Background and purpose: The miR-224 in a variety of malignant tumors is overexpression, however, its expression and function in colon cancer are not clear. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of miR-301 in colon cancer tissues and demonstrate the regulative effects of miR-301 ASO on the proliferation and apoptosis of colon cancer cell in vitro and in vitro. Methods:The expression of miR-301 in 120 colon cancer tissues and their adjacent tissues was detected by real-time quantitative PCR method. After transfection with miR-301ASO, the biological effects of miR-301 in SW620 cells were measured by MTT assay, the colony formation experiment, flow cytometry and the in vivo experiment. Results: The expression level of miR-301 was found to be overexpressed in 63.33% (76/120) of the colon cancer cases (P<0.05). miR-301 expression in SW620 cells (transfection with miR-301 ASO, 0.09±0.01) was significantly less than control group (0.50±0.07, P=0.00). MTT assay results showed that SW620 cells survived rate at 24, 48 and 96 h decreased greatly after transfection with miR-301ASO (P=0.00). Clone formation assay revealed that miR-301 ASO group colony formation rate (5.33%±0.74%) was significantly lower than the control group (33.33%±8.38%, P=0.00). In vivo study further confirmed that miR-301ASO could inhibit the proliferation of SW620 cells (P<0.05), and miR-301ASO group grew substantially slow compared with the negative control group (P=0.00). Flow cytometry indicated that the apoptotic index in miR-301 ASO group (15.68±1.46) was significantly higher than the control group (3.36±0.88, P=0.02). In addition, the Bcl2 mRNA and protein were significantly decreased after reduce the expression of miR-301 (P=0.00, P=0.00). Conclusion:MiR-301 was overexpressed in human colon cancer. Reduce the expression of miR-301 can effectively inhibit the growth of colon cancer cells and promote apoptosis. MiR-301 may become a new target for the regulation of gene expression in colon cancer.

Objective To detect the expression of HER2 in clinical colon carcinoma tissue ,to investigate its correlation with the clinicopathological characteristics and to analyze its influence on the proliferation and cell cycle in colon carcinoma cell lines .Methods 108 specimens of colon carcinoma and corresponding paracancerous tissues were collected .The hybridization in situ and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction were used to detect the HER 2 expression in those specimens .The relationship between HER2 expression and the clinicopathologic features was analyzed .The expression of HER2 in colon carcinoma cells(SW480 and Lo-Vo) was reduced by using the antisense technology .The MTT assay and the flow cytometry were used to investigate the HER2 in-fluences on the cell proliferation and cell cycles .Results The hybridization in situ results showed that the HER2 positive expres-sion rate was 66 .67% in colon carcinoma and 10 .19% in the paracancerous tissues ,the difference between them was statistically significant(P<0 .05) .The real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR results further showed that HER2 was found to be overexpressed in 61 .11% of the colon carcinoma tissue(P<0 .05);the expression of HER2 was gradually increased with the progress of colon cancer .(P<0 .05);the expression of HER2 in the colon tissue with lymph node metastasis was also significantly higher than that without lymph node metastasis in colon carcinoma (P<0 .05);siRNA-HER2 could significantly reduce the expression of HER2 in colon cancer cell lines(SW480 and LoVo) ,the growth of colon carcinoma cell lines was also significantly inhibited and the propor-tion of cells in G0/G1 phase was increased ,while the proportion of cells in S phase and G2/M phase was decreased .Conclusion HER2 is closely related with the occurrence and development of colon carcinoma ,its mechanism could regulate the grow th of colon carcinoma cells via mediating the transition of G1/S phase ,which may provide a new target for the treatment of colon carcinoma .

