Objective To explore the effect of metformin on hepatoma cells senescence and the underlying mechanism.Methods Cell proliferation,cycle and apoptosis were examined by MTS and flow cytometry assay in response to different concentrations of metformin(0,0.01,0.1,1,10 and 50mmol/L).Senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-ga1) staining and senescence marker Dec1 protein levels were used to evaluate the effect of metformin on hepatoma cells senescence.In addition,protein expression of p-AMPK,p-ACC and AMPK was detected by Western blot analysis.Results Metformin suppressed proliferation of HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent manner.High concentrations of metformin (10 and 50mmol/L) promoted cell apoptosis,while lower doses of metformin (0.01,0.1 and 1mmol/L) led to enlarged and flatten senescent morphology and increased SA-β-ga1 positive cells.Moreover,cell cycle was blocked in G0/G1 phase and protein levels of senescent marker Dec1,p-AMPK and p-ACC were significantly enhanced,whereas AMPK protein expression was almost unchanged.Conclusion We showed here that high dose of metformin promotes HepG2 cells apoptosis,but low doses of metformin induce cellular senescence,which may be related to the activation of AMPK signaling.These data will provide vital evidence for improving the outcome of comprehensive treatment in HCC patients by driving hepatoma cells to undergo senescence.

Objective To investigate the role of epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (ErbB3) and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF1R) in enhancing the resistance of Herceptin in human breast cancer.Methods HRG (Heregulin,the ligand of ErbB3) or IGF2 (insulin-like growth factor2,the ligand of IGF1R) was correspondingly added into breast cancer cells SKBR3 and BT474,and then 3-(4,5-dimenthylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium (MTS) assay and were performed in these cells to evaluate the sensitivity of these cells to Herceptin.Furthermore,we used HRG or IGF2 antibodies to inhibit their joint receptors in Herceptin-resistant breast cancer cells SKBR3/POOL2 and BT474/HR20.Finally,the sensitivity of these treated cells to Herceptin was detected via MTS assay.HRG or IGF2 was added into breast cancer cell BT474,and co-IP assay was used to detect the expressions of ErbB3 and IGF1R which combined with ErbB2.Results The treatment groups used HRG or IGF2 enhanced the resistance of Herceptin in Herceptin-sensitive breast cancer cells.On the other hand,we used antibodies of HRG and IGF2 to block their combining with their receptors in Herceptin-resistant breast cancer cells,the cells became more sensitive to Herceptin.BT474 cell was treated with HRG or IGF2.The expressions of ErbB3 and IGF1R which combined with ErbB2 were increased.Conclusions The formation of heterodimers ErbB2/ErbB3 and ErbB2/IGF1R might enhance the resistance of Herceptin in ErbB2-overexpression human breast cancers.

Objective To explore the effect and molecular mechanism of HDAC inhibitor SNDX-275 inhibiting cell proliferation in ErbB2-overexpressing breast cancer BT474 cells.Methods Breast cancer BT474 cells were treated with HDAC inhibitor SNDX-275,setting as test group,and the cell line treated with phosphate buffered saline (PBS)as control.The concentration of SNDX-275 were 0,0.5,1 .0,2.0,3.0,4.0 μmol/L respectively.Cell proliferation was analyzed by MTS assay and colony formation assay,the expressions of ErbB2, ErbB3,p-Akt were analyzed by Western blotting,and the expressions of miR-125a,miR-125b were analyzed by RT-PCR.After transfecting miRNA125 inhibitor into BT474 cells,the inhibition rate of SNDX-275 was tested by MTS assay .Results MTS result showed that SNDX-275 inhibited cell proliferation in BT474 cells in a dose-dependent manner.The inhibition rate of 4.0 μmol/L SNDX-275 was about (68.00 ±4.45)%.Clone assay indicated SNDX-275 could inhibit the proliferation of BT474 cells.Western blotting result indicated that SNDX-275 significantly inhibited the protein expressions of ErbB2,ErbB3 and p-Akt,RT-PCR result illustrated 2 μmol/L SNDX-275 could increase the expressions of miR-125a and miR-125b about 3.22 ±1 .17,5.42 ±0.38 times compared with the PBS control respectively,the difference has a statistical significance (t =4.338,P =0.049;t =21 .805,P =0.002).MTS result indicated that compared with the PBS control,the inhibition rate of SNDX-275 group was (56.97 ±3.56)%,while the inhibition rate of SNDX-275 and miRNA125 inhibitor group
was (10.67 ±2.21 )%,with a statistical significance(t =-10.993,P =0.008).Conclusion SNDX-275 could inhibit cell proliferation of ErbB2-overexpressing breast cancer BT474 cells,by inhibiting ErbB2-ErbB3-Akt sig-nal pathway through up-regulating miR-125a and miR-125b.

