The liver is an important organ of the body, which has many functions, such as metabolism and detoxification. Due to the rapid change of lifestyle and the improvement of public health, the incidence rate of non-communicable diseases has increased significantly, which fundamentally changed the disease characteristics in most parts of the world. At present, the global prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is about 25%. Moreover, about 59.10% of NAFLD patients progress to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) within 5 years, and about 41% of NASH patients progress to fibrosis. NAFLD has become one of the most important liver diseases in the world and may become the main cause of end-stage liver disease in the next few decades. In addition, NAFLD and related cirrhosis will bring huge economic burden to patients, health care system and society. Since there are currently no medications available that have been approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA), NAFLD is still treated mainly through lifestyle changes such as exercise and diet. Oxidative stress and inflammation are the most important pathological processes in the occurrence and development of liver diseases. Nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a key regulator of the body's antioxidant stress system, with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and other functions. Many studies have shown that Nrf2 pathway significantly affects the progression of liver diseases. In this review, we aimed to summarize the regulatory role of the Kelch-like ECH-associating protein 1 (Keap1)-Nrf2-antioxidant response element (ARE) signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of NAFLD, and to reveal the potential of Nrf2 as a therapeutic target for NAFLD.

Although there is great technological disparity between the best foreign lithotripters and domestic ones, the clinical efficacy of the latter is quite good. In this article, the characteristics, developing status and clinical applications of domestic lithotripters are introduced.

BACKGROUND:Muscle transposition is a conventional method to treat muscle tissue defects,but it results in damage to another piece of muscle.For this reason,we designed this study to search for a method to in situ repair muscle tissue defects.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the conditions for in vitro induced differentiation of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem calls(BMSCs)into skeletal muscle cells.METHODS:Following isolation and culture,passage 3 BMSCs were induced to differentiate in vitro by a combination of5-azacytidine,myogenic differentiation factor,transforming growth factor β1,and insulin like growth factor.At 9 days after induction,cells were harvested and identified by immunohistochemistry.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Primary cultured BMSCs exhibited an adherent,colony-like growth.After 5-7 days,multi-synaptic calls,thin and fiat polygonal cells,polygonal cells,and triangle-shaped cells were observed.After 12 days,calls confluenced and covered the whole bottom of culture flask,with slightly altered morphology of BMSCs.After 5-azacytidine induction,some calls died and grew slowly.After 7 days,cells markedly grew and soma was gradually enlarged,presenting with an oval,spindle-shaped,or irregular appearance.After 14 days,spindle-shaped calls become more.After 18-22 days,myotubes were increased in number and enlarged in volume,and myotube nucleuses were also increased.The newly formed myotubes and spindle-shaped fibroblasts were distributed in parallel interval.The immunohistochemistry of BMSCs revealed that cells were positive for CD44,with dark brown granules in the cytoplasm,especially around the nucleus,but they were negative for CD34.The immunohistochemistry of induced BMSCs demonstrated that calls were positive for desmin and skeletal muscle myosins.These findings indicate that myogenic differentiation factors and 5-azacytidine could induce the oriented differentiation of BMSCs into skeletal cells,with the presence of positive expression of desmin and skeletal muscle myosins.

Animals ; Macrophages, Alveolar ; drug effects ; enzymology ; Male ; Muramidase ; biosynthesis ; Quartz ; toxicity ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Biotechnology supremacy is a newly-advanced power theory. It is a superior dominance of military biotechnological application based on the microcosm of life structure within a certain period of time. The advancement of biotechnology supremacy and modern biotechnology has created the concept of bio-micro-frontier, which involves information and defense resources of all living ultra-micro-organisms with national and regional characteristics. Being feasible both in theory and practice, the implementation of bio-micro-frontier system is strategically important. This article explores the implementation of bio-micro-frontier in terms of strategy and tactics, which will add a unique dimension to future military transformation and active defense.

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) is the etiological agent of Por- cine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome. We summarized the recent research progress on molecular bi- ology of PRRSV including the structure of genome, viral structural and Non-structural protein.

This article was aimed to study the factors associated with sleep quality of anger-out and anger-in population based on the frequent pattern-tree (FP-Tree) growing algorithm with data mining. The algorithm of structuring frequent model FP-tree and mining frequent itemsets were designed. The database information scanned was recorded by using FP-Tree growing algorithm through state-trees. The frequent itemsets met minimum support required was generated through reducing the search space of project sets and scanning database only one. The data mining of all factors associated with emotional diseases was actualized. The results showed that factors associated with sleep quality of anger-out and anger-in population were disturbance in respiration, cough or snoring, feeling cold, hot or nightmares. The total time for program analysis was 2 seconds. It was concluded that data mining algorithm based on FP-Tree frequent itemsets can effectively realize the useful information receiving from factors associated with emotional diseases.

Minichromosome maintenance protein 7 (MCM7) is an important regulator of DNA replication,and plays an important role in replication initiation and elongation steps.Recent studies show that MCM7 is closely related with the formation and growth of digestive tumors.The detection of MCM7 protein can provide new ideas for the early diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of the digestive tumors.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Organophosphate Poisoning ; Pesticides ; poisoning ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo study the inhibitory effect of Xiaotan Sanjie Recipe (XSR) on the microsatellite instability of orthotopic transplantation tumor in MKN-45 human gastric cancer nude mice.

METHODSThe 3rd passage subcutaneous transplantation tumor was taken as the origin of the model by using MKN-45 human gastric cancer cell lines. MKN-45 human gastric cancer nude mouse model was established using OB glue adhesive method. Then 30 nude mice were divided into the model group, the XSR group, and the chemotherapy group. Mice in the XSR group were intragastrically given XSR at the daily dose of 0.4 mL. Mice in the chemotherapy group were intragastrically given Fluorouracil at the daily dose of 0.4 mL. No intervention was given to mice in the model group. After 6 weeks of medication, the tumor weight was measured, and the tumor inhibition rate calculated. The size, the peak height, and the peak area of 5 microsatellite instability sites were detected.

RESULTSThe tumor inhibition rate was 40. 84% in the XSR group. The tumor weight was significantly lower in the XSR group than in the model group (P < 0.01), showing no statistical difference when compared with the chemotherapy group (P >0.05). The incidence of high microsatellite instability (MSI-H) in the model group was 70%, and the incidence of low microsatellite instability (MSI-L) was 30%. Microsatellite stable site tended be stable after 6 weeks of XSR treatment.

CONCLUSIONXSR showed inhibition on microsatellite instable orthotopic transplantation tumor in MKN-45 human gastric cancer nude mice.

Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents ; pharmacology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Nude ; Microsatellite Instability ; drug effects ; Neoplasm Transplantation ; Stomach Neoplasms