Objective To investigate the effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D_3 on the bone metabolism of primary osteoporosis.Methods Female New Zealand white rabbits aged 8 months were ovariectomized bilaterally as models of postmenopausal osteoporosis and they were randomly divided into 4 groups: pseudo-ovariectomized group(Sham group),ovariectomized group(OVX group),calcii gluconas group(OC group),calcii gluconas and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D_3 group(OCR group).Both female New Zealand white rabbits aged 3 years and male New Zealand white rabbits aged 4 years were selected as models of senile osteoporosis.They were randomly divided into 3 groups:control group,calcii gluconas group(Calcium group),calcii gluconas and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D_3 group(CR group).Rabbits in OC group and Calcium group were given calcii gluconas and in OCR group and CR group were given calcii gluconas and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D_3.The bone metabolic biochemical indexes were determined among all the experimental animals after they were given drug for 8 weeks.Results After the experimental animals were given drug for 8 weeks,the serum calcium(Ca),serum phosphorus(P) and alkaline phosphatase(ALP) of OCR group were significantly higher than those of OVX group and OC group(all P

Objective To analyze the correlation of Brown attention deficit disorder scale(BADDS)parent form and Conners parent ratting scale(CPRS)in Chinese children ages 8-12.Methods Both BADDS parent form and CPRS on 146 children ages 8-12 in an elementary school in Xicheng district in Beijing were admmistered,and the results were compared with statistic methods.Results Total scores on the BADDS parent form were highly correlated with CPRS index scores(r=0.739,0.771 Pa

Objective To observe the immunologic function of critically ill newborn and the relative function of nuclear factor kappa B(NF-?B).Methods The critically ill group contained 50 cases,and 25 cases from healthy newborns were used as control group.Blood samples were collected in each case,levels of cytokine interleukin(IL)-4,interferon(IFN)-?,tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-? and NF-?B were detected.Result Compared with control group,NF-?B of the critically ill newborn activated and the cytokine were disorder,and IL-4 and TNF-? increased,but IFN-? decreased.Conclusions Critically ill newborn exist immune functional disorder.Furthermore,NF-?B activation may be involved in the process in infants with critically illness.

Aged ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Male ; Membrane Proteins ; metabolism ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Reoperation ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ; metabolism ; Vimentin ; metabolism

Adult ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; complications ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy ; etiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy ; Tablets

Adult ; Carcinoma, Medullary ; metabolism ; pathology ; Carcinoma, Papillary ; metabolism ; pathology ; Chromogranin A ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Paraganglioma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase ; metabolism ; S100 Proteins ; metabolism ; Synaptophysin ; metabolism ; Thyroid Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Thyroidectomy ; methods

OBJECTIVETo determine the regulatory effects of the circadian clock gene Per1 on cell cycle-related genes and its influence on the proliferation, apoptosis, cycle, and tumorigenicity in vivo of human oral squamous cell carcinoma SCC15 cells.

METHODSThree groups of the short hairpin RNA (shRNA) of lentivirus recombinant plasmids were designed against the RNA of Per1 and then transfected to the SCC15 cells. The optimum interference group was screened through Western blot and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and assigned as the experimental group. The transfected lentivirus plasmid without an interference effect on any gene was set as the control group (Control-shRNA). Untreated SCC15 cells were set as the blank group. The mRNA expressions of cell cycle-related genes, namely, Per1, p53, Cyclin D1, Cyclin E, Cyclin A2, Cyclin B1, CDK1, CDK2, CDK4, CDK6, p16, p21, Wee1, cdc25, E2F, and Rbl1 in each group were detected through qRT-PCR. The cell proliferation, apoptosis, and cell cycle distribution in each group were evaluated through flow cytometry. The cells of the experimental group and the blank group were subcutaneously inoculated in nude mice to observe tumorigenesis.

