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Multiple factors such as traditional history evolution, resource allocation and management mechanism all restrict the discipline development of basic medical sciences and the enhancement of postgraduate education quality. Guangzhou Medical University starts from top-level design, focuses on joint efforts of discipline construction and adopts a series of reform measures to promote first-class basic medical sciences discipline construction and enhance the postgraduate education quality, such as transforming the architecture of scientific institutions, grasping the discipline direction, setting double-tutor system, optimizing the tutor team, promoting curriculum reform, strengthening communication between domestic and overseas and selecting excellent students. Practice shows that positioning properly and developing with unique features based on joint efforts of discipline are effective approaches to build high-level teaching-research medical universities.
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Objective To investigate the expression of UCH37 in cervical cancer tissue,and the associa-tion of UCH37 expression and clinicopathological features of cervical cancer patients,and detect the effect of UCH37 on cell proliferation,cell apoptosis and cell cycle of HeLa cells. Methods Quantitative real-time poly-merase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)was conduct to detect the expression of UCH37 mRNA in cancer tissue and the adjacent tissue of cervical cancer patients. Spearman′s rank test was conduct to analyze the clinical relevance of UCH37 in cervical cancer. Cell count kit-8 was performed to detect the effect of UCH37 on proliferation of HeLa cells. Flow cytometry was performed to detect the effect of UCH37 on cell apoptosis and cell cycle of HeLa cells. Results qRT-PCR results revealed that UCH37 was upregulated in cervical cancer tissue compare to the adjacent tissue.Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that high UCH37 expression was significantly associated with FI-GO stage of cervical cancer patients.CCK-8 assay results showed that cell proliferation was inhibited in HeLa cells transfected with UCH37-siRNAs,and flow cytometry assays revealed that cell apoptosis was promoted in HeLa cells transfected with UCH37-siRNAs.Furthermore,compared with HeLa cells transfected with UCH37-NC,HeLa cells transfected with UCH37 siRNAs were arrested at G1 stage.Conclusion UCH37 expression is upregulated in tissue of cervical cancer,and UCH37 could promote cell proliferation of HeLa cells.UCH37 is a potential therapeu-tic target in cervical cancer.
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At present, central nervous system involvement is the most common in neuropsychiatric lupus.This article discus-ses the research status of central nervous system lupus in the past few years which include characteristics of clinical presentation, etio-pathological mechanism, neuroimaging diagnosis and therapeutic strategy.Actually, the advanced technology, especially neuroimmu-nology and neuroimaging, in combination with early diagnosis, effective assessment and treat to target strategy could decrease global disease activity, ameliorate quality of life and increase life expectancy.Furthermore, the prospective researches should be paid more attention in lupus registries, neuropsychiatric questionnaires, damage index and improvement of severe refractory cases in clinic.
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Objective To observe the change of protein levels of large conductance calcium activated potassium channel (BK‐Ca) in placental arteriole smooth muscle cells from hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy and discuss its role .Methods Western blot analysis was used to examine protein expression of α subunit andβ1 subunit of BKCa channels in placental arteriole smooth muscle cells from hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy .Results The relative protein expression level of α‐subunit in the HDCP group was 1 .001 2 ± 0 .169 8(n=15) ,and the NT group was 1 .028 2 ± 0 .180 6 (n=15) .There was no significant differences between the two groups (P> 0 .05);the relative protein expression level of β1 subunit in the HDCP group was 0 .418 1 ± 0 .080 8 (n=15) ,and the NT group was 1 .616 8 ± 0 .012 6 (n=15) ,theβ1‐subunit protein expression levels of HDCP group were significantly lower (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The protein expression ofβ1‐subunit ,but notα‐subunit ,was reduced in pla‐cental arteriole smooth muscle cells from hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy .Therefore ,BKCa channel activity may have been involved in hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy ;and the abnormal expression ofβ1 subunit maybe an important basis in hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy .
