OBJECTIVE: To investigate the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib induces acute myelogenous leukemia cell lines TF1 and NB4 apoptosis and its effect on SALL4 gene expression. METHODS: Cell proliferations were analyzed by MTT assay. Flow cytometry was used to analyze cell apoptosis rate. SALL4 protein was detected by immunocytochemistry. The expressions of SALL4 gene were detected by Real-time PCR. SALL4 proteins in two cell lines were detected by Western Blotting. RESULTS: MTT assay showed bortezomib inhibited the proliferations of two cell lines in a time-and-does manner. TF1 and NB4 cells' 48 h IC50 were (29.15 ± 0.55) and (30.55 ± 0.74) nmol · L-1 respectively. Flow cytometry showed bortezomib could induce apoptosis of two cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. Immunocytochemistry analysis revealed that both of two cell lines expressed SALL4 proteins which located in cell nucleus. Real-time PCR demonstrated that SALL4 genes were down-regulated after cells were treated by different concentrations(10, 30, 50 nmol · L-1) of bortezomib for 24 h, and bortezomib 50 nmol · L-1 groups' genes were down-regulated to 45.11% (TF1) and 69.77% (NB4) respectively comparing with the control groups (P < 0.05). Western blotting revealed that both of the cell lines expressed SALL4B proteins and which could be inhibited by bortezomib in a time-and-does manner. CONCLUSION: Bortezomib can significantly inhibit two cell lines proliferation and induce apoptosis, meanwhile down-regulate the expressions of SALL4 gene. Copyright 2012 by the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association.

AIM: To report the use of modified four ports pars plana vitrectomy in managing a dislocated posterior chamber intraocular lens.METHODS: A young man with bilateral pseudophakia and dislocated PC-IOLs had undergone modified four ports pars plana vitrectomy in relocating a dislocated posterior chamber intraocular lens. This procedure was surgically less tedious and demanding compared with previous methods of IOL retrieval.RESULTS: No significant intra- or post-operative complication was noted. The visual recovery of the operated eye was rapid with the best corrected visual acuity at 14 months post-operation being 0.5. In contrast, the right eye without operation due to patient refusal developed total retinal detachment with hand movement visual acuity.CONCLUSION: Modified four ports pars plana vitrectomy may be a more ophthalmic surgeon friendly alternative in the retrieval of dislocated IOL.

Accidents, Occupational ; statistics & numerical data ; Acute Disease ; China ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Occupational Diseases ; epidemiology ; Poisoning ; epidemiology

Objective:To express and purify recombinant human collagen type Ⅲ and evaluate its properties.Methods:The recombinant genetic engineering strain pET30a(+)-1880/pACYCDuet-hy726/bL21(DE3) was constructed to stably co-express recombinant human type Ⅲ collagen (rhCol) and prolyl hydroxylase. rhCol was prepared and purified by E. coli high-density fermentation, salting out and column chromatography protein purification technology. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was used to determine the purity of rhCol. The N-terminal amino acid sequences of rhCol were determined by automatic protein polypeptide sequencing instrument. The hydroxyproline content of rhCol was determined by ultraviolet spectrophotometry. The cellular compatibility of rhCol was evaluated by MTT assay. Results:The final wet weight of high-density fermentation was about 200 g/L. The expression level was about 3 g/L. The purity of rhCol by affinity chromatography was over 95%. The results showed that the hydroxyproline content of rhCol was 11.44%, and the rhCol products have good water solubility and cell compatibility.Conclusions:RhCol can be widely applied to the field of skin care and biomedicine as an excellent biological material.

OBJECTIVETo verify the pharmacological hypothesis of prescriptions by studying the targeted distribution of major components in stewed rhubarb in the rat model with acute pancreatitis (AP).

METHODNormal SD rats (control group, n = 5) and the AP model induced with intraperitoneal cerulein (model group, n = 5) were taken as the experimental objects. Rats of the two groups were orally administered with stewed rhubarb granules (20 g x kg(-1)). Their heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney and pancreas were collected two hours after the administration. Such constituents as emodin, chrysophanol, physcion, rhein and aloe-emodin and their concentrations in each tissue homogenate were detected by high performance liquid chromatography-mass-mass.

RESULTAloe-emodin and physcion in stewed rhubarb whose concentrations in liver and kidney of normal rats were higher than that in pancreatic tissues, while the distribution spectrums and concentrations of the remaining components in pancreatic tissues had no significant difference with that of other organs. The concentrations of emodin, aloe-emodin, rhein and chrysophanol in stewed rhubarb in pancreatic tissues of the AP model group were higher than that in other tissues and organs, while their concentrations in pancreatic, renal and splenic tissues were notably higher than that in the normal group.

CONCLUSIONIn the conditions of AP, effective components in stewed rhubarb show a targeted distribution feature in pancreas, which provides experimental basis for the pharmacological hypothesis of prescriptions.

