AlM: To comprehensively evaluate of visual quality after epipolis laser in situ keratomileusis ( EPl-LASlK) in mild to moderate myopia.METHODS: Sixty cases ( 120 eyes ) undergone EPl-LASlK with equivalent diopter ( SE ) were divided into two groups:mild myopia group (60 eyes) and moderate myopia group ( 60 eyes ) . Objective visual acuity, aberration, contrast sensitivity and glare sensitivity were measured before and 1wk; 1, 6mo after operation, and made comparative analysis. RESULTS: Postoperative uncorrected visual acuity ( UCVA ) of two groups were better than that of preoperative(P<0. 05). Postoperative 6mo, there were significant differences on total high RMS between two groups ( P < 0. 05 ). Before operation and 6mo after operation, higher - order aberrations had statistically significant difference between two groups (P<0. 05). After 1wk and 1mo, there were statistical significances at the five frequencies between two groups (P<0. 05). After 6mo, the mild myopia group returned to preoperative levels, however, moderate myopia group in the high frequency region ( 18. 0c/d ) had significant difference with before surgery (P<0. 05). 1wk after surgery, there were statistically significant differences on the 3. 0, 6. 0, 12.0, 18. 0c/d frequency in both groups (all P<0. 05), 1mo after surgery, there were significant difference at 12.0, 18.0c/d frequencies (all P<0.05), after 6mo, both groups returned to preoperative levels, showed no significant difference.CONCLUSlON:Visual quality is poorer in mild myopia patients than that in moderate myopia at early stage after EPl-LASlK. Better visual quality is observed at mid-late stage.

Objective To study the signaling transduction of dBcAMP induced morphological changes of astrocytes.Methods Morphological changes of primarily cultured mouse astrocytes induced by dBcAMP were studied by immunocytochemical technique.The signaling transduction pathways underlying those changes were further explored using specific inhibitors AG1478 and GM6001.Results Zn2＋-dependent metalloproteinase and epidermal growth factor receptor（EGFR）in astrocytes were involved in the morphological changes of astrocytes induced by dBcAMP.Conclusion dBcAMP-induced transactivation pathways were delineated in the morphological changes of astrocytes.

Objective To investigate the expression of podoplanin,?-catenin and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3(VEGFR-3) in lymphatic vessels of human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC) tissue and the normal tissues adjacent to the carcinoma,and explore the markers which can specifically show the lymphatics with metastasis.Methods 63 surgical specimens of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and 20 normal tissue specimens were obtained and examined.Immunohisochemical measures were employed to detect the expressions of podoplanin,?-catenin and VEGFR-3.The difference in expression of VEGFR-3 between ESCC tissue with lymphatic metastasis and the tissue without metastasis was statistically assessed.The lymphatic microvessel density(LMVD) positively stained by podoplanin was observed and counted under microscope with ?200 magnification.Results Based on the morphological characters of lymphatic vessels and capillary vessels observed under microscope,it was confirmed that podoplanin(positively stained as yellow-brownish discontinuous lines) expressed only on the cellular membrane of endothelial cells of lymphatic and microlymphatic vessels.VEGFR-3 was positively expressed in the endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels as well as vessel wall and the cytoplasm of carcinoma cell.There existed a significant difference in VEGFR-3 expression between the ESCC tissue with lymphatic metastasis and the tissue without metastasis,and the positive rate was 68.57% and 28.00%,respectively(P

Objective To explore the distributive changes of PIDD protein in HT29 cells stimulated by 5-fluorouracil(5-FU),and the influence of the PIDD protein interfered by small interference RNA(siRNA) on the drug resistance of HT29 cells in vitro.Methods siRNA was used to interfere the PIDD expression,and HT-29 cells were treated with 5-FU.Western blotting was employed to detect the PIDD expression before and after interference.The distribution of PIDD in nucleus and cytoplasm after 5-FU treatment was also detected.Changes in drug sensitivity of HT-29 cells to 5-FU were determined with MTT assay and IC50 values were evaluated.Results PIDD protein was expressed mainly in the cytoplasm before 5-FU stimulation,and it migraded into the nucleus after stimulation.Western blotting showed that the total PIDD expression and the expression both in cytoplasm and nuclei decreased significantly after RNA interference,and no increase of the total PIDD and that migrated into nucleus was found even after 5-FU stimulation.It was found that in the transfection group(cells were incubated 12h after being transfected with PIDD-360),normal group(cells without treatment) and control group(cells were incubated 12h after being transfected with negative transfection reagent),the IC50 values of cells treated with 5-FU were 0.23?0.06?g/ml,2.71?0.70?g/ml and 2.78?1.03?g/ml,respectively.The IC50 value declined significantly in transfection group compared with that of both the normal group and control group(P

