Purpose Brain complications severely threaten the treatment and survival of children with leukemia. This paper aims to investigate the MRI manifestations and differences of brain complications in leukemia before and after chemotherapy for a clinical guidance.Materials and Methods The clinical data and MRI findings of 37 children with leukemia and brain complications were retrospectively analyzed. Thirty-four of them underwent MRI scan twice or more, among whom 28 received contrast-enhanced MRI scan.Results Twenty-two patients were discovered with brain complications before chemotherapy, 2 of whom were with two kinds of complications. Meningopathy was found in 7 patients who showed widespread or localized meningeal thickening. Among them, 5 patients'' lesions reduced or disappeared after chemotherapy. Intracerebral multiple small and micro bleed was found in these 7 patients, 2 of them combined with hematoma. Three patients were found with intracranial tumor which all proved to be temporal bone tumor, 1 of whom combined with temporal lobe tumor and 1 had tumor disappeared after chemotherapy. The other complications before chemotherapy included leukoencephalopathy (n=2), subdural collection of fluid (n=2), meninges and parenchymal infiltration of leukemia (n=1), fungal infection (n=1) and cerebral infarction (n=1). On the contrary, 17 patients were discovered with brain complications after chemotherapy, 8 of whom were with two or more complications. Two patients had different kinds of complications before and after chemotherapy. Brain atrophy was observed in 13 patients. Leukoenphalopathy was found in 9 patients who presented high signal in white matter of double periventricular and/or semi-oval center on T2WI; the lesions of 4 patients were reduced or disappeared after withdrawal. Infectious diseases were diagnosed in 3 patients, including viral encephalitis in 2 cases, tuberculous meningitis combined with tuberculoma in 1 case. The other complications included intracranial tumor (n=2), sinus thrombosis (n=1), posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (n=1) after chemotherapy. Conclusion The MRI findings of brain complications in childhood leukemia are various and demonstrate significantly different features before and after chemotherapy. The major complications before treatment include meningopathy and intra-cerebral hemorrhage;while after chemotherapy the main complications are brain atrophy, leukoencephalopathy and infectious diseases. MRI proves to be a valuable method to detect, observe and follow up these complications.

Objective:To explore the e ects of clinical treatment and protection on endothelial function of early essential hypertension patients treated with YiNianJiangYa(YNJY) soup in southern Guangdong area.Methods:79 early essential hypertension cases with traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) syndrome of phlegm stasis blocking collaterals,excess of liver yang were randomly divided into treatment and control groups,treated with YNJY soup and TianMaGouTeng(TMGT) soup respectively for two courses of treatment.Di erences of clinical treatment e ect,blood pressure and pulse pressure after treatment,as well as plasma endothelin-1(ET-1) and von Willebrand factor(vWF) between the two groups were measured.Results:The clinical total e ective rate of treatment group was higher than that of control group(P 0.05).Conclusion:YNJY soup can signi cantly improve clinical treatment e ect of the early essential hypertension patients,has good e ect of decreasing blood pressure and no obvious side e ects.It has many e ects that reduces PP and the levels of plasma ET-1,vWF,may be related to protection of endothelial function,thereby improve the artery exibility.

Objective To investigate the effect of glucocortieoids on tenasein C(TNC) expression in nasal polyp tissues and airway epithelia,and explore the possible mechanism of glucocorticoids inhibiting remodeling of nasal polyp tissue.Methods The enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was used to detect the protein levels of tenascin C and transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1) in nasal polyp tissues from intranasal glucocorticoids (Budesonide,BUD) treated group and untreated group.The cell culture,real-time RT-PCR and in situ ELISA were employed to investigate the regulatory effects of budesonide on the TNC mRNA and protein expression in BEAS-2B immortalized human bronchial epithelial cells.Results The protein levels of TNC and TGF-β1 were decreased in nasal polyp tissues from intranasal BUD-treated group as compared with untreated group(P<0.01).There was a significantly positive correlation between TNC and TGF-β1 protein levels in nasal polyp tissues (r =0.68,P<0.01).After preincubation with BUD,TNC mRNA and protein expression induced by TGF-β1 in BEAS-2B cells was significantly decreased(P<0.01).Conclusion Glucocorticoids might participate in the regulation of tissue remodeling in nasal polyp by inhibiting the TGF-β1 expression in nasal polyp tissue and suppressing the induction of TGF-β1 to up-regulatie the TNC expression in airway epithelia.

