Objective To analyze the protein expression changes of retina in diabetic mice using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) approach and to study proteins of apoptosis.Methods 8 diabetic mice were chosen as the diabetic model group (DM group),8diabetic mice as the normal control group.The animals were housed in wire-bottomed cages and received normal pellet chow and tap water in a constant environment.After 10 weeks,all mice were killed,and their retina were dissected.After hematoxylin and eosin(H&E) staining,the sections of retina were examined using light microscopy.The changes of protein expression in retina were studied using iTRAQ approach.Expression of apoptosis associated proteins was analyzed using ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA).Results Compared with control group,mice retina in DM group developed looser structures,tissue edema and obvious telangiectasia under light microscopy.Using iTRAQ approach,a total of 348 differential proteins were identified.Among those proteins,16 proteins were related with apoptosis,including Ataxin-10,Protein NDRG1,mucin-4,Aquaporin-1 and annexin A4,etc.There were 8 apoptosis-related proteins in retina with up-regulation,and the other 8 proteins with down-regulation in the DM group.The relationship between these proteins were analyzed and charted by IPA.Conclusions Apoptosis may be involved in the development of diabetic retinopathy.The identification of the apoptosis-related proteins will be helpful for the further study.

Objective: To analyze and discuss the clinicopathologic characteristics of triple-negative breast cancer with initial visceral metastasis after surgery, as well as the efficacy of first-line chemotherapy and the prognostic factors. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed using the clinical data of 107 triple-negative breast cancer patients with postoperative initial visceral metastasis, who were treated in Department of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013. The analysis also included their first-line chemotherapy efficacy, survival situation and prognostic factors. Results: Among 107 patients, there were 101 patients (94.4%) with invasive ductal carcinoma and 6 patients (5.6%) with other pathological types or mixed patterns. The postoperative median disease-free interval was 14.4 months; the 1-, 2- and 3-year survival rates after visceral metastasis were 75.7%, 41.1% and 22.4%, respectively. The objective response rate of first-line platinum-based chemotherapy was 60.0%, and the median progressionfree survival time was 8.6 months; which were significantly higher or longer than that in the non-platinum chemotherapy group (36.2%, P = 0.014; 5.1 months, P = 0.023). However, there was no significant difference in the median survival time between the two groups (19.9 vs 20.9 months, P = 0.423). Univariate analysis showed that neoadjuvant chemotherapy, postoperative radiotherapy, lymph node metastasis status, clinical stage, disease-free interval, best curative effect of first-line chemotherapy, plurivisceral metastasis, and progression-free survival after first-line chemotherapy had significant effects on the overall survival (all P < 0.05). Additionally, multivariate analysis showed that neoadjuvant chemotherapy and disease-free interval had significant effects on overall survival (both P < 0.05). Conclusion: The triple-negative breast cancer patients with initial visceral metastasis have short disease-free interval time and low long-term survival rate. The first-line platinumbased chemotherapy is a good choice for these patients. The neoadjuvant chemotherapy and disease-free interval within one year may be the independent prognostic factors for their overall survival.

Objective To study the significant immunohistochemical marker to identify lung adenocarcinoma(ADC) and squamous cell carcinoma(SCC).Methods Three hundred and twenty-nine Choose 329 cases of nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were chosen.Analysis of the clinical and pathological features.The expression of cell keratin 7 (CK7),thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1),Napsin A,CK5/6,p40 and p63 were detected by using immunohistochemistry.Results (1) Among 329 specimens,containing 129 cases of resections,195 cases of biopsies and 5 cases of pleural effusion specimens.(2)In these cases,187 cases were classified to be ADC,142 cases were classified to be SCC.(3) CK7,TTF-1,Napsin A,CK5/6,p40,p63 sensitivity were 97.9％,87.2％,81.3％,6.4％,3.7％,18.7％ in ADC groups,and 25.4％,11.3％,0,92.3％,95.1％,98.6％ in SCC groups,and the differences of two groups were significant statistically (x2 =190.665,187.432,214.542,242.003,274.407,206.818;P＜ 0.001).(4) In the 3 IHC of ADC,CK7 had the highest sensitivity,Napsin A had the highest specificity.In the 3 IHC of SCC,p63 had the highest sensitivity,p40 had the highest specificity.Conclusion CK7,TTF-1,Napsin A,CK5/6,p40 and p63 can be a markable panel of immunohistochemistry in the differential diagnosis of NSCLC.

