Objective To evaluate the effect of red light irradiation on serum phosphorus reduction in hemodialysis.Methods Sixty maintenance hemodialysis patients were divided into treatment group and control group.During the hemodialysis,the blood in the extracorporeal circulation tube of the patents in the treatment group was irradiated with red light by a MRX-1 red light therapy system.The irradiation was continued for 60 minutes each time,and one course of the treatment contained 10 times of irradiations.Patients in the control group were subjected to hemodialysis by conventional methods.The serum phosphate levels of all patients were measured before and after the treatment.Results The symptoms of dialysis disequilibrium of the patients in the treatment group were alleviated.There was no significant difference in serum phosphate levels between the treatment group and the control group before hemodialysis,while a statistically significant difference was found after the treatment (P＜0.05).Conclusions Hemodialysis combined with red light irradiation on external blood trails can contribute to the decrease of serum phosphate levels in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Objective To evaluate the role of AMP?activated protein kinase ( AMPK) in neuronal apoptosis in the hippocampus of aged mice during cerebral ischemia?reperfusion ( I∕R ) . Methods Seventy?two male C57∕BL6 mice, aged 18-20 months, weighing 34-36 g, were randomly divided into 3 groups ( n=24 each ) using a random number table: sham operation group ( S group ) , I∕R group and AMPK inhibitor compound C group ( CC group) . The cerebral ischemia was produced by 15 min transient occlusion of bilateral common carotid arteries followed by reperfusion. In group CC, compound C 20 mg∕kg was injected intraperitoneally immediately after occlusion, while the equal volume of normal saline was given in I∕R group. At 48 h of reperfusion, the mice were sacrificed, and the brains were immediately harvested for examination of pathologic changes in hippocampal CA1 region and for determination of neuronal apoptosis ( using TUNEL) and expression of phosphor?AMPKα ( p?AMPKα) and caspase?3 ( by Western blot) . Results In I∕R and CC groups, the examination showed the pathologic changes in hippocampal CA1 region, the disordered arrangement of pyramidal cells and the nucleus condensation. Compared with S group, the neuronal apoptotic rate was significantly increased, and the expression of p?AMPK and caspase?3 was up?regulated at 48 h of reperfusion in I∕R and CC groups. Compared with I∕R group, the expression of p?AMPK was significantly down?regulated, and no significant change was found in the neuronal apoptotic rate and caspase?3 expression in CC group. Conclusion AMPK is not involved in neuronal apoptosis in the hippocampus of aged mice during cerebral I∕R.

Objective To research the clinical department distribution and drug resistance of Enterobacteriaceae bacteria to pro‐vide a theoretical basis for clinical rational use of antimicrobial drugs .Methods The Whonet 5 .6 software was adopted to conduct the retrospective analysis on Enterobacteriaceae bacteria isolated in the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University and the Af‐filiated Cardiovascular Disease Hospital from 2011 to 2013 .Results A total of 7 315 strains of Enterobacteriaceae bacteria were i‐solated ;the top three of bacteria were 2 971 strains (40 .6% ) of Escherichia coli ,2 339 strains (32 .0% ) of K lebsiella pneumoniae and 1 117 strains (15 .3% ) of Enterobacter cloacae ;in the source of specimen ,the respiratory tract specimens had the highest isola‐tion rate (46 .6% ,3 410 strains) ,followed by the pus and secretion specimens (13 .9% ,1 015 strains) ,and the urine specimens (13 .0% ,953 strains) ;the isolated bacterial strains were mainly derived from the pediatric department (17 .5% ,1 282 isolates) ,res‐piration department (7 .1% ,518 strains) and ICU (6 .4% ,468 strains) ;the highest sensitivity of antibacterial drugs were carbapen‐ems ,amikacin and piperacillin/tazobactam also maintained a good antibacterial activity ,the resistance rate was 1 .3% - 7 .6% .Con‐clusion Enterobacteriaceae has a higher isolation rate in the clinical specimens and its resistance rates to antibacterial drugs are generally higher .The surveillance on bacterial drug resistance should be strengthened so as to provide a theoretical basis for the ra‐tional use of antimicrobial drugs and effective control of nosocomial infections .

