AIM: To investigate the synergistic effect of resveratrol and 5-fluorouracil on osteosarcoma CD133+ cell subset.METHODS: Human osteosarcoma cell line MG-63 CD133+ cell subset and the corresponding CD133-cell subset were treated with resveratrol and 5-fluorouracil.After treatment, the viability of MG-63 cells was measured by MTT assay.The apoptosis of MG-63 cells was analyzed by flow cytometry.Activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3, the expression of Apaf-1, and the release of cytochrome C were evaluated by Western blot.The interaction between Apaf-1 and pro-caspase-9 was detected by co-immunoprecipitation.RESULTS: The cell death and apoptosis of MG-63 CD133+ cell subset induced by 5-fluorouracil were significantly weaker than those in the corresponding MG-63 CD133-cell subset.However, co-treatment with resveratrol significantly enhanced the effect of 5-fluorouracil on inhibiting the viability of MG-63 CD133+ cell subset.Mechanically, treatment with resveratrol upregulated the expression of Apaf-1.Transfection with Apaf-1 siRNA abolished the synergistic effect of resveratrol and 5-fluorouracil in MG-63 CD133+ cell subset.In addition, the results of co-immunoprecipitation indicated that the combination of resveratrol and 5-fluorouracil significantly induced the formation of Apaf-1/pro-caspase-9 complex, leading to the activation of caspase-9 in MG-63 CD133+ cell subset.CONCLUSION: Resveratrol enhances 5-fluorouracil-induced apoptosis of osteosarcoma CD133+ cell subset by promoting the formation of Apaf-1/caspase-9 complex.

OBJECTIVE:To study the vasodilatation effects of the alcohol extract from Uighur medicine Ziziphora clinopodioi-des(EEZ)on isolated rat thoracic aorta vessel rings. METHODS:Isolated rat thoracic aorta vessel rings were prepared. There was a group with intact vessel ring endothelium and a group with vessel ring endothelium removed in the test. After preshrinking the ves-sel rings with phenylephrine(PE),EEZ of 100,300,500,700,900 and 1 100 mg/L was added gradually,concentration-vasodila-tation curve was drawn and maximal vasodilatation rate (Emax) and median effective concentration (EC50) were calculated. For the group with vessel ring endothelium removed,after the vessel ring was pretreated with EEZ at EC50 in calcium-free solution or calci-um-free high-potassium solution,CaCl2 of 0.4,0.8,1.2,1.6,2.0 and 2.4 mmol/L was added gradually,and calcium concentra-tion-tension curve was drawn;following the pretreatment of the vessel ring with EEZ at EC50,1 μmol/L PE was added and shrink tension was recorded and vasoconstriction percentages was calculated. RESULTS:EEZ had vasodilatation effect on the vessel ring preshrunk with PE in a concentration and smooth muscle-dependent manner. The group with intact vessel ring endothelium and the group with vessel ring endothelium removed respectively had Emax of (58.18 ± 16.23)% and (73.54 ± 17.21)%,and EEZ EC50 of 773.27 mg/L. For calcium-free high-potassium solution,EEZ could cause the calcium ion-vasoconstriction curve to move to the right obviously;for calcium-free solution,EEZ could inhibit the vasoconstriction caused by PE. CONCLUSIONS:EEZ has vasodi-latation effects by a mechanism which may be related to inhibiting calcium influx and intracytoplasmic calcium release through the inhibition of voltage-dependent calcium channels(VDCCs),and thus interfering intracytoplasmic calcium ion balance.

OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for the simultaneous determination of baicalin,baicalein and wogonin in Hua-tan pingchuan tablet. METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column was Diamonsil C18 with mobile phase of methanol-0.1%phosphoric acid(gradient elution)at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min,detection wavelength was 277 nm,column temperature was 30 ℃, and the injection volume was 10 μl. RESULTS:The linear range was 0.069 04-0.690 4 μg for baicalin(r=0.999 4),0.054 56-0.5456 μg for baicalein(r=0.999 6)and 0.030 36-0.303 6 μg for wogonin(r=0.999 1);RSDs of precision,stability and reproduc-ibility tests were lower than 2%;recoveries were 97.64%-99.06%(RSD=0.57%,n=6),98.31%-100.64%(RSD=0.85%,n=6) and 97.53%-99.48%(RSD=0.76%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,stable and reproducible,and can be used for the contents determination of baicalin,baicalein and wogonin in Huatan pingchuan tablet.

