BACKGROUND: Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), a kind of polypeptide growth factor possessing multifunctional biological activities,can protect neurons and promote the growth of nerves. It has been corfirmed that bFGF has therapeutic effects on retina ischemia/reperfusion injury (RIRI).OBJECTIVE: To establish RIRI model and analyze the effects of bFGF on cellular apoptosis of retina and the expression of regulatory gene protein.DESIGN: Randomized grouping and validating trial.SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Qingdao University.MATERIALS: The experiment was conducted at the Research Laboratory of Pathology, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Qingdao University, from April 2002 to December 2003. Twenty-eight healthy Wistar rats were enrolled in this experiment. Four rats were randomly chosen for normal control group, the left eyes of the other 24 rats were set as normal saline control group, and the right eyes were set as bFGF group.METHODS: Normal saline control group and bFGF group adopted the rat RIRI models established by transiently elevating intraocular pressure. Normal saline of 12 μL was injected into the vitreous cavity of the left eyes of the rats in normal control group. 12 μL bFGF was injected into the vitreous cavity of the right eyes of the rats in bFGF group, 4 rats once. No administration was given in normal control group. The expression of apoptotic cells was detected and apoptosis indexes were calculated with the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick-end labeling (TUNEL) method and immunohistochemical staining method at the 1st, 6th,12th, 24th,48th and 72nd hours after reperfusion and ischemia for 1 hour.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① The detection results of apoptotic cells in situ of retina tissuesat different time points after reperfusion. ②The expression of Fas and caspases-2 in retina tissues at different time points after reperfusion.RESULTS ① Comparison of apoptosis indexes of retina tissues at different time points after ischemia reperfusion: There were no apoptotic cells in the retina tissues of the rats in normal control group. As compared with those in normal saline control group, apoptosis indexes in bFGF group were significantly decreased at ischemia 1 hour and reperfusion 1, 6, 12, 24, 48and 72 hours, especially at the 12th, 24th and 48th hours after reperfusion (t =5.362-5.595, P ＜ 0.05). ② The change of Fas expression at different time points after ischemia reperfusion: There was hardly any Fas expression in normal control group. As compared with that in normal saline control group, Fas expression in bFGF group was significantlydecreased at ischemia 1 hour and reperfusion 1, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours, especially at the 6th, 12th and 24th hours after reperfusion (t=3.954-9.327, P ＜ 0.05). ③The changes of caspase-2 expression at different time points after ischemia reperfusion: There was no caspase-2 expression in normal control group.Compared with that in normal saline control group, the number of caspase2 positive cells in bFGF group was significantly decreased at the 6th,12th,24th, 48th and 72nd hours after ischemia for 1 hour and reperfusion (t=4.125-15.641, P ＜ 0.05).CONCLUSION: bFGF can significantly inhibit the expression of apoptosis gene Fas and caspase-2 in the ischemia and reperfusion of retina, thus reducing cellular apoptosis of ganglion cells and exerting therapeutic effects on the ischemia and reperfusion of retina.

Objective To determine whether color doppler ultrasonography (CDU),thyroid function or thyroid autoimmune antibodies could identify Graves' disease in pregnancy(GDP) in pregnant patients with newly diagnosed thyrotoxicosis.Methods It is an observational study.Sixty-eight pregnant patients with newly diagnosed thyrotoxicosis including gestational hyperthyroidism (GHT) subjects (GHT group,n =33) and GDP subjects (GDP group,n =35),and 62 age-and sex-matched healthy subjects (C1 group:pregnant,n =32,C2 group:non-pregnant,n =30) were recruited.Thyroid function,human chorionic gonadotropin(HCG),thyroid autoimmune antibodies were detected.Peak systolic velocity of the superior thyroid artery (STA-PSV) and diastole inner diameter(STA-D) of the superior thyroid artery were measured by CDU.A ROC curve was used to evaluate STA-PSV,STA-D,thyroid function and thyroid autoimmune antibodies for identification of GDP.Results The area under the ROC curve of STA-PSV,STA-D and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH),free T4 (FT4) for GDP were 0.905,0.887,0.803 and 0.786,respectively.The optimal cut-off points of STA-PSV,STA-D,TSH and FT4 for GDP were 40 cm/s,2.0mm,0.03 mIU/L and 30 pmol/L with the sensitivity of 82.9％,72.1％,81.8％,76.2％ and specificity of 81.8％,87.9％,75.2％,80.3％,respectively.Conclusions Detection of STA-PSV and STA-D by CDU,as well as thyroid function,is useful in screening GDP in pregnant patients with thyrotoxicosis.

