Bilateral hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage in basal ganglia: a case report / 中华神经科杂志

Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is mostly single in basal ganglia, thalamus and pons. Simultaneous hemorrhage in other brain regions is relatively rare, accounting for only 5.6% of all hemorrhagic strokes, while bilateral symmetrical hemorrhage is extremely rare. A case of bilateral basal ganglia symmetrical hemorrhage is reported for clinical reference.

Helicobacter pylori infection and its correlation with pepsinogen in the elderly aged 60 - 80 years in Jianye District, Nanjing / 公共卫生与预防医学

Objective To analyze the infection situation of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) and its correlation with pepsinogen (PG) in the 60~80 year old population in Jianye District, Nanjing City. Methods From December 2018 to December 2020, 758 elderly people aged 60 to 80 in the community in Jianye District Nanjing City. were selected. All subjects were tested for Hp by 13C-UBT method, and clinical signs of Hp positive people aged 60 to 80 years were analyzed. Including gender, age, alcohol consumption, family history of stomach cancer, chronic gastritis, and spicy eating habits; Hp positive group was given amoxicillin capsule 1.0g/ time, twice a day, esomeprazole magnesium enteric-coated tablet 20mg/ time, twice a day, clarithromycin tablet 0.5g/ time, twice a day for 8 weeks, and Hp was detected again after the end of treatment. All levels of PGI, PGII and PGI/PGII were determined by ELISA. The serum PG level of the experimental group and the control group and the serum PG level of the Hp positive population before and after Hp eradication were compared, and the correlation between Hp infection and PG level in the elderly population was analyzed by Pearson correlation. Results A total of 161 cases (21.24%) of 758 patients with chronic gastritis had Hp infection. The proportion of Hp infection in males was significantly higher than that in females (χ2=4.128，P2=6.771, P2 =8.305，P2=6.169，P2=5.576 , P2=7.936, P<0.05). The levels of PGI and PGI/PGII in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). The level of PGII in experimental group was significantly lower than that in control group (P<0.05). After treatment, 76 hP-positive patients turned negative, and PGI and PGI/PGII levels after Hp eradication were significantly lower than those before Hp eradication (P<0.05). PGII after Hp eradication was significantly higher than before (P<0.05). According to Pearson correlation analysis, Hp infection in elderly population was positively correlated with PGI and PGI/PGII levels, with correlation coefficients (r1=0.408,r2=0.412,P<0.05), and negatively correlated with PGII, with correlation coefficients (r=-0.469, P<0.05). Conclusions The Hp infection rate in patients with chronic gastritis is high, mainly in elderly men in Jianye District, Nanjing City.The levels of PGI and PGII in HP-positive patients are high, and the levels of PGI/PGII are low. The serum PG level can be used to evaluate the diagnosis and treatment effect of patients with Hp infection.

Prolonged continuous infusion of teriparatide promotes bone metabolism in normal but not in castrated mice / 南方医科大学学报

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the effects of continuous pumping of teriparatide (TPTD) on bone metabolism in ovariectomized and normal mice and provide experimental evidence for the selection of animal models for studying the effects of TPTD and its related peptides on osteoclasts.@*METHODS@#Twenty-four female C57BL mice (6-weeks old) were subjected to ovariectomy (OVX) or sham operation followed 7 days later by continuous pumping of TPTD or the solvent vehicle (VEH) a micropump (SHAM-VEH, SHAM-TPTD, OVX-VEH, and OVX-TPTD groups; =6). Two weeks later, the tibial and femoral bones were harvested for micro-CT scanning to measure the parameters of the tibia and the femoral cortical bone. Histopathological examinations of the tibial tissue were conducted using HE staining and TRAP staining and the number of osteoclasts and the growth plate thickness were determined. The serum Ca2 + levels of the mice were measured. The primary osteoblasts from the cranial bone were treated with estradiol (E2) and TPTD for 48 h, and the expressions of β-catenin and RANKL protein in the cells were analyzed.@*RESULTS@#The trabecular bone mass of OVX mice was significantly lower than that of sham-operated mice ( < 0.05). Continuous TPTD pumping significantly reduced tibial cancellous bone mass and femoral cortical bone area in the sham-operated mice, while in the castrated mice, TPTD pumping increased the cancellous bone mass without changing the cortical bone area. TRAP staining showed that cancellous osteoblasts in the tibia increased significantly in the castrated mice as compared with the sham-operated mice, and TPTD pumping significantly increased the number of cancellous osteoblasts in the sham-operated mice ( < 0.05). In the primary cultured osteoblasts, treatment with both E2 and TPTD obviously lowered the expression of β-catenin and increased the expression of RANKL as compared with TPTD treatment alone.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Continuous pumping of TPTD promotes bone resorption in normal mice but does not produce obvious bone resorption effect in the ovariectomized mice, suggesting that castrated mice are not suitable models for studying the effect of TPTD and the related peptides on the osteoclasts.