Objective To study the incidence rate and risk factors of catheter-related infection (CRI) in preemie with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC),in order to facilitate the implementation of control strategies and control infection.Methods Two hundred and fifty-eight PICC preemie of birth weight less than 2.5 kg,according to whether the incidence of CRI were divided into CRI group and non CRI group,two groups of gestational age,birth weight,PICC time,parenteral nutrition time and PICC parenteral nutrition time were statistically analyzed and compared different indwelling time of CRI incidence.Results Diagnosis of CRI in 24 cases,the occurrence rate of 9.3％ (24/258).There were significant differences in gestational age,birth weight,PICC time,parenteral nutrition time,PICC parenteral nutrition time between CRI group aad non CRI group (29.5 weeks vs.33.0 weeks,1.4 kg vs.1.8 kg,31.5 days vs.14.6 days,40.1 days vs.16.7 days,28.8 days vs.13.4 days,P ＜ 0.01 or ＜ 0.05).There was significant difference in incidence rate of CRI among different indwelling time (P ＜ 0.01).The risk factors of CRI including gestational age (P =0.007),birth weight (P=0.000),PICC time (P=0.001),parenteral nutrition time (P=0.035),PICC parenteral nutrition time (P =0.001).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed the greatest impact on the 3 factors were birth weight,parenteral nutrition time,gestational age.Conclusion Gestational age,birth weight,PICC time,parenteral nutrition time are the risk factors of CRI in preemie with PICC.

Ebola virus(EBOV)and Marburg virus(MARV),belonging to the Filoviridae family,emerged four decades ago and caused severe viral hemorrhagic fever in human and other primates.As high as 50-90% mortality,filoviruses can cause significant threats to public health.However,so far no specific and efficient vaccine has been available,nor have other treatment methods proved to be effective.It is of great importance to detect these pathogens specific,rapidly and sensitively in order to control future filovirus outbreaks.Here,recent progresses in the development of detection and diagnosis methods for EBOV and MARV are summarized.

Objective To explore the oxidative damage and genotoxicity of organic chemical pollutants from running water and the source water in Baotou reach of the Yellow River to mice. Methods The Kunming mice were treated with the organic extract solutions of the Yellow River water and running water by gavage at different concentration,once a day and the activity of the superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver and kidney and the rate of micronucleus were determined. Results SOD and GSH-Px activity in the liver and kidney in the groups treated with the water of three sections of Yellow River in Baotou City decreased as the exposure dose increased. Except the low concentration group of running water,the MDA content in the liver and kidney and the micronucleus rate increased significantly compared with the control (P

We in the present study observed the effect of N-fructose modified chitosan quaternary ammonium derivatives on on rat skin wound healing through animal experiments. Forty rats were randomly divided into eight groups (5 in each group). Four groups among the all 8 groups were the experimental groups, while the other 4 groups were the control groups. Next to the skin along the back of the spine, 1.50 cm x 2.00 cm x 0.16 cm full-thickness skin was cut to make an excision wound model for every rat. Those in the experimental groups were treated with the N-fructose-modified chitosan quaternary ammonium derivatives ointment dressing the wound, while those in the control groups with sterile medical vaseline processing. We dressed the wounds twice a day to observe the wound healing of all rats in different groups. We then observed the wound healing and wound pathology after 3, 7, 10, 15 days re spectively in different groups. Results showed significant differences of the time of wound healing, area of wound healing and volume of wound healing between the experimental groups and control groups (P < 0.05). It can be well concluded that N-fructose-modified chitosan quaternary ammonium derivatives does not harm the skin, but could promote skin healing, so that they could be suitable skin repair materials and ideal raw materials for medical dressing.
Animals ; Bandages ; Chitosan ; therapeutic use ; Polymers ; therapeutic use ; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds ; therapeutic use ; Rats ; Skin ; pathology ; Wound Healing

