BACKGROUND:Methylene blue can hinder abnormal pain conduction via the sensory nerve, and its mechanism is to block bradykinin-induced hyperalgesia and eliminate pain caused by local tissue inflammation.
OBJECTIVE:To observe the influence of methylene blue solution on the lumbar spinal cord and spinal ganglia function of rats, and to investigate whether methylene blue is safe for treating discogenic low back pain.
METHODTotal y 120 Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groupthree experimental groups, a saline control group and a blank control group, n=24 in each group. Lumbar segmental dura was exposed in rats. In the three experimental groups, 0.2, 1, and 2 mL methylene blue were injected epidural y, respectively. The saline control group was subjected to the epidural injection of 1 mL saline. In the blank control group, there was no treatment. Six rats from each group were selected randomly and perfused at 30 minutes, 2 hours, 24 hours, 72 hours after injection, respectively. Then, the corresponding segments of the spinal cord and ganglions were removed. Hematoxylin eosin staining was used for comparing histological and structural changes under light microscope.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that at 30 minutes, 2 hours, 24 hours and 72 hours after injection of methylene blue, the spinal dorsal side exhibited the structural integrity, clear boundaries between the white matter and gray matter, dense nerve fibers in the white matter, and round or oval nuclei of glial cells among fibers;dense nerve fibers in the posterior horn of gray matter;light-colored neuronal nuclei with prominent nucleoli;a bundle of nerve fibers among cellpopulations. There was no significant change in tissue structure of lumbar spinal cord and spinal ganglia between the experimental groups and the saline control group or between the experimental groups and the blank control group. Thus, the epidural injection of 1%methylene blue has no significant effect on the spinal cord and spinal nerve structures.

Objective:Explore decoy oligonucleotide (ODN) technology targeted blocking STAT3 activation way effects on colorectal cancer HT29 cell growth,to provide experimemt basis for gene therapy of colorectal cancer.Methods:Using decoy ODN in vitro transfect colorectal cancer HT29 cell line,to targeted blocking STAT3 activation way.Fluorescence microscope and flow cytometry detect transfection conditions and efficiency,and MTT method detect the cell growth inhibition,Realtime RT-PCR and Western blotting test STAT3 in cells,the Bcl-xl and Caspase3 mRNA and protein expression.Results:STAT3 decoy ODN can efficient transfection into colorectal cancer cells,and is due to the nucleus.HT29 cell in the STAT3 decoy ODN,growth inhibition rate increased significantly,and mRNA and quantity of protein expression of STAT3 significantly reduce (P＜0.05),while caspase3 increase significantly (P＜0.05).Conclusion:Named Decoy ODN targeted after blocking STAT3 activation way,which can effectively cut colorectal cancer cells HT29 STAT3 gene expression,and inhibit the growth of the cells.The mechanism may be related to lower the expression of STAT3 and the Bcl-xl and Caspase3.

Objective To confirm the advantages resources of well-adapted Korean left-behind children,in order to provide reference for implementation of mental health for community left-behind children.Methods The research instruments included 4 questionnaires:The Left-Behind Children Resiliency Scale,Perceived Social Support Scale,Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List and SocioDemographic Characteristics of Respondents.470 Korean left-behind children were selected by convenience sampling method and the data underwent analysis by SPSS 16.0.Results Well-adapted Korean left behind children were significantly higher than the mal-adjusted children in resilience,social support,education level of guardians and contact frequency of parents with children.The frequency of life events and stress was Rower than the mal-adjusted children.Conclusions Advantages resources of well-adapted Korean left-behind children include:good social support and infrequent occurrence of adverse life events and stress.

ObjectiveTo investigate the status and related factors of health literacy of Korean-Chinese elderly patients with hypertension. MethodsStructural interview were conducted among 334 Korean-Chinese elderly patients with hypertension using general condition questionnaire,hypertension-related health literacy evaluation scale,and physiological and biochemical parameter of the subjects including SBp,DBp,height,waist and fasting blood glucose were measured. ResultsThe average score of health literacy was (85.0±71.6),while about two thirds (65.0％) had inadequate health literacy and about one quarter (25.4％)had adequate health literacy.Age and SES entered multiple regression equation of health literacy(Cum.R2=0.347). ConclusionsHealth literacy of Korean-Chinese elderly patients with hypertension was serious;age and SES were the important factors about health literacy.

