Objective To describe the clinical characteristics of 4 patients with concomitant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Sj(o)gren' s syndrome.Methods The clinical features,laboratory findings,and electrophysioiogical manifestations etc.of these patients were analyzed.Results Four female patients all developed progressively aggregated weakness in their limb/limbs at the fifth to sixth decades of their lives.According to their neurologic findings,3 met the criteria of clinical probable ALS,while the other was diagnosed with probable laboratory-supported ALS.All these patients showed diffused patterns of neurogenic changes in electromyography tests.Motor symptoms of 2 patients transiently improved after immunomodulation treatments.Conclusion Careful screening of the Sj(o)gren' s syndrome symptoms in patients with ALS is necessary so as to deal with the treatable concomitant disease in time.

Genome replication of reovirus occurs in cytoplasmic inclusion bodies called viral factories or viroplasms. The viral nonstructural protein μNS, encoded by genome segment M3, is not a component of mature virions, but is expressed to high levels in infected cells and is concentrated in the infected cell factory matrix. Recent studies have demonstrated that μNS plays a central role in forming the matrix of these structures, as well as in recruiting other components to them for putative roles in genome replication and particle assembly.

Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Sarcoma ; pathology ; Soft Tissue Neoplasms ; classification ; genetics ; pathology

Objective To study the effect of Bortezomib on proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycles and activation of NF-?B of non-small cell lung cancer cells (NSCLC) in vitro. Methods The inhibitory action of Bortezomib on cellular growth was determined by MTT. The effects of Bortezomib on cell cycle and apoptosis were assessed by flow cytometry. The influence of Bortezomib on the expressions of NF-?B, I?B and Bcl-2 were detected with Western blotting. Results The inhibitory effects of Bortezomib on the proliferation of NSCLC cells showed a time-and concentration-dependent manner. The growth of NSCLC cells was arrested at G2/M stage after treatment with Bortesomib at 25nmol/L for 48h. Basal expression of NF-?B was found to exist in all the 6 cell lines, with NF-?B expression in nucleus showing an inverse correlation with I?B expression in cytoplasm. Bortezomib threw no significant influence on the basal expression of NF-?B, but significantly blocked the TNF-?-induced nuclear translocation of NF-?B and down-regulated the expression of anti-apoptosis protein Bcl-2 in a time-and concentration-dependent manner. Conclusion With NF-?B-dependent pathway, Bortezomib may inhibit the proliferation of NSCLC cells and induce apoptosis.

Objective To determine loganin in productions of Liuweidihuang. Methods The chromatographic column was shim-packvp ODS-C18 (4.6 mm?150 mm,5 ?m),the mobile phase was THF-acetonitrile-methanol-0.05%H4PO3 (1∶8∶4∶87),the detection wavelength was 236 nm,the temperature of column was 40 ℃ and the flow rate was 1.0 mL/min. Results A good linearity of loganin was in the range of 4.42?10-2～22.1?10-2 ?g,r =0.999 7,and the average recovery rate was 98.96% (n =6,RSD=1.42%). Conclusion The method provided a reference for evaluating and controlling quality of series productions of Liuweidihuang.

The remodeling and reparative process post myocardial infarction (MI) can be divided into three phases:the inflammatory phase,the proliferative phase and the stable phase.The inflammatory immune response plays an important part in the process of cardiac remodeling.First of all,the initiation of inflammatory response relies on the activation of innate immunity with a group of pro-inflammatory cytokines,chemokines and adhesion molecules.These molecules lead to the infiltration of the infarct area with neutrophils and mononuclear cells,further clearing the wound from dead cardiomyocytes and matrix debris.After resolution of inflammatory response,reparative cells and cytokines infiltrate into the heart and promote the differentiation and growth of myofibroblasts and endothelial cells,contributing to wound contraction as well as producing fiber tissue to form a scar.Moreover,overactive immune responses could accentuate infarct injury and dilative remodeling while deficiency of inflammation leads to insufficient repair,which highlights the dual function of the immune response in myocardial injury and repair post MI.Also the intense immune response along with fibrosis in non-infarct area is also closely associated with adverse remodeling.Thus,targeting specific factors in the inflammatory reaction may hold promise in patients with MI.

