Silver nanoparticles(AgNPs)are employed as disinfectants due to their extensive antimi-crobial properties,but their biosafety in the livestock industry has not been comprehensively as-sessed.In this study,16 Black-skin Red-crowned chickens aged 32 weeks were randomly divided in-to four groups and sprayed with AgNP solution at the concentration of 0,0.064,0.128 or 0.256 g/L,respectively,every 72 h in their coops for 30 d.The effects of AgNPs as the disinfectant on lung tissue in chicken were investigated through calculation of organ coefficients,observation of lung tissue sections,analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,measurement of inflammatory factors,de-tection of silver residue in lung tissue,and exploration of signaling pathways in pulmonary fibrosis.The results indicated that chickens in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups showed the blurred pulmonary lobule boundaries,the destroyed alveolar structure,and the significant in-crease in pulmonary fibrosis.These pathological changes were accompanied by the decrease in lung organ coefficient,the reduced SP-C content,the increased total protein concentration in lavage flu-id,and the elevated LDH and silver content in lung tissue.The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups were significantly higher than the control group,which suggested that AgNPs exposure could induce the pulmonary inflammatory responses.High concentrations of AgNPs can trigger pulmonary tissue fibrosis,damaging the structure and func-tions of lungs.The relative mRNA expression levels of NF-κB in all AgNPs treatment groups,TGF-β in the 0.128 g/L AgNPs treatment group,and Smad3 in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups were significantly higher than these in the control group,respectively.Spraying chickens with 0.128 or 0.256 g/L AgNPs for disinfection led to pulmonary deposition of AgNPs,causing direct structural and functional damages to the lungs.It could also induce the chronic pul-monary inflammation through the NF-κB pathway and promote the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway to in-crease collagen synthesis,leading to pulmonary fibrosis.Therefore,the application of high concen-trations of AgNPs in livestock farming requires careful consideration of their potential biological safety issues.

Silver nanoparticles(AgNPs)are employed as disinfectants due to their extensive antimi-crobial properties,but their biosafety in the livestock industry has not been comprehensively as-sessed.In this study,16 Black-skin Red-crowned chickens aged 32 weeks were randomly divided in-to four groups and sprayed with AgNP solution at the concentration of 0,0.064,0.128 or 0.256 g/L,respectively,every 72 h in their coops for 30 d.The effects of AgNPs as the disinfectant on lung tissue in chicken were investigated through calculation of organ coefficients,observation of lung tissue sections,analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,measurement of inflammatory factors,de-tection of silver residue in lung tissue,and exploration of signaling pathways in pulmonary fibrosis.The results indicated that chickens in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups showed the blurred pulmonary lobule boundaries,the destroyed alveolar structure,and the significant in-crease in pulmonary fibrosis.These pathological changes were accompanied by the decrease in lung organ coefficient,the reduced SP-C content,the increased total protein concentration in lavage flu-id,and the elevated LDH and silver content in lung tissue.The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups were significantly higher than the control group,which suggested that AgNPs exposure could induce the pulmonary inflammatory responses.High concentrations of AgNPs can trigger pulmonary tissue fibrosis,damaging the structure and func-tions of lungs.The relative mRNA expression levels of NF-κB in all AgNPs treatment groups,TGF-β in the 0.128 g/L AgNPs treatment group,and Smad3 in the 0.128 and 0.256 g/L AgNPs treatment groups were significantly higher than these in the control group,respectively.Spraying chickens with 0.128 or 0.256 g/L AgNPs for disinfection led to pulmonary deposition of AgNPs,causing direct structural and functional damages to the lungs.It could also induce the chronic pul-monary inflammation through the NF-κB pathway and promote the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway to in-crease collagen synthesis,leading to pulmonary fibrosis.Therefore,the application of high concen-trations of AgNPs in livestock farming requires careful consideration of their potential biological safety issues.

In order to explore the mechanism by which Rehmannia extract enhances ovarian follicle development,reduces ovarian aging,and improves the production performance of chickens,35-week-old black skin and red crest chickens were randomly divided into a blank control group and groups supplemented with 0.1％,0.2％and 0.4％Rehmannia extract for feeding experiments.Changes of histological structure and molecular regulation for improving the reproductive perform-ance of black skin and red crest chicken were explored here by detecting the reproductive hormones and the corresponding receptors in ovary and quantifying the cell proliferation and apoptotic lesion.Based on the PI3K/AKT/mTOR and AMPK signaling pathways,mechanisms of Rehmannia ex-tract on promoting ovarian follicle development and alleviating ovarian aging were further studied to enrich the reproductive regulation theory of native breed chickens and improve their reproduc-tive performance.The results indicated that 0.4％Rehmannia extract could improve the levels of LH,E2 and P4 in serum,elevate the relative expression levels of FSHR,ERβ and PCNA mRNA in ovarian tissues,increase the content of PCNA protein,and decrease the number of apoptosis cells and the level of apoptosis protein Cleaved-Caspase-3.By enhancing the secretion of norepinephrine and activating the a2A-AR and the downstream PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in ovary,the Rehmannia extract could effectively relieve the decline of ovarian function and maintain stable and efficient ovarian functions,which was independent of AMPK signaling pathway.Therefore,0.4％Rehmannia extract is conducive to enhancing the reproductive function via regulating PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.