Objective To screen the splicing isoforms of estrogen receptor βin the Beagle hypothalamic -pituitary -gonadal axis.Methods For ERβmRNA CDS sequence of eight exons, primers were designed confined to the CDS sequences of two sequential exons.Beagle hypothalamus, pituitary, ovary and uterus tissue cDNA were used as template, and corresponding sequences were amplified by PCR.PCR products were sequenced and aligned in the NCBI web site.The correct gene was then analyzed with DNAMAN comparative analysis software and handwork checking up, thus got the ERβsplicing isoforms of Beagle. Results Four beagle ER beta splicing isomers were obtained:exon 4 complete skipping ER βisomer (300 bp missing), two kind of Beagle ERβisoforms with partial exon 4 and partial exon 5 complicated missing (isoformⅠ334 bp missing and isoformⅡ265 bp missing), and exon 7 complete missing ERβsplicing isoforms (181 bp missing).Exon 4 complete skipping and exon 7 complete missing isomers had been obtained full length coding sequence, and the other two splicing isomers were partial coding sequence.Conclusion This project gained four ERβsplicing isomers of Beagle, and that will lay an important foundation for further study of their roles in the Beagle reproductive regulation mechanism.

This paper introduces the structure and the equipment of special artificial environmental and experimental chamber and its basic operating requirements. In compliance with the national standard and safety management, the safety, effectiveness and controllability of the chamber are described.

Objective To investigate the expression of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and its associated mechanism during the wound healing. Methods The animal model with the full-thickness skin injury was used in the study. Fifty male mice were involved in the study and divided randomly into control group (n = 25) and GM-CSF group (n = 25). Each group had five time points (5 mice per time point). All the mice received full-thickness skin defect (1 cm × 1 cm) through the panniculus camosus on the midline of the back near the neck after anesthesia. Recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (RhGM-CSF) gel (10 μg/cm2) were applied in the GM-CSF group and gel matrix without RhGM-CSF applied in the control group. The wound healing time and rate were observed at days 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 after injury. The wound specimens were collected to detect the histopathological change. The microvessel density of the wound was counted based on the results of CD31 immunohistochemistry. RT-PCR was employed to detect the expression changes of GMCSF, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) , vascular endothelial growth factor ( VEGF) and stromal cell derived factor-1 (SDF-1). Results RT-PCR results showed that the gene expression of GM-CSF reached the peak at day 3 after injury (P＜0. 01) and kept the high level at days 3-10 after injury (P＜ 0. 05) , followed by a sharp decrease to a normal level at day 14 after wound. The wound healing time was average (2.4 ±0. 3) days earlier than the control mice after application of rhGM-CSF, with significant increase of the wound healing rate during 7-14 days after injury ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). In the GM-CSF group, the early histology of trauma wound showed a small number of neutrophils, obvious epithelial cell proliferation in the wound margin, marked hyperplasia of the granulation tissue, high cell density with quantity of spindle-shaped and oval-shaped cells and increased number of new blood vessels. The microvessel density was also increased significantly (P ＜ 0. 05) at days 7-14 after injury. The gene expressions of VEGF and SDF-1 were significantly increased at day 7 and day 10 respectively after injury (P＜0.05) and the gene expression of pro-healing factor PDGF was significantly increased in every time point (at days 5, 7 and 10,P＜0.05;at day 14,P＜0.01). Conclusion GM-CSF expresses highly in the early stage after injury and can promote the wound healing, when the mechanism may relate to the up-regulated expressions of pro-angiogenic factors and pro-healing growth factors.

Experimental pathology is an important part of life science research associated with animal experiment. Acquisition and fixation of optimum specimen and subsequent section of paraffin embedded tissue and dyeing are key factors playing important role in reliability, authenticity of pathological diagnosis.This paper summarizes the problems encountered in pathological section making of animal experiment and it correspond solutions.

