BACKGROUND: Numerous evidence has demonstrated that the magnesium aloy with excelent mechanical properties can degradein vivo, and can be used as vascular stent materials, bone fixation materials, porous materials for bone repair. But it is not reported in the biliary stent. OBJECTIVE:To observe the degradation procedures and evaluate the changes of mechanical characteristics of biliary stents made of magnesium aloy (AZ 31B) in human bilein vitro. METHODS:The baloon-expandable biliary stents were made of magnesium aloy with laser sculpture. Then, 15 stents treated with micro-arc oxidation on the surface served as experimental group and another 15 stents without micro-arc oxidation as control group. A dynamic numerical simulation system was establishedin vitro to simulate the internal environment of human biliary tract. Al of the biliary stents were placed into this system. Their shapes were observed, and their qualities and radical forces were measured every 20 days. At the same time, their surfaces were scanned by scanning electron microscope. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) The degradation speeds of the stents in the experimental group were obviously slower than those in the control group. The fracture of the connecting rods in control group and experimental group appeared 20 days and 40 days later, respectively. The peak time of degradation in the control group and experimental group were 30 days and 50 days, respectively. The stents were fuly biodegraded within 70 days in the control group while within 90 days in the experimental group. With time, the stent surface became more rough, and the density, area and depth of etch pits were al increased in the two groups. At the same stage, the degradation speed of the control group was more rapid than that in the experimental group. (2) The qualities and radical forces of the stents were gradualy reduced with time in both groups. However, the degradation speed of stents in the experimental group was much slower than that in the control group. In summary, the degradation speed of the biliary stents made of magnesium aloy treated with micro-arc oxidation is appropriate and can meet the clinical requirement for the degradation time of biliary stents. This novel material could potentialy be used for the preparation of biliary stents.

Objective:Based on the survey of qualitative and quantitative on rural doctors in 6 provinces and cities in China , this paper aimed to compare the present situation of construction of rural doctors under the new health care reform and explore the impact of the new health care reform as well as to propose some suggestions . Methods:Based on the survey of questionnaire and in -depth interviews on rural doctors in 6 provinces and cities in China .Results:The problems existed for rural doctors in China such as insufficient number of personnel , ag-ing, lack of young rural doctors supplement , low level the requirements and situation of professionalism , etc.Con-clusion:It should accelerate the process of the cultivation of rural doctors , promote the education level of rural doc-tors, gradually ease the current situation of the rural doctor shortage .

This paper summed up the medical professionalism as taking patients'interests first , reshaping the medical good faith , improving business ability and promoting social justice .Also proposed that in order to have rea-sonable human resource allocation , ensure the construction of rural health personnel team and stability , the follow-ings are necessary:medical staff at villages and towns setting up the medical ethics , strengthening the altruism spir-it;changing the traditional model of the doctor -patient relationship , adhering to the principle of patient autonomy;cultivating professional sense of responsibility , building moral education;intensive training and striving to improve the level of medical technology;increasing the doctor -patient communication , restoring patients'interests first , re-shaping medical doctor -patient trust integrity , improving business ability and promoting social justice as well as fully exerting the social , moral and cultural supporting factors etc .

Objective: To investigate the effect of polypeptide extract from scorpion venom (PESV) on the matrix metalloproteinase2（MMP2）and matrix metalloproteinase9（MMP9）expression in leukemia-NOD/SCID mice, and the intervention mechanism of PESV in the multiplication and infiltration of leukemic cells thereof. Methods: In order to establish the animal model of outer marrow infiltration of human leukemia，bone marrow mononuclear cells of leukemia patients, irradiated 270 cGy on body by ~(137)Cs, were injected into NOD/SCID mice. The mice were randomly divided into five groups. The groups I, II and III were treated with different concentrations of PESV. Group Ⅳ was the model group injected by the normal saline solution. GroupⅤ was taken as control. The peripheral white blood cell count and blood smear were observed in groups. All of the mice were killed after four-week observation and MMP2 and MMP9 expressions were examined using Real timePCRmethod. Results: The expression levels of MMP2 and MMP9 were significantly lower in group I, group II and group III than that of the model group(P < 0.05). The expression levels of MMP2 and MMP9 were related to the concentration of PESV. Moreover, the peripheral white blood cell count and blood smear were more normal in mice treated with PESV than those of mice of model group. Conclusion: PESV inhibited the overexpression of MMP2 and MMP9 in leukemia-NOD/SCID mice, which significantly inhibited the multiplication and infiltration of leukemic cells.

