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Important progress has been made in the interpretation of subcellular location, ion transport characteristics and biological functions of endosomal Na⁺,K⁺/H⁺ antiporter in Arabidopsis thaliana. The endosomal Na⁺,K⁺/H⁺ antiporter contain two members, AtNHX5 and AtNHX6, whose amino acid sequence similarity is 78.7%. Studies have shown that AtNHX5 and AtNHX6 are functionally redundant, and they are all located in Golgi, trans-Golgi network (TGN), endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and prevacuolar compartment (PVC). AtNHX5 and AtNHX6 are critical for salt tolerance stress and the homeostasis of pH and K⁺. It has been reported that there are conservative acidic amino acid residues that can regulate their ion activity in the endosomal NHXs transmembrane domain, which plays a decisive role in their own functions. The results of the latest research indicate that endosomal NHXs affect vacuolar transport and protein storage, and participate in the growth of auxin-mediated development in A. thaliana. In this paper, the progress of subcellular localization, ion transport, function and application of endosomal NHXs in A. thaliana was summarized.
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Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis Proteins , Endosomes , Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers , VacuolesABSTRACT
Objective Background:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are naturally occurring small non-coding RNAs,play important roles in cancer initiation and progression.Decreases in miRNAs levels are observed in human cancers,indicating that miRNAs may function intrinsically in tumor suppression.However,the underline mechanisms of miRNA function are little known.Methods MiR-34b in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues was detected using quantitative Real-Time PCR.The relations between miR-34b expression level and clinical pathological parameters were assessed.For in vitro studies,lung cancer cells were transfected with double stranded synthetic miRNA mimics and scrambled controls.Immunohistochemistry technology was explored to validate the related downstream proteins of miR-34b.Results Expression of miR-34b was lower in NSCLC tissues than that in pericarcinous tissues of lung cancer.Additionally,the Spearman correlation test showed lower miR-34b expression was correlated with higher lymph node metastasis (P =0.031).In vitro gain-of-function experiments indicated that miR-34b suppressed cell proliferation by inducing cell apoptosis.IHC results showed relations between lower miR-34b and over-expression of phospho-Met (P =0.012).Conclusion MiR-34b down-regulates Met,following with subsequent changes of downstream p53 and Mdm2,and inversely p53 up-regulates miR-34b in a feedback loop.MiR-34b plays profound roles in progression of NSCLC by inducing apoptosis and decreasing lymph node metastasis.
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The level of serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in the population with new-onset diabetes was detected and its influential factors were analyzed.The concentrations of hsCRP increased with age in the population with new-onset diabetes( Ptrend＜0.01 ).The percentage of subjects with hsCRP levels ＞3 mg/L was 18.8％in men and 26.7％ in women.A logistic regression analysis indicated that age,gender,body mass index,waist circumference,fasting plasma glucose,and triglyceride were the influential factors of hsCRP levels in diabetic population( P＜0.05 or P＜0.01 ).A variety of cardiovascular factors affected hsCRP level and a strong association existed between hsCRP and abdominal obesity.
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Prof. SUN Guang-rong holds that how to define the representative clinical case records out of regular ones,what to learn from it,and how to direct other people to learn from it are the key questions to answer before moving to the study; in research process of the project of the Representative Clinical Case Records Collection and Study of Contemporary Eminent and Experienced Chinese Medicine Practitioners,conventional study method and modern information technology are used in conjunction on all the clinical case records of the screened eminent and experienced doctors from all over the country,the defined representative case records are studied and sorted out according to disease or symptom,highlights before and notes and comments following the case record details,guiding people easily to read each great Chinese medical talents,their academic thought and clinical technology; the academic analysis on each eminent and experienced practitioner is the most important part of the project and with it the academic whole story can be seen in a natural and close related way.
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BACKGROUND: Belladonna drugs have been widely used in clinic in our country to improve microcirculation, or as a herbal anesthetic drug. However,there are few reports regarding the animal experiments on belladonna alkaloid against morphine addiction further OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of belladonna alkaloid combined with morphine on morphine(Mor)-addicted mice so as to provide an experimental basis for development of belladonna to morphine addiction.DESIGN: A completely randomized-controlled study based on the experimental animals.SETTING: Laboratory of physiology of a medical college.MATERIALS: The study was performed at the Laboratory of Physiology of Medical Department of Hebei Engineering College from June 2004 to August 2004. Fifty 2-month old male healthy Kunming mice of clean grade with a body mass of(20±2) g were obtained from Experimental Animal Centre of Hebei Medical University.METHODS: According to evaluation index of dependence in Morphine-addicted animals, we chose pain threshold and naloxone-urged jumping response as items to observe. Fifty mice were randomly divided into 5 groups with 10 mice each, which were the control group (saline), the morphine group, the scopolamine(Sco)group, the anisodamine(Ani), atropine(Atr)group. The corresponding drugs or saline was administered by intraperitoneal (I. P.) injection once a day for 7 days. The pain threshold at 1 hour after I. P. Injection of drugs was observed from day 1 to day 7 by hot-plate method. Mice were given I.p. Injection of naloxone (Nal, 5 mg/kg ) 6hours after the last injection. The jumping times within 30 minutes were observed to evaluate the ,formation of the Morphine addiction.Nal-urged mice.RESULTS: The pain threshold of the mice in Morphine group was decreased significantly, and the jumping times and jumping rate were obviously increased compared with that of the control group( P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01).The co-administration of Sco-Mor mixtures for 7 days significantly increased the pain threshold of Mor-dependent mice( P ＜ 0.01) and markedly decreased the jumping times and the jumping rate( P ＜ 0. 05) . Atr-Mor and Ani-Mor had a weak effect on the elevation of the pain threshold of Mor-dependent mice, but had strong effects on the decrease of the jumping times and the jumping rate( P ＜ 0. 01 ).CONCLUSION: Belladonna alkaloids all could antagonize Mor-dependence in mice at different degrees, which provide an important experimental evidence to develop belladonna drugs for preventing opium addiction.