Following a brief introduction of relaxin family members, receptors and related signalling pathways,we review effects of relaxin on cardiovascular system,particularly,its anti-fibrotic action.The heart and vessels are target organs of relaxin.Recent studies have documented that the relaxin genes are upregulated in the diseased heart of humans and experimental animals.In several animal disease models,relaxin can reverse cardiac fibrosis.Relaxin may also indirectly promote myocardial regeneration and repair by suppressing fibrotic healing.Further research needs to focus on elucidating the exact mechanisms utilized by relaxin to induce these cardiac actions and translation of experimental findings to novel therapy of cardiovascular disease.

0.05).However,the presence of TC genotype was significantly associated with an increased risk of HBV infection(P0.05).Conclusions The presence of GG genotype at the site-1082 and CC genotype at the site-819 are significantly associated with decreased risk of HBV infection,while the presence of TC genotype at the site-819 is associated with an increased risk of HBV infection.The presence of other genotypes and the frequencies of all the alleles are not associated with the risk of HBV infection.

Protein separation method is the core factor of the proteomics strategy. There are three methods for the protein separation, include two dimensional gel electrophoresis, liquid-phase electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry, and protein-chip. In this article, the principles, processos, and development on the three separation protein methods.were reviewed.

Insulin-like growth factors, their receptors and insulin-like growth factor binding protein constitutes insulin-like growth factor system. Studies in vivo and vitro suggest that they can regulate cell growth and proliferation. Insulin-like growth factors have a potent mitogenic effects which dependent on interaction between insulin-like growth factors and their receptors. IGFBP family contains six high-affinity members with variable functions and mechanisms of actions. In addition to functioning as simple carrier proteins, IGFBP can inhibit or promote IGFs by IGF-dependent or IGF-independent mechanism. Recent findings show that the IGFBP is correlated with the initiation and progression of tumor growth.

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma(DLBCL),the largest category of lymphoma,is a clinically and biologically heterogeneous disease entity.Immunophenotype,tissue microarray and molecular studies underline the extreme heterogeneity of DLBCL and suggest a subclassification of the tumor.This review summarizes the morphological,immunophenotypic,cytogenetic and molecular genetic features of DLBCL relevant to the precise prognostic previsions.

Eph,the largest subfamily of tyrosine kinase receptor, could be divided into two groups,EphA and EphB.Ephs play a role in the embryonic development and differentiation of the nervous and vascular systems. In recent years,a large number of ephrins and Ephs had been found to be overexpressed in numerous human tumors,and have relation to development and prognosis of cancers.Down-regulated of EphA3 and EphA7 in cancers,was attributed to the hypermethylaiton of CpG island in promoter region.

Objective:Ephs have been found to be over-expressed in numerous human tumors,and relate to the development and prognosis of cancers.The expression of EphA7 in colon cancer cell lines and primary colorectal cancers was detected.The role of EphA7 in the development of colorectal cancer was investigated. Methods:Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the expression of EphA7.Methylation specific PCR and bisulfite sequencing were used to examine the methylation status of EphA7.pEGFP-EphA7 plasmid was constructed and was transfected into HCT116 which lost the expression of EphA7.Gene chip was analyzed for the expression of genes between transfectant and mock cell. Results:Down-regulation of EphA7 was observed in cell lines of primary colorectal cancers,and the evidence of aberrant methylation was found in CpG island of EphA7 promoter.The methylation status of EphA7 gene was related to sex,differentiation and location of colorectal cancers.Some genes were up or down regulated in pEGFP-EphA7 transfectant. Conclusion: EphA7 gene may be involved in the carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer.The hypermethylation of CpG island is an important mechanism leading to the down regulation of EphA7 in colorectal cancer.

When a section is divided into two or more sections in hospital,patients must be assigned to the new section along with all medical data.With SQL commands,data is transferred according to the patient's section division.This method is also fit for the case that the section is divided while the nursing unit is not.

14-3-3 protein is a highly conserved soluble acid family. Recent researches suggest that they play critical regulatory roles in cellular processes such as cellular mitosis,growth,differentiation,proliferation and death,etc.14-3-3sigma protein,one member of the family,expresses mainly in epithelial cells and has histological specificity.14-3-3sigma protein interacts with several signal transduction proteins,induces cell cycle arrest in G2 phase after DNA damage,and regulates cellular biological functions.Abnormal expression of 14-3-3? sigma protein is common during tumor transformation,which may be induced by p53 mutation or CpG island hypermethylation of promoter. It is closely related with the transformation,progress and prognosis of human malignant tumors.

Wnt gene family has been shown to encode the multifunctional signaling glycoproteins that are involved in the regulation of a wide variety of normal and pathologic processes,including embriogenesis,differentiation,and tumorigenesis.Recent studies have demonstrated that the Wnt-5a expression is frequently deregulated in various human cancers,which suggested that Wnt5a shuld be a good marker for progression and prognosis of tumor,but the role of Wnt-5a is controversial in different tumors.Here,we assemble evidence of possible relations between Wnt and various tumors.