Acute Disease ; Animals ; Anthraquinones ; pharmacokinetics ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Disease Models, Animal ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacokinetics ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Male ; Organ Specificity ; Pancreatitis ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Rheum ; chemistry

Objective To explore the correlation between brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) combined with mesencephalic morphology and the prognosis of coma patients with severe craniocerebral injury.Methods Forty-seven coma patients with severe craniocerebral injury were examined with BAEP and moaitored dynamically in early period of coma,and all these patients got head CT scans and the ratio of anteroposterior diameter and transverse diameter of mesencephalon were measured at the same time.Results There was a significantly negative relationship between the first BAEP classification and GOS score at the end of the follow-up (r =-0.755,P =0.000 ).Among all of the patients,there were 27 patients with the ratio of anteroposterior diameter and tansverse diameter of mesencephalon from 0.9 to 1.1,19 patients (70.4％,19/27) with good prognosis;20 patients with the ratio ＞1.1 or ＜ 0.9,6 patients (30.0％,6/20 ) with good prognosis.The rate of good prognosis between the two had significant difference ( x2 =7.521,P =0.006).The sensitivity and specificity were 73.7％(14/19),82.6％ (19/23) at the first BAEP combined with mesencephalic morphology,88.2％ (15/17),100.0％ (21/21) at the second BAEP combined with mesencephalic morphology.Conclusion BAEP combined with mesencephalic morphology can evaluate effectively the prognosis of coma patients with severe craniocerebral injury.

Objective To evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (STBI) after craniotomy,and evaluate the difference of HBOT effects on the patients whose Glasgow coma score (GCS) were 6-8 scores and 3-5 scores.Methods Using case-control study,61 neurosurgical in-patients with STBl from February 6,2009 to November 25,2010 were divided into two groups by random digits table,30 in HBOT group and 31 in control group.Their GCS at the periods on admission,before HBOT and when they finished HBOT were recorded,as well as the Glasgow outcome score (GOS) before HBOT,finished HBOT,and 3 months after admission (GOS3M).Results The GCS finished HBOT were (12.63 ±2.70) scores in HBOT group and (11.64 ±2.50) scores in GCS 3-5 subgroup,there were statistically differences than those in control group [ (10.61± 3.01 ),(8.44 ± 1.67)scores] (P ＜0.05).The mean rank of GCS finished HBOT improvement (△GOSf) and GOS scores 3months after admission ( △ GOS3M) in HBOT group was 35.37 and 35.87,which were significantly higher than those in control group (26.77 and 26.29) (P ＜0.05).Meanwhile,the mean rank of △GOSf and △ GOS3M in GCS 3-5 subgroup was 12.14 and 13.09,which were significantly higher than those in control group (8.05 and 7.33) (P ＜ 0.05 ).In GCS 6-8 subgroup,there was no significant difference in △ GOSf and △ GOS3M between HBOT group and control group (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Early HBOT is effective to improve the recovery of consciousness and prognosis of the postoperative patient with STBI,especially of the patients with the special STBI (GCS 3-5 scores ).

BACKGROUND: Recent researches have indicated that the generation and development of retinoblastoma(RB) might also be related with other anti-oncogenes except the known Rb1 gene.OBJECTIVE: To explore the loci of other genes which possibly participated in RB generation and development and try to find and confirm the indicators for the loss of heterozygosity(LOH) with merits in surveillance and prognosis.DESIGN: A case analysis by employing RB patients as subjects SETTING: A center of gene diagnosis and therapy of a military medical university-affiliated hospitalPARTICIPANTS: The study was conducted in the center of gene diagnosis and therapy of Xinan Hospital affiliated to Third Military Medical University of Chinese PLA. Sixteen RB cases including 10 males and 6 females were the patients of the outpatient department of three-affiliated hospitals of the Third Military Medical University of Chinese PLA from May 1998 to October 2001.Inclusion criteria: in accordance with RB diagnostic criteria and younger than 3 years old; Exclusion criteria: family heredity history. Two eyes were involved in 12 cases and one eye was involved in 4 cases.METHODS: Fourteen micro-satellite DNA labels on the 13th chromosome in tumor or peripheral blood samples were separately amplified by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) to analyze the incidence of LOH of each locus. Simultaneously, the genetic source of loci loss was confirmed by genealogical analysis.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Frequency of LOH incidence on the 13th chromosome.RESULTS: In 16 RB patients,LOH occurred in one or more than one locus on the 13th chromosome of 12 cases. Thereinto, the probability of LOH occurrence on three loci including D13S265,D13S263 and D13S153(in Rb1gene) was the highest. Ten loci of LOH in 12 LOH positive samples were confirmed from agnate chromosomes. The RB confirmation of LOH-positive group or LOH-negative group needed 504 days or 1086 days,which was significantly different(t=2. 357,P<0.05).CONCLUSION: RB confirmation was earlier in LOH-positive patients than LOH-negative patients. Except the confirmed Rb1 gene, LOH on two loci including D13S263(13q14.1-14.2) and D13S265 (13q31-32) also might have certain suggestive effect on early intervention and functional surveillance of RB patients.

Diagnosis, Differential ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Granuloma, Pyogenic ; pathology ; surgery ; Hemangioma, Capillary ; pathology ; Hemangiosarcoma ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Sarcoma, Kaposi ; pathology

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of deep electroacupuncture (EA) at Baliao points in treating stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Methods: A total of 60 female patients with SUI were divided into two groups according to the order of consultation, with 30 cases in each group. The control group was treated with pelvic floor muscle training. The treatment group was treated with deep EA at Baliao points [Shangliao (BL 31), Ciliao (BL 32), Zhongliao (BL 33) and Xialiao (BL 34)]. Results: The total effective rate was 93.3％ in the treatment group, versus 33.3％ in the control group, and the total effective rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the scores of international consultation on incontinence questionnaire-short form (ICIQ-SF) and the volume of urinary leakage in both groups were lower than those before treatment (all P<0.05), and the ICIQ-SF score and the volume of urinary leakage in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group (both P<0.05). Conclusion: Deep EA at Baliao points with long needles can improve the clinical symptoms in female patients with SUI, and it has a better curative effect than pelvic floor muscle training.