Objective:To identify and analyze different proteins expression in the periosteum of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) using tandem mass tags (TMT) proteomics.Methods:The samples were divided into three groups, namely CPT with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) group (NF1-CPT group), CPT without NF1 group (nonNF1-CPT group) and control group (patients with open tibial fracture). A fold change ≥1.5 or ≤0.66 and P-value <0.05 was regarded as the threshold to screen differentially expressed proteins (DEPs). Subsequently, bioinformatics resources such as online tools DAVID and STRING were used to conduct GO annotation, KEGG pathways enrichment and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network with DEPs. Results:A total of 347 proteins differentially expressed in NF1-CPT group, 212 of which were up-regulated and 135 down-regulated. We identified 467 DEPs in nonNF1-CPT group, including 281 up-regulated and 186 down-regulated. Among of them, NF1-CPT group and nonNF1-CPT group shared 231 DEPs, except for HLA-DRB1 which increased in NF1-CPT group but decreased in nonNF1-CPT group. The remaining 230 DEPs showed the same expression trend in the two positive groups, including 117 up-regulated and 113 down-regulated. In particular, a total of 116 proteins were altered only in NF1-CPT group, including 94 up-regulated and 22 down-regulated. However, there were 236 proteins altered only in nonNF1-CPT group, including 164 up-regulated and 72 down-regulated. The results indicated that the pathogenesis of NF1-CPT was similar as nonNF1-CPT largely with a few differences. Finally, compared with nonNF1-CPT, there were 47 proteins changed 1.5-fold and P-value <0.05 in NF1-CPT group. Conclusion:The proteins expression in the periosteum of CPT is different from that of normal tibia. The expression of periosteal protein is also different between NF1-CPT and nonNF1-CPT. The present study will deepen our understanding of the pathogenesis of CPT in the protein level.

OBJECTIVETo study in vitro anti-tumor activity of phaseoloideside E (PE) with human hepatoma HepG2 cells as the objective.

METHODMTT assay was adopted to detect the cytotoxic effect of PE of different concentrations on HepG2 cells after being processed for 48 h. Changes in morphology of PE-processed cells were observed under an optical microscope and fluorescence microscope. DNA agrose gel electrophoresis was used to detect the DNA ladder, an important characteristic of cell apoptosis. The expression levels of Bax and Bcl-2 were determined by western blot assay.

RESULTPE dramatically repressed the viability of HepG2 cells. Typical morphological changes of apoptosis had been detected by both direct microscopic observation and Hoechst 33,258 staining. Typical DNA Ladder was also observed by agarose gel electrophoresis in the administration group, but it did not exist in the control group. Western blot showed that the expression of Bax was up-regulated and Bcl-2 was down-regulated.

CONCLUSIONAbove data demonstrates that PE can induce apoptosis in human hepatoma HepG2 cells, and indicate that PE-induced expression level changes of Bax and Bcl2 may be related to the apoptosis-induction effect.

Antineoplastic Agents ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Hep G2 Cells ; Humans ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; analysis ; Saponins ; pharmacology ; Triterpenes ; pharmacology ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein ; analysis

OBJECTIVETo study the effect of total saponins from Entada phaseoloides (TSEP) on islet morphology and skeletal muscle PI3K pathway-related protein expression of type 2 diabetic rats.

METHODType 2 diabetic rats were induced by high-fat diet and low-dose streptozotocin and then randomly divided into 5 groups, i.e. the normal control, the model group, the positive control drug (200 mg x kg(-1) metformin), the low-dose TSEP (25 mg x kg(-1)) group and the high-dose TSEP (50 mg x kg(-1)). Three weeks later, the islet morphology of rat pancreas were observed by HE staining, and protein expressions of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP-1 B) and glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) in rat skeletal muscle were detected by Western blot.

