Objective To fit the functional relation between Percentage Depth Dose and depth by Newton Interpolation. Methods After analyzing the data of Percentage Depth Dose from different manufacturers' linear accelerators, the average of Percentage Depth Dose with same depth was calculated, and then the average data was determined. The interval was set and the interpolation node was selected for simulating the cubic polynomial with PDD and depth. Results Comparing the calculated values by the function with the measured ones, the error was less than 1%. Conclusion The function simulated with Newton Interpolation is applicable in routine clinical radiotherapy and research.

Objectives:To determine the content of aminoacids in gastric cancer tissue and study the relationship between alterations of amino acids and cancer stages.　Methods:19 free amino acids of cancer tissue and paracancerous normal mucose were determined in 41 cases of gastric cancer.　Results:Most free amino acids were significantly increased in gastric cancer tissue as compared with those of paracancerous normal gastric tissue.The contents of proline,valine,methionine,isoleucine,leucine in advanced gastric cancer were significantly higher than those in early cases.　Conclusions:Gastric tumor tissue contains high amount of most free amino acids particularly in cases with advanced cancer..

Objective To investigate the mechanisms of nitric oxide (NO) in decreasing intestinal mesenteric arterial hypocontractility in rats with hepatic cirrhosis and portal hypertension,and to analyze the interaction of NO and RhoA/ROCK pathway.Methods The levels of NO in the peripheral blood and mesenteric artery of normal rats (normal control group,5 rats),rats with portal hypertension (experimental control group,6 rats)and rats with portal hypertension treated by L-NAME (L-NAME group,6 rats) were detected.Mesenteric arteriole contractility to norepinephrine in the 3 groups was determined using a vessel perfusion system.The expressions of proteins of NO-cGMP-PKG pathway and RhoA/ROCK pathway in the 3 groups were detected by Western blot.All data were analyzed using the analysis of variance or LSD-t test.The changes of mesenteric arteriole contractility to norepinephrine was expressed in dose-response curve,and was analyzed using the nonlinear regression method,and the EC50 value was calculated.Results (1) The pressures of portal veins of the normal control group,experimental control group and L-NAME group were (6.2 ± 0.9)mm Hg (1 mm Hg =0.133 kPa),(13.9 ± 1.7)mm Hg and (16.6 ± 1.3) mm Hg,respectively,with a significant difference among the 3 groups (F =94.4,P ＜ 0.05).(2) The levels of NO in the normal control group,experimental control group and L-NAME group were (43 ± 5) μmol/L,(82 ± 16) μmol/L and (45 ± 9) μmol/L,respectively,with a significant difference among the 3 groups (F =24.77,P ＜ 0.05).The level of NO of the L-NAME group was significantly lower than that of the experimental control group (P ＜ 0.05).(3) The levels of NO in the mesenteric artery of the normal control group,experimental control group and L-NAME group were (236 ±41) μmol/g,(407 ± 82) μmol/g and (216 ± 42) μmol/g,respectively,with a significant difference among the 3 groups (F =20.29,P ＜ 0.05).The NO level of the L-NAME group was significantly lower than that of the experimental control group (P ＜ 0.05).(4) Compared with the experimental control group,the dose-response curve of mesenteric arterioles to norepinephrine shifted to the left,while it did not reach the level of the normal control group.The levels of EC50 of the normal control group,experimental control group and the L-NAME group were 6.458 × 10-7 mol,9.546 × 10-7 mol and 7.494 × 10-7 mol,respectively.There was a significant difference in the EC50 level between the L-NAME group and the other two group (t =2.726,3.112,P ＜ 0.05).(5) Compared with the normal control group,the protein expression levels of eNOS and p-VASP of mesenteric artery of the experimental control group were significantly increased (P ＜ 0.05),while they were decreased in the L-NAME group (P ＜ 0.05).The protein expression levels of eNOS and p-VASP of mesenteric artery of the L-NAME group were significantly higher than those of the normal control group (P ＜0.05).There were no obvious changes of protein expression levels of PKG-1,ROCK-1 and p-moesin in the 3 groups (P ＞ 0.05).(6) The activity of ROCK-1 was significantly increased with norepinephrine stimulation in the normal control group and the L-NAME group,while no obvious changes were detected in the experimental control group.Conclusions The NO expression is upregulated in mesenteric arteries in rats with hepatic cirrhosis and portal hypertension.Such changes induce ROCK activation via influencing the expression of vasoconstrictors.L-NAME can reduce the NO levels in the mesenteric arteries,which may improve RhoA/ROCK signal pathway transduction.This can help vasoconstrictors induce ROCK activation without affecting the protein expression of ROCK.

