Objective:This study aims to explore the relationship between serum response factor (SRF) expression level and gas-tric cancer progression by detecting SRF expression level in cancer cells. Methods:The SRF gene in SGC-7901 cells was silenced by RNA interference. Transfection efficiency was detected by fluorescence microscopy, cell proliferation by CCK 8 method, SRF gene and protein expression level by real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot, and cell cycle by flow cytometry. Results:Cell treat-ment with siRNA-SRF induced significant reduction in SRF mRNA levels. Western blot analysis showed that SRF protein decreased by 40.1%in the siRNA group compared with that in the control group (P<0.05). Compared with the blank, negative, and mock transfection control groups, cell proliferation of the siRNA-SRF group decreased. The inhibition ratio reached 64.24%, as measured by the CCK-8 assay (P<0.05). Treatment with siRNA could block SGC-7901 cell cycle at G0/G1 phase (P<0.05). Conclusion:SRF expression is close-ly associated with gastric carcinoma cell proliferation. SRF protein level detection can provide a certain reference value in evaluating malignant gastric carcinoma progression. SRF is possibly an important target for the prevention and control of gastric cancers.

miRNA is a kind of endogenous non-coding short RNA. Mature miRNA was formed through the process of shearing and transporting after genetic transcription. miRNA exhibits many important biological functions through regulating expression and translation of target mRNAs. Different miRNAs may act as oncogenes or antioncogenes, and have tissue specificity. The progress of the tumorigenesis is usually accompanied by expression-profile changes of miRNAs. MiRNA regulates many tumor biological behaviors such as differentiation, proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, metastasis, and drug resistance of tumors. Furthermore, some miRNAs have clinical significance in predicting prognosis of tumor patients.

Objective To explore the expression of ATP-binding cassette transporter C2(ABCG2) in adriamycin(ADM)-resistant human esophageal cancer cells.Methods The ADM-resistant human esophageal cancer cell(Eca109/ADM) was induced by gradually increasing the ADM concentration in the culture medium of human esophageal cancer cell line(Eca109) and long time screening culture.ABCG2 mRNA and protein of ADM-resistant cells was detected by RT-PCR,flow cytometry(FCM) and Western blot.Drug excretion of Eca109/ADM cells was examined by FCM.The drug resistance index to ADM was detected by MTT.Results The expression of ABCG2 in Eca109/ADM cells was higher than that in Eca109 cells.The drug excretion of Eca109/ADM cells was stronger than Eca109 cells.The Ecal09/ADM cells drug resistance index to ADM was 3.29.Conclusion The ADM-resistant cell line Eca109/ADM was established successfully as an ideal chemoresistant cell model.ABCG2 might be involved in the drug resistance of esophageal cancer cell.

Objective To reconstruct the perfusion parameters of murine hindlimbs peripheral tissue by using fluorescence reflectance imaging technique. Methods BALB/c mice were injected with intravenous bolus injection of indocyanine green (ICG) (10μg) into the tail vein. Time-series fluorescence intensity images were obtained for 200 s immediately after the injection. After the serial imaging, silhouette images of the mice were taken under white light to obtain the region of interest (ROI) of the murine hindlimbs. Bi-exponential model was applied to analyze the dynamic fluorescence parameters and the peripheral tissue perfusion parameter images were reconstructed. Results The fitted perfusion curves obtained from bi-exponential model were in good agreement with the measured ones. The parametric images which reflected the vascular sufficiency of murine hindlimbs were reconstructed. Conclusions A novel method for parametric images of murine hindlimbs peripheral tissue blood perfusion is proposed in this paper, which is noninvasive with higher resolution and little damage to biological tissues.