[Objective]To explore the expression of OPG/OPGL protein and its significance in rat model of trauma-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head(ONFH). [Methods]Thirty-two SD rats about 6 months were divided randomly into experimental and control groups.The animal model of femoral head necrosis was established in 32 SD rats by removing round ligaments of femoral head.Animals were sacrificed at 1,2,4 and 6 weeks after operation,respectively.The specimens were examined through histological observation under light microscope.The other side with sham operation served as normal control group.The comparison of fat tissue with hematopoietic tissue in the cavity of bone marrow of femoral head were performed by CMIAS computer-assisted image and statistical analysis.The percentage of empty lacuna in the femoral heads was obtained.Immunohistochemistry was used to determine the expression of OPG/OPGL protein in ONFH.[Results]ONFH was confirmed in experimental group.The model in various stages was successfully duplicated.Compared with normal control group,the percentage of empty lacuna remarkable increase was found in experimental groups in different periods(P

Objective: To estimate the clinical efficacy of combination of chemotherapy with osteoblast promoting and anti-osteolys-is agents in bone metastatic carcinoma. Methods: Seventy-one patients with bone metastatic carcinoma were divided into 2groups and treated with protocol A or B, respectively. The protocol A was a combination of chemotherapy with osteoblastpromoting and anti-osteolysis agents, the protocol B was a combination of chemotherapy with antiosteolysis agent only. Theefficacies of the 2 protocols were compared and studied. Results:The effect of A was more remarkable than that of B in re-lieving bone pain and enhancing bone repair. No severe adverse effect of these agents was found in therapy. Conclusion: Theclinical efficacy of combination of chemotherapy with osteoblast promoting and anti-osteolysis agents in bone metastatic car-cinoma was definite, the osteoblast promoting agent as an effective adjtmctive agent can be used not only in osteoprosis butalso in bone metastatic carcinoma.

AIM: To analyze the lovastatin-induced differential gene expression in HepG2 cells using a cDNA microarray assay. METHODS: Total RNA was extracted from the lovastatin-treated HepG2 cells and control group. cDNA was synthesized from RNA with Cy3/Cy5-labelled dCTP. Then the hybridization was conducted. The result was analyzed using Imagene and Genespring software. RT-PCR was carried to confirm the hybridization results. RESULTS: 30 genes were up-regulated while 11 genes were down-regulated in lovastatin-treated HepG2 cells, involved in some major functional areas including signal transduction, cell cycle regulation, tumor immunity, and so on. CONCLUSION: The analysis of differentially expressed genes in lovastatin-treated HepG2 cells is helpful to explore the mechanism of the anti-tumor activity of statins.

Objective:This study aimed to identify the morphology of mast cells by using a modified toluidine blue staining scheme,so as to provide a powerful reference for the experimental basis research of mast cells.Methods:Bone marrow-derived mast cells were induced in vitro.After 4 weeks,the cells were collected,fixed,and stained.Mast cells were fixed at different temperature during different time.The optimum condition was determined by comparing the effects of toluidine blue staining.Results:Bone marrow cells were induced to differentiate into mast cells by SCF and IL-3 in vitro.When mast cells were stained with modified toluidine blue staining,the staining effect was better.Mast cells were round or oval and the cell membrane was complete and the cytoplasm was filled with a large number of purple particles.Conclusion:In this study,we successfully applied a modified toluidine blue staining method to mast cells cultured in vitro.The results showed that the condition at 37 ℃ full fixation with staining could reduce the degeneration of mast cells.This method was easy to operate with good stability.It was suitable for the morphological observation of mast cells cultured in vitro.

Abstract: Objective　To investigate the clinical characteristics of silicosis complicated with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods A retrospective analysis of 36 patients with silicotuberculosis and 100 patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis was performed from January 2018 to December 2021 at Beijing Chest Hospital，Capital Medical University. The patients were confirmed by etiology or pathology. The patients with silicotuberculosis were designed to observation group and the patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis were designed to control group. The enumeration data were expressed as percentage and were treated with the chi-square test and the nonnormal distribution data is expressed as M(P25, P75). The difference was significant with P<0.05. Results　In the observation group, there were 7 cases (19.4%) of silicosis in stage Ⅰ, 14 cases (38.9%) in stage Ⅱ and 15 cases (41.7%) in stage Ⅲ. 25 cases (69.4%, χ2=17.099) had a course of TB more than 12 months. 32 cases (88.9%, χ2=16.722) with cough, expectoration and dyspnea as the main symptoms. 32 cases (88.9%, χ2=16.722) had nodular lesions, and 30 cases (83.3%, χ2=19.900) had mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy as the main imaging manifestations on chest CT. 17 cases (47.2%, χ2=7.481) were misdiagnosed. Compared with the control group, the difference was significant in these aspects (P<0.05). 27 cases in the observation group were followed up, 1 case died after 5 months of treatment. The negative conversion time of Mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) liquid culture in sputum was within 2 months in 17 cases (65.4%), between 2 and 12 months in 5 cases (19.2%) and over 12 months in 4 cases (15.4%), and a significant difference was observed comparing with the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions　The patients with silicotuberculosis are mainly in stage Ⅱ and stage Ⅲ with long duration of TB, cough, expectoration and dyspnea as the main symptoms. Chest CT shows that nodules, mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy are the main imaging manifestations. And the silicotuberculosis was easily misdiagnosed. At the same time, screening for latent tuberculosis infection in silicosis patients indispensable due to the poor prognosis of anti-tuberculosis treatment.