Objective To investigate surgical techniques and curative effects of stereotactic operation in the treatment of cerebellopontine hemorrhage.Methods Ten cases of cerebellopontine hemorrhage were treated by using the model FY-98 Ⅱ stereotactic apparatus.Under the guidance of CT scanning,three-dimension coordinates of the target that was located at the center of the maximum section of the hematoma were calculated.Then a catheter was introduced into the target for aspiration and urokinase irrigation under the guidance of the stereotactic system.Results The operation was successfully completed in all the 10 cases.The operation time was 50~80 min(mean,60 min) and the intraoperative blood loss,25~40 ml(mean,30 ml).Postoperatively,3 fatal cases were encountered because of brainstem function failure or upper digestive tract bleeding.The remaining 7 cases survived after operation and were followed for 3~12 months(mean,8 months).The postoperative hospital stay was 16~30 days(mean,21 days).Assessment with the Activities of Daily Living(ADL) scale showed grade Ⅱ in 3 cases,grade Ⅲ in 2,Ⅳ in 1,and vegetative state in 1.Conclusions Stereotactic surgery in the treatment of cerebellopontine hemorrhage has advantages of accurate location,high reliability,and satisfactory effect.

Objective: To study the preparation and releasing properties of total salvanolic acid. Methods: The tablets were prepared using HPMC, MCC, CETOS, and CMS-Na as excipients. Results: The releasing rate of the tablets was conformed to zero kinetics. Conclusion: The study was found to be effective in the process of total salvanolic acid gastric residential tablets.

Objective:To prepare and screen monoclonal antibodies against Herpes simplex virus-1(HSV-1),and develop a double antibody sandwich quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay( Q-ELISA) for detection of HSV-1 particle. This method was used to control the quality of viral particle in the developing and manufacturing process of HSV-1. Methods: BALB/c mice was immunized with HSV-1 to prepare monoclonal antibodies. A double antibody sandwich Q-ELISA was developed to determine concentration of HSV-1 particle,which was based on the neutralizing monoclonal antibody 1F6 as capture antibody,and 2B1 as HRP-conjugated antibody. The performance of the reagent was evaluated,including specificity,sensitivity,precision,accuracy and linear. And the relation between the amount of virus detected by this method and the virus titer was analyzed by regression analysis method. Results: The Q-ELISA for HSV-1 particle was developed. The quantitation scope was 0. 125-2 μg/ml, the coefficient correlation was 0. 995 5, the limit of detection was 0. 125 μg/ml, the recovery was between 85. 6% and 107. 1%, the variation coefficient was lower than 10%, and the reagent does not react with other samples except HSV-1 antigen. This method has a good correlation with virus titer. Conclusion:The Q-ELISA for HSV-1 particle was successfully developed,which provide a new approach for rapid and quantitative detection of HSV-1 antigen.

Objective: To evaluate the effects L-apigenin A on Alzheimer＇s disease(AD), and analyze the correlation between MMSE and ADAS-cog scores. Methods: From January 2009 to December 2014, 34 patients with AD were selected in Qinhuangdao Military Industry Hospital.They were treated with celery seed extract L-apigenin.The MMSE scores and ADAS-cog scores were evaluated before treatment and 18, 36 and 72 d after treatment.The correlation between MMSE scores and ADAS-cog scores was analyzed. Results: There were statistically significant differences in the MMSE scores between 72d after treatment[(22.59±1.13)points]and before treatment[(20.53±1.42)points], 18d after treatment[(20.44±1.24)points]and 36d after treatment[(20.97±1.17)points](t=6.619, 7.473, 5.807, all P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in ADAS-Cog scores between 72d after treatment[(17.09±1.53)points]and before treatment[(20.47±2.85)points], 18d after treatment[(20.18±2.34)points]and 36d after treatment[(20.18±2.49)points](t=6.093, 6.445, 6.165, all P<0.05). The MMSE score and ADAS-Cog score had negative correlation by Pearson analysis (r=-0.259, P=0.000). Conclusion L-apigenin A can significantly improve the cognitive function of patients with AD.There is significant negative correlation between the MMSE scores and ADAS-cog scores.

