Objective To evaluate the effects of different concentrations of parecoxib sodium on the rat sperm motility,capacitation and acrosome reaction in vitro.Methods The sperm samples from Sprague-Dawley rat epididymis were collected by Klinefelter diffusion method and randomly divided into 4 groups (n =18 each) using a random number table:control group (group C),and parecoxib sodium 100,500,1 000 μmol/L groups (P1-3 groups).Parecoxib sodium with the final concentrations of 100,500 and 1 000 μmol/L was added to the culture medium.The samples were then incubated for 5 h in an airtight container filled with 5 ％ CO2 at 37 ℃.Then sperm motility was examined in vitro at 37 ℃ and analyzed by the computer-assisted sperm analysis,including the sperm motility ((a + b)％),average path velocity (VAP),straight line velocity (VSL),curvilinear velocity (VCL) and amplitude of lateral head displacement (ALH).The capacitation effect was assessed by using the chlortetracycline staining and phase-contract microscopy.The acrosome reaction was evaluated by coomassie brilliant blue staining.Results The VAP,VSL,VCL and capacitation ability of the sperm were gradually decreased in C and P1-3 groups (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group C,(a + b)％ in P2,3 groups and ALH in P2 group were significantly decreased (P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in the acrosome reaction between groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Parecoxib sodium has significant inhibitory effects on the rat sperm motility and capacitation in a dose-dependent manner,while has no effect on the acrosome reaction in vitro.

Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) plays a critical role in the process of cell adhesion and migration by regulating the expression of downstream small G proteins. A kind of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitor was used to inhibit the phosphorylation of Y397 site of FAK, and scratch wound migration assay was used to examine the effect of FAK inhibitor with different concentrations (0-250 nmol/mL) on the migration of hepatomal cells (Hep G2 cells) at 0, 2, 4, 8 and 24h. Immunofluorescence analysis and Western blot analysis were performed to detect the expression of F-actin and small G proteins Rac1, RhoA and Cdc42 in Hep G2 cells treated with FAK inhibitor for 120 min. The results indicated that the FAK inhibitor can inhibit the migration of Hep G2 cells with a dose- and time-dependent manner. F-actin was down-regulated in Hep G2 cells treated with FAK inhibitor for 120 min, and expression of small G proteins were inhibited at different durations. The inhibition of FAK phosphorylation could inhibit cell adhesion and migration by down-regulating small G proteins. These results suggested that FAK inhibitor can inhibit the migration of tumor cells by blocking FAK phosphorylation. This means that FAK inhibitor can block the metastasis of tumor cells to surrounding tissues. It may be a potential application in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
Cell Adhesion ; drug effects ; Cell Movement ; drug effects ; Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases ; antagonists & inhibitors ; metabolism ; physiology ; Hep G2 Cells ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; pathology ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; prevention & control

CXCR1 and CXCR2 are important receptors in regulating vascular endothelial cell activities. In order to elucidate the role of CXCR1/2 in shear stress-induced endothelial cell migration, we have investigated the expression levels of CXCR1 and CXCR2 in the endothelial cells exposed to shear stress. In the experiment, anti-IL8RA and anti-IL8RB were used to antagonize CXCR1 and CXCR2. Different shear stresses were generated in a flow chamber; scratch test was carried out to compare endothelial cell migration in the control group and the receptor-antagonized groups. The results indicated that the migration of endothelial cells was restrained effectively after CXCR1 and CXCR2 were antagonized by anti-IL8RA and anti-IL8RB. And anti-IL8RA showed a stronger inhibitive effect than did anti-IL8RB (P<0.05). In the group with both receptor antagonisms, the migration was further inhibited. These results suggest that both CXCR1 and CXCR2 are important factors in mediating the migration of endothelial cells induced by shear stress, and CXCR1 fulfills a more important role.
Cell Movement ; physiology ; Endothelial Cells ; cytology ; metabolism ; Humans ; Mechanotransduction, Cellular ; drug effects ; Receptors, Interleukin-8A ; antagonists & inhibitors ; physiology ; Receptors, Interleukin-8B ; antagonists & inhibitors ; physiology ; Shear Strength ; Stress, Mechanical ; Umbilical Veins ; cytology ; metabolism

