Objective To observe the effect of high glucose on the expression of activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) in cultured retinal Müller glia cells.Methods The retinal tissue of Sprague Dawley (SD) rats was collected,and Müller cells were isolated and cultured.The glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and glutamine synthetase (GS) of Müller cells were identified by streptavidin-biotinperoxidase complex.Cultured rat Müller cells were divided into control group (5.5 mmol/L glucose),group A (20 mmol/L glucose),group B (30 mmol/L glucose) and group C (40 mmol/L glucose).ATF4 protein expressions in Müller cells of four groups were measured by Western blot four days after cultured.Results GFAP and GS expressed in more than 95％ of Müller cells.Over 95％ of Müller cells of group A,B and C were positive for GFAP and GS.Western blots indicated that ATF4 protein in group A,B and C increased obviously compared with the control group (q=0.293,0.754,0.484; P＜0.05).Conclusion High glucose can increase the expression of ATF4 protein and cause endoplasmic reticulum stress in retinal Müller glia cells in vitro.

Brain Diseases ; etiology ; Brain Neoplasms ; surgery ; Glioma ; surgery ; Humans ; Infection ; etiology ; Postoperative Complications ; etiology ; Recurrence ; Risk Factors

Livedoid vasculitis is a kind of skin disease caused by local vascular occlusion.It mainly manifests as erythematous and purpuric maculas or papules on the legs and ankles,which may progress into intensely painful ulcers and heal leaving porcelain-white atrophic scars called atrophie blanche.Histopathologically,inflammatory response is weak or absent in local lesions of livedoid vasculitis,hence,it is commonly considered to be related to local thrombosis and other autoimmune diseases.Now,it is mainly managed with anticoagulation-based comprehensive treatment in clinic.

The Hodgkin and Reed/Sternberg (HRS) tumor cells of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) and the lymphocyte-predominant (LP) tumor cells of nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL are both derived from germinal center B cells.Several studies show that HL pathogenesis includes the deregulated activity of numerous members and regulators of the NF-κB and JAK/STAT signaling pathways,genetic lesions of epigenetic regulators,and the interactions between tumor cells and other infiltrating cells in the microenvironment,et al.

[Summary] Glucagon-like peptide-1 ( GLP-1 ) agents play important roles in glycemic control in type 2 diabetes. Moreover, these agents also show various protective effects on cardiovascular system. GLP-1 agents improve vascular endothelial function, ameliorate the risk factors of cardiovascular disease including obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and hypertension, delay the occurrence and progression of atherosclerosis, and protect against cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury and heart failure. Therefore, GLP-1 agents may have beneficial effects on cardiovascular diseases at different stages and in multiple aspects.

Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) is a unique type of B-cell lymphoma probably arising from a putative thymic medulla B cell.It constitutes 6 ％-10 ％ of all diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL),with special pathologic features,immunophenotype and genetic abnormlities,and need to be identified with classical Hodgkin lymphoma and other types of DLBCL.In this review,the pathological features,molecular biological changes,treatment,prognosis and treatment of PET in the evaluation of the initial reaction in PMBCL were summarized.

The patients of chronic lymphocytic leukemia(CLL)have great individual differences.It is important for clinicians to determine the prognosis at the beginning of diagnosis and choose proper treatment for the patients.The recent advances in biological prognostic indicators of CLL were reviewed,including IgVH gene mutation status,ZAP70,CD_(38),chromosome abnormality[t(11q;v),del(11q),del(17p),+12 and del(13q)].telomere and telomerase.

AIM:To establish a qualitative fingerprint analysis with capillary GC. METHODS:HP-INNOWAX column(30 m?0.53 mm,1.0 ?m),column temperature:90 ℃(15 min)4 ℃/min180 ℃(5 min)2 ℃/min200 ℃(3 min)10 ℃/min220 ℃(5 min),FID detector temperature:230 ℃. RESULTS:Compared with reference peak of Sec-butyl-cis/trans-1-propentyl disulfide,17 common peaks on fingerprints of the oil from ferula sinkiangensis K.M.Shen were indicated by the method with satisfied stability,precision and repeatability. CONCLUSION:There are good similarities among 10 batches of essential oil from Ferula sinkiangensis K.M.Shen,and this method is reliable,simple and provides a reference standard for the quality control of Ferula sinkiangensis K.M.Shen.

Aristolochic Acids ; adverse effects ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Plants, Medicinal ; Quality Control ; Research Design

Objective To investigate the role of Gly82Ser polymorphism of receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) in the genesis and progression of colon cancer in Chinese population.Methods Using the method of PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP),the Gly82Ser genotype of RAGE were examined in 90 colon cancer patients and 78 control subjects age and sex matched.Analyses stratified by TNM and tumor differentiation were conducted to check the associations of the Gly82Ser gene polymorphisms in RAGE and development of colon cancer.Results The genotype distribution was in agreement with that predicted under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for both patients and controls (both P ＞ 0.05).With the GG genotype as reference,the odds ratio (OR) for heterozygous GG and carriers with S allele (GS and SS) were 2.037 (95％ CI:1.207-3.438) and 2.022 (95％ CI:1.275-3.208),respectively,which had a significantly higher risk of colon cancer.Moreover,the elevated colon cancer risk was especially evident in patients with TNM (Ⅲ + Ⅳ) and/or patients with poor differentiation by stratification analysis (OR,3.575,95％ CI:1.495-8.550 and OR,3.580,95％ CI:1.390-9.217,respectively).Conclusions The RAGE Gly82Ser polymorphism may confer not only an increased risk of colon cancer but also with invasion of colon cancer in the Chinese population.