Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Animals ; Apoptosis ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; Humans ; Neoplasms ; pathology ; Phosphorylation ; Protein Isoforms ; RNA-Binding Proteins ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Transcription Factors ; antagonists & inhibitors

Heart Aneurysm ; mortality ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Mitral Valve Insufficiency ; mortality ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Myocardial Infarction ; mortality ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left ; pathology ; surgery

Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia ; pathology ; Forehead ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Parotid Gland ; pathology

Objective To assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of preoperative low dose intravenous amiodarone in the prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF) after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB). Methods Two hundred patients with coronary atheroselerotic heart disease underwent selected OPCAB and were randomly divided into two groups: control group (100 cases) and experimental group (100 cases). Patients in control group were given conventional medicines and placebo, and patients in experimental group were treated with low dose intravenous amiodarone daily for 4 days before surgery. They were given conventional medicines after surgery. Results After the off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, the incidence of AF, ventricular rate and the duration of AF in the experimental group were lower than those in control group [15% vs. 41%, χ2=16.766, P=0.000; (126.0±20.8) times/ min vs. (150.0±25.6) times/ min, t=0.478, P =0. 017; (8. 0±8. 6) h vs. (12.0±9.6) h, t=0. 439, P=0. 019]. No significant difference were found in the incidence of side effect between low close amiodarone group and the control group. Conclusions Prophylactic application of low dose intravenous arniodarone before off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting can safely and effectively reduce the postoperative ventricular rate and the incidence of AF, shorten the duration of AF, promote the rehabilitation and slightly improve the clinical symptoms.

Objective To set up a determination method of warfarin,coumatertralyl,bromadiolone and brodifacoum.Methods HPLC-ESI-MS/MS was used to detect warfarin,coumatertralyl,bromadiolone and brodifacoum using ZORBAX sb-aq(1 50mm×2.1 mm×3.5 μm)as chromatographic column at constant temperature 30℃ while methanol of 0.1%formic acid and water as mobile phase in the grads program.The flow rate was 0.4 mL/min;Detection was performed on an electrospray ionization(ESI)in the negative model and the MRM condition.Results The limit of qualitation was found to be less than 40 pg for four raticides at one time and 10pg for every raticide in the MRM condition;The four raticides linear range were suitable and r were more than 0.999.Matrix affection Was also determined.Conclusion This method is simple,sensitive and accurate for the determination of warfarin,coumatertralyl,bromadiolonc and brodifacoum in the biological tissue.

Objective To study CD40 expression on melanocytes induced by IFN-?and its significance. Methods CD40 expression was detected by flow cytometry. The capacity of melanocytes to stimulate T lymphocytes was evaluated by mixed ly mphocyte reaction and the supernatant cytokine levels were determined by ELISA. ResultsHuman melanocytes(MC) cultured in vitro expressed low but detectable CD40 surf ace protein. The surface expression of CD40 was markedly up-regulated by stimul ation with interferon(IFN)-?with different concentrations for 24 hours,48 hour s and 72 hours, respectively. The expression of CD40 was correlated with IFN-? levels after 24 hour incubation. MC underwent a morphologic change with an incre ased capacity to stimulate allogenic lymphocytes to proliferate after IFN-?sti mulation. Optimal enhancement of stimulating index(SI) was observed at an IFN-?concentration of 300 IU/ml after 72 hour treatment. Meanwhile concentrations o f interleukin-12 but not interleukin-8 or 10 were obviously increased in the s upernatants of cultured MC. Furthermore, ligation of CD40 via soluble CD40 ligan d(SCD40L) could enhance CD80 and ICAM-1 expression, which could be blocked by s pecific monoclonal antibody to CD40L. Conclusions Since CD40-CD40L is a pair of important and special costimulating signal, it is of great value to elucidate t he fact that CD40 is functionally expressed on MC, thus for a better understandi ng of MC′s role in cellular immune responses. MC might activate cytotoxic T lym phocyte directly and not via CD4 positive lymphocyte.

