Objective To observe the adhesion and growth of LLC-PK1 cells and ECV304 cells on titania nanotube arrays, and provide evidence for construction of miniaturation bioartificial kidney. Methods Four different diameters nanotube materials were prepared by anodic oxidation, each material was processed by unannealed and with UV irradiation, annealed and without UV irradiation, annealed and with UV irradiation, respectively, which had 12 groups totally,then two kinds of cells were separately grown on the 12 materials. The adhesion and growth of the two kinds of cells were studied under a fluorescence microscope. MTT assay was used to test the activity of two kinds of cells on different diameters and the proliferation of two kinds of cells on 70 nm diameters. Results The adhesion and proliferation of two kinds of cells on TiO2 nanotube arrays were basically consistent, both on anatase TiO2 nanotubes with 70 nm diameter but without UV irradiation showed the optimal adhesion and activity. The activities of LLC-PK1 cells and ECV304 cells were both increased with time extended, while the absorbance of ECV304 cells was higher on pure Ti film than on titania nanotube. Conclusion TiO2 nanotube is beneficial to LLC-PK1 cells, but is unfavorable for ECV304 cells when they grow alone.

Air Pollutants ; analysis ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Paraquat ; analysis ; Workplace

Objective To explore the lymphcyte subsets distribution in cerebrospinal fluid in patients with HIV infection ,and to investigate the clinical significance of the lymphocyte subsets in cerebrospinal fluid in HIV central nervous system complication . Methods 34 patients with HIV infection ,including 20 patients without nervous system symptoms (simple HIV group) and 14 pa‐tients with nervous system symptoms (neurological HIV group) ,and 15 cases of healthy people (control group) were selected . Flow cytometry was used to detect lymphocyte subsets ,and immunoturbidimetry was used to detect the level of IgG in cerebrospinal fluid .Results The percentage of CD8+ T cells was higher and percentage of CD4+ T cells was lower in the simple HIV group and neurological HIV group than those in the healthy control ,with statistically significant differences (P<0 .01) .The level of IgG in pa‐tients with HIV infection was higher than that in the healthy control group (P<0 .01) .While no significant difference were found in the percentage of B cells and NK cells among the there group (P>0 .05) .There were also no significant differece between the sim‐ple HIV group and neurological HIV group in the ratio of each lymphcyte subset in cerebrospinal fluid (P>0 .05) .Conclusion The immune disorder in cerebrospinal fluid in patients with HIV infection may appear in the early time before the nervous system com‐plication .The changing trends of lymphocyte subsets are consistent with the peripheral blood ,which demonstrate that the T lym‐phocyte subsets may be correlated with the nervous system symptoms of HIV .

Self-focused attention is an attentional bias about one's own information that produces in the organism. Social anxiety patients' self-focused attention usually focuses on the ideas, emotions and behaviors generated in social occasion, which is a negative cognitive processing tendency that leads to the maintenance of anxiety symptoms. This paper reviewed the literatures of the theories and the research method of self-focused attention, and the effects of self-focused attention on social anxiety disorder and other mental diseases, so as to provide new ideas for the research of mechanisms such as social anxiety disorder.

Objective: To explore the clinical therapeutic method and effect of the thumb-tack needle for subcutaneous embedding therapy on treating insomnia with insufficiency of heart and spleen among breast cancer patients. Methods: Totally 80 breast cancer patients with insomnia with insufficiency of heart and spleen treated in department of oncology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiao Tong University from March 2018 till November 2018 were selected and assigned into an experiment group and a control group by random number table, 40 cases in each one. The experiment group applied thumb-tack needle for subcutaneous embedding therapy, selecting Shenmen, Sanyinjiao, Zusanli, Anmian as major acupoint and Taibai as assistant acupoint. The control group used fake needles at the same places. After four-week treatment, we evaluated the therapeutic effect using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and observed side effects. Results: Before treatment, no significantly statistical differences were observed between the two groups on global and each dimension′s PSQI scores (P>0.05). After treatment, the PSQI scores and PSQI global score of the experiment group on sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, and daytime dysfunction were (1.58±0.53), (1.72±0.33), (1.57±0.64), (1.61±0.68), (1.05±0.42), (1.27±0.53), (8.91±2.73) points respectively, which were (1.86±0.71), (1.90±0.41), (1.85±0.47), (1.97±0.83), (1.42±0.91), (1.56±0.45), (10.86±4.53) points respectively in the control group. There was significant difference between the two groups on PSQI global scores (t=1.998-2.637, P<0.05). The number of patients in the experiment group assessed as clinical cure, obviously effective, effective and noneffective were 8, 13, 9, 10 respectively, which were 1, 5, 12, 22 in the control group respectively. The clinical efficacy showed significant difference between the two groups (χ²=27.68, P<0.01). No side effects, such as infection, needle drop-off and etc. were observed. Conclusions The thumb-tack needle for subcutaneous embedding therapy could improve sleep quality of breast cancer patients with insomnia with insufficiency of heart and spleen, and it′s easy to operate, safe with little side effects.

