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Objective:To investigate the effects of cytoplasmic fragile X mental retardation protein 1 binding protein 2 (CYFIP2) overexpression on the biological functions and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways of bladder cancer T24 cells.Methods:The control group was T24 cells transfected with the empty pcDNA3 vector, and the overexpression group was T24 cells transfected with the CYFIP2 overexpression vector. The expression of CYFIP2 mRNA and protein was detected by reverse transcriptase, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and Western Blot. The effect of CYFIP2 overexpression on T24 cell proliferation was detected by CCK-8. The effect of CYFIP2 overexpression on T24 cell migration and invasion was detected by Transwell. The effects of CYFIP2 overexpression on Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in T24 cells were detected by Western Blot.Results:Compared with the control group, the expression levels of CYFIP2 mRNA and protein were increased in the overexpression group (all P < 0.001), and the cell proliferation, migration, and invasion abilities were reduced (all P < 0.01). β-catenin, c-Myc, and Cyclin D1 protein expression were down-regulated in CYFIP2 overexpressed T24 cells (all P < 0.05), while the protein levels of p-β-catenin were increased ( P < 0.05). Conclusions:CYFIP2 overexpression can inhibit T24 cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, and its possible molecular mechanism is related to the inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
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Objective To investigate the relationship between preoperative albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio and overall survival (OS) after radical cystectomy of bladder cancer.Methods The clinical date of patients with bladder cancer who underwent radical cystectomy and urinary diversion and confirmed by pathology from Jan 2007 to Dec 2015 were analyzed retrospectively,with 140 cases undergoing laparoscopic surgery and 26 cases undergoing open surgery.There were 148 males and 18 females,aged was 33-85 years,with an ayerage ageof (65.1 ± 9.4) years.There were 55 cases of cutaneous ureterostomy,96 cases of Brick diversior with ileum,and 15 cases of ileal neobladder.The AAPR range 0.03-1.67,with an average 0.62 ± 0.23,and body mass index (BMI) was 16.79-32.65 kg/m2,with an average of (24.00 ± 3.32) kg/m2.There were 33 cases with hydronephrosis and 133 no hydronephrosis,31 cases with hypertension and 135 cases no hypertension,and 14 cases with diabetes and 152 cases no diabetes.Four cases were classified as grade0,65 cases as grade 1,86 cases as grade 2,and 11 cases as grade 3.Based on the preoperative AAPR(0.62 ±0.23),they were divided into three groups,with 55 cases in the low AAPR (0.42 ± 0.09) group,55 cases in the middle AAPR (0.58 ± 0.05) group,and 56 cases in the high AAPR (0.86 ± 0.21)group.Cox proportional hazards regression methodology were used to evaluate the relationship between preoperative AAPR and overall survival.Survival analysis was conducted using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared with the log-rank test.Results 166 patients were followed up for 1-144 months,with a median of 63 months,and 71 cases died and 95 survived.The median serum AAPR level in all cases was 0.59 (range 0.03-1.67).Results of univariate Cox regression model revealed that AAPR(HR =0.09,95％ CI 0.022-0.391,P =0.001),high AAPR (HR=0.40,95％CI0.216-0.742,P=0.003),age (HR =2.42,95％ CI 1.294-4.531,P =0.006),tumor size (HR =2.11,95％ CI 1.112-4.014,P =0.023),pT3 stage (HR=8.93,95％CI3.173-25.114,P＜0.001),pT4 stnge(HR =10.39,95％ CI 3.110-34.707,P ＜0.001),pN1 stage(HR =2.80,95％ CI 1.422-5.531,P =0.003),pN3 stage (HR =17.06,95％ CI2.192-132.863,P =0.007),pathological grade (HR =0.30,95％ CI 0.113-0.817,P =0.019),hydronephrosis (HR =2.36,95 ％ CI 1.406-3.939,P =0.001),adjuvant chemotherapy (HR =2.66,95％ CI 1.674-4.247,P ＜ 0.001)were associated with OS.Compared with patients in the lowest of AAPR,the risk for death in the highest AAPR group decreased about 59％ (HR =0.406,95％ CI 0.200-0.822,P =0.012)after adjustment for age,BMI,tumor size,number of tumor,T category,N category,pathological grade,hydronephrosis,ASA level,adjuvant chemotherapy in multiple Cox regression models.Each unit increase in the AAPR was associated with about 80％ decreased risk of death (HR =0.199,95％ CI 0.051-0.779,P =0.020) after adjusting for the confounding variables.After adjusting for age,BMI,tumor size,number of tumor,T category,N category,pathological grade,hydronephrosis,ASA level,adjuvant chemotherapy,the curve fitting results showed that with the increase of AAPR,the risk of death decreased and the overall survival prolonged.Consistent with the linear trend test results,the relationship between AAPR and OS is linear.Conclusions AAPR was associated with overall survival of patients who underwent radical cystectomy of bladder cancer.
