Aim To investigate the effect of Radices Paeoniae Alba extract on estrogen receptor (3 ( ERp ) and serotonin transporter(SERT) in the hippocampus of rat model of premenstrual syndrome( PMS) liver-qi inverse syndrome. Methods The rats were randomly divided into the normal group, the model group, the Radices Paeoniae Alba extract group, the fluoxetine group and the ER(3 agonist group by the vaginal smear microscopy and the open field score. The model group rats were prepared by electrical stimulation to prepare PMS liver-qi inverse syndrome. After five days of administration, the hippocampal tissues of each group were separated. ERp and SERT mRNA and protein expression in each group were determined by RT-PCR and immunofluorescence histochemical method. Results During the estrous reception period, there was no significant difference in the behavior score of the open- field test and the expression of ERp and SERT mRNA and protein in the hippocampus of each group. Estrous non-reception period; compared with normal rats, the total distance of open field test in model rats increased significantly. The expression of ER(3 mRNA in hippocampus significantly decreased and SERT mRNA significantly increased. In model group, the pyramidal cells in hippocampal CA1 and CA3 brain areas of rats were irregularly arranged, and the number of ERp positive cells and protein expression decreased. The number of SERT positive cells and protein expression were significantly up-regulated. After the Radices Paeoniae Alba extract was given, the above indexes were significantly improved, and no significant difference was found between them and fluoxetine group and ER agitator group. Conclusions Radices Paeoniae Alba extract may adjust the PMS card of diseases with inverse nega-tive emotions possibly by improving the hippocampus ER|3 and SERT mRNA and protein expression.

Along with the spread of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection in the world and the emergence of drug-resistant viral strains, it is urgent to seek the novel potent therapies. Chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) is one of the main coreceptors involved in the entry of HIV-1 into target cells. Nowadays, a number of CCR5 antagonists have been developed and some of them have progressed to clinical trials or been approved. Research progress has also been made in the CCR5-targeted gene therapy. This review summarizes the recent research progress on the CCR5-targeted drug and gene therapy.
CCR5 Receptor Antagonists ; HIV Infections ; drug therapy ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; HIV-1 ; drug effects ; Humans ; Molecular Targeted Therapy ; methods ; Receptors, CCR5 ; deficiency ; genetics ; metabolism

AIM:To provide evidence for the molecular mechanism of homocysteine (Hcy) as an independent risk factor in atherosclerosis (AS) by investigating the effect of Hcy on phenotype transformation and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMCs) in rats.METHODS:After treated with different concentrations of Hcy for 24 h,the cultured VSMCs were assayed for cell proliferation rate by MTT method,cell cycle by flow cytometry,the expression of SM22-? mRNA by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and the observation of morphological characteristics and the phenotype transformation by transmission electron microscopy.RESULTS:Hcy increased the cell proliferation rate and gradually reduced the proportion of the cells in G0 /G1 phase.Hcy down-regulated the expression of SM22? mRNA and the most significant effect was observed at concentration of 1 000 ?mol/L.The observations of transmission electron microscopy revealed an abundant endoplasmic reticulum,Golgi's complex,loose nucleus and puffy chromatin in VSMCs treated with high concentration of Hcy.CONCLUSION:Hcy promotes the proliferation and phenotype transformation of VSMCs simultaneously.

