Objective To investigate the effects of traditional Chinese medicine bath on mixed hemorrhoids postoperative pain and edema .Methods 120 cases of mixed hemorrhoids treated patients were selected and randomly divided into the control group and observation group in accordance with the number table .The control group were treated with potassium permanganate bath Fumigation treatment ,the observation group were used traditional Chinese medicine bath treatment , observed after treatment of pain and edema and compared the clinical efficacy of the two groups after treatment .Results The pain scores of 3 days,5 days and 7 days after treatment in the observation group were significantly lower than that of the control group ( t=2.065,2.425,2.311,all P<0.05);The edema scores of 3 days,5 days and 7 days after treatment in the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group(t =2.007,2.065,1.993,all P <0.05);And observation group of significant efficiency,total efficiency (63.33%,93.33%) were significantly higher (45.00%,78.33%),there were significant differences between the two groups(χ2 =4.062,3.913,all P<0.05).Conclusion Herbal bath for mixed hemorrhoids postoperative pain and edema prevention and mitigation has obvious effect ,which has some clinical significance .

Multiple cellular factors and molecular signal pathways including PI 3K/AKT pathway;MAPK pathway;growth factors and receptors like HER , VEGF/VEGFR and MET ;inflammation‐related factors like COX‐2 ,NF‐κB ,STAT and interleukins ,are involved in the occurrence and development of gastric cancer ,these factors play a key role in apoptosis inhibition ,proliferation promotion and cell cycle regulation of gastric cancer cells ,as well as invasion ,migration and angiogenesis of stomach malignancy .They are also expressed at a higher level in gastric cancer tissue compared with normal gastric mucosa and characterized as biomarkers ,whose target therapies mostly have been in clinical trials . Based on these theoretical foundations , the research on molecular diagnosis of gastric cancer has made some progress .Instruments for target detection tend to be mature .However , the research of molecular probes is still in pre‐clinical trials ,which remains to be further developed .

AIM: To investigate the influence of diethylstilbestrol on metabolism and antioxidative functions in old castrated female rats in order to elucidate the physiological and pharmacological effects of estrogen therapy in climacteric. METHODS: The old female rats had been castrated, liver drug-metabolizing enzyme activities and antioxidative indexes were measured in rats treated with and without diethylstilbestrol (100 ?g?kg -1 , qd?40 d, ig). RESULTS: The activities of microsomal NADPH-Cyt C reductase, benzphetamine N-demethylase, aminopyrine N-demethylase, glutathione S-transferase, and the contents of microsomal cytochrome P450, cytochrome b_5 and homogenate glutathione remarkable decreased in the liver of castrated female rats. Meanwhile, an increase of liver malondialdehyde content was also observed. Treatment with diethylstilbestrol could reverse the changes of above indices except for cytochrome b_5. CONCLUSION: The decreased metabolism and antioxidative functions are related to the lower level of estrogen in old castrated female rats. Estrogen plays a significant role in keeping normal metabolism and antioxidative capacities of the liver.

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of beraprost sodium on early stage of diabetic nephropathy(DN).Methods We measured serum levels of serum soluble intercelluhar adhesion molecule (sICAM)-1 in 27 cases with diabetes without nephropathy and 48 cases with early DN.Patients with early DN were randomly assigned into two treatment groups:the conventional treatment group and the beraprost sodium treatment group.Changes of sICAM-1 and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) were measured in the two groups before and after treatment.Results The serum sICAM-1 levels in early DN patients was significantly higher than that of the diabetes without nephropathy group((1385 ± 171) g/ Lvs.(943 ± 167) g/L;t =1.034,P =0.002).There were no significant difference observed on levels of sICAM-1,CRP and UAER between the two treatment groups (P ＞ 0.05).The level of sICAM-1 and CRP in the beraprost sodium treatment group was significantly lower than those before treatment (P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01).The symptoms were significantly alleviated in both groups (P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01),especially for the beraprost sodium treatment group(P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion Patients with early DN have elevated serum sICAM-1 levels.Treatment of beraprost sodium has protective effect on early DN as it significantly decreases the serum levels of sICAM-1 and CRP in patients with early DN.

Objective To investigate the single nucleotide polymorphism at G-395A site of the Klotho (KL) gene and to analyze its correlation with the coronary heart disease(CHD) and serum Cystatin C(Cys C) level in the elderly Chinese Han population in central China.Methods A case-control study was conducted in 278 elderly Chinese Han population in this department,who were divided into CHD group(138 cases)and control group(140 cases) according to bear angiography coronary or not.G-395A polymorphism of KL gene was determined by TaqMan Gene probe method,and the relationship between G-395A polymorphism and coronary heart disease and serum Cys-C level was analyzed.Results Compared with the control group,the frequency of GG genotype of G-395A in CHD group was significantly higher,and the frequency of AA genotype and AG genotype was not statistically significant.The levels of Cys-C in the GG genotype were higher than those in the AA and AG genotypes both in the control group and coronary heart disease group.Conclusion In the elderly Han population in central China,the risk of suffering coronary heart disease is higher among the GG genotype of the G-395A locus of the KL gene.KL gene G-395A site gene mutation may affect the development of atherosclerosis by affecting blood Cys-C levels.