As an effective vehicle for bio-research and for gene therapy, Lentiviral Vector (LV) has been drawn large attention in recent years. However, transcriptional read-through limits its application. In order to understand the extend of LV read-through in chromosome, a reliable method to assess transcriptional read-through rate is needed. Here, we report the method as follows: 293T cells were transfected with the lentiviral transfer vectors which borne with two LTRs at its two ends in order to mimic the state of "proviral vectors" in chromosome. Using the primers specific for 3'U5 and 3'U3, read-through and total transcripts were reverse transcribed, respectively. These two cDNAs were quantified by realtime PCR using the primers and probe specific for 5'end of 3'U3. Read-through rate was then calculated by the division of the two. Meanwhile, read-through product of green fluorescence protein was also analyzed by Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter. They both reciprocally proved the principal and confirmed that self-inactivated LV appeared higher read-through rate than the wild type one. The method described in this article, therefore, provides a useful technique to study how to reduce read-through rate, and improve the bio-safety of LV.
Flow Cytometry ; Genetic Therapy ; Genetic Vectors ; Green Fluorescent Proteins ; biosynthesis ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Lentivirus ; Transfection

In recent years,cancer immunotherapy has developed rapidly due to its significant advantages compared with the traditional cancer treatment methods.Tumor immunotherapy aims at mobilizing or stimulating the body's own immune function,thereby inhibiting and killing cancer cells.With the development of nanotechnology,biological nano-carrier materials provide a new insight into the vaccine development.Nano-vaccines are therapeutic or prophylactic vaccines based on nanotechnology including exogenous antigens for inducing immune responses,vectors delivering antigens,and adjuvants for enhancing immunogenicity and accelerating and prolonging the availability of cancer vaccines.Nano-delivery vectors have good biocompatibility as well as unique physical and chemical properties.They can effectively deliver the antigens,and further activated the immune response of antigenspecific cellulars based on the activation of the body's humoral immunity by regulating the presentation pathways in the antigen-presenting cells.In this paper,the applications of nano-delivery systems in cancer vaccine research were summarized.

Objective To explore the potential relationship between ubiquitination of transforming growth factor kinase 1(TAK1)/nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB)signaling pathway mediated by ring finger protein 99(RNF99)and septic acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS).Methods Plasmid and siRNA transfection were conducted to overexpress or knock down RNF99 in MLE12,and expressions of p65 phosphate and p65 protein were analyzed.The protein interaction between RNF99 and TRAF6 or TAK1 was analyzed by immunoprecipitation assay.Forty mice were randomly divided into WT plus PBS,WT plus LPS,RNF99 specific expression(TG)plus PBS,and TG plus LPS groups,with 10 mice in each group.Sepsis was induced by intraperitoneal injection of 30 mg/kg LPS.Results As compared with vector group,protein expression levels of TRAF6 and TAK1 in MLE12 cells decreased significantly in RNF99 group(P<0.05).Ubiquitinated TRAF6 protein increased in MLE12 cells with RNF99 knockdown.As compared with LPS plus vector group,phosphorylation level of p65 in MLE12 cells was signifi-cantly lower in LPS plus RNF99 group(P<0.05).As compared with si-NC group,protein expression levels of RNF99 and IκBα in si-RNF99 group decreased significantly(P<0.05).As compared with LPS plus si-NC group,phosphorylation level of p65 in LPS plus si-RNF99 group increased significantly(P<0.05).The staining percentage of CD68 macrophages in lung tissues was significantly lower in TG plus LPS group than in WT plus LPS group(P<0.05).Phosphorylation level of p65 in lung tissues was significantly lower in TG plus LPS group than in WT plus LPS group(P<0.05).Conclusion RNF99 regulates NF-κB signaling pathway by interacting with the key regulator of NF-κB signaling pathway(TRAF6/TAK1),and improves lung injury after intraperitoneal injection of LPS in mice.

Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) is an early pathogenic colonizer in periodontitis, but the host response to infection with this pathogen remains unclear. In this study, we built an F. nucleatum infectious model with human periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) and showed that F. nucleatum could inhibit proliferation, and facilitate apoptosis, ferroptosis, and inflammatory cytokine production in a dose-dependent manner. The F. nucleatum adhesin FadA acted as a proinflammatory virulence factor and increased the expression of interleukin(IL)-1β, IL-6 and IL-8. Further study showed that FadA could bind with PEBP1 to activate the Raf1-MAPK and IKK-NF-κB signaling pathways. Time-course RNA-sequencing analyses showed the cascade of gene activation process in PDLSCs with increasing durations of F. nucleatum infection. NFκB1 and NFκB2 upregulated after 3 h of F. nucleatum-infection, and the inflammatory-related genes in the NF-κB signaling pathway were serially elevated with time. Using computational drug repositioning analysis, we predicted and validated that two potential drugs (piperlongumine and fisetin) could attenuate the negative effects of F. nucleatum-infection. Collectively, this study unveils the potential pathogenic mechanisms of F. nucleatum and the host inflammatory response at the early stage of F. nucleatum infection.
Humans ; Fusobacterium nucleatum/metabolism* ; NF-kappa B/metabolism* ; Periodontal Ligament/metabolism* ; Signal Transduction ; Fusobacterium Infections/pathology* ; Stem Cells/metabolism*