Objective To detect the expression of 84 signaling molecules associated with nuclear factor-κB in lesions of Uygur patients with psoriasis.Methods Skin specimens were obtained from the lesional and paralesional skin of eight Uygur patients with psoriasis.Total RNA was extracted from the skin specimens and reversely transcribed into cDNA.PCR-array analysis was carried out to quantify the expressions of 84 signaling molecules related to nuclear factor-κB.Genes with a fold-change ＞ or =2 were defined as differentially expressed.Results Among the 84 tested genes,22 showed upregulated expression,7 downregulated expression,and the remaining 54 genes showed no significant changes in psoriatic lesions compared with the normal skin.The strongest upregulation was observed in the gene expressions of Caspase recruitment domain family 11 (CARD11) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor 2 (CSF2),and the most significant downregulation in the gene expression of interleukin 10 (IL-10),tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 5 (CD40) and nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cell inhibitor,epsilon (NFκBIE).Conclusion Multiple molecules involved in the NF-κB signaling pathway might be activated or inhibited in lesions of patients with psoriasis.

Objective To analyze the demands and to evaluate training effect on the knowledge and technology of prevention and treatment about hypertension among doctors in county and countryside hospitals of Xinjiang.Methods 336 doctors were trained about knowledge of prevention and treatment of hypertension and technology of useful therapeutic regimen,and were investigated for demands of the knowledge and technology and self-evaluation of training effect by questionnaire.Results The knowledge of prevention and treatment about hypertension and the technology of useful therapeutic regimen were needed urgently by 94.8％ subjects.91.3％ trained doctors thought that the technology suited practically in county and countryside hospitals,and 96.7％ hospitals had condition of carrying out the technology.97.9％ trained doctors expected this kind of technology on hypertension prevention and treatment to be trained again.74.1％ trained doctors comprehended the technology,and the percent of doctor practically using the technology increased from pre-training 12.3％ to post training 62.1％.Conclusion The knowledge of prevention and treatment about hypertension and technology of useful therapeutic regimen were needed urgently and were comprehended with training for the most doctors in county and countryside hospitals of Xinjiang.

rAdinbitor was cloned from Gloydius blomhoffi brevicaudus in the laboratory. Previous researches had proved that rAdinbitor could inhibit proliferation of C6 glioma cells as well as promote their apoptosis. The molecular mechanism of rAdinbitor’s effects on C6 cells need to be further studied. rAdinbitor was expressed in E. coli BL21/pET23b-adinbitor and purified with Ni Sepharose 6 Fast Flow. The purified protein was confirmed by Western blotting. C6 cells were induced with fibronectin (FN). The effects of rAdinbitor with different concentrations on the expression of FAK, MEK1/2 and Caspase-3 as well as on activity of FAK and ERK1/2 in FN-induced C6 cells were studied by immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation. Results showed that rAdinbitor with different concentrations could obviously reduce the expression of FAK and MEK1/2, increase the expression of Caspase-3, as well as decrease ERK1/2 phosphorylation; besides 10 mg/L rAdinbitor, other concentrations’ rAdinbitor could inhibit FAK phosphorylation obviously. All those effects were dose-dependent. Results indicate that the effects of rAdinbitor on decreasing expression and activity of FAK and inhibiting Ras-MAPK signaling pathway play an important role in suppressing the proliferation of C6. Furthermore, the increase in Caspase-3 expression implies that the increase in apoptosis of C6 cells might be due to the suppression of rAdinbitor on the activity of ILK and PI-3K/Akt pathway.

Objective This study is about to detect the KCNJ5 gene variations in aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) with primary hyperaldosteronism (PA),and to investigate the association of the KCNJ5 gene missense mutations with APA and PA.Methods A total of 46 APA tumors and their clinical characteristics were collected from Hypertension Center of the People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,and all the tumors were confirmed by pathology.All the samples of the coding region segments of KCNJ5 were detected by PCR and direct DNA sequencing to compare the different missense mutations in the tumor cells and peripheral blood cells and to analyze the association between the genotype and phenotype.Results Three missense mutations were found in 46 patients with APA:c.451G ＞ C/A (p.G151R) (5/46),c.503T ＞ G (p.L168R) (4/46),c.830T ＞ A (p.S209T) (12/46).S209T,as an unreported somatic mutation was observed.There were no missense mutations detected in the peripheral blood.Sex,age,systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure,duration of hypertension,plasma potassium,urine potassium,aldosterone,plasma renin activity,aldosterone,and plasma renin activity ratio,as well as the rate of positive family history were compared between the mutants and wild-types.Systolic blood pressure and plasma potassium level among G151 R,L168R,and S209T had statistical differences.Systolic blood pressure in G151R was significantly higher than the other two groups,while the plasma potassium level was significantly lower than the other groups.Conclusions Three missense mutations were found in 46 patients with APA.The subjects with mutations had more serious condition than those without mutations after comparing their clinical phenotype.Besides,other different subtypes may exist in PA.

