AIM: To observe effects of shear stress and TNF-? on caveolin-1 expression. METHODS: Cultured human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs) of passage 3-5 were used in the experiment. Cells were exposed to a laminar flow (shear stress 1.0 Pa) by using a parallel rectangular flow chamber for different time. Caveolin-1 mRNA and protein expression were measured by RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. Caveolin-1 expression of the cells stimulated by TNF-? were also studied to elucidate the influence of this inflammatory factor. RESULTS: After 24 h of exposure to 1.0 Pa shear stress, both of caveolin-1 protein and mRNA expression decreased in HAECs, especially caveolin-1 mRNA expression (P

Objective: To explore the relationship among self-esteem,identity and attribution tendencies of secondary vocational technical school students.Methods: Surveying 600 students with the questionnaires of self-esteem,identity and attribution tendencies when they were in grade 1,2,3.Results: Apparent correlations existed among self-esteem,identity and attribution tendencies,and significant differences existed in different genders,grades and urban and rural areas.Conclusion: Vocational schools should develop education of mental health and counseling,and teachers should students' should be concerned mental health about so as to guide them to get positive self-esteem,self-confidence,and self-identity,and choose the correct way of attribution.

Objective To observe the impact of the five-emotion restrictive therapy on coronary heart disease. Methods109 hospitalized patients with coronary heart disease were randomly divided into a experimental of 56 patients and a control group of 53 patients according to length of stay. The control group was treated with the conventional therapy; the experimental group was imposed five-emotion restrictive psychological intervention on the basis of conventional therapy. The investigation was done using self-rating anxiety scale(SAS) and self-rating depression scale(SDS) on 1 day after admission and ld before discharge respectively. SAS and SDS scores were surveyed. At the same time Holter monitoring and normal ECG test were compared. Results Compared with control group, the experimental group 1 d before discharge of the SAS and SDS scores were (41.9±7.4) and (38.6±8.4), and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01) . The total effective rate of Holter monitoring and normal ECG was 64.15％ and 92.85％ in the control and experimental group, and the difference was significant (P＜0.01) . ConclusionThe pathological seven emotions have a certain affection on the incidence of coronary heart disease, treatment and prognosis of the course. Five-emotion restrictive psychological intervention can adjust timely psychological state of patients, eliminate negative emotions, and significantly help the incidence, treatment and prognosis of the disease.

s and no restenosis was found in 3 patients according to cerebral angiography. Preliminary results show that PTAS in the management of the vertebrobasilar arterial stenosis is a safe and effective method.

Objective To explore the therapeutic effect of rhIL-11 and rhG-CSF on mouse bone marrow injury induced by neutron irradiation.Methods 130 male BALB/c mice were irradiated by 3.0 Gy neutron and mice peripheral blood cells,bone marrow pathological changes,bone marrow nucleated cell counts,AgNOR content,apoptosis and necrosis rates and Bax protein content were observed by means of blood cells automatic analyzer,HE staining,AgNOR staining,flow cytometry,immunohistochemistry staining and image analysis.Results In the irradiation group and the rhIL-11 group,the mice peripheral blood white blood cells,bone marrow nucleated cell counts and AgNOR content was decreased progressively.The Bax protein was positively or strongly positively expressed in the cytoplasm of the hematopoietic cells and the Bax protein content was increased progressively at 6 h,1 d,3 d after irradiation.In the irradiation group,the rates of apoptosis and necrosis in the mice hematopoietic cells were greatly increased and that of necrosis was significant at 6 h after irradiation.In the rhIL-11 + rhG-CSF group,the counts of bone marrow nucleated cell and AgNOR were increased and the Bax protein content was decreased at 3 d after irradiation,while in the rhIL-11 group,the indexes mentioned above were not obviously different compared with those of the irradiation group.Conclusions The mice bone marrow hematopoietic function is seriously damaged by 3.0 Gy neutron irradiation,rhIL-11 and rhG-CSF could improve the mice hernatopoietic function after neutron irradiation,and combination of them is more effective to stimulate the hematopoitic function than either of them alone.

