Objective To select excellent tomato mutants by space treatment and to cultivate directly new varieties for production application and good seed resource.Methods Seeds of tomato cultivar were carried into space by scientific experiment recoverable satellite.The main agricultural characters of tomato mutant were observed and analyzed.Results Seeds of determinate growth habit tomato cultivar T10-3-2 were carried into space in 2002 by a recoverable satellite(Shenzhou 4).After cultivation and selection,two tomato variants(H1 and H2) and their offspring populations were obtained in SP2.Variations included quantitative character variations such as maturity,fruit characters and fruit trait,as well as genetic character variations such as changes from determinate growth to indeterminate growth of plant growth habits,and from the no shoulders to the green shoulders of fruits.These two kinds of changes were dominant mutations,and could inherit stably.The research also indicated that variations(amplitude,standard deviation and coefficient of variation) of each generation of two mutants,reduced along with generation increasing.It was showed these characters to be easily stable.Conclusion Tomato seeds loaded on spacecraft can truly form the tomato character variation,and the variation character may be stably inherited.

Three patients with carotid body tumor were treated by surgery in our department from 1994 to 1998. There were 3 females with age from 23 to 40 years old. Among 3 cases, 2 cases were misdiagnosis as neurilemmoma before operation. The size of tumor was 2.5×2.5cm in 1, 3.0×3.0cm in 2. The treatment methods were surgery alone in 2, combined radiotherapy in 1. All patients were cured who had not serious complications. We think that the three symptoms of carotid body tumor are important bases for diagnosis on this disease. However, color B ultrasonography, DSA, CT or MRI also provided informations for useful diagnosis.

AIM:To evaluate effects of different chemotherapeutic agents on reversing the acquired resistance to TRAIL gene and clarify the involved mechanisms in DLD1-TRAIL/R colon cancer cells.METHODS: Human colon cancer cell line DLD1-TRAIL/R cells that were resistant to TRAIL-expressing adenovector(Ad/gTRAIL) were treated with Ad/gTRAIL combined with different chemotherapeutic agents.Then,the cell viability was measured by MTT method,and apoptotic signaling conditions,including activation of caspase-3 and caspase-8,expression of Bax and Bcl-XL,were measured by Western blotting analysis.RESULTS: In vitro data showed that several chemotherapeutic agents,including 5-fluorouracil(5-FU) and mitomycin c(MMC),overcome the acquired resistance to TRAIL gene in DLD1-TRAIL/R colon cancer cells.The combination of Ad/gTRAIL and 5-FU effectively suppressed tumor growth in vivo in subcutaneous tumors established from DLD1-TRAIL/R cells.Further data showed that treatment with the combination of Ad/gTRAIL and 5-FU or MMC led to enhance the activation of caspase-3.Moreover,MMC but not 5-FU induced overexpression of Bax gene that was sufficient to overcome the resistance to TRAIL gene in DLD1-TRAIL/R cells.CONCLUSION: Chemotherapeutic agents,such as 5-FU and MMC,overcome the acquired resistance to TRAIL gene in DLD1-TRAIL/R cells.The candidate mechanisms for MMC but not 5-FU to overcome this resistance might involve the induction of over-expressed Bax protein in DLD1-TRAIL/R cells.

Objective To study the bystander effect of tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis inducing ligand(TRAIL) gene and it's mechanism. Methods Full length cDNA of human TRAIL was transfected into SMMC7721 with binary adenoviral vectors system. RT PCR was used to determine the expression of TRAIL gene. By MTT assay the effects of the TRAIL gene on the proliferation of SMMC7721 was studied; The apoptosis inducing ability of TRAIL gene on SMMC7721 was tested by fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). Bystander effect by testing the proliferation of the mixed cells of SMMC7721/TRAIL and SMMC7721 with different ratios, and the mechanism of bystander effect by testing the proliferation of SMMC7721 cultured with media of SMMC7721/TRAIL without cell components were also studied. Results TRAIL gene expressed by binary adenoviral vector system was able to inhibit proliferation(91.2%) and induce apoptosis(29.07%) of SMMC7721, significant difference between TRAIL gene and the other three controls were observed(PBS, LacZ, Bax)( P

Objective To investigate the changes of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + regulatory T cell (Treg) and relative cell factors in peripheral blood of steroid-resistant allergic rhinitis (AR) patients,and to study their functions in occurrence of steroid-resistant AR.Methods The CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + Treg cell in 30 cases general physical examination (The control group),30 cases steroid-sensitive AR patients (steroidsensitive group) and 30 cases steroid-resistant AR patients (steroid-resistant group) were detected by flow cytometry.The levels of serum interleukin 10 (IL-10) and transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) in the three groups were detected by enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA).Results Compare to the control group,proportion of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + Treg cell and the levels of serum IL-10,TGF-β1 in steroid-sensitive group and steroid-resistant group were significantly reduced (P ＜ 0.01).The proportion of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + Treg cell and the levels of serum IL-10,TGF-β1 in steroid-resistant group were decreased significantly than steroid-sensitive group (P ＜ 0.01).The proportion of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + Treg cell were positively correlated with the serum IL-10,and TGF-β1 (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions The reduced proportion of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + Treg cell and lower serum IL-10,TGF-β1 play an important role in the occurrence of steroid-resistant AR patients.