Objective To investigate the correlation of serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protien (CRP) lev?els with left atrial thrombus and severe spontaneous echocontrast (SEC) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods A case-control study of patients with atrial fibrillation (n=76) was carried out. All patients were divided into control group (n=45) and study group (n=31) according to their conventional echocardiography performance. Serum IL-6 and CRP were exam?ined in both groups. Results The levels of serum IL-6 in patients with thrombus and severe SEC were (324.13±42.86) ng/L and (332.29±53.17) ng/L, respectivly which is higher than that in patient without thrombus or without severe SEC (108.75± 25.43) ng/L and (93.59 ± 27.82) ng/L respectively. In parallel, CRP levels in patients of thrombus and severe SEC were (66.97 ± 17.65) mg/L and (71.81 ± 20.19) mg/L respectively which is higher than that in patients without thrombus or without severe SEC (17.28±6.52) mg/L and (16.76±8.73) mg/L respectively. All differences were of statistically significant(P<0.05). Conclusion Increase of serum IL-6 and CRP as well as high systemic inflammatory state correlate with left atrial thombus and severe SEC in patients with AF.

OBJECTIVE: This retrospective study compared clinical manifestations of idiopathic sudden hearing loss between children and the elderly. METHOD: 44 pediatric patients and 76 elderly patients diagnosed with idiopathic sudden deafness in our clinic from December 2009 to September 2014 were enrolled. Different clinical parameters were compared. RESULT: The incidence of initially profound hearing loss was highest and mild hearing loss was lowest in both groups (P < 0.05). There were no differences in the proportion with initially mild, moderate, severe, and profound hearing loss between both groups (P > 0.05). The number of patients was the most in initially profound type of audiogram pattern and the fewest in ascending type in both groups (P < 0.05). Hearing recovery rates in children (27/44, 61.4%) was higher than that in elderly patients (32/76, 42.1%) (P < 0.05). There were no differences in hearing recovery rates of the patients with initially level of hearing loss in both groups (P > 0.05). The highest recovery rate in children was in those with descending type and the lowest was in those with profound type (P < 0.05). There were no differences in hearing recovery rates in elderly patients with initially different types of audiogram pattern (P > 0.05). Hearing recovery rates of descending type in children were higher than that in elderly patients. Presence of tinnitus in pediatric patients was not relavent to the outcome (P > 0.05). Presence of tinnitus in elderly patients was associated with favorable outcomes. (P < 0.05). Presence of dizziness in pediatric patients was not relavent to the outcome (P > 0.05). Presence of dizziness in elderly patients was associated with poor outcomes (P < 0.05). Presence of initially different degrees of opposite side hearing loss in elderly patients was not relavent to the outcome (P > 0.05). Presence of chronic diseases in elderly patients was not associated with the outcome (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION The clinical manifestion of idiopathic sudden deafness is respective in Children and in elderly patients.
Aged ; Child ; Dizziness ; complications ; Hearing Loss, Sudden ; physiopathology ; Hearing Tests ; Humans ; Incidence ; Retrospective Studies ; Tinnitus ; complications ; Vertigo ; complications