Objective To investigate the feasibility of using low Kv,low iodine contrast Agent concentration (dual low)CT scan techniques in Coronary CTA (CCTA).Methods Seventy-six patients undergoing CCTA were divided into Group A and Group B , randomly.Group A (38 patients)was the dual-low group,which was scanned with tube voltage of 100 kVp,and injected with iso-osmolarity contrast agent visipaque 270 (270 mg I/mL),with iterative reconstruction technique (ASIR 40%).Group B (38 pa-tients)was scanned with 120 kVp,and low osmolarity contrast agent omnipaque 350 (350 mg I/mL)and FBP reconstruction,The images are assessed double-blindly by two experienced radiologists.Five ROIs were placed onto the ascending root of aorta (AO), left main artery(LM),left anterior descending (LAD),left circumflex artery(LCX),right coronary artery (RCA),and the image qualities are evaluated objectively using CT values,noise,signal noise ratio (SNR),contrast noise ratio (CNR),and compared sta-tistically using Paired t-test.The radiation dosages,such as CTDIvol,DLP and ED were also recorded and compared with Paired t-test.Results CTDIvol,DLP and ED of Group A (dual low)decreased 35.7%,38.6% and 38.6% respectively compared with Group B,the iodine intake decreased 22.9%.While the image qualities of the two groups were not significantly different,all images are good enough for diagnosis,with Group A slightly better than Group B in radiologists’scores.Conclusion Voltage 100 kVp, combined with low contrast agent concentration of 270 mg I/mL can fully satisfy the diagnostics need in CCTA,and significantly lower both the radiation dosage and iodine intake.

Objective To analyze the cognitive changes and influencing factors in patients with lacunar cerebral infarction after carotid artery intervention therapy. Methods Sixty lacunar cerebral infarction combined with carotid stenosis patients treated with artery intervention therapy (intervention therapy group) and 68 lacunar cerebral infarction without carotid stenosis patients treated with drug therapy (drug therapy group) were selected. The neuropsychological test was completed at entry and 1, 6, 12 months after entry, and the results were compared with 60 healthy controls (control group). The cognitive changes were observed. The neuropsychological test included mini mental state examination (MMSE), Montreal cognitive assessment scale (MoCA) and cognitive field test. Results There were statistical differences in other scores except the Stroop test C section and Wechsler adult intelligence scale (WAIS-RC) picture arrangement subtest at entry in intervention therapy group and drug therapy group compared with control group (P<0.05). There were no statistical differences in the all scores at entry between drug therapy group and intervention therapy group (P>0.05). In intervention therapy group, the MMSE scores, MoCA total score, Rey-Osterrieth complex figure test (ROCFT), auditory verb learning test (AVLT), and the WAIS-RC picture arrangement subtest, verbal fluency test, WAIS-RC digit span backwards subtest of performing function 12 months after entry were significantly better than those at entry, and there were statistical differences (P<0.05). MMSE score, MoCA total score, long-time delayed recall of ROCFT, the immediate recall, long-time delayed recall and short delayed recall of AVLT, semantic category fluency test of performing function and digit span backwards subtest of WAIS-RC 6 months after entry were significantly better than those at entry:(27.8 ± 2.2) scores vs. (26.4 ± 1.9) scores, (20.7 ± 2.3) scores vs. (19.3 ± 2.0) scores, (12.4 ± 3.2) scores vs. (10.8 ± 2.6) scores, (54.3 ± 10.6) scores vs. (49.9 ± 10.9) scores, (12.4 ± 2.0) scores vs. (11.2 ± 2.8) scores, (12.9 ± 2.0) scores vs. (10.6 ± 2.6) scores, (17.5 ± 4.0) scores vs. (15.4 ± 3.4) scores and (4.0 ± 0.9) scores vs. (3.5 ± 0.9) scores, and there were statistical differences (P<0.05). In drug therapy group, there were no statistical differences in the all scores 1 and 6 months after entry, compared with that at entry (P>0.05);the MMSE score, MoCA total score, ROCFT, the immediate recall, long-time delayed recall and short delayed recall of AVLT, WAIS-RC picture arrangement subtest, verbal fluency test, WAIS-RC digit span backwards subtest of performing function and digit span backwards subtest of WAIS-RC 12 months after entry were significantly better than those at entry, and there were statistical differences (P<0.05). There were no statistical differences in all scores 12 months after entry between intervention therapy group and drug therapy group (P>0.05). In patients intervention therapy group, Logistic regression analysis showed that the MoCA score was related with age, hypertension and low education level (P<0.01 or<0.05), but was not related with smoking, diabetes and interventional treatment (P>0.05). Conclusions Cognitive impairment in patients with lacunar cerebral infarction and carotid stenosis is severe and extensive, but most cognition disorders can improve to normal level 12 months after artery intervention therapy.

