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In the present study, the effect of serum (fetal bovine serum, FBS) on cellular uptake behaviors of DNA tetrahedron (TDNs) was investigated.Fluorescence-labeled TDNs were synthesized by self-assembly and purified with HPLC to achieve TDNs product with purity of 95%.By means of flow cytometry and confocal microscopy, the kinetics of TDNs endocytosis in HeLa cells in the presence or absence of FBS was compared.The results showed that TDNs remained intact in complete medium and cell lysate for more than 12 hours.FBS increased the amount of internalized TDNs in HeLa cells, whereas it did not change the route of caveolin-dependent endocytosis.Herein, our study provided a new insight into the effects of biomolecules on the interaction between cells and DNA nanostructures, which helped the future development of DNA-based intracellular nanocarriers.

Objective To investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine versus sevoflurane to perioperative myocardial ischemia in coronary heart disease patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.Methods A total of 135 patients (90 males,45 females,aged 45-82 years,ASA grade Ⅱ or Ⅲ) with coronary heart disease,undergoing endoscopic thoracic and abdominal surgery,were divided into control group (group C),dexmedetomidine group (group D) and sevoflurane group (group S) by random number table.Anesthesia induction and maintenance were adopted by etomidate 0.2 mg/kg,propofol 0.5 mg/kg,atracuronium sulfonate 0.2-0.3 mg/kg and fentanyl 5.0-6.0 μg/kg.Dexmedetomidine was given the continuous injection from 10 min before the start of the operation to the end in group D.Equal volume of saline was given in group C.Sevoflurane was inhaled from the induction of anesthesia 30 min before the end of surgery.ST segment changes of electrocardiogram were recorded for diagnosis of myocardial ischemia during the operation and postoperative 72 hours.Results The incidence of myocardial ischemia in group C,group D and group S were 26.7% (12 cases),6.7% (3 cases),8.9% (4 cases) during the operation and 13.3% (6 cases),8.9% (4 cases) and 8.9% (4 cases) postoperative 72 hours.Conclusion Dexmedetomidine and sevoflurane can improve the balance of blood oxygen supply and demand to reduce cardiovascular complications of non-cardiac surgery in patients with coronary heart disease.

yggG, a Era-binding protein gene, was isolated and cloned from the E.coli genomic DNA library. Previous studies indicated that the product of yggG gene, YggG294(amino acids 1-294), strongly inhibited the growth of host bacteria and caused the death of bacteria cells. To elucidate whether Era is related to the death of bacterial cells expressed YggG294,A double promoter expression vector that can express YggG294 and Era proteins controllably in cells was constructed. Using this vector to express YggG294 and Era protein in the same E.coli cells, then analyzed the relation between YggG294 and Era. The results showed that the ratio of Era proteins to total proteins increased with the increase of induction time in E.coli cells without YggG294 expression and with little YggG294 expression;the ratio of Era proteins to total proteins seemed to be a constant level in E.coli cells overexpressing YggG294;but we could not detect any Era hydrolyzate in E.coli cells overexpressed YggG294 could not be detected. The results also showed that pre-expression of Era protein did not produce any effect on the growth inhibition of E.coli cells caused by YggG294. These results indicate that YggG294 can not hydrolyze Era protein in E.coli cells, and that YggG-Era interaction is not associated with the death of bacteria expressed YggG294. It is thus reasonable to draw a conclusion that Era is not associated with the growth inhibition of E.coli cells caused by YggG294. YggG294 inhibits the growth of bacteria by other way.

