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Background and purpose:Δ133p53 can promote tumor cell growth, but the exact mechanism is not clear. This study was aimed to observe the expression and signiifcant of the p53 isoformsΔ133p53 and p53 gene downstream molecules MDM2 and cyclin G1 genes by 5-FU-MKN45 gastric cancer cell line model. Methods:Af-ter using different concentrations of 5-FU (50μg/mL, 100μg/mL) to human gastric cancer cell line MKN45, inhibition rate should be detected by MTT assay, the changes ofΔ133p53 mRNA, MDM2 mRNA and cyclin G1 mRNA express-ing were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Differences between these groups were analyzed by ANOVA, comparisons within groups were analyzed by t-test, bivariate correlation was analyzed by Pearson linear correlation. Results:MTT results showed that with the increased concentration of 5-FU and the extension of time, the cell inhibition rates increased gradually. The inhibition rates of 50μg/mL 5-FU were 41.10%, 54.79%and 68.48%, for culturing 24, 48 and 72 hours. There were statistically signiifcant differences between the groups(F=45.52, P=0.00). The inhibition rates of 100μg/mL 5-FU were 69.53%, 78.21%and 86.92%, for culturing 24, 48 and 72 hours. There were statistically signiifcant differences between the groups(F=85.58,P=0.00). The inhibition rates of 50 and 100μg/mL were 41.10%and 69.53%, for culturing 24 hours. There were statistically signiifcant differences between the groups(F=51.29, P=0.00). The inhibition rates of 50 and 100μg/mL were 54.79%and 78.21%, for culturing 48 hours. There were statistically signiifcant differences between the groups(F=51.29, P=0.00). The inhibition rates of 50 and 100μg/mL were 68.48%and 86.82%, for culturing 72 hours. There were statistically signiifcant differences between the groups(104.91, P=0.00). RT-PCR results showed that with the increase of the concentration of 5-FU, theΔ133p53 mRNA, MDM2 mRNA and cyclin G1 mRNA expression gradually declined in gastric cancer cell line MKN45 cells, and there were statistically signiifcant differences between the groups(F=738.532, 1 396.607, 2 785.56,P=0.00). Cor-relation analysis showed that the expressions ofΔ133p53 mRNA and MDM2 mRNA in gastric cancer were positively correlated (r=0.871, P=0.01), while the expression of cyclin G1 mRNA and p53 mRNA had no obvious relevance (P=0.13). Conclusion:In the 5-FU-MKN45 gastric cancer cell line model, anti-tumor pathway ofΔ133p53 isomers is related with MDM2 but was not related with cyclin G1.

Background and purpose: Little about the function of p53 isoforms in gastric cancer was reported. This study was designed to explore the role ofΔ133p53 in the effect of recombinant mutant human tumor necrosis factor (rmhTNF) on gastric cancer cells, and provide a new basis for the diagnostics and therapeutics of gastric carcinoma. Methods: MKN45 (withΔ133p53 expression) or SGC7901 (withoutΔ133p53 expression) cells were treated with rmhTNF of different concentrations only or combined with 5-FU (a traditional gastric cancer cellular killer), and the growth inhibition rate and apoptosis was detected by CCK-8 and lfow cytometry. mRNA expressions ofΔ133p53, Gadd45αand CyclinB1 were measured by nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (nRT-PCR) or real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR). Results:On MKN-45 cells with positiveΔ133p53 expression, the inhibitory effect of rmhTNF was signiifcant, the inhibition rates of 50 and 500 IU/mL rmhTNF were 24.82%, 72.33%after culturing for 24 h (t=-9.558, P<0.01);also, the inhibitory effect of 5-FU was improved by rmhTNF remarkably in time-and dose-dependence, the