RESULTSThree groups of Per1-shRNA lentivirus plasmids were constructed successfully. Among the groups, the Per1-shRNA- I group exhibited the highest interference effect, as indicated by qRT-PCR and Western blot analysis. As such, this group was set as the experimental group. The mRNA expression levels of CyclinD1, CyclinE, CyclinB1, CDK1, and Wee1 gene in the Per1-shRNA-I group were significantly higher than those in the Control-shRNA group and the SCC15 group (P < 0.05). By contrast, the mRNA expression levels of p53, Cyclin A2, p16, p21, and cdc25 in the Per1-shRNA-I group were significantly lower than those in the Control-shRNA group and the SCC15 group (P < 0.05). The mRNA expression levels of each gene between the Control-sLRNA group and the SCC15 group did not significantly differ (P > 0.05). The mRNA expression levels of CDK2, CDK4, CDK6, E2F, and Rb1 did not significantly differed in the three groups (P > 0.05). The proliferation index of the Perl-shRNA-I group was significantly higher than those of the Control-shRNA group and the SCC15 group (P < 0.05). The apoptosis index of the Per1-shRNA-I group was significantly lower than those of the Control-shRNA group and the SCC15 group (P < 0.05). The number of S-phase cells in the Per1-shRNA-I group was significantly lower than those of S-phase cells in the Control-shRNA group and the SCC15 group (P < 0.05). The number of G2/M-phase cells in the Per1-shRNA-I group was significantly higher than those of G2/M-phase cells in the Control-shRNA group and the SCC15 group (P < 0.05). Conversely, the proliferation index, apoptotic index, and cell cycle distribution of the cells in the Control-shRNA group did not significantly differ from those of the SCC15 group (P > 0.05). The tumorigenic ability in vivo was significantly enhanced in the Per1-shRNA-I group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONPer1 is an important tumor suppressor gene. Per1 can regulate a large number of downstream cell cycle-related genes. The alteration of its expression can affect cell cycle progression, proliferation, apoptosis imbalance, and tumorigenic ability in vivo. Further studies on Per1 may elucidate cancer development and provide novel effective molecular targets for cancer treatment.

Animals ; Apoptosis ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Cell Cycle ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; Circadian Clocks ; genetics ; Cyclin D1 ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Nude ; Mouth Neoplasms ; Period Circadian Proteins ; genetics ; Plasmids ; RNA, Small Interfering ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Transfection

Actins ; metabolism ; Antigens, CD ; metabolism ; Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Granuloma, Plasma Cell ; metabolism ; pathology ; Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Middle Aged ; Neprilysin ; metabolism ; Pneumonectomy ; methods ; Radiography ; Sarcoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Solitary Fibrous Tumors ; metabolism ; pathology ; Vimentin ; metabolism ; Xanthomatosis ; metabolism ; pathology

Objective To investigate the methods of isolation, cultivation of adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs) from the rats'adipose tissue and the feasibility of inducting differentiation to chondrocyte.Methods The adipose tissue was obtained from the wistar's male rats, and it was isolated, cultivated, and subcultured. The expression of CD29 in the subcultured ADSCs was detected by immunofluorescence. The 3rd generation ADSCs was cultured in the medium contained TGF-β, and the presence was identified by type Ⅱ collagen immunohistochemistry. Results The character of ADSCs'morphology could be observed by microscope, and it can be identified by immunofluorescence. Through the course of inducting the ADSCs to chondrocyte, the feasibility of inducting ADSCs to chondrocyte showed that type Ⅱ collagen was expressed.Conclusion We demonstrated the presence of stem cells in the adipose tissue, and the stability of biological feature in vitro. The chondrocyte could be obtained from the adipose tissue through the committed differentiation, induction, cultivation by exogenous transforming growth factor (TGF-β). The ability of the adipose stem cell differentiating to chondrocyte was also proved.

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and fibrinogen with carotid artery arteriosclerosis of patients with cerebral infarction. Methods One hundred and thirteen patients with cerebral infarction were assigned as study group, and 102 healthy persons as control group. The levels of serum hsCRP and Fib in the two groups were measured. The carotid artery arteriosclerosis and carotid intimal-medial thickness (IMT) were examined by color Doppler and B-ultrasound. Results The value of IMT between study group and control group was statistically significant. The positive rates of carotid artery arteriosclerosis plaque and vulnerable plaque in study group were significantly higher than those in control group (all<0.05) . The level of serum hsCRP was significantly higher in study group than that of control ( <0.05) . The level of serum Fib between study group and control group was not statistically significant ( >0.05) . Conclusion The level of hsCRP was closely related to the degree of carotid artery arteriosclerosis and the occurrence and development of cerebral infarction. But the level of Fib was not closely related to the degree of carotid artery arteriosclerosis.