Objective:To investigate the effect of Qingre-Tongfu enema combined with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation on the ventilation function of elderly patients with severe pneumonia. Methods:A total of 60 elderly patients with severe pneumonia with syndrome of excess of Yangming fushi from September 2017 to August 2019 in the respiratory department of the First People’s Hospital of Dongcheng District, Beijing were randomly divided into two groups, 30 cases in each group. The control group was treated with western medicine to control infection and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. The treatment group was treated with Qingre-Tongfu enema on the basis of the control group. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome score (TCMSSS), Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Ⅱ(APACHE-Ⅱ) and Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) were compared before and after treatment, The Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) was compared. Serum procalcitonin (PCT) was detected by upconversion luminescence immunoassay, CRP was detected by double antibody sandwich ELISA, WBC was detected by automatic hematology analyzer; partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO 2), oxygen saturation (SaO 2), partial pressure of oxygen (PaO 2) were detected by blood gas analyzer, oxygenation index (OI) and respiratory rate (RR) were calculated. The complications were investigated and the clinical efficacy was evaluated. Results:The total effective rate was 96.7% (29/30) in the treatment group and 73.3% (22/30) in the control group, with significant difference between the two groups ( χ2=4.706, P=0.030). After treatment, the levels of serum PCT, CRP and WBC in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t=15.359, 25.784 and 13.460, respectively, P<0.01); after treatment, the levels of SaO 2 [(93.18 ± 3.79)% vs. (88.78 ± 5.56)%, t=3.584], PaO 2 [(86.81 ± 4.01) mmHg vs. (80.01 ± 4.76) mmHg, t=5.975], OI [(285.53 ± 15.05) mmHg vs. (227.65 ± 12.37) mmHg, t=16.272] in the treatment group significantly were higher than those in the control group ( P<0.01); PaCO 2 [(43.28 ± 6.84) mmHg vs. (48.83 ± 7.66) mmHg, t=-2.956], RR [(22.00 ± 3.79) times/min vs. (26.30 ± 3.73) times/min, t=-4.434] in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( P<0.05). After treatment, the scores of TCMSSS, APACHE-Ⅱ, CPIS and PSI in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t=41.310, 11.035, 8.399, 5.752, P<0.01). The treatment group in the course of antibiotics, mechanical ventilation time, hospital stay were significantly shorter than the control group ( P<0.01). Conclusion:Qingre-Tongfu enema combined with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation can improve the clinical symptoms of elderly patients with severe pneumonia, reduce inflammatory reaction, shorten the time of mechanical ventilation and antibiotic treatment, and improve the clinical efficacy.

Impaired ability to undergo apoptosis in response to a wide range of external stimuli acquires melanomas a selective advantage for progression and metastasis as well as their notorious resistance to therapy. Changes at genomic, transcriptional and post-translational levels of G-proteins and protein kinases (Ras) , their transcription factor effectors (c-jun,ATF2, stat3 and NF-?B) and upregulator of antiapoptosis gene (Bcl-2、Bcl-X_L、survivin、ML-IAP)affects apoptosis-induced of TNF, Fas and TRAIL receptors, which play important roles in acquiring melanoma's resistance to apoptosis. The complexity of the molecular variants involved in signal transduction along apoptotic pathways suggests that the cell may have a variety of possibilities for regulating apoptosis and generating apoptosis deficiency.

Cutaneous dyschromia is a common problem of plastic and cosmetic surgery. There are not good methods to resolve this problem in present. The mechanisms of skin pigmentation process are not well understood. It is now recognized the correlation between melanogenesis and alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone. Alpha-msh enhances activity and quantity of tyrosinase as well as stimulates melanogenesis, specifically to stimulate eumelanin synthesis by activating the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC-1R) on melanocytes. Alpha-msh stimulates melanocyte prolixferation, formation of dendricity, and transfer of melanosomes to keratinocytes, It also protects melanocytes from the damaging effects by immunomodulation. Also, alpha-msh interact with other factors to affect pigmentation indirectly. Agouti signaling protein(ASIP) is a endogeneous antagonist of alpha-msh can induces pheomelanin synthesis by competing with alpha-msh for binding to the MC-1R.Follwing better understood the mechanisms of skin pigmented process, it will provide effective methods to resolve acquired human cutaneous hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation.