Objective To analyze the prognostic factors in patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma of stage Ⅰb and Ⅱa treated by surgery,and to investigate their guid roles in available post-operation adjuvant therapy. Methods The clinicopathologic records of 306 patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma of stage Ⅰb and Ⅱa who underwent radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy were retrospectively analyzed, and the prognostic factors were explored by univariate and multivariate methods. Independent prognostic factors were identified by COX proportional hazards regression model. Results The overall 5-year survival rate of these 306 patients was 78.1%. In univariate survival analysis, the poor prognostic factors included poor differentiation, positive pelvic lymph nodes, deep stromal invasion, parametrial extension, tumor size≥4 cm, and lymph vascular space involvement (P

To study the B cell linear epitopes of rabies virus CVS-11 nucleoprotein, peptides were synthesized according to the amino acid sequences of B cell linear epitopes. Linear epitopes predicted by bioinformatics analysis were evaluated with immunological techniques. Indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay showed that titers of antibodies to peptides (355-369 and 385-400 residues of rabies virus CVS-11 nucleoprotein) were above 1:12 800 in mouse sera. The antibodies recognized denatured rabies virus CVS-11 nucleoprotein in Western blot analysis. Purified anti-peptide antibodies recognized natural rabies virus CVS-11 nucleoprotein in BHK-21 cells in indirect fluorescent antibody test. The 355-369 and 385-400 residues of rabies virus CVS-11 nucleoprotein were validated as B cell linear epitopes.
Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Antibodies, Viral ; immunology ; Epitope Mapping ; Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte ; chemistry ; genetics ; immunology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleoproteins ; chemistry ; genetics ; immunology ; Rabies ; immunology ; virology ; Rabies virus ; chemistry ; genetics ; immunology

OBJECTIVETo investigate the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in aging of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) of rats.

METHODSSerum samples were collected from young (8 ≈ 12 w) and aged (64 ≈ 72 w) SD rat. Four experiment groups were assigned: young rat serum (YRS), YRS+Wnt 3a, old rat serum (ORS) and ORS+DKK1 groups. Immunofluorescence and Western blotting were used to detect the expression of intracellular β-catenin. The senescence-associated changes were examined with SA-β-galactosidase staining. The proliferation ability was tested by MTT assays. The survived and apoptotic cells were determined by AO/EB staining. The expressions of γ-H2A. X and p53 protein were detected by immunofluorescence and Western blotting. RT-PCR was used to detect the expression of p53 and p21 mRNA.

RESULTSCompared with the YRS group, the intracellular expression of β-catenin in the ORS group was significantly increased,especially in the nuclei of MSCs. After treatment of DKK1 in ORS, the γ-catenin expression was reduced. The number of SA-β-galactosidase positive MSCs was significantly higher in the YRS+Wnt 3a group than that in the YRS group (P<0.01), and the proliferative and survival ability of MSCs was significantly decreased in the YRS+Wnt 3a group. The number of SA-β-galactosidase positive MSCs in the ORS+DKK1 group was significantly decreased compared with that in ORS group (P <0.01), and the proliferative and survival ability of MSCs was significantly increased in the ORS+DKK1 group. The expression of γ-H2A.X, p53 and p21 was markedly increased in the ORS group than that in YRS group, however, after treatment with Wnt/β-catenin signaling inhibitor DKK1, the expression of γ-H2A.X, p53 and p21 was significantly decreased compared with that in the ORS group.

