As the fourth member of the globin family, cytoglobin ( CYGB) is a hypoxia-induced gene, and its expression is upregulated under hypoxia.CYGB is widely distributed in the living body and has a variety of physiological functions, such as anti-oxi-dative stress, anti-fibrosis, and neuroprotection.It also plays a protective role in cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other hypoxia-re-lated diseases.This article presents an overview on the structure and distribution of CYGB, its physiological functions of anti-fibrosis, anti-cancer and muscle regeneration, and the regulation and the mechanism of its expression under hypoxia.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. It mainly occurs in young and middle-aged people and has a high disability rate. The pathogenesis of MS has not been fully elucidated, with great genetic heterogeneity, diverse clinical phenotypes, lack of specific biomarkers, numerous and complicated research data, which bring great challenges to the diagnosis and treatment of MS. Artificial intelligence (AI), as the cutting-edge hotspot in the development of science and technology, is widely used in the medical field to assist in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of various diseases. Its infinite learning ability greatly promotes the management of MS. This article will review the application of AI in MS diagnosis and treatment.

Objective To evaluate the value of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)in the diagnosis and classification of plas-ma-cell mastitis (PCM).Methods The breast MRIs of eighteen pathologically confirmed PCM patients were retrospectively ob-served and analyzed.The manifestations of lesions,including shape,size,margin,and characteristic enhancement on T1 WI,T2 WI with fat suppression and contrast enhanced T1 WI were observed and documented respectively.Results PCM were divided into three types according to MRIs:the inflammation type 4 cases,the abscess type 9 cases,and the mixed type 5 cases.In the inflammation type,3 cases of lesions were wide extending while the other 1 limited in nipple and areola.All 4 cases of lesions were hypointensity on T1 WI and hyperintensity on T2 WI with fat suppression.And in the contrast enhanced scanning,2 cases showed patchy hyperin-tensity and 2 cases showed branch-like enhancement.In abscess type,6 cases of lesions were wide and 3 cases limited in one quad-rant.Of all 9 cases,there were 3 cases with single abscess and 6 with multiple abscess;and all cases showed hypointensity on T1 WI and hyperintensity on T2 WI with fat suppression.In the enhanced scanning,there were 4 cases with honeycomb-like hyperintensity and 5 cases with annular and patchy enhancement.In mixed type,inflammation was accompanied with abscess and fistula.All cases were hypointensity on T1 WI and hyperintensity on T2 WI with fat suppression.In the enhanced scanning,3 cases showed honeycomb-like enhancement,1 case showed multiple annular enhancement and 1 case showed annular and patchy enhancement.Regions of in-terest were selected and time-signal intensity curves were obtianed in every enhancement cases,all of which were influent.Of all ca-ses,5 showed high-protein deposition in the expansion ducts,exhibiting hyperintensity on T1 WI and hypointensity on T2 WI with fat suppression.Conclusion The abscess type is the most common in PCM and the second is the mixed type.Annular and honeycomb-like enhancement are characteristic appearance of these two types,which are helpful in the diagnosis and classification of PCM.

Objective To study the anti-tumor effect of tenacissoside H on Lewis lung cancer mice, and explore its impacts on immune function of tumor-bearing mice. Methods Mice was injected Lewis lung cancer cells subcutaneously to the right axilla. Thirty successful tumor-bearing mice were randomly divided into model group, the cyclophosphamide (CTX) group and tenacissoside H group, 10 mice in each group. Three days after inoculation, mice were intraperitoneally injected by normal saline, CTX and tenacissoside H respectively every two days, 0.2 mL in each mouse. On the 21st day, the eyeballs were extracted and blood was drawn, tumor tissue, spleen and thymus were taken and weighted to calculate tumor inhibition rate, spleen index and thymus index, and the contents of IL-2 and IL-10 were detected by ELISA. Results The tumor weights of CTX group and tenacissoside H group were lower than that of the model group with significant difference (P<0.05), and the tumor inhibition rates were 54.12%, 25.68%. The thymus index and spleen index of tenacissoside H group increased, but that of CTX group decreased significantly. Compared with the model group, the IL-2 level of tenacissoside H group was significantly increased, while the IL-10 level decreased. Conclusion Tenacissoside H can inhibit growth and metastasis of Lewis lung cancer, regulate the expression of IL-2 and IL-10, and improve the immune function of tumor-bearing mice.