Lipoxygenases (linoleate: oxygen oxidoreductase, EC 1.13.11.12; LOXs) are encoded by a multi-gene family in plants. The LOXs are monomeric non-heme, non-sulfur iron dioxygenases, which catalyze the incorporation of molecular oxygen into polyunsaturated fatty acids containing a cis, cis-1,4-pentadiene moiety. The LOX isoforms are distinguished by differences in optimum pH of the reaction, pI, substrate and product specificity, spatial and temporal expression, and subcellular localization. The function of various LOXs in plants has been suggested. Some of the physiological processes in which lipoxygenases have been implicated include wounding, pathogen attack, seed germination, fruit ripening, plant senescence, and synthesis of Abscisic acid (ABA) and Jasmonic acid (JA). During normal vegetative and reproductive growth, lipoxygenases have also been suggested to act as vegetative storage proteins, participate in transference of lipoid, and response to nutrient stress and source/sink relationships. Significant progress in understanding LOX families will be beneficial to the application of the LOX in crop breeding, research on new-type phytoalexin and food industry.
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; Lipoxygenase ; genetics ; metabolism ; Multigene Family ; Plants ; enzymology ; Protein Isoforms ; genetics ; metabolism

Objective:To investigate the efficacy and safety of nano-particle albumin bound paclitaxel in the treatment of patients with advanced and relapsed cervical cancer.Methods:A retrospective cohort study was conducted. Among the cervical cancer patients who were diagnosed and treated in Affiliated Hospital of Yan'an University from January 2013 to January 2018, 52 advanced and relapsed cases were selected as the research objects. The chemotherapy protocol of nano-particle albumin bound paclitaxel and cisplatin was used, and the efficacy and toxicity of chemotherapy were analyzed.Results:The total objective remission rate of 52 patients with advanced or relapsed cervical cancer was 67.3% (35/52), the disease control rate was 88.5% (46/52), and the progression-free survival time was (11.7±3.6) months. The objective remission rate in patients who had received radiotherapy and with a time interval of > 12 months since their last chemotherapy was higher than that in patients who had not received radiotherapy and with a time interval of ≤ 12 months since their last chemotherapy [76.9% (30/39) vs. 46.2% (6/13), χ2 = 4.333, P = 0.037; 78.9% (15/19) vs. 43.8% (7/16), χ2 = 4.609, P = 0.032]. Late stage, relapse, whether received radiotherapy, whether received chemotherapy and the time from the previous chemotherapy had no effect on the disease control rate (all P > 0.05). The progression-free survival time in patients who underwent radiotherapy and with a time interval of > 12 months since their last chemotherapy was longer than that in patients who had not received radiotherapy and with a time interval of ≤12 months since their last chemotherapy [(13.0±4.4) months vs.(8.7±2.9) months, t = 3.029, P = 0.004; (12.8±3.1) months vs. (9.6±4.0) months, t = 2.665, P = 0.012]. The highest incidence rates of adverse reactions were myelosuppression (82.7%, 43/52) and gastrointestinal reaction (65.4%, 34/52), and the most common grade Ⅲ-Ⅳ adverse reaction was myelosuppression (20 cases). Conclusion:The efficacy and safety of nano-particle albumin bound paclitaxel combined with cisplatin in the treatment of advanced and relapsed cervical cancer are reliable.

Objective To establish a new rat model of perinatal brain damage. Methods Wistar rats were randomized into 3 groups: lipopolysaccharide （LPS） plus hypoxia (H) group: 17 d pregnant rats exposure in utero to LPS followed by hypoxia; hypoxia (H)/ ischemia (I) group: postnatal day 7 (P7) pups ligated the right common carotid artery followed by exposure to hypoxia (8% O2 ) for 2 h; control group: P7 pups incised the anteriorl cervical skin only. The footprint analysis, compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and pathological observation were performed after 4 weeks. Results The left limb footprint repeatability of rat in HI and LPS plus H groups was poorer than that in control group （P<0.05）. The hindlimb quadriceps CMAP of rats in HI and LPS plus H groups showed that the wave amplitude was lower than that in control group （P<0.05）. The periventricular cells were irregular, and the periventricular leukomalacia was seen. The morphous of the neurocytes was irregular obviously, part of the nuclear membranes was broken down with the content leakage under transmission electron microscope. Conclusion The animal model for cerebral palsy has established, that mimics more the occurrence of this disease in human.