In order to adapt to the demand of culturing high quality talents and to strengthen student's comprehensive quality,pathophysiology department of medical college of Qinghai University carried on the reform on the pathophysiological experiment examination system.After researches and practices in recent years,we established a set of relatively sound examination system including experiment operating and experiment report in normal study,report for designable experiment and experiment skill and theory exam.Investigation results demonstrated that examination system after reform functioned well in training the students' operation ability,observation ability and ability to analyze and solve questions.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with radical resection of cervical cancer in the treatment of stage IB2-ⅡB cervical cancer.Methods According to the treatment plan from October 2012 to October 2016 in the People′s Hospital of Luohu District of Shenzhen in 80 cases of stage IB2-II B cervical cancer patients were divided into observation group(n=43) and control group(n=37),the observation group was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with radical surgery for cervical cancer,patients in the control group directly treated for radical resection of cervical cancer.Chemotherapy effect,operation time,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative pathological risk factor differences of two groups of patients were compared.Results (1)Evaluated the curative effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy,squamous cell carcinoma group complete remission(CR) 4 cases,partial remission(PR) 22 cases,stable disease(SD),6 cases of disease progression(PD) in 0 cases,in adenocarcinoma group CR 1 cases,PR 3 cases,SD 5 cases,PD 2 cases of squamous cell carcinoma group adjuvant chemotherapy was significantly better than that of adenocarcinoma group,the difference was statistically significant(z=2.4968,P=0.0063).(2)The operation time((215±57) min) and intraoperative blood loss((682±145) ml) in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group(((259±62) min,(758±193) ml)),the difference was statistically significant(t=3.8780,2.2528,P=0.0002,0.0263).(3)The two groups of patients with ureteral fistula(P=0.5039),vesicovaginal fistula(P=0.3639),wound healing(P=0.5182),lower extremity deep venous thrombosis(P=0.4818) complications had no significant difference.(4)The positive rate of the observation group of lymph nodes(χ2=8.2005,P=0.0000),parametrial infiltration rate(χ2=8.1553,P=0.0000) was significantly lower than the control group,the difference was statistically significant.Two groups of patients with deep myometrial invasion rate(χ2=0.0991,P=0.7516),the incidence of cancer embolus(χ2=0.0130,P=0.9176) compared to no statistical significance.Conclusion The effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on cervical squamous cell carcinoma is better than that of adenocarcinoma.Compared with the direct for radical resection of cervical cancer,neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with radical resection of cervical cancer patients for the treatment of stage IB2-ⅡB cervical cancer,operation time and blood loss are lower,node positive and parametrial invasion and postoperative pathologic risk factors in lymph node also can get better effect.

0.05).Attention,ability of calculation(MMSE items)and DS scores were negatively correlated with left amygdala volumes(r=-0.51～-0.57,P

Objective To explore effect of physic temperature dropping by ice blanket on incidence of pressure ulcer of stroke patients in ICU, and normalize the basic nursing procedure during temperature reduc-tion.Methods 230 fever patients were randomly divided into the group A(control temperature with ice blan-ket,108 cases)and the group B (control temperature with routine measure,122 cases).Thc incidence of pressure ulcer and surface temperature of pressed position in the two groups were compared.Results The incidence of pressure ulcer and surface temperature of pressed position in group A was lower than those of group B.Conclusions The incidence of pressure ulcer can be reduced by using ice blanket for physic temperature dropping.The pressure of pressed position were descended by alternative prostration and lateral position.

OBJECTIVEOmenn syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary severe combined immunodeficiency. The purpose of this study was to understand clinical characteristics and genetic mutation type of Omenn syndrome and to improve the recognition of Omenn syndrome among pediatric clinicians.

METHODOne suspected case of severe combined immunodeficiency was found to have pneumonia repeatedly, intractable diarrhea, poor antibiotic treatment effect, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and erythroderma. The patient was diagnosed as having Omenn syndrome by RT-PCR, and the expression of RAG1/RAG2 and gene analysis of RAG1/RAG2 were performed.

RESULTThe classification of lymphocyte was CD3(+) cells (35.3%), CD19(+) cells (0.4%), CD16(+) cells (57.6%). After stimulation with phytohemagglutinin (PHA), lymphocyte proliferation of the child was extremely low. Genetic studies showed RAG1 homozygous deletion mutation (2302 del T). He had detectable activated T-lymphocytes with low circulating B-lymphocytes and no evidence of maternal T-cell engrafment as indicated by the short tandem repeat (STR) analysis.

