Objective:To discuss the therapeutic effect of resveratrol on the temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis(TMJOA),and to clarify the related mechanism.Methods:Forty-five SD rats were randomly divided into control group,model group,and resveratrol group,and there were 15 rats in each group.The rats in model group and resveratrol group were intra-articularly injected with 50 μL of 20 g·L-1 monosodium iodoacetate(MIA)to set TMJOA rat models,while the rats in control group were injected with an equal volume of normal saline.Three weeks after modeling,the rats in resveratrol group received an injection of 80 μL resveratrol solution,once a week for three weeks,while the rats in control and model groups were injected with an equal volume of normal saline.Micro-computed tomography(Micro-CT)system was used to detect the condyle structure and the bone volume fraction(BV/TV),trabecular thickness(Tb.Th),trabecular spacing(Tb.Sp),and trabecular number(Tb.N)of the rats in various groups were calculated;HE staining and toluidine blue staining were used to observe the pathomorphology of temporomandibular joint(TMJ)tissue of the rats in various groups;immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression levels of SRY-related HMG box(SOX)-9,matrix metalloproteinase(MMP)-13,silent information regulator(Sirt)1,phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K),phosphorylated protein kinase B(p-Akt),and phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamycin(p-mTOR)in TMJ tissue of the rats in various groups;real-time quantitative PCR(RT-qPCR)method was used to detect the expression levels of SOX-9,MMP-13,Sirt1,PI3K,mTOR,and Akt mRNA in TMJ tissue of the rats in various groups.Results:Three weeks after modeling,condylar bone was destructed,the surface was roughness,and continuity interruption were observed,indicating TMJOA model of the rats was established successfully.The Micro-CT system results showed that the condylar surface of the rats in control group was smooth and regularly shaped,with continuous bone texture;the rats in model group had significant condylar destruction,disrupted continuity,surface roughness,and varying degrees of bone defects;the rats in resveratrol group showed alleviated condylar lesions and improved appearance.Compared with control group,the BV/TV and Tb.Th of the rats in model group were significantly decreased(P<0.05),and Tb.Sp was significantly increased(P<0.05);compared with model group,the BV/TV and Tb.Th of the rats in resveratrol group were significantly increased(P<0.05),and the Tb.Sp was significantly decreased(P<0.05).The HE staining results showed clear layers and orderly chondrocyte arrangement in condyle of the rats in control group;the rats in model group showed rough uneven surface,obvious defects,and typical TMJOA features;the rats in resveratrol group showed slightly rough surface with generally clear layers and orderly arranged cells.The toluidine blue staining results showed distinct blue-purple staining of chondrocytes in hypertrophic layer of the rats in control group;pale staining or even loss of staining in some areas of the rats in model group;and distinct and relatively uniform staining in hypertrophic layer of the rats in resveratrol group.The immunohistochemistry results showed that compared with control group,the expression levels of MMP-13,PI3K,p-Akt,and p-mTOR proteins in TMJ tissue of the rats in model group were significantly increased(P<0.05),while the expression levels of SOX-9 and Sirt1 proteins in TMJ tissue of the rats were significantly decreased(P<0.05);compared with model group,the expression levels of SOX-9 and Sirt1 proteins in TMJ tissue of the rats in resveratrol group were significantly increased(P<0.05),whereas the expression levels of MMP-13,PI3K,p-Akt,and p-mTOR proteins were significantly decreased(P<0.05).The RT-qPCR results showed that compared with control group,the expression levels of MMP-13,PI3K,Akt,and mTOR mRNA in TMJ tissue of the rats in model group were significantly increased(P<0.05),while the expression levels of SOX-9 and Sirt1 mRNA were significantly decreased(P<0.05);compared with model group,the expression levels of SOX-9 and Sirt1 mRNA in TMJ tissue of the rats in resveratrol group were significantly increased(P<0.05),whereas the expression levels of MMP-13,PI3K,Akt,and mTOR mRNA were significantly decreased(P<0.05).Conclusion:Resveratrol has therapeutic effect on TMJOA,and its mechanism may be related to the activation of Sirt1 and inhibition of the PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway.

