Purpose:To study the connection between the blocking of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V(GnT-V) and endoplasmic reticulum stress(ER stress). Methods:The recombinant plasmid expressing siRNA of GnT-V was constructed and transfected into SMMC-7721. The key molecules such as GRP78,XBP1 and PERK during ER stress was analyzed in mRNA and protein levels. Results:GRP78 mRNA and protein levels were upregulated, the spliced forms of XBP1 mRNA and protein appeared and ER eIF2? kinase PERK was activated. Conclusions:These results suggest the blocking of GnT-V in SMMC-7721 induces cellular ER stress.

Humans ; Liver Diseases, Alcoholic ; diagnosis ; etiology ; therapy

Objective To investigate the effects of treatment of syphilis in pregnancy on perinatal prognosis. Methods Patients of syphilis in pregnancy from Hainan Provincial People′s Hospital and Haikou Municipal Maternal and Child Health Center during 1995.1 to 2001.1 were collected for retrospective analysis. Pregnant women with syphilis were divided into treated group and untreated group according to whether they received penicillin anti syphilis treatment or not during pregnancy. Results The total number of deliveries in the 2 hospitals during that period was 18 701, and 61 out of 9 805 women screened for syphilis were positive, giving an incidence of 6 2/1000. The perinatal mortality rates were 11 2% in treated group and 83 3% in untreated group, and incidences of congenital syphilis were 17 6% and 72 7% respectively. Conclusion Syphilis in pregnancy is a serious complication to harm the fetus. Screening of syphilis during pregnancy is necessary, and penicillin treatment is effective which may reduce the perinatal mortality rate and the birth of congenital syphilis baby.

Objective To explore the effect of a herbalcompound Gehua Jiejue Dizhi Decoction (GJDD) on the liver fat deposition and the expression of PXR, and the mRNA and protein expression of its target genes CYP3A11 and CYP3A25in the liver tissues of mouse models of alcoholic fatty liver.Methods Twenty-nine healthy male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into control group (n=5), model group (n=8), high dose GJDD group (n=8)and low dose GJDD group (n=8).The mouse model of alcoholic fatty liver was prepared according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) method.Then, the mice were treated with the high dose and low dose GJDD for 9 days.Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (AST) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Liver fat deposition was detected by oil red O staining.Real-time RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry were performed to examine the expressions of PXR, CYP3A11 and CYP3A25.Results Compared with the model group, the liver fat deposition in the intervention groups was significantly reduced in a dose-dependent manner, with a significant increase of the expression of PXR and CYP3A25 (P < 0.01).The serum ALT level was significantly reduced in the model group (P < 0.01), while the transcriptional levels of CYP3A11 mRNA in the groups were similar (P ≥ 0.05).Conclusions Gehua Jiejue Dizhi Decoction has obvious therapeutic effect on the AFLD in mice, which may be related to the activation of PXR and its target genes CYP3A25.

Objective:To compare the surgical outcomes between arthroscopic coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction and open modified Weaver-Dunn procedure for the treatment of acromioclavicular joint dis-locations.Methods:From January 2011 to June 2012, 63 consecutive patients with acromioclavicular joint dislocations who were treated with either arthroscopic coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction or open modified Weaver-Dunn procedure were retrospectively reviewed after the final follow-up.There were 49 men and 14 women with a mean age of (40.3 ±10.6) years.The mean time from injury to surgery was (10.3 ±5.3) d.According to the Rockwood classification, there were 45 patients with type V injury and 18 patients with typeⅢinjury.All the patients with typeⅢinjury claimed high level of sport activi-ty.The patients were divided into the arthroscopic surgery group (32 cases) or the open surgery group (31 cases) depending on the type of the surgery that each patient had taken.All the patients were rou-tinely followed up after the surgery.The visual analogue score ( VAS ) , American shoulder and elbow surgeons( ASES) score and University of California Los Angeles( UCLA) score were employed to evaluate the postoperative shoulder function.The postoperative radiographs of both shoulders were taken for each patient to evaluate the loss of reduction of the acromioclavicular joint.Re sults:The mean follow-up time was (29.6 ±6.0) months ( range:24 to 43 months) .No significant difference was found between the
arthroscopic surgery group and the open surgery group with regard to the patient’ s age [(41.0 ±10.5) years vs.(38.0 ±10.8) years], gender (male/female,24/8 vs.25/6), classification (Ⅴ/Ⅲ,22/10 vs. 23/8), time from injury to surgery [(10.6 ±4.9) d vs.(10.1 ±5.7) d], dominant involvement (19/32 vs.17/31)and mean follow-up time [(29.8 ±6.4) months vs.(29.5 ±5.5) months], P>0.05.At the end of the last follow-up, no significant difference was noted between the two groups regarding the mean forward elevation [(164.4 ±17.2) degrees vs.(162.6 ±12.9) degrees], mean external rotation [(60.9 ±17.0) degrees vs.(57.3 ±15.8) degrees], mean internal rotation [(T12 ±3 vertebrae) vs. (T12 ±3 vertebrae)], mean ASES scores (96.0 ±5.1 vs.94.5 ±3.8)and UCLA scores (34.2 ±1.5 vs. 33.7 ±1.4), P>0.05.The rate of loss of reduction was significantly lower in the arthroscopic surgery group (1/32) compared with the open surgery group (7/31, P=0.026).Conclusion:Surgical treatment for acromioclavicular joint dislocations with either arthroscopic reconstruction or open modified Weaver-Dunn procedure could yield good results with no significant difference between the two groups as for the postoperative shoulder function.The rate of loss of reduction was lower in the arthroscopic surgery group compared with that of the open surgery group.

