Objective To investigate the effects of long-term replacement therapy of estrogen or compound estrogen on the deposition of beta-amyloid protein (A?) in ovariectomy (OVX) rat hippocampal formation. Methods Fifty seven-month-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups: normal control, SHAM, OVX, OVX plus 17beta-estradiol (OVX/ERT), and OVX plus compound nylestriol tablet (OVX/NL). The ovariectomy was performed in OVX, OVX/NL and OVX/ERT rats and drugs were administered orally in OVX/NL and OVX/ERT rats for 35 weeks after the ovariectomy. Then the rats in all groups were sacrificed. Immunohisto-chemistry of A?, cell counting and imaging system were used to determine the change of A? deposition levels in OVX rat hippocampal formation. Results The numbers and optical density of A?-positive neurons of all hippocampal subregions and dentate gyrus in OVX rats were markedly higher than those of normal control, SHAM,OVX/NL, and OVX/ERT rats( P

[Objective] To investigate the clinical effect of treatment of lumbar vertebral instability with posterior interbody fusion using autogenous bone and pedicle screw fixation.[Methods]Thirty-seven cases of lumbar instability were treated with posterior spinal canal,nerve root canal decompression,pedicle screw fixation and autogenous bone grafting,and results were evaluated.[Results]Postoperative follow up time was average 25 months(ranged,12-32 months).Excellent fusion was achieved in 29 cases and good fusion was achieved in 8 cases,with good-to-excellent rate of 100%.According to JOA standard efficacy evaluation,postoperative JOA score improved significantly than preoperative one(P

Objective To investigate the value of differential diagnosis of 5-hydroxytryptamine,dopamine and their metabolic productions in cerebral spinal fluid(CSF) in patients with viral encephalitis and schizophrenia.Methods The CSF concentrations of DA,5-HT,5-hydroxyindole acetic acid(5-HIAA) and homovanillic acid(HVA) were assayed by high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) in the patients with viral encephalitis and meningoencephalitis(67 cases),schizophrenia(37 cases) and other diseases(21 cases).Results(1) Compared with case control group,the concentrations of 5-HT,5-HIAA and the ratios of 5-HIAA/5-HT,5-HT/DA were significantly lower in viral encephalitis and meningoencephalitis group(P

Objective To construct the short hairpin RNA(shRNA) expression vector of survivin and down-regulate the expression of survivin through RNA interference in neuroblastoma cell line SH-SY5Y. Methods Two pairs of oligonucleotide sequences specific for human survivin mRNA were designed and synthesized. The annealed oligonucleotide fragments were subcloned into pBSHH1 plasmid. After being identified by restriction enzyme digestion and sequencing, the recombinant plasmids pBSHH1-S1 and pBSHH1-S2 were transfected into SH-SY5Y cells, respectively. Survivin expression in the transfected cells was assayed by both RT-PCR and western blot. Results Enzyme digestion analysis and DNA sequencing showed that the oligonucleotide fragments were correctly inserted into pBSHH1 plasmid, and survivin expression in the transfected cells was knocked down significantly by pBSHH1-S1 or pBSHH1-S2 at both the protein and mRNA level. Conclusion The shRNA expression vectors of survivin were successfully constructed, and could down-regulate survivin expression in SH-SY5Y cells, which lay a foundation for further research on gene therapy for tumors such as neuroblastoma.

Objective To observe the neuroprotective effect of atorvastatin and its influence to tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α) and intedeukin-10(IL-10)in intraeerebral hemorrhage(ICH)rats,and to explore the possible mechanism of its neuroproteetive effect.Methods ICH WaS induced by stereotaxic infusion of collagenase into the right baSal ganglia,the expressions of TNF-α,IL-10 in the serum and brain tissue were analyzed by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),HE staining was used to evaluate the number of activated microglia.Results (1)The numbers of activated mieroglia,TNF-α and IL-10 were have significant differences between group A and group B(all P＜0.05).(2)In comparision with group B,numbers of activated mieroglia in group C,D and E were significantly redueed(P＜0.05).Atorvastatin cause a dose-dependent regulation,which decreased the level of TNF-α and inereased the level of IL-10 significantly(all P＜0.05).Conclusion The down-regulation of TNF-α and up-regulation of IL-10 might partly attribute to the neuropmtection of atovastatin.

