Objective To explore the relationship between the C677T single nucleotide polymorphism of N5, N10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and blood stasis syndrome (BSS) of ischemic stroke (IS). Methods The MTHFR C677T genotypes in 84 patients of IS of BSS type (BSS-IS group), 143 patients of IS of non-BSS type (non-BSS-IS group) were determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay. Results The constituent ratio of MTHFR CC, CT and TT genotype was significantly different between two groups (? 2 =12.618;d.f.=2, P=0.002). The frequencies of T allele in patients with BSS-IS (39.29%) were higher than that of non-BSS-IS group (24.48%). The MTHFR TT genotype was associated with a 3.730-fold increased risk for BSS-IS (OR=3.730;95%CI, 1.229～11.318; P =0.014). Conclusion The MTHFR TT genotype may be one of the risk factors associated with the susceptivity to BSS-IS.

Objective To investigate the treatment methods for primary gastric lymphoma (PGL) and analyze the prognostic factors.Methods The clinical data of 55 patients with PGL who were admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University from July 2002 to December 2007 were retrospectively analyzed.Operation,medication or operation combined with medication were applied to patients according to the pathological type,clinical staging,infection of helicobacter pylori and complications.Patients were followed up via phone call till February 2013,and the location,diameter,pathological type,clinical stage of the PGL and the treatment methods were recorded for prognostic analysis.The survival rate was calculated by Kaplan-Meier method,and the univariate analysis of survival was done by Log-rank test.Multivariate analysis was done by COX regression model.Results The PGL located at the gastric antrum in 26 cases,body of the stomach in 17 cases,fundus of the stomach in 5 cases,gastric cardia in 3 cases,body and antrum of the stomach in 4 cases.There were 46 patients with ulcerous PGL,5 with nodular PGL and 4 with diffused and infiltrated PGL.There were 53 B cell lympboma,1 T cell lymphoma and 1 undefined tumor.Of the 53 patients with B cell lymphoma,36 were with mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALTL) and 17 with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).There were 23 patients in stage Ⅰ,23 in stage Ⅱ,4 in stage Ⅲ and 3 in stage Ⅳ.Of the 55 patients,23 received operation,14 received medication,17 received operation + medication,and 1 left untreated.Fifty-three patients had complete follow-up data.The median time of follow-up was 60 months (range,7-132 months).The 1-,3-,5-year cumulative survival rates were 91％,79％ and 72％.The results of univariate analysis showed that tumor diameter,pathological type and clinical staging were risk factors influencing the prognosis of PGL patients (x2 =9.34,6.59,88.01,P ＜ 0.05),while the treatment methods did not influence the prognosis of PGL patients (x2 =3.63,P ＞ 0.05).The results of multivariate analysis showed that DLBCL,clinical stages Ⅲ and Ⅳ were independent risk factors influencing the prognosis of PGL patients (OR =5.758,2.231,95％ confidence interval:2.536-13.073,1.370-3.625,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Multi-disciplinary team treatment should be recommended for PGL patients.Pathological type (DLBCL) and clinical stages (stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ) are the independent risk factors influencing the prognosis of PGL patients.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of 3.0T MRI for hilarcholangioc-arcinoma diagnosis.Methods T Totally48 hilarcholangiocarcinoma patients from October 2011 to June 2015 underwent diagnoses by 3.0T MRI and 64-slice spiral CT,and then the diagnosing results were compared with those by surgery and pathological examination to determine the value of 3.0T MRI for hilarcholangiocarcinoma diagnosis.Results 3.0T MRI had the positioning accuracy (100％) and qualitative accuracy (95.83％) significantly higher than the positioning accuracy (79.17％) and qualitative accuracy (81.25％) (P＜0.05).In case of hepatic duct dilatation,CT found 35 cases of hilar masses,14 cases of lymphoma,5 cases of hepatic duct wall invasion and 9 cases of portal vein invasion,while 3.0T MRI displayed 44 cases of hilar masses,26 cases of lymphoma,13 cases of hepatic duct wall invasion and 30 cases of portal vein invasion.Conclusion 3.0T MRI has high positioning and qualitative accuracies when used to diagnosing hilarcholangiocarcinoma,behaves well in displaying hepatic duct dilatation,high resolution of soft tissues,and thus is worthy promoting clinically.