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BACKGROUND:The prosthesis fusion rate after total hip replacement is closely related to the reconstruction process of bone,which is affected by the factors around the implant of patient.Trace elements are strongly associated with the ossification.Thus,the content of trace elements in proximal femur may affect the bone fusion and survival rate of the prosthesis.OBJECTIVE:To analyze the correlation of trace elements and bone fusion surrounding the prosthesis in proximal femur.METHODS: Bone samples were obtained from the discarded metaphysis region of the proximal femur in 24 patients with primary total hip replacement.Trace element (calcium,magnesium,zinc,parathyroid hormone,activated vitamin D3) contents were detected aftervitro cel culture.Bone mineral density was tested surrounding the prosthesis at 1 week,3 and 6 months after replacement by dual energy X-ray absorption method with a bone density meter.The difference in trace elements was compared in patients at different ages and different genders.The correlation between above five kinds of trace elements and bone mineral density was analyzed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:No significant difference in trace element contents was detected in different age groups and different gender groups (P＞ 0.05).Zinc content was positively correlated with parathyroid hormone and magnesium contents (P＜ 0.05).Zinc was positively associated with bone mineral density in the region 7 (P＜ 0.05).The further studies concerning the trace elements in proximal femur can be used to predict and intervene in the longevity of hip prosthesis.
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BACKGROUND:The correlation of zinc with Stro-1+cells and bone morphogenetic protein 7 surrounding the prosthesis may affect the bone fusion and survival rate in hip prosthesis. ＜br> OBJECTIVE:To analyze the correlation of zinc content with Stro-1+cells and bone morphogenetic protein 7 in proximal femur. ＜br> METHODS:Bone samples were obtained from the discarded metaphysis region of the proximal femur in 24 patients with primary total hip replacement. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were cultured in vitro. At 14 days after culture, Stro-1+cells in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were detected using flow cytometry. Bone morphogenetic protein 7 expression in cellsupernatant was detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Zinc content in supernatant was measured using radio-immunity assay. ＜br> RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:No significant difference in the zinc content was detected in different age groups and different gender groups. Zinc content was positively associated with Stro-1+cells and bone morphogenetic protein 7 expression. The further study of the trace element zinc in proximal femur can predict and intervene the longevity of hip prosthesis.
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Objective To investigate the effect of interferon alfα-2b on the ultrastructure and Caspase-3 levels in villus in early pregnancy with bacterial vaginal disease (BV). Method Early pregnant women were divided into two groups. The treated group included 25 early pregnant women with BV who chose to have an early termination and were treated with rhINFα-2b. The controling group included 30 early pregnant women without any genital tract infectious diseases. The caspase-3 levels in trophocytes were detected by immunochemistry and the ultrastructural changes were observed in villus by transmission electron microscopy. Result (1)There was no apparent difference of ultrastructural changes between the two groups. (2)There was no statistical significance of the levels of caspase-3 between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion The excessive apoptosis do not occur in the trophocytes when treated with INFα-2b.
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Objective To evaluate the effects of edaravone postconditioning and remote ischemic postconditioning on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.Methods Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 8 weeks,weighing 250-300 g,were randomly divided into 5 groups (n =8 each):sham operation group (group S); group I/R; edaravone postconditioning group (group E); remote ischemic postconditioning group (group P); edaravone postconditioning and remote ischemic postconditioning group (group EP).Myocardial I/R was induced by occlusion of anterior desending branch of left coronary artery for 30 min followed by 180 min reperfusion.Edaravone 3 mg/kg was injected intravenously at 1 min before reperfusion in groups E and EP.The animals underwent 10 min ischemia of bilateral hind limbs starting from 20 min of myocardial ischemia in groups P and EP.Left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP),left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) and ± dp/dtmax were measured and recorded during reperfusion.Results Compared with group S,LVSP and ± dp/dtmax were significantly decreased and LVEDP was increased in the other groups (P ＜ 0.05).LVSP and ± dp/dtmax were significantly higher and LVEDP was lower during reperfusion in groups E,P and EP than in group I/R,and in group EP than in groups E and P (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Edaravone postconditioning and remote ischemic postconditioning can alleviate myocardial I/R injury and offers better efficacy than either alone.
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Patients with hypertension coupled with metabolic syndrome (MetS) are among the high risk population in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. To reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, it is essential to appropriately control blood pressure together with other cardiovascular risk factors.
