ObjectiveTo discuss the mechanism of promotion of gastrointestinal motility during multiple organ dysfunction syndrome ( MODS ) by Dachengqi decoction, by examining the expression of Bcl-2, Bax of mitochondrial pathway, and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) in smooth muscle of the small intestinal in rats.Methods According to the random number table, 100 healthy adult Wistar rats were divided into three groups: control group with 20 rats, model group with 40 rats, and Dachengqi decoction group with 40 rats. Rat model of MODS was reproduced by bacterial peritonitis induced by an injection of 1 mLEscherichia coli suspension (8×108 cfu/mL) into peritoneal cavity. The rats in control group were given 1 mL normal saline intraperitoneally. The rats in Dachengqi decoction group were given 10 mL/kg Dachengqi decoction by gavage, twice a day, before inoculation of the bacterial suspension. Twenty-four hours after modelling, rats in all groups were sacrificed by cervical vertebra luxation, and the upper small intestine was harvested to detect the protein expressions of Bcl-2, Bax, and NF-κB in smooth muscle tissue using immunohistochemical staining.Results In the control group, a large amount of Bcl-2 protein was expressed and it was distributed uniformly in small intestinal smooth muscle. On the other hand, a small amount of Bax and NF-κB protein was expressed, and they were also distributed uniformly. Compared with the control group, Bcl-2 protein was distributed only sparsely, and it was scattered in intestinal smooth muscle in blocks in the model group. The expression of Bcl-2 protein was obviously down-regulated [integral optical density (A) value: 7 115.3±1 797.2 vs. 22 085.5±4 892.2, P< 0.05], and this phenomenon was more prominent in circular muscle layer. Bax and NF-κB were densely distributed, and their expressions were upgraded obviously [Bax (A value): 33 802.6±5 778.0 vs. 7 984.4±1 804.5, NF-κB (A value): 2 465.9±664.8 vs. 1 572.6±256.0, bothP< 0.05]. This phenomenon was more outstanding in circular muscle layer. Compared with that of the model group, the expression of Bcl-2 protein was stronger obviously in intestinal smooth muscle in Dachengqi decoction group (A value: 12 458.6±2 491.1 vs. 7 115.3±1 797.2,P<0.05). The expressions of Bax and NF-κB were down-regulated obviously [Bax (A value): 12 529.2±2 018.5 vs. 33 802.6±5 778.0, NF-κB (A value): 1 843.1±373.6 vs. 2 465.9±664.8, bothP< 0.05], and the change was more obvious in circular muscle layer.Conclusions Dachengqi decoction may promote recovery of gastrointestinal motility through an increase of Bcl-2 expression in nuclear membrane, thus preventing translocation of Bax to mitochondrion, thereby reduces mitochondrial damage in MODS.

Objective To explore the application and value of three-dimensional reconstruction technology in diagnosis and surgical therapy of ground-glass opacity.Methods We analyzed 188 cases with GGO during October 2012 and October 2014 in Shanghai First People’s Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao tong University School of Medicine respectively.Several relative parameters based on three-dimensional reconstruction were selected to differentiate GGO pathology .By ROC curve anal-ysis, optimal cut-off points were determined.Volume-doubling time(VDT) was calculated among 104 cases which had been following up at least for three months and compared among AAH, MIA and IAC.Results Cases’ mean age was 56.66 ± 9.673years(ranged from 27 to 82 years) with 67 males and 121 females.The diameter(P<0.001), total volume(TV)(P<0.001), the maximum CT attenuation(MAX)(P<0.001) and standard deviation of distribution of CT attenuation within the whole GGO(STD)(P=0.015) of malignant group were significant larger than those of benign ones except for average CT at-tenuation(AVG)(P=0.094).The AUC were just 0.64-0.80 when differentiated benign group from AIS, benign group from MIA and AAH from MIA in comparison to 0.70-0.95 when it comes to differentiating benign group and AAH from IAC .Ad-ditionally, the optimal cut-off points were 13.5-15.5 mm in diameter, 400-600 mm3 in TV, -110 -20 Hu in MAX and 120-160 in STD.The mean VDT was 865.00 ±111.33, 464.67 ±44.40 and 238.36 ±76.71 for AAH, MIA and IAC re-spectively(AAH/MIA P<0.001, MIA/IAC P=0.003).Conclusion The diameter, TV, MAX and STD of GGO based on three-dimensional reconstruction could discriminate GGO availably .Combined utilization of HRCT and three-dimensional re-construction has a valuable significance in diagnosis and treatment of GGO .