inhibition rates of 5-FU (25 μg/mL), rmhTNF (50 IU/mL) combined with 5-FU (25 μg/mL), rmhTNF (500 IU/mL) combined with 5-FU (25 μg/mL) were 18.20%, 48.66%, 59.83%, separately, after culturing for 24 h (F=82.742, P<0.01);the inhibition rates of rmhTNF (50 IU/mL) combined with 5-FU (25 μg/mL) were 48.66%, 68.20%, 85.23%, separately, after culturing for 24 h, 48 h and 72 h (F=128.583, P<0.01). However, on SGC-7901 cells with negativeΔ133p53 expression, no growth inhibition was showed by rmhTNF only, the inhibition rates of 50 and 500 IU/mL were 2.74%, 3.25%after culturing for 24 h (t=-0.121, P>0.05). In apoptosis test, the apopto-sis-enhancing effect of rmhTNF was signiifcant on MKN45 cells, and the apoptosis-enhancing effect of 5-FU was fur-ther promoted signiifcantly by rmhTNF, the apoptosis of rmhTNF (50 IU/mL), rmhTNF (50 IU/mL) combined with 5-FU (25 μg/mL), rmhTNF (500 IU/mL) combined with 5-FU (25 μg/mL) were 18.20%, 48.66%, 59.83%, separately, after culturing for 24 h (F=123.931, P<0.05). In mRNA measurement, down-regulation ofΔ133p53 and CyclinB1, up-regula-tion of Gadd45αwere signiifcant in MKN45 cells treated by rmhTNF alone or combined with 5-FU. In nRT-PCR anal-ysis, the mRNA levels ofΔ133p53 were relatively 0.886, 0.499, 0.330, 0.161 (F=240.927, P<0.01);In real-time PCR analysis, the mRNA levels of Gadd45αwere 1.227, 1.694, 3.394, and the mRNA levels of CyclinB1 were 1.221, 0.722, 0.316, relatively. The expression ofΔ133p53 was positively related to CyclinB1 (r=0.977, P<0.01), but negatively re-lated to Gadd45α(r=-0.950, P<0.01). Conclusion:InΔ133p53 positively expressed MKN45 cells, rmhTNF showed as an effective tumor inhibitor and an enhancer of 5-FU as well, and this effect might be helped by two p53 down-stream molecules CyclinB1 and Gadd45α. The results suggest thatΔ133p53 might be a key target for the biological effect of rmhTNF against gastric cancer.

Objective:To evaluate the value of vasoactive-inotropic Score (VIS) at different time points in predicting the 28-day mortality of patients with septic shock, so as to reduce the risk of death and improve the prognosis of patients.Methods:This experiment was a single-center retrospective cohort study. The clinical data of 275 adult patients with septic shock who were treated with vasoactive drugs in the intensive care unit of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from February 2016 to February 2020 were collected. According to the 28-day survival condition, all recruited patients were divided into the death group and the survival group, and the maximum vasoactive-inotropic score of all patients at the first 24 h and the second 24 h were calculated, which were expressed as VIS max24 and VIS max48. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to find the independent risk factors that influencing the prognosis. The receiver operating characteristic curve was used to analyze the predictive value of VIS. Results:There was no significant difference between the death group and the survival group in the characteristics including age, sex, weight, infection sites, blood culture results, cardiac arrest, hormone use, and 24 h rehydration volume ( P>0.05). APACHE II score, basic lactic acid, and lactic acid after 24 h of treatment were increased significantly in the death group ( P<0.05). VIS max24 could accurately predict the 28-day mortality (AUC=0.953, 95% CI: 0.924-0.982), which were more efficent compared to VIS max48 (AUC=0.919, 95% CI: 0.881-0.957), basic lactic acid (AUC=0.937, 95% CI: 0.900-0.966) and APACHEⅡ score (AUC=0.865, 95% CI: 0.818-0.913). Conclusion:VIS max24 can more accurate predict the 28-day mortality in patients with septic shock.

