BACKGROUND:After co-culture with osteoblasts, bone marrow stem cells can be induced to differentiate into osteoblasts. Whether adipose-derived stem cells co-cultured with osteoblasts can differentiate into osteoblasts or not? OBJECTIVE:To observe whether adipose-derived stem cells co-cultured with osteoblasts can differentiate into osteoblasts. METHODS:Adipose-derived stem cells and osteoblasts were isolated from New Zealand white rabbits. Then, passage 3 adipose-derived stem cells were co-cultured with passage 2 osteoblasts in 10%or 5%fetal bovine serum for 14 days. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After 7 days of co-culture, some adipose-derived stem cells became round in the two groups. After 14 days of co-culture, adipose-derived stem cells highly differentiated and differentiated cells were similar to mature osteoblasts that were positive for alkaline phosphatase staining and alizarin red staining. The mRNA expression of type I col agen and osteocalcin increased in both two group, especial y in the 10%fetal bovine serum group. These findings indicate that adipose-derived stem cells co-cultured with osteoblasts can differentiate into osteoblasts induced by high-concentration serum culture.

Objective To investitgate the level of polychlorinated biphenyls in retail livestock meat.Methods Totally 28 samples of three kinds of meat including of beef,pork and mutton were collected during Aug-Dec.,2008.Twelve dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls(DL-PCBs) and six marker PCBs were extracted by Soxhlet extractor,cleaned up by FMS and qualitative and quantitative analyzedsis by isotope dilution high-resolution gas chromatography/high resolution mass spectrometry(HRGC/ HRMS).Results Levels of total 18 compounds including of 12 DL-PCBs and indicator PCBs in beef,pork and mutton were 1 607.60 pg/g fat,435.82 pg/ g fat,and 505.17 pg/g fat respectively,DL-PCBs concentration were 456.19 pg/g fat,46.37 pg/g fat and 77.50 pg/g fat respectively.Maker-PCBs concentration were 1 151.41 pg/g fat,389.45pg/g fat and 427.67 pg/g fat respectively.The levels of PCB toxicity equivalent(TEQ)(the median value)were:0.84 pg/g fat in beef,0.15 pg/g fat in pork,0.28 pg/g fat in mutton respectively.The TEQ concentration of PCB(median value) was lower than the EU action level limit value.In all samples,PCB118 was the greatest contributor to the total contaminated concentration,and PCB126 was the dominant contributor to toxicity equivalent(TEQ).Six of 28 samples exceeded the limit value of the EU action level.Conclusion The results show that PCBs contamination exists in a city from the six samples exceeding the EU standard limit.It should take measures to explore the cause of contamination of PCBs compounds and control the pollution in order to guarantee food safety effectively.

Acute pancreatitis(AP) is mainly caused by gallstone disease and excessive alcohol consumption.Overall, about one fifth of patients develop into severe acute pancreatitis( SAP), which is still associated with a mortality rate exceeding 30%. This type of AP is usually accompanied by necrosis of the pancreas and/or organ failure. Treatment of SAP in several aspects, such as the application of antibiotics, nutritional support, surgical time, the method of operation, are still in dispute. In recent years, minimally invasive technique is increasingly used in the treatment of SAP, and some patients may benefit from the adoption of minimally invasive surgery.This article aims to review the current progress on the treatment of SAP.

BACKGROUND:Calcitonin gene-related peptide has been confirmed to induce osteogenic differentiation, but whether it can induce the osteogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells under three-dimensional culture to construct tissue-engineered bone is rarely reported.
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the feasibility of exogenous calcitonin gene-related peptide to induce osteogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells combined with calcium alginate gel in three-dimensional condition.
METHODS:Adipose-derived stem cells were gained by col agenase I digestion of the subcutaneous adipose tissue of both inguinal regions of New Zealand rabbits. Passage 3 cells were mixed with sodium alginate to prepare calcium alginate gel, and then the cells were assigned into two groups and cultured in 24-wel plates. Adipose-derived stem cells in the control group were cultured in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium/Ham’s nutrient mixture F-12 supplemented with 10-2 mol/Lβ-glycerophosphate sodium, 10-7 mol/L dexamethasone, 50 mg/L ascorbic acid, 10%fetal bovine serum. While, adipose-derived stem cells in the experimental group were incubated with the same medium as above, but 1.5 μg/L calcitonin gene-related peptide was added. The cells proliferation and the mRNA expressions of col agen I and osteocalcin were detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide and reverse transcription-PCR respectively, and alkaline phosphatase and calcium concentration were detected at different induction time.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The cellproliferation curves were S shaped. The absorbance values of the experimental group were higher than those of the control group at1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 21 days after osteogenic induction (P<0.05). Alkaline phosphatase and alizarin red staining of adipose-derived stem cells was al positive, but golden round nodes became more and bigger in the experimental group compared with the control group after 2 weeks. At 7 and 14 days, col agen I and osteocalcin mRNA expressions were higher in the experimental group than in the control group. Alkaline phosphatase activity and calcium concentration of the experimental group were higher than those of the control group at 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks after osteogenic induction (P<0.05). Results showed that the calcitonin gene-related peptide can induce the osteogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells combined with calcium alginate gel.

