosinal waves in control groups and irregular in ACK_(2) groups.The frequency and the amplitude in ACK_(2) groups were significantly lower than that in control groups(P

Humanistic doctor-patient communication is an essential capability for medical workers and is as impor -tant as medical technology .Its education has been getting more and more attention in recent years .However , the training and evaluation of humanistic doctor-patient communication as a practical other than theoretical capability has been difficult .A new method , clinical scenery drama , based on psychodrama and role theory , is developed by Dept.of Psychological Medicine , Peking Union Medical College Hospital from recent 10 years of medical doctor and student training .In clinical scenery drama , medical students are thrown to different roles to empathize with their feelings and conflicts , try to resolve clinical dilemma with humanistic communication technique besides medi-cal technology .Then the sharing and comments from teachers and observers help students to understand the situa -tion from other perspectives and think about other possible solutions .

Through analyses of rare diseases management of several countries and regions , successful practice has been discussed .Legislation of rare diseases should be activated as soon as possible to release specific standard of rare diseases .Accelerating development of translational medicine is a feasible approach to improve the level of diag -nosis and treatment of rare diseases .Strengthening the orientation of management policy should be put into a more significant position to promote incentives of stakeholder in this area .Both enhancing the joint collaboration of differ-ent departments and perfecting medical insurance system could be forceful accelerants to create and optimize the management system of rare diseases in China .

Hematopoietic stem cell ( HSCs) injury induced by ionizing radiation ( IR) is the primary cause of death after exposure to ionizing radiation .The mechanisms of inducing HSCs damage include induction of HSCs apoptosis via the P53-Puma pathway;promotion of HSCs differentiation via the activation of the G-CSF/Stat3/BATF-depend-ent differentiation checkpoint;induction of HSCs senescence via the ROS-P38 pathway; and damage to the HSCs niche.Recent researches provide a basis for the prevention and treatment of bone marrow suppression caused by ionizing radiation .