Objective:To explore the metabolic basis and related molecular mechanism of oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC)path-ogenesis.Methods:20 Chinese hamsters were divided into 2 groups(n=10).OSCC models were induced by dimethylbenzanthracene(DMBA)in 10 of the animals and the other 10 were used as the controls.LC-MS chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to iden-tify the metabolites in the buccal pouch,and multidimensional statistical analysis of the metabolites was performed with the orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis model.Variable Importance for the Projection(VIP)＞1 and P＜0.05 were used as the criteria to screen the differential metabolites between the 2 groups.KEGG pathway annotation and enrichment analysis for the metabolites were performed to screen the significantly differential pathways.Results:The hamster cheek pouches painted with 0.5％DMBA for 18 weeks were diffused with leukoplakia and loaded obvious papillary protrusions,which were diagnosed as OSCC by pathological examination.Lipids and lipid-like molecules were the main differential metabolites.Reprogramming of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis,cholesterol accumulation,enhanced catabolism of tryptophan,up-regulation of aspartate,increased synthesis of pyrimidine and purine,etc.were important metabolic features in the occurrence and development of OSCC.Conclusion:Molecular intervention targeting the related met-abolic pathways is expected to inhibit OSCC pathogenesis and progression.

Immunodeficient animal models play an important role in preclinical research and are important experimental tools in modern biomedical research that are widely used in immunology,genetics,oncology,microbiology,and other research fields.Gene editing is a technology for targeted modification of biological genomes.From emergence to application,it has greatly promoted the development of biomedical research.Gene editing technology mainly includes homing endonucleases,zinc finger nucleases,transcription activator-like effector nucleases,and the CRISPR/Cas9 system.Researchers have used these technologies to establish various types of immunodeficient animal models,each with advantages and limitations.In recent years,a large number of studies have confirmed that the human immunodeficient animal model accurately simulates the functions of cancer cells,drugs,and the human immune system,better simulates human diseases,and is widely used to study human immunobiology and the potential mechanisms of complex diseases.In this article,we review the progress in the research and application of gene editing technology to the establishment of immunodeficient animal models,discuss in depth the problems and optimization strategies of gene editing technology in the preparation of immunodeficient animal models,and present its future development prospects to provide references for researchers to select and establish immunodeficient animal models.

Autophagy is a highly conservative cellular self-protective behavior dependent on lysosomes, and can be used as an important factor in promoting or preventing cancer, and its effect is related to the type and development of tumors. A full understanding of autophagy pathway is helpful to improve the diagnosis and treatment of tumors. Studies have shown that autophagy is closely related to the occurrence and development of oral tumors. Autophagy-related genes and signal pathways play a dual regulatory role on oral tumors. This article reviews the latest progress in the regulatory mechanism and therapeutic effect of autophagy on oral tumors.

Objective:To evaluate the effects of different blood pressure control levels on left ventricular myocardial mechanics in patients with primary elderly hypertension by using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI).Methods:A total of 315 elderly patients with essential hypertension diagnosed in Bethune Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University from January to June 2017 were collected and randomly divided into standard antihypertensive group and intensive antihypertensive group. The patients who were receiving antihypertensive drugs were treated with antihypertensive drugs more or less, and the patients who had not yet been treated started antihypertensive drugs therapy. The blood pressure was adjusted to the target value within 3 months (blood pressure in standard antihypertensive group was controlled at 130-150/<90 mmHg, intensive antihypertensive group was controlled at 110-130/<80 mmHg). All patients were followed up for 24 months. After 24 months of antihypertensive drugs treatment, 26 cases of lost follow-up, substandard blood pressure or poor image quality were excluded, and 289 patients were included, standard antihypertensive group ( n=148), intensive antihypertensive group ( n=141) . During the same period, 71 age-matched people without essential hypertension were selected as control group. Comprehensive echocardiography were performed in all subjects at baseline and 24 months. The longitudinal strain of the inner, middle and outer layers (GLS-endo, GLS-mid, GLS-epi) of the whole left ventricle were obtained by two-dimensional speckle tracking technique. The routine echocardiographic and left ventricular strain parameters were compared at baseline and 24 months. Results:①At baseline, the end-diastolic thickness of interventricular septum (IVSD), the end-diastolic thickness of left ventricular posterior wall (LVPWD), the end-diastolic diameter of left ventricle (LVEDD), the left ventricular mass index (LVMI), the relative wall thickness (RWT) and the ratio of early diastolic mitral flow velocity to early diastolic mitral annulus velocity(E/e′) in two antihypertensive groups were higher than those in the control group, and the levels of GLS-endo, GLS-mid and GLS-epi were lower than those in the control group(all P<0.05). There were no significant differences in routine echocardiographic parameters and strain parameters between standard antihypertensive group and intensive antihypertensive group (all P>0.05). ②After 24 months of antihypertensive drugs treatment, LVEDD and E/e′ in standard antihypertensive group and IVSD, LVPWD, LVEDD, LVMI, RWT, E/e′in intensive antihypertensive group were lower than those at baseline, and IVSD, LVMI and RWT in intensive antihypertensive group were lower than those in standard antihypertensive group (all P<0.05). ③After 24 months of antihypertensive drugs treatment, GLS-endo, GLS-mid and GLS-epi in two antihypertensive groups were higher than those at baseline, and GLS-endo, GLS-mid, GLS-epi in intensive antihypertensive group were higher than those in standard antihypertensive group(all P<0.05). Conclusions:①The left ventricular myocardial mechanics is damaged and the systolic function is decreased in elderly patients with essential hypertension; ②The myocardial mechanics is significantly improved after antihypertensive treatment, with more improvement in intensive antihypertensive treatment patients.