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Objective To observe the change of learning and memory and the expression change of GABAR1 and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2B (NMDAR2B)in right frontal lobe of the brain of the aged rats after the inhalation of sevoflurane.Methods Fifty male SD rats were randomly divided into control group (group C,n=10)and experimental group (group T,n=40).The control group received air at room tempreture.Experimental groups were divided into two groups:group T1 (2 h)and group T2 (4 h)according to the time of inhalation of sevoflurane at 3% concentration.Ev-ery group was equally divided into two groups and Morris water maze was performed on day 1 and day 7 after sevoflurane inhalation.Then the right frontal lobe was gathered and the mRNA transcription and protein expression of GABAR1 and NMDAR2B were detected by Quantitative Real-time PCR and immunofluorescence technique.Results Compared with group C,the escape latency was prolonged in groups T1 and T2 after 1 day of inhalation of sevoflurane (P<0.05),and the times of space explora-tion reduced (P<0.05).mRNA transcriptional and protein content of GABAR1 were significantly upregulated in frontal lobes of groups T1 and T2,mRNA transcriptional and protein content of NMDAR2B were significantly down-regulated (P<0.05).After inhalation of sevoflurane for 7 days, the protein expression of NMDAR2B in the frontal lobe of group T1 was lower than that of group C (P<0.05).In group T2,the escape latency was prolonged (P<0.05),the number of space explo-ration traversals was decreased (P<0.05),the expression of GABAR1 protein in frontal lobe was up-regulated (P<0.05),and the expression of NMDAR2B protein was down-regulated (P<0.05), and the amplitude was higher than that in group T1 (P<0.05).Conclusion Continuous inhalation of sevoflurane can reduce the spatial memory ability of aged rats,and the effect of prolonged inhalation is greater and longer.This effect is related to the expression of neurotransmitter receptors such as GABAR1 and NMDAR2B in the frontal lobe.
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Objective To investigate the correlation between ultrasound findings and clinical pathological types of adrenal cortical tumors(ACT).Methods The clinical data and ultrasonographic finding of 138 ACT patients undergoing surgical treatment in Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from January 2006 to December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed.The correlation between ultrasonic signs and pathological types of ACT was analyzed with Spearman method.Results There were 65 males and 73 females aged 18-71 years old.Among 138 cases,90 patients were characterized by hypertension,Cushing signs,Coon signs and abnormal sexual character, with the clinical diagnosis of adrenal cortical hyperplasia or adenoma;while 48 asymptomatic patients were first detected by ultrasonography.The coincidence rate of ultrasound and clinical pathological diagnosis was 92.0%(127/138),and 11 cases were misdiagnosed.The coincidence rate of ultrasound and surgical diagnosis was 94.2%(130/138), and 8 cases were misdiagnosed.The coincidence rate for no functional adenoma was 95.8%(46/48), for cortisol cortical adenoma was 94.1%(32/34),for aldosterone cortical adenoma was 93.6%(29/31),for cortical cysts was 9/10,for no functional adenocarcinoma was 5/6,for sexual abnormal cortical adenocarcinoma was 3/4,for cortisol cortical adenocarcinoma was 2/3,for mucous cortical adenoma was 1/2.The diameter of ACT was 0.6-11.5 cm.The low echo nodules of the adrenal region with a diameter <2.0 cm were associated with aldosterone cortical adenomas(r=0.485, P=0.01); the low echo or isoechoic nodules with a diameter 2.0-5.0 cm were associated with cortical adenomas or non-functional adenomas(r=0.567,0.452,P=0.01),and the circular non-echo nodules were associated with cortical cysts(r=0.483, P=0.01); the irregular nodules with a diameter >5.0 cm were associated with cortical adenocarcinoma(r=0.595, P=0.01).Conclusion The ultrasound image of ACT is related to different clinical pathological types,which can provide important information for clinical diagnosis and selection of surgical modalities.