Hepatocellular carcinoma ( HCC) , as one of the most common malignant neoplasms , has a relatively high morbidity and mortality rate worldwide.MicroRNAs (miRNAs),a type of comparatively conserved endogenous small non-coding RNAs, function as pivotal regulators involved in various biological functions through the post -transcriptional regulation of gene expression .Some miRNA genes are arranged into a intandem model and reside close together on the same chromosome , forming miRNA clusters . These clustered miRNAs are mostly located on polycistronic transcripts and expressed at similar levels.In the human imprinted 14q32 region, 52 miRNA genes are organized as a large cluster which spans about 220 kb of the long arm ( q) .Lines of evidence show that dysregulation of miRNAs in this cluster are involved in the development of HCC .This review summarizes the structural characteristics of 14 q32 miRNA cluster as well as its impact on HCC in initiation and progression .

Aim This study aimed to assess the protection of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in light-induced injuries in human retinal pigment epithelial(RPE)cells by researching the inhibition of rhEPO for apoptosis in human RPE cells by light-induced injuries.Methods Cultured human RPE cells were exposed to light of 8 w (2 000?500) lux for 12hours,then the culture were stopped at 24 hours after 12hours light stimulation. The effect of inhibiting apoptosis of rhEPO was detected by AnnexinV-flunorescein isothiocyanate/Propidium iodium labeling and flow cytometry. The enzyme linked immunosorbant assay(ELISA)and immunocytochemical staining were used to assess the expressions of caspase-3 and Bcl-2 treated by different doses of rhEPO in light-induced injury on human RPE cells and research the protective mechanism of rhEPO by adding AG490(the special inhibitor of Jak2).Results There was a obviously increased effects on inhibiting apoptosis in every rhEPO group, which was the most conspicuous in 40 IU?ml-1 rhEPO group,and the value was (4.93?1.45)?ml-1. The decrease of expression of caspase-3 was most obvious in 40 IU?ml-1 rhEPO group, and the value was (0.125?0.029) ?g?L-1. The increase of expression of Bcl-2 was the most obvious in 40 IU?ml-1 rhEPO group and the value was 168.21?3.87. But these effects on inhibiting apoptosis in rhEPO group were restrained by adding AG490, the value of apoptosis was (11.29?2.11)?ml-1 and the density of caspase-3 increased to (0.362?0.042) ?g?L-1,the expression of Bcl-2 dropped.Conclusion It is suggested that rhEPO can inhibit the apoptosis of human RPE cells in the light-induced injuries and inhibit the expression of caspase-3 and up-regulate the expression of Bcl-2, so rhEPO can protect the light-induced injuries for human RPE cells. Its protective mechanism is accomplished principally by the pathway of combining EPO with EPOR ,then the combination activates Jak2.

Objective To access the efficacy of the arterial based complexity (ABC) scoring system in predicting complexity of LPN.Methods A total of 70 patients underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy from January 2013 to November 2015 were enrolled in the retrospective analysis.Among those patients,53 (75.7％) were males and 17 (24.3％) were females.Their mean age was 52 years,ranged from 44 to 61 years.The average BMI was 28 kg/m2,ranged from 25 to 32 kg/m2.Before operation,the average creatinine was 70.5 μmol/L,ranged from 60.5 to 81.0 μmol/L.43 patients accepted the procedure via retro-peritoneal approach and 27 patients accepted the procedure via peritoneal approach.38 tumor located in the left kidney and 32 tumor located in the right kidney.By using ABC scoring system,four readers independently scored contrast-enhanced computed tomography images of 70 patients who underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.Interobserver variability was assessed with kappa values and percentage of exact matches between each pairwise combination of readers.Logistics regression was used to evaluate the association between reference scores and ischemia time,estimated blood loss,operation time.Results The operative duration ranged from 100 to 180 min,mean 147 min.The mean ischemic time ranged from 15 to 37 min,mean 24 min.The average blood loss was 210 ml (ranging 50-380 ml).The mean hospitalization was 16 days (ranging 11-21 days).The urine leakage was noticed in 2 patients after the operation.The size of tumor ranged from 1.8 to 3.0 cm,mean 2.5 cm.The pathological classification included renal cell carcinoma in 65 cases,renal cell carcinoma with cystic changing in 2 cases,renal chromophobe cell carcinoma in 2 cases,right renal solitary fibroma in 1 case.Based on the ABC scorirng system,15 cases were in 1 degree,29 cases were in 2 degree,17 cases were in 3S degree and 9 cases were in 3H degree.Pairwise comparisons of readers' score assignments were significantly correlated;average kappa =0.492,across all reader pairs.The average proportion of exact matches was 65％,the average proportion that differ between a level or less than a level was 98.6％.Logistics regression between the complexity score system and surgical outcomes showed significant associations between reference category assignments and warm ischemia time and estimated blood loss (P ＜ 0.05),but showed no significant associations with operation time (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions The ABC scoring system for LPN demonstrated good correlation with perioperative morbidity.This system is a novel anatomy-reproducible tool developed to help patients and doctors understand the complexity of renal masses and predict the outcomes of kidney surgery.

