0.05).The mRNA and protein expressions of survivin in cells transfected by 100-200nmol/L siRNA were significantly lower than those of untransfected cells(P0.05).Conclusion Silencing survivin gene by the RNAi technique can decrease effectively the expressions of survivin gene and protein,suppress significantly the growth and proliferation of A549 cells,and induce apoptosis of A549 cells.The inhibitory effect of RNAi is characterized by its specificity,high efficiency and durability.This may lay an experimental foundation for further study of gene therapy in lung cancer.

Humans ; Pneumoconiosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Radiographic Image Enhancement ; Radiography ; methods

A simple, rapid sensitive and accurate ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometric ( UPLC-MS/MS ) method was developed for the simultaneous determination of 2 , 4 , 6-trinitrophenol, trinitroresorcinate, trinitrophloroglucinol residues in soil. The sample was pretreated by using the modified QuEChERS ( quick, easy, cheap, effective, rigged, and safe ) method that completed the extraction and clean-up steps in one procedure. In this none buffer QuEChERS method, samples were extracted with 1% formic acid ﹢ acetonitrile, cleaned up with primary graphitized carbon black ( GCB) and C18 sorbent, then centrifuged and filtrated before detection. The pretreatment method was simple, rapid and effective and can meet the detection requirements. The UPLC-MS/MS method was performed on Waters Accucore PFP (150 mm× 2. 1 mm, 2. 6 μm) and the column temperature was 30 ℃, the gradient elution with acetonitrile and ammonium acetate as the mobile phase and the flow rate was 0. 3 mL/min. The negative electrospray ionization ( ESI-) source under the multiple reaction monitoring ( MRM ) mode and external standard method were used for quantification. The results showed that the correlation coefficients up to 0. 9942 were obtained across a concentration range of 0. 005-5. 0 mg/L. The limits of detection ( LOD) ranged from 0 . 002 to 0 . 005 mg/kg ( S/N=3 ) . The method was validated with soil samples spiked at three fortification levels (0. 01, 0. 1 and 1 mg/kg) and recoveries were in the range of 79. 3%-94. 8% with relative standard deviations (RSD) of 3. 1%-6. 6%.

Objective To evaluate the effects of vitamin C combined with low dose of gabapentin on neuropathic pain (NP) in rats.Methods Fifty male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 225-275 g,aged 6-7 weeks,were randomly assigned into 5 groups (n =10 each):sham operation group (group Sham),NP group,vitamin C group (group VitC),gabapentin group (group Gap),and vitamin C combined with gabapentin group (VitC + Gap group).NP was induced by chronic constrictive injury in the rats anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium.The sciatic nerve was exposed and 4 silk ligatures were placed on the sciatic nerve at 1 mm intervals.In VitC,Gap and VitC+ Gap groups,vitamin C 500 mg/kg,gabapentin 30 mg/kg,and vitamin C 500 mg/kg + gabapentin 30 mg/kg diluted in normal saline 1 ml were injected intraperitoneally,respectively,twice a day for 7 consecutive days starting from 7 days after NP.Normal saline 1 ml was given in Sham and NP groups.Before NP and at 3,7,and 14 days after NP,the paw withdrawal threshold to mechanical stimuli (PWMT) and paw withdrawal latency to thermal stimuli (PWTL) were measured.At 14 days after NP,the blood samples were drawn from the carotid arteries.The rats were then sacrificed and the spinal cord was removed for determination of concentrations of malondialdehyde (MDA) in serum (by using Thiobarbituric acid method) and Slc23a2 mRNA expression (by RTPCR).Results Compared with Sham group,PWMT and PWTL in left paws were significantly decreased in NP,VitC,Gap ard VitC + Gap groups,the concentrations of MDA in serum were increased and Slc23a2 mRNA expression was down-regulated in NP group,Slc23a2 mRNA expression was down-regulated in VitC and Gap groups,and no significant change in Slc23a2 mRNA expression was found in VitC + Gap group.Compared with NP group,PWMT and PWTL in left paws were significantly increased,the concentrations of MDA in serum were decreased,and Slc23a2 mRNA expression was up-regulated in VitC + Gap group,the concentrations of MDA in serum were decreased in VitC group,and no significant changes were found in PWMT and PWTL in left paws in VitC and Gap groups.There were no significant differences in PWMT and PWTL in fight paws at each time point between the five groups.Conclusion Vitamin C combined with low dose of gabapentin can relieve NP effectively,and up-regulation of Slc23a2 mRNA expression,increased trafficking of vitamin C to neurons and inhibition of oxidative stress may be involved in the mechanism.

Anterior approach refers to a method of hepatectomy which is first to resect the hepatic parenchyma and then to free the liver; hanging maneuver refers to placing a tape before the inferior vena cava for hanging the liver during hepatectomy.In October 2011,anatomical trisectionectomy was performed on a 54-year-old male patient with large hepatocellular carcinoma in the left medical lobe and right lobe with anterior approach and hanging maneuver.The diameter of the tumor was 16 cm,and was in the ⅢA/T3NOM0 stage.The indocyanine green retention at fifteen minutes was 5.4％,and the ratio of hepatic left lateral lobe volume over the standard total liver volume was 44％.The left bile duct was slightly dilated because of the compress of the tumor.The operation started with the isolation and dissection of the inflow vessels,including the right hepatic artery,the right portal vein,the middle hepatic artery,the portal vein branches of left internal lobe.The hepatic parenchyma transection was performed along the fight side of the falciform ligament.A tape was passed between the anterior surface of inferior vena cava and liver,and the liver was suspended during the transection.The left bile duct was cut at the right side of round ligament,and then the middle hepatic vein and the right hepatic vein were resected.The ligaments around the liver were dissected and the right hepatic lobe was removed.Finally,the end-toend anastomosis between the left hepatic duct and the common hepatic duct was performed.The operation lasted for 4 hours and the intra-operative blood loss was 350 mL.The patient was recovered well.At the end of 4 months after surgery,magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed that the anastomosis of the bile duct was unobstructed,and there was no recurrence of tumor inside the liver.

