OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the important role of calcium and calreticulin in cardiomyocyte.DATA SOURCES: We searched PubMed database for articles about the role of calcium and calreticulin in the cardiomyocyte published in English from January 1994 to December 2005 with the key words of "Ca2+, calreticulin, cardiomyocytes/ cardiac myocyte, differentiation".STUDY SELECTION: The retrieved data were selected primarily and articles about the important role of calcium and calreticulin in the cardiomyocyte were selected. Meanwhile, articles of repetitive research were excluded.DATA EXTRACTION: Totally 200 articles were researched, 42 were included, and 158 were excluded.DATA SYNTHESIS: Investigation on the molecular structure of the intracellular Ce2+ release channels (RyR and IP3R) on the endoplasmic reticulum and sarcoplasmic reticulum and structure of crt gene manifests that these channels co-participate in the regulation of calcium homeostasis with calreticulin, which plays a key role in cardiac development and differentiation.CONCLUSION: Intracellular free Ca2+ is a critical second messenger in heart. Alterations in intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis have profound effects on cardiac functions such as contraction-relaxation and cardiac development. Intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis is maintained primarily via the endoplasmic reticulum, within which, Ca2+ is mainly bound to calreticulin.Knockout of crt gene is embryonically lethal due to impaired cardiac development.

Acanthosis Nigricans ; diagnosis ; genetics ; pathology ; Adolescent ; Antigens, CD ; genetics ; Biomarkers ; blood ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; Donohue Syndrome ; diagnosis ; genetics ; pathology ; Humans ; Insulin Resistance ; genetics ; Male ; Mutation ; genetics ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Receptor, Insulin ; genetics ; Sequence Analysis, DNA

It is always an important academic and policy issue to understand the impact of hospital distance on Chinese inpatient service demand in rural areas. It employs household survey data collected from 97 villages in Shandong in 2006 and 2008, and investigates the influences of hospital distance on the demand of famars in rural areas. The discrete choice model is constructed to estimate the inpatient service demand function for patients in rural areas. The empirical analysis finds that the hospital distance is significantly affecting Chinese inpatient service demand in the rural areas. The longer the distance increases, the lower the visiting rate drops. In addition, the impact changes with the changes of hospital level; the lower the primary hospital is, the higher the impact would be. It paper provides new evidence for the understanding of the geographical characteristics of medical health care.

Antineoplastic Agents ; standards ; therapeutic use ; Clinical Trials as Topic ; Disease-Free Survival ; Europe ; Evaluation Studies as Topic ; Government Agencies ; Humans ; Maximum Tolerated Dose ; Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; Quality of Life ; Remission Induction ; Survival Rate ; Treatment Failure ; United States ; United States Food and Drug Administration

In recent years，the repair and regeneration of peripheral nerve injury has developed. This paper reviewed the researches of peripheral nerve injury repairing from the low, medium, and high frequency electric therapy. The electric therapies should be selected with the pathology and regeneration of the injured peripheral nerve. The mechanism need further study.

China ; Drug Discovery ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Gastritis, Atrophic ; drug therapy ; Humans

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of nitrates and statins on blood pressure,serum lipid and artery structure of elderly patients with isolated systolic hypertension(ISH) and hyperlipidemia.Methods96 elderly patients with ISH and hyperlipidemia were randomly divided into the isosorbide mononitrate triple therapy group(group A),simvastatinelderly two drugs combination group(group B) and control group(group C) with 32 cases in each group.The group A was given isosorbide mononitrate,simvastatinelderly and felodipine.The group B was given simvastatinelderly and felodipine.The group C was given felodipine alone.The whole course lasted 12 weeks and the blood pressure,serum lipid and the change of artery structure were observed.ResultsThe effect of group A was significantly better than groups B and C(P<0.01). The effect of lowering serum lipid and change of artery intima-media thickness(IMT) in groups A and B were better than that in group C(P<0.05).ConclusionNitrates can decrease systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure,but has less effect on diastolic blood pressure.Statins can decrease IMT of the common arteries.The combination of nitrates and statins is speculated beneficial to elderly with ISH.

