Objectives:To explore the optimal method of spiral CT angiography and MPVR in the detection of intracranial aneurysms.　Methods:Eleven patients with clinical suspicion of intracranial aneurysms underwent spiral CT angiography, then postprocessed with MPVR.　Results:,Five anterior communicating aneurysms,1 posterior communicating aneurysm and 1 base aneurysm were found with MPVR.　Conclusions: Lesions at the circle of Willis, the main trunk of the carotid and the vertebrobasilar arteries, including their branches could be visualized perfectly with MPVR by optimizing the thickness, center, angle of rotation and window level, by which more intracranial aneurysms could be found.

OBJECTIVEThis study aims to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of decapeptide, a novel antimicrobial peptide, against several major cariogenic and periodontopathogenic bacteria in vitro. METHODS In this study, we investigated the antimicrobial activity of decapeptide against Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), Streptococcus sobrinus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Streptococcus sanguis, Streptococcus gordonii, Actinomyces viscosus, Actinomyces naeslundii, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, and Saccharomyces albicans in vitro using the agar diffusion method and broth dilution method. Furthermore, a time-kill kinetic study of decapeptide against S. mutans was performed.

RESULTSThe results showed that decapeptide exhibited antimicrobial activity against various oral bacteria and fungi. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of main cariogenic bacteria ranged from 62.5 μg · mL(-1) to 125 μg · mL(-1), and the MIC of periodontopathogenic bacteria tested ranged from 250 μg · mL(-1) to 1,000 μg · mL(-1). Among the bacteria tested, decapeptide had a strong inhibitory effect on cariogenic S. mutans. Results of the time-kill kinetic studies showed that decapeptide reduced the viable counts of S. mutans by more than one order of magnitude after 20 min of incubation, and thoroughly killed S. mutans after 30 min. No viable cells could be detected after 24 h of incubation.

CONCLUSIONThis study suggest that decapeptide might have potential clinical application in treating dental caries by killing S. mutans within dental plaque.

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Anti-Infective Agents ; Bacteria ; Dental Caries ; Dental Plaque ; Kinetics ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Mouth ; microbiology ; Porphyromonas gingivalis ; Streptococcus mutans

Objective To establish mouse poisoning model by inhaling benzene, and to investigate the induction effect of benzene on the apoptosis of mouse bone marrow cells and its mechanism, and to provide an experimental basis for study on bone marrow toxicity mechanism.Methods 24 male mice were randomly divided into four groups (n=6).The mice in one group were exposed to ambient air (control group)and the mice in the other three groups were exposed to different doses (400,800,1 600 mg·m-3 )of benzene (low,middle and high doses of benzene groups)for 1 5 d in the respective inhalation chambers. At the end of the experiment, the mice were killed. The bone marrow of the mice was obtained. The pathological changes of the bone marrow cells of the mice in various groups were observed under light microscope with HE staining.The apoptotic rates and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP ) of the mice in various groups were detected by flow cytometry, and the expressions of mitochondrial-deperdent apoptosis related gene proteins were determined with immunohistochemistry method. Results The number of distal and central cells in different doses of benzene groups were significantly reduced,and accompanied by blood sinus expansion in high dose of benzene group.The apoptotic rates of the cells in middle and high doses of benzene groups were obviously higher than that in control group (Ρ<0.01),and there were also significant differences between high dose group and low,middle doses of benzene groups (Ρ<0.05).The MMP was significantly decreased with the increasing of benzene doses, and there were significant differences between middle,high doses of benzene groups and control group (Ρ<0.05).The number of Bax,CytC positive cells in different doses of benzene groups and the number of Caspase-9,Caspase-3 positive cells in middle and high doses of benzene groups were significantly increased compared with control group(Ρ<0.05);the number of Bcl-2 positive cells in different doses of benzene groups was decreased(Ρ<0.05),and number of Bcl-2 positive cells in middle and high doses of benzene groups was decreased compared with low dose of benzene group (P<0.05). Conclusion Benzene with certain dose can induce the apoptosis of mouse bone marrow cells, and promote the expressions of mitochondrial apoptosis related gene proteins. Benzene-induced apoptosis through mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis pathway may be an important mechanism of bone marrow toxicity induced by benzene.

