Objective To investigate the current situation and influencing factors of self-transcendence among the elderly people and provide the theoretical basis to improve the elderly people's self-transcendence level.Methods Totally 300 elderly people were recruited by convenience sampling from two communities in Taiyuan.They were investigated by questionnaires.Results The total score of self-transcendence was (43.83±7.29).Single factor analysis of variance and nonparametric test showed that the influencing factors of elderly people's self-transcendence level were education background,occupation before retirement,economic status,characteristics,the frequency of group activity,and the experience of significant events.Multiple linear stepwise regression analysis showed that the education background and personality characteristics were the main influencing factors on the elderly people's self-transcendence.Conclusions Elderly people's family members,health care workers,and other social workers should pay high attention to the elderly people's self-transcendence level,take measures to increase their self-transcendence level and stimulate the elderly people's enthusiasm of self-management according to the influencing factors,so as to improve the elderly people's life quality,extend the healthy life expectancy,and finally achieve the whole healthy aging.

Objective To explore the effect of Lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) on adiponectin (APN) expression and the mechanism of lowering blood-lipid and anti-inflammation in atherosclerotic (AS) mice.Methods C57BL/6J mice with normal feed were chosen as control group.Thirty-two ApoE-/-mice with high cholesterol diet were successfully established as AS models,and then the mice were randomly divided into model group and three LBP groups,which were feed with high,medium,and low dose of LBP.After feeding for four weeks,aortic blood and tissues were collected.Blood-lipid,inflammatory factors,endothelin-1 (ET-1),APN,AdipoR1,and AMPK pathway related protein expression were detected.Differentiated 3T3-L1 cells were divided into control group,LBP group,and LBP + BML-275 group.Triglyceride (TG),inflammatory factors,APN,AdipoR1,and AMPK pathway related protein expression was investigated.Results In mice,compared with the control group,typical AS pathomorphologic changes were found in aorta and the levels of TG,total cholesterol (TC),nitric oxide (NO),ET-1,interleukin-6 (IL-6),and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) in the model group were significantly increased,while the protein expression of HDL-C,APN,AdipoR1,PPARα,AMPKα,and p-AMPK-α and Acyl-CoA oxidase (ACO) mRNA expression was reduced.Compared with the model group,AS pathomorphologic state was obviously improved in aorta and the amount of TG,TC,NO,ET-1,IL-6,and TNF-α in LBP groups were markedly decreased,while the protein expression of HDL-C,APN,AdipoR1,PPARα,AMPKα,p-AMPKα,and ACO mRNA expression was up-regulated.These changes were all in a dose-dependent manner.In differentiated 3T3-L1 fat cells,compared with control group,LBP enhanced the expression of APN,AdipoR1,PPARα,AMPKα,p-AMPKα,and ACO,but decreased the amount of TG,IL-6,and TNF-α.Compared with LBP group,the levels of TG,IL-6 and TNF-α was notably increased in BML-275 group.Conclusion LBP up-regulates the expression of APN and AdipoR1,activates APN/AMPK pathway,plays a role in lowering blood-lipid and anti-inflammation,and thus relieves AS in mice.

ObjectiveTo explore the effects of enteral nutrition (EN) on intestinal permeability in patients with active ulcerative colitis (AUC). MethodsTwenty-four A UC patients were randomly divided into two groups:routine treatment group (n =11 ) and routine treatment plus EN group (n =13). Patients in routine treatment group were treated with mesalazine as well as low-residue diet, while patients in routine treatment plus EN group received mesalazine and short peptide EN for 14 days. The ratio of lactulose to mannitol in urine (L/M) before and after treatment was detected by high-performance liquid chromatography. ResultsThe L/M ratio was 0. 039 ± 0. 025 in routine treatment group and 0.072 ± 0.019 in routine treatment plus EN group (P =0.069). After 2 weeks of treatment, the L/M ratio of routine treatment plus EN group (0.038 ± 0.012 ) was significantly lower than the pretreatment level (P =0.043 ), while the L/M ratio of routine treatment group between before and after treatment had no significant difference (0.039 ± 0.025 vs. 0.032 ± 0.022, P =0.730). ConclusionEN can effectively improve the intestinal permeability in AUC patients.