Objectives To evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the incidence risk of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC).Methods This retrospective study included 1210 PTMC patients who underwent surgery between November 2013 and October 2014 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital,China Academy of Medical Science.A population-based 1∶1 matched case-control study was conducted,and each PTMC patients was matched with one who received thyroid function and ultrasonic to confirm that there was no disease in the thyroid.The clinical profiles of these patients were collected.According to Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Overweight and Obesity in Chinese Adults,all subjects were divided into three groups:underweight (BMI ≤ 18.5 kg/m2),normal(18.5 kg/m2 ＜ BMI ≤ 23.9 kg/m2),overweight (24.0 kg/m2 ＜ BMI ＜ 27.9 kg/m2) and obese group(BMI≥28.0 kg/m2).The relationship between BMI and PTMC incidence risk was analyzed by casecontrol study.Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze the relationship between BMI and PTMC severity.Results The BMI of PTMC patients was significant higher than in normal control [(24.30 ±3.33) kg/m2 vs (23.31 ± 3.50) kg/m2,P ＜ 0.0001].Compared with BMI normal group,the incidence risk of PTMC in underweight group was significantly lower (OR =0.449,95 ％ CI:0.270-0.747),which is higher in overweight and obese group (OR =1.559,95％ CI:1.261-1.928;OR =2.059,95％ CI:1.501-2.823).Histopathological review of 1210 PTMC patients with surgical resection revealed.The proportions of underweight,normal,overweight and obese group of the patients with extrathyroid extension (3.1％,48.0％,36.7％,12.2％) have significant differences with those in the patients whose tumor are limited to the thyroid (0.7％,45.2％,36.0％,18.1％) (P =0.0090).The proportions of 4 group of the patients with multiple lesions (3.2％,49.0％,35.6％,12.2％) were significantly differences to those in the patients with single lesion (0.8％,43.3％,38.7％,17.2％) (P =0.0050).Multivariate analysis showed that underweight is a protective factor of extrathyroidal extension (OR =0.219,95 ％ CI:0.051-0.932;OR =0.279,95 ％ CI:0.085-0.935) and mulifocality,and obese is an independent risk factors(OR =1.556,95％CI:1.047-2.312;OR =1.764,95％CI:1.204-2.584).Conclusions This study identified that the incidence risk of PTMC is positive related with BMI.In PTMC patients,obesity increases the risk of mulifocality and extrathyroidal extension.Attention should be paid to the effect of obesity on the incidence risk of PTMC and the diagnosis and treatment in clinical practice.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of mobile phone use with sleep disorder and unhealthy eating behavior among college students of a medical university in Guangzhou. METHODS: Mobile Phone Involvement Questionnaire (MPIQ), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire Revised 21 Item (TFEQ-R21) were used to survey 2122 undergraduates of the medical university. One-sample t test, One-way ANOVA and multiple linear regression analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Age, body mass index (BMI), phone use before sleep, phone use frequency, sleep quality (assessed by total PSQI score) and the dimension scores of TFEQ-R21 for uncontrolled eating, cognitive restraint, and emotional eating were all significantly correlated with the total score of MPIQ ( < 0.05). Phone use before sleep, high frequency of mobile phone use, poor sleep quality and emotional eating were associated with high MPIQ scores, while lower cognitive restraint and emotional eating tendency were correlated with lower scores of MPIQ. Bivariate analysis revealed that age (=0.088, < 0.001), BMI (=0.055, < 0.05), PSQI scores (=0.204, < 0.001), TFEQ-UE scores (=0.199, < 0.001), TFEQ-CR scores (=-0.076, < 0.001), TFEQ-EE scores (=0.170, < 0.001), phone use before sleep (=0.429, < 0.001), and phone use frequency (=0.316, < 0.001) were all significantly correlated with MPIQ scores; multiple linear regression analysis showed that model 4 incorporating the scores of TFEQ-UE, TFEQ-CR, and TFEQ-EE explained up to 21.8% of the main effect (adjusted R= 21.5%). CONCLUSIONS Mobile phone overuse is associated with poor sleep quality and unhealthy eating behaviors, and education and interventions for mobile phone use is essential among college students.
Cell Phone ; Feeding Behavior ; Humans ; Sleep Wake Disorders ; Students ; Universities

OBJECTIVE: To test the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of Mobile Phone Involvement Questionnaire (MPIQ) in college students. METHODS: We assessed the degree of phone dependence using the MPIQ among 2122 college students. One month later, 60 students were randomly selected for assessment with the MPIQ, and the ROC curve was generated to evaluate the true positive rate (sensitivity) and false positive rate at different cutoff values to determine the optimal cutoff score of the MPIQ. RESULTS: Among 98.9% of the participants who finished all the items, their MPIQ scores show a positive skew distribution and a one-factor structure. The load scores of the items ranged from 0.54 to 0.77. The Cronbach's α coefficient and the Spearman Brown split reliability were 0.84 and 0.83, respectively, the correlation coefficients between the items and total score ranged from 0.54 to 0.76, and the test-retest reliability was 0.48 ( < 0.001). At the optimal cut-off score of 32, the sensitivity and the specificity of the MPIQ were 0.634 and 0.652, respectively. CONCLUSIONS At the optimal cut-off score of 32, the MPIQ has good validity and reliability for assessing phone dependence among college students.
Cell Phone ; Humans ; Reproducibility of Results ; Students ; Surveys and Questionnaires