AIM: To investigate the gene expression of proteins handling the calcium homeostasis in diabetic rat heart. METHODS: Diabetes was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats (180-220)g by administering a single tail-vein injection (40mg/kg ) of alloxan, and the control group was injected with normal saline. At the end of four, six weeks after the induction of diabetes, the animals were killed for assessment of the ventricular gene expression of proteins handling the calcium homeostasis which was measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and nomalized to the mRNAs level of actin. RESULTS: At the end of 4 and 6 weeks, the weight of body and the heart in the diabetic group is lower than that in control rats, heart to body weight of diabetic rats is higher than control. No changes in mRNAs level of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase, phospholamban, ryanodine receptor type 2, 1,4,5-trisphosphate inositol receptor type 2 were observed 4 weeks after alloxan injection. Expression of phospholamban mRNAs was significantly increased, but ryanodine receptor type 2, 1,4,5-trisphosphate inositol receptor type 2 mRNAs were significantly decreased than that in the age-matched controls. In contrast, expression of mRNAs coding sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase was not affected 6 weeks after alloxan injection. CONCLUSION: Gene expression of phospholamban is increased while ryanodine receptor type 2, 1,4,5-trisphosphate inositol receptor type 2 are decreased in the diabetic rat heart. [

Problem-Based Learning(PBL)is a new teaching mode.Application of PBL in Laboratory Diagnostics is a practical teaching reform.Students'learning mainly by themselves is PBL’s main feature.The status and role of teachers have a qualitative change.They are not teaching but guiding.Therefore teachers must realize the change of their roles in PBL.

With the transformation of medical model,technical improvement,and the development of various medical laws and regulations,requirement for medical ethics is being increased in clinical medical education gradually.Under this circumstance,medical simulation education come into being and evolves prosperously.However,present application of medical simulation education is imperfect and far from satisfaction in China.This article summarizes the relation of medical ethics and medical simulation education.

Objective To construct a new recombinant immunotoxin expression vector by using human VEGF165 and a truncated pseudomonas exotoxin A ramification (PE38) gene, and explore the expression of the VEGF165-PE38 fusion protein in HEK293 cells. Methods VEGF165 was cloned by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PE38 gene was gained from an vector plasmid pRB391 by restriction endonuclease digestion, and then inserted to the eukaryotic expression vector pIRES2-EGFP. After the eukaryotic recombinant vector pIRES2-VEGF165-PE38-EGFP was identified by restriction endonuclease digestion and sequence analysis, the vector was transfected into HEK293 cells by liposome protocol. RT-PCR and ELISA method was used to confirm the expression of the fusion gene in the HEK293 cells. Results Restriction endonuclease digestion and sequence analysis revealed the VEGF165-PE38 fusion gene was cloned into the eukaryotic expression plasmid vector pIRES2-EGFP successfully. The pIRES2-VEGF165-PE38-EGFP fusion gene could express in the HEK293 cells. Conclusion The result provide the basis for search of the targeted cytotoxic activity to tumor vascular endothelial cells and may have some potential value in clinical application.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the change of fasting serum adiponectin in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) patients. METHOD: Forty males with OSAHS and forty age-matched male normal controls were included in the study. Subjects in OSAHS group were divided into two sub-groups according to body mass index (BMI): obese OSAHS group (BMI > or =25, n=26) and non-obese group OSAHS (BMI <25, n=14). All subjects underwent an overnight sleep study. The serum adiponectin levels were measured by ELISA. RESULT: (1) Except for BMI,compared with control subjects, levels of fasting adiponectin level were significantly lower in OSAHS subjects (P < 0.05). (2) In obese OSAHS sub-group, serum adiponectin level was negatively correlated with BMI and AHI. However, serum adiponectin level was positively correlated with the minimum oxygen saturation. There were similar correlations between serum adiponectin level and sleep parameters in non-obese OSAHS sub-group. CONCLUSION Despite age and BMI, fasting adiponectin level was significantly lower in OSAHS patients than that in control subjects. And fasting adiponectin level was correlated with BMI, AHI and the minimum oxygen saturation. OSAHS is one of the main reasons of the decreased adiponectin.
Adiponectin ; blood ; Adult ; Case-Control Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; blood ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVE: To investigation the clinic long-term result and explore the prognostic factor of patients with laryngectomy. METHOD: Three hundred and fifteen patients with laryngectomy were analysed. The survival rate and the cause of death were collected from this study. RESULT: Five years later, 233 cases were still alive, 60 cases were dead, 22 cases failed to be followed-up. Overall 5-year survival rate was 73.97%, 5-year survival rate for patients of early stage was 82.69. Whereas, for patients of late stage was 62.64%. Five year survival rate for patients of supraglottic carcinoma, glottic carcinoma, subglottic carcinoma and transglottic carcinoma was respectively 73.76%, 82. 55%, 55.56%, 68.75%. Five year survival rate for patients with partial laryngectomy was 79.89%, whereas, for total laryngectomy was 1.03%. The cause of death were local recurrence and cervical glands metastasis. CONCLUSION Early diagnosis was the key points to both larynx preservation and survival rate. for improving survival rate, we should handle the indications strictly. remain sufficient security cutting edge and follow-up visit.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; mortality ; surgery ; Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; mortality ; surgery ; Laryngectomy ; mortality ; Neoplasm Staging ; Survival Analysis ; Survival Rate ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To evaluate the clinical outcomes of endoscopic and microsurgical treatments in patients with hypertensive basal ganglia hemorrhage (HBGH).Methods A retrospective analysis of clinical features of 37 patients received microsurgical treatment via transsylvian-transinsular approach or 32 patients received endoscopic treatment for evacuation of HBGH in our hospital from January 2011 to January 2015 was performed.The operation time,hematoma clearance rate,re-bleeding rate and prognoses of the patients were investigated.Results As compared with patients accepted microsurgical treatment,patients accepted endoscopic treatment had significantly shorter operation time,smaller peroperative bleeding volume,and shorter hemostatic time (P＜0.05).The preoperative Glasgow coma scale (GCS) scores in patients accepted endoscopic treatment and microsurgical treatment were 8.63±1.24 and 8.67±1.31,without significant difference (P＞0.05);24 h after operation,GCS scores in patients accepted endoscopic treatment increased to 12.79±1.20,which had significant difference as compared with those in patients accepted microsurgical treatment (11.23±1.29,P＜0.05).The cerebral edema volume in patients accepted endoscopic treatment and microsurgical treatment was (11.83±4.08) mL and (18.76±7.92) mL,with significant difference (t=6.460,P=0.000).The hematoma clearance and prognosis in patients accepted endoscopic treatment were better than those in patients accepted microsurgical treatment.Conclusion Endoscopic evacuation ofhematoma for HBGH is efficient and safe,enjoying better efficacy than microsurgery.