ObjectiveTo observe the therapeutic efficacy of ginger-partitioned moxibustion plus Ba Zhen decoction in treating chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).MethodSixty patients with CFS were randomized into two groups, 30 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by ginger-partitioned moxibustion plus Ba Zhen decoction, while the control group was by electroacupuncture.ResultAfter 3 treatment courses, the total effective rate was 93.3% in the treatment group versus 83.3% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).ConclusionGinger-partitioned moxibustion plus Ba Zhen decoction can produce a higher total effective rate than electroacupuncture in treating CFS.

Adult ; Connective Tissue Cells ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Myofibroblasts ; cytology ; Nasal Polyps ; pathology ; Young Adult

Adolescent ; Adult ; Cities ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Male ; Occupational Exposure ; Occupational Health ; Private Sector ; Sampling Studies ; Young Adult

With the development of genome-wide sequencing technology, 195 types of functional, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been identified so far, and their cellular roles are gradually being revealed. LncRNAs have now become a hotspot in the field of life sciences. These small molecules exist in almost all higher eukaryotes and play very important regulatory roles in these organisms. This review briefly summarizes the recent progress in research on plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 gene (PVT1), an lncRNA.

Objective To evaluate the expression of RAR-? gene in cervical carcinoma cell lines SiHa,HeLa,C33A and Caski and to analyze the relation between their gene expression and the promoter methylation of RAR-? DNA.Methods The expression of mRNA and protein of RAR-? gene in the four cell lines were analyzed by RT-PCR,western blot and immunofluoreseence,respectively.Methylation specific PCR(MSP)was used to check whether there was methylation in the promoter of RAR-? gene.The demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine(5-Aza-cdR)was used to treat methylated cell lines and the change of RAR-? gene methylation and RAR-? gene expression defects were observed.The cell proliferation was assayed with 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide method.Results The mRNA and protein expression levels of RAR-? in cell lines SiHa,HeLa,Caski and C33A were 0.25 ?0.08,0,0.60?0.19,3.12?0.92 and 0.23?0.07,0,0.14?0.05,0.68?0.21,respectively.The mRNA and protein expression of RAR-? in SiHa,HeLa and Caski cell lines were decreased or silenced, whereas its expression increased in C33A cell line.MSP method showed that there were RAR-? gene methylation in SiHa,HeLa and Caski cell lines,while there was no RAR-? gene methylation in C33A cell line.After treated with 5-Aza-cdR,the mRNA and protein expression levels of RAR-? in SiHa,HeLa, Caski and C33A cell lines were 1.82?0.59,2.13?0.62,1.67?0.43,2.95?0.89 and 0.69?0.21, 0.83?0.29,0.56?0.16,0.64?0.20 respectively.The mRNA and protein levels of RAR-? had a significant difference between before and after interference with 5-Aza-cdR in SiHa,Helm,and Caski cell lines(P0.05).The 5-Aza-cdR treatment could suppress cell proliferation.Conclusions The RAR-? gene expression defects play an important role in the carcinogenesis of cervical cancer.Aberrant methylation in promotor region of RAR-? gene may be an important mechanism for the loss of expression of RAR-? gene.

Agmatine ; administration & dosage ; pharmacology ; Analgesia ; methods ; Animals ; Injections, Spinal ; Male ; Morphine ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Spinal Cord ; drug effects

Endoscopy ; instrumentation ; Frontal Sinus ; surgery ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Surgical Instruments

Objective To know the mental health of secondary nursing students in Xinjiang and provide evidence for the psychological intervention.Methods 309 secondary nursing students in one health school were investigated with the general questionnaire,SCL-90 and EPQ.Results Compulsive symptoms rate in SCL-90was highest,and accounted for 72.5％.Average score in SCL-90 was (2.08 ± 0.56),and higher than national norm ( 1.75 ± 0.67) (t =10.25,P ＜ 0.01 ).Every factor score of SCL-90 about the secondary nurses was higher than the national norm,and had statistical difference (P ＜ 0.01 ). The girls,scores of depression (2.13 ±0.73),anxiety (2.08 ±0.72) and terrorist ( 1.93 ±0.74) were higher than boys [( 1.60 ±0.33),( 1.66 ± 0.52),( 1.42 ± 0.37 ) ],and the difference was significant ( t =- 5.54,- 2.12,- 4.68 ; P ＜0.05).The Uygur secondary nursing students,scores of somatization,coercion,depression anxiety and psychosis were higher and they have statistical differences (P ＜ 0.05 ).There is a direct correlation between all dimensions of SCL-90 and nervousness and psychoticism of EPQ (P ＜ 0.05 ),and were negative correlation with dissimulation ( P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions The mental health status of Xinjiang secondary nursing students are bad,so these students need to be paid more attention to their mental health,especially female nursing students and minority nationality nursing students.

AIMTo establish a system of mitochondrial translation in vitro of rat brain and identify it's production of protein by molecular weight.

METHODSMitochondria isolated from hemisphere of rat brain by differential centrifugations. The optimization of mitochondrial translation in vitro by 3H-Lencine incorporation was explored. 35S-methionine labeled products of mitochondrial protein synthesis were identified by SDS-PAGE and fluorography.

RESULTSIsolated mitochondria had a highly activity oxidative phosphorylation and respiratory control ratio (RCR) was between 3.5 and 5.5. The activity of 3H-Lencine incorporation in isolated mitochondria in vitro increased with time of incubation in 60 min and maintained a steady level. The maximal activity of 3H-Lencine incorporation per milligram mitochondria protein occured at 1 mg mitochondria/ml of incubation mix.The major auto radiographic bands could be observed at 86, 68, 56, 43, 33, 29, 25 and 18(kD) molecular weight separated on SDS-PAGE.

CONCLUSIONThe translation system of rat brain mitochondria in vitro is faithful and high activity, can be used to study mtDNA expression and regulation in mammalian brain at the level of translation.

Animals ; Brain ; metabolism ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Male ; Mitochondria ; metabolism ; Molecular Weight ; Protein Biosynthesis ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar

Abdominal Pain ; etiology ; Capsule Endoscopy ; Child ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage ; etiology ; Humans ; Intestinal Diseases ; complications ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Intestine, Small ; blood supply ; pathology ; Male ; Telangiectasis ; complications ; diagnosis ; pathology