Aim To investigate the effect of ranolazine postconditioning on myocardial apoptosis, the reperfusion injurysalvage kinase and the opening of MPTP in isolated rat hearts subjected to ischemia and reperfusion.Methods The langendorff mode was set up.Fifty-five SD rat hearts were randomly divided into 8 groups (n=7): ischema and reperfusion (I/R group),20 μmol·L~(-1) ranolazine postconditioning group(RPostC),ranolazine and the specific MPTP opener atractyloside group (RA), ranolazine and the specific ERK1/2 inhibitor PD98059 group (RP), ranolazine and the specific PI3K inhibitor PD98059 wortmannin group(RW), atractyloside group(A), PD98059 group (P) and wortmannin group (W). The isolated hearts were subjected to 30 minutes ischemia,10minutes drug postconditioning and 5 mitutes K-H buffer reperfusion.Myocardial apoptosis (TUNEL-positive cells), apoptotic index (AI), the opening of MPTP (spectrophotometry) and the The expression of p-AKT and p-ERK1/2 protein were measured at the end of reperfusion in each group.Results Compared with IR group, Myocardial AI and opening of MPTP were decreased in RPostC groups (P<0.05), the expression of p-AKT, p-ERK1/2 protein were increased in RPostC, RA, RP, and RW groups (P<0.05).There were no significant differences in other groups(P>0.05). Compared with RPostC group, Myocardial AI and opening of MPTP were increased in RA, RP, RW, A, P and W groups (P<0.05), and the expression of p-AKT、p-ERK1/2 protein were decreased in RP, RW, A, P and W groups (P<0.05). There were no significant differences of the expressions of p-AKT,p-ERK1/2 protein in RA groups (P>0.05). Compared with RA group, there were no significant differences in myocardial AI and opening of MPTP (P>0.05) and the expression of p-AKT and p-ERK1/2 protein were decreased in RP, RW, A, P and W groups (P<0.05).Conclusions Ranolazine postconditioning can attenuate myocardial apoptosis in isolated rat hearts subjected to ischemia and reperfusion via activation RISK pathway and inhibition of the opening of MPTP.

The absorption process is an important factor in determining the bioavailability of orally administered drugs. however, the absorption mechanism of many drugs is not clear. Caco-2 cell model is the best in vitro absorption model nowadays. It is widely used in the research on drug absorption process and absorption mechanism, especially in the aspect of traditional Chinese medicine absorption, the use of Caco-2 cell model has become the hot spot recently. Mo- reover, Caco-2 cell model is also applied in the research on drug metabolism. Therefore, Caco-2 cell model will become an important method in the research of drug absorption, and will be helpful to accelerate the process of new drug screening and development.

Objective To investigate the MR imaging (MRI) appearances of postoperative residual liver after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the MRI features of tumor recurrences.Methods Twenty patients with previous surgical resection of HCC underwent MR examination of upper abdomen for routine follow-up study or due to clinical suspicion of tumor recurrence. MRI protocol included T1W axial unenhanced images and Gadolinium-enhanced sequences, Gadolinium-enhanced VIBE sequence, unenhanced T2W axial images and coronal TrueFisp sequence.Results Thirteen patients showed normal edge of surgical resection, while 6 patients demonstrated MR signs of incision edge recurrence of HCC and 1 patient was suspicious of tumor recurrence at the incision edge. Among the 20 patients, 12 had MRI features of tumor recurrence of the residual liver, including invasion of left, right and common hepatic ducts 3 cases. Three patients had metastatic lymphadenopathy in portal hepatis, portacaval space and retroperitoneal space. Two patients showed extensive tumor implantation of peritoneum and mesentery. Conclusion MRI is effective in differentiating normal surgical incision edge of residual liver from tumor recurrence. It is also very useful for the early detection of intra-hepatic and extra-hepatic tumor lesions.

Objective To culture human embryonic germ cells in vitro and identify them by observing the expression of the surface markers SSEA-1 and Oct-4. Methods The gonadal ridges and mesenteries of human embryos at 5～9 weeks post-fertilization were isolated and then cultured in vitro.Flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry were applied to detect whether the cells cultured express SSEA-1 and Oct-4.Immunohistochemistry was also carried out to observe the expression of SSEA-1 on the PGCs which locate in the gonadal ridge. Results Both the cells and the cellular colonies cultured in vitro expressed SSEA-1 and Oct-4.The immunohistology study of gonadal ridges also showed that there were many PGCs which were SSEA-1 positive in it.Conclusion The cells we obtained through tissue culturing are undifferentiated human embryonic germ cells,which originate from hPGCs.

