Neurodegenerative dementias are a group of clinical syndromes manifested with impairment of cognitive functions with various pathological etiologies.Neuroimaging along with clinical presentations can make etiological diagnoses and support differentiate diagnosis of various dementias.In this article,we briefly introduced the MRI,PET and SPECT differential patterns in the three most common neurodegenerative dementias including Alzheimer's disease,frontotemporal lobe dementia and Lewy body dementia.

Objective: To investigate vitamin D levels among primary and middle school students in Xicheng District, Beijing Municipality, and to examine the association of vitamin D levels with hemoglobin (Hb) and serum ferritin (SF) levels, so as to provide insights into the prevention of anemia among primary and middle school students. Methods: The first, third and fifth grade primary school students and the first grade junior high school students were sampled from Xicheng District in 2019, using the multistage stratified cluster sampling method, and students' gender, age, height, weight and Hb levels were collected. The 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25-( OH )D] was measured using electrochemiluminescence assay, and SF was detected using immunoturbidimetry. The vitamin D deficiency was determined according to the American College of Endocrinology guidelines. The associations of 25-( OH) D levels with Hb and SF levels were examined using Pearson correlation analysis and Spearman rank correlation analysis. Results: Totally 403 primary and junior high school students were investigated, including 196 boys ( 48.64% ) and 207 girls ( 51.36% ). There were 179, 114 and 110 students at ages of 6 to 8 years ( 44.41% ), 9 to 11 years ( 28.29% ) and 12 to 13 years ( 27.30% ), respectively. The mean 25-( OH )D level was ( 14.80±5.96 ) ng/mL among the study students, and there were 90 students ( 22.33% ) with severe vitamin D deficiency, 243 students ( 60.30% ) with vitamin D deficiency, 63 students ( 15.63% ) with vitamin D inadequacy and 7 students ( 1.74% ) with vitamin D sufficiency. The mean Hb level was ( 136.28±8.33 ) g/L and the median SF level (interquartile range) was 56.80 (14.36) ng/mL among the study students, respectively. The 25-( OH )D level positively correlated with Hb ( r=0.364, P<0.001 ) and SF levels ( rs=0.374, P<0.001 ), and after adjustment for age and body mass index, the 25-( OH )D still correlated positively with Hb ( r=0.157, P=0.048 ) and SF levels ( rs=0.174, P=0.022 ) . Conclusions Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent among primary and middle school students in Xicheng District, and the 25-(OH)-D levels correlate positively with Hb and SF levels. 25-( OH )-D deficiency may contribute to the development of anemia.
vitamin D ; hemoglobin ; serum ferritin ; primary and middle school student

[摘 要] 目的：探讨miR-203a-3p对胰腺癌BxPC-3细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭能力的影响。方法：运用癌症基因组图谱（TCGA）数据库筛选胰腺癌组织和癌旁组织中差异表达的miRNA，分析miRNA高表达与低表达时胰腺癌患者的生存率和临床分期；利用TarBase数据库分析miRNA与癌症相关的GO功能与KEGG通路，利用DIANA Tools、miRDB和TargetScan网站预测miR-203a-3p的靶基因。将miR-203a-3p mimic及NC mimic、miR-203a-3p inhibitor及NC inhibitor转染至BxPC-3细胞，用qPCR法检测胰腺癌细胞和胰腺正常上皮细胞HPNE中miR-203a-3p、miR-192-5p和miR-451a表达水平，以CCK-8法、Transwell小室法和克隆形成实验分别检测BxPC-3细胞的增殖、迁移、侵袭和集落形成能力。结果：通过TCGA数据库筛选出18个胰腺癌组织中差异表达的miRNA，其中miR-203a-3p、miR-192-5p、miR-451a具有物种保守性，且其与胰腺癌临床癌症分期、细胞周期和患者生存率相关（均P<0.05）；生物信息学网站预测显示miR-203a-3p的候选靶基因是PPM1A，PPM1A与多基因存在相互作用。miR-203a-3p、miR-192-5p和miR-451a在BxPC-3和Aspc-1细胞中均高表达（均P<0.01）。miR-203a-3p mimic组BxPC-3细胞中miR-203a-3p表达水平以及细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭能力均显著提高（均P<0.01）；miR-203a-3p inhibitor组细胞中miR-203a-3p表达水平以及细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭能力均显著降低（均P<0.01）。结论：miR-203a-3p在胰腺癌组织及细胞中均高表达，其表达与患者生存和临床分期相关，可调控BxPC-3细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力。

