ObjectiveTo investigate on the impact of the serum uric acid (UA) level coronary slow flow phenomenon(CSFP).MethodsSelected 30 cases of coronary slow flow patients as CSFP group,30 cases of patients with coronary heart disease,30 cases of patients with angiographically normal as the control group.The serum UA level was measured in three groups.The CSFP group and the control group were measured left anterior descending,circumflex and right coronary artery TIMI frame count(TFC) value.To analyze the mean TFC value of CSFP patients and the relationship between the serum UA level.ResultsCompared with the control group,the left anterior descending,circumflex and right coronary TFC results were significantly higher(all P ＜ 0.05) in the CSFP group.The mean serum UA level of CSFP group ,control group and CHD group were(340.79 ± 79.40)μmol/L, (220.45 ± 82.34)μmol/L,(42625 ± 87.02) μmol/L, the difference was statistically significant (all P ＜ 0.05).The mean serum UA level and TFC value of CSFP group was positively correlated(r = 0.943, P = 0.007).ConclusionElevated level of serum UA is closely related to the occurrence and development of the CSFP.

Objective To explore the effects of parents'participatory functional training on the prognosis of newborn babies with hypoglycemic brain injury.Methods Functional training was given to 32 parents of newborn babies with hypoglycemic brain injury and then carried out on their babies for three months.The clinical symptoms and clinical efficacy of the babies and parents'satisfaction with nursing care were then observed.Results The clinical symptoms of the babies were improved significantly after training, and the parents had significantly higher satisfaction with nursing care as compared to pretraining (p<0.01).After training, 22 babies showed significant clinical efficacy (68.75%) , 8 babies had the targeted effect (25.00%);and the total effect rate was 93.75%.Conclusion Parents'participatory functional training helps to improve the prognosis of newborn babies with hypoglycemic brain injury and reduce the incidence of neurological sequelae.

Objective To analysis the effect of stem cell transplantation on serum homocysteine ( Hcy ) , C reactive protein ( CRP ) and brain derived neurotrophic factor( BDNF) in patients with ischemic stroke.Methods 42 patients who were diagnosed with ischemic stroke in Yichang First People's Hospital were collected.All patients were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, 21 cases in each group.The control group was treated with conventional therapy, and the experimental group was treated with autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for treatment on the basis of conventional therapy, after treatment, the serum levels of serum homocysteine, CRP, BDNF and clinical curative effect were detected in all patients.Results After treatment, compared with control group, the serum Hcy level was lower in the experimental group(P<0.05);the serum CRP level was lower in the experimental group (P<0.05); the serum BDNF level was higher in the experimental group (P<0.05); the FIM, ADL and Fugl-Meyer score were higher in the experimental group(P <0.05).Conclusions The stem cell transplantation can significantly reduce the serum Hcy and CRP levels in patients with ischemic stroke, increase the content of BDNF in serum, improve the therapeutic effect, and have a guiding significance for clinical.

Objective To investigate the killing effect of ethacrynic acid (EA) on lung cancer A549 cells derived spheres and explore the underlying mechanism.Methods A549 spheres were cultured in serum-free medium,and the protein expression of CD133,SOX2,EpCAM and ABCG2 was detected by Western blotting.MTT assay was used to evaluate the cell viability of A549 spheres and A549 cells after treated by 1,2,5,10 and 20 mg/mL cisplatin (DDP) for 48 h.The activity of glutathione S-transferase (GST) was measured by colorimetric method after A549 spheres were treated with 10,50,100 and 200 μmol/L EA,respectively.Flow cytometry,Western blotting,real-time PCR and luciferase assay were used to analyze the levels of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS),formation of A549 spheres,mRNA and protein expression levels of β-catenin,Sox2 and ABCG2,and promoter activity of β-catenin upon 200 μmol/L EA treated cells for 48 h.A549 sphere was infected with β-catenin adenovirus for 24 h,followed by 200 μmol/L EA treatment (in presence or absence of 5 mg/mL DDP) for 24 h.The expression of β-catenin,Sox2 and ABCG2 at mRNA and protein levels was detected by real-time PCR and Western blotting,and cell growth of A549 spheres was evaluated by MTT assay.Results The A549 spheres,with high expression of tumor stem cells markers CD133,SOX2,EpCAM and drug resistance related molecule ABCG2,and resistance to DDP at different doses,were successfully derived.After 200 μmol/L EA had treated A549 sphere for 48 h,the levels of ROS were significantly increased (P ＜ 0.05),and the mRNA and protein levels of β-catenin,Sox2 and ABCG2,and promoter activity of β-catenin were notably decreased (P ＜ 0.05).The treatment of 200 μmol/L EA enhanced the inhibitory effect on proliferation and the promoting effect on apoptosis in A549 spheres induced by 5 mg/mL DDP (P ＜ 0.05).Up-regulation of β-catenin by adenoviral infection partly reversed the effects of 200 μmol/L EA on suppressing the expression levels of β-catenin,Sox2 and ABCG2,compared to the spheres infected with blank adenovirus.Additionally,β-catenin over-expression significantly remitted the inhibitory effect of 200 μmol/L EA and 5 mg/mL DDP on the proliferation in A549 spheres.Conclusion EA exerts inhibitory effect on the proliferation and stemness of A549 spheres through suppressing GST activity and β-catenin expression,and then promotes cell apoptosis.EA might be a novel drug in treatment of lung cancer and cancer stem cells.