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Objective To investigate the effects of different concentration and inhalation duration time of isoflurane on cognitive performance and the expression of GABAR1 and NMDAR2B in aged SD rat cerebral temporal lopes.Methods Aged male SD rats (9 months) were randomly divided into control group (n=10) and test group (n=80).The control group received air at room tempreture.Test groups were divided into four groups: group S1 (1.5%-2 h),group S2 (2.5%-2 h),group S3 (1.5%-4 h),group S4 (2.5%-4 h)according to isoflurane concentration and inhalation duration time.Every group was equally divided into two groups and Morris water maze test was performed day 1 and day 7 after isoflurane inhalation.Then the right temporal lobe was gathered and the mRNA transcription and protein expression of GABAR1 and NMDAR2B were detected by RT-PCR and Immunofluorescence technique.Results One day after isoflurane inhalation, accompanied with increased isoflurane concentration and inhalation duration, the spatial memory ability of every test group decreased continually, and the mRNA transcription and protein expression of GABAR1 increased and the mRNA transcription and protein expression of NMDAR2B decreased compared with control group (P<0.01).Seven days after isoflurane inhalation, the spatial memory ability of group S4 decreased, the mRNA transcription and protein expression of both GABAR1 increased, the mRNA transcription and protein expression of NMDAR2B decreased compared with control group and the other test groups (P<0.01).There was no significant difference between the control group and groups S1, S2, S3.Conclusion Continuous inhalation of isoflurane has great effects on spatial memory ability.And impaired spatial memory by isoflurane inhalation of high concentration with long duration is present in a long time.Thoses are related with the mRNA transcription and protein expressions of GABAR1 and NMDAR2B in cerebral temporal lope.
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Objective To observe the changes of learning and memory ability and the expression of GRP8,ATF4 and CHOP in the frontal lobe neurons of rats after isoflurane anesthesia.Methods Male SD aged rats were randomly divided into 4 groups with 15 in each group.Rats in ISO group received 1.5% isoflurane 2 h,SAL group received intraperitoneal injection Salubrinal(1 mg/kg),ISO+SAL group received 1.5% 2 h after intraperitoneal injection Salubrinal(1 mg/kg),C group only inhaled 30% air and oxygen mixture.Morris water maze (MWM) test was performed 24 hours after isoflurane anesthesia,and then the left frontal lobe of rats was collected,gene transcription and protein expression changes of 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein(GRP78),activating transcription factor 4(ATF4),C/EBP homologous protein(CHOP) were evaluated by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR and immunofluorescence.Results Compared with the C group,the latent time of ISO group was significantly prolonged(ISO group(19.10±2.98)s vs C group (10.54±2.05)s,P<0.05);the number of times passing through the target platform of ISO group was decreased significantly(ISO group (6.78±1.47) vs Cgroup (9.03±1.69),P<0.05);protein expression level of GRP78 was significantly increased in group ISO (ISO group (965.8±86.5) vs C group(247.5±46.3),P<0.05);protein expression level of ATF4 was significantly increased in group ISO(ISO group (470±69.4) vs C group (275.4±56.3),P<0.05) protein expression level of CHOP was significantly increased in group ISO(ISO group (618.7±83.3) vs C group(174.5±71.2),P<0.05).The transcription trends of GRP78,ATF4,CHOP were consistent with their protein expression.Conclusion The decrease of short-term memory ability after isoflurane anesthesia may be related to the activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway in frontal lobe neurons.
