Objective To investigate the effect of vitamin E supplementation on oxidative stress in hemodialysis patients. Methods Fifty-six uremic patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) were involved in this self-controlled study. The patients were observed for one month to evaluate the status of oxidative stress and then divided into two groups randomly. Group A patients (n=28) received 200mg/d of vitamin E and Group B patients (n=28) were treated with 400mg/d of vitamin E. Vitamin E was supplied for one month in both groups. The serum levels of advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), malondialdehyde (MDA), vitamin E and activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) were measured at the initial and the end of vitamin E supplementation respectively. Results Serum levels of AOPP and MDA were significantly higher in HD patients compared with healthy controls (n=56, P

Objective To study the operative technique and operative field exposure of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS). Methods The clinical data of 11 cases including 1 case of cirrhosis with splenosis and 10 cases of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who underwent laparoscopic splenectomy since June 1999 were analyzed retrospectively. Results 9 cases of LS were successfully performed. 6 cases took dorsal desubitus position, whose mean operative time was 3.5 hours and mean blood loss was 200ml. The operative time of the case who took right lateral desubitus position was 4 hours and the blood loss was 80ml. 2 cases took right inclined lateral desubitus position, and the operative time was 2.5 hours and 3.0 hours and the blood loss all was 100ml. 1 ITP patient of the 9 cases underwent novo-laparotomy in 6 hours after LS because of intraabdominal hemorrhage. 2 ITP cases required conversion into open splenectomy. Conclusions Satisfactory exposure and dissection of peri-splenic ligaments and constitution as well as successful control of splenic pedicel are the

Objective To screen a human fetal brain cDNA library for proteins that can interact with HCMV UL145 using a yeast two-hybrid system.Methods A bait plasmid (pGBKT7-UL145) was constructed.Using HCMV UL145 as bait,a human fetal brain cDNA library was screened and proteins interacting with UL145 were identified using bioinformatic methods to sequence and analyze the positive clones.Results Three clones interacting with HCMV UL145 were found,and identified as FOXG1.Conclusion Several proteins interacting with HCMV UL145 in the human fetal brain cDNA library were identified as FOXG1,indicating that this protein may play an important role in the course of HCMV infection.

Objective To investigate the protective effect of cryptotanshinone (CTS) and donepezil(DON) on amyloid-βprotein (Aβ)-induced apoptosis in SH-SY5Y cells .Methods SH-SY5Y cells were cultured in vitro for establishing the Alzheimer disease (AD) model .The cell viability was detected by the MTT assay .The apoptosis rate was measured by Hoechst 33342 and the expres-sion of Bcl-2 and Bax was detected by Western blot .Results CTS ,DON and their combination could obviously alleviate Aβ-caused injury of SH-SY5Y cells ,increase the cell survival rate ,remarkably up-regulate the expression of Bcl-2 protein ,decrease the expres-sion of Bax protein and inhibit the apoptosis .The effect of the CTS and DON combination for inhibiting apoptosis was significantly stronger than that of the single use of CTS and DON ,the difference had statistical significance(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The combi-nation of CTS and DON has the synergistic protective effect on Aβ-caused injury in SH-SY5Y cells ,its mechanisms may be related with the cooperation regulation of the expression of apoptosis related gene Bcl-2 protein family .

Objective:To screen the proteins interacting with the human cytomegalovirus(HCMV)UL132 protein from the human fetus brain cDNA library by using Yeast Two-Hybrid System, and to elucidate the possible mechanism of UL132 protein in congenital cytomegalovirus infection.Methods:The HCMV UL132 fragment was amplified by polymerase chain reaction,the amplified HCMV UL132 fragment and expression vector pGBKT7 were digested and purified,and the HCMV UL132 fragment was linked to the vector pGBKT7.The pGBKT7-UL132 was constructed and transformed to yeast AH109, then the Human Fetal Brain DNA Library DNA was transformed into AH109 yeast.Using HCMV UL132 as abait, a human fetus brain cDNA was screened and the proteins interacting with UL132 protein were searched, the positive clone was sequenced and analyzed by bioinformatics methods.Results:The bait expression vector pGBKT7-UL132 was successfully constructed.The results of double enzyme digestion showed that there were two visible bands of 800 and 7 000 bp, respectively.After transformation of library plasmid, the transformation efficiency was calculated, and the transformation efficiency was 6.6×103 cfu· μg-1.There were 95 blue clones by X-gal coloration reactionsequencing and there were 10 clones interacting with the protein encoded by UL141 protein.The BLAST analysis showed that 7 of them were highly homologous with CAML.Conclusion:CAML might be one interaction protein with HCMV UL132 in Human Fetus Brain cDNA Library,suggesting that the interaction may be associated with the invasion and proliferation of the HCMV.

