In order to investigate the possibility that oxytocin (OT) is involved in stress reaction, the effect of OT or antioxytocin serum (AOTS) on rat swimming maintaining time was observed. On intraventrncularly administrating 0.625, 1.25, 2.5 and 5.0ng OT 5min before swimming,the swimming maintaining time was 29.32?5.84%, 44.92?4.54%. 60.18?4.21% and 80.48?3.62% shorter than that before injection,respectively.All the swimming maintaining time of the experimental groups was shorter significantly than that of the control group which was intraventricularly injected saline (p

Objective To explore expression of endogenous ouabain(EO) in multiple adrenal tumors.Methods Thirty-one cases of adrenal tumors and 6 cases of healthy adrenal tissues were selected. The expression of EO in the adrenal tiss ue was detected with immunohistochemical streptavidin peroxadase conjugated(SP) method.Results Most of EO positive products were localized in cy toplasm of the zona reticularis of human adrenal cortex, and positive products s howed to be fine granular. There was no positive signal in the medulla. EO showe d on diffused positive in patients with pheochromocytoma accompanied high blood pressure[SBP:(165.22±7.61) mmHg, DBP:(105.52±4.26) mmHg], but there were neg ative in ones with normative blood pressure[SBP:(118.52±4.58) mmHg, DBP:(83±3.60) m mHg]. The expression of EO was positive in all adrenocortical hyperplasic, aden oma an d carcinoma, no matter its high or normative blood pressure. The degree of expre ssion of EO in adrenal tissues was related to the level of BP.Conclusion Expression of endogenous ouabain(EO) in health y adrenal tissue and adrenal tumors was a valuable morphological and pathophysio logical clue for the research on ouabain.

Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of dexamethasone combined with urokinase on the tuberculous pleurisy.Methods:From August 2013 to May 2016,190 cases of tuberculous pleurisy patients in our hospital were selected.All the patients were randomly divided into the observation group and control group with of 95 patients in each group,both groups were treated with anti tuberculosis treatment,the control group was given urokinase treatment,the observation group was given dexamethasone combined with urokinase treatment,both groups were treated for 1 month.After treatment,the total effective rate,incidence of adverse reactions,total drainage time of pleural effusion,total amount of pleural effusion,thrombin time and prothrombin time of two groups were compared.Results:All patients were well tolerated with injection during the treatment and there was no severe complication after treatment;the total effective rates in the observation group and the control group were 88.4％ and 72.6％,which was significantly higher in the observation group than that of the control group (P＜0.05).The total drainage time and total amount of pleural effusion in pleural effusion in the observation group were 7.56± 2.44 d and 2867.33± 456.10 mL,the control group were 9.44± 2.89 d and 1989.92± 444.20 mL,the total drainage time in the observation group was significantly shorter than that of the control group,and the total amount of pleural effusion was significantly higher than that of the control group(P＜0.05).After treatment,the pleural effusion thrombin time and prothrombin time in both groups were significantly higher than those before treatment (P＜0.05),which were higher in the observation group than those of the control group (P＜0.05).Conclusion:Dexamethasone combined with urokinase could prolong the thrombin time and prothrombin time,shorten the time of drainage of pleural effusion,increase the pleural effusion amount,with good safety and clinical effect in the treatment of tuberculous pleurisy.

AIM: To investigate the regulation of sodium pump ?-subunit gene expression in the cortex of kidneys from one kidney one clip (1k1c) hypertensive rats. METHODS: 1k1c hypertensive rats were prepared by partially ligating the left renal artery and removing the right kidney. 4 weeks later, all the rats were killed, the levels of sodium pump ? 1-, ? 2-, and ? 3-subunit mRNA and protein in the cortex of kidney were detected with reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method and immunohistochemical assay, respectively. RESULTS: The mRNA levels of sodium pump ? 1-subunit increased and ? 2- and ? 3-subunit were unchanged in the cortex of kidneys from 1k1c hypertensive rats compared with control rats, while no change has been found for all the three subunits gene expressions at protein level. CONCLUSION: There were some changes in the expression of sodium pump ?-subunit gene in the cortex of kidney of the 1k1c hypertensive rat, which might be related to the development of hypertension in this hypertensive model.