Objective To investigate the effects of vaspin on insulin resistants of 3T3-L1 adipocyte through the insulin receptor substrates (IRS) /phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) /protein kinase B (Akt) /glucose transporter (Glut) signaling pathway.Methods 3T3-L1 cells cultured by palmitic acid (PA) were used to establish insulin resistance models,which were divided into PA group,PA + 100 ng/ml vaspin group,PA+200 ng/ml vaspin group,PA+400 ng/ml vaspin group and PA+400 ng/ml vaspin+wortmannin (PI3K inhibitor) group.Glucose uptake and consumption were assessed by 2-deoxy H3-D-glucose incorporation and glucose oxidase-peroxidase respectively.IRS/PI3K/Akt/Glut signaling pathway was evaluated using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis.Results Compared with PA group,glucose uptake and consumption increased gradually with the increasing of vaspin concentration in other groups (P ＜ 0.05).mRNA levels of IRS-1,Akt and Glut 4 increased gradually as vaspin concentration increasing (P＜0.05),and the ratios of p-IRS-1 to IRS-1,p-Akt to Akt and Glut 4 protein level also showed the same trends (P＜0.05).However,glucose uptake and consumption in PA+400 ng/ml vaspin+wortmannin group were less than that of PA +400 ng/ml vaspin group (P＜0.05).PA+400 ng/ml vaspin+wortmannin group showed lower mRNA and protein phosphorylation levels of IRS-1,Akt and Glut 4 (P＜0.05),and that the ratios of p-IRS-1 to IRS-1,p-Akt to Akt and Glut 4 protein levels decreased (P＜0.05).Conclusions Vaspin can improve the insulin sensitivity of 3T3-L1 adipocyte by activating IRS/PI3K/Akt/Glut signaling pathway.

At present,corresponding cell-free parasite DNA molecules (CFPD) has been detected in serum,plasma,urine,saliva and other bodily fluids of a variety of the patients with parasitic diseases.Due to its high specificity and sensitivity,the CFPD shows a strong advantage of noninvasive diagnosis and continuous monitoring,etc.in parasitic diseases.This article namely reviews the current research of CFPD in the patients with parasitic disease at home and abroad in recent years,so as to provide new ideas for the development direction of parasitic disease diagnosis in the future.The current related problems are discussed in the mean time.

Objective To investigate the clinical and pathological characteristics, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of uterine intravenous leiomyoma (IVL) , so as to improve the detection of the disease.Methods Five cases of IVL were retrospected, who were treated and diagnosed by clinical gross examination,morphologic features and immunohistochemical staining in Tumor Hospital of Anyang from 2011 to 2015.Results Symptoms of IVL were usually nonspecific, most patients experienced hypermenorrhea, abdominal pain or distension, and pelvic mass.Typical pathological changes were intravenous visible grey weblike or worm-formed nodules, which could be pulled out.Microscopically, the tumors were composed of mild spindle-shaped cells with rare mitotic figure and closely related to blood vessels.The tumors were positive for smooth muscle derived marker, progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor, and negative for S-100, HMB45 and CD34.However CD34 can displayed vascular endothelial cells around the tumor.Conclusion Uterine IVL is a benign tumor with malignant biological behavior, which has different clinical pathological features of leiomyoma ordinary.Surgery is the main treatment method.A satisfactory therapeutic effect can be achieved by selecting the appropriate extent of surgery.Long term follow up of iVL patients after operation is important.

Deoxyglycychloxazol (TY501) is a glycyrrhetinic acid derivative which exhibits high anti-inflammatory activity and reduced pseudoaldosteronism compared to glycyrrhetinic acid. In this study, a sensitive and rapid liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) method was established for the quantitation of TY501 in rat plasma. Plasma samples were treated by precipitating protein with methanol and supernatants were separated by a Symmetry C8 column with the mobile phase consisting of me-thanol and 10 mM ammonium formate (containing 0.1%of formic acid) (90:10, v/v). The selected reaction monitoring (SRM) transitions were performed at m/z 647.4-191.2 for TY501 and m/z 473.3-143.3 for astragaloside aglycone (IS) in the positive ion mode with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) source. Calibration curve was linear over the concentration range of 5–5000 ng/mL. The lower limit of quantification was 5 ng/mL. The mean recovery was over 88%. The intra-and inter-day precisions were lower than 6.0% and 12.8%, respectively, and the accuracy was within 71.3%. TY501 was stable under usual storage conditions and handling procedure. The validated method has been successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study after oral administration of TY501 to rats at a dosage of 10 mg/kg.

