Objective To investigate the irfluence of PET/CT positioning on the effect of late-course accelerated hyperfractionated and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for stage Ⅲ lung squamous cell carcinoma.Methods 79 stage Ⅲ lung squarnous cell carcinoma patients were enrolled and divided into PET/CT group(n =37 cases,PET/CT positioning) and general CT group (n =42 cases,general CT positioning) according to the way of positioning.The conventional fractionated 3 DCRT( about 40 Gy) was used in previous 2/3 time and hyperfractionated( about 1.5 Gy) was used in later 1/3 time.Both groups used chemotherapy as adjuvant therapy.Full course of the treatment was a month or so.And the clinical efficacy and a variety of adverse reactions of the two groups was observed.Results The total rate of remission in PET/CT group were 73.0％,and 71.4％ in general CT group,and there was no significant difference in the two groups (x2 =1.347,P ＞ 0.05 ).The major radiation injury were radioactive pulmonary injury and tracheal damage,incidence rates were 56.8％and 57.1％ in acute stage,and there was no significant difference in the two groups( x2 =2.178,P ＞ 0.05 ) ; but in late stage 69.0％ in general CT group was significantly higher than 62.2％ in PET/CT group(x2 =4.142,P ＜0.05).Ater followed-up 1 year,the recurrence rate of hillar and mediastinal lymph node in PET/CT group was 43.7％,lower than that of the general CT group( 59.4％ ) ( x2 =4.732,P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusion PET/CT positioning in late-course accelerated hyperfractionated and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for stage Ⅲ lung squamous cell carcinoma could reduce late stage radioactive pulmonary injury and tracheal damage,lower the recurrence rate of hillar and mediastinal lymph node.

Objective To explore the effect of rapid intestinal preparation combined with probiotics in bowel preparation before operation.Methods 124 colorectal cancer patients were divided into the probiotic group(65 cases) and control group(59 cases).Control group using traditional 3d bowel preparation,joint probiotic group,to give patients in the 1 d intestinal ready on the basis of probiotic oral.The two groups after patients received isonitrogenous and caloric nutritional support,were observed after the two groups of patients with body temperature and heart rate changes; detection of bacterial DNA ratio of whole blood.Observed in peripheral blood leukocyte count,and systemic inflammatory response syndrome(SIRS) and the occurrence of complications.Results Probiotic group and control group,postoperative fever duration and postoperative heart rate and leukocyte counts return to normal a short time( t =11.52,20.07,P ＜ 0.05 ) ; whole blood PCR detection of bacterial DNA after the positive test group 2 cases (3.30％),the control group was 8 cases ( 26.67％ ),the difference was statistically significant ( t =5.07,x2 =34.68,P ＜ 0.05 ).Postoperative SIRS rate and the incidence of complications showed no statistical difference ( P ＞ 0.05 ).Conclusion Probiotics could reduce colorectal cancer patients with postoperative intestinal permeability and reduce the incidence of bacterial translocation and its rapid intestinal preparation method was feasible and effective and knot the protection of the intestinal mucosal barrier function in rectal cancerconductive to knot the early postoperative inflammatory response in patients with rectal cancer recovery.

Objective To study histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation (H3K4me3) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) patients.Methods PBMCs were isolated by density gradient centrifugation from 10 active SLE patients,7 inactive SLE patients and 8 healthy volunteers.Chromatin immunopreeipitation linked to mieroarrays (ChIP-chip) was used to profile the variations in H3K4me3 in CpG island regions in PBMCs of SLE patients and controls.ChIP-qPCR was used to validate the mieroarray results.To confirm correlations between H3K4me3 and gene expression,expression analysis by qRT-PCR was performed on three randomly selected H3K4me3 candidates.Results 413 (137 increased and 276 decreased H3K4me3) and 393 genes (112 increased and 281 decreased H3K4me3) displayed significant differences in H3K4me3 between active and inactive SLE when compared with healthy SUhjeets.The results of ChiP-qPCR were consistent with microarray.ConclusiOn There are significant differences in H3K4me3 profiling between SLE and healthy subjects.These novel candidate genes may be potential biomarkers for future therapeutic targets.The ChIP-chip technology can help further reveal SLE molecular mechanisms and discover new therapeutic targets.