OBJECTIVE: Trefoil factor 3 plays a pivot role in oncogenic transformation, growth and metastatic extension of solid tumours besides mucosal protection. We screened the best siRNA sequence targeting human TFF3 by the transient-transfection of the lentiviral mediated shRNA into thyroid carcinoma K1 cells which secrete TFF3 themselves. METHOD: Four siRNA transcription template hairpin structure target potential sites in human TFF3 mRNA sequence(132,170,258 and 537 bp,seperately) were selected and synthesized,as well as one negative shRNA(shRNAC). After annealing in vitro, insert pLVX-shRNA-puro construct recombinant plasmid, then enzyme digestion and sequencing analysis. The lentiviral-shRNAs were transient-transfected into K1 cells. TFF3 mRNA and protein levels were test by real-time PCR and western blot respectively in K1 cells at 48h post transient-transfected. RESULT: Genetic mutations in two sequences of shRNA1~2, so the follow-up study terminated. The TFF3 expression were obviously inhibited in K1 cells at 48 hours post transient-transfected of shRNA3 and shRNA4. TFF3 (258-276) showed the highest silencing efficiency (TFF3 mRNA reduced 60.67% and TFF3 protein reduced 56.44%, P < 0.01) when the transfection efficiency was 76.83%. CONCLUSION pLVX-shRNA-puro-TFF3 expression plamid were successfully constructed and the highest efficiency sequences were screened. All these laid a foundation for further study about the function of TFF3 gene.
Cell Line, Tumor ; Genetic Vectors ; Humans ; Lentivirus ; Peptides ; genetics ; Plasmids ; RNA, Small Interfering ; genetics ; Transfection ; Trefoil Factor-2

Objective To compare the prognostic value of different inflammation-based prognostic scores and Tumor Node Metastasis ( TNM) stage for patients undergoing radical resection of pancreatic cancer with the routine TNM stage in clinical practice.Methods Clinical data of 185 patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent radical surgery were retrospectively analyzed.Based on the inflammation-based prognostic scores ( Glasgow prognostic score ( GPS ) , neutrophil lymphocyte ratio ( NLR ) , platelet lymphocyte ratio ( PLR) , prognostic nutritional index ( PNI ) and prognostic index ( PI ) ) before surgery, univariate and multivariate analyses were used for identifying influential factors on patients′survival.Homogeneity of different scoring systems was compared using likelihood ratio chi-quare test, and linear trend chi-square test, and receiver operating characteristic ( ROC) curve were performed to compare the differentiating ability and single trend of the selected scores with those of routine TNM stage.Results In univariate analysis, preoperative weight loss, serum C-reactive protein, serum albumin, CA19-9, radical surgery, NLR, PLR, GPS, PI, PNI and TNM stage were all significantly associated with patients′overall survival after surgery (P<0.001).In multivariate cox risk model analysis, TNM stage, radical surgery, GPS, NLR, PLR, PI and PNI were independent risk factors for patients′survival after surgery.ROC curve showed that GPS had higher AUC than other scoring systems, but TNM stage had the highest AUC.The homogeneity, differentiating ability and single trend of GPS were higher compared to other inflammation-based prognostic scores, but those of TNM stage were the highest.Conclusions The inflammation-based prognostic scores like GPS, NLR, PLR, PI and PNI were independent prognostic factors for pancreatic caner patients′survival after surgery, and the prognostic value of GPS was superior to that of NLR, PLR, PI and PNI.

BACKGROUND:The need for bone graft and its substitutes has dramatically increased during the past decade. Either bio-derived graft materials or synthetic materials cannot satisfy this need. Study of composite bone graft has become a focused field.OBJECTIVE: To develop a novel porous poly (lactic-acid) (PLA)/bone matrix gelatin (BMG) bioactive composite material by means of supercritical carbon dioxide fluid technique (SC-CO2) and evaluate the bone forming potential in vitro.DESIGN: A comparative study and observation.SETTING: Research Center of Tissue Engineering, Southern Medical University; Institute of Biomaterials and Pharmaceutical Technique, China Institute for Radiation Protection.MATERTALS: Mouse osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells were obtained from RIKEN Cell Bank in Japan. PLA was supplied by the Institute of Bio-technique of Jinan University. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) kit was the product of Nanjing Jiancheng Bio-engineering Institute. MC3T3-E1 cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified eagle medium (DMEM) (Gibco Laboratories, USA) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Si Ji Qing, China), 100 mg/L penicillin and 100 U/L streptomycin in a 37℃ humidified atmosphere. The cells were passaged with 0.25% trypsin (Gibco Laboratories, USA).METHODS: The experiment was carried out in the Research Center of Tissue Engineering, Southern Medical University from October 2005 to July 2006. The porous PLA/BMG composite biomaterials and PLA were prepared with SC-CO2 technique, and then macroscopic and microscopic observations were performed. The MC3T3-E1 cells were co-cultured with PLA and PLA/BMG in vitro, and DMEM was taken as the blank control group. Each well was pictured with digital camera.The percentage of the stained area, standing for the calcification deposition, was determined with an image processing and analysis software. The ALP activity and calcium content were determined with the method of ultrasonic cell lysis.MArN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Macroscopic and microscopic observation of PLA/BMG; ③ Quantitative measurement of the calcification area; ② ALP activity and calcium content.RESULTS: ① Macroscopic and microscopic observation of PLA/BMG: The PLA/BMG showed good homological porosity with the size of 50-150 μm and connectivity: There were many holes with the size of 5-10 μm in the PLA/BMG walls. The PLA and BMG were mixed uniformly. ② Calcification areas: The percents of calcification area were significantly different among the PLA/BMG group, PLA group and blank control group [(42.98±4.44)%, (9.55±1.94)%, (0.86±0.41)%, P ＜ 0.01]. ③ Results of calcium content and ALP activity: The ALP activities were significantly different among the PLA/BMG group, PLA group and blank control group [(5 427.58±1173.57), (1 060.54±500.27),(40.01±24.50) nkat/g, P ＜ 0.05-0.01]; The calcium content in the PLA/BMG group was higher than those in the PLA group and blank control group [(3.51±1.64), (1.04±0.21), 0.70±0.24] mmol/g, P ＜ 0.01].CONCLUSTON: The PLA/BMG prepared by means of SC-CO2 has a good osteoinductive activity and it is worth studying further as bone biomaterial and bone tissue engineered scaffold.

