ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) on JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway and on the growth of human colon cancer cells at different growth hormone receptor (GHR) expression status.MethodsLOVO and HCT-8 cell lines were selected after the colon cancer cells were screened using flow cytometry according to the GHR expression status.The growth of human colon cancer cells after intervention with rhGH was detected by MTT assay.The proliferation index ( PI),cell cycle,and apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry.The expression of JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway proteins was detected by Western blot.ResultsHCT-8 cell line showed positive GHR expression (59.6％),and LOVO cell showed negative GHR expression (3.5％).The growth rate of HCT-8 cells increased after rhGH treatment.Compared with the untreated HCT-8 cells,the rhGH-treated HCT-8 cells showed reduced apoptosis,elevated PI,and increased G2/Mphase cells ( P =0.0073).Western blot revealed that rhGH up-regulated the proteins of pJAK2,pSTAT3,VEGF,Cyclin D1,and Bcl-xL in HCT-8 cells.In contrast,no such changes were observed in LOVO cells treated with rhGH.ConclusionsrhGH may promote the growth of HCT-8,the cell line of high GHR expression,and up-regulate the expression of a number of key nodes in JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway.However,rhGH may not affect LOVO,the cell line of low GHR expression.

AIM: To quantify magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate(MGL) and glycyrrhetic acid in the plasma of dog by develop a simple, rapid, sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC-UV) method. METHODS: HPLC-UV methods with wavelength 252 nm were used for the quantitation of MGL and GA in plasma. The concentration of MGL and GA were assayed on a Kromasil ODS-1 C18 column with the column temperature 25 ℃. The mobile phase was a gradient system with 0.1 % diethylamine in water (pH 4.60 ) and acetonitrile at a flow rate of 1.0 ml?min~ -1 . RESULTS: There was a good linear response range of 0.2 -2.5 mg?L~ -1 and 2.5 -100 mg?L~ -1 , while the limit of quantification was 0.2 mg?ml~ -1 . The relative recovery rate of MGL was 94.3 %-101.9 %,GA 96.4 %-101.9 % (n=5);the absolute recovery rate was MGL 78.7 %-87.0 %, GA 77.5 %-87.7 % (n=5). The intra-day and inter-day variations were all less than 15% (n=5). The plasma samples preserved in refrigerator is stable at -20 ℃ for 14 days, freeze thawing 3 times and at room temperature for 10 h without degradation. CONCLUSION: This method is shown to be specific, sensitive, reliable and suitable for the quantitative determination of magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate following oral administration in biological sample.

Objective: To investigate the effects of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) and 5-fluorouracil(5-Fu) on human colon carcinoma LOVO cells in vitro. Methods: The LOVO cells during exponential growth stage were harvested and divided into control group,GH group, 5-Fu group and GH + 5-Fu group. According to the dose of GH, the GH group was separated into two sub-groups(50 ng/mL and 100 ng/mL) and the GH +5-Fu group was separated into two sub-groups. With different concentrations of rhGH and/or 5-Fu , the cell survive rates were analyzed by MTT assay after 24 h , 48 h and 72 h and cell cycle and proliferation index (PI) were analyzed by flow cytometry after 24 h. Results: Compared with the control group, the survive rates in 5-Fu and GH +5-Fu groups were decreased significantly (P <0. 05). The significant effects of rhGH on cell cycle kinetics were found in the cell line. Compared with the control group, percentage of S phase and proliferation index (PI) significantly increased (P <0.05)and percentage of G_0/G_1 phase decreased (P <0. 05) in GH groups. Percentages of cells of S phase and PI significantly decreased in GH + 5-Fu groups (P < 0. 05). Rate of apoptosis increased in 5-Fu and GH +5-Fu groups (P <0.05). Compared with the 5-Fu group, there were no statistically significant differences in percentages of cells of S phase and PI and rate of apoptosis between two GH+5-Fu groups(P >0. 05). Conclusion-. rhGH does not stimulate the LOVO cells proliferation in vitro, and its use is safe when combined with 5-fluorouracil.

OBJECTIVE: To improve the diagnosis and treatment of the external auditory canal cholesteatoma (EACC). METHOD: The data of 18 patients caused by EACC were analysed retrospectively. RESULT: In all cases, the cholesteatomas were found in the external auditory canal and the mastoid cavity. CT scanning was using for definition the ranging of lesions and the timm management surgery was completed. There was no recurrence in 10-40 months follow-up. CONCLUSION EACC is easily misdiagnosed as keratosis obturans (KO). The disease can progress to extensive mastoid destruction. CT of temporal bone and detailed history is necessary in the diagnosis. Early complete surgical treatment is the best method.
Adult ; Aged ; Cholesteatoma ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Ear Canal ; pathology ; Ear Diseases ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Young Adult

Objective To investigate age-and sex-related changes in choroid plexus(CP)volume in healthy adults,as well as its association with the volumes of other brain regions,and explore the relationship of CP volume changes with degenerative brain alterations.Methods A total of 320 healthy subjects aged between 18 and 85 years were prospectively recruited in Physical Examination Center of First Affiliated Hospital to Army Medical University during August 2023 and February 2024.These participants were randomly divided into 7.OT and 3.OT groups,with 160 people in each group.After all of them underwent sagittal three-dimensional structural MPRAGE scans of magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)at 3.OT or7.OT,FreeSurfer 6.0 segmentation software was employed to obtain the volumes of CP and other brain regions automatically.Spearman analysis was applied to analyze the correlation of CP volume with age.Independent sample t-test analysis was applied to analyze the differences in CP volume between genders.Partial correlation analysis was performed to analyze the correlation between CP volume and the volumes of other brain regions.Results A total of 311 subjects were included in the study.The results from both 3.OT and 7.OT MRI showed that CP volume was positively correlated with age(3.OT:r=0.462,P＜0.001;7.OT:r=0.539,P＜0.001).The males had significantly larger CP volume than the females(3.OT:1.4±0.47 vs 1.08±0.39 mL,P＜0.001;7.OT:2.43±0.68 vs 1.98±0.38 mL,P＜0.001).In addition,3.OT MRI revealed there was a significant positive correlation of CP volume with the volumes of white matter hyperintensities(WMH)and cerebrospinal fluid(P＜0.001),as well as a negative correlation with the volumes of gray matter,white matter,hippocampus and thalamus(P＜0.05).Conclusion CP volume is increased with ageing,with gender differences,independent of field strength and resolution.CP volume is correlated with WMH,hippocampus and other brain regions,suggesting that increment in CP volume is involved in age-related degenerative changes in the brain.Changes in CP volume might be regarded as a new imaging marker for the neurodegenerative changes.