Objective To investigate the expression of galectin-10 in CD4+CD25+CD127low/-regulatory T cells(Treg) and the correlation between expressions of galectin-10 and Foxp3.Methods CD4+CD25+CD127low/-Treg cells and CD4+CD25-CD127+ T cells were isolated from PBMC of healthy volunteers and lymph nodes of gastric cancer patients by flow cytometry.Following RNA micro-extraction RT-PCR analysis was used to detect mRNA expression of galectin-10 and Foxp3.Results The mRNA expression of galectin-10 and Foxp3 were dominant in Treg cells,whereas nearly no expression in CD4+CD25-CD127+ T cells.The results from PBMC of healthy volunteers and lymph nodes of gastric cancer patients were consistent between.Conclusion The expression of galectin-10 was obviously high in Treg cells,so it may become a novel marker for phenotypic characterization of Treg cells.

Objective To explore the levels of serum chemokine in the patients with gastric cancer using cytometric beads array (CBA) and to find out the laboratory evidence for gastric cancer immunotberapy.Methods Forty-five patients with gastric cancer,thirty patients with benign gastric diseases and forty healthy controls were included.The chemokine levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8),regulated upon activation normal T-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES),monokine induced by IFN-γ (MIG),monocyte ehemoattractant protein-1(MCP-1) and interferon-γ induced protein-10 (IP-10) in serum of these three groups were measured using CBA ,then these data were analyzed using BD CBA analysis software.Results The levels of serum chemokines in healthy controls were (176.4±20.7) μg/L for IP-10,(111.3±17.2) μg/L for MCP-1,(503.9±47.2) μg/L for MIG,(472.4±116.7) μg/L for IL-8,respectively.In gastric cancer patients,the levels were (266.6±24.7) μg/L for IP-10,(100.4,70.8-193.5) μg/L for MCP-1,(1614±275.4) μg/L for MIG,(500.0±164.8) μg/L for IL-8.The levels of serum chemokines in patients with benign gastric disease were (207.9±31.7) μg/L for IP-10,(121.2±23.6) μg/L for MCP-1,(514.5±63.0) μg/L for MIG,(480.2±134.8) μg/L for IL-8,respectively.The levels of IP-10 and MIG among these three groups were significantly different (IP-10:F = 3.52,P < 0.05,MIG:F = 9.27,P < 0.01).The levels of IP-10 were elevated in the cancer patients compared with healthy controls (P < 0.05),while the levels of MIG were elevated significantly in the cancer patients compared with healthy controls and benign disease controls(t=3.29,P < 0.01,t=2.84,P<0.01).Conclusions CBA is a novel method with convenience,sensitivity and accuracy for the detection of serum ehemokines.The concentration of IP-10 and MIG in gastric cancer patients are elevated,indicating its implication in cancer pathogenesis and metastasis.Measurement of serum chemokines will lay the groundwork for therapeutic strategy in gastric cancer by inhibiting and anti-chemokine.

Objective: To understand the survival status and influencing factors of HIV/AIDS patients with highly active antiretroviral therapy ( HAART ) among drug users in Yili Prefecture, Xinjiang from 2005 to 2019, so as to provide references for reducing AIDS mortality. Methods : The demographic information, clinical stage, baseline CD4+T lymphocyte ( CD4 ) level and treatment status of HIV/AIDS patients with HAART in Yili Prefecture from 2005 to 2019 were collected through AIDS Antiretroviral Therapy Information System. The survival rate was calculated by the life table method. The influencing factors for survival time were analyzed by Cox proportional hazard regression model. Results: Totally 1 935 patients were recruited, the median age receiving HAART was 37 years old and the median CD4 counts was 293/μL. The cumulative survival rates at 1, 5, 7 and 10 years were 97%, 78%, 73%, and 66%, respectively. The multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis showed that the patients with body mass index of 18.5-<28.0 kg/m2 ( HR: 0.391-0.656, 95%CI: 0.234-0.958 ), baseline CD4>200/μL ( HR: 0.354-0.667, 95%CI: 0.232-0.841 ) , or missed medication in the last 7 days ( HR=0.009, 95%CI: 0.001-0.061 ) had lower risk of death; the patients with WHO clinical stage of Ⅱ-Ⅳ ( HR: 1.479-2.311, 95%CI: 1.004-3.288 ) or treatment delay ≥1 years ( HR: 1.287-1.388, 95%CI: 1.029-1.826 ) had higher risk of death. Conclusions The 5-year cumulative survival rate of HIV/AIDS patients with HAART in Yili Prefecture is 78%. Body mass index, baseline CD4 level, WHO clinical stage, treatment delay and missed medication in last 7 days were the influencing factors for survival time.