OBJECTlVE To study the reIationship between microRNA(miRNA)-122 and Iiver injury in-duced by anti-tubercuIosis drugs,and to discover the new biomarkers for earIy diagnosis of this type of Iiver injury. METHODS mice were given 2 mL isoniazid oraIIy at 90 mg·kg-1 . BIood and Iiver tissue sampIes were coIIected at 1,3,5,7,14,21 and 28 d after administration of isoniazid. Serum gIutamic-pyruvic transaminase( GPT)and gIutamic-oxaIoacetic transaminase( GOT)IeveIs were determined using an automatic biochemicaI anaIyzer. Cu/ Zn-superoxide dismutase( Cu/ Zn-SOD ) activity and maIondiaIdehyde( mDA)content were detected by biochemicaI method. ReaI-time qPCR was used to measure the expression of miRNA-122. RESULTS GPT and GOT IeveIs were significantIy higher at 14 and 21 d(P﹤0.05)than in the controI. Cu/ Zn-SOD began to decIine whiIe mDA began to increase after 5 d(P﹤0.05). miRNA-122,which progressiveIy decreased after administration,was reduced to the mini-mum 0.58 ±0.02 at 14 d. There were good correIations between miRNA-122 and GPT,Cu/ Zn-SOD, mDA(the correIation coefficients were -0.370,0.268,and -0.298,respectiveIy),but no correIation with GOT was observed. CONCLUSlON The tissue miRNA-122 profiIe can be used as a sensitive marker for anti-tubercuIosis drug-induced Iiver injury,which couId contribute to the earIy diagnosis of Iiver injury.

AIM:To study the effects of adiponectin on H 2 O2-induced cell injury and tau hyperphosphorylation in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.METHODS:Cell viability was determined by MTT assay .H2 O2-induced cell in-jury and morphological changes in the SH-SY5Y cells with or without adiponectin treatment were observed .The level of tau phosphorylation as well as the activities of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and of glycogen synthase kinase-3β(GSK-3β) were examined by Western blotting . RESULTS: Adiponectin significantly attenuated H 2 O2-induced cell injury (P<0.01).Adiponectin upregulated the activity of PP2A and decreased phosphorylation levels of tau under the stimula-tion with H2O2(P<0.01).Okadaic acid, a specific inhibitor of PP2A, blocked the protective effects of adiponectin (P<0.01).Adiponectin increased the phosphorylation level of GSK-3βat Ser9 site under H2O2stimulation (P<0.01).CON-CLUSION:Adiponectin protects SH-SY5Y cells against H2O2-induced cell injury and decreases tau hyperphosphorylation by activating PP2A and inactivating GSK-3β.

Fertility ; Hematologic Diseases/therapy* ; Hematologic Neoplasms/therapy* ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; Humans

OBJECTIVEThis study investigates the differences in condylar position between centric relation (CR) and maximum intercuspation (MI) in Angle's Class II orthodontic patients before treatment.

METHODS80 cases, who were Angle's Class II pretreatment patients, and 50 cases, who were normal(ideal) occlusion were accepted. Dental casts were mounted on Panadent articulator with CR bite record, taken by bilateral manipulation and load testing. The differences in condylar position between CR and MI in all three spatial planes were measured using the Panadent condylar position indication (CPI).

RESULTS(1) The positive rate of CR-MI discrepancy was 92.50%(74 cases) in the group of Angle's Class II malocclusion and 10.00% (5 cases) in the group of normal occlusion(P< 0.001). 2)74.32% (55 cases) CR-MI discrepancy in 74 cases in the group of Angle's Class II pretreatment patients were coincidence discrepancy. (3)91.25% patients in the group of Angle's Class 11 malocclusion and 66.00% in the group of normal occlusion present occlusion interferences which located at the posterior teeth.

