BACKGROUND:Heavy load exercises can induce the ultrastructural changes in the skeletal muscle by the depolymerization and/or degradation of tubulin in the skeletal muscle, thereby lessening contraction activities of the skeletal muscle. OBJECTIVE:To observe the effects of heavy load exercise and acupuncture on tubulin levels, and to analyze their roles and mechanisms in skeletal muscle injury and repair. METHODS:138 male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 8 weeks were randomly divided into acute exercise group (n=114) and long-term exercise group (n=24). The acute exercise group included four subgroups:sedentary group (n=6), exercise group (n=36), acupunctured group (n=36) and exercise plus acupuncture group (n=36). In the acute exercise experiment, rats were acupunctured after a medium-large intensity downhil running. Rat’s soleus samples were taken immediately, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after exercise and/or acupuncture. In the long-term exercise experiment, rats underwent exercise and acupuncture for 3 weeks, and rat’s soleus samples were col ected at 24 hours after the last training. Expressions ofα-tubulin and microtubule-associated protein 4 (MAP4) in the soleus were detected by western blot assay. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After acute exercise, expression ofα-tubulin and MAP4 was up-or down-regulated transiently. After acute exercise combined with acupuncture, the protein expressions ofα-tubulin and MAP4 changed slightly. However, the long-term exercise induced an increase inα-tubulin protein expression, while a significant decrease in MAP4 protein expression. It was worth noting that acupuncture treatment reduced long-term exercise-induced variations of MAP4 expression. These results suggest that the heavy load exercise can induce the depolymerization of tubulins in the skeletal muscle, and acupuncture may relieve this effect.

Objective To identify the threshold of percentage of body fat (BF％) associated with diabetes mellitus,hypertension and dyslipidemia in an elderly Chinese population.Methods An individual was considered as a subject if they exhibited any one of the three cardiovascular disease risk factors:diabetes mellitus,hypertension or dyslipidemia.A total of 1 140 subjects were recruited from the Physical Examination Center of Tianjin Hospital,China (male 511,female 629,aged ≥60 years).Questionnaire interview,physical examination,body composition measurement,blood biochemistry measurement,muscle strength measurement and other measurements were performed for each subject.Receiver operating curves (ROC) were created to determine the optimal percentage of body fat cutoff points,with the presence of diabetes mellitus,hypertension or dyslipidemia as outcome variable.Results The percentage of subjects with at least one of the following conditions (diabetes mellitus,hypertension or dyslipidemia) was 62.8％ for men and 73.9％ for women.Increased percentage of body fat was associated with an increased occurrence of diabetes mellitus,hypertension or dyslipidemia in the elderly,particularly among women.The ROC curve shows that the threshold of fat percentage in men and women was 28.2％ and 36.6％,respectively.Conclusion The risks of diabetes,hypertension and dyslipidemia is closely related to elevated body fat mass in the elderly.The percentage of body fat mass is an important indicator of obesity,threshold of BF ％ can provide reference for clinical obesity intervention in elderly patients.It also can provide reference for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Objective To observe the protective effect of Qiangxin oral liquid on experimental left ventricular hypertrophy induced by isoproterenol and ultrastructure in rats.MethodsMyocardial hypertrophy model of rats were established by injection of isoproterenol (5 mg/kg/d) for 7 days. Thirty rats were divided into the control group, model group and treatment group (treated with Qiangxin oral liquid from second day after myocardial hypertrophy model made and continued for 12 weeks). Cardiac structure and function were detected in all groups by ultrasonography on 2nd, 6th and 12th week after model made respectively. After 12 weeks, the left ventricular weight/body weight index (LVW/BW) of all animals was tested and myocardial ultrastructure was examined.ResultsCompared with the model group, the interventricular septal end systolic thickness, left ventricular posterior wall thickness, left ventricular diameter, and left ventricular mass index of the treatment group decreased significantly ( P<0.05～0.01), while the damage of myocardial ultrastructrue lightened.ConclusionQiangxin oral liquid can improve the experimental myocardial hypertrophy of rats induced by isoproterenol.