Objective To study the Dai medicine Yapa Tang inhibition on mice Lewis lung carcinoma growth and metastasis,and to explore the impact of the drug on mice immune function. Methods Subcutaneous injection LLC(Lewis lung carcinoma cells)in C57BL/6 mice’s right armpit was to establish rat models. 60 successful tumor-bearing mice were selected and thenafter inoculating LLC were randomly divided into 6 groups, namely the control group,Yapa Tang low-dose group,Yapa Tang mid-dose group, Yapa Tang high-dose group,cyclophosphamide group and Yapa Tang mid-dose combining cyclophosphamide group.Then,after inoculated 3 days,each group was administrated with medicines.The first four groups wereintragastricly administrated with 0.9% saline, low-dose, mid-dose and high-dose Yapa Tang with0.4ml respectively;the cyclophosphamide group was administrated with cyclophosphamide,and Yapa Tang mid-dose combining cyclophosphamide group was administrated with middle dose Yapa Tang and cyclophosphamide. After 21days, blood was taken from eyeballs. Tumor tissue, spleen, thymus were gotten and weighted to calculate inhibitory rate,spleen and thymus index, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) was adopted to detect Interleukin-2(IL-2), Interleukin-10(IL-10)and their contents. Results The tumor weight of Yapa Tang high-dose group, cyclophosphamide group and Yapa Tang mid-dose combining cyclophosphamide group was 3.46±0.39, 2.39±1.04 and 2.30±0.76 respectively,all lower than the control group, which was 5.21±0.50, showing significant difference(P<0.05), with the inhibition rate were33.69%, 54.12%, 56.00%. The thymus and spleen index of Yapa Tang low-dose group, middle-dose group and high-dose group was2.16±0.69, 2.24± 0.76, 2.23 ± 0.63, 16.82 ± 3.14, 15.82 ± 1.72, 17.08 ± 3.65, significantly higher than that of the control group,which was1.94±0.6, 15.17±3.53. The IL-2, IL-10 level of control group were(883.54±181.49)ng/L, (1 106.86±343.79)ng/L. Yapa Tanggroupsshowed an increase in IL-2(1 732.29±100.52)ng/L, (1 813.33± 168.32)ng/L, (2 275.63 ± 394.76)ng/L and the decrease in level of IL-10, respectively were(834.02 ± 271.97)ng/L, (636.83±270.56)ng/L, (682.08±147.85)ng/L, with significant difference. Conclusion Yapa Tang can inhibit lewis lung cancer grow and reduce the number of lung metastases, regulate immune cytokines IL-2 and IL-10, and promote the immunity of tumor-bearing mice.

Objective:To determine the residual formaldehyde fumigation on the surface of pharmaceutical equipments by AHMT method. Methods:The reaction time of AHMT was controlled in 20 min, the solution with sodium periodate was then shaken for 30 seconds and stood for 30 seconds, and then the absorbance at 550 nm was measured. Results: The linear range of formaldehyde was 0. 250~2. 495 μg·ml-1. The recovery of formaldehyde on glass plate, color steel plate and stainless steel plate was (83. 42 ± 1. 48)%(n=3), (83. 63 ± 1. 94)%(n=3)and (83. 94 ± 2. 28)%(n=3), respectively. Conclusion:The method is proved to be convenient and accurate, and is suitable for the determination of formaldehyde on the surface of pharmaceutical equipments.

A registered dietitian credential is generally accepted and recognized as the most authoritative certificate of eligibility for American dietitians.In this article we describe in detail the American Registered Dieti-tian (RD) training system,administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) and the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA).Taking the Division of Nutritional Sciences of Cornell University as a good example of the RD training unit,we describe the Cornell Un-dergraduate Didactic Program in Dietetics and Dietetic Internship.Career opportunities and job outlook for Ameri-can registered dietitians are also presented.

Objective:To investigate the effect and mechanism of lysine acetyltransferase 5(KAT5) on the radio-sensitivity of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC).Methods:The expression levels of endogenous KAT5 in ATC and normal thyroid cells were detected by Western blot and qRT-PCR. The effect of KAT5 specific inhibitor NU9056 on the radio-sensitivity of human ATC cells and normal thyroid cells was evaluated by colony formation assay. TCGA database, JASPAR database, along with Western blot, microRNA sequencing, qRT-PCR and dual-luciferase reporter assay were conducted to unravel the underlying mechanism.Results:The expression of endogenous KAT5 at the protein and mRNA levels in human ATC cells was significantly higher than that in normal thyroid cells. NU9056 could significantly enhance the radiosensitivity of human ATC cells to 8505C and CAL-62, whereas showed no sensitization effect on normal thyroid cell Nthy-ori 3-1. Knockdown of KAT5 and NU9056 both down-regulated the expression level of miR-210 in the TC cells, while NU9056 decreased the expression level of transcription factor c-Myc. The putative binding sites of c-Myc in the miR-210 promoter region were predicted, and transfection of c-Myc plasmid significantly enhanced the luciferase activity of miR-210 promoter. Elevated miR-210 level was associated with worse survival of patients with thyroid carcinoma. Down-regulated expression of miR-210 decreased the TET2 mRNA level, while inhibition of miR-210 increased the TET2 mRNA level.Conclusion:The aberrantly-activated KAT5/miR-210/TET2 pathway probably causes the radioresistance of ATC, becoming a novel sensitizing target for ATC radiotherapy in clinical practice.

Objective To detect the relationship of blood pressure variability (BPV) and angiotensinogen(AGT) T235M polymorphism with Binswanger's disease (BD).Methods Totally 122 cases with BD and 108 cases with essential hypertension had been enrolled.Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was used to get the data of BPV and mean blood pressure (MBP).PCR-RFLP was applied to detect genotype of AGT T235M.Results Distribution of MM+MT genotype and frequency of M allelic were higher in BD group (51.6％,29.9％) than in hypertension group(27.8％,16.2％)(x2 ＝13.543,11.995,P＜0.01).The variability of night time blood pressure (11.8±2.8,9.1±2.5) and 24 hours diastolic blood pressure(11.6±6.0) in BD group were increased compared with those in hypertension groups(10.9±2.4,8.2±3.2,10.1±4.6)(t＝2.59,2.64,2.09,all P＜0.05).Prevalence of anti-dipper was higher in BD group (32.8％) than in EH group (16.7％)(x2 ＝7.894,P＜0.01).Among BD patients,anti-dipper who carried MM or MT genotypes (44.4 ％) was more than that who carried TT genotype (20.3％) (x2 ＝ 8.760,P＜ 0.01).Conclusions Fluctuations of nighttime blood pressure and diastolic pressure are higher in patients with BD,and the relative frequency of MM or MT genotype is higher.Moreover,among patients with BD who carried MM or MT genotypes are apt to have anti-dipper.MM or MT genotype is related to BD by means of affecting blood pressure circadian rhythms probably.