Objective To investigate the effect of glutaminase 1(GLS1)specific inhibitor BPTES[bis-2-（5-phenylacetamido-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl）ethyl sulfide]on the liver fibrosis in the mouse model of liver fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride(CCl4).Methods Male C57BL/6J mice were intraperitoneally injected with olive oil(control group),10%CCl4(10 μL/g,model group)or 10% CCl4(10 μL/g)+ BPTES(10 mg/kg,treatment group),with 10 mice in each group,two doses a week for four weeks to establish liver fibrosis model. Collagen deposition in mouse liver tissue was observed by Sirius red staining. The expression levels of actin alpha 2(Acta2),collagen typeⅠalpha 1(Col1a1)GLS1 and GLS1 protein were detected by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemical staining.Results Compared with the control group,the liver tissue of mice in the model group was generally enlarged,the surface was not smooth and granular,and the ratio of liver mass to tibia length significantly increased(t = 2. 979,P < 0. 05);The Sirius red positive area of collagen deposition increased signifi-cantly in the liver tissue of mice in the model group(t = 7. 661,P < 0. 01),the relative expression levels of Acta2 and Col1a1 significantly increased(t = 4. 335 and 5. 319,respectively,each P < 0. 01),and the mRNA and protein levels of GLS1 significantly increased(t = 5. 319 and 9. 725,respectively,each P < 0. 01). However,compared with the model group,the BPTES treatment group had a reduction in liver mass,a significant reduction in the Sirius red positive area of collagen deposition in liver tissue(t = 7. 427,P < 0. 01),and a significant reduction in the relative expressions of Atca2 and Col1a1(t = 3. 713 and 2. 628,respectively,each P < 0. 05).Conclusion Inhibition of GLS1activity can significantly improve the degree of liver fibrosis induced by CCl4,providing a new idea for the treatment of liver fibrosis.

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China ; Hospital Design and Construction ; standards ; Hospitals ; Humans ; Occupational Exposure ; analysis ; prevention & control ; Radiology Department, Hospital ; Safety ; standards

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[ABSTRACT]OBJECTIVETo investigate the methods of diagnosing and treating congenital middle ear cholesteatoma
and causes of misdiagnosis.METHODSThis was a retrospective review of 9 cases of congenital middle ear cholesteatoma in this hospital.RESULTS9 patients all received operative treatment and definite diagnosis was made by histopathologic investigation. The ossicular reconstruction was performed to 6 patients. All of the cases were followed-up for 3 months-2.5 years. A-B gap was 20 dB. After 1 year, no residual or recurrence of cholesteatoma was found in CT scan. All patients had been misdiagnosed. Misdiagnosis rate was 100%.CONCLUSIONCongenital middle ear cholesteatoma is a clinically rare and diagnosis is usually delayed in clinical practice due to the silent nature of the disease in its early stage. Preoperative diagnosis may be based on Levenson diagnostic criteria and CT imaging. Early surgical treatment can obtain a good effect of hearing reconstruction. To avoid misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment, radiological evaluation and careful local examination are really important, which may also avoid serious complications.

Forty cases of low back pain due to climacteric osteoporosis were treated by needling Fengchi (GB 20), Dazhui (GV 14), Geshu (BL 17), Tianzong (SI 11) and Ashi points, as well as oral Chinese herbs. Results showed cure in 25 cases, improvement in 9 cases and failure in 6 cases, with the total effective rate of 85.0%.

Objective To study the relationship between the gene mutations of DNA gyrase subunit A(gyrA)and quinolone resistance in Salmonella typhi. Methods The genes of gyrA DNA of Salmonella typhi S275(a clinically isolated quinolone susceptible strain)and its spontaneous quinolone-re-sistant mutant RGl were examined in this study with polymerase chain reaction(PCR),restrictive frag-ments length polymorphism(RFLP),single strand conformational polymorphism(SSCP)and nucleotide sequencing. Results Nudeotide sequencing of gyrA in Salmonella typhi S275 revealed that the bases of 128～426 kept highly conservative as compared with those of Escherichia coli KL-16,with only 7.49%difference in the gyrA nucleotides 128～426 between the two strains.Most of the mutations were silent mutations,which contributed to 3 amino acid substitutions in gyrase(including Thr-45→His,Arg-49→Leu and Val-56→Gly),and all these substitutions were located outside the quinolone resistance determining re-gion(amino acids 67-106 of subunit A of gyrase).In comparison with Salmonella typhi S275,a single mutation was found at base 247 of gyrA of Salmonella typhi RG1,with change transferred from T to G and led to a substitution of Ser-83→Ala.The mutation might be responsible for the increase of MICs of nalidixic acid,ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin against Salmonella typhi from 2,0.06 and<0.03 to 512,2,and 1 mg/L respectively.Ser-83→A1a was also a newly discovered substitution in gyrA of Salmonella spp.The results of PCR-RFLP and SSCP were in concordance with results of nucleotide sequencing. Conclu.sions The mutation of gyrase at the 83rd amino acid maybe play a principal role in the resistance of Salmonella typhi to quinolone.

Objective To observe the inhibition of different concentrations of curcumin on cell growth,and explore the molecular mechanism of curcumin on human osteosarcoma.Methods Curcumin of different concentrations(0,10,20 and 40?mol/L) was administered to U-2OS cells of human osteosarcoma for 12h,24h and 48h,respectively.The proliferation of U-2OS cells was measured by MTT assay.Results Curcumin significantly inhibited the proliferation of PC-3 cells in vitro in concentration-and time-dependent manners.The higher the concentration of curcumin,the stronger the inhibition was(10?mol/L,20?mol/L,40?mol/L of r=-0.9638,-0.9778 and-0.9764,respectively,P

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the developing trend of Chinese materia medica in 2003 and the main research hotspots retrospectively. METHODS: The published articles in 2003 issues of 4 kinds of Journals included in (2000) were taken as statistical sources. The titles and key words were selected manually and statistic study was made using word frequency analysis method. RESULTS &CONLUSION: Pharmaceutical analysis, chemical constituents and pharmacology of Chinese traditional medicines are the main research hotspots in 2003; The quality control of Chinese traditional medicines, chemical constituents of Chinese medicinal herbs, the development of drugs against tumor and cardiovascular disease will be the main researches in Chinese materia medica.