To investigate the immune regulatory effects of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on alloantigen T lymphocyte in vitro, human MSCs were isolated and expanded from bone marrow cells, and identified with cell morphology, and the phenotypes were assessed by immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry. As the stimulation factor of T lymphocytes proliferation, either PHA or dendritic cells isolated from cord blood were cocultured with CD2(+) T lymphocytes from peripheral blood mononuclear cells by magnetic beads with or without MSC in 96-well plats for seven days. T cell proliferation was assessed by [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation using a liquid scintillation counter. T cell subsets, Th1, Th2, Tc1 and Tc2 were analyzed by flow cytometry after co-culture of CD2(+) T cells with MSCs for 10 days. The results showed that a significant decrease of CD2(+) T cell proliferation was evident when MSC were added back to T cells stimulated by DC or PHA, and an increase of Th2 and Tc2 subsets were observed after co-culture of MSC with T lymphocytes. It is suggested that allogeneic MSC can suppress T cell proliferation in vitro and the cause of that was partly depend on interaction of cells and the alteration of T cell subsets.
Bone Marrow Cells ; cytology ; immunology ; CD2 Antigens ; immunology ; Cell Communication ; immunology ; Cell Proliferation ; Cells, Cultured ; Coculture Techniques ; Flow Cytometry ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; immunology ; T-Lymphocyte Subsets ; cytology ; immunology ; T-Lymphocytes ; cytology ; immunology

Background As a newly developed refractive surgery,femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) receives more and more attention.Changes in ocular stray light after femtosecond LASIK is an important problem that impacts visual quality.Some relevant research has been performed before,but the outcomes are conflicting.Objective This primary study was to investigate the change of stray light values before and after femtosecond LASIK and analyze the relevant factors underlying the change.Methods Clinical data from 109 eyes of 55 myopic patients who underwent femtosecond LASIK in Tianjin Eye Hospital from December,2010 through February,2011 were included in this study.Stray light values were measured and recorded by C-Quant stray light meter preoperatively,and 1 day,1 week,1 month and 6 months postoperatively.The stray light data were compared by repeated measures ANOVA,and the correlations among the stray light values with preoperative factors,such as age,equivalent sphere,pupil diameter and central corneal thickness(CCT),as well as with postoperative factors,such as residual bed thickness(RBT),RBT/CCT,ablation depth,ablation ratio,flap thickness,flap diameter flap base width and exiting energy,were analyzed statistically.Written informed consent was obtained from each individual at initial of this study.Results The stray light values were 0.90±0.19,1.10±0.19,1.02±0.18,0.96±0.16 and 0.94±0.15 pre-operation,and 1 day,1 week,1 month and 6 months after femtosecond LASIK.The stray light values increased significantly 1 day,1 week,and 1 month after surgery,showing significant differences among the various time points (F=17.699,P=0.000).The mean stray light value was higher in 1 week than that in 6 months after operation (t=2.412,P=0.017).No significant differences were found in the stray light values between 6 months and 1 month or pre-operation (t =0.779,P =0.437 ; t =-1.877,P =0.062).No significant correlations were seen between preoperative and postoperative stray light values with age,preoperative refractive diopter,pupil diameter or CCT (P＞0.05).The changes in stray light values 1 week,1 month and 6 months after surgery were negatively correlated with ablation depth(r=-0.226,-0.228,-0.241 ;P＜0.05) and ablation ratio(r =-0.149,-0.219,-0.255 ;P＜0.05).Conclusions Stray light values increase within 1 month and return to normal 6 months after femtosecond LASIK.Stray light values may be related to multiple setting laser parameters and factors during femtosecond LASIK.

