Genomics ; methods ; Humans ; Microbiology

Adolescent ; Humans ; Male ; Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor ; genetics ; Mutation ; Waardenburg Syndrome ; genetics

Objective Dipole source analysis was employed to investigate the transient changes in brain mechanisms at earlier latencies.Methods Fourteen healthy volunteers were recruited in this research and evoked event-related potentials (ERPs) of unimodal and bimodal visual auditory stimuli were recorded by 64-electrodes electroencephalograph (EEG) recording system.All these earlier phases of the stimuli were divided into several subphases by specific time window for source analysis.Results The results showed that ERPs sources were mainly generated from visual and audio cortex,and there were changes in the location and strength of the dipole sources in each sub-phase.Conclusions The result of this study implies a serial processing of sensory information in human cortices in early phase of visual and auditory stimuli.

Objective To study the cell apoptosis and the dynamic expression and significance of apoptosis-related genes in graft veins. Methods A rat experimental model of autogenous graft vein was established by transplanting the right external jugular vein to infrarenal abdominal aorta in 100 Wistar rats. TUNEL and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the apoptosis, the expression of apoptosis related genes bcl 2 and bax in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) of graft veins. Results Within the 8 weeks after transplantation, the apoptotic VSMCs in the graft veins were much more than those in the control group with the apoptotic rate reaching the peak〔(28.5?16.6)%〕 on the 2nd week and dropping to (8.1?2.8)% during the 4th to 8th week. There was statistical difference compared to the control group 〔(0.5?0.2)%, P

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of embryonic dermal signal on the hair-inductive capacity of neonatal mice dermal cells which have been amplified in vitro.

METHODSEmbryonic mice dermal cells of embryonic day 14 were added to a chamber on the back of nude mice with neonatal mice dermal cells which had been amplified in vitro for 3 days and freshly isolated neonatal mice epidermal cells. The hair regeneration was compared between the groups with or without embryonic mice dermal cells. Meanwhile, chambers with following cells respectively were constructed as controls: embryonic mice dermal cells + neonatal mice epidermal cells; freshly isolated neonatal mice dermal cells + neonatal mice epidermal cells; amplified neonatal mice dermal cells only; embryonic mice dermal cells only; freshly isolated neonatal mice dermal cells only; neonatal mice epidermal cells only.

RESULTSThe number of regenerated hairs with the aid of embryonic mice dermal cells (207 +/- 15. 948) was significantly higher than that (67 +/- 8.963) in the group without embryonic mice dermal cells (n = 3, t = 7.653, P = 0.002).

CONCLUSIONEmbryonic dermal signal can enhance the hair-inductive capacity of neonatal mice dermal cells which have been amplified in vitro.

Animals ; Cell Transplantation ; methods ; Cells, Cultured ; Hair ; physiology ; Hair Follicle ; surgery ; Mice ; Mice, Nude ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures ; Regeneration ; Skin ; cytology ; embryology

Proteins extracted from two varieties of Chinese roses leaves were separated by two- dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-DE) with immobilized pH gradient (IPG). Many difference proteins were isolated with molecular weights ranging 10-30 kDa and pI5-6. Three proteins of high levels observed in a gel were excised and identified using peptide mass fingerprinting and MS-MS. A summary of the identified proteins and their putative functions are presented. They are identified as eIF-5A、LEA protein and Hsp17. 5. Functions of these proteins in plant tolerance to high temperature were discussed.

Vernalization makes Arabidopsis and other cruciferous plants flowering earlier. During this process, an important plant homeodomain-finger(PHD-finger) protein named VIN3 is involved. The PHD domain was a conserved zinc-finger domain in eukaryotic organism. It used to take part in the interaction between proteins, especially the modification on histone of nucleosome, such as methylation, acetylation and phosphorylation. In vernaliazation pathway, the proteins translated by VERNALIZATION INSENSITIVE 3(VIN3) and homologous genes could result in methylation on H3K9 and H3K27 and deacetylation on H3K9 and H3K14 on chromatin histone of FLOWERING LOCUS C, a gene that inhibited flowering. The structure state of FLC would be changed from relaxation into compression. Then the transcription activity of FLC could be restrained and it couldn't inhibit flowering any more, so it would induce flowering earlier. This paper reviewed the function of PHD-finger proteins in vernalization pathway in Arabidopsis and other cruciferous plants, and overviewed the vernalization mechanism.
Amino Acid Sequence ; Arabidopsis ; genetics ; metabolism ; Arabidopsis Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; physiology ; Brassicaceae ; genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; physiology ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; genetics ; physiology ; Histones ; metabolism ; Homeodomain Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; physiology ; MADS Domain Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Transcription Factors ; genetics ; metabolism ; physiology ; Zinc Fingers

To evaluate the efficacy of manipulation therapy in repairing thin-layer and thick-layer articular cartilage defects in rabbits.

Objective To determine the efficacy of liver cancer resection combined with splenectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with hypersplenism.Methods Among 35 patients with hepatocellular cancer and hypersplenism treated from March 2004 to January 2006 at our hospital,12 patients accepted simultaneous liver cancer resection and splenectomy (the splenectomy group)and 23 only accepted liver cancer resection (the non-splenectomy group).The liver function,platelets and white blood cells were analyzed retrospectively.Results All the operations were successfully carried out.Within 1 week after operation,the white blood cell count increased from (3.2 ± 1.7) × 109/L to (8.5±-5.3) × 109/L,the platelet count increased from (52.6±23.7) × 109/L to (245.3±94.6) ×109/L(P＜0.01) in the group of patients with combined splenectomy,while little change occurred in the non-splenectomy group.The liver function in the splenectomy group recovered to the preoperational value within 1 week.Two years after operation,7 (58.3％) patients were still surviving in the splenectomy group and the mean tumor-free survival was (16.4 ± 4.3) months compared with (14.3 ±5.2) months in 10 (43.5％) patients in the non-splenectomy group,(P＜0.005).Conclusion Liver cancer resection combined with splenectomy was efficacious to hepatocellular cancer with hypersplenism.

Objective To investigate the effects of zoledronic acid on the expression of HIF-1α and VEGF in osteosarcoma LM8 cell line under hypoxic condition. Methods The hypoxic culture model was established. After LM8 cells were treated with zoledronic acid, semi-quantitative PCR was used to assess the expression of HIF-1α and VEGF mRNA. The expression of HIF-lct and VEGF protein was de-tected by immunohistochemical staining and ELISA respectively. Results Compared with cells in normoxic conditions, cells in the hypoxic environment and cells treated with zoledronic acid in the hypoxic condition did not show a significant change in the mRNA level of HIF-1α(P >0. 05). However, the protein expression of HIF-1α was markedly decreased in the cells treated with zoledronic acid in the hypoxic envi-ronment. In contrast, both mRNA and protein expression levels of VEGF were down-regulated in the zoledronic acid treatment hypoxic group (P <0.05). Conclusion Under hypoxic conditions in vitro, zoledronic acid inhibited the expression of HIF-1α protein, which decreased VEGF mRNA level and protein expression in osteosarcorna LM8 cell line.