Objective To conduct the molecular epidemiologic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) in the intensive care units(ICUs) and general wards and to compare their clinical characteristics.Methods Ninety-six clinically isolated strains of S.aureus(43 strains from the emergency intensive care unit(EICU) and neurosurgical intensive care unit(NICU) and 53 strains from the general wards) collected from Sepetember 2015 to April 2016 were performed the bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility test.The molecular typing was performed by adopting staphylococcal protein A (spa) typing method.Results Among 96 strains of S.aureus,the detection rate of methicillin-resistant S.aureus(MRSA) was 40.6%(39/96),which among 43 strains in ICU was 62.8%(27/43) and which among 53 strains in the general words was 22.6%(12/53).The resistance rates of strains from ICUs to gentamicin,levofloxacin,clindamycin,fosfomycin and minocycline were 23.3%,48.8%,46.5%,32.6% and 32.5% respectively,while which from the general wards were 7.5%,24.5%,18.9%,2.1% and 0% respectively.The Spa typing results showed that the main types of ICUs were t002,t091 and t311.The major epidemic strain was t002(n=16,37.2%) and mainly isolated from EICUs(12 strains),26 spa types were identified among the general wards trains,mainly were t189,t377,t571,t034,t091,t127.Conclusion The detection rate of MRSA in ICUs is higher than that in the general wards,these strains have high resistant rate to routine antibacterial drugs.t002 is the major epidemic strain.The general wards have more spa types with higher genetic diversity.

Objective: To quantitatively study the morphological structure and parameter of right atrial appendage (RAA) by 256-slice spiral CT to provide RAA imaging reference for interventional or surgical therapy in clinical practice. Methods: A total of 200 patients with negative CTA results examined in our hospital were studied including 96 male and 104 female; by age division, Age≤40 years group,n=29, Age (40-60) years group,n=114 and Age>60 years group,n=57. The original scanning data was reconstructed for RAA establishment, indexes of volume, radial lines were measured and compared between different gender and age groups to obtain 95% normal imaging references of RAA. Results:①The volume, height, basilar part circumference, anteroposterior spread of RAA in male were greater than female, allP<0.05; with surface area standardization, the long and short diameter of basilar part, area, circumference in female were greater than male, allP<0.05.②Anteroposterior angle and spread of RAA in Age<40 years group were higher than both Age (40-60) years group and Age>60 years group,P<0.05, the above parameters were similar between Age (40-60) years group and Age>60 years group,P>0.05.③95% normal reference ranges of RAA were as following: volume (4.83-19.97) ml, height (21.46-41.80) mm; basilar part longest diameter (25.89-41.65) mm, short diameter (19.34-36.24) mm, area (459.30-1093.28) mm2, circumference (86.16-147.04) mm; anteroposterior angle (1.67-31.23) °, spread (8.07-34.37) mm. Conclusion: 256-slice CT may quantitatively study the morphological structure and parameter of RAA and establish its 95% normal imaging references for clinical practice.

To study the anticoagulant effect of Xiang-Qi-Tang (XQT),the mice model of endotoxemia was established to detect the expression of coagulation factors and their regulatory proteins in serum and aorta.The results showed that XQT could decrease the expression of TF and increase the expression of tPA in the aorta of mice with endotoxemia,and also decrease the expression of sEPCR in the serum.We further found that XQT caused the decrease of sEPCR through the regulation of PKC δ and ADAM17 to contribute the anticoagulation in mice.This study may provide a new strategy for treating endotoxin-induced disease and provide evidences for further researching the pharmacological action of XQT.

