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BACKGROUND: Vernix caseosa (VC), which is known as a unique human substance, is a biofilm that covers the skin of most human newborns. VC has many biological functions including anti-infective, skin cleansing and skin barrier repair. OBJECTIVE: In the study, we purpose to investigate the novel effect of lipids extracted from VC on the regulation of filaggrin (FLG) expression and anti-inflammation in normal human epidermal keratinocyte (NHEK) cells. METHODS: The lipids were extracted by chloroform/methanol (Folch method) and the major properties of fatty acid methyl esters were determined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometer. The relative viability of NHEK cells was evaluated by Cell Counting Kit 8 assay. The related expression of skin barrier protein was accessed with real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Western blot and Immunofluorescence in NHEK cells with or without poly (I:C). Meanwhile, the changes of thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) are analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: VC lipids mostly contained saturated and branched chains fatty acids. The expression of mRNA and protein of FLG were significantly increased after the supplement with lipid in NHEK cells. Meanwhile, lipids reversed the inhibition of poly (I:C) on FLG. Moreover, lipids suppressed the over secretion of TSLP and TNF-α induced by poly (I:C). CONCLUSION: These results indicate that lipids extracted from VC has positive effects on the expression of FLG and anti-inflammation, suggesting that lipids of VC may be used for a reference for novel therapeutic method in reducing and remedying skin disease like atopic disease.
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Humans , Infant, Newborn , Biofilms , Blotting, Western , Cell Count , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Esters , Fatty Acids , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Inflammation , Keratinocytes , Methods , Polymerase Chain Reaction , RNA, Messenger , Skin , Skin Diseases , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha , Vernix CaseosaABSTRACT
Co-citations of foreign and domestic highly cited papers on drug target discovery were analyzed by clustering analysis using BICOMB2.01 and gCLUTO.Semantic analysis of the titles and abstracts in these highly cited papers and their important source literature showed that general trend, theoretical foundation, main methods and principal resources are the major hotspots of text mining in drug target discovery.
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Objective To analyze the trend of nursing information system(Nursing Information System,NIS) and contemporary situation,so as to provide a reference for the further development of NIS in China.Methods Based on China Academic Journal Network Publishing Database,Wanfang database and VIP Chinese academic periodical database,retrieval published NIS literature from 2009 to 2013 in China.Seven aspects were analyzed:time,areal distribution,cooperative rate,authors,institutions,periodicals and keywords.Results There were 438 articles from 128 published journals,47.9％ papers were in the statistical source journals.Research content mainly involved clinical nursing and nursing management.Conclusions NIS research has achieved great development in the past 5 years,but the researches should be strengthened in breadth and depth.
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Objective To study the histologic changes of arteries dilation under different hydraulic pressure. Methods Right carotid arteries were dilated by using hydraulic method with different pressures (40, 80, 120 kPa) normal saline. The endothelial cells, internal elastic membrane (IEM), smooth muscle (SM) and adventitia of the arteries were studied under microscope. The arterial calibre, thickness of tunica intima and smooth muscle were measured under TJTY-300 automatic medical photograph analyser. Results 1) The calibre of the dilated arteries increased. 2) When the pressure was 40 kPa, there were mild injuries of endothelial cells, internal elastic membrane and smooth muscle; all the injuries recovered to normal 1 week later. 3) The degree of injury of the individual layers of the arteries gradually aggravated as the pressure raised up to over 80 kPa. The repair also required long periods of time and was found imperfect. The proliferation of fibres of connective tissues took place one week later. Conclusion 1) Blood flow could be increased after hydraulic dilation of the artery, and the strength of washing away the small thrombosis over the site of anastomosis could be increased. 2) For safety, the hydraulic pressure of arterial dilation should be better kept within 40 kPa.