Objective To study the mechanism of β3 adrenoceptor (β3-AR) activation underlying cholesterol efflux by activating or inhibiting the β3-AR of HepG2 cells.Methods Cultured HepG2 cells were randomly divided into control group,β3-AR agonist group and β3-AR antagonist group.Serum levels of apoA-Ⅰ,apoA-Ⅱ,and β3-AR in supernatant fluid,and cholesterol,free cholesterol,cholesterol ester in HepG2 cells were measured by ELISA.Cholesterol efflux from macrophages was tested by 3H-labled cholesterol.Expressions of ABCA1 and LXRα mRNA and protein were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot respectively.Results The efflux rate of apoA-Ⅰ,cholesterol and cholesterol ester was significantly higher while the serum levels of cholesterol and cholesterol ester were significantly lower and the expression levels of ABCA1 and LXRα mRNA and protein were significantly higher in β3 AR agonist group than in control group.The serum levels of cholesterol and cholesterol ester were significantly higher while the efflux rate of cholesterol and cholesterol ester and the expression levels of ABCA1 and LXRα mRNA and protein were significantly lower in β3-AR antagonist groupt than in β3-AR agonist group (0.49±0.10 vs 1.24±0.02,0.85±0.05 vs 1.32±0.05,0.38±0.01 vs 1.45±0.20,0.08±0.01 vs 0.76±0.02,P＜0.01).Conclusion β3 AR promotes cholesterol efflux by upregulating the expression of apoA-Ⅰin HepG2 cells.

AIM:To observe the neuritogenic actions of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A heavy chain ( BoNT/A HC) on cultured Neuro-2a cells and to investigate the related signaling mechanisms for the effect of BoNT /A HC. METHODS:Neuro-2a cells were treated with different doses of BoNT/A HC (0.01, 0.1, 1 and 10 nmol/L), and then the cells were harvested at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h of BoNT/A HC exposure for detecting the neurite length and the percen-tage of the cells with neuronal processes by immunofluorescence staining .The most efficient dose of BoNT/A HC was cho-sen for exposure to Neuro-2a cells as the above.Whole cell protein was harvested at different time points for detecting the protein levels of phosphorylated ERK 1/2 ( p-ERK1/2 ) and phosphorylated Akt ( p-Akt ) by Western blot .RESULTS:Low doses of BoNT/A HC stimulated the neurite outgrowth , and increased the percentage of the cells with neurites com-pared with the negative controls (P<0.05), especially in the group with 1 nmol/L of BoNT/A HC treatment.Meanwhile, the phosphorylation of ERK 1/2 and Akt was increased after treated with BoNT/A HC.There was an increasing tendency for the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 after the exposure of the cells to BoNT/A HC.The obvious increase in p-ERK1/2 was seen from 60 min to 5 h with 1 nmol/L of BoNT/A HC treatment ( P<0.05 ) , and the increased protein level of p-Akt was mainly observed at 15 min and 60 min ( P<0.05 ) .CONCLUSION: BoNT/A HC stimulates the neuritogenesis .The neuritogenic mechanism of BoNT/A HC on Neuro-2a cells might be realized by activation of the phosphorylation of ERK 1/2 and Akt.

Objective To increase curative rate of nonoperation treatment for adult blunt splenic trauma.Methods Data of 141 patients with blunt splenic trauma treated in our hospital from March 2010 to October 2014 were retrospectively analyzed in accordance with the spleen injury degree classification issued by the Spleen Surgery Group of Chinese Society of Surgery in 2000.According to the treatment within 6 hours of injury,these patients were divided into operative and nonoperative management groups.Results The proportion of non operation was 69.5％ (98/141) and the success rate was 89.8％ (88/98).43 cases were in operation group:34 cases in grade Ⅲ,9 cases with grade Ⅳ,3 cases died; 98 cases were in non operation group:including 32 cases of grade Ⅰ,50 cases of grade Ⅱ,15 cases of grade llⅢ,1 case with grade Ⅳ.10 cases failed non operation treatment including 1 case with grade Ⅰ complicated by pancreatic and intestinal injury causing peritonitis during the period of observation,1 case of grade Ⅱ complicated by contusion of the liver and secondary bleeding on day 3 after the trauma,7 cases of grade Ⅲ,were converted to surgery because of multiple organ injury and rebleeding secondary to pulmonary complications,and 1 case of grade Ⅳ with multiple organ injury and shock being immediately converted to surgery.In overall there were 2 deaths in nonsurgery group,1 case with grade Ⅲ and 1 case with grade Ⅳ.Condusions Nonoperative treatment of blunt splenic trauma is safe and feasible in grade up to]Ⅱ blund splenic trauma patients.