Objective To use the fluorescence PCR‐melting curve method to detect CYP2C9 and VKORC1 gene polymorphism in Xinjiang Hui population ,to analyze their gene distribution and gene mutation frequency ,and to evaluate the clinical applicability of the fluorescence PCR‐melting curve method .Methods The fluorescence PCR‐melting curve method and sequencing method were adopted to contrastively detect CYP2C9*2 ,CYP2C9*3 and VKORC1(‐1639G/A)gene polymorphism .Results Among detected 228 Xinjiang Hui individuals ,199 cases of CYP2C9*1/*1 ,2 cases of CYP2C9*1/*2 ,26 cases of CYP2C9*1/*3 and only 1 case of CYP2C9*3/*3 were detected ,no case of CYP2C9*2/*2 and CYP2C9*2/*3 was detected .Two kinds of allele G and A were detected for VKORC1(‐1639G/A) ,in which VKORC1‐1639G/G type was detected in 2 cases ,VKORC1‐1639G/A type was detected in 39 cases and VKORC1‐1639A/A type was detected in187 cases ,compared with the sequencing method ,the results of the fluorescence PCR‐melting curve method were completely consistent .Conclusion Xinjiang Hui population also has CYP2C9 gene *2 ,*3 loci and VKORC1 gene(‐1639G/A) locus polymorphism ,their occurrence frequency has a certain difference with Xingjiang Uygur and other regional populations ,the adopted fluorescence PCR‐melting curve method used in the gene polymorphism detection can meet clinical detection requirements .

Objective To observe the effect of Oxycontin combined with Gabapentin for treatment of malignant neuropathic pain.Methods Sixty-three cases of malignant neuropathic pain in Jinshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University were randomly divided into group A, B and C.Patients of which were given Oxycontin, Gabapentin, Oxycontin combined with Gabapentin respectively for pain treatment.The analgesic effects, toxic reaction side effects, quality of life, and immune function were all compared in three groups.Results Compared with pretherapy, the cancer pain score (NRS), quality of life (QOL) and karnofsky performance status(KPS) scores in all groups were changed significantly after drugs therapy(F=375.852,154.612, 151.838,P＜0.05).The levels of CD3,CD4, CD4/CD8 and NK cells in all groups were higher than before therapy(F=158.935,108.145,366.973,92.090,P＜0.05).After treatment,the NRS, QOL and KPS scores in group C were 2.00± 0.86,44.80± 6.07, 84.50± 6.05, in group A were 3.35 ± 0.67,37.35 ± 5.71,74.50 ±10.99,and in group B were 4.05±0.94,35.85±5.90,72.00±8.34, and the different were significant (F =3.250,10.499,3.465,P＜0.05).The levels of CD3, CD4, CD4/CD8and NK cells in group C were (72.94 ±5.63)％,(41.52±4.19)％, 1.86±0.30, (27.57±6.86)％,in group A were (62.84±5.27)％, (33.84 ±5.40)％,1.35±0.37, (20.49±6.67) ％,and in group B were (62.22±8.10)％, (33.19±6.90)％, 1.32 ± ±0.41, (20.32±5.63) ％, and the different were significant (F =3.377,3.344,3.352,3.386, P＜ 0.05).The patient in group C had less adverse effects than those in group A and B.Conclusion Oxycontin and Gabapentin in treatment of malignant neuropathic pain is effective.

Odor and taste are characteristic properties of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). They are closely related to the chemical compositions in TCM. They are also the outer reflection of TCM quality and an important part of the character identification. This article reviewed the current research on odor and taste identification of TCM, which indicated that odor and taste identification had not been paid enough attention to and its research lagged behind modern social development. Based on current analytical techniques and methods, this article proposed a new idea for odor and taste identification of TCM. The idea emphasized the objectification of odor and taste and TCM identification research should be combined with chemical components analysis.