Objective To evaluate the influence of partial parenteral nutrition on serum osmotic pressure,blood glucose,(biochemistry),bilirubin metabolism,immune function,growth and development of premature infants.Methods Seventy premature infants were randomly divided into control group and study group.On the base of enteral feeding,study group were offered parenteral nutrition, while the control group were supplied 10% glucose, fluid and electrolytes. Simultaneously, relevant indices were measured in 2 groups.Results 1.There were no significant difference in serum osmotic pressure,blood glucose and biochemistry before and after parenteral nutrition. 2.There were no significant difference in emerging and lasting time of jaundice between 2 groups.3.Serum IgG,IgA,IgM,C_3,CD4 and CD4/CD8 in study group were significantly higher than those in control group. 4.In study group the time of hospitalization and birth-weight regain were significantly shorter than those in control group.Conclusions There is no significant influence on serum osmotic pressure,blood glucose, biochemistry and bilirubin metabolism during partial parenteral nutrition. Parenteral nutrition may help gain weight, shorten the time of hospitalization, and improve immunological function of neonates.

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 ( HIF-1 ) can receive and conduct signals under hypoxia,so it participates in the transcriptions of some genes induced by hypoxia.Hypoxia can cause an increasing expression of HIF-1 α in endomettial carcinoma,which might work on angiogenesis,glycometabolism,invasion,prolifera-tion,apoptosis,differentiation and prognosis of tumor.HIF-1α attracts more and more attention in recent years,detection of HIF-1α in endometrial carcinoma may be useful for its therapy.

In the framework of ensemble, a partial least squares(PLS) regression ensemble algorithm in subspace(MIESPLS), which is the combination of bootstrap and variable selection based on mutual information(MI), was proposed. The key of the proposed algorithm is to introduce the diversity of member models by bootstrap re-sampling on the training set and the subsequent MI calculation. Each time, those variables whose MI are lower than a defined threshold are first eliminated;then, a member model can be trained on a smaller subspace of original spectral variables. Two kinds of model fusion strategies, i.e., simple average fusion(SAF) and weighted average fusion(WAF), were adopted and compared. By two experiments concerning quantitative application of near-infrared(NIR) spectroscopy, MISEPLS is confirmed to be superior to the full-spectrum PLS and MIPLS method, i.e., PLS combined with MI-induced variable selection. The proposed MISEPLS can produce a more accurate and robust calibration model, but without increasing the complexity.

Animals ; Blood Glucose ; metabolism ; Body Weight ; Diet ; Female ; Lipids ; blood ; Male ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Temperature

OBJECTIVETo study the effect of Flos Daturae alkaloids (FDA) on TGF-beta1-1uuuu;U epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of human pulmonary adenocarcinoma A549 cells.

METHODSA549 cells in vitro cultured were randomly divided into 5 groups, i.e., the blank control group, the TGF-beta1 group, the low dose FDA group, the medium dose FDA group, and the high dose FDA group. The morphologies of A549 cells were observed. Expressions of cytokeratin (CK)-19 and alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) were detected by Western blot and real-time PCR at 24, 48, and 72 h, respectively.

RESULTSA549 cells in the TGF-beta1, group turned from cobblestone to spindle shape gradually. Those in low, medium and high dose FDA groups showed similar shapes to those of the TGF-beta1 group. There was no statistical difference in the morphology of A549 cells among the 3 dose FDA groups (P > 0.05). Western blot showed that, when compared with the blank control group, the expression of CK-19 was down-regulated, but the expression of alpha-SMA was up-regulated in the TGF-beta1 group (P < 0.01). Compared with the TGF-beta1, group, the expression of CK-19 was up-regulated, but the expression of alpha-SMA was suppressed in low, medium and high dose FDA groups (P < 0.01). The CK-19 expression obviously increased, but the alpha-SMA expression was suppressed in high dose FDA group at 72 h (P < 0.01). Real-time PCR results showed, as compared with the TGF-beta1 group, the mRNA expression of CK-19 was increased, but the mRNA expression of alpha-SMA was reduced in low, medium and high dose FDA groups (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONSFDA had no effect on EMT morphological changes of TGF-beta1 induced A549 cells. FDA could reverse characteristic markers of A549 cells during EMT to some extent, such as expressions of CK-19 and alpha-SMA. The expression of CK-19 (as the epithelium marker) increased and the expression of alpha-SMA (as the mesenchymal marker) was reduced. Besides, they were most obviously seen in the high dose FDA group at 72 h in a dose- and time-dependent manner.

