OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of E-cadherin on the proliferation ability of Hep-2 by method of RNA interference technology to silence the expression of E-cadherin. METHODS The specific siRNA sequences and non-silencing siRNA were designed and synthesized. Hep-2 cells were transfected and then the down expression of E-cadherin gene in vitro cultured Hep-2 cells were got. The silencing effect of E-cadherin gene was explored by Fluorescence Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction and the proliferation of the transfected Hep-2 cells were detected in vitro by MTT assay. RESULTS 1.When transfected with the ratio of recombinant plasmid and the quality of liposome volume at 1:1, the transfection efficiency at the siRNA-3 group was the highest and can be up to 65%. 2.The results of Fluorescence Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction: recombinant plasmid pRNAT-U6.1/Neo-siRNA1, pRNAT-U6.1/Neo-siRNA2 and pRNAT-U6.1/Neo-siRNA3 can down regulate the expression of E-cadherin mRAN. Set blank control group as a baseline (set to 1), the changes of expression of E-cadherin relative to β-actin in siRNA-1group was 0.00092, siRNA-2 group was 0.00143, siRNA-3 group was 0.00045 and the negative control group was 3.44898. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). 3. MTT: The growth rate of Hep-2 cells treated by specific siRNA was faster than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Effectively inhibition the expression of E-cadherin's mRAN can enhance the proliferation of Hep-2 cells.

Objective To study the distribution of body constitutions of CHD patients with blood stasis syndrome;To explore the relationship between different body constitutions and their blood lipid levels.Methods WANG’s Constitutional Classification was used to diagnose body constitutions of 600 CHD patients with blood stasis syndrome, and analyze the relationship between the different body constitutions and triglyceride (TG) level, low density cholesterol (LDL-C) level, high density cholesterol (HDL-C) level.Results The four most common body constitutions of CHD patients with blood stasis syndrome in Taiyuan area were the constitutions of blood stasis, yang deficiency, qi deficiency and yin deficiency. The TG levels of the four body constitutions were higher than those of healthy people (P<0.01), but there was no obvious difference among TG levels of different body constitutions. The LDL-C level of the patients with the body constitution of blood stasis was higher than that of patients with other body constitutions and healthy people (P<0.01). Compared with healthy people, there was no obvious difference among HDL-C levels of different body constitutions (P>0.05).Conclusion There is a certain difference among the blood lipid levels in different body constitutions of CHD patients with blood stasis syndrome, and the patients of blood stasis syndrome with high LDL-C level are more dangerous than patients with other body costitutions.

This article was aimed to study the distribution and effects of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene polymorphism of different constitutional types among coronary heart disease (CHD) patients with blood stasis syndrome on vascular endothelial cell (VEC) function. The whole gene sequencing method was used to identify genotypes of ApoE gene among 556 CHD patients with blood stasis syndrome, in order to analyze the relationship between polymorphism of ApoE gene and the level of VEC function. The results showed that the frequency of E3/3 genotype of each physical group was significantly lower than that of the healthy group; and the frequency of E3/4 genotype was significantly higher than that of the healthy group. In addition, the frequency of E3/3 genotype in qi deficiency constitution group was higher than that of blood stasis constitution group and yang deficiency constitution group; but the frequency of E3/4 genotype in blood stasis constitution group and yang deficiency constitution group was higher than that of the qi deficiency constitution group. The levels of ET and ET/NO in each of genotype groups of blood stasis constitution, yang deficiency constitution, qi deficiency constitution of CHD patients with blood stasis syndrome were higher than that of the healthy group (P < 0.05). In the genotype group of blood stasis constitution of CHD patients with blood stasis syndrome, the frequency of E3/4+E4/4 genotype ET was higher than that of other genotypes (P < 0.01). The levels of ET, NO, ET/NO in genotype groups of yang deficiency constitution and qi deficiency constitution of CHD patients with blood stasis syndrome were not significantly different. It was concluded that ApoE genotype E3/4, E3/3 may be the susceptible genotypes of blood stasis syndrome in CHD. There is a certain difference among different constitutional types. CHD with blood stasis syndrome patients, who are the constitution of blood stasis, carrying the ApoE gene polymorphism of E4 allele may have the function of increasing the ET level.