CONCLUSIONThe results suggested that orthodontists should be aware of a high incidence of condylar displacement in Angle's Class ii pretreatment patients, and measure condylar displacement before the start of comprehensive orthodontic treatment to unmask real jaw relationships and avoid possible misdiagnoses.

Adult ; Centric Relation ; Dental Arch ; Dental Articulators ; Dental Occlusion ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Malocclusion ; Mandibular Condyle

Medicinal animals are important part of Traditional Chinese medicine resources in China. Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) was selected as the standard DNA barcoding sequence for animal medical materials. In this study, the 51 animal species from 45 animal medical materials in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia were selected and the intra-specific variation and the inter-specific divergence, the barcoding gap, the identification efficiency of their COI sequences were analyzed. The results showed that the inter-specific divergence is higher than intra-specific distance. The barcoding gap existed between inter-specific sequence divergence and intra-specific dis-tance. The identification efficiencies were 100% both at the genus and species level except the Arthropoda. The cluster dendrogram exhibited that different species distinguished from others. Therefore, COI sequence as a bar-code is suitable to identify the species of animal medical materials in Chinese Pharmacopoeia.

Objective To explore the value of perfusion CT quantitative analysis for predicting tumor regression grade (TRG) after chemoradiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer.Methods From June 2016 to June 2018,94 rectal cancer patients diagnosed and treated in Cangzhou Central Hospital of Hebei Province were selected and were divided into reaction group (TRG 3-4) and non-reaction group (TRG 0-2) according to the results of surgical specimens.Perfusion CT was performed in both groups before treatment,and chemoradiotherapy and surgery were used.Baseline data and perfusion CT results including blood flow,blood volume,mean transit time (MTT),permeability surface (PS) were compared between the two groups,and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the predictive efficacy of perfusion CT indexes for chemoradiotherapy responsiveness.Results In this study,a total of 23 cases (24.47％) were responsive to chemoradiotherapy,and 71 cases (75.53％) were not responsive to chemoradiotherapy.Blood flow in reaction group [(38.60 ±7.13) ml · 100 g-1 · min-1] was significantly lower than that in non-reaction group [(67.39 ± 11.33) ml · 100 g-1 · min-1,t =3.273,P =0.001].MTT in reaction group was significantly longer than that in non-reaction group [(11.12 ±2.19) s vs.(6.88 ± 1.32) s,t =4.500,P ＜0.001].There was no significant difference in blood volume [(4.62 ±0.73) ml/100 g vs.(5.01 ± 1.04) ml/100 g] and PS [(13.72±3.82) ml · 100 g-1 · min-1 vs.(11.40 ±2.59) ml · 100 g-1 · min-1] between the two groups (t =0.818,P =0.415;t =0.409,P =0.683).The best cut-off points of blood flow and MTT for predicting chemoradiotherapy responsiveness were 50.89 ml · 100 g-1 · min-1 and 8.99 s,the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.825 and 0.922,and the AUC of combined prediction of chemoradiotherapy responsiveness was 0.982,which was significantly better than that of single prediction (Z =2.868,P =0.004;Z =2.051,P =0.004).The accuracy (91.49％) and specificity (90.14％) of combined prediction of chemoradiotherapy responsiveness were significantly better than those of single prediction (blood flow:accuracy 75.53％,specificity 73.24％;MTT:accuracy 79.79％,specificity 78.87％),and the differences were statistically significant (x2 =8.800,P =0.012;x2 =6.766,P =0.034).Conclusion Blood flow and MTT in perfusion CT have great predictive value for chemoradiotherapy responsiveness in patients with rectal cancer.

Acinetobacter Baumannii has become a common pathogen iso-lated in nosocomial infection, especially, the bacteria′s separation rate is higher and higher in Intensive Care Unit ( ICU) and respiratory depart-ment.Along with the application of antibiotics, multidrug -resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii followed and has drawn great global attention.The drug treatment for multidrug -resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii is reviewed in this paper.

