Objective To investigate the significance of metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) in the occurrence and development of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Methods Eighty-six NSCLC lung tissue samples and 86 corresponding adjacent tissues were collected.Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to detect MALAT1 mRNA expression.The correlation analysis of the gender,age,carcinoma embryonic antigen (CEA),clinical stage,and the degree of differentiation was performed.Results MALAT1 expression levels showed an average 2.16-fold increase in NSCLC lung tissues(87.23 ±9.72) when compared with adjacent tissues(40.38 ± 5.49),the difference was statistically significant (t =7.894,P ＜ 0.01).There was no significant difference between gender,age,histological type,tumor diameter,CEA level in terms of MALAT1 expression (P ＞ 0.05).There was significant differences between pathological stage (Ⅰ stage =52.38％ (11/21),Ⅱ stage =76.00％ (19/25),Ⅲ stage =97.50％ (39/40),x2 =11.839,P =0.042),tumor differentiation (High differentiated =39.13％ (9/23),moderately differentiated =74.47％ (35/47),low differentiated =100％ (16/16),x2 =15.383,P =0.032)and lymph node metastasis (with =97.22％ (35/36),no =46.00％ (23/50),x2 =23.947,P =0.030).Conclusion MALAT1 might be involved in the development of NSCLC,and could be an auxiliary diagnosis marker.

Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of glargine(Lantus) versus biphasic insulin aspart 30 (30% free and 70% protamine-bound, BIAsp 30) after continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion treatment (CSII) in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods A 20 week open and random study was performed. All 60 patients with newly diagnosed T2DM were randomly divided into two groups. Group B patients was treated by glargine and group A received treatment with BIAsp 30 administered immediately before dinner and breakfast. Blood glucose at 7 time points, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) and hypoglycemia were observed. Results The postprandial glucose(PPG) was significantly lower in group B than in group A (P<0.05), and the frequency of hypoglycaemic episodes was lower in group B than in group A (P<0.05). The fasting blood glucose(FBG) was not different between two groups (P>0.05). And there was no difference between two groups in HbA1c and other adverse events. Conclusions Glargine is surperior to BIAsp30, not only in controlling the PPG but also in reducing the incidence of hypoglycemia.

Objective To provide a good anatomical foundation for transposition of the branch of median nerve superficial flexor muscle repairing the movement branch of ulnar nerve to recover the function of intrinsic muscle, by anatomic study of the muscle branch of the superficial flexor muscle of the median nerve and the movement branch of ulnar nerve. Methods Twenty adult upper limb specimens immersed fixed by formalin were elected and expose the midian nerve and ulnar nerve. Then every anatomical index was measured. Simulate to manipulate that the branch of superficial flexor muscle repair the motor b ranch of ulnar nerve. Calculate the number of myelinated nerve fibers of the branch of superficial flexor muscle. Results The distance between the position into muscle and styloid process of radius and styloid process of ulna: (21.4±1.8)mm, the distance that can be separated: (27.1±1.2)mm, the transverse diameter: (1.2±0.2)mm, anteroposterior diameter: (0.7 ± 0.1 )mm. No injury separated distance between the sensory branch and motor branch of ulnar nerve: (7.1 ± 0.7)cm. The 4th muscular branches of median nerve flexor digitorum superficialis was 1378.9± 107.9. Conclusion The 4th muscular branches of median nerve flexor digitorum superficialis can be used to repair the motor branch of the ulnar nerve to recover the function of intrinsic muscle of hand.

AIM:To study the chemical constituents of Lysimachia clethroide Duby. METHODS:Chromatographic techniques,including MS and NMR,were used to isolate and purify the constituents based on column chromatography separation on silica gel,Sephadex LH-20 and Semipreparative RP-HPLC. RESULTS:Eleven flavonoids were obtained and elucidated as: kaempferol (1),kaempferol 3-O-?-D-glucopyranoside (2),kaempferol 3-O-?-D-galactoside (3),kaempferol 3-O-?-D-(6″-p-coumaroyl)-glucopyranoside (4),quercetin (5),Isorhamnetin (6) ,quercetin 3-O-?-D-galactoside (7),quercetin 3′-methoxy-3-O-?-D-galactoside (8),quercetin 3-O-?-D-(6″-p-coumaroyl)-galactoside (9),4′-methoxy-5,6-dihydroxyisoflavone-7-O-?-D-glucopyranoside (10),7-O-glucosyl liquiritigenin (11). CONCLUSION: Compounds 3,6 were isolated from this plant and compounds 8-11 were isolated from this genus for the first time.