AIM:To explore the influences of semaphorin 3A (Sema 3A) on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced injury in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).METHODS:Sema 3A over-expression vectors were constructed and transfected into the HUVECs by Lipofectamine 2000, and the over-expression effect was verified by qPCR and Western blot.The HUVECs in different groups were treated with or without 200 μmol/L H2O2 for 4 h.The levels of inflammatory cytokines were measured by qPCR.The levels of lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were detected by corresponding colorimetry.The cell viability was measured by MTT assay.The cell apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry.The levels of apoptosis-related proteins cleaved caspase-3 and Bcl-2 were determined by Western blot.RESULTS:H2O2 induced inflammatory cytokine secretion, increased the levels of LDH and MDA, decreased SOD activity and cell viability, and increased cell apoptosis in the HUVECs.Over-expression of Sema 3A enhanced the above processes.No injury effect of Sema 3A over-expression on HUVECs without H2O2 treatment was observed, indicating that the injury effects of Sema 3A on HUVECs depended on H2O2.CONCLUSION:Sema 3A markedly enhances H2O2-induced injury in the HUVECs, which depends on H2O2.Sema 3A may promote oxidative stress-caused endothelial cell injury.

Objective: To investigate the status of regular HIV testing and post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, so as to provide the reference for developing targeted intervention strategies. Methods: A total of 389 MSM were selected from Lishui City by convenient sampling method from April to August 2022, and demographic information, sexual behaviors, HIV testing and PEP behaviors were collected through questionnaire surveys. MSM were clustered using two step clustering analysis, and regular HIV testing and PEP behaviors among different groups of MSM were compared. Factors affecting regular HIV testing and PEP behaviors were evaluated using a multivariable logistic regression model. Results: The MSM surveyed had a median age of 31.00 (interquartile range, 16.00) years. There were 146 MSM undergoing regular HIV testing, accounting for 37.53%, and 47 MSM receiving PEP, accounting for 12.08%. MSM were divided into two groups. There were 28.05% of MSM with regular HIV testing in group 1, which was lower than the 44.44% in group 2; and 22.56% receiving PEP, which was higher than the 4.44% in group 2 (both P<0.05). Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified age (OR=1.030, 95%CI: 1.011-1.050), sexual roles (both receptive and insertive, OR=2.999, 95%CI: 1.732-5.194) and homosexual behaviors in the past 6 months (use condoms every time, OR=4.567, 95%CI: 2.593-8.044) as factors affecting regular HIV testing among MSM; age (OR=0.970, 95%CI: 0.942-0.999), sexual orientation (OR=0.292, 95%CI: 0.139-0.612) and homosexual behaviors in the past 6 months (not use condoms, OR=0.135, 95%CI: 0.040-0.460; use condoms every time, OR=0.076, 95%CI: 0.018-0.326) as factors affecting PEP behaviors among MSM. Conclusion MSM with different characteristics of sexual behaviors have different preferences for HIV regular testing and PEP, with homosexual behaviors in the past 6 months, sexual roles and sexual orientation being the main influencing factors.