Gene knockout by ZFNs (zinc-finger nucleases) is efficient and specific, and successfully applied in more than 10 organisms. Currently, it is unclear whether this technology can be used for knocking-out enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) gene in transgenic goats. Here we constructed and used ZFN-coding plasmids to produce genetic knockouts in the cells of cloned fetus produced from donor cells by microinjection of EGFP gene. Following introduced plasmids into caprine primary cultured fetus fibroblasts by electroporation, targeting of a transgene resulted in sequence mutation. Using the flow cytometric analysis, we confirmed the disappearance of EGFP expression in treated cells. Sequence from PCR products corresponding to targeted site showed that insertion of a G into the exon of EGFP resulted in frame shift mutation. These results suggest that ZFN-mediated gene targeting can apply to caprine fetus fibroblasts, which may open a unique avenue toward the creation of gene knockout goats combining with somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cloning, Organism ; Electrophoresis ; Endonucleases ; genetics ; metabolism ; Fetus ; Fibroblasts ; metabolism ; Gene Knockout Techniques ; Gene Targeting ; methods ; Goats ; Green Fluorescent Proteins ; genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; Zinc Fingers

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and side effects of arsenic trioxide (ATO) combined with thalidomide in the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM). Methods 35 patients with relapsed/refractory MM were treated with ATO (10 mg/d) and Vit C (2 g/d) for 14 days,28 days per cycle.Meanwhile they were orally administered thalidomide 50 mg/d,and then one week later orally thalidomide was added to 100-150 mg/d. After 3 cycles of treatment, response and the side effects were evaluated. Patients responsed to the regimen were continued the treatment of thalidomide and were followed up to estimate the PFS. Responses were assessed according to the criteria of the EBMT.Adverse events were graded according to the criteria of the WHO.Results The overall response Was 71.43 ％ (25/35),CR 5.71％ (2/35),PR 34.29 ％ (12/35),MR 31.43 ％ (11/35).After a median follow-up of 11 months,the median PFS was 9 months.The major adverse reactions were digestive tract reaction,leukocytopenia,liver function damage,peripheral neuropathy.They were mild,and could be tolerated.Conclusions The combination of ATO and thalidomide is a feasible and active regimen in treatment of relapsed/refractory MM with better compliance in general.

Objective To evaluate the precision of GFR using Gates method and compared with the results from renal pathological changes. Methods Twenty-seven patients whose 99Tcm-DTPA renograms had no obvious uptake phase were enrolled in Group A, and 27 patients whose 99Tcm-DTPA renograms had obvious uptake phase were enrolled in Group B. The measurement of GFR by Gates method was compared to the creatinine clearance measured and predicted by Cockroft-Gault (C-G), modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) and SCr level. Renal pathological changes in two groups were compared using Pearson correlation and t test analysis. Results In Group A, GFR determined by Gates method did not show correlation with that estimated by C-G or 1/SCr (r = 0. 357,0. 376, both P ＞0.05), but was significantly correlated with GFR estimated by MDRD(r = 0. 440, P ＜ 0.05). In Group B, GFR determined by Gates method showed significantly correlation among GFR estimated by MDRD, C-G, and 1/SCr (r =0. 471, 0. 527,0. 452, all P ＜ 0.05). Renal tubulointerstitial damage score in Group A was higher than that in Group B (7.15±2.32, 3.70±3.06, t=4.66, P ＜0.001). Conclusions GFR determined by Gates method is less precise when 99Tcm-DTPA renogram has no obvious uptake phase than that when 99Tcm-DTPA renogram has obvious uptake phase. Renal tubulointerstitial damage is a strong indicator of no obvious uptake phase in 99Tcm-DTPA renogram.

Objective To study the effects of rehabilitation training on learning and memory ability and the expression of growth-associated protein-43(GAP-43)in rats with vascular dementia.Methods Forty-four female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to a rehabilitation group(n=20),an immobilization group(n=20),and a sham-operation group(n=4).The rats in the former 2 groups were operated on to establish the experimental vascular dementia model by repeatedly ischemia/reperfusion injury of brain induced by ligation of bilateral common carotid arteries and lowering of blood pressure induced by intraabdominal injection of sodium nitroprusside.The rats in rehabilitation group were administered with rotating bar and rolling cage exercises for 1 hour once daily,while those in the immobilization group were immobilized and without any exercise:the rats in sham-operation group could move freely in cage.Learning and memory tests were preformed by using step-down avoidance test at the 27th and 28th days after operation.Immunohistochemical staining was used to detect GAP-43 expression in hippocampus CA1 area at different time points after operation. Results The rats in rehabilitation group demonstrated better learning and memory ability than those in immobilization group(P<0.01),and more GAP-43 expression in hippocampus CA1 ar-ea than those in immobilization group and sham-operation(P<0.01).Conclusion Rehabilitation training can im-prove the learning and memory ability of rats with experimental vascular dementia,and the mechanism is probably re-lated to the increase of GAP-43 in hippocampus CA1 area.