ItisacknowIedgedthatintestinaImicrobiotapIaysanimportantroIeinIifeprocess.IntestinaIdysbiosisis invoIved in the pathogenesis of many diseases reIated to aImost every system of the body. Probiotics and fecaI microbiota transpIantation,which can moduIate intestinaI microbiota without severe adverse effects,has become a hot topic for disease treatment. This articIe summarized the use of intestinaI microbiota moduIation for treatment of digestive system diseases.

Objective: To investigate the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax in renal tissues of patients with hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis (HBV-GN). Methods: Twenty HBV-GN specimens with complete nephrology data and 10 normal renal specimens were randomly chosen for the present study. Cell apoptosis was detected by means of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated d-UTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) and the apoptotic index was calculated; immunohistochemistry was used to detect the protein expression of Bax and Bcl-2. Results: The apoptotic index in HBV-GN group was obviously higher than that of the control group; the apoptotic cells were mainly distributed in the proximal and distal renal tubules and the collecting duct epithelial cells, seldom seen in the glomerular cells. The expression of Bcl-2 in HBV-GN patients was predominately present in the renal tubular epithelia cells (positive in the plasma, membrane and nuclear); the expression of Bax was found in both glomerular cells and renal tubular cells, mainly in tubular epithelial cells, seldom seen in Bowman's capsule or glomerular mesangial region. Conclusion: Apoptosis in the kidney of HBV-GN patients mainly occurs in the renal tubular epithelial cells; expression of Bax and Bcl-2 is mainly in the renal tubular epithelial cells, suggesting that the injury of tubular interstitial damage may be one of the important factors for the development of HBV-GN.

Objective To explore the effects of cryopreservation on biological characteristics of cultured limbal stem cells.Design Experimental study.Participants Twenty New Zealand white rabbits.Methods Twenty New Zealand white rabbits(40 eyes) were preparated of peripheral cornea with 2 mm and 2 mm circular shallow conjunctival limbal graft.Rabbit limbal stem cells(Rb-LSCs) used for cell-suspention culture were isolated form New Zealand white rabbit limbal tissues.The limbal stem cells,having formated monolayer cultured limbal stem cells,were cryopreservated one month,then thawing.By immunofluorescence staining,flow cytometry,inverted microscope,MTT assay,we compared the subculture of limbal stem cells cryopreservation before and after the structure and properties.Main Outcome Measurements Limbal stem cell activity and biological characteristics.Results Compared with freshing cells,the cells after cryopreservation in morphology were poor adherence late,small nuclear cytoplasm ratio,irregular shape.Im munofluorescence staining to detect the low-temperature frozen cells ABCG2 monoclonal antibody 81.7% positive rate decreased to 46.9%,the difference was statistically significant(P

The mechanism of long chain non-coding RNA (lncRNA) is diverse. LncRNA can regulate the expression of genes at multiple levels and is closely related to some pathological process, such as tumor formation, viral replication, inflammatory damage, etc. The abnormal expression of lncRNA is involved in the patho-physiological changes of the disease, and plays a key role in many links, such as the stability of mRNA, the regulation of translation level, protein transport, RNA processing and modification, and so on. The development of sepsis inflammatory injury is a complex process involving multiple genes and pathways, in which the abnormal structure and expression of many encoding genes or non-coding genes exist.This paper review the research progress on lncRNA in the regulation of chondriokinesis, pro-inflammatory cytokines, calcium ion transport, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) in signal pathway and other inflammatory lesions, which may provide a new method for the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis.

Since the oral rehydration salts solution(ORS) has been used to treat acute diarrhea of children, there are different kinds of ORS in order to satisfy the need of clinical work. They are the initial WHO-ORS, other substances-supplemented ORS and the reduced osmolarity ORS, each of which has their own efficiency and advantage.

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Objective To investigate the normal aortic valve histological manifestation and histopathological changes of degenerative aortic valve.Methods In Tianjin Chest Hospital,there were patients due to aortic valve disease undergoing aortic valve replacement surgery in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,and in 22 cases,their pathological aorta tricuspid valves were successfully excised from May 2009 to May 2010.The aortic valve tissues were collected,and according to hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining of the degenerative calcified aortic valves with stenosis,they were divided into pathological valvular calcification locus group and non calcification locus group.Six morphologically normal aortic valve tissues were taken as a control group.The situation of collagen fibers,elastic fibers and collagen content in normal and disorder valves were analyzed by using of IDA-2000 high definition color medical image analysis system.Results With the naked eye,the thickness of the valve leaves with stenosis was increased,and at the valve leaf close to the side of arota,calcified foci were produced.Under light microscope,inflammatory changes were found in the aortic valve endothelium,in the tubular wall,there were aggregations of newly formed capillary with relatively thin wall,cholesterol crystals,cells similar to foam cells and diffuse and nodular calcification commonly seen,Compared with the normal valve,the ratio between collagenous and elastic fibers no matter at calcified or non-calcified region was greater in pathological valve [(3.19-± 1.01)％,(2.62-± 0.34)％ vs.(1.89-± 0.29)％,both P ＜ 0.05],collagen content (ratio =collagen/valve area) was also higher [(65.17 ± 11.48)％,(39.25-± 11.15)％ vs.(22.99 ± 4.78)％,P ＜ 0.05] in pathological valve,and the changes in calcified region were more significant than those in non-calcified region (both P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Proliferation of collagen and degradation of elastic fibers are obvious in degenerative aortic valve,and the changes are more prominent at calcified region.

Objective To know the primary effect of nutrition intervention in farmers. Methods The questionnaires were used to do baseline and evaluation survey. The intervention ways were used in trial group, including holding lectures, posting posters, sending out healthy material, quizzes with prizes, recommending salts low in sodium to each family, training to make healthy food by the chef; but there were no measures in control group. Results There were statistical significance in healthy awareness of nutrition, exercises and chronic diseases between two groups after intervention; However, the average intake amounts of vegetables did not reach the recommendation of diet guidelines; After intervention, the intake frequency of vegetables and fruits had statistical significance between before and after intervention in trial group, and also had statistical significance in two groups. Conclusion The awareness of healthy knowledge and attitudes has been obvious improvement, but the diets and life styles of farmers have no obvious change. The diet structure and behavior of farmers have been increasingly rational but not enough. The farmers have started to increase the intake times of vegetables and fruits and built up the conception of eating more vegetables and fruits.

Objective To investigate the effect of acarbose on waist circumference (WC) in patients with IGR. Methods A total of 46 subjects with IGT (2 hPG>7.8 mmol/L) were selected in this study. All the subjects were given diet and exercise treatment for half a month and then treated with acarbose for 3 months in combination with life style modification. Self-paired method was adopted to compare islet βcell function and WC before and after the treatment. Results After acarbose treatment for 3 months ,islet βcell function were markedly improved. Insulin secretion of Fins and 2 hIns decreased ,early insulin secretion index (ΔI30/ΔG30 ) significantly increased ,and BMI and WC were reduced significantly (P<0.05) . Multiple regression analysis showed that there was correlation between WC and TG ,insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) and islet β-cell function index (HOMA-β) (P< 0.05). Conclusion Acarbose in combination with life style modification can improve islet β-cell function in patients with IGR and reduce WC and abdominal fat accumulation as well.