MicroRNA (miRNA for short) can induce mRNA cleavage or inhibit mRNA translation and regulate gene expression in the post-transcriptional level, which involves cell development, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and a series of important biological processes. Recent studies have found that the abnormal regulation of miRNA's target genes may be involved in tumor resistance. And it is expected to become important tumor resistance-associat-ed molecular markers and therapeutic targets. Mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and its active ingre-dients can affect miRNA to regulate target proteins and target genes mediated tumor multidrug resistance. It can pro-vide new ideas for the mechanism of reversing multidrug resistance by TCM.

AIM:ToinvestigatetheultrastructuralchangesofisletmicrovascularendothelialcellsinSTZ-in-duced type 1 diabetic mice .METHODS:BALB/c mice were randomly divided into diabetic group and control group .The expression of insulin and platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 ( CD31) in islet microvessels was detected by immu-nohistochemical staining .The ultrastructural changes of islet βcells and islet microvessels were observed under transmis-sion electron microscope .RESULTS:Compared with control group , the number of islet βcells, ratio of βcells/αcells, average number of secretory granules in βcells and insulin expression area per islet in diabetic group were significantly de-creased (P<0.01).Besides, diabetic group had fewer microvessels with lower expression of CD 31 (P<0.01).Mito-chondria in islet microvascular endothelial cells and pericytes in diabetic group were swelling .The basement membrane of islet microvessels became thicker in diabetic group ( P<0.01 ) .CONCLUSION: Islet microvascular endothelial cells were impaired in type 1 diabetic mice .

Objective To explore the risk factors of osteoporosis and the relation with pulmonary dysfunction in elderly patients with chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD). Methods One hundred and eighty patients (82 females and 98 males) with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease (AECOPD) from March 2006 to June 2008 were selected in the study. The bone mineral density (BMD) of lumbar vertebrae and hip joint were determined by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry(DEXA). All the patients were divided into two COPD groups with and without osteoporsis. The smoking history, incidence of vertebral fractures, glucocorticosteroid using condition and so on were recorded. The pulmonary function, 6-minute walk distance(6MWD), body mass index (BMI) and serum albumin concentration were evaluated. Results The mean age of all patients was (72±7)years, and the average smoking amount was (59±27)pack years. The ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) was(36.46±9.8)%, and 30% of the patients had inhaled or oral glucocorticoids for more than 3 months. The BMD measurement results showed that BMD of 95% patients(171 cases) was lower than the normal level, and 119 cases (66%) had osteoporosis, including 61 males and 58 females (62%vs. 70%, x2 = 1.435, P=0.33), and 52 cases had (29%) osteopenia. Linear correlation analysis showed that BMI, 6MWD, RV% and FVC% had positive correlation with osteoporosis (r=0.362, 0.635, 0.688, 0.973;all P<0.05).Conclusions The prevalence of osteoporosis is high in elderly patients with moderate or severe COPD, and enough attention and active intervention shoule be paid.