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This study aims to investigate the effect of Astragali Radix-Curcumae Rhizoma(AC) combination on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of colon cancer HT-29 cells based on epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT). HT-29 cells were respectively treated with 0, 3, 6 and 12 g·kg~(-1) AC-containing serum for 48 h. The survival and growth of cells were measured by thiazole blue(MTT) colorimetry, and the proliferation, migration, and invasion of cells were detected by 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine(EdU) test and Transwell assay. Cell apoptosis was examined by flow cytometry. The BALB/c nude mouse model of subcutaneous colon cancer xenograft was established, and then model mice were classified into blank control group, 6 g·kg~(-1) AC group, and 12 g·kg~(-1) AC group. The tumor weight and volume of mice were recorded, and the histopathological morphology of the tumor was observed based on hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining. The expression of apoptosis-associated proteins B-cell lymphoma-2-associated X protein(Bax), cysteine-aspartic acid protease-3(caspase-3), and cleaved caspase-3, and EMT-associated proteins E-cadherin, MMP9, MMP2 and vimentin in HT-29 cells and mouse tumor tissues after the treatment of AC was determined by Western blot. The results showed that cell survival rate and the number of cells at proliferation stage decreased compared with those in the blank control group. The number of migrating and invading cells reduced and the number of apoptotic cells increased in the administration groups compared with those in the blank control group. As for the in vivo experiment, compared with the blank control group, the administration groups had small tumors with low mass and shrinkage of cells and karyopycnosis in the tumor tissue, indicating that the AC combination may improve EMT. In addition, the expression of Bcl2 and E-cadherin increased and the expression of Bax, caspase-3, cleaved caspase-3, MMP9, MMP2, and vimentin decreased in HT-29 cells and tumor tissues in each administration group. In summary, the AC combination can significantly inhibit the proliferation, invasion, migration, and EMT of HT-29 cells in vivo and in vitro and promote the apoptosis of colon cancer cells.
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Humans , Animals , Mice , Caspase 3 , Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 , Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 , Vimentin , HT29 Cells , bcl-2-Associated X Protein , Colonic Neoplasms , Cell ProliferationABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the potential inhibitory effect of interference with PD-L1 on B cell lymphoma in mice.@*METHODS@#Three shRNA vectors for mouse CD274 (PD-L1) were constructed and transiently transfected into 293T cells. RT-qPCR was used to validate the interference efficiency of CD274. The shRNA vector that interfere efficiently with CD274 expression was packaged by using lentivirus packaging system to generate shRNA lentivirus, and then transfected into A20 lymphoma cell line. The methyl thiazol terazolium (MTT) assay was used to detect proliferation after 48 h culture of CD274-sh A20 cells. Meanwhile, BALB/c mice were hypodermically infected with CD274-sh A20 cells. Infected mice were observed daily and assessed to visualize tumor by in vivo fluorescence imaging.@*RESULTS@#The proliferation rate of CD274-sh A20 cells in vitro was significantly lower than that of A20 cells (P<0.05). The tumor size detected by in vivo fluorescence imaging showed a significant reduce in tumor bearing mice with CD274-sh compared with other tumor bearing mice. And the weight and size of tumor in CD274-sh group were also significantly reduced compared with other group (P<0.05). Moreover, the survival time of tumor bearing mice in CD274-sh group was longer than that of the PD-L1 high expression group.@*CONCLUSION@#PD-L1 plays an important role in the incidence and the progression of lymphoma, and the shRNA-based PD-L1 knockdown can inhibit cell proliferation of A20 cells and partly suppress tumor growth.
