Objective To explore the role and mechanisms of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3PUFA) alone or in combination with dexamethasone ( DEX) in inducing cell apoptosis and anti -proliferation in multiple myeloma(MM).Methods DEX resistance MM cell line MM1R were treated with different concentra-tions of Eicosapentaenoic acid(EPA)or Docosahexaenoic acid(DHA)alone or in combination with DEX for 24hrs or 48hrs.Cell proliferation was detected by MTT .Cell cycle and apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry .The levels of apoptosis related proteins were analyzed by Western blot .Results The proliferation of MM1R was in-hibited by different concentrations (10,20,50,100μM)of EPA or DHA alone or in combination with 10μM DEX in a dose-and time-dependent manner .Inhibition effect was significantly higher in combinative groups than in single agent groups(P<0.05).The percentage of G0/G1 phase and cell apoptosis rate in MM1R treated with dif-ferent concentrations of EPA or DHA alone was increased in a dose -dependent manner ,and being significantly higher in combinative groups than in single agent groups (P<0.05).The expressive levels of cleaved caspase -3 and Bax were up-regulated ,while pro-caspase-3 and BCL-2 were down-regulated in a dose-dependent manner.Conclusion ω-3PUFA can inhibit DEX resistant MM cell proliferation ,arrest cell cycle and induce cell apoptosis ,and has a synergistic anti -resistant effect in combination with DEX ,may serve as a new ,effective MM drugs.

Objective To explore the role of spinal cord p300 in neuropathic pain induced by chronic constriction nerve injury (CCI) in rats.Methods Thirty two Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into sham and CCI groups,14 days after surgery,immuno-fluorescence staining and Western blot were used to detect distribution and expression of p300 protein.After rats were successfully implanted with an intrathecal catheter and accepted CCI surgery,another 24 rats were randomly divided into three groups (n =8):dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) group,p300 acetyltransferase inhibitor C646 group,and control C37 group.Each rat were administered through the intrathecal catheter from day 7 to 14 and mechanical withdraw threshold were tested.Results (1) The p300 positive cells were detected mainly in neurons,and p300 protein in spinal cord of CCI group were significantly higher than sham group (P ＜0.05).(2) C646 alleviated significantly neuropathic pain in rats,without significant changes in pain threshold after injection of C37 and DMSO.Conclusions The p300 protein in spinal cord was involved in the development of neuropathic pain in rats,the mechanism may be referred to its acetyltransferase activity.

Purpose To explore the correlation between quantitative parameters from intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) with prognostic factors of rectal adenocarcinoma.Materials and Methods Eighty-six patients with rectal adenocarcinoma who were underwent surgery without neoadjuvant therapy in our hospital between September 2015 and July 2016 were selected in this retrospective study.The image data included multiple b-values diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) examination and the corresponding D,D* and f values of the lesions.Relationships between the quantitative parameters and tumor pathology indexes including histological differentiation grade,tumor T/N stage,lymphangiovascular invasion state,the expression level of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (Her-2) were assessed.Results The average D values of different differentiation degree (high,middle and low) of rectal adenocarcinoma were (0.541±0.093)×10 3mm2/s,(0.490±0.156)×10-3mm2/s and (0.342 ± 0.147)× 10-3 mm2/s,and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).TheD values were significantly different between the lymphangiovascular invasion and non invasion state [(0.511 ±0.154)× 10-3 mm2/s vs (0.387±0.130)×10-3 mm2/s,P＜0.05)].However,there were no significant differences in the mean D,D* and f values among different tumor T/N stage (P＞0.05).The average f value of EGFR or Her-2 high expression group was higher than that of low expression group (0.379±0.076 vs 0.298±0.099,P＜0.01;0.356±0.097 vs 0.298±0.098,P＜0.05,respectively).Conclusion Quantitative parameters of IVIM in rectal adenocarci-noma can be used as noninvasive imaging biomarkers to predict the biologic behavior of tumor and the prognosis of the patients.