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Objective To investigate the effect of laparoscopic lymphadenectomy in patients with adenocarcinoma of esophagastric junction (AEG).Methods 105 patients with AEG underwent open or laparoscopic surgery from June 2014 to September 2015 were enrolled in the study and divided into minimally invasive group (n = 70) and laparotomy group (n = 35). The baseline data, lymphadenectomy result and perioperative data were compared between the two groups.Results Total number of splenic hilar lymph nodes dissection in minimally invasive group was significantly more than that in laparotomy group (P 0.05). Operation time, intraoperative blood loss, length of incision, positive proximal margins rate, thoracoabdominal resection rate and spleen resection rate in minimally invasive group were significantly lower than that in laparotomy group, esophagus resection length was significantly bigger than that in laparotomy group (P 0.05).Conclusions Compared with open surgery, laparoscopic surgery is superior in splenic hilar lymph nodes dissection of AEG, with longer esophageal cutting distances, lower thoracoabdominal resection and spleen resection rate. It is safe and feasible, worthy of clinical promotion.
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Midbrain gliomas are relatively rare neoplasms with a generally benign prognosis, with dissemination or metastasis not previously reported. We describe here a woman, in whom magnetic resonance imaging scans showed hydrocephalus and a tegmental lesion in the upper aqueduct. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and biopsy were performed; during surgery, a second small lesion was observed in the infundibular recess. Histologically, the two lesions had the characteristics of low grade astrocytoma, suggesting that the midbrain astrocytoma may have been disseminated via the cerebral spinal fluid to the infundibular recess. Postoperatively this patient received radiotherapy for nearly one month. Although patients with these tumors are not usually administered adjunctive therapy, radiation and, combined modality therapy, including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, may be beneficial in patients with midbrain gliomas with dissemination.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Astrocytoma , Biopsy , Cerebrospinal Fluid , Combined Modality Therapy , Drug Therapy , Glioma , Hydrocephalus , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Mesencephalon , Neoplasm Metastasis , Neuroendoscopes , Prognosis , Radiotherapy , VentriculostomyABSTRACT
Objective To compare the effects of propofol and ketamine on long-term memory and the expression of brain N-methylgroup-D-aspartate receptor 2B(NMDAR2B) and Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor 1(GABAR1) in aged rats, and preliminary investigate the relation between the long-term memory and expression of neurotransmitter receptors in different cerebral areas. Methods The aged male rats were randomly divided into control group,propofol group and ketamine group. Morris water maze training was performed in all the rats of three groups for 5 days. On the 6th day, intraperitoneal injection of 50 mg?mL-1 propofol was administrated in propofol group,80 mg?mL-1 ketamine was intraperitoneally injected in ketamine group,and blank control group was given the same dose of saline.Seven days after the administration,space exploration experiment and navigation experiment test were performed to test the impact on the learning and memory ability of rats. After that, the expression levels of GABAR1 and NMDAR2B in temporal lobe and hippocampal CA1 region of the rat brain were detected by immunofluorescence and FISH technique. Results The results of Morris water maze showed there was no significant difference between propofol group (9.49±1.24) s and blank control group (8.82±2.22) s.There was statistically significant difference between ketamine group (12.04±2.67) s and blank control group (P<0.05),with longer latency time and less number of times of passing through target as compared with blank control group.By using immunohistochemistry and FISH technique,the expression of GABAR1 in temporal lobe and hippocampal CA1 region of the rat brain was not significantly different between propofol group and blank control group,but it was significantly up-regulated in ketamine group as compared with blank control group ( P<0.05) . The expression of NMDAR2B in temporal lobe and hippocampal CA1 region of the rat brain was not significantly different between propofol group and blank control group,but it was significantly down-regulated in ketamine group as compared with blank control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Propofol anesthesia alone had no effect on long-term learning and memory,but ketamine anesthesia can result in long-term learning and memory impairment. The mechanism may be related with down-regulation of the expression of NMDAR2B receptor and up-regulation of GABAR1 not only in CA1 region hippocampus,but also in temporal lobe.
