Objective To optimize the soaking treatment method for increasing the germination of Amomum villosum Lour.(AVL) seeds.Methods Nine groups were set up: the control group(without soaking treatment),treatment group 1(soaking AVL seeds with naphthylacetic acid 15 mg/mL for 8 hours),treatment group 2(soaking with gibberellin 100 mg/L for 30 hours) and treatment groups 3~8(soaking with clean water for 8,20,30,40,45 and 50 hours respectively).The sowing amount was 100 grains in each group for each time,and the seeds were planted in the outdoor pot at a planting space of 4cm?4cm.Results Naphthylacetic acid had an obvious inhibition on the germination of AVL seeds and delayed the shooting.Gibberellin promoted the germination and shooting of the seeds.Soaking with clean water for 8 hours had no obvious effect on the seed germination,but soaking for 20~50 hours increased the seed germination to various degrees,in particular soaking for 30~50 hours.Conclusion Soaking with gibberellin or clean water can increase the germination of AVL seeds.This method is simple and practical and economic,and is worth of extensively applying in the sowing and breeding of AVL seeds.

In this paper,modular structure of teaching Organic Chemistry experiment has been studied.Practice has proved that this approach can not only bring the students into main role fully,but also can improve the students’scientific quality,research capacity and innovation spirit.

This article studied and analyzed the important status and the function,the main contradiction and stern challenge in basic chemistry experimental teaching in the universities,and put forward some concrete reform measures.

To investigate the effects of rennin angiotensin system blockade on the microvessel density in islets of diabetic rats and its relationship with islet function, diabetes model was created by feeding of high-caloric laboratory chow plus intraperitoneal injection of a small dose of streptozotocin (30 mg/kg). After 8 weeks intervention with perindopril (AE, n=10) or valsartan (AR, n=10), the islet function of the animals was evaluated by intravenous insulin release test (IVIRT). The pancreases were immunohistochemically stained to analyze the content of insulin and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the islets. The microvessel density (MVD) of islets was detected by counting CD34 positive cells. The hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha mRNA expression in the islets was detected by RT-PCR. Compared with normal control group (NC, n=10), the area under the curve for insulin from 0 to 30 min (AUCI(0-30)) of diabetes group (DM, n=8) was decreased by 66.3%; the insulin relative concentration (IRC) of betacell was decreased significantly; the relative content of VEGF was increased obviously [(-4.21+/-0.13) vs (-4.06+/-0.29)]; MVD in islets was decreased by 71.4%; the relative expression of HIF-1alpha mRNA was increased by 1.19 times (all P<0.01). Compared with DM group, the AUCI(0-30) of AE and AR group was increased by 44.6% and 34.9% respectively; IRC was also increased significantly; the relative content of VEGF was decreased by 21.2% and 21.7% respectively; MVD was increased by 62.5% and 75.0% respectively; the relative expression of HIF-1alpha was decreased by 27.2% and 29.0% respectively (all P<0.01 or P<0.05). There were no significant differences in the said indexes between group AE and AR. It is concluded that the blockade of RAS may ameliorate islets function of diabetic rats by increasing the MVD in islets.

Objective To analyze the clinical manifestation and genetic testing in a patient with Adams-Oliver syndrome (AOS) and summarize clinical and genetic characteristics of the dedicator of cytokinesis (DOCK) 6 gene related AOS through reviewing related references.Methods Information of the proband who was hospitalized in Affiliated Children Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics in October 2016 and her family members as well as their DNA samples were collected.The gene sequencing was performed using next generation sequencing technology.Using "Adams-Oliver syndrome"and "DOCK6" as key words,the relevant articles were searched from the Pubmed,China National Knowledge Internet and Wanfang databases and reports of 19 cases were reviewed.Results The proband is an eight months old girl.She presented with severe developmental delay,terminal transverse limb defects and visual loss after birth,and then suffered from tonic seizures and myoclonic seizures at two months old.By physical examination she was found to have esotropia and visual loss.The distal phalanx and nail of the right second-fourth fingers were absent,while the phalangette of the left second-fourth fingers and bilateral distal phalanges of toes were short with small nails attachment.Thyroid function test showed hypothyroidism.The ocular fundus examination showed the residual vitreous artery in the left eye and the retinal pigment degeneration in the right eye.CT scan showed multiple bilateral periventricular calcification and cranial magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral periventricular lesion.Two heterozygous mutations were identified in DOCK6 gene:one was a known pathogenic mutation (p.L1064Vfs*60),and the other was a novel splice site mutation (c.873+ 1G＞A).By analyzing this case and reported 19 cases,the common performances of DOCK6 gene related AOS included terminal transverse limb defects (20/20),aplasia cutis congenita (18/20),ocular abnormalities (13/20),seizures (12/20),mental retardation (12/20),microcephaly (10/20),cardiovascular malformations (10/20),intrauterine growth retardation (6/20).The mutation of the DOCK6 gene was found to be dominated by frameshift mutation and splice site mutation.Conclusions If either terminal transverse limb defects or aplasia cutis congenita was detected in a patient,AOS should be under consideration.In addition,autosomal recessive inheritance,nervous system and eyes involvement will further indicate DOCK6 gene related AOS.