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Animals , Humans , Mice , B7-H1 Antigen/metabolism , Cell Line, Tumor , Lymphoma , Lymphoma, B-Cell , Mice, Inbred BALB C , RNA, Small Interfering/geneticsABSTRACT
Objective: To explore the quality of life and its influencing factors of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) of esophageal cancer patients. Methods: The quality of life of 134 esophageal cancer patients was assessed using the quality of life assessment scale (EORTC QLQ-C30) developed by the European Cancer Research and Treatment Organization. Student's t test, One-way ANOVA and multiple linear regression statistical methods were used to analyze the effects of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics on patients' quality of life. Results: The overall score of quality of life (74.00) was lower than that of the general population (75.30). However, the scores of emotion and cognition in function dimension (93.97 and 95.77) were better than those of the general population (82.80 and 86.50). The results of fatigue, pain, insomnia and constipation in symptom dimension (14.18, 10.94, 11.69 and 5.72) were better than those of the general population (28.80, 20.50, 20.40 and 10.70). The pathological stage, body mass index and dietary were independent influencing factors for the quality of life of patients with esophageal cancer (P<0.05). Conclusions: ERAS can partially improve the quality of life of esophageal cancer patients. More attention should be paid to the esophageal cancer patients after surgery and take targeted measures to improve their quality of life.
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Humans , Esophageal Neoplasms/surgery , Fatigue , Quality of Life , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo study the inhibitory effect of Celastrus orbiculatus extract （COE） on gastric cancer cells， to clarify the specific mechanism of COE promoting the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells by affecting the mitochondrial structure and function， and to provide an experimental basis for the further development and clinical application of C. orbiculatus. MethodBrdu staining combined with flow cytometry and Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate （AnnexinV-FITC） staining combined with flow cytometry were employed to detect the effects of COE （20， 40， 80 mg·L-1） on the proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells， respectively. The changes in mitochondrial membrane potential were detected with JC-1 mitochondrial membrane potential assay kit. The expression of apoptosis-associated proteins including B-cell lymphoma-2 （Bcl-2）， B-cell lymphoma-xL （Bcl-xL）， Bcl-2-associated X （Bax）， and cysteine aspartutespecific protease-3 （Caspase-3） in gastric cancer cells was determined by Western blot. Transmission electron microscopy was employed to detect changes in the mitochondrial microstructure of gastric cancer cells exposed to COE. Western blot was employed to measure the expression of mitochondrial marker proteins ［superoxide dismutase 1 （SOD1）， voltage-dependent anion channel （VDAC）， prohibitin 1 （PHB1）， and heat shock protein 60 （HSP60）］ in gastric cancer cells. ResultCompared with the control group， COE （40， 80 mg·L-1） inhibited the proliferation and promoted the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells （P<0.05）. Furthermore， COE reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential of gastric cancer cells. Compared with the control group， COE （20， 40， 80 mg·L-1） up-regulated the expression of Bax and Caspase-3 which promoted apoptosis of gastric cells （P<0.05， P<0.01）， and COE at 40 and 80 mg·L-1 down-regulated the expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL which inhibited the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells （P<0.01）. The results of transmission electron microscopy showed that COE changed the microstructure of gastric cancer cells， which led to the appearance of vacuoles in the cell membrane and mitochondria and damaged the mitochondrial structure. Compared with the control group， COE （20， 40， 80 mg·L-1） changed the expression of mitochondrial marker proteins. Specifically， it up-regulated the expression of SOD1 involved in stress response （P<0.05， P<0.01） and down-regulated that of VDAC， PHB1， and HSP60 associated with mitochondrial stability and permeability （P<0.01）. ConclusionCOE can significantly inhibit the proliferation and promote the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells. It may activate the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway by destroying the mitochondrial structure and function of gastric cancer cells.