Objective: Using the COI Barcode to establish the standard method to identify the traditional Chinese medicine of deer products. Methods: In this study, DNA extraction, PCR amplification, and sequencing of experimen-tal samples (deer antler, penis and testis, tendon, tail, bone, foetus) were successful. COI sequence database were constructed and commercial crude drugs of deer were investigated and analyzed. Results: By using universal COI primer,PCR amplification is preferably. All the species could be identified based on COI sequences database of tra-ditional Chinese medicine of deer which contained 101 samples of 8 species. We have collected 40 commercial crude drugs in which 18 samples were identified as species described in Chinese pharmacopoeia. Conclusion: DNA barcode technology based on COI sequence could be a standard approach to identify traditional Chinese medicine of deer products, and provide the basis for the identification of commercial deer medicine.

Objectives: To investigate the expression of phosphoserine aminotransferase 1 (PSAT1) in pancreatic cancer tissues, and its potential role in pancreatic cancer. Methods: The expression of PSAT1 in 98 human pancreatic cancer tissues, which were collected from the People＇s Hospital of Guizhou, between July 2013 to July 2017, and the corresponding adjacent normal tissues was analyzed by immunohistochemical staining. Additionally, the relationship between the expression of PSAT1 and the clinicopathological parame-ters, overall survival (OS), and disease-free survival (DFS) of patients with pancreatic cancer was evaluated. The human pancreatic can-cer cell lines, BxPC-3 and SW1990, were transfected with PSAT1-siRNA, to investigate the effect of PSAT1 knockdown on cell prolifera-tion, migration, and invasion. Additionally, we performed Western blot to assess the expression of PI3K/Akt/mTOR-related proteins in PSAT1-knockdown cells. Results: The percentages of PSAT1-positive cells in pancreatic cancer and adjacent non-tumor tissues were 69.4% (68/98) and 5.0% (5/98), respectively, indicating a significantly higher expression of PSAT1 in pancreatic cancer tissues com-pared to adjacent non-tumor tissues (P<0.05). The increased expression of PSAT1 in pancreatic cancer tissues correlated with lymph node metastasis and TNM stage. Kaplan-Meier analysis suggested that a high expression of PSAT1 correlated with a poor OS and DFS compared to a low expression of PSAT1 (P<0.05). Cox regression analysis showed that the expression of PSAT1 is an independent prog-nostic marker for OS and DFS in pancreatic cancer patients (P<0.05, all). Transient transfection of BxPC-3 and SW1990 cells with PSAT1-siRNA markedly reduced the cell proliferation, migration, and invasion abilities of these cells compared to transfection with NC-siRNA (P<0.05). Knockdown of PSAT1 in pancreatic cancer cells also inhibited the expression of p-Akt and p-mTOR (P<0.05). Conclusions: The expression of PSAT1 increases in human pancreatic cancer tissues and cell lines. Additionally, PSAT1 regulates cell proliferation and in-vasion through the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway.

Diet is an important environmental factor in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and it also represents one of the most promising treatment approaches for IBD. Daily diets usually contain food additives, which are found in many processed foods and even dietary supplements. In recent years, the effects of food additives on human health and intestinal flora have been highly concerned. Here we mainly aim to review the research progress on the potential role of food additives in the pathogenesis of IBD based on bibliometrics.

ObjectiveTo determine the incidence and characteristics of adverse events following immunization （AEFI） in 2016‒2020 in Dazu District of Chongqing， and evaluate the AEFI surveillance information system and provide scientific evidence for vaccine safety. MethodsDescriptive epidemiological analysis was performed on the cases collected by the AEFI surveillance system. Incidence and coverage of AEFI were then presented. ResultsA total of 319 AEFI cases were reported in 2016‒2020. Reported incidence of AEFI was determined to be 24.64/10⁵ doses. The proportion of timely reporting AEFI within 48 hours was 94.04% and that of timely investigation within 48 hours was 98.41%. The proportion of completing the AEFI survey was 100.00% and that of AEFI classification was 99.69%. The male to female ratio was 1.28∶1. Majority of the AEFI cases were less than 1 year old （64.26%， 205/319）， from April to September （68.97%， 220/319）， and reported at 0‒1 day post-immunization （89.34%， 285/319）. Moreover， the reported incidence differed significantly between time periods （χ²=32.481，P<0.05） and time intervals from vaccination to occurrence of AEFI （χ²=961.408， P<0.05）. Coverage of reporting AEFI at county level reached 100％. In addition， non-severe AEFI cases accounted for 98.43% （314/319） and no death case was reported. General events， such as fever， redness， and scleroma， accounted for 80.56% （257/319）， whereas rare adverse events accounted for 15.99% （51/319）. The reported incidence of NIP vaccines was highest in the diphtheria tetanus acellular pertussis combined vaccine， followed by measles and rubella combined attenuated vaccine and diphtheria tetanus combined vaccine. Clinical diagnosis of rare adverse events was mainly allergic rashes. ConclusionThe AEFI surveillance information system in Dazu District of Chongqing achieves efficient monitoring of AEFI. It has proven that the vaccines are generally safe and immunization strategies may be continuously implemented. Furthermore， the sensitivity of AEFI surveillance should be improved through multiple approaches.