Objective To construct and evaluate a novel PAMAM dendrimer vector-DNA vaccine for schistosomiasis japonica.Methods Lysine was used to modify 4.0G PAMAM.and the modified product PAMAM-Lys was synthesized.Agarose gel electrophoresis was used to confirm the composite ratio of plasmid DNA and dendrimer.Micrestructure of the compound was observed by using transmission electronic microscopy,and the stability was analyzed by using electrophoresis.The viability of the cells transfected with dendrimers was evaluated by using a MTT technique in vitro.Fiftyty mice were immunized with purified plasmid pJW4303,pJW4303-Sj23 dendrimer PAMAM-Lys and compound PAMAM-Lys/pJW4303-Sj23,respectively.The specific antibodies of the mice in each group were detected to access the immunoreactivity.Results The agarese gel electrophoresis showed that when the charge ratio of the dendrimer vector and DNA was between 2 and 4,the positive and negative charges could be counteraeted completely,and the compound was blocked completely by DNA electrophoresis.The obscrvation results with transmission electronic microscopy showed that the composition of dendrimer vector and DNA caused shrink of DNA structure.Dendrimer-DNA compound had a good stability.MTT showed the modified dendrimer vector and DNA compound system produced a lower cell toxicity on 293T cell than the unmodified Ones.Thk levels of specific antibodies of the mice immunized with PAMAM-Lys/pJW4303Sj23 were significantly higher than those of the mice immunized with naked DNA vaccine(P<0.05).Conclusions The lysinemodified PAMAM-lys is an excellent vector,and has an appropriate biocompatibility.Lysine-modification can reduce the cell toxicity of PAMAM dendrimer significantly.PAMAM-Lys can enhance the immunoreactivity of DNA vacmine which merits further application in schistosomiasis DNA vaccine.

Objective To investigate the in vitro effects of quercitrin on the proliferation and the cytotoxicity of human γδT cells.Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from healthy subjects and cultured with isopentenyl pyrophosphate and IL -2 to induce human γδT cells.The hu-manγδT cells were cultured with quercitrin at various concentrations for 48 hours.CCK-8 kits were used to analyze the in vitro proliferation and cytotoxic activities of γδT cells.Flow cytometry was performed to meas-ure the expression of granzyme B and perforin in γδT cells.The expression of p-ERK, p-Akt and Bcl-2 at protein level were detected by Western blot .Results The percentage of human γδT cells in PBMCs was in-creased from (2.96±1.83)%to (88.94±2.36)%after 10 days of culture.The quercitrin at concentrations of 10 to 80 μg/ml could promote the growth of γδT cells and up-regulate the expression of granzyme B , per-forin, p-ERK, p-Akt and Bcl-2 in a dose dependent manner .The cytolytic activities of γδT cells against co-lonic carcinoma cells ( HCT116 ) were enhanced by quercitrin .Conclusion Quercitrin could promote the proliferation of γδT cells and enhance the expression of granzyme B and perforin at certain concentrations in vitro.ERK1/2 and Akt signal transduction systems might be involved in the process .

Objective To study the value of copeptin and APACHE Ⅱ used for assessing acute paraquat poisoning (APP). Methods One hundred and twenty six APP patients were divided into survival group (n = 58) and death group (n = 68), with clinical death as the endpoint of observation. 3 mL blood was obtained from each subject at 2 h , 24 h and 7 d after admission for detecting the levels of copeptin , and APACHE Ⅱ scores were recorded at the same time. Results There was significant difference in dosages of paraquat taken in the death group and the survival group , but the differences were significant in the rescue time , the first time for hemoperfusion and the times for hemoperfusion. 2 h after admission , the death group and survival group had significant difference in elevated copeptin but no significant difference in scores by APACHE Ⅱ. 24 h after admission copeptin decreased to normal level in the survival group but maintained at a higher level in the death group, while the scores by APACHE Ⅱ had insignificant difference between two groups. 7 d after admission, copeptin kept at a higher level and the scores by APACHE Ⅱwere significantly increased in the death group , with significant differences compared to the survival group. The oral doses of pesticides the patients took were positively correlated with copeptin level and scores by APACHE Ⅱ. Conclusion Repeated detection of copeptin and APACHE Ⅱ score are of clinical importance for the assessment of prognosis of APP patients and reasonable distribution of medical resources.