Objective To understand the characteristics of pathogenic bacteria and drug resistance of ventilator-associated pneu-monia(VAP)in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU),and to explore the corresponding prevention and control measures,and to pro-vide the basis for the VAP antibiotic treatment.Methods A total of 80 children with respiratory failure and ventilator assisted breathing were selected from the NICU as objects in this study.The clinical data,pathogenic bacteria and drug resistance were ana-lyzed retrospectively.Results In 80 cases,the incidence of VAP was 43.75% (35/80),a total of 70 strains of pathogenic bacteria were isolated,gram negative bacilli accounted for the highest proportion,accounting for 81.43% (57/70).Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae were the most common gram negative bacilli.Gram positive cocci accounted for 8.57% (13/70),which domi-nated by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus,in addition to susceptible to vancomycin,but resistant to the other antibiotics. Conclusion Gram negative bacillus are the main bacteria in VAP cases,and which are multiple drug-resistant pathogens.

Hyperhomocysteinemia, which is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis, may cause aberrant methylation and dysregulation of gene expression, but the characteristics of the aberrant methylation and its key links involved in its pathogenic mechanisms are still poorly understood. The effect of hyperhomocysteine on DNA methylation in vascular smooth muscle cells, its characteristics and the underlying mechanism of Hcy-induced changing in DNA methylation patterns were investigated. Clinical relevant concentrations of homocysteine was added into the cultured vascular smooth muscle cells of the Homo sapien umbilical vein for 24 h. The level of SAM and SAH was detected by HPLC. The activity of SAH Hydrolase was detected by real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR and Western blotting analysis. The level and patterns of DNA methylation were measured by endogenous C-5 DNA methyltransferase(C-5 MT-ase) activity and capacity of genomic DNA to accept methyl groups and methylation-dependent restriction analysis. The results indicated that an increased Hcy concentration induced elevated SAH, declined SAM and the ratio of SAM/SAH, reduced expression of SAH Hydrolase, but increased activity of C-5MT-ase. The methylation status of gDNA analyzed by methyl-accepting capacity of gDNA uncovered a demethylation process in gDNA, or homocysteine-caused hypomethylation in gDNA.With different methylation-dependent restriction endonucleases, the aberrant demethylation was found to prefer C↓CGG sequences to CpG islands. The impacts of different dosage of Hcy showed that the varied detrimental effects of Hcy could be attributed to different concentrations via different mechanisms. In mild and moderate hyperhomocysteinemia, the Hcy may primarily influence the epigenetic regulation of gene expression through the interference of transferring methyl-group metabolism, while in more higher Hcy concentration, the notorious impacts may be more directly caused via oxidative stress, apoptosis, inflammation etc.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of Tongluo Recipe (TLR), a compound Chinese herbal medicine, on experimental diabetic peripheral neuropathy in rats. METHODS: Diabetes was induced by streptozocin in rats. Eight weeks later, the diabetic rats were assigned to 3 groups according to different body weights: untreated group, low-dose TLR-treated group and high-dose TLR-treated group. Eight normal rats were assigned to normal control group. Systemic and sciatic nerve intrinsic antioxidant enzyme activities, lipid peroxide levels, hemorheology and sciatic nerve conduction velocity and ultrastructure changes were evaluated. RESULTS: Glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were lower, and lipid peroxide levels were higher in plasma and sciatic nerve of the untreated group than those in the normal control group (P<0.05). Blood glucose and viscosity in the untreated group were higher than those in the normal control group. Sciatic nerve showed demyelination changes and decrease of conduction velocity. Vasa nervorum expanded and erythrocyte deposited in the capillary in the untreated group. TLR obviously improved sciatic nerve conduction velocity and ameliorated morphology changes, decreased blood viscosity, improved SOD and GSH-Px activities. CONCLUSION: TLR can obviously improve sciatic nerve function and ameliorate morphology changes in rats with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, probably through depleting free radical production, improving endothelial cell function and ameliorating hemorheology changes.

Objective To evaluate the importance of plasma MicroRNAs in early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods 24 patients with AMI as the test group and 20healthy volunteers as the control group were enrolled in this study.Plasma levels of microRNA-1,microRNA-133a,microRNA-208a and microRNA-499 were detected by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) at 3 h,6 h,12 h,24 h,48 h,72 h after the onset of AMI.Results Plasma microRNA-1 level was greatly increased and reached the peak at 3 h after AMI,then was decreased gradually to normal level at 72 h after AMI.Plasma microRNA-133a level was significantly elevated at 6 h after AMI,reached peak at 12 h after AMI,then was decreased to normal level at 48 h after AMI.Plasma microRNA-1 and microRNA-133a levels were correlated with cTnI expression.The peak time of microRNA-1 was earlier than that of cTnI,while the peak time of microRNA-133a was the same as that of cTnI.Conclusions Increased circulating microRNA-1 and microRNA-133a may serve as potential and novel biomarkers for early diagnosis of AMI.

Objective To study the effect of histone deacetylase inhibitors on cell cycle of breast cancer cell line MCF-7.Methods The breast cancer cell line MCF-7 was treated by histone deacetylase inhibitors (TSA、SAHA、CS055、MS-275)respectively and observed by MTT assay after 24 hours,48 hours,72 hours,96 hours.The chosen inhibitor was used to treat MCF-7 cell in different concentration.The flow cytometry was used to detect the Sphase cell and Cyclin A2,Cyclin D1.SPSS 10.0 was used to analyze the data.Results Within the four inhibitors,SAHA showed the most powerful effect of depression of cell growth and time-effect relation.The percentage of Sphase cells and level of Cyclin A2 decreased,the level of Cyclin D1 increased.Conclusions SAHA is the most powerful histone deacetylase inhibitors for breast cancer cell MCF-7,the effect of depression of cell growth shows time-effect relation.Cyclin A2 and Cyclin D1 were involed in this regulation of cell cycle.