In order to explore the mechanism by which Rehmannia extract enhances ovarian follicle development,reduces ovarian aging,and improves the production performance of chickens,35-week-old black skin and red crest chickens were randomly divided into a blank control group and groups supplemented with 0.1％,0.2％and 0.4％Rehmannia extract for feeding experiments.Changes of histological structure and molecular regulation for improving the reproductive perform-ance of black skin and red crest chicken were explored here by detecting the reproductive hormones and the corresponding receptors in ovary and quantifying the cell proliferation and apoptotic lesion.Based on the PI3K/AKT/mTOR and AMPK signaling pathways,mechanisms of Rehmannia ex-tract on promoting ovarian follicle development and alleviating ovarian aging were further studied to enrich the reproductive regulation theory of native breed chickens and improve their reproduc-tive performance.The results indicated that 0.4％Rehmannia extract could improve the levels of LH,E2 and P4 in serum,elevate the relative expression levels of FSHR,ERβ and PCNA mRNA in ovarian tissues,increase the content of PCNA protein,and decrease the number of apoptosis cells and the level of apoptosis protein Cleaved-Caspase-3.By enhancing the secretion of norepinephrine and activating the a2A-AR and the downstream PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in ovary,the Rehmannia extract could effectively relieve the decline of ovarian function and maintain stable and efficient ovarian functions,which was independent of AMPK signaling pathway.Therefore,0.4％Rehmannia extract is conducive to enhancing the reproductive function via regulating PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.

Patients with glioblastoma (GBM) generally have a bad prognosis and short overall survival after being treated with surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy due to the histological heterogeneity, strong invasive ability and rapid postoperative recurrence of GBM. The components of GBM cell-derived exosome (GBM-exo) can regulate the proliferation and migration of GBM cell via cytokines, miRNAs, DNA molecules and proteins, promote the angiogenesis via angiogenic proteins and non-coding RNAs, mediate tumor immune evasion by targeting immune checkpoints with regulatory factors, proteins and drugs, and reduce drug resistance of GBM cells through non-coding RNAs. GBM-exo is expected to be an important target for the personalized treatment of GBM and a marker for diagnosis and prognosis of this kind of disease. This review summarizes the preparation methods, biological characteristics, functions and molecular mechanisms of GBM-exo on cell proliferation, angiogenesis, immune evasion and drug resistance of GBM to facilitate developing new strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of GBM.
Humans ; Glioblastoma/genetics* ; Exosomes/metabolism* ; MicroRNAs/metabolism* ; Prognosis ; Cell Proliferation ; Brain Neoplasms/genetics* ; Cell Line, Tumor