Research advances in diagnosis and treatment strategy of solitary pulmonary nodule / 天津医药

The detection rate of solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is significantly increased with the widespread application of chest computed tomography (CT) scans. Therefore, there is rising demand and expectation for more accurate diagnostic tests to characterize SPN. The different diagnostic methods currently used in clinical practice have their advantages and disadvantages. This article reviews the literature pertaining to SNP diagnosis and treatment strategy and above mentioned concerns according to Fleischner society, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) screening guideline.

The Chinese osteoporosis-targeted quality of life short questionnaire: design and reliability and validity assessment / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To design a disease-targeted life-of-quality questionnaire for Chinese patients with primary osteoporosis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From October 2013 to January 2014, 144 patients out- and inpatients were selected for assessment of their quality of life using the Chinese Osteoporosis-targeted Quality-of-Life short questionnaire (COQOL, 16 items) designed and reformed based on QUALEFFO-41. Statistics analysis was conducted to assess the validity of the COQOL.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Statistics analysis showed good test-retest reliability, internal consistency, content validity, construct validity and criterion validity of COQOL.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>COQOL is reliable and valid for evaluating participants with low bone mass in clinical practice.</p>

Effect of parathyroid hormone (1-34) on bone metastasis of lung cancer cells in mice / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of parathyroid hormone (1-34) (PTH) on tumor growth in a mouse model of lung cancer with bone metastasis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Mouse models of proximal tibial bone metastasis of lung cancer were established in 30 female BALB%c mice. The mouse models were randomly divided into 3 groups and received injections with 40 mg%kg PTH (1-34), equal amount of solvent (blank control), or cyclophosphamide (positive control). Body weight of the mice was measured every 2 days and the right hind limb tumor growth was observed. The mice were sacrificed after 28 days for X-ray and CT examinations to observe the tumor shape, size, tibial bone density, and tumor volume. HE staining and immunohistochemistry were performed to observe the tumor morphology and pathological type, and serum concentration of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) was detected.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The body weight change curves did not show significant difference between PTH (1-34) group and the blank control group (P>0.05). In both PTH (1-34) group and the blank control group, X-ray and micro-CT revealed significant bone defects, and in cyclophosphamide group the bone cortex was basically intact with only mild bone destruction. The tumor volume was similar between PTH (1-34) group and the blank control group (P>0.05), but significantly smaller in cyclophosphamide group (P<0.05). The bone density in PTH (1-34) group was significantly greater than that in the blank control group, but lower than that in cyclophosphamide group (P<0.05). Pathological examination revealed mainly osteolytic lesions mixed with bone destruction, which was severer in PTH (1-34) group and blank control group with obvious tumor cell filling of the defects; immunohistochemistry identified the tumors as adenomas. ALP activity was higher in PTH (1-34) group than in the other two group and differed significantly between the 3 groups (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Intermittent small-dose injections of parathyroid hormone PTH (1-34) does not promote bone metastatic tumor growth in mice and increases the bone quantity around the metastatic lesions.</p>

Bone metastasis of lung cancer in a mouse model with normal immune function / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish a model bearing human lung cancer xenograft with bone metastasis in mice with normal immune function.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty female C57BL/6J mice were randomly allocated into 4 equal groups, including a control group and 3 immunosuppression groups treated with low, moderate, and high doses of dexamethasone (50, 100, and 150 mg, respectively). Four days after immune suppression, the mice were subjected to percutaneous injection of1.0×10(9) L(-1) A549 cells into the tibial plateau, and the bone defects were assessed radiographically 28 days after modeling. HE staining and immunohistochemical staining were used to examine the tumor tissues and bone tissue damages.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In each of the 4 groups one mouse died during tumor cell injection. Only 1 mouse showed tumor formation in low-dose immunosuppression group, as compared to 7 and 4 in moderate- and high-dose immunosuppression groups. X-ray and microCT scan showed significant tibial bone destruction in moderate- and high-dose groups. The moderate- and high-dose groups showed similar ALP activities but both were significantly higher than those in the other two groups (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Immunosuppression with a moderate dose of dexamethasone results in longer survival time of the human lung cancer xenograft-bearing model mice as well as a higher tumor formation rate.</p>