OBJECTIVEThis longitudinal study aimed to investigate the caries status of primary and permanent teeth among 6-year-old children in Sichuan Province from 2010 to 2012.

METHODSA sample that comprised 652 6-year-old children from six different elementary schools (three represented the urban areas, and the other three represented the rural areas) were examined according to a baseline, with follow-up examinations at 1, 2, and 3 years. Eruption and caries experience were re- corded using World Health Organization criteria.

RESULTSThe prevalence rates of primary tooth caries of 6-year-old children in Sichuan Province for 3 years were 74.23% (484/652), 75.61% (493/652), and 81.90% (534/652). The filling rate of the primary teeth was 5.87% (145/2,471) in 2012, with significant differences (P < 0.01) between the urban areas [10.84% (133/ 1,227)] and rural areas [0.96% (12/1,244)]. The total pit and fissure rate of the first molar was 14.11% (92/652) in 2012, with significant differences between the two areas (P < 0.01) [rural: 0.66% (2/303); urban: 25.79% (90/349)].

CONCLUSIONThe pre- valence of caries in the primary and permanent teeth of 6-year-old children was high. An increasing prevalence tendency was observed as the age increased. The prevalence of first molar caries indicated that prevention and control of dental caries should be performed as early as possible.

Child ; China ; DMF Index ; Dental Caries ; Dentition, Permanent ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Longitudinal Studies ; Molar ; Prevalence ; Tooth Eruption ; Tooth, Deciduous

Objective To investigate the relationship between the C677T polymor-phism of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene/G448A polymorphism of the

The underlying effect of different concentrations of neogenin on proliferation, apoptosis and the related proliferative factors in human trophoblasts was explored in order to understand the function of neogenin during placentation. TEV-1 cell line was cultured and the expression of netrin-1 was detected by using indirect cellular immunofluorescence. Exponentially growing TEV-1 cells were treated by different concentrations of neogenin (0, 1, 5, 10, 50 ng/mL) for 24 h. Cell viability was measured by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. TEV-1 cell apoptosis was assessed by flow cytometry (FCM). The expression of netrin-1 mRNA and protein in TEV-1 cells was examined by using real-time PCR and Western blot, respectively. It was found that immunoreactivity for netrin-1 was observed in cytoplasm of the trophoblasts. Immediately after treatment with different concentrations of neogenin for 24 h, the netrin-1 expression began to increase. Real-time PCR revealed that the expression level of netrin-1 mRNA was 37.59+/-10.25 times higher than control group when TEV-1 cells were exposed to 50 ng/mL neogenin (P<0.01), and the same tendency was seen by using Western blot. MTT results showed that proliferation of TEV-1 cells was independent of neogenin. Meanwhile, apoptosis was significantly increased to (22.15+/-6.15)% at 50 ng/mL neogenin and (6.55+/-0.25)% without neogenin (P<0.01). It is suggested that neogenin regulates proliferation and apoptosis of TEV-1 cells. And it can enhance the ability of TEV-1 cells to express netrin-1 in a dose-dependent manner. Neogenin may play an important biological role in the normal human pregnancy and contribute to the physiological pregnancy process.