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Objective To explore the relative factors of aggressive behaviors in inpatients with schizophrenic.Methods 178 cases of continuously admitted schizophrenic patients were divided into attack group and non aggressive group according to the aggressive behavior of preadmission.Single factor analysis and multi factor regression analysis was applied to two groups in situation(such as age,gender,education level,course of disease,past aggressive behaviors and so on),Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ).Results By single factor analysis,attack group had significantly longer course of disease(7.73±6.67) than non aggressive group (5.22 ± 5.47,t =2.631,P＜ 0.01).The score of hostile suspicious factor in BPRS (13.73 ± 3.098) in attack group was significantly higher than that in nonaggressive group(11.47±3.93) (t=4.063,P＜ 0.01),but anxiety factor (7.18± 3.583) was significantly lower than that in nonaggressive group (8.70 ± 3.89) (t=2.679,P＜0.01).The score of E scale of EPQ(11.99±4.340) in attack group was significantly higher than that in nonaggressive group(10.67±4.293) (t=1.990,P＜0.01).Attack group's proportion of patients of previous attacks (71.1％) was significantly higher than that in non aggressive group (16.0％),(x2 =39.082,P＜ 0.01).(2) Logistic analysis showed that hostile suspicious factor in BPRS and past aggressive behaviors entered the regression equation.Condusions Aggressive behavior in schizophrenic patients occurs mainly with psychiatric symptoms and the past history of aggressive behavior.The patients should be treated actively to control the symptoms and prevent the disease recurrence.

Objective To investigate the change of high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein(hs‐CRP) and white blood cell(WBC) in patients with positive sputum culture results .Methods hs‐CRP and WBC were determined in 116 patients with positive sputum culture results ,which were divided into 5 groups according to strains ,and control group of patients with negative sputum culture re‐sults .Levels and abnormal rates of various parameters were compared between each group .Results hs‐CRP levels significantly in‐creased in the 5 sputum culture positive groups ,compared with control group(P<0 .05) ,and that of Candida albicans group was the most high .WBC and neutrophile granulocyte(NEU) levels of 4 positive groups were obviously raised(P<0 .05) besides Haemophi‐lus influenzae group ,and the elevation tendency was the most obvious in Streptococcus pneumoniae group .The 5 positive groups were all with high detectable rates of hs‐CRP elevation .The detectable rate of WBC elevation in Streptococcus pneumoniae group was 64 .7% ,higher than Haemophilus influenzae group(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The majority of patients with positive sputum cul‐ture results could be with inflammatory response because of bacterial infection or colonization .

Objective To evaluate the impact of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) on the outcome of pregnancy and the therapeutic effect of L-T4.Methods A total of 1 786 pregnant women during the first, second, and third trimesters were enrolled for thyroid screening by determining serum free thyroxine (FT4), total thyroxine (TT4), thyrotropin (TSH), and thyroid peroxidase antibody;123 pregnant women with SCH were successfully divided into treated group (n =42) and untreated group (n =81).The treated group was treated by L-T4 based on American Thyroid Association (ATA) 2011 guideline.Collected items include obstetric outcomes and complications.Results (1) Compared to control group, the rate of spontaneous abortion in pregnant women during first trimesters was increased in SCH group (20.99％ vs 8.45％, x2 =12.96, P =0.00), with higher incidence of diabetes during second trimester (24.69％ vs 10.45％, x2 =14.11, P =0.00).The incidences of hypertension during pregnancy, premature delivery, ablatio placentae, placenta praevia, fetus growth restriction, and low birth weight showed no difference between two groups (all P ＞ 0.05).(2) Compared with the untreated group, the incidences of spontaneous abortion and diabetes were decreased in the treated group (7.14％ vs 20.99％, x2 =3.89, P =0.05;9.52％ vs 24.69％, x2 =4.05, P =0.04), while the incidences of hypertension, premature delivery, ablatio placentae, placenta praevia, fetus growth restriction, and low birth weight infant accident rate were not different between two groups (all P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions SCH during the frist trimester is a risk factor of spontaneous abortion;SCH during the middle stage of pregnancy is a risk factor of gestational diabetes mellitus.Treatment of SCH with L-T4 may be beneficial.

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of procalcitonin(PCT) ,high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein(hs‐CRP) andwhitebloodcelltestsinpatientswithbrucellosis.Methods 37blood‐culturepositivepatientsweredividedinto4groupsac‐cording to the species of bacteria infected .In addition to that ,PCT ,hs‐CRP and white blood cell were tested and the tests results were compared .Results The PCT and hs‐CRP concentrations of the 4 groups all increased and while the increasing extent of bru‐cella group were lower than the other 3 groups ,the differences were statistically significant(P<0 .05) .The counting of white blood cell(WBC) ,neutrophil(NEUT) and lymphocyte(LYMPH) were all in normal range while the monocyte(MONO) raised to 80 .0%in brucella group .WBC and NEUT apparently were higher in the other 3 groups than in brucella group ,while LYMPH and MONO were lower than brucella group ,the differences were statistically significant(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The determinations of PCT ,hs‐CRP and white blood cell may act as the indicators for early stage of brucellosis .

Objective To investigate the expression and significance of TGF‐β receptor Ⅰ /TGF‐β receptor Ⅱ (TGF‐β Ⅰ /TGF‐β Ⅱ) in human skin malignant melanoma A375 cell line .Methods The reverse transcription‐real time polymerase chain reac‐tion (RT‐PCR) and Western blot were utilized to assess the expressions of TGF‐βR Ⅰ /TGF‐‐βR Ⅱ in A375 cell line and human normal melanocytes .Results The expressions of TGF‐βR Ⅰ /TGF‐‐βR Ⅱ mRNA and protein of A375 cells line were significantly lower than those of human normal melanocytes .Conclusion The down‐regulated expression of TGF‐βR in the TGF‐β/Smad signal pathway of human skin malignant melanoma may be one of the pathogenesis of skin malignant melanoma .