Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process of normal cell physiological development, in which epithelial cells transform into mesenchyme cells through a specific program. EMT plays a key role in inflammatory reaction, cell development, tumor invasion, and metastasis and has an interrelation with prostate cancer stem cells. Recent researches show the involvement of EMT in the development and metastasis of prostate cancer. This article reviews the specific roles and action mechanisms of EMT in the progression of prostate cancer.
Biomedical Research ; Cell Differentiation ; Disease Progression ; Epithelial Cells ; physiology ; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition ; physiology ; Humans ; Male ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; Neoplastic Stem Cells ; physiology ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; pathology

AIM: To develop a method of determining notoginsenoside R_1,ginsenoside Rg_1 and Rb_1 contents in Xinnaozhi Capsule(Radix et Rhizoma Notogineseng,Hirudo,Eupolyphaga seu steleophage). METHODS: HPLC was used to determine notoginsenoside R_1,ginsenoside Rg_1 and Rb_1 in Xinnaozhi Capsule.The separation was performed by Zorbax C_(18) colunm with acetonitrile and water using a gradient program at UV 203nm at room temperature.The elution program was 0-3 min,20%-25% acetonitrile,3-15 min,25%-45% acetonitrile. RESULTS: 3 saponins were separated well.Average recoveries were 102.93% for notoginsenoside R_1(RSD=(1.26%));105.68% for ginsenoside Rg_1(RSD=1.52%);104.34% for ginsenoside Rb_1(RSD=0.70%),respectively. CONCLUSION: The method is simple and rapid and with satisfactory results.It is suitable for quality control of Xinnaozhi Capsules.

Objective To understand the awareness rate of pulmonary tuberculosis(TB) prevention and control among residents in Beijing, so as to provide basis for giving publicity on knowledge of pulmonary tuberculosis prevention and control.Methods Residents in Beijing were randomly selected for questionnaire survey, the main content of questionnaire included The 2006 national survey on knowledge, attitudes and practice about tuberculosis prevention and control, the core knowledge of pulmonary TB prevention and control, as well as the related symptoms of suspected tuberculosis were also included.Results A total of 520 questionnaires were collected, 503 of which were qualified, the effective rate was 96.73%.Among respondents, the total awareness rate of five core knowledge about pulmonary TB prevention and control was 40.87%, 78.93% of the respondents knew that pulmonary TB was a chronic respiratory infectious disease which could seriously damage people's health,48.51% knew that the majority of patients with pulmonary TB could be cured as long as they persisted in correct treatment, only 19.68% knew that examination and treatment of pulmonary TB in the county (district) level TB control institutions could enjoyed national free policy.Nearly 53.48% of respondents knew 4 or more suspected pulmonary TB symptoms, only 7.36% of respondents could recognize all eight symptoms of pulmonary TB.Conclusion Residents in Beijing have low awareness of pulmonary TB prevention and control knowledge.If patients in the early stage of pulmonary TB can not identify symptoms, it is not only delay treatment and increase the spread of tuberculosis, but also induce the transmission of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, so produce more challenges to pulmonary TB prevention and control.

Purpose:To investigate the effect of CD40 ligandization on breast cancer cell line and endothelial vein cell line.Methods:The expression of CD40 and its ligand on breast cancer cell line(M231),EVC cell line,fresh clinic breast cancer cell were determined by indirect immunofluorescence assay with flow cytometry(FCM) analysis.Then M231 cells cultured with CD40 agonsitic monoclone antibody,adriamycin alone or in combinations for 72 hours and proliferation of M231cells was determined by MTT assay.FCM was employed to study the cells' death or apopotosis with Annexin V PI assay.Results:M231 and ECV cell line and fresh clinic breast cancer cell are highly expressed CD40 but no CD40L.CD40 ligandization can not only inhibit the proliferation of M231 cell line but also inhibit ECV cell line by promoting the death or apoptosis of these cells.Combined CD40 agonsitic monoclone antibody with adriamycin may obviously inhibit proliferation of M231 and ECV cell line.Conclusions:CD40 ligandization may have double therapeutic effect to breast cancer: inhibit the proliferation of breast cancer cell and inhibit tumor angiogenesis by inhibiting vascular endothelial cell.