OBJECTIVE:To establish the method for simultaneous determination of the content of metronidazole,clindamycin hydrochloride,spironolactone and vitamin B6 in Compound metronidazole clindamycin cream.METHODS:HPLC method was adopted.The determination was performed on Diamonsil C18 column with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-[0.68％ dipotassium hydrogen phosphate solution (containing 1％ triethylamine)] (gradient elution) at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min.The detection wavelength was set at 210 nm,and column temperature was 25 ℃.The sample size was 20 μL.RESULTS:The linear ranges of metronidazole,clindamycin hydrochloride,spironolactone and vitamin B8 were respectively 20.0-120.0 i.tg/mL(r=0.999 9),10.0-60.0μg/mL(r=0.999 1),4.0-24.0 μg/mL(r=0.999 4),10.0-60.0 μg/mL (r=0.999 4).The quantitative limits were respectively 13.06,7.36,2.43,6.42 μg/mL.The detection limits were 4.18,1.82,0.76,1.79 μg/mL.RSDs of the precision,stability,repeatability tests were all less than 2％.The recovery rates were respectively 98.97％-100.91％ (RSD=0.79％,n=9),99.02％-101.80％ (RSD=1.03％,n=9),98.18％-101.05％ (RSD=1.01％,n=9) and 98.75％-101.36％ (RSD=0.87％,n=9).CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,rapid,accurate and can be used for the determination of metronidazole,clindamycin hydrochloride,spironolactone and vitamin B6 in Compound clindamycin metronidazole cream.

Objective To study the influence of artifical liver support system (ALSS) on bone marrow stem cell (BMSC) differentiation factors in patients with chronic severe hepatitis B.Methods Fifty patients with chronic severe hepatitis B were divided into ALSS treatment group (n=25) and control group (n=25).The patients in control group received combined medical treatment and those in ALSS treatment group received ALSS treatment within 1 week of admission on the basis of combined medical treatment.The concentrations of hepatocyte growth factor(HGF),fibroblast growth factor-4 (FGF-4),epidermal growth factor (EGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) were detected before and 2 weeks after therapy.The data were analyzed by t test.Results The serum levels of HGF,FGF-4,EGF and bFGF of patients before ALSS treatment in treatment group were (689.10± 337.68) ng/L,(124.88±87.67) ng/L,(323.85±44.40) ng/L and (9.29± 1.38) ng/L,respectively; while the levels of those cytokines after ALSS treatment were (1081.50±356.66) ng/L,(110.76±79.71) ng/L,(347.80±71.73) ng/L and (9.57±1.15) ng/L,respectively,among which HGF level increased significantly after ALSS treatment (t =10.042,P＜0.01) and was higher than control group(t=6.670,P＜0.01).However,the levels of HGF,FGF-4,EGF and bFGF were not significantly different from those in the control group.And levels of all HGF,FGF-4,EGF and bFGF in control group were not statistically different before and after treatment.ConclusionALSS treatment can increase the serum HGF level but not FGF-4,EGF and bFGF,which may contribute to BMSC transdifferentiation that is involved in the hepatocyte repair and regeneration in chronic severe hepatitis B.

Objective To investigate the relationship between plasma level of platelet derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB), coronary heart disease (CHD) and the severity of coronary artery stenosis. Methods A total of 262 patients hospitalized in Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital were collected in this study. According to the medical history, symptoms, laboratory examination and the results of coronary angiography, patients were divided into stable angina pectoris (SAP) group (n=57), acute coronary syndrome (ACS) group (n=119) and normal control group (n=86). The ACS group was divided into three subgroups:single vessel group (n=38), double vessel group (n=35) and multiple vessel group (n=46). The general clinical data, biochemical parameters and plasma PDGF-BB levels were compared between SAP group, ACS group and control group. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship between PDGF-BB level, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and Gensini scores. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors of coronary heart disease. Results (1) The plasma levels of hs-CRP and PDGF-BB were significantly higher in ACS group than those in control group and SAP group (P<0.05). (2) Spearman correlation analysis showed that there was no correlation between plasma levels of PDGF-BB and hs-CRP and Gensini score (P>0.05). (3) There was no significant difference in plasma level of PDGF-BB between single vessel group, double vessel group and multiple vessel group (P > 0.05). (4) Logistic regression analysis showed that high plasma level of PDGF-BB was the risk factor for coronary heart disease. Conclusion PDGF-BB plasma level is associated with the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease, which may reflect the instability of coronary atherosclerotic plaques, but it is not an index to evaluate the severity of coronary stenosis.

Biomarkers, Tumor ; metabolism ; Breast Neoplasms ; metabolism ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Digestive System Neoplasms ; metabolism ; Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein ; Female ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Humans ; Lymphoma ; metabolism ; Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 ; Prognosis ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; Transcription Factors ; genetics ; metabolism ; Urogenital Neoplasms ; metabolism