Aged ; Antigens, CD ; metabolism ; Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Histiocytosis, Sinus ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G ; blood ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; pathology ; surgery ; Paranasal Sinuses ; pathology ; S100 Proteins ; metabolism ; Sclerosis ; pathology

Objective: To investigate the dynamic expression of the 20S proteasome in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of type 2 diabetic patients without vascular complications. Methods: PBMCs were prepared from 30 type 2 diabetic patients and 30 nondiabetic controls. The general indexes including weight, height and blood pressure were recorded. Fasting plasma glucose, fasting plasma insulin and glycosylated hemoglobin were measured. The protein level of the 20S proteasome was measured by Western blotting. The mRNA expression levels of the 20S proteasome β1, β2 and β5 submits were detected by real-time PCR. Results: Compared with that in the nondiabetic controls, the protein level of the 20S proteasome was significantly increased in the diabetic patients and was positively associated with glycosylated hemoglobin. Conclusion: Type 2 diabetic patients without vascular complications have an increased 20S proteasome expression, the significance of which needs to be explored by further study.

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of cinnamaldehyde ofloxaein-3-ylhydrazone (FQ)16) on apoptosis of human pancreatic carcinoma cells in vitro. METHODS: Human pancreatic carcinoma cell line BxPC-3 was treated with FQ16 at different concentrations. The proliferation inhibition was examined by MTT assay. Morphological examination, TUNEF and agarose gel electrophoresis method were used to detect apoptosis. Western blotting method was used to detect the expression of apoptosis related genes caspase-3 , caspase-9, caspase-8, bcl-2, bax and cytochrome C. RESULTS: The cell proliferation was inhibited by FQ16 in a time- and a dose-dependent manner. Treatment of BxPC-3 cells with different concentrations of FQ16 for 24 h increased the percentage of the apoptotic cells obviously (P < 0.05); the morphology of BxPC-3 showed changes such as nuclear chromatin condensation and fragmentation and typical ladder DNA in apoptotic cells. FQ16 increased protein expression of bax, caspase-9 and caspase-3, and induced cytosolic accumulation of active caspase-9 and caspase-8, whereas the protein expression of bcl-2 decreased. Western blotting results reveal that FQ16 released mitochondrial cytochrome C into cytosol in a dose-dependent manner. CONCLUSION: Apoptosis in pancreatic carcinoma BxPC-3 cells is one of the key mechanisms of action of cinnamaldehyde olloxacin-3-ylhydrazone, and mitochondrial-dependent pathways are involved in the induction of apoptosis of BxPC-3 cells. Copyright 2012 by the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association.

Objective: To investigate the dynamic expression of the 20S proteasome in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of type 2 diabetic patients without vascular complications. Methods: PBMCs were prepared from 30 type 2 diabetic patients and 30 nondiabetic controls. The general indexes including weight, height and blood pressure were recorded. Fasting plasma glucose, fasting plasma insulin and glycosylated hemoglobin were measured. The protein level of the 20S proteasome was measured by Western blotting. The mRNA expression levels of the 20S proteasome β1, β2 and β5 submits were detected by real-time PCR. Results: Compared with that in the nondiabetic controls, the protein level of the 20S proteasome was significantly increased in the diabetic patients and was positively associated with glycosylated hemoglobin. Conclusion: Type 2 diabetic patients without vascular complications have an increased 20S proteasome expression, the significance of which needs to be explored by further study.

OBJECTIVETo explore the effects of cyclopamine on the proliferation and apoptosis of LNCaP cells and the expression of the PCA3 gene in human prostate cancer in vitro.

METHODSLNCaP cells were treated with cyclopamine at the concentrations of 1, 5, 10 and 15 micromol/L for 24, 48 and 72 hours. The inhibitory effects of cyclopamine on the proliferation and apoptosis of the LNCaP cells were detected by MTT and flow cytometry respectively, the morphological changes of the cells observed by Hoechst 33258 staining, and the expression of the PCA3 gene determined by real-time fluorescence quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (FQ-RT-PCR).

RESULTSCompared with the blank control group, cyclopamine significantly inhibited the proliferation of the LNCaP cells at 5, 10 and 15 micromol/L (P <0.01), reaching IC50 at 10 micro mol/L at 48 hours. The apoptosis rates of the LNCaP cells at 24, 48 and 72 hours were 37.21%, 57.38% and 57.98% in the 10 micromol/L group and 21. 16% , 71.31% and 72.90% in the 15 micro.mol/L group, significantly different from those in the control (P <0. 01). The cell apoptosis showed a rising trend with the increase of cyclopamine concentration and acting-time, while the expression of the PCA3 gene was decreasing with the increased concentration of cyclopamine, significantly lower than that of the blank control group (P <0.01) , and extremely low in the 10 micromo/L group

CONCLUSIONCyclopamine intervention at 10 and 15 micromol/L for 48 and 72 hours could significantly inhibit the at all time points. Proliferation and induce the apoptosis of LNCaP cells and reduce the expression level of PCA3.

Antigens, Neoplasm ; genetics ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Humans ; Male ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; genetics ; pathology ; Veratrum Alkaloids ; pharmacology

Aged ; Epiglottis ; pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; secondary ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Neoplasm Staging ; Parotid Neoplasms ; pathology

Cell Line, Tumor ; Humans ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 ; analysis ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ; analysis ; Melanoma ; enzymology ; Skin Neoplasms ; enzymology

Adolescent ; Adult ; Electroacupuncture ; Female ; Garlic ; chemistry ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Moxibustion ; Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal ; therapy ; Young Adult

Child ; Humans ; beta-Thalassemia ; diagnosis ; therapy

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of combining real-time three-dimensional ultrasonography with three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound for the patients with small ovarian masses.Methods One hundred and seven patients with small ovarian masses were examined with real-time three-dimensional ultrasonography and three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound.The images and the relationship between benign and malignant small ovarian masses were analyzed.Results Benign and malignant small ovarian tumors had statistical differences in these three parameters:the envelope,inner wall and whether there being central vessels.The sensitivity and specificity of combining real-time threedimensional ultrasonography with three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound to diagnose malignant small ovarian tumors were 92.9% and 97.3% respectively.Conclusions Combining real-time three-dimensional ultrasonography with three-dimensional color Doppler energy can be used to diagnose the small ovarian masses and provide valuable information to identify malignant ovarian tumors.A small ovarian tumor with incomplete envelope,irregular inner wall and there being central vessels indicated the possibility of being malignant.