Objective:To explore the effects of bariatric metabolic surgery on body composition.Methods:The retrospective cohort study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 66 patients with metabolic diseases who were admitted to the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from January 2013 to December 2014 were collected. There were 42 males and 24 females, aged (40±11)years, with a range from 17 to 63 years. Of the 66 patients, 27 undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and 39 undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) were allocated into LSG group and LRYGB group, respectively. The body composition of all patients was determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at preoperation and postoperative 6 months. Observation indicators: (1) the changes of anthropometric parameters, glucolipid metabolism, body fat mass percentage (BF%) and the ratio of Android BF% and Gynoid BF% (A/G ratio) from preoperation to postoperative 6 months; (2) the changes of whole and local body composition from preoperation to postoperative 6 months; (3) analysis of the correlation between BF% and anthropometric parameters, glucolipid metabolism. (4) Follow-up. Follow-up was conducted using outpatient or hospitalization examination to detect the changes of body composition at the time of postoperative 6 month. The follow-up time was up to July 2015. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, paired-samples t test was used for intra-group comparison, and independent-samples t test when baseline data were consistency or covariance analysis when baseline data were not consistency was used for inter-group comparison. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M ( P25, P75), and comparison between groups was analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test. The correlation test was undertaken with the Pearson bivariate analysis. Results:(1) The changes of anthropometric parameters, glucolipid metabolism, BF% and A/G ratio from preoperation to postoperative 6 months: for patients in the LSG group, the body mass, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), systolic blood pressure (SBP), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), HbA1c, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglyceride (TG), whole BF%, arms BF%, legs BF%, trunk BF%, Android BF%, Gynoid BF% and A/G ratio at preoperation and postoperative 6 months were (102±17)kg, (37±5)kg/m 2, (118±14)cm, 1.01±0.06, (94±14)mmHg(1 mmHg=0.133 kPa), (137±15)mmHg, (8.1±4.2)mmol/L, 7.3%±2.4%, (1.11±0.26)mmol/L, 2.14 mmol/L(1.73 mmol/L, 2.59 mmol/L), 40%±6%, 46%±10%, 36%±8%, 42%±6%, 45%±6%, 37%±7%, 1.23±0.18 and (82±15)kg, (29±4)kg/m 2, (101±13)cm, 0.95±0.08, (76±10)mmHg, (118±16)mmHg, (7.2±1.2)mmol/L, 5.4%±0.8%, (1.26±0.32)mmol/L, 1.21 mmol/L(0.88 mmol/L, 1.55 mmol/L), 36%±8%, 41%±9%, 34%±10%, 38%±8%, 41%±8%, 35%±10%, 1.20±0.17, respectively. There was no significant difference in the intra-group comparison of the Gynoid BF% and A/G ratio ( t=1.903, 1.730, P>0.05) and there were significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the rest of above indicators ( t=12.748, 13.283, 9.013, 3.804, 6.031, 6.226, 2.393, 4.287, -2.900, 3.193, 2.932, 5.198, 2.167, 3.357, 3.116, P<0.05). For patients in the LRYGB group, the body mass, BMI, WC, WHR, DBP, SBP, FPG, HbA1c, HDL-C, TG, whole BF%, arms BF%, legs BF%, trunk BF%, Android BF%, Gynoid BF% and A/G ratio at preoperation and postoperative 6 months were (80±12)kg, (28±4)kg/m 2, (98±9)cm, 0.96±0.05, (85±10)mmHg, (134±17)mmHg, (8.6±2.8)mmol/L, 8.3%±1.7%, (1.13±0.26)mmol/L, 2.06 mmol/L(1.15 mmol/L, 3.30 mmol/L), 30%±8%, 29%±11%, 23%±9%, 37%±7%, 40%±7%, 29%±8%, 1.42±0.26 and (69±9)kg, (24±3)kg/m 2, (91±8)cm, 0.93±0.05, (80±9)mmHg, (129±18)mmHg, (7.4±1.8)mmol/L, 7.0%±1.5%, (1.18±0.29)mmol/L, 1.29 mmol/L(0.85 mmol/L, 2.02 mmol/L), 25%±8%, 23%±12%, 20%±9%, 29%±9%, 32%±10%, 25%±9%, 1.29±0.25, respectively. There was no significant difference in the intra-group comparison of the SBP and HDL-C ( t=1.733, -1.073, P>0.05) and there were significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the rest of above indicators ( t=10.525, 10.200, 7.129, 2.887, 2.805, 2.517, 3.699, 2.608, 7.997, 8.018, 6.029, 8.342, 8.069, 5.813, 6.391, P<0.05). There were significant differences in DBP, SBP, HbA1c, trunk BF%, Android BF% and A/G ratio at postoperative 6 months between LSG group and LRYGB group ( F=6.408, t=2.641, F=20.673, 5.140, 5.735, 4.714, P<0.05). (2) The changes of whole and local body composition from preoperation to postoperative 6 months: for patients in the LSG group, the whole fat mass, muscle mass, fat-free mass at preoperation and postoperative 6 months were (38.74±9.68)kg, (57.71±11.62)kg, (60.14±11.95)kg and (26.64±8.29)kg, (48.65±13.80)kg, (51.00±14.27)kg, respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=5.256, 5.413, 5.315, P<0.05); the arms fat mass, muscle mass, fat-free mass were (5.19±1.67)kg, (5.78±1.58)kg, (6.10±1.64)kg and (3.73±1.19)kg, (5.10±1.53)kg, (5.43±1.57)kg, respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=7.564, 5.405, 5.363, P<0.05); the legs muscle mass and fat-free mass were (19.05±4.19)kg, (19.93±4.35)kg and (15.93±4.71)kg, (16.81±4.87)kg, respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=5.623, 5.568, P<0.05); the trunk fat mass and fat-free mass were (21.93±4.90)kg, (29.7±5.94)kg and (14.69±4.79)kg, (24.78±7.02)kg respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=8.903, 5.421, P<0.05); the Android fat mass and fat-free mass were (4.16±1.19)kg, (5.01±1.12)kg and (2.57±0.90)kg, (3.83±1.20)kg respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=8.288, 7.637, P<0.05); the Gynoid fat mass and fat-free mass were (5.51±1.42)kg, (9.27±1.86)kg and (3.85±1.16)kg, (7.65±2.31)kg, respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=7.461, 5.672, P<0.05); the skeletal muscle index were (8.86±1.38)kg/m 2 and (7.49±1.71)kg/m 2, respectively, showing a significant differences in the intra-group comparison ( t=5.724, P<0.05). For patients in the LRYGB group, the whole fat mass, muscle mass, bone mineral content, fat-free mass at preoperation and postoperative 6 months were (23.58±7.80)kg, (51.76±8.35)kg, (2.55±0.48)kg, (54.31±8.63)kg and (16.88±6.86)kg, (49.41±7.70)kg, (2.47±0.50)kg, (51.88±8.05)kg, respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=9.001, 3.974, 4.354, 4.075, P<0.05); the arms fat mass were (2.72±2.37)kg and (1.73±1.02)kg, respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=3.470, P<0.05); the legs fat mass, muscle mass, fat-free mass were (5.21±2.46)kg, (16.68±3.50)kg, (17.60±3.66)kg and (4.01±2.12)kg, (15.63±2.90)kg, (16.54±3.05)kg, respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=6.592, 3.372, 3.319, P<0.05); the trunk fat mass were (14.87±4.11)kg and (10.38±4.00)kg, respectively, showing a significant difference in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=8.431, P<0.05); the Android fat mass and fat-free mass were (2.61±0.86)kg, (3.96±0.87)kg and (1.81±0.79)kg, (3.78±0.67)kg respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=8.032, 2.153, P<0.05); the Gynoid fat mass and fat-free mass were (3.14±1.17)kg, (7.89±1.58)kg and (2.44±0.96)kg, (7.43±1.26)kg, respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison of the above indicators ( t=6.112, 3.207, P<0.05); the skeletal muscle index were (8.04±1.22)kg/m 2 and (7.43±1.13)kg/m 2, respectively, showing significant differences in the intra-group comparison ( t=4.953, P<0.05). There were significant differences in whole muscle mass, whole fat-free mass, arms fat mass, legs muscle mass, legs fat-free mass, trunk fat-free mass, Android fat-free mass, Gynoid fat-free mass and skeletal muscle index at postoperative 6 months between LSG group and LRYGB group ( F=13.846, 13.614, 23.696, 7.100, 7.127, 15.243, 16.921, 8.625, 5.497, P<0.05). (3) Analysis of the correlation between BF% and anthropometric parameters, glucolipid metabolism: the whole BF% of 66 patients was positively correlated with body mass, BMI, WC and WHR ( r=0.405, 0.663, 0.625, 0.331, P<0.05); the arms BF% was positively correlated with body mass, BMI, WC and WHR ( r=0.432, 0.682, 0.639, 0.309, P<0.05); the legs BF% was positively correlated with body mass, BMI and WC ( r=0.366, 0.646, 0.564, P<0.05); the trunk BF% was positively correlated with body mass, BMI, WC and WHR ( r=0.332, 0.560, 0.554, 0.335, P<0.05); the Android BF% was positively correlated with body mass, BMI, WC and WHR ( r=0.327, 0.537, 0.543, 0.336, P<0.05); the Gynoid BF% was positively correlated with BMI and WC ( r=0.561, 0.488, P<0.05), and negatively correlated with FPG ( r=-0.491, P<0.05); the A/G ratio was negatively correlated with BMI ( r=-0.334, P<0.05), and positively correlated with FPG ( r=0.506, P<0.05); the skeletal muscle index was positively correlated with body mass, BMI, WC and WHR ( r=0.757, 0.641, 0.609, 0.519, P<0.05), and negatively correlated with HDL-C ( r=-0.369, P<0.05). (4) Follow-up: 66 patients were followed up at the time of postoperative 6 month. Conclusions:Both LSG and LRYGB significantly change body composition. LRYGB is superior to LSG in reducing trunk BF% and Android BF%. The effects of the two surgical methods on fat mass and bone mineral content are similar. LSG lead to a more significant decrease in whole muscle mass, and LRYGB lead to a more significant decrease in legs muscle mass and skeletal muscle index.