Objective: To investigate the factors influencing the development of gastric cancer in Chinese populations, so as provide insights into creating a model for predicting gastric cancer incidence among Chinese populations. Methods: The case-control and cohort studies pertaining to factors affecting the development of gastric cancer were retrieved in electronic Chinese and English databases, including CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, PubMed, Web of Science and Embase from their inception until September 30, 2021. A meta-analysis was performed using R package version 4.1.0. Sensitivity analysis was performed using the “leave-one-out” evaluation procedure, and the publication bias was evaluated using the Egger regression test and the trim-and-fill procedure. Results: A total of 5 301 publications were screened and 116 eligible studies were included in the final analysis, including 103 case-control studies and 13 cohort studies, which covered approximately 3.23 million study subjects. A total of 45 factors affecting the development of gastric cancer were collected, and there were less than 4 publications reporting 7 factors, which were only qualitatively described. There were 38 factors included in the final meta-analysis. A total of 21 factors were identified as risk factors of gastric cancer, including a history of gastrointestinal diseases (pooled OR=4.85, 95%CI: 3.74-6.29), H. pylori infection (pooled OR=3.18, 95%CI: 2.35-4.32), binge eating and drinking (pooled OR=2.88, 95%CI: 2.09-3.97) and a family history of tumors (pooled OR=2.78, 95%CI: 2.17-3.56), and 10 factors as protective factors, including vegetable intake (pooled OR=0.48, 95%CI: 0.38-0.61), tea consumption (pooled OR=0.55, 95%CI: 0.47-0.64), administration of aspirin (pooled OR=0.53, 95%CI: 0.31-0.92) and administration of statins (pooled OR=0.59, 95%CI: 0.44-0.80). Sensitivity analyses of eating moldy food frequently, white meat intake, favoring spicy food and administration of sulfonylureas were not robust. Following correction with the trim-and-fill procedure, there was still a publication bias pertaining to high income, diabetes, administration of stains, alcohol consumption, tea consumption and white meat intake. Conclusions The development of gastric cancer is associated with a medical history of gastrointestinal disease, H. pylori infection, family history of tumors and poor dietary habits. Risk and protective factors of gastric cancer are recommended to be included in models used to predict gastric cancer incidence among Chinese populations.

Objective To investigate whether problem-based learning (PBL) is suitable for medical imaging and whether PBL is more enlightening than lecture-based learning (LBL) mode in teaching of medical imaging.Methods Thirty-two students of clinical medicine specialty in Sun Yat-sen University were selected as teaching objects and were divided into 6 groups (5 students in four groups and 6students in 2 groups).Chapters of urinary and digestive system were taught by PBL mode while the rest chapters by LBL mode.Questionnaires were handed out to teachers and students by Email after class and the valid questionnaires were analyzed qualitatively.Results Thirty-one students and 5 teachers thought they were suitable for PBL teaching; 30 students and 5 teachers were willing to continue PBL.Thirty-one students and 5 teachers thought that PBL mode could let students learn more knowledge and was more revealing.Twenty-three students thought PBL teaching spent too much time can not promote in all chapters.Three teachers worried that PBL mode would cause poor organization form and teaching plans.Conclusions PBL is suitable for medical imaging teaching.PBL could let students learn more knowledge and is more revealing compared with LBL,however,PBL is time-consuming and laborious,therefore LBL and PBL should be combined.

