Objective To investigate the effects of siRNA silencing of inhibitor of apoptosis protein gene on the proliferation of airway smooth muscle in bronchial asthma mice .Methods Tweenty female BALB/c mice were randomly divided into experimen‐tal group and control group .Mice in the experimental group were constructed asthma models .The trachea and bronchi were collect‐ed for cell culture .Respectively ,the cultured airway smooth muscle cells in the experimental group and the control group were grouped:PBS control group (added to PBS solution) ,missense chain control group (transfected with missense chain) and siRNA transfection group (transfected with siRNA Survivin) .The expressions of Survivin mRNA ,Survivin protein and caspase‐9 protein in airway smooth muscle cells were detected .The levels of IL‐6 and CCL5 in cell supernatant were detected .Results RT‐PCR re‐sults showed that ,the relative expression levels of Survivin RNA of airway smooth muscle cells in the siRNA transfection group of the experimental group were lower than the PBS control group and missense chain group ,the differences were statistically signifi‐cant (P<0 .05) .Western blot results showed that ,the expressions of Survivin proteins in the siRNA transfection group of the ex‐perimental group were lower than the PBS control group and missense chain control group ,while the caspase‐9 protein were higher , In the experimental group ,the synthesis and secretion levels of IL‐6 and CCL5 of airway smooth muscle cells in the siRNA transfec‐tion group were lower than the PBS control group and missense chain control group ,the cell proliferations at 2-4 d in the siRNA transfection group were lower than the PBS control group and missense chain control group ,the proportion of G0/G1 phase in the siRNA transfection group were higher than the PBS control group and missense chain control group ,but the proportion of S/G2 phase were lower than the PBS control group and missense chain control group ,cells apoptosis rates of the siRNA transfection group were lower than the PBS control group and missense chain control group ,the differences were statistically significant (P<0 .05) .Conclusion siRNA specific silencing Survivin gene could accelerate the airway smooth muscle cell apoptosis ,and inhibit cell abnormal proliferation and secretion .

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of entecavir combined with Vitamin E in treating patients with Chronic hepatitis B complicated with non-alcoholic fatty liver.Methods Retrospective analysis was done by reviewing the clinical data of 103 patients, who suffered with chronic hepatitis B complicated with non-alcoholic fatty liver and treated in our hospital from 2015 to 2016.The patients were divided into the control group with 61 cases and the observation group with 42 cases based on different therapies.The control group was treated with only entecavir while the observation group was treated with entecavir and Vitamin E, and both the courses of treatment lasted for 6 months.The negative conversion ratio of HBV-DNA, levels of ALT, TBIL, ALP, the disease state and the adverse reactions of the two groups were compared before and after treatment.Results The negative conversion ratio of HBV-DNA of the observation group was obviously higher than that of the control group, and the patients of the observation group showed significant improvement.Meanwhile, the levels of ALT, TBIL and ALP in the two groups were both lower than before treatment.Compared with the control group, those indexes in the observation group were significantly lower (P<0.05).Conclusion Entecavir combined with Vitamin E for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B complicated with non-alcoholic fatty liver could significantly decrease the viral infections so that the state of patients can be improved.

