OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of compound amino acids capsul es on hypoalbuminemia in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis.METHODS:30hemodialysis patients were selected to orally take2compound amino acids capsules(0.35g per capsule)twice daily for12weeks,renal and liver function and levels of serum albumin and pre-albumin were measured before and after the experiment.RESULTS:The levels of serum albumin and pre-albumin were increased significantly after the treatment,it were(30.5?4.6)g/L vs(35.9?7.1)g/L,and(213.0?46.9)mg/L vs(275.8?52.3)mg/L respectively(P

Thyroid cancer is the most common malignancy in the endocrine system .In recent years ,the incidence of thyroid cancer has increased year by year ,which sparked people′s attention.With the development of thyroid cancer research ,it is found that cytokines play a key role in the occurrence and development of tumor .At present ,the cause of thyroid carcinoma and mechanism is not yet entirely clear ,however ,the occurrence of thyroid cancer is possiblely associated with the body regulating cellular immune dysfunction .Cytokines play an important role in the whole process ,in which the relationship between cytokines IFN -γ,IL-6 and thyroid carcinoma is closely related .

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),a neurodegenerative disorder,is subtle in disease onset,difficult to diagnose,and fast-growing at progression.There.are at present little specific neurological imaging characteristics of ALS.Functional brain imaging techniques,such as SPECT and PET,were the early tools for investigation of ALS.The application of pixel-based analysis software (such as SPM) renders research in this area more convenient and objective.In recent years,improvement in brain receptor PET imaging has demonstrated its important value in the early diagnosis of ALS and evaluation of cognitive impairment.

BACKGROUND:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells have beneficial effects on the treatment of various diseases. Mitochondria transfer is newly proposed and its specific mechanisms of action and control factors remain unclear.
OBJECTIVE:To review the studies about stem cells and mitochondrial transfer, then to discuss its value on clinical.
METHODS:The PubMed, VIP and Wanfang databases were searched for related articles concerning stem cells and mitochondrial transfer. Key words were“stem cell, embryonic stem cell, progenitor cell, mitochondria”in Chinese and“Stem cell[s], Mother cell[s], Progenitor cell[s], Colony-Forming Unit[s], Colony Forming Unit[s], Mitochondria[l] transfer”in English. Thirteen articles were found initial y, and using the citation tracking method, final y 42 articles were determined. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Studies have shown that mitochondrial transfer from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells is associated with rescue of aerobic respiration and restoration of mitochondrial function in the injured somatic cells. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and recipient cells form tunneling nanotubes for mitochondrial transfer. Movement of mitochondria between cells is regulated and directed by Miro1. The successful transfer of mitochondria may be accompanied with the clearance of damaged mitochondria. The rescue of mitochondrial function in early stages may provide a valuable therapeutic strategy for various diseases include acute lung injury.

Objective To observe the clinical disinfection effect of root canal with non-filling medication.Methods 50 patients who required root canal therapy for apical period(acute or chronic) or pulp necrosis were involved in the study.Non-filling medication on the root canals were taken bacteria from the root canals were collected and cultured before and after the treatment.Results Bacteria were detected in every specimen,which were mixture of aerobes and anaerobes.One week later,only two strain were detected in two specimen.Conclusion Non-filling medication can be used as an effective disinfection to sterilize root canal.

Objective To investigate the effects of arteriovenous fistula on structure and function of left ventricle in patients with maintained hemodialysis. Methods Levels of hemoglobin, inter-hemodialysis weight increase, blood pressure, diameter and blood flow of the fistula, structure and function of left ventricle were examined before and 12, 24 months after hemodialysis treatment in 44 patients who were divided into group A(low flow group, 900 ml/min) based on the fistula flow at the 24th month. Results Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVDd), interventriculare septal thickness (IVST) and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) increased gradually as the time of hemodialysis going on. The cardio-cheat proportion also increased as well as ejection fraction (EF) and the peak velocity ratio of early and late diastolic period(E/A), especially significantly increased in group B. Cardio-chest proportion , LVDd and LVMI were higher and E/A lower in patients with severe sodium retention than those with mild sodium retention in both groups. The fistula flow was positively related to LVDd and LVMI( P

Objective To study the expression of neural cell adhesion molecule CD 56 in the human lung cancer and its pathological significance. Methods 59 paraffin imbedded specimens of lung cancers were collected and human small cell lung cancer H128 cell line was cultured.The CD 56 expression in the lung cancer tissues and H128 cells was detected by immunohistochemical method. Results The expression of CD 56 was positive in 35 of 43 NSLC specimens, and the other specimens showed weakly positive staining. All 19 cases of the SCLC specimens showed CD 56 positive staining, 12 specimens of which were strongly positive. There was a significant difference in CD 56 expression between the SCLC and NSCLC. CD 56 was extensively expressed in H128 cells. Conclusion CD 56 might be an ideal tumour marker for SCLC.

Objective To explore the presence of common genetic alterations in retinoblastoma and to localize the altered genomic regions. Methods Genetic instability of chromosome 19, 20, 21, 22 and X of 15 microdissected retinoblastoma tumors were analyzed by the loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and microsatellite instability (MSI). Results Among the 15 patients with retinoblastoma, genome instability [LOH and(or) MSI] at one or more loci on the 5 chromosomes in 10 (67%), in which the loss of a single allele was more frequent in chromosomes 19 (33%) and 20 (27%) than in the other 3 chromosomes. High-frequency LOH between D19S902 and D19S571 suggested gene loci in the 19q13 region might be associated with tumor development in retina. According to the result of MSI, MSI occured at least in one subset of retinoblastoma. Conclusions Our results provide first evidence of LOH in chromosomes 19 and 20 in retinoblastoma and further support the presence of genome instability in retinoblastoma that may play an important role in the tumorigenesis or progression of retinoblastoma.

Objective To construct the recombinant plasmid carrying human sTNFR1 cDNA, and express sTNFR1 in E. Coli JM109. Methods Total RNA was extracted from Hela cells, and used as a template to amplify human sTNFR1 cDNA by RT-PCR. The PCR products were cloned into T vector, and then sTNFR1 cDNA fragment was subcloned into a prokaryotic expression plasmid pMAL-c2x. The recombinant plasmid was transferred into E. Coli JM109, and induced by IPTG to express fusion protein sTNFR1-MBP. sTNFR1-MBP was purified by amylose resin affinity chromatography(ARAC), and analyzed by SDS-PAGE. Results A 558 bp human sTNFR1 cDNA was amplified by RT-PCR, and successfully inserted into plasmid pMAL-c2x. sTNFR1-MBP was produced in E.Coli after IPTG induction, and a 66 KD sTNFR1-MBP was purified by ARAC. [WTHZ]Conclusion Recombinant plasmid carrying human sTNFR1 cDNA was successfully constructed and epxressed in E. Coli JM109.