Objective To investigate the clinical features,pathology and prognostic factors of young patients with cervical cancer less than 35 years old.Methods One hundred and twenty cases cervical cancer less than 35 years old were selected as study group,while 120 cases of cervical cancer over 35 years old as control group in the same period.The clinical features and pathology were compared between two groups and risk factors were analyzed.Results The proportion of contact vaginal bleeding,menstrual disorders,mild cervical erosion,HPV infection,and the number of pregnancy preserving ovarian surgery in study group were significantly higher than that in control group(60.8％(73/120)vs.47.5％(57/120),30.0％(36/120)vs.11.7％(14/120),57.5％(69/120)vs.23.3％(28/120),81.7％(98/120)vs.60.0％(72/120),52.5％(63/120)vs.25.8％(31/120)),the differences were statistically significant(x2=4.30,12.23,29.90,13.63,17.91;P＜0.05).The incidence of irregular vaginal bleeding in study group was significantly lower than that in control group(6.7％(8/120)vs.15.8％(19/120)),the differences was statistically significant(x2=5.05,P＜0.05).The main pathological types of two groups were squamous cell carcinoma,non squamous cell carcinoma rate in study group was significantly higher than that in control group(27.5％(33/120)vs.15.0％(18/120)),the differences was statistically significant(x2=5.60,P＜0.05).Pelvic lymph node metastasis rate in study group was 68.3％(82/120),significantly higher than that in control group(55.0％(66/120),x2=4.49,P＜0.05).Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in young patients with cervical cancer showed that clinical stage,pathological type,depth of cervical invasion and pelvic lymph node metastasis were independent risk factors for the prognosis of young patients with cervical cancer(Wald x2=4.02,6.93,8.92,10.87;OR=3.22,5.57,6.84,5.48;95％CI=1.13-8.62,1.24-11.75,2.82-17.35,1.88-12.35,P＜0.05).Conclusion There are some differences in the clinical features and pathological characteristics of young patients with cervical cancer and middle-aged and elderly patients with cervical cancer.More attention should be paid on the high clinical staging,non squamous cell carcinoma,deep cervical infiltration positive pelvic lymph node metastasis patients,focus on the investigation and prevention,improve the individual treatment and prevention and control system.

Objective To explore the effect of the ongoing time of applying Musk Xiaochuan in the treatment of stable asthma and obtain the optimal therapy.Methods 129 cases of patients with stable asthma were randomly divided into 3h group (29 cases), 4h group (34 cases), 5h group (31 cases), 6h group (35 cases) according to the different applying time.The selection of points, applying frequency, treatment course remained the same, and then “dog day” was selected to apply Musk Xiaochuan paste for treatment.The asthma quality of life and asthma control pre-and post-treatment were observed.Results After applying, the asthma control questionnaire (ACQ) score difference value in 3h group was not preferable than the other groups, with no significant difference.The asthma quality life questionnaire (AQLQ) total score difference value in 4h group was significantly higher than the other 3 groups, with significant difference(P<0.05).The activity limitation score difference value and mental health difference value of AQLQ in 4h group were significantly higher than the other 3 groups, with significant difference(P <0.05), the asthma symptom score and stimulus response score difference values, health care for their own score difference value also showed significant effect (P<0.05).Conclusion The difference of the ongoing time of applying Musk Xiaochuan has different efficacy in the treatment of stable asthma, the efficacy of applying for 4h is better than 3, 5,6 h, while it could not determine the best time in asthma control.

Escherichia coli (E. coli) FadR regulator plays dual roles in fatty acid metabolism, which not only represses the fatty acid degradation (fad) system, but also activates the unsaturated fatty acid synthesis pathway. Earlier structural and biochemical studies of FadR protein have provided insights into interplay between FadR protein with its DNA target and/or ligand, while the missing knowledge gap (esp. residues with indirect roles in DNA binding) remains unclear. Here we report this case through deep mapping of old E. coli fadR mutants accumulated. Molecular dissection of E. coli K113 strain, a fadR mutant that can grow on decanoic acid (C10) as sole carbon sources unexpectedly revealed a single point mutation of T178G in fadR locus (W60G in FadRk113). We also observed that a single genetically-recessive mutation of W60G in FadR regulatory protein can lead to loss of its DNA-binding activity, and thereby impair all the regulatory roles in fatty acid metabolisms. Structural analyses of FadR protein indicated that the hydrophobic interaction amongst the three amino acids (W60, F74 and W75) is critical for its DNA-binding ability by maintaining the configuration of its neighboring two β-sheets. Further site-directed mutagenesis analyses demonstrated that the FadR mutants (F74G and/or W75G) do not exhibit the detected DNA-binding activity, validating above structural reasoning.
3-Oxoacyl-(Acyl-Carrier-Protein) Synthase ; genetics ; metabolism ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Bacterial Proteins ; chemistry ; genetics ; metabolism ; DNA, Bacterial ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Escherichia coli ; genetics ; metabolism ; Escherichia coli Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Fatty Acid Synthase, Type II ; genetics ; metabolism ; Fatty Acids ; metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial ; Hydro-Lyases ; genetics ; metabolism ; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions ; Lipid Metabolism ; Models, Molecular ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; Protein Binding ; Protein Structure, Secondary ; Repressor Proteins ; chemistry ; genetics ; metabolism ; Sequence Alignment ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid ; Signal Transduction