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Objective To observe the change of learning and memory quality and the expression change of GABAR1 and NMDAR2B in aged SD rat cerebral temporal lobe by propofol injection and discuss the influence that may be caused by propofol.Methods Aged male sd rats were randomly divided into three groups,each group of 20.Propofol intraperitoneal injection was implemented to groups P1 and P7 according 50 mg/kg and maintained anesthesia for 3 hours.The same dose of emulsion was given to control group. Morris water maze test was done in the first days and the seventh days after intraperitoneal injection.Then the left temporal lobe was gathered and the mRNA transcription and protein expression of GABAR1 and NMDAR2B were detected by FISH and Immunofluorescence technique.Results Compared with control group,the latent time of group P1 was significantly prolonged and the numbers of passing through the target frequency were decreased significantly (P <0.05).Group P7 had no significant differences.The mRNA transcription and protein expression of GABAR1 in group P1 were increased significantly and the mRNA transcription and protein expression of NMDAR2B in group P1 were decreased significantly (P <0.05 ). Group P7 had no significant differences.Conclusion The short-term memory of brain declined after propofol was used.This may be related to the function of temporal lobe.The mechanism may be related to the up regulation of GABAR1 and the down regulation of NMDAR2B simultaneously.
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Objective To describe the clinical characteristics of one child with primary hyperoxaluria types Ⅲ, and to analyze the potential mutant genes in his family.Methods AGXT, GRHPR and HOGA1 genes were analyzed by direct sequencing analysis in this family.One hundred unrelated healthy subjects were also analyzed as controls.Results The child had early onset of symptoms (0.8 year).His principal clinical manifestation included nephrolithiasis and obstructive nephropathy, however his nephrocalcinosis was mild.And he presented high urine oxalate, high urine calcium, and lower citrate levels.Two novel heterozygous mutations in HOGA1 were identified (compound heterozygous), one mutation was a 2-bp substitution at the last position in exon 6 and the first position of intron 6 respectively (c.834_834 + 1GG ＞ TT);another was a guanine to adenine substitution of the last nucleotide of exon 6 (c.834G ＞ A).Both of these variants found in this study probably acted as splicing mutations.Direct sequencing analysis failed to find these mutations in 100 unrelated healthy subjects.In addition, a SNP (c.715G ＞ A, p.V239I) was found in this family.There were no mutations detected in AGXT and GRHPR.Conclusions Two novel mutations are identified probably in association with PH Ⅲ.This is the first description and investigation on mutant gene analysis of PHⅢ in Asia.
