Many tumorigenesis in human are closely linked to the functional loss of P53. The tumor-suppressive functions of P53 are abrogated by mutations, but in 50% of all tumors it remains wild type. In these cases, loss of P53 tumor-suppressive function mainly results from the abnormal methylation of 5' CpG islands of tumor suppressor genes such as INK4a, ARF and ASPP. Restoring to normal methylation state of these genes might provide a new strategy for tumor therapy.

Version 2015 of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines for Uterine Neoplasms uses the 2009 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging system.These NCCN guidelines divide pure endnmetrioid cancers into three categories to delineate treatment:(1) disease limited to the uterus;(2) cervical involvement;(3) extrauterinc disease.Surgery is recommended for medically operable patients.Continuous progestin-based therapy may be considered for highly selected patients with stage IA disease who wish to preserve their fertility.Preoperative chemotherapy can be considered if extrauterine disease is suspected.Factors that may influence the decision regarding adjuvant therapy include lymph vascular space invasion (LVSI),patient age,tumor volume,and lower uterine segment or surface cervical glandular involvement.When administering adjuvant radiotherapy,it should be initiated as soon as the vaginal cuff has healed,no later than 12 weeks after surgery.

Many tumorigenesis in human are closely linked to the functional loss of P53. The tumor-suppressive functions of P53 are abrogated by mutations,but in 50% of all tumors it remains wild type. In these cases,loss of P53 tumor-suppressive function mainly results from the abnormal methylation of 5' CpG islands of tumor suppressor genes such as INK4a,ARF and ASPP. Restoring to normal methylation state of these genes might provide a new strategy for tumor therapy.

Concurrent thyroid carcinoma and parathyroid adenoma is rare, they can and do coexist. We present here a 63-year old man who had bilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma and a parathyroid adenoma in the right thyroid lobe. Thyroid cancer was confirmed surgically. After the operation, the patient was found hypercalcemie and hypophosphatemia along with an elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH), indicating primary hyperparathyroidism. Also, the parathyroid 99mTc-MIBI scan demonstrated parathyroid adenoma in the right lower pole of the thyroid. The abnormal parathyroid tissue was carried out, and then serum calcium and PTH levels decreased to normal ranges.
Calcium ; blood ; Carcinoma ; pathology ; surgery ; Carcinoma, Papillary ; Humans ; Hyperparathyroidism, Primary ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Parathyroid Glands ; pathology ; Parathyroid Hormone ; blood ; Parathyroid Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Thyroid Cancer, Papillary ; Thyroid Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery

Objective To investigate the effects of ZEB1 (Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1) gene knockdown on proliferation, cell cycle and apoptosis of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hADSCs).Methods Primary mesenchymal stem cells were obtained from human adipose tissue by collagenase digestion and identified by immunological phenotype and differentiation potential of osteogenic and adipogenic lineages .The siRNA was trans-fected into hADSCs by lipofectamine 2000 .The expression of ZEB 1 and key proliferation , cell cycle and apoptosis-related genes were detected by real-time PCR and Western blot at mRNA and protein level respectively .The cell proliferation capacity was assessed by MTS .The apoptosis and cell cycle of hADSCs were evaluated by flow cytome-try.Results The ZEB1 expression at mRNA and protein level was significantly decreased in si-ZEB1 transfection cells as compared to transfection with si-NC.Inhibition of ZEB1 decreased the cell proliferation ability , and signifi-cantly inhibited the expression of cell proliferation related genes, including CCND1, MKI67, MYC and PCNA.After transfection with si-ZEB1 , the percentage of cells in G1 phase increased from 50.17% to 58.94%, and S phase and G2 phase decreased by 6.16% and 2.07% separately.Meanwhile, the apoptosis rate increased by 10.2%, the expression of apoptosis related genes TP53 and BAX was up-regulated , and the expression of anti-ap-optotic genes MCL1 and BCL2 was down-regulated in si-ZEB1 transfection cells as compared to transfection with si-NC.Conclusions ZEB1 may play an important role in promoting hADSCs proliferation , cell cycle progression and inhibit their apoptosis .

