The correlations of global/local properties of brain networks with gambling behavioral scales in depression are explored.The task-state brain functional magnetic resonance imaging data of 24 patients with gambling behavior and depression and 24 healthy controls are analyzed,and preprocessed by SPM software.Graph theory analysis method is used to establish the functional brain networks in which local and global properties are calculated.Two sets of local attribute index including node degree and node efficiency are used to make edge analysis in different depression groups(major,moderate and mild depression groups,with 8 patients in each group)and healthy control group,and the changes in global properties are also discussed.Additionally,the correlations of scoring scale related to gambling behavior with 3 criteria on the global properties(small world attribute,global efficiency and local efficiency)are analyzed.The two-sample t-tests on depression groups and healthy control group confirm the significant connections among brain regions(P＜0.05),and reveal the significant negative correlations between the global brain network attribute indexes and different behavioral scales,which fully verifies the correlation between gambling behavior and depression,and provides the basis for further exploring correlation between the individual behavior attribute and depression,thereby assisting clinical diagnosis and treatment of depression patients.

Intensive cancer treatment with drug combination is widely exploited in the clinic but suffers from inconsistent pharmacokinetics among different therapeutic agents.To overcome it,the emerging nanomedicine offers an unparalleled opportunity for encapsulating multiple drugs in a nano-carrier.Herein,a two-step super-assembled strategy was performed to unify the pharmacokinetics of a pep-tide and a small molecular compound.In this proof-of-concept study,the bioinformatics analysis firstly revealed the potential synergies towards hepatoma therapy for the associative inhibition of exportin 1(XPO1)and ataxia telangiectasia mutated-Rad3-related(ATR),and then a super-assembled nano-pill(gold nano drug carrier loaded AZD6738 and 97-110 amino acids of apoptin(AP)(AA@G))was con-structed through camouflaging AZD6738(ATR small-molecule inhibitor)-binding human serum albumin onto the AP-Au supramolecular nanoparticle.As expected,both in vitro and in vivo experiment results verified that the AA@G possessed extraordinary biocompatibility and enhanced therapeutic effect through inducing cell cycle arrest,promoting DNA damage and inhibiting DNA repair of hepatoma cell.This work not only provides a co-delivery strategy for intensive liver cancer treatment with the clinical translational potential,but develops a common approach to unify the pharmacokinetics of peptide and small-molecular compounds,thereby extending the scope of drugs for developing the advanced com-bination therapy.

Objective: To investigate the current status and real performance of the detection of RUNX1-RUNX1T1 fusion transcript levels and WT1 transcript levels in China through interlaboratory comparison. Methods: Peking University People’s Hospital (PKUPH) prepared the samples for comparison. That is, the fresh RUNX1-RUNX1T1 positive (+) bone morrow nucleated cells were serially diluted with RUNX1-RUNX1T1 negative (-) nucleated cells from different patients. Totally 23 sets with 14 different samples per set were prepared. TRIzol reagent was added in each tube and thoroughly mixed with cells for homogenization. Each laboratory simultaneously tested RUNX1-RUNX1T1 and WT1 transcript levels of one set of samples by real-time quantitative PCR method. All transcript levels were reported as the percentage of RUNX1-RUNX1T1 or WT1 transcript copies/ABL copies. Spearman correlation coefficient between the reported transcript levels of each participated laboratory and those of PKUPH was calculated. Results: ①RUNX1-RUNX1T1 comparison: 9 samples were (+) and 5 were (-) , the false negative and positive rates of the 20 participated laboratories were 0 (0/180) and 5% (5/100) , respectively. The reported transcript levels of all 9 positive samples were different among laboratories. The median reported transcript levels of 9 positive samples were from 0.060% to 176.7%, which covered 3.5-log. The ratios of each sample’s highest to the lowest reported transcript levels were from 5.5 to 12.3 (one result which obviously deviated from other laboratories’ results was not included) , 85% (17/20) of the laboratories had correlation coefficient ≥0.98. ②WT1 comparison: The median reported transcript levels of all 14 samples were from 0.17% to 67.6%, which covered 2.6-log. The ratios of each sample’s highest to the lowest reported transcript levels were from 5.3-13.7, 62% (13/21) of the laboratories had correlation coefficient ≥0.98. ③ The relative relationship of the reported RUNX1-RUNX1T1 transcript levels between the participants and PKUPH was not always consistent with that of WT1 transcript levels. Both RUNX1-RUNX1T1 and WT1 transcript levels from 2 and 7 laboratories were individually lower than and higher than those of PKUPH, whereas for the rest 11 laboratories, one transcript level was higher than and the other was lower than that of PKUPH. Conclusion The reported RUNX1-RUNX1T1 and WT1 transcript levels were different among laboratories for the same sample. Most of the participated laboratories reported highly consistent result with that of PKUPH. The relationship between laboratories of the different transcript levels may not be the same.