AIM:To observe the effect of botulinum neurotoxin type A heavy chain ( BoNT/A HC) on the pat-tern of spinal protein expression by intrathecal injection after spinal cord injury in rats , and to explore the role of BoNT/A HC intervention in spinal protein expression and some of its mechanisms in nerve regeneration after injury .METHODS:The model of unilateral lumbar spinal cord injury was established .The effects of BoNT/A HC intervention at different doses (2 μg, 4 μg, 6 μg and 8 μg) on the general pattern of protein expression in the spinal cord tissues at the injury site and the cranial part adjacent to the injury site was measured and evaluated by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie brilliant blue staining first, and then by two-dimensional SDS-PAGE.RESULTS:The histological structure of the ipsilateral side of lumbar spi-nal cord showed obvious destruction and degradation , mainly affecting both gray and white matter of the left side of the cord.The result of SDS-PAGE with Coomassie brilliant blue staining from injured spinal cord tissue displayed that the ex-pression of some proteins after one-time BoNT/A HC treatment appeared obviously different from that without BoNT /A HC treatment.Moreover, the pattern of the protein expression affected by BoNT/A HC was similar to that of the normal spinal cord.The more detail information from two-dimensional SDS-PAGE indicated that more than 10 proteins with different mo-lecular weight and isoelectronic points were differentially expressed at day 2 and day 20 after local injection of 6μg BoNT/A HC.This altered expression actually appeared a tendency toward the pattern shown in normal group .CONCLUSION:The immediate application of BoNT/A HC at the injury site after unilateral lumbar spinal cord injury is able to affect the pattern of local protein expression .The altered protein expression by injury could be reversed back to normal or approxi -mately normal by local BoNT/A HC administration.

Objective:To establish a method for determining three residual organic solvents in nimodipine liposomes. Methods:The samples were injected into a DB-624 capillary column (30 m × 0. 32 nm,1. 8 μm) by a headspace sampler and analyzed with an FID detector, the carrier gas was nitrogen, the injector temperature was 250℃, and the detector temperature was 250℃. The column temperature was programmed raised. Results:Three residual solvents, namely ethanol, acetone and acetic ether were completely sepa-rated. There was a good linearity within the experimental concentration range. The average recovery was 98. 9%,98. 5% and 99. 4%(RSD=0. 32%,1. 12%,0. 76%,n=9), respectively. The detection limits was 0. 20, 0. 18 and 0. 22μg·ml-1, respectively . Con-clusion:The method is rapid, sensitive and accurate. It can be used in the determination of residual organic solvents in nimodipine li-posomes.

Objective: To observe the effect of the expressive or functional blockage of TRPV1 on nerve regeneration after sciatic trans-section injury. Methods: AMG-517, a kind of TRPV1 inhibitor, was injected into the surrounding area of the ipsilateral lumbar dorsal root ganglia while unilateral sciatic nerve was transected. A total of 24 healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups: control group, injury only group, injury+ AMG-517 150 μg/kg group, injury+ AMG-517 300 μg/kg group. The injury only group was injected the same volume of medium. The release of CGRP from dorsal-horn of spinal cord, the number of axons at proximal stem of sciatic nerve after transection, and the expression of TRPV1 in dorsal root ganglion were detected using the methods of ELISA, Western blot and semi-thin section (1 μm)- toluidine blue staining 2 weeks after injury. Results: The release of CGRP in lumbar spinal dorsal horn was obviously decreased after AMG-517 treatment, which was the evidence of TRPV1 functional inhibition. CGRP in the control group was 0.15 ng/g, the injury only group 0.17 ng/g, AMG-517 150 μg/kg group 0.09 ng/g, and AMG-517 300 μg/kg group 0.11 ng/g(P<0.01). The number of axons which were myelinated or unmyelinated increased after the TRPV1 was inhibited by AMG-517(P<0.01). In addition, the injection of AMG-517 into surrounding dorsal root ganglion decreased the expression of TRPV1 in dorsal root ganglion(P<0.01). Conclusions Over expression or activation of TRPV1 after periphery nerve injury has negative effect on nerve regeneration in fact; Inhibiting the over-expression or over-activation of TRPV1 after nerve injury facilitates axonal regeneration and nerve repair.

Objective To investigate the effect of recombinant botulinum neurotoxin serotype A heavy chain (BoNT/A heavy chain)on local proteins which are related to nerve growth after spinal cord injury in rats,and to get some experimental evidence to explain the mechanism of BoNT/A heavy chain in stimulating neuritogenesis. Methods Recombinant botulinum neurotoxin serotype A heavy chain was applied locally or intrathecally to rats with ipsilateral semi-dissociated lumbar spinal injury. Local spinal tissue was extracted for general protein expression by two dimension electrophoresis plus nitrate silver staining after different time period of injury. Based on the results of 2-D gel electrophoresis,growth-associated protein 43(GAP-43)and of superior cervical ganglion 10(SCG 10)were selected to examine the changes of their expression and distribution features under BoNT/A heavy chain administration using SDS-PAGE,western blot and immunofluorescence. Results (1)The model of spinal cord injury(SCI)in this study was an ipsilateral semi-dissociated lumbar SCI in rat. The rats showed obvious motor and sensory dysfunction in the ipsilateral hind limb.(2)The results from 2-D gel electrophoresis plus nitrate silver staining showed that the administration of BoNT/A heavy chain based on SCI altered the local protein expression pattern. The decrease or increase in the expression of some protein dots /dots group was clearly seen after single SCI. However, these changes were transformed by BoNT/A heavy chain treatment,which appeared as a reversed pattern turning toward that in control group or further increased expression upon SCI,such as the dots located respectively at 35-45 kDa and 18-25 kDa level,pI between 5-7. In addition,the expression of the two dots located at the level as above increased after SCI only, and showed further increase in their expression with BoNT/A heavy chain intervention.(3)The changes of selective GAP-43 and SCG 10 expression and distribution by western blot and immunofluorescence indicated that the administration of BONT/A heavy chain based on SCI amplified the expression of GAP-43 and SCG 10(P < 0.05). Meanwhile,the positive immuonfluorescent staining for both GAP-43 and SCG 10 mainly distributed nearby the proximal area of injury, both cytoplasm and neuronal processes were positively stained. Conclusions Intrathecal delivery of BoNT/A heavy chain increases the expression of growth-associated proteins GAP 43 and SCG 10 after SCI in rats.

