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Child, Preschool ; Communicable Disease Control ; Diarrhea ; prevention & control ; virology ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Virus Diseases ; prevention & control ; virology ; Virus Physiological Phenomena ; Viruses ; isolation & purification

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MicroRNA (miRNA) are small non-coding molecules of ribonucleic acid. They are about 22 nucleotides in length, single-stranded, and mediate post-translational regulation by the repression or degradation of messenger RNA(mRNA). miRNA play a key part in the proliferation, differentiation and death of cells. Viral infection is one of the most common causes of human disease. Some studies have found that miRNA has a very close relationship with viral infection, which has an effect on viral replication, the immune response and antiviral immunity. Use of miRNA may become the cornerstone of new methods for the diagnosis and treatment of viral infection. This article summarizes the progress of research into miRNA and viral infection.
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BACKGROUND: Alzheimer disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VD),the two major types of dementia in old age, differ from each other in pathological mechanism, treatment and prognosis. Up to now, no effective therapeutic method for AD is available, but VD can be treated effectively so that patients' quality of life can be improved.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical features of brain electrical activity mapping (BEAM) and brain evoked potentials (BEP) between AD and VD patients.DESIGN: Retrospective analysis based on AD and VD patients.SETTING: Neurological Department, the First Clinical Medical College of Harbin Medical University.PARTICIPANTS: All inpatients and discharged patients were selected filiated to Harbin Medical University from December 1996 to December 2000. The history was provided by the patients themselves or their relatives who lived together with them. Nine cases of AD and fourteen cases of VD were diagnosed according to the diagnostic standard for AD and VD set by the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorder and Stroke-the Alzheimer disease and Related Disorder Association, and Chinese Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Mental Disease (4th edition). According to the clinical rating standard, the patients had mild or moderate degree of dementia.METHODS: AD and VD patients were analyzed with retrospective analynitive functions, including long-term and short-term memory, calculation,comprehension, abstract thinking, dyschronism and disorientation; c. emotional reaction, including depression, anxiety, fear, euphoria, compulsive laughing and crying; d personality alteration, including indifference,optimally were collected from the abnormal segment signals. After calculation, 4 frequency band powers of θ,δ, α and β of the total power of 1-30 N1, P2, N2 and P3 and the waves of P2 and P3 were measured. Comparison between the two groups and rate comparison were made with t-test and χ2 test, respectively.ease, cognitive functions and noncognitive functions between AD patients RESULTS: Data of 9 AD and 14 VD patients as well as 15 normal old cognitive functions and noncognitive functions between AD patients and VD patients: The onset of AD was slow, but that of VD was abrupt. Cognitive functions of AD patients were decreased, including memory decline,calculation decrement, abstract thinking disorder, dyschronism and disorientation. The cognitive functions of VD group were characterized by partial decrement and intermittent ladderlike aggravation. Memory decline and calculation ability decrease were the main characteristics, but other cognitive dysfunctions could not be observed as much as in AD. The patients of AD group often had depression as the most common emotional disorder.Personality alteration took initiative decrement as the most common one,whereas emotional disorder in the patients of VD group was presented by compulsive crying and laughing. One patient seldom had more than two and VD patients: BEAM of 7 AD patients was characterized by the power of θ frequency band of the whole head increased. The level of increase was consistent with the level of dementia (score of MMSE). At the same time,the power of α and β frequency bands declined, and the power of δ increased later, the left side (F3) was significantly higher than the right side AD and VD patients: The changes of BEP in the two group patients had poorly differentiated waves, with lower P300 wave and obviously delayed latent period. The abnormality degree of patients in AD group was more obvious than that in VD group.with memory decline and calculation ability decrease as the main characteristics in VD patients. The noncognitive functions of AD patients were more aftients were presented as the increased power of the whole head in the former ones and the increased power of θ frequency band in the latter ones. The changes were coincident with the severity of dementia in AD, but not in VD.effect of the former one was greater than that of the latter one.

Focal adhesion kinase is a non-receptor protein tyrosine kinase with molecular weight 125 ku and regarded as the foundmental molecule of integrin-dependent signal transduction pathway. Active focal adhesion kinase regulates cell adhesion, migration, proliferation and differentiation by interacting with Src family kinase, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase, cytoskeletal proteins, Graf and adoptor proteins through the phosphorylated tyrosines and the proline-rich sequences.

Objective To observe the function and survival of parathyroid cells cultured under simulated microgravity condition after cotransplanation of syngeneic allogeneic testicular sertoli cells.Methods Parathyroid cells in SD rats were assigned to flask-culture or bioreactor-culture.Allogeneic testicular sertoli cells in SD rats were cultured by using routine method.The recipients of hypoparathyroidism Wistar rat models were divided into 3 groups randomly:group A,receiving parathyroid cells(cultured with routine method)transplantation only;group B,receiving parathyroid cells and allogeneic testicular sertoli cells(cultured with routine method)transplantation;group C,receiving parathyroid cells(cultured under simulated microgravity condition)and allogeneic testicular sertoli cells transplantation.Allograft survival,change in cell components,apoptosis of infiltrative lymphocytes and parathyroid cells function were analyzed after transplantation respectively.Results The average survival time in group A,B and C was(17.3±1.6),(43.2±2.4)and (52.5±1.5)days,respectively.There was significant difference among group (P<0.05).In group C,parathyroid cells with strong secreting function grew into scaffold materials and adhered to them.FasL-expressing testicular cells and apoptotic lymphocytes were quite evident between allograft and kidney parenchyma.Conclusion Parathyroid cell cultured under simulated microgravity condition enhances its survival and function after cotransplanation of allogeneic testicular sertoli cell with immune privilege.

Objective:To observe the effects of toadpoison and arsenic on the ultrastructure of dental pulp,Methods :Dental pulp of 36 teeth in 3 dogs was exposed by operation and then direct dressing with toadpoison paste or arsenic paste was performed. 1,2,6 and 24 hours after operation ,the pulps were processed and examinedunder a trasmission electron microscope (JEM-2000EX). Results:In toadpoison treated group ,the deformityof the basernembrane of pulp nerve ,swelling of metochondrion,degeneration of nerve axite were observed 1 h after dressing,and were more obvious in 2, 6 and 24 h. Damage of capillary and pulp cells were alsoobserved.In arsenic treated group ,swelling and break of capillaries ,deformity and degeneration of mitochondrion and endoplasmic reticulum in endoepithelial cells were observed,and were more obvious following time lasting. Damages of pulp nerve and pulp cells were also observed. Conclusion:Toadpoison and arsenic are toxic to pulp tissues. But the angiotoxicity of arsenic is stronger than that of toadpoison,the neurotoxicity and protoplasmic toxicity of toadpoison are stronger than those of arsenic.