Aim To observe the effect of epimedium on the proliferation and stem cell-like character expression of breast cancer cells, and investigate the relationship between the inhibition of stem cell-like character and miR-148a by epimedium, and its molecular mechanism. Methods After treatment with different concentrations of epimedium, cell viability and population dependence were detected by MTT assay and colony formation assay; the breast cancer stem cell-derived mammosphere formation was examined by Mammosphere assay; the expression levels of CD44,ALDH-1, Oct4,BMIl and EpCAM were detected by qPCR; the protein expression levels of EpCAM, SOX4, ZO-1, E-cadherin and vimentin were detected by Western blot; the protein localization of EpCAM was observed by im-munofluorescence assay; the effect of epimedium on migration was detected by wound healing assay. The miR-148a mimic was transfected into MDA-MB-231 cells, and the effects of epimedium on stem-like character expression of transfected MDA-MB-231 cells were observed. Results Epimedium significantly inhibited the proliferation and population dependence of MDA-MB-231 cells (P < 0.05 ), and reduced the breast cancer stem cell-derived mammosphere formation; compared with control group, epimedium significantly decreased mRNA levels of CD44, ALDH-1, Oct4, BMI1 and EpCAM (P <0.05) ,decreased protein contents of EpCAM, SOX4 and Vimentin (P < 0.05 ), up-regulated the protein expression of ZO-1 and e-cadherin ( P <0.05) ,and decreased the migration ability of MDA-MB-231 cells (P < 0.05). Epimedium up-regulated the expression of miR-148a in MDA-MB-231 cells (P <0.01). YYH + miR-148a mimic group significantly inhibited stem-like character expression and EMT process of breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells compared with control group (P <0.05). Conclusions Epimedium can inhibit the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 cells, which may be related to the up-regulation of miR-148a, decrease of stem-like character expression of breast cancer cells,and inhibition of EMT.

Femoral neck fracture (FNF) in the elderly patients is currently a major health challenge worldwide, with excessive consumption of medical resources, high incidence of complications as well as suboptimal outcome and prognosis. Hip joint arthroplasty (HJA) has been the mainstream treatment for FNF in the elderly, but the conventional surgical approaches and techniques are still confronted with a series of bottlenecks such as dislocation, limp and limb length discrepancy. In recent years, direct anterior approach (DAA) for HJA (DAA-HJA) has been a major new choice in the field of joint replacement, which achieves improved clinical effectiveness of HJA in the treatment of elderly FNF, due to the fact that DAA approach involves the neuromuscular interface and accords with the idea of soft tissue retention and enhanced recovery after surgery. However, there is still a lack of unified understanding of standard technique and procedure of DAA-HJA in the treatment of elderly FNF. Therefore, relevant experts from the Hip Joint Group of Chinese Orthopedics Association of Chinese Medical Association, Youth Arthrology Group of Orthopedic Committee of PLA, Orthopedic Committee of Chongqing Medical Association, Branch of Orthopedic Surgeons of Chongqing Medical Doctor Association and Sport Medicine Committee of Chongqing Medical Association were organized to formulate the " Chinese expert consensus on the technical standard of direct anterior hip arthroplasty for elderly femoral neck fracture ( version 2023)" based on evidence-based medicine. This consensus mainly proposed 13 recommendations covering indications, surgical plans, prosthesis selections, surgical techniques and processes, and postoperative management of DAA-HJA in elderly patients with FNF, aiming to promote standardized, systematic and patient-specific diagnosis and treatment to improve the functional prognosis of the patients.

OBJECTIVES: To study the genetic polymorphism and population genetic parameters of 16 X-STR loci in Xinjiang Uygur population. METHODS: The Goldeneye^® DNA identification system 17X was used to amplify 16 X-STR loci in 502 unrelated individuals (251 females and 251 males). The amplified products were detected by 3130xl genetic analyzer. Allele frequencies and population genetic parameters were analyzed statistically. The genetic distances between Uygur and other 8 populations were calculated. Multidimensional scaling and phylogenetic tree were constructed based on genetic distance. RESULTS: In the 16 X-STR loci, a total of 67 alleles were detected in 502 Xinjiang Uygur unrelated individuals. The allele frequencies ranged from 0.001 3 to 0.572 4. PIC ranged from 0.568 8 to 0.855 3. The cumulative discrimination power in females and males were 0.999 999 999 999 999 and 0.999 999 999 743 071, respectively. The cumulative mean paternity exclusion chance in trios and in duos were 0.999 999 997 791 859 and 0.999 998 989 000 730, respectively. The genetic distance between Uygur population and Kazakh population was closer, and the genetic distance between Uygur and Han population was farther. CONCLUSIONS The 16 X-STR loci are highly polymorphic and suitable for identification in Uygur population, which can provide a powerful supplement for the study of individual identification, paternity identification and population genetics.
Female ; Humans ; Male ; DNA, Ribosomal ; Ethnicity/genetics* ; Gene Frequency ; Paternity ; Phylogeny ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Microsatellite Repeats ; Chromosomes, Human, X/genetics*

