Castleman Disease ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neck ; Young Adult

AIM: To study in vivo the effect of androgen on mice tear film stability and Mucins expressions in corneal epithelial cells in BALB/ c mice after orchectomy.
METHODS: With orchiectomy operation, we set up mice model. And serum androgen concentration of mice was detected by radioimmunoassay. Break - up time ( BUT ) of tear film was tested in the different experimental points. Mice corneal epithelia were peeled and MUC1 and MUC4 mRNA and protein levels were measured by RT-PCR and Western blot.
RESULTS: The serum androgen concentration reduced to 0ng/ μ L at 1wk after orchiectomy. The BUT values were 68. 33±12. 86s, 62. 47±3. 75s, 58. 67± 10. 03s, 47. 17±7. 64s, 39. 51±3. 39s, 32. 67±3. 88s and 31. 00±2. 36s in the normal control group, sham group and in orchectomy group at 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8wk, respectively, and the BUTs were significantly shorter in the orchectomy at 2, 4, 6 and 8wk groups than those in the normal control group (all at P< 0. 05). MUC1 and MUC4 mRNA and proteins levels decreased with androgen level lowering (P<0. 05). Mucin1 level was the lowest at 2wk after orchiectomy, and the lowest Mucin4 level was found at 1wk after orchiectomy.
CONCLUSION: In vivo, androgen regulates Mucins expressions in mice corneal epithelial cells, makes BUT shorter,and influence the stability of tear film.

Objective To describe and analyze the status quo of the doctor and nurse configuration in Heilongjiang Province,and to study their cultivation condition while predicting the number of medical staff.Methods Through the health workforce database of Heilongjiang Province in 2014,using Excel 2007 statistical software,the status quo of doctor and nurse configuration was analyzed.The grey prediction model was also used to analyze the number of medical staff in Heilongjiang province from 2004 to 2014,and the number of medical staff in Heilongjiang province from 2016 to 2018 was predicted.Results Up to 2015,the number of doctors and nurses in Heilongjiang Province accounted for 0.42％ of the total population,composed of mainly young and middle-aged staff and mostly with bachelor's degree and junior college certificate.Doctor-to-nurse ratio was 1:0.96.The grey prediction model indicated that the number of medical staff in Heilongjiang Province would increase year by year,and the inversion of doctor-to-nurse ratio would be eased.Conclusion The reform and development of medical education in Heilongjiang Province has promoted the optimization of the professional title structure and educational structure.It is expected that by 2016 Heilongjiang medical care ratio inversion problem will be completely resolved.

OBJECTIVE: To establish a multiplex STR genotyping method for autosomal STR and Y-STR loci in forensic biological practice. METHODS: Widely used autosomal STR loci and Y-STR loci were selected. A set of PCR primers was designed, and a 5-dye fluorescent labeled STR multiplex PCR reagent kit was developed. RESULTS: A kit was developed which can simultaneously detect 15 autosomal STR loci, 10 Y-STR loci, and an Amelogenin. CONCLUSION The 15 autosomal STR plus 10 Y-STR kit in combination with capillary electrophoresis method was used to STR genotyping with accurate and reliable results. The new one-step testing kit can potentially be widely used in forensic cases and DNA databank in the future.
Amelogenin ; Chromosomes, Human, Y/genetics* ; DNA Primers ; Databases, Nucleic Acid ; Forensic Genetics/methods* ; Genotype ; Genotyping Techniques/instrumentation* ; Humans ; Indicators and Reagents ; Microsatellite Repeats ; Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction

Objective This study is aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of ring sideroblast ( RS) in MDS( Myelodysplastic Sydrome ) and evaluate the correlation of RS and other prognostic index.Methods A total of 198 patients with MDS between March 2009 and December 2015 in Chinese PLA′s Gerneral hospital were chosen for this study .Based on the ratio of RS in nucleated red blood cell , patients were first separated into myelodysplastic syndrome without ring sideroblast (MDS RS-) group, RS≥15%, and myelodysplastic syndrome with ring sideroblast ( MDS RS +) group, RS <15%. Then, according to the proportion of blasts in bone marrow nucleated cells above 5%or below, patients were further divided into myelodysplastic syndrome with low blasts without ring sideroblast ( MDS-LB RS-) group, myelodysplastic syndrome with low blasts and ring sideroblast ( MDS-LB RS+) group, refractory anemia with excess blast without ring sideroblast ( RAEB RS-) group and refractory anemia with excess blast and ring sideroblast ( RAEB RS+) groupe.All patients had completed the morphological , genetics , molecular biology examination at dignosis, and followed up by phone.The results of the overall survival (OS) analysis have been presented in a Kaplan-Meier curve and cox regression model .Last, according to the percentage of RS in nucleated red blood cell , patients were separated into RS <5%groupe, 5%-15%group, 15%-40%group, RS≥40%group, and analyse their survival prognosis by statistical methods .Results Comparing to MDS RS-group, the morbidity age, WBC and PLT count were significantly higher [61 ±1.91 vs 52 ±1.37, t=-3.555, P<0.01, 3.82(0.47-323)vs 2.6(0.6-59.7), z=-4.014, P<0.01;139.5(7-608) vs 60(3-724), z =-3.988, P<0.01], bone marrow eythroid hyperplasia and gigantocyte were more obvious in MDS RS+group[χ2 =11.032, P<0.01, χ2 =5.165, P<0.05]; the percentage of GATA1 gene and abnormal rate of poor prognosis gene ( MLL, NRAS, WT1 ) , either mutation or high gene expression , were higher in MDS-LB RS+group than that in MDS-LB RS-( P<0.05 ); Contrasting with RAEB RS-group, the karyotype is worse in RAEB RS +group[χ2 =4.966, P<0.05];Comparing to 15%-40%group, the OS were poorer in RS≥40%;MDS RS+patients were more prone to adverse prognosis than MDS RS-patients.Conclusion Compared to MDS RS-group, MDS RS +patients had worse prognosis;RS maybe correlate to morbidity age , eythroid dysplasia and gene abnormality in affecting the survival prognosis of MDS.

The aim of the present study was to observe the effects of hypoxia on tensions of aortic rings of pika (Ochotona curzoniae) and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rat. The aortic rings were prepared, and in vitro vascular ring perfusion was used to assay the effects of hypoxia or different drugs on contraction responses of the rings with or without endothelium. The results showed that, there was no difference of the contractions to KCl (80 mmol/L) between the aortic rings of the pikas and SD rats. After pre-contraction with NE (1 μmol/L), the aortic rings with endothelium of the SD rats showed obvious relaxation to ACh (1 μmol/L), whereas the aortic rings of the pikas, no matter with or without endothelium, showed significant and unusual contraction to ACh. The aortic rings of pikas, no matter with or without endothelium, exhibited greater contraction when treated by 1 h of hypoxia, compared with those in SD rats; The similar result was showed under hypoxia in combination with Ca(2+) removal. These results suggest that the contraction response to hypoxia in pika is more sensitive compared to that in SD rat, which is dependent on the release of calcium from intracellular calcium store.
Animals ; Aorta, Thoracic ; physiology ; Arterial Pressure ; Calcium ; physiology ; Hypoxia ; In Vitro Techniques ; Lagomorpha ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Effects of dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on the expression level of Alpha-7 .3 giardin mRNA in C2 Giardia lam-blia was investigated in this study to explore the damage to skeleton protein of C 2 Giardia lamblia .Giardia lamblia was culti-vated respectively for 2 ,4 ,8 ,and 12 hours with modified TYI-S-33 medium containing 100 μg/mL and 200 μg/mL DHA , while the control group performed in the same experimental conditions without DHA .The expressive quantity of Alpha-7 .3 gi-ardin mRNA was determined by using real-time reverse transcription PCR ,and then we found that the expressive quantities of Alpha-7 .3 giardin mRNA with DHA were significantly lower than those in the control group .It’s suggested that dihydroarte-misinin has obvious inhibitory effect on the expression level of Alpha-7 .3 giardin mRNA in C2 Giardia lamblia .The actions of dihydroartemisinin on skeleton protein of C2 Giardia lamblia are effective .