Objective: To investigate the role of microRNA-96-5p in the proliferation and invasion of gastric cancer cells and its molecular mechanism. Methods: From June 2015 to January 2017, 53 resected specimens were collected. The transcriptional levels of microRNA-96-5p and forkhead box Q1 (FoxQ1) in gastric cancer tissues and the matched para-cancerous tissues were quantified by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). The expression of FoxQ1 protein was also detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC). The relationship between microRNA-96-5p expression and the clinicopathological features of gastric cancer and its correlation with FoxQ1 expression were analyzed. The expressions of miRNA-96-5p in gastric cancer tissue and adjacent normal tissue were detected by qRT-PCR. miRNA-96-5p mimics was transfected to BGC-823 gastric cancer cells. The effects of miRNA-96-5p on cell proliferation and invasion were detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and Transwell assay, respectively. The protein expressions of FoxQ1, E-cadherin and vimentin were determined by western blot. The relationship between FoxQ1 and miRNA-96-5p expressed in BGC-823 cells was detected by dual-luciferase reporter assay. Results: The median expression of miRNA-96-5p in gastric cancer tissue was 1.05, significantly lower than 3.23 of para-cancerous tissues (P<0.05). The positive rate of FoxQ1 expression in gastric cancer tissue was 71.7%, significantly higher than 28.3% of para-cancerous tissues (P<0.05). The expression of FoxQ1 was negatively corelated with the level of miRNA-96-5p (r=-0.613, P=0.006). The expression of miRNA-96-5p in gastric cancer cell BGC-823 was significantly decreased compared with normal gastric epithelial cell (0.96±0.08 vs 2.84±0.15, P<0.05). The results of CCK-8 assay and Transwell assay showed that overexpression of miRNA-96-5p significantly reduced the proliferation and invasion abilities of gastric cancer cells (P<0.05). Overexpression of miRNA-96-5p decreased the protein level of FoxQ1. Moreover, it upregulated the expression of E-cadherin and downregulated the expression of vimentin. The result of dual-luciferase-3′-UTR reporter assay confirmed that miRNA-96-5p binds to the 3′UTR of FoxQ1. Conclusion miRNA-96-5p may suppress the proliferation, migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of gastric cancer cell by down-regulation of FoxQ1.

Objective To investigate the role of microRNA?96?5p in the proliferation and invasion of gastric cancer cells and its molecular mechanism. Methods From June 2015 to January 2017, 53 resected specimens were collected. The transcriptional levels of microRNA?96?5p and forkhead box Q1 (FoxQ1) in gastric cancer tissues and the matched para?cancerous tissues were quantified by quantitative real?time PCR (qRT?PCR). The expression of FoxQ1 protein was also detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC). The relationship between microRNA?96?5p expression and the clinicopathological features of gastric cancer and its correlation with FoxQ1 expression were analyzed. The expressions of miRNA?96?5p in gastric cancer tissue and adjacent normal tissue were detected by qRT?PCR. miRNA?96?5p mimics was transfected to BGC?823 gastric cancer cells. The effects of miRNA?96?5p on cell proliferation and invasion were detected by cell counting kit?8 (CCK?8) assay and Transwell assay, respectively. The protein expressions of FoxQ1, E?cadherin and vimentin were determined by western blot. The relationship between FoxQ1 and miRNA?96?5p expressed in BGC?823 cells was detected by dual?luciferase reporter assay. Results The median expression of miRNA?96?5p in gastric cancer tissue was 1.05, significantly lower than 3.23 of para?cancerous tissues (P＜0.05).The positive rate of FoxQ1 expression in gastric cancer tissue was 71.7%, significantly higher than 28.3% of para?cancerous tissues ( P＜0.05). The expression of FoxQ1 was negatively corelated with the level of miRNA?96?5p (r＝－0.613, P＝0.006). The expression of miRNA?96?5p in gastric cancer cell BGC?823 was significantly decreased compared with normal gastric epithelial cell (0.96±0.08 vs 2.84± 0.15, P＜0.05). The results of CCK?8 assay and Transwell assay showed that overexpression of miRNA?96?5p significantly reduced the proliferation and invasion abilities of gastric cancer cells ( P＜ 0.05 ). Overexpression of miRNA?96?5p decreased the protein level of FoxQ1. Moreover, it upregulated the expression of E?cadherin and downregulated the expression of vimentin. The result of dual?luciferase?3′?UTR reporter assay confirmed that miRNA?96?5p binds to the 3′UTR of FoxQ1. Conclusion miRNA?96?5p may suppress the proliferation, migration and epithelial?mesenchymal transition (EMT) of gastric cancer cell by down?regulation of FoxQ1.

