C-fos,one of the immediate-early genes,encodes Fos,which appears to modulate the express of more “downstream” genes and attribute to long-term changes in cellular function.Recently,c-fos has been researched on extensively and progress has been acquired greatly.This article summarizes c-fos on structure,function and the relationship to epilepsy.

Objective To investigate the relationship between the level of serum brain natriuretic peptide(BNP) and the severity of coronary artery disease in elderly patients with coronary heart disease(CHD).Methods We recruited 498 elderly CHD patients undergoing coronary angiography(CAG) from our hospital.Based on CAG results,patients were divided into two groups:406 patients with lesion of vessel(s)and ≥50％ vessel stenosis as the CHD group,and the other 92 patients with ＜ 50％ vessel stenosis as the negative control group.Their clinical data such as left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) and serum BNP was recorded.The patients was further divided into 177 single-,129 double-,100 triple-,and 92 negative vessel disease groups according to the number of vessels with significant stenosis.The patients with CHD were divided into three different age groups:(1) A group:60-69 years old,254 patients ;(2) B group:70-79 years old,112patients;(3)C group:equal or greater than 80 years old,40 patients.Serum levels of BNP were measured before CAG.The relationship between BNP and the severity of coronary disease was analyzed.Results The level of BNP was significantly elevated in the CHD group[(387.5±132.3)ng/L]than the negative control group [(58.6±22.1) ng/L](t =23.83,P ＜ 0.01).The level of BNP was significantly enhanced(F =87.42,P ＜0.01) along with the increasing number of coronary artery Stenosis,with single vessel disease group(202.2±116.6)ng/L,double vessel disease group(487.5±152.3)ng/L and triple vessel disease group(768.7±264.3) ng/L; the level of BNP significantly increased(F =57.33,P ＜ 0.01) along with increasing age,with A group(182.6±93.1)ng/L,B group(352.2±121.2)ng/L and C group(491.2±158.7) ng/L.The level ofLVEF did not change in the procedure(P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion The levels of BNP were closely associated with the severity of coronary artery disease and were a strong clinical predictor for myocardial ischemia.

BACKGROUND:Endovascular embolization materials have been produced and used clinicaly, but new problems constantly occur in the clinical application and new demands are also developed for embolic materials. OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively analyze the advantages and disadvantages of various types of embolic materials and to investigate the relationship between application fields and selection of embolic materials, thereby providing a reference for clinical treatment. METHODS:CNKI and PubMed databases were retrieved for relevant literature, and then embolic materials were systemicaly reviewed based on relevant clinical application and basic research literature in the folowing aspects: embolism mechanisms, clinical applications, advantages and disadvantages of various embolic materials. In this review, the existing problems in the current study were pointed out, and the development direction of relevant research and clinical application were also prospected. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Embolic materials should have biodegradability and biocompatibility. Current embolic materials include absorbable gelatin sponge, Polyvinylalcohol embolic agent, micro-coils and liquid embolic materials. Gelatin embolic material has no antigenicity and good histocompatibility, as wel as has excelent compressibility and water re-expansibility. Polyvinylalcohol particles are a polymer material that is insoluble in water, has high expansion coefficient, mechanical embolization, non-alergenic reaction, no acute systemic toxicity, no intracutaneous irritation, and can be used safely and effectively. Adhesive liquid embolic material has no vascular toxicity and has been widely used. Endovascular embolization materials have been produced in succession, and meanwhile, new problems in clinical applications have been found and new demands for embolic materials have been put forward continuously. Thus, a variety of embolic materials have their own advantages and disadvantages, and none of embolic materials can be applied to al diseases. To select an appropriate embolic material is very important for safe and effective treatment.

BACKGROUND:Researchers suggest that thermal damage happens when the temperature of biological tissues is over 44℃. Accurate analysis of burn range wil facilitate diagnosis and therapy of skin burns. OBJECTIVE: To establish the mathematical model of the skin tissues subjected to high temperature and to analyze heat transfer process, and then to predict the burn range of the skin. METHODS:A finite element method was used to simulate the temperature field when the skin tissue was burned. And the relevant animal experiment was conducted to identify the mathematical model. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The temperature field was obtained by using the finite element method and the variation tendency between the theoretical data and the experimental data were agreed, but they did not fuly coincide. The scope of skin burn can be predicted by the present finite element method, and help to research the process of heat transfer.

Objective To investigate the possibility of DCs transfected with CTLA4Ig cDNA by retrovirus vector to induce antigen specific hyporesponsiveness.Methods The modified DCs(CTLA4Ig-DCs) were prepared by transferring the DCs from cultured rat BM cells with the constructed retro-virus CTLA4Ig vector.The CTLA4Ig gene expression was detected on the prepared DCs by RT-PCR and Dot-ELISA methods.The influence of the modified DCs on mixed lymphocyte reaction(MLR) intensity was determined by T cell proliferation.Results The CTLA4Ig gene could be transferred successfully to DCs by retrovirus vector,which was confirmed by RT-PCR and Dot-ELISA methods.As compared with control group,DCsRev could significantly and antigen-specifically inhibit MLR in vitro in a dose-and time-dependent manner.The number of DCRev from 10~(3) to 10~(4) could reach the maximal inhibition by(69.12 %).On the other hand,the inhibition capacity of DCsRev was increased from(48 h) to 12 h prior to adding stimulating cells and the maximal inhibition was(98.3 %) at(12 h).Analysis of T cell proliferation revealed that donor-specific inhibition could be induced by DCsRev in an ex-vivo model.But this kind of inhibition was not lifetime.Conclusions The CTLA4Ig gene could be transferred successfully to DCs by retrovirus vector.This kind of DCs lost capacity of stimulating MLR,and could inhibit T cell proliferation,which might be responsible for the antigen-specific suppression induced by DCsRev.