Objective To explore curative effect of Xiyanping and vidarabine in treatment for children with viral encephalitis and its impact on T cells subgroup.Methods Methods In June 2012~October 2014, randomly selected 106 cases of children patients with viral encephalitis, as the research object.Randomized divided into observation group (n=53) cases, control group(n=53).Both two group were performed routine therapy, and then control group was given Xiyanping treatment, observation group was given Xiyanping combined with vidarabine treatment.1 continuous week treatment, compared two groups of T cell subgroup number and symptoms disappear time.Results In the two groups after treatment of T cell subgroup CD3 +, CD4 +,CD8 +was significant increase in the number of observation group increased number was significantly higher than the control group,and statistically significant differences ( P<0.05 ) .The observation group’s antifebrile time ( 2.5 ±1.1 ) d; headache, vomiting disappear time ( 3.6 ±2.2 ) d;disturbance of consciousness disappear time (2.6 ±1.3) d and length of hospital stay (9.3 ±2.4) d were significantly lower than the control group (4.7 ±2.8) d, (6.5 ±2.3)d, (4.3 ±2.2) d, (14.2 ±3.6) d, which were statistically significant differences (P<0.05).Observation group’s curative effect for instituting accounted for 73.58%, good rate 92.45%, were significantly higher than the control group 52.83%, 77.36%.which were statistically significant differences (P<0.05).The complication rate of observation group was 16.98%, mortality was 0%,were significantly lower than that of 33.96%, 9.43% of the control group;Cure rate of observation group (90.57%) was significantly higher than that of 49.06% of control group. Observation group severe sequela incidence 11.32% was significantly lower than that of 39.62% of control group and statistically significant differences (P<0.05).Conclusion Xiyangping combined with vidarabine in treatment for children with infantile viral encephalitis can significantly increase the number of T cell subgroup, improve immune function in children with, and curative effect is remarkable and high security.

Higher education for the disabled is essential to education equality and social harmony,it represents the depth of society improvement and the level of social civilization.Inclusive education has develop from adopt physical disability into no discrimination at psychological level.This article explored 3 combination education mode (the disabled combined with the healthy,medicine combined with teaching,general stu.dies combined with the specialty) through education environment,education methods and education pathways using resources in medical colleges.This mode through no discrimination education environment for the disabled using medicine and teaching combination education methods to recover physical and psychological of the disabled,and using general studies combined with the specialty education pathways to train the disabled into a fully skilled person.

Objective:To determine the status of glucose intolerance in breast cancer patients without DM history after combined treatment with surgery and/or chemotherapy through an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Methods:All 121 breast cancer patients more than 3 months after combined treatments with surgery and/or chemotherapy and without the diagnosis of diabetes underwent OGTT and fasting. Then, 2 h glucose levels were measured to identify glucose tolerance and diabetes. Meanwhile, six patients with a history of diagnosed diabetes did not undergo OGTT. Results:The median ages of all breast cancer patients and the mean duration after combined treatments with surgery and/or chemotherapy were 50.4 years and 19 months, respectively. Among the 121 breast cancer pa-tients without the history of diabetes, the incidences of diabetes, prediabetes, and normal glucose intolerance were 19.8%(24 cases), 45.5%(55 cases) and 34.7%(42 cases), respectively. Among all breast cancer patients, the incidences of previously diagnosed diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, and prediabetes were 4.72%, 18.9%, and 43.3%, respectively. The ratio of previously undiagnosed diabetes was about 80%. About 80.0% of undiagnosed diabetes and 74.5% of prediabetes met the criteria for elevated 2 h plasma glucose levels through OGTT instead of elevated fasting glucose levels. Conclusion: Breast cancer patients during follow-up after combined treat-ments with surgery and/or chemotherapy highly suffer from glucose intolerance, with high incidences of undiagnosed diabetes and pre-diabetes. OGTT should be made for breast cancer patients after combined treatments for early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of di-abetes.