Objective To observe the intervention effect of acupuncture on mammalian target of rapamycin(mTOR)of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy(HIE)model in newborn rats.Methods Seven-day-old SD rats were randomly devided into six groups.Sham-surgery group:the bilateral common carotid arteries were separated,without ligation,and the rats were without hypoxia.HIE model group:the bilateral common carotid arteries were separated and ligated,and the rats were in low oxygen.In the sham-acpuncture group,four positions were acupunctured:from Baihui,Dazhui,Quchi and Yongquan by 1 cm after hypoxia ischemia.In acpuncture group,four positions were acupunctured:Baihui,Dazhui,Quchi and Yongquan after hypoxia ischemia,positioned according to the ordinary acupoints for acupuncture in rats.In the antagonists group,the HIE model rats were injected wortmannin 5 μl to the left ventricle.The acupuncture and antagonists group had the same operations of antagonists group and acupuncture group at the same time.All the groups were subdivided into four subgroups in terms of four time periods of 1 d,3 d,7 d and 21 d.The morphological changes of organizational structures of hypoxic ischemia side in brain tissue were observed by pathological methods.The levels of mTOR mRNA expression were detected by RT-PCR.Results In acupuncture group, acupuncture treatment for 21 d showed that acupuncture group had clearly organizational structure,regular arrangements of neurons,normal cell outline,relatively clear nucleolus,mitigated swell neuron and hyperplas-tic glial cells.Compared with that of the HIE model group,acupuncture treatment increased mTOR mRNA dramatically on day 1 ,day 3,day 7 and day 21 (Q =7.099 1 ,9.009 9,7.894 0,9.914 7,P ﹤0.05 respective-ly).The expression of mTOR mRNA in acupuncture and antagonists group was significantly higher than that in sham-surgery group on day 1 ,day 3 day 7 and day 21 (Q =9.868 9,15.843 4,21.007 2,P ﹤0.05 respec-tively).In day 21 ,compared with the sham operation group and the HIE model group,the expression of mTOR mRNA in acupuncture and antagonists group were significantly higher (Q =18.236 0,4.729 7, P ﹤0.05 respectively).Conclusion Electroacupuncture treatment can promote the expression of mTOR at the mRNA level and protect brain of newborn rats with HIE.

Animals ; Hippocampus ; metabolism ; Long-Term Potentiation ; Male ; Neurogranin ; biosynthesis ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Sleep Deprivation ; metabolism

Objective To study the changes and significance of the hyaluronic acid (HA) and collagen in the larynx of old guinea pig.Methods Six young guinea pigs (4 months old) and 6 old guinea pigs (2 years old) were selected as control group and aged group for this study (n=6 for each)The expressions of HA and collagen in the larynx of guinea pigs were detected using Alcian blue and Masson trichrome methods,respectively.The images were managed using Image-Pro Plus 6.0 For Window.Results The optical density (expression level) of HA in the larynx was lower in aged group than in control group (0.69 vs.0.80,F=13.45,P＜0.05).The optical density(expression level) of collagen in the larynx was higher in aged group than in control group (0.71 vs.0.63,F=9.56,P＜0.05).Conclusions The content of HA in larynx is decreased and collagen in larynx is increased in old guinea pig which may result in presbyphonia change through higher viscoelastic properties of vocal cords.

Objective To observe the tolerance of contemporaneous multiplane operations in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS). Methods Twenty-three patients were enrolled. According to the different obstructive level, the different operations were chosen to complete upper airway reconstruction in contemporaneous operation group (group A, 13 patients). In the simple palatopharynx level obstructive group (group B, 10 patients), bilateral tonsillectomy and H-UPPP was chosen. Results The operation time in group A was significantly longer than that in group B:(121.0 ± 35.4) min vs.(80.7 ± 25.3) min, P<0.01. The hospital days and adverse events in two groups had no significantly difference (P>0.05). Conclusions Individual therapeutic schedule for OSAHS patients should be formulated. Operating the different obstructive levels simutaneously, which would solve upper airway occlusion and complete the upper airway reconstruction at the same time. No more adverse events happen, compared with the simple palatopharynx level obstructive group, though the operation time may be longer.

Background Dacryocystitis is one of the most common infectious eye diseases.The gold standard for the identification of bacteria causing dacryocystitis is bacterial culture.The combination of regular culture method with molecular biology techeniques will generate more reliable results.However,very few research data are available in ophthalmological studies in this area.Objective This study was to identify the genera and species of the dacryocystitis-causing bacteria by PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA sequences.Methods Ten cases of qualified standardized bacteria samples were taken,and the nucleic acids were released in the heating process of the PCR procedure.The 16S rRNA genes were amplified and sequenced,and the genera and species were identified using BLAST from GenBank,and the results were used to compare with the results from biochemical identification to test the reliability of this method.The cultured bacterial species from the lacrimal sac secretions from 30 cases of dacryocystitis patients were identified with the above method.Results The outcome of the PCR identification for the 10 cases of quality control standard bacterial specimens was consistent with the results from the biochemical identification.The identification of the 30 cases of dacryocystitis through sequencing the 16S rRNA revealed there were 13 cases of Staphylococcus epidermidis infection,2 cases of Staphylococcus warneri infection,1 case of Staphylococcus hominis infection,5 cases of Corynebacterium macginleyi infection,3 cases of Streptococcus pneumonia infection,2 cases of Bacillus cereus infection,1 case of Micrococcus luteus infection,1 case of Moraxella catarrhalis infection,1 case of Moraxella osloensis infection and 1 case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.Conclusions Sequencing the 16S rRNA is an accurate and specific way for the identification of the genera and species of bacteria that cause dacryocystitis in patients.This sequencing method is feasible in monitoring a variety of dacryocystitis-causing pathogens.More information and epidemiological statistics about dacryocystitis can be obtained from 16S rRNA sequencing.