Objective: To investigate the dynamic change of paraquant-induced kidney injury in rats and the protective effect of edaravone. Methods: Eighty SD rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: the normal control group, paraquat poisoning group, edaravone treatment group and edaravone control group. The normal control group of 8 rats were given 1 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride through the abdominal cavity, and the same amount of fluid into the abdominal cavity after 30 minutes. The paraquat poisoning group of 24 rats were given 1 ml of paraquat solution (20 mg/kg) through the abdominal cavity to build poisoning models, and the same amount of 0.9% sodium chloride was injected into the abdominal cavity after 30 minutes. The edaravone treatment group of 24 rats were given edaravone (5 mg/kg) through the abdominal cavity after 30 minutes when the poisoning models were set up. The edaravone control group of 24 rats were given 1 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride through the abdominal cavity, and edaravone (5 mg/kg) was injected into the abdominal cavity after 30 minutes. In addition to the normal control group, the other groups processed 1 times a day to mantain 7 d. On 1, 3, 7, 21 d several rats in each group were excuted and the kidney tissue and serum samples were collected, then each pathological changes of the kidney were observed with light microscopy. Serum creatinine, KIM-1, NGAL were measured by ELISA, the expression of HSP70 protein in kidney were observed with immunohistochemical staining. Results: The pathological examination reveald that the damage of kidney tissue in the paraquat group was the most serious on 3 d, and the damage was consistently alleviated in edaravone treatment group at the same time, renal fibrosisn was unseen in each group until 21 d. Compared with normal control group, there was no statistically significant in edaravone control group (P>0.05) . The KIM-1 in blood and kidney in paraquat poisoning group were markedly increased in 1 d (P<0.05) . The NGAL in blood and creatinine were markedly increased in d7 (P<0.05) . The NGAL in kidney increased over time, but had no statistically difference with the control group (P>0.05) .Compared with paraquat poisoning group, the serum creatinine, KIM-1 in blood and kidney, the KIM-1 in kidney had decreased significantly in edaravone treatment group (P<0.05) . The NGAL in kidney has no statistically significant compared with the poisoning group (P>0.05) . HSP70 expression of kidney tissue in edaravone treatment group had significantly increased in d3 compared with the paraquat poisoning group (P<0.05) . Conclusion Edaravone can prompt a significant rise of HSP70 in kidney tissue, reduce KIM-1 and NGAL levels, and play a protective role in kidney injury of acute paraquat poisoning.

Objective To investigate the relationships between the C6 glioma haemodynamic response and basal blood perfusion parameters.Methods Ten Wistar rats with C6 gliomas implanted subcutaneously have undergone Carbogen-induced steady state free precession functional MRI (SSFP fMRI)examination,followed dynamic contrast enhancement MRI (DCE-MRI)examination in the normal air breathing.For each glioma,5 regions of interest(ROI)were drawed randomly on SSFP fMRI images,and the percentage of signal change(PSC)of each ROI was calculated with the analysis of functional neuroimages (AFNI)software.The dynamic signal intensity of ROI in DCE-MRI on the same space and location was fitted by Hoffmann model in R language software,thus to obtain basal blood perfusion parameters (Akep and kel).Distribution-free and small-sample-size-oriented permutation test was used to investigate the relationships between PSC and basal blood perfusion parameters.Results 50 ROI were drawed randomly from 10 glioma. There were no statistically relationship between PSC and Akep,or between PSC and kel (F=0.629 8,P=0.431 3;F=1.859,P=0.179 1).Conclusion The glioma basal blood perfusion could not predict the PSC of SSFP fMRI.

