AIM: To investigate the changes of serum angiogenic factors including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor ( bFGF) in Mongolia patients with diabetic retinopathy ( DR) and to explore their roles in the progress of DR.
METHODS: Eighty - three patients with diabetes were divided into three groups according to the retinopathy, no DR group ( NDR, 25 cases), background DR ( NPDR, 31 cases) and proliferative DR group (PDR, 27 cases), and 36 age - matched healthy people ( control group) were selected. Serum concentrations of VEGF and bFGF were measured using ELISA method.
RESULTS: In Mongolia patients with diabetes, the serum concentrations of VEGF and bFGF were higher than those in control group; the serum concentrations of VEGF and bFGF in PDR group was higher than those of NDR and NPDR group (P< 0. 05); the concentrations of VEGF and bFGF in NPDR group was higher than that of NDR group (P<0. 05).
CONCLUSION: High level of VEGF and bFGF may be the important pathogenic factors for DR in Mongolia patients.

Objective To evaluate the effects of nutritional support combined with human growth hormone recombinant (rhGH) in patients with mechanical ventilation. Methods One hundred and fifty cases in ICU were randomized into test group (nutritional support combined with rhGH, 80 cases) and control group (nutritional support,70 cases). Both groups received calories according to Harris-Benedict formula [N, 0.25 g/(kg· d)]. In addition, the test group received subcutaneous injections of rhGH at a dose of 0. 1 U/ (kg· d) for 7 days. The different effects on nutritional status indexes, immunological function indexes and clinical indexes were compared. Results Compared with the control group,there were significant improvement in nutritional status indexes and immunological function indexes after the treatment of 7 days. The success rate of once weaning was higher in test group than that in control group. There were significant differences in the level of transferrin, prealbumin, CD3, CD4, NK between two groups [(3.0 ± 0.6)g/L vs. ( 1.9 ± 0.4) g/L, (226.46 ± 27.02 ) mg/L vs. ( 188.68 ± 17.27 ) mg/L, (53.8 ± 3.3 ) % vs. (47.4 ±4.1 ) %, ( 0.41 ± 0.14 ) % vs. (0.25 ± 0.05 ) %, ( 16.1 ± 2.1 ) % vs. ( 10.9 ± 3.0 ) %] ( P ＜ 0.01 ). Conclusion rhGH combined with nutritional support has more effects on improving nutritional status compared with those of single nutritional support. It has significant adjustment effect on immunological function in patients with mechanical ventilation.

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Objective To investigate the pollution condition and concentration variability of TVOC in different time after the decoration finished. Methods 57 newly decorated houses were collected in two districts in Guiyang and TVOC monitoring was conducted for 6 months. Results At the first monitoring time, the content range of TVOC was 0.532-23.560 mg/m3 and the median was 2.573 mg/m3. The content range of high, middle and low concentration after determination was 5.520-23.560 mg/m3, 2.004-4.993 mg/m3 and 0.532-1.905 mg/m3 respectively and the median was 10.150, 2.320, 1.074 mg/m3 respectively. 147 days after the decoration the concentration decreased to 0.6 mg/m3. Conclusion The pollution of TVOC in the newly decorated houses is severe. 147 days after the decoration, the concentration of TVOC may decrease and reaches to under the standard limit.

Theinnate immunity system of human body has more and more attention for its antibacterial, antiviral, maintainingimmunehemostasis and promoting tissue damage and repair and other physiological functions.As members of NOD-like receptors(NLRs), NOD1 and NOD2 receptors are identified as intracellular pattern recognition receptors(PRRs), can be identified with molecular damage endogenous(damage-associated molecular patterns, DAMPs)and exogenous injury-molecular pathogen associated molecular(pathogen-associated molecular patterns, PAMPs), and initiation of innate and specific immune response, maintain the steady balance of body.Recently, a bunch of evidence have demonstrated that the importance of NOD1 receptor and NOD2 receptor is not limited in field of anti-infection, and the insulin resistance, kidney and liver damage recovery, cardiovascular disease and tumorigenesis are also closely related with these two receptors.So the aim of this article is to interpret the NOD1 and NOD2 general structure and function, and summarize the link between these two PRRs and tumorigenesis and finally make a clue for cancer immunotherapy.

Objective Establish a method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of paraquat dichloride in organs in rat by UPLC-MS/MS and study the rat animal model poisoned by intragastric administration of paraquat dichloride to investigate the postmortem distribution of paraquat dichloride in poisoning death rat. Methods The rats were given an intragastric administration of 1/2LD50 Paraquat dichloride. The rats were dissected at 0.5h, 2h, 4h, 8h, 12h, 24h, 48h, 72h respectively after the intragastric administration. The specimens of -the heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, brain, muscle, bladder and stomach-were collected and analyzed immediately. Qualitative and quantitative analysis were performed by UPLC-MS/MS. Results Within 4h, stomach is the main distribution organ. The content of paraquat dichloride is the highest in stomache and relatively low in other organs. The concentration of organization except stomach changed little within 4h. The concentration of stomach has a sharp decline after 4h. The concentration in organs except stomach has a sharp rise after 4h. There is a significant difference(P<0.05) between each organs and brain. Conclusion There was a postmortem maldistribution of paraquat dichloride in poisoning death rats and the concentration in organs changes with time. The analysis method of UPLC-MS/MS and postmortem distribution of paraquat dichloride can be applied to the forensic identification of paraquat dichloride poisoning death and provide direction for delete this part toxicology analysis.