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ObjectiveTo study the inhibitory effect of Celastrus orbiculatus extract （COE） on gastric cancer cells， to clarify the specific mechanism of COE promoting the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells by affecting the mitochondrial structure and function， and to provide an experimental basis for the further development and clinical application of C. orbiculatus. MethodBrdu staining combined with flow cytometry and Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate （AnnexinV-FITC） staining combined with flow cytometry were employed to detect the effects of COE （20， 40， 80 mg·L-1） on the proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells， respectively. The changes in mitochondrial membrane potential were detected with JC-1 mitochondrial membrane potential assay kit. The expression of apoptosis-associated proteins including B-cell lymphoma-2 （Bcl-2）， B-cell lymphoma-xL （Bcl-xL）， Bcl-2-associated X （Bax）， and cysteine aspartutespecific protease-3 （Caspase-3） in gastric cancer cells was determined by Western blot. Transmission electron microscopy was employed to detect changes in the mitochondrial microstructure of gastric cancer cells exposed to COE. Western blot was employed to measure the expression of mitochondrial marker proteins ［superoxide dismutase 1 （SOD1）， voltage-dependent anion channel （VDAC）， prohibitin 1 （PHB1）， and heat shock protein 60 （HSP60）］ in gastric cancer cells. ResultCompared with the control group， COE （40， 80 mg·L-1） inhibited the proliferation and promoted the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells （P<0.05）. Furthermore， COE reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential of gastric cancer cells. Compared with the control group， COE （20， 40， 80 mg·L-1） up-regulated the expression of Bax and Caspase-3 which promoted apoptosis of gastric cells （P<0.05， P<0.01）， and COE at 40 and 80 mg·L-1 down-regulated the expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL which inhibited the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells （P<0.01）. The results of transmission electron microscopy showed that COE changed the microstructure of gastric cancer cells， which led to the appearance of vacuoles in the cell membrane and mitochondria and damaged the mitochondrial structure. Compared with the control group， COE （20， 40， 80 mg·L-1） changed the expression of mitochondrial marker proteins. Specifically， it up-regulated the expression of SOD1 involved in stress response （P<0.05， P<0.01） and down-regulated that of VDAC， PHB1， and HSP60 associated with mitochondrial stability and permeability （P<0.01）. ConclusionCOE can significantly inhibit the proliferation and promote the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells. It may activate the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway by destroying the mitochondrial structure and function of gastric cancer cells.
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Objective@#To understand impacts of past experiences of school bullying victimization and social supports on anxiety symptoms of college students, and to provide basic data for appropriate mental health education.@*Methods@#By using cluster random sampling method, a questionnaire survey was conducted among freshman, sophomore and junior college students majoring in clinical medicine from one medical university in Heilongjiang Province. The questionnaire included general demographic information, school bullying and self-rating anxiety scale.@*Results@#In this survey, 647 students (28.4%) were reported of anxiety symptoms, including 462 (20.3%) with mild anxiety, 162 (7.1%) with moderate anxiety, and 23(1.0%) with severe anxiety. Reported rate of mild, moderate and severe anxiety among college students with bullying victimization experiences during primary school students was 22.8%,33.9% and 59.6%, respectively (χ2=93.05, P<0.05). The figure among students with bullying victimization during junior school was 21.5%, 45.2% and 57.3%, respectively (χ2=186.79, P<0.05). Among those with bullying victimization experiences, anxiety symptoms showed no differences between students with or without social supports from peers, parents and teachers (χ2=7.95, P=0.54; χ2=11.57, P=0.24). Ordinal logistic regression showed bullying victimization during primary school and affection to primary school positively associated with anxiety symptoms among college students, while bullying victimization experiences during junior school showed no association with anxiety symptoms in college.@*Conclusion@#Bullying victimization experiences during primary school shows significant association with anxiety symptoms among college students.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the coagulation abnormality and tumor-associated hypercoagulable state in lymphoma-bearing mice by measuring the changes in coagulation indices (D-D, vWF, TF) and platelet activation indices (P-selectin, GPIIbIIIa).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The mouse model with lymphoma was established by the subcutaneous injection of 38B9 lymphoma cells into BALB/c mice, and the tumor formation was evaluated by using MRI and B ultrasonography. The D-D, vWF and TP levels of blood samples from inner canthal vein of tumor-bearing mice on 1 d, 14 d and 21 d were detected by using ELISA, the platelet activation indices (P-selectin, GPIIbIIIa) were detected by using flow cytometry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The lymphoma-bearing mouse model was successfully established. The levels of D-D, vWF and TF as well as platelet activation indices P-selectin and GPIIbIIIa in the peripheraI blood were significantly higher than those of control group (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Lymphoma-bearing mice showed abnormalities of coagulation and platelet activation, which relates with the tumor hypercoagulable state in lymphoma-bearing mice.</p>
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Animals , Mice , Blood Coagulation , Lymphoma , Mice, Inbred BALB C , P-Selectin , Platelet Activation , ThrombophiliaABSTRACT
Objective To screen new mutations of ANGPTL8 gene in severe hypertriglyceridemia population.Meth-ods We designed a capture array encompassing all coding regions of the target genes for next -generation sequencing (NGS)in a cohort of 43 unrelated patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia.First, to exclude known TG related gene mutations,then the ANGPTL8 mutation was screened and the Sanger sequencing was performed.In combina-tion with functional prediction and conservatism analysis, the pathogenic mutation was finally screened.Results After bioinformatics analysis, a new ANGPTL8 mutation was identified in 43 patients with severe hypertriglyceri-demia.Conclusions Through ANGPTL8 mutation screening for severe hypertriglyceridemia in this study, a new rare mutation is found.