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the genetic polymorphism of InDel loci in SifalnDel 45plex system in the Han population in Jiangsu Province and the Mongolian population in Inner Mongolia, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the system in forensic medicine. METHODS: SifaInDel 45plex system was used for genotyping in blood samples of 398 unrelated individuals from the above two populations, and allele frequencies and population genetic parameters of the two populations were calculated respectively. Eight intercontinental populations in the gnomAD database were used as reference populations. The genetic distances between the two studied populations and eight reference populations were calculated based on the allele frequencies of 27 autosomal-InDels (A-InDels). The phylogenetic trees and multidimensional scaling (MDS) analysis diagrams were constructed accordingly. RESULTS: Among two studied populations, the 27 A-InDels and 16 X-InDels showed no linkage disequilibrium between each other and the allele frequency distributions were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The CDP of the 27 A-InDels in two studied populations were all higher than 0.999 999 999 9, and the CPE_trio were all less than 0.999 9. The CDP of the 16 X-InDels in Han in Jiangsu and Mongolian in Inner Mongolia female and male samples were 0.999 997 962, 0.999 998 389, and 0.999 818 940, 0.999 856 063, respectively. The CMEC_trio were all less than 0.999 9. The results of population genetics showed that the Jiangsu Han nationality, Inner Mongolia Mongolian nationality and East Asian population clustered into one branch, showing closer genetic relationship. The other 7 intercontinental populations clustered into another group. And the above 3 populations displayed distant genetic relationships with the other 7 intercontinental populations. CONCLUSIONS The InDels in the SifaInDel 45plex system have good genetic polymorphism in the two studied populations, which can be used for forensic individual identification or as an effective complement for paternity identification, and to distinguish different intercontinental populations.
Humans ; Phylogeny ; Gene Frequency ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Genetics, Population ; Asian People/genetics* ; China ; INDEL Mutation

Objective To investigate the effect of Yangxue Rougan pills on a rat model of liver fibrosis induced by multiple factors and the mechanism of action of Yangxue Rougan pills in the treatment of liver fibrosis. Methods A total of 50 male rats were randomly divided into blank control group, multi-factor model group, Fuzheng Huayu capsule group, and high-, middle-, and low-dose Yangxue Rougan pill groups. The rats in the blank control group were given normal water and feed, and those in the other groups were given modified high-fat low-protein diet and 5% alcohol, as well as subcutaneous injection of olive oil solution containing 40% carbon tetrachloride and intraperitoneal injection of pig serum 0.5 mL per rat, twice a week for 12 consecutive weeks. Since week 7, the rats in the high-, middle-, and low-dose Yangxue Rougan pill groups were given Yangxue Rougan pills at a dose of 9.5, 4.75, and 2.38 g/kg, respectively, those in the Fuzheng Huayu capsule group were given Fuzheng Huayu capsules at a dose of 0.75 g/kg, and those in the blank control group and the multi-factor model group were given an equal volume of distilled water by gavage every day for 6 consecutive weeks. The rats were treated at week 12. HE staining and Masson staining were used to observe the degree of liver fibrosis in rats, and PCR and Western blot were used to measure the expression of TGF-β1, Smad3, and Smad7 in the liver. A one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison of continuous data between multiple groups, and the Dunnett's t -test was used for further comparison between two groups. Results Compared with the blank control group, the multi-factor model group had a severely damaged lobular structure and a significantly higher degree of liver fibrosis, with the formation of pseudolobules with different sizes; compared with the multi-factor model group, the Yangxue Rougan pill groups had a significant improvement in the degree of liver fibrosis, with the most significant therapeutic effect in the high- and middle-dose Yangxue Rougan pill groups. Compared with the blank control group, the multi-factor model group had significant increases in the expression of TGF-β1 and Smad3 and a significant reduction in the expression of Smad7 in liver tissue (all P < 0.05); compared with the multi-factor model group, the Yangxue Rougan pill groups had a significant reduction in the expression of TGF-β1 and a significant increase in the expression of Smad7 (all P < 0.05); compared with the multi-factor model group, the high- and middle-dose Yangxue Rougan pill groups had a significant reduction in the expression of Smad3 (both P < 0.05). Conclusion Yangxue Rougan pills can significantly inhibit liver fibrosis in rats by downregulating the expression of TGF-β1 and Smad3 and upregulating the expression of Smad7, and therefore, the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway is one of the mechanisms of action of Yangxue Rougan pills in improving liver fibrosis.