Objective To investigate the role of microRNA?96?5p in the proliferation and invasion of gastric cancer cells and its molecular mechanism. Methods From June 2015 to January 2017, 53 resected specimens were collected. The transcriptional levels of microRNA?96?5p and forkhead box Q1 (FoxQ1) in gastric cancer tissues and the matched para?cancerous tissues were quantified by quantitative real?time PCR (qRT?PCR). The expression of FoxQ1 protein was also detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC). The relationship between microRNA?96?5p expression and the clinicopathological features of gastric cancer and its correlation with FoxQ1 expression were analyzed. The expressions of miRNA?96?5p in gastric cancer tissue and adjacent normal tissue were detected by qRT?PCR. miRNA?96?5p mimics was transfected to BGC?823 gastric cancer cells. The effects of miRNA?96?5p on cell proliferation and invasion were detected by cell counting kit?8 (CCK?8) assay and Transwell assay, respectively. The protein expressions of FoxQ1, E?cadherin and vimentin were determined by western blot. The relationship between FoxQ1 and miRNA?96?5p expressed in BGC?823 cells was detected by dual?luciferase reporter assay. Results The median expression of miRNA?96?5p in gastric cancer tissue was 1.05, significantly lower than 3.23 of para?cancerous tissues (P＜0.05).The positive rate of FoxQ1 expression in gastric cancer tissue was 71.7%, significantly higher than 28.3% of para?cancerous tissues ( P＜0.05). The expression of FoxQ1 was negatively corelated with the level of miRNA?96?5p (r＝－0.613, P＝0.006). The expression of miRNA?96?5p in gastric cancer cell BGC?823 was significantly decreased compared with normal gastric epithelial cell (0.96±0.08 vs 2.84± 0.15, P＜0.05). The results of CCK?8 assay and Transwell assay showed that overexpression of miRNA?96?5p significantly reduced the proliferation and invasion abilities of gastric cancer cells ( P＜ 0.05 ). Overexpression of miRNA?96?5p decreased the protein level of FoxQ1. Moreover, it upregulated the expression of E?cadherin and downregulated the expression of vimentin. The result of dual?luciferase?3′?UTR reporter assay confirmed that miRNA?96?5p binds to the 3′UTR of FoxQ1. Conclusion miRNA?96?5p may suppress the proliferation, migration and epithelial?mesenchymal transition (EMT) of gastric cancer cell by down?regulation of FoxQ1.