Objective:To investigate the therapeutic effects of bridge internal fixation system on the treatment of periprosthetic femoral fracture of Vancouver type B1.Methods:From June 2013 to October 2018, 10 patients with periprosthetic femoral fracture of Vancouver type B1 were treated by bridge internal fixation system at Department of Orthopedics, Zhucheng People's Hospital Affiliated to Weifang Medical College. They were 3 males and 7 females, aged from 65 to 84 years (average, 73.6 years). All patients had received hip replacement due to femoral neck fracture, including 6 hemi-hip replacements and 4 total hip replacements. Fracture had occurred in 9 cases after the primary hip replacement and in one case after revision. The time from primary hip replacement to the present surgery ranged from 1.5 to 4.0 years (average, 2.5 years). Recorded were operation time, intraoperative blood loss, fracture healing time, hip joint function and complications at the last follow-up.Results:In this group, operation time ranged from 65 to 114 min (average, 82 min), intraoperative blood loss from 110 to 320 mL (average, 145 mL). The 10 patients were followed up for 12 to 18 months (average, 15 months). Their X-ray films showed that bony union was achieved in all after 3 to 6 months (average, 4.3 months). According to their hip Harris scores at the last follow-up, 7 cases were rated as excellent, 2 as good and one as fair. Follow-ups revealed no loosening or breakage of implants, infection, femoral prosthesis loosening, fracture or femoral prosthesis displacement.Conclusion:Bridge internal fixation system is a good way to treat periprosthetic femoral fracture of Vancouver type B1, leading to satisfactory short-term outcomes and fine functional recovery.