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Microalbuminuria (MAU) is a key component of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and is an early sign of diabetic nephropathy as well. Although routine Western medicine treatments are given to MetS patients to control high blood pressure, hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia, some patients still experience progressive renal lesions and it is necessary to modify and improve the treatment strategy for MetS patients.
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Objective To explore the role of ERK1/2 protein in development of myocardial hypertrophy.Methods Myocardial cells were isolated from ventricles of 1～3-day-old neonate rats and purifed by a culture method.Neonate rat cardiomyocyte hypertrophic responses were assayed by measuring protein content,protein synthesis rate and cell surface area.Expression of protein ERK1/2 were detected by Western blot.Results Cell protein content,~3H-leucine(~3 H-Leu)incorporation and cell surface area increased by treating of cardiomyocytes with T(10~(-10)～10~(-6) mol/L)for 24 h.The maxium effect was observed at the concentration of 10~(-8) mol/L.The increase of cell protein content induced by T was inhibited by pretreating with flutamide(10~(-5) mol/L)for 2 h,while there was no effect on cardiomyocytes pretreating with flutamide alone.The increase of ~3H-Leu incorporation induced by T was blocked by PD98059(50 μmol/L).Expression of ERK1/2 was upregulated significantly by treating with testoster one for 24 h at the level of 10~(-8) mol/L.The increased expression of ERK1/2 induced by T was reversed by pretreating with flutamide(10~(-5) mol/L)for 2 h.Conclusion T with physio-concentration may induce cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and this effect was possibly mediated through the activation of ERK1/2 signalling.During this procession,T upregulated the protein expression of ERK1/2 mediated by androgen receptor.
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Objective: To investigate the effects of Fufang Jiangzhi No. 3, a compound traditional Chinese herbal medicine, on cholesterol-bile acid metabolism in rabbits with hypercholesterolemia and to explore the mechanism. Methods: Twenty-four male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly assigned into normal control group, untreated group and Fufang Jiangzhi No. 3 group, with 8 rabbits in each group. Rabbits in the untreated group and Fufang Jiangzhi No. 3 group were fed high cholesterol diet to induce hypercholesterolemia. After 4-week treatment, serum total cholesterol and bile acid contents were assessed. Activity of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) in liver tissues was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expressions of CYP7A1, bile salt export pump (BSEP) and small heterodimer partner (SHP) mRNAs in liver tissues were observed by real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Results: Compared with the normal control group, serum total cholesterol and bile acid contents in the untreated group were increased (P<0.01). Activity of CYP7A1 and expression of CYP7A1 mRNA were decreased and expressions of BSEP and SHP mRNAs were increased in liver tissues in the untreated group as compared with the normal control group (P<0.01). Serum total cholesterol level, and expressions of BSEP and SHP mRNAs in the Fufang Jiangzhi No. 3 group were lower than those in the untreated group (P<0.01). The CYP7A1 activity and expression of CYP7A1 mRNA in the Fufang Jiangzhi No. 3 group were increased as compared with the untreated group (P<0.01), however, there was no significant difference in bile acid between the Fufang Jiangzhi No. 3 group and the untreated group. Conclusion: Fufang Jiangzhi No. 3 can up-regulate the expression of CYP7A1 mRNA, raise the activity of CYP7A1, and inhibit the expressions of BSEP and SHP mRNAs to regulate the metabolism of total cholesterol in rabbits.