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In this study, the crude polysaccharides from Sparganium stoloniferum Buch.-Ham were prepared using hotwater extraction and further deproteinzated by Sevage method. The purified fraction of crude polysaccharide was obtained using a DEAE-52 cellulose chromatography and named with WSSP. Then, the antioxidant capacities of WSSP were assessed in vitro and in vivo. The results in vitro indicated that the WSSP possessed notably free radical scavenging capacity. And the antioxidant abilities were dose-dependent and increased with increasing dose of sample. The findings in vivo showed the gavage administration of WSSP can increase SOD and TAOC activities, and decrease MDA levels in tissue and serum of mice. Therefore, the WSSP may serve as a potential antioxidant
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Animals, Laboratory , Antioxidants , In Vitro Techniques , Mice , Polysaccharides , Plant ExtractsABSTRACT
Chronic myeloid leukemia is a kind of malignant cloning hyperplastic disease of hematopoietic stem cell .The treatments based on molecular biological and immunological techniques will become the new therapies .Gene silence can improve the effects of molecular targeted therapeutic drugs through two ways: one is the target mRNA can be digested by siRNA and the other is target gene lose the stability and reduce the generation of protein mediated by miRNA .Adoptive cel-lular immunotherapy is a treatment method through injecting immunocompetent cells such as CIK , NK, etc into the body of cancerous person .This can improve the immunity of body and the effects of molecular targeted therapeutic drugs .The fur-ther study about basic theory , molecular mechanism and clinical effects will be continued .
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Objective To understand the application and effect of problem based,case based and evidence based (PCE) combined teaching method in urology surgery clinical teaching.Methods A total of 50 clinical medicine students were selected.PCE combined teaching method was applied in urology surgery clinical teaching and the teaching effect was evaluated.Results The ratios of student who thought PCE combined teaching method could stimulate learning enthusiasm,improve learning efficiency and improve the abilities of logical thinking,inductive analysis,practical application,self-study,literature retrieval,innovation and team cooperation were 96％,94％,95％,94％,100％,88％,100％,96％ and 95％ respectively.All students thought this new teaching method could be extended in other subjects.Conclusions Application of PCE combined teaching method in urology surgery clinical teaching can achieve good teaching effect and it is worth recommending in clinical teaching.
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Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), a member of the serine protease inhibitor (serpin) family, is well known for its endogenous antiangiogenic activity. The down-regulation or depletion of PEDF has been shown in many tumor tissues, and it was proved to be correlated with the prognosis of tumor. At present,the biological properties of PEDF and the mechanism of its anti-tumor activity have become a focus research, and it provides theoretical foundation to the treatment of carcinoma.
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Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)(PDDA) was chosen to disperse multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs) to prepare the stable PDDA-MWCNTs aqueous dispersion. Then, the positively charged PDDA-MWCNTs composite and negatively charged choline oxidase(ChOx) were employed to fabricate multilayer films on platinum(Pt) electrodes by layer-by-layer self-assembly technique, the anti-interferential film of Nafion was dropped at the end of the last multilayer films. The results showed that MWCNTs were evenly dispersed within the PDDA films and the multilayer films of (PDDA-MWCNTs)_n could improve the catalytic current response to choline significantly with the increased number of the multilayer films. The optimum assembly number was 6. The choline biosensor fabricated showed good linear correlation from 5×10~(-6)-2.5×10~(-4) mol/L with a detection limit of 2×10~(-6) mol/L(S/N=3), and the sensitivity was 21.97 mA/mol with a response time of 6.6 s, the RSD was less than 5%(n=3). Moreover, the biosensor exhibited an excellent anti-interferential property and a good stability.
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BACKGROUND: Extract of astragalus mongholicus has good effects on antioxidization and oxygen free radical scavenge. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have multiple directional differentiation potential and superiority of autologous transplantation. This can provide a new way for treating neurodegenerative diseases.OBJECTIVE: To explore the differentiation of BMSCs of rats following astragalus mongholicus induction.DESIGN: A cytological in vitro study.MATERIALS: One clean male rats aged 6 weeks were purchased from Experimental Animal Center of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Astragalus mongholicus injection (lot number 060105) were obtained from Dali Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.METHODS: Rat BMSCs were in vitro isolated, cultured and purified by the whole bone marrow method. At the fourth passage, BMSCs at a density of 4×10<'8>/L were incubated in 12-well plate with a coverslip. After 80% 90% cells were confluent, the medium was changed. BMSCs were then incubated in DMEM, supplemented with 200 g/L astragalus mongholicus injection and 15% fetal bovine serum, for 6 days. BMSCs in the control group were not treated with astragalus mongholicus injection.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Morphological changes in BMSCs were observed under the inverted microscope before and after induct.ion. Expression of specific markers was determined by immunocytochemical staining following induction.RESULTS: Primary cultured BMSCs were round. At the fourth passage, BMSCs were spindle. BMSCs after induction showed processes, which became more with prolonged time. Some processes were branch-shaped, forming a network structure. Results of immunocytochemical staining demonstrated that many cells were positive for nestin, neuron specific enolase and glial fibrillary acidic protein on day 3, and abundant cells were positive for microtubule-associated protein-2 on day 6.CONCLUSION: Astragalus mongholicus induces differentiation of BMSCs into neural stem cells, and then promotes the differentiation into neurons or glial cells, and makes differentiated cells mature and aging.
