Objective To investigate the effects of different concentrations of sevoflurane on adhesion and expression of CD24 and CD44v6 in human lung cancer cell line A549.Methods Human lung cancer cell line A549 was obtained from Shanghai Cell Biology Medical Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences and cultured in RPMI1640 culture medium containing 10％ fetal calf serum.The cells were inoculated in 24 well culture plate.After being cultured for 24 h,the cells were randomly divided into 4 groups:control group (group C) and 3 sevoflurane groups exposed to 1.7 ％,3.4 ％ and 5.1％ sevoflurane for 2,4 and 6 h respectively ( groups S1,S2,S3 ).The cells were cultured for another 48 h.Cell adhesion rate was detected by adhesion test and the expression of CD24 and CD44v6 mRNA and protein was determined by RT-PCR and flow cytometry.Results Sevoflurane significantly inhibited the cell adhesion rate and down-regulated CD24 and CD44v6 expression in a concentration and duration of exposure-dependent manner.Conclusion Sevoflurane can inhibit cell adhesion through down-regulation of CD24 and CD44v6 expression.

Objective To explore the effects of psoralen (PSO) and long wave ultraviolet A (PUVA) on apoptosis and expression of Fas in HL-60,K562 and NB4 leukemia cells.Methods The cells were incubated with PSO in different concentrations irradiated with or without UVA.The changes of ultrastructure of cells were observed under the electron microscope.The expression of Fas gene was detected by fluorescent quantitation PCR.The apoptosis ratio and the expression of Fas protein were detected through the flow cytometry.The factorial design and analysis of variance were used to analyze the interaction among the factors.Results There were obvious ultrastructure changes about apoptosis in leukemia cells after treated with PUVA.PSO,UVA and PUVA all increased the apoptosis ratio and expression of Fas gene and protein,and the effects of PUVA were stronger than the other two (P

Objective To investigate the relationship between the expression of regulated-upon activation normal T expressed and secreted(RANTES)and microvascular density(MVD)in hepatocarcinoma(PHC)tissues,and explore its clinical significance. Methods The samples of PHC tissues and adjacent tissues in 47 patients were collected.The expression of RANTES in tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry,and MVD was calculated.The relationship among the expression of RANTES,MVD and clinicopathological features was analysed. Results The positive expression rate and expression score of RANTES in PHC tissues were significantly higher than those in adjacent tissues(55.32% vs 19.15%,P<0.01;1.89±1.77 vs 0.77±1.29,P<0.01).MVD in PHC tissues was significantly higher than that in adjacent tissues(67.30±13.68 vs 37.20±10.58,P<0.01).MVD of PHC tissues in patients with metastasis was significantly higher than that in patients without metastasis[(73.50±13.77)/HP vs (64.10±12.68)/HP,P<0.05],while there were no correlations among MVD,expression of RANTES and the other clinicopathological features of PHC.MVD was positively correlated with the expression score of RANTES in PHC tissues(r=0.386,P<0.05). Conclusion RANTES might be closely related to the angiogenesis in PHC.

AIDS Vaccines ; administration & dosage ; genetics ; immunology ; Animals ; HIV Infections ; immunology ; prevention & control ; virology ; HIV-1 ; genetics ; immunology ; Humans ; Immunity, Mucosal

Adult ; Brain Abscess ; etiology ; Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Postoperative Complications

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional stage between normal aging and dementia. The main characteristic of the patients with MCI is the impairment of episodic memory in which hippocampus plays an important role. Therefore, the detection of structural and functional changes of hippocampus will be the key to early diagnosis of MCI. This paper presents a brief overview of recent study about hippocampal magnetic resonance imaging of MIC.

Adult ; Facial Nerve Diseases ; complications ; Female ; Humans ; Mastoiditis ; complications ; Neurofibroma ; complications

Objective To determine the median effective target plasma concentration (EC50) of remifentanil inhibiting responses to skull-pin placement when combined with propofol in the female patients undergoing neurosurgery.Methods Sixteen female patients,aged 20-60 yr,with body mass index of 18-30 kg/m2,of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,scheduled for elective neurosurgery under general anesthesia,were enrolled in this study.Anesthesia was induced with propofol and remifentanil given by target-controlled infusion and iv rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg.The target plasma concentration (Cp) of remifentanil and propofol was set at 5 ng/ml and 3 μg/ml,respectively.At 3 min after tracheal intubation,the target Cp of remifentanil was adjusted and set at 5 ng/ml in the first patient.The skull-pin was placed after the target effect-site and plasma concentrations were balanced.The Cp increased/decreased by 20％ each time in the next patient depending on whether or not the response to skull-pin placement was positive.The ratio between the two successive concentrations was 1.2.The response to skull-pin placement was defined as positive when heart rate and/or mean arterial pressure increased by 20％ of the baseline value within 1 min after placement.The EC50 and 95％ confidence interval of remifentanil required to inhibit responses to skull-pin placement were calculated when combined with propofol.Results The EC50 (95％ confidence interval) of remifentanil required to inhibit responses to skull-pin placement was 3.74 (3.43-4.09) ng/ml when combined with propofol.Conclusion When combined with propofol,the EC50 of remifentanil inhibiting responses to skull-pin placement is 3.74 ng/ml in the female patients undergoing neurosurgery.

AIM: To investigate the effect of Se-containing spirulina phycocyanin (Se-SPC) on liver injury of mice induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4). METHODS: The mouse model was conducted by intragastric feeding with 2% CCl 4 oil for three times, meanwhile Se-SPC, spirulina phycocyanin (SPC) and Na 2SeO 3 were injected (ip) to various groups for 7 days. Then selenium (Se), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), malondiaoldehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) levels in blood and liver were measured. RESULTS: The level of Se, GPx and SOD activities were obviously higher ( P

Objective To compare the biomechanical performance of three different fixation instruments for tibial fractures.Methods Fourteen fresh tibial specimens were made into models of oblique fracture.Seven models were fixed with unilateral axial dynamic fixation(UADF),and seven with limited contact dynamic compression plate(LC-DCP).After biomechanical tests had been done for the UADF group,an extra screw was used at the oblique fracture site to reinforce the fixation with extra limited internal fixation.Each model was tested for its hiomechanical performance in resisting compression,bending and rotation.Results The performance of UADF was significantly poorer than that of LC-DCP and UADF with limited internal fixation in anti-compression,an- ti-bending and anti-rotation(P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in the rigidity between LC-DCP and UADF with limited internal fixation(P＞0.05).Conclusion UADF with extra limited internal fixation is a recommendable method for tihial fractures because it cart provide the same effective fixation as LC-DCP does.