CONCLUSIONResults suggest that the Wnt/β-catenin signaling is activated in the MSCs cultured with ORS and excessive activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling can promote MSCs aging. The DNA damage response and p53/p21 pathway may be main mediators of MSC aging induced by excessive activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling.

Animals ; Cell Proliferation ; Cell Survival ; physiology ; Cells, Cultured ; Cellular Senescence ; physiology ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; metabolism ; physiology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Signal Transduction ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ; metabolism ; Wnt Proteins ; metabolism ; beta Catenin ; metabolism

Taking Guangdong Province Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital as an example,the paper introduces the study idea of hospital IT intelligent operation maintenance and monitoring platform,expounds on design and realization of the platform,including general technical architecture,functional architecture and core business process,summarizes related practical experiences,and points out that application of the platform is able to enhance operation maintenance level and user satisfaction significantly.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the role of intrahepatic CD4(+)CD25(+) T regulatory cells and Foxp3 gene in the natural tolerance in rat liver transplantation.

METHODSThe orthotopic liver transplantation models of inbred rats (LEW and DA rats) were established with double-sleeve technique and the models were divided into two groups: tolerance group (TOL group, LEW-to-DA) and rejection group (REJ group, DA-to-LEW). The intrahepatic lymphocytes from each group were isolated by using density gradient centrifugation. CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells were isolated by magic cell sorting system (MACS) and identified by flow cytometry (FCM). CD4(+)CD25(+) Tr cells suppression on the proliferation of CD4(+)CD25(-) T effector cells were analyzed by cell proliferation assay in vitro. Western blot was used to detect Scurfin protein expression of CD4(+)CD25(+) Tr cells.

RESULTSCD4(+)CD25(+) Tr cells developed significantly greater in the TOL group than in the REJ group. In vitro, the spleen cells from LEW rats can irritate the proliferation of CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells more obviously than the syngeneic spleen cells. CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells could suppress the proliferation of CD4(+)CD25(-) T cells, but the inhibition was reversed by exogenous IL-2 (200 U/ml).

CONCLUSIONSThe immune suppression function of CD4(+)CD25(+) Tr cell, mediated by Foxp3 gene, is one of the mechanisms in liver transplantation tolerance.

Animals ; Blotting, Western ; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes ; cytology ; immunology ; metabolism ; Cells, Cultured ; Flow Cytometry ; Forkhead Transcription Factors ; metabolism ; Graft Rejection ; immunology ; Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit ; immunology ; Liver Transplantation ; immunology ; Male ; Models, Animal ; Rats ; Rats, Inbred Lew ; Rats, Inbred Strains ; Transplantation Tolerance ; immunology

OBJECTIVETo investigate whether progesterone receptor B (PRB) can be sumoylated by SUMO-2/3 and the effect of sumoylation on PRB transcriptional activity.

METHODSSUMO-2/3 cDNA was amplified from MCF-7 cDNA and cloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3-FLAG. The plasmid pXJ40-myc-PRB was cotransfected with pcDNA3FLAG-SUMO2, pcDNA3FLAG-SUMO3 or the mock control into 293T cells, and PRB sumoylation was detected by immunoprecipitation and Western blotting. The effect of PRB sumoylation on its transcriptional activity was determined using reporter luciferase assay.

RESULTSpcDNA3FLAG-SUMO2 and pcDNA3FLAG-SUMO3 vectors were successfully constructed. SUMO-2/3 could bind covalently to PRB and increase its transcriptional dependent on the presence of progesterone.

CONCLUSIONPRB can be sumoylated by SUMO-2/3 and its function is regulated by this modification.

Animals ; Cell Line ; Humans ; Plasmids ; genetics ; Receptors, Progesterone ; genetics ; metabolism ; Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Transcription, Genetic ; Transfection ; Ubiquitination ; Ubiquitins ; genetics ; metabolism