Objective To investigate the effect of specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting receptor of advanced glycation end products (RAGE) on the production of fibrosis markers (laminin,hyaluronic acid (HA) and N-terminal procollagen Ⅲ propeptide (PⅢ NP) in hepatic fibrosis (HF).Methods The expression vectors of specific siRNA targeting RAGE were constructed.Primary rat hepatic stellar cells (HSC) were isolated and cultured.The primary rat HSC were transfected with the recombinant vector.The blank control group and unspecific siRNA vector pAKD-NC-transfected group were as controls.The expressions of RAGE,laminin,HA and PⅢ NP at mRNA and protein levels were detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot,respectively.Least-significant difference (LSD) and Student-Newman-Keuls (SNK) were performed to analyze standard normal distribution or homogeneous variance.Non-normal distribution and heterogeneity of variance data were analyzed by non-parametric Wilcoxon test.Results The expressions of RAGE at mRNA and protein levels in pAKD-GR126-transfected primary HSC were (42.32 ± 6.16)％,(43.24±7.50)％,(51.06±13.79)％ and (47.94±5.36)％ in blank control group and pAKDNC group (F=7.791 and 36.513,all P＜0.05).The expressions of laminin at mRNA and protein levels were (41.07±3.13)％,(40.59±5.87)％,(53.89±2.25)％ and (52.46±4.68)％ in blank control group andpAKD-NC group (F=225.111 and 88.039,all P＜0.05).The expressions of HA at mRNA and protein levels were (45.69 ± 0.87) ％,(46.08 ± 2.36) ％,(54.20 ± 0.56) ％ and (52.30±3.42)％ in blank control group and pAKD-NC group (F=178.317 and 180.646,all P＜ 0.05).The expressions of PⅢ NP mRNA at mRNA and protein levels were (56.10±4.18)％,(55.15±2.39)％,(54.40±2.79)％ and (53.58±6.18)％ in blank control group and pAKD-NC group (F=141.633 and 49.670,all P＜0.05).Conclusion RAGE specific siRNA could inhibit the expression of RAGE in primary rat HSC and could significantly lower the expression of fibrosis markers laminin,HA and PⅢ NP at mRNA and protein level.

Most of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) will be controlled after being treated with macrolide antibiotics. But in recent years refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (RMPP), including severe mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia, are increased. RMPP often causes many severe complications and sequelae such as necrotizing pneumonia, bronchiolitis obliterans, bronchitis obliterans, atelectasis and bronchiectasis. Two main mechanisms of MPP are proposed: damages to airway directly by mycoplasma pneumonia (MP), and inflammatory reaction caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP). RMPP is also associated with many other factors such as MP genotype and load, macrolide-resistant MP, airway mucus hypersecretion, hypercoagulability, combined infection with bacteria or viruses, and community acquired respiratory distress syndrome toxin (CARDS Tx). The exploration of mechanisms of RMPP helps us acquire effective treatment and prevent sequelae.

Objective To detect the normal values of fetal cerebellar vermis using transabdominal ultrasonography and assess its clinical significance in the diagnosis of vermal hypoplasia(agenesis). Methods A total of 111 fetuses were evaluated by transabdominal sonography between 20 and 40 weeks of gestation.The mid-sagittal antero-posterior(AP) and cranio-caudal(CC) vermian diameters were measured. A second group of 15 fetuses with cisterns magna were assessed and compared with the value of normal fetuses.0.05) and correlated linearly with gestational age ( AP = - 5.406 + 0. 761 GA, r = 0.97 ; CC = - 5.795 +fissure, second fissure and fastigium may help identify developmental anomalies. Conclusions Transabdominal ultrasonography is a valuable tool in the study of fetal vermis during the second half of pregnancy.

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Objective:To investigate the variation of nm23-H1 gene structure and its expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and to study the relationship between nm23-H1 expression and OSCC metastasis to neck lymph nodes.Methods:nm23-H1 gene in the samples of 30 cases of OSCC,7 of normal oral mucous tissue,human OSCC cell line TSCCa and human oral metastatic cancer cell line GNM was extracted and amplified by PCR. PCR products were investegated with SSCP analysis;nm23 m RNA level in the samples was studied by in situ hybridization.The relationship between mRNA expression and metastasis to neck lymph nodes was analyzed statistically.Results： All samples showed no change in nm23-H1 gene structure except deletion in one case of OSCC;7 out of 9 cases with metastasis to neck lymph nodes showed no hybridization signal of nm23-H1 mRNA,however,only 5 were found no nm23-H1 mRNA in 21 cases without metastasis,positive rate of nm23-H1 expression in GNM cells was lower than that in TSCCa (41.2% versus 63.1%);The expression of nm23-H1 gene showed significant negative relationship with neck lymph nodes metastasis (P<0.01);no relationship was found between expression of nm23-H1 gene and cancer pathological classification.Conclusion:The change of nm23-H1 expression doesn't result from the variation of gene structure;the product of nm23-H1 gene probably inhibit OSCC metastasis to neck lymph nodes.

Objective To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of treating small coronary artery disease(diameter

砄bjective:To investigate the variation of nm23 H1 gene structure and its expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and to study the relationship between nm23 H1 expression and OSCC metastasis to neck lymph nodes.Methods: nm23 H1 gene in the samples of 30 cases of OSCC,7 of normal oral mucous tissue,human OSCC cell line TSCCa and human oral metastatic cancer cell line GNM was extracted and amplified by PCR. PCR products were investegated with SSCP analysis; nm23 m RNA level in the samples was studied by in situ hybridization.The relationship between mRNA expression and metastasis to neck lymph nodes was analyzed statistically.Results: All samples showed no change in nm23 H1 gene structure except deletion in one case of OSCC;7 out of 9 cases with metastasis to neck lymph nodes showed no hybridization signal of nm23 H1 mRNA,however,only 5 were found no nm23 H1 mRNA in 21 cases without metastasis,positive rate of nm23 H1 expression in GNM cells was lower than that in TSCCa (41.2% versus 63.1%);The expression of nm23 H1 gene showed significant negative relationship with neck lymph nodes metastasis ( P

Objective To study the correlation between histopathological findings and X-ray appearances of ameloblastomas.Methods X-ray characteristics and histopathological features in 153 cases of ameloblastomas were analyzed retrospectively, and their relation was comparatively analyzed. Results ① On radiography,the lesions appeared as multilocular in 82 cases(53.59) and unilocular in 71 cases(46.41). ② 96 cases were classic ameloblastomas,including follicular type in 13 cases and non-follicular type in 83 cases,X-ray showed unilocular appearance in 35(36.46) and multilocular appearance in 61 cases(63.54).57 cases were unicystic ameloblastoma ,X-ray showed unilocular appearance in 36 cases(63.16) and multilocular appearance in 21 cases(36.84).There was significant diffrence statistically in the X-ray features of uniloculus and multiloculus between the two histopathological patterns(P﹤0.005). Conclusion Unicystic ameloblastomas often have unilocular radiologic appearance,classic ameloblastomas are mostly of multilocular radiologic appearance,while,the honeycomb radiologic appearances are common seen follicular type ameloblastoma.