Objective:To investigate the effects of miRNA-126-3p (miR-126-3p) on proliferation and cycle of human monocytic leukemia THP-1 cells.Methods:Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to verify the expression of miR-126-3p in THP-1 cells and monocytes isolated from the peripheral blood of healthy check-ups collected from May 2022 to January 2023 in Shanxi Cancer Hospital. The miR-126-3p overexpression vector was constructed and transfected inyo THP-1 cells (miR-126-3p overexpression group), and THP-1 cells transfected with the empty vector were used as the control. The proliferative ability of cells in each group was detected by CCK-8 assay, and the cell cycle was detected by flow cytometry. TargetScan software was applied to predict the miR-126-3p target gene as RGS3, which was verified by dual luciferase reporter gene assay. The protein expression level of RGS3 in THP-1 cells of the miR-126-3p overexpression group was detected by Western blotting.Results:The results of PCR showed that the expression level of miR-126-3p in THP-1 cells was low compared with that in monocytes isolated from peripheral blood of healthy individuals ( P < 0.05). Compared with the control group, THP-1 cells in the miR-126-3p overexpression group had low proliferative capacity after 48 h and 72 h of culture (both P < 0.05), and the cells were blocked in G 1 phase [proportion of cells in G 1 phase: (58.2±2.8)% vs. (44.1±2.4)%, P < 0.05]. The results of dual luciferase reporter gene assay showed that miR-126-3p bound to the 3'UTR of RGS3. Western blotting assay showed that the RGS3 protein expression level in THP-1 cells of the miR-126-3p overexpression group was lower than that in the control group. Conclusions:miR-126-3p may inhibit proliferation of human monocytic leukemia THP-1 cells and promote G 1-phase blockade by inhibiting the expression of RGS3.

Objective:To investigate the expression of miRNA-522-3p (miR-522-3p) in gastric cancer tissues/cells and its regulation of RSU1 expression and to analyze the effect of miR-522-3p on biological function of gastric cancer cells in vitro.Methods:miR-522-3p relative expression levels in tumor tissues and adjacent tissues of 50 patients clinically diagnosed as gastric cancer in Shanxi Bethune Hospital from May 2019 to June 2019 were detected by using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). MGC-803 cells and BGC-823 cells in gastric cancer were divided into miR-522-3p inhibitor group (transfected with miR-522-3p inhibitor) and empty vector group (transfected with empty vector). The cell proliferation was detected by using CCK-8 assay, cell scratch assay was used to detect the scratch healing ability of cells, and flow cytometry was used to detect the apoptosis. The target correlation between miR-522-3p and RSU1 was detected by using double luciferase reporter gene assay, the change of RSU1 protein was detected by using Western blot.Results:qRT-PCR showed that compared with adjacent cancer tissues, the relative expression level of miR-522-3p was up-regulated, and the difference was statistically significant (0.84±0.31 vs. 0.48±0.22, t = 2.93, P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the relative expression level of miR-522-3p in gastric cancer tissues with different tumor diameter and pathological grade (all P < 0.05). In vitro experimental assay showed that the cell proliferation rates of MGC-803 and BGC-823 cells in miR-522-3p inhibitor group at 48 h and 72 h were decreased (all P < 0.05). Furthermore, MGC-803 and BGC-823 tranfected with miR-522-3p inhibitor could effectively inhibit the scratch healing ability of MGC-803 and BGC-823 cells. Dual-luciferase reporter gene assay verified that miR-522-3p targeted to RSU1 3'UTR and affected its fluorescence activity. Western blot results showed that miR-522-3p could promote RSU1 protein expression. Conclusions:miR-522-3p is involved in the progression of gastric cancer probably via the regulation of RSU1 expression, and it may be a potential therapeutic target.

Objective To explore the somatotype characteristics and changing rules of Tajik adults. Methods The Heath-Carter bod)' type method was used to determine the body size of 280 (124 males and 156 females) Tajik adults. Results The average body size of Tajik males and females were 4. 3-3. 1-1. 8 and 7. 0-3. 1-1. 1, respectively, and both are mesomorphic endomorphy.The ectomorphy of Tajik nationality were negatively correlated with age, female endomorphy and mesomorphy were positively correlated with age, while endomorphy and mesomorphy were not correlated with age. With increasing age, the difference in body shape between female age groups was more obvious than that of males. Conclusion The Tajik have less skeletal muscle mass, and women have developed body fat, which is different from the Tibetan people and other people in the Altaic language family.

