Periostin is a matri-cellular protein which was originally identified in MC3T3-E 1 osteoblast-like cell line,expressing in multiple tissues like bones,teeth,skin and cardiac valves.Periostin is also found in a large variety of cancers and injured tissues,involving in cancer cell invasion and metastasis as well as wound repair.Recent studies have suggested the role of Periostin in osteoblast adhesion and differentiation,fibrillogenesis,mineralization and bone fracture healing,and its expression is regulated by mechanical stress,various transcription factors,hormones and growth factors.In this article,we will discuss the expression,localization and general characteristics of Periostin,and provide a review on the study of it in bone biology.

Objective To detect the regional genomic instability of B16 cells treated with 60Co γ-rays by a green fluorescence protein (GFP)-based genomic instability reporting system.Methods Three groups were employed as non-transfection group,vector control group and transfection group.The GFP-marked reporter construct pCMV-EGFP2XhoI for regional genomic instability was successfully transfected into B16 cells using liposome.B16 cells were selected by screening of G418 with a series of concentrations and limiting dilution cultures to yield a single colony.B16 cells with the genomic instability report system were then irradiated by 60Co γ-rays at doses of 0,2 and 4 Gy.The regional genomic instability of B16 cellswas quantified by counting the number of cells with GFP expression.Results B-16 cell strain steadilyexpressing the GFP-based genomic instability reporting system was established successfully.GFP-positiveB16 cells were observed at 1 d after irradiation with 60Co γ-rays at doses of 2 and 4 Gy.Positive correlations between fluorescence intensity and dose and fluorescence intensity and time were also observed.The positive expression rate of GFP followed the increased of dose (F =36.55,36.76,P ＜ 0.05) and time (t =-3.27,-3.16,-4.26,-6.11,-7.17,P ＜ 0.05),and differences between groups were significant.The positive expression rate of GFP increased significantly at 3 d,and maximum expression was observed at 5 d(2.46 ± 0.24 and 3.82 ± 0.35).The level was tending towards stability.Spontaneous GFP expression at a ratio of 1/600 000 was observed in 0 Gy group after 2 weeks of culture.Conclusions The regional genomic instability of B16 cells induced by 60Co γ-rays can be detected using a GFP-labelled genomic instability reporter system.

0.05).RBC and haematocrit(HCT)were significantly decreased(P

0.99). DC: reproducibility was good for neutrophils, lymphocytes monocytes, eosinophils and basophils. Comparison of the results by instrument with manual for normal samples in morphology, the correlation was better for neutrophils, lymphocytes and eosinophils (r:0.968～0.983) ,good for monocytes(r=0.917), not good for basophils(r=0.659);The WBC scattergram would change and alarm flags would display when there are neutrophilic stab granulocytes, abnormal or atypical lymphocytes and immature cells in higher proportion.Conclusions The analyzer can be used to test blood cell parameters accurately and reliably. Its main performance indices accorded with the experimental requirements; The results were credible. It is necessary to check with microscopy for DC before reported when it were doubtted.

Objective: Investigation on the quality control method of bacterial endotoxin in betahistine hydrochloride injection.
Methods: The method of bacterial endotoxin gel test of 23 batches of betahistine hydrochloride injection from 5 manufacturers was studied.
Results: The limit value of endotoxin in this product was 3 EU·mg^-1, which was suitable for the bacterial endotoxin test of China Pharmacopoeia 2020.
Conclusion: The quality of betahistine hydrochloride injection can be controlled by bacterial endotoxin test, and the limit of bacterial endotoxin can be set as follows: the content of endotoxin in every 1mg of betahistine hydrochloride should not exceed 3 EU.

Objective:To study the relationships between neutralizing antibody response against autologous virus and disease progression of HIV-1 B'/C infected individuals in China.Methods:Twenty-four primary HIV-1 isolates were incubated with autologous plasma collected either freshly or at approximately six months intervals thereafter.Normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells were incubated with the virus-serum mixtures for 7 days and then the production of p24 antigen was measured.The neutralizing titer of a particular plasma and virus was defined as the reciprocal of the highest dilution giving a 50% reduction in p24 Ag compared with NHP control wells.More than 1∶8 were considered significant and were scored as positive.Results:In neutralizing antibody(Nabs) response against contemporaneous virus,Nabs were produced in all slow progressors(SP) individuals,while only four in 21 of HIV group had.There was statistically significance of the neutralizing antibody titers between SP and HIV.When plasma samples of six months later were tested for their ability to neutralize autologous virus,all of SPs had higher neutralizing antibody titers and the titers of neutralizing antibody in HIV group had increased in different rate.Among the twenty-one individuals of HIV group,12 of these individuals had neutralizing antibody response against autologous virus and other 9 of these individuals had not.NAb titers of SP in six months later plasma were higher than those of HIV.There was a negative correlation between the generation of the neutralizing titer against autologous virus and the plasma HIV RNA level in HIV-1 B'/C infected individuals(including SP,HIV).Conclusion:Neutralizing antibody against autologous viruses in HIV-1 B'/C infected SP is higher than those of HIV group,suggesting that neutralizing antibodies play a vital role in delaying disease progression in these individuals.