Objective To investigate folic acid combined with Qizhi Weitong granule on serum gastrin, sIL-2R and immune function in chronic atrophy gastritis patients of Hp positive.Methods 46 cases with Hp positive chronic atrophy gastritis were selected and randomly divided into two groups according to different treatment, 23 cases in each group.The control group were given folic acid tablet on the basis of conventional treatment, and the experimental group were treated on the basis of control group combined with Qizhi Weitong granule.The patients in two groups were all treated for three months.Serum gastrin, sIL-2R and T cell subsets levels were detected after treatment.ResuIts Compared with control group after treatment, the serum gastrin level of experimental group was higher (P<0.05), sIL-2R level was lower (P<0.05), CD4 +T, CD4 +T/CD8 +T were higher (P<0.05), and CD8 +T level was lower ( P<0.05 ) .ConcIusion Folic acid combined with Qizhi Weitong granule could significantly increase serum gastrin and CD4 +T level and reduce sIL-2R and CD8 +T level in chronic atrophy gastritis patients of Hp positive, as a guidance for clinical.

BACKGROUND:It is controversial whether anterior approach alone, or combined anterior and posterior approaches were used for high level and multiple segments of severe ossification of cervical posterior longitudinal ligament.
OBJECTIVE:To explore the difference of anterior approach versus combined anterior and posterior approaches for the treatment of high level and multiple segments of severe ossification of cervical posterior longitudinal ligament.
METHODS:A total of 21 cases of high level and multiple segments of severe ossification of cervical posterior longitudinal ligament were included in this study. There were 9 males, aged 56-72 years, and 12 females, aged 58-70 years. We used anterior decompression and titanium mesh bone graft fusion in 11 cases which lesion located between C2-5 vertebra, and ossification excision, combined anterior (titanium mesh plate and screw) and posterior (lateral mass screw) approaches in 10 cases which between C3-7 vertebra. Japanese Orthopaedic Association score system was used to evaluate the results. The excellent and good rate and improvement rate were calculated.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The excellent and good rate was 90%and improvement rate was 82%in 10 cases using combined anterior and posterior approaches. The excellent and good rate was 73%and improvement rate was 73%in 11 cases using anterior treatment alone. Significant differences in the excellent and good rate and improvement rate were detected between the two groups (P<0.05). These suggested that combined anterior and posterior approaches for high level and multiple segments of severe ossification of cervical posterior longitudinal ligament is a better operative procedure.

AIM:To establish the endoplasmic reticulum stress ( ERS) cell model in vascular smooth muscle cells ( VSMCs) of Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats.METHODS:Under sterile condition, the coronary arteries were isolated from SD rats .The primary VSMCs were cultured by tissue-sticking method , and observed the basic morphological characteristics under optical microscope .The marker proteins of VSMCs including α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and smooth muscle myosin heavy chain ( SM-MHC) were identified by immuno-fluorescence technique .VSMCs were treated with thapsigargin (0.5, 1 and 2 μmol/L) for 24 h, and the expression levels of binding immunoglobulin protein (BiP) and C/EBP homologus protein (CHOP), the marker molecules of ERS, were detected using Western blotting.RESULTS:VSMCs climbed out from coronary artery tissues after about six days , and the cells had a nice state and formed the VSMC-like typical peak valley.The results of immunofluorescence technique show that the marker proteins of VSMCs ,α-SMA and SM-MHC were expressed significantly .The results of Western blotting show that the protein expression levels of BiP and CHOP were increased by thapsigargin in a dose-dependent manner .CONCLUSION:VSMCs can be successfully cultured by tissue-sticking method and built the ERS model induced by thapsigargin .