Aim To study effects of loganin and morro-niside on aging astrocytes induced by D-galactose. Methods Cortex astrocytes of newly born rats were cultured in vivo and indentified by immunofluorescence method.Firstly,appropriate D-galactose concentration was selected and effects of loganin and morroniside on proliferation activity of aging astrocytes induced by D-galactose were determined by MTT test.Then SOD, MDA were taken as indicators to study the effects of loganin and morroniside on aging astrocytes induced by D-galactose.Thirdly,growth factors like gliar cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF),basic fibro-blast growth factor (bFGF)tested by ELISA method and expression of Bax,caspase-3,phospho-extracellu-lar signal-regulated kinese (p-ERK1 /2),phospho-mi-togen-actived protein kinase /extracellular signal-regu-lated kinase kinase (p-MEK1 /2)were taken as indi-cators to discuss the potential protection mechanism. Results Loganin and morroniside exerted certain effects on proliferation of aging astrocytes induced by D-galactose,improving SOD,GDNF,bFGF release and lowering MDA release significantly (P <0.05 ). The expressions of Bax and caspase-3 proteins had no difference between model group and loganin group, morroniside group.While the expressions of p-ERK1 /2,p-MEK1 /2 of loganin group,morroniside group were improved significantly compared with model group.Conclusion Loganin and morroniside have protective effects on aging astrocytes induced by D-ga-lactose,and increase the proliferation ability.Protec-ting their antioxidant systems and improving the expres-sion of p-ERK1 /2,p-MEK1 /2 proteins are possible mechanisms.

Medical genetics is the mutual penetrative and combined discipline of genetics and medicine.Medical genetics teaching should be improved to adapt to the discipline development.Teaching reform and practice of medical genetics was developed in basic medical college of Nanjing university of traditional Chinese medicine.Constructive exploration was made in teaching content,teaching techniques,teaching methods,scientific research and performance appraisal standards in order to improve the quality of medical genetics teaching and to train high-quality medical talents.

Objective:To evaluate the relationship between phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) and high glucose-caused abolition of cardioprotection induced by sevoflurane postconditioning.Methods:H9c2 cells were incubated in normal glucose (5.56 mmol/L) DMEM culture medium or high glucose (33 mmol/L) DMEM culture medium.The cells were divided into 8 groups ( n=24 each) using a random number table method: normal control group (group NC), normal glucose-cultured hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) group (group NH/R), normal glucose-cultured sevoflurane postconditioning group (group NS), normal glucose-cultured GSK-3β inhibitor SB216763 group (group NSB), high glucose-cultured group (group HC), high glucose-cultured H/R group (group HH/R), high glucose-cultured sevoflurane postconditioning group (group HS) and high glucose-cultured GSK-3β inhibitor SB216763 group (group HSB). The model of cardiomyocyte H/R was established by subjecting cardiomyocytes to 3 h of hypoxia followed by reoxygenation.Immediately after onset of reoxygenation, cardiomyocytes were exposed to 2.4% sevoflurane for 30 min in Ns and HS groups.Before the beginning of reoxygenation, GSK-3β inhibitor SB216763 was added to the culture medium with the final concentration of 10 μmol/L in NSB and HSB groups.At 3 h of reoxygenation, the apoptosis rate was determined by Anexin V-PI flow cytometry, the expression of GSK-3β and phosphorylated GSK-3β (p-GSK-3β) was detected by Western blot, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was measured using xanthineoxidase method, and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) content were determined by colorimetric assay. Results:Compared with group NC, apoptosis rate, LDH activity and MDA content were significantly increased, and SOD activity was decreased in group NH/R and group HC, expression of GSK-3β was up-regulated, and expression of p-GSK-3β was down-regulated in group NH/R, expression of p-GSK-3β was up-regulated in group NS, and expression of p-GSK-3β was down-regulated in group HC ( P<0.05). Compared with group NH/R, apoptosis rate, LDH activity and MDA content were significantly decreased, and SOD activity was increased in group NS and NSB groups, and expression of GSK-3β was down-regulated, and expression of p-GSK-3β was up-regulated in group NS ( P<0.05). Compared with group HC, apoptosis rate, LDH activity and MDA content were significantly increased, SOD activity was decreased, expression of GSK-3β was up-regulated, and expression of p-GSK-3β was down-regulated in group HH/R ( P<0.05). Compared with group HH/R, apoptosis rate, LDH activity and MDA content were significantly decreased, and SOD activity was increased in group HSB ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The mechanism by which high glucose abolishes cardioprotection induced by sevoflurane postconditioning is related to inhibiting phosphorylation of GSK-3β.