Background: Antibiotic resistance is a significant public health concern around the globe.Antimicrobial peptides exhibit broad-spectrum and efficient antibacterial activity with an added advantage of low drug resistance. The higher water content and 3D network structure of the hydrogels are beneficial for maintaining antimicrobial peptide activity and help to prevent degradation. The antimicrobial peptide released from hydrogels also hasten the local wound healing by promoting epithelial tissue regeneration and granulation tissue formation. Objective: This study aimed at developing sodium alginate based hydrogel loaded with a novel antimicrobial peptide Chol-37(F34-R) and to investigate the characteristics in vitro and in vivo as an alternative antibacterial wound dressing to treat infectious wounds. Methods: Hydrogels were developed and optimized by varying the concentrations of crosslinkers and subjected to various characterization tests like cross-sectional morphology, swelling index, percent water contents, water retention ratio, drug release and antibacterial activity in vitro, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infected wound mice model in vivo. Results: The results indicated that the hydrogel C proved superior in terms of cross-sectional morphology having uniformly sized interconnected pores, a good swelling index, with the capacity to retain a higher quantity of water. Furthermore, the optimized hydrogel has been found to exert a significant antimicrobial activity against bacteria and was also found to prevent bacterial infiltration into the wound site due to forming an impermeable barrier between the wound bed and external environment. The optimized hydrogel was found to significantly hasten skin regeneration in animal models when compared to other treatments in addition to strong inhibitory effect on the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α). Conclusions Our results suggest that sodium alginate -based hydrogels loaded with Chol-37(F34-R) hold the potential to be used as an alternative to conventional antibiotics in treating infectious skin wounds.

Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations,imaging and pathological features and treatment prognosis of primary renal sarcoma in adults.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 48 patients with primary renal sarcoma from January 2009 to December 2018 in the first affiliated hospital and cancer center of Sun Yat-Sen university.There were 30 males and 18 females.Their aged ranged from 27 to 76 yrs with an average age of 50 yrs.A total of 24 patients presented with lumbar and abdominal pain.Abdominal mass was found in 2 cases.Gross hematuria was noticed in 4 cases.Febrile was recorded in 2 cases and 21 cases were diagnosed by physical examination.31 tumors located in the left kidney and 17 tumors located in the right kidney.The tumor diameter ranged from 3 to 16 cm with an average diameter of 8 cm.All patients underwent ultrasound or CT/MRI examination of the urinary system before surgery.The ultrasound showed the undistributed echo inside the tumor with the undistinguished border.The image of necrosis and liquefaction could be seen in some cases.The CT/MRI examination showed the lesion site with the necrosis,liquefaction or cystic changing.The mass exhibited the unregular enhancement with undistinguished border line.The mean diameter of liposcarcoma was 10.2 cm.CT scan demonstrated the relative low density of tumor,which was hard to be identified with AML.The average diameter of leiomyosarcoma was 6.5 cm.The enhanced CT scan showed the low density of tumor,compared with renal parenchyma.46 patients underwent radical nephrectomy,2 patients underwent renal tumor biopsy.And postoperative follow-up was performed.Results Pathological diagnosis revealed that 19 cases with liposarcoma,9 cases with leiomyosarcoma and 4 cases with synovial sarcoma,especially 4 cases with Ewing' s sarcoma and 12 cases with other sarcoma.36 cases were followed up and survived for 4 to 64 months.The average survival time was 28 months.The longest mean survival time was seen in patients with liposarcoma,which was 32 months (ranging 11 to 64 months).The mean survival time of synovial sarcoma group was 25 months (ranging 5-58 months).The mean survival time of Ewing's sarcoma group was 22 months(ranging 12-46 months).and the survival time of leiomyosarcoma group was the shortest 20 months (ranging 4-36 months).Conclusion Renal sarcoma is rare and highly malignant.It needs to be diagnosed with clinical manifestations,imaging and pathological data together.

Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics and screen pathogens and prognosis of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor(NMDAR)encephalitis in children and so as to improve the diagnosis and treatment of anti-NMDAR encephalitis in children.Methods A retrospective and follow-up analysis of 38 cases of pediatric anti-NMDAR encephalitis was performed,who were admitted to the West China Second University Hospital,Sichuan University from May 2012 to June 2016,and their clinical features,associated pathogen screening,treatment and progno-sis were reviewed.Results Those 38 cases included 14 males and 24 females.The age ranged from 1 year and 10 months to 17 years and 6 months.The most common symptoms were psychiatric symptoms(33 cases),and dyskinesias and movement disorders(33 cases),speech disturbances(31 cases).Twenty-four cases(63.2%)received positive pathogenic screening and only one case had right ovarian mature cystic teratoma.Among them,11 cases had positive mycoplasma pneumonia immunoglobulin M(IgM)antibodies,10 cases had positive virus screening,and 1 case had toxoplasma gondii IgM antibodies positive,and 2 cases had mix infection.Symptoms of one case were relieved after anti-toxoplasma treatment without immunosuppression treatment,and another case had partial symptom relief after mycoplas-ma pneumonia treatment.Thirty-seven cases received immunosuppressant therapy(4 cases were treated with glucocor-ticoid,12 cases were treated with glucocorticoid combined with immune globulin,2 cases were treated with glucocorti-coid combined with plasma exchange,still 19 cases were treated with glucocorticoid combined with immune globulin and plasma exchange).After follow-up for median 12 months,3 cases relapsed,29 cases were fully recovered,5 cases had mild language impairment,2 cases had mild memory impairment,and 2 cases had involuntary movement.Conclusions The most common symptoms of the patients were psychiatric symptoms,dyskinesias and movement disorders,and speech disturbances.Children with anti-NMDAR encephalitis had a low incidence of tumors,while various pathogen infections including mycoplasma pneumonia,virus and toxoplasma gondii,which may trigger abnormal immune response of anti-NMDAR encephalitis.Pathogen screening needs to be done for pediatric anti-NMDAR encephalitis and anti-patho-genic treatment may be helpful for disease remission.

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) ,C‐reactive protein(CRP) and white blood cell (WBC) count in children with respiratory tract infection .Methods A total of 358 children inpatients with respiratory tract infec‐tion in the pediatric department of our hospital from 2014 January to June 2015 were selected and divided into the bacterial infection group and non‐bacterial infection group according to the throat swabs and sputum culture results .The venous blood was collected before and after treatment for detecting PCT ,CRP and WBC count ;meanwhile 30 healthy children were selected as the control group .Results The PCT ,CRP and WBC levels in the bacterial infection group were significantly increased compared with the non‐bacterial infection group and control group(P<0 .01) ,while which in the non‐bacterial infection group were relatively close to those in the control group(P>0 .05);but the PCT ,CRP and WBC count levels after 1‐week treatment in the bacterial infection group were significantly decreased compared with before treatment (P<0 .01) ,while which in the non‐bacterial infection group had little change between before and after treatment (P>0 .05) .Conclusion The combined detection of PCT ,CRP and WBC count has an important application value in the differential diagnosis and medication guidance of the children′s respiratory tract infection .

Objective:To investigate the inhibitory effect of dihydroartemisinin on non-small cell lung cancer H1299 cells.Methods:Through the CCK-8 method for determining the IC 10 of dihydroartemisinin ,choose low dose IC 10 as the experimental concentration,CCK-8 to observe artemisinin in low doses of H1299 cell proliferation, cycle and the influence of radiation sensitivity.Results:IC10 of dihydroartemisinin was 14.87 μmol/L,dihydroartemisinin could inhibit proliferation of H 1299 cells,slow down the cell cycle , and increased the radiation sensitivity.Conclusion: Dihydroartemisinin can inhibit cell proliferation , cell cycle arrest in S phase ,increase the radiation sensitivity.