Objective To compare the effect of ultrafiltration method and activated carbon absorbance method on aconitine-type alkaloid (AA) content in the preparation of Yiqi Huiyang Injection (YHJ) and to evaluate the safety of YHJ by limited detrmination of diester alkaloids (DEA).Methods Acid dye colorimetry was used to detect AA content and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was applied to determine the limited content of DEA. Mesaconitine, aconitine, hypaconitine were separated on a Hypersil BDS-C?18?column, with methanol and 0.05% triethylamine (70∶30) as mobile phase, wavelength at 240 nm and external standard for quantitative analysis.Results Compared with activated carbon absorbance method, the loss of AA was reduced, limited content of aconitine was within the pharmacopoeia standard method and the other two kinds of DEA were also low in YHJ prepared by ultrafiltration method.Conclusion Ultrafiltration was superior to activated carbon absorbance in the preparation of YHJ as with AA as the parameter, and the contents of DEA were very low which indicates that the toxicity of YHJ may be also low.

AIM: To investigate the antioxidative and antinitrosative effects of copperleaf(Acalypha australis L) on TNBS-induced ulcerative colitis rats. METHODS: Using biochemical method,the activity of antioxidative enzyme SOD,GSH-Px and MDA were determined in normal,model and three rat's groups with low,moderate and high copperleaf decoction respectively.At the same time,the production of NO and the activity of iNOS were also measured.The expression of iNOS mRNA was also determined in normal,model and moderate-copperleaf decoction rats groups through RT-PCR method. RESULTS: The index SOD and GSH-Px increased and MDA reduced significantly in high-and moderate-copperleaf decoction groups compared with the model group.The production of NO the activity of iNOS reduced significantly in high-and moderate-copperleaf decoction groups compared with the model group.RT-PCR results demonstrated that the expression of iNOS mRNA was significantly inhibited in TNBS-induced ulcerative colitis rats after being treated with moderate-dosage copperleaf. CONCLUSION: Acalypha australis L.has antioxidative and antinitrosative effects which is probably one of the mechanism of copperleaf for treating UC.

Objective To study the effect of extract of cockroach on animals with acute hepatic injury and its antiviral action in vitro. Methods The animal models with hepar injury were established by CCl4, bcg vaccine and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) . And the activities of ALT and AST in serum were measured. Serum of ducks was separated after cockroach extract was administrated. The serum was added to the culture fluid of HBV-DNA transfected hepatic cancer cells-HepG2. Results After the cockroach extract was administrated, the activities of ALT and AST in mouse serum were reduced. Both the therapeutic indexes of cockroach extract and lamivudine were larger than 2. Conclusions Cockroach extract can improve the liver function of animals with acute hepatic injury, and inhibit the secretion of ALT and AST in serum.

Objective To systematically review the efficacy and safety of Jinlian Qingre Effervescent Tablet (JQET) compared to Ribavirin for acute upper respiratory tract infection in children.Methods CNKJ,CBM,WanFang Data,VIP,PubMed,EM base,Web of science,and Cochrane Library databases were searched from the date of establishment to December 2016 for all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCT on the use of JQET in children with acute respiratory infections.Meta-analysis by using Rev Man 5.3.Results A total of seven RCTs involving 782 patients were included,while the group of JQET involving 392 patients,Ribavirin involving 390 patients.The results ofmeta-analysis indicated that the efficacy in Jinlianqingre group was superior to that of Ribavirin control group,such as clinical effectiveness [RR=l.26,95％CI=(1.18,1.34),P＜0.000 01],fever subsidence time [MD=-1.54,95％CI (-1.79,-1.30),P＜0.000 01],the time of subsided cough [MD=-1.53,95％CI (-1.79,-1.27),P＜0.000 01],the disappearance time of pharyngalgia [MD=-1.29,95％CI (-1.88,-0.70),P＜0.000 1],and Pharyngeal congestion disappearance time [MD=-2.80,95％CI(-3.11,-2.49),P＜0.000 01].The difference was statistically significant.There were three adverse reactions reported in JQET group.Conclusion JQET is superior to the Ribavirin control group in clinical effectiveness,fever subsidence time,time of subsided cough,disappearance time of pharyngalgia,and pharyngeal congestion disappearance time to treat acute upper respiratory tract infection in children.However,these results should be carefully interpreted,and this conclusion has to be further verified by high quality,large scale RCTs.