Objective To investigate the effect of somatostatin on the electrophysiological changes of early diabetic rats,and to clarify its therapeutic effects on retinopathy in early diabetic rats.Methods 20 Wistar male rats, which were induced into diabetic rat models by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ),were randomly divided into somatostatin therapy group and model control group, 10 in each group.The rats in somatostatin therapy group were injected with somatostatin 10μg·kg-1 ·d-1,for 8 weeks;the rats in model control group received the same volume of saline.Another 10 male Wistar rats were used as normal control group.The changes of blood glucose and electroretinogram were measured, and the indicators were used for statistical analysis. Results Compared with model control group,the blood glucose was declined in somatostatin therapy group at the 8th week (P<0.05).Compared with normal control group,the latent periods of a-wave,b-wave of rod-response and max-response were significantly extended in somatostatin therapy group and model control group at the 1 st, 2nd,4th,6th,and 8th week (P<0.05).The latent periods of a-wave,b-wave of rod-response and max-response in somatostatin therapy group were shorter than those in model control group at the 8th week (P<0.05 ). Compared with model control group, the amplitude had no changes at each observation time point in somatostatin therapy group (P>0.05).Conclusion Somatostatin has a therapeutic effect on early diabetic retinopathy in rats.

OBJECTIVETo explore the molecular mechanism of moxibustion at stomach meridian acupoints for precancerous lesions of chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG).

METHODSFifty male SD rats were randomly divided into a normal group, a model group, a stomach meridian group, a control point group and a vitacoenzyme group, 10 rats in each group. The CAG precancerous lesion model was made in all the groups except the normal group. The rats in the normal group and model group were bundled for 30 min per day; the rats in the stomach meridian group and control point group were bundled and treated with moxibustion at stomach meridian acupoints or control points for 30 min per day; the rats in the vitacoenzyme group were treated with intragastric administration of vitacoenzyme, once per day. All the treatment was given for 20 weeks. The pathological morphological change of gastric mucosa was observed under optical microscope; the expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-alpha), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), gastric mucosal proliferatig cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), argyrophilic protein of nucleolar organizer regions (Ag-NORs) in gastric mucosal cells were detected by enzyme linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA).

RESULTSCompared with the normal group, in the model group the gastric mucosal cells showed dysplasia and the expression of EGF, TGF-alpha, PCNA, VEGF, Ag-NORs in gastric mucosa cells in the model group was increased significantly (all P < 0.05). Compared with the model group, the gastric mucosa lesion gradually recovered and the expression of EGF, TGF-alpha, PCNA, VEGF, Ag-NORs in gastric mucosal cells was gradually decreased in the stomach meridian group, control point group and vitacoenzyme group, in which the stomach meridian group had the most significant effects (all P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONMoxibustion at stomach meridian acupoints can obviously decrease the expression of cell proliferative factors in gastric mucosa in rats with CAG precancerous lesions, inhibit the gastric mucosal cell dysplasia, and promote the recovery of gastric mucosa.

Acupuncture Points ; Animals ; Cell Proliferation ; Epidermal Growth Factor ; genetics ; metabolism ; Gastric Mucosa ; cytology ; Gastritis, Atrophic ; genetics ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Humans ; Hyperplasia ; genetics ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Male ; Moxibustion ; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen ; genetics ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ; genetics ; metabolism

Resveratrol is a natural phytoalexin with special pharmacological and health functions. Stilbene synthase (STS) is a key and rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of resveratrol that is present only in a limited number of plants. The content of resveratrol from Polygonum cuspidatum is more than 1000 times higher than grapes and peanuts. We speculate that the catalytic ability of different STS may be one of the reasons causing differences in the content of resveratrol. To verify the above speculation, Vitis vinifera stilbene synthase gene (VvSTS) was amplified according to overlap PCR protocol with genomic DNA as template. VvSTS and PcSTS (PcPKS5) were analyzed through heterologous expression in Escherichia coli. The expression products were purified with Ni-NTA sepharose affinity chromatography and desalted through PD-10 column. The molecular weight of the two fusion proteins was about 43 kDa. Enzyme reaction and product analysis showed that the two products were resveratrol. The enzyme kinetic analysis showed that the catalyze efficiency (Kcat/Km) of PcPKS5 was 2.4 times of the VvSTS. Our findings confirms that STS from certain plants has much higher catalytic capability.
Acyltransferases ; metabolism ; Fallopia japonica ; enzymology ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins ; biosynthesis ; Stilbenes ; metabolism ; Vitis ; enzymology

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of silencing histone deacetylases 1 (HDAC1) gene by RNA interference on the proliferation, apoptosis and histone modulation in gastric cancer MGC-803 cell line.