Objective To study the expressions of foliate binding protein 1(Folbp1),Wnt and ?-catenin genes on the heart of offspring during the development of embryo,whose mother was deficient of folic acid.Methods Control group involving 18 rats and study group involving 18 rats were choosen from the total 36 adult female SD rats randomly copulate with the male normal rats after feeding different fodder for 2 weeks.The heart of the 13.5,17.5 days embryos and the newborns were obtained.The expressions of Folbp1,Wnt and ?-catenin genes mRNA at the 3 periods were evaluated by RT-PCR.Results The expressions of Folbp1,Wnt and ?-catenin genes mRNA of the study group were significantly weaker than those of the control group in heart of the 13.5,17.5 days embryos and the newborns(all P

Objective To investigate the gene expression of connexin43(Cx43) and its effect on gap junction intercellular communication(GJIC) of acute leukemia bone marrow stromal cells(ALBMSCs).Methods After ALBMSCs were transfected by recombinant adenovirus Ad-Cx43-GFP,the expression of report gene GFP and the transfection efficiency were monitored by fluorescent microscopy.RT-PCR,Western blot and immunocytochemical method were used to detect the mRNA and protein expressions of Cx43.Dye transfer procedure was performed to examine the GJIC function.Results After transfected by Ad-Cx43-GFP for 24 h,the expression of GFP in ALBMSCs was detected by fluorescent microscopy and the transfection efficiency was(82.7?2.16)%;The mRNA and protein expressions of Cx43 in ALBMSCs transfected by Ad-Cx43-GFP were higher than those not transfected by Ad-Cx43-GFP(P

OBJECTIVETo explore the effect of dexmedetomidine combined electrical stimulation on cognitive function of neurosurgical diseases patients treated by extracerebral intervention.

METHODSTotally 122 patients with neurosurgical diseases who underwent selective intervention were randomly assigned to the observation group and the control group, 61 cases in each group. Patients in the control group recieved anesthesia by dexmedetomidine. Those in the observation group received electrical stimulation at Baihui (DU20), Yintang ( EX-HN3), and Neiguan (PC6) before dexmedetomidine anesthesia. The cognitive function of patients at preoperative day 1 and postoperative day 1 was respectively evaluated by Mini-Mental State Examinations (MMSE). Serum NSE, S-100β, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α levels were detected in the two groups before intervention and immediately after intervention using ELISA.

RESULTSMMSE scores of two groups were significantly reduced at post-intervention day 1, as compared with one day before intervention. MMSE score of the observation group at post-intervention day 1 was (23.15 ± 1.87) points, significantly higher than that of the control group [ (19.34 ± 1.64) points , (P < 0.05)]. The postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) incidence rate of the observation group was 16.4% (10/61), significantly lower than that of the control group [39.3% (24/61); P < 0.05]. Compared with before intervention, NSE and S-100β protein levels, IL-1β, IL-6 and α-TNF levels of the two groups increased (P < 0.05). Post-intervention NSE and S-100β protein levels, IL-1β, IL-6 and α-TNF levels were significantly lower in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONDexmedetomidine combied electrical stimulation could effectively prevent the occurrence of postoperative cognition, and reduce levels of NSA, S-100β, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α.

Acupuncture Points ; Anesthesia ; methods ; Cognition ; Cognition Disorders ; prevention & control ; Dexmedetomidine ; therapeutic use ; Electric Stimulation Therapy ; Humans ; Interleukin-1beta ; blood ; Interleukin-6 ; blood ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Neurosurgical Procedures ; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase ; blood ; Postoperative Complications ; Postoperative Period ; S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit ; blood ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; blood