Objective To investigate the distribution of blood pressure and incidence of hypertension in children and adolescents from the urban area of Guiyang city aged 8-17 years old,in order to provide scientific evidence for preventing hypertension.Methods Seven thousand nine hundred and sixty-three primary and secondary students were sampled and standardized in blood pressure,height and weight.In accordance with the Working Group on Obesity in China(WGOC)recommendations,the subjects were divided into overweight,obesity and normal weight group,then the relationship between blood pressure and body mass index(BMI)and the prevalence of hypertension in different BMI groups were analyzed.Results 1.Compared with the USA and Shanghai city,the distribution of blood pressure in children and adolescents from the urban area of Guiyang city were different(Pa

ObjectiveTo campare the quality of life of schizophrenics treated with aripiprazole or clozapine.Methods90 cases with schizophrenia were randomly divided into aripiprazole group and clozapine group.After 6 mouths of treatment,all subjects were assessed with Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale(PANSS),WHO QOL-100 and Treatment Emergent Symptoms Scale(TESS).ResultsAripiprazole could significantly improve all aspects of quality of life except domination,and had a better result in physical,psychological,level of independence,solial relations,environment domain than clozapine did.Clozapine could only improve psyclological domain.There was no significant difference between the score of PANSS in two groups.However,aripiprazole had a better result in negative symptoms.ConclusionSchizophrenic outpatients treated with aripiprazole have a better quality of life than those with clozapine.

ObjectiveTo observe production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induced by granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GMCSF)via ERK nerve growth factor (NF)-κB singling pathway in human fibroblasts during wound healing and explore relating mechanism.MethodsHuman fibroblasts from the injured skin were used for this study and treated with GMCSF.RT-PCR was used for analyzing the protein and mRNA levels of VEGF and Western blotting was employed to determine the phosphorylation of ERK. The fibroblasts were pre-treated with ERK specific inhibitor PD98059 and further treated with GMCSF, then the fibroblasts and the supernatant were collected for detection of protein level of VEGF by means of Western blot. ERK signal pathway was inhibited to detect the activation of NF-κB by means of immunofluorescence staining. Furthermore, the nuclear and cytoplasmic extraction kit was used to separate the cytoplasm and nucleus and Western blot employed for observation of the NF-κB activation. ResultsThe mRNA level and protein level of VEGF were increased significantly with treatment with higher concentration of GMCSF in a dose-dependent manner. VEGF mRNA level was increased two hours after administration with GMCSF and reached peak at 4-6 hours. GMCSF could remarkably activate the ERK phosphorylation. Compared with GMCSF, the ERK specific inhibitor PD98059inhibited significantly the effect of GMCSF in inducing VEGF expression (P ＜ 0.05). Western blot and immunofluorescence staining analyses showed that the activation of NF-ΚB was inhibited with reduced production of VEGF after GMCSF treatment.Conclusion GMCSF up-regulates production of VEGF through activating NF-κB via ERK signal pathway in the human fibroblasts.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of twice irradiating with focused ultrasound on recurrent and metastasized U14 cervical cancer implanted in the legs of mice. Methods Seventy-two mice with U14 cervical cancer cells implanted in their legs were divided into three groups randomly,with 24 rats in each group.One group received a single dose of focused ultrasound,while mice in the second group were irradiated twice and surgery resection was administered to the third group 7 or 8 days after the tumor was implanted.After 23 days post implantation of the tumor,local tumor recurrence and metastasis to the lungs and lymph nodes were evaluated. Results The inhibition rate after double irradiation was 61.70％ for local recurrence and 68.18％ for metastasis,significantly higher than in the other two groups. Conclusions Both single and double irradiation with focused ultrasound are effective for inhibiting local recurrence and metastasis,but double irradiation is more effective.

Objective To analyze our clinical results of head and neck reconstruction using microsur- gical free flap transfer techniques.Methods The free flap donor sites with long vascular pedicle and large diameter of vessel were routinely chosed,and chose receipt vessels with large diameter and proper position, and perform vessel ananstomosis under surgical loups instead of microscope.The un-buried free flap with a mo- nitoring window were harvest,and do double venous anastomoses in some flaps to ensure adequate venous out- flow.Results From May 1999 to March 2005,1066 consecutive free flap transfers were used to reconstruct head and neck defects.The overall success rate of free flap was 98.3%.The vessel thrombosis rate was 3.1%,and the flap salvage rate was 45.5%.Conclusion Head and neck reconstruetion using microsurgi- cal free flap transfer technique is safe and reliable,and good clinical results can be obtained.

0.05).The protein and mRNA expression of MIP-2 in high glucose group significantly increased after culture for 4 h,and guadually decreased then.The protein and mRNA expression of MCP-1 began to increase significantly after culture for 8 h,reached peak at 12 h,and slightly decreased after culture for 24 and 48 h. Conclusion High glucose promotes the protein and mRNA expression of MIP-2 and MCP-1 from mouse peritoneal macrophages cultured in vitro,which indicates that high glucose may delay the wound healing by increasing the expression of chemokines in diabetic mice.

The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a serious impact on global public health and the economy. SARS-CoV-2 infiltrates host cells via its surface spike protein, which binds to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 on the host cell membrane. As a result, small molecules targeting spike protein have emerged as a hotspot in anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug research. Activity screening is an important step in seeking small molecule drugs. Therefore, this article aims to review the biological activity evaluation methods of small molecule inhibitors targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, with the goal of laying the foundation for the discovery of new anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs.