Animals ; Corticosterone ; blood ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Stress, Physiological

Antineoplastic Protocols ; Child ; Humans ; Neoplasm, Residual ; therapy ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; therapy

In this study,a standard strain of HSV-1(strain SM44)was used to investigate the antiviral activity of the recombinant Cyanovirin-N(CV-N)against Herpes simplex virus type 1(HSV-1)in vitro and in vivo.Cytopathic effect(CPE)and MTT assays were used to evaluate the effect of CV-N on HSV-1 in Vero cells.The number of copies of HSV-DNA was detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR(FQ-PCR).The results showed that CV-N had a low cytotoxicity on Vero cells with a CC50 of 359.03±0.56 μg/mL,and that it could not directly inactivate HSV-1 infectivity.CV-N not only reduced the CPE of HSV-1 when added before or after viral infection,with a 50% inhibitory concentration(IC50)with 2.26 and 30.16μg/mL respectively,but it also decreased the copies of HSV-1 DNA in infected host cells.The encephalitis model for HSV-1 infection was conducted in Kunming mice,and treated with three dosages of CV-N(0.5,5 & 10 mg/kg)which was administered intraperitoneally at 2h,3d,5d,7d post infection.The duration for the appearance of symptoms of encephalitis and the survival days were recorded and brain tissue samples were obtained for pathological examination(HEstaining).Compared with the untreated control group,in the 5mg/kg CV-N and 10mg/kg CV-N treated groups,the mice suffered light symptoms and the number of survival days were more than 9d and 14d respectively.HE staining also showed that in 5mg/kg CV-N and 10mg/kg CV-N treated groups,the brain cells did not show visible changes,except for a slight inflammation.Our results demonstrated that CV-N has pronounced antiviral activity against HSV-1 both in vitro and in vivo,and it would be a promising new candidate for anti-HSV therapeutics.

Objective To evaluate the value and the significance of 16-slice spiral computed tomography angiography(MSCTA) in identifying the vertebral artery course variation.Methods MSCTA data in 22 patients with anomalous path of vertebral artery were retrospectively analyzed,13 of them had undergone DSA examinations,and 5 of them had also undergone MRI examinations.Multi-planar reconstruction(MPR),curved MPR,thin-slab maximum intensity projection(MIP),volume rendering(VR) or slab VR(cut-plane VR) were used to assess the anomalous path of the vertebral artery and its relationship with the adjacent large vessels.Virtual endoscopy(VE) was used to evaluate the orifice of the vertebral arteries and its relationship with the aortic arch and the ostia of the adjacent large vessels.Different views of vertebral artery were analyzed on DSA.MSCTA and DSA images were analyzed in blinded fashion for the accuracy of anomalous vertebral artery path and origin detection.Results were compared in a secondary consensus evaluation.Results The anomalous path of the vertebral artery in all 22 patients were correctly displayed on MSCTA,7 of them had anomalous origin of vertebral artery,the anomalous of ostia showed clearly.The vertebral arteriae with course variation were all going up at the front of the foramen transversarium of C6,then bended into the C5,C4 or C3 foramen transversarium.DSA could only be detected the anomalous origin in 13 patients undergone DAS.5 patients indirectly showed having course variation of vertebral artery by MRI.Conclusion MSCTA is superior to DSA in showing the anomalous path and orifice of vertebral artery,it should be considered as a non-invasive imaging tool for these diseases.

Objective To explore the effects of mirror therapy combined with Tongdu Xingshen acupuncture on the upper extremity function of stroke survivors.Methods Sixty stroke survivors were randomly divided into a mirror group (n =20),an acupuncture group (n =20) and a combined group (n =20).In addition to routine rehabilitation treatment,those in each group received mirror therapy,acupuncture or both for 4 weeks.Before the treatment and after 2 and 4 weeks of treatment,all of the patients were assessed using the Fugl-Meyer motor function assessment (FMA),Brunnstrom upper limb and hand staging (BSULH),the Barthel Index (BI) and in terms of the active range of motion in the wrist contralateral to their hemiplegia (AROM).The combined group was also evaluated using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) before treatment and after the 4 weeks.Results After 2 and 4 weeks of the treatment,the average BI,AROM,FMA and BSULH results had improved significantly compared with before the treatment.The improvements in the combined group were significantly greater than in the other groups after 2 and 4 weeks.The fMRI demonstrated that there were high-intensity signals in the primary motor area,the premotor area and the supplementary motor area on the affected side after 4 weeks of treatment.Conclusions Mirror therapy combined with Tungdu Xingshen acupuncture can improve the functional performance of the upper extremities of stroke survivors.