Medical cell biology is an important basic course of school medical education. Constructing a high-quality course teaching team is the key to improve the level and quality of education and teaching in universities under the background of "Double First-Class" at present. Based on the analysis of the current problems in the construction of teaching teams in universities, taking the teaching team of medical cell biology in Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine as an example, this paper elaborates the experience of team construction in terms of the composition of teaching staff, construction objectives, specific measures and practical results, so as to provide reference for further improving the construction of teaching teams in universities under the background of "Double First-Class".

Radiation-induced lung injury （RILI）， one of the common complications caused by radiotherapy， encompasses two phases： an early phase known as radiation pneumonitis （RP） and a late phase called radiation fibrosis （RF）， threatening the life and life quality of patients， with poor prognosis. Accumulating evidence has shown that the occurrence of RILI is related to a variety of cytokines and signaling pathways. This paper summarized the research on the effects of Chinese medicine on RILI from the perspective of cytokines and signaling pathways. Cytokines include transforming growth factor-β₁ （TGF-β₁）， interleukins （ILs）， tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α）， platelet-derived growth factor （PDGF）， vascular endothelial growth factor （VEGF）， and high mobility group box-1 （HMGB1）. Related signaling pathways are phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B（PI3K/Akt） signaling pathway， mitogen-activated protein kinase （MAPK） signaling pathway， Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway， Notch1/Jagged1 signaling pathway， and nuclear factor-E₂-related factor2/antioxidant response element （Nrf2/ARE） signaling pathway. Cytokines may interfere with RILI progression by initiating various downstream signaling pathways， such as TGF-β₁/Smads signaling pathway， TGF-β₁/VEGF signaling pathway， TNF-α/nuclear factor-κB （NF-κB） signaling pathway， and HMGB1/Toll-like receptor 4 （TLR4） signaling pathway. In recent years， many scholars have attempted to delay RILI progression by down-regulating the expression of cytokines， antagonizing the effect of cytokines or regulating signaling pathways. It has been verified that many Chinese medicines， Chinese medicine monomers， and compound Chinese medicine prescriptions can inhibit the release of some cytokines or regulate some signaling pathways to reduce the incidence/severity of RILI， with satisfactory therapeutic effects， which have attracted the interest of scholars.