Objective To investigate the CT characteristics of ectopic pheochromocytoma and improve the diagnostic accuracy. Methods The CT imaging of 27 cases with surgery and pathology proved ectopic pheochromocytoma were retrospectively analyzed, and the tumor site, size, shape, density, cystic change, calcification, boundary and strengthening characteristics of these tumors were observed. Results Tumor located in mesentery in 6 cases and in the left side of abdominal aorta in 6 cases. Tumor located in duodenal ampulla, inferior vena cava, hepatic hilum, left renal portal, right adrenal gland and bladder in 2 cases for each spot. Tumor located in right jugular foramen, left carotid body and right lower lung in 1 case for each spot. The maximum diameter of the tumor was 2.8-19.0 (6.3 ± 2.4) cm. CT plain scan showed low density in 9 cases, isodensity in 10 cases, and high density in 8 cases. CT value was 20-58 (35.0 ± 11.6) HU. Enhanced CT scan showed that the CT value was 40-96 (74.0 ± 16.4) HU, 37- 90 (63.0 ± 14.2) HU in venous phase and 35-67(55.0 ± 12.6) HU in delayed phase. In arterial phase, 15 cases showed marked enhancement in parenchyma, 5 cases showed moderate enhancement, and 7 cases showed mild enhancement. In venous phase, the degree of enhancement decreased significantly in 5 cases, slightly in 15 cases, and continued in 7 cases. In delayed phase, the degree of enhancement decreased in 20 cases and continued in 7 cases. Conclusions The CT findings of ectopic pheochromocytoma have certain characteristics, CT examination is helpful to locate and characterize ectopic pheochromocytoma and to clarify the relationship between tumor and surrounding tissue structure.

OBJECTIVETo assess the association of polymorphisms of G protein-coupled inwardly-rectifying potassium channels 4 (GIRK4) gene with essential hypertension in ethnic Uygurs from southern Xinjiang.

METHODSA total of 1194 (461 males and 733 females) Uygur residents aged 30 to 70 and with a body mass index (BMI) over 18.5 kg/m(2) were selected from Hetian region. All of the subjects have received questionnaire survey, physical examination, biochemical analysis and blood pressure measurement. They were divided into hypertensive group and normotensive group. Genotyping by the TaqMan polymerase chain reaction method was performed for 4 common single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs4937391, rs2604204, rs6590357 and rs1122149), and a case-control study was carried out.

RESULTSGenotype distributions of rs4937391, rs2604204, rs6590357 and rs1122149 in both groups were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P> 0.05). The average systolic blood pressure of CC genotype of rs11221497 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)[(132.69± 26.9) mmHg)] was higher than the CG genotype [(127.4± 22.7) mmHg] and GG genotype [(121.1± 26.3) mmHg]. There has a significantly difference in average systolic and diastolic blood pressures between CC and GG genotypes (P< 0.05). A case-control association analysis revealed that the rs11221497 SNP was in association with essential hypertension with the dominant model [P< 0.05, OR= 0.67 (0.49-0.93)]. Haplotype analysis indicated that H6(C-G-C-G) was significantly more common in normotensive group than hypertensive group (P= 0.001).

CONCLUSIONThe rs11221497 SNP of the GIRK4 gene is associated with essential hypertension in ethnic Uygur population in Xinjiang.

Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; Case-Control Studies ; Essential Hypertension ; Female ; G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels ; genetics ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Humans ; Hypertension ; complications ; genetics ; Male ; Obesity ; complications ; genetics ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of fuzheng quxie granule (FQG) on immune cells and cytokines in populations with respiratory viral infection.

METHODSFifty-nine patients were randomly divided into 3 groups, that is, 19 patients treated with conventional western medicine (WM) plus FQG in the treated group, 19 patients treated with conventional western medicine alone in the WM group, and 21 patients treated with FQG alone in the TCM group. The levels of T lymphocyte subsets, interleukine-2,4,6,10 (IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interferon-gamma (INF-gamma) and Th1/Th2 were determined before treatment, and at the end of 1st and 2nd week of treatment respectively.

RESULTSBefore treatment, levels of TNF-alpha, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 and INF-gamma in all patients were significantly higher than normal range (P < 0.05). After being treated for 1 week, the levels of serum TNF-alpha, IL-6, and IL-10 were significantly decreased in all groups (P < 0.05), serum IL-2 and INF-gamma decreased to the normal level in the WM group, but in the treated and the FQG group by the end of the 2nd week, the two indexes still remained at the rather higher level (P < 0.05). The ratio of Th1 and Th2 in the treated group and the FQG group increased significantly by the end of 2nd week, reached the level higher than that in the WM group and that before treatment (P < 0.05). No significant difference in, T lymphocytes subsets (CD3+ , CD4+ , CD8+) and percentage of B and NK cells before and after treatment was found in all the 3 groups.

CONCLUSIONFQG can positively regulate the immune function of patients with respiratory tract viral infection in certain degree.

Adult ; Aged ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Interleukin-10 ; blood ; Interleukin-6 ; blood ; Killer Cells, Natural ; immunology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; drug therapy ; immunology ; virology ; T-Lymphocyte Subsets ; immunology ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; metabolism ; Virus Diseases ; drug therapy ; immunology