Objective: To explore the difference in ultrasonic monitoring in carotid blood flow, resuscitation effects and prognosis between interposed abdominal pulling-pressing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (IAPP-CPR) and standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (STD-CPR). Methods: Seventy-five cardiac arrest (CA) patients admitted to emergency department of Shijingshan Teaching Hospital of Capital Medical University from June 2015 to December 2017 were enrolled. The patients were divided into STD-CPR group and IAPP-CPR group according to the treatment orders of them and the desire of relatives. All patients were given persistent external compression, airway open, tube intubation, and mechanical ventilation, vasoactive drugs application, defibrillation if required. STD-CPR group was operated according to the 2015 American Heart Association (AHA) CPR guidelines. On the basis of the standard CPR, IAPP-CPR group was recovered using abdominal lifting and compressing CPR instrument to press down to lift the upper abdomen continuously, when the chest compressing relaxed (frequency 100 times/min, down and lift time ratio 1:1, compressing strength 50 kg, lifting strength 30 kg). The patients' gender, age and CA etiology were recorded in the two groups. The vital signs and blood flow of carotid artery were monitored with ultrasonic Doppler during the CPR. The return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) rate and 48-hour survival rate were observed in patients. The influence factors of ROSC were screened by Logistic regression analysis. Results: The data of 75 patients with CA were enrolled finally, with STD-CPR group of 38 patients and IAPP-CPR group of 37 patients. There were no significant differences in patients' gender, age or CA etiology between the two groups. Comparing with STD-CPR group, the peak blood flow velocity of carotid artery in IAPP-CPR group was speeded up significantly (cm/s: 107.16±13.75 vs. 78.99±14.77, P < 0.01), the overall blood flow volume of carotid artery was increased significantly (mL/min: 989.06±115.88 vs. 751.62±118.92, P < 0.01), but there was no significant difference in inner diameter of carotid artery between the two groups (mm: 4.55±0.25 vs. 4.61±0.21, P > 0.05) . During the CPR, the mean arterial pressure (MAP) and the transcutaneous oxygen saturation (SpO₂) in IAPP-CPR group were significantly higher than those of STD-CPR group, but no significant difference was found in heart rate between the two groups. Four patients in STD-CPR group got ROSC, and 3 survived over 48 hours (1 myocardial infarction patient died of ventricular fibrillation) while 6 patients in IAPP-CPR group got ROSC and survived over 48 hours. There was no significant difference in ROSC rate or 48-hour survival rate between the two groups, but data of IAPP-CPR group was slightly higher than that of STD-CPR group [ROSC rate: 16.22% (6/37) vs. 10.53% (4/38), 48-hour survival rate: 16.22% (6/37) vs. 7.89% (3/38), both P > 0.05]. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the higher the MAP during CPR, the greater the possibility of ROSC was [odds ratio (OR) = 1.361, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.182-1.669, P = 0.030]. Conclusions IAPP-CPR was superior to traditional STD-CPR in improving arterial blood flow and resuscitation effect, but no superiority was found in ROSC rate and survival rate, which may be relate to the small number of patients that included in this study. More clinic trials are needed.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the difference in ultrasonic monitoring in carotid blood flow, resuscitation effects and prognosis between interposed abdominal pulling-pressing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (IAPP-CPR) and standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (STD-CPR). METHODS: Seventy-five cardiac arrest (CA) patients admitted to emergency department of Shijingshan Teaching Hospital of Capital Medical University from June 2015 to December 2017 were enrolled. The patients were divided into STD-CPR group and IAPP-CPR group according to the treatment orders of them and the desire of relatives. All patients were given persistent external compression, airway open, tube intubation, and mechanical ventilation, vasoactive drugs application, defibrillation if required. STD-CPR group was operated according to the 2015 American Heart Association (AHA) CPR guidelines. On the basis of the standard CPR, IAPP-CPR group was recovered using abdominal lifting and compressing CPR instrument to press down to lift the upper abdomen continuously, when the chest compressing relaxed (frequency 100 times/min, down and lift time ratio 1:1, compressing strength 50 kg, lifting strength 30 kg). The patients' gender, age and CA etiology were recorded in the two groups. The vital signs and blood flow of carotid artery were monitored with ultrasonic Doppler during the CPR. The return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) rate and 48-hour survival rate were observed in patients. The influence factors of ROSC were screened by Logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: The data of 75 patients with CA were enrolled finally, with STD-CPR group of 38 patients and IAPP-CPR group of 37 patients. There