Objective To investigate the correlation of the prevalence of periodontitis with age and course of disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods A total of 884 patients with diabetes (both sexes,aged 35-79 yr) were involved in present study.Diagnosis of periodontitis was made according to the 1999 WHO standard,and of type 2 diabetes to the 1997 WHO standard.Age,gender,course of diabetes and periodontal state of those patients were recorded.The patients were grouped according to their age (10 yr interval) and course of disease (5 years interval).Based on the grouping,the collected data were input into ACCESS data bank and statistically analyzed with SAS software,and the prevalence of periodontitis were then compared.Results The prevalence of periodontitis in patients with type 2 diabetes increased with the increasing of age and with the prolonging of disease course (P

One hundred and twenty stroke patients were randomly divided into rehabilitation group (n =60) and control group (n =60).Patients were assessed with National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) ,Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA),Bathel Index (BI) and World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument Brief Version(WHOQOL-BREF) before and 6 weeks after treatment by the same doctor.The scores of NIHSS,FMA,BI and WHOQOL-BREF were improved significantly in rehabilitation group after treatment; while those of control group were no improved.The scores after treatment of rehabilitation group were significantly higher than those of control group ( P ＜ 0.05 ).

Objective To investigate the effect of the serum obtained from rat with hepatopuimonary syndrome (HPS) on Akt mRNA and protein expression in rat pulmonary microvascular endotheliai cells (PMVECs) and the role of Akt signaling pathway in the proliferation of PMVECs in the HPS. Methods Healthy 3-4-month-old SD rats of both sexes were used in this study. HPS was produced by chronic ligation of common bile duct according to the method described by Fallon. liver cirrhosis and pulmonary microvascular proliferation were verified by microscopic examination of the liver and lung tissue 2 weeks after bile duct ligation. Serum was obtained from blood taken from aorta of HPS rats. Primary PMVECs were cultured and randomly divided into 2 groups: control group and HPS group. In HPS group serum was added to cultured PMVECs (final concentration was 10%) and incubated. Akt mRNA and protein expression was determined at 24, 48 and 72 h of incubation by RT-PCR and Western blot. The proliferation of PMVECs was detected by MTT and ~3H-TdR. Results The proliferation of PMVECs was significantly enhanced and the expression of Akt mRNA and protein was significantly increased in HPS group as compared with control group. Conclusion The Akt signaling pathway might play an important role in proliferation of PMVECs in the HPS.

Objective:To evaluate the clinical results of two-stage reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for treating postoperative deep infection after surgeries for proximal humeral fractures.Methods:From January 2013 to December 2014,8 consecutive patients with postoperative deep infection after surgeries for proximal humeral fractures who were treated with two-stage reverse total shoulder arthroplasty were ret-rospectively reviewed after the final follow-up.There were 1 man and 7 women with a mean age of (58.5 ±6.4)years,of whom 3 left shoulders and 5 right shoulders were involved.There were 2 patients with periprosthetic infection after hemiarthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures,and 6 patients with hu-meral head necrosis as well as implant-associated infection after open reduction internal fixation for proxi-mal humeral fractures with the locking plate.The diagnosis of postoperative deep infection was confirmed by either the preoperative cultures or the intraoperative biopsies during the first-stage surgery.At the first-stage surgery,all the patients underwent a thorough debridement,and then an antibiotic-impregnated bone cement spacer was placed after the removal of prosthesis or locking plate.During the second-stage surgery,the cement spacer was removed,and then a revision shoulder arthroplasty with the reverse shoul-der prosthesis was performed in all the patients who were routinely followed up after the second-stage sur-gery.The visual analogue score (VAS ),Constant score and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)score were employed to evaluate the postoperative shoulder function.Results:The mean follow-up time was (19.9 ±8.0)months (range 12 to 35 months).At the end of the follow-up,the median forward elevation [100°(60°,140°)vs.25°(0°,90°),P=0.011],the median external rotation [15°(0°,50°)vs.5°(0°,20°),P=0.048],and the median internal rotation [L4 (buttock,T12) vs.buttock (buttock,L3 ),P =0.041 ]were all significantly improved postoperatively.The median Constant score [53.5 (32,74)vs.29.0 (10,57),P=0.012],the median UCLA score [20.5 (9, 26)vs.9.5 (5,15),P=0.012],and the median VAS score [1.5 (0,5)vs.5.0 (0,8),P=0.018]were all significantly improved after the surgery.No recurrence of infection,prosthetic loosening or neurovascular injury was noted by the last follow-up.Conclusion:Two-stage reverse total shoulder arthroplasty was an effective treatment for the postoperative deep infection after surgeries for proximal humeral fractures.The shoulder function was postoperatively improved to a certain degree.

Five hundred elderly patients with ischemic stroke admitted from January 2008 to December 2010 were enrolled in the study,including 352 recurrent cases and 148 primary cases.There was a positive correlation of stroke recurrence with age,blood pressure,blood glucose and lipid levels,smoking and alcohol consumption of patients(P ＜0.05 ); while the stroke recurrence was negatively correlated with physical exercise(P ＜ 0.05).Stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that the blood pressure,blood glucose and lipid levels were risk factors for the recurrence of ischemic stroke in elderly patients.