Objective Isohemia-reperfusion injury oecurred during heart transplantation may result in failure of grafts and the death of receivers perioperatively. Over expression of TGF-β1 in the myocardium therapeutically was shown to be help-ful in limiting the reperfusion injury to the grafts. The study was designed to investigate the role of Ad. mTGF-β1 gene transfec-tion during ischemia-reperfusion injury in vitro after heart transplantation in rats and the possible mechanisms. Methods The model of heterotopic cardiac transplantation was established by Heron's technique with cuff vessel anastomosis. Animals were divided into 3 groups: in group A ( n =6, control group), the donor hearts were perfusod with 6 ml of Stanford University cardio-plegic solution via coronary arteries at 4℃ for about 40 minutes; in group B ( n =6, vector alone group), the donor hearts were perfused with 6 ml of Stanford University cardioplegic solution containing 5 × 10~9 plaque-forming units( pfu)/gram of the vec-tor, and in group C (study group), the donor hearts were perfused with the solution containing 5 × 10~9 pfu/gram vector with mTGF-β1. The donor hearts were observed with an electro-microscope. The expression of mTGF-β1 in the grafts was identified with immunohistochemical staining. Gene products expressed in tissues were quantified by one step RT-PCR. Activities of SOD ,MDA ,MPO in the grafts were measured. Results At 8 hours after transplantation, mTGF-β1 and its expression were de-tected by means of RT-PCR and immunohistochemical staining in the rats of group C. Expression scores of foreign gene were significantly higher in groups A and B. The apoptotic index of the myocardial cells in group C was lower than those in groups A and B. The activity of SOD was higher in group C than those in groups A and B, though the activities of MDA and MPO were decreased. Conclusion The study demonstrated that gent transfer in vitro via coronary artery was effective. Ad. mTGF-β1 gene transfection in vitro ameliorates the myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats, for which heart transplantation was per formed, increases the activity of SOD, and decreases the activities of MDA, MPO.

Objective To evaluate the value of left ventricular (LV) torsion for assessing left ventricular function in adult heart transplant patients using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging.Methods Basal and apical LV short-axis view and apical LV long-axis view of two-demensional images were acquired in 30 heart transplant patients and 17 healthy volunteers. Using two-dimensional strain software,LV basal and apical rotation versus time profiles were obtained at their short-axis level respectively. LV torsion was defined as apical rotation relative to the base, so the LV torsion versus time profiles could be drawn. LV basal rotation,apical rotation,global torsion and their time to peak were respectively measured,and the rate of LV untwisting was calculated. Statistical analysis was used to find the difference between the two groups and to investigate the relationship between LV torsion or the rate of LV untwisting and echocardiographic parameters. Results LV apical rotation and LV global torsion in heart transplant group were significantly lower than those in normal group. LV global torsion inversely correlated with LV end systolic volume,positively with LV ejection fraction. There was no significant difference between the two groups in the rate of LV untwisting. The rate of LV untwisting didn't correlate with echocardiographic parameters. Conclusions LV torsion can be measured exactly by two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging, it can be used to quantify LV global systolic function in heart transplant patients.

Objectives Tostudytheexpressionchangesofproproteinconvertase1(PC1)incerebral cortex nerve cells and its substrate neuropeptide Y (NPY)after focal cerebral ischemia in mice and to investigatetheeffectofPC1inneuronalischemicinjury.Methods Twenty-fourmaleC57micewere randomly allocated into a sham-operation group,an ischemia-reperfusion 4-or 24-hour group with computer (n=8 in each group). A rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion was induced by the intraluminal suture method. Western blot and real-time quantitative nucleic acid amplification were used to detect the expression changes of PC1,NPY,and mRNA in mouse cortical neurons. Results (1)Compared with the sham operation group,the expression of PC1 mRNA of ischemic cortex brain tissue at ischemic side in the ischemia-reperfusion 4-hour group increased 2. 66 ± 0. 24 and in the ischemia-reperfusion 24-hour group expressed 2. 07 ± 0. 23 (all P<0. 05). Compared with the sham operation group,the PC1 precursor protein level increased significantly at 4 hours (P<0. 05). There was no significant difference in the 24-hour group (P >0. 05 ). (2 )Compared with the sham operation group,the preproNPY mRNA and protein level increased significantly after reperfusion in the ischemia-reperfusion 4-hour group (P < 0. 05 ),the mRNA expressed 2. 31 ± 0. 27,and the increase of precursor protein level continued until 24 hours. Conclusion TheexpressionofprecursorPC1increasedaftercerebralischemia-reperfusioninmice, thus affecting the processing activity of PC1 ,and resulting in NPY protein,an active substrate of PC1 accumulated with the form of precursors,which may be one of the underlying mechanisms of neuronal ischemic injury.

Objective: To analyze the expression of tight junction protein 3(claudin-3) in colorectal cancer and its relationship with the development, metastasis and prognosis of colorectal cancer. Methods: From February 2013 to February 2015, 78 patients with colorectal cancer operated in the People's Hospital of Sanmen County were selected in this study.The tissues of colorectal cancer and adjacent tissues were collected and claudin-3 expression was detected.The relationship between claudin-3 and clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer was analyzed. Results: The positive rate of claudin-3 in cancer tissues(83.33%) was higher than that in paracancerous tissues(48.72%), and the difference was statistically significant(χ²=20.832, P<0.01). The positive rate of claudin-3 in the poorly differentiated group(100.00%) was significantly higher than that in the well-differentiated group(85.71%) and the well-differentiated group(52.63%)(χ²=19.209, P<0.01). The claudin-3 positive rate with lymphatic metastasis(97.30%) was higher than that without lymphatic metastasis(70.73%), and the difference was statistically significant(χ²=9.882, P<0.01). The claudin-3 positive rate in patients with less than 3 years of survival (91.11%) was higher than that in patients with more than 3 years of survival(72.73%)(χ²=4.633, P<0.05). Conclusion The expression of claudin-3 is related to the occurrence, development and lymphatic metastasis of colorectal cancer, and can predict the prognosis of the patients.

Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations were performed in 419 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) from June to December 2016.The brain white matter lesions were defined by white matter hyperintensity (WMH) in MRI,which was detected in 380 cases (WMH group) and not detected in 39 cases (non-WMH group).The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was used to evaluate the cognitive function.The study showed that there were significant differences in the duration of diabetes,the proportion of hypertension,total cholesterol (TC) and MoCA scores between the two groups (all P＜0.05).The age,duration of diabetes,hypertension and glyclated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were significantly correlated with white matter lesions(OR=1.157,1.116,5.184,1.128;P＜0.05);and the white matter lesions,age,and body mass index (BMI) were significantly correlated with cognitive dysfunction in diabetic patients (OR=2.137,1.175,1.247;P＜0.05).The study result indicates that control of white matter lesions may prevent and improve cognitive dysfunction in T2DM patients.