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Objective To establish and apply the statistical information system of patient satisfaction, improve statistical work practice of patient satisfaction. Methods Developed the patient satisfaction research statistic information system which was generated by authority, security settings, the correction and collection of the patient questionnaire, multi-dimension statistics and a copy of data and statistics form through the content and data demand of nursing job satisfaction questionnaire. The system would count up the satisfaction from the whole hospital, every department, every dimension and every item as well as the unsatisfaction item and developed the statistic comparison chart automatically. Results After the formal operation for 6 months, the input time data of patient satisfaction statistic information system decreased from 2.0 days to 0.5 days, the statistic time decreased from 2.0 days to 0.5 days, which saved 6 statistic workers and 3 computers. Conclusions The patient satisfaction statistic information system improves the efficiency and accuracy of data collection dramatically, avoid the waste of human and material resources, achieve the function that data can develop the charts automatically and multi-dimension statistic, which provide the data support for the nursery management work.
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A wide range of rare eye diseases can be summarized into two categories, namely, the primary rare eye diseases and rare syndrome with ocular manifestations. Among rare eye diseases, childhood glaucoma is more common, which has caused about 8% of blindness in the pediatric population. Childhood glaucoma associated with rare diseases is classified in primary and secondary glaucoma. The secondary glaucoma is divided as glaucoma arising in neural crest anomalies, phakomatoses, metabolic diseases, mitotic disorders, congenital and/or acquired conditions. Medicine and surgery are two major managements of childhood glaucoma. This paper reviews the epidemiology, pathophysiogenesis, and management of childhood glaucoma.
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Objective To introduce the methods of performance excellence management model in clinical nursing teaching. Methods A total of 110 clinical nursing interns were selected before and after implementation of performance excellence model, traditional teaching method was used prior to the implementation of performance excellence model. The teaching quality evaluation, teachers teaching level feedback, examination of interns, teachers′ satisfaction degree with nursing work were investigated and compared before and after the implementation of performance excellence model. Results After the implementation of excellent performance management model, the assessment of interns with teaching quality scored from 3.75±0.51 (before the implementation) to 3.98±0.14, t=-6.738, P<0.01. Examination of interns by teachers scored from 92.44 ± 1.44 to 95.01 ± 2.20, t=-7.24, P<0.01. Teachers′satisfaction degree with nursing work scored from 3.91 ± 0.44 to 4.26 ± 0.46, t=-3.006, P<0.01. Conclusions The application of excellent performance management model in the hospital clinical nursing teaching can effectively improve the quality of teaching as well as satisfaction degree of nursing interns, teachers and departments.
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Molecular techniques can be very useful in detecting a patient's tumor to guide treatment decisions is increasingly been applied in the care and management of cancer patients. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) containing mutations can be identified in the plasma of cancer patients during the course of the disease. As a non-invasive "liquid biopsies",ctDNA is a potential surrogate for the entire tumor genome. The use of ctDNA might help to determine the disease prognosis,monitor disease progression,monitor the molecular resistance and monitor the tumor heterogeneity. Future developments will need to provide clinical standards to validate the ctDNA as a clinical biomarker and improve the reproducibility and accuracy,in order to be better exploited for personalized medicine.
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Humans , DNA, Neoplasm , Blood , Mutation , Neoplasms , Blood , Diagnosis , Precision Medicine , Prognosis , Reproducibility of ResultsABSTRACT
To study the effect of Cu2+ and Zn2+ on amyloid-beta peptides (Abeta) aggregation, the morphology, size and cell toxicity of Abeta40 aggregates formed with the metal ions have been observed by the methods including ultraviolet spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that Cu2+ and Zn2+ can accelerate Abeta40 aggregation, and both changed the morphology and size of Abeta40 aggregates. Zn2+ induced Abeta40 to form fibrous Abeta40 aggregates, while the amorphous and fibrous aggregates were produced by the interaction between Cu2+ and Abeta40. In addition, H2O2 was produced when Abeta40 reduced Cu2+. The relationship between metal ions and Abeta40 aggregates was analyzed, and the function of metal ions in Alzheimer's disease (AD) was illustrated in the research.
