The Wnt/?-catenin signal transduction pathway is essential for regulating cell proliferation,movement,differentiation and embryo development. Researchers have found that Wnt pathway is an important regulation factor in the early stimulation of the cardiogenesis and contacts closely the several key events during cardiac morphogenesis. The article reviews the recent studies about the relation between cardiac development and Wnt pathway in early embryo.

The Wnt/β-catenin signal transduction pathway is essential for regulating cell proliferation, movement, differentiation and embryo development. Researchers have found that Wnt pathway is an important regulation factor in the early stimulation of the cardiogenesis and contacts closely the several key events during cardiac morphogenesis. The article reviews the recent studies about the relation between cardiac development and Wnt pathway in early embryo.

Aim To investigate the effects of curcumin on expression of HIF-1? in human hepatocellular carcinoma BEL-7402 cells.Methods Different concentrations of 0,2.5,5,10,15 and 20 ?mol?L~(-1) curcumin-treated human hepatocellular carcinoma BEL-7402 cells were cultured under hypoxia for 6 hours.The cell proliferation and cell viability were assayed by WST-8 and the trypan blue dye exclusion method.The expression level of HIF-1? in human hepatocellular carcinoma BEL-7402 cells was checked by RT-PCR and Western Blot;0,10 ?mol?L~(-1) curcumin,10 ?mol?L~(-1) MG-132,and 10 ?mol?L~(-1) curcumin +10 ?mol? L~(-1) MG-132-treated human hepatocellular carcinoma BEL-7402 cells were cultured under hypoxia for 6 hours.The protein expression level of HIF-1? protein in human hepatocellular carcinoma BEL-7402 cells was checked by Western Blot.Results ① No significant difference was found in the cell proliferation rate and cell viability between control and different concentrations of curcumin.② Curcumin can down-regulate the expression of HIF-1? protein with the increasing concentrations.③ the effect of curcumin on expression of HIF-1?mRNA had no significant difference between control and different concentrations.④ MG-132 can reverse the curcumin-mediated decrease of HIF-1? protein.Conclusion Inhibitory effect of curcumin on expression of HIF-1? in human hepatocellular carcinoma BEL-7402 cells was acted through posttranscriptional mechanisms and the proteasome pathway.

That sparkplugs and cognizances caution of medical morality base line is a realistic proposition that to spurn mammonism phenomenon filters medical service industry and enhances diathesis of medical affairs personnel.Medical service incited by mammonism phenomenon forms a menace to the medical base line,it is important inducement of medical action of getting out of line,and duties of medical risk and complaints of medical comsumer.Mammonism phenomenon form a nubbin quoted by medical morality base line and duties of medical risk.

As part of medical scientific spirits and closely associated with medical ethics,medical rational spirit is the spiritual foundation of medical treatment activities and thus should evolve compatibly with medical science.Due to the specific characteristics of medical science,a noble and steady medical rational spirit is an important factor in accelerating harmonious medical consumption and basic request for the application of logic inevitability of medical purpose.

Animals ; Cells ; metabolism ; radiation effects ; Electromagnetic Fields ; Humans ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the intelligence level and characters in children with cerebral palsy of 4~6 years old, and the factors related with their intelligence. Methods 215 cerebral palsy children of 4~6 years old were assessed with Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children,Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). Results 210 children finished their intelligence test, and 113 presented mental retardation. The intelligence level was higher in the children with spastic diaplegia, hemiplegia and dyskinetic type than those with quadriplegia and ataxia type. The difference was significant between VIQ and PIQ in the spastic diplegia (P<0.05). The mental retardation was more frequent in the children with GMFCS Ⅳ~Ⅴ, or with epilepsy or microcephaly than those with GMFCS Ⅰ~Ⅲ or without the complications (P<0.05). Conclusion The incidence of mental retardation in children with cerebral palsy was related with the neurotypes, motor function and complications.

Acupuncture Therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Meige Syndrome ; therapy ; Middle Aged

Animals ; Humans ; Signal Transduction ; Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase ; metabolism

Objective To observe the preventive effect of dexmedetomidine on penile erection(PE) after general anesthesia induction and urinary bladder irritation during recovery(UBIR) with urethral catheterization in male patients.Methods A total of 1000 male patients with ASA grade Ⅰ ～ Ⅱ were randomly divided into control group(group C) and dexmedetomidine group (group D,n =500).Dexmedetomidine (1 μg/kg) was intravenous pumped in group D and saline was given in group C 15 minutes before anesthesia induction.Both groups started catheterization within 10 minutes after endotracheal intubation.The incidence and grade of PE before infusion(To),before induction(T1),before catheterization(T2) and during catheterization (T3) were observed.The degree and extent of UBIR were observed and recorded.Results The incidence and grade of PE at T3 time-point in group C were highest (Compared with T2 and other time-points,P ＜ 0.05),but there was no statistically differences in incidence and grade of PE in group D between at T3 and T2time points (P ＞ 0.05).The incidence of PE at T2 and T3 time-points were 4.0％ and 5.6％ in group D,which was significantly lower than those in group C (15.4％,77.8％,P＜0.05).The incidence of PE at grade 1,2 and3 was 4.4％,1.0％ and0.2％ respectively in group D,which was significantly lower than those in group C (62.6％,11.4％,3.8％,P ＜ 0.05).The incidence of UBIR was significantly lower (28.4％ vs 63.0％,P ＜ 0.05),among which the incidence of UBIR at grade 1,2 and 3 were 15.6％,10.4％ and 2.4％,which was significantly lower in group D than those in group C (22.0％,21.0％,20.0％,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion 1μg/kg dexmedetomidine pumped before anesthesia induction could prevent the occurrence of PE during catheterization and UBIR,which can improve patients' comfort.