Effects of signaling-selective parathyroid hormone peptide analog on fracture healing in orchiectomized mouse models / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the effect of intermittent subcutaneous injections of signal-selective parathyroid hormone (PTH) peptide analog on fracture healing in orchiectomized mouse models.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-six 7-week-old C57/BL male mice were orchiectomized and injected with hPTH(1-34), the signal-selective PTH peptide analog [Gly(1), Arg(19)]hPTH (1-34), or an identical volume of vehicle 1 week after induction of femoral fracture. At 14 and 28 days after the operation, the mice were sacrificed for measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) of the callus using by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. The bone healing was evaluated by radiography, biomechanical testing, micro-computed tomography (Micro-CT) and histological examination.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>At 14 days after the operation, BMD in PTH peptide analog group was significantly increased (P<0.05). The mouse models treated with the PTH peptide analog showed significantly lower ultimate bending force and bending rigidity than those with hPTH(1-34) treatment. X-ray and Micro-CT scanning showed that callus transformation and remodeling was better in PTH peptide analog group than in the vehicle control group but poorer than in hPTH(1-34) group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The signaling-selective PTH peptide analog G1, R19 (1-28) can accelerate fracture healing in orchiectomized mouse models, in which process cAMP/PKA pathway plays an important role.</p>

Serine residues at position 63-84 are important for CITED1 nuclear translocation and osteoblast differentiation / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To determine the role of serine residues at position 63-84 of CITED1 in the nuclear translocation of CITED1 and osteoblast differentiation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We engineered all the 9 phosphorylated serine residues of CITED1 with a serine-to-alanine mutation at position 63-84. MC3T3E1 cells transfected with pCDNA3-CFP-CITED1 63-84 (9S>A), pCDNA3-CFP-CITED1, and vehicle plasmid were examined with confocal laser scanning microscopy before and after treatment with 100 nmol/L parathyroid hormone [PTH(1-34)] to observe the changes in the intracellular localization of CITED1. The transfected cells were induced for osteoblastic differentiation with mineralized solution in the absence or presence of 10 nmol/L PTH(1-34), and the changes in ALP activity and Ca(2+) concentration were measured; RT-PCR was used to detect the changes in ALP2, RUNX2, and OC gene expressions after the treatments.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>s PTH(1-34) promoted the nuclear translocation of CITED1 in MC3T3-E1 cells. The (63-84) 9S>A mutation of CITED1 obviously suppressed its translocation and increased ALP activity and Ca(2+) levels in the cells, which led to enhanced mineralization in the cells with also increased expressions of ALP2, RUNX2, and OC.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The serine residues at position 63-84 of CITED1 play a vital role in the nuclear translocation of CITED1 and osteoblast differentiation.</p>

Establishment of HEK293 cell lines stably expressing human parathyroid hormone receptors / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish HEK293 cell lines with stable expression of human parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptors.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The purified gene fragments of PTH-related peptide receptor (PTHR) and its mutant form (DSEL) were cloned separately into pcDNA3.1(+) vector after digestion with EcoR I and Not I, and the resulted pcDNA3.1(+)-PTHR and pcDNA3.1(+)-DSEL plasmids were verified by restriction enzyme digestion and DNA sequencing. HEK293 cells were transfected with these plasmids and the expression of PTHR and DSEL in the cells were examined by RT-PCR and ELSIA.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Sequencing and restriction enzyme digestion analysis showed that PTHR and DSEL cDNAs were correctly cloned into pcDNA3.1(+)vector. After a 48-h transfection of HEK293 cells with the recombinant plasmids and G418 selection, the positive cell clones stably expressing the constructs were obtained, which showed expressions of PTHR and DSEL mRNAs detected by RT-PCR. These positive cells showed high levels of PLC and aAMP production in response to PTH stimulation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The HEK293 cell lines with stable expression of PTH1R or DSEL gene established in this study provide useful cell models for studying the physiological functions of PTH peptides.</p>