Studies on the prescription combination regularity based on medicinal tastes focus on the internal relations between the structure and hierarchy of the prescription combination system. In this paper, with the systematic and scientific self-similarity theory as the core ideology, authors systematically interpreted the self-similarity theory of medicinal properties, defined the self-similarity of prescriptions with identical or similar medicinal properties, and built the systematic view of medicinal property theory based on the prescription combination based on the entity grammar system. As a result, the system was conducive to integrating traditional Chinese medicinal knowledge of syndromes, therapeutic principles, efficacies, medicinal properties and tastes and achieving the automatic design and optimization process from symptoms to prescriptions, and providing scientific and feasible methods and technical systems for the application of the medicinal property theory, with a guiding significance to the technology, methodology and theory of decoction pieces compatibility, component compatibility and compound medicine design.
Drug Combinations ; Drug Prescriptions ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of ambroxol hydrochloride on severe pneumonia, and the influence on the inflammatory cytokines of TNF-alpha and hs-CRP etc.MethodsThe clinical data of 70 patients with severe pneumonia patients treated in our hospital from December 2014 to August 2016 were retrospectively analyzed.The patients were divided into control group(n=30) and observation group(n=40) according to the treatment methods, the control group was given routine treatment, the observation group was given ambroxol hydrochloride on the basis of conventional treatment.The therapeutic effect of the two groups was observed, the differences of serum levels of inflammatory cytokines, pulmonary function, cough and expectoration symptom scores of the two groups were compared before and after treatment.ResultsThe effective rate of the observation group was 97.50%, which was significantly higher than that of the control group(80.00%);There was no significant difference in serum inflammatory cytokine levels between the two groups before treatment, after treatment,the levels of IL-6, IL-8, hs-CRP and TNF-alpha the observation group were lower than those in the control group;There was no significant difference in the indexes of lung function between the two groups before treatment.After treatment, the levels of FVC, FEV1 and FEV1/FVC in the observation group were higher than those in the control group;There was no significant difference in symptom score between the two groups before treatment.After treatment, cough, sputum volume, cough ease and wheezing scores in the observation group were lower than in the control group.ConclusionAmbroxol hydrochloride has a good therapeutic effect on severe pneumonia,which can significantly reduce the levels of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α and hs-CRP, and improve the related symptoms, and has good application value.

Objective To observe the effect of tiotropium combined Seretide in the treatment of elderly patients with moderate to severe COPD clinical curative effect and the influence on the quality of life of patients.Methods114 cases of moderate or severe COPD in our hospital from January 2014 to January 2016,were randomly divided into observation group and control group, 57 cases in each group.The control group was treated with Seretide treatment, the observation group were treated by tiotropium combined with Seretide treatment, compared two groups of patients with curative effect and quality of life.ResultsBefore treatment, there were no significant differences in lung function index, MRC score, 6MWT and WHOQOL-100 scores between the two groups;After treatment, FEV1/FVC and FEV1% in the observation group were significantly higher than in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05);the dyspnea severity score (MRC) and six minute walk test (6MWT) in the observation group were significantly better than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05);the quality of life score (WHOQOL-100) in the observation group was significantly higher than in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).ConclusionTiotropium bromide combined with nimesulide in the treatment of elderly patients with moderate or severe COPD is effective, and can effectively improve the level of pulmonary function, improve the quality of life of patients.

This paper presents the preliminary design of data acquisition system of a portable uroflowmeter. The system uses double-hole cantilever pressure sensor. The signal is transferred to ATmega644PA microprogrammed control unit (MCU), converted by A/D (analog to digital) convertor. Then the further data are processed and get the corresponding relationship of weight-time and two curves of urine flow and urinary flow rate. In the measurement accuracy of the device about urine flow, two factors about the placement and height of the data acquisition are analyzed to show the accuracy of the equipment through the Origin 8.0 data analysis software. The design is characterized by low cost and high speed of data collection, real-time, high accuracy.
Data Collection ; Flowmeters ; Humans ; Monitoring, Ambulatory ; instrumentation ; Software ; Urination ; physiology ; Urodynamics ; physiology

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Background Age-related cataract is the leading cause of visual impairment worldwide.To seek the effective prevention and drugs for management of cataract is important.Naphthalene-induced cataract of rat is an ideal animal model for the research of human age-related cataract,and aspirin has been proven to inhibit the development of human age-related cataract.ObjectiveThe present study is to investigate the role of aspirin on naphthalene-induced cataract.Methods Forty-five 150-160 g female SD rats were divided into three groups randomly.Naphthalene was orally taken with 0.5mg/kg per day for 3 days and then 1mg/kg per day for 70 days,and then 100mg/kg of aspirin was given per day for 70 days following four-day washout period in group A.In group B,the animals was given orally only naphthalene at the same way.No any intervention was used in group C.Naphthalene-induced cataract was examined under the slim lamp every week.The experimental animals were sacrificed and lenses were obtained in 70 days.α-Crystalline was extracted from lens homogenate and purified and identified using High Performance Liquid Chromatography(HPLC),2-dimentional electrophoresis gel and Western blot.Different abilities of α-crystalline to protect β low crystalline from aggregation were observed using ultraviolet spectrophotometer.Results Naphthalene-induced cataract formed at the third week in only naphthalene group but at the sixth week in naphthalene+aspirin group under the slim lamp.No significant difference was found in the degree of lenses opacity in the second week among these three groups(F=0.032,P=0.969).However,a statistically significant difference was seen in the degree of lenses opacity in the fourth,sixth,eighth and tenth week among these three groups(F= 5031.130,P=0.000;F=115964.000,P=0.000;F=169846.500,P=0.000;F= 195431.200,P=0.000).Themolecular chaperone-like activity was significantly higher than that of the naphthalene-induced group.Conclusion Aspirin delays the progression of lens opacification through protecting α-crystalline molecular chaperone-like activity.