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of transcather arterial chemoembolization for hepatic carcinoma and its influence on hepatic function. Methods Patients with HCC were divided into three groups according to repeated TACE times. The therapeutic efficacy was assessed with survival rate, car-cionma size and biologic response (AFP). Hepatic function was evaluated according to some hepatic param-eters(ALT,AST,ALB,DB,TB,PT). Results All three groups responses rates were 4.3%, 23.1% and 31.6% ;srespectively,liver function in group 1 and group 2 returned to its pretreatment level(P <0.05) ,but in group 3, liver function did not return to its pretreatment level associated with more repeated TACE times. The 1-,2-and 3-year survival rates of group 1 were 27.0%, 10.8%, 5.4% ; respectively, while those of group 2 were 57.1%, 33.3%, 19.0% ; respectively, which were not significantly different from those of Team 3 ,which was 62.5%, 37.5%, 18.8%, respectively. Conclusions (1) three to four repeated times TACE was an effective palliative treatment that prolongs survival of patients with HCC,while 1 to 2 re-peated times had a limited benefit; (2) Irreversible hepatic impairment induced by TAEC could affect its therapeutic efficacy.

Objective To investigate the treatment options of acute biliary pancreatitis.Methods A retrospective review was performed in 134 consecutive patients who presented to a single tertiary care institution from 2000 to 2010 with acute biliary pancreatitis.Results Of the 134 patients,30 had a persistent (commonbile duct,CBD)stone.Following multivariate analysis,at admission CBD size on ultrasound,alkaline phosphatase(ALP),total bilirubin(TB),significantly correlated with persistent CBD stone.Receiver operator curve analysis and linear regression were applied to obtain optimal and equitable predictive values,and variables combined.Optimal values were.,CBD≥10 mm;AP≥150 U/L;and TB≥51.3μmol/L.Presence of three variables had an associated odds ratio(OR)of29.5(P<0.001)for presence of persistent CBD stone.Zero variables conferred asignificantly decreased probability of CBD stone,OR 0.07(P<0.001).Conclusions Presence of three variables significantly correlated with persistent CBD stone.Biliary evaluation by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)is suggested.In the absence of any positive predictive variables,cholecystectomy may be sufficient.Decisions regarding patients with one to two be made vailables should occur on a case-to-case basis.