Actins ; Adenocarcinoma ; Alkaloids ; pharmacology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Datura ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Epithelial Cells ; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition ; Epithelium ; Humans ; Transforming Growth Factor beta1 ; metabolism

Animals ; Diet ; Female ; Follicle Stimulating Hormone ; blood ; Glucose ; metabolism ; Gonadal Steroid Hormones ; blood ; Hemorheology ; Lipid Metabolism ; physiology ; Luteinizing Hormone ; blood ; Progesterone ; blood ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Temperature

Objective To investigate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of hematological malignancies with t(1 1;19)(q23;p13.1).Methods Chromosome specimens of bone marrow cell from a patient with hematological malignancy were collected.After short-term culture,and chromosome karyotype analysis was carried out by R banding technique.Results The chromosome karyotype of the patient diagnosed with AML M4+ was t (11;19)(q23;p13.1).The patient did not obtain complete remission after application of MA regimen chemotherapy.Conclusions t(11;19)(q23;p13.1) translocation is a rare and recurring chromosome abnormality,which is related with a specific type of AML.The prognosis of the AML patients with this chromosome abnormality is poor.

Objective: To study the health effects of selenium tea on cardiovascular system. Methods : Four groups of Wistar rats were fed standard diet and water, standard diet and selenium tea , high fat diet and water ,high fat diet and selenium tea respectively. Twelve weeks later, the plasma apoA , apoB, body weight, whole blood viscosity , plasma viscosity , and hematorcrit were determined while plasma fibrinogen and inhibition of erythrocyte aggregation were calculated. Results: At the end of the experiment ,the plasma apoA level of selenium tea groups was significantly higher than that of control group, while the ratio of apoB/apoA was significantly lower than that of control group. Selenium tea decreased the whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity and inhibited erythrocyte aggregation and body weight. Conclusion: Selenium tea could significantly improve the lipoprotein metabolism and hermorrheology and decrease body weight of the rats fed high fat diet.

AIM: To study the impacts of the myocardial connexin 43 degradation on conduction velocity during acute myocardial ischemia. METHODS: Studies were carried out in 16 dogs which were randomly divided into control group( n= 4) and ischemia group( n= 12). The acute myocardial ischemia was induced by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The conduction velocity of ischemic myocardium was determined. The content of Cx43 of the ischemic myocardium was examined by laser confocal microscopy with a double-label immunohistochemistry technique. RESULTS: (1)The Cx43 degraded rapidly during acute myocardial ischemia, and the conduction velocity of ischemic myocardium declined greatly; (2)The conduction velocity correlated positively with the Cx43 pixel density in each small region of ischemic myocardium; (3) The Cx43 pixel density decreased over 50% in the region which occuring permanent conduction block. CONCLUSION: These data suggest the degradation of Cx43 decreases the conduction velocity greatly during acute short time myocardial ischemia, and severe degradation of Cx43 would lead to permanent conduction block.

Objective To explore the clinical application value of the expression levels of serum hypoxia induced factor-1α(HIF-1α),vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF),carcino-embryonic antigen(CEA)and CA125 in predicting the recurrence or metastasis of colon cancer after radical resection.Methods Totally 123 cases of colon cancer after radical surgery in our hospital from July 2009 to December 2013 were performed the retrospective analysis.The correlation between the serum markers levels with the recurrence or metastasis was dynamically analyzed.Results (1)The HIF-1αand CEA levels after operation in 123 cases of co-lon cancer were decreased significantly compared with before operation;(2)The HIF-1α,CEA and CA125 levels in 39 cases of re-currence or metastasis were significantly increased compared with those in 84 cases of non-recurrence or non-metastasis (P <0.05);(3)in 39 cases of recurrence or metastasis,the HIF-1α and CEA levels in recurrence or metastasis were increased signifi-cantly compared with those after the end of chemotherapy (P <0.05);(4)HIF-1αwas positively correlated to VEGF(P <0.05). Conclusion The serum levels of HIF-1αand CEA in the patients with colon cancer are positively correlated with recurrence or me-tastasis,the dynamically combined detection of serum markers has an important significance for predicting and early find recurrence or metastasis after radical operation in colon cancer.