Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of the Zishen Huoxue Jiedu (ZSHXJD) method on patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Methods 252 cases of CRF were treated by ZSHXJD method. TCM symptom, the serum level of Cr, BUN, ET, ANP, IL-8, ?2-mg, HGB and level of urine protein were detected. Results After the treatment, TCM symptom, the level of Cr, BUN, ET, ANP, IL-8, ?2-mg and urine protein were found markedly lower than that before the treatment (P

s:Objective To explore effect of the Tangshen Tongluo (TSTL) recipe on ET and ANP in patients with early diabetic nephropathy (DN). Methods 45 Cases of early DN patients were randomly divided into the TSTL recipe group (25 cases) and Lotensin group (20 cases). After the treatment of TSTL recipe and Lotensin, TCM symptom, the level of FBG, HbA1c, ET, ANP, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C and urine micro albumen excretion rate (UAER) were detected. Results After the treatment of TSTL recipe and Lotensin, TCM symptom, the level of FBG, ET, ANP, TC, TG, LDL-C and UAER were found markedly lower in the TSTL recipe than that in the Lotensin group (P

The morbidity and mortality of tumors of digestive system is much higher in recent years .Realizing diagnosis of early phase tumors can improve the surgical resection rate and prolong survival time of patients .Compared with traditional diagnosis methods, multiphoton microscopy has got an obvious improvement in the penetration depth .Furthermore, phototoxicity and photo-bleaching has been largely reduced .Combining with the second harmonic microscopy , the change of collagen fibers can be observed in the organization.MPM can achieve early diagnosis of cancer at the cellular level .Therefore, multiphoton microscopy , with the imaging characteristics of unique high resolution , real-time, nondestructive , deeply spectral resolution , is of great potential in the diagnosis of early stage tumors of digestive system .Based on the latest research results , this review summarizes the latest progress of multiphoton microscopy diagnosing early phase of gastrointestinal tumor .

Objective To summarize the clinical experience of fat granule injection for auto-trans-plantation in the treatment of concave temporal area. Methods The fat granule was extracted with injec-tor and injected into temporal area after washing and purging, but it might be necessany for patient to be injected extra 20 % fat autograft due to his absorptive effect. Results Satisfactory results were obtained in all patients. Transplantation was carried out one time in 139 cases, two times in 9 cases, and three times in 4 cases. 6 - 28 ml fat granule was injected in one site at each time. Conclusion Fat granule injec-tion for auto-transplantation is a safe and ideal method to treat concave temporal area.

Objective: To evaluate the value malnutrition-inflammation score(MIS) for the nutritional status in patients with maintenance hemodialysis.Methods: Eighty patients with maintenance hemodiaqlysis were selected in this study.MIS was used to access the nutritional status in these patients.At the same time,the laboratory indexes including serum albumin(ALB),transferrin(TRF),hemoglobin(Hb),serum creatinine(Scr),blood urea nitrogen(BUN),C-reactive protein(CRP),serum calcium(Ca) and phosphorus(P) were measured,and Kt/v,urea reduction ratio(URR) and protein catabolic rate(PCR) were calculated.The body composition was also measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis after postdialysis,including body weight(WT),body mass index(BMI),fat mass(FAT MASS),fat-free mass(FFM) and total body water(TBW).Results: The abnormal rates of these nutritional marker were: protein malnutrition(ALB1.8 mmol/L) 70.0%,respectively.All patients were mild or moderate malnutrition by MIS.MIS showed a significant correlation with WT,BMI,ALB,TRF,Hb and CRP(P﹤0.001,P

Objective To observe the clinical results of combination therapy for multiple myeloma by arsenic trioxide,melphalan,vitamin C and dexamethasone.Methods 18 cases with multiple myeloma,12 males and 6 females were given the treatment including arsenic trioxide,melphalan,vitamin C and dexamethasone combination therapy;the dosage of arsenic trioxide 10 mg,d1～5,d8～12;vitamin C 1.0 g,d1～5,d8～12;dexamethasone 20 mg,d1～4,d8～11;melphalan 2 mg,tid,d1～12.Complete response(CR),partial response(PR),minimal response(MR),no ehange(NC)were observed.Results The CR werel6.7%(3/18),PR were 77.7%(14/t8),MR were 5.6%(1/18).Conclusion Combinational arsenic trioxide,melphalan,vitamin C and dexamethasone is an effective therapy with less side effects,which can be considered for treating the initial or relapsed or refractory MM.