CONCLUSIONOmenn syndrome is a severe combined immunodeficiency disease caused by mutations in the RAG1/RAG2 gene. The disease has been reported rarely in China. The clinical manifestations of the disease is early postnatal repeated infections and erythroderma. Mutation analysis of RAG1/RAG2 gene may help to confirm the diagnosis and may be useful in early immune reconstitution and genetic counseling.

Amino Acid Sequence ; Biomarkers ; blood ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; genetics ; Genotype ; Homeodomain Proteins ; genetics ; Humans ; Infant ; Lymphocytes ; immunology ; pathology ; Male ; Microsatellite Repeats ; Mutation ; Nuclear Proteins ; genetics ; Phenotype ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta ; genetics ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Severe Combined Immunodeficiency ; diagnosis ; genetics ; pathology

Objective To investigate the syndrome types of traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM) in senile hypertension patients by cluster analysis. Methods Case report sheet for senile hypertension was formed, and then the general data and TCM syndrome information of 495 cases of senile hypertension were recorded. The frequency of syndrome information of the enrolled cases was analyzed, and then the syndrome types were classified by cluster analysis. Results The symptoms with high frequency in senile hypertension patients were dizziness ( 75.9%) , insomnia ( 33.1%) , chest distress ( 29.9%) , poor appetite ( 23.2%) , headache (22.4%), slippery pulse (54.9%), greasy fur (51.7%), stringy pulse (49.7%), and white fur (47.8%) . The main syndrome patterns of 495 cases of senile hypertension were upward hyperactivity of liver yang (23.8%), Qi deficiency and phlegm turbidity (21%), kidney qi deficiency (19.8%), phlegm blended with blood stasis (18.4%), and phlegm heat (17.0%) . Conclusion Senile hypertension patients are dominated with the syndrome types of upward hyperactivity of liver yang, Qi deficiency and kidney deficiency, and are usually complicated with phlegm turbidity, phlegm heat and blood stasis. The complicated syndromes of phlegm turbidity and blood stasis are commonly-seen. The results of cluster analysis are expected to supply evidence for the syndrome differentiation of senile hypertension.

ObjectiveTo estimate the clinical efficacy and immunomodulatory effect of polysaccharidenucleic acid fraction of bacillus calmette guerin(BCG-PSN) combined with a traditional Chinese medicine in patients with vitiligo.MethodsThis study recruited 99 patients with vitiligo aged from 13 to 65(35,6 ± 5.8) years.The patients were classified into 3 groups to be treated with BCG-PSN and a traditional Chinese medicine (Baidianfeng granules) alone or in combination.BCG-PSN was intramuscularly injected at a dose of 2 ml every other day and baidianfeng granules were given orally thrice a day,for 3 months.Peripheral blood samples were obtained from the patients at the baseline and after the end of treatment and from 30 healthy controls.Flow cytometry and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) were performed to detect T cell subsets and expression level of Fas and Fas ligand(FasL),respectively.Data were analyzed by t test and chi-square test.Results The response rate was significantly higher in patients treated with BCG-PSN combined with Baidianfeng granules than in those with BCG-PSN alone(82.86％ vs.40.63％,P ＜ 0.01 ).Before the treatment,patients showed a lower percentage of CD3+ cells,CD3+CD4+ cells and CD3+CD8+ cells in peripheral blood(all P ＜0.01 ),weaker expression of Fas (P ＜ 0.01 ),but a higher CD4/CD8 ratio (P ＜ 0.01 ) compared with the controls.The treatment with BCG-PSN and Baidianfeng granules alone or in combinatiou all induced an increase in the percentage of CD3+ cells,CD3+CD4+ cells and CD3+CD8+ cells in peripheral blood(P ＜ 0.05) and in the expression of Fas(P ＜ 0.01),but a decrease in CD4/CD8 ratio(P ＜ 0.05).ConclusionsBCG-PSN may induce the normal apoptosis in lymphocytes via reversing the abnormality in the expression of Fas/FasL by peripheral blood lymphocytes,and the effect of BCG-PSN may be enhanced by a traditional Chinese medicine,Baidianfeng granules.