Objective To investigate the relapse risk assessment for patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia(APL)through testing PML-RAR? fusion gene by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RQ-PCR).Methods Relative copies of PML-RAR? fusion gene were measured in 25 patients with APL in phases of first diagnosis,complete remission(CR)and relapse.The minimal residual disease(MRD)situations were also monitored in 6 of the 25 patients.Results Different PML-RAR? fusion gene expression levels were observed in patient groups of different phases of the disease.(P

Objective:This study was conducted to investigate Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in gastric cancer in Wuwei ar-ea of Gansu province (China) and the roles of miR-101, EZH2, and COX-2 in EBV-associated gastric carcinomas (EBVaGC). Meth-ods:Tissue microarray technique, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization were performed to detect the expression of EBV-en-coded small RNAs (EBERs), miR-101, EZH2, and COX-2, in gastric cancer tissues (n=120) and the corresponding adjacent tissues (n=120). Results:The positive rate of EBV was 10.0% in 120 cases of gastric cancer tissues. EBVaGC was not significantly associated with lymph node metastasis and developed most often in the cardia and body (P<0.05). The differences in the positive rates of miR-101, EZH2, and COX-2 in 120 cases of gastric cancer tissues and corresponding adjacent tissues were significant (P<0.05). The differences in the positive rates of miR-101, EZH2, and COX-2 in 12 cases of EBVaGC and in 108 cases of EBV-negative gastric can-cer (EBVnGC) tissues were significant (P<0.05). The infection of EBV in gastric cancer tissues was positively related to miR-101 ex-pression. By contrast, miR-101 expression was negatively related to lymph node metastasis and expression of COX-2 and EZH2 in EB-VaGC tissues (P<0.05). Conclusion:EBV infection was related to gastric cancer in Wuwei area of Gansu province. EBVaGC and EB-VnGC have significant differences in lymph node metastasis and in the location of cancer. MiR-101, EZH2, and COX-2 were related to the development of EBVaGC.

Objective To determine the risk factors for post-operative delirium(POD)and post-operative cognitive dysfunction(POCD)in patients undergoing spine surgery.Methods One hundred and twenty ASA Ⅰ-Ⅲ of both sexes aged 50-76 yr undergoing elective spine surgery under general anesthesia were studied.POD was assessed by Delirium Rating Scale revised 98 at 2 days after operation and the patients were assigned into POD and nonPOD group.Cognitive function was assessed by Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE)at 1 day before and 3 days after operation.The patients were diagnosed as having POCD if MMSEpre-MMSEpost ≥ 3.The palients were assigned into POCD and nonPOCD group.Executive function and depression were assessed by stroop interference test and Beck Depression Inventory(BDI)at 1 day before operation.Age,sex,education,alcohol consumption per week,a history of psychiatric disease,ASA physical status,Charlson comorbidity score,type of anesthesia,anticholinergic drug administration and VAS score at 1 day after operation were recorded.If there was signifirant difference between the 2 groups,the factor was analyzed using multi-factor logistic regression to select risk factor for incidence of POD and POC).Results Eleven patients developed POD(9.2％)and 30 patients developed POCD(25.0％).Logistic regression model showed that lower Stroop-CW,higher BDI score,higher Charlson comorbidity score and a history of psychiatric disease were risk factors for POD,while lower Stroop-CW,higher BDI score,higher Charlson comorbidity score and higher alcohol consumption per week were risk factors for POCD.Conclusion Preoperative executive dysfunction,depression and greater preoperative comorbidity are risk factors for both POD and POCD.A history of psychiatric disease is a risk factor for POD and higher alcohol consumption is a risk factor for POCD in patients undergoing spine surgery.

Malignant pleural effusion is a common complication of advanced cancer.The present study employed chest circulating hot infusion chemotherapy for 55 cases of malignant pleural effusion.The outcomes were complete remission (n =23,41.8％),partial remission (n =25,45.5％),stable disease (n=4,7.3 ％) and progressive disease (n =3,5.5％).And the effective rate was 87.3％.After treatment,the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were significantly lower than those before treatment (P ＜ 0.05).And the levels of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) were significantly higher than those before treatment (P ＜ 0.05).Pleural circulation perfusion chemotherapy is both safe and effective in the treatment of malignant pleural effusion.And it helps to enhance immune functions and improve the quality-of-life of patients.