BACKGROUND:Previous studies have found that the expression level of miR-486 in glioma stem cels (CD133+) is significantly down-regulated compared with that in glioma non-stem cels (CD133-), but the effect of down-regulation of miR-486 on CD133+ cels remains unclear . OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of miR-486 on CD133+ cels. METHODS:CD133+ glioma stem cels and CD133- glioma cels were separated from U87 cels by flow cytometer. miR-486 overexpression glioma stem cels were constructed by lipofection transfection. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After sorting and purification, the content of the CD133+ fraction was enriched up to 83.5%. The expression level of miR-468 in CD133+ glioma stem cels was obviously down-regulated compared with that in CD133- glioma cels. CD133+ glioma stem cels overexpressing miR-486 were fabricated successfuly. Results from in vitro experiments showed that miR-486 overexpression could dramaticaly decrease the proliferation of glioma stem cels, induce a cel cycle arrest in G1/S phase for CD133+ glioma stem cels and promote cel apoptosis. These findings suggest that miR-486 can be a suppressor of glioma stem cels, which offers a novel potential therapeutic target for glioma stem cels and human glioma.

The all-in-one femtosecond laser corneal refractive surgery,especially small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE),has gained more and more attention in clinic,because of its small incision,“no flap” and corneal biomechanical stability advantages.However,like any other kind of corneal refractive surgery,the all-in-one femtosecond laser refractive surgery not only exists its clinical advantages,but also has its limitations.It is very important to put into perspective clinical advantages and limitations of all-in-one femtosecond laser corneal refractive surgery.

Objective To investigate the relations between BNP and cTnI leveh in patients with CHF and cardiac function.Methods 75 patients with CHF were selected as observation group and another 30 healthy people were selected as control group.BNP and cTnI levels were detected by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay and the data were analyzed.Results BNP and cTnI of observation group were significantly higher than control group,the difference was statistically significant(t=3.897,4.127,all P＜0.05);comparison of BNP and cTnI levels in different classification of cardiac function of observation group had significant difference(F=4.765,5.876,allP＜0.05);Linear corrlation analysis showed that:BNP and cTnI both positively correlated to classification of cardiac function(r=0.853,0.647,all P＜0.05),BNP and cTnI increased significantly with the increase of cardiac function classification.Conclusion BNP and cTnI increased significantly in patients with CHF and closely related with cardiac function.they were ideal index to evaluate the CHF severity and had a good clinical value to judge the status and function of heart in patients with CHF.

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Objective This study aims to study the characteristics of intonation pronunciation in preschool children with hearing impairments .Methods A total of 30 of 4~5 years old children with hearing impairment and 30 of 4~5 years old children with normal hearing were enrolled in this study .With statement intonation and ques-tion intonation as test material ,the compartment between the children in two groups were obtained .Results Pre-school children were generally increased the ending point and slope to distinguish statement intonation .There were still differences between hearing -impaired children and normal children .Under statement intonation condition :the children with hearing impairments showed a significantly lower level of the slope of the high and level boundary tone than the normal children ,the starting point and the ending point of the falling boundary tone in hearing -impaired children were significantly lower than those of in normal children ;Meanwhile ,under question intonation condition :com-pared with normal children ,the slope of the high and level boundary tone ,the rising boundary tone and the falling -rising boundary tone in hearing -impaired children were significantly lower .The starting point ,the ending point ,the high and level boundary tone ,and the falling boundary tone in hearing -impaired children were significantly lower .Conclusion To implement targeted therapy during question intonation training for hearing -impaired children ,the acoustics characteristics of boundary tone are required to assess and monitor the effectiveness of rehabilitation .

Objective To investigate the clinical significance of Doppler flow waveform of ductus venosus (DV) in screening of fetal cardiac malformation.Methods Color Doppler ultrasonography was used to study DV flow in 240 normal fetuses and 20 fetuses with cardiac malformation that were screened out from the high-risk fetuses with congenital heart disease (CHD).Results ① The normal Doppler flow waveform of the DV was a characteristic triphasic pattern with forward flow during cardiac cycle,reflecting ventricular systole (S),ventricular diastole (D) and atrial systole (A).② In the group of 20 fetuses with cardiac malformation,eight had reverse flow and nine had decreased or absent flow during atrial contraction,the indices of the DV in fetuses with cardiac malformation were higher than those in gestational age-matched normal fetuses ( P

Objective To study the apoptotic changes in hepatocytes and the expression of apoptosis-associated proteins Bax and Bcl-2 in the liver tissue of a rat nonalcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH) model, and explore the relationship between hepatocyte apoptosis and the degree of NASH pathological changes. Methods A rat model of NASH was reproduced with feeding a fat-rich diet for a period of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 weeks. Cells apoptosis was evaluated by TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL), and the expression of Bax and Bcl-2 proteins was detected by immunohistochemistry in rat liver tissue of control and model groups respectively. Results The number of TUNEL-positive cells was increased in the second week, peaking at the 8th week, and it was significantly correlated with steatosis and hepatic fibrosis (r=0.707 and 0.750, respectively, P0.05). The expressions of Bax and Bcl-2 proteins were mainly located in cytoplasm of hepatocytes, some of which contained lipid droplets. Bax and Bcl-2 positive cells increased gradually with the progression of NASH. In early stage of modeling, the number of Bax positive cells was greater than that of Bcl-2, but the number of the both proteins tended to be about same in the late stage of modeling. Conclusion The cell apoptosis is a main pattern of liver damage in the process of NASH, and it is closely associated with the pathological changes. Proapoptosis protein Bax and antagonisitic protein Bcl-2 might participate in the modulation of hepatocytes apoptosis in the early stage of NASH, and they also have a marked effect in the whole process of NASH.

