Asthma,a chronic inflammatory airway disease,is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors.It is a complex disease that involves the interplay among multiple physiological processes.Currently,it has been identified that 17q21 loci genes especially orosomucoid like 3 (ORMDL3) and gasdermin B (GSMDB) are strongly linked with the susceptibility and severity of childhood asthma by using of the Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS).Furthermore,a better understanding of the molecular mechanism contributes to the asthma target therapeutics and precision medicine.This review summarizes the 17q21 loci genes associated with the susceptibility,severity,and race specificities of childhood asthma.

Objective To explore the cardiac function of right ventricles in children with various course of bronchial asthma. Methods The cardiac function was evaluated by using the Doppler echocardiography in 36 chil-dren with course > 1 year bronchial asthma in remission stage and 38 children with course ≤ 1 year bronchial asthma in remission stage. 40 healthy children were used as normal controls. After treatment, 10 children with course > 1 year were evaluated again. Results The injury of right ventricle systolic function was predominant in children with > 1 year bronchial asthma, The systolic function of right ventricle remained normal in children with ≤ 1 year bronchi-al asthma. Conclusion The cardiac function damage occurs in children with > 1 year bronchial asthma and will be recoveied by cure the astham. The Doppler echocardiography is noninvasive method for determination of cardiac func-tion.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety of several pretreatment protocols of paclitaxel liposome as a chemotherapy for upper gastrointestinal tumor.METHODS:26 patients with upper gastrointestinal tumors receiving paclitaxel liposome in combination with other chemotherapeutics were enrolled.The patients were injected intravenously with dexamethasone 10 mg (i ) or dexamethasone 5 mg(ii ) or prednisolone 40 mg(iii ) 30 minutes prior administration of paclitaxel liposome,or treated with oral dexamethasone at a dose of 6 mg(i ),4.5 mg(ii ) or 2.25 mg(iii ) 12 hours or 2 hours prior administration of paclitaxel liposome.RESULTS:Chemotherapy- induced toxic adverse reactions manifested as gradeⅠ～Ⅱleucopenia,anemia, nausea and vomiting,but recovered after symptomatic treatment.Pretreatment- related adverse reactions manifested as insomnia, hyperglycemia,fatigue and vertigo,but no allergic shock or treatment- related death occurred.CONCLUSION:Intravenous injection of prednisolone 40 mg 30 minutes prior administration of paclitaxel liposome or oral administration of dexamethasone 2.25 mg 12 hours and 2 hours prior administration of paclitaxel liposome are preferable pretreatment methods of paclitaxel liposome.

Along with the rising of Chinese medicine consumption,health food with Chinese medical feature plays an increasingly role in people's life,and its market shares increase every year.This article analyzes the advantages from aspects of literature,theory,function,security,resources and market of health food,in order to develop health food and inherit the theory of Chinese medicine.

AIM: To study the effect of G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 (GRK5) on the activation of astrocytesin the brain cortex of newborn Wistar rats .METHODS: GRK5 gene was silenced in the model of rat brain cortexastrocytes in vitro for 24 h.N-acetylcysteine (NAC), which is a known inhibitor of NF-κB, was added into the culture mediumaccording to gene silencing for 24 h.The expression levels of GFAP and caspase-3 were detected by the method of immunofluorescence,and the mRNA levels of NF-κB, TNF-α, IL-1βand iNOS were determined by real-time PCR.Moreover,the activity of SOD and concentrations of TNF -αand NO were measured.RESULTS: GRK5 gene silencing increasedthe expression of NF-κB at mRNA and protein levels obviously (P <0.01), and the mRNA levels of IL-1βand iNOS increasedsynchronously (P <0.01).Furthermore, caspase-3-positive cells in GRK5 siRNA group were increased comparedwith control siRNA group (P <0.01).Treatment with NAC obviously reduced the activity of NF -κB and weakened theeffects induced by GRK5 siRNA (P <0.05).CONCLUSION: GRK5 siRNA increases NF-κB activity and induces the activationof astrocytes.

Objective To study the effect of estrogen on myocardial injury in hypothyroidism rats and to reveal the pathology of occurrence and development of the myocardial injury in hypothyroidism rats.Methods The model of hypothyroidism rats was established by feeding propylthiouracil.The pathology of the female group ( n =40 ) and male group ( n =40 ) was observed dynamicly.The presence of myocardial apoptosis cell was demonstrated by the method of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dTUP nick end labeling (TUNEL).And the immunohistochemistry was used to determine the expression of Caspase-3 and Bcl-2 in the myocardial cells.Results The myocardial cell apoptosis appeared in hypothyroidism rats.With the development of the disease,the apoptosis myocardial cell was increased progressively (Female rats group:the numbers of myocardial cell apoptosis at 3,6,8,10,and 12 weeks were 16.40 ± 2.62,29.50 ± 2.67,34.50 ± 3.34,42.70 ±3.24,and 56.00 ± 2.90 respectively,P ＜ 0.05 ; Male rats group:the numbers of myocardial cell apoptosis at 3,6,8,10,and 12 week were 21.60 ± 2.67,35.50 ± 2.94,41.70 ± 2.96,46.70 ± 3.11,and 60.70 ± 3.31respectively,P ＜ 0.05 ),which indicated that estrogen may be related to myocardial cell apoptosis.Conclusion The myocardial cell apoptosis is related with the myocardial injury in hypothyroidism rats.Myocardial cell apoptosis may result in the myocardial injury.The estrogen participates in regulating apoptosis,but its function gradually weakens with the development of the hypothyroidism.