Objective In order to explore the localization of NGB protein in spinal cord of adult rat. Methods Spinal cord of adult rat was used to make frozen section. The localization of NGB protein in the spinal cord of adult rat was examined by immunohistochemistry method. Results NGB protein immunoreactive cells were mainly distributed in the gray matter of spinal cord, including in the ventral horn, intermediate zone and dorsal horn. NGB-immunoreactive product located in the plasm of neurons.Conclusion The results indicated that NGB widely expressed in the neurons of spinal cord, suggested that NGB might play an important role in the physiological function of the spinal cord.

Four methods of breeding high producing strain of Lipase are studied. As a result, the Lipase activity produced by one strain is 93 times as high as befor, and the Lipase activity produced by another is 3.0 times. On these bases, the effects of four methods in breeding are discussed, and the usinng Fast Neutron is more effective method in breeding.

The application of cerebrovascular intervention brings the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular disease into a brand-new domain. Many neurological physicians have become physicians of cerebrovascular intervention by training. In the big teaching hospitals carrying out cerebrovascular intervention, advanced physicians are the hard strength in the lot of cerebrovascular intervention. The training aiming at cerebrovascular intervention and comprehensive abilities affects both the training results and the therapeutic results of cerebrovascular intervention. Therefore, it is an important issue to explore how to consummate and standard the training methods of advanced physicians studying cerebrovascular intervention.

Background Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 1 diabetic model is an acceptable model and is often used to the study of diabetic retinopathy (DR).However,the model is often established using retinal digest preparation in vitro in albino rats,and therefore it is difficult to evaluate the change of retinal vessels by fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) in vivo.Recently,pigmented rats are being used as the DR model.But the study on the comparison between albino rat model and pigmented rat model is seldom.Objective This study was to observe and compare the manifestations of FFA and retinal digest preparation in early diabetic pigmented diabetic rat and albino diabetic rat,and to select the right model of DR using FFA.Methods Type 1 diabetic models were induced in 15 six-week-old health male BN rats and 15 six-week-old health male SD rats by the injection of STZ (55 mg/kg) via tail vein.The models were thought to be successful in the rats with the blood glucose level ≥ 16.7 mmol/L.The right eyes of the rats were extracted 6 weeks after injection of STZ.Lens were examined by slit lamp microscope.Retinal vascular changes were examined by fundus photography,FFA and periodic acid Schiff staining of retinal digest preparation.The manifestations of FFA and retinal digest preparation were contrasted between BN rats and SD rats.The number of eyes with lens opacification was compared by Chi-square test and the ratio of vascular endothelial cells and perithelial cells (E/P) was compared between BN rats and SD rats.The use and care of experimental animals complied the Statement of Ethic Committee of Tianjin Medicine University.Results Six weeks after injection of STZ,11 BN rats and 10SD rats were included in this study.The blood levels were (24.73±2.98) mmol/L and (22.36±3.65) mmol/L in BN rats and SD rats,respectively,without significant difference between the 2 types of rats (t =7.873,P＞0.05).Lens opacification occurred in 6 BN rats and in 5 SD rats (P=0.717).FFA showed the clear retinal vascular under the brown background.Evident vessel disorder and fluorescence leakage like background stage of DR were seen in 9 eyes.However,in the SD rats,retinal vessel abnormality could not exhibited owing to the interference of choroid fluorescent light from choroidal vessels and vortex vein.Retinal digest preparation exhibited that unevenness of vessel diameter,decrease of perithelial cells and increase of endothelial cells in both types of rats.The E/P values were 11.50±3.68in the BN rats and 12.86±3.94 in the SD rats,without significant difference between them (t=9.785,P＞0.05).Conclusions The abnormality of fundus vascular morphology can be better displayed in pigmented diabetic rats than albino rats by FFA in vivo.

Objective To pay attention to screening family disease and gene examination in patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Method In this study, we investigated clinical data and performed gene sequencing of the pedigree and his family members with CAH. Results Based on clinical data, 3 of 6 family members were diagnosed CAH. Bone age of two boys nearly reach the maximum value. Genetic sequencing result indicated a T>A mutation of 1 004 position in CYP21A2 gene, which induced protein change I172N. Conclusion Disease screening and gene examine should be actively executed in patient with CAH in order to obtain diagnosis and start treatment as early as possible.