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Objective To observe the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1(ICAM-1)and vascular cellular adhesion molecuh 1(VCAM-1)in placenta in patients with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy,investigate their roles in patients with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and correlation.Methods Fifty-two patients with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy(disease group)were collected,including 11 csses with gestational hypertension(GH),18 cases with mild pre-eelampsia(MP)and 23 cases with gevere pre-eclampsia(SP),26 cases of normal pregnant women as control group.Immunohistochemistry and image analytical technique were employed to show the expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1.Results The quantities of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expressed in the placental vascular endothelial cell were 78.85%(41/52)and 75.00%(39/52)in disease group,26.92%(7/26)and 23.08%(6/26)in control group,there was a significant difference between the two groups(P<0.01).and those in SP patients[100.00%(23/23)and 100.00%(23/23)]were higher than those in MP patients[77.78%(14/18)and 72.22%(13/18)]and GH patients[36.36%(4/11)and 27.27%(3/11)](P<0.05 or<0.01).The quantities of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expressed in the placental villous syncytlotrophoblast were cell 38.46%(20/52)and 44.23% (23/52)in disease group,100.00%(26/26)and 96.15%(25/26)in control group,there was a significant difference between the two groups(P<0.01),and those in SP patients[8.70%(2/23)and 13.04%(3/23)]were lower than those in MP patients[44.44%(8/18)and 50.00%(9/18)]and GH patients[90.91%(10/11)and 100.00%(11/11)](P<0.05 or<0.01).Conclusion Abnormal expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in the placental vascular endothelial and villous syncytiotrophoblast cell in patients with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy may participate in pathogenic process of vascular endothelial damage of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
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In 1999, the nomenclature and case definitions for neuropsychiatric lupus syndromes were published by American College of Rheumatology (ACR), and the cognition of neuropsychiatric damage of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was gradually unified and standardized. Lupus headache is an intractable problem in SLE, especially in SLE patients complicated with multiple organ injury. In general, vascular headache is common in most SLE patients, and a small number of SLE patients complicated with nervous headache are found in clinic. Moreover, its pathophysiological mechanism is far from being understood. Although early diagnosis is essential for good outcomes, the diagnosis method is rather confused in the world. There still exist some limitations in the proposal of clinical classification of headache from ACR and International Headache Society (IHS), and the proposal does not mention the classification of headache related to psychiatric damage. Current therapeutic regimens are almost exclusively based on empirical evidence. Treatment approaches include symptomatic treatment, immunosuppressive, anticoagulant and anti-aggregant therapies. It provides enormous and hopeful space in research of combined therapy strategy, especially in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. The authors discussed the relationship between lupus headache and headache due to internal injury in the view of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and suggested that the treatment strategy for lupus headache should be made in argument with the headache due to internal injury. Syndrome differentiation treatment according to deficiency in the root and excess in the branch and the therapy for activating blood to dredge collaterals maybe have great advantages in treatment of the headache in SLE.
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Ischemic stroke is a critical society-medicine-economy problem,and effective therapy is rather insufficient.Nowadays,method of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis was popularly adopted,but only enjoyed limited curative effect in segmental stage of illness in patients.In this article,we analyzed and discussed mainly concept and viewpoint on blood stasis syndrome in Traditional Chinese Medicine,moreover,and provided advanced data for experimental and clinical research in the future.
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OBJECTIVE: To establish an animal model imitating post-menopausal atherosclerosis in rabbit and observe the effect of the herbal formula of tonifying-kidney on this animal model. METHODS: The New Zealand rabbits were treated with ovariectomy, high cholesterol diet plus immune injury, and both of ovariectomy and high cholesterol diet plus immune injury respectively. The blood lipid level and the intima and media of the aorta were observed. RESULTS: The rabbits treated with ovariectomy and high cholesterol diet plus immune injury changed markedly and had low level of estrogen, high levels of CHOL, TG and dysfunction of the arterial endothelium cells. however, the chinese herbal formula of tonifying-kidney could relieve these changes. CONCLUSION: The New Zealand rabbits treated with both of ovariectomy and high cholesterol diet plus immune injury could result in the changes imitating post-menopausal atherosclerosis, and it could be improved by the treatment of herbal formula of tonifying-kidney, so we think that the changes of the animal model are related to the deficiency of the kidney in traditional Chinese medicine.
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This article discusses the status quo of the researches on neuropsychiatric lupus,including its pathophysiological mechanism,clinical manifestation,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis.Cerebrospinal fluid examination,electroencephalography and brain imaging could improve the sensitivity of the diagnosis of neuropsychiatric lupus.Aggressive immunosuppressive agents,high-dose corticosteroids and anticoagulants remain the key to the therapy.However,future researches should focus on the control of long-term relapse and the improvement of the quality of life.