Objective To evaluate the effect of exosomes from different sources on the growth, metastasis and immune microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma ( HCC ) in a mouse model of orthotopic transplanted hepatoma so as to provide new insight into the clinical immunotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods The serum-derived exosomes were obtained by ultracentrifugation from Hepa1-6 cells and 3-week orthotopically tumor-bearing HCC mice. The morphology and size of exosomes were identified by transmission electron microscopy. One-week tumor-bearing HCC C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 3 groups ( 3 mice for each group ) , and respectively treated with tail vein injection of 120 μl PBS(control group), 120 μl Hepa1-6 cell-derived exosomes (1μg/μl, TEXcel group), and serum-derived exosomes (1μg/μl) (TEXserum group). The treatments were conduced once a week for 3 consecutive weeks. The mice were sacrificed on the 4th day after the treatments, and the liver tissue and lung tissues were dissected. The volumes of the liver cancer tissues were measured. The expression of PD-L1 protein and CD3+and FoxP3+T lymphocytes infiltration in the liver cancer tissues were respectively detected by Western Blot and immunohistochemical staining. The lung metastasis of the liver cancer was detected by hematoxylin-eosin staining. Results The diameters of the Hepa1-6 cell- and serum-derived exosomes both were about 100 nm, and were uniform vesicles with complete membrane structure. Compared with the control group, Hepa1-6 cell-derived exosomes had a certain inhibitory effect on the growth and lung metastasis of HCC, while there was no significant difference for the TEXserum group. Western Blot results showed that compared with the control group, PD-L1 protein expression was significantly up-regulated in both TEXcel group and TEXserum group. Immunohistochemical staining showed that compared with the control group, the infiltration number of Foxp3+-labeled regulatory T cells (Treg) had no significant changes in TEXcel group and the TEXserum group, and the differences were no statistically significant (all P>0.05). However, the infiltration number of CD3+-labeled T lymphocytes was significantly reduced in the two groups, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Conclusion The Hepa1-6 cell-derived exosomes have a certain inhibitory effect on the growth and lung metastasis of HCC, and have no obvious regulation effects on the immune microenvironment of HCC. The serum-derived exosomes from orthotopically tumor-bearing HCC mice can promote the growth and lung metastasis of HCC and immunosuppress the microenvironment. The Hepa1-6 cell-derived exosomes are expected to be used for immunotherapy studies of liver cancer.

Objective Studies show that women infected with human papillomavirus (HPV)induced cervicitis,cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and on to develop cervical cancer their cervical mucosal exfoliated cells telomerase activity changes,to explore its clinical value in screening and early diagnosis and treatment of female patients with cervical cancer.Methods Elections of HPV testing negative control group 26 cases,HPV-positive group 28 cases,HPV-positive cervicitis group of 27 cases,HPV-positive CIN group 26 cases,24 cases of cervical cancer,HPV-negative cervicitis group 26 cases,HPV-negative CIN group of 23 cases of seven test group,cervical mucosa cytology specimens collected in 293 cells as positive standards for real-time fluorescence quantitative detection of telomerase TRAP Quantitative value of telomerase activity.Results Normal control group,ranging from 0 to 3.15,average 0.36; HPV-positive group,ranging from 0 to 21.6,with an average 1.98,＞ 10,3 cases; HPV-positive cervicitis group,ranging from 0 to 71.5,with an average 4.88,＞ 10,4 cases; HPV-positive CIN group,ranging from0 to 407,with an average 20.8,＞ 10,5 cases; cancer group,the range 1.2-5.5 × 106,median 346,where ＜ 10.4 cases; HPV-negative cervicitis group,ranging from 0 to 66.6,with an average 4.19,＞ 10,3 cases; HPV-negative CIN group,ranging from 0 to 158,with an average 14.2.Statistical analysis of cervical cancer group and the other groups are statistically significant (P ＜0.01),HPV-positive CIN group compared with the control group was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05) the rest of the comparison between two groups was not statistically significance (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions Women infected with HPV and cause cervicitis,CIN stage,the cervical mucosa telomerase activity gradually increased and in cervical cancer stage increased the most significant.And therefore take cells exfoliated cervical mucosa quantitative detection of telomerase activity can be used as effective method in screening and early diagnosis for cervical cancer in women.

PURPOSE: Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) activated by cancer cells has a central role in development and malignant biological behavior in colorectal cancer (CRC). Adult fibroblasts do not express Snail, but Snail-positive fibroblasts are discovered in the stroma of malignant CRC and reported to be the key role to chemoresistance. However, the reciprocal effect of CAFs expressed Snail to chemoresistance on CRC cells and the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully characterized. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Snail-overexpressed 3T3 stable cell lines were generated by lipidosome and CT26 mixed with 3T3-Snail subcutaneous transplanted CRC models were established by subcutaneous injection. Cell Counting Kit-8, flow cytometry and western blotting assays were performed, and immunohistochemistry staining was studied. The cytokines participated in chemoresistance was validated with reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and heatmap. RESULTS: Snail-expression fibroblasts are discovered in human and mouse spontaneous CRCs. Overexpression of Snail induces 3T3 fibroblasts transdifferentiation to CAFs. CT26 co-cultured with 3T3-Snail resisted the impairment from 5-fluorouracil and paclitaxel in vitro. The subcutaneous transplanted tumor models included 3T3-Snail cells develop without restrictions even after treating with 5-fluorouracil or paclitaxel. Moreover, these chemoresistant processes may be mediated by CCL1 secreted by Snail-expression fibroblasts via transforming growth factor β/nuclear factor-κB signaling pathways. CONCLUSION: Taken together, Snail-expressing 3T3 fibroblasts display CAFs properties that support 5-fluorouracil and paclitaxel chemoresistance in CRC via participation of CCL1 and suggest that inhibition of the Snail-expression fibroblasts in tumor may be a useful strategy to limit chemoresistance.
Adult ; Animals ; Blotting, Western ; Cell Count ; Cell Line ; Colorectal Neoplasms* ; Cytokines ; Drug Resistance, Multiple ; Fibroblasts* ; Flow Cytometry ; Fluorouracil ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; In Vitro Techniques ; Injections, Subcutaneous ; Mice ; Paclitaxel ; Snails ; Transforming Growth Factors