Objective:To evaluate the therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture on acute gastrointestinal injury (AGI) in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI).Methods:A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted. 126 consecutively hospitalized patients with AGI after sTBI admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2018 to December 2019 were enrolled. The patients were divided into observation group and control group by random number table. All the patients of two groups were given conventional treatment of western medicine for consecutive 7 days, including the treatments of primary diseases, indwelling nasogastric tube to extract gastric contents every 6 hours to determine gastric residual volume (GRV). When vital signs were basically stable, enteral nutrition (EN) was implemented and EN feeding amount and speed were adjusted according to GRV. On the basis of conventional western medicine treatment, the observation group was treated with electroacupuncture at Zusanli, Tianshu, Shangjuxu, Xiajuxu and Zhongwan, once in the morning and once in the evening, 30 minutes each time. The gastrointestinal function parameters including intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), serum diamine oxidase (DAO) and gastrointestinal failure (GIF) scores were observed before treatment and at day 3 and day 7 of treatment. The incidence of ICU hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP-ICU), duration of mechanical ventilation (MV), length of ICU stay, 28-day mortality and adverse reactions of electroacupuncture were also observed in the two groups. Kaplan-Meier method was used for 28-day survival analysis.Results:During the 7-day treatment and observation, 26 cases of 126 patients withdrew from the study, and 100 cases were actually enrolled, 50 cases in the observation group and 50 cases in the control group. IAP and DAO at day 3 of treatment in both groups were significantly lower than those before treatment [control group: IAP (cmH 2O, 1 cmH 2O = 0.098 kPa) was 13.75±2.76 vs. 18.11±3.97, DAO (U/L) was 129.88±24.81 vs. 158.01±22.64; observation group: IAP (cmH 2O) was 13.56±2.19 vs. 18.50±3.54, DAO (U/L) was 129.11±29.32 vs. 159.36±28.65; all P < 0.01]. The gastrointestinal function parameters of the two groups improved gradually with the extension of treatment time, and the IAP, DAO and GIF scores at day 7 of treatment in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group [IAP (cmH 2O): 11.28±3.61 vs. 12.68±3.23, DAO (U/L): 49.69±17.56 vs. 57.27±20.15, GIF score: 2.02±0.74 vs. 2.40±0.70, all P < 0.05). The duration of MV and the length of ICU stay in the observation group were significantly shorter than those in the control group [duration of MV (days): 15.72±4.60 vs. 18.08±4.54, length of ICU stay (days): 16.76±4.68 vs. 19.26±5.42, both P < 0.05], and the incidence of ICU-HAP and 28-day mortality were significantly lowered (12.0% vs. 30.0%, 22.0% vs. 32.0%, both P < 0.05). Survival analysis showed that the 28-day cumulative survival rate in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (86.4% vs. 76.1%; Log-Rank test: χ 2 = 37.954, P < 0.001). The patients in the observation group had no significant adverse reaction of electroacupuncture treatment. Conclusion:Electroacupuncture at corresponding acupoints can effectively improve gastrointestinal function in patients with AGI after sTBI, which is beneficial to shortening the length of ICU stay, promoting the recovery of the patients, and reducing the 28-day mortality.

Objective:To improve the understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ETP-ALL).Methods:The clinical data of a patient with ETP-ALL who was misdiagnosed as peripheral T-cell lymphoma-not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS) admitted to the Second Hospital of Lanzhou University in October 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, and the relevant literature was reviewed.Results:The patient who presented "inguinal lymphadenopathy" as the first symptom underwent lymph node biopsy and pathological examination at local hospital, and he was diagnosed as PTCL-NOS according to the consultation of another 2 hospitals. After 2 courses of chemotherapy (CHOPE regimen, GLD regimen, unknown specific medication and dosage), the therapeutic efficacy was poor. For further diagnosis and treatment, this patient came to Lanzhou University Second Hospital. Flow cytometry found blast cells in the bone marrow, and then other related examinations were completed, he was finally diagnosed as ETP-ALL. The chemotherapy regimens of Hyper-CVAD and EA were alternatively used, progressive disease (PD) occurred after 3 courses of treatment, and chidamide was added in the 4th and 5th courses of treatment, the disease still progressed, and the patient died after follow-up. The disease course of the patient was about 12 months.Conclusions:ETP-ALL has unique immunophenotypic characteristics. ETP-ALL patients have a low remission rate after conventional induction therapy, high recurrence rate and poor prognosis. Currently, there is no effective standard treatment regimen, and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or timely addition of new drugs may improve the prognosis.

