Objective:To study the relationship between smoking and P53 protein expression in oral tumor tissue.Methods:The expression of P53 protein in oral tumor tissue was detected in 22 smoking cases and 32 nonsmoking cases by immunohistochemical SP method. SAS software was used for statistic analysis.Results:The positive expression rate of P53 protein in smokers (90.91%) was higher than that in nonsmokers (46.88%,P0.05). Conclusion:Smoking may stimulate the mutation of p53 gene and play an important role in the carcinogenesis of oral tissues.

Objective:To study the genetic toxic effect of smoking on human oral mucosa,and the DNA damage of exfoliated oral mucosa cells.Methods:The DNA damage of exfoliated oral mucosa cells was investigated by single cell gel electrophoresis(SCGE)in 12 cases of malignant tumor,19 cases of benign tumor and 10 health controls.There were 24 smokers and 17 non-smokers among them.The tail length and frequency of comet cells were used to measure DNA damage.SPSS and SAS software were used for statistical analysis.Results:Malignant tumors had a longer tail length and higher frequency of comet cells than benign tumors and health controls,and the difference was statistically significant(P0.05).The DNA damage of exfoliated oral mucosa cells in smokers was more serious than that of non-smokers(P

Objective To examine the expression and analyze the significance of autophagy-related gene microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (MAP1-LC3,LC3),p62 and lysosorne-associated membrane protein 2 (LAMP-2) in pancreatic tissues of mice with acute pancreatitis (AP).Methods Twenty mice were randomized into AP group and control group,and the number of mice was equal between two groups.AP group was intra-peritoneally injected by 20％ L-arginine solution (two injections of 4 g/kg body weight,every 1 h) in the dosage of 4 g/l kg twice every 1 hour to establish AP model,while control group was administered with equal volume of normal saline by intra-peritoneal injection.All the mice were euthanized at 24 hour after the last injection.Pancreatic histopathological changes were measured.In addition,the protein expressions of LC3,p62 and LAMP-2 were detected by Western blot.Results No obvious pathological changes were observed in control group.Pancreatic acinar edema,structure destruction,missing,the obvious widening of interlobular septum,small interlobular septum and acinar septum,and the necrosis of acinar cells at different degrees were observed in AP group.The pathological score for tissue edema,hemorrhage,necrosis and inflammation in AP group was 3.13 ± 0.50,2.83 ± 0.32,3.25 ± 0.46 and 3.16 ± 0.47,respectively,which was all 0 in control group.The differences were statistically significant between AP group and control group (P ＜ 0.01).In AP group,the ratio of LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ,p62 and LAMP-2 protein in pancreatic tissue were 1.16 ± 0.08,0.94 ± 0.04 and 0.35 ± 0.04,respectively,which were 0.24 ± 0.02,0.34 ± 0.03 and 0.95 ± 0.03 in control group.The ratio of LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ and p62 protein in pancreatic tissue in AP group were much higher than those in control group,while LAMP-2 in AP group was lower than that in control group,and there was statistically significant difference between two groups (all P ＜0.01).Conclusions Intraperitoneal injection of L-arginine could induce acute pancreatitis,and autophagy is impaired,which was associated with decreased LAMP-2 protein expression.

Objective To explore the alteration and effect of autophagy in pancreas tissue of rat injected by exenatide.Methods Diabetes model rats were induced by two-month high-sugar and high-fat diet and streptozotocin injection (35 mg/kg) in normal rats.50 SD male rats were divided into four groups according to the principle of complete random design,namely normal control group (n=10),normal exenatide-injected group (n=10),diabetes-model control group (n=l5) and diabetes-model exenatide-injected group (n=15).Rats in exenatide-injected groups were subcutaneously injected with exenatide respectively in 5 μg/kg dose each time,twice a day,at 8 a.m.and 6 p.m.Animal weights were weighted weekly and the dose of exenatide was adjusted according to current weight.Rats in the two control groups were injected with the corresponding amount of saline.Mter 10 weeks of treatment,all rats were killed and pancreatic tissues were disposed.Immunohistochemistry was used to measure the expression of GLP-1R in pancreatic tissues.Western blot was used to test the expressions of LC3-Ⅰ,LC3-Ⅱ and p62 in pancreatic tissues,and LC3-Ⅱ/Ⅰ ratio and p62 were compared between any two groups.All specimens were stained with hematoxylin-eosin (HE).The data were expressed as means ± standard deviation and were analyzed by unpaired Student t test using SPSS 18.0 statistics software.P value ＜0.05 was considered to be statistically significant for all tests.Results The pancreatic tissues from 13 rats (6 from the normal exenatide-injected group and 7 from the diabetes-model exenatide-injected group) appeared pathological changes such as gland structure damage,pancreatic cells atrophy and cells compartment broadening.The expressions of GLP-1R,LC3-Ⅱ and p62,and LC3B-Ⅱ/Ⅰ ratio in the two exenatide-injected groups were higher than those in the respective control group,and the differences had statistical significance (P＜0.05).Conclusions Long-term subcutaneous injection of exenatide can upregulate the expression of GLP-1R in rat pancreatic acinar cells and may induce the impaiment of autophagy flux in rat pancreatic cell.