Objective To investigate the effects of glucocorticoid and blood purification on cellular immune function and prognosis in children with severe sepsis/septic shock. Methods Fifty-five pediatric patients with severe sepsis/septic shock admitted to PICU of Shandong Provincial Hospital between January 2015 and June 2017 were enrolled in the study and were divided into control group,hormone group and con-tinuous blood purification group according to treatment. PCIS,PICU stay,immune function,3\7\28-day mor-tality rate,the level of HLA-DR/CD14,TNF-α and IL-10 of pre-treatment,24 h and 72 h post-treatment were studied and compared among three groups. Results (1) Three-day (26. 7% vs. 20. 0% vs. 20. 0%) and 7-day mortality rates in blood purification group,hormone group,and control group were 4/15,4/20,4/20 and 5/15,5/20,5/20,respectively,which were the highest in blood purification group,but 28-day mortality rate(5/15 vs.7/20 vs.8/20)was the lowest in blood purification group. (2) PCIS,the expressions of HLA-DR/CD14,CD4 +,CD8 +and CD4 +/CD8 +increased in all groups while they increased significantly in blood purification group(P<0. 05). The levels of TNF-α and IL-10 in peripheral blood of children decreased gradually in each group,especially in blood purification group. Conclusion Comparing with hormone group, continuous blood purification therapy can remove inflammatory mediators more quickly and effectively,reduce cytokine level and improve cellular immune function in children with severe sepsis/septic shock,and reduce their 28-day mortality.

Stroke is an acute cerebro-vascular disease with high incidence and poor prognosis, most commonly ischemic in nature. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to inflammatory reactions as symptoms of a stroke. However, the role of inflammation in stroke and its underlying mechanisms require exploration. In this study, we evaluated the inflammatory reactions induced by acute ischemia and found that pyroptosis occurred after acute ischemia both in vivo and in vitro, as determined by interleukin-1β, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein, and caspase-1. The early inflammation resulted in irreversible ischemic injury, indicating that it deserves thorough investigation. Meanwhile, acute ischemia decreased the Sirtuin 1 (Sirt1) protein levels, and increased the TRAF6 (TNF receptor associated factor 6) protein and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. In further exploration, both Sirt1 suppression and TRAF6 activation were found to contribute to this pyroptosis. Reduced Sirt1 levels were responsible for the production of ROS and increased TRAF6 protein levels after ischemic exposure. Moreover, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, an ROS scavenger, suppressed the TRAF6 accumulation induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation via suppression of ROS bursts. These phenomena indicate that Sirt1 is upstream of ROS, and ROS bursts result in increased TRAF6 levels. Further, the activation of Sirt1 during the period of ischemia reduced ischemia-induced injury after 72 h of reperfusion in mice with middle cerebral artery occlusion. In sum, these results indicate that pyroptosis-dependent machinery contributes to the neural injury during acute ischemia via the Sirt1-ROS-TRAF6 signaling pathway. We propose that inflammatory reactions occur soon after oxidative stress and are detrimental to neuronal survival; this provides a promising therapeutic target against ischemic injuries such as a stroke.

Mesocotyl elongation is a key trait influencing seedling emergence and establishment in direct-seeding rice cultivation. The phytohormone gibberellin (GA) has positive effects on mesocotyl elongation in rice. However, the physiological and molecular basis underlying the regulation of mesocotyl elongation mediated by GA priming under deep-sowing conditions remains largely unclear. In the present study, we performed a physiological and comprehensive transcriptomic analysis of the function of GA priming in mesocotyl elongation and seedling emergence using a direct-seeding

To meet the requirement of pathological practice and development, we systematically analyzed the situation of pathological residents training and the importance of initiating the clinical scientific research training. Additionally, we proposed the principle and implementation strategy for clinical scientific research training. According to features of pathological practice, we employed the modularized teaching to divide the training courses into several modules: discussion module for clinical pathology, lecture module for advanced research, and training modules for basic scientific theory, technology and writing skill. With these approaches, the systematic and structured system of standardized residents training is implemented to improve the clinical research ability of pathological residents.