Objective To analyze genetic types and clinical features with anhi drotic ectodermal dysplasia (EDA). Methods The genetic types and clinical manife stations of 35 patients with EDA in five families were analyzed by genealogical investigation and clinical examination. Results① All patients were males in fam iliesⅠ ,Ⅱ ,Ⅳ andⅤ . The females in these families were recessive carriers. T herefore, the genetic types were X linked EDA. There were 8 males and 6 female s in familyⅢ . The proportion of males to females approximated to 1∶ 1, indica ting autosomal dominant inheritant EDA.② In families with X linked EDA, Types Ⅰ andⅡ were divided according to clinical manifestations of the families. The patients in familiesⅠ andⅣ belonged to typeⅠ , with the characteristics of sp ecial appearances, such as defects in the development of hair and sweat glands, hypophrenia and bad sights. Intelligence and physical development were lower tha n those of general population. However, the patients in familiesⅡ andⅤ belonge d to typeⅡ . It was characterized by sparse hair, hypohidrosis and inborn teeth less or teeth dysplasia. Intelligence and physical development were the same as general population. In the family with autosomal dominant inheritant EDA, patien ts manifested hypohidrosis only, and had no other characteristics.③ Histopathol ogy showed defects in the development of hair follicles and sweat glands in pati ents with X linked EDA, but dysplasia of sweat glands and congenital defect of hair follicles in patients with autosomal dominant inheritant EDA. Conclusion T here are variations in hereditary types and clinical manifestations of patients with EDA.

PurposeDiffusion weighted imaging (DWI) can significantly improve the diagnosis of non-enlarged lymph node metastasis. This study aims to evaluate the correlation between the DWI findings and the prognosis, and to identify prognostic factors.Materials and Methods Forty-seven patients with colorectal cancer underwent MRI scan including DWI sequence before surgery. Imaging ifndings were compared with the pathologic results to determine the metastatic lymph nodes (DWI positive) or non-metastatic lymph nodes (DWI negative). Postoperative disease-free survival and overall survival for 5 years of the patients with DWI positive and DWI negative lymph nodes were compared. Correlation between the prognosis and the related factors were investigated including regional DWI-positive lymph nodes, short axis diameter and long axis diameter of the largest DWI-positive lymph node, and number of DWI-positive nodes.Results Of 47 patients,10 (21%) patients had regional DWI-positive lymph nodes showed high signal intensity on diffusion-weighted images. The patients with regional DWI negative lymph nodes had a signiifcant better ifve-year disease-free survival and overall survival (P<0.05). The short axis diameter of the largest DWI-positive lymph node was correlated with distant metastasis (AUC=0.77,P<0.05). The short axis diameter and long axis diameter of the maximum metastatic lymph nodes were correlated with overall survival (AUC=0.84 and 0.75,P<0.05). Five-year disease-free survival and overall survival of the patients with short axis diameter of the largest DWI-positive lymph node ≤9 mm were higher than the patients with lymph node short axis diameter >9 mm (P<0.05). Five-year disease-free survival and overall survival of the patients with long axis diameter of the largest DWI-positive lymph nodes ≤11 mm were higher than the patients with long axis diameter >11 mm (P<0.05). Five-year disease-free survival of the patients with all DWI positive lymph nodes resected was higher than the patient without DWI-positive lymph nodes resected (P<0.05).Conclusion The patients with regional DWI-negative lymph node had a better prognosis. Of the patients with DWI-positive lymph nodes, the patients with smaller lymph nodes have better prognosis than who have larger lymph nodes.

Objective: To investigate the antidepressant effect and mechanism of the extract of mulberry leaf(EML). Methods: Male BALB/c mice were randomly assigned to receive EML(100, 200 and 400 mg/kg)or vehicle for 7 days or single administration by intragastric(ig)route. The effect of EML on spontaneous activity in mice was evaluated using the open field test. The anti-depressant activity of EML was evaluated using the tail suspension test and forced swimming test. After single ig administration of EML (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg), the effects of EML on the function central monoaminergic nervous system were evaluated using the 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan(5-HTP)induced head-twitch test, yohimbine toxicity potentiation test and reserpine test in mice. Results: In the behavioral despair model, the continuous administration of EML(100 mg/kg)for 7 days significantly reduced the immobility time in the tail suspension test and forced swimming test. Compared with the vehicle group, the inhibitory rates of immobility time were 35.5% and 41%(P<0.05, P<0.01)in the tail suspension test and forced swimming test, respectively. The single treatment with EML(400 mg/kg)also significantly reduced the immobility time in the tail suspension and forced swimming test, and the inhibitory rates of immobility time were 29.1% and 35.3%, respectively(P<0.05). The results of spontaneous activity test showed that EML had no excitatory or inhibitory effect on the central nervous system in mice. In the 5-HTP induced head-twitch test in mice, the single treatment with EML(100 mg/kg)significantly increased the number of head-twitches in mice. In the yohimbine toxicity potentiation test, the single treatment with EML(100, 200 and 400 mg/kg)had no significant effect on the mortality rate in yohimbin-treated mice. In the reserpine test, compared with the model group, the single treatment with EML(400 mg/kg)antagonized reserpine induced ptosis (P<0.05)and had no significant effect on the decrease in rectal temperature and akinesia. Conclusion: EML showed antidepressant effect, and the action mechanism was likely related to the enhancement of the function of serotonergic nervous system.

Transfer RNA (tRNA)-derived small non-coding RNAs (tsRNAs) are generated through specific endonucleolytic cleavage of mature or precursor tRNA at different sites and exist widely in prokaryotic and eukaryotic transcriptome, and are a new class of gene expression regulators with a variety of biological functions. tsRNAs participate in some physiological and pathological processes, including stress response, protein translation, ribosomal biosynthesis and regulating immunity. Dysregulation of tsRNAs is closely related with the occurrence and development of many human diseases. This article reviewed the advance in study on tsRNAs in gastrointestinal tumors.