Objective: To study the cytocompatibility of nanophase alumina ceramics with osteoblasts. Methods: Alumina ceramics were prepared via wet chemistry techniques. The grain size of alumina of interest in the present study was determined by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy with image analysis software. Primary osteoblast culture was established from rat calvaria. Protein content, synthesis of alkaline phosphatase(ALP) and deposition of calcium-containing mineral by osteoblasts cultured on nanophase alumina ceramics and conventional alumina ceramics for 7, 14, 21 and 28 d were respectively examined. Results: The average surface grain size of the nanophase and conventional alumina compact formulations was 60 nm and 1.80 ?m respectively.Synthesis of ALP and deposition of calcium-containing mineral were significantly greater by osteoblasts cultured on nanophase than those on conventional ceramics after 21- and 28- day culture. Conclusions: Nanophase alumina may stimulate ALP synthesis and calcium deposition of osteoblasts.

OBJECTIVETo detect the mutation sites of exons 2, 20, 11A and 11B in Chinese patients with breast cancer.

METHODSA total of 86 patients with breast cancer without blood relationship were randomly selected. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and double-strand DNA direct sequencing were applied.

RESULTSNo mutations, especially deletions were found in exons 2, 20 and 11 with carefully checking the sequencing results, although they were reported frequently in Europe populations with breast cancer. We found one polymorphism in exon 11, with high frequency, and in the test of chi-square, the frequencies of two alleles had no significant difference between the patients and controls.

CONCLUSIONThe above results suggest this SNP may not be associated with the breast cancer in Chinese population, and indicates that the gene sequence of what we have studied doesn't account much for occurrence of the breast cancer in the population of China.

Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; BRCA1 Protein ; genetics ; Breast Neoplasms ; genetics ; Exons ; Female ; Gene Frequency ; Humans ; Mutation ; Polymorphism, Genetic

In order to study the cytocompatibility of nanophase hydroxyapatite ceramic in vitro, we prepared hydroxyapatite by use of the wet chemistry techniques. The grain size of hydroxyapatite of interest to the present study was determined by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy with image analysis software. Primary culture of osteoblast from rat calvaria was established. Protein content, synthesis of alkaline phosphatase and deposition of calcium-containing mineral by osteoblasts cultured on nanophase hydroxyapatite ceramics and on conventional hydroxyapatite ceramics for 7, 14, 21 and 28 days were examined. The results showed that the average surface grain size of the nanophase and that of the conventional HA compact formulations was 55 (nanophase) and 780 (conventional) nm, respectively. More importantly, compared to the synthesis of alkaline phosphatase and deposition of calcium-containing mineral by osteoblasts cultured on nanophase was significantly greater than that on conventional ceramics after 21 and 28 days. The cytocompatibility was significantly greater on nanophase HA than on conventional formulations of the same ceramic.
Alkaline Phosphatase ; metabolism ; Animals ; Biocompatible Materials ; chemistry ; Cell Adhesion ; Cells, Cultured ; Ceramics ; chemistry ; Durapatite ; chemistry ; Microscopy, Atomic Force ; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ; Nanostructures ; chemistry ; Osteoblasts ; cytology ; Rats

Objective:To analyze the curative effect and prognostic factors for comprehensive therapy in patients with high-grade glioma.Methods:Patients with high-grade glioma (WHO grade Ⅲ,grade Ⅳ) were chosen from July 2008 to May 2016 in the Hunan Cancer Hospital,and a retrospective analysis was performed in 64 patients with complete follow-up data.Results:The follow-up time was 3-111 (median 29.5) months,the median overall survival time was 36.00 (95％ CI 22.85 to 49.16) months,the median progression-free survival time (PFS) was 21.00 (95％ CI 9.72 to 32.28) months,The 1-year,2-year,3-year and 5-year survival rates of high-grade glioma patients were 87.50％,56.25％,40.63％ and 17.19％,respectively.The univariate analysis of Log-Rank test and the Cox regression model analysis showed that the prognostic factors related to the prognosis of high-grade glioma patients were pathological grade,resection degree,and concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (P＜0.05).Conclusion:The overall survival time,progression-free survival time and the 5-year survival rate of patients with high-grade glioma after comprehensive treatment is partially improved.The factors relevant to the prognosis of patients with high-grade glioma are pathological grade,resection degree,and concurrent chemo-radiotherapy,indicating that the glioma patients (WHO grade Ⅲ) received total resection of the tumor and concurrent chemo-radiotherapy have better clinical effect.

BACKGROUND:Resistance to the inflammatory response is an important part of promoting the repair of damaged tissue and improving the local inflammatory response caused by medical bio-implant materials has been a key issue to be addressed in recent years. OBJECTIVE:To summarize the anti-inflammatory effects of common metal ions and related molecular mechanisms to provide some theoretical references for improving the early inflammatory response of hosts caused by bio-implant materials. METHODS:A computer search of the relevant literature in PubMed,Web of Science,CNKI and WanFang databases was conducted using"metal ions,magnesium ion,zinc ion,silver ion,copper ion,inflammation,anti-inflammatory effects,oxidative stress,immunoregulation,signaling pathways"as Chinese and English search terms.Preliminary screening was conducted by reading the titles and abstracts.Finally,80 papers were included for result analysis and summary. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Metal ions such as magnesium,zinc,silver and copper have a good anti-inflammatory effect.The strength of this anti-inflammatory effect is strongly correlated with the dose and duration of action.In the future,consideration can be given to controlling the release rate of ions and adjusting the appropriate therapeutic concentration to achieve the best anti-inflammatory effect.(2)Magnesium ions and zinc ions exhibit excellent anti-inflammatory activity,with magnesium ions often being beneficial in anti-inflammatory therapy in the form of compounds such as magnesium sulfate and zinc ions regulating the body's inflammatory response with zinc feed as the main source of zinc supplementation.(3)Silver and copper ions have some anti-inflammatory effects,but are still predominant for their excellent antibacterial activity,mainly in the form of nanoparticles and bio-coatings.(4)Magnesium and zinc metal ions can be combined with natural extracts to form complexes to exert anti-inflammatory effects,and this method has the advantage of being inexpensive and widely available and is a sustainable and green approach,which is worthy of clinical promotion.(5)Metal ions such as magnesium,zinc,silver and copper exert anti-inflammatory effects by reducing host oxidative stress damage,modulating immune cells and inhibiting inflammatory signaling pathways such as nuclear factor-κB,Toll-like receptor,STAT3 and NOD.(6)The molecular mechanism related to the anti-inflammation of metal ions is a complex network,which is not the effect of a single pathway,but should be a combination of multiple signaling pathways.There are still many potential mechanisms that have not yet been explored,and more systematic elucidation of the interconnections between various signaling pathways is needed in the future.