Objective To obtain the physical anthropological characteristics of head and face of Tajik adults in Aketao, and to explore their ethnic origin through cluster analysis with other populations. Methods According to Anthropometric Method, 286 Tajik adults (male 121, female 165) in Aketao, Xinjiang were recruited and analyzed. The survey included 12 observation indicators of head and face, 19 measuring indicators of head and face, 12 indexes of head and face and its classification. Results The indicators of head length, head breadth, head height, minimum frontal breadth, face breadth, bigonial breadth, nose breadth, mouth breadth, auricular height, physiognomic facial height, morphological facial height, nasal length, nasal height, physiognomic ear length, physiognomic ear breadth, zygomatic protection, nasal root height, nasal profile, nasal base of Tajik adults in Aketao had gender differences (P < 0. 05). Compared with the Tajik adults in Aketao and Taxkorgan, the type indicators of head and face of zygomatic protection, direction of eyeslits, nasal root height, nasal base, maximal diameter of nostrils, lobe types, nreadth-height index of head type, morphological facial index type, nasal index type had regional differences (P<0. 05). The cluster analysis showed that Tajik adults have unique characteristics of head and face, which were grouped separately and were more similar to Iranians. Conclusion Tajik adults in Aketao have the characteristics of head and face of the West Eurasian. The characteristics of head and face of Tajik adults in Aketao and Taxkorgan are somewhat different. From characteristics of head and face, they may be related to the Eastern Iranian tribe.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the expression of IL-25,IL-33 and EOS in children with allergic rhinitis (AR). METHODS: Ninety-four AR children receiving immunotherapy and 23 healthy people were concluded in the study. The serum levels of IL-25 and IL-33 were detected by Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), and a count of EOS were measured. RESULTS: The serum levels of IL-25 and IL-33 in the mild group were higher than control group (<0.05). The count of EOS showed no difference between the mild group and the control group (>0.05). The serum levels of IL-25 and IL-33 in the severe group were higher than those in mild group (<0.05). The serum levels of IL-25 and IL-33 in the severe group were higher than control group (<0.05). The count of EOS in the severe group were higher than those in mild group (<0.05). The count of EOS in the severe group were higher than those in control group (<0.05). Spearman test showed the serum levels of IL-25 in the children with AR patients have positive correlation with the serum levels of IL-33 (<0.05, =0.238). CONCLUSIONS Expression of IL-25 levels, IL-33 levels and the count of EOS in patients with AR are enhanced, which shows that IL-25, IL-33 and the count of EOS are involved in the AR. If we can understand the mechanism of them, it will profound implications for treatment.
Child ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Eosinophils ; Humans ; Immunotherapy ; Interleukin-17 ; metabolism ; Interleukin-33 ; metabolism ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; immunology ; therapy

Background:For Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC),surgical resection is the most important treatment to achieve long-term survival for patients with an early-stage tumor,and yet the prognosis after surgery is diverse.We aimed to construct a scoring system (Shanghai Score) for individualized prognosis estimation and adjuvant treatment evaluation.Methods:A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was constructed based on 4166 HCC patients undergoing resection during 2001-2008 at Zhongshan Hospital.Age,hepatitis B surface antigen,hepatitis B e antigen,partial thromboplastin time,total bilirubin,alkaline phosphatase,γ-glutamyltransferase,α-fetoprotein,tumor size,cirrhosis,vascular invasion,differentiation,encapsulation,and tumor number were finally retained by a backward step-down selection process with the Akaike information criterion.The Harrell's concordance index (C-index) was used to measure model performance.Shanghai Score is calculated by summing the products of the 14 variable values times each variable's corresponding regression coefficient.Totally 1978 patients from Zhongshan Hospital undergoing resection during 2009-2012,808 patients from Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital during 2008-2010,and 244 patients from Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital during 2010-2011 were enrolled as external validation cohorts.Shanghai Score was also implied in evaluating adjuvant treatment choices based on propensity score matching analysis.Results:Shanghai Score showed good calibration and discrimination in postsurgical HCC patients.The bootstrap-corrected C-index (confidence interval [CI]) was 0.74 for overall survival (OS) and 0.68 for recurrence-free survival (RFS) in derivation cohort (4166 patients),and in the three independent validation cohorts,the CIs for OS ranged 0.70-0.72 and that for RFS ranged 0.63-0.68.Furthermore,Shanghai Score provided evaluation for adjuvant treatment choices (transcatheter arterial chemoembolization or interferon-α).The identified subset of patients at low risk could be ideal candidates for curative surgery,and subsets of patients at moderate or high risk could be recommended with possible adjuvant therapies after surgery.Finally,a web server with individualized outcome prediction and treatment recommendation was constructed.Conclusions:Based on the largest cohort up to date,we established Shanghai Score-an individualized outcome prediction system specifically designed for Chinese HCC patients after surgery.The Shanghai Score web server provides an easily accessible tool to stratify the prognosis of patients undergoing liver resection for HCC.