Objective To investigate the CRBSI rate,risk factors and etiological of PICC in neonates. Methods This is a retrospective case-serials analysis of 640 in-patients of newborn babies with PICC in our Hospital from 2015 to 2016,all the cases received PICC catheter treatment,and the factors of catheter-related bloodstream infections were analyzed. Results The number of PICC catheter-related bloodstream infection was 9, CRBSI rate pet 1000 central line-days was 0.60. The risk factors for CRBSI include the usage of Carbapenem antibiotic and the invasive mechanical ventilation(P < 0.05). The ratio of fungal,Staphylococcus in CRBSI was 80.00 % and 20.00%,respectively.Conclusion Possible risk factors which cause CRBSI are the usage of Carbap-enem antibiotic and the invasive mechanical ventilation.The major pathogen was fungal.

To monitor genetic variation of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV),RT-PCR was used to identify a sample suspected of PRRSV infection.A PRRSV named SC-GY strain was obtained,and its Nsp2,ORF5 and ORF3 genes were used for sequence alignment and phylogenetic tree construction.The results showed that SC-GY strain is highly pathogenic PRRSV American variant strains with Nsp2 gene discontinuous deletion of 30 amino acids,ORF3 gene aa17 a serine (S) insert.Comparing to VR2332,CH-1a,JXA1,HUN4,NADC30,HENAN-XINX and SC2012,the Nsp2,ORF5 and ORF3 of SC-GY shared 70.3％-97.9％,82.4％-97.6％ and 83.1％-98.2％ of nucleotide similarity,and 62.3％-96.3％,78.0％-95.7％ and 81.6％-96.5％ of deduced amino acid similarity;and compared to LV they shared only 18.9％,60.8％ and 63.7％ of nucleotide similarity,and 14.0％,54.9％ and 57.2％ of deduced amino acid similarity.The phylogenetic tree revealed that the SC-GY formed independent small branches although it belonged to the same subgroup as highly pathogenic PRRSV strains.The results showed that in high frequency live vaccine immunization of currently PRRSV,the gene of PRRSV epidemic strain is still in constant variation.Vaccination of live PRRSV vaccines should be reduced and surveillance of PRRSV strains should be enhanced.

AIM:To observe the effect of MK-2206, an inhibitor of Akt, on the cell apoptosis and autophagy of U2OS cells.METHODS:The cell viability was detected by MTT assay .The cell apoptosis was analyzed by TdT-media-ted dUTP nick end labeling assay .The expression of LC3-II was examined by Western blotting .RESULTS:MK-2206 in-hibited the cell viability in a dose-dependent manner .MK-2206 induced the cell apoptosis via activation of caspase-3, caspase-9 and PARP.MK-2206 treatment substantially induced the U 2OS cell autophagy by increasing in the levels of LC 3-II.Blockage of autophagy using chloroquine magnified MK-2206-induced cell death in U2OS cells.CONCLUSION:The Akt inhibitor MK-2206 induces cell apoptosis and autophagy .Blocking autophagy magnifies MK-2206-induced the inhibi-tion of the viability in U2OS cells.