Objective To investigate if the transcription factor Brn 3a can induce committedly ES cells into neurons. Methods pJ5 Brn 3a recombinant expression factors containing objective gene Brn 3a were introduced into mouse ES D3 cells by liposome mediated transfection. The Brn 3a transfected ES cells were cultured to undergo differentiation into neurons. Finally immunohistochemical technique was implied to detect the expression of Brn 3a before and after transfection and some specific marked antigens of mature neural cell and glia cell were detected after the ES cells differentiation into neuron like cells. Results 1 Before transfection ES cells do not express Brn 3a and the Brn 3a immunoreaction is negative. After transfection of Brn 3a gene 24?h the ES cells could be detected to have Brn 3a and the immunoreaction is positive.2 When this Brn 3a transfected ES cells were cultured whithin 1 week over 70% ES cells could differentiate into neuron like cells bearing obvious neurites. These neuron like cells express NF H+L 、 NSE、SY and do not express GFAP.Conclusion Brn 3a transcription factor can successfully induce ES cells to differentiate into neuron like cells. [

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Pituitary metastasis is a rare tumor complication, and papillary thyroid carcinoma is a tumor with low hematogenous dissemination tendency. Here we report a rare case with pituitary metastasis from papillary thyroid cancer. This patient was 43 years old and was admitted to our hospital because of " blurred vision in the right eye" . She had partial thyroidectomy because of thyroid nodule 8 years ago, and was diagnosed as papillary thyroid carcinoma, but without any further treatment onwards. After admission, MRI revealed a pituitary mass protruding through the sella turcica into the right sphenoid sinus. Neuro-endoscopic transsphenoidal resection was performed to relieve visual impairment. Pathological result was papillary thyroid carcinoma pituitary metastasis. She underwent thyroidectomy 2 months later. Because tumor of the left lobe invaded the esophagus, it was resected palliatively, and adjuvant therapy with radioactive iodine was performed subsequently. This case suggests that long-term management of papillary thyroid carcinoma should be strengthened to reduce the risk of recurrence and metastasis, additionally radioiodine therapy is an important complementary treatment.

Objective To explore the influence of plasma homocystine(Hcy) level on the prognosis of acute cerebral infarction(ACI) and the effect of interventional therapy.Methods The plasma Hcy levels of 152 patients with ACI were measured by fluorometric method at

Objective To study the effect of anisodamine (654-2) combined with exogenous pulmonary surfactant (PS) on tumor necrosis (TNF- ?) ,structure of lung tissue changes during pig's lung ischemic-reperfusion injury. Methods 24 pigs ,approximately 45-day-old, were randomly divided into four groups: a control group,a 654-2 group,a PS group and a 654-2 plus PS group. The TNF-? concentration of every lung was analysed with ELISA methods at the point of pre-clamping right pulmonary aortery,post-clamping 60',90'(opening),post-unclamping 60',90',120'.Finally ,we examined the pathologic changes of the lungs. Results After clamping right pulmonary artery , TNF-? concentrations in every experimental groups were significantly lower than that of the control group (all P

Background: Chronic hepatitis C is one of the major causes of end-stage liver disease with a high incidence rate, amounting to a grave and serious problem of public health. Currently, interferon-based (with or without ribavirin) antiviral therapy has limited use due to its stringent indications, possible contraindications and side effects. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) may have advantages in the prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis C and it is of significant value to discover the advantages. Through this research, a safe and effective treatment protocol of TCM or integrated TCM and Western medicine for chronic hepatitis C can be formed. To this end, during China's Eleventh Five-Year Plan, special research projects on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), viral hepatitis and the other major infectious diseases were established. Our studies on chronic hepatitis C constitute one of the major special research topics. Methods and design: Clinical information of patients with chronic hepatitis C will be first collected in a large, multicenter epidemiological survey. Positive symptoms will be analyzed by rapid cluster analysis, principal constituent analysis and factor analysis, and syndrome types will be diagnosed based on expert advice. Concurrently, a large, multicenter, randomized, parallel-group prospective study will be launched based on evidence-based medical principles to evaluate the effects and safety of the treatment protocol for chronic hepatitis C. The evaluated indexes will include the normalization rate of liver function, virological improvement and quality of life improvement for the short-term efficacy and the incidence of liver cirrhosis and (or) primary liver cancer and mortality for the long-term efficacy. Discussion: This study will investigate the TCM syndrome differentiation norms and the syndrome distribution rules of chronic hepatitis C and evaluate the efficacy and safety of a treatment protocol for chronic hepatitis C based on TCM theory or combined treatment of TCM and Western medicine. The study results will be helpful to developing a TCM treatment program for chronic hepatitis C. Trial registration: The research program was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry in English and Chinese in January 2010. Registration number: ChiCTR-TRC-10000770.

