Objective To investigate the expression and effect of zinc-finger protein kuppel-like factor4(KLF4) in leukemic cell line K562. Methods The lever of mRNA and protein of KLF4 is determined with real-time PCR and Western blot in human peripheral monoeyte/macrophage and K562 cells. Results Compared with control group (0.43±0.03), the expression of KLF4 mRNA in K562 cells (0.02±0.01) wassignificant different(P＜0,05). The expression of KLF4 protein in human peripheral monocyte macrophage is higher than that in K562 cells. Conclusion The low expression of KLF4 was present in leukemic cell line K562,which may suggest that KLF4 gene maybe a tumor inhibitor factor, and partially involved in leukemogenesis.

Human cervical cancer oncogene(HCCR) is newly identified in cervical cancer tissues,and expresses in most human tumors. Resarches show that HCCR is a candidate marker for human hepatocelular carcinoma and breast cancer. Moreover,the expression of HCCR is regulated by mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signal pathway. The proliferation,apoptosis,migration and invasion of tumor cells could be inhibited by siRNA of HCCR.

ZHANG Lin-hua, GAO Rui-chang, XU Ming-li (School of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers.The clinical treatment of breast cancer has made great progress,but the inherent or acquired drug resistance,tumor migration and tumor infiltration,which lead to poor treatment efficiency and eventually death,are still the urgent problems to be solved.As with the occurrence and development of common tumors,the abnormal proliferation,migration and infiltration of breast tumor cells and muhidrug resistance (MDR) are closely related to the abnormal expression of specific genes in the cell.At present,many studies have found that the occurrence and development of tumor is closely related to the abnormal expression of microRNA.Therefore,in order to better understand the molecular mechanism of the occurrence and development of breast cancer,it is necessary to study the function of microRNA in breast tumor cells.In this paper,the application of microRNA in the treatment of breast cancer was reviewed,striving for providing effective ideas for the future selection of new strategies to control the development of tumors.

Hemophagocytic syndrome is a group of fatal immune function disorder,which can be divided into primary and secondary HPS.The disease is complex,lacking of specificity,difficult in diagnosis with quick progress,high mortality and poor prognosis.The diagnosis is mainly based on the HPS-2004 diagnostic criteria,etoposide,dexamethasone and cyclosporine would be first chosen for treatment.This article reviews the clinical advances on etiology,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of hemophagocytic syndrome.

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OBJECTIVE:To study the preparation,quality control,pharmacodynamics and toxicology of Houyanqingshui honeyed pills(HHP).METHODS:The content of glycyrrhizic acid in HHP was determined with HPLC;the anti-inflammato?ry,analgesic and expectorant actions of this preparation and the acute and long-term toxicity were observed.RESULTS:The linear range of glycyrrhizic acid in HHP was0.0384～0.615mg/ml.The recovery was(99.20?1.75)%.The preparation had anti-inflammatory,analgesic and expectorant actions and to obvious acute and long-term toxicity was found.CONCLUSION:HHP is simple in preparation technic,controllable in quality,reliable in therapeutic effect and safe in use.

Objective To construct an eukaryotic vector with expression of human survivin gene with green fluorescent protein which is named pIRES2-EGFP/survivin and transfected into K562 cell line.Methods Using pDNR/Survivin plasmid as a template, the full length of survivin cDNA was amplified by PCR and subsequently cloned into T-A vector and then subcloned into pIRES2-EGFP vector. After identified by digestion of restrictive endonucleases, pIRES2-EGFP/survivin was further confirmed by sequencing. Then it was transfected into K562 cells with superfect reagents. The mRNA was isolated and survivin gene was detected by Western blotting. Results The exact sequences of pIRES2-EGFP/survivin vector were confirmed by digestion of restrictive endonucleases and sequencing. After transfection, the expressions of green fluorescent protein were present. The mRNA expression of survivin has been detected in transfected cells by RT-PCR. Conclusion The vector pIRES2-EGFP/survivin has been constructed and could express survivin gone in K562 cells successfully.

Objective To summzarize the impacts of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in the early period(< 72 h) on the postoperative course after open-heart surgery in pediatric patients, and to discuss the expe-riences on therapeutic strategies. Method From March 2005 to March 2008, 39 patients diagnosed to be RSV in-fection confmned by RSV antigen test were prospectively enrolled into RSV-infeetion group. Anoth.er 39 patients were randomly 1 : 1 matched with age and same type of congenital heart disease (CHD) during the same period who also underwent open-heart surgery without RSV infection (nonRSV-infection group) as control group. The medical records of these patients were retrospectivdy reviewed. The duration of mechanical ventilation (MV), length of ICU stay and hospital stay were compared between the two groups with Paired Student's t test. Meanwhile Fisher' s exact test was used to compare the differences in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, incidence rate of re-intubafion and severe postoperative complications between groups. Patients in both groups were further divided into subgroups aceonting to differences in age, cyanosis and pulmonary arterial pressure in order to identify the dif-ferent impacts of RSV infection in patients in different settings. Results All the patients were survived and dis-charged home. RSV infection significantly prolonged the duration of MV, ICU and hospital stay (all P < 0. 05).In addition, it significantly increased the incidence of pulmonary atelectasis (P < 0.05). In patients under 6 months old, RSV infection resulted in prolongation of MV, ICU and hospital stay (all P <0.05); furthermore, it significantly increased the incidence of complications of low cardiac output syndrome and bacteria co-infection (both P = 0.05). In patients over 24 months, RSV infection had no significant impacts in all the parameters which are compared between the two groups. In patients with cyanotic CHD, RSV infection significantly prolonged the duration of MV, ICU stay and hospital stay (all P < 0.05). In patients with cyanotic CHD, RSV infection significantly prolonged the duration of ICU stay and hospital stay (P <0.05). In patients with pulmonary hyper-tension, RSV infection significantly prolonged the duration of MV, ICU and hospital stay(all P <0.05), and in-creased the incidence rate of concomitant infection (P < 0.05). However, in patients without pulmonary hyper-tension, RSV infection only significantly increased the length of hospital stay (P < 0.05). Conclusions RSV in-fection in the early period after open-heart surgery in pediatric patients has significant adverse impacts on the post-operative course, especially in those patients under 6 months old, patients with pumonary hypertension or cyanotic CHD. Early diagnosis, and effective circulatory and respiratory support,alone with antivirus results in a satisfied outcome.

Polymersomes have attracted tremendous attention as novel drug delivery systems because of their unique and superior structure,tunable membrane properties,colloidal stability,and ability in encapsulating a broad range of both water soluble and insoluble substances.In this paper,preparation method and criteria for the formation of polymersomes,their structure and characterization as well as amphiphilic block copolymers for vesicle formation are addressed.Moreover,research progress on polymersomes as drug delivery system in the field of therapeutic and diagnostic applications are reviewed in this paper.