Objective To measure the tear film lipid layer thickness (LLT) in dry eye patients and investigate the correlations of LLT with ocular surface signs.Methods One hundred and thirty dry eye patients (130 eyes),including 64 meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) patients and 66 non-MGD patients,were included in this study.LLT,break-up time (BUT),fluorescein staining (FL),Marx's line (ML) score and Schirmer I test were performed and examined.The distribution of LLT in different age groups and the correlations between LLT and other examinations were analyzed.Results There was significant difference in LLT among different age groups (P =0.007),while LLT was not significantly different between male and female in each age group (P ＞ 0.05).LLT was positively correlated with age (r =0.334,P ＜ 0.001) and was not correlated with sex (r =0.107,P =0.226).LLT was positively correlated with upper eyelid ML score (r =0.295,P =0.001) and lower eyelid ML score (r =0.233,P =0.008).There was no significant correlation of LLT with BUT,FL or Schirmer Ⅰ test (all P ＞0.05).In the MGD group,there were positive correlations of LLT with upper eyelid ML score and lower eyelid ML score (all r =0.306,P =0.014),and no correlation of LLT with other examinations (all P ＞ 0.05).In the non-MGD group,there was no correlation of LLT with other examinations (all P ＞ 0.05).In a multivariate linear regression analysis,age and upper eyelid ML score were significantly related to LLT (β =0.254,P =0.005 for age and β =0.207,P =0.022 for upper eyelid ML score) in all dry eye patients.Age was the only factor related to LLT (β =0.382,P =0.002) in the MGD group.Upper eyelid ML score and lower eyelid ML score were higher in the MGD group than the non-MGD subgroup (all P ＜ 0.001).Conclusion LLT is positively correlated with age and ML score in dry eye patients.The measurement of tear film LLT,as an auxiliary examination in the diagnosis of dry eye disease,should be analyzed with the influential factors including age.

BACKGROUND: High-intensity exercise can induce the depolymerization and/or degradation of tubulin in the skeletal muscle. According to the close relation with the mitochondria, tubulin may influence mitochondrial movement track and molecular motor, thereby varying the movement and distribution of mitochondria. OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of high-intensity exercise on α-tubulin, MAP4, Miro1 and mitochondrial ultrastructures, analyze their sequential changes and further explore whether tubular depolymerization regulates the movement and distribution of mitochondria via Miro1. METHODS: Fifty-six Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into control (n=8) and exercise (n=48) groups. The rats in the exercise group ran on the treadmill ( -16°, 20 m/minute) for 90 minutes, and the soleus samples were removed immediately, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after exercise (n=8 each time point). The expression levels of α-tubulin, MAP4 and Miro1 were detected by western blot assay, and the ultrastructural changes of mitochondria were observed under transmission electron microscope. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The expression level of α-tubulin was decreased significantly at 6 and 12 hours after exercise. The expression level of MAP4 was increased significantly at 6, 12, 48 and 72 hours after exercise. The expression level of Miro1 was increased firstly at 6 and 12 hours after exercise, and decreased at 72 hours after exercise. In the control group, the paired mitochondria were arranged on the both sides of Z line, and few appeared in the myolemma. Mitochondria began to accumulate in the myolemma immediately and 6 hours after exercise; the number achieved the peak at 12 hours, reduced at 24 and 48 hours, and returned to normal at 72 hours. These results suggest that high-intensity exercise can induce the depolymerization of microtubules in the skeletal muscle, thus regulating the movement and distribution of mitochondria via Miro1.