OBJECTIVE To establish a method for simultaneously determining the contents of camphor ，menthol，borneol and methyl salicylate in Compound shexiang xuelian liuzhi plaster . METHODS The test solution was prepared by reflux extraction with ethyl acetate ，and was determined by gas chromatography （GC）. A Shimadzu SH -Rtx-Wax capillary column was used as the chromatographic column ，and a flame ionization detector was used as the detector . The detector temperature and the injector temperature were both set at 200 ℃. The flow rate of carrier gas （nitrogen）was 2.0 mL/min，the separation ratio was 20∶1，and the sample size was 1.0 μL. RESULTS The linear ranges of camphor ，menthol，borneol（calculated by the sum of isoborneol and borneol）and methyl salicylate were 11.5-230.4，10.6-211.6，11.3-225.5，11.0-219.1 μg/mL（r＞0.999）. RSDs of the precision ， repeatability and stability （48 h）tests were all less than 4%. The average recoveries of the four components were 100.7%，99.7%， 98.9% and 100.7%（RSDs were 4.3%，2.9%，2.2%，3.7%，n＝9）. The contents of camphor ，menthol，borneol and methyl salicylate in two specifications of Compound shexiang xuelian liuzhi plaster were 16.8-19.5，4.6-6.0，9.8-11.9，6.9-8.2 mg/piece（7 cm×10 cm/piece），and 8.3-8.6，2.2-2.4，4.7-4.8，3.2-3.6 mg/piece （5 cm×7 cm/piece）. CONCLUSIONS The method is successfully established for simultaneous determination of four volatile components in Compound shexiang xuelian liuzhi plaster .

To investigate the potential molecular markers and drug-compound-target mechanism of Mahuang Shengma Decoction(MHSM) in the intervention of acute lung injury(ALI) by network pharmacology and experimental verification. Databases such as TCMSP, TCMIO, and STITCH were used to predict the possible targets of MHSM components and OMIM and Gene Cards were employed to obtain ALI targets. The common differentially expressed genes(DEGs) were therefore obtained. The network diagram of DEGs of MHSM intervention in ALI was constructed by Cytoscape 3. 8. 0, followed by Gene Ontology(GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) enrichment analyses of target genes. The ALI model was induced by abdominal injection of lipopolysaccharide(LPS) in mice. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF) was collected for the detection of inflammatory factors. Pathological sectioning and RT-PCR experiments were performed to verify the therapeutic efficacy of MHSM on ALI. A total of 494 common targets of MHSM and ALI were obtained. Among the top 20 key active compounds of MHSM, 14 from Ephedrae Herba were found to be reacted with pivotal genes of ALI [such as tumor necrosis factor(TNF), tumor protein 53(TP53), interleukin 6(IL6), Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4), and nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB)/p65(RELA)], causing an uncontrolled inflammatory response with activated cascade amplification. Pathway analysis revealed that the mechanism of MHSM in the treatment of ALI mainly involved AGE-RAGE, cancer pathways, PI3 K-AKT signaling pathway, and NF-κB signaling pathway. The findings demonstrated that MHSM could dwindle the content of s RAGE, IL-6, and TNF-α in the BALF of ALI mice, relieve the infiltration of inflammatory cells in the lungs, inhibit alveolar wall thickening, reduce the acute inflammation-induced pulmonary congestion and hemorrhage, and counteract transcriptional activities of Ager-RAGE and NF-κB p65. MHSM could also synergically act on the target DEGs of ALI and alleviate pulmonary pathological injury and inflammatory response, which might be achieved by inhibiting the expression of the key gene Ager-RAGE in RAGE/NF-κB signaling pathway and downstream signal NF-κB p65.
Acute Lung Injury/genetics* ; Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology* ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Lung/metabolism* ; Mice ; NF-kappa B/metabolism* ; Network Pharmacology ; Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products/metabolism* ; Signal Transduction

Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of water-jet excision combined with skin graft in the treatment of giant congenital melanotic nevus.Methods:The patients with giant nevus who were admitted to the Department of Plastic Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2015 to May 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were treated by layer-by-layer cutting of giant nevus with water-jet, preserving the subcutaneous fascial layer and part of the dermis as much as possible, then following by skin graft transplantation. The patients visited the hospital 1-2 years after operation. The postoperative scar of skin graft area was scored by Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS), and the satisfaction of skin graft area was evaluated by digital scoring method (1-10 points). The recurrence of nevus pigmentosus and implantation metastasis were observed. Descriptive method were used for statistical analysis.Results:A total of 7 children were included, 2 males and 5 females, aged 4 to 14 years. There were 3 cases on the trunk and 4 cases on the extremities. Giant nevi accounted for (7.4 ± 3.1)% of the body surface area. Then skin graft survived well after surgery in all 7 children. During the 1-year follow-up after operation, the POSAS score of skin graft scar showed that the sum of 1-3 points in the scores of scar pain, itching, hardness and thickness by the patients or their families was 6, 4, 4 and 5 cases, respectively, and the sum of 4-10 points in the pigmentation and irregularity was 5 and 5 cases, respectively. None of the 7 patients had functional limitation in the skin graft area; the physicians’, scores for vascularity, pigmentation, thickness, and flexibility of the scars in the skin graft area were low, with a sum of 6, 3, 4, and 4 for the number of cases with 1-3 points and 2 and 4 for the number of cases with 1-3 points and 4-6 points in the flatness score, respectively. The satisfaction of both doctors and patients (sum of 7-10 points) was 4 and 5 cases, respectively. 7 cases were reexamined 1 year after operation, with recurrence of 2 punctate nevus pigmentosus(less than 1 mm in diameter) in only one case. No implantation metastasis in the skin graft area of nevus pigmentosus happened.Conclusions:Water-jet excision combined with skin graft in the treatment of giant nevus is simple and only one procedure required. The donor site only needs to cut a split-thickness skin graft. The postoperative scar is not obvious and the skin elasticity is better. Patients were relatively satisfied with the postoperative effect. It is suitable for the resection of nevus pigmentosus in the trunk especially the nevus pigmentosus with good texture and lighter color but not for the lesion at articular area of limbs.

Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of water-jet excision combined with skin graft in the treatment of giant congenital melanotic nevus.Methods:The patients with giant nevus who were admitted to the Department of Plastic Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2015 to May 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were treated by layer-by-layer cutting of giant nevus with water-jet, preserving the subcutaneous fascial layer and part of the dermis as much as possible, then following by skin graft transplantation. The patients visited the hospital 1-2 years after operation. The postoperative scar of skin graft area was scored by Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS), and the satisfaction of skin graft area was evaluated by digital scoring method (1-10 points). The recurrence of nevus pigmentosus and implantation metastasis were observed. Descriptive method were used for statistical analysis.Results:A total of 7 children were included, 2 males and 5 females, aged 4 to 14 years. There were 3 cases on the trunk and 4 cases on the extremities. Giant nevi accounted for (7.4 ± 3.1)% of the body surface area. Then skin graft survived well after surgery in all 7 children. During the 1-year follow-up after operation, the POSAS score of skin graft scar showed that the sum of 1-3 points in the scores of scar pain, itching, hardness and thickness by the patients or their families was 6, 4, 4 and 5 cases, respectively, and the sum of 4-10 points in the pigmentation and irregularity was 5 and 5 cases, respectively. None of the 7 patients had functional limitation in the skin graft area; the physicians’, scores for vascularity, pigmentation, thickness, and flexibility of the scars in the skin graft area were low, with a sum of 6, 3, 4, and 4 for the number of cases with 1-3 points and 2 and 4 for the number of cases with 1-3 points and 4-6 points in the flatness score, respectively. The satisfaction of both doctors and patients (sum of 7-10 points) was 4 and 5 cases, respectively. 7 cases were reexamined 1 year after operation, with recurrence of 2 punctate nevus pigmentosus(less than 1 mm in diameter) in only one case. No implantation metastasis in the skin graft area of nevus pigmentosus happened.Conclusions:Water-jet excision combined with skin graft in the treatment of giant nevus is simple and only one procedure required. The donor site only needs to cut a split-thickness skin graft. The postoperative scar is not obvious and the skin elasticity is better. Patients were relatively satisfied with the postoperative effect. It is suitable for the resection of nevus pigmentosus in the trunk especially the nevus pigmentosus with good texture and lighter color but not for the lesion at articular area of limbs.