Animals ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; genetics ; metabolism ; virology ; Genes, p53 ; Hepatitis B ; genetics ; metabolism ; virology ; Hepatitis B virus ; Humans ; Inhibitor of Growth Protein 1 ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; metabolism ; Liver Neoplasms ; genetics ; metabolism ; virology ; Loss of Heterozygosity ; Nuclear Proteins ; metabolism ; Point Mutation ; Signal Transduction ; Trans-Activators ; genetics ; metabolism ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo explore the diagnostic value of CT in midgut malrotation.

METHODSThe CT appearances of 16 patients with midgut malrotation were analyzed retrospectively.

RESULTSThe features of CT manifestation in 16 cases were as follows: (1) Horizontal part of duodenum could not reach medioventral line or could reach it but encircled right-down behind the superior mesenteric artery(SMA). (2) Ectopic ileocecal junction. (3) Jejunum located in right-middle abdomen while ileum in left abdomen. (4) A clockwise or counterclockwise rotation of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) around the SMA. (5) Mid-gut volvulus.(6)Accompanied by other malformations.

CONCLUSIONAmbulation of duodenum, location of the small intestine and colon as well as anatomical position of mesenteric vessels should be intensively observed in order to exclude midgut malrotation.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Digestive System Abnormalities ; diagnostic imaging ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Intestine, Small ; diagnostic imaging ; Jejunum ; diagnostic imaging ; Male ; Mesentery ; diagnostic imaging ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Torsion Abnormality ; diagnostic imaging ; Young Adult

Human placental decidua basalis-mesenchymal stem cells (PDB-MSCs) are multipotent cells from the human term placenta, which are ethically conducive, easily accessible and high-yielding source. PDB-MSCs can differentiate into adipogenic, osteogenic and neurogenic cells under appropriate conditions, which may be an attractive and alternative source of seed cells for tissue engineering. To investigate the effect of hypoxia (1% O2) on human PDB-MSCs and the expression of cytokine, PDB-MSCs were isolated from human placenta by density gradient centrifugation and cultured in the Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium-high glucose (DMEM-HG) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS), and the fifth passage of PDB-MSCs were taken. PDB-MSCs were divided into 4 groups according to the concentrations of O2 and FBS: 20% O2, 10% FBS; 20% O2, 0% FBS; 1% O2, 10% FBS; 1% O2, 0% FBS. The proliferation and apoptosis of PDB-MSCs were detected by MTT and flow cytometric analysis at the time points of 6 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, and 96 h, respectively. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) released from PDB-MSCs was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) at the same time points. The results showed that hypoxia enhanced the proliferation of PDB-MSCs at 12 h under the condition of 10% FBS, while at 24 h under the condition of 0% FBS (P<0.01, n=3). In normoxia, the cells cultured in 10% FBS displayed a significant proliferation compared to those cultured in 0% FBS. However, in hypoxia, the number of cells cultured in 0% FBS (serum deprivation) increased significantly compared to that cultured in 10% FBS at 24 h and 96 h respectively (P<0.05, P<0.01, n=3). With the flow cytometric analysis of cell apoptosis under the condition of hypoxia and serum deprivation, we found that hypoxia and serum deprivation did not induce PDB-MSCs apoptosis (P>0.05, n=3). This conclusion may relate to the expression of VEGF which needs further research. In conclusion, the results obtained indicate that PDB-MSCs are able to bear hypoxia and serum deprivation, suggesting that PDB-MSCs can be used as seed cells for ischemia related tissue engineering.
Apoptosis ; Cell Hypoxia ; Cell Proliferation ; Cells, Cultured ; Decidua ; cytology ; Female ; Humans ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; Placenta ; cytology ; Pregnancy ; Tissue Engineering ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ; metabolism

