OBJECTIVE:To study the mechanism of autophagy of HeLa cell in human cervical cancer induced by fucoxanthin. METHODS:MTT was adopted to determine the cell activity and calculate the inhibition rate after HeLa cells were cultured by 1, 10,20,40 and 80 μmol/L of fucoxanthin for 48 h. Flow cytometry was used to determine the cell cycle and apoptosis rate after HeLa cells were cultured by 0(blank control),10,20 and 40 μmol/L of fucoxanthin for 48 h;acridine orange staining,LysoTrack-er Red staining,HeLa-GFP-LC3 method and fluorescence microscope were used to observe the autophagy state;Western blot was used to determine the expressions of proteins related to autophagy. RESULTS:The cells had obvious inhibition effect on the cell growth after being cultured by 0,10,20,40 and 80 μmol/L of fucoxanthin. The cell was blocked in G0/G1 stage after being cul-tured by 10,20 and 40μmol/L of fucoxanthin,and had no obvious effect on the apoptosis rate;autophagy degree was increased af-ter the cells were cultured by 40 μmol/L fucoxanthin for 48 h. Compared with blank control,40 μmol/L fucoxanthin could promote LC3Ⅰ transferring into LC3Ⅱ and the expressions of Beclin-1,PTEN,p21;and inhibit the phosphorylation of p-Akt,p-p70S6K and p-mTOR. The pre-treatment by autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine(5 mmol/L)could reverse the autophagy of HeLa cells in-duced by fucoxanthin;U0126 could partly reverse the autophagy of HeLa cells induced by fucoxanthin. CONCLUSIONS:Fucoxan-thin can induce the authphagy of HeLa cells by inhibiting Akt signaling pathway and activating MEK/ERK signaling pathway.

Humans are exposed to the ubiquitous radiofrequency (RF, 100 kHz-300 GHz) electromagnetic fields because of the mushroom development of wireless communications,raising concerns over the possible hazards of RF radiations.Epidemiological investigation has showed that chronic use of cellphones increases the risk of brain tumors.Since genetic damage is closely related to tumors, researchers have been trying to find out whether cellphones and other RF devices are genotoxic.However, the investigations have yielded both negative and positive results.This review summarized the recent in vitro and in vivo researches about genotoxicity of RF radiations and proposed a possible mechanism by which of RF radiations cause genetic damage.

OBJECTIVE:To observe the short-term curative effects of 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy(3DCRT) combined with taxotere on locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.METHODS:83 patients Ⅲ a or Ⅲ b with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer were divided randomly into the treatment and control group.The treatment group were treated with 3DCRT in combination with taxotere,while the control group were treated with single 3DCRT.RESULTS:The effective rates in the treatment and control group were 88.37% and 62.50%(P

AIM: To activate hepatic stellate cells (HSC) in vitro in precision-cut liver slices (PCLS) stimulated by acetaldehyde for studying and screening anti-fibrotic drugs. METHODS: PCLS were prepared by the vibratome, and incubated with 700 ?m?L~-1 acetaldehyde for 0, 2, 4 and 6 h. The medium and homogenate were retained to determine glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage and hydroxyproline (Hyp) content. PCLS were prepared for paraffin sections. The expression of ?-smooth muscle actin (?-SMA) was evaluated by immunohistochemistry, and the result was analyzed with image analysis software. RESULTS: The leakages of GST and LDH were increased significantly compared with those in 0 h group (P

Scientific research is important for the improvement of the health-care techniques,and is certainly important for the health of women and children of the whole society.With the development of medical science,research ability of maternal and child healthcare professionals is deemed essential.And the evaluation of their research ability,stimulation,and creativity have been important topics to address.Here we introduce an evaluation system for research capacity of maternal and child healthcare professionals established in our hospital,which is the fruit of constant exploration and practice for several years.It is proved to be practical,simple and feasible.The establishment methods,practices and experiences of the evaluation system are presented in this paper.

Objective In this study ,to explore the relationship between the renal blood flow PI ,and the AKI was caused by CPB .Methods 14 cases with heart disease were accepted .The renal aorta and renal segmental artery PI of all cases were monitored by the CDFI at the preoperative and postoperative 1 h ,2 h ,4 h ,8 h ,16 h ,24 h .The renal blood urea nitrogen (Urea) ,uric acid (UA) ,creatinine (Crea) ,were detected at the same time .All datas for statistical analysis .Results The renal aorta PI was higher at the postoperative 1 h ,2 h ,4 h ,8 h ,16 h than that at the preoperative .The renal segmental artery PI was higher at the postoperative 1 h ,2 h ,4 h ,16 h than that at the preoperative .The renal blood flow PI was positively correlated with Urea ,UA and Crea .Conclu-sion The renal aorta ,renal segmental artery PI was positively correlated with Urea ,UA and Crea after CPB .The PI may be seen as an evaluation index to assess AKI after CPB .