METHODSThe optimal segment targeting HDAC1 gene was designed and transfected into MGC-803 cells by Lipofectamine TM2000. HDAC1 mRNA and protein in the transfected cells were detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The growth inhibition of MGC803 cells was evaluated by MTT assay and the cell apoptosis was detected with TUNEL assay. The expression of Bcl-2, procaspase-9, procaspase-3, c-Myc, histone acetylation of H3, H4, and histone methylation of H3K9 was detected by Western blotting.

RESULTSThe siRNA targeting HDAC1HDAC1 markedly suppressed mRNA expression, inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis of MGC-803 cells in a concentration manner. Transfection of the cells with HDAC1 siRNA at 0, 30, 60, and 120 nmol/L for 24 h resulted in a cell apoptotic rate of (4.8∓2.7)%, (18.5∓3.5)%, (41.4∓4.3)%, and (59.2∓5.5)%, respectively, and caused down-regulation of the expressions of Bcl-2, proCaspase9, proCaspase3 and c-Myc, upregulation of histone acetylation of H3, H4, and down-regulation of histone methylation of H3K9.

CONCLUSIONSilencing HDAC1 gene expression with HDAC1 siRNA can promote histone H3 and H4 acetylation and inhibit histone methylation of H3K9 to suppress the proliferation and induce apoptosis of gastric cancer MGC-803 cells.

Acetylation ; Apoptosis ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; Gene Silencing ; Gene Targeting ; Histone Deacetylase 1 ; genetics ; Histones ; metabolism ; Humans ; Methylation ; RNA Interference ; RNA, Small Interfering

There are many problems in the training mode of traditional forensic undergraduates, such as the lag of curriculum setting, the lack of interdisciplinary and the lack of practical training. Based on the teaching practice of forensic undergraduates in Central South University, this study puts forward the following four reform schemes: ①advancing the setting of forensic medicine curriculum to strengthen the integration of specialized courses with basic medicine and clinical medicine courses; ②increasing related courses to intensify interdisciplinary teaching; ③introducing online teaching mode of virtual simulation to enrich the content of undergraduate forensic medical education; ④expanding the scope of joint classroom teaching inside and outside the school to realize the two-way rapid update of practical and theoretical resources. The purpose of this paper is to provide new ideas and directions for training forensic talents who are more suitable for the development of the times.

Objective To investigate the effect of silencing histone deacetylases1 (HDAC1) gene by RNA interference on the proliferation, apoptosis and histone modulation in gastric cancer MGC-803 cell line. Methods The optimal segment targeting HDAC1 gene was designed and transfected into MGC-803 cells by Lipofectamine TM2000. HDAC1 mRNA and protein in the transfected cells were detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The growth inhibition of MGC803 cells was evaluated by MTT assay and the cell apoptosis was detected with TUNEL assay. The expression of Bcl-2, procaspase-9, procaspase-3, c-Myc, histone acetylation of H3, H4, and histone methylation of H3K9 was detected by Western blotting. Results The siRNA targeting HDAC1HDAC1 markedly suppressed mRNA expression, inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis of MGC-803 cells in a concentration manner. Transfection of the cells with HDAC1 siRNA at 0, 30, 60, and 120 nmol/L for 24 h resulted in a cell apoptotic rate of (4.8±2.7)%, (18.5±3.5)%, (41.4±4.3)%, and (59.2±5.5)%, respectively, and caused down-regulation of the expressions of Bcl-2, proCaspase9, proCaspase3 and c-Myc, upregulation of histone acetylation of H3, H4, and down-regulation of histone methylation of H3K9. Conclusion Silencing HDAC1 gene expression with HDAC1 siRNA can promote histone H3 and H4 acetylation and inhibit histone methylation of H3K9 to suppress the proliferation and induce apoptosis of gastric cancer MGC-803 cells.