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Humans , Amyloid beta-Peptides , Chemistry , Cell Survival , Copper , Chemistry , Toxicity , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , HeLa Cells , Hydrogen Peroxide , Chemistry , Ions , Chemistry , Microscopy, Electron, Transmission , Peptide Fragments , Chemistry , Spectrometry, Fluorescence , Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet , Zinc , ChemistryABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To examine the effect of puerarin on high glucose-induced decrease in contraction of isolated rat aortic rings, and to elucidate its underlying mechanism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The thoracic aortic rings with or without endothelium of male Sprague-Dawley rats were mounted on a bath system. Isometric contractions of aortic rings were measured. The activity of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) was also measured.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>(1) After incubation with 44 mmol/L of glucose (high glucose) for 4 h, the vascular contraction responses to phenylephrine (PE) decreased in an endothelium-dependent manner, when compared with the control group (containing 11 mmol/L of glucose). (2) After coincubation with puerarin ( 10(-10) - 10(-8) mol/L) and high glucose, the decrease in contraction responses to PE of arteries was partly inhibited in a dose-dependent manner. (3) After incubation with puerarin for 4 h, the HO-1 activity of thoracic aorta increased; ZnPP, an inhibitor of HO-1, abrogated the protection effect of puerarin.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Puerarin could prevent the high glucose-induced decrease in contraction responses to PE in intact aortic rings. The mechanism might be involved in the activation of HO-1.</p>
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Animals , Male , Rats , Aorta, Thoracic , Physiology , Glucose , Pharmacology , Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) , Metabolism , In Vitro Techniques , Isoflavones , Pharmacology , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Vasoconstriction , Vasodilator Agents , PharmacologyABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the clinical outcomes of stage I testis teratoma, including pure teratoma, and to provide information on the treatment options for this disease.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We retrospectively analyzed 27 cases of orchiectomy for stage I testis teratoma, excluding epidermoid cyst, and investigated its recurrence associated with treatment methods and clinicopathological factors.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Four of the 27 cases relapsed, all in the orchiectomy group and confined to the retroperitoneal region, 3 with and the other 1 without risk factors, but with no death. No recurrence was found in those treated by orchiectomy followed by chemotherapy with bleomycin, etoposide and platinum (BEP). The total rate of recurrence was 15.8%. No severe side effects were observed in the 9 patients undergoing adjuvant BEP chemotherapy.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Risk factors may increase the recurrence rate of stage I testis teratoma, while postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy can reduce it, including that of pure teratoma, though surveillance policy remains the most popular option after orchiectomy.</p>
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Adolescent , Adult , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local , Pathology , Neoplasm Staging , Retrospective Studies , Teratoma , Pathology , Therapeutics , Testicular Neoplasms , Pathology , TherapeuticsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To establish an acuity inspection system with sweep pattern visual evoked potential (SPVEP) so as to provide the evidence for acuity objective inspection.@*METHODS@#Based on the domestic sweep pattern visual evoked apparatus, sections of hardware were reformed and a manipulation program possessing false random control software was compiled. The SPVEP acuity for the 78 eyes (10 normal eyes, 10 ametropia eyes, 48 prevalence eyes, 10 false ametropia eyes) was estimated with our acuity objective inspection system, then compared with the E visual acuity of those eyes by statistical procedure.@*RESULTS@#There was a close correlation between the SPVEP acuity and E visual acuity for 78 eyes (r2 = 0.946).@*CONCLUSION@#SPVEP acuity inspection system can be applied to estimate objective acuity.