Vegetables, rice, eggs and drinking water samples were collected from e-waste dismantling area of Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province. Nickel (Ni) was analyzed in each sample, and the non-carcinogenic health [the daily intake (DI) and hazard quotient (HQ)] of each sample was evaluated. In this e-waste dismantling area, the contents of Ni in rice and eggs were (0.46±0.24) and (0.16±0.13) μg/g, which were higher than those in the control area [the contents of Ni in rice and eggs were (0.17±0.03) and (0.02±0.02) μg/g, respectively] (both P values<0.05). The DI values of rice, vegetable, eggs, and drinking water were (3.61-5.86), (1.75-2.99), (0.11-0.24), and (0.08-0.12) μg·kg^-1·day^-1, respectively. The HQ values were 0.180-0.290, 0.090-0.150, 0.005-0.010, 0.005-0.006, respectively. Although the HQ values of rice, vegetable, eggs, and drinking water were all lower than 1, which was an acceptable level. However, considering the possibility of combined exposure of heavy metals, the non-carcinogenic health risks of Ni in the e-waste dismantling area should still be concerned.

Objective To explore the value of HRCT and contrast-enhanced MRI in diagosis of facial nerve injuries.Methods HRCT and contrast-enhanced MRI were performed in 18 cases of facial nerve injuries.CPR of the facial nerve and canal was performed on the Philips EBW workstation,and the temporal bone involved location,fracture type and involvement of facial nerve and canal and its course were observed.The involved location,size,signal variation of facial nerve were analyzed compared with contralateral side on the GE AW 4.5 workstation.Results Among 18 cases,8 cases of longitudinal fractures,5 cases of transverse fractures and 5 cases of mixed fractures were found.HRCT axial scan and CPR of facial canal revealed that 18 cases had temporal bone fractures,including 1 case of labyrinthine segment,2 cases of geniculate fossa,4 cases of tympanic segment,2 cases of geniculate fossa,tympanic segment and hematoma of middle ear cavity,3 cases of tympanic segment with adjacent hematoma of middle ear cavity and 6 cases without obvious fracture of facial canal.Contrast-enhanced MRI and CPR of facial nerve revealed facial nerve injuries in all 18 cases,including 12 cases of internal auditory meatus segment,14 cases of labyrinthine segment,18 cases of geniculate ganglion,16 cases of tympanic segment and 15 cases of mastoid segment.Signal intensity ratio of affected internal auditory meatus segment,labyrinthine segment,geniculate ganglion,tympanic segment and mastoid segment were higher than those of contralateral side (all P＜ 0.001).Conclusion HRCT and contrast-enhanced MRI can clearly reveal the involvement of different segment of traumatic facial nerve,HRCT CPR and MR CPR are helpful to visualiz the involvement of traumatic facial nerve and canal.