OBJECTIVE: Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently applied operations in the ENT practice. This prospective study compared intraoperative records and postoperative clinical outcomes between adults and children patients following monopolar electrocautery tonsillectomy. METHOD: Forty adult patients and Forty children patients with histories of recurrent tonsillitis or hypertrophic tonsillitis were enrolled. Intraoperative parameters and postoperative outcomes were compared. RESULT: Children tonsillectomy with monopolar electrocautery was significantly faster to perform (P < 0.05), and produced significantly less intraoperative blood loss (P < 0.05), and faster to return to commencement of a regular diet (P < 0.05) than adults. Children tonsillectomy endured less postopera- tive pain within a week (P > 0.05) than adults, but there was no significant difference in pain on the 14th postoperative day in two groups. There was no obvious postoperative hemorrhage in two groups. There was no significant difference in postoperative tonsillar fossa healing and postoperative temperature between the groups. CONCLUSION Children and adults tonsillectomy with monopolar electrocautery had clinical characteristics respectively. Monopolar electrocautery tonsillectomy was safe and operated easily in both two groups.
Adult ; Blood Loss, Surgical ; Child ; Electrocoagulation ; Humans ; Pain, Postoperative ; Postoperative Hemorrhage ; Postoperative Period ; Prospective Studies ; Tonsillectomy ; methods ; Tonsillitis ; surgery ; Wound Healing

Objective To evaluate the treatment effect of negative pressure wound therapy ( NPWT) followed by ultrasonic debridement surgical system ( UDSS) in patients with diabetic foot. Methods Forty-seven diabetic foot ulcer patients( WagnerⅡ~Ⅲ) were divided into two groups,of which 26 patients treated with UDSS combined NPWT,and 21 patients treated with traditional surgical debridement combined NPWT were control group. Cure rate, markedly effective rate and adverse reaction and complication were compared between two groups. Results Compared with control group,the experiment group had higher markedly effective rate in the first week(P<0. 05),and healing rates were higher in the 2th,4th,6th,12th weeks (P<0. 05). There were no differences in the adverse reactions and complications between the two groups. Conclusion UDSS combined with NPWT can accelerate wound cure,may play an important role for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer.

Objective To research the infections of respiratory syneytial virus(RSV)in children with respiratory tract inflammation and define its molecular epidemic features in Urumchi.Methods SamDles were collected from November 2006 to April 2007 in the People's General Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,including 112 respiratory secretions and 280 nasopharyngeal swabs. RSV and its subgroups were detected by nested PCR.The five positive amplicons selected randomly from all positive samples were sequenced and compared with other RSV in GenBank by BLAST and DNAStar.Results of all 392specimens.68 RSV G gene segments were tested.Among them,RSV lineage A occupied 93.3%,while B occuDied 6.7%.The identities between them were 63.1%-99.4%.Phylogenetic analysis defined that they belonged to two different clusters.Conclusion RSV was one of the important viruses leading to children's respiratory tract infections in the People's General Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region during winter and spring from 2006 to 2007.RSV subtype A was the prevalent genotype in the hospital dunng this epidemics.

OBJECTIVETo compare the effects of Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BYHWD) and its active regions combination on brain heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) expression.

METHODSCerebral ischemia model gerbils produced by ligating bilateral common carotid artery were injected intraperitoneally by BYHWD and its active regions combination separately. HSP70 mRNA expression was determined by Northern blot test and protein expression determined by Western blot test 48 hrs after ischemia for 15 min and reperfusion.

RESULTSThe level of HSP70 mRNA and protein expression in ischemic/reperfusion brain tissue increased significantly. BYHWD and its active regions combination could decrease the HSP70 mRNA expression obviously, the inhibition effect of BYHWD was more significant than that of its active regions combination, but neither of them showed any effect on HSP70 protein expression.

CONCLUSIONBYHWD and its active regions combination might down-regulate HSP70 mRNA expression in ischemic brain tissue through its anti-ischemic effect.

Animals ; Brain ; metabolism ; Brain Ischemia ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Female ; Gerbillinae ; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Male ; RNA, Messenger ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Reperfusion Injury ; metabolism

The improvement of the electroosmotic pump properties and the effects of the bi-directional electrostacking system on the pre-concentration factor were investigated.A portable electrokinetic flow analysis system with electroosmotic driving and bi-directional electrostacking unit was introduced.The improved system with graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry was employed to separate,pre-concentrate and determine Cr(Ⅵ) and Cd(Ⅱ)in mineral water.The detection limit of Cr(Ⅵ)and Cd(Ⅱ)was 9 ng/L and 10 ng/L(3б of blank,n=11),respectively.Their recoveries of 200ng/L Cr(Ⅵ) and 100ng/L Cd(Ⅱ) added to samples were(105～107)±2% and (104～106)±2%(n=3).