To investigate the effects of rennin angiotensin system blockade on the microvessel density in islets of diabetic rats and its relationship with islet function,diabetes model was created by feeding of high-caloric laboratory chow plus intraperitoneal injection of a small dose of streptozotocin (30 mg/kg). After 8 weeks intervention with perindopril (AE,n=10) or valsartan (AR,n=10),the islet function of the animals was evaluated by intravenous insulin release test (IVIRT). The pancreases were immunohistochemically stained to analyze the content of insulin and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the islets. The microvessel density (MVD) of islets was detected by counting CD34 positive cells. The hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1α mRNA expression in the islets was detected by RT-PCR. Compared with normal control group (NC,n=10),the area under the curve for insulin from 0 to 30 min (AUCI0-30) of diabetes group (DM,n=8) was decreased by 66.3%;the insulin relative concentration (IRC) of βcell was decreased significantly;the relative content of VEGF was increased obviously [(-4.21±0.13) vs (-4.06±0.29)];MVD in islets was decreased by 71.4%;the relative expression of HIF-1α mRNA was increased by 1.19 times (all P＜0.01). Compared with DM group,the AUCI0-30 of AE and AR group was increased by 44.6% and 34.9% respectively;IRC was also increased significantly;the relative content of VEGF was decreased by 21.2% and 21.7% respectively;MVD was increased by 62.5% and 75.0% respectively;the relative expression of HIF-1α was decreased by 27.2% and 29.0% respectively (all P＜0.01 or P＜0.05). There were no significant differences in the said indexes between group AE and AR. It is concluded that the blockade of RAS may ameliorate islets function of diabetic rats by increasing the MVD in islets.

Curcumin is a polyphenol pigment product from the rhizome of curcumin longa.It is associated with numerous therapeutic benefits,including antioxidant,anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities.Research shows that EF24 is a curcumin analog that can induce tumor cell apoptosis,arrest cell cycle,inhibit cell invasion and metastasis and has synergistic effect of combined antitumor agents.EF24 has improved anticancer activity and bioavailability against various cancer cell lines over curcumin without increased toxicity.EF24 would have great potential to be used as a useful therapeutic agent for the treatment of various types of cancer.

[Abstract] Objective: To investigate the effect of lncRNA MAFG-AS1/ miR-11181-3p/GLG1 axis on cell migration, invasion and aerobic glycolysis of gastric cancer (GC) cells and its possible mechanism. Methods: AGS, a GC cell line with relatively high expression of MAFG-AS1, was selected as the study object. qPCR was used to detect RNA expression levels of MAFG-AS1, miR-11181-3p and GLG1. Transwell and glycolysis analysis were used to investigate cell migration, invasion and aerobic glycolysis. Bioinformatics analysis and Dual luciferase reporter gene assay were used to analyze the interaction among MAFG-AS1, miR-11181-3p and GLG1. Results: Knockdown of MAFG-AS1 significantly up-regulated miR-11181-3p and down-regulated GLG1 expression (both P<0.01), and significantly inhibited migration, invasion and aerobic glycolysis of GC cells (all P<0.01). Luciferase reporter gene assay confirmed that MAFG-AS1 competitively sponged miR-11181-3p (P<0.01). Inhibition of miR-11181-3p or overexpression of GLG1 partially reversed the inhibitory effect of MAFG-AS1 knockdown on GC cell migration, invasion, and aerobic glycolysis (all P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusion: MAFG-AS1 promotes cell migration, invasion and aerobic glycolysis of GC cells via miR-11181-3p/GLG1 axis, and may be a potential molecular target for GC diagnosis and therapy.