Aim To establish an ideal hyperlipidemia animal model by a new way.Methods 30 mice were randomly divided into control group, positive control group and model group.The mice of control group were only fed with a standard diet.Those of positive control group were fed with high fat diet.Those of model group were fed with a standard diet and enough milk.After 30 days the TG, TC, HDL-C and LDL-C of serum and hepatic and LI were detected and pathological changes in the liver of mice were observed microscopically.Results Compared with the control group, the mice of model group developed hyperlipidemia with LI and the serum and the hepatic TG, TC, LDL-C elevated significantly, while HDL-C were significantly lower.The histopathological research showed hepatocellular macrovesicular steatosis and hepatitis in the model group.Conclusion An ideal model of hyperlipidemia is successfully established with standard diet and milk fed to mice for 30 days.

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical, CT or MRI, pathological characteristics of desmoplastic fibroblastoma for helping the diagnosis and treatment. METHODS The clinical data of 4 cases with desmoplastic fibroblastoma were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS The tumors of all 4 cases were found in the compartment of muscles, and can be removed by conservative excision. The 4 cases were followed up for 38, 7, 6, 3 months respectively, and no local recurrences were found. CONCLUSION Desmoplastic fibroblastoma is a benign fibroblastic neoplasm with distinctive clinical, CT or MRI imaging and pathological characteristics. Optimal management is conservative excision with functional preservation. Needle aspiration cytology and immunohistochemistry are of non-diagnostic value.

Objective To compare the value among three hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCC) staging systems,Bismuth-Corlette classification,TNM staging system and MSKCC classification,in predicting the resection rate and prognosis of HCC patients.Methods The clinical and histopathological data of 154 HCC cases were analyzed retrospectively.Three different staging methods were performed respectively to analyze the correlations with respectability and survival.Chi-square test and Kaplan-Meier analysis were applied to find clinical and histopathological factors related to prognosis.Results There was no significant difference in resectability between Bismuth-Corlette classification or TNM stage Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ and Ⅳ.The resection rates of MSKCC T1,T2 and T3 were 68.6％,44.8％,19.2％respectively (x2 =20.03,P =0.000).With higher T stage,resection rate obviously declined.The survival predicted by TNM staging and MSKCC classification was better than Bismuth-Corlette classification.Tumor differentiation,LN involvement,distant metastasis,margin status,TNM stage and MSKCC classification were significantly correlated with survival.Conclusions The MSKCC classification predicted resectability better than Bismuth-Corlette classification and TNM staging system,while both MSKCC classification and TNM staging system predicted survival better than Bismuth-Corlette classification.Clinical and histopathological factors such as tumor differentiation,LN involvement,metastasis,margin status,TNM staging,MSKCC classification were correlated with survival.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of perioperative application of Sijunzi Decoction and enteral nutrition on T-cell subsets and nutritional status in patients with gastric cancer after operation. METHODS: In this prospective, single-blinded, controlled clinical trial, fifty-nine patients with gastric cancer were randomly divided into three groups: control group (n=20) and two study groups (group A, n=21; group B, n=18). Sjunzi Decoction (100 ml) was administered via nasogastric tube to the patients in the study group B from the second postoperation day to the 9th postoperation day. Patients in the two study groups were given an isocaloric and isonitrogonous enteral diet, which was started on the second day after operation, and continued for eight days. Patients in the control group were given an isocaloric and isonitrogonous parenteral diet for 9 days. All variables of nutritional status such as serum albumin (ALB), prealbumin (PA), transferrin (TRF) and T-cell subsets were measured one day before operation, and one day and 10 days after operation. RESULTS: All the nutritional variables and the levels of CD3(+), CD4(+), CD4(+)/CD8(+) were decreased significantly after operation. Ten days after operation, T-cell subsets and nutritional variables in the two study groups were increased as compare with the control group. The levels of ALB, TRF and T-cell subsets in the study group B were increased significantly as compared with the study group A (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Enteral nutrition assisted with Sijunzi Decoction can positively improve and optimize cellular immune function and nutritional status in the patients with gastric cancer after operation.

Sphingosine-1-phosphate(S1P) is an important bioactive lipid produced from cell membrane sphingomyelin metabolism process.S1P and cell membrane surface S1P receptors(S1PR1-5) are G protein coupled receptors(GPCRs), which influence the formation of new blood vessels in the immune system via combining the related inflammatory signaling pathway.This review describes briefly the effects of S1P and S1PRs on autoimmune disease angiogenesis through intracellular signal transduction, such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, colitis, systemic lupus erythematosus.Further research will be a new therapeutic target on vascular inflammation of autoimmune diseases.