Objective To analyze the causes of misdiagnosis and mistreatment of Dravet syndrome. Methods Patients with Dravet syndrome diagnosed according to clinical features and SCN1A gene mutation detection were recruited within recent 3 years. The patients were grouped into correct diagnosis-treatment group and misdiagnosis-mistreatment group according to whether the patients had ever been misdiagnosed and mistreated by sodium channel blockers. The clinical features were compared between two groups. Results Thirty-five cases with Dravet syndrome were collected and the rate of misdiagnosis reached 40%, Nine cases were misdiagnosed as symptomatic focal epilepsy, 4 as Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and 1 as Doose syndrome. The average age of onset in misdiagnosis-mistreatment group was (5.50 ± 3.56) months,and the age of confirmed diagnosis was (83.57 ± 105.62) months. The percentage of abnormal EEG, onset seizure with partial seizure, the seizure frequency within the first year from onset, onset with afebrile seizure, patients with status epilepticus or cluster seizures was higher in misdiagnosis-mistreatment group but it showed no significant statistical significance when compared with that of correct diagnosis-treatment group. The percentage of patients with mental retardation and focal neurological signs was significantly higher in misdiagnosis-mistreatment group (P=0.005 and 0.002, respectively). Conclusions Dravet syndrome is frequently misdiagnosed as symptomatic focal epilepsy. The appearance of focal neurological signs and mental retardation before confirmed diagnosis are important factors for misdiagnosis. Gene mutation screening will be helpful for differential diagnosis of Dravet syndrome.

Objective To investigate the effect of all-trans-retinoid(ATRA) on the migration of endothelial cells and the expression of gelatinases. Methods In vitro migration assay was used to determine the effect of ATRA on the endothelial cell migration induced by phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot were used to observe the effect of ATRA on the gelatinase expression at mRNA and protein levels respectively, while the proteolytic activities of gelatinases were assessed by zymography. Results The endothelial cell migration elicited by PMA was significantly inhibited when incubated with 0.1 ?mol/L, 1.0 ?mol/L and 10.0 ?mol/L ATRA. Compared with the control, the inhibition rates were (44.68 ? 7.79)%, (65.20 ? 4.59)% and (78.37 ? 2.58)%, respectively. ATRA also reduced the expression and activities of gelationases in a dose dependant manner. At 10 ?mol/L concentration, the inhibition rate of mRNA expression, protein expression and protein activities for gelatinase A was (59.39 ? 7.98)%, (78.40 ? 3.23)% and (53.02 ? 7.23)%, respectively. For gelatinase B it was (65.23 ? 3.62)%, (82.49 ? 2.88)% and (47.32 ? 7.72)%, respectively. Conclusions The expression and activities of gelatinases are downregulated in the endothelial cells when incubated with ATRA, which may be the possible mechanism of ATRA inhibiting the endothelial cell migration elicited by PMA in vitro.

Objective To explore the relationship among social support, postpartum depression and quality of life of puerperal women. Methods A total of 348 puerperal women were investigated with Postnatal Social Support Questionnaire,Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). Results Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between social support and the quality of life (r=0.483, P < 0.01), and a significant negative correlation to postpartum depression (r=-0.243, P < 0.01),and a significant negative correlation between postpartum depression and quality of life (r=-0.408, P<0.01). Intermediary effect of postpartum depression was tested. Conclusions A good social support system is benefit to improve depression scores for EPDS, and promote the life quality in puerperal women.

Objective: To research the best processing method for ginger pinellia by orthogonal tests.Methods: The orthogonal tests included the soaking time, boiling water and cooking time as the influencing factors, an HPLC method was used for the determination of 4 nucleosides (uridine, guanosine, adenosine, inosine), and the alum limit and extract content were also studied.The results were evaluated by multi index comprehensive weighted score to optimize the processing technology of ginger pinellia.Results: The best processing technology of ginger pinellia was as follows: soaked for 60 hours, the proportion of boiling water and pinellia tuber was 15:1, and boiled for about 5 h.Conclusion: The optimum processing technology of ginger pinellia is reasonable, reliable and reproducible, which can be used as the reference for the processing standardization of Chinese crude drugs.