Iodine is an essential trace element in the human body, and the gastrointestinal tract is the main way for the body to intake iodine. The intestinal tract contains trillions of microorganisms that have important impacts on the substance-energy metabolism and the genetic information processing in the human body. Gut microbiota or their metabolites can act on the thyroid through the circulatory system (namely the " gut-thyroid axis" ), thus potentially regulating iodine metabolism in thyroid. This article reviews the effects of gut microbiota on intestinal iodine uptake, as well as the effects of gut microbiota and their metabolites on the expression and activity of sodium iodide symporter (NIS) in thyroid cells, thus exploring the potential regulatory mechanisms of gut microbiota that involved in thyroid iodine metabolism. Potential factors affecting thyroid iodine metabolism by gut microbiota include the direct and the indirect factors. The direct factors include lipopolysaccharides, short-chain fatty acids, microbial peptides, and microbial proteins, which may affect the expression or activity of NIS in thyroid by regulating the nuclear factor kappa-B pathway, histone acetylation modifications, or antigen-antibody reactions. The indirect factors include the altered cellular environment that effected by gut microbiota which can further affect the transport of iodine ions in thyroid cells by manners like regulating the levels of thyroid-specific transcription factors and regulating the signal pathways mediated by thyroid-stimulating hormone and its receptor.

Objective:To examine the effects of different endodontic irrigation methods on root canal morphology.Methods:We collected 20 extracted single-root premolars from elderly patients(≥60 years)with periodontitis and randomly divided them into 5 groups.Group A: syringe irrigation; Group B: P5 ultrasonic irrigation, Group C: 0.20 W Er: yttrium aluminum garnet(YAG)laser irrigation; Group D: 0.30 W Er: YAG laser irrigation; and Group E; 0.35 W Er: YAG laser irrigation.Changes in the smear layer in the root canal and the hardness of the root canal were assessed.Results:After treatment with different root canal cleaning methods, the scores of smear layer removal for Groups A, B, C, D and E were(4.67±0.27), (3.08±0.57), (2.83±0.43), (1.17±0.19)and(2.87±0.50), respectively.There were statistically significant differences between them( F=35.946, P<0.01). Among them, Group B, C, D and E had better smear layer removal than Group A, and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.01). Group D had better removal of the smear layer than Groups B, C and E, and the differences were statistically significant( P<0.01); Values for dentin microhardness of Groups A, B, C, D and E were(58.98±5.54), (55.19±5.71), (56.04±3.96), (66.65±3.23)and(45.68±7.58), respectively, with statistically significant differences( F=5.83, P<0.05), and for laser-based irrigation, the value for dentin microhardness of Group D was higher than those of groups C and B(all P<0.05). Conclusions:Laser-based root canal irrigation is better than traditional irrigation methods, with 0.30 W Er: YAG laser achieving maximal removal of the smear layer and at the same time having the least impact on root canal hardness.

Objective To investigate the effect and molecular mechanism of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT/A) heavy chain on neuron regeneration. Methods Cell culture, rats, immunofluorescence, SDS-PAGE and western blot, etc. were adopted in this study to explore the alterations of histone-3 acetylation (acetyl-H3 ) by local treatment of BoNT/A heavy chain to spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats (in vivo) or by adding it into cell culture (in vitro). Meanwhile, the relevance of acetyl-H3 to neurite out-growth based on SCI and cell culture with BoNT/A heavy chain application was approached as well. Results The application of BoNT/A heavy chain to cultured Neuro-2a cells increased the level of H3 acetylation. The increase of H3 acetylation was paralleled with the growth of neuritogenesis. Also, the neuronal treatment of BoNT/A heavy chain to SCI promoted the re-growth of neuronal processes surrounding the lesions. The growth of neuronal processes was positively correlated to the level of H3 acetylation. During the periods of BoNT/A heavy chain treatment in vivo or in vitro, the increase of H3 acetylation showed two peaks. Conclusions BoNT/A heavy chain increased the H3 acetylation, which might be one of its neuritogenic mechanisms.