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Chaetocin is a natural metabolite product with various biological activities and pharmacological functions isolated from Chaetomium species fungi belonging to the thiodiketopyrazines. Numerous studies have demonstrated a wide range of antitumor activities of chaetocin in vitro and in vivo. Several studies have demonstrated that chaetocin sup?presses the growth and proliferation of various tumour cells by regulating multiple signalling pathways related to tumour initiation and progression, inducing cancer cell apoptosis (intrinsic and extrinsic), enhancing autophagy, inducing cell cycle arrest, as well as inhibiting tumour angiogenesis, invasion and migration. The antitumor effects and molecular mechanisms of chaetocin are reviewed and analysed in this paper, and the prospective applications of chaetocin in cancer prevention and therapy are also discussed. Our review provides the theoretical basis for exploiting the clinical applica?tion of chaetocin in cancer treatment.
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Stroke would result in upper-limb dysfunction. Robot-assisted upper limb rehabilitation is applied in the rehabilitation training after stroke, mainly for intensive and repetitive specific task-oriented training to improve muscle strength and promote the isolated movement of upper limbs for the hemiplegics. However, it can do less for spasm and activities of daily living. It may be more effective combining with other therapies. Although the robots have the advantages of no fatigue, quantification, individualization and objective evaluation, there are also some disadvantages, such as incomplete training, inability to correct compensatory action and lack of empathy, etc. There is still a lack of high quality clinical research of large samples about robot-assisted upper limb rehabilitation, and frequency and time of the treatment is unclear.
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Objective:To observe the efficacy of compound wrist-hand orthosis-assisted training on wrist-hand dysfunction in patients with convalescent stroke. Methods:From June, 2018 to December, 2019, 34 stroke patients in our hospital were randomly divided into control group (n = 17) and experimental group (n = 17). Both groups received basic treatment and routine occupational therapy, while the experimental group wore a compound wrist-hand orthosis during and after the daily occupational therapy. The occupational therapy was carried out 30 minutes a time, twice a day for 14 days, and the non-training time orthosis wearing was carried out cumulative five hours a day for 14 days. Before and after treatment, the Brunnstrom stage (upper limb and hand) and Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) (wrist and hand) were used to assess the motor function of the upper limbs and hands, while the modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and modified Barthel Index (MBI) were separately used to assess the wrist tension and activities of daily living. Results:Two cases dropped out in the control group. There was no significant difference in Brunnstrom stage, FMA score, MAS score, and MBI score between two groups before treatment (P > 0.05). After treatment, the scores of FMA and MBI significantly improved in both groups (|Z| > 3.420, P < 0.01), and the improvement was higher in the experimental group than in the control group (Z = -2.895, t = 4.331, P < 0.01); while, no significant difference was found in Brunnstrom stages and MAS score in both groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion:The compound wrist-hand orthosis-assisted therapy could improve the wrist-hand motor function and activities of daily living in patients with convalescent stroke.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the mechanism by which heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) regulates 26S proteasome in hyperthermia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Hyperthermic HepG2 cell models established by exposure of the cells to 42 degrees celsius; for 3, 6, 12, and 24 h were examined for production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cell proliferation, and the changes in Hsp90α and 26S proteasome were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>ROS production in the cells increased significantly after hyperthermia (F=28.958, P<0.001), and the cell proliferation was suppressed progressively as the heat exposure time extended (F=621.704, P<0.001). Hyperthermia up-regulated Hsp90α but decreased the expression level (F=164.174, P<0.001) and activity (F=133.043, P<0.001) of 26S proteasome. The cells transfected with a small interfering RNA targeting Hsp90α also showed significantly decreased expression of 26S proteasome (F=180.231, P<0.001).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The intracellular ROS production increases as the hyperthermia time extends. Heat stress and ROS together cause protein denature, leading to increased HSP90 consumption and further to HSP90 deficiency for maintaining 26S proteasome assembly and stability. The accumulation of denatured protein causes unfolded protein reaction in the cells to eventually result in cell death.</p>