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect and related signaling pathways of ginsenoside Rb1 in the treatment of coronary artery lesion (CAL) in a mouse model of Kawasaki disease (KD). METHODS: BALB/c mice were randomly divided into a control group, a model group, an aspirin group, a low-dose ginsenoside Rb1 group (50 mg/kg), and a high-dose ginsenoside Rb1 group (100 mg/kg), with 12 mice in each group. All mice except those in the control group were given intermittent intraperitoneal injection of 10% bovine serum albumin to establish a mouse model of KD. The mice in the aspirin group, the low-dose ginsenoside Rb1 group, and the high-dose ginsenoside Rb1 group were given the corresponding drug by gavage for 20 days after modeling. Hematoxylin and eosin staining was used to observe the pathological changes of coronary artery tissue. ELISA was used to measure the levels of the inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in serum and coronary artery tissue. Western blot was used to measure the relative expression levels of proteins involved in the regulation of the AMPK/mTOR autophagy signaling pathway and the PI3K/Akt oxidative stress signaling pathway in coronary artery tissue. RESULTS: The observation of pathological sections showed that compared with the model group, the high-dose ginsenoside Rb1 group had significant improvement in the symptoms of vascular wall thickening, intimal edema, fiber rupture, and inflammatory infiltration of endothelial cells. Compared with the control group, the model and low-dose ginsenoside Rb1 groups had significant increases in the levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in serum and coronary artery tissue (P<0.05); the model group had significant increases in the expression levels of P-AMPK/AMPK, P-mTOR/mTOR, and P-P70S6/P70S6 in coronary artery tissue (P<0.05) and significant reductions in the expression levels of P-PI3K/PI3K, P-AKT/AKT, and P-GSK-3β/GSK-3β in coronary artery tissue (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the aspirin group and the high-dose ginsenoside Rb1 group had significant reductions in the levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β (P<0.05); the low- and high-dose ginsenoside Rb1 groups had significant reductions in the expression levels of P-AMPK/AMPK, P-mTOR/mTOR, and P-P70S6/P70S6 (P<0.05) in a dose-dependent manner between the two groups (P<0.05); the low-dose ginsenoside Rb1 group had no significant change in the expression level of P-PI3K/PI3K (P>0.05) and had significant increases in the expression levels of P-AKT/AKT and P-GSK-3β/GSK-3β (P<0.05), while the high-dose ginsenoside Rb1 group had significant increases in the relative protein expression levels of the above three proteins (P<0.05). Compared with the low-dose ginsenoside Rb1 group, the aspirin group and the high-dose ginsenoside Rb1 group had significant reductions in the levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β (P<0.05); the high-dose ginsenoside Rb1 group had significant increases in the expression levels of P-PI3K/PI3K and P-AKT/AKT (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Ginsenoside Rb1 can effectively alleviate CAL in a mouse model of KD in a dose-dependent manner, possibly by regulating the AMPK/mTOR/P70S6 autophagy signaling pathway to inhibit CAL inflammation and regulating the PI3K/AKT/GSK-3β oxidative stress signaling pathway to exert a biological activity of protection against coronary artery endothelial cell injury.
Animals ; Coronary Vessels ; Endothelial Cells ; Ginsenosides ; Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

BACKGROUND: To solve the dislocation following hip arthroplasty, a double mobility acetabular prosthesis has been developed, and its effect still needs to be confirmed through follow-up observation.OBJECTIVE: To explore the early clinical effectiveness of total hip replacement with double mobility acetabular prosthesis.METHODS: Thirty patients admitted from January 2013 to November 2015, were given total hip replacement with double mobility acetabular prosthesis, and were then followed up for 1 year. The hip function and loosening were evaluated by Harris hip scores, Beijing program scaling and imaging examination.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) All patients were followed up for 1 year. (2) The mean Harris hip score was significantly increased from preoperatively (39.7±3.87) to postoperatively (93.6±3.82), and the mean score of the Beijing program scaling was also significantly increased from (10.5±2.46) to (17.3±1.87) (both P < 0.05). (3) All patients suffered from moderate to severe pain before replacement, and 28 patients complained mild or no pain and 2 patients with moderate pain after operation. X-ray showed a stable hip. (4) To conclude, the total hip arthroplasty with double mobility acetabular prosthesis achieves satisfactory short-term treatment outcomes, but its long-term effect needs to be observed further.

Through our pre-investigation and literature analysis, it was found that rhubarb could be categorized into two types, chrysophanol-type and rhein-type, based on the proportion of the two constituents in the total content of anthraquinones after acid hydrolysis. In this paper, the antimicrobial activities of chrysophanol-type and rhein-type rhubarbs against Staphylococcus aureus were compared with microcalorimetric analysis, in order to illustrate the bioactive differentiability between the two chemotypes. For the aim to display the distinction of chrysophanol and rhein percentage in total anthraquinones, the sampling volume was regulated to make the total anthraquinones equivalent, thus, the antimicrobial difference was only attributed to the difference of chemotypes. The results indicated that the antimicrobial difference between the two chemotypes was confirmable labeled at the biothermokinetic parameters of S. aureus growth affected by the rhubarb samples. The growth rate constant (k1) of the first exponential phase for the growth of S. aureus affected by the rhein-type rhubarb was significantly lower than that of chrysophanol-type (P<0.01), which suggested stronger antimicrobial activity of rhein-type rhubarb than that of chrysophanol-type. However, the antimicrobial activities of rhein-type rhubarbs were not positively correlated to the contents of rhein. It suggested that the antimicrobial activity of rhubarb might be related to some unknown components which were of same accumulating pattern of rhein. The findings in present study provided some experimental evidence on categorizing rhubarb into two chemotypes through the difference of antimicrobial activity on S. aureus by microcalorimetric analysis and, further, offered references to revision of the commercial specification of rhubarb from chemical view.
Anthraquinones ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Anti-Infective Agents ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Calorimetry ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Rheum ; chemistry ; Staphylococcus aureus ; drug effects ; growth & development