RESULTCompared with the modal group, TSEP administration groups showed relatively normal structures, clear pancreatic cells and intact capsula structures in pancreatic tissue pathological sections, with the number of pancreatic islets close to the normal control group. Meanwhile, above TSEP administration groups showed increased IRS-1, PI3K and GLUT4 protein expressions in their skeletal muscle tissues and decreased PTP-1B protein expression compared with the model group.

CONCLUSIONTSEP has an effect on protecting pancreatic tissues of type 2 diabetic rats and intervening in abnormal expression of proteins in skeletal muscle tissues.

Animals ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; drug therapy ; Fabaceae ; chemistry ; Glucose Transporter Type 4 ; analysis ; Islets of Langerhans ; drug effects ; pathology ; Male ; Muscle, Skeletal ; drug effects ; pathology ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases ; analysis ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Saponins ; therapeutic use

Objective To investigate analgesic effects of the selective blocking of descending facilitation targeting μ opioid receptor positive neurons in the rostral ventromedial medulla ( RVM) in a rat model of bone cancer pain. Methods Forty-eight adult female Wistar rats weighing 180-200 g were randomly divided into 6 groups: group Ⅰ control ( n = 3) ;group Ⅱ bone cancer pain induced by intra-tibia inoculation of Walker 256 mammary gland carcinoma cells ( n = 9) ;group Ⅲ-Ⅵ received a single intra-RVM micro-injection of PBS (group Ⅲ), dermorphin (group Ⅳ) , saporin (group Ⅴ) and dermorphin-saporin ( group Ⅵ) respectively at 28 days before intra-tibia inoculation ( n = 9 each) . Starting from 3 to 20 days after intra-tibia inoculation, mechanical allodynia was assessed and recorded. The animals were sacrificed on 7, 14 and 20 days after intra-tibia inoculation, after repetitive non-noxious tactile stimulation of the hindpaw. The total number of Fos-positive neurons in the spinal dorsal horn was measured as a marker indicative of central sensitization. Results The animals developed nociceptive hypersensitivity after intra-tibia cancer cell inoculation in group Ⅱ -Ⅵ . Nociceptive hypersensitivity was significantly decreased during 4-7 days after the onset of nociception in group Ⅵ (dermorphin-saporin). The number of Fos positive neurons in bilateral spinal dorsal horn was significantly increased by intra-tibia inoculation of cancer cells in group Ⅱ-Ⅵ as compared with control group and was significantly lower at day 14 and 20 after inoculation in group Ⅵ (dermorphin-saporin) than in group Ⅱ - Ⅴ.Conclusion Selective blocking of descending facilitation targeting μ opioid receptor positive neurons in RVM can effectively reduce nociceptive hypersensitivity induced by intra-tibia inoculation of Walker56 mammary gland carcinoma cells.

Objective To examination the expression levels of plasma miR-31-5p and miR-134-5p in Schizophrenia,Primary discussion for their diagnostic value.Methods Collecting Schizophrenia group,BDAP group and healthy control group,with 90 cases in each group.Detection of plasma miR-31-5p and miR-134-5p expression levels by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR,the statistical analysis were used to verify differentially expressed miRNA.The diagnostic value of miRNA were evaluated by made receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curves and stepwise Logistic regression analysis.Results The expressed level of miR-31-5p was significantly lower in Schizophrenia group than others (x2 =9.223,P ＜ 0.05).The different expression of miR-3 1-5p compared Schizophrenia group with control group had statistical significance(q =7.85,P ＜ 0.05).The expressed level of miR-31-5p was significantly lower in Schizophrenia group than others(x2 =29.111,P ＜0.05).The different expression of miR-134-5p had statistical significance compared Schizophrenia group with control group(x2 =20.40,P ＜ 0.05),compared Schizophrenia group with BPAD group (x2 =23.18,P ＜ 0.05).The AUCROC of miR-31-5p was 0.617,senstivity was 73.3％,and specificity was 54.4％.The AUCROC of miR-134-5p was 0.696,senstiivity was 84.4％,and specificity was 48.9％,The combined forecast variables of PRE's AUCROC was 0.695,sensitivity was 84.4％,specificity was 48.9％.Conclusion Signal miR-134-5p and it combine with miR-31-5p had the same diagnostic value in SZ,both of them had better diagnostic value than signal miR-31-5p.