OBJECTIVETo study the expression of Aurora-B in human glioma tissue and its significance.

METHODSThe total RNA was extracted from 41 human glioma tissues and 11 normal brain tissues by Trizol reagent. After reverse transcription of the total RNA into cDNAs, Aurora-B mRNA expressions in these samples were detected by quantitative real-time PCR. The protein expression in these samples was detected using immunohistochemical staining.

RESULTSAurora-B mRNA and protein expressions were significantly increased in glioma tissues as compared with those in normal brain tissues.

CONCLUSIONAurora-B mRNA and protein show markedly higher expressions in glioma tissue, suggesting that Aurora-B may be one of the malignant biomarkers in the pathogenesis and progression of human glioma.

Aurora Kinase B ; Aurora Kinases ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; metabolism ; Brain Neoplasms ; enzymology ; pathology ; Female ; Glioma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases ; genetics ; metabolism ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; metabolism ; Tumor Cells, Cultured

Aim To observe the effects of realgar nano-particles on B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Raji cells in vitro. Methods Realgar nanoparticles and crude realgar particles were characterized with a laser particle size analyzer, a transmission electron microscopy (TEM)and an atomic force microscopy(AFM). The morphological changes of proliferation of Raji cells brought about by the use of realgar naoparticles and crude realgar particles were observed with a light mi-croscope. The membrane changes of Raji cells treated with realgar naoparticles and crude realgar particles were observed with AFM. The ultrastructures of Raji cells were observed with TEM. The inhibitory effects of Raji cells treated with realgar naoparticles and crude realgar particles were measured with MTT. The nuclear apoptosis morphologies of Raji cells were observed with fluorescence microscopy. The apoptosis rates and the cell cycle distributions of Raji cells treated with real-gars were measured with flow cytometry. Results The size of realgar nanoparticles and crude realgar particles was (79 ± 8)nm and (1. 89 ± 0. 2)μm,respectively. Light microscopy showed that realgar nanoparticles could inhibit the aggregation growth of Raji cells. AFM showed that Raji cells treated with realgar nanoparticle became shrank, had smaller volume and lost the growth state of stretching out. Raji cells treated with crude realgars did not change significantly. TEM showed Raji cells treated with realgar nanoparticle had damaged subcellular organelles and mitochondria with increased vacuoles. The Raji cells treated with crude realgar did not change significantly. MTT assay showed that when treated with the final concentration of 50 mg ·L - 1 of realgar nanoparticle for 24 h,the cell survival rate of Raji cells was (40 ± 2)% . When treated with the same concentration of crude realgar,its survival rate was (65 ± 3)% . When treated with 50 mg·L - 1 of realgar nanoparticle for 48 h,its survival rate was only 10 % ,and when treated with crude realgar ,its survival rate was (42 ± 2 )% . Fluorescence micro-scope indicated that the Raji cells treated with realgar nanoparticle had obvious nuclear apoptosis,which was not obvious in crude realgar group. Flow cytometry showed that the total apoptosis rate of Raji cells in-duced by realgar nanoparticles and by crude realgar was 11. 14%,15. 9%,respectively. Compared with those treated with crude realgar,the Raji cells treated with realgar nanoparticles presented a significantly higher ratio cell distribution in G1 phase and an obvious decreased ratio in S phase. Conclusion Compared with crude realgar particles,the same dose of realgar nanoparticles can significantly inhibit the proliferation of Raji cells,destroy their sub-cellular structure,and induce the cell apoptosis of Raji cells.