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Objective To analyze the effects of change water sources on population iodine nutrition and goiter status in historical high water-iodine area in Yufa Town of Daxing District,Beijing,and evaluate the control effects.Methods A retrospective analysis method was used to collect epidemiological survey data such as water iodine content,urinary iodine content and goiter rate before and after iodine reduction in Yufa Town of Daxing District,Beijing,2005-2016,and the data were compared and analyzed.Results Yufa Town had implemented water reform since 2005.As of 2015,8 change water source projects had been built,and all historical high-water iodine villages had completed drinking water transformation.Totally 64,12,26,26,and 37 water samples were collected and tested in 2005,2009,2010,2011,and 2014,the medians of water iodine were 185.2,20.9,14.1,16.8,and 21.6 μg/L,respectively,and the medians of water iodine decreased significantly through changing water source.Totally 148,153,150,and 40 urine samples of children aged 8 to 10 years old were collected and tested in 2005,2009,2011,and 2016,the medians of urinary iodine were 520.1,201.6,143.0,and 135.0 μg/L,respectively,and the medians of urinary iodine decreased to a suitable range (100-199 μg/L) through changing water source.Totally 154,292,40,and 40 school-age children were tested for thyroid volume in 2005,2009,2011,and 2016,and 10,6,0,and 1 thyroid enlargements were detected,respectively.The thyroid enlargement rates were 6.49％.2.05％,0,and 2.50％,and the rates of goiter were reduced to less than 5％ through changing water source.Conclusion The high water-iodine in water-borne high iodine area in Yufa Town,Daxing District,Beijing is basically eliminated after change water sources,water improvement to reduce iodine is a basic measure to control high iodine damage in high water-iodine areas.
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Objective To analyze the space-time characteristics of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in Shijiazhuang by using geographic information system (GIS).Methods The data of HFMD during 2009 to 2011 in Shijiazhuang were collected and GIS database was created.Special map was drawn by PHGIS software to analyze the space-time characteristics of HFMD in Shijiazhuang.Results The epidemic situation of HFMD in Shijiazhuang appeared sporadic with local centralization.The attack ranked alternately rise year after year and high epidemic areas were geographically complimentary.Overall epidemic levels tend dropping from 2009 to 2011 and there were differences among areas.The high-attack areas of HFMD changed over time.Conclusions GIS can provide direct-viewing of the space-time characteristics of HFMD and further understand the prevalence of HFMD,which could help to provide the scientific basis of HFMD control in Shijiazhuang.
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Objective To study the mechanism of high intensity ultrasound (HIU) on COX-2 mRNA expression and apoptosis in breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 cells.Methods Human breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231 in vitro were exposed in HIU (50 w/cm2).RT-PCR was performed to detect the level of COX-2 mRNA before and after exposure.The ultrastructural changes in apoptotic cells were examined by transmission electron microscopy.Results The relative level of COX-2 mRNA decreased gradually along with the increase of exposure time and apoptotic bodies in MDA-MB-231 cells considerably increased under electron microscope.When exposure time was increased to 30 seconds,a few cells died.Conclusion HIU promotes apoptosis of breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells in a COX-2 mRNA depended way.
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Objective Study on the intracellular calcium and growth suppression of human breast cancer cells exposed by high intensity ultrasound (HIU). Methods Exposed human breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 in vitro with HIU (50 W/cm2). Examined the intracellular calcium from exposed cells with Fura-2 fluorescence probe. The cell viabilities were measured by MTT assay. The rate of cell apoptosis and distribution of cell cycle were detected on flow cytometry. Results The lever of intracellular calcium went up in pace with exposed time of HIU, MCF-7 cells were (572±20.1), (670±18.9), (815± 16.3) nmol/L (F = 663.65, P＜0.001), MDA-MB-231 cell was (582±16.3), (687±19.7), (843± 14.8) nmol/L (F = 863.06, P＜0.001), and the distribution of cell cycle waved to G0-G1, the ratios of G0-G1 in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 were (60.5±5.5)%, (66.3±7.0)%, (74.5±8.2)% (F=8.17, P = 0.002) and (58.5± 6.3) %, (66.1±6.3)%, (71.2±7.9) % (F=7.51, F= 0.003). Apoptotic rate upgraded gradually, the apoptotic rates of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 were (7.3±1.7)%, (13.2±3.5) %, (19.3±3.7)% (F= 18.73, P＜0.001) and (6.3±1.8)%, (11.4±2.31)%, (16.4±3.3)% (F = 19.26, P＜0.001). Under MTT assay, the rate of cell growth suppression increased significantly, the rates of cell growth suppression in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 were (9.2±2.2) %, (24.3±3.9)%, (48.6±5.5)%(F=117.16, P ＜0.001) and (9.0±1.7)%, (22.3±3.5) %, (416± 6.4)% (F =71.25, P＜0.001). Conclusion HIU enhanced the intracellular calcium of human breast cancer cells within given time and promoted the distribution of cell cycle to G0-G1. The rate of cell apoptosis and the cell's death rate increased evidently.
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Objective To study the apoptotic induction effect of Thapsigargin on estrogen receptor positive human breast cancer cell lines MCF 7. Methods Cells were treated with Thapsigargin and 5 FU in vitro . The rate of cell apoptosis and distribution of cell cycle were detected on flow cytometry. The cell viability was measured by MTT assay and ultrastructural changes in apoptotic cells were confirmed by transmission electron microscopy.Results Thapsigargin could increase the rates both of cell apoptosis and growth supression of MCF 7 cells induced by 5 FU and alter the distribution of cell cycle. Under electron microscope, apoptotic bodies in MCF 7 cells considerably increased.Conclusion Thapsigargin apparently enhances the effect of apoptotic induction of 5 FU on MCF 7 cells, it is worthy of being further studied.
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Objective To study the effect of rising [Ca 2+ ]i on the expression of Caspase 3, Bax and Bcl 2 in human breast cancer MCF 7 cell lines. Methods After the MCF 7 cells treated with different dose of thapsigargin(TG), intracellular calcium concentrations in MCF 7 cells were measured by calcium sensitive fluorescence indicator Fura 2/AM technique; and immunohistochemical method was used to detected the expressions of Caspase 3, Bax and Bcl 2. Results Bax was over expressed and Bcl 2 was down expressed in a [Ca 2+ ]i concentration dependent way;nevertheless, the expression of Caspase 3 was negative in all the TG treated cells. Conclusions The increase of intracellular calcium concentration may have an inductive effect of apoptosis on MCF 7 cells, which is independent to Caspase 3.