Objective To investigate the distribution features of upper limb involved nerves in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN).Methods The sensory nerve conduction velocity (SCV)and amplitude(SNAP),motor nerve conduction velocity(MCV)and amplitude(CAMP)of median,ulnar and radial nerves were examined in 98 DPN patients (DPN group) and 32 normal controls(NC group).The distributive ferture of involved upper limb nerves in DNP patients were analysed.Results (1) Comparing to NC group,the SCV and MCV of median,ulnar and radial nerves in DPN group were significantly slower (P

Objective We want to study the therapeutic efficiency of autologous ADMSC transplantation in myocardial infarction.And we try to find out a good way to improve the therapeutic efficiency by using the combination of gene therapy and cell therapy.Anti-apoptotic protein XIAP was selected to fight against the ischemic environment of myocardic infaction.Methods ADMSC was isolated from rat inguinal fat tissue.ADMSC was cultivated with DMEM.XIAP experession plasmid was elertco-transduced to ADMSC.The anti-apototic function of XIAP was tested by serum stavation induced apotosis.The method of ligation of the left anterior descending artery was used to prepare the Myocardial infarction model.Then rats were randomly separated into three groups to receive direct epicardial injections of normal saline,or ADMSCs cell suspension or XIAP modified ADMSCs cell suspension at five sites in central zones of myocardial infarction and border zone.Cardiac function and the infarct size were evaluated 4 weeks after ADMSCs transplantation.Results West blotting suggest that,XIAP over-expression block serum starvation induced apotosis.It showed that there are significant statistic difference among XIAP modified ADMSC transplantation group,ADMSC transplantation group and control group 4 weeks after myocardial infarction (P ＜ 0.05).Left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) showed a significant improvement in ADMSCs transplantation group compared to control group (P ＜0.05).Left ventricular end systolic diameter(LVDs) and left ventricular end diastolic diameter(LVDd) of ADMSCs group were smaller than control group(P ＜ 0.05).The area of myocardial infarction was significantly reduced in the ADMSCs transplantation group compared to the saline group(P ＜0.05).Compared to ADMSCs transplantation group,effect of the XIAP modified ADMSC in rats with myocardial infarction is more obvious.The reduction of LVEF of XIAP modified ADMSCs group was signific antly lower(9％) than the ADMSCs group(16％) (P ＜ 0.01).Infarction area in XIAP modified ADMSCs group(3.26 ±0.95)％ was smaller than ADMSCs group(5.17 ±2.03)％ (P ＜0.05).Conclusion Autologus ADMSC transplantation is an efficient therapeutic tool in myocardial infarction therapy.Over expression of XIAP can partly inhibit lowserum induced apotosis of ADMSC in vitro,and it can improve left ventricular function better in vivo.Over expression XIAP of ADMSC can improve the therapeutic efficiency compare to ADMSC transplantation.

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Objective To investigate the diagnostic efficiency of 64-slice CT coronary angiography (CTCA) to myocardial ischemia of coronary stenosis. Methods ~(99m) Tc-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and 64-slice CTCA were performed in 30 patients with myocardial ischemia of coronary stenosis. Three coronary arteries were divided in to 12 segments in each patient, the diagnostic efficiency of CTCA to myocardial ischemia of coronary stenosis were eveluated taking MPI as diagnostic standard, and stenoses ≥50% and ≥75% as the cutoff value. Results In 9 patients, perfusion defected were found (6 reversible, 3 fixed) on MPI. A total of 327 coronary arteries' segments were analyzed, quantitative CTCA revealed stenoses ≥50% in 25 segments (7.65%) and stenoses ≥75% in 12 segments (3.67%). When the cut-off was ≥50%, the sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive value (NPV, PPV) and accuracy of CTCA by the abnormal images of MPI as diagnostic standard to observe abnormal arteries was 68.42%, 96.14%, 99.01%, 52.00% and 95.41%, respectively; and 66.67%, 99.04%, 98.73%, 66.67% and 97.55%, respectively, when cut-off at ≥75%. Taking abnormal MPI as diagnostic standard to observe the patients, the sensitivity, specificity, NPV, PPV and accuracy of CTCA was 66.67%, 57.14%, 80.00%, 40.00% and 60.00% respectively, with the cut-off at ≥50%; and was 55.56%, 85.71%, 81.82%, 62.50% and 76.67%, respectively, with the cut-off at ≥75%.Conclusion Sixty-four-slice CTCA is a reliable tool to rule out functionally relevant myocardial ischemia of coronary artery disease. However, further examination is necessory for patients with abnormal CTCA.