Objective:To evaluate the endothelial functions and autoregulation capacity of cerebral blood flow in patients with Fabry disease .Methods:Brachial artery vasodilation was assessed in 8 pa-tients with Fabry disease and 14 healthy controls by means of flow-mediated dilation ( FMD) and Nitro-glycerin-mediated dilation ( NMD) .Cerebrovascular reactivity was calculated in terms of breath-holding index ( BHI) and vascular motor reactivity ( VMR) by TCD-CO2 test in 4 patients and 14 healthy con-trols.Results:Compared with the controls , brachial artery vasodilation experiment showed no difference (the patients:FMD 15.94%±5.03% and NMD 23.92%±7.23%, the controls: FMD 14.57%± 5 .84% and NMD 22 .64%±6 .96%) , there was no relationship between FMD or NMD and the age , course of disease , MSSI or enzyme activity .In respect of cerebrovascular autoregulation capacity , there was no difference in anterior circulation , while cerebrovascular reactivity tended to be impaired in posteri-or circulation .Conclusion:Endothelial function showed no decline in patients with Fabry disease , but cerebrovascular autoregulation capacity tended to be impaired in posterior circulation .

Objective To analyze the differences of the clinical and neuropathological features among the common Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) subtypes.Methods There were 81 CMT patients confirmed by genetic testing from 2005 to 2015 in Department of Neurology,Peking University First Hospital,including 31 cases of CMT1A (38.3％),19 cases of CMTX1 (23.5％),16 cases of CMT2A2 (19.8％) and 15 cases of 9 rare types of CMT (1.2％-4.9％).We compared the onset age,duration,muscles weakness of legs,frequency of pes cavus,and main pathological changes of the sural nerve biopsy in 48 cases of the common CMT subtypes.Results The mean age of the onset was (12.00 ± 6.77) years in CMT1A patients,(11.81 ±4.65) years in CMTX1 patients and (5.00 ±2.68) years in CMT2A2 patients (Brown-Forsythe test,P =0.001).The duration was (12.00 ± 6.75) years in CMT1A patients,(8.50 ± 4.75) years in CMTX1 patients and (5.00 ± 2.73) years in CMT2A2 patients (Brown-Forsythe test,P =0.001).The muscle force of the dorsi flexors was Ⅳ (0,Ⅴ) in CMT1A patients,Ⅲ + (0,Ⅳ) in CMTX1 patients and 0 (0,Ⅳ) in CMT2A2 patients (H =11.359,P =0.020).The pes cavus appeared in 15/23 cases of CMT1A,10/16 cases of CMTX1 and 1/9 cases of CMT2A2 (Fisher test,P=0.017).The leukoencephalopathy appeared only in 3 cases of CMTX1 and the visual loss appeared only in 3 cases of CMT2A2.The onion-bulb formations of myelinated fibers appeared in 23/23 cases of CMT1 A,5/16 cases of CMTX1 and 2/9 cases of CMT2A2(Fisher test,P =0.000).The axonal regeneration appeared in 16/23 cases of CMT1A,16/16 cases of CMTX1 and 9/9 cases of CMT2A2 (x2 =7.666,P =0.016).There were significant differences among the three common CMT subtypes in the above parameters.Conclusions CMT1A,CMT2A2 and CMTX1 are the most common subtypes of CMT in the present study.For the clinical diagnosis,more attention should be paid to the onset of the disease,duration,muscles weakness,pes cavus,cerebral symptoms and visual loss.The present frequency of onion-bulb and the axonal regeneration of myelinated fibers help the different pathological diagnosis among them.

Objective: To explore the inhibitory effect of artesunate(Art)on human esophageal carcinoma cells and to study the related mechanism.Methods: Nude mice were inoculated with Eca109 cells subcutaneously on the left upper limbs to establish esophageal carcinoma model.The model mice were divided into 5 groups: first group received 100 mg/kg Art,second group 200 mg/kg Art,third group 300 mg/kg Art,forth group 3 mg/kg cisplatin(DDP),and the fifth group received normal saline.Mass and volume changes of transplant tumors in different groups were observed.Flow cytometry was used to detect the cell cycle,apoptosis,and the expression of CDC25A protein,Smad3 protein and TGF-?protein in the transplanted tumors in mouse model.RT-PCR was used to detect the expression of CDC25A,Smad3 and TGF-?mRNA in the transplanted tumors.Results: Nude mouse model bearing human esophageal carcinoma was success- fully created.Compared with the control group,the volume and mass of transplant tumors in Art groups were significantly smaller(P