Objective To provide the reference basis for reducing the occurrence of nutritional risk by analyzing possible risk factors for nutritional risk status and investigating the relationship between preoperative nutritional risk status and prognosis.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 894 patients(nutritional risk group of 491 cases,non-nutritional risk group of 403 cases) with esophageal cancer resection.The univariate analysis was used to analyze the relationships between nutritional risk status with postoperative complications and length of hospitalization.And the multiple Logistic regression model analysis was applied to analyze the risk factors of nutritional risk status.Results The nutritional risk group had a higher rate of postoperative complications (33.60 ％ vs.19.60 ％,U =-3.429,P =0.001),higher incidence of serious complications (23.01％ vs.8.68％,U =-3.611,P =0.000) and longer hospital stays [(37.20 ± 13.89) days vs.(31.69 ± 13.49) days,t =4.124,P =0.000] than that of non-nutritional risk group.The results of the multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the preoperative nutritional risk factors were associated with the patients' age (OR =1.58,95％ CI:1.101-2.268),number of symptoms entries(OR =7.97,95 ％ CI:6.071-10.463),symptom severity (OR =0.26,95％ CI:0.186 -0.385),and dietary intake (OR =0.62,95 ％ CI:0.482-0.813),P ＜ 0.05 for all.Conclusion The older patients with more severe symptoms and poor diet are more likely to suffer from nutritional risk.Prolonged hospital stay and postoperative complications easily happen in patients with nutritional risk.So patients with preoperative nutritional risk should be given timely and effective nutrition intervention measures,in order to reduce postoperative complications and length of hospitalization.

BACKGROUND:Recently, glucocorticoid-induced necrosis of femoral head has been much studied. However, the precise Wnt signaling pathway by which puerarin suppresses adipogenic differentiation of glucocorticoid-induced bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells adipogenic differentiation of glucocorticoid-induced bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells remains unconfirmed. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the expression of Wnt signaling pathway related genes and the key factor protein,β-catenin, during adipogenic differentiation of glucocorticoid-induced rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells treated by puerarin. METHODS:The third generation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were cultured with Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium containing blank serum (blank control group), dexamethasone (hormone group), dexamethasone with puerarin low dose group, the middle dose group and high dose group. After 6 days of culture, in the above five groups, the expressions of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway members, Wnt10b mRNA, GSK3βmRNA,β-catenin mRNA, were detected using RT-PCR assay, and the expression ofβ-catenin protein was detected using western blot assay.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Compared with the control group, the Wnt10b mRNA,β-catenin mRNA andβ-catenin protein expressions were significantly higher in puerarin groups, but GSK3βmRNA expression was significantly lower in the puerarin groups. These findings suggest that puerarin effects on inhibition of adipogenic differentiation of glucocorticoid-induced bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells probably are realized through the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway and regulation of the key factor Wnt10b mRNA, GSK3βmRNA,β-catenin mRNA, andβ-catenin protein expressions. The mechanism by which puerarin prevents glucocorticoid-induced necrosis of femoral head not only improves local microcirculation of the femoral head, but also relates to its inhibitory effects on adipogenic differentiation of glucocorticoid-induced bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells.

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of Hydroxy Safflower Yellow A (HSYA) on the expression of osteogenic markers, such as alkaline phosphatase, Cbf(alpha)l and type I collagen, and explore the mechanism of HSYA in the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced ischemic necrosis of femoral head.