ObjectiveTo explore the effect and possible molecular mechanism of Qinghua Yichang Formula （清化益肠方， QYF） in treating acute radiation-induced intestinal injury mice via NOD-like receptor thermal protein domain associated protein 3 （NLRP3）. MethodsSixty C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into control group， model group， pre-modeling medication group， post-modeling medication group， inhibitor group， and QYF plus inhibitor group， with 10 mice in each group.Except for the control group， the other five groups were irradiated with a single full dose to establish the acute radiation-induced intestinal injury mice model. The pre-modeling medication group and the QYF plus inhibitor group were continuously given 4 g/ml of QYF decoction by gavage before modeling， 0.2 ml each time， once a day for 7 days. The post-modeling medication group， pre-modeling medication group and QYF plus inhibitor group were given 4 g/ml of QYF decoction for 14 days after modeling. The control group， model group and inhibitor group were given 0.2 ml of normal saline once a day for 14 consecutive days. Two hours after irradiation， the inhibitor group and the QYF plus inhibitor group were given an intraperitoneal injection of 0.2 ml of the NLRP3 inhibitor MCC950 （concentration： 10 mg/kg）， once every two days. To observe the pathological changes in intestinal tissues， hematoxylin-eosin （HE） staining was used. Western blotting and RT-qPCR were used to detect the protein and mRNA expression levels of NLRP3 in intestinal tissues. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression level of NLRP3， Caspase-1 and GSDMD in intestinal tissues. The proportion of CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells in the spleens of mice were detected by flow cytometry. ELISA was used to determine the levels of IFN-γ， IL-18， and IL-1β in mice serum. ResultsHE staining showed no lesions in the intestinal tissue of mice in the control group. The mice in the model group had shortened intestinal villi， thinned mucosal layers， multifocal mucosal necrosis in the lamina propria， and local neutrophil infiltration. The pathological damage of intestinal tissue of mice in each medication group was improved to varied degrees， among which the QYF plus inhibitor group showed most obvious improvement. Compared to those in the control group， the protein and mRNA expression levels of NLRP3 in the intestinal tissue of mice in the model group significantly increased， with higher NLRP3， Caspase-1， and GSDMD protein expression in the intestinal tissue， increased proportion of CD4⁺ T cells in spleen， decreased proportion of CD8⁺ T cells， and increased levels of IFN-γ， IL-18 and IL-1β in serum （P＜0.05）. Compared to those in the model group， the above indicators in the other medication groups were all improved （P＜0.05）.The NLRP3， Caspase-1， and GSDMD proteins in the pre-modeling medication group were lower than those in the post-modeling medication group （P＜0.05）； and the NLRP3 mRNA level in the QYF plus inhibitor group was lower than that in the inhibitor group （P＜0.05）. ConclusionQYF may play a role in preventing and treating acute radiation-induced intestinal injury by inhibiting the expression of NLRP3.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of robotic and laparoscopic-assisted radical total gastrectomy on lymph node dissection and short-term outcomes in patients with Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction (AEG). METHODS: Inclusion criteria: the tumor center was located between 2 cm above and below the esophagogastric junction and was confirmed as adenocarcinoma by endoscopic biopsy. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: tumor with local invasion of the liver,spleen, pancreas or other organs; intraoperative finding of tumor dissemination or distant metastasis; patients undergoing palliative surgical treatment or preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy; patients with serious heart diseases, lung diseases, liver diseases, kidney diseases and other comorbidities; patients with multiple primary cancers;patients receiving emergency surgery. According to the above criteria, 82 patients with Siewert type II AEG who underwent gastrointestinal surgery at the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from October 2014 to October 2018 were enrolled in the study. They were randomly divided into robotic surgery groups (41 cases) and laparoscopic group (41 cases) according to a computer-generated randomized allocation table. Both groups underwent radical total gastrectomy plus D2 lymph node dissection through the transabdominal esophageal hiatus approach. The intraoperative conditions and postoperative short-term outcomes were compared between two groups, including surgery time, intraoperative blood loss, length of esophagectomy, postoperative complications, postoperative gastrointestinal recovery time, length of hospital stay, postoperative unplanned reoperation rate and rehospitalization rate. Mean±SD is used for the measurement data that conforms to the normal distribution, and two independent sample t-tests are used to compare the two groups; the comparison of the count data is performed by the χ² test. RESULTS: There were 35 males (85.4%) with age of (62.3±10.0) years and body mass index of (24.4±3.2) kg/m² in the robotic surgery group. There were 37 males (90.2%) with age of (62.5±10.0) years and body mass index of (23.8±2.6) kg/m² in the laparoscopic group. No significant differences in the baseline data between two groups were found (all P>0.05). All the patients of both groups completed R0 resection successfully without conversion to laparotomy or perioperative death. Compared with the laparoscopic group, the robotic group had less intraoperative blood loss [(70.7±39.9) ml vs. (110.2±70.6) ml, t=3.118, P=0.003], longer resected esophagus [(3.0±0.7) cm vs. (1.9±0.5) cm, t=8.759, P<0.001], but longer setup time [(56.5±7.4) minutes vs. (36.0±6.6) minutes, t=4.241, P<0.001], and higher hospitalization costs [(122 317.31±57 789.33) yuan vs. (99 401.56±39 349.53) yuan, t=2.099, P=0.039], whose differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). The total number of harvested lymph node in the robotic surgery group was 39.2±15.3,which was significantly higher than that in the laparoscopic group (33.0±12.1) (t=0.733, P=0.047). In the robotic group and the laparoscopic group, the mediastinal lymph node No.110 and No.111 were 3.6±1.2 vs. 1.5±1.0 and 3.7±2.0 vs. 1.8±1.1, respectively, with significant difference (t=10.138, P<0.001, t=8.227, P<0.001); axillary lymph node No.19 and No.20 were 2.3±1.2 vs. 1.1±0.9 and 2.0±1.0 vs. 1.0±0.1, respectively, with significant difference (t=7.082, P<0.001,t=8.672,P<0.001). There were no significant differences in the total number of abdominal lymph node and the number of lymph node in abdominal stations between two group (all P>0.05). The highest lymph node metastasis rate was approximately 20% and observed in No.1, No.2, No.3, and No.7, followed by No.8a, No.9, No.11p, and No.110 with around 5%. The lymph node metastasis rate in other stations (No.4sa, No.4sb, No.4d, No.5, No.6, No.11d, No.12a, No.19, No.20 and No.111) was less than 5%.There were no significant differences in postoperative complication rate, postoperative fever time, postoperative exhaust and defecation time, fluid diet time, and postoperative hospital stay (all P>0.05). There were 2 patients(4.9%) with unplanned reoperation and 1 patient (2.4%) with unplanned re-admission in the laparoscopic group,while 3 patients (7.3%)with unplanned reoperation and 2 patients (4.9%)with unplanned re-admission in the robotic surgery group, whose differences were also not statistically significant (χ²=0.240,P=0.675;χ²=0.346,P=1.000). CONCLUSION Robot-assisted radical total gastrectomy for Siewert II AEG is safe and feasible, which is characterized by more sophisticated operation, less blood loss and higher quality of lymph node dissection, especially for subphrenic and inferior mediastinal lymph nodes.
Adenocarcinoma ; classification ; pathology ; surgery ; Aged ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; classification ; pathology ; surgery ; Esophagectomy ; Esophagogastric Junction ; pathology ; surgery ; Female ; Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Lymph Node Excision ; methods ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Robotic Surgical Procedures ; Stomach Neoplasms ; classification ; pathology ; surgery ; Treatment Outcome