Background Fatigue driving is an important cause of road traffic accidents in modern society, and the fatigue condition of heavy-duty commercial truck drivers has attracted widespread attention. Research on the fatigue status and influencing factors of heavy-duty commercial truck drivers in China is relatively rare at present. Objective To analyze the main characteristics of fatigue among heavy-duty commercial truck drivers and the impacts of factors such as working hours, insomnia, and occupational burnout on their fatigue status. Methods Using cluster sampling method, a cross-sectional study was conducted from July to August 2023, enrolling heavy-duty commercial truck drivers in long-distance freight logistics markets (stations) located in three administrative regions of W City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect demographic and occupational characteristics of heavy-duty commercial truck drivers, and the Chinese versions of Fatigue Scale-14 (FS-14), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), and Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey (MBI-GS) were used to evaluate their fatigue, insomnia, and occupational burnout status, respectively. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Walls H test were used to compare intergroup differences, and Spearman correlation coefficient was used to analyze the correlation between variables. Hierarchical regression models were used to study the impacts of selected variables on fatigue status. Results This study obtained 311 valid questionnaires, with a valid recovery rate of 88.86% (311/350). The physical fatigue, mental fatigue, and total fatigue scores of the survey subjects in M (P₂₅, P₇₅) were 3.00 (2.00, 4.00), 2.00 (1.00, 3.00), and 5.00 (4.00, 6.00), respectively. The comparison results showed that, except for smoking, there were statistically significant differences in total fatigue scores between different groups of age, marital status, number of children, educational level, service length of freight transportation, average daily working time, and average monthly income (P<0.05). The difference in total fatigue score among the groups without sleep disorders, with suspected insomnia, and with insomnia was statistically significant (P<0.001). The difference in total fatigue score among the groups without occupational burnout, with moderate occupational burnout, and with severe occupational burnout was also statistically significant (P<0.001). Positive correlations were found between insomnia score and scores of physical fatigue (r_s=0.507), mental fatigue (r_s=0.547), and total fatigue (r_s=0.618) (P<0.001). Hierarchical regression models revealed that having more children, extended daily working hours, insomnia, and increased scores of decreased personal accomplishment were negative factors affecting the fatigue status of heavy-duty commercial truck drivers (P<0.05), and the final regression equation was: total fatigue score=7.579+0.581×number of children+0.916×average daily working time+0.434×score of AIS+0.754×score of reduced personal accomplishment. Conclusion The fatigue status of heavy-duty commercial truck drivers is not optimistic. An increase in the number of children, extended daily working hours, severe insomnia symptoms, and increased scores of decreased personal accomplishment associate with their worse fatigue status.

Objective: Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) is an X-linked lethal recessive disease caused by mutations in the dystrophy gene. There is no efficient treatment for this serious and disabling disease. We established a combination method to detect carriers and perform prenatal diagnosis. Methods: In our study, from 1994 to 2005, using a different combination of 5 methods, including SRY gene amplification, multiplex PCR, multiplex Fluorescence PCR capillary electrophoresis, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and linkage analysis of short tandem repeats (STR), 36 prenatal diagnosis were performed for pregnancies at risk of having a DMD/BMD baby through amniocentesis. Results: Fourteen out of 21 male fetuses were found to be affected and respective pregnancies were terminated. A combined diagnostic rate of 83% was achieved for 30 cases with deletions, duplications, and non-deletion mutations after tested by more than one method. Conclusion: Using a combined method, we can diagnoses patients and carriers in DMD families, and perform prenatal diagnosis for the risk fetus. MLPA provides a simple, rapid and accurate method for deletions and duplications of all the 79 DMD exons. MLPA method for DMD diagnosis is the first report in our country.