Maize is one of the most important food crops. Rice black-streaked dwarf virus is a maize rough dwarf disease pathogen. The occurrence and transmission of maize rough dwarf disease brings great damage to maize production. The technology of using artificial miRNA to build antiviral plant has been proven effective in a variety of plants. However, such trials in maize have not been reported. We designed primers based on the sequence of maize zea-miR159a precursor and sequence of function protein genes and silencing RBSDV coding genes in RBSDV genome. We constructed amiRNA (artificial miRNA) gene for silencing RBSDV coding gene and gene silencing suppressor. We constructed pCAMBIA3301-121-amiRNA plant expression vector for transforming maize inbred lines Z31 by using agrobacterium mediated method. After molecular analysis of transgenic maize, homozygous lines with high miRNA expression were selected by molecular detection for a subsequent natural infection experiment. We studied the severity of maize rough dwarf disease according to a grading standard (grade 0 to 4). The experiment results showed that the disease resistance of transgenic homozygous maize with the anti-rough dwarf virus amiRNA vector was better than that of wild type. Among the transgenic maize, S6-miR159 transgenic maize had high disease resistance. It is feasible to create new maize variety by the use of artificial miRNA.
Disease Resistance ; genetics ; Gene Silencing ; Genetic Vectors ; MicroRNAs ; genetics ; Plant Diseases ; genetics ; virology ; Plants, Genetically Modified ; genetics ; Reoviridae ; pathogenicity ; Zea mays ; genetics

Objective? To?explore?the?clinical?effect?of?laparoscopic?exploration?in?the?diagnosis?and?treatment?of?abdominal?open?trauma.? Methods? Patients?with?abdominal?open?trauma?admitted?to?the?First?Affiliated?Hospital?of?Dalian?Medical?University?from?August?to?December?in?2018?were?enrolled.?According?to?different?exploration?methods,?11?patients?undergoing?laparoscopic?exploration?were?grouped?into?laparoscopy?group?and?20?patients?undergoing?exploratory?laparotomy?were?grouped?into?laparotomy?group.?The?operation?time,?the?length?of?hospital?stay,?cases?without?abdominal?visceral?injury,?postoperative?exhaustion?time,?cases?with?complications?and?incision?length?were?compared?between?the?two?groups.? Results? All?the?31?patients?were?experienced?with?knife?stab?wound,?with?26?males?and??5?females,?and?the?age?was?(33.39±11.47)?years?old.?Compared?with?the?laparotomy?group,?the?length?of?hospital?stay?was?significantly?shorted?in?the?laparoscopy?group?(days:?6.64±2.94?vs.?11.65±5.62),?the?postoperative?exhaustion?time?was?significantly?decreased?(hours:?40.36±29.04?vs.?75.60±42.84),?the?cases?with?complication?was?significantly?decreased?(case:?1?vs.?9),?the?incision?length?was?significantly?shorted?(cm:?5.50±5.14?vs.?16.95±5.28),??all?of?which?results?had?statistical?significance?(all?P??0.05).?Confirmed?by?surgical?exploration,?5?patients?had?no?abdominal?visceral?injury,?with?3?in?the?laparoscopy?group?and?2?in?the?laparotomy?group,?and?the?result?had?no?significant?difference?between?the?two?groups?(P?>?0.05).? Conclusion? For?patients?with?abdominal?open?trauma,?laparoscopic?exploration?is?helpful?for?diagnosis?as?quickly?as?possible,?with?less?trauma?and?reduction?of?complications?incidence,?and?is?conducive?to?postoperative?rehabilitation.