Objective To investigate the relationship between the genesis of hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy and neurokinin B (NKB).Methods The serum NKB levels of 229 women including non-pregnant women (n = 62),normal pregnant women (n = 80) and pregnant women with preeclampsia (n=37) or gestational hypertension (n= 50) were examined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.The umbilical blood levels of NKB and the NKB mRNA expression in the pregnant women were also tested by fluorescent quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction technique.ANOVA and paired t-test were applied.Results (1)The maternal plasma NKB levels of normal pregnant women,patients with gestational hypertension or preeclampsia were significantly higher than that of non-pregnant women,respectively [(28.2±6.6)μg/L,(31.5±5.2)μg/L,(70.5±8.9)μg/L vs(3.2±1.8)μg/L,P＜ 0.01].In preeclampsia,gestational hypertension and normal pregnancy group,the NKB level in umbilical blood [(121.4±9.3)μg/L,(60.5±7.2)μg/L,(40.8±6.3)μg/L] were significantly higher than that of maternal plasma(P＜0.01).(2) The maternal plasma NKB level in gestational hypertension group was higher than that in normal pregnancy group,while the difference had no statistical significance (P＞0.05).The maternal plasma NKB level in preeclampsia group was higher than that in gestational hypertension group and normal pregnancy group (P＜0.01).Forty-eight hours after delivery,the maternal plasma NKB levels significantly decreased in the normal pregnant,gestational hypertension and preeclampsia group [ (14.1±4.2) μg/L,(16.4±3.8) μg/L,(25.4±5.2) μg/L],compared to the values before delivery (P＜0.01).(3) The expression of NKB mRNA in placenta of preeclampsia group was significantly higher than that of gestational hypertension group and normal pregnancy group [(3.8±0.6) × 10-3 vs(1.7±0.4) × 10-3 and (1.6±0.3) × 10-3,P＜0.01].No statistical difference was found in the expression of NKB mRNA in placenta between gestational hypertension group and normal pregnancy group (P＞0.05).Conclusions Elevated NKB level in placenta and maternal or umbilical blood might play an important role in the development of hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy.

With the deterioration of environment, and the excessive collection of wild resources, the wild populations of Myla- bris phalerata Pallas are less and less, almost extincted in many traditional distribution areas. It is necessary to breed M. phalerata artificially for sustainable utilization. Food preference of adult M. phalerata is the key to its provenance screening and domestication in the artificial breeding. In this paper, the food preference of 3 geographical populations of M. phalerata was studied. The results showed that the food preferences of adult M. phalerata in different geographical populations were different. The adult M. phalerata in Wuming preferred cucumber flowers, gourd flowers and melon flowers. The adult M. phalerata in Tianlin preferred cowpea flowers. And the adult M. phalerata in Guangzhou preferred cowpea flowers and gourd flowers. Gourd flowers were the most attractive food for the adult M. phalerata of 3 geographical populations of M. phalerata.
Animals ; Averrhoa ; Breeding ; Coleoptera ; physiology ; Cucurbitaceae ; Flowers ; Food ; Food Preferences ; physiology ; Geography

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate therapeutic efficacy and safety of ubenimex combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of malignant tumor,and to provide evidence-based reference in clinic.METHODS:Retrieved from Central,PubMed,CJFD,VIP and Wanfang database,randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about ubenimex combined with chemotherapy (trial group) vs.single chemotherapy (control group) in the treatment of malignant tumor were collected.The quality of studies were evaluated by bias risk evaluation criteria of Cochrane system evaluator manual 5.1.0 after screening literatures and extracting data.Meta-analysis was performed by using Rev Man 5.3 statistical software.RESULTS:A total of 12 RCTs were included,involving 762 patients.The resuits of Meta-analysis showed that:shorter-term response rate [RR=1.24,95 ％ CI (1.08,1.43),P=0.002] and the improvement rate of life quality Karnofsky score [RR=1.69,95％ CI(1.46,1.95),P＜0.001] in trial group were significantly higher than control group;the incidence of gastrointestinal toxicity [RR=0.74,95％CI(0.57,0.94),P=0.02] and leucocyte suppression rate[Ⅰ °-Ⅳ°(＜3 months):RR=0.54,95％CI(0.37,0.79),P=0.002;Ⅲ°-Ⅳ°:RR=0.44,95％CI(0.29,0.68),P＜0.001] were significantly lower than control group,with statistical significance.CONCLUSIONS:Ubenimex combined with chemotherapy can improve malignant tumor,shorter-term efficacy and life quality,and reduce gastrointestinal and marrow toxicity.