Objectives To compare the efficacy and adverse effects of combining all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic triox-ide with or without anthracyclines on the treatment of childhood acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients. Methods The retrospective study included 46 children as newly diagnosed APL from January 1st, 2001 to December 31st , 2012. Efficacy and adverse effects for different induction therapies and in high and low white blood cell (WBC) count subgroups were studied. Results In the non antharcycline containing group, 2 patients died during remission induction, and in the antharcycline containing group none of the patients died. No statistical difference was observed between the antharcycline containing group and the non antharcycline containing group in complete remission, the length of time to achieve molecular complete remission and minimal residual disease quantitative analysis at the end of the induction. The mean duration of high WBC count subgroup in the anthar-cycline containing group was shortened than that of the non antharcycline containing group (P<0.05). The recovery time of the abnormal coagulation was found similar between these two groups. Conclusions The use of antharcycline in induction therapy could shorten the duration of high WBC count and reduced the WBC count peak , thus reduces the risk of early death.

Objective To evaluate the clinical outcome of transesophageal echocardiography(TEE) in guiding and monitoring min-invasive transthoracic hybrid procedure for intracristal ventricular septal defects (VSD) using eccentric occluders.Methods 13 patients with intacristal VSD successfully underwent the min-invasive hybrid procedure using eccentric occluders were analyzed retrospectively.They were all carefully examined by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) preoperatively and were diagnosed as intracristal VSD.There were no obvious aortic valve prolapse and no severe regurgitation.The entire process was guided and monitored by TEE.The condition of VSD occlusion was assessed by immediate postoperative TEE.Results All cases were occluded successfully.The results of postoperative TEE showed that the occluder was coincided closely with the edge of VSD,no aortic valve regurgitation worsen.2 had tiny residual left-to-right shunt (＜1.5 mm),which disappeared 1 and 3 months respectively after operation.No occluder dislocated followed-up at 6 months to 2 years postoperatively,and no major complications occurred.Conclusions The min-invasive hybrid procedure for intracristal VSD using eccentric occluders guided and monitored by TEE is easy to manipulate,which is safe,less invasive,and has excellent early-term results.

Objective:To silence ERCC2 (excision repair cross-complementing rodent repair deficiency,complementatin group 2,ERCC2) expression in esophageal cancer KYSE150 cells by small interfering RNA (siRNA) and observe the altered sensitivity of KYSE150 cells to paclitaxel (PTX) and elucidate the mechanism underlying the reversion of the PTX resistance of KYSE150 cells. Methods:ERCC2-targeted siRNA was synthesized in vitro and transiently transfected into ERCC2 overexpressing KYSE150 cells via Lipofectamine mediation. The mRNA and protein expression levels of ERCC2 were determined by using RT-PCR and FCM method, respectively. The sensitivity of KYSE150 cells to PTX was measured by MTT assay before and after siRNA transfection. Results:RT-PCR results suggested that the specific bands of ERCC2 mRNA were not detected in si-ERCC2 group at 24, 48 and 72 h post transfection. FCM results indicated that the expression levels of ERCC2 protein gradually decreased by 31.2%, 51.6% and 60.0% at 24, 48 and 72 h respectively(P<0.01). The IC_(50) value of PTX for ERCC2-silencing KYSE150 cells was (6.32±0.87) μg/mL, lower than that for control cells (P<0.01). Conclusion:siRNA successfully silenced the expressions of target gene ERCC2 at both the transcription and translation levels. Silencing ERCC2 expression partly reversed the resistance of KYSE150 cells to PTX.