Bacterial cell division is strictly regulated in the formation of equal daughter cells. This process is governed by a series of spatial and temporal regulators, and several new factors of interest to the field have recently been identified. Here, we report the requirement of gluconate 5-dehydrogenase (Ga5DH) in cell division of the zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis. Ga5DH catalyzes the reversible reduction of 5-ketogluconate to D-gluconate and was localized to the site of cell division. The deletion of Ga5DH in S. suis resulted in a plump morphology with aberrant septa joining the progeny. A significant increase was also observed in cell length. These defects were determined to be the consequence of Ga5DH deprivation in S. suis causing FtsZ delocalization. In addition, the interaction of FtsZ with Ga5DH in vitro was confirmed by protein interaction assays. These results indicate that Ga5DH may function to prevent the formation of ectopic Z rings during S. suis cell division.
Bacterial Proteins ; chemistry ; genetics ; metabolism ; Cell Division ; Cell Shape ; Cytoskeletal Proteins ; chemistry ; genetics ; metabolism ; Mutation ; Oxidoreductases ; deficiency ; genetics ; metabolism ; Protein Binding ; Streptococcus suis ; enzymology

The Escherichia coli fadR protein product, a paradigm/prototypical FadR regulator, positively regulates fabA and fabB, the two critical genes for unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) biosynthesis. However the scenario in the other Ɣ-proteobacteria, such as Shewanella with the marine origin, is unusual in that Rodionov and coworkers predicted that only fabA (not fabB) has a binding site for FadR protein. It raised the possibility of fad regulon contraction. Here we report that this is the case. Sequence alignment of the FadR homologs revealed that the N-terminal DNA-binding domain exhibited remarkable similarity, whereas the ligand-accepting motif at C-terminus is relatively-less conserved. The FadR homologue of S. oneidensis (referred to FadR_she) was over-expressed and purified to homogeneity. Integrative evidence obtained by FPLC (fast protein liquid chromatography) and chemical cross-linking analyses elucidated that FadR_she protein can dimerize in solution, whose identity was determined by MALDI-TOF-MS. In vitro data from electrophoretic mobility shift assays suggested that FadR_she is almost functionally-exchangeable/equivalent to E. coli FadR (FadR_ec) in the ability of binding the E. coli fabA (and fabB) promoters. In an agreement with that of E. coli fabA, S. oneidensis fabA promoter bound both FadR_she and FadR_ec, and was disassociated specifically with the FadR regulatory protein upon the addition of long-chain acyl-CoA thioesters. To monitor in vivo effect exerted by FadR on Shewanella fabA expression, the native promoter of S. oneidensis fabA was fused to a LacZ reporter gene to engineer a chromosome fabA-lacZ transcriptional fusion in E. coli. As anticipated, the removal of fadR gene gave about 2-fold decrement of Shewanella fabA expression by β-gal activity, which is almost identical to the inhibitory level by the addition of oleate. Therefore, we concluded that fabA is contracted to be the only one member of fad regulon in the context of fatty acid synthesis in the marine bacteria Shewanella genus.
Amino Acid Sequence ; Bacterial Proteins ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; DNA, Bacterial ; metabolism ; Escherichia coli ; genetics ; metabolism ; Fatty Acid Synthase, Type II ; genetics ; metabolism ; Fatty Acids ; biosynthesis ; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial ; drug effects ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Oleic Acid ; pharmacology ; Protein Binding ; drug effects ; Regulon ; genetics ; Repressor Proteins ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Shewanella ; genetics ; metabolism

Heart failure is one kind of cardiovascular disease with high risk and high incidence. As an effective treatment of heart failure, artificial heart is gradually used in clinical treatment. Blood compatibility is an important parameter or index of artificial heart, and how to evaluate it through hemodynamic design and
Heart Failure ; Heart, Artificial ; Heart-Assist Devices ; Hemodynamics ; Hemolysis ; Humans

Hyper-osmotic stress is one of the key factors that decrease the efficiency of biological succinic acid production. To increase the osmotic stress tolerance of succinate-producing Escherichia coli, we studied the influence of IrrE, an exogenous global regulator, on cell osmotic stress resistance. Fermentation results showed that cell growth and succinic acid production by the recombinant increased under different Na+ concentrations. Meanwhile, the maximum dry cell mass, glucose consumption and succinic acid concentration increased 15.6%, 22% and 23%, respectively, when fermented in a 5-L bioreactor. Expressing IrrE improved cell resistance to hyper-osmotic stress. Further comparison of intracellular osmoprotectants (trehalose and glycerol) concentrations showed that trehalose and glycerol concentrations in the recombinant increased. This suggested that introduction of IrrE could enhance intracellular osmoprotectants accumulation which conferred cell with improved resistance to osmotic stress.