The analysis on regularity of comparability among famous physician's prescriptions for treating chest pain since the Han Dynasty will be helpful to treat chest pain and develop new herbs.The Chinese Medicine Auxiliary System (V2.5) was used to analysis the regularity of comparability by inputting the most famous 101 prescriptions for the treatment of chest pain from the Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty.The results showed that the most common single drugs were cassia twig,40 times (39.6％).The most common couplet medicines were licorice and poria cocos,21 times (20.8％).The most common triangle medicines were ginger,pinellia,and cassia twig,13 times (12.9％).The most common drug combination based on association rules was the combination of cassia twig,peucedani radix→ginger (confidence level of 0.909 1).The core drugs based on complex network was cassia twig,licorice,and etc.New prescription combinations based on the entropy method were 11 new prescriptions including allium,cassia twig,poria,and almonds.It was concluded that there were regularity of comparability in ancient prescriptions for treating chest pain.Approaching and developing medicine for the treatment of chest pain should be from the following 6 points.The priority choice of single drug was cassia twig,and etc.The priority choice of couplet medicines was licorice and poria cocos,etc.The priority choice of triangle medicines was ginger,pinellia,cassia twig,and etc.The combination of high correlation should be chosen in treating chest pain,such as cassia twig,peucedani radix→ginger,and etc.The core drugs are necessary.In the warming yang method,cassia twig is the core drug and ginger is the auxiliary drug,and etc.New prescription combination,such as allium,cassia twig,poria,almonds,and etc.should be applied.

Objective To study 15 famous ancient TCMdocotors’prescribing herbal medicines for treat-ment of vertigo from Han Dynasty and the following periods,so as to provide basis for clinical treatment on vertigo as well as for researching and developing new medicines for treating vertigo.Methods A total of 128 traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions were collected and input into TCMInheritance Auxiliary Platform Version 2.5.Using the method of improved mutual information entropy clustering,association rules,complex systems entropy clustering and unsupervised entropy hierarchical clustering,the pattern types,pairs of drugs (two Chinese medicines used together),triangle drugs (three Chinese medicines used together),association rules of drugs,evolution and extraction of combination of the core drugs,and prescriptions newfound were analyzed.Results The leading pattern of vertigo was hyperactivity of liver yang (frequency:30;rate:23.4%.Same below).The most commonly used herbal medicine was Fuling (49,38.3%),and the most common pair of drugs was Zhigancao-Baizhu (29,22.7%),the most com-mon triangle drugs was Zhigancao-Baizhu-Fuling (17,13.3%).The drugs combination with high corre-lation was Baizhu-Danggui→Zhigancao,with support of 10% and confidence of 0.937 5.Altogether 22 sets of triangle drugs were extracted,in which the core drugs were Renshen,Baizhu,Zhigancao,Chen-pi,Fuling,Danggui.And 11 new prescriptions were available.Conclusion For research and develop-ment of new drugs on vertigo,we should focus on the pattern of hyperactivity of liver yang;prior compati-bility rules are Baizhu,Danggui with Zhigancao and Chenpi,Baizhu with Renshen and Zhigancao,Ren-shen with Baizhu;when formulate a new prescrption,Fuling,Fushen,Zhigancao,Chenpi,Sangye,Ju-hua,Baizhu and Renshen deserve the priority.