Objective To investigate the expression and significance of survivin and CD44v6 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and their correlation. Methods SP immunohistochemical technique was used to detect the expression of survivin and CD44V6 protein in 53 cases of NSCLC and 13 cases of para-eaneer nor-mal tissues. Results The positive rate of survivin and CD44v6 in NSCLC was 60. 38% and 69. 81% respec-tively,which was higher than that of normal pulmonary tissues adjacent to carcinoma(P <0. 01). The expres-sion of survivin and CD44v6 in NSCLC was related to lymph node metastasis (P < 0. 05), but not to patients' age and gender(P>0.05). The expression of survivin was related to TNM stages and cell differentiation (P <0. 05) ,but not to histology type(P >0. 05). The expression of CD44v6 in squamous carcinoma was significantly higher than that of adenocareinoma (P <0. 05),but the expression of CD44v6 was not related to TNM stages and cell differentiation (P >0. 05). There was no correlation between the expression of survivin and C1)44v6 (r = -0. 058, P >0. 05). Conclusion Survivin might be used to evaluate NSCLC development;CD44v6 might be used for the differential diagnosis of squamous carcinoma in NSCLC;both of them might be helpful to predict the metastasis of NSCLC. They might be two independent events in the process of NSCLC genesis and develop-ment.

Type 2 diabetic patients were divided to 3 groups according to their urinary albumin excretion rate: simple diabetic group (n=30), early diabetic nephropathy group (n=24) and clinical diabetic nephropathy (n=20). Endothelium-dependent dilation function of brachial artery was measured by high resolving power colour Doppler echography and circulating endothelial cells in blood were counted. The results showed that endothelium-dependent dilation function of brachial artery in 3 groups declined progressively in the order of simple diabetic group, early diabetic nephropathy group and clinical diabetic nephropathy group, suggesting that this measurement may serve as one parameter reflecting the status of vascular endothelial function and the extent of vascular lesion.

Objective To investigate the variation of the preparation time of Yuhong Ointment under conditions of accelerated test and long-term test;To provide the necessary data for the production and new medicine application, and establish the period of validity. Methods Referring to the current guiding principles of TCM stability test, the conditions of affecting factors in trial test and long-term test were decided:β,β'-dimethylacrylshikonin content was set as quantitative indicators, combined with the key items of stability test to evaluate the stability;its validity predictive value was deduced by using statistical methods. Results In the conditions of high temperature (30 ± 2 ℃, RH 45% ± 5%), high humidity (25 ± 2 ℃, RH 75% ± 5%), and hard light (4500 ± 500 Lx, 25 ± 2 ℃, RH 45%± 5%) for 10 days, the traits, appearance and content were in line with requirements. The validity of Yuhong Ointment under 25 ℃ conditions was 41.216 months. Conclusion Under current production conditions, the stability of Yuhong Ointment is good.

Objective:To analyze the causal relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and retinal vascular obstruction by mendelian randomization (MR).Methods:A two-sample MR analysis utilizing summary statistics from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in European populations was conducted. The GWAS data for SARS-CoV-2 infection comprised cases of common infection (2 597 856), hospitalized infection (2 095 324), and severe infection (1 086 211). Data on retinal vascular obstruction were obtained from the FinnGen database, which included 203 269 cases of retinal artery obstruction and 182 945 cases of retinal vein obstruction (RVO). Inverse variance weighting (IVW), random effects models, weighted median (WM), MR-Egger regression, simple models, and weighted models were used to analyze the bidirectional causal relationship between different SARS-CoV-2 infection phenotypes and retinal obstruction. The Q statistic was used to assess heterogeneity among single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), while MR-Presso was utilized to detect SNP outliers, and MR-Egger intercept tests were performed to evaluate horizontal pleiotropy.Results:The MR analysis, using IVW, random effects models, MR-Egger, WM, and weighted models, indicated no significant association between common SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalized infection, severe infection, and retinal vascular obstruction ( P>0.05). Additionally, retinal vascular obstruction did not show a significant association with the various SARS-CoV-2 infection phenotypes ( P>0.05). In the simple model, a significant association was found between severe SARS-CoV-2 infection and RVO ( P<0.05), as well as between RVO and common SARS-CoV-2 infection ( P<0.05). No heterogeneity was observed in the IVW and MR-Egger analyses ( P>0.05). The MR-Egger test provided no evidence of horizontal pleiotropy ( P>0.05), and MR-Presso detected no outlier SNP. Conclusion:The findings of this study do not support a causal relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the occurrence of retinal vascular obstruction.

Three-amino acid loop extension (TALE) transcription factors play important roles in plant growth and cell differentiation. There are plenty of studies on TALE transcription factors in several model plants, but not in radish (Raphanus sativas). A genome-wide bioinformatics analysis identified 33 TALE family genes in the Xiang-Ya-Bai (XYB) radish, These genes, are distributed on nine chromosomes and all contain 4-6 exons. The 33 TALE genes in radish showed a co-linearity relationship with the 17 homologous genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Moreover, a large number of stress response cis-elements were found in the promoter regions of these genes. Expression analysis showed that four genes in the BELL subfamily were highly expressed in roots, and two genes in the KNOX subfamily were highly expressed in shoots of bolting plants and callus. All radish TALE genes contain sequences encoding the conserved HOX domain, except for the gene RSA10037940, which is homologous to Arabidopsis KNATM. The deduced 3D structures of the TALE proteins irrespective of subtypes are highly similar. All the encoded proteins were weakly acidic and hydrophilic. The radish TALE gene family is relatively evolutionarily conserved, which was consistent with results from Arabidopsis, but quite different from that of rice. This study provides important clues for studying the biological functions of TALE transcription factors in radish.
Amino Acids ; Arabidopsis/metabolism* ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; Phylogeny ; Plant Proteins/metabolism* ; Raphanus/metabolism* ; Transcription Factors/metabolism*