Objective To investigate antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from the patients'specimens in the hospital ,the carrying rate of integronⅠ and insertion sequences common area(ISCR)and provide reference for clinical treatment . Methods 106 isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were collected and their bacterial antibiotic resistance and clinical distribution were analyzed by using WHONET5 .6 software .PCR and electrophoresis were used to screen integronⅠ and ISCR carried by the target strains .Results Clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mainly collected from department of pulmonary disease which accounted for 48 .11% ,and sputum specimens were the major source of the 106 isolates ,which accounted for 73 .58% .The sensitiv‐ities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to tobramycin ,amikacin ,gentamicin were about 85% ,while to imipenem only 65 .09% .The carry‐ing rate of integronⅠ and ISCR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa was 84 .91% and 76 .42% ,respectively .Conclusion Pseudomonas aeruginosa distribution of hospital departments mainly concentrate in pulmonary department and the major type of specimen is spu‐tum .The sensitivity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to aminoglycoside antibiotic is relatively good .IntegronⅠand ISCR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa could be associated with antibiotic resistance .

Based on the software of traditional Chinese medicine inheritance support system (TCMISS), this article aims to analyze the experience and composition rules for cough from the descendant of Meng He Medical School, Xu Di-hua. The cough cases treated by Xu Di-hua were collected, and recorded into TCMISS (V2.0). Data mining methods such as Apriori algorithm and complex system entropy cluster were used to analyze the medication principles of Xu Di-hua for cough from pathogenesis and therapeutie aspects, and dig out the frequency of the herbs in prescription, core medicine and new combinations. The experience of curing cough from Professor Xu Di-hua were well found in the research. He is good at choosing prescriptions accurately, and pays attention to simultaneous use of cold and moisture drugs with combination of tonification and purgation. He is skilled in adding or reducing materia medica flexibly, as well as regulating lung to relieve cough and eliminating phlegm by clearing heat.
Algorithms ; Cough ; drug therapy ; Data Mining ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Materia Medica ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional

Objective To understand the pathogenic distribution and drug resistance in the patients with blood infections in our hospital to provide reference for the empirical medication of blood infections .Methods The cases of blood infections in our hospital during the period 2012-2014 were performed the retrospective investigation .The BD Bactec blood culture system was adopted to conduct the blood culture .The bacterial strain identification and susceptibility test was conducted by using the Microscan Walkaway 40 and the data were analyzed by adopting the WHONET5 .6 software .Results The top four of department distribution in blood infections were the digestive system department ,lung diseases department ,orthopedic department and surgery department ,account‐ing for 25 .20% ,19 .60% ,14 .70% and 10 .50% respectively .The pathogens were mainly Gram negative bacteria ,and the top three were Escherichia coli ,Klebsiella pneumoniae and non fermenting bacteria ,accounting for 44 .10% ,13 .30% and 7 .69% respective‐ly .The top three of Gram positive bacteria were coagulase negative staphylococci ,Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus ,account‐ing for 12 .58% ,9 .09% and 7 .69% respectively .The positive rates of ESBL in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae were 45 .5% and 60 .8% respectively .The detection rate of methicillin resistant coagulase negative staphylococci (MRCNS) was 55 .5% , which of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was 58 .0% .Conclusion The cases of blood infections in our hospi‐tal come from different wards areas ,and the digestive system department is in the majority mostly .The pathogenic bacteria are dom‐inated by Gram negative bacteria ,and the treatment should rationally use the antibacterial drugs according to the bacteria drug re‐sistance situation .

H5 subtype avian influenza (AIV-H5) is a major causative agent of animalloimia a rapid and sensitive molecular biological diagnosis is crucial to the control program of AIV-H5. AIV-H5 real-time fluorescent reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (qRT-LAMP) was established by means of heat treatment of the samples. The sensitivity, specificity and repeatability of this method were assessed and the performance of Calcein,SYBR Green I,HNB,SYTO 81 in colorimetric detection was comparatively analyzed to screen the optimum dye. The results showed the sensitivity of this method was 100 times higher than that of standard real-time fluorescent RT-PCR, and the detection limit was one copy of the gene per reaction. This method had no cross-reactivity with other common avian respiratory tract infectious disease-related pathogens such as IBV and NDV. The present study suggested Calcein was the optimum dye. Small-scale tests suggested this method was reliable for survey monitoring of AIV-H5 on the spot, indicating its potential applications in field investigation.
Animals ; Chickens ; Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus ; genetics ; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Influenza in Birds ; diagnosis ; virology ; Poultry Diseases ; diagnosis ; virology ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; instrumentation ; methods ; Sensitivity and Specificity