Objective To investigate the gastroscopic manifestations and pathological diagnosis of large gastric folds.MethodsClinical data of 161 cases with large gastric folds,who were diagnosed by gastroscopy from January 2002 to April 2008,were analyzed.Endoscopic mucosal resection or strip-off biopsy by ultrasonic endoscopy was performed if diagnosis could not be identified using routine biopsy by the gastroscopy.ResultsOf the 161 cases,79 patients had chronic inflammation(49.1%),67 had gastric cancer(41.6%),11 showed malignant lymphoma(6.8%),2 suffered from Menetrier's disease(1.2%),1 had acute inflammation(0.6%),and 1 showed no obvious lesion(0.6%);the rate of Helicobacter pylori infection was 42.2%(68/161),and the positive rate for Helicobacter pylori in patients with gastric cancer was 34.3%(23/67).Endoscopic mucosal resection biopsy was performed on 15(9.3%) of the cases,5 of them had chronic inflammation,5 showed gastric cancer,4 were confirmed with malignant lymphoma,and 1 was diagnosed as having Menetrier disease.The lesion of large gastric folds involved the whole stomach in 10 patients,the gastric fundus in 10,gastric corpus in 86,gastric antrum in 5,both the gastric fundus and corpus in 31,and both the gastric corpus and antrum in 19.All of the 10 cases,who had the whole stomach being invaded,were diagnosed as having gastric cancer.Though both gastric cancer and chronic inflammation showed similar manifestations under gastroscope,the levels of the characteristics were significantly different(Dilatancy poor: ?2=10.093,P=0.001;peristalsis poor: ?2=19.116,P=0.000;gastric cavity narrowing: ?2=18.159,P=0.000;texture stiffness: ?2=54.302,P=0.000;texture brittle: ?2=6.132,P=0.013;erosion: ?2=5.619,P=0.018;and ulcer: ?2=22.743,P=0.000).ConclusionsMost of the patients with large gastric folds are diagnosed as having chronic inflammation,gastric cancer,or malignant lymphoma,while Menetrier disease and acute inflammation seldom occur.The lesion usually involves the gastric corpus.For those who have the whole stomach being invaded,gastric cancer can be revealed.Most of the malignant cases show ulcers,dilatancy poor,and peristalsis poor under a gastroscope.Endoscopic mucosal resection biopsy is effective for identifying the diagnosis of malignant lesions.

Objective To investigate the influence of thrombospondin 1 (TSP-1) on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in human renal tubular epithelial cells. Methods Human renal tubular epithelial cell (HKCs) line was cultured in vitro with DMEM/F12 1∶1 medium. HKCs were divided into four groups as follows: normal control group [HKCs were cultured with serum free medium (FSM), C group], TGF-? 1 group (HKCs were treated with FSM containing TGF-? 1, T group), antisense oligonucleotide group [HKCs were treated with FSM contained TGF-? 1 and TSP-1 antisense oligonucleotide (AS), TA group], missense oligonucleotide groups [HKCs were treated with FSM contained TGF-? 1 and TSP-1 missense oligonucleotide (SC), TS group]. Cells were cultured 72 hours in the conditioned media. The expressions of TSP-1 and VEGF were detected with immunohistochemistry. The expressions of TSP-1 mRNA and VEGF mRNA were assayed by RT-PCR. The correlation between the relative expressions of VEGF mRNA and TSP-1 mRNA was analyzed. Results There were significantly increased expressions of VEGF and VEGF mRNA in TA groups (P0.05) compared with T groups. The expressions of VEGF and VEGF mRNA were decreased significantly in T groups and TS groups (P0.05) compared with T groups. The expressions of TSP-1 and TSP-1 mRNA were increased significantly in T groups and TS groups (P

Objective To observe the expression and role of HSP70 in human epidermis and cutaneous neoplasms.Methods 56 cases of epidermis tumors,including 29 biopsy samples from basal cell carcinoma, 27 from squamous cell carcinoma,and 30 from normal human skin were investigated. HSP70 expression was examined by immunohistochemical SABC staining with specific monoclonal antibodies.Results The expression of HSP70 was detectable in the cytoplasm throughout the epidermal cell layers in normal human epidermis,HSP70 expression in the tumor cells in basal and squamous cell carcinomas was reduced (P