Survey and analysis of dental medical students' concerns before and after their clinical internship / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ObjectiveTo survey and analyze the changes of dental medical students' concerns before and after their internship in order to provide practical evidences for intern orientation and junior students education.MethodsAnonymous questionnaires were designed with single choice and multiple-choices and were accomplished by 175 dental medical students of different grades to investigate their' concerns before and after the clinical internship and choices for future employment.Results 47％ freshmen,43％ junior,45％ graduates were willing to work in dental restoration field,30％sophomore and 39％ senior were willing to work in orthodontics field.Before the internship,the most concem of 97％ students was the teaching quality of the practice hospital; 67％ students worried that patients may unsatisfy with the treatment.After the internship,the quality of the practice hospital was considered most important by 79％ students; 51％ students worried that internship may influence the postgraduate entrance exam.ConclusionTeachers should strengthen their self-cultivation and cope with the key concerns before the practice based on the investigation and survey after the practice.Meanwhile teacher should provide employment guidance for students based on students' interests and practice skill ability,encourage them to broaden their horizon and pay attention to the long-term interests in an aim to pave the way for future employment.

Exogenous 3', 5'-cyclic diguanylic acid prevents caries formation in rats / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of exogenous c-di-GMP in preventing dental caries formation in SD rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty-day-old SD rats with dental caries induced by S. Mutans infection were randomly divided into 3 groups for treatment with dental application of exogenous c-di-GMP, NaF solution or 0.9% NaCl, and changes in the bacterial number and scores of dental caries following the treatments were recorded.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with 0.9% NaCl treatment, exogenous c-di-GMP treatment significantly lowered the scores of dental caries on the occlusal surface and smooth surface (P<0.05) but produced no obvious effect on the number of bacterial plagues (P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Exogenous c-di-GMP can be a novel agent for prevention and treatment of tooth decay.</p>

In vitro anti-tumor effect of autologous mixed lymphocyte primed by BCG activated dendritic cells based PANC1 lysate / 中华胰腺病杂志

Objective To evaluate in vitro anti tumor effect of host lymphocyte primed by CalmetteGuerin bacillus (CGB) activated dendritic cells (DC) based PANC1 lysate. Methods DCs were obtained from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy volunteer and cuitured by rhGM CSF and rhIL 4. DC vaccines for pancreatic cancer were loaded with PANC1 tumor lysate (TL) and were further maturated by CGB.CD1a, CD83, CD86 and HLA-DR phenotype was characterized by flow cytometer, and IL-12p70 and TNF-α concentration in DC culture supernatant were measured by ELISA. Autologous mixed lymphocyte proliferation and the cytotoxicity of cytotoxic T lymphocytes primed by activated DCs to PANC1, PaTu8988 and SCG7901 tumor cells was measured by CCK 8 test. Results When DCs based PANC1 lysate were activated by CGB,the expression rates of CD83 and CD86 were increased from (3.7±0.3)% and (38.6±5.0)% to (16.5±0.6)% and (76.6±2.5)% (P ＜0.05 ). The concentrations of cytokines ILpl2p70 and TNF-α were increased from (20.18±2.06 ) pg/mland (61.38±1.19) pg/mlto (62.48±3.80) pg/mland (592.53±17.96)pg/ml (P＜0. 01 ). When co-cultured with CGB activated DCs based PANC1 lysate in proportion of 0.40)% , (3.39±1.05)% , (2.82±0.39)% significantly increased to (55.38±3.58)% , (75.0±2.54) % , (77.07±3.4)% , (99.07±2.4)% (P＜0.01) , respectively. The killing effects of lymphocytes 2.77)%, (19.03±3.04) %; but the killing effects on PaTu8988 and SCG7901 were significantly decreased.Conclusions DC vaccines for pancreatic cancer could be more maturated when activated by CGB, and could show a high capability of anti-tumor in vitro.