METHODSFifteen healthy and adult New Zealand white rabbits were collected and weighted 0.9 to 1.3 kg. The rabbits were injected abdominally with anesthetic drugs, then received marrow cavity puncture of tibia and anterior superior iliac spine to get bone marrow blood. Rabbits bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) were separated from the bone marrow blood, cultured in vitro and passaged. The 3rd generation of BMSCs which had good growth condition were randomly divided into blank group, model group and HSYA groups with different doses. The BMSCs in model group were treated with high dose of dexamethasone to induce adipogenic differentiation of cells cultured in vitro, and inhibit osteogenic differentiation. The BMSCs in HSYA groups received high dose of dexamethasone and different concentrations of HSYA simultaneously. The blank group received not any special handling. After a week,the expressions of alkaline phosphatase, Cbf(alpha)l and type I collagen mRNA were detected.

RESULTSThe alkaline phosphatase activity was significantly decreased in BMSCs of the model group as compared with the blank group (P < 0.01), and the expression of Cbf(alpha)l and type I collagen mRNA were also decreased significantly (P<0.01). The alkaline phosphatase activity was significantly increased in BMSCs of each HSYA group as compared with the model group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), and the expression of Cbf(alpha)l and type I collagen mRNA were also increased significantly (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONThe mechanism of HSYA may be related to the effect of antagonism to the reduced osteogenic differentiation induced by glucocorticoid.

Alkaline Phosphatase ; genetics ; metabolism ; Animals ; Bone Marrow Cells ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Cell Differentiation ; drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Chalcone ; analogs & derivatives ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Collagen Type I ; genetics ; metabolism ; Core Binding Factor alpha Subunits ; genetics ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Female ; Glucocorticoids ; pharmacology ; Male ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Osteogenesis ; drug effects ; Rabbits

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the impact of nicotine- and tar-free cigarette smoke extract (fCSE) on the serum testosterone (T) level and erectile function of male rats.

METHODSWe randomized 30 male SD rats to three groups of equal number to receive subcutaneous injection of PBS (1.0 ml / 300 g body weight per day), fCSE (1.0 ml/300 g body weight per day), and reduced glutathione hormone (GSH, 200 mg per kg body weight per day) in addition to fCSE (fCSE + GSH), respectively, all for 8 weeks. Then we evaluated the erectile function of the rats by measuring the maximal intracavernous pressure (MICP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), ICP/MAP ratio, time of stimulation to MICP (Tmax), and cavernosal filling fate (CFR). We determined the serum T level, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) , malondialdehyde (MDA), and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in the cavernosal tissue, and also observed the morphological changes of the corpus cavernosum.

RESULTSCompared with the controls, the rats of the fCSE group showed obvious decreases in the levels of serum T ([5.37 ± 1.43] vs [3.22 ± 1.11] μg/L), NOS ([2.90 ± 0.27] vs [1.67 ± 0.18] U/mg) , and SOD ([18.41 ± 1.09] vs [13.36 ± 1.18] U/mg prot) and erectile function-related indexes MICP ([85.92 ± 6.36] vs [58.99 ± 10.76] mmHg), MICP/MAP (0.86 ± 0.09 vs [0.56 ± 0.08]), and CFR (2.14 ± 0.44 vs 0.89 ± 0.44), but markedly increased Tmax ([29.90 ± 5.78] vs [42.90 ± 8.56]s), with a positive correlation between the serum T level and CFR (r = 0. 364, P < 0.05). Masson staining revealed a lower ratio of the corpus cavernosum smooth muscle tissue to collagen fiber in the fCSE group (0.27 ± 0.04) than in the control (0.98 ± 0.12). Compared with the fCSE group, the fCSE + GSH group exhibited significantly improved MICP ([58.99 ± 10.76 ] vs [77.95 ± 7.71] mmHg), MICP/MAP (0.56 ± 0.08 vs 0.77 ± 0.09), and CFR (0.89 ± 0.44] vs 1.76 ± 0.42) and shortened Tmax ([42.90 ± 8.56 ] vs [32.10 ± 5.84 ] s). The ratio of the corpus cavernosum smooth muscle tissue to collagen fiber was higher in the fCSE + GSH than in the fCSE group (0.77 ± 0.09 vs 0.27 ± 0.04) but still lower than in the control (0.98 ± 0.12).