Objective To establish the expression profiles of differentially expressed miRNA and mRNA in oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC)and to investigate the roles of miRNA and mRNA associated with the occurrence and development of OSCC. Methods The expression profiles of miRNA and mRNA were constructed using a new generation of high-throughput sequencing techniques. The miRNA and mRNA associated with the occurrence and development of OSCC were predicted by Gene Ontology enrichment analysis and KEGG pathway analysis. Results We successfully constructed the differentially expressed miRNA and mRNA profiles of Chinese hamster buccal pouch squamous cell carcinoma. 11 known and 3 novel significantly differentially expressed miRNAs and 194 differentially expressed mRNAs were found. A miRNA can regulate multiple mRNAs, and multiple miRNAs can control one mRNA. Conclusions Differential expression of miRNA play a an important role in the carcinogenesis and development of OSCC through regulating mRNA and forming a complex regulatory network. It provides theoretical data for the occurrence,pathogenesis,clinical treatment and prognosis of OSCC.

Chinese hamsters are a kind of valuable laboratory animal resources and play an important role in medical,genetics and pharmaceutical research. More and more biological characteristics of Chinese hamsters have been discovered with in-depth research,and many Chinese hamster models have been established so far. This paper is a brief overview of the development and research progress of Chinese hamsters and their application in taxonomy and medical research.

Aging associated cognitive decline has been linked to dampened neural stem/progenitor cells (NSC/NPCs) activities manifested by decreased proliferation, reduced propensity to produce neurons, and increased differentiation into astrocytes. While gene transcription changes objectively reveal molecular alterations of cells undergoing various biological processes, the search for molecular mechanisms underlying aging of NSC/NPCs has been confronted by the enormous heterogeneity in cellular compositions of the brain and the complex cellular microenvironment where NSC/NPCs reside. Moreover, brain NSC/NPCs themselves are not a homogenous population, making it even more difficult to uncover NSC/NPC sub-type specific aging mechanisms. Here, using both population-based and single cell transcriptome analyses of young and aged mouse forebrain ependymal and subependymal regions and comprehensive "big-data" processing, we report that NSC/NPCs reside in a rather inflammatory environment in aged brain, which likely contributes to the differentiation bias towards astrocytes versus neurons. Moreover, single cell transcriptome analyses revealed that different aged NSC/NPC subpopulations, while all have reduced cell proliferation, use different gene transcription programs to regulate age-dependent decline in cell cycle. Interestingly, changes in cell proliferation capacity are not influenced by inflammatory cytokines, but likely result from cell intrinsic mechanisms. The Erk/Mapk pathway appears to be critically involved in regulating age-dependent changes in the capacity for NSC/NPCs to undergo clonal expansion. Together this study is the first example of using population and single cell based transcriptome analyses to unveil the molecular interplay between different NSC/NPCs and their microenvironment in the context of the aging brain.
Aging ; genetics ; Animals ; Astrocytes ; cytology ; metabolism ; Brain ; cytology ; metabolism ; Cell Differentiation ; genetics ; Cell Division ; genetics ; Cell Proliferation ; genetics ; Gene Expression Regulation ; genetics ; Mice ; Neural Stem Cells ; metabolism ; Single-Cell Analysis ; Stem Cells ; cytology ; metabolism ; Transcriptome ; genetics

Objective To explore the application value of contrast-enhanced MRI and curved planar reformation (CPR) in diagnosis of facial neuritis.Methods Contrast-enhanced MRI scans were performed on 30 patients with facial neuritis.The involvement of intracranial facial nerve was observed,and the signal intensity of facial nerve and adjacent temporal lobe was measured with GE AW 4.5 workstation.While the signal intensity ratio (SIR) between facial nerve and adjacent temporal lobe was calculated.CPR of facial nerve was done with Philips EBW workstation,in order to observe the whole course and involvement of facial nerve.Results Among the 30 patients,SIR of affected geniculate ganglion,tympanic segment,labyrinthine segment,internal auditory meatus segment and mastoid segment was 1.59±0.28,1.16±0.16,1.38±0.20,1.30 ±0.19 and 0.96±0.14,respectively.While SIR of the relevant segment in contralateral side was 1.08±±0.19,0.74±0.13,0.81±0.13,0.83±0.08 and 0.69±0.12,respectively.There were significant differences of SIR between the affected and the contralateral segments (all P＜0.001).CPR could display the involved location and facilitate visualizing the whole course of facial nerve clearly.Conclusion Contrast-enhanced MRI and CPR are helpful to facilitate visualizing the whole course of facial nerve and clearly reveal the involvement.