Objective:To explore the correlation between glycemic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and brachial-ankle pulse velocity (baPWV). Methods:A community-based cross-sec-tional study was conducted in Beijing, China. Every subject underwent physical examinations, glycated hemoglobin ( HbA1 c ) , blood lipid and baPWV measurements and completed a standardized question-naire. T2DM patients were divided into well controlled and poorly controlled groups according to HbA1c levels. The correlation between glycemic control of T2DM patients and baPWV was analyzed. Results:In this study, 1 341 subjects were recruited, including 733 T2DM patients and 608 non-diabetes sub-jects. Compared with non-diabetes subjects, abnormal baPWV ( baPWV≥1 700 cm/s) rate for T2DM patients was higher (40. 8% vs. 26. 8%, P<0. 001). With HbA1c<6. 5% or <7. 0% as the aim of glycemic control in T2DM patients, the abnormal baPWV rates for non-diabetes subjects, well controlled and poorly controlled T2DM patients were significantly different (non-diabetes vs. HbA1c<6. 5% T2DM vs. HbA1c≥6. 5% T2DM: 26. 8% vs. 32. 8% vs. 42. 6%, P <0. 001; non-diabetes vs. HbA1c <7. 0% T2DM vs. HbA1c≥7. 0% T2DM:26. 8% vs. 36. 1% vs. 43. 4%, P<0. 001). After being ad-justed for gender, age, smoking status, diabetes mellitus family history, T2DM duration, cardiovascular diseases ( CVD ) , waist hip ratio ( WHR ) , systolic blood pressure ( SBP ) , diastolic blood pressure ( DBP) , total triglycerides ( TG) , high density lipoprotein cholesterol ( HDL-C) , and low density lipo-protein cholesterol ( LDL-C ) , the Logistic regression models suggested that glycemic control status of T2DM patients was associated with abnormal baPWV. Compared with non-diabetes subjects, the ORs for abnormal baPWV in HbA1 c <6 . 5% T2 DM patients and HbA1 c≥6 . 5% T2 DM patients were 0 . 927 (95%CI 0. 560-1. 537) and 1. 826 (95%CI 1. 287-2. 591). Compared with non-diabetes subjects, the ORs for abnormal baPWV in HbA1c<7. 0% T2DM patients and HbA1c≥7. 0% T2DM patients were 1. 210 (95%CI 0. 808-1. 811) and 1. 898 (95%CI 1. 313-2. 745). Conclusion:The glycemic con-trol status of T2DM patients from communities is significantly associated with baPWV. Poor glycemic con-trol is a risk factor for abnormal baPWV. Keeping HbA1c under control might lower the risk of cardiovas-cular diseases in T2DM patients.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the expression and distribution of vimentin in different types of chronic rhinosinusitis and its significance. METHOD: There were four groups including control (10 samples), Eos CRSwNP (10 samples), non-Eos CRSwNP (12 samples) and CRSsNP (10 samples). The expression of vimentin in chronic rhinosinusitis were detected by immunohistochemistry technique. The double-immunofluorescence was used to detect the positive staining of both vimentin and E-cadherin, both of which were the marker of epithelial cells. RESULT: The positive staining of vimentin were observed both in epithelium and lamina propria. The expression of vimentin were found in myofibroblast, endothelium and other mesenchymal cells. The vimentin positive cells in epithelium were epithelial cells but not mesenchymal cells, as they also expressed E-cadherin. CONCLUSION The vimentin positive staining cells distribute in lamina propria and epithelium of both normal nasal mucosa and chronic rhinosinusitis. The positive staining epithelial cells may generate from epithelial-mesenchymal transition. So the vimentin may play an important role in the development of chronic rhinosinusitis.
Adult ; Antigens, CD ; Cadherins ; metabolism ; Chronic Disease ; Epithelial Cells ; metabolism ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mesoderm ; cytology ; metabolism ; Middle Aged ; Nasal Mucosa ; metabolism ; Sinusitis ; metabolism ; pathology ; Vimentin ; metabolism ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVE: To explore the expression and distribution of barrier molecules in epithelium of various types of chronic rhinosinusitis and its significance. METHOD: There were four groups including control (13 samples), Eos-CRSwNP (10 samples), nonEos-CRSwNP (14 samples), CRSsNP (11 samples). The method of immunohistochemistry was used to detect the protein expression of E-cadherin and occludin in nasal mucosa. RESULT: There was positive staining extensively distributed among cells in nasal mucosa. There was no significant difference in these groups. However, the occludin mainly located on the top of epithelial cells. In normal nasal mucosa, the positive expression was continuous, however, it was discontinuous both in CRSwNP and CRSsNP groups. CONCLUSION There was no E-cadherin loss in the progression of pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis. But the loss of occludin may correlate to the dysfunction of epithelial barrier, which was beneficial for the pathogen invasion.
Cadherins ; metabolism ; Chronic Disease ; Epithelial Cells ; Epithelium ; metabolism ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Nasal Mucosa ; Occludin ; metabolism ; Rhinitis ; metabolism ; Sinusitis ; metabolism