Objective:To explore the abnormalities of efficiency in resting state functional brain network in patients with paranoid schizophrenia and the correlations between efficiencies and clinical symptoms.Methods:A total of 73 patients with schizophrenia (SZ group) met with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-Ⅳ) criteria for schizophrenia and 70 healthy controls (HC group) were included .All subjects were checked by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and positive and negative syndrome scale(PANSS) were used to assess the symptoms.Abnormalities of global and local efficiency of brain regions in brain functional network were analyzed by graph theory.Pearson correlation was used to analyze the correlation between the abnormal global efficiency and local efficiency of brain regions of SZ group and PANSS.SPSS 20.0 software was used for dependent-sample t-test, ANOVA test and Pearson correlation analysis. Results:Compared with the HC group, SZ group showed increased global efficiency in bilateral thalamus(left: 0.26±0.06, 0.28±0.04, t=2.03, P=0.044.right: 0.26±0.06, 0.28±0.05, t=2.08, P=0.040), right orbital part of middle frontal gyrus(0.21±0.04, 0.23±0.05, t=2.25, P=0.026), cerebellar lobule Ⅸ(0.19±0.06, 0.21±0.05, t=2.56, P=0.011) and vermis Ⅲ(0.15±0.08, 0.19±0.07, t=3.27, P=0.001), while decreased global efficiency in bilateral parahippocampal gyrus(left: 0.25±0.05, 0.22±0.05, t=-3.34, P=0.001.right: 0.27±0.04, 0.23±0.05, t=-4.96, P=0.000), superior occipital gyrus(left: 0.27±0.03, 0.26±0.03, t=-2.70, P=0.008.right: 0.27±0.02, 0.26±0.03, t=-2.73, P=0.007), superior parietal gyrus(left: 0.27±0.03, 0.26±0.05, t=-2.63, P=0.010.right: 0.27±0.03, 0.25±0.05, t=-2.76, P=0.007), paracentral lobule(left: 0.28±0.03, 0.26±0.07, t=-2.47, P=0.015.right: 0.28±0.04, 0.25±0.07, t=-3.06, P=0.003), left precental gyrus(0.28±0.04, 0.27±0.04, t=-1.98, P=0.049), left cuneus(0.26±0.04, 0.25±0.04, t=-2.08, P=0.039), left lingual gyrus(0.29±0.03, 0.28±0.03, t=-2.28, P=0.024), left middle occipital gyrus(0.29±0.03, 0.28±0.03; t=-2.74, P=0.007), left middle temporal gyrus(0.28±0.03, 0.26±0.03, t=-2.73, P=0.007), temporal pole in left middle temporal gyrus(0.20±0.06, 0.18±0.06, t=-2.59, P=0.011) and right hippocampus(0.27±0.04, 0.26±0.06, t=-2.05, P=0.042).Compared with the HC group, SZ group showed increased local efficiency in bilateral caudate nucleus(left: 0.33±0.06, 0.35±0.05, t=2.54, P=0.012.right: 0.33±0.07, 0.35±0.04, t=2.77, P=0.007) and left superior occipital gyrus(0.39±0.03, 0.40±0.02, t=2.17, P=0.031), while decreased local efficiency in bilateral parahippocampal gyrus(left: 0.35±0.04, 0.32±0.07, t=-3.16, P=0.002.right: 0.34±0.04, 0.32±0.07, t=-2.91, P=0.004), left supplementary motor area(0.36±0.02, 0.35±0.05, t=-2.01, P=0.047), left inferior parietal but supramarginal and angular gyrus(0.35±0.03, 0.34±0.05, t=-2.65, P=0.009), left cerebellar crus Ⅱ(0.37±0.03, 0.36±0.04, t=-2.01, P=0.046), lobule ⅦB(0.37±0.03, 0.35±0.07, t=-1.98, P=0.049), right posterior cingulate gyrus(0.36±0.04, 0.34±0.07, t=-2.07, P=0.041), right superior parietal gyrus(0.37±0.03, 0.36±0.05, t=-2.19, P=0.031), right precuneus(0.36±0.02, 0.35±0.04, t=-2.36, P=0.020), right paracentral lobule(0.37±0.02, 0.36±0.06, t=-2.07, P=0.041) and right temporal pole in middle temporal gyrus(0.33±0.08, 0.30±0.09, t=-2.09, P=0.038).The global efficiency of bilateral paracentral lobule and left temporal pole in middle temporal gyrus in SZ group were negatively correlated with the negative scale scores( r=-0.25, -0.25, -0.26, all P<0.05).The global efficiency of right hippocampus in SZ group was positively correlated with total scores of PANSS( r=0.23, P=0.049).The global efficiency of left middle temporal gyrus in SZ group was negatively correlated with total scores of PANSS( r=-0.23, P=0.049).The local efficiency of right paracentral lobule in SZ group was negatively correlated with the positive scale scores( r=-0.24, P=0.038). Conclusion:The brain networks of patients with first-episode paranoid schizophrenia may have regional dysfunction in the transmission efficiency and fault-tolerant ability of resting state brain functional network, and the abnormalities of efficiency may be associated with the severity of psychiatric symptoms in several brain regions.

Objective To prepare and evaluate flutide-loaded PLGA nanoparticles modified with cell-penetrating peptide-TAT.Methods The sequence of TAT was synthesized with florenl methyoxycarbonyl amino acids .The purity and molecular weight of TAT were determined using RP-HPLC and MALDI-TOF-MS.PLGA was modified with the TAT peptide and then prepared into flutide-loaded nanoparticles ( TAT-PLGA NPs) with the double emulsion method .The physical and chemical properties were evaluated , including size distribution, Zeta potential, SEM of nanoparticles , loading ratio of drug content and release profiles of TAT-PLGA NPs in vitro.The cytotoxicity of TAT-PLGA NPs was evaluated by CCK-8 methods.Results The purity of synthesized TAT was 95.6%, and molecular weight was 1495.8.The mean diameter,Zeta potential, drug loading ratio of TAT-PLGA nanoparticals were (159.5 ±2.1) nm, -(1.87 ±0.6) mV, and (5.75 ±0.17)μg/mg, respectively.The nanoparticles observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) had a spherical shape and uniform size without aggregation .In vitro release test showed sustained release of flutide from TAT-PLGA nanoparticles .Cell proliferation assay revealed that the TAT-PLGA nanoparticles did not damage the cell growth in vitro and showed good compatibility.Conclusion TAT-PLGA nanoparticles are prepared successfully by double emulsion method,and have sustained-release effect and good compatibility in vitro.They have potential application prospect in prevention and treatment of influenza .

Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of DADS in inhibiting the proliferation and inducing apoptosis of gastro-esophageal cancer cells in vitro.Methods The gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma cells OE1 9 were treated by DADS of different concentrations in vitro.Morphologic changes were observed by the microscope and MTT assay was performed to test the growth-inhibitory effect of DADS on OE1 9 cells.Apoptosis rate of OE1 9 treated with different concentrations of DADS was measured by flow cytometry.Real-time PCR was used to detect DADS-induced effects on mRNA expressions of Caspase-3 ,Caspase-9 ,Bcl-2 ,Bax and NF-κB in OE1 9 cells.Results DADS inhibited the proliferation of OE19 cells in a dose-dependent manner.The apoptosis rate of OE19 cells was 14.0%,25.4% and 19.0% and 27.2%,respectively,when treated with 40 and 80μg/mL DADS for 24 h and 48 h.Real-time PCR assay showed that DADS could enhance mRNA expression levels of Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 and significantly decrease the mRNA expression levels of NF-κB and Bcl-2 and the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax. Conclusion DADS can significantly inhibit the proliferation and induce the apoptosis of gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma cells via mitochondria-dependent pathways,which may be related to NF-κB and Bcl-2 families.

Mental retardation is defined by significant limitations in intellectual function and adaptive behavior that occur before 18 years of age. Many chromosomal diseases come with mental retardation. We reported two Chinese families with partial trisomy 9p and other chromosome partial monosomy, clinical features of mental retardation and mild facial and pinkie anomalies. In the family 1, we showed that the proband carried a trisomy 9p21.3→pter and monosomy 21q22.3→qter by using fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis. Molecular genetic analysis defined the precise breakpoint on chromosome 9p between markers D9S1846 and D9S171, an interval of about 2.9 Mb on 9p21.3, and the breakpoint on chromosome 21q between markers D21S1897 and D21S1446, a region of about 1.5 Mb on 21q22.3. In the family 2, a patient with trisomy 9p21.3→pter and monosomy 5p15.33→pter, and a de novo maternal balanced translocation between chromosomes 5 and 9 was identified in his mother. Cytogenetic and molecular genetic analysis defined the precise breakpoints on chromosome 9p21.3 and chromosome 5p15.33. Further clinical investigation found that any individual had no refractoriness eczema disease except the proband in this family. These results further implicate that trisomy 9p is associated with mental retardation, and that there may be key gene duplication on chromosome 9p21.3→9pter responsible for mental retardation and mild facial anomaly. This result has been applied successfully in prenatal diagnosis of the second family.

Objective To analyze of the efficacy of minimally invasive surgery combined with medication in the treatment of ureteral calculi.Methods From June 2013 to June 2015,124 patients with ureteral calculi which confirmed by X-ray in our hospital were collected as subjects.According to the treatment method,they were divided into control group and observation group,patients in the control group were treated with simple medication,while the observation group were treated with minimally invasive surgery combined with drug therapy.The effects of treatment and the levels of MCP-1,TFF1 and HMGB1 in urine between two groups were compared.Results The stone expulsion rate and the net rate of the observation group was higher than those of the control group,the differences were significant(P<0.05).The stone expulsion time of observation group was shorter than that of the control group,the formation rate of the observation group was lower than that of the control group,the differences were significant(P<0.05).Adverse reactions occurred in 11 cases of the observation group,in 29 cases of the control group,the incidence of adverse reactions in the observation group was lower than that in the control group,the difference was significant(P<0.05).After the treatment,17 cases of adverse drug reactions occurred in the observation group,which was more than 5 cases of adverse drug reactions in the control group,the difference was significant(P<0.05).After treatment,the levels of MCP-1 and HMGB1 in urine of two groups were decreased compared with those before treatment,the level of TFF1 was increased,the differences were significant(P<0.05);while the levels of MCP-1 and HMGB1 of the observation group after treatment were lower than those of the control group,the level of TFF1 was higher than that of the control group,the difference was significant(P<0.05).The effective rate of the observation group was 88.71％,which higher than 69.35％ of the control group,the difference was significant(P<0.05).Conclusion On the basis of medication,combined with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for ureteral calculi can not only improve the therapeutic effect,but also reduce the risk of adverse reactions.