Background Clinical and genetic heterogeneity of congenital cataract is well substantiated.Researchers often identify disease loci by linkage analysis and screen candidate gene by direct sequencing.Objective This study was to localize and identify the disease-causing genes for two Chinese families with congenital coralliform cataracts.Methods Two Chinese families(CC1 and CC2) with autosomal dominant inheritance congenital coralliform cataracts were ascertained and patients in the families underwent ophthalmological examination.Periphery blood samples were collected and DNA was extracted from 17 subjects including 11 cataract patients and 4 phenotype normal and 2 spouses.A linkage scan of genomic regions containing 25 known candidate genes was performed using 50 polymorphic microsatellite markers on genomic DNA from affected and unaffected family members and LOD scores were calculated.Candidate genes were sequenced and mutations were analyzed.Three single nucleotyde polymorphisms(SNP)(rs2305429,rs2305430,rs2242074) were sequenced and genotyped for the detect of the possibility of a common origin between CC1 and CC2.This study complied with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by Ethic Committee of Tianjin Eye Hospital.The informed consent was obtained from subjects and their guardian before the protocol.Results A significant LOD score of 3.28(θ=0) in family CC1 and a maximum LOD score of 1.50(θ=0) in family CC2 were both produced at the microsatellite marker D2S325 linked with CRYGD gene.Sequencing of CRYGD gene showed a heterozygous single base pair change c.70C＞A in exon2,predicting to result in a P23T amino acid change.The haplotypes of two probands in their respective families was quite distinct.Conclusion These results indicate that c.C70A(p.P23T) mutation in CRYGD gene is the underlyingmolecular pathogenesis of the two families with congenital coralliform cataracts,and this mutation occurs independently in these two families rather than descending from a common ancestor.

OBJECTIVETo explore the effect of HMGB1 on the VEGF-C expression and proliferation of esophageal squamous cancer cells as well as its possible mechanism.

METHODSA cassette encoding siRNA targeting HMGB1 mediated by rAAV was constructed, the rAAV-siHMGB1-hrGFP, and a vector encoding siRNA mismatching HMGB1 was constructed, the rAAV-miHMGB1-hrGFP. This experiment in vitro included three groups, namely, the blank control group (group A) of KYSE150 cells transfected by rAAV-hrGFP, negative mismatch control group (group B) of KYSE150 cells transfected with rAAV-miHMGB1-hrGFP, and RNA interference group (group C) of KYSE150 cells transfected with rAAV-siHMGB1-hrGFP. We examined the expression of HMGB1 mRNA and protein in the three group cells by real-time PCR and Western blot after 24 h and 48 h, respectively. Then, VEGF-C expression and cell proliferation in the three group cells with or without sRAGE, as an inhibitor of RAGE signal pathway, were assayed by ELISA and MTT after 24 h.

RESULTSThe expression of HMGB1 mRNA and protein in KYSE150 cells in vitro in the group C transfected with rAAV-siHMGB1-hrGFP at the final concentration of 2×10(6) v.g/cell was significantly lower than that of the group A or B after 24 h and 48 h (P < 0.01). The VEGF-C expression of KYSE150 cells was (502.43 ± 13.10) pg/ml in the group C, significantly reduced in comparison with that of the group A (686.40 ± 10.94) pg/ml or group B (682.31 ± 9.61) pg/ml after 24 h (P < 0.05). At the same time, the proliferation of KYSE150 cells in the group C was significantly inhibited compared with that of groups A and B after 24 h (P < 0.01). Moreover, sRAGE at the final concentration of 0.2 µg/ml inhibited the VEGF-C expression and proliferation of KYSE150 cells compared with the corresponding group without sRAGE after 24 h (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference of the VEGF-C expression and proliferation of KYSE150 cells with sRAGE in the group C compared with that of cells with sRAGE of the group A or group B after 24 h (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSIn esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, HMGB1 can promote the VEGF-C expression and proliferation of the cancer cells through RAGE signal pathway, and HMGB1-RAGE may become a potential target for cell proliferation and lymph node metastasis of this cancer.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; Dependovirus ; genetics ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Genetic Vectors ; HMGB1 Protein ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Humans ; RNA Interference ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; RNA, Small Interfering ; genetics ; Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products ; Receptors, Immunologic ; metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Transfection ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo analyze the rate of postoperative vessel thrombosis and its management after free tissue transfers in head and neck region.

METHODSEight hundred and forty-nine consecutive free flap transfers were performed from May 1999 to September 2004. Among them, the flaps with postoperative vessel thrombosis were selected and reviewed. Data concerning each case included time of vessel thrombosis, kind of thrombosis, time of emergent exploration, and salvage of free flaps.

RESULTSAmong the 849 free flaps, postoperative vessel thrombosis occurred in 28 free flaps, between 8 to 120 hours after operation. There were 5 arterial thrombosis, and 23 venous thrombosis. Thirteen flaps were salvaged after emergent exploration, and 15 flaps were lost. The rate of postoperative vessel thrombosis was 3.3% in this group, the salvage rate of flap was 46.4%, and the overall successful rate was 98.2%.

CONCLUSIONClinical monitoring after free flap transfer in head and neck region is very important and effective. In case of vessel thrombosis, emergent exploration is the only effective way to salvage the flap.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Free Tissue Flaps ; adverse effects ; Head ; surgery ; Head and Neck Neoplasms ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Microsurgery ; Middle Aged ; Neck ; surgery ; Postoperative Complications ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures ; Tissue Transplantation ; adverse effects ; Vascular Surgical Procedures ; Venous Thrombosis ; etiology ; Young Adult