Objective To study the effect of various methods determining lung volume and fraction dose on the lung dose-volume parameters for lung cancer patients. Methods Twenty patients with lung cancer were rantdomly enrolled into our study and the plan of three dimensional eonformal radiation therapy(3DCRT)was designed by Varian Eclipse TPS.The lung volumes and the dose-volume parameters were measured under CT value of-300- -980, -400- -980 and -500- -980.Under CT value of -400- -980,total lung volumes were confirmed.The dose-volume parameters of V30,V20,V10 and mean lung dose(MLD)were reevaluated after GTV,CTV and PTV were subtracted from the total lung volumes and when the fraction dose was elevated from 2.0 Gy to 10.0 Gy. Results When the CT value ranged from-300--980 to-500--980,the median reduction of the total lung volumes(-9.10%)was significantly higher than that of V30,V20,V10 and MLD(-3.18%,-1.13%,0.82%and-0.79%,respectively).When the total lung volume was fixed at CT value of-400--980,the alterations of V30,V20,V10 and MLD became more apparent as the increase of the subtracted lung volume,among which the alteration of V30 was most significant while V10 the least.Among five cases with a fixed total dose of 60 Gy and PTV less than 140 cm3,the V30,V20,V10 and MLD were increased to a similar extent(about 40%)when the fraction dose was increased from 2.0 Gy to 10.0 Gy.MLD was increased(36%)when the fraction dose was above 6.0 Gy. Conclusions When CT value ranges from-300- -980 to-500- -980,the total lung volume is influenced most.The alteration of V30,being statistically significant,might have some significance but is not enough to determine the plan of radiotherapy clinically.The alteration of V20、V10 and MLD is not statistically significant.When the overlapped target volume is subtracted from the total lung volumes,the alteration of V30 is the most sign:tifhcant while V10 the least.The fraction dose,being the most consuming factor(＞10%)when comparing with the CT valHe and targeted volume,can significantly influence the dose-volume parameter.

BACKGROUND: Antinuclear antibody, anticentromere antibody, anti-cytoplasm antibody, and antibody against SCL-70 are the main self-antibodies involved in systemic scleroderma (SSc) and are closely connected with the development of SSc.OBJECTIVE: To probe the value of various self-antibodies and proteins in evaluating the functional prognosis of patients with SSc. DESIGN: Case-control study.SETTING: Clinical Laboratory of Second Hospital Affiliated to Jiangxi Medical College.PARTICIPANTS: Totally 74 patients, 19 males and 55 females aged 12-59years old, were confirmed of SSc at the outpatient and inpatient departments of Second Hospital Affiliated to Jiangxi Medical College between December 1995 and December 2004. There were 46 cases of diffuse cutaneous SSc, 24 cases of localized cutaneous SSc, and 4 cases of overlapping syndrome. Meanwhile40 inpatients (14 males and 26 females aged 19-54years old) who received treatment due to other diseases were recruited from the same hospital.METHODS: The level of antinuclear antibody, anticentromere antibody,and anti-cytoplasm antibody was detected with indirect irnmuneofluorescence assay; antibody against SCL-70 was detected with Western blot; the level of serum immunoglobulin, C-reactive protein (CRP) and rheumatoid factor was examined with velocity dispersion turbidimetry.ticentromere antibody, anti-cytoplasm antibody, and antibody against SCL-70;RESULTS: Blood samples collected from the 74 patients with SSc and 40controls were proved eligible and all data entered the final statistical analanti-cytoplasm antibody, and antibody against SCL-70: It was obviously higher in SSc group than in control group [66% (49/74), 53% (39/74), 39%(29/74), 7% (5/74), 0, (x2=57.15, P ＜ 0.01)]. The positive rate of antinuclear antibody in patients with diffuse cutaneous SSc was significantly lower than in patients with localized cutaneous SSc [57% (26/46), 83%(20/24),(x2=5.03, P ＜ 0.05)], but the positive rate of antibody against SCL70 was significantly higher than localized cutaneous SSc [48% (22/46),rheumatoid factor in patients with SSc was markedly higher thanin control group [(16.89±11.94), (11.89±2.05) g/L; (23.06±6.18), (22.44±5.53) IU/mL,t=8.01, 2.46, P ＜ 0.01].CONCLUSION: The positive rate of antinuclear antibody, anticentromere antibody, anti-cytoplasm antibody, and antibody against SCL-70, as well as the level of immunoglobulin G and rheumatoid factor were obviously increased in patients with SSc, suggesting that these experimental parameters have the value in evaluating the prognosis of SSc.

Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Hepatitis B virus ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; immunology ; Humans ; Killer Cells, Natural ; immunology

Epidemiological data,clinical observation and animal experiments have shown that cold wave is closely associated with the onset of stroke.When a population with stroke etiology or risk factors is under pre-stroke state,they will have stroke under the influence of various inducing factors.Cold wave is the external factor that causes the body to enter the pre-stroke state and there are many possible mechanisms.The drug intervention of stroke-prone hypertensive rats at 1 week before the cold wave can reduce the occurrence of stroke during cold wave,suggesting that it is of great significance to conduct preventive intervention to the pre-stroke population before the cold wave coming.

Objectives To detect the expression and distribution of ubiquitin in neurofibrillary tangles(NFT) and senile plaque neurites in the hippocampal formation of Alzheimer's disease brain and explore the significance of ubiquitin in pathological mechanism of Alzheimer's disease.Methods The expression of ubiquitin in the hippocampal formation of 7 patients with Alzheimer's disease and 5 non-dementia elderly was detected using immunohistochemical technique.Results Neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaque neuritis were labeled by the antibody of ubiquitin in hippocampal formation of Alzheimer's disease brain, but pretangle neurons were not stained. Containing NFT neurons stained by ubiqutin antibody immunoreactive products were distributed more in the CA1 and CA2 (42.13?0.65, 30.57?0.78 respectively)than those in CA3 and CA4 (12.43?0.24?18.34?0.81 respectively)of the hippocampal formation (P