Adolescent ; Dermatitis Herpetiformis ; complications ; Esophageal Diseases ; etiology ; Humans ; Male ; Mucous Membrane ; pathology

Objective To investigate the correlation of blood glucose,blood pressure and body weight with pancreatic cancer.Methods From January 2011 to December 2013,110 patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in our hospital were selected as the observation group and 110 agematched cases without cancer during the same period were selected as the control group.The percentages of patients with diabetes,hypertension and elevated body mass index (BMI) were analyzed in both groups.Results The number of patients with diabetes was higher in the observation group than in the control group (32 cases or 29.1％ vs.16 cases or 14.6％,P＜0.05).The proportions of pancreatic cancer patients with diabetes duration ≤ 2 years,2～5 years and 5～10 years were higher in the observation group than in the control group (P＜0.05).The proportion of subjects with increased BMI was higher in the observation group than in the control group (24.6％ or 27cases vs.10.9％ or 12 cases,P＜0.05).The proportions of patients with diabetes combined with increased BMI and of patients with hypertension and increased BMI were higher in the observation group than in the control group (17.3％ or 19 cases vs.2.7％ or 3 cases,10.9％ or 12 cases vs.2.7％ or 3 cases,respectively,P＜ 0.05 for both).Conclusions Diabetes,hypertension,and elevated BMI can be considered as risk factors for pancreatic cancer,and it is possible that these factors are involved in the development of pancreatic cancer.

Bacillus cereus B-04 antagonist to Botrytis cinerea were isolated from samples of tomato soil infected by Botrytis cinerea in Zibo, which are identified through a series of morphological and biochemical characteristics and the sequence of 16SrDNA. Aiming at enhancing the inhibitory effect of this strain, a 4.1kb DNA fragment containing ?-1,3-glucanases gene from pUC1940 was inserted into vector pBE2 and pHY300PLK to construct recombination plasmids, PBE2-glu and pHY300PLK-glu, which were transferred into Bacillus cereus B-04, resulting in a new strain named B-04-glu. Restriction enzyme digestion and ?-1,3-glucanases plate culture confirmed that B-04-glu contained a functional ?-1,3-glucanases gene. Compared to the wild strain B-04, B-04-glu had an increased inhibitory effect against Botrytis cinerea on tomato.

Adult ; Biopsy ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Male ; Melanoma ; diagnosis ; pathology

Objective To investigate the mechanism and significance of low concentration nitric oxide (NO) inhalation in the treatment of pulmonary thromboembelism in swine. Method The pulmonary thromboem-bolism(PTE) model was made in 15 healthy infantile swines which were subsequently assigned to either control group (n = 8) or NO group (n = 7). Swines of the control group were not treated with any medicine, while 10 ppm of NO was administered by continuous inhalation for 2 hours to swines of NO group. Volume of physiological dead space (VDphy), volume of alveolar dead space (VDalv), intrapulmonary shunt (Qs/Qt), mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP), systolic blood pressure (SBP), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO), arterial blood pH (pH), arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) were measured 30 min before and 0 min, 30 min, 60 min, 120 min and 180 min after establishment of VIE. Results The post-FIE VDphy, VDalv, Qs/Qt and PAP in both groups increased markedly after PTE compared with the cor-responding pre-PTE measurements (P < 0.01). Post-FIE PaO2 of both groups decreased significandy (P <0.05 and P <0.01), while significance difference was found between pre- and post-PTE HR, SBP, CO, pH or PaCO2 in neither groups (P > 0.05). Both post-PTE PAP and VDalv in NO group were markedly lower(P <0.05 and P <0.01) and beth PaCO2 and PaO2 were much higher than those of the control group (P <0.05). No signi-fieant difference were found in other measurements between two groups. Conclusions Pulmonary arterial pressure may be lowered, alveoli dead space may be reduced and PaCO2 increased by low concentration NO inhalation for the treatment of PIE without decline in haemodynamic status.

Objective To investigate the mechanism and significance of low density nitric oxide (NO) in-halation combined with urokinase (UK) in treatment of pulmonary thromboembolism in swine. Method PIE model was estabhshed in 12 healthy infant swines, which were subsequently assigned to UK group or UK+NO ter establishment of the PIE model;in the UK+NO group, swines received continuous NO inhalation of 10 ppm NO for two hours in addition to administration of UK no done in the UK+NO group. Volume of physiological dead space (VDphy), volume of alveolar dead space (VDalv), intrapoulmonary shunt (Qs/Qt), mean ptdmonary arteri-al pressure (PAP), systolic blood pressure (SBP), heart rote (HR), cardiac output (CO), arterial blood pH val-ue, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) were mea-sured at 30 min before and 0 min, 30 min, 60 rain, 120 min and 180min after establishment of pulmonary em-bolism.All date were analyzed by ANOVA (SNK-q test),and P<0.05 was considered as significantly differet. Results After PE, VDphy, VDalv, Qs/Qt and PAP of both groups increased markedly compared with the pre-PE values (P<0.01), but the post-PE PAP showed a tendency of decline as time passed. Post-PE PaO2 of both groups decreased significantly (P<0.05 and P<0.01). There were no significant differences in HR, SBP, CO, pH or PaCO2 between pre-PE and post-PE (P>0.05). Both pre- and Post-PE PAP of UK+NO group were markedly less than those of the UK group (P<0.05 and P<0.01). No significant difference was found in other measurements between the two groups. Conclusions UK combined with low density NO inhalation may lower pul-monary arterial pressure promptly to alleviate PIE without distur bance in hemodynamics or gas exchange status and without pulmonary raterial pressure rebound.