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Abstract: Total RNA was isolated from Siraitia grosvenorii fruit by the method of modified Trizol, according to S. grosvenorii fruit characteristics of rich phenols, polysaccharide, oil and proteins. The OD260/280, OD260/230, RNA integrity (RIN) and yield of the total RNA with this method were 2.01, 2.02, 9.50 and 260 mirog.g-1, respectively. The open reading frame (ORF) of dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR), named as SgDHAR, was cloned by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) and RT-PCR method from S. grosvenorii. The GenBank accession number for this gene is KC907731. The SgDHAR gene contains a full-length cDNA of 1,252 bp including ORF of 819 bp and encodes a predicted protein of 272 amino acids. The molecular mass is 30.217 7 kD and the isoelectric point is 8.76. Homology comparison showed that it shared 87% nucleotide sequence homology with Cucumis sativus. Expression patterns using qRT-PCR analysis showed that SgDHAR was mainly expressed in fruit and stem, followed by flower, and was lowest in root, while the expression level was 6.83 times in triploid. T than that in diploid. Therefore, SgDHAR gene may be involved in abortion of triploid seedless S. grosvenorii.

Objective To investigate the effects of human S100A6 on β-catenin in human osteosarcoma cell lines MG63 and U2OS. Methods Cell lines MG63 and U2OS were infected by recombinant adenoviruses carrying human S100A6 and its siRNA gene, AdS100A6 and AdSiS100A6 respectively, to up-regulate and down-regulate the ex-pression of S100A6. Then RT-PCR, Western blot and immunocytochemistry were used to detect mRNA and protein (level and/or distribution) of β-catenin. Results In both cell lines, with up-regulated S100A6, expression of β-catenin mRNA and protein increased(P <0. 05) and β-catenin protein increase was more obvious in nuclear than in cytoplasma; while down-regulating S100A6, both the mRNA and protein level of β-catenin decreased (P<0. 05) ; β-catenin protein decrease was more obvious in nuclear than in cytoplasma, too. Conclusion In-creasing Wnt/β-catenin signaling activity may be a mechanism that S100A6 involves in tumor development.

Objective To investigate whether Bw4 motif expressed on HLA-B affects Gag-specific T cell responses in patients with acute HIV-1 infection.Methods Sequence specific primer polymerase chain reaction ( SSP-PCR) was performed for human leukocyte antigen ( HLA) typing.Peripheral blood mononuclear cells ( PBMCs) from 36 patients with six months of acute HIV-1 infection were stimulated with HIV-1 CRF01_A/E Gag peptides to detect the HIV-1 specific T cell responses by using ELISPOT assay. Results (1) The set point viral load of 18 patients carrying no Bw4 motif on HLA-B was 4.49±0.56 which was higher than that in other 18 patients carrying 1-2 Bw4 motif(s) on HLA-B (3.78±0.75) (P=0.005). (2) T cells from 26 out of 36 patients with acute HIV-1 infection responded to P24 peptides pool including 15 patients carrying no Bw4 motif on HLA-B and 11 patients carrying 1-2 Bw4 motif( s) on HLA-B, but no significant difference was observed between them (P>0.05).The magnitude of P24-specific T cell responses induced in patients carrying no Bw4 motif on HLA-B was (1317.8 ±1238.0) SFC/106 PBMCs which was greater than that induced in patients carrying 1-2 Bw4 motif(s) on HLA-B [(549.9±778.5) SFC/106 PBMCs] ( P=0.032) .The breadth of T cell responses to P24 peptides was 2(0-5) in patients carrying no Bw4 motif on HLA-B which was broader than that of patients carrying 1-2 Bw4 motif(s) on HLA-B [1(0-4)] (P=0.080).(3) The viral loads of HIV-1 infected patients carrying no Bw4 motif on HLA-B were negatively correlated with the magnitude of P24-specific T cell responses (rs=-0.482, P=0.043) and the breadth of responses to P24 peptides (rs=-0.496, P=0.036).No correlations were observed between viral loads and the magnitude or breadth of P24-specific T cell responses in HIV-1 infected patients carrying 1-2 Bw4 motif(s) on HLA-B.Conclusion Compared with HIV-1 infected patients carrying no Bw4 motif on HLA-B, the patients carrying 1-2 Bw4 motif( s) on HLA-B showed lower levels of set point viral load, weak-ened magnitude of P24-specific T cell responses and narrowed breadth of responses to P24 peptides.