BACKGROUND:Whether lumbar spondylolisthesis needs to be treated with reduction remains controversial.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical effectiveness of pedicle screw fixation combined with posterior lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis in the patients aged more than 70 years old.METHODS:The clinical data of 30 patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis aged over 70 years old undergoing pedicle screw fixation combined with posterior lumbar interbody fusion were analyzed retrospectively.The Visual Analogue Scale,Oswestry Dysfunction Index and the Japan Orthopedics Association scores were compared and analyzed before and after surgery.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) Among 30 patients,12 were male and 18 female,the average age was (75.1±6.7) years old,and all were followed up for more than 12 months.(2) The postoperative Visual Analogue Scale,Oswestry Dysfunction Index and the Japan Orthopedics Association scores were significantly improved compared with baseline (P ＜ 0.05).According to the Japan Orthopedics Association scores,3 cases were cured,24 were significantly effective,and 3 effective.(3) Graft fusion was achieved at all patients,the average fusion time was (5.13±0.65) months.(4) The average operation time was (225.6±23.4) minutes,the average intraoperative blood loss was (470±45.5) mL,and the average follow-up time was (25.8±3.5) months.(5) Six patients presented complications (20％),including one case of dural tear,two cases of paralytic intestinal obstruction,and three transient lower extremity nerve symptoms.(6) These results indicate that if the associated disorders are strictly controlled,pedicle screw fixation combined with posterior lumbar interbody fusion can achieve good surgical results in the treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis in the elderly.

Objective To investigate the impact of various distribution of bone cement on the early clinical outcomes in osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) patients treated with percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP).Methods A total of 312 patients (54 males and 258 females,mean age 69.37 years) who diagnosed as OVCF and received PKP treatment from January 2015 to July 2017 were enrolled in the present study.All subjects were divided into two groups according to different distribution of bone cement:the shaped "O" distribution (group O,113 cases),in which bone cement in the vertebral body presented whole crumb,no separation or loss of bone cement,and the shaped "H" distribution (group H,199 cases),in which bone cement in the vertebral body presented two briquettes,connected with or without a small amount of bone cement.Demographic data,surgical details,radiographic data,and clinical outcomes (at preoperatively,two-days and one-year follow-up) were compared between the two groups.Results There was no significant difference in bone mineral density (BMD),operation duration,blood loss,and occurrence of leakage of bone cement between two groups.In comparison with group O,group H was accompanied with higher volume of injected bone cement and higher proportion of bilateral approach (P＜0.05).Both groups achieved significant improvement of VAS scores after surgery,while the group H had a dramatical reduction of VAS scores at one-year follow-up compared with two-days follow-up (P＜0.05).In addition,group H had a better restoration of VAS scores at one-year follow-up than group O (P＜0.05),though no significant difference was observed at preoperative and two-days follow-up.Both groups achieved significant improvement of radiographic data after surgery (P＜0.05) with similar effects of correction.Conclusion Either shaped "H" or shaped"O" distribution of bone cement can obtain satisfied early clinical effects of PKP for the treatment of OVCF.Compared with shaped "O" distribution,shaped "H" distribution can achieve better pain relief at early follow-up.

OBJECTIVETo study the risk classification of animal plague in Spermophilus Dauricus Focus, using the Best Subsets Regression (BSR) model.

METHODSMatlab, BSR and exponential smoothing were employed to develop and evaluate a model for risk classification as well as to forecast plague epidemics at the Spermophilus Dauricus Focus. Data was based upon the Inner Mongolia surveillance programs. This model involved 7 risk factors, including density of Spermophilus dauricus, percentage of hosts infested, host flea index, percentage of nests infested, nest flea index, percentage of runways infested, and runway flea index.

RESULTSForecasting values of the classification model(CM)were calculated and grouped into 3 risk levels. Values that over 2/3 of the CM would indicate the existence of potential epidemics while those below 1/3 would indicate that there were no risk for epidemics but when values that were in between would indicate that there exist for high risk. Annually, during the observation period in the Inner Mongolia Spermophilus Dauricus Foci, the detection of Yersinia pestis gave a risk rating value of 1 which stood for existing epidemics, while nil detection rate generated a 'zero' value which representing the situation of non-epidemic. The overall plague epidemics forecasting surveillance programs in 2012 at the Spermophilus Dauricus Foci indicated that no active plague was observed. When the forecasting values became over 2/3, combinations of all the risk factors would achieve the consistency rates of 100%. When the forecasting values were below 1/3, combinations of at least the first 4 factors could also achieve the consistency rates of 100%. However, when the forecasting values fell in between, combinations of at least the first 4 factors would achieve the consistency rates of around 50%.

CONCLUSIONResults from our study showed that plague would not be active to become epidemic, in 2012.

Animals ; China ; epidemiology ; Plague ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Risk Assessment ; Rodent Diseases ; epidemiology ; Sciuridae ; Yersinia pestis