Background: MicroRNA (miRNA) plays a crucial role in neuropathic pain (NP) by targeting mRNAs. This study aims to analyze the regulatory function and mechanism of miR-382-5p/dual specificity phosphatase-1 (DUSP1) axis in NP. Methods: We utilized rats with chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve as the NP model. The levels of miR-382-5p and DUSP1 were reduced by intrathecal injection of lentiviral interference vectors targeting miR-382-5p and DUSP1. The mRNA levels of miR-382-5p and DUSP1 in the dorsal root ganglions (DRGs) were measured by RT-qPCR assay. The pain behavior was evaluated by mechanical nociceptive sensitivity and thermal nociceptive sensitivity. The expression levels of interleukin-6 (IL)-6, IL-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-α in the DRGs were analyzed by ELISA assay. The targeting relationship between miR-382-5p and DUSP1 was verified by DLR assay and RIP assay. Results: Compared to the Sham group, the CCI rats exhibited higher levels of miR-382-5p and lower levels of DUSP1. Overexpression of miR-382-5p significantly decreased DUSP1 levels. Reducing miR-382-5p levels can lower the mechanical nociceptive sensitivity and thermal nociceptive sensitivity of CCI rats and inhibit the over-activation of pro-inflammatory factors. Reduced miR-382-5p levels decreased NP in CCI rats. DUSP1 is the target of miR-382-5p, and down-regulation of DUSP1 reverses the inhibitory effect of reduced miR-382-5p levels on NP. Conclusions Down-regulation of miR-382-5p inhibits the over-activation of pro-inflammatory factors by targeting and regulating the expression of DUPS1, thereby alleviating NP.

Background: MicroRNA (miRNA) plays a crucial role in neuropathic pain (NP) by targeting mRNAs. This study aims to analyze the regulatory function and mechanism of miR-382-5p/dual specificity phosphatase-1 (DUSP1) axis in NP. Methods: We utilized rats with chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve as the NP model. The levels of miR-382-5p and DUSP1 were reduced by intrathecal injection of lentiviral interference vectors targeting miR-382-5p and DUSP1. The mRNA levels of miR-382-5p and DUSP1 in the dorsal root ganglions (DRGs) were measured by RT-qPCR assay. The pain behavior was evaluated by mechanical nociceptive sensitivity and thermal nociceptive sensitivity. The expression levels of interleukin-6 (IL)-6, IL-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-α in the DRGs were analyzed by ELISA assay. The targeting relationship between miR-382-5p and DUSP1 was verified by DLR assay and RIP assay. Results: Compared to the Sham group, the CCI rats exhibited higher levels of miR-382-5p and lower levels of DUSP1. Overexpression of miR-382-5p significantly decreased DUSP1 levels. Reducing miR-382-5p levels can lower the mechanical nociceptive sensitivity and thermal nociceptive sensitivity of CCI rats and inhibit the over-activation of pro-inflammatory factors. Reduced miR-382-5p levels decreased NP in CCI rats. DUSP1 is the target of miR-382-5p, and down-regulation of DUSP1 reverses the inhibitory effect of reduced miR-382-5p levels on NP. Conclusions Down-regulation of miR-382-5p inhibits the over-activation of pro-inflammatory factors by targeting and regulating the expression of DUPS1, thereby alleviating NP.