Objective:To study the mechanism of effect of miR-21 via Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in human A549 lung cancer cells and Lewis lung carcinoma in mice. Methods:The effect of miR-21 on A549 cells were detected by MTT method. MiR-21 expression levels were overexpressed or inhibited in A549 cells by transfecting with miR-21 mimics or inhibitors. Correlation among key molecules (Wnt1,β-catenin, CyclinD1 and miR-21) of mRNA and protein levels in Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway were studied by Real-time PCR and Western blot hybridization assay. Invasive ability of A549 cells was determined via Transwell chamber cell invasion assay;the role of miR-21 in A549 cells was explored via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. A Lewis lung carcinoma animal model was established to detect miR-21 expressions in tumor animals and controlled animal tissues, and verify expression changes of the above moleculesin the Wnt/ β-catenin signaling pathway was determined in the animal level. Results:MTT assay results showed that miR-21 overexpression could markedly enhance cell absorbance value;that is, miR-21 could increase the ability proliferation of A549 cells.β-catenin and CyclinD1 expression levels were significantly higher in miR-21 mimic transfected cells (P<0.05), and Wnt1 gene had no significant change. Wnt1,β-catenin and CyclinD1 gene expression showed no significant change when miR-21 expression was suppressed, compared with controls. After cells were transfected with miR-21 mimics, cell invasion assay revealed that the perforated cells was significantly higher than the perforated cells in the control group (P<0.01). Lewis lung assay revealed that miR-21 expression levels in the Lewis lung carcinoma were significantly higher;and at the same time, Wnt1,β-catenin and CyclinD1 gene expression levels were significantly increased, compared to controls. Conclusions: In A549 human lung cancer cells and Lewis lung carcinoma in mice, key moleculesβ-catenin and CyclinD1of miR-21 expressions and the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway are positively correlated.

[Objective]To discuss the functional mechanism of Qufeng Xuanbi(remove wind and apoplexy)Formula(Pingxiao Heji) on bronchia asthma.[Method]Make bronchia asthma animal model with guinea pig sensitized by egg albumen,treat it with Qufeng Xuanbi Formula,observe the changes of cell adhesion molecular(ICAM-1)in animal plasma.[Result]When experimental guinea pig was attacked by asthma,the ICAM-1 was obviously more than that in normal control group,the formula could markedly lower ICAM-1(95% of the believable zone 20.387～53.834u/ml)(P

Standerdized patiets oan serve as patients, teachers and evaluators. Establishment of standardized patients' teacher-identity is helpful to improving their teaching passion, and it also makes sure all teaching steps may develop successfully and promote accuracy and fairness of evaluation in Standerdized patiets examinations.

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Objective To study the relationship between cell apoptosis and mRNA expression of c-fos and BNIPl in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Methods Cell apoptosis and mRNA expression of c-fos and BNIP1 in 48 SCCs and 41 BCCs were determined by TUNEL and in situ hybridization, respectively. Results Apoptosis index (AI) and c-fos mRNA expression in SCCs were higher than those in BCCs (P 0.05). AI was significantly higher in well-differentiated SCCs than in poorly differentiated SCCs (P

AIM: To test the contents of tanshinone Ⅱ_A and salvianolic acid B in 56 batches of samples by HPLC,evaluate the current quality of Compound Danshen Tables. METHODS: HPLC,chromatographic conditions: The detection column was Agela-C_(18)(5 ?m,46 mm?250 mm) for tanshinone Ⅱ_A,mobile phase was methanol-water(73(∶)27),UV detection wavelength was set at 270 nm.The flow rate was 1 mL/min.The detection column of Agela-C_(18)(5 ?m,4.6 mm?250mm) was used for salvianolic acid with mobile phase of acetonitrile-methanol-formic acid-water(10(∶)30(∶)1(∶)59). UV wavelength was set at 286 nm.The flow rate was 1 mL/min.(RESULTS:) The most of samples conform to the requirement of Chinese Pharmacopoeia(2005),but the content of tanshinone Ⅱ_A was widely different and three batches of salvianolic acid B were lower than the requirement of Chinese Pharmacopoeia(2005). CONCLUSION: The quality of Compound Danshen Tables will be improved.