Objecitve:To investigate effects of urotensin Ⅱ( UⅡ)/UT system on innate immune inflammatory signal pathway TLR4-IRF3 in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated Kupffer cells (KCs).Methods: Rat KCs were isolated and cultured.Pro-in-flammatory cytokines including IL-6,IFN-βand IFN-γwere assayed by ELISA in culture supernatant of KCs.Cell surface TLR4 were tested with flow cytometry technique.Expression of IRF3 were tested with real-time PCR and Western blot.Results: Significant increases were showed in IL-6, IFN-βand IFN-γsecretion, TLR4-expressed positive rates and IRF3 mRNA levels in KCs after stimulated by LPS,but were inhibited via urantide pretreatment.In addition,LPS induced upregulation of nuclear IRF3 protein and downregulation of cytoplasm IRF3 protein in KCs,which were blocked by urantide pretreatment.Conclusion:UⅡ/UT system mediates immune inflammatory response in part through activating TLR 4-IRF3 pathway in LPS-stimulated KCs.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of high resolution MR T2WI combined with DWI in evaluation of pathological complete response after neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer.Methods Totally 364 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who recieved neoadjuvant therapy and radical surgery,underwent MR scanning before and after neoadjuvant therapy,were enrolled in this study.The diagnostic efficacy of high resolution MR T2WI and high resolution MR T2WI combined with DWI in evaluation on pathological complete response after neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer were compared.Results Finally 49 cases were demonstrated pathologic complete response.Accuracy,sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value and negative predictive value of high resolution MR T2WI and high resolution MR T2WI combined with DWI in predicting on pathological complete response after neoadjuvant therapy were 82.69％ (301/364),40.82％ (20/49),89.21％ (281/315),37.04％ (20/54),90.65％ (281/310)and 87.36％ (318/364),65.31％ (32/49),90.79％ (286/315),52.46％ (32/61),94.39％ (286/303),respectively.Sensitivity had statiatical significant difference between two methods (x2 =4.96,P=0.03).Conclusion Compared with high-resolution T2WI,the combination of DWI and high-resolution T2WI can improve the diagnostic efficacy in evaluation of pathologic complete response of locally advanced rectal cancer.

Objective To study the protective effect of codon optimized TPI DNA vaccine against Schistosoma japonicum infection.Methods Sixty female BALB/c mice were randomly divided into 5 groups.The mice were injected through musculus quadriceps fexoris with 100 ?g pcDNA 3.1 control(Group A), pcDNA3.1-TPI(Group B), pcDNA 3.1-TPI-mHSP70(Group C), pcDNA3.1-TPI.opt(Group D), and pcDNA3.1-TPI.opt-mHSP70(Group E) respectively.All mice were immunized for three times with an interval of two weeks.The mice were challenged with(40?1) cercariae of S.japonicum per mouse by abdominal skin penetration 4 weeks after the last immunization, and sacrificed at 42 days post-challenge, the number of worms or hepatic eggs was counted.Blood was taken for the detection of IgG, IgG1, and IgG2a 2 days before immunization and before challenge, respectively.Spleen cells of 2 mice from each group were cultured and stimulated with ConA and rSjCTPI peptide, and the supernatant was collected for detection of IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IFN-?, and TNF by flow cytometry.Results ELISA showed that the mice in groups B, C, D, and E produced specific IgG and IgG1, IgG2a antibody isotypes, and the ratio of IgG2a/IgG1 was 1.73, 2.06, 2.44, and 3.09, respectively.The levels of IL-2, IFN-? and TNF in groups D and E were higher than that of groups B and C.The worm reduction rate and hepatic egg reduction rate in groups D(36.03%, 41.7%) and E(39.03%, 46.85%) were higher than those of groups B(26.28%, 28.35%) and C(28.38%, 31.39%)(P