Combining the structural features of picotamide and linotroban, a series of N,N'-bis-(halogenophenyl)-4-methoxybenzene-1, 3-disulfonamides were designed and synthesized on the basic principles of drug design. The structures of target compounds were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR and HR-MS, and the in vitro antiplatelet aggregation activity was evaluated by Born turbidimetric method with adenosine diphosphate (ADP) as the platelet aggregation inducers. The assay results showed that twelve compounds (4b, 4f, 4l, 5b, 5d-5g, 5j, 5k, 5m and 5n) were found to have superior anti-platelet aggregation activities than the positive drug picotamide. The preliminary structure-activity relationship (SAR) has been explored.
Adenosine Diphosphate ; Drug Design ; Phthalic Acids ; Platelet Aggregation ; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Sulfonamides ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry

Nitrites play multiple characteristic functions in invasion and metastasis of hepatic cancer cells, but the exact mechanism is not yet known. Cancer cells can maintain the malignant characteristics via clearance of excess mitochondria by mitophagy. The purpose of this article was to determine the roles of nitrite, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and hypoxia inducing factor 1 alpha (HIF-1 α) in mitophagy of hepatic cancer cells. After exposure of human hepatocellular carcinoma SMMC-7721 cells to a serial concentrations of sodium nitrite for 24 h under normal oxygen, the maximal cell vitality was increased by 16 mg x (-1) sodium nitrite. In addition, the potentials of migration and invasion for SMMC-7721 cells were increased significantly at the same time. Furthermore, sodium nitrite exposure displayed an increase of stress fibers, lamellipodum and perinuclear mitochondrial distribution by cell staining with Actin-Tracker Green and Mito-Tracker Red, which was reversed by N-acetylcysteine (NAC, a reactive oxygen scavenger). DCFH-DA staining with fluorescent microscopy showed that the intracellular level of ROS concentration was increased by the sodium nitrite treatment. LC3 immunostaining and Western blot results showed that sodium nitrite enhanced cell autophagy flux. Under the transmission electron microscopy (TEM), more autolysosomes formed after sodium nitrite treatment and NAC could prevent autophagosome degradation. RT-PCR results indicated that the expression levels of COX I and COXIV mRNA were decreased significantly after sodium nitrite treatment. Meanwhile, laser scanning confocal microscopy showed that sodium nitrite significantly reduced mitochondrial mass detected by Mito-Tracker Green staining. The expression levels of HIF-1α, Beclin-1 and Bnip3 (mitophagy marker molecular) increased remarkably after sodium nitrite treatment, which were reversed by NAC. Our results demonstrated that sodium nitrite (16 mg x L(-1)) increased the potentials of invasion and migration of hepatic cancer SMMC-7721 cells through induction of ROS and HIF-1α mediated mitophagy.
Acetylcysteine ; pharmacology ; Autophagy ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; pathology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Movement ; Humans ; Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit ; metabolism ; Liver Neoplasms ; pathology ; Mitochondrial Degradation ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Nitrites ; metabolism ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; metabolism ; Sodium Nitrite ; pharmacology

Objective To detect levels of serum platelet activating factor(PAF),thrombomodulin(TM) and white blood cell(WBC),platelet count(PLT) in neonates with meconium aspiration syndrome(MAS),and observe changes of mediators of inflammation and function of endotheliocute.Methods All cases were taken vein blood in 24 h and 72-96 h after birth.Surm PAF and TM were detected by EILSA technique,at the same time,blood cell counts were determined.Results PAF and WBC in neonates with MAS increased,which were relevant to the patients′ condition.TM of neonates with MAS increased significantly,especially in 72-96 h after birth and(aggrava)-ted with the patients′ condition.Conclusion Neonates with MAS have inflammatory reaction and injured endotheliocyte,which are(inte)-raction.

Objective To study the change of the level of serum leptin in children with primary nephritic syndrome(PNS)treated with glucocorticosteroid.Methods Totally 30 PNS patients and 26 healthy children in whom were a matchable age,sex and body mass index(BMI)with the PNS patients were recruited in this study.The PNS patients were treated with prednisone in middle-term or long-term coure of treatment.Serum leptin and BMI of PNS patients were abserved before treatment,after 2,6 months treatment and in the end.The se-rum total cholesteroc(TC)and triglyeride(TG)were abserved in PNS patients after 2,6 months treatment and in the end.Results The se-rum leptin level was(2.75?2.29)?g/L in the PNS patient before treatment and control group was(2.65?2.22)?g/L.There was not significantly different between the PNS patient and control group.The level of serum leptin after 2 months treatment was(9.29?7.19)?g/L and BMI was(18.12?1.90)kg/m2.They were higher than that in control group,6 months treatment and in the end(Pa