Objective To investigate the expression and correlation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1?(HIF-1?),vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)and sFlt-1 in the preeclampsia placenta,and discuss their significance in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia.Methods Placentas were collected from 20 pregnant women with preeclampsia as study group and 15 normal pregnant women as control group.The expressions of HIF-1?,VEGF and sFlt-1 protein were semi-quantitatively analyzed with immunohistochemical assay and mRNA level was determined using reverse transcription polymerasc chain reaction(RT-PCR)technique. Results(1)the expression of HIF-1?and sFlt-1 protein in preeclampsia group obviously increased.Strong (+++)positive expression was observed in 9 and 11 cases respectively,significantly higher than in control group(2 and 3 cases)(P＜0.05),however,VEGF expression obviously reduced in preeclampsia group(P＜0.01).(2)the level of HIF-1?and sFlt-1 mRNA in preeclamptic placenta was 0.604?0.013, 0.898?0.041,significantly higher than 0.208?0.007 and 0.559?0.244 in normal placenta(P＜0.05). Although the level of VEGF mRNA increased in preeclampsia placenta,it was not significantly different from that in normal placenta(P＞0.05).The ratio of VEGF mRNA/sFlt-1 mRNA obviously reduced in preeclampsia group and was significantly lower than in control group(P＜0.05).(3)in preeclampsia group,HIF-1?mRNA expression was positively correlated with the expression of sFlt-1 mRNA(r=0.577, P＜0.05),and negatively correlated with the ratio of VEGF mRNA/sFlt-1 mRNA(r=-0.376,P＜0.05).Conclusion Abnormal high HIF-1?expression in preeclampsia placenta indicates that HIF-1?might play an important role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia,possibly through affecting the cytotrophoblastic invasion and placental vascular reconstruction via the modulation of VEGF and sFlt-1 gene transcription.

AIM:To analyze the chemical constituents of essential oils from three different parts of Alpinia zerumbet.METHODS:The oils were extracted by steam distillation.The chemical compounds were separated and identified by GC-MS.The relative content of each component was determined by area normalization.RESULTS:Fifty-five,sixty-seven,and sixty-six compounds from seed pericarp and capsule of Alpinia zerumbet were identified respectively.The ratios of identification of total compounds were 99.86%,95.83% and 95.52%,respectively.CONCLUSION:There are some differences among three different parts of Alpinia zerumbet.It provides the research base for advanced research and development.

Objective Cardiovascular diseases comorbid with mental disturbances are described as psycho-cardiology diseases, which have been paid attention increasingly. The aim of this study is to summarize and analyze the findings about the study of psycho-cardiology over a year , and to obtain the baseline data of psycho-ca rdiology diseases in inpatients of cardiology department. Methods Subjects in this study were inpatients of cardiology department in the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University in the past 21 months. The demographic and clinical data of the inpatients were collected. Anxiety and depression were evaluated by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with various cardiovascular diseases were calculated respectively. To detect the potential risk factors of anxiety or depression, two logistic regression models were established. Results The prevalence of anxiety, depression, anxiety and/or depression, and anxiety comorbid with depression was 38.6%, 12.4%, 51.0%, and 7.9%,respectively. The prevalence of depression in patients with chronic heart failure was 24.6%, which was higher than the general level and that of patients with other cardiovascular diseases. The prevalence of anxiety in patients with acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, and hypertension ranged from 39.6% to 41.7%. The long course of diseases, multiple diseases, and the history of cardiac interventional operation were the common risk factors for anxiety and depression. Conclusion Anxiety and depression are common in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Cardiologists should take mental disturbances seriously, and pay more attention to the patients with above risk factors.