CONCLUSIONNicotine- and tar-free cigarette smoke extract reduces the serum T level and erectile function of rats, which is related to oxidative stress. Antioxidant therapy can improve erectile function but has a limited value for morphological protection of the penile tissue.

Animals ; Erectile Dysfunction ; chemically induced ; Male ; Malondialdehyde ; metabolism ; Muscle, Smooth ; pathology ; Nicotine ; Nitric Oxide Synthase ; metabolism ; Penile Erection ; drug effects ; Penis ; pathology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Smoke ; adverse effects ; Superoxide Dismutase ; metabolism ; Tars ; Tobacco ; adverse effects

Objective To determine whether the candidates who were disqualified for having phoria or tropia in People′s Liberation Army Air Force ( PLAAF) medical selection of flying cadets are qualified or not according to United States Air Force ( USAF) Medical Standards Directory , and to raise suggestions on revising PLAAF medical standards . Methods All the candidates who had participated in the final medical selection of flying cadets were reevaluated and determined as qualified or not according to USAF Medical Standards Directory .Results There was a marked difference between disqualification rates of PLAAF and USAF .13.87%of the candidates who were regerded as disqualified by PLAAF standards were qualified according to USAF Medical Standards Directory .These cadets might be eliminated by mistake . Conclusion The standard on heterophonies of the PLAAF is more stringent than that of the USAF .We shoucd revise PLAAF standards using USAF standards for reference .

Objective To evaluate regional airway obstruction with balloon catheter in stabilizing the vital signs in experimental animals suffered from acute massive pulmonary embolism. Methods Pulmonary embolism of right lung artery by using auto-blood clots or detachable latex balloons was established in 27 healthy sheep. When the blood oxygen saturation decreased by 25% compared to that before the procedure,the placement of balloon catheter in corresponding right main bronchus was carried out in 18 sheep (study group). Five sheep were used as control group. The blood oxygen saturation in the remaining four sheep did not reach the intervention level. The pulmonary arterial pressure, the peripheral arterial pressure, the central venous pressure, the heart rate, the blood oxygen saturation, the arterial partial pressure of oxygen as well as of carbon dioxide were invasively determined. Results The experimental model of acute massive pulmonary embolism was successfully established in 23 sheep. After the establishment of pulmonary embolism, increased heart rate, tachypnea, a decrease of ≥ 25% in blood oxygen saturation within 30 minutes and a rise in pulmonary arterial pressure were detected. After the placement of balloon catheter in study group, a reduction of the pulmonary arterial pressure and an elevation of the blood oxygen saturation as well as the arterial partial pressure of oxygen rose. were observed. The difference between study group and control group was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion The result of this animal experiment indicates that obstruction of airway with balloon can be served as a first aid for acute massive pulmonary embolism, which can stabilizes the animal's vital signs and, therefore, can help gain precious time for the follow-up thrombolysis treatment.

Objective To study the significance and value of imaging typing by analyzing the correlation between contrast-enhanced ultrasound perfusion imaging typing and vascularization in patients with primary hepatocellular cancer.Methods The early enhanced arterial phase reflecting angioarchitecture,and the size and edge of enhanced tumor closely related to microvessel distribution, position and density, were observed and analyzed in 89 patients (113 lesions).All the cases were pathologically proved, and some received immunohistochemisty staining and the microvessel density were recorded.Results The perfusion imagings were classified into 4 types according to changes on contrast-enhanced ultrasound,dendritic,mixed,circular and net-like type.Atypia vessels were commonly seen in dendritic type,and Ⅲ and Ⅳ accounted for 79.1%.The microvessel density was higher than the other types.The circular type was relatively regular and Ⅲ and Ⅳ accounted for 12.5%.The microvessel density was lower than the other types.Combined with the contrast-enhanced ultrasound perfusion imaging and compared with pathological grading,growing methods and microvessel density, the dendritic type was characterized by infiltrative growth, and had strong invasion tendency.The circular type was characterized by expansive growth.And the other two types were characterized by transitional type.Conclusions Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can reflect the angioarchiteeture, the microvessel density and the position,and it is related to the pathological grading and growing methods.