AIM: To investigate the effect of ligustrazine (Lig) on cerebral injury in LPS-induced septic shock rats and to explore the underlying mechanism.METHODS: Wistar rats (n =48) were randomly divided into control group, LPS group and LPS +Lig treatment group.The rats in LPS group were randomly divided into 2 subgroups at time points of 6 h and 12 h.After ligustrazine treatment, the venous blood was collected by removal of eyeballs to detect the con-centration of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) using ELISA.The nitric oxide (NO) concentration in the homogenate of brain tissues was examined.The apoptosis in the hippocampus was analyzed by TUNEL staining.The protein expression of Bax and Bcl-2 was determined by Western blot.RESULTS: Ligustrazine inhibited the elevation of NSE and NO concentrations in LPS-induced septic shock rats.Furthermore, ligustrazine administration also attenuated LPS-induced increase in Bax ex-pression and decrease in Bcl-2 expression.CONCLUSION: Ligustrazine decreases the concentration of NSE and NO, and attenuates cerebral injury in LPS-induced septic shock rats.These effects may be related to the regulation of Bax and Bcl-2 expression.

ObjectiveTo investigate the association between nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of rs2282430 and rs2031234 inSLC26A9 gene and clinical characteristics of asthma in Han children in central China.MethodsA case-control study was performed. Two hundreds and three children with asthma were recruited in this study and 221 normal children were selected as controls. The genotypes of two SNPs inSLC26A9 gene were examined using PCR-RFLP.ResultsBetween children with asthma and controls, the distribution of three genotypes (AA, AG and GG) in rs2282430 locus had signiifcant difference (P=0.042). The percentage of AA genotype was higher in children with asthma than that in controls. In implicit mode (AAvs. AG+GG), the two groups was statistically signiifcant difference (P=0.028). The frequency of A allele was higher in children with asthma than that in controls (P=0.011). Between children with asthma and controls, the distribution of three genotypes (TT, GT, and GG) in rs12031234 locus had no signiifcant difference (P=0.479). The frequency of alleles in rs12031234 locus also had no signiifcant difference (P=0.215). Among asthmatic children with different genotype of rs2282430, the lymphocytecounts (LYM), C-reaction protein (CRP), IgE, neutrophils (NEU%), and eosinophils (EOS%) were not signiifcantly different (P>0.05). Conclu-sionsThe rs2282430 polymorphism inSLC26A9 gene is associated with childhood asthma in the central China and the A allele is the risk factor. The rs2282430 polymorphism is not associated with LYM counts, CRP level, IgE level, NEU%, and EOS%.

Objective To investigate the effects of exercise on the expression of synapotophysin around hemotomas after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Methods Ninety-five male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 270 to 300 g were divided into 3 groups: a trial group (ICH-induction and exercise, n = 20), a control group ( ICH-in-duction only, n =20) and a sham-operation group (no ICH and no exercise, n = 20). The rats' brains were re-moved at 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after the operation. The other 35 rats were divided into 7 groups (6 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h after ICH, no ICH and normal ). The activation of synapotophysin was measured by immunohis-tochemical techniques. The rats in the trial group begin cage-running exercise at 72 h after the operation. The oth-ers lived in standard cages. Results Synapotophysin-positive cells were seen in the tissues around the hematomas and in the cortex. There was no synapotophysin expression in the centres of the hematomas. The number of synapo-tophysin-positive cells in ICH group was significantly less than in the sham-operation and normal groups from 6 h to 24 h after the operation. There was then a gradual increase again from 48 h onwards until the 28th day after the op-eration. The trial group had the largest increases in expression. There was a significant difference compared with the control group. Compared with the sham operated group, the trial and control groups showed very significant differences. Conclusion The results suggest that synapotophysin is involved in neuron plasticity after ICH, but exercise training (cage-running) can accelerate the expression of synapotophysin, thereby improving functional re-covery.

Objective To couple folate with chitosan and prepare folate-coupled chitosan by different connection ratio.Methods The folate-coupled chitosan was prepared by the reaction of the activated folate ester with the amine group on the chitosan.Then the folate-coupled chitosan was verified by infrared spectroscopy.The number of folates in each of the chitosans was measured by UV spectrophotometry.Results Infrared spectroscopy showed that the folate-coupled chitosan was prepared successfully,and the number of folates in each chitosan was approximately 3,10,20 and 30.Conclusion Coupling of folate with chitosan was successful,and folate-coupled chitosan by different connection ratio was successfully prepared.