Objective To evaluate the imaging features of nigrosome-1 in Parkinson's disease (PD) with a 3 T scanner by susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI),and to explore its clinical relevance.Methods Thirty-two patients with primary PD diagnosed by neurologists were collected.Healthy controls matched to their age and gender were recruited during the same period (n=20).All subjects underwent routine brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and sensitive weighted imaging (SWI).The SWI images of the subjects were evaluated to evaluate nigrosome-1 by blinded investigators.Then,the correlation between imaging features and clinical data was analyzed.Results In the PD group,21 cases of bilateral "absent swallow-tail sign",five cases of bilateral "indecisive swallow-tail sign",five cases of "absent swallow-tail sign" on one side and "indecisive swallow-tail sign" on the other side,and one case of bilateral "clear swallow-tail sign" were found.The course of the "absent swallow-tail sign" group (56 (54) months) was significantly longer than the "non-absent swallow-tail sign" group (18 (18) months;U=-2.47,P=0.01).The Hoehn-Yahr stage was significantly higher in the "absent swallow-tail sign" group (2.0 (0.5)) than in the "non-absent swallow-tail sign" group (1.5 (0.5),U=-2.21,P=0.03).There was also a statistically significant difference in the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale score (24 (8),13 (14)) between the two groups (U=-2.91,P=0.01).However,there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the Hamilton Depression Scale score (5 (2) vs 5 (7),U=-0.10,P=0.94) and the Hamilton Anxiety Scale score (3.0 (2.5) vs 3.0 (3.0),U=-0.02,P=1.00).Conclusion The images of nigrosome-1 by SWI are closely related to the severity of the condition and motor symptoms of patients with PD,which can reflect the severity of the disease.

ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of Chinese medicine combined with indirect moxibustion plaster on corona virus disease 2019 （COVID-19） patients during recovery period. MethodNinety patients of COVID-19 during the recovery period were randomly divided into a Chinese medicine group， an indirect moxibustion plaster group， and a combination group，with 30 cases in each group. According to the 10th edition of COVID-19 Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol，patients in the Chinese medicine group received oral Chinese medicine based on syndrome differentiation，one dose per day， twice a day. Patients in the indirect moxibustion plaster group were treated with indirect moxibustion plaster at Zusanli （ST 36）， Pishu （BL 20）， Dazhui （GV 14）， Feishu （BL 13）， Kongzui （LU 6）， and Tiantu （CV 22），once a day，40 min each time. Patients in the combination group were treated with Chinese medicine combined with indirect moxibustion plaster. Treatment lasted two weeks. Before and after treatment，the traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） symptom score，pulmonary computed tomography （CT） score，St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire （SGRQ） score，blood routine indexes ［white blood cell count （WBC），neutrophil count （NEUT），and lymphocyte count （LYM）］， and inflammatory indexes ［C-reactive protein （CRP），serum ferritin， and interleukin-6 （IL-6）］ were observed in the three groups. The clinical efficacy was evaluated. ResultAfter treatment，the scores of TCM symptoms，pulmonary CT， and SGRQ，CRP，IL-6，and ferritin in the three groups decreased（P<0.05），while WBC and LYM increased（P<0.05）， but there was no significant difference in NEUT. The above indexes in the combination group were better than those in the other two groups（P<0.05）. After treatment， the cured and markedly effective rate was 76.7% （23/30） in the combination group， 50.0% （15/30） in the Chinese medicine group， and 46.7% （14/30） in the indirect moxibustion plaster group. The cured and markedly effective rate of the combination group was significantly higher than that of the Chinese medicine group （χ²=4.593， P<0.05） and the indirect moxibustion plaster group （χ²=5.711， P<0.05）. The total effective rate was 96.7 % （29/30） in the combination group， 93.3% （28/30） in the Chinese medicine group， and 86.7% （26/30） in the indirect moxibustion plaster group. The total effective rate of the combination group was higher than that of the Chinese medicine group and the indirect moxibustion plaster group， but the differences were not statistically significant. ConclusionChinese medicine combined with indirect moxibustion plaster can effectively improve the clinical symptoms，promote pulmonary inflammation，blood routine indexes， and inflammatory indexes， and improve the quality of life of COVID-19 patients during the recovery period，which is more advantageous than Chinese medicine alone or indirect moxibustion plaster.