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Objective: To study the e ects of Heying Anxin Fang on cardiac function and intracellular Ca2+ concentration in cadiocyte of chronic congestive heart failure rats. Methods: Animal models of heart failure were induced by subcutaneous injection of a large dose of ISO, and were randomly divided into model group, Shenmai injection group, captopril group, high, middle and low dosages of Heyinganxin Fang group and normal group with 9 in each group. To determine the indexes of LVSP, LVEDP, +dp/dtmax ,-dp/dtmax and heart weight, and determine Ca2+ concentration in cardiomyocytes by ow cytometer. Results: Compared with normal group, the indexes of heart weight, Ca2+ concentration and LVEDP in model group increased, but indexes of LVSP, +dp/dtmax, -dp/dtmax decreased obviously(P
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Objective To investigate the role of hyperoxaluria and unilateral complete ureteral obstruction in the development of renal tubular epithelial cell apoptosis. Methods Forty male Wistar rats were divided into four groups randomly,with ten rats in each.The groups were named A(control),B(hyperoxaluric),C(obstructive) and D(hyperoxaluric+obstructive).The rats were sacrificed 2 weeks after operation;left nephrectomy was then performed.The tissue sections obtained from kidneys were examined under light microscopy for the presence and the degree of crystal deposition in the tubular lumen.Apoptotic changes in renal tubular cells were examined using the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase(TdT)-mediated dUTP in situ nick and labeling (TUNEL) method. Results Oxalate crystal deposition was evident in the renal tubular lumen in groups B and D,while there was no evidence in groups A and C.With respect to apoptotic changes,the mean values of the apoptotic cell count were 1.1?1.1 in A and 31.3?8.0 in B.The values for C and D were 145.0?33.4 and 275.8?51,respectively.There was statistically significant difference between all goups ( P
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Objective To explore the clinical and pathological features of carcinoma in bladder diverticulum,and its diagnosis and treatment. Methods This series included 5 cases of carcinomas in bladder diverticula (male,4 and female 1;mean age,73 years).Three cases were pre-operatively confirmed by biopsy with cystoscopy,and 2 were intra-operatively confirmed by frozen section of samples.Of the 5 cases,2 of transitional cell carcinoma underwent partial cystectomy;the remaining 3,each of whom had squamous cell carcinoma,adenocarcinoma and mixed carcinoma (squamous cell carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma),underwent radical cystectomy and ileal neobladder.After operation 3 cases received chemotherapy,1 case received chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Results The 5 cases were followed up for an average of 23 months (6～72 months).Two cases of transitional cell carcinoma had relapse,and then underwent radical cystectomy and ileal neobladder.Of them 1 died of distant metastasis soon after operation,the other had survived free of tumor for 6 years since operation.The case of squamous cell carcinoma died of multiorgan metastasis 14 months after operation.The case of adenocarcinoma died of myocardial infarction 11 months after operation.The case of mixed carcinoma had survived free of tumor for 6 months since operation. Conclusions Cystoscopy and imaging play an important role in detecting tumors originating from the bladder diverticulum.Surgical operation,especially radical cystectomy,should be performed.Adjunctive therapies such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy can be conducted if necessary.