Hormone receptors and Her-2 status in breast cancer / 中华普通外科杂志

Objective To observe clinicopathological features and prognosis of suptypes in breast cancers. Methods SP method was applied on 509 operated breast cancer patients to examine ER,PR and Her-2 status which determined subtypes.Subtype definitions were as follows:Her-2-,ER+ and/or PR+ as Luminal A,Her-2+,ER+ and/or PR+ as Luminal B,Her-2-,ER-PR-as Triple-negative,Her-2+,ER-,PR-as ERBB2+. χ~2 test was applied to determine their association with clinicopathological features.Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze disease free survival (DFS).Univariate regression and COX multivariate regression were preformed to analyze association between metastasis or recurrence and cliniopathological features. Results 40.5%of all cases (206/509) were identified as Luminal A,18.5%(94/509) as Luminal B,21.4%(109/509)as Triple-negative,19.6%(100/509)as ERBB2+.The rate of medulary type in triple negative breast cancer was higher than that in other subtypes(P<0.05).Significant difference in the rate of recurrence or metastasis was found among four subtypes(P=0.029).Cox regression analysis suggested that lymph node status and TNM stage were independent factors affecting the prognosis(P=0.000).DFS of ERBB2+and Triple-negative was 81.0% and 78.9% respectively,which was lower than that of Luminal A and Luminal B(88.8%、90.4%)(P=0.025).Conclusion Luminal A occurred at the highest prevalence.Triple-negative and ERBB2+ have a hiigher incidence of relapse or metastasis and poorer prognosis than Lurninal A and Luminal B.

The biological characteristics of osteoblasts and osteoclasts in co culture system / 中华骨科杂志

Objective To establish osteoblasts osteoclasts co culture system in vitro for the study of the biological characteristics of osteoblasts and osteoclasts and also to analyze the interactions between osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Methods The osteoblasts and osteoclasts were isolated from cancellous bone in illium. Osteoblasts osteoclasts co culture system was built to prevent these two kinds of cells from contact with each other although with the facility of their medium exchange. The osteogenety of osteoblasts was evaluated by MTT and ALP activity; the resorption activity of osteoclasts was investigated by TRAP activity and the area of absorption lacuna. Results Osteoblasts are full fusiform, ALP stain positive cells, while osteoclasts are multinuclear and TRAP stain positive, with the ability of forming bone lacuna; while in the co culture system, the proliferation of osteoblasts in co culture (0.60?0.08)OD is quicker(P=0.000)than that in mono culture (0.36?0.03)OD, and the ALP activity increased significantly (P=0.000)from (18.33?0.34)u/mg to (23.37?2.48) u/mg; while the average area of bone resorption formed by osteoclasts [(6.55?0.34)?10-2] ?m2 was also increased obviously(P=0.000)from [(5.15?0.17)?10-2] ?m2. Conclusion In co culture system, osteoclasts were able to enhance ossification effects of osteoblasts by accelerating their proliferation and differentiation; at the same time, osteoblasts upregulated the ability of bone resorption of osteoclasts. This implied that osteoblasts and osteoclasts can promote each others function. This study provide reliable model for bone metabolism research.

The Correlation between Exercise-Induced HSP72 mRNA Expression and Myocardial Enzyme Activity and Mechanical Performance in Rats / 中国运动医学杂志

0.05). With prolonged of the training period, all the above indexes reverted gradually. Conclusion There might exist an inner correlation between the protective function of myocardium and the expression of myocardial HSP72 mRNA after training.

The Possible Relationship between Exercise-induced HSP72 mRNA and Ultrastructure of Myocardium in Rats / 中国运动医学杂志

Objective To research the possible relati onship between exercise-induced HSP72mRNA and ultrastructure of myocardium in rats. Methods 36 SD rats were randomly divided into four groups:control group,one week training group(T1),two weeks training group(T2),three weeks train ing group(T3).The rats in T1,T2 and T3 were trained on treadmill with 75%VO 2ma x intensity for 1 week,2 weeks and 3 weeks respectively.All rats were sacrificed within 24 hours after training and HSP72 mRNA expression of cardiac myocytes we re detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).The chang es of ultrastructure of myocardium in rats were also analyzed by electron micros cope.Results (1)HSP72 mRNA expression in T1 and T2 group were si gnificant higher than controls and T3 group.(2)According to electron microscope results of cardiac myocyte in rats,the sequence of damage degree from slight to severe was T3