Objective To investigate the prevalence and main genotypes of carbapenemases in carbepenem‐resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) .Methods A total of 114 strains of CRE were isolated in Shanghai Ruijin Hospital from May 2011 to June 2013 .The diameter of inhibition zone of imipemen or meropenem for these strains was not larger than 22 mm .PCR method was used to screen for the main carbapenemase genes (blaKPC ,blaIMP ,blaVIM ,blaOXA‐48 and blaNDM ) with previously described primers followed by nucleotide sequencing analysis . Conjugation experiments were performed to examine the transferability of plasmids .Pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was used to show the relatedness of KPC‐2‐producing Enterobacteriaceae .Results Most of the 114 isolates were K lebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli .Of the 114 isolates ,98 was positive for carbapenemases ,specifically ,78 blaKPC‐2‐positive ,15 blaIMP‐4‐positive ,2 blaIMP‐8‐positive ,1 positive for both blaKPC‐2 and blaIMP‐4 and 4 blaNDM‐1‐positive .None of the strains was positive for blaOXA‐48 or blaVIM .About 21 .4% (21/98) of the isolates were conjugated successfully .The 49 blaKPC‐2‐positive K .pneumoniae isolates were grouped into 12 types according to PFGE patterns .Majority (34/49) of these isolates belonged to the same type A .Conclusions BlaKPC‐2 was the primary epidemic genotype of Enterobacteriaceae in Ruijin Hospital ,followed by blaIMP‐4 .NDM‐1 carbapenemase was produced in 4 strains of CRE . Meanwhile , clonal spread of KPC‐2‐producing K . pneumoniae was observed in some departments of our hospital , such as surgical ICU , respiratory medicine and thoracic surgery . Appropriate measures should be taken timely and effectively to prevent the in‐hospital spread of resistant genes .

Objective To evaluate the value of furosemide in magnetic resonance urography(MRU) with low field magnet.Methods The routine MRU and MRU after administration of intravein of furosemide were performed with heavily T_2 weighted fast spin echo pulse sequence in 32 cases with urethral diseases.Then three-dimensional(3D) reconstruction for post procedure processing with a maximum-intensity projection(MIP)algorithm was done.Results On routine MRU,there were no image of collecting systems of kidney in 5 cases,and poor images of parenchyma and collecting systems of kidney in 18 cases after using furosemide before MRU,MRU provided high resolution images of parenchyma and collecting systems of kidney in all cases,and images were much clear,the localized diagnosis was accurate.Conclusion MRU using furosemide before scanning can display the parenchyma and collecting systems of kidney distinctively,so furosemide can be regarded as a routine method used before MRU with low field magnet.

Objective To investigate and analyze the monitoring status of birth defects of perinatal infants in Hakka of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,and to provide evidence for reducing the incidence of birth defects and improving prevention decision for the quality of birth.Methods The data of 51 528 cases of perinatal birth defects monitoring were analyzed in Bobai and Luchuan counties in 2015.Results The distribution of birth defects in the perinatal infants of Hakka was more than 75.14%,28.8% of the birth defects occurred in 28 weeks,51 528 cases of perinatal birth in hospital,birth defects of ≥28 weeks in 384 cases.The incidence rate of birth defects was 28.5%, the rate of birth was 7.45‰.The birth defect of ≥28 weeks was diagnosed,35 cases were fetal edema syndrome, accounted for 9.11%.34 cases were congenital heart disease,accounted for 8.85%,30 cases were cleft lip with cleft palate,accounted for 7.81%.Congenital hydrocephalus in 5 cases,accounted for 1.30%;other in 251 cases,accoun-ted for 65.35%.The diagnosed time distribution of birth defects of ≥28 weeks:prenatal diagnosis accounted for 21.18%,postnatal 7 days accounted for 78.82%.The outcome of ≥28 weeks of perinatal birth defects in Hakka:live birth accounted for 73.18%,fetal death accounted for 20.57%,stillbirth accounted for 1.30%,seven days of death accounted for 4.94%.Conclusion The perinatal birth defects in Hakka is live births to the main,the prevention of perinatal birth defects in children live birth measures should be strengthened,the detection of birth defects should be strengthened and the pregnancy of artificial birth defects should be terminated,so as to improve the quality of the birth population.