Objective:To obtain recombinant Profilin of silkworm,identify its immunogenicity,predict its B cell epitopes and construct the evolutionary trees. Methods: The nucleotide sequence of Profilin was acquired from NCBI,synthesized it and cloned it into pET-28 vector. Then,the recombinant plasimids were transformed to E. coli BL21. After induced by IPTG,recombinant protein was purified by Affinity chromatography. Furtherly,its allergenicity was identified by Western blot,the potential B cell epitopes was analyzed through DNAStar and build the evolutionary trees by MEGA5. 05. Results: The recombinant protein of Profilin was successfully expressed and purified by affinity chromatography. Besides,the protein contains a high IgE-binding activity with IgE existing in serum of patients allergic to silkworm. Conclusion: The recombinant proflilin has IgE-binding activity, and it is meaningful for fundamental research and specific diagnosis studies of allergic diseases caused by silkworm.

Objective To establish a method of TRFIA with high sensitivity and broad detecting range for serum HBV large surface protein (HBV-LP).Methods The monoclonal antibody of HBV-LP was covered on the microwell plate and incubated with HBV-LP in blood sample,then Eu3+ labeled antibody of HBs was added.HBV-LP in standard substance,blood samples of 66 chronic hepatitis B patients and 30 healthy controls was detected by the TRFIA and ELISA.x2 test and linear correlation analysis were used for data analysis.Results The dose-response curve of standard substance with TRFIA had good linear correlation (r=0.999).Normal reference range was established at 0-1.36 mg/L based on the ELISA results of 30 healthy controls.The sensitivity was 0.10 mg/L.The specificity was 100％ (30/30).Correlation coefficient between the TRFIA and the ELISA was 0.800 9 (P＜0.001).The positive detecting rates of the 2 methods were significantly different (89.4％(59/66) vs 77.3％(51/66),x2 =6.13,P＜0.01).The recovery rate for HBV-LP was between 95.93％-107.62％.The effective detecting range(CV＜10％) of TRFIA was 1.35-2 764.00 mg/L,and that of ELISA was 10.8-691.0 mg/L.Conclusion The TRFIA was established for HBV-LP detection with higher sensitivity and wider detecting range compared to ELISA.It has potential value for HBV screening and monitoring of antiviral therapy.

Objective To study the effect of low-level 84 disinfection solution on reproductive physiology of mice . Methods 72 KM mice were randomly divided into three groups :0.5%84 disinfection solution group ( group A) , 2.0%84 disinfection solution group (group B) and saline solution group (group C).12 males and 12 females in each group. Corresponding medicine was given once a day by intragastric gavage for 9 weeks.The estrous cycle of female mice was observed by exfoliative cytology of vagina .After 9 weeks, The sperm abnormality test was performed , Serum samples were taken for sex hormone test by ELISA, and the histological change of testis (or ovary), heart, liver, lung and kidney were observed.Results Compared with group C , No significant difference was observed in the weight variation and serum sex hormone level in group A and B (P >0.05).The difference of the estrous cycle of female mice was not significant (P >0.05).No histopathological abnormality was observed .Compared with group C, There was no significant difference in the rate of sperm abnormality in group A ( P >0.05 ) , but the rate in group B was significantly increased ( P <0.05 ) . Conclusion 0.5% 84 disinfection solution has no significant effect on reproductive physiology of mice , The concentration of disinfection solution must be strictly controlled when used .

Objective: The Phenomenon of different species with the same name has created potential threats to cinical safety of medication. Because of that, two kinds of “gonglao leaf” and their sibling adulterants have been identified by molecular methods in this study, to secure its safety in medication. Methods: Ilexcornuta, Mahoniabealei, Mahoniafortuneiand their sibling adulterants total of 9 species 45 samples were collected in this experiment,Total genomic DNA was extracted from them by the method of improved CTAB, ITS2 sequences were amplified, and the PCR products were sequenced. Sequence assembly and consensus sequence generation were performed by the CodonCode Aligner V 4.2.4.. The genetic distances were computed by MEGA 6.0 in accordance with the Kimura 2-Parameter (K2P) model and the phylogenetic tree constructed by the neighbor-joining (NJ) method. Results: The analysis results of the genetic distances, variable sites and the NJ phylogenetic tree showed that Ilexcornuta, Mahoniabealei, Mahoniafortunei were seperated from their sibling adulterants obviously. Conclusion: ITS2 sequence was able to identify two kinds of “gonglao leaf” and their sibling adulterants which can provide a basis for clinical accurate medication.

Some grain sprouts herbs recorded in Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2010, including Oryzae Fructus Germinatus, Setariae Fructus Germinatus and Hordei Fructus Germinatus, together with their adulterants, were identified by ITS2 sequences. The genomic DNA were extracted, their ITS2 sequences were amplified, and purified PCR products were
sequenced. Sequences were assembled using the CodonCode Aligner. The genetic distances, variable sites and the neighbor-joining (NJ) phylogenetic tree were computed by MEGA 6.0 in accordance with the Kimura 2-Parameter (K2P) model. The results showed that their intraspecific genetic distances were all much lower than the interspecific ones of themselves and their adulterants. The NJ tree based on ITS2 sequence indicated that Oryza sativa, Setariaitalica, and Hordeum vulgar formed one monophyletic clade respectively, in addition any one of the grain sprouts herbs and its adulterants could be distinguished clearly. Therefore, ITS2 sequence is suitable to be as a barcode to identify the grain sprouts herbs and their adulterants.