OBJECTIVETo analyze the efficacy of endoscopic variceal ligation and its correlation with liver function.

METHODS322 patients received EVL (endoscopic variceal ligation) and 34 patients with PDP (pericardial devascularization procedure) were retrospectively analyzed and divided into groups A, B and C. These patients were then subdivided into bleeding and non-bleeding subgroups according to Child-Pugh scores of liver function and history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The bleeding rate and mortality were contrasted between EVL and PDP. Liver function, Platelet count, leucocyte count and spleen thickness of before and after ligation were contrasted in EVL.

RESULTSThe bleeding rate and mortality were 1.7%, 3.4%, 7.0%; 0%, 5.1%, 8.1% in EVL group and 9.1%, 14.3%, 100.0%; 0%, 9.5%, 50.0% in PDP group, respectively. Variceal obliteration needed means of 2.1+/-0.7, 3.1+/-0.8 and 4.2+/-1.2 sessions in A, B and C ligation groups, respectively (F = 41.2, P is less than 0.01). On subgroup analysis, the numbers of ligation session were 2.6+/-0.7, 3.2+/-0.9 and 4.3+/-1.1 in A, B and C bleeding subgroup (F = 39.3, P value is less than 0.01) and 2.0+/-0.6, 2.7+/-0.6, and 2.9+/-0.4 in A, B and C non-bleeding subgroup, respectively (F = 17.0, P value is less than 0.01). ALT, AST, Platelet count and leucocyte count reduced significantly, spleen thickness increased remarkably in bleeding subgroup after ligation.

CONCLUSIONThe efficacy of EVL was significantly negatively correlated with liver function and prior to pericardial devascularization procedure. EVL had no effect on liver function but might increase spleen thickness and aggravate hypersplenism. EVL was recommended especially for the bleeding liver cirrhosis patients with Child B and C scores.

Adult ; Aged ; Esophageal and Gastric Varices ; surgery ; Female ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage ; surgery ; Humans ; Ligation ; methods ; Liver Cirrhosis ; complications ; etiology ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo explore how to improve follow-up rate and follow-up quality in studies related to quality of life.

METHODSA retrospective cross-sectional study was performed in patients with rectal cancer who underwent primary surgery at the Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University from August 2002 to February 2011 using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30 and CR-38 questionnaires. The influence factors of follow-up rate and reasons for missing sex-related items were analyzed.

RESULTSA total of 438 questionnaires were issued. Two hundred and eighty-five responses were received and the follow-up rate was 65.1%. Two hundred and sixty-two patients returned the questionnaires by mail. Responders and non-responders did not differ by sociodemographic and clinical characteristics including sex, age, postoperative time, complication, clinical stage and stoma. Significant differences were found when comparing the missing sex-related items grouped by sex, age, education and working status.

CONCLUSIONSFollow-up mode of mail supplemented by interview is suitable for current reality in China in studies on quality of life. Targeted methods should be adopted when investigating the different patient groups to improve follow-up rate of studies on quality of life and sexual function survey.

Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Postoperative Period ; Quality of Life ; Rectal Neoplasms ; psychology ; surgery ; Retrospective Studies ; Surveys and Questionnaires

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the effect of different ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery in sigmoid colon or rectal cancer surgery on 5-year overall survival rate and operative mortality.

METHODSThe results of several literatures from different countries on high or low ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery and prognosis were analyzed using meta-analysis.

RESULTSSeven studies were included. The 5-year overall survival rate was compared between low and high ligation. The odd ratio (OR) for 5-year survival was 0.87 (95% CI=0.76-0.98, P=0.02), and the OR for perioperative mortality was 1.28 (95% CI=0.94-1.75, P=0.19).

CONCLUSIONSHigh ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery may improve 5-year overall survival rate. Perioperative mortality may not be influenced by the level of ligation.

Humans ; Mesenteric Artery, Inferior ; surgery ; Prognosis ; Rectal Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Sigmoid Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; surgery