This study was aimed to observe the influence of water-solubility nipponica saponin on activation of TNF-α+IL-17-induced rat fibroblast-like synovial cell line RSC-364 cellular model nuclear transcription factor NF-κB pathway as well as TNF-α, IL-1, ICAM-1, MMP-2, MMP-3 secretion. IL-17+ TNF-α were used for stimulating RSC-364 to establish rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cellular model. Water-solubility nipponica saponin in different con-centrations was used for intervention. The influence of water-solubility nipponica saponin in different concentrations on cell viability was detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR method. Changes in the level of TNF-α, IL-1, ICAM-1, MMP-2, and MMP-3 of culture supernatant were detected by ELISA. The results showed that the activation of NF-κB p65 in RSC-364 stimulated by TNF-α+ IL-17 can be inhibited by water-solubility nipponica saponin ac-cording to its concentration. It improved IκB-α expression, and inhibited TNF-α, IL-1, ICAM-1, MMP-2 and MMP-3 secretion. It was concluded that water-solubility nipponica saponin can inhibit the activation of NF-κB pathway, hinder the secretion and activation of multiple downstream genes, which may be its effect in inhibiting syn-ovial inflammation in RA.

Objective To study methylation status of the Runx3 gene in occurrence and development of children malignant lymphoma.Methods The bone marrow specimens of 48 children diagnosed as malignant lymphoma were included into experimental group.20 children with non-malignancy were included into control group.Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MS-PCR) was used to detect methylation status of Runx3 gene in bone marrow cells.The reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to detect mRNA expression of Runx3 gene.Results MS-PCR assay results showed that 31 cases expressed Runx3 gene methylation in experimental group,the positive rate was 64.6 ％ (31/48),but no one was detected in control group (20 cases),the difference between two groups was significant (x2 =15.7,P ＜0.05).Dynamic observation of 42 cases in experimental group showed the declining of Runx3 methylation positive rate.RT-PCR assay results showed that all 20 cases in the control group expressed Runx3 gene mRNA,all cases with methylation status of the Runx3 gene in the experimental group didn’ t expressed Runx3 gene mRNA.In experimental group,9 cases of clinical remission expressed Runx3 gene mRNA,and 1 case of relapsed didn’ t expressed Runx3 gene mRNA.Conclusion Runx3 gene shows a high methylation status in bone marrow cells of malignant lymphoma children,so that blocked the expression of Runx3 gene,which is closely related to the occurrence and development of children malignant lymphoma.

Objective To analyze the changes of splenic volume and blood flow detected by ultrasonography in men having been migra-ted in high-altitude area for 10 years and to explore the relationship between the splenic blood flow and volume. Methods Men migrating to high-altitude area for 10 years,male indigenous Tibetan and healthy men from planitia with 55 cases in each were involved. Ultrasonography was performed to measure the length,width and thickness of spleen to calculate the volume,and color Doppler flow imaging was applied to measure the diameter of splenic artery and the mean flow velocity to calculate the blood flow volume. The differences among groups were com-pared and the relationship between the blood flow and the volume was analyzed. Results The blood flow and the volume of spleen in men migrating to high-altitude area were higher than those in male indigenous Tibetan and healthy men from planitia (P<0. 01),and the blood flow was positively correlated with the splenic volume (r=0. 828,P<0. 01). Conclusion The splenic volume and blood flow are increased in men when have been migrated in high-altitude area for 10 years and ultrasonography is of great importance in detecting the pathophysiologic changes in high-altitude area in our country.

To identify novel transcripts and sRNA in genome of B .melitensis by transcriptome sequencing ,total RNA were extracted from B .melitensis culture and rRNA were removed .After the addition of adaptor ,RNA was reversely transcribed into cDNA ,which were then subjected to PCR amplification and sequencing .The generated reads were mapped to genome se‐quence of B .melitensis strain 16M .With the mapping results ,novel transcripts and sRNA were identified by bioinformatics methods .Sequencing results analysis showed that genome sequence was covered with the reads with good quality .A total of 773 genes were extended in their 5′and/or 3′ends of their original locations .Sixteen novel transcripts and 241 sRNAs candi‐dates were identified .RT‐PCR showed that some of the sRNAs were differentially expressed under stress conditions .In B . melitensis genome ,there is novel transcript which is not predicted .The sRNA does exist in B .melitensis and were expressed under different conditions .