AIM:To choose the optimal processing condition for stir-frying Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae with honey.METHODS:The contents of glycyrrhizic acid and liquiritin and macroscopical identification were selected as indexes according to orthogonal design L_9(3~4),four factors including the proportion of processed honey and water,soaking moistening time,drying temperature,and drying time.RESULTS:Optional processing conditions consisted of using two part processed honey to one part water as mixture,30 min soaring moistening time,oven temperature rose to 130 ℃ and keeping for 20 min.CONCLUSION:The above processing can make the contents of glycyrrhizic acid liquiritin maintaining more 2.33%(RSD 0.43%)and 0.9%(RSD 1.10%),the optimal honey-fried processing technology for Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae is reasonable.

Objective To analysis the relationship between gestational age and perinatal outcomes in patients complicated with early onset severe preeclampsia.Methods Retrospective study was conducted on clinical documents of 221 patients with early onset severe preeclampsia( ＜ 34 weeks) who delivered after 28 gestational weeks in Peking University First Hospital from July 1999 to June 2009.Patients were divided into three groups based on gestational weeks at delivery: group Ⅰ (n = 81 ) delivered at 28 -31 weeks+6,group Ⅱ (n = 78) at 32 -33 weeks+6 and group Ⅲ (n = 62) after 34 weeks.The clinical characteristics and perinatal outcomes were compared among those three groups.Results ( 1 ) Outcome of neonates:Among 221 neonates, 13 neonates lost follow-up, including 9 in group Ⅰ , 3 in group Ⅱ, 1 in group Ⅲ.The incidence of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome ( RDS ) of 26% ( 19/72 ) in group Ⅰ were significantly higher than 7% (5/75) in group Ⅱ and 10% (6/61) in group Ⅲ (P ＜ 0.05 ).The neonatal mortality rate of (43% ,31/72) in group Ⅰ were significantly higher than 3% (2/61) in group Ⅲ and 28%(21/75) in group Ⅱ (P ＜0.05 ).The incidence of maternal complications showed no statistical difference among three groups.(2) Neonatal death analysis: all neonatal death were due to parents' give up, including 26%(8/31) in group Ⅰ, 67% (14/21)in group Ⅱ and 1/2 in group Ⅲ, which reached statistical difference(P＜0.05).Conclusions The incidence of neonatal RDS in mother with early onset severe preeclampsia was decreased if delivered after 32 weeks, and the perinatal mortality was remarkably decreased if delivered after 34 weeks.Therefore, the perinatal survival rate in women with early onset severe preeclampsia can be improved by minimizing the impact of social factors.

In this research a strain of isolated Pseudomonas alcaligenes which causes degradation of dexamethasone was acclimated further and its proteins of every position in the bacterium were separated by the osmotic shock method. The separated intracellular proteins which had the highest enzyme activity were extracted by the salting out with ammonium sulfate and were purified with the cation exchange chromatography and gel chromatography. The purified proteins which was active to cause degradation of dexamethasone had been detected were cut with enzyme and were analyzed with mass spectrometry. The results showed that the degradation rate to dexamethasone by acclimated Pseudomonas alcaligenes were increased from 23.63% to 52.84%. The degrading enzymes were located mainly in the intracellular of the bacteria and its molecular weight was about 41 kD. The specific activity of the purified degrading enzymes were achieved to 1.02 U x mg(-1). Its 5-peptide amino acid sequences were consistent with some sequences of the isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase. The protein enzyme may be a new kind degrading enzyme of steroidal compounds. Our experimental results provided new strategies for cleanup of dexamethasone in water environment with microbial bioremediation technique.
Amino Acid Sequence ; Bacterial Proteins ; chemistry ; Chromatography ; Dexamethasone ; chemistry ; Molecular Weight ; Pseudomonas alcaligenes ; enzymology

The development and progression of atherosclerosis and thrombosis are closely related to changes of hemodynamics parameters. Ultrasonic pulse wave Doppler technique is normally used for noninvasively blood flow imaging. However, this technique only provides one-dimensional velocity and depends on the angle between the ultrasound beam and the local velocity vector. In this study, ultrasonic particle image velocimetry method was used to assess whole field hemodynamic changes in normal blood vessels. By using the polynomial fitting method, we investigated the velocity gradient and assessed the shear in different blood flow velocity of 10 healthy rats. It was found that using four polynomial fitting could result in optimal measurement results. The results obtained by ultrasonic particle image velocimetry accorded with the results obtained using Doppler technique. The statistical average of cyclical vessel wall shear stress was positively related to the locational mean velocity. It is proven that ultrasonic particle image velocimetry method could be used to assess directly the real-time whole field hemodynamic changes in blood vessels and was non-invasively, and should be a good prosperous technique for monitoring complex blood flow in stenotic ar- teries.
Algorithms ; Animals ; Arteries ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Blood Flow Velocity ; Echocardiography, Doppler ; Hemodynamics ; Models, Cardiovascular ; Rats ; Rheology ; Stress, Mechanical ; Ultrasonics