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Humans , Evoked Potentials, Visual/physiology , Forensic Medicine/methods , Vision Tests/methods , Visual Acuity/physiologyABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the regulative effect of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) 3'-UTR in HT29 colon cancer cells. Methods Total RNA was extracted from HT29 colon cancer cells and used as a template to amplify COX-2 gene by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Using PCR technique to construct a series of luciferase reporter gene expression vectors containing various regions of the 3'-UTR of COX-2 (including the whole gene region, gene region between 1 to 156 bp, gene region between 1 to 347 bp, gene region between 1 to 1006 bp, gene region between 156 to 347 bp and gene region between 157 to 2217 bp). These reporter gene expression vectors and pRL-SV40 were co-transfected in HT29 colon cancer cells by Lipofectamine 2000. The relative luciferase activity of the HT29 colon cancer cells was tested. All data were analyzed via t test. Results The luciferase activity was reduced by 70.4%, 37.4%, 64.8% and 24.2% in HT29 colon cancer cells transfected with the whole COX-2 gene region, gene region between 1 to 156 bp, gene region between 1 to 347 bp and gene region between 156 to 347 bp, respectively (t = 6.13, 7.73, 9.75, 3.92, P < 0.05). No obvious changes of luciferase activity were observed in HT29 colon cancer cells transfected with gene regions between 1 to 1006 bp and between 157 to 2217 bp (t = 0.13, 0.01, P > 0.05). Conclusions A region between 156-347 bp in the 3'-UTR of COX-2 has been found which can down-regulate the expression of COX-2 with the cooperation of the ARE element. The 3'-UTR of COX-2 contains several control elements that regulate the expression of COX-2 in colon cancer cells.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the changes in spatial learning performance and long-term potentiation (LTP) which is recognized as a component of the cellular basis of learning and memory in normal and lead-exposed rats after administration of melatonin (MT) for two months.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Experiment was performed in adult male Wistar rats (12 controls, 12 exposed to melatonin treatment, 10 exposed to lead and 10 exposed to lead and melatonin treatment). The lead-exposed rats received 0.2% lead acetate solution from their birth day while the control rats drank tap water. Melatonin (3 mg/kg) or vehicle was administered to the control and lead-exposed rats from the time of their weaning by gastric gavage each day for 60 days, depending on their groups. At the age of 81-90 days, all the animals were subjected to Morris water maze test and then used for extracellular recording of LTP in the dentate gyrus (DG) area of the hippocampus in vivo.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Low dose of melatonin given from weaning for two months impaired LTP in the DG area of hippocampus and induced learning and memory deficit in the control rats. When melatonin was administered over a prolonged period to the lead-exposed rats, it exacerbated LTP impairment, learning and memory deficit induced by lead.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Melatonin is not suitable for normal and lead-exposed children.</p>
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Animals , Female , Male , Rats , Lead , Toxicity , Learning , Long-Term Potentiation , Maze Learning , Melatonin , Toxicity , Spatial BehaviorABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the effectiveness of acupuncture for treatment of herpes zoster.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>According to the requirement of evidence-based medicine, acupuncture, body acupuncture, electroacupuncture, head acupuncture, three edged needle, plum-blossom needle, fire needle, elongated needle, encircling needling, herpes zoster, etc. were selected as subject words to retrieve the relative medical database at home, and clinically randomized controlled trials were used as enrolled criteria, the treatment group were treated with acupuncture or acupuncture plus other therapies, and the control group with medicine, the cured rate and the time of killing pain for herpes zoster were used as assessment indexes. Altogether 43 papers were enrolled. Among them 10 papers were conducted for Meta-analysis by RevMan 4.2.9.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total OR was 4.27 with 95% CI [2.90, 6.29] of the clinically cured rate in the 10 studies, and the total OR was -7.64 with 95% CI [-8.12, -7.15] of the time of killing pain in the 4 studies. The therapeutic effect in the treatment group on herpes zoster was superior to that of the western medicine (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture therapy for herpes zoster is effective, but more high-quality studies are required to prove this view point.</p>
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Humans , Acupuncture Therapy , Methods , Herpes Zoster , TherapeuticsABSTRACT
Raising training quality is the core of the education of graduate students.In recent years,graduate students have expanded to recruit and make the education of graduate students faced with many problems,which challenges the graduate students' training quality.As the recruitment scale expanded year after year,colleges have to assume the specific management task in the university.The angle that we manage from institute is discussed according to the major link in the training of graduate student for how to ensure the training quality of graduate students.