AIM: To investigate the effects of long-term TCV116 on left ventricular remodeling and heart function after myocardial infarction. METHODS: Myocardial infarction (MI) was caused by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery in rats. One week after the surgical performance, the surviving rats were randomly assigned to the following treatment protocols: (1) MI rats with no therapy; (2) MI rats treated with TCV116 2 mg/kg per day; (3) Sham-operated control; (4) Sham-operated rats, treated with TCV116 2 mg/kg per day. At 22 weeks, cardiac hemodynamic parameters such as MAP, LVSP, dp/dt_(max) and LVEDP, and histomorphometric parameters such as (LVW/BW) and LVCA/BW were measured, mRNA of cardiac genes such as ?MHC, BNP, TGF-?_1, collagen I and III were quantified, and survival rates were calculated. RESULTS: Compared with sham-operated rats, MI rats without therapy showed significant increases in histomorphometric parameters as well as in mRAN expressions of cardiac genes (P

Objective To study the feasibility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in low pneumoperitoneum pres sure and the effct of low pressure pneumoperitoneum on liver enzymes.Methods A total of 128 cases of laparoscopic gallbladder resection for gallbladder stones or chronic acalculous cholecystitis patients came from outpatient of Department of Two General Surgery of Daxing Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University from Jan.2010 to Apr.2015.Patients with odd hospital numbers were divided into the conventional pressure group (group A:12-14 mmHg,n =64).Patients with even numbers were divided into the low pressure group (group B:8-10 mmHg,n =64).The venous blood was respectively collected at the first day and second day preoperatively to determine and compare the contents of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase(AST) in two groups.The mean and standard deviation of the above indexes and operation time of two group patients are compared.Results All patients were successfully completed surgery.The average operation time of group A was (65 ± 6.5) minutes,and group B was (61 ± 8.2) minutes,and there was no significant difference between the two groups (t =2.212,P =0.976).Compared with the A group,the B group had less effect on the aminotransferase,the data of the two groups were significantly different (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Laparoscopic gallbladder resection underwent the low pneumoperitoneal pressure (8-10 mmHg) is safe and feasible,doesnt extend the operation time,and helps to reduce the effect of pneumoperitoneum pressure on transaminase,which is much important for patients with abnormal aminotransferase preoperative.

Objective:To evaluate the expression level of hsa-miR-422a in hypertrophic scars and to identify the target genes of hsa-miR-422a along with their biological functions using bioinformatics approaches.Methods:From June 2020 to December 2020, tissue samples of 3 hypertrophic scar and 3 normal skin were collected from patients (3 males, 3 females, aged 20-42 years) in Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People′s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine. Primary fibroblasts were isolated and cultured. Real-time quantitative PCR was performed to quantify the expression of hsa-miR-422a. To construct a ceRNA network, starbase and Target Scandata bases were utilized to predict genes as well as long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) that may sponge hsa-miR-422a. GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses were conducted on the target genes of hsa-miR-422a; protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks were constructed to identify the hub genes whose functions were predicted by functional enrichment analyses. The expression of hub genes was validated through real-time quantitative PCR in hypertrophic scars.Results:The expression of hsa-miR-422a was significantly lower in the hypertrophic scar tissue samples and fibroblasts compared to that in the normal skin ( P<0.05). 133 target genes as well as 1033 lncRNAs were predicted by starBase and TargetScandata bases and used to construct an hsa-miR-422a-centered ceRNA network. PPI networks of the target genes revealed 10 hub genes, including MAPK1, GRB2, and IGF1R, which were discovered to be related to protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity, ubiquitin protein ligase binding, fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway, muscle cell proliferation, and many others; besides, they may be involved in FoxO, mTOR, Toll-like receptor, Ras, MAPK, PI3K-Akt signaling pathways and signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells. Three hub genes (MAPK1, GRB2, and IGF1R) were significantly upregulated in hypertrophic scars ( P<0.05). Conclusions:hsa-miR-422a is significantly downregulated in the hypertrophic scars and may target hub genes such as MAPK1 in ceRNA networks, ultimately modulating hypertrophic scar formation.