Textbook is the embodiment of teaching content and teaching method.Stereoscopic teaching materials construction is the key of making good education reform and increasing teaching quality and one of the most important constructions in medical colleges and universities.Taking the features of physiology into consideration,this paper elaborated the contents of stereoscopic teaching materials and discussed some advantage of teaching material construction.

OBJECTIVE:To systematically review the efficacy and safety of Elemene injection combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of gastric carcinoma,and provide evidence-based reference for clinical treatment. METHODS:Retrieved from CBM, CJFD,VIP Database,Wanfang Database,Medline,EMBase,Cochrane Library and American Medical Association Database,ran-domized clinical trials(RCT)about Elemene injection combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of gastric carcinoma were col-lected,Meta-analysis was performed by using Rev Man 5.3 software after data extracting and quality evaluating by Cochrane 5.1.0. RESULTS:Totally 7 RCTs were enrolled,involving 434 patients. Results of Meta-analysis showed recent efficacy [RR=1.38,95%CI(1.14,1.67),P=0.001] and improvement rate of life quality [RR=1.36,95% CI(1.15,1.60),P<0.001] of Elemene injection combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of gastric carcinoma were significantly higher than only chemotherapy. The incidence of Ⅲ-Ⅳ leukemia inhibition [RR=0.58,95%CI(0.37,0.91),P=0.02],incidence of Ⅰ-Ⅳ hemoglobin inhibition [RR=0.76,95%CI(0.60,0.95),P=0.02],incidence of Ⅰ-Ⅳ platelet inhibition [RR=0.69,95%CI(0.52,0.91),P<0.001] and Ⅲ-Ⅳ[RR=0.53, 95%CI(0.30,0.93),P=0.03] and incidence of Ⅰ-Ⅳ neurotoxicity[RR=0.69,95%CI(0.52,0.93),P=0.01] in test group were sig-nificantly lower than control group,the differences were statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS:Both efficacy and safety of El-emene injection combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of gastric carcinoma are good.

DNA ; analysis ; Female ; Humans ; Neonatology ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Pregnancy ; Prenatal Diagnosis ; methods ; alpha-Thalassemia ; diagnosis ; genetics

Adenocarcinoma ; pathology ; surgery ; Aged ; Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell ; pathology ; surgery ; Cell Differentiation ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gastrectomy ; methods ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Paneth Cells ; pathology ; Stomach Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery

Objective To investigate the effect of histone acetylation change on the transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β 1)-associated plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) regulation in mesangial cells (MCs).Methods MCs were transfected with histone acetyltransferase (HAT)CREB-binding protein(CBP),P300 or histone deacetylase (HDAC) 1,3,5 expression vectors,followed by luciferase assay,real-time PCR and Western blotting to see the change of PAI-1 gene's transcriptional activity,mRNA and protein in response to TGF-β1.HDAC inhibitor trichostatin A(TSA)was used and TGF-β1-Smad signaling activity was detected also in this experiment.Results TGF-β1 enhanced PAI-1 transcriptional activity and mRNA expression (P ＜ 0.05).Over-expression of CBP or P300 significantly increased TGF-β1-associated PAI-1 transcriptional activity,mRNA and protein expression (P ＜ 0.05).On the contrary,over-expression of HDAC1,3,5 or dominant negative CBP or dominant negative P300 obviously reduced PAI-1 gene's expression induced by TGF-β1 (P ＜ 0.05).Change of HAT/HDAC did not affect TGF-β1-associated Smad2/3 phosphorylation.TSA enhanced TGF -β1 induced PAI-1 gene's regulation markedly,but did not change TGF-β1-Smad2/3 signaling activity.Conclusion Change of histone acetylation can affect TGF-β1 associated PAI-1 gene's regulation in MCs.

Objective To investigate the Huatan Huoxue Jiangqi prescription in treating AECOPD clinical curative effect. Methods 123 patients with AECOPD were randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group. The two groups were treated with western medicine, and the treatment group added with Chinese herbal medicine treatment with Huatan Huoxue Jiangqi prescription. The syndrome effect, clinical symptom score, CAT score, mMRC classification, lung function, the serum FIB and CRP levels were obtained to evaluate the efficacy of the two groups before and after treatment. Results The syndrome effect of the treatment group was significantly better than that of the control group. Compared with the control group, there was significant difference between traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score, CAT score (P < 0.05); Lung function (including FEV1, FEV1%, FEV1/FVC) was significantly improved in the treatment group after treatment (P < 0.05). The serum FIB and CRP levels decreased significantly in the treatment group compared with the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion Huatan Huoxue Jiangqi prescription has reliable effets on treating AECOPD.