Different from fasting blood glucose reflecting the basal glucose level of the body, the post-prandial blood glucose gives us the information about the highest glucose level during a day. It has been proved that post-prandial hyperglycemia (PPG) is associated with cardiovascular diseases more closely, which may be caused by oxidative stress, hence the management of PPG is of great meanings. But what is the effect of PPG control on the treat-to-target blood glucose management? This is a question worth discussing.

Acupuncture Therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Ventricular Premature Complexes ; therapy

Objective·To investigate the role of collagen triple helix repeat containing-1 (CTHRC1) in ovarian cancer cell metastasis and the related mechanism. Methods·The expression of CTHRC1 in ovarian cancer cells was detected by Western blotting. The cell line which had high expression of CTHRC1 was transfected with a CTHRC1 specific shRNA, and the lenti-CTHRC1 was used to overexpress CTHRC1 in the cell line whose expression of CTHRC1 was very low. Then the expression of Slug and MMP-2 was assessed. Transwell assay was used to determine the migration and invasion capability of ovarian cancer cells after transfection. Results·The expression of CTHRC1 in HO8910 cells was the lowest, while the CTHRC1 protein level was dramatically increased after transfection of lenti-CTHRC1. Meanwhile, there was a distinct rise of the migration and invasion ability, as well as the expression of Slug and MMP-2 (all P<0.05). Conversely, CaOV3 cells had a higher protein expression of CTHRC1. By using lenti-shCTHRC1, a remarkable knockdown of CTHRC1 was obtained. Likewise, the capability of migration and invasion was decreased, and the Slug and MMP-2 expression was reduced (all P<0.05). Conclusion·CTHRC1 might positively regulate Slug and MMP-2 to promote ovarian cancer cell metastasis.

Objective To observe the effects of Lentinan(LNT) combined with Cisplatin (DDP) on the apoptosis induction in mice bearing Lewis lung carcinomas (LLC). Methods Lewis lung carcinoma cells (1?107) were subcutaneously inoculated into BALB/c mice. Mice were randomized into control groups and treatment groups. Observe the morphologic views under light microscope (LM) and electron microscope (EM). Results Compared with the control groups, the treatment groups were morphologic characteristic by relatively smaller in size, cell atypia were not evident, pathalogical karyokinesis were less interstitial blood vessel were fewer, while lymphocyte infiltrate into the interstitial. Apoptotic bodies could be seen under EM. Within all treatment groups, LNT+DDP group showed significant difference. Conclusions Lentinan combined with Cisplatin showed significant antitumor effects, and mechanism maybe inducing the tumor cell apoptosis and stimulate the proliferation of lymphocyte.

Chromatography, Gas ; Humans ; Methylene Chloride ; urine

Child ; Child Day Care Centers ; Child, Preschool ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Male ; Nematode Infections ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Prevalence

Adolescent ; Humans ; Male ; Pigmentation Disorders ; pathology ; Skin ; pathology

Adult ; Frontal Lobe ; diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Male ; Radiography ; Tuberculoma ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging

Objective Wnt signal is very important to control the gastrointestinal mucosal proliferation, but its role in the gastric mucosal proliferation after acidified ethanol injury is not clear yet,neither is the relationship with cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2). Methods X-gal staining was used to measure the expression of Wnt signaling; Western blot and RT-PCR were used to measure the expression of TCF4 and P-Catenin in the gastric mucosa before and after acidified ethanol injury. We also used TOP/flash plasmid to further indentify the relationship between COX-2 and Wnt signal pathway. Results After acidified ethanol injury, the expression of LacZ signal, β-Catenin and TCF4 increased only in the wild type mouse. The expression of β-Catenin and TCF4 protein increased about (3.52 ±0.52) times and (3.02 ±0.62) times separately, and the expression of β-Catenin and TCF4 mRNA increased about (19. 85 ±3.63) times and (17.82 ±4.82) times separately. Without ethanol injury, the expression of TOP/flash plasmid was inhibited by COX-2 inhibitor (NS398) about 80% and promoted by prostaglandin E2(PGE2) about 50%.After 1% ethanol injury, the expression of plasmid was inhibited by NS398 about 25% ; on the contrary,PGE2 promoted the expression about 10%. Conclusion Wnt signal in gastric mucosa is activated after acidified ethanol injury. COX-2 may work through modulating Wnt signal to control the proliferation of gastric mucosa.

Objective To evaluate the clinical significance of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine international(IFCC) reference reagent(SRM2B) standardized ,particles unit method in detecting the lipoprotein(a)[Lp (a)] .Methods Precision ,linearity ,clinical reportable range ,reference interval index of total number of particles in the kit express-ing Lp(a) by nmol/L were evaluated ,and compared with the kit expressed Lp(a) by mg/L .At the same time serum alanine amin-otransferase(ALT) ,aspartate aminotransferase(AST) ,total bilirubin(TBIL) ,UREA ,creatinine(CREA) ,triglycerides(TG) ,total cholesterol(CHOL) ,high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C) ,low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C) of all the subjects were detected and the correlations of them between LP(a) were analyzed .Results The method with-run coefficient of variation (CV)<1 .5% ,between-run CV< 2 .0 .Within the scope of 0 .6 -236 .0 nmol/L the linear was good(r2 = 0 .996 2) .Reportable range:7-720 nmol/L ,normal reference range <75 nmol/L .With a total mass(mg/L) said good correlation between content Lp(a) kit .The correlation of Lp (a) and ALT ,AST ,TBIL ,UREA ,CERA ,TG ,CHOL ,HDL-C ,LDL-C of were -0 .120 ,-0 .091 ,-0 .372 ,-0 .096 ,-0 .087 ,0 .056 ,0 .263 ,0 .226 ,0 .159 .Conclusion This methods shows good performance ,and without interfer-ence from serum ALT ,AST ,UREA ,CERA ,TG ,HDL-C ,LDL-C levels ,but affected by the levels of serum TBIL and CHOL .It could be traced to the IFCC international reference methods and reference materials(SRM2B) ,which isn′t influenced by Lp(a) poly-morphisms ,detects Lp(a) particle number really ,expressed Lp(a) protein with nmol/L accurately ,helps evaluating clinical cardio-vascular disease risk ,and increases the comparability among different clinical research data .