Objective To evaluate the application value of domestic image‐guided radiotherapy system XGS‐10 made in Weidu medical company limited in intensity‐modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma .Methods A total of 30 nasopharyngeal carcinoma cases with intensity modulated radiatiotherapy by Varian accelerator were incorporated into the study .All patients ac‐cepted image‐guided radiotherapy system XGS‐10 of Chongqing Weidu medical company limited to obtain frontal images and CBCT to obtain CT images respectively .The images were matched with the planning images and target center ,then got the linear set‐up errors of left to right (X) ,superior to inferior (Y) ,and anterior to posterior (Z) ,and the time of acquiring and matching was recor‐ded .Results The correlation of both two instruments′setup errors in X ,Y ,Z direction is good ,the difference of setup errors was within the acceptable range ,and was not statistically significant (P>0 .05) .the time of acquiring images was (15 ± 2)s and that of matching images was (20 ± 2)s by XGS‐10 ;the time of acquiring images was (120 ± 8)s and that of matching images was (240 ± 10)s by Varian CBCT .Conclusion The setup error of XGS‐10 of intensity‐modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma was equal to CBCT ,but the time of acquiring and matching time of XGS‐10 was shorter than that of CBCT ,which could shorten the positioning time and reduce radiation dose for patient .As a result ,it is conducive to real‐time clinical radiotherapy guidance .

OBJECTIVETo investigate the frequency of USP6 gene rearrangement in nodular fasciitis (NF) and to evaluate its clinical application.

METHODSTwenty nine cases of previously diagnosed NF were screened for the presence of the USP6 gene rearrangement by interphase fluorescence-in-situ hybridization (FISH) on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue. Fifteen of these cases, which had available tissue, were also analysed for MYH9-USP6 fusion transcripts by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

RESULTSTwenty four of the 29 cases (83%) were positive for the USP6 gene rearrangement by interphase FISH. The 15 cases with RT-PCR showed the following results: 11 positive, one deletion and three negative for USP6 gene rearrangement. Of these 15 cases, eight (8/15) showed MYH9-USP6 fusion transcript by RT-PCR. Of these eight cases, seven were positive for USP6 gene rearrangement and one showed USP6 deletion by FISH.

CONCLUSIONSUSP6 gene rearrangement is a recurrent genetic event in NF. It is a valuable ancillary tool for the pathological diagnosis of these lesions.

Fasciitis ; genetics ; Gene Rearrangement ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; Interphase ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; genetics ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Translocation, Genetic ; Ubiquitin Thiolesterase ; genetics

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BACKGROUND: In many studies, rats were commonly used as models of retrorsine-induced hepatic injury. Some reports have confirmed that retrorsine cannot inhibit proliferation of mouse hepatic cells. Other reports have shown that retrorsine has inhibitory effects on proliferation of mouse hepatic cells. OBJECTIVE: To study the liver regeneration after hepatic injury by creating mouse models treated with partial hepatectomy combination with retrorsine. METHODS: A total of 40 C57BL/6J mice were equally and randomly assigned to 2 groups. In the partial hepatectomy combined with retrorsine group, intraperitoneal injection of retrorsine 70 mg/kg was conducted, twice, within an interval of 2 weeks. Four weeks later, 2/3 hepatectomy was performed. In the partial hepatectomy group, intraperitoneal injection of saline 70 mg/kg was performed, twice, with an interval of 2 weeks. Four weeks later, 2/3 hepatectomy was performed. At 14 days after partial hepatectomy, the restoration of the livers was observed. The liver cell injury was observed at 3, 7 days with hematoxylin-eosin staining. The hepatocyte proliferation was observed at 3 days with BrdU staining. Oval cell proliferation was observed at 3, 7and 14 days with CK19 and C-kit antibody immunohistochemistry.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: In the partial hepatectomy group, the damaged liver nearly restored to normal at 14 days after partial hepatectomy, and the result was contrary to partial hepatectomy combined with retrorsine group. Hematoxylin-eosin staining demonstrated that significant degeneration changes in hepatic cells in the partial hepatectomy combined with retrorsine group. BrdU staining showed that hepatocyte proliferation at day 3 was significantly determined in the partial hepatectomy group, but few in the partial hepatectomy combined with retrorsine group. CK19 and C-kit immunohistochemistry demonstrated that visible oval cell proliferation was seen in mice of partial hepatectomy combined with retrorsine group. First of all, hepatic oval cells appeared in portal area and differentiated into hepatic cells and bile duct cells, and then grew into the hepatic lobule gradually. These indicated that retrorsine can obviously inhibit hepatocyte regeneration after liver injury in mice. The model of mice treated with retrorsine and partial hepatectomy could induce oval cell proliferation.