Objective:To establish and validate a malignant risk prediction model of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) with pulmonary fibrosis in long-term smokers based on 18F-flurodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT. Methods:PET/CT images of 222 SPNs combined with pulmonary fibrosis which were shown in integrated CT scan in 169 patients (all males; age 68(63, 75) years) were analyzed retrospectively. All patients were examined in PET/CT Center of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from January 2011 to December 2019 and all had definite smoking history. The benign and malignant nodules were judged according to the pathological diagnosis or follow-up imaging data of lung lesions (follow-up≥2 years). The clinical characteristics (age, smoking index), morphological characteristics (longest diameter of lesion, density, location, distribution, relative position of fibrosis, spiculation, lobulation, calcification, vacuole, vascular convergence, pleural indentation, emphysema and severity of bilateral pulmonary fibrosis) and metabolic characteristics (maximum standardized uptake value (SUV max)) of the benign and malignant lesions were analyzed by χ2 test and Mann-Whitney U test. Then multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied to select independent risk factors of malignant nodules, and a risk prediction model was established and verified by the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and k-fold cross validation ( k=10) respectively. Results:Among 169 patients, 222 SPNs were detected (157 malignant nodules, 65 benign nodules). Univariate analysis showed that smoking index, speculation, lobulation, vascular convergence sign, calcification, emphysema, nodule size, relative position of nodule and fibrosis, SUV max and severity of bilateral pulmonary fibrosis were significantly different between the benign and malignant nodules ( z values: 2.514-9.858, χ2 values: 4.353-18.442, all P<0.05). Result of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that calcification, vascular convergence and SUV max were the independent risk factors of malignant nodules combined with pulmonary fibrosis (odds ratio ( OR): 0.048-2.534, all P<0.05). The risk prediction model was as follow: P=1/(1+ e - x), x=-1.839-3.033×calcification+ 0.930×vascular convergence+ 0.754×SUV max(with calcification/vascular convergence=1, without calcification/vascular convergence=0). The area under ROC curve was 0.932(95% CI: 0.895-0.969), and the sensitivity and specificity of the model were 87.9% and 86.2%, respectively. Results of k-fold cross validation showed that the prediction accuracy of 10 test sets was 0.847±0.075, and was 0.862±0.010 in training sets. Conclusions:Calcification, vascular convergence and SUV max are independent risk factors of malignant SPNs combined with pulmonary fibrosis in long-term asymptomatic smokers. The model based on the above variables presents high diagnostic efficiency in diagnosing malignant SPNs.

The discovery of high performance leading antidiabetic compounds containing sulfonamide and 4-aminophenylacetic acid moieties is reported. This was achieved by the synthesis of 6 intermediates and subsequently 20 target molecules using 4-aminophenylacetic acid as the starting materials, and through a few synthetic routes aided by multi-step reactions including sulfonylation of amino group, deacylation of amides and esterification of carboxyl group, as well as acylation of amino group. The chemical structures of the twenty-four new compounds were determined using 1H NMR, 13C NMR and HR-MS techniques. Screening in vitro of their peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) activation activities showed weak relative PPAR activation activities to most of the target molecules. However, 4 target molecules exhibit PPAR over 58%, and as high as 81.79% for TM2-i, presenting itself as potent leading compound for antidiabetic drugs. This research also confirms that it is probable to achieve esterification of carboxyl group and deacylation of fatty acid N-phenyl amides concurrently in SOCl2/alcohol solvent system. This provides new synthetic method for the selective reaction within molecules containing both carboxyl and N-aryl amido groups of fatty acids.

Objective To investigate the management and timing of operation in obstructive acute biliary pancreatifis.Methods A etrospective review was performed of seventy-six consecutive patients who presented to a single tertiary care institution from 2000 to 2010 with obstructive acute biliary pancreatitis.Results Of the seventy-six patients,thirty-six patients underwent operations,with early(after onset within 2 weeks)operations in twenty cases,delayed operationsin sixteen cases and one case dead,no one experienced recurrent pancreatitis during follow-up.Fifteen patients were treated by endoscopy,ERCP/EST in eleven cases,ERCP/ENBD in one case and ERCP only in three case.All patients were cured,only one patient experienced recurrent pancreatitis.Twenty-five patients received conservative treatment,one patient died,six patients experienced recurrent panereatitis.Conclusions Surgery is essential in the management of acute biliary pancreatitis.In cases of obstructive acute biliary pancreatitis,early operation or endoscopic therapy should be performed to remove biliopancreatic obstruction after aggressive conservative treatment.

The design, synthesis and bioevaluation of a series of novel L-tyrosine derivatives as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonists are reported. Four intermediates and twenty L-tyrosine derivatives containing phenoxyacetyl moiety TM1 were synthesized starting from L-tyrosine via four step reactions including the esterification of carboxyl group, phenoxyacetylation of a-amino group, bromoalkylation of phenolic hydroxyl group and then nucleophilic substitution reaction with various heterocyclic amines in 21%-75% overall yield. Subsequently TM1 were hydrolyzed to give sixteen corresponding target compounds TM2 in 77%-99% yield. The chemical structures of the thirty-nine new compounds were identified using 1H NMR, 13C NMR techniques and thirty-five were confirmed by HR-MS techniques. Screening results in vitro showed that the PPAR relative activation activities of the target molecules are weak overall, while compound TM2i reaches 50.01%, which hints that the molecular structures of these obtained compounds need to be modified further.