BACKGROUND:Co-culture withembryonic stem cels or embryonic tissues can induce differentiation of carcinoma cels into normal epithelial cels or decreasemalignancyof carcinoma cels.Acelular embryoid bodies retain the structure and important cytokines of embryonic tissues.
OBJECTIVE:To prepare acelular embryoid bodies from mouse embryonic stem cels and to investigate their effects on differentiation of mouse Lewis lung carcinoma cels at three-dimensional culturein vitro.
METHODS:Mouse embryonic stem cels(D3)were dynamicaly cultured for 7 days to produce embryoid bodiesfolowedbydecelularization with 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate. Mouse Lewis lung carcinoma cels were co-cultured with acelular embryoid bodiesas test group or culturedinthree-dimensionalmatrigel mediumfor 7 days as control group, respectively. Cel proliferation and expression of E-cadherin were detected by immunohistochemical staining and western blot assay, respectively. In addition, mRNA expressions ofSlug and E-cadherin were observed using RT-PCR technology.
RESULTSAND CONCLUSION:Uniform mouse embryoid bodieswere successfuly prepared, andwere completely decelularized with sodium dodecyl sulfate. After 7-day three-dimensionalmatrigelculture, in the control group,multicelular tumor spheroidswere formed,accompanied byahigherKi67positive rate;Lewis lung carcinoma cels in the test group were repopulated in the acelular embryoid bodies showing significantly lowerKi67positive rate. Compared with the control group, the absorbance ofPaxilin in the test group was significantly smaler, and the absorbance of E-cadherin was significantly higher (P< 0.05). Besides, mRNA expressions of Slug and E-cadherin were significantly decreased and increasedin the test group compared with the control group, respectively(P< 0.05). These findings indicate that the acelular embryoid bodies can promote differentiation of mouse Lewis lung carcinoma celsinthree-dimensional culturein vitro.

Objective:To differentiate human embryonic stem cells ( hESCs ) into keratinocytes ( K-hESCs) and analyse the expression characteristics of biomarkers of K-hESCs.Methods: The hESCs of line H9 were seeded on matrigel in mTeSR1 medium.The hESCs were directly differentiated into kerati-nocytes in epithelial differentiation medium with bone morphogenetic protein 4, retinoic acid and N2 sup-plement.The karyotype of K-hESCs was analyzed, comparing the gene expression differences of K-hESCs with human gingival epithelial cells (HGECs), human immortalized oral epithelial cells (HIOECs) and HaCaT by Real-time PCR.Molecular characteristics of the cell differentiation were observed throughout the process by immunocytochemical techniques.Results:H9-hESCs were successfully differentiated into the cells that exhibited characteristics of keratinocytes in epithelial differentiation medium.The karyotype of K-hESCs was 46, XX; and the keratinocyte gene p63 expression in K-hESCs was significantly lower than that in HaCaT ( P<0.05) , but there was no significant difference of p63 expression in K-hESCs, comparing with that in HGECs and HIOECs ( P >0.05 ) .Conclusion: H9-hESCs could be directly differentiated into K-hESCs.The gene expression of K-hESCs was similar to that of epithelial cells in the early stage of monolayer cells differentiation with high proliferative activity.

ObjectiveTo investigate the changes in mammalian target of rapamyein (mTOR) with aging in rat kidneys.MethodsMale Wistar rats at the ages of 3, 12, 24 months were used for this study. Therenaltissuesandmesangialcellswereprocessedfor senescenceassociated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) staining. The expression and location of roTOR in kidneys and mesangial cells were studied by immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry, respectively. The mRNA and protein levels of the roTOR and p-roTOR were detected by Western blot assay and RT-PCR,respectively.ResultsThe expression of neutral β-galactosidase activity was increased in kidneys and mesangial cells with advancing age. Percentages of SA-β-gal staining positive ceils were (11.9±3.6)% versus ( 39.0±4.0)% versus ( 86.9±7.4) % in young, middle and aging glomerular mesangial cells (P<0.05). The mTOR staining appeared in the mesangial matrix and interstitium in kidneys, while the mTOR protein showed localization in cytoplasm and nucleus in mesangial cells. The staining intensity of mTOR in kidneys and mesangial cells in aged rats was markedly increased as compared to that in young and middle aged rats (P<0.05). The mRNA level of roTOR was significantly increased in kidneys and mesangial cells of agedrats versus young and middle aged rats,meanwhile, the roTOR and p-mTOR protein expressions were dramatically increased with advancing age (P<0.05 ).ConclusionsmTOR expression is increased with aging, which may play an important role in the aging process of kidneys.

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