Objective To investigate the effects of antisense p21 oligodeoxynucleotide (p21 ASODN) on the expression of p21 protein and extracellular matrix in cultured human glomerular mesangial cells (HGMC) under high glucose medium. Methods HGMCs were transfected with 50 nmol/L or 100 nmol/L p21 ASODN or scrambled control oligodeoxynucleotide (SCODN) using lipofectamine 2000. After incubation under normal (5.5 mmol/L) or high (30 mmol/L) glucose media and different times, HGMCs lysates were collected and the expression of p21, fibronectin and laminin was examined by Western blot. The secretion of fibronectin and laminin by HGMCs in supernatants of culture media was also detected with EOSA. Results High glucose media significantly stimulated the expression of p21, increased the syntheses and secretion of fibronectin and laminin in cultured HGMCs in a time-dependent manner. Transfection of HGMCs with p21 ASODN not only decreased p21 protein level caused by high glucose media, but also attenuated the expression and secretion of fibronectin and laminin in supematants of HGMCs lysates and culture media. Meanwhile, SCODN had no significant effects on the expression of p21, fibronectin and laminin. Conclusions High glucose promotes the expression of p21 , fibronectin and laminin in cultured HGMCs. Transfection of HGMCs with p21 ASODN can decrease p21 protein level caused by high glucose media, and attenuate the expression of fibronectin and laminin in supematants of HGMCs lysates and culture media. Modulation of p21 expression in HGMCs may work as an effective way to mitigate the progression of diabetic nephropathy.

The body fat measurements in old persons were carried out using two indirect methods; hydrostatic weighing and skinfold measurement.In comparison it was discovered that the skinfold measurement was significantly different from hydrostatic weighing method. Based on data of the circumference measurements which included forearm circumference (xl), arm circumference (x2), leg circumference(x3) thigh circumference(x4), abdomen circumference (x5) and buttock circumference(x6), two regression equations for the percentage of the body fat measurements were established as follows: male: F(%)=- 15.88 + 1.37BMI + 0.0102Y, female. F(%)= -34.9684 + 0.51BMI + 0.1469Y. Where Y = x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 + x6; BM1 (Body mass index) = weight(kg)/height(m)2Because the systematic error of skinfold measurements was bigger than those of circumference measurements, it was suggested that the above regression models could be used to estimate body fat in a simpler and easier way. At the same time the method of using percentage of body fat to classify obesity was compared with other two methods, excess body weight and BMI. The results showed that the rate of obesity based on BMI method was higher, and that based on excess body weight was lower than that of percentage of body fat measured by the water displacement method.

Objective To establish a standardized scoring system after tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) correction and explore its clinical application values.Methods During the period of Jan.2006 and Apr.2014 at the Third Affiliated Hospital,Zhengzhou University and Henan Provincial People's Hospital,a total of 624 infants undergoing stage Ⅰ anatomic correction were selected and their common clinical parameters such as liver size,systolic blood pressure,urinary volume,oxygenation index and occurrences of complications were recorded and scored.The cases were divided into low-risk,medium-risk and high-risk groups according to scores.The relevant endpoint parameters,including mortality or survival,on-pump time,intensive care unit(ICU) duration,hospitalization and medical expenses were recorded to analyze their relationship with postoperative scores.Results The data indicated that the short-term mortality after repair of tetralogy of Fallot was 5 ％.Moreover,there was no statistical difference (P =0.309) in the mortality between the lowrisk group (total score ＜ 3 and mortality of 0) and medium-risk group,and the mortality of the medium-risk group was statistically different(P ＜ 0.001) from that of the high-risk group (total score ＞ 7 and mortality of ＞ 80％).The postoperative standby time,ICU stay,total hospital stays and cost increased with the rise of the score(P ＜ 0.001),and there were no statistical differences in hospital stays(P =0.469) and cost(P =0.365) between the medium-risk group and the high-risk group.Conclusions Based upon common clinical parameters,a standardized scoring system has been successfully established for patients after TOF correction,which plays an important role in gauging the disease progression and predicating the immediate postoperative outcomes of TOF.

Objective We sought to evaluate the effect of structured health education on quality of life and the end point of patients with coronary disease with evidence-based method.Methods The Cochrane Library,Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR),Medline (OVID),Pubmed and Web of Science were searched to collect the randomized controlled trials (RCT) which mentioned the structured health education to CHD patients,the quality of the RCTs was evaluated by Jadad Score,then effective data were extracted and analyzed by Meta-analysis with RevMan 5.2 software.Results A total of 12 eligible studies of RCT were included in the study with Jadad Score evaluations at B level or above.There were 20 476 cases in the intervention group,14 522 cases in the control group.Meta-analysis showed that the quality of life scores of the intervention group were significantly higher than those of the control group,weighted mean difference was 3.29,95％ CI (0.49-6.09).No significant difference was found in cardiac morbidity outcomes,re-hospitalization and the mortality rate,relative risk,95％ confidence interval were respectively 0.72(0.50-1.04),0.98(0.86-1.11),0.77(0.58-1.03).Conclusions The structured health education can improve the quality of life of patients with coronary disease,but has no obvious effect on the cardiac morbidity outcomes,re-hospitalization and mortality rate.We suggest transitional care to be carried out in future research to decrease the incidence rates of them.