were no significant differences in patients' gender, age or CA etiology between the two groups. Comparing with STD-CPR group, the peak blood flow velocity of carotid artery in IAPP-CPR group was speeded up significantly (cm/s: 107.16±13.75 vs. 78.99±14.77, P < 0.01), the overall blood flow volume of carotid artery was increased significantly (mL/min: 989.06±115.88 vs. 751.62±118.92, P < 0.01), but there was no significant difference in inner diameter of carotid artery between the two groups (mm: 4.55±0.25 vs. 4.61±0.21, P > 0.05). During the CPR, the mean arterial pressure (MAP) and the transcutaneous oxygen saturation (SpO₂) in IAPP-CPR group were significantly higher than those of STD-CPR group, but no significant difference was found in heart rate between the two groups. Four patients in STD-CPR group got ROSC, and 3 survived over 48 hours (1 myocardial infarction patient died of ventricular fibrillation) while 6 patients in IAPP-CPR group got ROSC and survived over 48 hours. There was no significant difference in ROSC rate or 48-hour survival rate between the two groups, but data of IAPP-CPR group was slightly higher than that of STD-CPR group [ROSC rate: 16.22% (6/37) vs. 10.53% (4/38), 48-hour survival rate: 16.22% (6/37) vs. 7.89% (3/38), both P > 0.05]. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the higher the MAP during CPR, the greater the possibility of ROSC was [odds ratio (OR) = 1.361, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.182-1.669, P = 0.030]. CONCLUSIONS IAPP-CPR was superior to traditional STD-CPR in improving arterial blood flow and resuscitation effect, but no superiority was found in ROSC rate and survival rate, which may be relate to the small number of patients that included in this study. More clinic trials are needed.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ; Electric Countershock ; Heart Arrest ; Humans ; Ultrasonics ; Ventricular Fibrillation

Objective To develop a tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system PCR(T-ARMS-PCR)assay for detecting four single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs): rs1801133,rs1801131, rs1805087 and rs1801394 associated with folate metabolism in a single reaction tube.Methods Methodology was developed.Then, it applied the established method to analyze 150 physical examination children′s anticoagulant blood samples admitted to the Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children′s Hospital of Hebei Province from January 2017 to April 2017.Four sets of chimeric primers consisting of a universal Tag sequence and targeting rs 1801133,rs1801131,rs1805087 and rs1801394 fused to the specific sequence were designed according to the T-ARMS-PCR principle and the multiplex chimeric primers strategy.A single tube PCR was then conducted after optimizing the primer concentrations and the reaction conditions.The amplified products were analyzed by QIAxcel capillary electrophoresis, and the corresponding SNP genotypes of 150 samples were identified.Furthermore,all samples were verified by direct sequencing.And the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium(HWE)testing of four SNPs from 150 samples were conducted by SPSS17.0 Chi-square test.Results The improved T-ARMS-PCR combined with capillary electrophoresis can accurately verify eight different alleles of the four SNPs associated with folate metabolism at one time in 3 hours.Four SNPs of 150 whole blood samples were accurately classified and the results were completely consistent with direct sequencing.All the genotype frequencies of these four SNPs were in HWE (χ2rs1801133=0.69, Prs1801133=0.40; χ2rs1801131=0.21, Prs1801131=0.64; χ2rs1805087=3.32, Prs1805087=0.07;χ2rs1801394=1.91, Prs1801394=0.17).Conclusions The proposed improved T-ARMS-PCR combined with capillary electrophoresis in this study can accurately verify four SNPs associated with folate metabolism in a single reaction tube.This method might be a valuable tool to specifically guide the folate supplement in general population.

Objective: To understand the potential viral pathogens other than enteroviruses existing in samples of hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) patient and study their molecular feature and genotype. Methods: The deep sequencing analysis of a fecal specimen collected from HFMD patient was conducted by metagenomics and bioinformatics. Results: Enterovirus A71 and sapovirus mixed infection was found in this case. The nucleic acid of sapovirus was confirmed positive by RT-PCR and the 7 429 bp complete genome sequence of sapovirus was obtained by assembling sequencing reads which consisted of 3 open reading frames. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that this strain of virus should belong to the genotype 1 of sapovirus having a homology of 99.4% with sapovirus Hu/G1/Zhejiang1/China/2014 strain, which is a currently predominant genotype circulating in China. Conclusions The sapovirus, which is a predominant strain circulating in China, was a mixed infected causative agent existing in HFMD sample identified by deep sequencing. This study will serve as a reference for pathogen detection of HFMD and diarrheal related diseases, as well as provide a sequence reference for molecular feature study of sapovirus in China in the future.