Objective To investigate whether preset epidural catheter and individualized onset time could improve the effect of epidural labor analgesia.Methods This was an open-label,random-ized,controlled trial.The nulliparae aged from 18 to 35 years,with single cephalic term pregnancy, were randomized into two groups.In the individualized group,epidural catheterization was performed at the beginning of labor (emergence of regular contractions and nearly disappearance of cervix),and epidural analgesia was initiated when asked by parturients and the numeric rating scale (NRS,a verbal rating score from 0 to 10 for pain,in which 0 represented no pain and 10 the worst pain imagi-nable)pain score ≥ 5 .In the control group,epidural analgesia was initiated at cervical dilation of≥ 1 cm.The primary outcome measures were the most severe NRS pain score during labor and the pro-portion of the most severe NRS pain score ≥ 7 evaluated at 24 hours after delivery.Results A total of 194 parturients completed the study,among whom 97 were in the individualized group and 97 in the control group.The most severe labor pain score during labor [median 9 (IQR 8-10)in the individ-ualized group vs 9 (8-10)in the control group,P=0.201]and the proportion having the most severe pain score ≥ 7 [94 cases (96.9%)in the individualized group vs 89 cases (91.8%)in the control group,P=0.1 2 1 ]did not differ significantly between the two groups.There were no significant differences of adverse events between the two groups.Conclusion For the nulliparae with single ce-phalic term pregnancy suitable for vaginal delivery, the effects of individualized epidural labor analgesia are comparable to that of traditional analgesia (beginning at cervical dilation of ≥ 1 cm). The individualized analgesia is safe.

Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), which are thought to regulate articular cartilage through endochondral osteogenesis, consist of mRNA-interfering complementary RNA (miRNA) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA). More and more experimental evidence reveals the role of ncRNAs in chondrocyte differentiation and the pathogenesis of several skeletal diseases, including osteoarthritis. In the past few years, increasingly sophisticated DNA sequencing methods and a large number of sepigenetic modifications have greatly contributed to our understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of osteoarthritis. Recent studies have revealed that RNA interacts with RNA-binding proteins, regulates gene transcription and protein translation, and is involved in various pathological processes in OA, promising to be a therapeutic target for osteoarthritis.

Objective To investigate the function of activator protein-1(AP-1)and nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB)on the treatment of montelukast sodium tables for patients with steroid-resistant allergic rhinitis (AR). Methods A random-ized study was carried out in 50 patients with steroid-resistant AR. 25 cases were treated with montelukast sodium ta-bles(montelukast sodium group), and the others by ATP tables(placebo group). Score system was used to compare the therapeutic effect of these two drugs on clinical symptoms and signs on 21th day after therapy. The DNA binding activ-ities of Ap-1 and NF-κB were measured by electrophoretic mobility shift assay(EMSA). The expression of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-10 were determined by enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA). Results The therapeutic effect rate in montelukast sodium group was significantly higher than that in placebo group at 21 days after treatment begining (P<0.01). Compared with placebo group, the DNA binding activities of Ap-1 and NF-κB were significantly reduced in montelukast sodium group (P<0.01). The score reduce index (SRI)of the clinical symptoms and signs was negatively correlated with the DNA binding activities in montelukast sodium group (P<0.05), but there was any correlation be-tween them in placebo group(P>0.05).The expression of IL-4 and IL-5 in montelukast sodium group were significantly lower and IL-10 was higher than those in placebo group (P<0.01). Conclusion The treatment effect of montelukast sodium tables for steroid-resistant AR may be aroused by suppressing the Ap-1 and NF-κB DNA binding activities, and effecting the expression of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-10.

This study aimed to develop a portable, accurate and easy-to-operate scheme for rapid detection of respiratory virus nucleic acid. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to verify the effect of extraction-free respiratory virus treatment reagent (RTU) on viral nucleic acid treatment and the effect of ultra-fast fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument (FQ-8A) on nucleic acid amplification, respectively. RTU and FQ-8A were combined to develop a rapid detection scheme for respiratory virus nucleic acid, and the positive detection rate was judged by C_t value using a fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument, and the accuracy of the scheme in clinical samples detection was investigated. The results showed that RTU had comparable sensitivity to the automatic nucleic acid extraction instrument, its extraction efficiency was comparable to the other 3 extraction methods when extracting samples of different virus types, but the extraction time of RTU was less than 5 min. FQ-8A had good consistency in detection respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and adenovirus (ADV) compared with the control instrument ABI-7500, with kappa coefficients of 0.938 (P < 0.001) and 0.887 (P < 0.001), respectively, but the amplification time was only about 0.5 h. The RTU and FQ-8A combined rapid detection scheme had a highly consistent detection rate with the conventional detection scheme, with a sensitivity of 91.70% and specificity of 100%, and a kappa coefficient was 0.944 (P < 0.001). In conclusion, by combining RTU with FQ-8A, a rapid respiratory virus nucleic acid detection scheme was developed, the whole process could be completed in 35 min. The scheme is accurate and easy-to-operate, and can provide important support for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of respiratory virus.
Humans ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/diagnosis* ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human/genetics* ; Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Adenoviridae ; Sensitivity and Specificity