Objective To analyze the genome-wide profiles of H3K9 crotonylation(H3K9cr)in mouse embryonic stem cells(mESCs)in normal or deficient folic acid(FA)by chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing(ChIP-seq)in order to observe the genome-wide changes in H3K9cr status and the regulated pathway genes under FA deficiency condition.Methods The mESCs were divided into normal FA group(4 mg/L,FA4)and FA deficient group(0 mg/L,FAO).Western blotting and immunohistochemical(IHC)assay were used to detect the protein level of H3K9cr in the FA deficient mESCs and the embryonic brain tissues of neural tube defects(NTDs)mice,respectively.ChIP-seq technology was carried out for sequence identification of the obtained specific binding DNA fragments.Differentially expressed genes(DEGs)were analyzed and visualized by gene ontology(GO)and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes(KEGG)pathways,with the aim of analyzing the whole genome of mESCs with FA deficiency and validating the regulated genes.Results Overall H3K9cr level was significantly lower in the FA deficient mESCs and the embryonic brain tissues of NTDs mice than in the corresponding normal FA mESCs and mice(P＜0.05).Neurodevelopmental-related genes such as Bdnf,Pax6,and App were down-regulated in the FA deficient mESCs(P＜0.05).The KEGG pathway analysis indicated that the DEGs were concentrated in axon-guiding,neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction,glutaminergic synapses and other nervous system-related pathways.Conclusion FA deficiency in embryonic stem cells participates in the regulation of neurodevelopmental genes through modification of H3K9cr,suggesting that the modification of histone crotonylation may be involved in neurodevelopmental diseases induced by FA deficiency.

Objective:To study the therapeutic effect Tetrandrine (TET) on striatal injury caused by microwave radiation and underlying mechanism.Methods:C57BL/6N mice were randomly divided into blank control group (C), radiation control group (R), TET group (TET) and TET combined with radiation group (TET+ R). The mice of radiation group were exposed to 2.856 GHz 8 mW/cm2 microwave on whole-body for 15 min. TET (60 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally once a day for 3 consecutive days. The TET structure was verified by ultraviolet spectrophotometry. The open field experiment was used to detect the change of anxiety in mice. Histopathological and ultrastructural changes of the striatum were observed by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TMT). Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) was used to detect gene expression changes of voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC) subtype in the striatum.Results:The open field experiments showed that the time and distance of mice to explore the central region after microwave radiation were significantly lower than that before radiation ( t=4.60, 5.18, P<0.01), and the TET administration significantly improved these changes ( F=1.43, 4.37, P < 0.05). 7 d after microwave radiation, some neuronal nuclei in the striatum of mice contracted and could be stained deeply, which was more obvious in the globus pallidus area. The partial neuronal apoptosis, swelling and cavitation of glial cell mitochondria, blurring of synaptic gaps, and widening of perivascular gaps in the striatum were observed by TMT. The above lesions were significantly rescued after TET administration. But both microwave radiation and TET administration had no significant effect on the gene expressions of striatal VGCC ( P > 0.05). Conclusions:TET has a therapeutic effect on anxiety-like behavior and structural damage of striatum caused by microwave radiation, which is independent of the expression of striatal VGCC genes.

Objective To retrospectively analyze the clinical distribution and changes in antimicrobial resistance profiles of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Methods We collected clinical specimens of S. aureus from The First Hospital of China Medical University. The Vitek-2 and BD Phoenix 100 were performed for bacterial identification and drug sensitivity tests,and WHONET 5.6 was used to analyze the data. Results From 2007 to 2016,there were 3 377 unrepeatable strains of S. aureus,including 1 705 that were methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA). The isolation rate of S. aureus was 9.4 ％ and of these,50.5 ％ were MRSA. There were 776 S. aureus specimens from outpatients or the emergency department,including 16.8 ％ MRSA,and 2 011 S. aureus from inpatient departments,including 60.2 ％ MRSA. The main sources of specimens were sputum (41.8 ％),pus (17.9 ％),and body secretions (17.5 ％). The average resistance rates of MRSA for erythromycin,ofloxacin,ciprofloxacin,gentamycin,and tetracycline were higher than 75.0 ％. The average resistance rate of methicillin sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) for erythromycin was up to 76.8 ％,and for tetracycline,gentamycin,ciprofloxacin,and ofloxacin,were less than 25.0 ％. In 10 years,the average resistance rates of MRSA and MSSA for 11 kinds of common antibiotics had no obvious change. Conclusion The constituent rate of MRSA was high in The First Hospital of China Medical University,especially from the areas that were not sterile,suggesting that clinicians should pay attention to the identification of infection and sources for MRSA,which were from such areas. Hospital infection control should be focused on at the same time,in order to reduce the incidence of MRSA.

Objective:To evaluate the safety of cardiac catheterization intervention therapy and transthoracic small incision surgery in the occlusion bydomestic occluder under echocardiography guiding in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD).Methods:A total of 1 080 patients with ASD in the occlusion by domestic occluder were analyzed retrospectively,and the interventional treatment were performed in 734 cases through cardiac catheterization intervention therapy and 346 cases through transthoracic small incision surgery.The patients undergone cardiac catheterization intervention therapy were guided under the digital substraction angiography (DSA) and were monitored by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in the whole interventional process,and the efficacy was evaluated with TTE.The occlusion of transthoracic small incision surgery was guided under the transesophageal echocardiography (TEE),which was used to monitor the position of occluder and evaluate the efficacy immediately.Results:Two kinds of intervention in the occlusion by domestic occluder had achieved satisfactory results in patients with ASD.There was no statistically difference in the longest size of ASD between the 2 intervention methods,while there were statistically differences in the ratio between ASD longest diameter and atrial septal length,and the size of the occlusion,and the disparity between the size of the occluder and ASD longest diameter (D value),respectively (all P＜0.05).When the size of arithmetic mean of the ASD was ＜30 mm,the success rate of the 2 methods was both 100％.When the size of arithmetic mean of the ASD was ≥ 30 mm,the success rate was 100％ in the transthoracic small incision surgery and 50％ in the cardiac catheterization intervention therapy.Conclusion:Domestic occluder is safe.Compared with the imported one,its cost is lower.When the size of the defects is same,the occlusion is smaller in the transthoracic small incision surgery compared with that in the cardiac catheterization intervention therapy.When the size of arithmetic mean of the ASD is ≥ 30 mm,the success rate of the transthoracic small incision surgery is higher compared with the cardiac catheterization intervention therapy.When the cardiac catheterization intervention therapy fails,the transthoracic small incision surgery may be a better choice.