Objective To study the relationships between neutralizing antibody response against heterologous virus and disease progression in Chinese HIV-1 B'/C infected individuals. Methods Plasmas from HIV-1-infected individuals, grouped as HIV chronically infected or AIDS according to CD4+ count and clinical symptom, were tested for neutralizing activity against the three HIV-1 isolates with very low homology in vitro. Six two-fold dilutions of each plasma sample (from 1/10 to 1/320) were tested against each virus from the panel. Giving a 50% reduction in p24Ag compared with normal human plasma control wells was defined as positive. The breadth of the cross-neutralizing response was defined based on the number of viruses that were effectively neutralized by any given patient-derived plasma sample. The magnitude of the crossneutralizing response was defined based on the average neutralizing titer against all heterologous viruses. Resuits We found that there revealed a significant difference between HIV chronically infected and AIDS group in the breaths and magnitudes of neutralizing heterologous virus. There was higher prevalence for the frequency of neutralizing heterologous virus in HIV chronically infected than AIDS. The results showed that there was positive correlation between the breadths and magnitudes of neutralizing response against heterologous virus and the plasma HIV RNA level in HIV chronically infected group, while not in AIDS group. There was no association between the breadth of the neutralizing responses against heterologous virus and CD4 T cell counts. Conclusion The capacity of neutralizing antibodies against heterologous virus varied among different disease stage. There were higher titers of neutralizing antibodies in HIV chronically infected than AIDS group. The loss of neutralizing antibodies in plasma from AIDS group appears to be associated with a narrowing of the antibody response during disease progression. These suggest that the presence of neutralizing antibodies against hetreologous virus was associated with disease progression.

Objective: To understand parents attitudes towards adolescent sexual education in Baoshan City of Yunnan Province, and to explore the correlation between attitudes and their proactive behavior in adolescent sexual education, so as to provide reference for improving parents initiative in adolescent sexual health education. Methods: From November to December 2022, a stratified random cluster sampling method was used to select 7 389 parents of students from 35 primary, middle, and high schools in Baoshan City of Yunnan Province for a questionnaire survey on adolescent sexual health education in parents schools. Chi-square tests were conducted to compare the attitudes of parents towards sexual health education among different groups and their proactive behavior in providing sexual health education to their children. A multivariate Logistic regression model was used to analyze the correlation between parents attitudes towards sexual education and proactive sexual health education. Results: Totally 43.17% ( 3 190 ) of parents had a more open attitude towards sex education for their children, with parents of girls, parents of elementary school students, mothers, <30 years old, junior high school education, workers, service personnel, married, harmonious relationships with their children and democratic parents had a higher rate of actively providing sex education for their children ( χ 2=4.65, 401.92, 23.53 , 197.50, 38.18, 13.65, 6.54, 8.07, 32.17, 96.58, P <0.05). Parents with a more conservative attitude towards sex education and parents of boys were negatively correlated with parents actively providing adolescent sexual health education to their children ( OR =0.86, 0.38, P <0.05). Parents who were <30, 30-<40, 40-50 years old, individuals/businesses, married, divorced, had a good and decent relationship with their children were positively correlated with their parents proactive adolescent sexual health education for their children ( OR =1.50, 1.90, 1.37, 1.22, 1.60, 1.32, 1.94, 1.53, P <0.05). Conclusion A more open attitude towards adolescent sexual health education can serve as a predictive factor for proactive adolescent sexual health education. In order to increase the rate of family sexual health education, it is recommended to enhance parents awareness of their responsibility for their children s sexual health education, promote harmonious parent-child relationships between parents and children, and communicate with their children with an open attitude.

Objective To construct rat lysine-specific histone demethylase 1 (LSD1) overexpression plasmids and LSD 1 demethylation fragment disfunction plasmids,and to evaluate their expression levels in HEK293T cells.Methods LSD1 fragments were amplified by PCR,and LSD1 demethylation disfunction fragments were amplified by overlap PCR.Rat-specific LSD1 overexpression plasmids and LSD1 demethylation disfunction plasmids were constructed and verified by agarose gel electrophoresis and sequencing.HEK293T cells were infected using the validated recombinant plasmids and blank vectors,and the stably expressed cells were selected by puromycin.The expression of LSD1 in the stably expressed HEK293T was detected by Western Blot and real-time quantitative PCR.Results The results of agarose gel electrophoresis and sequencing showed that LSD1 overexpression plasmids and LSD1 demethylation disfunction plasmids were successfully constructed.The Western Blot and real-time quantitative PCR results showed that compared with the blank group,the relative expression of LSD1 and mRNA in the LSD1 overexpression group and the LSD1 demethylation disfunction group were up-regulated,and the differences were statistically significant(all P＜0.01).Conclusions The constructed LSD1 overexpression plasmids and LSD1 demethylationi disfunction plasmids can achieve overexpression of LSD1 gene in HEK293T cells.This paper lays a foundation for further study of the relationship between LSD 1 gene and related diseases and demethylation of LSD 1.

Objective To explore the feasibility and safety of radiofrequency ablation for difficult access liver cancer under percutaneous local anesthesia combined with contrast-enhanced ultrasonography.Methods 45 patients(62 lesions) in the experimental group were treated by percutaneous,local anesthesia combined with contrast-enhanced ultrasound and in some cases with artificial ascites assisted by radiofrequency ablation vs control group of 40 patients (54 lesions) receiving radiofrequency ablation guided by CT or ultrasound through laparoscopy or open surgery.The complications,and postoperative residual and recurrence rates were compared between the two groups.Results Of the all patients,4 cases suffered from severe complications.The pain scores and the blood loss were less significant in the experimental group.There was no significant difference in tumor residual rate between the two groups when evaluated on one month after the procedures,and in the recurrence rate after three and six months.Conclusion Radiofrequency ablation for difficult liver cancer by percutaneous local anesthesia combined with contrastenhanced ultrasonography is less traumatic and less of complications compared to traditional method with a similar tumor residual rate and recurrence rate.