Objective To explore the association of galactose-deifcient IgA1 levels with clinical features, and further to provide guidance for individualized treatment of HSP. Methods According to the clinical symptoms and curative effect, 57 children with HSP were divided into four groups:non-HSPN group (n=26), HSPN group (n=7), refractory HSP group (n=7) and remission group (n=17). In non-HSPN group, 12 cases received glucorticoid therapy and 14 cases did not. Serum galactose-de-ifcient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) concentrations were detected using a Helix aspersa-lectin-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the total IgA1 levels were measured by ELISA. Results The serum Gd-IgA1 level was signiifcantly higher in 40 HSP children who were not cured than that in remission group and control group (P<0.05). However, there was no difference in Gd-IgA1 level between remission group and control group (P>0.05). Compared with the control group, the serum Gd-IgA1 level was signiifcantly higher in HSPN group, non-HSPN group and refractory HSP, and children with refractory HSP had signiifcantly higher Gd-IgA1 level than children in non-HSPN group (P<0.05). No signiifcant difference in Gd-IgA1 level was found either between HSPN group and refractory HSP group or between HSPN group and non-HSPN group (P>0.05). Furthermore, in non-HSPN group, the serum Gd-IgA1 level in HSP children who were not treated with glucorticoid was signiifcantly higher than that in HSP children treated with glucorticoid (P<0.05). Conclusions The serum Gd-IgA1 level is associated with the disease activ-ity and curative effect of HSP, especially in children with refractory HSP, and it is thus likely to be a new non-invasive disease activity marker for guiding the proper usage of glucocorticoid and immunosuppressants in HSP children.

Objective To investigate the impact of glucose metabolism-related protein 1 (GMRP1) on the regulation of c-Myc gene transcription, to establish GMRP1 gene knockout mouse model, and to study the influence of GMRP1 on glucose metabolism. Methods Chromatin immunoprecipitation-PCR (ChIP-PCR) was utilized to screen out the genes transcriptionally regulated by GMRP1. Luciferase reporter system was applied to assay the regulation of c-Myc promoter activity by GMRP1. GMRP1 knockout mice were constructed and validated by PCR and western blotting. Body weight and random blood glucose were measured in both knockout and wild type mice fed with either chow diet or high-fat diet. The levels of glucose metabolism in mice of 20 or 28 weeks old were evaluated by intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test. Results GMRP1 was capable of binding to the promoter of c-Myc gene and activating the expression of c-Myc gene. There were no significant differences in body weight, random blood glucose or glucose tolerance between GMRP1-deficient and wild type mice fed with either chow diet or high-fat diet (all P > 0.05). Conclusion GMRP1 may activate the transcription of c-Myc gene. GMRP1 deficiency exerted no significant effects on mouse glucose metabolism.

pUDK-HGF, the recombinant plasmid DNA encoding human hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), can treat ischaemic disease. A great quantity of pharmaceutical pUDK-HGF is needed. A pilot-scale production process of pUDK-HGF was established based on a new chromatographic media (plasmidselect), including fermentation, cell harvesting, alkaline lysis, ultrafiltration, RNA removing and buffer exchanging on Sephacryl S-1000, capturing supercoiled plasmid DNA with plasmidselect, and removing the salt with Sepharose 6BFF. The process does not use RNase enzyme and toxic solvents.
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Objective: To estabilsh animal methods of bone-conducted vibration elicited cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (BCV-cVEMP) and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (BCV-oVEMP) in healthy guinea pigs. Methods: Eleven healthy (250-350 g) and awake guinea pigs were selected and undertake conventional BCV-cVEMP and BCV-oVEMP examination in prone position. Parameters of waveforms were cauculated. Results: The BCV-cVEMP and BCV-oVEMP both could be elicited in 100% (22/22) in guinea pigs respectively, threshold was (85.5±10.8)dB SPL and (90.7±10.6)dB SPL for cVEMP and oVEMP; n1 latency was (4.5±1.3)ms and (4.3±1.5)ms for cVEMP and oVEMP; p1 latency was (5.8±1.4)ms and (5.6±1.7)ms respectively; n1-p1 interwave latency was (1.2±0.4)ms for cVEMP and (1.4±0.6)ms for oVEMP, amplitude was (21.5±17.3)μV and (24.0±16.3)μV respectively. Conclusion Both BCV-cVEMP and BCV-oVEMP can be successfully elicited in healthy guinea pigs.